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Tamil Transliteration

Lot of softwares have come and made my life easier. Tamil fonts, Typing in English produces Tamil words. Transliteration is useful. I will have to check the compatibility of fonts, browser support and file formats.

Sure Technology has helped Indian languages based on phonetic base to be typed and read by the public. More readers will be benefited by the Regional Language News and Write-ups. Let us see more of this!

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30 flaws in Indian iPhone

1.  You cannot forward a SMS message, you have to retype it.
2.  Mediocre camera. The worst camera I’ve ever seen….. photos look like they have come out of a VGA camera. Nokia N95 has a 5 mega pixel camera and full screen video recording and TV-out.
3.  Bluteooth is only limited to headset use. No file transfer.
4.  No camera settings what so ever, No autofocus, No flash.
5.  No 3g video calls over 3g network.
6.  No copy paste function.
7.  No songs as ring tones!
8.  Plastic casing. Earlier it was metallic casing.
9.  No FM RADIO –hah hah hah… you are at stone age.
10. No video recording.
11. Overpriced in India by 4 times. It costs around Rs.30,000/-
12. Safari web browser does not support flash & java. No sync between notes & to do’s.
14. No office document editor.
15  No AD2P on the Bluetooth.
16  No removable battery. You cannot change battery. Have to send it to apple outlet.. Come on now!…This is not an iPod. Its a phone. You cannot live without phone for 2-3 days. Emergency gone, ur left utterly helpless…u throw this piece out.
17  Cannot send MMS.
18. Cannot use as external storage device. 16 GB of utter waste.
19. Cant share any mp3, images,video files via Bluetooth.
20. Can’t use as a wireless modem. You pay ridiculous data charges to activate internet on your phone, but cannot connect it to it.
21  Can’t receive MMS messages!
22. It lacks proper support for Flash websites.
23. It only allows for a maximum of 1 picture to be attached to each e-mail you send!
24.  You cannot save documents on it. Documents can only be viewed as attachments when they’re sent to your e-mail address
25. No Voice Dialing!
26. You can’t send your contacts as business card.
27  Its not fingure print resistant- as iPhone is a touch screen phone, it is bound to get your fingure print everytime you touch so it will get dirty very easily.
28. You can’t pair it with stereo bluetooth headset, yes its true iPhone inspite of being a music phone does not support A2DP.
29. It doesn’t have a file browser and organizer!
30. THE BIGGEST ONE - ONCE YOU ARE ON 3G NETWORK, YOU CANNOT MAKE CALLS TO A PHONE ON 2G NETWORK. SO IF YOU WANT TO CALL A PERSON WHO IS NOT HAVING A 3G PHONE, SORRY, YOU HAVE TO FING A PCO!

STILL WANT TO BUY? Do not think of buying 3G iPhone even if you want to have it as the standby.

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Warning to ISP and Net Neutrality Law

All of us have observed that when we download our favourites from Internet the speed reduces dramatically. This is because the ISP (in my case AirTel) monitors my system, checks what I do and accordingly sets the lowest speed for data transfer. This is interfering with my Privacy.

This is where Net Neutrality Law comes. It says ISP has no authority to check what I am doing. Now there are softwares to check what ISP is doing to my system and I can take the help of Law to establish my right to privacy.

The software will spot IP packets which are forged or modified between clients, inform you, and give you copies of the modified packets. Internet users can use tools to test their Internet connections and gather evidence about ISP interference practices. There are softwares designed to detect the modification or injection of packets of data traveling over IP networks, including those introduced by anti-P2P (Point to Point) tools.

So this is a warning to ISP sure. And I will be sending a mail and talk to my ISP AirTel. (ISP - Internet Service Provider). I request all my visitors to take advantage of this Net Neutrality Law so that a better system of browsing and downloading evolves and we save time.

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We thank Gates and remember Windows

The techies in the field cry like the fox that did not get the sour grapes. Yes DOS was born from CPM and Windows from Xerox.

But we the common end-user are always thankful to the era of Word, Outlook, XP and many more, that changed our lives for ever. And Gates has left the IT world wondering with the Internet revolution.

His popularity in India is such that in Tamil films he is always referred to as successful and the richest man. There are many books in Tamil on him. And Bill Gates has chosen to work mostly in India, dedicating his time for philanthropy.

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3G Apple iPhone

The 3G Apple iPhone gives good browsing, menus (the main selling aspect), touch screen, geotagging photos, battery life and GPS. Microsoft Exchange support is available as an extra option. The cost is more reasonable.
Apple iPhone
Price: Free with contract
Memory: 8GB or 16GB flash
Screen: 3.5in, 480 x 320 touchscreen
Playback formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR
Battery life: 10hrs talk time, 300hrs standby, 7hrs video playback, 24hrs audio playback
Dimensions: 62 x 13 x 156mm
Weight: 133g
Extra Options:
16GB model available in black or white, 8GB in black only, Apple Store application for downloadable content and games, geotagging function on photos, integrated speaker, Microsoft Exchange support, flush headphone jack, proximity sensor.

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