Recently Samsung came up with their Corby model which is a value for money touch screen phone. It has got lots of social networking apps installed which makes it a big success among the youth. After the initial success Samsung has come up with multiple models of Corby.

Here you can see the feature list of 4 Corby touch models Pro, Corby, Plus and the New Corby 3G. Since th price fluctuates daily, please visit Ebay or other online shops to check the latest price.

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Model Name	Samsung B5310Corby Pro	Samsung S3653 Corby	Samsung B3410 Corby Plus	Samsung M5650 Corby 3G
Released Year	2009	2009	2009	2010
Phone Memory	100 MB	68MB	30 MB	50 MB
External Memory	microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB	microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB	microSD(TransFlash)	microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB
Colours	Black	Jamaican Yellow, Cupid Pink, Minimal White, and Festival Orange; 2 Fashion Jackets	Black	Balck, Neon Blue
Form	Slide	Bar	Slide	Bar
Camera
Photo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Camera Pixels	3 MP	2 MP	2 MP	3 MP
Video Playback	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Video Recording	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TV Output	No	No	No	No
Zoom	Digital Zoom	Digital Zoom	Digital Zoom	Digital Zoom
Messaging
SMS	Yes-Basic	Yes-Basic	Yes-Basic	Yes-Basic
MMS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
IM	IM-GSM	IM-GSM	IM-GSM	IM-GSM
E-Mail	Yes,Pull Mail	Yes,Pull Mail	Yes,Pull Mail	Yes,Pull Mail
Push Mail	No	No	No	No
Music
Mp3 Player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FM	Yes-RDS	Yes-RDS	Yes-RDS	Yes-RDS
Ringtones	Polyphonic, MP3	Polyphonic, MP3	Polyphonic, MP3	Polyphonic, MP3
Track id	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Key Features
3G	HSDPA 7.2 Mbps	No	No	HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP	Yes,File Transfer	Bluetooth 2.0	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi	Yes,Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g	No	No	Yes,Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
OS	Java	Java	Java	Java
Streaming	Browser Compatible	Browser Compatible	Browser Compatible	Browser Compatible
Technology
3G	HSDPA 7.2 Mbps	No	No	HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Sensors	No	No	No	No
Interface	Icon Grid	Icon Grid	Icon Grid	Icon Grid
GPS	GPS	No	No	No
Orientation	Potrait	Potrait	Potrait	Portrait
Network
GSM	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA	No	No	No	No
Talk time	8.33 hours	Up to 9 h	Up to 5h 50min	Up to 3 h
Stand by-time	500 hours	Up to 730 h	Up to 670h	Up to 300 h
Flight Mode	Yes - Profile Based	Yes - Profile Based	Yes - Profile Based	Yes - Profile Based
Software
Games	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Java	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
OS	Java	Java	Java	Java
Blog	No	No	No	No
Browser	WAP 2.0 / xHTML, HTML	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML	WAP 2.0/xHTML	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Voice
Recording	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Speaker	Yes-Mono	Yes-Mono	Yes-Mono	Yes-Mono
Push-to-talk	No	No	No	No
Voice Messaging	Yes-Operator Based	Yes-Operator Based	Yes-Operator Based	Yes-Operator Based
Data
Internet	HSDPA	EDGE	EDGE	3G
Wi-Fi	Yes,Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g	No	No	Yes,Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Security	Inbuilt	Mobile Tracker	Inbuilt	Inbuilt
Streaming	Browser Compatible	Browser Compatible	Browser Compatible	Browser Compatible
Connectivity
Infrared	No	No	No	No
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP	Yes,File Transfer	Bluetooth 2.0	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Usb	Yes, v2.0 microUSB	Yes, v2.0	Yes, v2.0	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Pc Sync	PC Suite Managed	PC Suite Managed	PC Suite Managed	PC Suite Managed
Remote sync	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Size
Product Size	105 x 56.8 x 15.7 mm	103 x 56.5 x 12 mm	102.3 x 52.4 x 15.9 mm	106 x 57 x 12 mm
Product Weight	135 g	92 g	113.7	98 g
Display Size	240 x 320 pixels	240 x 320 pixels	240 x 320 pixels	240 x 320 pixels
Display Type	TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors	TFT touchscreen, 256K colors	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Keypad	Touch&QWERTY	Touchpad	Touch&QWERTY	Touchpad
Productivity
Office	Document viewer	No	No	Document viewer
Tools	File manager	File manager	File manager	File manager
Flash	No	No	No	No
Feeds	No	No	No	No
Input
Side keys	No	Left-Camera key, Hold key, Right -Volume keys	Left - Volume keys, Right - Camera key	No
Music keys	No	No	No	No
Dial	Voice	No	Voice	No
Touch	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Box
Battery	Included	Included	Included	Included
Headset	Included	Included	Included	Included
Memory Card	microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB	microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB	microSD (TransFlash)	microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB
Manual	Included	Included	Included	Included
CD	Included	Included	Included	Included
Extra	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3G(3^rd Generation) is going to be the next revolution in the communication arena in India. So it’s important that non techie mobile users in India must understand the advantages and features of 3G.

This article is written in the simplest way possible to educate the common man  about 3G . If you have any questions/suggestions, feel free to send me an email.

What is 3G in simple words?

3G is a family of standards for mobile telecommunications which includes Services like wide-area wireless voice telephone, video calls, and wireless data, all in a mobile environment. 3G allows simultaneous use of speech and data services and higher data rates up to 14.0 Mbit/s on the downlink and 5.8 Mbit/s on the uplink (These speeds are not standard and may vary depending on the providers). This means you can watch TV , talk to your buddies via Skype, watch streaming high quality videos, attend a video conference on your mobile phone without experiencing time delay even while you are travelling!

3G Video Conferencing

 

Is 3G something New?

Not at all! The first commercial release of 3G was by NTT DoCoMo in Japan in October 2001. This technology is very common in developed countries like America, Australia, UK and other European Countries.

3G service was first provided in India by MTNL(Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) in 2008 and BSL started providing 3G in Feb 2010.India is far behind in the 3G race as the 3G spectrum auction is going to be conducted for private players on April 9^th 2010 by Govt. Of India. So by end of 2010 3G is going to be very common in India.

As of today there are 500million+ 3G users worldwide.

To use 3G services, do I need to buy a new phone?

Yes, if your current phone is not 3G compatible. These are some of the phones which are 3G compatible and now available in India:

Nokia N95,Nokia N96 ,Nokia N82 , E71, E72
If you are looking for cheaper Nokia handsets which can give provide you a 3G experience, then you can have a look at the following handsets:
Nokia N73 ,Nokia 3120 Classic ,Samsung SGH J800 ,Samsung TouchWiz ,Samsung Innov8
Sony Ericsson Xperia ,Sony Ericsson

Other 3G compatible Sony Ericsson handsets are Sony Ericsson G700, G900, K530i, K610i, K660i, M600i and P990i.

Almost all HTC phones support 3G.

To see a complete list of 3G phones available in India, click this link.

How do I know whether my current phone is 3G compatible or not?

Turn on your phone and look at the top when you have service, it should say either: E or 3G. If you cant find these, go to www.Ebay.Inand search for your phone model and check the features list.

I am not a hifi mobile user. Do I need to go for a 3G compatible phone when I change my phone next time ?

 

 

 

I would say yes. The possibilities of 3G is infinite! Wont you use 3G if you can make free/cheap international calls via skype using your mobile phone ? The answer is yes and that could be the best reason for you to go for a 3G phone. Now a days 3G phones are quite cheap too.. Today, you can buy a 3G for as low as 4700Rs! We need to wait and watch if the govt. will allow 2 way VOIP over 3G which might make thousands of BSNL employees jobless!

I want to try 3G Now. Does BSNL provides 3G?

Yes , BSNL started offering 3G from Feb 2010 in selected cities. You can find the Tariff details here: http://www.bsnl.co.in/service/3G/3G_files/3g.htm. The upload rate of BSNL is kept very low to make 2 way Voice telephony not feasible.

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സൂഫി പറഞ്ഞ കഥ  ഫെബ്രുവരി 19 ന് റിലീസാവുന്നു. Official Website: http://SufiKatha.com
പത്തൊമ്പതാം  നൂറ്റാണ്ടിലെ ബ്രിട്ടീഷ്‌ മലബാറിന്‍റെ  പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിലുള്ള ഈ പ്രണയ കഥ ഏറെ പുതുമകളുള്ള ഒരു പീര്യഡ്‌ ഫിലിം ആണ്.  കെ പി രാമനുണ്ണിയുടെ എട്ടു ഭാഷകളില്‍ പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിച്ച വിഖ്യാതമായ നോവലിന്‍റെ ചലച്ചിത്ര ആവിഷ്ക്കാരമാണ് സിലിക്കന്‍ മീഡിയയുടെ ഈ കന്നിചിത്രം. ദേശീയ അവാര്‍ഡ്‌ ജേതാവ് പ്രിയനന്ദനന്റെ മുഖ്യധാരാ സിനിമയിലേക്കുള്ള ശ്രദ്ധാപൂര്‍വമുള്ള ചുവടുവയ്പ്പ് കൂടിയാണ് സൂഫി. പ്രിയന്‍റെ തികച്ചും വ്യത്യസ്തമായ സിനിമയായിരിക്കുമിത: ചടുലമായ ദൃശ്യാവിഷ്കാരവും, പാട്ടുകളും, സംഘട്ടനവും ഒക്കെയുള്ള സൂഫി പറഞ്ഞ കഥ എല്ലാത്തരം പ്രേക്ഷകര്‍ക്കും ആസ്വദിക്കത്തക്ക രീതിയിലാണ് ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. .പ്രമുഖ വിതരണക്കാരായ സെന്‍ട്രല്‍ പിക്ചേര്‍സ് ആണ് 'സൂഫി പറഞ്ഞ കഥ' തിയ്യേറ്ററുകളില്‍ എത്തിക്കുന്നത്.





തിരുവനന്തപുരത്ത് നടന്ന ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ അന്താരാഷ്‌ട്ര ചലച്ചിത്രോത്സവത്തില്‍ (IFFK 2009) അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര മത്സരവിഭാഗത്തിലേക്ക് ഇന്ത്യയില്‍ നിന്നു തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെട്ട മൂന്നു ചിത്രങ്ങളില്‍ ഒന്ന് സൂഫി പറഞ്ഞ കഥ ആയിരുന്നു. ചലച്ചിത്രോത്സവത്തില്‍ പ്രദര്‍ശിപ്പിച്ച സിനിമകളില്‍ ഏറ്റവും തിരക്കനുഭവപ്പെട്ടത്‌  സൂഫിയ്ക്കായിരുന്നു.

ഇപ്പോള്‍ ചാനലുകളില്‍ കേട്ടുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന സൂഫിയിലെ ഇമ്പമേറിയ ഗാനങ്ങള്‍ ഈ വര്‍ഷത്തെ  മികച്ചവയെന്ന്  മാധ്യമങ്ങള്‍ വിലയിരുത്തുന്നു. റഫീക് അഹമ്മദിന്‍റെ കവ്യഭംഗിയുള്ള വരികള്‍ക്ക് ഹൃദ്യമായ ഈണം പകര്‍ന്നിരിക്കുന്നത് മോഹന്‍ സിതാരയാണ്.

കേരളീയ മതമൈത്രിയുടെ ശക്തമായ ആവിഷ്കരണമാണ് ഈ ചിത്രത്തിലുള്ളത്. മതമൌലികവാദത്തിനും തീവ്രവാദത്തിനും എതിരെ ശബ്ദിക്കുന്ന ഈ ചിത്രം പത്തൊമ്പതാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിന്റെ ഭൂമികയില്‍ നിന്ന് കൊണ്ടു  ഇരുപത്തൊന്നാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിന്റെ സാഹചര്യങ്ങളെ ചര്‍ച്ചാവിഷയം ആക്കുന്നു. അവഗണിക്കാന്‍ പറ്റാത്ത സാമൂഹിക യാഥാര്‍ത്ഥ്യങ്ങളെ  ധൈര്യപൂര്‍വ്വം നേരിടുന്ന ഈ ചിത്രത്തില്‍  മതം, തീവ്രവാദം, പ്രണയം, രതി ഇവയെപ്പറ്റിയൊക്കെ ശക്തവും തുറന്നതുമായ വീക്ഷണങ്ങള്‍ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

മേലെപ്പുല്ലറ തറവാട്ടിലെ ഏക അവകാശിയായ കാര്‍ത്തിയെന്ന സുന്ദരിയായ നായര്‍ യുവതിയും പോന്നാനിക്കാരനായ കച്ചവടക്കാരന്‍ മാമൂട്ടിയും തമ്മിലുള്ള ഈ പ്രണയകഥയില്‍ ഒന്നര നൂറ്റാണ്ട് മുമ്പുള്ള സാമൂഹികവും സാംസ്കാരികവുമായ കേരളീയ അവസ്ഥകള്‍ ഇതള്‍ വിരിയുന്നു. ശക്തമായ കഥാപാത്രങ്ങള്‍ ആണ് സൂഫിയിലുള്ളത്.  ബംഗാളി നടി ശര്‍ബാനി മുഖര്‍ജിയാണ് പെണ്‍കരുത്തിന്‍റെ പ്രതീകമായ കാര്‍ത്തിയെ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്‌. മാമൂട്ടിയായി രംഗത്തെത്തുന്നത് പുതുമുഖം പ്രകാശ്‌ ബാരെയാണ്. മികച്ച നടനുള്ള അന്താരാഷ്ട്രപുരസ്കാരം നേടിയിട്ടുള്ള തമ്പി ആന്റണി ശങ്കുമെനോനായി അഭിനയിക്കുന്നു‌. ജഗതി ശ്രീകുമാരി ന്‍റെ അഭിനയ ജീവിതത്തിലെ നാഴികക്കല്ലായി മാറുന്ന കഥാപാത്രമാണ്  ഈ ചിത്രത്തിലെ അവറു മുസലിയാര്‍. ഇന്ദ്രന്‍സ്, വത്സല മേനോന്‍, ഗീതാവിജയന്‍, രമാദേവി, മുല്ലനേഴി, ഇര്‍ഷാദ്, സുനിത നെടുങ്ങാടി മുതലായ പ്രതിഭകളും ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ പ്രകടനം കാഴ്ചവയ്ക്കുന്നു.

One of my friends recently asked me this question. "I have a bunch of digital photos with
me. I need to create multiple albums and show the pictures as slideshows in my website. How
can I do this?". My immediate answer was "use picasa"!

He required the steps to do it so I decided to write it down with some screenshots to help a first time user.

Here are the steps to add images to picasa and show it was slide show in yourwebsite. You
dont have to be a techie to do this. A person who can send emails,can use "MS Word" and a
little knowledge in HTML can easily do this.

Step1: Navigate to http://Photos.Google.com and login using your google id. If you dont have
a google account, you can create one here:

Step2: After logging in to Picasa, Click on the Upload Button on top.There is an option to create new Album. Click on the link.

Step3: Give a title to your album and select a date on which the pics are taken. You can give a description to the details of the images inside and even show the place where the photos were taken in google maps.

Step4: Now you can decide whether this album is a public album or a private one.
Public albums can be seen by anyone on the internet and private albums can be seen only by persons you choose to share it. You can even give the option of "SignIn required to View" so that only registered picasa customers can view the album.

Step5: Now you can individually upload pics to the album one by one or install "Picasa desktop client"(Download link circled in red ) on your system and upload all the images at one shot to the album.

Step6:
Now click on  "Link to this album" as circled in the image below.
This will open up a hidden panel which shows multiple options to share your picasa album.

Step7: if you just want to send the link via email or IM, use the link below "Paste link in email or IM". For slideshow, click on the "Embed Slideshow" link. This will open up a popup window.

Step8: Now you can select the image size for your slideshow(circled in blue). There are multiple options 144px, 288px, 400px, 600px and 800px.  Select the appropriate size and then copy the HTML code to embed in the site(circled in red). You need to add the code between the <body> </body> tags of your html page.

Yes, your slide show is now ready !! Google has made it simple, did'nt they?

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First of let me tell you that I am a big Dan Brown fan as his books introduces a common man to powerful,interesting and unknown facts. His concentration to details of sophisticated science and technology coupling with ancient knowledge and religious teachings is impeccable! The most important factor in his books is that the organizations, brotherhoods, rituals, theories(even conspiracy theories) do exists even though they seem to be a work of fiction to the common man!

"The Da Vinci Code" was the first ever book to which I was glued to until I finished it. Its one hell of a read! Soon after I completed Da Vinci Code, impressed by the author's abilities, I bought "Angels and Demons", "Digital Fortress" and "Deception Point" and read it without any interruptions. "Angels and Demons" and "Deception Point" were good read and I enjoyed reading them. Regarding "Digital Fortress", I could not relate the computing stuff mentioned in the book to practical computing!

 

Then few months back I was excited to learn about the new Dan Brown book "The Lost Symbol". I booked a copy even before the release of the book for about 420Rs at IndiaPlaza.in . They delivered it on time and I started to read the book with a heavy appetite. But as I moved on, it was becoming less interesting just because of the story line.. The only thing kept the book alive was the fact that CIA was involved in the story investigating on the same lines that of Langdon for "National Security" reasons! And in the end when you really come to know the reason.. pheww..... I was like a "Balloon with no air inside"!!

However, In the book Dan Brown has written well about Noetic Sciences(ref: http://www.noetic.org/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Noetic_Sciences) and Masonic Mysteries, symbols and secret traditions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry). As per me the best part of the book is the substantiation of the fact that "We ourselves are God", which I also firmly believe in. He uses several instances in Bible and other books as proofs that ancient men of knowledge knew this. He was lot of references to Hinduism in the book, but missed the most important teachings of the Vedas wiz. "Aham Brahmasmi", meaning "I am the Universe", which implies "I am the supreme being" which in turn implies "I am the God.". Hinduism also propagates the teaching "Tatwamasi" (Tat means that, Twam means you, and Asi means is.) meaning Thou art you .

Those who have been to Sabarimala(The grand temple of Lord Ayyappa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabarimala), can see this great message inscribed on the entrance of the temple! Even the god himself is saying "I am you" or "You are me"! I was fascinated by this inscription when I went to Sabarimala at a very young age! Another interesting fact about this temple is that the Sabarimala pilgrims are also called "Swami" or "Ayyappan", the name of the God himself! Dan Brown's book points these 2 most powerful teachings of Hinduism: Aham Brahmasmi and Tatwamasi, both together meaning "God is in every thing and everywhere"! its sad that he missed out these hindu teachings in his book.

Coming back to the book, the storyline is not that impressive. Facts about Smithsonian institution and museums, the Capitol Building, paintings inside it etc. are good general knowledge embedded in between chapters which helps readers not to get bored while Robert Langdon is running away from the Law as usual!!.

To make the review more concise, I will take you to a small FAQ, which is my perspective only.

FAQ of Lost Symbol:

1. Is it as good as Da Vinci Code? Ans: Not at all!
2.On a scale of 1 to 10, how will you rate this book?
Ans:

9	For "Moral of the story"(as I strongly believe in the teaching that "God is within ourselves")
5	For story line
8	For unknown secret facts and general knowledge(if you are a person who respects knowledge, you will end up doing lot of googling about the Noetic sciences, Capitol Building of Washington D.C., Free Masons, Hidden teachings of The Bible etc.)
8	For keeping the reader glued to the book.

          So the average comes to 7.0 which means Readable book!