What is it about: Karthik is an introvert with a miserable job, a bad boss and a colleague Shonali who is unaware that he loves her. One day, he gets a call from another Karthik, who becomes his mentor and tells him how to get what he wants. But will Karthik be able to cope with his new life?
Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone,
Director: Vijay Lalwani
Genre: Thriller
While it seemed Microsoft chucked Windows Mobile into any handset that would take it, chatter surrounding Windows Phone 7 Series suggests it may well be a bit more picky when it comes to handsets for its new OS.Just days before negotiations are due to begin between Google and China about the Internet giant's fate in China, the dispute between the two sees no sign of ceasing.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman told the first press briefing after the country's Lunar New Year that a US news report claiming two Chinese schools were involved in the Google cyber-attack was "groundless".
A report by the New York Times last week said that investigators traced hacking attacks on Google to Shanghai Jiaotong University and Lanxiang Vocational School in Shandong province. The two establishments have denied their involvement.
"Reports that these attacks came from Chinese schools are groundless, and accusations of Chinese government involvement are irresponsible and have ulterior motives," Qin Gang, the foreign ministry spokesman said at the news briefing yesterday.
In a Jan 12 announcement Google said the hackers stole some of its computer code and tried to break into the e-mail accounts of human rights activists who focus on China.
It said it would not cooperate with the Chinese government's censorship of the Internet and might close its China operation.
The dispute has been simmering for more than a month with the US government adding its weight behind Google. Meanwhile Google is still operating in the Chinese market.
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday Google representatives are scheduled to resume discussions in the coming days with Chinese officials about the fate of Google's China business, but the schedule and the status of the talks, which are being picked up after a break for the Chinese New Year holiday, are unclear.
Google acknowledged it might have to shut down its Chinese search engine, Google.cn and its offices in the country.
However, some US politicians hold different opinions to the government and Google.
Last month, Iowa lawmaker Greg Cusack wrote to the Shanghai Daily, an English newspaper based in Shanghai, refuting US accusations about China's Internet freedom.
"I regret that my country has, once again, fallen into the old habit of "lecturing to China", he said. "Does not your citizenry and your government have a reasonable interest, indeed, responsibility, in seeing to it that the Internet furthers civility rather than erodes it? Enriches young minds rather than poisoning them?" Cusack wrote in the letter.
Meanwhile. Cusack apologized for US lecturing on China and said "China does not need to repeat our mistakes" that "all sorts of garbage (not just pornography, but so-called games of excessive violence, and political charges and counter-charges without any supporting facts) fills our media, including the Internet."
Southern Daily cited a Russian report that suggested some experts in the US believe China was not involved with the alleged attacks but was taken advantage of and used as cover by an unamed third country.
Google has also become the focus of a debate on privacy protection since it teamed up with the US National Security Administration (NSA) for its ongoing investigation into the cyber-attacks.
Last week Fox News described the NSA as the "ultra-secretive agency" better known for "tapping phones, than patching security holes for private companies", and said since the 9/11 attacks, the NSA has used its power to violate American citizens' privacy to track terrorists overseas.
Microsoft has begun testing of its Internet Explorer 'Browser Ballot' screen for European copies of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Currently testing is restricted to the United Kingdom, Belgium and France, with the download being offered via Windows Update.
So, what can users expect?
Well, here's what users need to look out for in Windows Update:
What happens after installation and a reboot depends on whether Internet Explorer is set as the default browser.
If Internet Explorer isn't set as the default browser, then nothing happens and life carries on as normal.
However, if Internet Explorer is set as the default browser, then several things happen:
Here's the list of browsers on offer:
It's going to be really interesting to watch out for the following:
Based on previously announced decisions of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the Company, 537 202 Nokia shares (NOK1V) held by the Company are today transferred to 375 participants of Nokia's equity-based incentive plans as settlement in accordance with the plan rules.
New fiber-to-the-home deployment reflects Motorola's broadening GPON customer base, and continued consumer demand for faster broadband
HORSHAM, Pa., Feb 04, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that Medicine Park Telephone Company has selected the Motorola gigabit passive optical network (GPON) solution for its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband delivery. The rural telecom operator will now be able to offer dramatically higher-capacity broadband services, including faster internet access and richer, more personalized media experiences.
Rural markets are increasingly at the new frontier for the most powerful broadband technologies. As a result, Motorola is leveraging a distributor relationship with Power & Tel to reach these often-underserved regions with a proven FTTH solution. Power & Tel is making it easy for telecom companies like Medicine Park to access Motorola's GPON technology, and Motorola, in turn, is providing a fast and efficient way for these providers to deliver new internet and television services. With a fully-integrated RF return path for video delivery, Motorola is helping Medicine Park upgrade data speeds while also introducing new video offerings that use Motorola's widely deployed line of RF set-tops.
"Motorola has an unparalleled track record in FTTH networks with customers large and small around the world," said Edward Hilliary Jr. of Medicine Park. "We chose to work with Motorola because of its technology and its real-world deployment experience. We've also been impressed with the way Motorola develops evolving technologies, making sure that the network upgrades we make today can support the demands and innovation of tomorrow."
"Medicine Park represents a growing number of rural operators eager to offer a wider set of broadband services to subscribers," said Joe Cozzolino, senior vice president, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility. "By providing a customizable GPON solution, we are helping companies like Medicine Park transition to the next generation of broadband and RF video delivery. Not only does Medicine Park benefit, but subscribers throughout its rural footprint also reap the rewards of faster Internet access and higher-quality video services."
Motorola's GPON portfolio includes the Motorola AXS2200 optical line terminal (OLT), the Motorola ONT1400GT single-family optical network terminal (ONT) and the Motorola ONT6000 for multi-dwelling units. Motorola's FTTP solutions inherently support SCTE-51 - or Motorola RF return path functionality - for easy integration with Motorola video headend and RF set-top solutions.
Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business delivers fully integrated and customizable media solutions enabling operators to provide personalized, rich media experiences to their subscribers. As a global video leader in digital entertainment devices, digital and IP video headends and digital video processing, Motorola brings its video expertise to bear as operators - wireline, wireless, cable and telco - seek to evolve their networks for the future. For more information on Motorola's GPON products, click here.
"We're averaging a download a second, 24 hours a day," said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia. "When we announced free walk & drive navigation we knew it would be a game-changer. The number of people now using their Nokia for navigation, and as a result looking for more location-aware software, is growing faster than even we predicted."
The success of the new version Ovi Maps is a key part of Nokia's strategy to lead the market in mobile maps, navigation and location-based services. By leveraging its investment in NAVTEQ, Nokia has been able to remove the costs associated with navigation for drivers and pedestrians and is quickly activating a massive user base to which it can offer new location features, content and services.
"This is great news for our 3rd party application developers. Within a matter of days there is an installed base of more than 1 million active users all potentially hungry for new and innovative location-aware apps," continued Anssi Vanjoki. "For the operators too there is a growing opportunity to sell more data-plans and a complete navigation package to existing and new customers."
As of 31 January 2010 the top five countries downloading the new version of Ovi Maps were: China, Italy, UK, Germany and Spain. The top five most popular Nokia devices installing the download were: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia N97, Nokia 5230 and Nokia E72.
"There is a huge appetite for GPS navigation on mobile phones. We estimate there were already 25.9 million people actively using GPS navigation on their mobile phones at the end of 2009," said Chris Jones, VP & Principal Analyst at research firm Canalys.
From next month, all new Nokia GPS-enabled smartphones will include the new version of Ovi Maps, pre-loaded with local country map data, with high-end walk and drive navigation and access to Lonely Planet and Michelin travel guides at no extra cost.
Ovi Maps covers more than 180 countries with car and pedestrian navigation for 74 countries, in 46 languages, and traffic information for more than 10 countries. There are more than 6000 3D landmarks for 200 cities around the world. Lonely Planet and Michelin guides have information on more than 1,000 destinations globally.
