iPhone 6

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  The current iPhone 5 manufacturing process while inventive, innovative and stunning, is highly complicated and was accompanied by a steep learning curve for those involved in the process.  The iPhone 6 concept takes mobile innovation to the next level by combining aluminum with carbon-fiber to create a seamless unibody enclosure that increases strength while decreasing weight.  Carbon fiber alone is perfectly rigid and doesn't bend.  Because of this, any hard impact will cause it to shatter.  Aluminum is not as rigid as carbon fiber but does provide some flexibility as it can bend without breaking.  By creating an aluminum-carbon fiber comosite hybrid enclosure, the iPhone 6 earns a 40% weight reducton and 60% strength increase.  It wil not shatter when dropped or dent.  Scratches are a thing of the past and may upset the aftermarket case industry.  The manufacturing process for such an enclosure has already been used, tried and tested.  Current manufacturing processes can be combined with Apple's friction-stir welding already being used on the latest iMac design.  
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Android KitKat 4.4 vs Apple iOS 7 head-to-head review (PART-IV)

Android KitKat 4.4 vs Apple iOS 7 head-to-head review

Security and Manageability
Apple vets every app in the App Store and it doesn’t have a problem with malicious content. Google does not vet apps before allowing them into the store, instead scanning the Play store for malware. Android devices are the more vulnerable due to the open source nature of the operating system and users/IT admins need to make sure apps are downloaded from verified developers.
All major mobile device management (MDM) programs support iOS and Android. Apple provides a free MDM program known as Apple Configurator. This supports user creation based on pre-existing directory server accounts, allows admins to restrict which apps and Wi-Fi networks can be used as well as which computers each device can connect to via USB.
Apple Configurator supports the latest iOS 7 enterprise features first before other MDM programs. The latest features include the ability to whitelist AirPrint printers, restrict which file formats can be used with which apps and the option to require certain apps are used with the VPN enabled. Despite this, Apple Configurator is only suitable for small-scale deployments as wireless management isn't possible and iOS devices have to be connected to the administrative computer via USB. It’s also prone to glitches such as the bug in iOS 7 (now fixed) that disabled Apple Configurator-installed device profiles.
Google doesn’t have its own MDM program for Android but does have a number of enterprise features. Android has supported IPSec, PPTP and L2TP VPNs since 2.3 Gingerbread and multiple user accounts since 4.3 Jelly Bean. However, it’s only recently had its own non-Exchange based remote wipe service with the launch of the web-based Android Device Manager.
Android Device Manager is compatible with not just 4.4 KitKat devices but devices running versions of Android as old as 2.2 Froyo, although there are some rough edges. A recent bug in an update to Google Play Services, a background process needed by almost all of Google’s own-branded apps, turned off the security settings needed for Android Device Manager to work. In addition, as it’s designed to work with devices tied to a single Google Play account, its interface becomes unwieldy when managing anything more than a handful of phones.
The ability to selectively erase company-related data remotely, and not personal data is possible on Android with a Google Apps subscription or a third party MDM program - it’s not supported by Android Device Manager. Selective wipe is only available on iOS with third-party MDM programs.
Google devices with NFC can emulate smartcards. However, we’d like to have seen support for bulk app purchases in KitKat, a feature long supported on iOS via Apple’s Volume Purchasing Program. Under this scheme apps are tied to your corporate iTunes account, and not individual user’s accounts, so apps can be redeployed to other employees as needed via MDM.
WINNER: iOS. Apple’s operating system is more secure and has enterprise friendly features.

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Android KitKat 4.4 vs Apple iOS 7 head-to-head review (PART-III)

Android KitKat 4.4 vs Apple iOS 7 head-to-head review

Chrome vs Safari

Android uses Chrome and iOS ships with Safari as default. Although Chrome no longer uses the same WebKit rendering engine as Safari, its new Blink engine is a fork of WebKit. There are some differences between the two, but developing HTML5 apps for both browsers shouldn’t be too tricky.  

Safari scored 399/500 on the HTML5test.com compliance test, while Chrome scored 449. Notable differences include Safari supporting MPEG4 video, which Chrome does not support opting instead for the little used WebM. Chrome supports access to the front facing camera as well as WebGL 3D graphics, while Safari does not. 

There are bigger differences in the interfaces of both browsers. Chrome supports swiping in from the edges to switch tabs, which Safari uses instead for going backwards and forwards between different pages.
Chrome also lets you have normal and incognito tabs open at the same time. There are specific menu options within Chrome for searching for keywords on the page and requesting the desktop version of the site; Safari’s on-page keyword search is combined with the search/URL field and has no desktop site option at all.
Safari’s list of tabs open on other Safari instances on your other iOS devices and Macs elegantly takes the form of a list just below your open tabs. Chrome’s list is tucked away as a separate button, but is more flexible as it works with Android, Windows, Mac and iOS instances of Chrome.

Both iOS (left) and Android (right) allow users to stack internet tabs and close them with a flick
Safari has a handy read mode for stripping out the clutter on a webpage to make it easier to read and it has Reading List - a basic read it later feature. Both Chrome and Safari hide the address bar and navigation buttons as you scroll down the page. In Chrome, you have to scroll back up to see them again, whereas Safari has a more elegant approach - tap the slim title bar to make them visible.
A version of Chrome is available for iOS, but it’s not an exact copy of its Android counterpart. Rather than Blink, it uses a version of WebKit which relies on a Javascript interpreter and this makes it slower than Safari and Android version of Chrome.
WINNER: Tie. There’s little to separate the two default web browsers in terms of user interface, but Chrome has a slight edge if you want to experiment with HTML5 web apps

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Android KitKat 4.4 vs Apple iOS 7 head-to-head review (PART-II)

Android KitKat 4.4 vs Apple iOS 7 head-to-head review

App Store vs Google Play

Both Apple and Google app stores have over one million applications available. These grandiose numbers mean many apps or their equivalents are available for both iOS and Android. For example, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Remote Desktop, Cisco WebEx, Salesforce and Bloomberg are all available for both operating systems.

Not all apps are created equal though - the iOS version of Documents To Go office suite can open files stored on Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, SugarSync and iCloud. The Android version on the other hand is limited to just Google Drive.
Some apps are exclusive to iOS or at least don’t have direct counterparts on Android. SAP CRM Sales, Oracle Fusion Mobile Sales, Fantastical and Roambi Business Intelligence are a few examples.
WINNER: iOS. The difference isn’t as great as it used to be, but there are more quality business apps on iOS.

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Android KitKat 4.4 vs Apple iOS 7 head-to-head review (PART-I)

Android KitKat 4.4 vs Apple iOS 7 head-to-head review

We put core apps including email, maps, browsers to the test to see which OS is the top dog.

Apple and Google attempt to outdo each other every year when they refresh their iOS and Android mobile operating systems. This year has proved no different with the arrival of iOS 7 and Android 4.4 KitKat.
We tested the most popular mobile operating systems on the 2013 flagship phones - the iPhone 5s and Nexus 5. There were 10 categories which we compared in total. So read on or jump to the relevant categories on the right to find out which OS is best for business.
Android KitKat vs iOS 7 
User interface

Email/calendar

Applications

Web browsers

Security & manageability

Multitasking & battery life

Maps  

Siri vs Google Now

Customisations

Upgradeability

Overall winner
User Interface
Apple redesigned the interface for iOS 7. The glossy icons, skeuomorphic textures and cluttered looking built-in apps have been replaced with simple, colourful vector-based icons and minimalist designs.
For example, the Notes app no longer looks like a virtual notepad with lined paper - it's just black text on white, although the notes do have a subtle paper-like look to them. This doesn’t mean there’s no visual flourish - iOS 7 uses more translucency and animations.
Most changes to iOS 7 are cosmetic and the OS is as easy to use as ever. If you find animations too distracting, they can be switched off. There are some downsides. The font is thinner and lighter than before which some will find hard to read. An option to bold text in the Settings app compensates for this, and we recommend activating this.

Apple's redesign brings a minimalist style and adds in core features such as the Control Centre (right)
Apple has added a 'Control Centre', which contains shortcuts to commonly used features such as Wi-Fi, volume and the camera app. This is brought up by swiping upwards from the bottom of the screen.
Some features are now hidden away. For example, the shortcut key for typing domain names appears to be missing from the keyboard, but has been merged with the full stop key. You need to press and hold it to access the domain name shortcuts. The Spotlight search feature is no longer accessed by swiping left from the first home screen. Instead you can swipe down from the middle of any home screen.
Although there have been some interface changes in Android 4.4, KitKat looks like its predecessors (without any manufacturer interface overlays). The interface has a lighter colour scheme due to a toning down of the black and blue debuted in 3.0 Honeycomb and 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and due to a greater use of transparency. The status bar at the top of the home screen and the button bar at the bottom are transparent, for example.
Android's drop down notification/settings menus remain merged in KitKat and it's easy to switch between them.

Android's homescreens are customisable and the drop down menus can switch between notifications and settings
KitKat marks the debut of a handful of features. The new Hangouts app replaces the old Messaging text app, but it feels rushed. The cluttered interface can be confusing and the app doesn’t thread SMS and Google Hangout messages from the same contact together. It can be replaced with an SMS app of your own choice.

We're not fans of Google's Hangouts app
You can do a Google search for business numbers within the phone app, but it’s not too smart - searching for ‘curry’ lists nearby electronic stores rather than Indian restaurants. The phone app also attempts to fetch the name of businesses that ring you and display their name as the caller ID with varying degrees of success.
A feature tailored for the larger phablets from Samsung and HTC is one-handed zoom. Tapping the screen, holding down on the tap and then swiping up or down zooms in or out in both Google Maps and Chrome.
KitKat’s autocorrect feature is more convenient to use than iOS’. Placing the text caret in a word brings up a bar just above the keyboard with autocorrect suggestions. This is easier to reach than the bubbles that pop up above the word in iOS.
Scrolling and zooming in both operating systems is smooth. Google has made a number of modifications to Android and the flagship Nexus 5 uses a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor. Performance of KitKat on mid-range devices remain to be seen. iOS is buttery smooth on flagship devices, but there are widespread reports of iPhone 4 and 4S devices struggling to run the redesigned operating system. This has been attributed to the use of animations, which can be switched off - but for the best experience you're going to want at least an iPhone 5.
There are plenty of differences between iOS and Android remaining from previous versions. Android still keeps all its apps in a separate apps drawer, with only your chosen apps showing up on the home screens. Copy and paste is less fiddly in iOS than Android but neither is perfect. One iOS feature we miss in Android is the ability to tap the status bar to jump back to the top of a webpage or document.
WINNER: Tie. It’s a tight call. Apple's redesign means iOS looks great and the OS has added feature such as the Control Centre. Even though some of the new KitKat features are rough-around-the-edges, its notifications system is ahead and you have the option to use widgets

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The CHARGEKEY and CHARGECARD

 The CHARGEKEY and CHARGECARD

The CHARGEKEY and CHARGECARD were sent for us to try out by NOMAD.
The key part fits onto my keyring and means that as long as I can get access to a USB port of a USB plug, I can charge anywhere without tangled cables.  The CHARGECARD fits perfectly into a credit card sized slot in a wallet or purse.     They are chargers and not battery packs, so they do need access to an electricity supply, whether it is charging direct to a computer, through a USB plug, or from a back up battery.

I have the lightning charge key that works with my iPhone and the mini iPad.  I have a regular mini usb port on my iPhone 5, as I use a Mophie battery case, so in reflection, a mini usb charge key would probably have been better for me.
It’s quite deceiving actually as it really IS very little.  I have it on my keyring as if I desperately need charge in someones else’s house, I can actually get it without too much hassle.  The USB end is a lot than you expect a cable that plugs into a USB charger to be.  It’s about half the thickness of the regular USB cable end that you’d expect.
The cables are VERY short, so are not practical on my PC, although they’d be fine for a low lying laptop.  It’s unlikely that gadgets would be much use when plugged in to charge.  It’s not impossible, but the cable part is so very short.  Using it would be quite uncomfortable with the inability to turn devices around.
The cables are very very bendy.  I was wary of them snapping, but they seem solid enough and have stood up to my kids testing them out.
The short version of a review is:  they work perfectly.
I find them easiest for using in the car or our motor home as fabulous chargers that take up little space, with no cables to get tangled.  They’ve pretty much proved themselves very handy for that indeed and I keep the lightning connector on my keyring – just in case, as in desperation, I could remove the Mophie base to charge up a dying phone.
Note:  My older kids haven’t broken them, but I’m not sure how they’d stand up to a toddler.  I’d look after these chargers in the same was as you do the regular sized cable chargers and keep them away from children and pets.

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Eight Android 4.4 KitKat smartphones you can buy under Rs. 20,000

by Akshat Atray, May 14, 2014

 

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Google announced Android 4.4 KitKat in November last year, but smartphones running the latest version of Android have been few and far between. Even the ones available often come with a stiff price tag, especially in India.
The sub-Rs. 20,000 segment might not grab headlines, but for most people it represents the segment to which their first smartphone belongs. We pick eight smartphones in this segment running the latest Android version, but before that, let's take a look at the improvements in KitKat itself.
Android 4.4 KitKat: What's New?
Android 4.4 KitKat has a number of changes compared to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean including more immersive graphics, as well as deeper integration with Google's intelligent assistant, Google Now.
Android 4.4 allows users' to just say "OK Google" from the home screen to launch the Google Now assistant and do a voice search, send a text, get directions and even play a song. Google has been enhancing Google Now with new card types that bring information about contextual topics that interest users such as updates from favourite websites.
Android KitKat also comes with visual changes including a translucent menu bar located at the bottom of the screen, and new transition effects when you open the app launcher. You can preview wallpapers in full-screen before applying and also the wallpapers now extends through the notification tray as well.
The Quick Settings notifications in the Android KitKat menu toggles also add a 'location settings' toggle. A new Emoji keyboard for emoticons is now included in the native Google Keyboard.

There is a new Phone (dialer) app, which automatically prioritises the users' contacts based on the people they talk to the most.
(Also see: Android 4.4 KitKat: Top 10 new features)
Google introduced a new unified messaging app in Android KitKat with Hangouts getting SMS and MMS integration, in addition to offering instant messaging through Google accounts (erstwhile Google Talk), a change that is not entirely desirable.
In addition, Android 4.4 KitKat has brought platform support for two new composite sensors - step detector and step counter. These sensors allows users to track steps when they're walking, running, or climbing stairs, via apps and hardware that support the feature.
Some other additions in the Android KitKat include better support for cloud printing, enhanced connectivity options, and better accessibility.
Google says that Android 4.4 KitKat has been designed to run fast, smooth, and responsively not only on high-end devices but also on entry-level ones that have as low as 512MB of RAM.
(Also see: Seven octa-core Android smartphones you can buy under Rs. 20,000)

We now take a look at these best Android 4.4 KitKat-based smartphone options available in the Indian market under Rs. 20,000 - and let you work out which one's best for you.
1. Moto E (Rs. 6,999)
Motorola announced its most affordable smartphone in Moto range, the Moto E running Android 4.4 KitKat at Rs. 6,999. The Moto E has created a buzz in the Indian market with its affordable pricing.
Moto E comes with 4.3-inch display with a qHD (540x960 pixel) resolution and 256ppi pixel density. Motorola is also touting the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen of the phone, along with its 'water-nano coating' which provides a measure of water resistance. The Moto E is a dual-SIM phone that supports Micro-SIM cards and an 'intelligent calling feature.'
(Also see: Moto E Hands On | Pictures)
Moto E is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor along with Adreno 302 GPU alongside 1GB of RAM. Motorola's latest budget offering comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera and packs a 1980mAh battery.
2. Xolo Q1000 Opus (Rs. 8,180)
The Xolo Q1000 Opus runs Android 4.2 out-of-the-box but received the Android 4.4 KitKat update recently, making it the first sub-Rs. 10,000 handset to run the latest Android version.
With the rollout of KitKat for the Q1000 Opus, Xolo also became one of the first domestic handset makers which announced Android 4.4 KitKat update for its smartphones. However, we are yet to see updates coming for other Xolo smartphones.
(Also see: Xolo Q1000 Opus Review | Pictures)
Xolo launched the Q1000 Opus back in December last year at Rs. 9,999. The Xolo Q1000 Opus is a dual-SIM phablet with support for GSM+GSM and features a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display with 480x854 pixels resolution. It continues the Q range tradition and sports a 1.2GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor with Videocore IV GPU and 1GB of RAM. It sports a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera accompanied by an LED flash and also includes a VGA front-facing camera.

3. Moto G (Rs. 12,499 (8GB) / (16GB) Rs. 13,499)
This year saw one of the popular global handset manufacturers enter the Indian smartphone arena, after a brief sabbatical. Yes, we are talking about Motorola that grabbed a lot of eye balls thanks to its Moto G.
Motorola's Moto G was an attempt to grab buyers' attention by offering a number of features at an extremely reasonable price. The Moto G ships with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean but the Android 4.4.2 KitKat is available OTA.
(Also see: Moto G Review | Pictures)
One of the biggest highlights of the Moto G is its 4.5-inch 720x1280-pixel IPS LCD, which works out to a density of 329 pixels per inch. It is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 graphics and 1GB of RAM onboard.

4. LG L70 Dual (Rs. 13,560)
LG seems to be throwing everything it has behind its range of 'L' series smartphones by introducing its third-generation devices in the new L Series III range. All of which are based on Android 4.4 KitKat.
The LG L70 Dual made its way to the Indian market recently and features company's proprietary Optimus 3.0 UI customisation on top of Android.
The L70 Dual features a 4.5-inch IPS LCD display, packing a WVGA (400x800 pixels) resolution and a pixel density of 207ppi. The smartphone comes with 1GB of RAM, and is paired with a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor alongside an Adreno 302 GPU. It sports a 5-megapixel rear autofocus CMOS camera and also houses a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

5. Karbonn Titanium Octane (Rs. 14,490)
Large displays seem to be the craze among handset manufacturers these days. Karbonn has played a prominent part in the large phone display race and released three new Android smartphones in India.
The Karbonn Titanium Octane, as the name suggests runs on a 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor with 1GB of RAM. It features a 5-inch HD IPS display and sports a 13-megapixel rear camera, accompanied by a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
6. LG L90 Dual (Rs. 16,745)
The LG L90 Dual is part of company's third-generation L Series device and runs Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box, which is the highlight of LG's new mid-range smartphone.
(Also see: LG L90 Dual Review | Pictures)
The LG L90 Dual offers Knock Code, which is company's evolution of the KnockON feature that first debuted last year in the LG G2 (Review | Pictures).
It sports a 4.7-inch IPS display with qHD (540x960 pixels) resolutio and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with 1GB of RAM. The LG L90 Dual sports an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front camera.
7. Karbonn Titanium Hexa (Rs. 16,990)
The Karbonn Titanium Hexa features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) LTPS display, and is powered by a 1.5GHz hexa-core MediaTek MT6591 processor that is coupled with 2GB of RAM.
The Titanium Hexa bears a 13-megapixel rear autofocus camera with flash, and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
8. Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus (Rs. 17,990)
The Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus features a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixel) IPS display, and runs on the 1.7GHz MediaTek MT6592 octa-core processor, however, with 2GB of RAM. It features a 16-megapixel autofocus rear camera with an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
All three Karbonn phones mentioned here will be available in the market soon, with the Titanium Hex slated to be available from Amazon from May 20.

Bonus
Lava has just announced the first smartphone in its new Iris X range - the Iris X1, which will be running Android 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the-box and will be priced under Rs. 8,000. Lava also revealed that the Iris X1 features a 4.5-inch IPS display and an 8-megapixel rear camera.

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Celluon Magic Cube Projection Keyboard

 

I am writinjg this on the Magic Cube projection keyboa[[rd. I am a 65-words-per-minute touch typisst but the Magic Cube can appaRENTLYy only handle peck and hunt typing. [[[[[ k
Now I am back on my iPad’s on-screen virtual keyboard. Much better.
The Magic Cube laser-projects a virtual, full-size, 63-key keyboard onto just about any flat and opaque surface. You tap on the table in front of you, and the Magic Cube’s magic eye translates your virtual keystrokes into real keystrokes.
The device itself is tiny, but it ostensibly makes typing easier than on the tiny keyboards on mobile devices. And it works on a wide range of mobiles. It connects via Bluetooth to iPhones (3GS or later), iPads, Android 2.0 phones, and Blackberry tablets. You can also connect the cube to a Windows or Mac computer using USB.
Celluon says the projection keyboard handles input speeds greater than 50 words per minute. That’s theoretically, because the “Projection Keyboard Perception Chipset” within tracks finger movements optically (if not optimally) instead of the physically activated switches of a regular keyboard.
In a series of tests with an iPad, iPhone and a Gateway notebook, the Magic Cube proved less than magical when it worked at all. The sentence at the beginning of this review represents the best the Magic Cube could deliver when I typed at full speed. On many tries, the keyboard would start typing random characters without any human input. Or, it would switch to all caps when my hands were nowhere near the caps lock key.
Since typing on a flat surface provides no touch feedback, the Magic Cube uses an audible click for each tap. Welcomed at the start, the clicks soon became annoying. Their volume can only be adjusted using a Function-key combo. Yeah, just try to tap two keys at once on a projection keyboard. It is about as effective as a Band-Aid on a coronary.
While the tiny device is lightweight and portable, its battery life is listed as 2.5 hours. Type on a flat surface for even an hour and aspirin will be mighty tempting. But even if you are a trooper, 2.5 hours of power doesn’t cut it when you aren’t near a recharge.
The Magic Cube sadly is like the surfaces it lets you type on — flat.

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Movie on Rift

Movie on Rift 
“It was gloomy; I can say it was the time of dusk, when we got down from the train. 
The place was totally outlandish to us.Abhishek who had promised us to be at the station to receive us, was nowhere in sight. 
We were unconscious that he would not come to receive us. The station was very old; its architecture justified that, the walls were grimy and had many cracks in it; almost all tube lights were not working and there were not as much of people on the station. People were hid in their shadows. 
Slowly the crowd disappeared.
 I and my friend were waiting for Abhishek. We were sitting on a wooden bench which had cracks of termites in it.
 We waited for Abhishek for just 10 min. more. 
We were afraid that we have to spend our whole night in the station. My Adeline rose very high. Rapidly all things disappeared and I was black out.
 Techboy: So how was the experience 
Akshat: Oh My God!!! It is an incredible gadget yaar* (buddy).

 I was using oculus rift it is a 3-d gaming console, I was just watching a Movie on it... Oculus Rift takes you to a whole new 3-d world.
 I’m sure when you will use Oculus You will be head out. 
Buy the whole new Oculus....from your nearest shop . . . 
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*yaar is a modern Hindi word which means; buddy. _Akshat Atray

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Google: The Reason Behind its logo colors

Google: The Reason Behind its logo colors

You use it on a daily basis, but you will still find it hard to recognize the colors on its logo in the exact sequence. Before you open the website in a new tab to check it out, I will reveal it. The color sequence is Blue-Red-Yellow-Red-Green-Blue. The colors are vibrant and give the logo a cool and attractive look. But have you ever wondered why the color combination is so? Read on and don’t let your brain go nuts over this question.

Before you knock my brain off for wasting your precious time, I confess that the following are just based on my assumptions and none of them have been proved right or wrong.
Why are you wearing a red colored shirt? Well, that’s my favorite; I didn’t think over it, I don’t have any other. These answers are obvious. The colors and its sequence may just be an instant idea or may be the creators’ personal favorite or something else which is of course, none of my business. But I find it hard to keep myself from digging into these matters.

Reason 1: The Official Answer

 "There were a lot of different color iterations", Kedar says. "We ended up with the primary colors, but instead of having the pattern go in order, we put a secondary color on the 'l', which brought the idea that Google doesn't follow any rules". No doubt, the primary colors are essential for any art and it may be the reason Google looks beautiful.

Reason 2: Nature of colors

The first three letters 'g' 'o' 'o' are colored Blue, Red and Yellow respectively which represent the primary colors. But while dealing with software development. The  obvious choice is RGB, Red, Green and Blue and thus the color of the next three letters.

Reason 3: Realtion with numbers

Lets take a look at the first five letters. The first letter is colored blue, the third is yellow and the fifth is green. Red, the color which has been omitted at the primary place possible because of its repeatation. Blue may be the beggining of the next such series. This is the least possible reasons and Google might not have given a thought about it. By the way, one is neither prime nor composite. So, this reason stands cancelled.
Well, thats all. I have made my brain go topsy-turvy over this question and here are three of my findings. My hunt for the answer is not yet over.

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The Dumbest Criminals ever

The Dumbest Criminals ever.

One of the fastest way to get rich is robbing. That’s of course not easy but if you think an average criminal ends up with all the cash, you got to read this.

1)  Once in 2008,three people were dumbstruck at the sight of a credit card with the name “Shah Rukh Khan” printed on it. The three spent that card on shopping. Of course, there may be more than one Shah Rukh Khan. The slight chances of those three escaping without any troubles was washed off when one of the guys signed one of the transactions with his own name: Vinay Vijay Thambe. They were caught and it turned out that SRK had indeed lost his card. Next time you go out on such an adventure, remember not to follow the theory “Whats in a name?”

2)  Alexander D. Smith was not an expert with currency matters, though I salute his exceptional thinking. He once walked into a US bank to open an account with a $1 million note. Great idea isn’t it? Except that there is no such thing as a $1 million note.

3)  Philip Williams wasn’t quite satisfied with the products he had just bought. So he stopped two Florida officers and asked if they would mind testing the cocaine he had bought just to make sure he had made the right deal. Good news- it was cocaine. Bad news- they arrested him.

4)  Youtube and other such video sharing sites may be a good resource for the common man. But criminals are advised to shun the spotlight. Robert Echeverria once successfully scammed the Del Taco fast food chain by making them believe that he was the CEO of the company whose order had been botched. Echeverria was so pleased with his free eats that he along with his friends shot a movie called “How to scam Del Taco” and posted it on youtube. The movie gathered a lot of attention, especially from cops who promptly arrested the would-be executive.

5)  Police responded to the report of a run-away criminal. The officers chased Blake Leak, through the streets and the embankment. It seemed bleak for Leak until the cops took a tumble. Bleak seized the opportunity and took refuge on the grounds of a large building. He might have been the unluckiest of all, as the building turned out to be a local landmark, the famous Sing Sing maximum security prison.

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The Coin Tragedy

The Coin Tragedy

One of the most important things our parents and teachers try in vain to teach us as kids is “understanding the value of money”. Every time we asked our parents for a penny to buy an ice-cream or any of those childish things, we were exposed to two long hours of lecture- on how our dads and moms put all their effort to support the family. Little do they know that each one of the words emitted by them at that time are effortlessly converted and penetrate into our ears in the form of ice-creams, chocolates and toys.

It is said that experience is the best teacher. The person who said these wise words might have, in his lifetime, gone through something like this:

Location:  a not very dense forest, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Date: Somewhere in the month of may.

Out of the many enjoyable pastimes during the summer vacations, summer camp was the most awaited one. Not just was it an enjoyment for the kids but parents too, felt relieved in the absence of their 24x7 hungry young ones whose belly size was directly proportional with the number of holidays left.

This time the summer camp was fixed at a small lodge at Hardoi, not very far off from our actual place. Some of those whom I remember accompanying me were Chunnu, Sharanya, Astitwa, Mannya, Shikha, Sargam and others who are going to kill me for not mentioning their names here. Anyhow, after a fun-filled travel of one hour, we reached the palace we had been dreaming off since the announcement of the camp.

The first day passed with nothing but in remembering the names of children who had come from other units. It was obvious that we were in no need of knowing the names as we all had inherited the great skill of naming others on the basis of their physical characteristics. A fat bellied one would be “watermelon”, while one who showed no interest in eating was called “stickman” or “dhancha (skeleton)”. A heavily stretched one would be a “khamba (lamp post)” and so on. Now let me come to the story-

Sense of humor, a talent not possessed by every man. But Chandan(name changed) was not among the “every man”. He had been enriched with such a skill that while his mouth was shut, his body would tire hard to bring seventy millimeter smile on the face of viewers. Chandan had planned to take us along with him, to a nearby forest which of course was not home to the wild beasts. We reached the spot by four in the evening an after filling every square inch of our stomach with ice-creams (a by-product of Chandan’s almost empty wallet), we started off to see the beauty of that forest.  India is filled with architectural marvels, and one of the most popular among them is the Railway track. The sight of one such track would surely raise a doubt in you and you would come out with a suggestion- Why not put a “use-me” board alongside?

I don’t think we regarded it as a shooting spot but we soon found ourselves clicking pictures sitting on the tracks. The fun was short-lived as a train came head-on towards us with a rattling sound. We at once cleared the area and prepared ourselves to wave the passengers a good bye. And yes, we ended up waving goodbyes…….. to a goods train. The train had passed and we were chatting about those imaginary people who waved back at us. But one of us soon discovered that Chandan, with solid tears in his glary, deep eyes was searching for something. We were moved and we thought of helping him search for the thing which had been lost by Chandan. After about half an hour of futile search, we decided to ask him what he had lost. “ A fat five rupee coin”- he declared with his wet throat, finding it hard to control his tears. The search began again and one of us laid eyes on a bright shining thing on the steel track. The coin had been found but the only regret Chandan had was that it was of no more use to anyone. The fat coin was now thin and flat as no Indian roads are.

We never ever went near a railway track after this incident without checking our pockets for five rupee coins. And of course, we had learnt the value of each penny.

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New Facebook Layout explained

New Facebook Layout explained

20 March 2014. Facebook rolled out a yet another innovative new layout. While many aren’t pleased with the new user interface, some others feel that its going to help them build up their business as this interface would help their content reach out to the maximum.

The new timeline inspired layout may not seem much aspiring, but this post may change the way you look at it.

According to Facebook, the redesign of the Facebook Page Timeline layout is intended to help admins“find the tools they use most”,which can be seen as great step from the social networking giant. Though I would have liked them to redesign it to the interest of the readers.

The facebook layout in 2008

 

By now, you would have got an idea that the new Facebook layout has been optimized for the benefit of facebook pages, page owners and even visitors while ignoring the interest of random users. It’s not exactly so as the timeline view of help a reader navigate easily instead of jumping over to left and right like before. 

The news feed, where a user spends most of his time, is also getting a face-lift. The main feed stream is still located in the middle, but has been narrowed a bit in-order to provide more space to the left and right columns that provide the users a faster and accurate update to their activities. Thus Facebook has taken over a new four column layout. Believe it or not, this helps the users easily navigate through while keeping an eye on the related information as well.

The new facebook layout

The new layout isn’t much attractive or interactive but it does serve random users in a better manner than before. It’s a path toward being simpler, uniform, and similar no matter what device or location you are on.The facebook home page however remains untouched. Here are the major changes brought about by Facebook- 

1) The left column hasn’t undergone much of a change. It displays all the information that relates to the user- facebook apps, pages, groups etc. The main middle column shows the news feed. Next to it, lies a column divided into two. The top half of it shows the “trending now”, a kind of international news while the bottom half is dedicated to advertisements. The last column is the chat box displaying friends who are online and the activities of your friends and the people you follow.

2)  The news feed has been re-innovated. Each “news” is displayed as a separate block and thus each news can be differentiated individually by the user. The beloved “like” button has also undergone a transformation.

The new like button

3) Another addition is the new “smart URL” feature along with “smart tag”. The smart tag feature allows you to tag pages in your posts without adding the “@” or “#”. You got to try it out. The smart URL feature displays short information regarding the webpage and keeps away spam.

Verdict:  ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ seems to be the perfect fit here. And this is just my opinion about the new Facebook interface, what do you guys think? 

If you have any doubt regarding the new page layout go here

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