Yuvan croons for 'Rajapattai'

This is the first time Yuvan is composing for a Vikram starrer and he expressed his enthusiasm about it to the media.

And now, the Kollywood grapevine is abuzz that, the young talent is also lending his voice for a track in this film. He tweeted saying, "Just now sang a song for suseendran's next movie! I'm in love with this song lyrics by yuga bharathi!!!"

The playback singer in Yuvan is as successful as the music composer in him is, he usually lends his voice for his own compositions or his father's or brother's. He had also sung a track for Dharan's 'Siddu +2' last year.

His "Iragai Pole..." in 'Naan Mahaan Alla' fetched much acclaim from fans for his voice and the tune; we hope this song
from 'Rajapattai' creates similar magic as well.

AUDI A3 SEDAN INDIA LAUNCH BY 2014

German automaker Audi could launch the A3 sedan in India by 2013-14, as revealed by Mr Peter Schwarzenbauer, the board member of Audi AG to a team of Indian journalists. The concept on which the production car is based was unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and is seen as the next big launch that could hot up this segment of the market. It is being speculated that Audi could price the A3 sedan as low as Rs 20 lakh making it the cheapest offering from the Audi stables in India.


Audi will be looking at a turbocharged diesel en

gine from the Volkswagen family for its A3 sedan in India while the rest of the car could be imported through CKD channels. Audi might rope-in an efficient diesel engine from its sister cars in India. This will be mainly to keep the costs as low a possible as BMW could also be coming with a saloon based on the 1- Series. In terms of dimensions, the A3 sedan is a tad bit smaller than the Volkswagen Jetta but will feature exquisite interior quality, fit and finish like all Audis. The Audi A3 would offer the best in class rear legroom thanks to its wheelbase of 2.63 meters.

What will differentiate this car from the rest is the Audi patent Quattro four-wheel drive system. What engine would go into the A3 sedan is not yet clear however, the concept car that was showcased earlier boasted a 408 bhp and a peak torque of 500 Nm. All this oomph would dart the A3 sedan concept from 0-100 kph in 4.1 sec. The engine is bolted to seven-speed S-Tronic slush box. This could as well make into the production model that is on its way to India. Like the Audi, BMW’s 1-Series sedan could also sport a seven-speed dual clutch transmission however, this is plain speculation as no official word has been received yet.

Nokia E6 finally goes on sale in UK

Nokia has finally begun shipping its new range of Symbian smartphones, the Nokia E6 and X7, but only one is coming to the UK for now.

According to the UK Nokia website, the Nokia E6 is available for £349, and is listed as being 'in stock' finally.

The Nokia X7 is still unavailable on our fair shores, with the handset being listed as costing £399 but not being available until the end of June.

Nokia has decided to spoil potential customers by offering a choice of three colours for the E6, although it's only boring old black, silver and white on offer - we'll rename them 'Lock Me In The Cellar And Feed Me Pins Black', 'You Shouldn't Get Anything For Second Place Silver' and 'There's Nothing Pretentious About A Flat White'.

The Nokia E7 is available Stateside though, with a price of $535.95, so we're assuming this is a staggered launch for the UK. We so wish it had been the Nokia X7 first though.

The E6 and X7 are both running the new Symbian Anna update, which brings new widgets, better home screen scrolling and an improved internet browser, so we're looking forward to bringing you our Nokia E6 review and Nokia X7 review as soon as our little fingers can type.

Mahatma Gandhi’s Image Captured on Mars!

What seemed to be an illusion earlier could be a reality. Perhaps this is what appears to be true now. A recent report has identified a rocky structure in the mars similar to that of Mahatma Gandhi.

The news raised many eyebrows when an Italian space enthusiast, Matteo Lanneo, while scanning the latest captured images sent by the Mars Express probe, found a structural look alike, having a moustache though shaven, and has prominent eyebrows, similar to that of India's father of the nation.

This is not the first time that such human facial structures are found on the soil of Mars. Recalling an incident in July 1976, the American Viking 1 Orbiter captured an image which was drawn similar to that of a human face on the rocky hill of mars.

Even though many speculations started running in the cohort of space scientists with every single coming up with its own theory about the structure as man-made and furthermore, linked it with Martians in the distant past, an image taken by NASA's high-definition HiRISE camera in 2010 substantiated that it was mere a large rocky hill.

Further, scientists refer such incidents as something very much ingrained on the minds of space scientists as part of their survival techniques.

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Samsung betting big on smartphones

South Korean mobile handset maker Samsung is betting big on smartphones and expects the segment to contribute 15 per cent to the sales volume by the year—end.

Currently, smartphones account for about 10 per cent of the handsets sold by the company in the country.

“Over 1,300 Galaxy SII handsets were booked online in 10 days. We have received good response from the market on this device and we expect this model to give 20 per cent volume growth in smartphone sales month—over—month,” a company spokesperson said.

She declined to comment on revenue details since the company does not divulge revenue by products.

Priced at Rs. 32,890, Galaxy SII was available for online booking from May 26 and in open market from June 9. Samsung has 15 devices in its smartphone portfolio in the country.

The company is also eyeing a 40 per cent share of the Indian smartphone market by December this year.

According to industry estimates, current smartphone sales are about five million a year, and it is expected to grow to about eight million units in annual sales next year.

Growing smartphones sales are expected to get a further fillip with the roll out of 3G services in the country. 3G services, which offer high—speed Internet access, have already been doled out by operators like Bharti airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Aircel.

India is the world’s second—largest market, after China, for telecom services with 826.93 million subscribers at the end of April 2011.

US—based Apple has also launched its iPhone 4 in India and rivals Nokia, LG and Motorola are also introducing newer smartphones to compete in the heated smartphone race.

HP to focus on boosting business in India, China

Unveiling strategic changes, Hewlett-Packard has said it would focus on initiatives to boost its business in India and China and also announced the elimination of the Chief Administrative Officer post.

The technology major has also inducted Ann Livermore -- who has been running HP's enterprise business -- to its board, HP said in a statement.

These moves come at a time when HP is looking at ways to bolster its businesses, especially in the fast-growing markets including India and China.

"Both China and India are critical markets to HP, and the company will increase its dedication to supporting these market," HP said.

The company said, in addition to their existing global business leadership roles, Todd Bradley, a personal systems executive, will lead cross-business efforts to focus on expanding HP's market share in China.

Imaging and printing group executive Vyomesh Joshi will lead a similar effort in India.

Among the changes, HP said it would eliminate the chief administrative officer role, resulting in Pete Bocian leaving the company effective immediately. While the tech firm would broaden the role of its chief information officer.

In addition, Randy Mott, executive vice president and chief information officer, is also leaving HP effective immediately. The company said it would conduct a search for a successor.

Besides, Livermore who has been appointed to the HP board and will step down from her day-to-day management of the division. Livermore, a 29-year veteran at HP, would continue to serve as interim lead for the company's Enterprise Services and sponsor certain key accounts until a new services leader is named.

Dave Donatelli, executive vice president, Enterprise Servers, Storage, Networking and Technology Services, Bill Veghte, executive vice president, Software and Jan Zadak, executive vice president, Global Sales, will report directly to Leo Apotheker.

The moves reflect HP Chief Executive Officer Leo Apotheker's aim, outlined in March to bolster revenues through expanding its business in software, cloud computing services and international sales.

Last month, HP reduced its 2011 outlook last month as the company struggles with computer sales.