Mobile phone scam - Ignore it at your own peril!

This is a new scam.... best to be aware about it.....let your family
members know about this.

This msg has been sent to me by someone known to me and following is the story of the victim in her own words:


Dear all

I cannot stop myself from sharing this with all of you.

Its all started when I received a call from someone claiming that he
was from my mobile service provider and he asked me to shutdown my
phone for 2 hours for 3G update to take place. As I was rushing for a
meeting, I did not question and shutdown my cell phone.

After 45 minutes I felt very suspicious since the caller did not even
introduce his name. I quickly turned on my cell phone and I received
several calls from my family members and the others were from the
number that had called me earlier - 3954380.

I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worried
asking me whether I am safe. My parents told me that they had received
a call from someone claiming that they had me with them
and asking for money to let me free. The call was so real and my
parents even heard 'my voice' crying out loud asking for help. My
parent was at the bank waiting for next call to proceed for money
transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asked them to lodge a
police report.

Right after that I received another call from the guy asking me to
shutdown my cell phone for another 1 hour which I refused to do and
hung up. They keep calling my cell phone until the battery had run
down. I myself lodged a police report and I was informed by the
officer that there were many such scams reported. MOST of the cases
reported that the victim had already transferred the money! And it is
impossible to get back the money.

Be careful as this kind of scam might happened to any of us!!! Those guys are so professional and
very convincing during calls. If you are asked to shut down your cell
phone for updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your family or
friends might receive the same call.

Be Safe and Stay Alert!

Please pass around to your family and friends!

Convert your cell phone/ mobile phone into money making machine

Now earn money for just receiving sms on your mobile phone. Believe me I have already received a cheque from mginger. Read the following for more:

mGinger is a new concept in the advertising world. You get paid for reading sms ads on your mobile phone. How does mGinger work?Once you signup up with mGinger, you will start receiving sms advertisements on your mobile phone. For each ad that you receive ,you will be paid 20 paise. You will receive a maximum of 10 msgs per day. If you want you can receive lesser number of ads also. But the fun starts when you start referring your friend to mGinger. For each referral you add you get Rs.2 instantly. Further, for your referrals you receive 10 paise for each ad that they receive. Similarly, for each of the friends that your referrals refer, you get paid 5 paise for each ad. When you consider the Geometric progression, the amount that you can make in a month is quite considerable. Will I be dumped with ads?Apparently no. The mGinger team seems to be playing very decent. You can limit the number of ads you receive per day and not more than 10 in any case. You can decide the time during which you want to receive them. You can choose to receive ads only for the products that interest you.

So what are you waiting for just signup by clicking at the banner in Red here below:

Exam Results HSC/+2(State Board)/Plus Two

Tamil Nadu HSC/+2(State Board)/Plus Two Results 2010 will be declared on 14th May 2010 at 9.30 A.M. Here listed the websites links were the students can check out their results.

http://dge1.tn.nic.in/

http://dge2.tn.nic.in/

http://dge3.tn.nic.in/

http://www.tnresults.nic.in/

Infosys Scholarship for Poor Students who completed 10th std

Infosys Scholarship for Poor Students who completed 10th std.-Pls. Read & Forward to benefit the needy

Dear Friends,

If you have come across any bright students coming from poor financial background who have finished their 10th standard this year (April 2009-2010) and scored more than 80%, please ask them to contact the NGO-Prerana (supported by Infosys foundation). The NGO is conducting a written test and those who clear the test will be eligible for financial help for their further studies.

Please ask the students to contact the people mentioned below to get the form

Mrs. Saraswati (9900906338)
#580, Shubhakar ,
44th cross,1st ‘A’ main road,jayanagar 7th block Bangalore
Mr. Shivkumar ( 9986630301) - Hanumanthnagar office
Ms. Bindu (9964534667 )-Yeshwantpur office

Even if you don’t know anyone, please pass on this info, someone might be in need of this help desperately.

Cheapest Antivirus in India

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces the launch of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 and Kaspersky Anti Virus 2010 - a new generation of solutions to protect home users from IT threats. The new version incorporates the advantages of advanced Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) technology and unique Sandox technology embodying virtualization technologies. It can be purchased online at www.kaspersky.com. Its is priced at Rs.449 for single user.

Nokia launches X2 in India

NOKIA X2




It is expected to be priced around Rs.5500 in Indian market. Following are the features of X2:



- Display and user interface
Size: 2.2"
Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA TFT)
Up to 260,000 colours
Keys and input methods
Five-way Navi™ key with soft keys, call and end keys
Dedicated camera key
Dedicated music keys

-Colours
Available colours:
Black/Red
Silver/Blue

-Personalisation
Customisable home screen:
widgets
themes
icons
shortcuts
menu
Customisable profiles
Ringtones: mp3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA and 64-tone polyphonic
Video ringtones
Themes
wallpapers
screensavers
ringtones
pre-installed themes
changeable colour themes

-Power Management
BL-4C 860 mAh Li-Ion battery
Talk time: up to 810 mins
Standby time: up to 540 hours
Music playback time: up to 26.8 hours (idle, middle volume)
Operation times may vary depending on radio access technology used, operator network
configuration and usage.

-Memory
MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16 GB
Internal memory: 48 MB

-Operating frequency
Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
Automatic switching between GSM bands
Flight mode

-Data network
GPRS class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 107/64.2 kbps (DL/UL)
EGPRS class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177.6 kbps (DL/UL)
TCP/IP support
Capability to serve as data modem
Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes
Requires data service. Data services may not be available in all networks. Data transmission speeds may be as high as 296 kbps, but may vary based upon network capabilities and other conditions. The establishment and continuation of a data connection depends on network availability, provider support and signal strength.

-Connectivity
2 mm charger connector
Stereo Bluetooth version 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
Support for local and remote SyncML synchronisation
High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
USB charging
3.5 mm AV connector

-Software & Applications
Software platform & user interface
Series 40
Firmware update over the air (FOTA)
Speech codecs: WHR, FR, EFR, NB-AMR

-Applications
Converter
Size converter
World clock
Web Search
Countdown timer
Stopwatch
World clock
Ovi Store
My Nokia
Flickr
Opera mini browser
Facebook (only in relevant markets)
Chinese Dictionary (only in relevant markets)
Nokia Life Tools (only in relevant markets)
Nokia Money (only in relevant markets)
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Detailed contact information
Calendar
To-do list
Notes
Voice Recorder
Calculator
Clock
Communications

-Email and messaging
Easy-to-use email client: Nokia Messaging Service 2.0
Unified MMS/SMS editor
Instant messaging through Ovi Chat
Nokia Xpress audio messaging
Flash messaging
* Some services may be available only by downloading or upgrading. Only devices that offer compatible multimedia message or email features can receive and display multimedia messages. Content appearance may vary. Some images and ringtones can not be forwarded.

-Call management
Contacts: advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry and thumbnail pictures
Speed dialling
Logs of dialled, received and missed calls
Integrated handsfree speakers
Sharing & Internet

-Browsing and internet
Full web browsing of real web pages
Included Opera Mini browser optimises web page rending for mobile devices
Support for video streaming
Adobe FlashLite 3.0 support
Java MIDP 2.1 support
Access to Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and other online social networks

-Photography




-Camera
5 megapixel camera (2592 x 1544 pixels)
Extended depth of focus (EDOF)
LED flash
Zoom up to 4x (digital)
Full focus
Fullscreen viewfinder
Still image formats: JPEG and RAW10
Noise reduction
Image capture
Image rotation (in the image editing mode or by changing the mode from portrait to landscape)
Self-timer: picture is captured after 3, 5 or 10 seconds
White balance and colour tone effect settings
Upload photos via Flickr or Bluetooth

-Other
48 MB internal memory, up to 16 GB additional memory with microSD card
High-speed USB 2.0 connectivity
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR wireless connectivity

-Video
Video camera
Video capture in QVGA at up to 20 fps
Video clip length: dependent on available free memory
Video file format: .mp4 (default), .3gp (for MMS)
Settings for white balance and colour tone effect
Zoom up to 4x digital
Video codecs & formats
MPEG-4, QVGA at up to 20 fps
Video file format: .mp4 (default), .3gp (for MMS)
Video sharing and playback
MPEG-4, 3GPP: H.263 and H.264 codecs
Support for download, streaming and progressive download
Support for .nfl (FlashLite content) video

-Music & audio
Music features
Comes with Music*
Media Player with metadata ID3 tags and album art support
Nokia Music Store support
Music codecs: mp3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ and WMA
Stereo Bluetooth 2.1 support
Dual stereo speakers
Equaliser
Stereo widening
Customisable media player theme
DRM support WMDRM10, OMA DRM 2.0
*Comes with Music is only available in selected regions
Radio
Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz)
Download radio settings from station directory
Customisable radio theme

-Gaming
Block'd
Bounce Tales
Brain Champ
City Bloxx
Diamond Rush
Rally 3D
Snake III
Sudoku

Indian Company Videocon Industries has been blacklisted by World Bank

Yesterday, the World Bank (WB) barred Videocon Industries from doing any business with the bank for three years, beginning January 11, 2010, for violating procurement guidelines.

On the National Stock Exchange, the stock plunged 8.12% to a low of Rs 208.15.

The World Bank has included Videocon in the list of companies that are not eligible for contracts funded by it.

Videocon was sent a letter of reprimand subsequent to an administrative process permitting the company to respond to the allegations, the World Bank said in its latest update of companies blacklisted for doing business due to fraud and corruption charges.

Problems in Apple Ipad!

Apple claims that it has sold of over 300,000 iPads on first day in India. Good sale is expected to continue throughout the year. But after hundreds of reviews of all praises by experts, users are soon pointing out the problems faced in the new device.

After series of complaints by the users of weak Wi-Fi signal another fault has come forward. It seems that iPad is having serious overheating issues. CNET reports, "PC Magazine editor Zach Honig posted on Twitter that he took his brand new iPad out in the sun in New York City and ten minutes later it shut down with the message, "iPad needs to cool down before you can use it." Honig stuck his iPad in the fridge and it was fine a few minutes later. As hilarious as it may sound, this will be a serious problem. Imagine if this is happening in New York heat, what will happen in countries like India.

Experts have discovered that the iPad's operating temperature is 32 degrees to 95 degrees F (0 to 35 C) when running or up to 113 degrees when off. The same is true for the iPhone, but the iPad, due to its size, appears to attract a lot more heat a lot more quickly.

Now this too much to be concerned about if you are putting money in it.

Basic Tips to Save Electricity

This are some of the basic tips to save electricity which usually get ignored, but can save upto 30% electricity:

- Set the temperature of your airconditioners to 25 or 26 degrees.

- switch off your mobile phones at night or when you go to sleep. Just imagine if u have 4 cell phones at ur place 4 X 7 sleeping hrs X 365 days saves lots of battery and eventually ur electricity.

- Try to receive all your calls on landline number when you are at home or office place. Mobiles were invented for being used when you travel. This will not only save electricity but also saves you from mobile radiations.

- Set your desktop or laptop to sleep mode with screen going blank within 5 minutes of unused time. This really works guys believe me this has been tested.

- Avoid using electrical cooking gas and water heaters, replace them with ones working on natural gas or LPG gas. It will save you a lot of money after initial capital cost.

- Exhaust fans in toilets and kitchens are the most likely to left on without purpose. pls avoid installing them and if installed switch off if not wanted.

- Use solar chargers to recharge your mobiles.

- Instead of using electric water purifiers at home, drink water that is boiled on gas stoves its much safer than that from purifier.

- Avoid extentions and spykguards that have small indicator lights.

- Never keep your electrical equipments on standby mode such as ACs, TVs, music systems, etc, as the standby lights provided on them consume electricity upto 3 units per month.

- While buying electrical equipments just check for energy star logo and its rating on it. Higher the rating higher the equipment is energy efficient and higher the savings.

- If possible get your building or society to install common solar water heaters for all the flats in the building. They will save a lot of electricity.

- The temperature of the refridgerator is always ignored. It should be adjusted to minimum in summers and maximum during winters. It saves amazing amount of electricity.

- At last it goes without saying pls switch off the main switch when u are off for a long weekend or vacation.

SAVE ELECTRICITY-SAVE FUEL-SAVE TREES-SAVE FORESTS-SAVE YOURSELF