Kashmir's all-girl rock band gets support on Facebook, Twitter

Support has been pouring in from all corners on social networking sites for the first all-girls rock band of Kashmir SRINAGAR: Support has been pouring in from all corners on social networking sites for the first all-girls rock band of Kashmir after they received abusive and hate messages on their Facebook page for defying convention by choosing the field of music.

At least three pages have come up on Facebook in the past three days throwing their weight behind the three Class X students of Kashmir, urging them not to be cowed down by the hate mongers and continue their band named 'Pragaash' (light).

'I support Pragaash, Kashmir's first all-girls' rock band' is the most popular page with more than 1,000 'likes' since it was created less than two days ago in Facebook.

"I am with u. Follow your passion sincerely and be good. God bless special people with art and you are one of them, that's why everybody is not artist," Kanu Sharma posted on the page.

The all-girls rock band, which came to limelight in late December last year after their performance at the annual 'Battle of the Bands' competition here, had defied the convention by stepping into the male-dominated field of music.

The online threats have left the families of the teenage girls worried and forced them to keep a low profile.

Though there are dozens of bands currently playing music of different genres in the Kashmir Valley, the girls -- vocalist-guitarist Noma Nazir, drummer Farah Deeba and Guitarist Aneeka Khalid -- formed the first all-girls rock band under the name of 'Pragaash' (light).

The band had won the best performance award in their first public appearance.

Why netizens are wondering about Iran’s space monkey

On Facebook, a comment underneath the monkey's pictures reads: the monkey "went into space and met a doctor who removed its mole".

TEHRAN: Iran's announcement that it had successfully sent a monkey into space stirred questions on the internet with people pointing to differences between official images of the primate before takeoff and after landing.

On January 28, official Iranian media published pictures of a monkey named Pishgam (Pioneer) prior to the launch. The animal had light grey fur and a red mole above its right eye.

But later, the ISNA news agency released photos taken during presenting the monkey to the press after its landing which showed a darker fur and no mole.

These differences have been pointed out by Western media, which have questioned the success of the monkey space mission. A previous attempt to send a primate into space failed in 2011.

On Facebook, a comment underneath the monkey's pictures reads: the monkey "went into space and met a doctor who removed its mole," an ironic reference to some Iranians passion for cosmetic surgery.

Iranian authorities did not directly responded to these questions on Saturday night.

Two websites close to the regime, Rajanews and Nasimonline, have said without citing sources that the monkey images available to the media before the launch were "archive" images of the doomed 2011 launch.

Instead, the monkey presented to the press after the sub-orbital flight was the one that successfully completed the mission.

Neither Iranian site gave any explanation why the reputed archive pictures were used by the media.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/social-media/Why-netizens-are-wondering-about-Irans-space-monkey/articleshow/18334628.cms

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Acer has announced Liquid C1, a mid-range smartphone that runs on Intel Lexington processor, in Thailand at 9,990 baht (approximately Rs 17,800).

NEW DELHI: Taiwanese manufacturer Acer has announced Liquid C1, a mid-range smartphone that runs on Intel Lexington processor. The device has been unveiled in Thailand and is priced at 9,990 baht (approximately Rs 17,800).

The all-new Liquid C1 features a 4.3-inch screen with resolution of 960x540p and is powered by Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Its processor sets it apart from most of the phones in the market, as it runs on Intel's Atom Z2420m chipset (codenamed Lexington) clocked at 1.2 GHz. This chip features Hyper-Threading technology, which enables the device to work as a dual-core processor despite having just one core.

Acer Liquid C1 comes with 4GB onboard memory and microSD support up to 32GB. Coming to the imaging department, the phone has an 8MP primary camera with LED flash, while the secondary unit has VGA resolution. Powered by a 2,000mAh battery, this phone has connectivity features like 3G, AcerCloud+, Wi-Fi, Blouetooth 2.1 and microUSB.

Key specs:

Display: 4.3-inch screen with resolution of 960x540p; Operating system: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Processor: 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420m chipset (codenamed Lexington) with Hyper-Threading; Memory: 4GB built-in, microSD support up to 32GB; Connectivity: 3G, Wi-Fi, AcerCloud+, Bluetooth 2.1, microUSB; Camera: 8MP camera with LED flash on the back, VGA camera in the front; and Battery: 2,000mAh

Apple topples Nokia in mobile net usage market: Report

Apple for the first time has toppled Nokia to become the leading smartphone in terms of worldwide internet usage on handsets, a report has said.

NEW DELHI: Apple for the first time has toppled Nokia to become the leading smartphone in terms of worldwide internet usage on handsets, a report has said. Finnish handset maker Nokia, which leads the mobile devices internet usage market with 37.7% share last year, has been relegated to third place this year with Samsung emerging as the second largest mobile vendor in terms of internet usage. "In January 2013 Apple led globally for the first time in terms of Internet usage with 25.9% SHARE, ahead of Samsung (22.7%) and Nokia (22.2%)," the report said. Last year Apple occupied second spot with 28.7% share and Samsung was third with 14.8% market share, the report said.

In India, Nokia holds the top slot even as its share has dropped to 52.1% in January this year, from 73% in January 2012. Samsung has shown improvement in Indian mobile devices Internet usage market and occupies second spot with 26.9% share in January 2013. The third spot is occupied by an 'unknown brand' with 13.2% share. agencies

Globally this unknown brand accounted for 11% market share and occupied fourth spot. The report called in unknown as like other known brands as it could not gather information about mobile vendor and browser used in the device. Globally, HTC occupied fifth position with 4% followed by Blackberry. Share of Blackberry globally declined from 8.3% in January 2012 to 3.5% in January 2013, the report said. StatCounter said it has excluded tablets but included all pocket-sized computing device for the research. The global stats data in the report is based on over 15 billion page views per month to the StatCounter network of more than three million websites, it said. 

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/personal-tech/gadgets-special/Apple-topples-Nokia-in-mobile-net-usage-market-Report/articleshow/18341714.cms

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NEW DELHI: Samsung has announced two new smartphones - Galaxy Young and Galaxy Fame. Both the devices are powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and resemble top-of-the-line models like Galaxy S III and Note II in looks.

Galaxy Young features a 3.27-inch TFT touchscreen with 480x320p resolution. This device runs on a 1GHz processor with 768MB RAM and comes with 4GB built-in storage and support for 64GB microSD card. Samsung has included a 3MP rear camera without flash in the phone. Powered by a 1,300mAh battery, this device has connectivity features like Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, Bluetooth 3.0 and microUSB 2.0.

The all-new Samsung Galaxy Fame has a 3.5-inch screen and is powered by a 1GHz processor coupled with 512MB RAM. This phone also has 4GB onboard storage and can support microSD card with capacity up to 64GB. Running on a 1,300mAh battery, this phone has a 5MP primary camera with LED flash and a VGA front camera. Connectivity suite of the device includes features like 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0 and (optional) NFC.

Samsung has included proprietary features like S Cloud, Motion UI, Samsung games Hub and ChatOn. The pricing and availability of the two devices have not been revealed yet. 

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/personal-tech/gadgets-special/Samsung-announces-Galaxy-Young-Fame-smartphones/articleshow/18351096.cms

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