Welcome to Googletown

Some days it feels like Google is taking over the world. For the residents of Mountain View California, that feeling is personal.

Two weeks ago, Google signed a deal for its very own airport just east of the Googleplex, complete
with a blimp hangar large enough to house the Hindenburg. But building a better blimp probably isn't the reason that Google is leasing the historic Moffett Federal Airfield from the US government. At the same time the search giant is building robots and .......read more news @TheVerge

Project Helios - Microsoft's New ASP.NET

Project Helios is the latest technology to hit ASP.NET programmers and if you haven't been paying close attention
it is going to be very difficult to figure out what it is all about.

The motivation behind ASP.NET was classic Microsoft. At the time Microsoft controlled the desktop,
but was losing ground in web programming so what did it do - made web programming the same as desktop programming.

The initial intent of ASP.NET was to allow the same approach to creating applications. i.e. .NET and asynchronous event han ...read more @i-programmer

Getting started
Minimum system requirements to write a Helios-based application:

Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012

.NET Framework 4.5.1 (download )

Visual Studio 2012 or 13

And your web server / web hoster  to run a Helios-based application:

Windows Server 2012

.NET Framework 4.5.1

goto statement iOS recent security flaw

A recent security flaw in iOS is down to an error involving a spurious goto statement - but
when you look a little more closely there is a bigger lesson to learn from the incident - and not just "goto considered harmful".

Apple relased an update to patch a
cryptography flaw a few days ago but didn't say what it was ....read more@i-programmer

Nokia announces Android running Nokia X , Nokia X+ & XL

The Nokia X, X+ and XL are powered by a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8225
chipset with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. Happily, it's expandable via the microSD card slot and supports up to 32GB cards.

The Nokia X and X+ feature a 4" 800x480 IPS LCD capacitive touch display making up for a pixel density of 233ppi. However, the Nokia X+ and XL get a bump in RAM to 768MB.

At the back of the Nokia X and X+, there's a 3MP fixed focus camera with both phones weighing 129 grams and pack 1500mAh battery.

It's goo.....read more @GSM Arena

Sony's new waterproof wonders

The Sony Xperia Z2 and M2 smart
phones and Z2 tablet can take a dip without making your day a washout -- and they're joined by a World Cup version of the Sony SmartBand and Core gadget.

Fancy splashing out on a smartphone that doesn't care if it gets splashed? The Xperia
Z2 is Sony's new 5.2-inch .........to know more CNET

Microsoft Word has an Assamese clone

A group of volunteers from different parts of Assam have made an innovation of sorts by designing an Assamese word processor similar to the Microsoft Word with a spell checker and word suggestions to boot.

“The programming of the processor is based on dotnet platform and C# language containing around 15,000 lines of code,” Utpal Phukon, the only programmer in the Jahnabi team, said.

Named Jahnabi, the word processor has came as a boon for those who need help in writing the language and can be easily used by those with a rudimentary knowledge of Assamese.

“The website www.jahnabi.org has received more than 60,000 hits and the free-of-cost software downloaded by more than 1,000 people since it was launched online on November 25 last,” says Mridul Kumar Sharmah, one of the members of th ........more news @thehindubusinessline

Samsung unveiled the first 8-gigabit LPDDR4 memory specifically designed for mobile devices

Samsung's fastest LPDDR3 RAM

Samsung unveiled that they had developed the first 8-gigabit LPDDR4 memory specifically designed for mobile devices. In 2014, we may see 4GB of RAM in the future smartphones — possibly in the Galaxy S5. It will be another great leap forward in the development of the next-gen flagship models.

With this development, not only Samsung points to a greater power with a performance increase of 50% compared to the LPDDR3 memories, but also 40% a lower energy consumption. Short battery life is a common problem of high-end smartphones now-a-days and precisely, for the same reason Samsung has been working on it since the nex ........more news @inferse

EcoSport represents Ford’s entry into the booming small SUV market.

Ford EcoSport 1.5 TDCi Titanium

The EcoSport is Ford’s late entry into the booming compact SUV market. Sharing parts and platform with the Fiesta and B-Max, it’s coming to the UK in May 2014, all set to take on the Nissan Jukes and Vauxhall Mokkas of this world.

With raised suspension, high seating position and rugged go anywhere look, the EcoSport fits the modern SUV template but what’s also key is that it has the space and practicality of a normal small hatchback, plus associated low running costs. Pricing is keen too, ...... more news @businesscarmanager

Google, Audi developing in-car Android system

Google will be taking its Android operating system and putting it in a much bigger package. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google plans to partner with Audi to develop Android-based software for new cars.

The partnership is expected to be announced at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, held from Jan. 7-10, 2014. Both Google and Audi declined to comment about the report. However, Audi's head of product strategy, Filip Brabec, told the Wall Street Journal that new vehicles will ...read more @abcnews

Pramod Techno Blog Wishes all the fans a Happy & Prosperous New Year 2014

Wishes all the fans

Happy & Prosperous

New Year 

2014

Well once again its that time of year where we look back on the year almost gone and look forward to what the New Year will bring, well once again we've had a really great year this year and thanks to all who made it like that for this blog, with more latest updates and some important event updates from technology world.

MediaTek to invest over $1 billion in chip development

Taiwanese company MediaTek plans to invest more than $1 billion in development of more than 20 new chips in 2014 that will
be built into smart phones, tablets, TVs, DVD players, and wireless devices.

MediaTek usually spends about 20% of the annual amount collected from the sale on the research and development department. @Decrypted Tech

Microsoft announces Nokia Lumia 1520 pre- orders

Microsoft has officially detailed the Lumia 1520 availability and launched a pre-order campaign for the phablet.

Microsoft is going the extra mile with this particular pre-order.

The SIM-free Lumia 1520 will cost you a hefty £594.98, and is
scheduled to start shipping on November 25.

@gsmarena

Apple polishes forecast after selling 9 million new iPhones

"In addition, more than 200 million iOS devices are now running the completely redesigned iOS 7, making it the fastest software upgrade in history,"  Apple said referring to its latest mobile operating system.

Demand for the iPhone 5s has exceeded the initial supply and many online orders are scheduled to be shipped in the coming weeks,
it said.

"This is our best iPhone launch yet. More than 9 million new iPhones sold, a new record for first weekend sales," Apple CEO Tim Cook said.

The iPhone 5, the earlier model, sold over 5 million units in the first three days after its release last September ..........full news @Jagran

Narendra Modi themed SmartNamo phones launched

A Gujarat-based group has
launched two Narendra Modi themed smartphones in India, named SmartNamo Saffron One and SmartNamo Saffron Two. The two smartphones are now available for pre-order at e-commerce website Snapdeal for an initial booking amount of Rs 999.

The 16 and 32GB variants of SmartNamo Saffron One have been priced at Rs 18,000 and Rs 23,000, respectively.

SmartNamo Saffron Two will cost buyers Rs 24,000. Both the phones will be available for delivery in the second week of October, Snapdeal says. Both devices are powered by Android 4.2 and have 1.5GHz quad-core processor ..............full news @ TimesOfIndia

China-Based Hacking Group Behind Hundreds of Attacks on U.S. Companies

The group, called Hidden Lynx, is believed connected to the Operation Aurora espionage
campaign of 2010 in which dozens of major companies, including Google and Microsoft, were targeted.

More recently, Hidden Lynx was associated with an attack on security vendor Bit9 earlier
this year, and also with numerous "watering hole" attacks against hundreds of organizations
in the United States.

The group has a long history of attacking organizations in the defense ..........full news @COMPUTERWORLD

Apple shares up ahead of iOS 7 launch

Apple launching iOS 7. Shares of the tech titan are up slightly -- 1% -- in pre-market trading with its iOS 7 operating system poised to hit iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices later today.

The OS represents a major shift for Apple, and likely consumers ..... full news @ USA TODAY TECH

Apple unveiling its polished iOS7 on September 18

iOS 7, featuring a completely redesigned stunning new user
interface, will be available starting Wednesday, September 18 to iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch® users as a free software update. iOS 7 has hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved
Multitasking, AirDrop®, enhanced Photos, Safari®, Siri® and introduces iTunes Radio, a free Internet radio service based on the music you listen to on iTunes®. In addition, iOS 7 has been engineered with deep technical and design integration with both iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c.

“iOS 7 is completely redesigned with an entirely new user interface and over 200 new features, so it’s like getting a ............. full news @Apple Press Info

Run Android apps on Windows, Macintosh PCs & Windows tablets from Bluestack App Player

 BlueStacks App Player and BlueStacks Cloud Connect. Both products revolve around enabling Android applications to run on Windows PCs, Macintosh computers and Windows tablets.

World's thinnest keyboard unveiled by Cambridge firm CSR

The company behind the technology found in wireless Beats headphones and Nike Running gadget has unveiled the world's thinnest keyboard, with a flexible, wireless touchscreen just half a millimetre thick.

Cambridge-based CSR, which specialises in wireless technology, showcased a prototype of the product at the IFA consumer electronics event in Berlin, but it will be 12 months before it will be available to buy.

Paul Williamson, CSR's director of low power wireless products, said the final form factor depended on how manufacturers bring the keyboard to market, although its primary use is likely to be as a lightweight, complementary external keyboard for tablet devices. "This is a working prototype and a glimpse forward rather than something people will be buying this year," he said.

"We might see lots of shapes and size, .....full news @THE GUARDIAN

Ready for smartphones with a next-generation chip

Next week in Berlin there are sure to be some new smartphone announcements. It's the annual IFA show there, along with some supplemental press events in New York City and elsewhere. Yup, we'll likely see the new Galaxy Gear smartwatch from Samsung and the company's new Galaxy Note 3, but the star of the show may not be one single device. Instead, it could be a single chip.

At least two companies, if not more, are expected to announce powerful new mobile devices built around Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 chip.

The market has seen a number of phones and tablets using the current Snapdragon line, but those have all been the 200, 400 and 600 models. The HTC One and some versions of the Samsung Galaxy S 4, for example, use the current high-end Snapdragon 600.

So what's the big deal about the 800? Quite a.......full news @USA TODAY