The Advantage from Software Development Outsourcing

Outsourcing is the new mantra of the communication age. With geographical boundaries becoming invisible and technology making communication so much simpler, outsourcing has become the order of the day. From textiles to toys, everything is being outsourced from various developing countries. Being a software company, it makes perfect financial sense for you to outsource your development activities to countries like India.

Software Development Outsourcing comes with a whole array of benefits:

Access to latest technology: When it comes to off-shore software development in countries like India, you can rest assured that you will be working on the latest technologies. Technologies like the PHP web development module that are cost-effective as well as extremely user-friendly.

Staff Augmentation: Are you looking for skilled IT professionals with specific skill-sets to work on your web development projects? With outsourcing, you can hire and train the very best of professionals at an amazingly low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). You get to take a pick from qualified IT professionals specializing in php, asp .net, java and so on. You can then decide to utilize the services of a very dynamic team on-site in your own country or set up an off-shore unit in a cozy metro like Bangalore, India.

Cuts on costs and overheads: The biggest advantage of software outsourcing is that it cuts costs in a big way. Since the exchange range of currency like the USD is higher in countries like India, you get to pay a lot less but get a lot more work done than you would in the US. Overheads are also greatly limited since a majority of the development activities are handled off-shore. To put it straight, you get up-to-date technology solutions, well-qualified staff and a very reliable product at very low costs.

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Prince of Persia Movie Trailer: The Sands of Time

Jordan Mechner must be happy: he has been given the opportunity to adapt the famous franchise he contributed to create, Prince of Persia, to the cinema.
Actually the film, titled Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, is an adaptation of the 2003 video game of the same name.

The movie is directed by Mike Newell and is starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role. It is scheduled to be released in May 2010.

The plot:
"Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a 6th century prince of Persia who teams up with Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) to rescue the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that controls time, from the hands of the villainous nobleman, Nizam (Ben Kingsley)." (Source: Wikipedia)

Let's have A look to the game trailer of Prince of Persia The Sands of Time:

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The Top 5 Best Free Anti-virus Software

This post gives you a brief description about the top five best free AntiVirus softwares available on web today. You can download them from there respective websites(download link given here).

1. AVG AntiVirus

-Protection against viruses, spyware, adware and trojans
-Protects in real time against poisoned web pages while you're surfing
-Real-time safety ratings for all search results in Google, Yahoo and MSN/Live search
-and more!

2. Avast Antivirus Home Edition

-Anti-spyware built-in
-Anti-rootkit built-in
-Strong self-protection
-Antivirus kernel
-Simple User Interface
-Resident protection
-P2P and IM Shields
-Network Shield
-and more!

3. Avira AntiVir Personal Edition

-Avira AntiVir Personal Antivirus is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc.
-Monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected.

4. BitDefender

-Virus scanning and removal - On demand scanning - Powerful scan engines ensure detection and removal of all viruses in the wild every time you need it.
-Scheduled scanning - The Scheduler lets you plan ahead, and schedule full system/drive scans in the off hours, when you won’t be using your computer.
-Immediate scanning - With just a right click you can check your files and folders.
-Quarantine - By isolating the infected files in quarantine, the risk of getting infected diminishes. You also have the possibility to send these files for further analysis to BitDefender Labs.
-Reports - When launching a scan you may choose to create a report file where you can see statistics about the scan process.


5. PCTools Antivirus

-Protects your PC as you are working, surfing and playing
-Detects, quarantines, disinfects and destroys Viruses, Trojans and Worms
-IntelliGuard™ protects your computer against threats in real-time
-Automatically checks for frequent updates against the latest threats
-Best of all it's FREE. No catches, limitations or time-limits.

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SAMSUNG will be launching new Cellphone with 12Megapixel Camera

The new Samsung W880 ups the ante with a world's first 12 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom. Featuring a hardware Mode dial and a real zoom lever it does feel like a real camera and you may find yourself struggling to find the mobile phone under the digicam skin. Now while W880 is South Korea bound only, it's enough to give us a taste of what's coming in the shape of the rumored Samsung M8920, which should make it our way sometime next year - but with Wi-Fi and GPS on board.



Designing a mobile phone (or any other portable gadget for that matter) is a balancing act - the engineers must juggle between cost, size and features, all the while being limited by the current state of technology.

Say cost doesn't matter - that still leaves only so much that can reasonably be crammed into a mobile device. Progress is made, technology advances, which results in things getting cheaper, smaller and with more features. And quite soon, things that seemed impractical a few years back can now be released as a consumer device.

This is how the Samsung W880 AMOLED 12M came to be - it contains all the mechanical elements of a point-and-shoot camera, but still has enough room left for the phone parts. It's not the first phone to achieve that but it's the first 12-megapixel one and the added 3x optical zoom and xenon flash pretty much put it on par with a typical point-and-shoot camera.

The Samsung W880 has some high-end imaging functions too - tracking touch autofocus, 720p@30 fps video recording, 3.3" big AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with WVGA resolution. That's not something you see every day on a cameras and it's top notch in mobile phone terms. Even the degree of control over how a photo is taken beats out consumer cameras, let alone cameraphones.

Now, keep in mind that the we're previewing a prototype here and it's a prototype of a phone meant for the South Korean market only and although it has tri-band GSM and support for UMTS, those are meant for roaming only - the AMOLED 12M is for South Korea and South Korea only.

So, why bother with a preview then? Well, there's a global version coming in the beginning of next year and that might actually land in a store near you. It will look just the same but will drop the T-DMB TV receiver, which has little use outside of South Korea anyway, swapping it for the more practical Wi-Fi and GPS. Supposedly, the global GSM version will be allegedly called Samsung M8920, but that has yet to be confirmed by an official source...For the complete specification of this Cellphone you can view it here.

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Technology can spread Video Scandal very Fast...

This talks about Scandal Videos in the Philippines.

I wonder if there is still a city in the Philippines with no infamous video of this kind. (Ilo-ilo Scandal, Davao Scandal, Cagayan de Oro Scandal, Baguio Scandal, Batangas Scandal – just can’t name them all.)

How about a university? (La Salle Scandal, XU Scandal, Adamson Scandal, Ateneo de Davao Scandal, etc. etc. and even a High School in Davao has one!)

What about a famous local female celebrity? For sure there is one video coined to her name – real or not. (Angel Locsin, Katrina Halili, Maricar Reyes, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Ethel Booba, Maui Taylor to name a few.)

Hmmm... A hotel? Government Agencies? Banks? Malls?

With the advent of technology, video recording intimate encounters seems to be very easy nowadays. There would be nothing wrong about it I guess for as long as it is going to be of personal use. But often they were not intended for it. Some use it to brag to their friends or simply to exploit the woman. Technology also made these videos spread faster with internet uploading and other ways of file sharing. In fact, the keyword ‘Pinay Scandal’ is said to be one of the top keywords being search in the Philippines since 2005. Google Trends also revealed that most searches for “Pinay Scandal” came from Cagayan De Oro with Davao and Makati following.

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Setting up your Small Home Theater

Put off by the overpriced refreshments and ticket prices costing you about the the same as it does to buy a DVD, T3 is here to take the cinematic experience back to the confines of your own living room.

Follow our guide below on how to put together your own private cinema sanctuary, and before you know it, you"ll be pulling the curtains and settling down to your favourite flick in blissful new surroundings.

Step 1: HOOK UP THE BASICS

Place the four basic components of your cinema system in a suitably sized room. You'll need a set of speakers including a subwoofer, a television or projector, a multichannel amplifier and a video source, such as a DVD or Blu-ray player. The simplest way of connecting your Blu-ray player to an AV amp is with a single HDMI cable. The next best option is a component video cable, or an S-video lead. Composite video is best avoided.

Step 2: POSITION YOUR TV

Your TV's position is dictated by the dimensions of the room, but ideally it should be mounted at eye-level – that's seated eye-level, of course – and at a comfortable viewing distance from your sofa. As a general rule, the ideal distance is roughly five times the width of the screen. Another HDMI cable is all you need to connect your amp to your TV, but make sure it's capable of carrying a 1080p signal over the distance.

Step 3: PLACE YOUR SPEAKERS

When arranging your 5.1 speakers the front pair should be able to deliver a good stereo image, so position these first and point them at your ideal listening spot. The centre speaker should be in line with them and close to the screen. The rear speakers can be placed on the back wall, or to the sides of where you sit. Low frequencies are non-directional, so you can place the subwoofer anywhere.

To complete your brand new home cinema setup head to the Knowledge, where you can find the last 3 steps plus more handy guides to help you master your favourite tech.

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Sassy Solar Powered Bra

TOKYO - Ladies, take your battle for the environment a little closer to your heart with a solar-powered bra that can generate enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod.

Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan Ltd unveiled its environmentally friendly, and green colored, "Solar Power Bra" on Wednesday in Tokyo which features a solar panel worn around the stomach.

The panel requires light to generate electricity and the concept bra will not be in stores anytime soon, said Triumph spokeswoman Yoshiko Masuda, as "people usually can not go outside without wearing clothes over it."

But it does send the message of how lingerie could possibly save the planet, Masuda said, adding that the bra should not be washed or sunned on a rainy day to avoid damaging it.

Being eco-friendly is now fashionable in Japan, and the "Solar Energy Bra" follows the company's other green-themed undergarments that include a bra that turns into a reusable shopping bag and one that featured metal chopsticks to promote the use of reusable chopsticks.

"It is very comfortable and I can really feel involved in eco-friendly efforts as well," model Yuko Ishida said.

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