Indian government has delayed the mobile number portability plan till 31 march 2010. Earlier Indian government planned to roll out this service in stages from 31 December 2009 in four metros and in in some other cities. The rollout in March will now be across the country at one go, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said. It said that it had delayed the rollout because some operators had not yet upgraded their networks to support MNP.
What is Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Plan?
Mobile Number portability plan is a service that allow mobile subscribers to retain their mobile numbers after they change their mobile operators. As of now if mobile subscriber want to switch to a new subscriber they have to change their mobile number.
Windows XP users very much familiar with classic start menu but users just migrated to Windows 7 find that the classic start menu is not available. Than Classic Start Menu could be very useful for you. It simply replaces Windows 7 start menu with classic start menu. Windows 7 quick find feature is still available with Classic start menu.
To get started with Classic Start menu first you need to download and install this program. After successful installation you will be able to see the classic start menu. Classic start menu some really good configuration options so that you can customize classic start menu. This application also comes with full Aero effects.
Users can set their preference whether to start classic start menu with system start of they want to do it manually. Windows 7 users can switch between classic and default start menu by just clicking on the checkbox, no reboot is required.
This feature is unique and is available only in this program so far.click the program you need. Just wait till the drop-down menu appears in order to
access additional files.each folder. After that you will not have to open the folder in order to start the program, it will be enough just to click the folder. the program you need much faster.
Restart,shut down, hibernate ,sleep and open other most used folder with shortcut keys instead of using mouse.
Download Classic Start menu.
This first time when YouTube has shared the data about most watched videos on YouTube. YouTube has also shared the data about most rising search keywords on YouTube for each month of 2009.
Most Watched YouTube videos (Global)
Susan Boyle – Singer – Britains Got Talent 2009 (With Lyrics) (120 + Million Views)
David After Dentist (37+ million views)
JK Wedding Entrance Dance (33+ million views)
New Moon Movie Trailer – Official (HD) (31+ million views)
Evian Roller Babies international version (27+ million views)
Most Watched music videos on YouTube (Global)
Pitbull – I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (Available on ULTRA MIX 2 NOW!) OFFICIAL VIDEO (82+ million views)
Miley Cyrus – The Climb – Official Music Video (HQ) (64+ million views)
MIley Cyrus – Party In The U.S.A. – Official Music Video (HD) (54+ million views)
I’m On A Boat (ft. T-Pain) – Album Version (48+ million views)
Keri Hilson "Knock You Down" (35+ million views)
Fastest rising search term for each moth.
Fastest Rising YouTube search terms by month (Global):
- January: inauguration
- February: christian bale
- March: the climb
- April: susan boyle
- May: pacquiao vs hatton
- June: michael jackson thriller
- July: michael jackson
- August: usain bolt
- September: kanye west
- October: paranormal activity
- November: bad romance
- December: tiger woods
Fastest Rising YouTube search terms by month (U.S.):
- January: obama inauguration
- February: on a boat
- March: watchmen
- April: susan boyle
- May: pacquiao
- June: michael jackson thriller
- July: wedding
- August: send it on
- September: kanye west
- October: paranormal activity
- November: adam lambert
- December: tiger woods
Today Bing team announced the availability of Bing iPhone and iPod application. iPhone and iPod users can download Bing application from Apple app store. Bing application for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry is already available. You can now download the free Bing App from your phone in the App Store, from your computer at iTunes, or go to m.bing.com and will be redirect to the app store.
Bing App’s key Features available for iPhone and iPod:
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Daily image from Bing.com
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Easy to access voice search
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Tips and tricks on the home page
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"Locate Me" functionality
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Ability to add pushpins and save locations
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Show multiple locations on a single map
Gmail team has added a new feature in Gmail that will allow Gmail users to manage their large contact books more easily. With duplicate contact find and merge Gmail users would be able to find and merge duplicate contacts in Gmail with just one click. There are two ways you can merge them: one at a time, or all your duplicates at once.
To merge contacts one at a time:
- Select the contacts you’d like to merge from your contacts list.
- Click Merge these [#] contacts… on the right-side panel.
- Make any edits to the suggested solution (if you’d like to change anything).
- Click Save at the top of the page.
To find and merge all of your duplicate contacts at once, use the following instructions:
- Open the Contact Manager.
- Click the Find duplicates button in the right-side panel.
- We’ll display the duplicates we’ve found. You can expand them by clicking the details link next to each one and uncheck any that you don’t want to merge.
- When you’re ready, click Merge at the top of the list.
As of now this feature is only available for Gmail contacts not for all contacts present in your Gmail Contact book.
Symantec released Norton Online Backup 2.0 supporting Windows and Mac on up to five computers linked together with one central account. The new version also supports 90 days file versioning information for Windows and ability to send file download links via E-Mails. The Norton Online Backup service is available worldwide in 24 languages.
A 30 days free trial is also available for Norton Online Backup 2.0.
Norton Online Backup version 2.0 New Features:
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Cross-platform functionality for Windows and Mac computers supports Microsoft XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Mac OS X (including Mac OS X 10.6, “Snow Leopard”);
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Users can email any backed-up file via download links sent through the redesigned Web dashboard;
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90-day file versioning saves previous versions of backed-up files for up to 90-days, so older versions can be easily retrieved;
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Advanced search allows users to search for backed-up files by name, date, size and/or type of file;
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Open file backup stores the most current file, even if it’s open (especially important for email files);
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File purge and storage management makes it easy for users to remove previously backed-up files in order to clear up available storage space;
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Additional new features include improvements to file migration, the automatic initial setup, user settings and a more intuitive redesign of the user interface.
Pricing and Availability
Norton Online Backup version 2.0 is now available for purchase in the U.S. through select retail outlets and the Symantec online store at www.symantecstore.com. The new version of Norton Online Backup will be updated automatically for current subscribers within the coming weeks.
The suggested retail price for Norton Online Backup is US$49.99 per year, which includes 25 gigabytes (GB) of online storage to backup files from up to five computers. Additional storage space can be purchased incrementally at any time.
Scammers designed some new websites clamming that Google started hiring and job seekers can work from their home. The scam website is designed is such a way, that it looks like convincing news paper article. Attackers circulating heavily this website via Ad networks and social networking websites.
Example of the scam wall post on Facebook from a hacked account
The scam site:
To "cash in on the opportunity” all you have to do is fork up a measly $1.95 for the “Easy Google Profit” kit. Unfortunately, if you fall for the scam, you’re going to be taken for more than what you bargained for. Ripoff Report shows one victims struggle with these scam artists. Apparently they automatically started charging the victim $39.98 per month on top of an additional $129.95 fee. On top of that, they enrolled him in a 14 day trial for another site, which charges $29.95 a month if not canceled in time.
Source : Panda Labs Blog
As FIFA announced FIFA world cup 2010 schedule , after this announcement people start getting fake Email regarding FIFA 2010 ticket bookings. The lottery email says that recipient has won a large sum of money from the South African Football Association. When recipient contacts to lottery manager , the victim is asked to pay processing fees or pay transfer charges.
The second type of scam is attackers asking victims to download a HD Player for watching FIFA 2010 online and save some money. But this HD player is a rouge security product. suspicious sites also offering different prices for the same categories:
FIFA has already explained that only one location that is fifa.com will sell tickets and only few other companies are authorized to sell FIFA 2010 tickets. So please make sure that you are purchasing tickets from fifa.com or from a reputable company website.
Source : McAfee Security Blog.
Nokia has launched a new navigation mobile phone called Nokia 2710 Navigation edition. Nokia 2710 is Nokia’s most affordable navigational mobile phone. Nokia 2710 preloaded with Nokia maps along with local maps for the region it’s on sale. In some selected countries Nokia 271o will come local maps preloaded on 2GB inbuilt memory card. So users don’t have to go online and download local maps on their device. The Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition will also come with a car charger and a car cradle (pictured below) along with a lifetime navigation license.
Nokia 2710 comes with 2.2-inch screen, 2-megapixel camera and enough storage for 1,000 phonebook entries. It also supports Ovi Mail and Instant Messaging and it’ll keep the tunes turning with an MP3 player and FM radio. It also has a 3.5mm AV connector. The device will go for up to 18 days between charges in standby mode and will give up to four hours and 20 minutes talk time.
Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition Video
This device is aimed for developing world. The 2710 Navigation Edition is expected to be made available by the second quarter of 2010 for $163 (Rs. 7,600 approx.)
