Bluetooth

Jabra, from Denmark, pioneered the mobile Bluetooth headset in 2000. The company has just launched two models in India,both likely to appeal to cellphone owners who need to do a lot of phoning while walking or, for driving. BT2050 is a feather weight at eight grams and allows about four hours of talk time before needing recharge, Almost all key controls-on/off answer or end a call, redial, increase or decrease volume, can be achieved with a single or double tap on the headset.

It costs Rs.2490. Slightly pricier at Rs 3390, BT4010 promises six hours of talk time and features a sharp LCD display, which tells you about the battery level, and call and connections status with a single glance sideways. This might be fine for walkers talkers, but not for car owners. You are not supposed to take your eyes off the road. A wireless headset, now a necessary tool for mobile phone users.

Google's Gdrive

Search engine giant Google will soon launch a service that would enable users to access their personal computer from any Internet connection making the desktop computer virtually redundant. The GDrive system will merge Google’s all existing web-based services to make them easier to use together. It could kill off the desktop computer, which relies on a powerful hard drive. Instead a user’s personal files and operating system could be stored on Google’s own servers and accessed via the internet.

The GDrive would make it possible to access and update information like emails, photographs, music, documents and spreadsheets from any device with an Internet connection. The novel system is being described as cloud computing, wherein the web rather than the hard drive is used as the place where information is stored. Google experts are said to have begun convincing the world of its benefits. It is believed that the GDrive could cause a major paradigm shift in how we use computers and bring Google one step closer to dethroning Windows on your desktop.

Obesity

Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. All but one of the 11 extremely obese teens studied saw their diabetes disappear within a year after weight-loss surgery, the researchers reported. The 11Th patient still had diabetes, but needed much less insulin and stopped taking diabetes pills. Previous studies have shown the diabetes benefits of obesity surgery for adults.

Thomas Inge, a surgeon at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and his colleagues wanted to find out if the same was true for adolescents. Although more research is needed, Inge said the study "opens the door" to weight-loss surgery as a treatment option for severely obese teens with type-2 diabetes. About a third of US youngsters are either overweight or obese. Increasing numbers of obese children are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of all and the one linked to obesity. It was seldom seen before in kids.

Financial Crisis

Indian Economy may go into deflation by the second quarter of financial year 2009-10 as there are fears of inflation going below zero percent in the face of unprecedented fall in crude and commodity prices. If the current pace in inflation-decline continues, the figure may slide below two percent by end-fiscal.Many people may go jobless if the current trend continues. The experts say it may fall further to below zero percent by Q2 FY10.

Inflation almost halved to a nine-month low of 6.61 percent from this year’s peak of 12.91 percent, giving more space to the RBI to signal further cuts in interest rates. Deflation occurs in an economy when the negative inflation prevails for a long period. In the event of deflation, the Reserve Bank will have to enhance money supply and lower rates further to support inflation.

Telecommunication

Telecommunication is a vital for the flow of information. India has taken steps to modernize its telecom infrastructure. Nearly one thousand new telephone lines are being added in our country every single hour. The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was set up in October 2000 to provide better services to the customers in a competitive environment at affordable prices.

The telecommunication Ministry has launched Sanchar Dhabas in villages to act as public-tele-information centres thus fulfilling communication needs at the door steps. Customer services are being improved by regular interaction with the users through the telephone Advisory Committee, Open House Sessions and Telephone Adalats so as to redress customer grievances.

Earthquake

The occurrence of earth quake is due to the drifting of the so called Indian Plate. Scientists divide the globe into a number of tectonic Plates that drift very slowly. Whenever and wherever these plates slide each other, a tremendous amount is released and causes the terrific destruction. In the last decade the worst affected areas in India are Latur in Maharashtra on 30Th September 1993 and Kachch in Gujarat on 26 January 2001 killing thousands of people and heavy damages to life and property.

The recent earth quakes of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andaman and Nicobar islands give us good estimate of the damage caused by natural disaster. To mitigate this disaster Early warning system can help the people to evacuate to safer places. If a person at out door can move to an open area away from electrical poles and wires

A Distinguishable Leader

Adolf Hitler was the son of Petty Customs Official. In the First World War he served as a soldier and served became as a politician. He was an excellent orator who can sway the people's emotions through his fiery speeches. He organized National Socialists Party or Nazi Party. He tried to capture power in 1923, but was caught and imprisoned for five years. He wrote a book called Mein Kampf (My Struggle) in the prison which became the Bible for Nazis.

Hitler kept Swastika as his party’s emblem and his followers were known as brown shirts. By 1933 he became the single largest party in the German Reichstag (Parliament). He became a Chancellor. He created a strong unified and highly despotic state. He replaced Trade Unions and Labour Front. He took steps to see that children were trained in Nazi cult.