Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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Twitter Valuation at Record $3 Billion

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:09 AM PST

The tweet company, Twitter is now valued at $3 Billion and number of venture capital firms are lining up at Twitter's door to fund the company. The company, till date has raised over $160 million.

Facebook investor Russian VC company Digital Sky Technologies will likely lead the round. This investment round is going to be very important for the company. There are rumors that Google is planning to acquire Twitter for about $5 billion.

What do you think about Twitter's Valuation?

First Customer Receives Enhanced JK604D Laser

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:22 AM PST

Winbro Group Technologies, the leading manufacturer of advanced machining technologies for the aerospace and industrial gas turbine industries, is the first company to receive an enhanced JK604D laser from JK Lasers.

The new and improved laser, developed in Rugby, UK, has been integrated into a Winbro DELTA 5-axis laser drilling machine. The JK604D offers higher peak powers and improved focusability, providing peak power densities that were previously unattainable.

The system will be used for application and process development for a range of turbine components that require cooling holes, in the aero and industrial gas turbine industries. Components include turbine blades, vanes, segments, flame tubes and combustors.

Winbro Group Technologies selected the JK604D due to the exceptionally good beam quality that it offers compared to its competitors. This allows manufacturers to drill higher quality cooling holes with a more flexible range of profiles, at reduced cycle times and with minimal heat affected zones (HAZ).

Winbro plan to install the system into their new facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina during January 2011. The facility which was announced last month is set to open up the company's laser drilling machines to the US market.

Winbro Group Technologies, based in Coalville, Leicestershire, UK, is a manufacturer of advanced machining technologies, producing cooling holes and forms in and on components that are used within aero engines and industrial gas turbines. For further information please visit, Winbro Advanced Machining

JK Lasers provide innovative industrial lasers and laser processing solutions for the medical device, aerospace, automotive, electronics and semiconductor industries. With decades of industry knowledge and an extensive portfolio of lasers, JK Lasers can help manufacturers to choose the most suitable solution for their cutting, welding and drilling requirements. For further information please visit, Industrial Lasers & Laser Application Solutions | GSIG Lasers

About contactor....

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 07:50 AM PST

Hiieee...
We are doing a project for designing and fabrication of a control circuit for the automatic switching ON and OFF of the electrical gadgets in a seminar hall.. We are using contactor , time switch, timer etc.. So, we need to know about contactor , time switch and timer in details. We have studied as reference book ELECTRICAL DESIGN Estimating and costing by K. B RAINA. We need to know more about contactor, timer, and time switch. Can u please help us by citing the site where we can learn these.
Thanking you all.
poonam.:)

complex smd circuit

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 07:05 AM PST

:happy:Hello everybody:happy:


a call to the experienced test engineerings

Having in hand a broken complex smd circuit, what are the methods followed to detect the faulty component ?! especially if you dont have the schematic

who would be able to dicode this for me

SQL 2008 - VB 2008 Connection Help

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:58 AM PST

Hi friends,

I have a create database using SQL 2008 for my project application. i also have done connection with vb 2008. Can i access my database from other computer by just using the vb application? How? Can anybody help me on this.

Turn apps into cash - openMIC takes the mobile developers’ barcamp to Oxford

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:42 AM PST

November 17th 2010 - openMIC, the UK's leading independent mobile developer network, is coming to The Jam Factory in Oxford, on Thursday, December 2nd.
"Over 100 mobile developers from across the UK are expected to converge on Oxford for this barcamp session which will focus on the future of apps and how developers can make money from them," said Chris Book who heads-up the openMIC network. "Mobile is the fastest evolving device on Earth – the iPhone has created a platform specific market while mobile operators are trying to demolish their walled gardens to open their networks to off portal commerce. OpenMIC is the place to come and explore the business potential of these developments."
The free to attend, one-day event will kick off with presentations by Reto Meier, Android Developer Advocate, Google, Dale Lane, Emerging Technology, IBM R&D Tom Melamed, Calvium, Mark Watts-Jones, Head of Product Marketing, Everything Everywhere and Greg Mertens, Nokia
During the afternoon, barcamp sessions will allow the discussion to flow freely and continue with smaller groups. Delegate places are free of charge for developers – register: www.open-mic.org.uk
openMIC is organised by University of Bath's Innovation Centre which supports mobile start-ups and sponsored by Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network to enable mobile developers to come together and innovate with the mobile opportunity.

Media Contact:
Pinar Turgut-Onions,
Network Coordinator
01225 388639
p.turgut-onions[at]bath[dot]ac.uk

Distributed on behalf of University of Bath by NeonDrum news distribution service (http://www.neondrum.com)

New assisted living technology network targets £1.5billion UK market

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:58 AM PST

17th November 2010 - The Assisted Living Action Network has been launched to bring together business, healthcare professionals, service user groups and academic researchers to looking to target the £1.5billion UK market for products and services to support the aging population. The network will provide a forum to discuss the key issues, identify the business challenges and collaborate to transform technology to support assisted living into real business opportunities.
According to the network in the UK today there are more people over 60 than under the age of 18 and within twenty years around a third of our population will be over 60 years old. The ageing population has more healthcare requirements than fewer, particularly for the management of chronic conditions, such as Dementia, Stroke or Heart Failure.
The Assisted Living Action Network launched with an event attended by over 50 people at the University of Bath's Innovation Centre on Broad Quay and was supported by the Bath Ventures, Bath NHS Research and Development and Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME). Key note speakers were Stephen Pattenden of Telemetry Associates and Angela Single of Choose Independence, who talked about Smart Solutions for Assisted Living. The event was particularly relevant as BIME is taking part in a £341,000 project to investigate the implications of smart electricity meters for people living in sheltered housing or in remote locations (Smart Village Project Proposal).
Dr Nigel Harris, Director of BIME, said 'As a charity our aim is to make a difference to the quality of life for people with disabilities and health problems, the Assisted Living Action Network is a really good opportunity to bring together a whole range of people working in this area with new technology'.
The next seminar in the ALAN Network is 'The Games People Play' - Interactive Systems to promote Rehabilitation, Physical Activity and Leisure, 5.30-7.30pm 18th January 2011.
Register at: Assisted Living Action Network: Assisted Living Action Network
For further information please contact:
Pinar Turgut-Onions,
Network Coordinator
E: P.Turgut-Onions@bath.ac.uk
T: 01225- 388639
Distributed on behalf of University of Bath by NeonDrum news distribution service (http://www.neondrum.com)

Sharp 3D Phones "Galapagos 003SH and 005SH" Coming To India in 2011

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:56 AM PST

Sharp is all set to introduce the 3D mobile phones 003SH and 005SH in India in 2011. The 003SH is a full touch screen phone while 005SH has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Both phones are powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo) and have 1GHz snapdragon processor.

The phones have 3.8 inches and 800 x 480 resolution, that supports 3D without the need of Goggles. The 003SH also comes with a 9.6 megapixel camera, while the 005SH settles for 8 megapixels, although both are capable of 720p video.

The big question is, who's going to need 3D mobile phones. Do you? Tell us!

Tech hiring to hit record highs

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:14 AM PST

Tech hiring to hit record highs



CHENNAI: With campus recruitments by technology companies only weeks away, early indicators suggest this year recruitments may touch a historic high, as top Indian tech majors, including TCS, Infosys and Wipro, will alone recruit close to one lakh engineers, if not more. Back-of-the-envelope analysis, coupled with stated recruitment plans of the IT biggies, shows that December-January will be action-packed at engineering college campuses, not to mention the impact that MNC biggies like Accenture and IBM will have.

"According to our original plans, we were to recruit 30,000 people this fiscal, but we will close the current year with 50,000 persons added. For the next fiscal, we could hire as much as this year, if not more," N Chandrasekaran, CEO and MD of TCS, which has a total employee headcount of 1.77 lakh people, said. TCS follows a policy where it recruits 70% of its annual intake from campuses. The company recruited 24,000 persons in the fiscal ended March 2010.
Nasscom, the industry body for software companies , has laid down ground rules for campus recruitments under which member-companies are allowed to enter campus only at the beginning of the eighth semester of engineering. Going by recruitment data and growth projections, most tech majors began 2010 with conservative estimates of manpower required but gradually scaled up their targets as the year progressed .

At the beginning of this fiscal, Infosys had said it would recruit 30,000 but hiked the figure to 40,000 by September-end . The annual report of Infosys says in the previous year (2009-10 ), the company interviewed 61,000 people and made 26,200 job offers. As of March 2010, Infosys and its subsidiaries had an employee strength of approximately 1,13,800 employees, of which 1,06,900 are technology professionals, including trainees
Shankar Srinivasan, chief people officer, Cognizant , told TOI, "In the last one year (from October 2009 to September 2010), we saw a net addition of over 27,500 employees. We continue to be active in campuses as well as in the lateral market (hiring of experienced professionals ). We ended the September 2010 quarter with approximately 95,600 employees globally."

"A 20% growth rate in the industry will lead to total demand of around 310,000 employees. Part of this will include employees joining from fields like MBA and accounts, and some employees will be hired locally onsite," Ashish Chopra, analyst with Motilal Oswal, said.

On the assumption that Cognizant, Wipro and HCL Tech will recruit as much in the forthcoming recruitment season if not more than they did in 2009-10 , there are bound to be fireworks at engineering colleges . "We have never seen such large scale recruitment numbers. This is clearly the highest levels that I have seen in the past 10 years of campus," a campus recruitment watcher told TOI. Placement officers and institutional administrators in Tamil Nadu too are upbeat that IT majors such as TCS and Infosys have revised manpower projections for the coming year.

"This is fantastic news. I am excited at this (revised HR projections). This is something that must keep not just placement officers, students, job seekers and job providers happy but the nation as a whole as the job sector is looking up," says Jayakumar, former deputy registrar (placements and training) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras ). However, pay packages at campuses might not witness any significant uptick despite the surge in recruitments. An entry-level engineer is likely to get Rs 3 to Rs 3.25 lakh as a starting offer, while a post-grad engineer may get an additional Rs 20,000. Likewise, professor S Gowri, registrar of Anna University of Technology , to which over 150 engineering colleges are affiliated in Chennai and surrounding regions, says while it is appreciable that the job market is looking up, much will depend on the kind of jobs they provide.

Source:The Times of India
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So ALL the very best for our last year students :)

Google Apps Error: Invalid page request

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:23 PM PST

Looks like there's a serious issue with Google apps. The users are being presented with the 'Google Apps Error: Invalid page request' upon trying to login to Google Apps.

Earlier, we reported that the feedburner ads were down as well. This issue is not just for one, you can see the status of the Google Apps here: Apps Status Dashboard

PS: This means that CE Mail will not be accessible unless the problem is resolved.

Adsense Ads Are Not Being Displayed In Feedburner Emails

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:57 PM PST

It looks like lot of publishers are facing issues with the adsense advertisements not being displayed in the emails sent to subscribers through Feedburner.

Google's moderators have commented that the tech specialists are looking into the issues and have confirmed few bugs. They are working on it and the issues will be fixed very soon.

Lot of publishers have reported loss of hundreds of dollars because of the issue. We'll update you as soon as the Google Ads for feeds are back.

Need help... Lifting

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 07:40 PM PST

May I know that how to convert the rack and pinion (with ratchet) horizontal motion to vertical lifting a human weight by adding some mechanism,structure or linkage?
And is it possible to lift a human weight by just the force supply by hand with those mechanism stated above? without using motor or hydraulic...
Or any other mechanism idea can use to lift up a human like scissor jack,or...?
Thanks for anyone giving me ideas.

Fix BSNL 3G Modem Inactivity Problem

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 07:30 PM PST

I've been using BSNL 3G model for over 2 weeks now and pretty happy with the speed. The biggest issue however is that the modem goes idle after about 2 hours of continuous use. This is really annoying. Earlier, I tried waiting for the modem to get active, however, then I found out that there's a very simple fix for this.

Simply detach your modem from your computer and then plug-in again. Be sure to pause your downloads/streams before you do this step.

I hope BSNL fixes this issue as soon as possible. It's way ahead of its competition in terms of pricing!

Why flag is of 8-bit in the case of bit and byte oriented protocol ?

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 07:29 PM PST

hello friend's,
Just have some read about about character and bit oriented protocol.I seen that flag is added to separate one frame from the next.But i didn't able to find the reason that why the flag is taken to be of 8-bit...?
Can any one tell me the reason....?

Guard bnd and interrerence

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 05:49 PM PST

Hi i am a Masters student in USA ... i am working on my thesis which is on computing Guard band for Interference ... i am unable to find the exact relationship between the guard band and Interference


Lets say interference is some X db between two channels which are transmitting simultaneously then for that X amount of Interference what should be the guard band spectrum to be assigned ... I am looking for the exact formula ...

say like GB = Interference * some relation

Please help me .... its urgent
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