iPad Maxi: new large screen iPad

Apple will bring a large screen iPad called iPad Maxi no doubt, The Korean website leaks the info. Apple is working on a new larger iPad with a 12.9-inch diagonal screen that would be called iPad Maxi. It goes on to add that this iPad variant would launch in the first half of 2014 and would take on Ultrabooks. It would also target the educational market with digital textbooks. The report cites industry sources to report that Apple is in talks with display and component manufacturers in Korea for supplies. We'll take this rumour with a grain of salt as we're not sure if Apple would go beyond the 9.7-inch tablet form factor given that it would compromise the device's portability. Previous rumours have suggested that Apple is indeed working on making the iPad slimmer in line with the iPad mini's form factor. Also, of late the iPad mini has done pretty well and has even eaten into the full-size iPad's market share, so we'd rather like to believe that Apple would focus on upgrading the mini at this point in time. A large sized iPad would also require developers to make changes to their apps to support the tablet's display unless it comes with a low resolution screen. Another reason would be the presence of Macbook Air, which are Apple's most portable full-capability computing devices. We're not really sure that a market for large sized tablets exists. It's worth pointing out that Apple still remains the top tablet seller although Android tablets are showing increased presence thanks to low cost devices from Asian sellers. Tablet shipments reached 49.2 million units in the January-to-March period, according to IDC. Apple's iPads accounted for 19.5 million units out of these. Android tablets accounted for 56.5 percent of shipments in the March quarter, compared to 39.6 percent for iPads. Tablets running Microsoft's new Windows and Windows RT platforms accounted for 3.7 percent of total shipments.

POROKIA: Extra-marital affairs Good or Bad?

Infidelity is perhaps as old as marriage. And, along with the growing tribe of cheating spouses, there are some partners who remain blissfully unaware of any damage to their marriage. Interestingly, the Infidelity Facts website states that up to 41 per cent of spouses who cheat actually admit to their affair. “It’s nothing new, but more in the open now,” says Sarika Pilot Chaudhry. Many, who are prone to experimenting, do it guilt-free as long as they’re meeting “responsibilities” in the domestic space. Mrs and Mr Shah were the most perfect couple; they made the most brilliant hosts at parties and seemed inseparable. Later, the husband was seen romancing Nirali in another city. He reasoned, “I love my wife, but since we have been married for so long, I am a bit bored and need that excitement. Nirali is also married, so it’s ‘safe’! I love it when she accompanies me on an official trip as we can spend time exclusively. I am enjoying it while it lasts.” Expert speak Psychiatrist Dr Himanshu Saxena believes males by nature are polygamous. He agrees that Indians are more open about expressing their sexuality now. “Often, it’s marital disharmony that leads to extra-marital affairs. In arranged marriages, the spouses may not click, and look for options elsewhere. A liberal media and generally more openness with the opposite sex, such as colleagues, bring people closer emotionally and sexually.” He adds, “The seven-year itch persists and if marital relations stale, a fresh person appears more interesting.” No guilt! For some, an affair provides something lacking in their own marriage, which could be sex or mental stimulation. Rajesh Goyal, married for 12 years and recently blessed with a son says, “I don’t feel guilty. My wife has no reason to complain; I give her all that a loving husband would, but my girlfriend is my ideal companion and lover. And, one can’t marry everyone they love, right?” For Maya, it’s just about sex, “I love my husband deeply and can’t dream of any other man in my life. Unfortunately, he has a low libido and I don’t want to lead the life of a nun; I am young and have my desires, so if it’s a man that excites me, I simply have to go ahead.” Then there are the serial cheaters or the sex addicts! ‘Sex is wilder and more exciting with a stranger,” shares Krishna. Is it worth it? Says socialite Sonu Wassan, “To bring back the spark in the marriage, an affair can act as a catalyst.” Adds Arjun Sawhney, who runs a PR firm, “Humans are not monogamous, so if you feel it’s fine and your partner is okay with it, go for it. Variety is the spice of life.” Comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi warns, “I think one gets into this purely for sex and it’s not worth risking your marriage.” In ‘open marriages’, individuals have to learn the art of backing off before things become too hot to handle. Ultimately, whether it’s an affair of the mind or for sexual pleasure, it’s the families they want to go home to! Why do Women go for Extra Marital Affairs – Reasons Normal opinion is that only ‘bad’ people have affairs. But for many reasons a pretty good or a woman with high moral can even go for an illicit relation. There is not any ‘One’ single reason why a person go for extra marital affair. There are usually many reasons a person may go toward an extra marital affair even if he / she does not want it. Knowing the reasons for relationship problems or emotional infidelity can help persons save their marriage. Reasons for Extra Marital Affairs - Why women go for illicit relation Problems in married life Desire to escape or find relief from a painful relationship. Unrealistic expectations about marriage. Curiosity, excitement. To re-experience feelings of romance. Desire for enhanced self-image, attention, to feel “special” Desire for emotional closeness and intimacy Addiction to physical intimacy, sexual addiction, desire of change in sexual act. Sexually weak husband. Inability to cooperate a partner’s needs, interests or expectations. Inability to communicate one’s own interests, needs or desires to his/her partner Boredom with the marriage, relationship or even work. Desire to punish her / his partner Inability to cooperate with cultural or ethnic differences. In today’s world extra marital affairs are glamorized in movies, TV shows- serials, romantic novels and various TV shows. You must have been noticed that we listen very keenly for any extra marital affair because we are fascinated and titillated by hearing of others’ affairs. And gradually a desire of such illicit relation is created in us and we don’t know about it till we are involved in such relation. Next, the code of secrecy is also a basic factor in affairs because it provides us a mental assurance to belive that I won’t get caught. Do Men and Women Have Different Reasons for Affair Mostly emotional affairs are more likely for women. On the other hand man go for extra marital affair for sex in almost 80% cases. Women are more likely to link sex with love, while men’s involvements are more often primarily sexual.So why men cheat involves more physical reasons and not emotional. This has been proved by numerous studies that support these results. In one study, 75% to 80% of the men who admitted that they had extramarital affairs primarily for sex. But only 20% of the woman who were having any affair admitted that the were having extra marital affairs purely for sexual reasons. Why Men Cheat Desire for more sex Desire for sexual variety opportunistic sex (taking advantage of any opportunity to have sex with any women) To satisfy sexual curiosity about a specific female a feeling of entitlement (the belief that it’s a man’s prerogative to cheat) To show himself ‘proud’ among his friends. Attraction resulted by ‘Basic Instinct’ of men. and rest of the reasons may be as of women above

iPhone 5S vs Lumia: War between phones?

Apple, it seems, may be taking a leaf out of Nokia’s book when it comes to colour options for its upcoming iPhone. Japanese blog Macotakara has reported that Apple will go for multiple colour options for its allegedly upcoming cheaper iPhone and iPhone 5S. The report cites two sources who give differentcolour options for the cheaper iPhone. While one source says that the device will come in navy, gold orange, white, and gray colours, the other mentions white, pink, green, blue, and yellow orange as likely hues. Macotakara’s sources also said that cheaper iPhone will be up for field test in June with about 1,000 units. The blog also says that the device will go into full-fledged production from July through September. It is rumoured that the handset will be priced between $300 and $400 and have casing made of plastic polycarbonate. Coming to iPhone 5S, the blog says that this device will come in green and gold colour, along with the standard white and black options. Other upcoming features revealed include dual-LED flash and altered shape of the microphone. Currently, iPod touch is the only Apple handheld device to come in five colours. When Nokia Lumia 920 was launched last year, the Finnish manufacturer had released a video making fun of the bland iPhone 5 that comes in two hues, as compared to five colours of Lumia920.

8 inch Windows Tab by Acer: First small windows tab specs, price

First 8 in Windows tab, Acer is biting the drum. Iconia W3 tablet live on Acer's Finnish website, confirms 8.1 inches of Windows 8 Pro Info about the Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet has already slipped out a few times, and now this 8.1-incher is live on Acer's Finnish website. Specs: Windows 8 Pro running atop an Intel Atom Z2760 CPU, aided by 2GB of RAM. Other features include a 1,280 x 768 touchscreen, an eight-hour battery, up to 64GB of storage, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. Port lovers will be pleased to find micro-HDMI and micro-USB hookups onboard, as well as a microSD slot. Microsoft Word comes pre-installed, but there's no concrete info about the optional full-size keyboard dock -- other than that it exists, anyway. Availability: June Price : around $500

Lumia 925 Review: Solid Phone

A couple of days back, Finnish handset maker, Nokia had launched its new metal-body Lumia 925, an improved version of the flagship Lumia 920, that was launched last year. The handset is priced at a steep 469 euros or $610, without subsidies. The company needs to hasten the pace of its progress as figures for the first quarter from Gartner showed that Nokia has actually lost market share despite the launch of its Lumia range of phones last year. Nokia’s Windows Phone sales have sequentially improved reaching a volume of 5.1 million units, but it was still at tenth slot in terms of market share in smartphone segment in the first quarter of 2013. The new Lumia 925 is a thinner and lighter version of the 920, but the main improvements can be seen in its screen display and its imaging capabilities. The Lumia 925 has a screen that can be read in bright sunlight, somewhat like its predecessor. Nokia has expended a lot of resources on its smart camera which has been designed to capture 10 images at once to create the perfect high quality image. The company plans to extend these camera capabilities to all its Windows-based phones.

Internet speed Debate: Bangladesh Govt. digital or foul?

They consider internet is plaything; it has no value…all those stupid! Why cutting the head simply for pain? You could take another step, do not disturb internet-These type of talking was running all on social media for a fowl decision of Bangladesh government. Following mass dissatisfaction of the users, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regularity Commission (BTRC) withdrew its direction to limit uploading speed of internet. BTRC informed the matter to International Internet Gateway (IIG) on Sunday. On Thursday, BTRC ordered all the internet service providers (ISPs) to limit the uploading speed of internet to a maximum of 25 per cent until further notification. Following the order, all customers, except embassies, government agencies, banks, financial institutions and BASIS (Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services) members got 75 percent less speed during browsing internet. The less internet speed sparked countrywide mass dissatisfaction of the users. So what is your stand?

Nose Ring & Sonam-Deepika

sonam_kapoor Nose ring is fashion and style. Sonam kapoor is the master of wearing rings. Sonam Kapoor has been the talk of the town since she made her appearance at the opening ceremony of 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes wearing a traditional outfit complete with an oversized nose ring. Her fans have showed mixed reactions to her little fashion stint. We decided to have some fun and morphed her nose ring on our favourite celebrities’ photos. Deepika also look nice with nose ring. Tell us who could have carried the massive nose ring better than Sonam.

Sundar Pichai's latest Interview: New Mobile OS plan

For the past few years, Sundar Pichai has been part of a tag-team routine staged at Google’s annual I/O developer conference. Pichai, a Googler since 2004, would present on behalf of Google’s Chrome division, including its browser and cloud-based operating system. His counterpart was Andy Rubin, head of Google’s Android division. As Android grew to the world’s most popular mobile OS (it’s now on 750 million devices worldwide, with 1.5 million new activations every day), people wondered what was the sense of Google having two operating systems. Meanwhile, Andy Rubin was the unofficial king of I/O. That won’t be the case this year. In March, Google announced Rubin was stepping down from Android to pursue unspecified moon shots elsewhere in the company. Pichai would take over Rubin’s duties at Android. He immediately went from being an important Google executive (in addition to Chrome, he was also in charge of Google’s apps efforts) to perhaps the most pivotal member of Larry Page’s “L-team” of top executives. So far Pichai, a 40-year old grad of the fabled Indian Institute of Technology and later Stanford, has kept his head down and refused all press. But as this week’s I/O event approached, he granted his first interview since taking over Android. The Android handover from Andy Rubin to you seemed sudden and mysterious to us on the outside. Was it long in the works? PICHAI: I got to know only towards the end of the process of Andy deciding to step back. It played out in a rapid time fashion over the couple weeks prior to the actual announcement. I am passionate about computing and so to me, it was very exciting to be in a position where I could make an impact on that scale. Now that you’re in this new position, have your views evolved in terms of the coexistence of Chrome and Android? I don’t think my views have changed much. Android and Chrome are both large, open platforms, growing very fast. I think that they will play a strong role, not merely exist. I see this as part of friendly innovation and choice for both users and developers. But can’t it be confusing having two operating systems? Users care about applications and services they use, not operating systems. Very few people will ask you, “Hey, how come MacBooks are on Mac OS-X and iPhone and iPad are on iOS? Why is this?” They think of Apple as iTunes, iCloud, iPhoto. Developers are people, too. They want to write applications one time, but they also want choice. What excites me in this new role is that I can try do the right thing for users and developers — without worrying about the fact that we have two things. We embrace both and we are continuing to invest in both. So in the short run, nothing changes. In the long run, computing itself will dictate the changes. We’re living through a pivotal moment. It’s a world of multiple screens, smart displays, with tons of low-cost computing, with big sensors built into devices. At Google we ask how to bring together something seamless and beautiful and intuitive across all these screens. The picture may look different a year or two from from now, but in the short term, we have Android and we have Chrome, and we are not changing course. Still, it’s a huge use of resources to have two operating systems as opposed to one. This has to be an issue you wrestle with. It’s a fair question. We want to do the right things at each stage, for users and developers. We are trying to find commonalities. On the browser layer, we share a lot of stuff. We will increasingly do more things like that. And maybe there’s a more synergistic answer down the line. As Android’s new head, what do you see as the biggest challenge? First let me talk about the opportunities. The scale and scope is even bigger than what I had internalized. The momentum — in terms of new phones and new tablets — is breathtaking. I see huge opportunity, because it is just shocking how much of the world doesn’t have access to computing. In his book Eric [Schmidt] talks about the next 5 billion [the people on earth who aren’t connected to the internet who soon will be]. That’s genuinely true and it excites me. One of the great things about an open system like Android is it addresses all ends of the spectrum. Getting great low-cost computing devices at scale to the developing world is especially meaningful to me. Now what about the challenges? Here’s the challenge: without changing the open nature of Android, how do we help improve the whole world’s end-user experience? For all your users, no matter where they are, or what phone or tablet they are buying or what tablet they are buying. What does that mean when a company like Facebook comes out with Home, which changes that experience? It’s exciting that Facebook thought of Android first in this case. Android was intended to be very customizable. And we welcome innovations. As for the specific product, my personal take on it is that time will tell. To Mark [Zuckerberg], people are the center of everything. I take a slightly different approach. I think life is multifaceted: people are a huge part of it, but not the center and be-all of everything. Some people worry that Google might respond to Facebook Home by blocking this kind of approach in a future release. We want to be a very, very open platform, but we want a way by which end users are getting a good experience overall. We have to figure out a way to rationalize things, and do it so that it makes sense for users and developers. There’s always a balance there. It’s no different from the kind of decisions that Facebook has to make about its own platform. But right now, we don’t plan to make any changes — we are excited they’ve done good work. Hold on. You’re saying that you like innovation like Home–but at some point in the future you might decide that an invasive software approach like this isn’t good for users and can’t be done in a future Android release? No. Let me clarify. Users get to decide what apps and what choices they want. Some users really want this. We don’t want to get in the way of that. [But] in the end, we have to provide a consistent experience. As part of that, with every release of Android, we do go through changes. So we may make changes over time. But if this is what users want, I think Facebook will be able to do it. We want it to be possible for users to get what they want. What about something more drastic like Kindle Fire, which actually forks the Android experience into something quite different? Under the rules of the license, Amazon can do that. In general, we at Google would love everyone to work on one version of Android, because I think it benefits everyone better. But this is not the kind of stuff we’re trying to prevent. Our focus is not on Facebook Home or Kindle Fire. Computing is going through a once in a lifetime explosion. Our opportunity is making sure that this works well for people and solves important problems for them. For example, you are going to have computing which can potentially warn you before you have a heart attack. Is it a problem for Google that Samsung is so dominant, and makes almost all the money on the platform? I realize this gets played up in the press a lot. Samsung is a great partner to work with. We work with them on pretty much almost all our important products. Here’s my Samsung Galaxy S4. [Pichai holds up the phone.] How’s that eye-tracking thing working out? I actually never used it. Look, Samsung plays a critical role in helping Android be successful. To ship great experiences, you need hardware and software together. The relationship is very strong on a day-to-day basis and on a tactical basis. So I’m not that concerned. Historically the industry has had long stable structures. Look at Microsoft and Intel. They were very codependent on one another, but it served both of them well. When I look at where computing needs to go, we need innovation in displays, in batteries. Samsung is a world leader in those technologies. One benefit of Samsung being so dominant is that you don’t hear much concern that Google might show favoritism to Motorola, which it now owns. For the purposes of the Android ecosystem, Motorola is [just another] partner. What’s the future of Google-branded hardware? You will see a continuation of what we have tried to do with Nexus and Chromebooks. Any hardware projects we do will be to push the ecosystem forward. One reason that people think that Chrome might step back in favor of Android is that the Open Web might not be able to deliver what users need on their devices. As head of Chrome you have promoted the vision of cloud-based apps, based on technologies like HTML 5, saying that they will be as powerful and fast as native apps written to run directly on specific machines. But last year Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook’s biggest mistake was trying to use HTML 5 and the open web for its mobile apps. He said it simply didn’t have the quality and speed to serve his users. Was that a blow to your vision of Chrome? I think the reality is a bit different. I managed Chrome and apps even before Android. Some of our large applications are now written directly to the device — for instance, we have native Gmail apps. But I disagree with the opinion that all of Facebook’s mobile issues can be blamed on HTML 5. I just don’t think that was true. There are other companies with very successful apps that have taken an HTML 5 approach on mobile and done really well. For instance, a lot of magazines have switched from native back to HTML 5 for the mobile apps. Financial Times did it, and they’ve blogged that their user engagement and traction has increased significantly. It’s the reverse of what Facebook said. And this is the beauty. Each developer’s needs are unique. In terms of numbers, Android sells more than Apple, but Apple makes more money from its platform. Is your mandate to generate more revenue from Android? We’re very comfortable with our business model. All our core services–Search YouTube, Maps, etc.– are used on phones, and Android helps people to use those services. So fundamentally there’s a business model there. And services, like Google Play, are obviously a source of revenue. We saw payouts to developers on Play quadruple in 2012. I think we are barely beginning to get started. We’re in the early beginnings of a sea change in computing. Think about education and enterprise — incredible opportunities. We’re much more focused now on the consumer end of the experience, but we think the right things will happen from a business sense. Were you surprised to see a Firefox OS? Not at all. The web is an important platform, and I don’t think it’s going change ’til I die. It’s another reason why if we don’t do Chrome OS, someone else will. A lot of people have complained about Android’s update process. How does Google make sure that people will get updated with the latest version? We are thinking about how to make Android handle updates better. We see ways we can do this. It’s early days. We’re talking with our partners and working our way through it. We need time to figure out the mechanics, but it’s definitely an area of focus for me and for the team. What can we expect from I/O this year? It’s going to be different. It’s not a time when we have much in the way of launches of new products or a new operating system. Both on Android and Chrome, we’re going to focus this I/O on all of the kinds of things we’re doing for developers, so that they can write better things. We will show how Google services are doing amazing things on top of these two platforms. As Android head, what are your marching orders from Larry Page? Larry wants to make sure we are driving innovation and doing amazing things for users and developers. That’s what I want too. So there’s a melding of minds– his marching orders are, “Please go and do Google-scale things.” Finally, you had a pretty full plate with Chrome and Apps, and now you’re handling the world’s biggest phone platform in addition. How are you managing? I have a secret project which adds four hours every day to the 24 hours we have. There’s a bit of time travel involved.

Apple is bringing OSX new version

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Sharia Law: Love of Muslims, Bangladesh in surprise Position

Islam is The religion of peace and humanity. It is perfect code of life. The Muslims of the world show their love for Sharia Law. Poll of global Muslims finds love of Sharia, mixed views on suicide bombings and fear of Islamism The Pew Forum has released a fascinating study of global Muslim attitudes. The takeaway is that the overwhelming majority favour living under Islamic (ie Sharia) law, but there’s actually a huge difference from country to country in terms of what that means in practice. Here are the key findings: 1. Over three quarters of respondents in the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia want legal issues to be resolved in Sharia courts. That’s not really a surprise: a) it’s their cultural norm and b) religious courts probably offer “fairer” judgements than those run by local dictators or corrupt state officials. But Muslims are split evenly over the extreme stuff associated with Sharia (cutting off hands, death to the apostate), which gets its biggest support in South Asia. Crucially, most do not think that Sharia laws should be applied to non-Muslims. 2. Suicide bombing is mostly rejected – a welcome relief to those of us who might be a target. Alas, it remains popular among sizable minorities in Palestine (40 per cent), Afghanistan (39 per cent), Egypt (29 per cent) and Bangladesh (26 per cent). The latter result is a surprise because it’s not a country in direct conflict with the West, and its attitudes on most other issues are very tolerant. 3. Muslims do not think other people should be compelled to follow Islam. The lowest level of support for religious freedom was found in Egypt (77 per cent) and the highest in Bangladesh (97 per cent). 4. Sexual attitudes remain very conservative – we shouldn’t expect any Afghani basketball stars to come out of the closet anytime soon. Three quarters of all respondents said abortion was wrong and 80 per cent thought homosexuality was a sin. Majorities in every country said that wives should obey their husbands. But views on compelling women to wear a headscarf were more complex – 89 per cent said “give them a choice” in Tunisia but only 30 per cent agreed in Afghanistan. 5. Support for democracy is high in South Asia but low in the Middle East and lowest in Pakistan (only 29 per cent favoured it there). Depressingly, only 54 per cent back it in Iraq – despite America’s thoughtful decision to invade and give it to them in 2003. The diverse mix of opinions reminds us that Islamic attitudes are shaped partly by the central tenets of the faith but also by national culture and historic experience – they are not a monolith. Where there’s been more war and more upheaval, attitudes seem to be considerably more conservative. Where there’s been a longer period of peace and a more constructive experience of democracy, there’s a definite liberal bent. Moreover, while there’s a commitment to theologically-inspired ethics surrounding sex and womanhood there’s obviously a debate sizzling away about how far these should be matters of state policy or of conscience. We tend to obsess in the West about the rise of radicalism and the political influence of Islamism. We have every right to, considering the number of terrorist atrocities committed by fundamentalists. But we also shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that we really are talking here about a (albeit significant) minority of militants and not a common “Muslim attitude”. Of course, we should remain savvy about the enormous cultural gulfs that does exist between us – globally, Muslims are not enthusiastic about secularism and they might understand “democracy” as something guided by faith rather than constitutionally separated from it. But there’s plenty here to engage with and to find common ground over. Perhaps the most encouraging result from the Pew survey was the finding that Muslims are far more worried about Islamic attacks than any other kind of violence. They hate the buggers just as much as we do. http://blog.parbon.com/2013/05/01/sharia-law-love-of-muslims-bangladesh-in-surprise-position/