Articles by Sree

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Google

goo.gl & fb.me URL shortener From Google and Facebook

December 15, 2009

Facebook and Google has come up with their own URL shortener services namely fb.me and goo.gl respectively. fb.me is now rolled out on a limited basis – to be used within facebook for sharing links within facebook and facebook mobile interface. You cannot use Google URL shortener to shorten links directly, because it is currently not provided as a stand-alone service. Currently it is only available from the Google Toolbar and FeedBurner. Google may eventually make it available for a wider audience in the future. […]

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Internet

.POST Domain Name for Global Postal Services

December 14, 2009

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the authority for assigning domain names has approved the new address dot post (.post) for global postal services. The .post top level domain (TLD) name will be managed by the UN’s Universal Postal Union. The .post domains are expected to be online by the second half of 2010. People who access a .post site will immediately recognise it as belonging to a valid postal service or provider of postal services. […]

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Mobile Devices & Apps

Uninor Customer Care Support Service Phone Numbers and Email

December 13, 2009

If you are already a Uninor customer, please dial 121 from your Uninor mobile or call the toll number 0124-3329000 to get assistance from Uninor Customer Care Service. If you belong to the circles mentioned below, you may call the corresponding Uninor Call Centre Number. Andhra Pradesh – 9059090590, Bihar – 9122091220, Kerala – 9061090610, Karnataka – 9060090600, Orissa – 9124091240, Tamil Nadu (Incl. Chennai) – 9171091710, Uttar Pradesh (East) – 9125091250, Uttar Pradesh (West) – 9058090580 […]

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Google

“Nexus One” Google Phone – An Android Phone with a New Desgn

December 13, 2009

According to Google Mobile Blog, Google has recently came up with the concept of a mobile lab, which is a device that combines innovative hardware from a partner with software that runs on Android to experiment with new mobile features and capabilities, and Google shared this device with Google employees across the globe to test out the new technology and help improve it. The Google Phone is called the Nexus One and is being manufactured for Google by HTC Corp. Unlike other Android smart phones currently on the market, Google rewrote most of the operating system to deliver a unique user interface. […]

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General

Latest Software Development Methodologies – Funny but True!

December 13, 2009

If you are a software professional, you would have come across various software development models / frameworks – such as Waterfall, Spiral, Agile, SCRUM, Extreme Programming, Test Driven Development, etc.. There are some interesting ‘models’ which you would have experienced in your rojects, but forgot to call it with a name. Scott Berkun has posted a few such funny but well-known development models, and there are a few hundred comments added by software professionals from there experience. I have copied a few selected such methods. (Yeah! I am following the Copy Paste Blogging Model! 🙂 […]

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Internet

A R Rahman Store (store.arrahman.com) – Buy Sound Tracks and Albums

December 13, 2009

A R Rahman has opened an online shop selling a few sound tracks of films like ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘Elizabeth’ besides other scores. Called “A R Rahman Store” (store.arrahman.com), this online shop presently sells only seven items but promises to expand the inventory to “include exclusive pre-sale tickets, DVDs and more”. Currently one can shop only with Canadian Dollars, Euros, British Pounds and US dollars. […]

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Gadgets

WiMAX Enabled Laptops in India by January 2010

December 9, 2009

Micro Star International (MSI) has announced that it is ready with its WiMAX-enabled laptops and will be offering them into the Indian market starting January 2010. The entire range of MSI laptops including its U-series ultra-portable netbooks, the stylish X-slim series and the Classic series will incorporate WiMAX in the forthcoming models. […]

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Google

Hindi Essay Contest by Google India

December 9, 2009

Google has announced the ‘Hai Baaton Main Dum?’ contest in association with Livehindustan.com. The Hain Baaton Mein Dum? is a skill contest where participants must submit an essay on any one of the five topics – Entertainment, Travel, Sports, Health and Social, Economic and Political issues – in Hindi. The Contest begins ends on January 31st, 2010. Visit the Contest website (http://google.co.in/meribaat) and submit an essay on any of the five topic. […]