Samsung Propel Pro

The New Windows Mobile 6.1 slider from samsung is on the show. Its very good in looks and has astylish exterior.It's a quad abdn world phone with wi-fi. Initial look at this gadget and the only word comes to your mind is "Awesome". The device has an ultra-sleek exterior that looks like polished hematite. It is 2.4 inches wide with sharp corners.microSD slot is handy and accessible on the side of the device, instead of being stuck under the SIM card slot in the battery compartment, which is inconvenient at best.

The display is a 2.55-inch, 65,000 color TFT LCD that runs at 320 by 320 pixels. It is set just under the exterior covering of the phone, so the front of the device is completely smooth except for the buttons at the bottom of the device.

The Propel Pro comes with a small, light AC adapter, a USB sync cable, a getting started CD and a printed Getting Started guide.

The Propel Pro is a very snappy device indeed, with a 528 MHz processor, 128 MB of RAM, and 256 MB of ROM. I never once saw the dreaded Windows Mobile "pinwheel" because launching and switching applications was practically instantaneous.The Propel Pro can keep you connected in a variety of ways, including GPRS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

Coming to the battery life The technical specs say that you should get 6.5 hours of usage and up to 12 days of standby time with this phone

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Inventor unveils new search engine

Web 3.0 the Era has begun, Microsoft is working on the Kumo search engine, Gazelle browser and these are things which understand the data rather than treating them as 1's and 0's , may be we can call as we are steping towards artificial intelligence. Google might soon face trouble in coming years if they dont change their strategy of searching the data on the internet.
As i was talking about the search engines which understands the data and does the search, Stephen Wolfram, whose Mathematica program is widely used throughout the science world, gave the details of his new computational search engine, named Wolfram Alpha, in an online presentation. The company says the technology will go public on May 18.

Unlike Google, which automatically indexes billions of web pages to answer users' search queries, Wolfram Alpha uses sophisticated algorithms to attempt to understand user questions, and then uses the resources stored in its expert-curated database to offer up answers and relevant information.


"We are just at the beginning," said Wolfram, 49. "I think we've got a reasonable start on 90 per cent of the shelves in a typical reference library."


"The idea is to try and bring expert-level knowledge to everyone," said Wolfram.

The result is very different from Google, which primarily points users in the direction of web pages. Wolfram Alpha, in contrast, displays information that it calculates by itself and shows in useful formats, offering numerous options for users to dig deeper into the subject.

It can answer questions like how high is Mt Everest, what is the fish production in Italy, and what was the weather in London on the day John F. Kennedy was killed. But because it relies on verified data in its system rather than an ad hoc search of the internet, there are big gaps in its knowledge, especially in pop culture and information that frequently changes, such as film showings.

Well this might be the first step towards huge revolution.....lets wait and watch!!!!!!!

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crossflow microfiltration membrane separation

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have filed a patent on technology that can protect pasteurized liquid eggs from food safety threats.

Current pasteurization technology removes heat-sensitive pathogens, but some heat-resistant spoilage microorganisms can survive. Consumers can avoid illness by properly preparing and cooking eggs before consumption, but the researchers have found that new technology can compensate for the shortcomings of thermal pasteurization.

Well this technology is developed by Sudarsan Mukhopadhyay, Peggy Tomasula and John Luchansky, researchers at the ARS Eastern Regional Research Center (ERRC) in Wyndmoor, Pa.

CMF was shown to remove about 99.9999 percent of inoculated Salmonella enteritidis from unpasteurized liquid egg whites

The technology, called "crossflow microfiltration membrane separation" (CMF), removes more pathogens than thermal pasteurization. And it does so without affecting the eggs' ability to foam, coagulate and emulsify, meaning that CMF-treated eggs could be safely substituted for pasteurized eggs in angel food cake and other products where those characteristics are desired.

In a pilot-scale study, CMF was shown to remove about 99.9999 percent of inoculated Salmonella enteritidis from unpasteurized liquid egg whites. The technology can also be used to remove Bacillus anthracis spores from egg whites. This finding adds to previous work in which ERRC researchers used CMF to remove 99.9999 percent of B. anthracis spores inoculated into fluid milk. Microfiltration can also protect milk from more common bacterial pathogens, potentially extending its shelf life.

Although effective in its own right, CMF works best when used as an accompaniment to pasteurization, not a replacement for it. Combining the two processes significantly reduces the pathogen load.

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Sony Ericsson rethinking PlayStation phone to stay in the game?

Gaming in mobile has reached to a far extent in the market. These situations not only demand mobiles with musical features but also excellent gaming features. Playstation which is known to most the computer users, playstion a dominant game console in the market.
If we do not adapt to this new technology or new market environment, we’re going to lose

When asked sony ericsson about the concept of playstation in the mobile they have denied the concept but looking at the current market sony ericsson's president Hideki Komiyama have hinted that a PlayStation branded phone could actually be back in their agenda afterall. “If we do not adapt to this new technology or new market environment, we’re going to lose”, the Sony Ericsson head suggested.

With significant losses just within Q1 of 2009 and increasing threat into the portable gaming market from Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, clearly the Sony Ericsson boss feels it may be necessary afterall to rethink about the idea of launching a portable PlayStation mobile phone device--keep waiting for this.

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Amazon cloud offer appeals to colleges

Cloud computing is hot thing in the market. As i mentioned in the earlier posts about the advantages of the cloud computing , now the cloud computing hits the educational institutes. Amazon cloud has provided the service for the David J. Malan's Harvard University.

David J. Malan's Harvard University computer science students completed projects last fall that would have proved difficult -- if not impossible -- without cloud computing

Malan secured a grant from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon.com Inc.'s cloud-computing service, that let his students do coursework with the company's global computer infrastructure--virtual servers that allow students to complete data-heavy assignments without bogging down or crashing the campus's hardware.

"It was a huge win for us pedagogically," said Malan, who has been at Harvard since 1995. "It makes possible resources that universities might not be able to provide for students.

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