Wish you a Happy New Year 2011 !!!

                                  MMXI  , Unix time  1293840000 – 1325375999

New Year is celebrated with lots of excitement, before a few months people start dancing on the flow of New Year.

It's a fresh beginning of life, deleting darkness, evil thoughts; people want to purify their mind. New year 2011 will share exceptional moments with you and your near ones. With new resolution, you will move towards the journey of life.

Everybody wants to do some special on the eve of New Year. In the year 2011, you can enjoy tremendous moments. You should start setting frequent exciting schedules together with your friends. New Year is identical with fresh start, bright dreams and new aspirations.

Every year on the New Years Eve, the whole world comes together; to kick start glittering celebrations and shout out loud Happy New Year.

New Year in different regions is celebrated as per their regional calendar. Countries have their fixed calendar dates and begin their New Year merriment according to that only. The most popularly used calendars of recent years are Solar, Lunisolar, Lunar, and Arbitrary calendars. Today, most of the religions follow solar, lunar or lunisolar calendar. 

2011 (MMXI) is a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and is the current year in Oceania, East Asia,Southeast Asia, India, and Eastern Russia, while 2010 is still ongoing in the rest of the world. It is the 2011th year of theCommon Era/Anno Domini designation; the 11th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century, and the second year of 2010s decade.

The United Nations has designated 2011 the International Year of Forests and International Year of Chemistry

Unknown dates : 

• California will open the world's largest solar power plant.
• Several electric vehicles are expected to enter the U.S. market, perhaps most notably the Tesla Model S and BYD e6.
• Predicted solar maximum (also predicted by other research groups for 2012).
• The IPv4 unallocated address pool is projected to be exhausted.
• The Nord Stream natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany will be completed.
• Blue Waters, a petascale supercomputer being designed and built as a joint effort between the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and IBM is expected to be completed in this year.
• A new definition of the kilogram, based on universal constants, is likely to be announced at the 24th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
• Computer games on the subjects of climate change, medical innovation and women's rights will be developed in 2011.

Predicted and scheduled events

January

• January 1 – The Y1C Problem will occur.
• January 1 – Start of the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union.
• January 1 – Estonia is set to adopt the euro.
• January 1 – Inauguration of Dilma Rousseff as President of Brazil, making her the first woman to hold that office.
• January 1 – Civil partnerships will become legal in Ireland
• January 2 – Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus at 13:41 UTC, with Jupiter 34 minutes of arc to the south; the third conjunction of a triple conjunction.
• January 4 – Partial solar eclipse visible over most of Europe, the Arabian peninsula, North Africa, and Western Asia.
• January 9 – Southern Sudan will hold a referendum on independence.

February

• 19 February – 2 April – 2011 Cricket World Cup will be held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

March

• March 18 – NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is scheduled to arrive in orbit around Mercury.
• March 18 – NASA's Pluto probe New Horizons will cross the orbit of Uranus, after a five-year journey. This will be faster thanVoyager 2, which took eight years.

April

• April 1 – The Space Shuttle will undertake its final mission before retirement.
• April 29 – 2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships will start in Slovakia.
• April 29 – The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton will take place in Westminster Abbey on St. Catherine's Day.
• Pakistan will launch its first space satellite.
• The Universal House of Justice will announce the new Five Year Plan.

May

• Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and Mars all visible within a roughly 6° area of sky.

June

• June 1 – Partial solar eclipse in the Arctic.
• June 15 – Total lunar eclipse, mainly visible in Africa, India, and the Middle East.

July

• The Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the minor planet 4 Vesta during July. The exact date remains uncertain.
• July 1 – Start of the Polish presidency of the European Union.
• July 1 – Partial solar eclipse off the coast of Antarctica.
• July 6 – The International Olympic Committee will decide the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
• July 10 – Neptune completes its first full orbit since its discovery in 1846.

August

• August 15 – The comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková will pass within 0.0601 astronomical units (about 5,589,300 miles (8,995,100 km)) of Earth.
• August 15–21 – XXVI World Youth Day will be held in Madrid, Spain.

September

• September 9 – October 23 – New Zealand will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

October

October 26th - Diwali

November

• November 25 – Partial solar eclipse in Antarctica.

December

• December 10 – Total lunar eclipse, visible mainly in Asia, Australia and Alaska.
• December 31 – All United States troops are scheduled to leave Iraq

Major holidays

• January 1 – New Year's Day.
• January 7 (6 in Armenia) – Orthodox Christmas.
• January 14 – Makar Sankranti, Hinduism & Pongal, Tamil New Year - Says Thanks to Sun.
• February 2 – Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day.
• February 3 – Chinese New Year.
• March 8 – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras, end of Mardi Gras / Carnival season.
• March 9 – Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent).
• March 20 – Holi.
• March 21 – (Northern hemisphere) Vernal equinox, also known as Ostara & Persian New Year
• April 4 – Ugadi or Telugu New Year.
• April 18 – Passover begins at sundown.
• April 24 – Easter (Western and Orthodox).
• May 1 – Beltane, a Cross-quarter day.
• June 7 – Shavuot begins.
• June 21 – Summer solstice (northern hemisphere), also known as Midsummer or Litha. Winter solstice (southern hemisphere).
• August 1 – Ramadhan Begins — Islam.
• August 1 – Lammas, a Cross-quarter day.
• August 31 – Eid al-Fitr.
• September 23 – (Northern hemisphere) Autumnal equinox, also known as Mabon.
• September 28 – Rosh Hashana begins at sundown.
• October 7 – Yom Kippur begins at sundown.
• October 26 – Diwali, a religious holiday in Hinduism.
• November 1 – Samhain, a Cross-quarter day and Neopagan new year.
• November 6 – Eid al-Adha.
• November 26 – Islamic New Year.
• December 20 – Chanukah.
• December 22 – Winter solstice (northern hemisphere), also known as Yule. Summer solstice (southern hemisphere).
• December 25 – Western Christmas.

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No doubt , they gonna sell honey candy's too soon :-p

Google: Your new phone carrier? 

From robot cars to wind farms, Google's expansive ambitions have taken it into some surprising corners of the tech field. Here's another it could tackle: Becoming your telephone company.

Google has assembled all the pieces it needs to be a mobile provider like Verizon, AT&T (T, Fortune 500) or Sprint (S, Fortune 500).

The search company dabbles in selling phones, it licenses the ultra-popular Android smartphone operating system, and it is trying its hand at becoming an Internet service provider.

But its biggest weapon is Google Voice, the hit low-cost calling service that launched in May 2009. Just five months later, the service had 1.4 million users -- almost half of whom were using it every single day.

Google currently relies on the established carriers to sell and support its devices. But if Google has the ability to deal directly with its customers, why not cut out the middleman?

"Google's various efforts are clearly focused on being able to reach as many people on the planet as possible, but that is not something they can fully accomplish just by licensing out Android," says Ari Zoldan, CEO of Quantum Networks, which supplies equipment for Sprint's WiMax network. "If Google could find an easy way to transition into the cell space and provide mobile coverage, there would be some very serious advantages to that."

Never afraid to push the envelope, Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) been moving in that direction for years.

Buying the infrastructure: In 2008, Google put in a bid to buy wireless spectrum to provide mobile Internet access -- spectrum that ultimately went to Verizon (VZ, Fortune 500) for its new 4G network. Rumors that Google is buying up "dark fiber," broadband cables that have been laid but are not in use, have been widely circulated, though never confirmed.

Connecting customers: In February, the company announced that it will become an Internet provider of "ultra high-speed broadband" for up to 500,000 customers for a U.S. city. That project is still under development, but Google is about to start testing its service out at Stanford University.

Google already allows people to bypass their mobile carrier's service. Google Voice lets customers send free text messages, and the new version of Android ("Gingerbread") supports VoIP Internet calling, allowing users to make calls over over Wi-Fi networks.

Operating system: Google designs and licenses the fastest-selling smartphone operating system on the planet: Every day, about 300,000 new Android devices are activated. Android is free for device manufacturers to license, so it has caught on like wildfire. Google makes money by driving search traffic on Android phones.

Selling phones: Earlier this year, the search giant decided to experiment with selling the Nexus One Android phone directly to consumers online. Though it was hardly successful, Google laid the foundation for a future in retail.

"Google made some noise about trying to open up the carrier space, but it learned the hard way with Nexus One that this is much easier said than done," says Al Hilwa, analyst at IDC. "Though I have no doubt its ambition remains intact."

The next steps: So what does it all add up to? Would Google really be willing to give up its strong relationships with the carriers, most notably Verizon -- the largest network -- to go head-to-head with them in the wireless space?

It's not likely in the immediate future. Google's Android is the hottest item in the mobile market, and the company relies on carriers to adopt its software and drive customers to its search site.

But it's a real possibility down the road. The Federal Communications Commission recently failed to enact strong Net neutrality rules for the wireless community. That leaves open the option for carriers to restrict their subscribers' access to some of Google's offerings.

Google warned of that risk in a recent SEC filing: "Some of these providers have stated that they may take measures that could degrade, disrupt, or increase the cost of user access to certain of our products by restricting or prohibiting the use of their infrastructure."

There have already been a few skirmishes. Verizon has made Microsoft's Bing the default search engine in some of its Android phones, depriving Google of that coveted spot, and it took more than a year of fighting to make Google Voice available for iPhone users.

Some experts believe that simply acquiring the pieces to the puzzle helps Google in its negotiations with the carriers.

"It's all part of their mentality to push the envelope and keep service providers on their toes," says Michael Grossi, director of consultancy Altman Vilandrie. "It's a way of keeping checks and balances."

As long as Google can get 300,000 new phones a day into customers' hands via the existing carriers, and as long as those devices allow consumers to download anything they want, there's no reason for them to compete, says Forrester Research analyst Jeffrey Hammond.

But as Hank Paulson famously said, if you have a bazooka in your pocket and people know it, you probably won't have to use it.

"While I think Google could become a mobile provider, I'd view it as a nuclear option," Hammond says.

Certainly, there would be some hurdles for Google to clear. Google would likely face extensive regulatory scrutiny if it were to become a wireless provider. It has very little customer service or retail experience. And becoming a data provider is an expensive new business that could weigh on its margins.

Still, Google has the funds and the resources to get it done. All that's left is the will to do it.

"It's a classic Google experiment," Grossi says. "Google loves to push the boundaries to see what's possible."

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Snips :

• Google
• Google Voice
  

Groupon's Hype !!!

Groupon Closing $950 Million Round, Valued At $4.75 Billion !!!


Lots of excitement today about Groupon’s intention to raise a new monster round of financing, with speculation that the valuation of the still-young startup reaching nearly $8 billion. That speculation is only partially right, says a source with knowledge of the financing.

The company is raising big money – around $950 million. And the valuation is an impressive $4.75 billion valuation. Just not quite as impressive as the earlier figure being thrown around. A separate source says Allen & Co. is advising Groupon on the deal.

The company, which just recently turned down an acquisition offer from Google, has raised $171 million to date, much of it taken off the table by founders and execs. Our expectation is that much of this new round of financing, if not all of it, will also be used to cash out existing investors.

Source !!!

Snips :

• Groupon
• Learn About Groupon

Footage Of Android’s Revamped Music Player Leaks !!!

Google's next Android Music app leaks out, gives hints of a 3.0 UI overhaul !!!

Remember at Google I/O this year when Google showed off "something beyond Froyo" in the music realm? The demo included an all-new music player (boy, wouldn't that be nice!), along with magical features that let you push web-purchased songs to your device, and allowed you to browse your PC's music library from your phone as if it was on the device itself. Well, none of that showed up in Gingerbread, unfortunately, but the new music player itself has just leaked out. It's super buggy, and of course doesn't have any of those fancy wireless features we're waiting on, but it could offer a bit of a glimpse into 3.0, at least as far as UI tweaks go.

The differences seem minimal but aesthetically pleasing, with blurred background images behind frosted glass widgets as far as the eye can see. One important thing to note is that there is a menu button on the top right, at least in some views, and we went back and watched Andy Rubin's tablet time at D: there's clearly the same menu button on each app. [Suspenseful strings begin to play]. It seems Google might be getting rid of its hardware buttons entirely, or at least making menu functionality a more obvious part of its relevant applications, instead of the "surprise!" button it currently represents. There are also points in the video where tapping the application's icon in the top left takes you to the "home" of the app, and we also found similar icons on the top left of each application Andy demoed at D -- and we're guessing they have the same functionality. Check out a video after the break, or hit up the source link to grab the Android Package...if you defy.

Vic Gundotra Demonstrated the new Android Music, Its pretty Cool B-)



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Snips :

• Android
• Android Market
• Xda-developers

Mind Interface for iPhone !!

XWave Lets You Control iPhone Graphics with Your Brain !!


What if you could visualize what your brain was doing on the screen of your iPhone? That’s the promise of XWave, a strange-looking contraption you clamp onto your head that reads your mind.

You can see the results of its brainwave-reading magic on the free XWave iPhone app, displaying a graphical ball that you can raise by focusing your thoughts. Or so it seems.

Because it costs $100, we had high expectations for this XWave headgear, yearning to be amazed. Plugging it into the iPhone’s earphone jack, I clamped its headband onto assorted noggins to see what would happen. This slightly uncomfortable plastic thingamajig with a little earlobe clamp has a sensor that presses against its user’s forehead. Flip the switch, plug it into an iPhone’s headphone jack, and that’s when the fun starts.

The headband communicates with the free XWave iPhone app, and once it begins to receive the signal, it measures various brain waves. By changing your state of mind, you can affect the graphics on the screen.

For instance, on one screen, if you focus your mind, you can make a graphical ball move higher and higher on the screen. Another screen helps you achieve nirvana, measuring your degree of relaxation using pulsating color. The more relaxed you get, the more the color shifts toward the blue part of the spectrum.

Does it work? You can see the screens changing as you become more relaxed or focused. It feels like you’re making these things happen. In fact, one cerebral member of our group was able to bring both of the factors above 90%, far more than anyone else. It’s far from scientific proof, but that indicates there’s actually something going on here.

This is not exactly a scientific instrument, but we thought it was a lot of fun as a parlor game, and its results coincided with the personalities of some of our informal test subjects. The iPhone app is not quite perfect — for example, it won’t let you sign up for the service to save your results — but if you have an extra $100 to blow just for fun, this might be a good candidate.


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When i see this news suddenly TANLE came into my mind :) I request you to watch this... 

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• Apple
  
• XWave Visualizer
• iPhone Apps
• TED Talk

Big Blue's list of tech predictions for the next five years !!

IBM Expects to See Holographic Phone Calls, Air-Powered Batteries by 2015 !!

If you believe in tech fortune-telling, you'll soon be able to reach out and (sort of) touch someone. By 2015, mobile phones will be projecting 3D images of callers and batteries will run on air alone, according to prognosticators at IBM.

Big Blue's list of tech predictions for the next five years includes kinetically powered laptops and computers that predict traffic jams in real time, etc,.

Batteries of 2015 could last 10 times longer than those of today, and could be based on "energy-dense metals that only need to interact with the air to recharge," it said.

Homes of the near future, meanwhile, could be warmed by heat produced by data centers. 

The report did not go into detail about the predictions.

IBM polls its 3,000 researchers at sites like the Almaden Research Center for hot new ideas in the offing. Previous innovation predictions have included statements such as, "In the next five years, you will be able to surf the Internet, hands-free, by using your voice."

Well, that was two years ago and I'm still typing and clicking. 

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Snips :

• IBM
• Holographic Principle
• Air-Powered Batteries
• IBM Releases 2010 'Five In Five' Tech Predictions
• Jobs at IBM