Samsung ties up with BigFlix to offer streaming on demand movies on its Galaxy products
Samsung has partnered with BigFlix to offer on demand streaming movies to their Galaxy line of products. They have launched an app on the Samsung App Store called My Movies which users of their Galaxy devices can download to watch instant on demand movies from BigFlix.com. Currently BigFlix has about 1000 movies to offer and Samsung is offering the first 2000 hours of streaming to its customers for free, post which it will cost them a subscription fee.
Desitorrents offering free account activations through 12th October 2011
India’s popular torrent host desitorrents.com is offering free account registrations and activations through 12th October 2011. Usually, they charge for activating your account, however, they are running a promotion from 6th Oct 2011 to 12th Oct 2011 where anyone can get their accounts registered & activated for free.
Desitorrents is a great source of Indian content available over torrents. For the first 6 months, one has to maintain a good ratio & be active in forums, post which there will be no tab on activity and maintaining a good ratio will be enough to retain the account. This free offer also includes members who have a preview only account can also log in and activate their account in this period.
Visit desitorrents.com/forums to activate your free account!
Aaramshop offers your groceries online from your local kirana store
India is witnessing e-commerce revolution. And in order to succeed, startups are trying out all kinds of unique and innovative business ideas. One such startup called Aaramshop has tied up with your local kirana stores in your neighborhood and let you purchase your groceries online. They then send your order to the store which delivers it to you.
Shopping at aaramshop is a 3 step process:
- Add all your items to your cart
- Select your nearest aaramshop
- Get the items delivered at your doorstep at a time of your convenience (currently, only cash on delivery payment is supported)
RIP Steve Jobs
It is a sad day. Steve Jobs, the iCon of the technology industry and the creator of some of the most innovative products & companies has passed away. The news of Steve Jobs death was broken on the Apple’s homepage and a statement by Apple’s Board of Directors.
This is a huge loss for the whole world. Steve was a visionary and undoubtedly an amazing human being. Here is the official statement from Apple’s Board of Directors:
We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.
Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.
His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.
Apple has put up a microsite in memory of Steve Jobs and have set up the email address rememberingsteve@apple.com for anyone who might want to share thoughts, memories and condolences.
TomTom Launches GPS Navigators in India
TomTom – the Amsterdam based navigator company has launched GPS navigators in India. The devices will compete directly with rival company MapMyIndia’s navigation products and will offer touch & voice controls, emergency assist and bluetooth compatibility in addition to standard GPS features like turn by turn navigation & lane assistance.
The three models Via 100, Via 125 and Via 120 will be available in 4.3 inch and 5 inch displays with a starting price tag of ? 15,000.
Airlines planning to introduce mobile boarding passes in India
Despite advancements in the telecommunication arena with the launch of 3G, India is still far behind other countries in terms of mobile enablement of services. We reported a few weeks back that Indian Railways is now allowing paperless tickets on trains (although, some of our readers were fined because they were not carrying a paper ticket). Now its airlines’ turn.
SITA – the company which builds IT solutions for airlines is in talks with India based airlines to provide them with the infrastructure to enable travelers check in online and get their boarding passes delivered to their smartphones.
Indian Railways & irctc now allow paperless soft copies of tickets on trains [Go Green]
Indian Railways now allows you to show paperless soft copy of your ticket (called Virtual Reservation Message – VRM) to the TTE instead of having to take a print out of the ticket every time you have to travel. This is an awesome green initiative which will not only please green pundits but also people who might not have printers at home or are unable to take a print out before their travel. If you have a laptop or smartphone, you can show your reservation slip saved as PDF with supporting identity card and you should be good to go.
Check this page on irctc.co.in for more details.
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Jenga (the wood block game in The Big Bang Theory) is now available on the iOS App Store
Jenga is one of my favorite games. I play it with my roommates and at get together with friends. The game is based on an awesome concept. It is the game which the geek gang plays on the famous show “The Big Bang Theory“. The game is now available in the iOS app store for $0.99.
Now a TV can Download Torrents by itself!
Turkish TV manufacturer Vestel has announced the world’s first digital TV that is capable of downloading BitTorrent files and play them directly! In fact the TV is certified by BitTorrent themselves and it’s the part of an initiative to make BitTorrent easier to use and accessible to a much wider audience.
Indian Members of Parliament (MPs) are getting iPads from taxpayers money [WTF]
In a nation which is challenged with issues like poverty, education, corruption and many more, the government seems to be paying no heed to citizens’ needs. The government of India has approved to reimburse the MPs in India unto INR 50,000 for iPad or a Samsung Galaxy tab. Ideally I would not have issue with such a move and will probably appreciate the gesture. But I have been to government offices and assume that the MPs must be having laptops or desktops to work on. However, they are probably eating dust somewhere in the corner of their offices. Instead of distributing more gadgets, the government should first make sure that the MPs use whatever they have been allocated currently.
The biggest disappointment is that this money will come from the tax which honest citizens pay. And now the money will be used by these MPs to play angry birds on their iPads.
I have no issues with the MPs having iPads. But first, they should make sure that citizens’ needs are met. Needs like good road infrastructure, scholarship for underprivileged students, computers in schools… the list goes on.
