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LTE has been all over the news this year - Reliance Industries (RIL) looks set to deploy TD-LTE services in 2011 in India, WiMax v/s LTE, The Indian government have approved Qualcomm’s investment in four fixed broadband services that will use LTE... Let us try to understand what LTE is all about. Long Term Evolution (LTE), is a new radio platform that is the primary technology behind 4G – the evolution of 3G networks. Where 3G made mobile data a reality, 4G will make it a much better one. It has been in development for around 10 years now, and has begun to see some releases worldwide. The very first LTE network was launched by TeliaSonera in Norway and Sweden, Verizon launched their LTE service in 38 markets in late 2010. Elsewhere the network is still at the trial stage. Boiled down to it’s basics, here is what LTE does: Theoretical download peak data rates up to 100 Mbps and upload peak data rates up to 50 Mbps with 20 MHz bandwidth Reduced latency to 10 msec round-trip time between user equipment and base station More capacity than 3G – an LTE network can support more users in a single area Larger cell size. A single LTE cell tower can cover up to 100km. While that size will be greatly diminished in a heavy urban area, it’s still a lot better than 3G Compatability - LTE is designed to be compatible with existing standards Ease of upgrade - Part of the reason it has taken so long to develop LTE is that it is planning forward a lot. The networks are being designed so that implementing upgrades further down the line will be much easier. TD-LTE has been gathering steam over the last few months, and now a lot of operators are experimenting with it. It stands for Time Division LTE, and was developed by China Mobile over the last three years. To keep this as simple as possible, here are the essential differences and similarities between TD-LTE and classic LTE: They run on different bands of the wireless spectrum. But the part of the spectrum that would carry the TD-LTE signal is much cheaper, and has much less traffic. TD-LTE and LTE are so similar that the same chip can access both networks – which is much easier for handset manufacturers. The other standard for 4G, WiMAX, is not particularly compatible with LTE. There’s talk that it WILL be compatible in the future, but it’s not at the moment. TD-LTE, however, can be pretty cheaply and easily upgraded to from WiMAX. A novel radio access technology is implemented by LTE, which bodes well for IP-based traffic largely. Another advantage of this technology is its offering an uncomplicated upgrading track from existing 3G networks. A mobile networks core architecture also may evolve from LTE that would be known as System Architecture Evolution, which can effectuate significant perormance augmentations over 3G. This technology, further can enhance spectral efficiency with double the efficacy of 3G and HSPA standards. The numerous wireless broadband networks of the times can exploit the higher data speeds and capacity evolved here, as good as any other media application. Other significant advantages presented by this technology are - cost reduction per bit, services increment at low costs, Usage flexibility of new, as well as existing frequency bands, open interfaces, simple architecture, and a considerable reduction in terminal power consumption. LTE can co-exist with earlier 3GPP radio technologies, even in adjacent channels, and calls can be handed over to and from all 3GPP’s previous radio access technologies. What is LTE architecture? The evolved architecture comprises E-UTRAN (Evolved UTRAN) on the access side and EPC (Evolved Packet Core) on the core side. The figure below shows the evolved system architecture More technical info here Since it is a evolving technology, experts are requested to give their opinion and the post will be modified accordingly To see the latest LTE deployments and commitments check LTE Maps Sourced info from missphones, gomonews

Angry Birds has been a massive hit. I'm sure even the developer of the game did not see that coming. It has been the number one selling app - app, not game - on the App Store across the world. It is considered to be the No. 1 game across all platforms in 2010 by a lot of people and we are sure it single-handedly contributed to a lot of iPhone and iPod touch sales. The game has now become an international phenomenon and there are very few smartphone users who haven't wasted precious hours playing Angry Birds. While the game is still restricted to smartphones, there are a lot of people out there who are yet to find a new way to waste time just because they don't have a smartphone. So how can Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds, reach them? Enter Angry Birds for the desktop computer. The Mac version of Angry Birds went live with the Mac App Store on January 6 and the Windows version too went live on the same day and is available on Intel's AppUp center, an application store dedicated to netbooks and notebook computers. The desktop version of the game is priced at $9.99 (Rs. 453 approx) on both the platforms, but is available at an introductory price of $4.99 (Rs. 226 approx). Angry Birds on desktop is basically the exact same game as the one on mobile. You get the same number of levels and every thing else is the same too. The only thing that is different is the way you play the game. On the mobile version you drag the birds with your fingers and then release them. On the desktop version you use a mouse or trackpad to do that. With the mouse you press and hold on the bird and drag it back with left click and then release it. But it gets better on MacBooks with the multi-touch trackpad. You don't have to press but just place your finger on the trackpad and drag it back and then release it. You can also zoom in and out by using pinch to zoom on the trackpad, but if you have a Windows machine or use a mouse then you would have to use the scroll key to zoom. Initially it feels weird to play if you are used to playing on a mobile, but soon you will start appreciating the added real estate offered by the large display of a computer or a netbook. Also, because of the larger screen, you can also zoom out all the way and have the entire game in your field of view, which makes playing a lot easier, without making everything too small. If you are playing with a mouse you can be really fast and blaze through the initial levels at lighting speed. The game scales very well on the higher resolution displays. We tried the game on the 1366 x 768 resolution display of the 11-inch MacBook Air as well as a 1920 x 1080 display on a Windows PC and the game looks great on both. However, there are small problems such as, the grass and the background have a low resolution and do not scale properly on larger displays. But they are minor things and don't really stand out unless you decide to find them. Source:Techtree Download Intel AppUp From Here... http://www.appup.com...lications/index and after installing it on PC, You can download Angry Birds through it.. Though Intel AppUp is designed for Netbooks, It works on Normal PC's Also... Angry Birds Cinematic Trailer

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Arre, how did i miss this thread.. Gym for teenage boys may always be a temptation due to various reasons but not advised until 18+ If he can stick to Cardio-Vascular & free hand exercises then good, but its still risky. Reason is, looking at others he will start doing all kinds of weight lifting (including overhead) which may stunt his height.. If weights are very heavy, it affects the reproductive organ without proper gear.. Genius can emphasize on this. I back the Cycle idea.. a good Firefox Cycle with proper gear. Abhi to poore Hindustan mein discount wagera chal raha hai to lekar rakh lo advance mein.. And Wishing him Happy BDay in advance although there are 2 more weeks to go..

For physical exercise, I would recommend SWIMMING. Bcoz it is for all age group (year 3-100). This will help him to get chance to visit outside world , also get interaction with people of various group, If u give more Techie gift, then his other area which need to developed will not be developed. Area benefited are Going out to a place which is not school/playground still compulsory. and fun loving Meeting with many people Interacting with friends/others. Keeps away from technical stuffs. Building more better physical health. And most importantly, Under supervision of trainer( NO TENSION JOB FOR PARENTS).

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Thanks for the link Dhiraj ji, read many posts on the WP blog of NI. Seems they have a good product but cannot help but feel commercial success will be limited. Operational reasons: 1. lack of PR and an effective shopping/delivery model. They have not tied up with PayPal/Amazon etc. and were taking prebooking on CCAvenue from Visa cardholders only. Mastercard holders could not place orders and seems many people trying to preorder failed due to site down/US banks rejecting as fraud. Preorder E-Mail was sent to people based on who commented earliest on their wordpress blog. Weird. 2. they did not have FCC clearance for US sale. Have got now. Preorders have been massively delayed. 3. selling at same price all over the world means high shipping charges for US/Europe customers, and high customs for India customers. 4. startup so does not have big finances. Rumors of tieup with MDA but not confirmed. Technical reasons: 1. have invested 1 year which is whopping delay in just developing their custom OS called Eden. Is based on 2.2 close to 2.3 but has many advanced features, but because of so much customization they lost long time which has allowed iPad to rule. The hardware for this exact tablet was shown 1 year back at CES, they missed massive opportunity to launch then, instead focused on custom OS/UI. 2. Honeycomb has been shown in CES and this will not get 3.0 till Google releases source, as they have no tieup with Google unlike Motorola for Xoom. 3. no android market, they are developing separate market called Genesis. People are wary why market is not there, reason is Android does not support market for tablets till 3.0. But they are not clearly addressing the customer's concerns through PR. 4. too many variants, no clear details of pricing, pricing does not include S&H, no clear website offering information/specifications/videos. It is all geeky and for tech enthusiasts at the moment, updates are being given via a wordpress blog, which is not very formal and effective way. 5. seen interview with CEO and it seems he is a geek with no clear business blueprint. NI did not have any booth at CES or tieup with partners like AMD to give demo at CES.

Why don't you give him a yearly membership in a good swimming pool n gym. He will have a good body then age is coming, it's a plus to see chick in a pool so he will be regular also. Aap bhabhi ki pitai se Bach jaoge, And at times you can also en-cash it by going yourself. You can also give him a mountain cycle from firefox or LA sovereign or BSA Have a blast .....

Till EVDO Rev 0, it was true that CDMA is more data centric standard than GSM. SInce last one decade GSM has evolved a lot and its almost as efficient as CDMA in terms of spectrum efficiency and data transfer rates. EDGE Class 8, 10 and MCS 9, GSM can not be considered inefficient or poor in terms of data. It is another story that most GSM networks are fragmented in India hence there is no consistency like GSM network. 3GSM operates on 2100 mhz which makes it inferior than 800 Mhz CDMA or EVDO. Else GSM 3GSM standard supports VOICE DATA SIMULTANOUS which is not the case in CDMA rev-A CDMA Rev-B is still far from reality in India and even if say Rev-B comes today how many handset really support it? CDMA is here to stay and its going to attract people like us who like to waste time on crac**ng and tweaking. CDMA attract people because of inherent security lapses and vulnerability to exploits.

Processor seems to be quite snappy.... No legs.....Capacitive Screen response Good Flash Support in browser sketchy...Should work in Dedicated You tube App... Overall For The Price, Looks like a good deal With Android 2.2,Slide Out QWERT Keyboard

For around 1K budget = LG 3540 for around 5K budget = BB 8830 used around 7-8K budget = bb8830 / 8330 around 10K budget = htc mogul new , htc touch pro used , htc ozone around 11-12K budget = bb 9330 above 15K = samsung epic, samsung fascinate, htc hero, htc incredible will suggest go for BB 9330 , good battery, group SMS , latest BB OS etc etc etc

You can trust our babus to cite some security threat and stop everything. They are doing it to 3G so how can 4G be allowed. They want 0G!!