India has been named one of the top spam senders in the world

India has been named the largest source of spam messages in the world for the third quarter of 2011. According to Kaspersky Lab's spam report, more than 50 per cent of all spam messages came from only six countries, with India topping the list at 14.8 per cent of such messages. Indonesia was on the second spot at 10.6 per cent, while Brazil remained at the third position 9.65 per cent. Peru (6.65 per cent), South Korea (5.85 per cent) and Ukraine (3.7 per cent) also made to the top six list. The report alsosaysthat the top 10 sources of spam messages were situated in South America, Asia and Eastern Europe. "This is due to the fact that there are numerous users in these countries and they are, for the most part, not very experienced when it comes to IT security. This makes them a soft target for cyber criminals spreading spam-bots," the report points out.
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Zee cine awards to be held on 21 jan

Bollywood friends-turned-foes, Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan are in the race to for the best male actor trophy at the Zee Cine Awards to be held in Macau next month.Salman has been nominated for his performance in blockbuster “Bodyguard”, while Shah Rukh has got two nominations in the same category, thanks to “RA.One” and “Don 2: The King Is Back”. Other actors vying for the title include Hrithik Roshan for “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”, Ajay Devgn for “Singham” and Ranbir Kapoor for “Rockstar". Amongst the leading ladies, the battle for the best actor award is on between Vidya Balan (“The Dirty Picture”), Priyanka Chopra (“7 Khoon Maaf”), Kareena Kapoor (“Bodyguard”), Kangna Ranaut (“Tanu Weds Manu”) and Katrina Kaif (“Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”).The contenders in the best film category are “Don 2″, “Bodyguard”, “Rockstar”, “Singham”, “The Dirty Picture” and “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”.The trophy for the best director of 2011 will be chosen from among Farhan Akhtar (“Don 2″), Imtiaz Ali (“Rockstar”), Milan Luthria (“The Dirty Picture”), Rohit Shetty (“Singham”), Siddique (“Bodyguard”) and Zoya Akhtar (“Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”).The awards will be chosen by film enthusiasts from across the globe. The viewers can send in their votes for their favourite nominees, and 12 lucky winners chosen from amongst those who send in their votes will also be flown in to Macau to witness the live ceremony, Jan 21 next year.

Lava to launch 2 models in 2012

As the Smartphone market hots up, the Indian mobile device major, Lavasaid that it will come up with two new feature-rich models during the first half of 2012. Said that they are planning to introduce two new smartphones next year. “These devices will be powered with 1.5Ghz chipsets,”The company is contemplating a price of $100 and $500 respectively for new smartphone devices, Lava didn’t reveal the exact pricing and timeline though but said that both new models will be announced early next year.Lava is currently carrying out R&D activities for its smartphone segment. "We are working on software development, 3G and Android in our Bangalore facility," the company said..

TCS bags BloombergUTV's IT co of the year award.

TCS bags BloombergUTV's IT co of the year award MUMBAI, INDIA: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) has bagged theITCompany of the Year and the Best e-governance implementation (Online Voting System) awards, constituted by business channel BloombergUTV.The awards, aimed at honouring and applauding the efforts of renowned leaders and the rising stars that have made a maximum impact through their initiatives, revolved around technology and how it has made a difference to the business and social growth.“From the Indian perspective the future belongs to those that recognize the power of IT to deliver reach, scale, predictability and replicability not just for their own business but to impact the lives of millions of people. Digital inclusion and leveraging of technology would drive its adoption, and increase access and affordability for our citizens enabling information and knowledge equity,” said S Ramadorai, vice-chairman, TCS.

Samsung plans more . . . . . . . . .

The company projects that it will move 374 million cellphones next year, 49 million more than its projections for 2011.The report says that 150 million of those 374 million handsets will be smartphones. Unfortunately, since Samsung no longer reports actual numbers of devices shipped each quarter, it will be very difficult to tell how many smartphones and cellphones it does actually sell in 2012. Analysts determined that Samsung edged out Apple to become the number one smartphone maker in the world in the third quarter of this year, but many expect Apple to reclaim its title in the fourth quarter.

Share flurry has released some impressive stats of Christmas Day

Share Flurry has released some impressive stats for Android and iOS device activations on Christmas day and even more impressive information on the amount of downloaded applications. If you got an Android or iOS device this past Xmas day, you probably contributed to these stats in some way, so read on!Flurry has released some impressive stats for Android and iOS device activations on Christmas day and even more impressive information on the amount of downloaded applications. If you got an Android or iOS device this past Xmas day, you probably contributed to these stats in some way, so read on!According to the chart, from December 1st to the 20th, the average daily activations for Android and iOS devices was at a cool 1.5 million. On Christmas day, however, those numbers grew a whopping 353% and a total of 6.8 million devices running either of the mobile operating systems were activated.

Renault displays its new pulse hatchback at the auto expo

Renault will bring a number of versions of its Pulse hatchback at the Expo. The French manufacturer is aware that the Pulse is nothing but a rebadged Nissan Micra, and the various display cars will help to give it a more youthful image.The one to watch out for will be the Duster. Making its Indian debut at the Expo, this mini-SUV is expected to be launched by July, so take a close look at it. The Duster shares its platform with the Logan (now Mahindra Verito) so expect it to be rugged. But it’s not an all-out off-roader and will be available in India in two-wheel-drive only. It will be powered by three engines – a 1.6-litre 105bhp petrol and two 1.5 diesels making 90bhp and a more substantial 107bhp respectively. The big news is that it will be very aggressively priced from Rs 7-8 lakh approximately.

Don 2 has collected Rs 48 crores in its opening weekend. However the PR mechanism is trying to devise new tags just to showoff that the film is breaking new records.

The year 2011 has come to an end with Shah Rukh Khan's Don 2, amongst the most anticipated releases of the year. One cannot exactly say that Bollywood in 2011 had 'saved the best for last' with the extreme response that the film has received. Audience response varies from awesome to awful for the film.

Nevertheless the buzz around the film was huge and the SRK flick opened to very good collections. The film collected around Rs 48 crores over its opening weekend. Dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu helped the film do business in South territories as well. However with diverse response to the film, the same cannot be said about the film's business in coming days and it's uncertain whether the film will enjoy a decent run in its second week, despite no good opposition.

An interesting thing to notice (taking Don 2 as a study example) is that with every new film, the PR mechanism tries to devise new tags to illustrate the film breaking new records, (esp. when the film fails to break any real records). So Don 2 wins the tag for the 'highest first day collection on a non-holiday Friday'. Or sample this 'Don 2 broke the record of Bodyguard in Australia for the highest first day gross ever for a Hindi film (US$ 82,000) while Bodyguard managed (US$ 74,000)'.

If nothing else works, it can take credit of outdoing the business of Shah Rukh's earlier films. As per official figures revealed 'Middle East has grossed ($ 930,000 on Thu & Fri which is higher than the first two days of Ra.One (US$ 710,000) and My Name is Khan (US$ 750,000)'. 'In US, the opening day gross of Don 2 (US $ 445000) is higher than that of My Name is Khan and also higher than the sum of the first three days of Ra.One!'

VU Technologies, long known for its LCD monitors, has now launched a new LED-backlit LCD

VU Technologies, long known for its LCD monitors, has now launched a new LED-backlit LCD TV for those with budget constraints. TheSonic SeriesLED TV sports a 32" screen with 16:9 wide screen aspect ratio capable of displaying Full HD videos. The company claims to deliver superior video upscaling via its own chipset, while also guaranteeing good surround sound LED TV sports a 32" screen with 16:9 wide screen aspect ratio capable of displaying Full HD videos. The company claims to deliver superior video upscaling via its own chipset, while also guaranteeing good surround sound viaSRS Audio Processingand a 5-band equaliser.Some of the other specifications of the TV include 1,000,000:1Dynamic Contrast Ratio(DCR), 450 cd/m2 brightness, and 178 degrees horizontal and vertical viewing angle. If the claimed response time of 6 ms is true, then you should have no problem with fast-paced games and movies. The audio output via the two inbuilt speakers is stated to be 6 W + 6 W. It features 3D combo filter for superior video filtering and supports 5 mode zoom settings if you want to zoom in on a particular part of the scene for more details.

NO STAY ON DON 2

Don 2 The king is backRitesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar and Shah Rukh Khan have heaved a sigh of relief following the High Court decision to deny the stay on ‘Don2’. The suit, filed by Nariman Films and the Irani family (the makers of original 1978 film 'Don'), starring Amitabh Bachchan, had alleged that the new 'Don 2' had violated the copyrights by adopting the ‘Don's signature tune, songs of the original 'Don' and also copying its script, characters and music without any prior intimation. Besides, it was also alleged that the rights of the said script were given only for the remake and not for the sequel. However, Justice S. F. Vajifdar of the Bombay High Court denied the stay on the release of the film, citing the absence of theatre owners at the hearing and also taking into consideration the release dates of the film (December 21 overseas and December 23 in India), for which advance booking is already underway.

AAKASH NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

Promises home delivery within a week, with cash-on-delivery. Good news for those seeking the Aakash tablet. A whole two months after its official launch , the tablet is now open for all to purchase through its own website . The manufacturer, DataWind , has priced the retail version at Rs 2500 . All you need to do is fill up an online form, following which the tablet will be shipped to your residence. Delivery has been promised in under a week, with the convenience and safety of a cash-on-delivery mode of payment. If you are too cool for the 366 MHz, Android 2.2 equipped Aakash, you might want to wait for the UbiSlate 7 , which is touted to be the upgraded version of the cheap tablet. For Rs 500 more you get a 700 MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, Android 2.3 , 3200 mAh battery, and GPRS connectivity, in addititon to using it as a phone. The UbiSlate is pegged to be available by January-end. Going by the spec-sheet, this just might be the best Rs 500 upgrade you ever get. SOURCE TECHTREE.COM

BOLT TO DISCONTINUE ITS FREE SERVICE

This was the messege which showed this when i opened my browser Dear BOLT User, The free BOLT mobile browsing service will be discontinued. Unfortunately, the economic circumstances prevent us from running a free service going forward. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your loyalty and support. The BOLT Team This message is also shown in the boltbrowser.com

YOUTUBE BUYS A FRIEND IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS

YouTube buys a friend in the music biz YouTube has purchased music royalty processing startup RightsFlow for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced Friday. Another day, another acquisition for YouTube parent company Google, right? Not so fast, this deal has big implications and could make YouTube a much more music-friendly place.

YOUTUBE WITH A BRAND NEW LOOK

The Internet's most popular video site -- and the second most popular site, period, according to owner Google -- has finally gotten an image overhaul. YouTube unveiled its new look, which features gray navigation bars, on Thursday. YouTube announced the renovation on its blog : "So, today we're introducing a new homepage, Channel design and a fresh coat of digital paint." The new design makes YouTube's website much easier to navigate -- not that that's really saying much. YouTube's old site design was basically videos in a grid on a plain, white background -- there wasn't a lot of order. While users could navigate by clicking light gray buttons at the top of the page to see recent activity, subscriptions, and recommendations, the homepage was mostly an overwhelming jumble of images and text. Now, YouTube has a dark gray sidebar on the left side of the page, where users can see their subscribed channels. Clicking on a link on the left side of the page (there's also "Trending" and "Popular Channels" links, in addition to users' subscribed channels) changes the content in the center column, where videos appear in a list rather than a grid. There's also a right- hand sidebar with " Recommended" videos.

MAXX MOBILES IN MARKETS WITH ITS FIRST EVER TOUCH WITH PROJECTOR PHONE

MAXX Mobiles has become the latest entrant in the market with its first ever touch screen phone with a built-in projector, Focus MTP9 . Sporting a 2.8 " touch screen with a 5 MP camera, this dual-SIM phone features a projector lens at the top with an adjustable focus ring at the back.  It claims to be capable of projecting on a 42 screen for 3 hours. The good and very important thing is that the company is bundling a free stand to mount the phone while it is projecting your movie. The phone is powered by a 208 MHz processor and the King Movie Player, which claims to compress the video to a tenth of its actual size without compromising on quality. A loudspeaker is present at the back to play the audio aloud. You can thus enjoy full length movies stored on the 1 GB flash inbuilt memory. You can store additional movies on the free 4 GB microSD card bundled along. It also supports the MP4 and 3GPP formats. In addition to the above, this Java- enabled phone can use the multitude of J2ME apps available on the web to improve its functionality and usability. It comes with a variety of built-in apps including Opera Mini, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo! Launcher, Nimbuzz, and more. With support for widgets, it has four active screens with live wallpapers to help avoid a cluttered window. Multimedia functionality includes an FM radio with scheduling and support for various audio formats. A 1200 battery claims to provide it with a longer battery backup.

GOOGLES NEW BROWSER STARTS WITH A BANG

Google's new browser has really started with a bang. It has managed to capture over 1% of the market share in just 10 hours of its launch, writes TG Daily . The hourly tracking of Chrome on Market Share has revealed that Chrome passed 0.5 % in just 2 hours. By midnight (EDT) it had surpassed 1% of the market share. By next day 4 a.m., it actually hit 1.48 % share, after which it continued at 1% for the rest of the day. Capturing 1% of the market share hasn't really come as a surprise, considering the leadership position that Google enjoys in the consumer Internet space, plus the attention the browser received in the past two days. However, we cannot ignore the fact that 1% share is a huge piece of the pie, but only time will tell if Chrome will be able to maintain the same growth rate as the novelty wears off.

INTERNET EXPLORER 8 BETA 2 OUT NOW

Internet Browser War: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 out. The browser war is heating up with the recent launches of Firefox 3, Opera 9.52 and now IE 8. Mozilla Firefox's publisher calls IE 8 Beta 2 an attempt at " catching up". "They're playing catch-up, but I'm glad they're playing," John Lilly, Chief Publisher of Mozilla, pretty summed it up . He was referring to the release of Microsoft's latest browser, the Internet Explorer 8, a beta version of which was released yesterday. The browser war is heating up with the recent launches of Firefox 3, Opera 9.52 and now IE The latest beta version of Microsoft's browser comes with a host of new features and aims to give an indication of what to expect when the final version is released in due course.

Latest List Of Top Global Brands Is Out.

Latest List Of Top Global Brands Is Out. Apple ranked below Microsoft, Google, and Intel. Interbrand , a well-known brand consultant, has released a list of the top 100 global brands . Interestingly, Coca-Cola continues to dominate the list for the second year in a row. The soft-drink maker has a brand value of $71 billion, closely followed by IBM at $70 billion. According to a report , the brands were valued on the basis of: 1. The company's financial success. 2. Influence over customers' decisions. 3. Ability to meet revenue forecasts. Despite its huge fan following, Apple has only managed to take the eighth position. Still, it's a significant improvement over last year's 17 th place. Moreover, the guys at Cupertino must be happy to have grabbed Nokia 's spot, which has slid from number eight to 14 . Meanwhile, Microsoft and Google seem to be quite comfortable at the third and fourth places respectively.

KOLAVERI TAKES EVERYONE BY STORM

Chennai:  Anirudh, who is making his debut as a music director with 3 , couldn't have asked for a better start to his Kollywood career. For, Why This Kolaveri Di , the very first song of his first film, has now started winning awards, after having taken the nation by storm. Kolaveri has just won the YouTube Gold award, which is presented to viral videos from across the world. Beams Anirudh, "It is true. The record label has received official intimation. I don't know if they will have a function to present the has been chosen for the An article on the song, the lyrics of which have been penned by Dhanush, has also been featured Get Anirudh to react to this piece of information and he smiles yet again. "I'm not sure about this fact but someone I know told me that it is after 20 that the magazine is running such a story again," says Roja? The similarities are hard to miss. Will he turn out to be another Rahman and Anirudh responds immediately, "Oh no, Rahman sir is my inspiration. I will happily retire if I manage to accomplish even five per cent of what Rahman sir has achieved. I'm just one song old and have a The song's success has lifted the spirits of the Tweeted Dhanush, "To all my north Indian Kolaveri fans, thanks for receiving a Tamil song with a warm heart and making it a global song.

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN APP

It's actually not hard. There are a number of companies that offer the ability to create your own app for a minimal fee, which is great for small businesses looking to stay relevant in this increasingly mobile world. Or if you just have a lot of time on your hands. Take Conduit. The company made its money creating branded toolbars found on your browser. But over the past few months, it has been expanding into the mobile world with a free service that allows you to build an app and mobile Web site in minutes. It's part of a planned shift by the company to build its consumer awareness after spending years serving other businesses in a white label capacity.SOURCE INTERNET

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ZYNGA'S IPO IN 5 MONTHS

Zynga’s IPO went from a $20B valuation to $8.9B in five months When credible reports about Zynga’s upcoming IPO filing started flying this July, expectations for the social gaming giant’s value were running $15 billion to $20 Zynga detailing the offering ahead of trading set to start December 15 th, the actual offering price could value the company from $5.9 billion to $6.99 billion, or $7.6 billion to $8.9 billion including employee stock options.