Woooohhh there is a plunge in sales rate for this great financial year. As we know Sony holds Rank Four in the world mobile maker. But in the global mobile market Sony has been shrinking 10% this year as it cautioned on first quarter profits. This was already predicted and told by a spokeswoman of Sony by name Merran Wrigley. Well slowly Sony is falling down and guess one fine day there may be great fall in sales % of Sony!! All The Best to Sony Ericsson!

Heard of Cancer risk due to mobiles but due to wireless internet?? Many researches have specified that there is huge amount of risk faced by people who uses cell phones to a great extent. Now there is news out this Saturday which stated that there is a cancer risk faced by people who use Wireless internet and Laptops..!

Well any thing which is used beyond a limit will obviously cause to some or other danger..So no wonder that too much of wireless internet leads to cancer. So beware of Wireless Internet & Lappy’. All users of wireless Internet & Lappy’ beware!! Don’t sit in front of net for a long time..Its better to prevent Cancer before it comes..As Prevention is better than cure..!!

This afternoon unluckily an Indian navy Helicopter was out on a routine sortie and unfortunately it crashed off the Goa coast. News stated that three members on board are safe and this particular incident took place at 11am in the morning which is about 22miles from Goa coast.

Through a light helicopter crew members were rescued and these guys faced minor injuries and these people have been taken too Naval Hospitals..!! God is really great that these people came out with minor injuries without any serious injuries..! Reasons behind this crash are uncertain..but they are trying to find the reasons..! All in all thankgod people are safe..!!

According to German news Ericsson is planning to put a full stop to the Sony partnership..Let me put it very clearly..The Partnership venture of Sony and Ericsson gonna break.. Ericsson was almost like a backbone for Sony..Coz the technology which is very cool and awesome is completely supported by Ericsson..Now guess Sony will go down..Well there are 2 of my best buddies who go damn crazy for Sony Ericsson..And they often support Sony Ericsson technology and the sound effect and they tell no phone can beat Sony Ericsson..!!

Well I don’t agree to it..But now lets see how Sony is going to come up with cool models into market..How it’s gonna get best technology in it..Hmmm got to wait and see if there’s going to be sure break-up amid these two ventures. Regarding this issue Ericsson approached Sony and Sony stated that it’s interested in getting 50% stake in the joint venture Neverthless currently it doesn’t have cash to do so..But still the companies haven’t come to perfect conclusion and no final deal/announcements made..!!

An amazing wonder happend in the sky last before night…But unfortunately i couldnt watch it out as in my area alone moon was missing…hmmm…!!!

Enormous conjunction: Last before night i.e. Monday (1.12.2008), the three brightest objects in the night sky converge, producing a triple-conjunction of dazzling beauty. Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon were crowded into a patch of sky just a little degrees across when a person by name Steve Lantz took this picture from the Garden of the Gods close to Colorado Springs:

“The formation of the rock in the foreground is called Kissing Camels rock,” says Lantz. “We had few clouds, but that was no trouble. Venus and the Moon beamed precise through them.”

In the 10-year history of Spaceweather.com, no single event has generated more photos than this one. Submissions have poured in from six continents, dozens of countries, kingdoms, democracies, theocracies, ships, planes, cars, and even from a military aircraft refueling 35,000 feet over Iraq. These people’re building a gallery to display a selection of the best shots. Stay tuned!

LUNAR OCCULTATION OF VENUS: En route to last night’s Great Conjunction, the Moon ran right over Venus. The event, which astronomers call a “lunar occultation,” happened directly over Europe where Romanian photographer Stanescu Octavian took this picture:

“I caught Venus just before it disappeared at the rear the dark edge of the Moon,” he says. Venus remained hidden for more than an hour, and then popped out again to form a spectacular triangle with Jupiter and Luna as opposing vertices. “What a very nice vision!”

Lunar occultations of Venus happen about twice a year. The next two: Feb 28, 2009, over Antarctica and Apr. 22, 2009, over North America. The North American occultation is going to be good, occurring in a lovely pre-dawn Spring sky while Mars hovers nearby. Mark your calendar!!

Ref & For more news details & piks: http://spaceweather.com/

What an amazing view which i missed it…!!

Despite the handshakes between Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao prior this month, nothing has changed. The wall of mistrust continues to be an obstacle in Indo-China relations. Intrusions by the Chinese forces continue unabated into Indian territory despite attempts by a red-faced South Block to brush them under the carpet. The most current incursion occurred on September 30 at the Burste post in the Ladakh sector along the Sino-Indian boundary. Soldiers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army entered 15 km into India.

While the transgression itself was unacceptable, the Chinese captured the patrolling base hut of Indian forces who were not present at the outpost. The patrolling base was burnt and rations and other equipment stolen. In another incident a fortnight ago, the Chinese PLA confronted Indian soldiers and asked them to “vacate Chinese sovereign territory”.

Distressingly, according to a report sent to National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan, the incursions tally has increased to 213 incidents, up from 170 reported last year. While the Chinese continue to maintain an aggressive posture, India’s diplomatic response has been weak and tardy, which is certainly not the way an aspiring power behaves.

India’s viewers are awash with satellite TV choices, and now another entrant has joined the highly competitive arena. Telco giant Reliance ADA Group has launched its Big TV, and is looking to replicate the spectacular growth it has achieved with cellular telephony in the pay-TV market. Big TV has been testing and trialing its offering for some months, but is now offering consumers 202 channels including 50 VOD “channels”.

“With the launch of Big TV DTH, we aim to accelerate the growth momentum enhancing value of many million shareholders of Reliance Communications,” Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance ADA said in a statement.

Reliance is seeking to tap into a 40% market share within one year, not so much by “stealing” from rival players like Zee TV’s Dish, TataSky and Sun Direct TV, but in expanding the overall market for DTH pay-TV. Currently some 6m homes are equipped for DTH, and most observers are predicting a rapid expansion of the market. Big TV will try to grab share from market leader Dish TV (3.5 million subs), TataSky (2.3 million) and Sun Direct (over 1 million).

With 200 channels at launch, packages from Rs100 to Rs450 a month, and available in 6,500 towns and cities, the group is sparing no expense on the platform. It is also going for its competitors’ jugulars from the off, comparing its own value with Dish TV’s (143 channels for Rs262 a month on the Welcome Pack) and Tata Sky’s (92 channels for Rs200 a month in its Family Pack).

Arun Kapoor, CEO, of Reliance Big TV, said: “Competition is present across 30,000-35,000 retail outlets across 4,000 towns, with us launching in 6,500 towns, there will be a decent gap. We will offer nearly 10 audio channels, 32 movies channels, among others. Of the 32 movies channels, English movies channels will be pay per view while the regional and Hindi language movies channels will be based on subscription.”

Kapoor added: “Today DTH is less than 5 per cent of the total TV market, which we are waiting to capture. There is enough room for the players to grow profitably in the future.”

Reliance is seen as having a special advantage locally in that it is already heavily involved in telecoms, broadband, home video and film production. In other words there are very real opportunities for Reliance to cross-market Big TV in these related zones of interest. Reliance has some 2000 retail stores of its own (for its telephony operation) and has placed trained staff in 6500 other cities and towns.

Having already been available to Reliance Energy customers who number 3.5 million and 2 million PCOs controlled by Reliance Communications, Big TV starts with between 100,000 and 150,000 subscribers.

Unlike Zee or TataSky (or pubcaster Doordarshan) Big TV is depending on MPEG4 for its transmissions which manages to carry more channels per satellite transponder than its rivals. Its receiver boxes also come equipped with hard drives for recording content.

Next up is a matching IPTV service, says Reliance, by the end of this year.

Terrorists struck in the Indian capital again in a big way Saturday. All blasts were of low intensity. The defused bombs used a cocktail of ammonium nitrate, gun powder, ball bearings and nails, with timer devices. It is the same kind of bombs used in Jaipur, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. They were set off using electronic timers.

Responsibility for the attacks was claimed by Indian Mujahideen, a home-grown terrorist group with links to Pakistani extremists. It first came to prominence in May 2008 when it is said to have been behind a series of bombings in Jaipur, killing 63 people, and in Ahmedabad that left 56 dead in July 2008.

Indeed, Delhi has been a frequent target of terrorists as the following figures will show:

Date: April 14, 2006; Place: Jama Masjid; Killed/Injured: 0/14

Date: Oct 29, 2005; Place: Sarojini Nagar/Paharganj/Govindpuri: Killed/Injured: 59/155

Date: May 22, 2005; Place: Liberty/Satyam Cinema; Killed/Injured: 1/60

Date: Dec 13, 2001; Place: Parliament House; Killed/Injured: 11/30

Date: Aug 11, 2001; Place: South Extension; Killed/Injured: 0/2

Date: May 20, 2001; Place: CGO Complex; Killed/Injured: 0/0

Date: May 9, 2001; Place: Army Headquarters; Killed/Injured: 0/1

Date: June 18, 2000; Place: Red Fort; Killed/Injured: 2/0

Date: March 16, 2000; Place: Sadar Bazaar; Killed/Injured: 0/7

Date: Feb 27, 2000; Place: Paharganj; Killed/Injured: 0/8

Date: Jan 6, 2000; Place: Old Delhi Railway Station; Killed/Injured: 0/20

Date: June 3, 1999; Place: Chandni Chowk; Killed/Injured: 0/27

Date: April 16, 1999; Place: Holambi Kalan Railway Station; Killed/Injured: 2/0

Date: Dec 19, 1998; Place: Bhajanpura temple; Killed/Injured: 0/Unspecified

Date: Aug 31, 1998; Place: Turkman Gate; Killed/Injured: 1/17

Date: July 26, 1998; Place: Interstate Bus Terminal; Killed/Injured: 2/3

Date: Jan 9, 1998; Place: ITO; Killed/Injured: 0/40

Date: Dec 30, 1997; Place: Punjabi Bagh; Killed/Injured: 4/30

Date: Nov 30, 1997; Place: Chandni Chowk; Killed/Injured: 3/73

Date: Oct 26, 1997; Place: Karol Bagh; Killed/Injured: 1/34

Date: Oct 18, 1997; Place: Rani Bagh; Killed/Injured: 1/23

Date: Oct 10, 1997; Place: Kingsway Camp; Killed/Injured: 1/18

Date: Oct 1, 1997; Place: Sadar Bazaar; Killed/Injured: 0/30

Date: Oct 1, 1997; Place: Frontier Mail train; Killed/Injured: 3/Unspecified

Date: July 14, 1997; Place: Red Fort; Killed/Injured: 0/18

Date: Jan 4, 1997; Place: Sonepat Road; Killed/Injured: 0/0

It is nauseating how innocents are being killed everywhere in India by terrorists. It is sickening to find these terrorists using the name of Allah to justify their acts. In the name of the freedom guaranteed by the constitution, they are out to destroy our country.

Those in power keep saying that terrorism will be dealt with strongly, but we do not even have a specific anti-terror law in position. The question which the highly protected government leaders should ask is how long will our people live in fear in our own country.

This is not terror or low-intensity strikes. This is war on our country. Indian citizens are caught in the war zone. The sooner the government realises this, the better it will be. It should remember that all is fair in love and war. You cannot give excuses and not fight this war.

There are no rules in killing an enemy who is out to kill you. The government should rise above vote bank politics and enact strict model anti-terror laws. Incidentally, the anti-terrorist laws passed by the Rajasthan and Gujarat assemblies are gathering dust in New Delhi.

If the government cannot assure security, it should forget about development and foreign direct investment, industrialisation and higher economic growth. The choice before India is simple: defeat terrorism or be defeated by it. Defeat it we must…!!!

Talks over Tata Nano car deadlock

In this corporate world Nano is the cheapest car..with good facilities..n this is one of my favorite car where i opt to buy this…Below is the latest buzz on this..

Talks have been held in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta to try to end a dispute over the building of the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano.

The state governor called meetings with government and opposition “fruitful”. More negotiations are due on Saturday.

Tata Motors suspended work at the plant in West Bengal state on Tuesday after protests over the acquisition of land from farmers and opposition parties.

The company has said it would consider relocating the car plant.

The conflict has already led to loss of life.

A few hours after Tata announced its plans to suspend work at its car factory, a villager there allegedly committed suicide fearing loss of work for his sons.

And at least six small farmers had earlier killed themselves in Singur when their land was acquired for the Tata project.

Compensation

The BBC’s Subir Bhaumik in Calcutta says Tata bosses are not taking part in the discussions, arguing the crisis is political and they have no role in it.

After Friday’s negotiations Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi said: “The talks were fruitful and constructive - it helped both sides understand each other much better. We will meet for talks again on Saturday.”

The leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly, Partho Chattopadhyay, also called the talks “fruitful”.

“But we cannot talk of a solution now. We need more discussions.”

The state government said it had made several proposals and was waiting for the opposition to respond.

Opposition supporters have been protesting for a fortnight at the Tata plant in Singur - some 50km (31 miles) north of Calcutta - demanding that 400 acres of requisitioned land be returned to local farmers.

The communist-led state government says that is not going to happen.

Over the last few days there have been protests in Calcutta in support of the Tatas.

The West Bengal business community fears that if Tata leaves, few will want to invest in the state, which is one of India’s poorest.

Tata Motors chairman Rata Tata said on Thursday that the company was doing everything possible to launch the Nano on time but it all depended on what happened in Singur.

He had earlier indicated the car, expected to cost 100,000 Indian rupees ($2,500), would be launched in October.

Our correspondent says the state government - which acquired the land for Tata - appears to be ready to offer improved compensation to the farmers.

If that offer is turned down, the world’s cheapest car may have to be built somewhere else.

Sony Ericsson introduced the Xperia1model in February, saying it would start to sell the phone in the second half of 2008 in selected markets.

On Monday, and over the weekend, several technology blogs, and Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter, reported of delays in product rollout, quoting rumors and unnamed sources at Sony Ericsson.

“There is absolutely no delay. The product is on track,” Sony Ericsson spokeswoman Merran Wrigley said. “We have said it will roll out in Q4, and we are on target to do that.”

Phone makers usually unveil new models months ahead of starting sales–to inform operators and consumers–but introducing new phones more than six months ahead of sales is relatively uncommon.

With Sony Ericsson joining the list of Windows users, all the world’s top handset makers apart from Nokia will offer Windows Mobile phones.

Despite years of investments, Microsoft has struggled to appeal to mobile users, and has won only around 10 percent market share among smartphones.

Stiff competition from other platforms–especially RIM’s BlackBerry and Apples iPhone–have hurt demand for Microsoft-based products, and the U.S. software firm missed its 20 million phone sales target for the year to June 2008.

“The challenge for manufacturers is that Windows Mobile 6.1 is struggling to meet the high expectations that devices like the iPhone have set for top-tier phones,” said Ben Wood, research director at CCS Insight.

“To try and overcome its shortcomings we’ve seen companies like HTC, Samsung, and now Sony Ericsson go to great lengths to re-skin Windows Mobile in order to deliver something that is more appealing to mainstream consumers,” Wood said…!!!