Vodafone Launches Appia-Powered Mobile App Store In India

Appia, a startup that powers a white-label content and commerce platform for everyone and anyone who needs a mobile app store, has partnered with Vodafone India to launch a new mobile app store for the carrier’s 145 million subscribers in India.

For background, the company powers mobile app storefronts for more than 40 partners, including four of the world’s top five handset manufacturers (Samsung, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Wireless). The bonus of using Appia’s white-label offering is that it enables its partners to deliver apps to more than 3,200 different mobile device makes and models. And company powers an App Stores for Opera Software and Telcel, Mexico’s largest operator.

The Vodafone Application Store includes over 10,000 app titles for a variety of smartphone platforms including Android, Java, Symbian and Blackberry. The catalog also includes an extensive collection of content from local providers, including Hungama, India Games, Nazara, Spice, and Vodafone-branded apps like Portfolio Tracker, Vodafone TV, and Chhota Comics. The store will include both free and paid apps.

Appia is seeing downloads from over 200 countries and 3,500 different handsets, and across all of its app stores, is averaging around 1 million app downloads a day. The company also recently took an investment from DCM’s $100 million A-Fund.

How to make a smoke bomb at home....:)

hey frndzz today i will tell u how to make a smoke bomb at home using home ingredients it will be jus for fun .....here are  the steps how to make a smoke bomb at home...

The smoke bomb you would purchase from a fireworks store usually is made from potassium chlorate (KClO₃ - oxidizer), sugar (sucrose or dextrin - fuel), sodium bicarbonate (otherwise known as baking soda - to moderate the rate of the reaction and keep it from getting too hot), and a powdered organic dye (for colored smoke). When a commercial smoke bomb is burned, the reaction makes white smoke and the heat evaporates the organic dye. Commercial smoke bombs have small holes through which the smoke and dye are ejected, to create a jet of finely dispersed particles. Crafting this type of smoke bomb is beyond most of us, but you can make an effective smoke bomb quite easily. There are even colorants you can add if you want to make colored smoke. Let's start out with instructions for the easiest/safest type of smoke bomb you can make:

Smoke Bomb Materials

• sugar (sucrose or table sugar)
• potassium nitrate, KNO₃, also known as saltpeter (buy it online or you can find this at some garden supply stores in the fertilizer section, some pharmacies carry it too)
• skillet or pan
• aluminum foil

Once you've gathered your smoke bomb materials, it's easy to  make smoke bomb

1. Pour about 3 parts potassium nitrate to 2 parts sugar into the skillet (5:3 ratio is also good). Measurements don't need to be exact, but you want more KNO₃ than sugar. For example, you can use 1-1/2 cups KNO₃ and 1 cup sugar. If you use equal amounts of KNO₃ and sugar, your smoke bomb will be harder to light and will burn more slowly. As you approach the 5:3 KNO₃:sugar ratio, you get a smoke bomb that burns more quickly.
   
2. Apply low heat to the pan. Stir the mixture with a spoon using long strokes. If you see the grains of sugar starting to melt along the edges where you are stirring, remove the pan from the heat and reduce the temperature before continuing.
   
3. Basically you are carmelizing sugar. The mixture will melt and become a caramel or chocolate color. Continue heating/stirring until the ingredients are liquefied. Remove from heat.
   
4. Pour the liquid onto a piece of foil. You can pour a smaller amount onto a separate piece, to test the batch. You can pour the smoke bomb into any shape, onto an object, or into a mold. The shape and size will affect the burning pattern.
   
5. If you aren't going to clean your skillet immediately, pour hot water into the pan to dissolve the sugar (or else it will be harder to clean). Clean up any residue you may have spilled out of the pan, unless you want mini-smoke bombs on your stovetop.
   
6. Allow the smoke bomb to cool, then you can peel it off the foil.

Now that you've made your smoke bomb, it's time to light it...

be safe take security measures...

How to replace cracked iphone screen

So you’ve just been to a party and woken up with a throbbing hangover to find your iPhone screen is cracked. Familiar story? It’s happened to me, too many times! Fret not though, it’s really easy to replace a cracked iPhone screen and can be done for just a fiver!

Buy a replacement iPhone 3GS screen glass and tools

eBay is your best bet, I got my kit for just £5.50 which includes the screen glass, adhesive pads and all the tools you need to carry out this tutorial. Just make sure you check the sellers feedback for people who have also bought the kit, there are some bad replica screen glass’ available.

How to fix your iPhone 3GS cracked screen

1.Remove the two screws from the bottom of your iPhone. These are located next to the dock connector, remove these with a mini Philips screwdriver and make sure you put them in a safe place. Labelling which screws are for what is a good idea.

2. Lift the iPhone screen away.  Using the plunger you got with your kit, place it just above the home button and carefully try and lift the screen out from the casing, you may need to use a tool to prise it out from the sides, but be careful doing this as you can damage the seal.
If your kit doesn’t contain a plunger, put a mini screwdriver or other tool between the screen and rubber and try to lift it out. This method is not recommended, as it’s very easy to damage the rubber seal.

3. Lift the screen back from the iPhone casing, be careful, as it’ll still be attached.

4.Disconnect the cables. There are three cables to disconnect from the iPhone itself; these are numbered 1,2 and 3 (number 3 is hidden below number 2). Number 1 and 2 cables are easy to remove, simply lift them out from their connectors using the wedge tool.

5. Be careful removing number 3. Number 3 is a little more difficult to remove and you can damage your iPhone if done incorrectly. It’s clamped into place, in order to remove it you need to release this clamp. To do this, slide the wedging tool or another plastic apparatus underneath the cream-coloured clamp and flip it up 90 degrees. This is the clamp released. Be sure to flick the clamp back down to prevent it from getting damaged while we replace the iPhone screen.

6. Remove 6 Screws. Three of the screws are located on one of the metal frames sides, two on the other side and one is located in the top right.

7.Prise the LCD screen out from the frame. Once the screws are removed you can use a wedge tool or small screwdriver between the LCD and glass frame to separate them.

8.Remove the cracked and broken iPhone screen glass. This is probably the toughest part of the tutorial, removing the glass. I would recommend using gloves for this step unless you want small shards of glass in your hands. Best way to remove the glass is to forcefully push it out or smash it even more with a screwdriver so it’s easier.

9.Clean the iPhone frame up. Make sure you remove ALL the left over adhesive residue and pieces of glass from the frame. A heat gun can help with this, but be careful not to melt the plastic frame.

10.Apply your new iPhone screen glass. With your kit you should have some double sided tape cut to size or adhesive, carefully apply this to the frame making sure you don’t cover any of the sensors or buttons. Reapply the new screen glass to this, pushing down to ensure it is located perfectly and is secure, give it a couple of minutes to set if using adhesive.Reassemble the iPhone. In the methods we took it apart, do these in the reverse order.

• Attach LCD frame back to glass frame, secure with 6 screws.
• Lift the clamp and slide number 3 cable back in, reapply clamp. This can be tricky, straighten out the cable by pushing down on it with a wedging tool while holding number 1 and 2 cables with your thumb and then slide it into position.
• Reconnect number 2 and number 1 cables. This is simple, you just need to push down on them so they slot into their connectors.
• Put the screen back onto the phone. Insert the screen from the top (where the screen is connected) and close it at the bottom. It should fit comfortably; now push down to make sure its in position.
• Secure the two remaining screws in the bottom.

Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard Review

INTRODUCTION:
Choosing the right gaming keyboard can be hard sometimes with the vast amount of gaming peripheral companies and manufacturers out there. Today we have a relatively new keyboard from Tt eSPORTS. The Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard has been designed with hardcore gaming in mind by the gaming obsessed division of Thermaltake. Boasting an on board profile switch, macro keys, smart cable management, a cooling fan device for extreme gamers and more, let’s see if the Thermaltake Tt eSports Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard is really as good as it sounds


KEYBOARD SPECIFICATIONS:
‧ Interface: USB
‧ Operational systems: Windows 7/Vista/XP
‧ Number of Macro keys: 10
‧ Number of Multimedia keys: 6
‧ 2.0 USB port: 2
‧ Switch lifecycle: 10 Millions
‧ Cable length: 2m
‧ Body dimension (LxWxH): 505x 195x 27mm


COOLING FAN SPECIFICATIONS:
‧ Fan Speed: 6,000 RPM(±15%)
‧ Max. airflow:2.7CFM
‧ Noise level:21.7dB
‧ Rate voltage: DC 5.0V
‧ Life expectancy: 50,000 HRS
‧ Body dimension (LxWxH): 30x30x10mm


FEATURES:

• Red Illumiyayion Back Light
• 2x USB 2.0 Ports
• User Interface
• Macro Keys
• Multimedia Keys
• 64kb On Board Memory
• On Board Profile Switch
• Back Light Switch
• Fan Device
• Windows Dummy Keycaps
• Smart Cable Management With Detachable Cable Design
• 8 Additional Removable Keycaps

How To survive An Alligator Attack..........

hey frnzz if u gt stuck around an alligator thn there are some tips how to get escape....

Though alligator attacks are rare, if you live in an area with an alligator population you never know if one might confront you. If you find yourself in an unfortunate predicament, such as inside the jaws of an alligator, there are certain things you can do to survive. Of course, avoidance is the best way to survive an alligator attack. But let's assume you're beyond that point.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Run away in a straight line, if possible. Alligators can run up to 10 miles per hour on land, but only for a short distance. Put as much distance between yourself and the alligator as quickly as you can. Chances are good that you can outrun the animal.
• Get on its back, if the alligator attacks you on land. Push down on its neck to force its head down. This prevents it from securing you with its jaws. Also, try to put your hands on its eyes. This can be effective in stopping an alligator.
• Punch or kick the eyes, nostrils or ears, if the alligator attacks you in the water. Poking an alligator's eyes or delivering a hard blow to the snout or ears can make the alligator release its grip on you. Now you have a chance to run away.
• Attempt to pry open the alligator's palatal valve, if your arms or legs are inside the alligator's mouth. This valve is a piece of tissue that closes and prevents water from getting inside and drowning the animal when it goes under water with its mouth open. If you can open this, the alligator may release you once water enters its throat.
• Scream repeatedly as loud as you can to attract help. Calling attention to your situation to get help may be your only way to survive an alligator attack.    

stay cool in such situation that's most imp of all....hope this will help some in future..:P

SEND EMAIL IN MISSION IMPOSSIBLE STYLE...........

You might remember the world famous scene of Mission Impossible in which after the message has been heard once the message destroys itself. Now it is possible for everybody to have such facility. You can send an E-mail which destroys itself after it has been read once.

Every time that you send an email, copies are stored permanently on multiple emailservers as well as the recipient's inbox and anyone they decide to send it to. Your emails can be stored and scanned in more places than you can imagine. Do you want people storing your email messages forever? Do you want something that you type today to be used against you tomorrow, next week, next month or even in the next decade?



very time that you send an email, copies are stored permanently on multiple email servers as well as the recipient's inbox and anyone they decide to send it to. Your emails can be stored and scanned in more places than you can imagine. Do you want people storing your email messages forever? Do you want something that you type today to be used against you tomorrow, next week, next month or even in the next decade?

Until now, everyone else has had control of the email that you have sent. BigString gives you back control of your email, acting like an automatic shredder for your email. You can self-destruct or change an email that's already been sent or read. Don't leave your messages sitting in peoples' inboxes forever. Get a free BigString email account to protect your privacy.

BigString takes the risk out of email

Now, with BigString, you can finally take the risk out of email and put an end to "sender regret." It is the world's first & only email service that thoroughly protects your safety and privacy.

BigString's exclusive, patent-pending technology enables you to prevent your personal or business information from lingering indefinitely in someone else's inbox. It also restricts private pictures or messages from being indiscriminately spread throughout cyberspace! Now your sensitive photos can't be posted to unseemly web sites or printed for circulation amongst total strangers.

BigString lets you have second thoughts

BigString shifts the control from the recipient to YOU the sender. BigString grants the luxury of second thoughts, the power to limit message viewings, and the choice to delay email transmission.

You can reword a message fired off in anger or haste or completely delete it! You can recall a botched résumé for revision or erase a tasteless joke. You can make a work of art or photograph print-proof. You can prevent a love letter from being forwarded. You can set an expiration date on an emailed price quote or business offer or you can simply pull back an email to eliminate typos.

BigString takes the danger out of clicking

BigString guarantees that clicking "send" will never again be an irreversible disaster. Now YOU decide the fate of your emails. You decide where they end up, who sees them and for how long. BigString emails can be destroyed, recalled or changed even after they've been opened! The freedom is yours, the options are yours, and you're the boss with BigString.

BigString is easy to use

BigString is as easy to use as any other email and there's nothing to download! Don't be resigned to the mercy of your recipient. You don't want your every action to be carved in stone because sometimes you just NEED to take it back!

Here are just a few of the many applications of BigString Erasable, Recallable, Non-Printable Email.

Executives: Protect your business and safeguard your email. Now you never have to worry about sending the wrong attachment or completely forgetting it. Misspelled words, incorrect dates, or other typos can all be fixed even after your message has been sent. You can even "pull an email back" to delete expired price quotes, old business offers or dated legal material. BigString is your email insurance.

On-Line Daters: You don't want your personal information like pictures, phone numbers or intimate notes, circulated around the Internet! BigString prevents your pictures and messages from being printed or forwarded. You can set an expiration date for an email or self-destruct it at will. You can choose the number of times you'll allow a picture to be viewed before it disappears. BigString protects your privacy!.......................

enjoyy bigstring u r really the boss................

Fastest way to hack into another systems.

well... it is possible to hack into any system as it is conected to what we call "INTERNET" .to connect internet a system allocates a port for communication and data transfer.so we got to do is to get into that port that is to be hacked.


STEPS :

• software PORT SCANNER form google
• the IP ADDRESS of the victim whose port is open.
• NETLAB which gives u all information includes IP address,area from which he is accessin the inernet.....
• the ip of the u found initial;y into NETLAB.
• thats it now u can acess his system.

NOTE: this is really a hardcore hacking and you should be very careful while doing this and you do all this on your own responsibility. this blog is never responsible for anythin you do after reading dis.and there are olmost 50% chances that you may got caught so dont try this you are aware of every thing .oohh  ye you can freak your friends by telling them that you can hack theri systems very easily....:):)
good luck

Winamp Media Player Now Available On Android - Features Wi-Fi Sync And Shoutcast Support

After realplayer and MP3player yet another popular multimedia player "Winamp" has landed onto google platform platform.

With impressive features like Wireless Desktop Sync, SHOUTcast Radio, complete android media management with sync to desktop library, Persistent Player Controls, Play Queue Management, Widget Players & Shortcuts etc., Winamp For Android is certainly going to find it's place as the default multimedia player of choice for many.

silent features

• mobilize your library.
• wireless desktop sync.
• shoutcast radio
• persistant player control
• play queue managment
• widget players and shortcuts
• scrobbling

   
reat news guys, enjoy ur android phone..:)

How Manual Transmissions Work

the car's transmission depends upon the gear box.during transmission we shift the gears thts chnges the rotational ratio.The transmission is the entire assembly that sits behind the flywheel and clutch.By meshing many gears together of different sizes, you can create a mechanical system to gear up or gear down the number of rotations very quickly. As a final example, imagine an input gear with 10 teeth, a secondary gear with 20 teeth and a final gear with 30 teeth. From the input gear to the secondary gear, the ratio is 20/10 = 2:1. From the second gear to the final gear, the ratio is 30/20 = 1.5:1. The total gear ratio for this system is (2 * 1.5):1, or 3:1. ie. to turn the output gear once, the input gear has to turn three times.

This also neatly shows how you can do the calculation and miss the middle gear ratios - ultimately you need the ratio of input to output. In this example, the final output is 30 and the original input is 10. 30/10 = 3/1 = 3:1.

Collections of helical gears in a gearbox are what give the gearing down of the speed of the engine crank to the final speed of the output shaft from the gearbox. The table below shows some example gear ratios for a 5-speed manual gearbox (in this case a Subaru Impreza).

Gear	Ratio	RPM of gearbox output shaft when the engine is at 3000rpm
1st	3.166:1	947
2nd	1.882:1	1594
3rd	1.296:1	2314
4th	0.972:1	3086
5th	0.738:1	4065

Final drive - calculating speed from gearbox ratios. It's important to note that in almost all vehicles there is also a final reduction gear. This is also called a final drive or a rear- or front-axle gear reduction and it's done in the differential with a small pinion gear and a large ring gear (see the section on differentials lower down the page). In the Subaru example above, it is 4.444:1. This is the final reduction from the output shaft of the gearbox to the driveshafts coming out of the differential to the wheels. So using the example above, in 5th gear, at 3000rpm, the gearbox output shaft spins at 4065rpm. This goes through a 4.444:1 reduction in the differential to give a wheel driveshaft rotation of 914rpm. For a Subaru, assume a wheel and tyre combo of 205/55R16 giving a circumference of 1.985m or 6.512ft (see The Wheel & Tyre Bible). Each minute, the wheel spins 914 times meaning it moves the car (914 x 6.512ft) = 5951ft along the ground, or 1.127 miles. In an hour, that's (60minutes x 1.127miles) = 67.62. In other words, knowing the gearbox ratios and tyre sizes, you can figure out that at 3000rpm, this car will be doing 67mph in 5th gear.

 If you look at the image here you'll see a the internals of a generic gearbox. You can see the helical gears meshing with each other. The lower shaft in this image is called the layshaft - it's the one connected to the clutch - the one driven directly by the engine. The output shaft is the upper shaft in this image. To the uneducated eye, this looks like a mechanical nightmare. Once you get done with this section, you'll be able to look at this image and say with some authority, "Ah yes, that's a 5-speed gearbox".

So how can you tell? Well look at the output shaft. You can see 5 helical gears and 3 sets of selector forks. At the most basic level, that tells you this is a 5-speed box (note that my example has no reverse gear) But how does it work? It's actually a lot simpler than most people think although after reading the following explanation you might be in need of a brain massage.
With the clutch engaged (see the section on clutches below), the layshaft is always turning. All the helical gears on the layshaft are permanently attached to it so they all turn at the same rate. They mesh with a series of gears on the output shaft that are mounted on sliprings so they actually spin around the output shaft without turning it. Look closely at the selector forks; you'll see they are slipped around a series of collars with teeth on the inside. Those are the dog gears and the teeth are the dog teeth. The dog gears are mounted to the output shaft on a splined section which allows them to slide back and forth. When you move the gear stick, a series of mechanical pushrod connections move the various selector forks, sliding the dog gears back and forth.

In the image to the left, I've rendered a close-up of the area between third and fourth gear. When the gearstick is moved to select fourth gear, the selector fork slides backwards. This slides the dog gear backwards on the splined shaft and the dog teeth engage with the teeth on the front of the helical fourth gear. This locks it to the dog gear which itself is locked to the output shaft with the splines. When the clutch is let out and the engine drives the layhshaft, all the gears turn as before but now the second helical gear is locked to the output shaft and voila - fourth gear.

Grinding gears. In the above example, to engage fourth gear, the dog gear is disengaged from the third helical gear and slides backwards to engage with the fourth helical gear. This is why you need a clutch and it's also the cause of the grinding noise from a gearbox when someone is cocking up their gearchange. The common misconception is that this grinding noise is the teeth of the gears grinding together. It isn't. Rather it's the sound of the teeth on the dog gears skipping across the dog teeth of the helical output gears and not managing to engage properly. This typically happens when the clutch is let out too soon and the gearbox is attempting to engage at the same time as it's trying to drive. Doesn't work. In older cars, it's the reason you needed to do something called double-clutching.
Double-clutching, or double-de-clutching (I've heard it called both) was a process that needed to happen on older gearboxes to avoid grinding the gears. First, you'd press the clutch to take the pressure off the dog teeth and allow the gear selector forks and dog gears to slide into neutral, away from the engaged helical gear. With the clutch pedal released, you'd 'blip' the engine to bring the revs up to the speed needed to engage the next gear, clutch-in and move the gear stick to slide the selector forks and dog gear to engage with the next helical gear.

How Earthquake-resistant Buildings Work

Architects and engineers are constantly striving to develop new construction methods so we can better endure earthquakes like the one that Turkey suffered on Sunday. So, how do structures stand strong amid all those quakes?so if u hav any query about these kind of architechtures u can post your querry here