Google may have chance to Reinvent Web Video?

An ambitious attempt by Google to shift the Web over to a new, royalty-free video format has taken significant strides. New software has been released that can build the format into dedicated chips for cell phones and other gadgets, perhaps the most crucial step before it can displace the proprietary video format that currently dominates.




Google's video format is known as WebM. It was created by combining the audio format Vorbis with VP8, a video format that Google bought last year with the intention of making it free for all to use in WebM. Google wants WebM to become the default for Web video and join the wave of new, powerful, and, crucially, free-to-use Web technologies such as HTML5 that enables Web pages to act like desktop applications.
By enabling the development of equivalent chips for WebM is crucial if the rival format is to gain a foothold. Without such hardware, the work of encoding video is done by software that taxes a device's main CPU too much, draining battery life. "The new hardware encoder encodes VP8, using a tiny fraction of the electricity that a general-purpose processor/CPU would use even at HD resolution".
The Google team tested the new hardware encoder by running it on simulated chips and real ones known as FPGAs that can be reconfigured to implement different hardware designs. Interested hardware firms can apply to receive the code for the new encoder online. Kuusela wrote in a blog post that "several top-tier semiconductor partners" are already starting to build their next chips with VP8 built in, but wouldn't name specific firms. Major chipmakers, including AMD, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments, are public supporters of the project, though, although they will likely support both VP8 and existing formats in their chips.
All the best google –WebM.

Microsoft updates Bing for mobile browsers

Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out updates to its Bing for Mobile browser service, including real-time public transportation updates for select cities and the inclusion of apps in results when searching on the iPhone.


Most of the updates are available for iPhone and Android users, but not Microsoft's own Windows Phone 7 customers. That's because the services are built using HTML 5, which Windows Phone 7 doesn't support. Microsoft has promised an update later this year that will include an HTML 5 browser for Windows Phone 7 devices.

Intel launches 2nd generation processor-Intel Insider


Intel has launched a second generation processor called Intel Insider, a feature that will help people download and view movies in High Definition (HD) on their laptops and PCs.

The introduction of Intel Insider is a significant breakthrough in the entertainment space where consumers can unlock an ever increasing and expanding world of high-definition content on their PCs.

The technology also offers a "proactive queue" capability that will help consumers pre-download films ahead of the release date, and give them the ability to purchase those films, securely, even if they are not connected to the Internet.

Nokia and Microsoft Announce Plans for a Broad Strategic Partnership to Build a New Global Mobile Ecosystem


Companies plan to combine assets and develop innovative mobile products on an unprecedented scale.


LONDON – Feb. 11, 2011 – Nokia and Microsoft today announced plans to form a broad strategic partnership that would use their complementary strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem.




Nokia and Microsoft intend to jointly create market-leading mobile products and services designed to offer consumers, operators and developers unrivalled choice and opportunity. As each company would focus on its core competencies, the partnership would create the opportunity for rapid time to market execution. Additionally, Nokia and Microsoft plan to work together to integrate key assets and create completely new service offerings, while extending established products and services to new markets.



Android Phones

Below are the Best Android Phones available in India:


Samsung Galaxy S: It’s the most popular Android based mobile phones in 2010. It comes with a 1GHz Hummingbird processor and a PowerVR SGX540 graphics core. You can have a great clearance with its Super-AMOLED display. Samsung had launched the Galaxy S with Android 2.1 on board but recently rolled out the Android 2.2 update in India.

Camera : 5MP auto-focus camera on the backside and a VGA camera for all your video calling needs on its front.
Connectivity : Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, microSD card
Memory : 16GB of internal memory including 2GB of ROM

Demerits of Samsung Galaxy S is its camera with no LED flash support and also the price tag.





HTC Desire Z: With slide-out QWERTY keyboard, HTC Desire Z is said to be one of the best Android handsets available in India. Desire Z runs at a ‘mere’ 800 MHz processor. However, this doesn’t effect the phone performance. Desire Z packs in 1.5gig of internal memory and 512MB of RAM. The Desire Z runs on Android 2.2 with the latest version of Sense UI on top of it.

Camera : 5MP with an LED flash
Video : Capable of recoding 720p HD videos






Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro : Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro simply to say, is a power packed handset with amazing features like 2.55″ screen with QVGA display and is powered by a 600MHz processor with 128MB of internal memory. It’s also powered by Android 2.1 operating system with Sony’s proprietary TimeScape UI on top of it.






Samsung Galaxy 3: The Samsung Galax 3 was the best Android phone i.e., available within the price range of Rs.15000. It has got salient features like 3.2″ screen with an odd resolution of 240×400. The mobile phone has got a 667 MHz processor with 256MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM. The mobile runs on Android 2.1 (Android 2.2 update will be launched soon) with Samsung’s TouchWIZ UI on top of it.

Connectivity – Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS etcetera


Camera : 3MP







Samsung Galaxy 5: It’s the only Android phone worth purchasing at such a low price range of below Rs.10,000 mark. It has got a bit high-end features which are worth considerable for its low price. Surprisingly, Samsung Galaxy 5 is powered by a 600 MHz processor which runs on Android 2.1 Operating system with TouchWIZ UI on top of it.

Screen – 2.8-inch (240×400)
Camera – 2MP (disappointing of-course)
Connectivity – Wi-Fi, GPS, microSD card, HSDPA support.






Google TV Remote released for iPhone


Google TV is one of the popular internet TVs around. Google, is obviously, good at the service. It released the Android remote for the TV way back in December last year. And now, the remote comes to Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Needless to say, the app has so many cool features. You can even control the pointer on your TV screen right from the device. Isn’t that cool enough for you? The app runs on the devices mentioned and which run iOS 3.0 or higher. The Google TV blog post details this.



Watch the video below to see what all the app can do for you. The app can be downloaded for free from iTunes Store, or can scan the following QR code to download it directly on your phone.

New Samsung Galaxy Tab With 4G LTE and More Coming Soon To Verizon


Coming of the announcement yesterday that the new Motorola XOOM would come with 4G LTE, Verizon Wireless has today announced it will offer the first 4G-capable version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab too. The new Galaxy Tab will feature 4G LTE connectivity, a more powerful 1.2GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor and a new 5 MP rear-facing camera and although the front-facing camera is still a 1.3MP model.

The rest of the Samsung Galaxy Tab’s specifications will remain the same. The tablet will have a 1.3 MP front-facing camera (the tablet has dual cameras), a 7-inch WSVGA (1024 x 600 resolution) capacitive multi-touch LCD, Android 2.2 Froyo OS and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support.


for more information visit:Samsaung Galaxy Tab

Google’s latest invention – The driverless Google Car!



You Google. You use Google Maps. You hold Google’s Android phone. One day, you could be a passenger in “Google Car”. Mere passenger because Google’s latest venture is to remove the driver from the car; it’s a self driving car! This isn’t something new however – there have been many projects to create autonomous cars, and you might have heard of Stanley, the Stanford University developed VW Touareg that won the 2005 DARPA Challenge – but it’s still surprising to hear Google doing this.

The man behind Google Streetview who also worked on Stanley, Sebastian Thrun, is part of the team behind Google Car alongside engineers from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). DARPA is the organiser of the Urban Challenge, which Stanley Junior (a VW Passat Wagon) won in 2007.

Equipped with gadgets like video cameras, radar sensors, a laser range finder, and detailed maps, Google’s fleet of self-driving vehicles have racked up over 140,000 unmanned miles so far. Seven vehicles (six Toyota Prius, one Audi TT) have travelled 1,000 miles without human intervention around San Francisco, going down Lombard Street, across the Golden Gate Bridge, and around Lake Tahoe. Sounds scary, but the fleet only recorded one crash, and that was when one of the Google Cars were rear-ended by another car.

Knight Rider and KITT was a fantasy 20 years ago. The autonomous car may be reality for the masses very soon!


for more information click this-Googlecar

Google's Latest Invention Combines Web With TV


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Companies have been looking for a way to merge the Web with the televisions in your living room for years and Internet giant Google may have finally found success with Google TV.
There are more videos on YouTube alone than most people could watch in a lifetime.
The Internet has exploded with content and it is content most of us consume on screens much smaller, and not as good as the TVs sitting in our living rooms.


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