LG L90 DUAL – 4.7″ qHD Dual SIM 3G Android Kitkat Quad Core Smartphone

Best Price - Rs.17,490

LG L90 DUAL Features:

• Display : 4.7-inch qHD
• OS : Android v4.4 Kitkat 
• Connectivity : 3G HSPA/Dual SIM/Wi-Fi/GPS
• Camera : 8MP/VGA
• Processor : 1.2 GHz Quad Core

The new LG L90 DUAL is a 4.7-inch qHD display smartphone with Dual SIM support . It is loaded with the latest Android Kitkat v4.4 OS and supports high speed 3G internet access . It is a slim design phone with metallic finish on the sides . It supports various features like Knock Code, Plug & Pop, Capture Plus, Clip Tray, Fast Snapshot, Multi-Point AF 8MP camera   It is the higher end version of the LG L70 DUAL.

The new LG L90 DUAL is a 4.7-inch qHD display smartphone with Dual SIM support . It is loaded with the latest Android Kitkat v4.4 OS and supports high speed 3G internet access . It is a slim design phone with metallic finish on the sides . It supports various features like Knock Code, Plug & Pop, Capture Plus, Clip Tray, Fast Snapshot, Multi-Point AF 8MP camera . It is the higher end version of the LG L70 DUAL .

LG L90 DUAL key specs :

• 4.7-inch qHD IPS display
• Slim design , honeycomb back panel finish for better grip , metallic finish on sides
• Dual SIM support , dedicated SIM swap touch button
• Android Kitkat v4.4 OS , LG Optimus 3.0 UI
• 3G , Wi-Fi , Wi-Fi direct , GPS connectivity
• 1.2GHz Quad Core Processor
• 8 MP main camera with multi-point auto-focus , VGA front camera
• Powerful 2540 mAh battery

LG L90 DUAL key features :

• KNOCK CODE – Meet Knock Code, an advanced version of KnockON. Knock Code includes KnockON’s ability to wake your phone by simply tapping the screen twice. It also allows you to set a personalized pattern for one step home screen access and greater privacy. Knock patterns can be setup anywhere on the screen for personalized and optimized single-handed use.
• PLUG & POP – Listening to music and syncing files have never been easier. With Plug & Pop the phone intuitively shows you the icons for the features that require earphones or cables, letting you use the apps you want faster.
• CAPTURE PLUS – Save an entire article or recipe for later with Capture plus, allowing you to capture the full view of a web page rather than a limited screen capture.
• CLIP TRAY – Clip Tray allows you to copy multiple items visually and paste them in a clipboard that pop up at the bottom of the screen. Creating a collection of information from where you can save or send.
• FAST SNAPSHOT – User can wake camera app by long pressing the (-) volume button in sleep mode(Rear key and Side key models both are available). Fast snapshot is also available even though using quickwindow case.
• QUICKWINDOW – Optional QuickWindow Folio Cases make connecting to what matters super easy. Access the screen and check notifications all without having to open the cover.

LG L90 DUAL Price in India : Rs.17,490

Fin: Rohildev Nattukallingal’s device controls smartphones & TV remote through your palm

Well, get ready for the next wave of people acting strange publicly, gesturing and waving their fingers in your face, with colourful rings around their thumbs. Because they're coming, and those rings are the newest addition to the "internet of things" — wearable technology that promises to change the world. The rings, called Fins, make your entire palm a gesture interface with which you can control multiple connected devices.

Wearable technology is the new cool and everyone knows about Google glasses and Pebble watches. But an Indian innovator may beat all the rest by being the first to actually launch his wearable device, the Fin, a tiny piece of hardware that you can wear on your thumb, which is capable of recognizing each segment of your finger biometrically and converts your palm into a numeric keypad. Why, if Rohildev Nattukallingal and

his team have their way, you may never need to touch your phone again to make a call! Or a television remote or any home automation device. It's the world at your fingertips — literally.Fin reads different gestures from your palm and its corresponding values control connected devices. So, for example, if you want to turn your phone's volume down, all you need to do is swipe your thumb down your index finger. Want to turn it back up? Just swipe back up across the same finger. Want to skip the current track? Swipe your thumb across the palm of the opposite hand. You get the general idea.
Another really interesting thing about this innovation is the manner in which Nattukallingal found funding. His RHL Vision is one of the rare Indian companies that have used crowdfunding, using the Indiegogo platform. Crowdfunding is the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their money, usually via the internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations.

Motorola launches Moto X in India at Rs 23,999

 Motorola has launched its flagship smartphone, Moto X, in the Indian market. Just like Moto G, the new smartphone will be available in India only via e-commerce website Flipkart.

The company is offering the Moto X variant with plastic back panel at Rs 23,999; Motorola is offering back panels in five colours, namely black, white, turquoise, blue and red. The models with wood finish (walnut and teak) have been priced at Rs 25,999.

Magnus Ahlqvist, GM of EMEA and Asia Pacific, Motorola Mobility, commented on the launch, "We are very excited about Motorola in the Indian market and we want to bring strong propositions that completely change mobile experience for the buyers. Moto X has been very well received across markets and would continue to add to Motorola's momentum in India

I Phone 6c release date, rumours and leaked images: stunning new concept video sparks imagination

When is the next iPhone 5c coming out? It's likely that Apple is considering a new version of its cheaper iPhone, which could be called the iPhone 6c. Here, we'll be bringing you all of the latest iPhone 6c release date speculation, rumours about the new features the iPhone 6c could have and iPhone 6c leaked images and mockups from around the web.

Updated 5 March 2014 with a new, super-cool concept image and video by designer Joseph Farahi, which you can see below.

There's so much talk about the iPhone 6 already, but not so much about the iPhone 6c, which is what we're calling the successor to Apple's iPhone 5c, the iPhone 5s's (marginally) cheaper and (massively) more colourful sibling. We think it seems inevitable that the iPhone 6c is going to happen, though, following Apple CEO Tim Cook's comments on the success of the iPhone 5s during an earnings call in January, the fate of the iPhone 5c is in question.

What's the next step for Apple's 'c' series iPhones? Will Apple bring new colours for the iPhone 6c? Will it get new features such as a camera upgrade, a processor boost or a design tweak? Or will Apple ditch the 'c' series already? Here, we discuss the rumours. We'll update this article as soon as we find out more about the iPhone 6c, so check back regularly for the latest information.

iPhone 6c release date

There's widespread debate about the future of the iPhone 5c following Apple's 27 January financial call for the first quarter of 2014. During the call, Tim Cook effectively acknowledged that the sales of the iPhone 5c were not as high as expected. "It was the first time we'd ever run that particular play before, and demand percentage turned out to be different than we thought. We sold more 5S than we expected," Cook said, tacitly admitting that the iPhone 5c under-performed.

When asked about the pricing strategy of the iPhone 5c, Cook said: "If we decide it's in our best interests to make a change then we will make one. We're willing to make any product that's a great product."

Combined, these comments sparked speculation that Apple is considering a price drop for its next iPhone 5c, or alternatively, that its considering ditching the iPhone 5c already.

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said: "Demand has not been good. [Apple] will discount it and use that as a lever to improve unit growth. I don't think they will get rid of it completely."

However, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek thinks the iPhone 5c has a short life-span ahead of it. "I would expect them to cancel the product after the iPhone 6," he said. "Price cuts are not what Apple does. They build products that they are passionate about and then charge accordingly."

We think it's also possible that Apple will decide not to update the iPhone 5c in 2014, but rather wait until 2015 when it releases what will presumably be called the iPhone 6s. That way, when the iPhone 6 arrives later this year, the iPhone 5s would be reduced in price and the iPhone 5c even more so.

IF YOU LOSE YOUR MOBILE

If u lose your mobile,
Got an interesting fact to share.. Nowadays each one of us carries Hi Fi Mobile devices and always fears that it may be stolen. Each mobile carries a unique IMEI i.e. International Mobile Identity No which can be used to track your mobile anywhere in the world.
This is how it works!!!!!!
1. Dial
*#06# from your mobile.
2. Your mobile shows a unique 15 digit.
3. Note down this no anywhere but except your mobile as this is the no which will helptrace your mobile in case of a theft.
4. Once stolen you just have to mail this 15 digit IMEI no. to
cop@vsnl.net
5. No need to go to police.
6. Your Mobile will be traced within next 24 hrs via a complex system of GPRS and internet.
7. You will find where your hand set is being operated even in case your no is being changed. PASS ON THIS VERY IMP MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
If u lost your mobile, send an e-mail to
cop@vsnl.net
With the following info.
Your name:
Address:
Phone model:
Make:
Last used No.:
E-mail for communication:
Missed date:
IMEI No.:
Keep all these information stored for emergency use .

41 problems with iOS 7.1, and how to fix them

Every new operating system has its issues and Apple’s iOS 7 is certainly no exception. We’ve seen a multitude of bug reports rolling in and, while many people have updated successfully, there’s no shortage of people encountering glitches or even major problems. We discussed how to prepare for and download iOS 7, and we’ve suggested some helpful iOS 7 tips and tricks, now it’s time to review some common iOS 7.1 (and iOS 7.0) problems and, where possible, identify solutions. We’ll refer to the iPhone throughout the article, but the majority of the problems and fixes will apply to the iPad and iPod Touch as well.

 Apple’s iOS 7.1 update offers some snazzy new features and some welcome bug fixes. CarPlay tops the bill of iOS 7.1 features, but it’s not all peaches and cream. It seems there are some iOS 7.1 problems that might spoil your day. We’ve added them in and pushed iOS 7.0 problems back to page 2, though they may still affect those who’ve upgraded.

Here are the iOS 7.1 issues we’re hearing about with some advice on how to deal with them.

Toshiba’s new wireless adapter gives external hard drives wireless connectivity

External hard drives are a great way to stuff away data you can’t or don’t want to store on your local hard drive, but unless yours was made in the last couple of years, it likely doesn’t have wireless access, restricting it to use with one device at a time. However, by plugging your drive into Toshiba’s Canvio Wireless Adapter, you can use it with up to eight different devices simultaneously, essentially teaching an old dog a new trick.

The Canvio Wireless Adapter plugs into a wall outlet on one end, and sports a single full-size USB port, which you plug your external hard drive into. By giving your external drive wireless connectivity, you can upload files to it, download stuff from it, and stream video/audio from it. It’s built-in Pass Through mode ensures that you can connect both to your drive as well as to the Internet simultaneously

Sony's Xperia P to get ICS 4.0 update

Sony India has confirmed the much awaited roll out of ICS update as fourth week of August.


According to Sony, the update will bring in new imporved applications including Sony’s Walkman, Albums and Movies among others.
An image on Sony’s official Facebook page, said: “You're going to love this! ICS Upgrade for Xperia P will be here between 19th – 25th Aug ’12!!”
The update will be made available to users over-the-air (OTA).
Sony Xperia P was launched along with the Xperia Sola and Xperia U in May this year. The Xperia P features a 4-inch display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, has a dual-core Cortex A9 1GHz processor with 1GB of RAM, 16GB built-in storage (13GB available to the user), no expandable storage, and Sony’s Timescape UI.
The Xperia P also shows off an 8MP rear snapper with the ability to shoot video in 1080p along with a front facing camera for video chatting. The device also supports a micro SIM card and bears a 1,305mAh battery.

Best Android phones below Rs.10,000

1. SAMSUNG GALAXY Y (Rs. 7200)
                                                            With the three-inch touch screen and Android 2.3 Gingerbread interface, you can indulge in over 200,000 apps on the Android Market. This Smartphone is featured with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is powered by 830 MHz ARMv6 processor. With 17-hour battery back-up for 2G, its 2 megapixel camera allows single shot, smile shot and panoramic clicks. With trendy and compact design, this device is optimized with 832 MHz high speed processor and 7.2 Mbps downloading speed.
KEY FEATURES
User Memory: 160MB support microSDHC card (expandable up to 32GB)
Weight: 97g
830 MHz processor
2 MP camera
Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery

. DELL XCD 35 (Rs.8699)
If you are looking for a good 3G experience with best connectivity, including Wi-Fi, this smartphone can be your pick. With thousands of apps through Android marketplace, it comes with 200 MB internal memory and expandable up to 16 GB. It is slim with 3.5 inch display screen and powered by 600 MHz ARM 11. The most effective GPS will ensure you are never stranded anywhere.

3. ACER BETOUCH E110 (Rs.6300)
With 3G connectivity, one can enjoy movies, music and a whole bunch of games and applications at all times. Simply slip a micro-SD card into the handy slot and you have up to 32 GB of storage space to fill. With long battery life aided by 150 mAh battery, the phone has 2.8” resistive screen.
KEY FEATURES
2.8” (QVGA) resistive screen
5-way navi key
3G and Bluetooth connectivity
Nemo Player
Built-in GPS

Conquest launches Evade SUV in India

The Evade SUV is available with petrol and diesel powertrain options and a 4x4 system. Prices start from Rs. 8.5 Crores including duties. View the slideshow for more details

 

Toronto-based Conquest Vehicles Inc has launched EVADE, the company’s first unarmored SUV in India.

 

Did anyone really confuse Samsung products for Apple's?

Apple is claiming that Samusung copied the iPhone and iPad wholesale. But is there any evidence that anyone was actually confused between Apple's products and Samsung's?

I have a certain fondness for courtroom drama.

From the novels of Scott Turow to the pulsating shenanigans of my selfless mentor, Alan Shore of "Boston Legal," the posing and the revelations can often be far more exciting than anything in Henry James or E. L. James.

But though the excitement of seeing excluded evidence being slipped into journalists' hands is precisely the sort of thing the great Shore would have done with innocent eyes and guilty lips, one aspect of the case confuses me.

It gnaws at me like the tags on an H&M shirt. It is this: Is there any evidence that any real human being bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab rather than an iPad because they thought they were the same?

I did hear that Apple's Phil Schiller declared in court his shock at seeing some Samsung designs: "My first thought was, 'wow they've done it again, and they're just going to copy our whole product line.'"

He also said: "Customers can get confused on whose product is whose." (There were allegedly reports of some people returning Galaxy Tabs at Best Buy because they -- somehow -- thought they were iPads. Not that this was any obvious stampede of complaint.)

And yet, despite this alleged potential for confusion, Apple has 68 percent of the tablet market. The name "iPad" has become generic. Apple's large cut seems to be threatened more by cheaper devices such as the Kindle Fire than by Samsung's alleged fine copies.

As for phones, Apple created a very pleasing chart that showed how closely Samsung's phones seemed to have followed Apple's fine designs. The "before" looked Barney Rubble-ish in comparison to the "after."

But while the jury will, sadly, be mired in considering the virtues of tiny but significant points of design, I fear the drama might suddenly disappear from the courtroom as the mold of legalese takes hold.

Though Apple's claim that it never does consumer research was rather undermined by Schiller's revelation that, well, Apple does consumer research, isn't this one moment when the consumers themselves might help Apple more than any lawyer?

How very Alan Shore, how very Erin Brockovich it would be if Apple could parade real people who would tearfully relate how they accidentally bought a Samsung instead of something from Cupertino.

"It looked just the same," Janice McFlounder might say. "And before I knew it, I had walked out of Best Buy with a shiny new phone. But then I turned it over and it said 'Samsung.' I couldn't believe it."

Or what if Michael Kasinada, eyes filled with the hurt of the duped, would stare at Samsung's lawyer and exclaim: "Your clients sold me a fake iPad! It's like a fake Rolex, only more expensive! How could you do that to me?"

Failing the wailing of the pained turning the jury, how about at least producing a few people who bought Samsung's machines and would tell the court: "C'mon, it's obvious. These Samsung Tabs are the same as the iPads! And that Samsung logo is so much cooler!"

Though I am sure that each side's lawyers are having enormous fun in parsing the minutiae of gadget design, I feel equally sure that -- whatever the outcome -- the future will still reveal a huge amount of design similarity.

If the new iPhone 5 has a bigger screen, will Samsung attempt to declare: "Gosh, you got that idea from our fine S3?"

When ever-more vast amounts of money are at stake, it's sometimes hard for any company to be too original. They assume everyone wants the same thing, so they make it. Except for Apple, of course, which does no consumer research whatsoever and manages to make genuinely original products. Or at least products that look so much cooler than anyone else's.

But I have a feeling that some designers occasionally consult lawyers while they're designing. They ask them what they can get away with. They rehearse their arguments even before the product leaves their computers.

And now the lawyers are in court seeing whether some of those rehearsals work on the live stage.

Which is why this case needs far more raw human drama.

Line up some real people and offer them the Samsung Challenge. Give them the Apple-Samsung side-by-side and see if they can tell the difference.

There's been too much technical legal swordplay in the tech world lately. It's time to let the people decide.

The poor, nine pressured humans on the jury need help from the fellow men and women, not from lawyers and employees of the two companies.

Because there's one thing you know about all those people with vested interests: not one will be telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

HP Launches Automated Network Management Software

HP has launched Automated Network Management (ANM) 9.2, a unified network-management platform for converged infrastructure

                                  HP ANM 9.2 includes enhancements to HP Network Node Manager i (NNMi), HP Network Automation, NNMi Performance and NNMi Advanced Smart Plug-in add-on modules (iSPIs). It also provides access to new network-management key performance indicators (KPIs) that deliver greater insight into network availability and performance.

In addition, ANM automates change, configuration, compliance, cloud lifecycle and routine network administrative tasks. It delivers converged network security management by connecting network and security operations, which allows ANM users to correlate security events with network fault, availability and performance events.

“As organizations introduce new technologies to their converged infrastructures, the need for a network-management blueprint for data centers increases,” said Amit Chatterjee, Country Director, HP Software, India. “HP Automated Network Management software enables clients to increase network visibility and save costs like never before with a single solution that optimizes business decisions as well as IT investments.”

ANM 9.2 has enhanced its integration with HP Intelligent Management Center (IMC), which provides single-solution management and visibility of heterogeneous networked devices with automated configuration of network IT tasks.

Dell XPS 14 Ultrabook Launched in India – Price Rs.82,990

Dell has launched Dell XPS 14 ultrabook in India. It has a 14 inch HD+ True Life Infinity display and it comes with the Intel Rapid Start and Smart Response technology. It has the ultra-thing design with aluminium and carbon fibre. It also comes with 3rd gen Intel processors, up to 8GB DDR3 RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4000. It would offer up to 10 hours of battery life.
Other features include Ethernet port, a USB 3.0 slot, mini DisplayPort, HDMI port, Waves MAXX Audio 4, backlit chiclet keyboard, multi-gesture trackpad, media card reader, and a 1.3 megapixelweb camera. It has a price tag of Rs. 82,990 .
The XPS 14 will also feature discrete graphics from Nvidia, in the form of the new GT 630M chip with 1GB of graphics. It will have 4GB of RAM , which obviously will be upgradable. It comes with 3 Years Warranty.
Dell XPS 14 Features:
*14.0 inch HD+ (900p) True Life Infinity Display
Edge-to-edge hardened Gorilla Glass
*4 GB or 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz memory
*3rd generation Intel Core i5-3317U or i7-3517U processor
*500 GB SATA HDD or 512 GB SSD drive options with Intel Rapid Start Technology
*Intel HD 4000 video graphics
*High Definition Audio + Waves MaxxAudio 4
Standard full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; spill- resistant
*Glass integrated button touchpad with gesturesupport
*Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 802.11 a/g/n+ *Bluetooth 4.0
*1.3 megapixel webcam with dual array digital microphones
*69 WHr 8-Cell Li-Polymer battery; 65W AC adaptor
*Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional

How to Recover Deleted Contacts Numbers from your SIM Card ?

One of my friend unfortunately deleted my all Contacts phone numbers in my SIM card of My phone.There were some important contacts on his SIM . He presented this problem in front of me I began to tried all.Finally I found this Easy Way to Restore those from his SIM card.
Looking for a trick to regain your lost Phone contacts in your Mobile phone SIM card ?. Here is a wonderful and easy trick to recover your unfortunately deleted or lost SIM Contacts .This procedures requires a Computer and a SIM Reader .To do so see the steps mentioned below
Requirements: Your SIM card to be recovered, A GSM Reader (SIM Card reader), A computer
*. Put your SIM card to your SIM card Reader
*. Install the Driver software for this Device.
*. After installing open the software ( connect the device through USB port )_ (see Screen short)
*. Click the 3rd button ( as shown in above screen short)

*. Clicking the image there list a list of contacts
*. You can either save or copy,,,or do any options in the software

Cars Runs on Water -Built by a Pakistani Engineer

A Pakistani engineer has built a car that runs on water, a feat that left onlookers astounded.Engineer Waqar Ahmad drove his car using water as fuel on Thursday during a demonstration for parliamentarians, scientists and students, Dawn reported from this Pakistan capital.


He said cars could be driven by a system fuelled by water instead of petrol or CNG.The onlookers were taken aback when they saw it and a cabinet sub-committee lauded the 'Water Fuel Kit Project'.Religious Affairs Minister Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah, who heads the panel, said the engineer would have their full support.

The media report explained that the water fuelling system is a technology in which 'hydrogen bonding' with distilled water produces hydrogen gas to run the car.Ahmad had earlier told Shah about the unique project and it was taken to the federal cabinet which asked its sub-committee to discuss it.

During the demonstration, Shah himself drove the car.The minister said that Ahmad would be given complete security and the formula would be kept secure.Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh value the project, he said."We own this project and are committed to successfully completing it," he was quoted as saying.

Mobile phones set to provide access control with NFC

Your smartphone is already doing a lot of things than just a phone call. From playing games, clicking photographs, making presentations and watching movies, the definition of what a smartphone can do is expanding rapidly and will continue to expand in the future too. Now, with the advent of a technology called Near Field Communications (NFC), you can now even lock and unlock doors.

NFC is a short-range wireless communication technology standard that enables the exchange of data between devices over a distance of several centimeters.  It’s one of several new platforms that can be used to hold virtualized credentials that previously were stored on contactless smartcards and used to open doors.

The same contactless credentials that are programmed to provide various levels of facility access can now be loaded onto a mobile handset and used with NFC for secure access.  This eliminates the need to carry any other access credentials and makes it easier for security managers to track who is entering and exiting monitored access points,” says Ranjit Nambiar, Director of Sales, HID Global IAM - India and SAARC.

Nambiar states that NFC-enabled phones can make other contactless transactions, as well, including cashless payment and transit ticketing, data transfers including electronic business cards, and access to online digital content.  This makes it easy to combine multiple virtual credentials on a single device for things like secure facility access and the ability to make cashless payments.

Nambiar’s firm, HID Global in collaboration with Sony Corporation, has already   developed a contactless smart card reader platform that embeds secure access control capabilities NFC functionality into laptops and other mobile devices.

HID Global is also working with leading handset manufacturers and NFC semiconductor suppliers to embed NFC technology directly into phones to take full advantage of digital credentials. Recently, HID Global also announced its plan to support its iCLASS digital keys and mobile secure identity on NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphones.  HID Global’s partnership with Research in Motion, manufacturers of the BlackBerry, will enable BlackBerry smartphone users to use iCLASS digital credentials for door access by simply holding their NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphone in front of a door reader in the same way physical smart cards are used today.

Another technology access solution from HID called Secure Identity Object (SIO) will make it possible for enterprises to securely provision and safely embed digital credentials into a variety of mobile devices.

“SIOs will provide an additional layer of security on top of device-specific security, acting as a data wrapper that provides additional key diversification, authentication and encryption, and guards against security penetration. Also, SIOs are created and bounded to one device, preventing it from being copied to another device, thus protecting sites against cloned card attacks,

Twitter takes social spotlight at London Olympics

Athletes, fans, celebrities and the president tweet about the summer games

             Twitter is basking in the Olympic spotlight, with athletes tweeting about the games and fans around the world offering their support on the social network.

Social networks from Facebook to Google+ are seeing numerous users posting comments -- and complaints -- about the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but Twitter is believed by many observers to be seeing the most traffic. In fact, some observers say the games may become known as the Twitter Olympics.

"Twitter is a broadcast medium so it's really best for these kinds of news events," said Ezra Gottheil, an analyst at Technology Business Research. "If you were on a team at school, you would probably share commentary over Facebook. But with the Olympics, it's like the entire world is watching the same thing at the same time, and that's a Twitter thing, not a Facebook or Google+ thing."

Since Twitter is all about sharing common experiences, users have gone to the micro-blogging site in droves to cheer the victories of their Olympic athletes and mourn their losses.

Facebook to test first Open Compute racks

Open Rack solves a number of ongoing problems of traditional data center server racks

Facebook has taken delivery of the first set of innovative server racks it helped design, technology that the company hopes other organizations with large data centers will adopt.

The prototype racks represent some of the first significant tangible gear from a year-old multicompany effort, called the Open Compute Project, to drive down costs and improve data center hardware, namely by open sourcing the designs.

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"I'm embarrassed to say but it was kind of emotional to see the Open Rack" units, said Frank Frankovsky, Facebook vice president of hardware design and founding board member of the Open Compute Project. "We had been working on Open Rack for a long while."

In April 2011, Facebook launched the Open Compute Project, an initiative to apply the open-source software collaboration model to the world of data center hardware. With this project, buyers of data center equipment could collaborate to design products, or at least the specifications for products, that they would like to see. Vendors can then use these blueprints to build the equipment.

Motherboards, power supplies and electrical subsystems are among the equipment Open Compute is collaboratively designing. A number of manufacturers have signed on and volunteered engineer support, including Asus, Hewlett-Packard, AMD, and Supermicro.

Open Rack can be seen as a test case for this approach. Facebook plans to test the prototypes over the next few months, and, if they work as planned, the company will start using them in its data centers by early next year, Frankovsky said. "From 2013 forward, every rack we deploy in our data centers will be Open Rack," he said. Thanks to how the rack design is freely available under an open-source license, any manufacturer can produce these racks for Facebook or other customers.

At first glance, an Open Rack chassis may appear much like any other rack, though these prototypes carry a lot of thoughtful design.

Today, the most widely used racks in data centers are based on the EIA 310-D specification, which wasn't developed for holding computer equipment at all, Frankovsky pointed out. It actually was created during the 1950s to hold railroad signal relays.