China Launches a New Search Engine (goso.cn version 1.0)

The quest to build a search engine that can meet the needs of people, both in the public and private sector is a goal of many companies. Monday, December 20, 2010 marked the date when China launched their first State-owned internet search engine in response to the need to form an independent technological platform for its citizens. China’s largest newspaper, People’s Daily, was responsible for the release of People Search Engine, a comprehensive search engine that promises to rival even the commercial search engine versions that have dominated the industry for years.
                                  The new search engine (goso.cn version 1.0) has been on a trial operation for over six months, during which time developers have worked to ensure that the new technology is beneficial to the 420 million Chinese internet citizens. The president of goso.cn, Deng Yaping, promises that the new comprehensive search service will provide citizens with strong features and capabilities to engage news searches, interact with comments, videos and photos. He wants to ensure that the citizens are directly benefited from the service, forgoing the need to market via the engine, as do commercial search engines. This will also help to improve the credibility of the People Search Engine since it has an altogether different agenda.
The launch of People Search Engine is a significant technological step for China, especially since the service is completely State-owned. However, by comparison to other search engines in the industry, it lags far behind its competition. The deputy minister of the Department of Publicity, Cai Mingzhao, feels that by approaching this challenge in a strongly positive way, their efforts to build a strong, influential and unique search engine will advance their goals.
                                 The search engine also has plans to implement a mobile version of its services, although talks and negotiations are still in the planning stages.

Lava A10 (the first touchscreen mobile phone from Lava)

 

The new Lava A10 is a stylish mobile phone with a large 3-inch full touchscreen display .It is the first touchscreen mobile phone from Lava .It is a Dual SIM GSM mobile phone .Lava A10 does not feature high speed connectivity options like 3G or WiFi but you can use EDGE/GPRS for the Internet access . It is one of the cheapest price 3-inch touchscreen display mobile phone available in the market featuring a good quality display screen and 3.2 mega-pixel camera .It has a long battery backup powered by the 1400mAh battery .

Lava A10 is the Lava mobile’s flagship mobile phone featuring the In-Plane Switching (IPS) LCD screen with crisp bright display . It (IPS) is the same LCD display screen technology that is used in the popular Apple’s iPad tablet .IPS screen gives a wider viewing-angle ensuring that the mobile can be held in a variety of ways without major viewing angle issues .

FEATURES

    * 3-inch touchscreen display – IPS screen
    * Dual SIM GSM (GSM+GSM)
    * Music Payer – Mp3
    * Video Player – MP4
    * Yamaha PA system
    * Bluetooth with A2DP
    * miniUSB
    * FM Radio
    * Expandable memory MicroSD up to 16GB
    * 3.2 mega-pixel camera with twin flash
    * Opera mini browser
    * Privacy lock
    * 3.5mm audio-jack
    * Gun Metal finish Metallic body
    * Super Picture Album
    * Edge support for Internet access
    * Java enabled
    * G-sensors
    * Social networking ready – facebook,Twitter
    * Multi-chat agent Nimbuzz

Lava A10 User Interface is revamped, comes with 2 inbuilt Lava A10 themes. Moreover, the Chat Style SMS Views all your conversations in a user friendly manner.
For Social Networking and Chatting, it comes inbuilt with Snaptu application. Not just this but also supports Scheduled SMS aka Future SMS. Also, EDGE allows fast browsing via Opera Mini Browser. Another addition is Rocke Talk-Social messenger which allows multiple chats. Lava A10 supports Java so you can try any other 3rd party apps and Lava A10 games you like and install them on the go.

In other Lava A10 Multimedia features, it supports Mp3 and MP4 playback and FM radio with recording. Bluetooth with A2DP makes it possible to play audio and share music remotely on any Bluetooth device. Lava A10 can be used as WebCam.

In Lava A10 For Security, it has Privacy Lock and Contacts Backup. Call/SMS Blacklist prevents you from spam SMS and marketing calls. The Maps on Mobile Feature is being listed but there are no more details about it. It is expected to be some inbuilt application listing Maps of India in Lava A10.

Shanu+plus: Advantages & Disadvantages of Using the QWERTY Key...

Shanu+plus: Advantages & Disadvantages of Using the QWERTY Key...: "Pronounced kwer-tee, refers to the arrangement of keys on a standard English computer keyboard or typewriter. The name derives from the f..."

Advantages & Disadvantages of Using the QWERTY Keyboard

Pronounced kwer-tee, refers to the arrangement of keys on a standard English computer keyboard or typewriter. The name derives from the first six characters on the top alphabetic line of the keyboard.
The arrangement of characters on a QWERTY keyboard was designed in 1868 by Christopher Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter. According to popular myth, Sholes arranged the keys in their odd fashion to prevent jamming on mechanical typewriters by separating commonly used letter combinations. However, there is no evidence to support this assertion, except that the arrangement does, in fact, inhibit fast typing.

With the emergence of ball-head electric typewriters and computer keyboards, on which jamming is not an issue, new keyboards designed for speed typing have been invented. The best-known is called a Dvorak keyboard. Despite their more rational designs, these new keyboards have not received wide acceptance.

Computer Advantages

The only real advantage the QWERTY keyboard has for computers and laptops is familiarity. Because it has existed for so long, it is the first method most people use when learning to type, and many are reluctant to learn a new layout later in life. Schools are reluctant to teach typing on another keyboard layout because most companies use QWERTY keyboards, and if students aren't comfortable or familiar with that layout, they might be at a disadvantage when looking for jobs.

Computer Disadvantages

The QWERTY keyboard was designed with the purpose of solving a typewriter issue, one that has no relevance with today's computers and laptops. More recent keyboard layouts, such as the Dvorak, claim that the QWERTY design causes a lot of unnecessary movement in the hands, wasting time and leading to greater risk of issues such as carpal tunnel syndrome. In one example, a paragraph typed on a Dvorak keyboard involved 35 percent less movement than the same paragraph typed on the QWERTY, which could represent around a minute of work.

Mobile Device Advantages

More work is being done today on mobile devices such as PDAs and smart phones than ever before. Most of these devices come standard with some form of a QWERTY keyboard---typically a bar style, a touch screen, a slide out style or a flip style, in which the keyboard is condensed so that each number has two to four letters. The only real advantage the QWERTY keyboard offers in this case is again familiarity. Most smart phone and PDA owners own computers and are familiar with the layout, so finding letters when typing a text message or email on a mobile device is already second nature.

Mobile Device Disadvantages

Because all 10 fingers are not used to type on mobile devices, the QWERTY has even less relevance. Most smart phone owners use their thumbs to type---a slow process on a QWERTY keyboard that wastes time. More mobile devices, including tablet computers, are moving toward touch screen technology, and keyboards are now emerging that make typing more convenient that the QWERTY, such as Swype, which allows you to trace out words by swiping your finger from one letter to another. As these mobile devices continue to advance, the QWERTY keyboard becomes increasingly more awkward and difficult to manage.

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Advantages and disadvantages of touch screen

 

Disadvantages of touch screen

• screen has to be really big not to miss things when pressing them with your finger: I only like HTC Touch HD, screen size wise, and big screen means increased size of the device
• big screen leads to low battery life
• touchscreen means screen can’t be read too well in direct sunlight as it applies an additional not 100% transparent
• touchscreen devices usually has no additional keys (see the iPhone) and this means when an app crashes, without crashing the OS, you can’t get to the main menu as the whole screen becomes unresponsive
• touchscreens usually have low precision, virtual QWERTY keyboards being one of the most annoying things
• most user interfaces are not optimized for thumb operation, so a stylus in necessary, and this means using two hands
• screens get very dirty
• these devices require massive computing power which leads to slow devices and low battery life

Advantages of touch screen devices

• big screen is ideal for web browsing, picture and movies
• touchscreen gadgets usually have simple user interfaces, which are more intuitive (iPhone once again is a good example)
• touchscreen devices have fewer buttons that might break after a few months/years of operation