IIIT Launched Language translate software

IIIT HYDERABAD launch a Language Translate Software, Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam was launched the system that facilitates translation of languages on the internet.

The Machine translation (MT) system developed by 17 institutions including the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) was released at the 20th International World Wide Web conference.

According to Rajeev Sangal Director IIIT Hyderabad, the MT System was based on the computational paninian grammar (CPG), which works very well for free world order languages, and Indian languages in particular.

He said the tools are available in three modules - Sampark (Indian to Indian), AnglaMT (English to Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi and Urdu) and Anvadaksh (English to Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Oriya, Urdu and Tamil)

" India has more than 122 languages of which 22 are designated as official languages. More than a billion people worldwide speak the following Indian languages - Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil and Urdu. With the availability of e-content and development of language technology, it has become possible to overcome the language barrier," Sangal told reporters after the system was formally launched.

He said three consortia comprising 17 academic and research institutions were involved in building 26 different pairs of languages.

"Right now, 12 pairs are available and the plan is to release more pairs every three-four months," he said.

"Rs 13 crore went into the whole exercise and about 200 students were directly involved in the development of these tools. An additional 200 students worked on the project as a thesis and their algorithms were embedded into the systems directly," Sangal said.

HTC Present Smart New Phone

An incredibly smart new phone from HTC

Smartphone maker HTC Corporation launched its new handset HTC Incredible S in the Indian market.

"HTC Incredible S is the answer for those looking for the perfect combination of performance and style and will help them stand out from the crowd as an icon," HTC India Country Head Ajay Sharma said in a statement.

The handset, priced at Rs 28,900, is equipped with features like 4-inch WVGA Super LCD display, eight megapixel camera with dual flash, maps and HTC Sense.
Take a look at the incredible features here.

Detailed specification

CPU speed

1 GHz

Memory1
Internal phone storage: 1.1 GB
RAM: 768 MB
(The actual available internal phone storage may differ depending on the software configuration of your phone.)
Expansion slot:
• microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Connectors
• 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
• Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Battery2
Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1450 mAh
Talk time:
• WCDMA: Up to 380 minutes
• GSM: Up to 580 minutes

Standby time3:
• WCDMA: Up to 370 hours
• GSM: Up to 290 hours

Network4
HSPA/WCDMA:
• Europe/Asia: 900/AWS/2100 MHz
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
• 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Platform
Android™ with HTC Sense™
Camera
• 8 megapixel color camera with auto focus and dual LED flash
• 720p HD video recording
• 1.3 megapixel front camera

Sensors
• G-Sensor
• Digital compass
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light sensor

Multimedia
Audio supported formats:
• Playback:.aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
• Recording:.amr

Video supported formats:
• Playback:.3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9)
• Recording:.3gp

Internet5
3G:
• Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed
• Up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed

GPRS:
• Up to 114 kbps downloading
EDGE:
• Up to 560 kbps downloading

Wi-Fi®:
• IEEE 802.11b/g/n

Bluetooth®
• Bluetooth® 2.1 with FTP/OPP for file transfer
• A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
• PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit

GPS
• Internal GPS antenna

Tsunami Picture of Japan from Settlite

Mobile battery life could run months

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed an ultra-low-power digital memory that is faster and uses 100 times less energy than currently used memory modules. Mobile devices that run for months rather than days without charging? Well, your wish may soon be granted - thanks to nanotechnology.

They believe the technology would significantly enhance battery life of portable devices, including mobile phones.

"I think anyone who is dealing with a lot of chargers and plugging things in every night can relate to wanting a cell phone or laptop whose batteries can last for weeks or months," said lead author and electrical and computer engineering professor Eric Pop.

The flash memory used in mobile devices currently stores bits as charge, which requires high programming voltages and is relatively slow.

Pop and his team lowered the power per bit to 100 times less than existing phase-change materials (PCM) memory by focusing on the size.

Rather than the metal wires standard in industry, they used carbon nano tubes - tiny tubes 10,000 times smaller than a human hair.

"The energy consumption is essentially scaled with the volume of the memory bit," said graduate student Feng Xiong, the first author of the paper.

"By using nano scale contacts, we are able to achieve much smaller power consumption," he added.

To create a bit, the researchers placed a small amount of PCM in a nano-scale gap formed in the middle of a carbon nanotube. They can switch the bit 'on' and 'off' by passing small currents through the nano tube.

3G Phone with Indian Air force

In Combing June, around 80,000 Indian Air Force personnel would be provided with high-end 3G mobile phones in a move aimed at ensuring that they remain connected with their bases round-the-clock through an exclusive 3G wireless service.

"This will help connectivity of each individual with the system and enable cross connectivity with other communication platforms like IP-based communication within AFNET," they added.

With the handset, likely to cost around Rs 16-17,000, IAF personnel would be able to communicate through a secure network enabling voice, data, video streaming and file sharing, enhancing real-time operational efficiency.

In the first phase of the Rs 300 crore programme, the latest HCL-made handsets would be given to all officers and air warriors up to the rank of Sergeant in the over 1.5 lakh-strong service.

"Reaping payoffs of the AFNET (Air Force Network) launched last year, air warriors will remain connected at all times by the IAF's exclusive Wideband CDMA-based 3G portable wireless network, to be made operational in June," IAF

In the first phase, the network will be operational in Delhi area within six months and in the second phase, the network will be in place for all remaining IAF establishments across the country by 2013.

Jewelery exporter expecting rise their business

As you know that Japan struggling with the earthquake and a tsunami, Jewelers exporters here are expecting a hit in their business since the east Asian nation is the second largest importer of jeweler and precious stones from the Pink City.

Nirmal Bardiya, a precious stone exporter to Japan, said, "Though the tsunami has not hit major centres, disturbances will delay transactions and businessmen in the state will suffer.

Though the main import centre’s for the jewelers are located in Tokyo and Kofu, nearly 400 km away from the north-east coast, the epicenter of the trembler, the city exporters are worried about the crash of Japan's economy and the purchasing power of the country.

"Definitely the precious stone and gold business will be affected. It will be evident at the jeweler show taking place in Basel, Switzerland. And I doubt that the amount Japanese buyers purchase every year will be the same this year," Ajay Roa, a diamond exporter here, said. "I export to the United States too. After the World Trade Centre tragedy, many purchasers refused to return the payable amount stating that they lost everything. I am expecting the same thing again," he said expressing his doubts over receiving payments on time.

"Japan has fought back such calamities before, I am hoping that nothing bad will befall us." Many jewellery exporters were, however, not as optimistic, and expressed sorrow for the natural disaster. Vijay Singh, an exporter, said, "Business is not above human sufferings. However large my dues are in Japan, I cannot ask money from them at this time."

Use Microsoft's FixIt tool to protect your PCs.

The actual flaw is with the MHTML protocol handler in Windows--not in Internet Explorer itself--and affects all versions of the Windows operating system. However, Internet Explorer is the only known attack vector for exploiting the vulnerability.

New attacks are being reported using Internet Explorer to exploit a Windows vulnerability that was originally disclosed in January, but has not yet been patched. There is still no patch imminent, but there is a tool available from Microsoft to address the issue and protect your PC.

Jerry Bryant, group manager of response communications for Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing, echoed that sentiment. "Users who have installed the Fixit to apply Microsoft's recommended workaround are not at risk. When Microsoft is done investigating, we will take appropriate action to help protect customers. This may include providing a security update through the monthly release process or an out-of-band update to help customers protect themselves."

It is worth noting, however, that the number of attacks seen in the wild thus far is still relatively small. The attacks seem to be more targeted, possibly politically-motivated according to a post on the Google Online Security Blog.

Remember, though, all supported versions of Windows are impacted, and all versions of Internet Explorer can be used as an attack vector. You could prevent exploitation of the MHTML flaw by switching to another browser like Firefox or Chrome. If you are going to continue using Internet Explorer, it is recommended that you run Microsoft's FixIt tool to protect your PCs.