APPLE i Phone 6
Sunday, May 18, 2014
APPLE i PHONE 6 FEATURES
APPEARANCE
We don't know what the iPhone 6 will look like yet, at least not officially. But all the available evidence points to a much thinner iPhone design than previous iterations of the handset. It seems certain that there will be an iPhone with a 4.7-inch display, as reports to this effect have appeared on a consistent basis over the last couple of months. A phablet-sized iPhone 6 is also a possibility, but rumors of this have died down slightly in the last few weeks, despite indications in documentation involved in the Apple v. Samsung courtcase that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was working on a phablet.
RESOLUTION
9to5Mac has suggested that the iPhone 6 will feature an increased screen resolution, which could be around 1704 x 960 pixels. This would result in an improved resolution density of between 356-416 pixels per inch.
SAPPHIRE SCREEN
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) seems to be seeking to improve the durability of the iPhone 6 by constructing it from scratch-proof Sapphire Glass. This would mean a departure from the Gorilla Glass which has been used for previous iPhone iterations. Supply line reports have indicated that Apple has already purchased a vast amount of this material, and that the process of manufacturing sapphire crystal in its supply chain is already underway.
FASTER NETWORK
Numerous analysts have asserted that the iPhone 6 will support the latest 802.11ac wireless networking standard. This would mean that the iPhone 6 would be compatible with speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second. Apple has already instigated a general push to include to next-generation networking technology within its other devices.
CAMERA
Reports have indicated that Sony are in talks with Apple to assist with the development of camera technology for the iPhone 6. This could result in the next Apple smartphone being fitted with a more powerful snapper than the iPhone 5S, possibly around the 13-megapixel mark.
PROCESSOR
The iPhone 6 may embrace the A8 chip, which will offer more sophisticated 64-bit technology than previous iPhone models. There has also been speculation that the M7 coprocessor will be spruced up, which will possibly enable the iPhone 6 to include environmental sensors, in order for it to be viewed as a companion device for Apple's 'Healthbook' application
OTHER FEATURES
As mentioned previously, the fabled 'Healthbook' app is rumored to be in development for the iPhone 6. This will reportedly include bloodwork, heartrate monitoring and blood pressure measurement. There could also be improved networking with the iPad and possible link-up capability with a hypothetical iWatch, although an Apple smartwatch may not have hit the market by the time that the iPhone 6 is released. Finally, improvements in the Siri song recognition software, touch ID development, and a brand new iOS 8 operating system offering new functionality, are all likely.
RELEASE DATE
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) remains very tight lipped on even the existence of the iPhone 6, let alone when we can expect to see it hit the High Street. With iPhone 5S adverts still running regularly on television, it is quite clear that Apple is intending to flog a fair few more units of their existing smartphones before announcing the iPhone 6. But a possible release date of September, 2014 has been set in stone by the Apple-following community for some time now, and it would be a big surprise if something so ubiquitously reported turned out to be completely incorrect.
PRICE
Traditionally, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has not lowered the price of any of its smartphone releases. Some reports have speculated that the iPhone 6 may cost as much as $100 more than the iPhone 5S on release, but it is more likely that it will retail at around the same price point.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
IPL 7- PUNJAB BEAT SUNRISERS
INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 7- ONCE AGAIN PUNJAB SUCCESSFULLY CHASED 200 PLUS ON SUNRISERS
Kings XI Punjab once again successfully chasing down 206 runs in 18 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad to put one foot in the playoffs with their ninth win in their 10 matches. Sunrisers with an extraordinary batting performance made 205 runs a most backed them to defend the big total with an excellent bowling attack like experienced world class bowler Dale Steyn and inform Indian young medium pacer Bhuvenshwar Kumar but it turned out quite a different way story.
But Wriddiman Saha and Manan Vohra and Glenn Maxwel made it possible for Kings XI Punjab. But its interesting to notice Manan Vohra playing his first game this season really impressed everyone. Punjab captain this time sent Vohra to give company to Sehwag and it turned out a few hours later Vohra outlasted Sehwag after falling early wicket of his senior and was joined by Saha and both played the most important innings of the chase Saha got 54 runs in 26 balls and new comer Vohra 47 in 20 balls. And both young batsman laid a platform with 94 for 2 on the scoreboard in just 7 overs then Maxwell took the match further away from Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Hyderabad wicket keeper batsman Naman Ojha was responsible to posting the fourth 200 plus score of this blasting 79 runs in 35 balls but his and his mates efforts went in vain.
SCORECARD
KINGS XI PUNJAB 211 for 4 ( Saha 54, Vohra 47, Maxwell 43, Bailey 35*) beat SUNRISERS HYDERABAD 205 for 5 ( Naman Ojha 79,Shikkar Dhavan 45,David Warner 44) by 6 wickets
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
IPL 7- YUVRAJ LEADS BANGALORE 16 RUN VICTORY ON DELHI
INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE SEVEN- YUVRAJ FIREWORKS
Indian Star batsman Yuvraj Singh smashed a brilliant unbeaten 68 in a stunning firework six- hitting exhibition giving Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 16 run victory on Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers jumped to sixth spot gaining eight points from ten matches in this IPL session.
Delhi chasing a stiff 187 for a win they restricted to 170 losing seven wickets in 20 overs by Bangalore bowlers. In form Yuvraj Singh who had scored a brilliant 83 of just 38 balls against Rajasthan Royals in the last match once again powered his talent showing his class smashed unbeaten 68 with nine sixes and a single four in just 29 balls and lead single handedly his side to a great victory on Delhi Daredevils.
SCORECARD
Royal Challengers Bangalore 186 for 4 ( Yuvraj Singh 68*) beat Delhi Daredevils 170 for 7 ( JP Duminy 48, Muralitharan 2-25, Starc 2-26)
Sunday, May 11, 2014
INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE - ROYAL CHALLENGERS SHOCKED
INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 7- Rajasthan Royals thrashed Royal Chanllengers Bangalore by 5 wickets
A stunning assault from James Faulkner and Steven Smith at Chinnaswamy Staudium had sealed an improbable win on Royal Challengers Bangalore was highlight in this IPL season. Royal Challengers Bangalore given a hard target to Rajasthan Royals giving 191 runs to chase with a splendid batting performance from Yuvraj Singh with ball and bat. His blasts seven fours and seven sixers in his 83 runs came in 38 balls and also captured four wickets in his spell but his efforts was in vain for Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the match. Both Australian allrounder turned the match with a stunning batting assault the pair looted 85 runs in just 5 overs to leave the home side bemused completing a successful chase. James Faulkner and Smith unbeaten 41 and 48 respectably. In the other match Punjab faced a memorable defeat on Kolkata by 9 wickets and Gautham Gambhir played a captain knock to lead his team to a comfortable victory. Once again Sehwag after a long time showed his class hitting 72 runs in 50 balls with help of 11 fours.
SCORECARD
Rajasthan Royals 191 for 5 ( Nair 56. Smith 48*, Faulkner 41*, Yuvraj 4-35) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 190 for 5 ( Yuvraj 83,de Villiers 58) by 5 wickets Kolkata Knight Riders 150 for 1 ( Gambhir 63*,Uthappa 46) beat Kings XI Punjab 149 for 8 ( Sehwag 72,Chawla 3-19) by 9 wickets
SEHWAG STILL TO REMEMBER
While Glenn Maxwell and David Miller have been instrumental in Kings XI Punjab's unprecedented dominance this IPL, there is one man in the team whose small contributions at the top of the order have been very much like a guiding light. Virender Sehwag, the past master, is still effective and he has been the one laying the foundations for the Maxwell-Miller show, more often than not.
Sehwag has scored 30 or more five times this season and while it is important to notice that he has not gone beyond 37, it is also true that he hasn't been any baggage to the team. He still possesses some of his predatory skills that not so long ago had put world class bowlers in perpetual fear of him.
There is no denying that Sehwag has changed. He is bespectacled now; looks sluggish on the field. In his case, it's not running between the wickets anymore, it's lumbering between the wickets. But that bat he holds is still capable of destroying any bowling attack in the star-studded T20 league. He may not be the tempest he used to be in his hey day but he is still a cloudburst.
One remarkable thing about Sehwag is that he hasn't changed his style. Even the great Sachin Tendulkar made changes to his technique when he hit a dry spell. The Nawab of Najafgarh is not one for changes. He believes his attitude and technique that has brought him 38 international tons will always stand him in good stead. That may not be the right thing but one has to give credit to the guy for his unshakable faith in his own belief.
It might be romanticism but it's difficult to forget his contribution to Indian and international cricket at large. Go speak to any bowler who has bowled to Sehwag in his prime and he will tell you what a threatening proposition he was; what an exceptional entertainer he was. In the previous decade, Sehwag was the man who set the tone for most India wins, home or abroad. That's no little compliment considering the side also had players like Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly. So let it be romanticism. His past is full of glory and an uncertain present and future must not undermine what he has done in years gone by.
Now the big question is can Sehwag, at the age of 35, relive his past one more time at the international level, can he make a comeback to the Indian team or will we only see him in the IPL, that too not for long? Probably, the answer is no; that he is not international quality anymore. Scoring 30s is not good enough to catch the national selectors' eye.
Sehwag may not play for India again but it's also true that there is not a single Indian cricket fan who doesn't want Sehwag back to the international arena where he once played like a king and that's his real achievement, that people still love him and wish him well. Nothing beats getting liked, loved and admired by people.
Prateek Srivastava
Thursday, May 8, 2014
RE-ENGINEER ENGINEERING DEGREE
Re-engineer Engineering Degree
Some claim it is only 50 per cent, others say not true, it is 60 per cent. Those who believe in not pulling their punches take it all the way up to 70 per cent. The topic of discussion here is what percentage of 1.5 lakh engineers who graduate from around 3,300 colleges in the country each year are, unemployable and not employable.
Leading the pack of states where engineering education is more a business than a vocation is Andhra Pradesh, with 3.4 lakh seats up for grabs a year, followed by Tamil Nadu with 2.3 lakh seats, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh with about 1.4 lakh seats each. Close on the heels of the mandatory entrance examination, many of these colleges have set the "payment" ball rolling. Says Greeshma, who has cleared Class 12 from Kerala and has been "shortlisted" for counselling by a prominent institute in Chennai, "I was ranked 70,156 in their entrance exams when results came out last week, yet I got a call for 'counselling'. Later, I found out they were candidates with rank up to one lakh, against 1,000 seats on offer. Evidently, the plan is to find out how much the 'non-merit' students are willing to fork out." This process of marginalising the number of merit seats get played out in many colleges across India, with only limited variations.
Just as the All India Council Technical Education (AICTE) is making some noise about not granting licence to any more engineering colleges, the time seems ripe to pull the shutters on some of the hugely under-populated colleges, where despite the vacancies, the percentage of merit admissions rarely cross the one-fourth threshold. The country has already started bearing the brunt of such open discrimination for the sake of keeping the RoI (return on investment) factor at the forefront of running professional educational institutions.
Sift the mediocre student pool that passes out but do not measure up to the standards set by hiring companies and the number of engineers worthy of hiring would fall by an alarming one lakh. In other words, India's contribution to the world inventory would be more like 50,000 employable engineers per annum. Not an insignificant number seen along with the subtext of what other countries churn out, barring perhaps China and Mexico.
industrial requirements, India is going great guns as far the numbers game goes. Unfortunately, instead of showcasing itself as a resource pool for engineers the world over, India is frittering away the opportunity, by allowing the profiteers to make a killing in the name of liberating technical education.Even as most developed nations struggle to groom enough engineers to keep pace with their
Clearly, no attempt to solve this Indian puzzle can be complete without trying to get into the mindset of the students. "Many of us wrote the entrance exams because that seemed to be the least that was expected of us, once we finished schooling. These exams can easily be cleared by rote learning. You have coaching institutes that train you how to crack the exams. In the case of a majority of students, even that is not required as the seats can be bought. Either way, the student joins the four-year course, fully convinced that he is engineer material. And that is where the lie begins," says Aarjay, an engineering student in Maharashtra who went through the motions for four long years and to his credit averaged 60 per cent before mustering enough courage to tell his parents he wanted to try his hand as a copywriter with an advertising agency.
On the flip side, students who even figure in the top 2000 in exams such as AIEEE seem unable to get through the engineering course easily, reinforcing the fact that entrance exams have little to do with one's aptitude for engineering. With the number of management seats on the rise, students seem incapable of comprehending even basic mathematics. Result: they either leave midway or complete their course in such a truncated manner that the four-year course stretches out into a couple of more years.
Coming to course content, very few subjects require the students to think logically as most of the answers written during exams can easily be mugged up. At the end of the day, very few students actually make an effort to understand what they're expected to learn, yet manage to score well at exam time. Little wonder then if a good number of these engineers more often than not draw a blank when facing a team of experts during a campus interview, adding themselves to the pool of unemployable engineers that keeps swelling by the year.
The reality in India is that hardly any engineers actually find any use for what they studied in their four years in college. Instead, they get on-job training for a year or so and that becomes their job profile. The end result: it matters little whether you train as a mechanical or civil engineer as the chances are that most of them will get placed in software firms. "Financial firms show no discrimination whether they are hiring engineers or commerce graduates. We could've as well got a B.Com degree for that job that required us to make sales pitch and attract investments," says Rohan, an engineering student in Tamil Nadu who isn't convinced that he can land a job in the stream that he has got trained in-mechanical engineering. Looking at the plight of trained engineers who land up as bank clerks he isn't sure any more.
To get to the crux of the problem, one needs to look closely at the pool of students who take up engineering without any kind of aptitude or basic skills. Add to that the bane of substandard teaching skill sets within the campuses which are often offset by guest lecturers who have no real stake in the quality upgrade of students in the institutions they visit and the picture gets even murkier.
In the past, there was no way an engineering student could be seen going for private tuitions. That is not the case any more as students are increasingly being forced to take up private tuitions by desperate parents who get spooked by the back papers that their wards manage to pile up each year. While there could soon be a case for close scrutiny by the state agencies of colleges where pass percentages keep dipping each year, those colleges where large number of students under-perform could send out a message that their interest transcends profit by starting remedial classes for the low-graders.
At stake here is the way world looks at us as much as the country hopes to shape its industrial future. A start could be made by re-engineering the engineering degree through a much required course correction.
By Vinod Mathew
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