Apple launches first Intel Macs

Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday served up the first Intel-based Macs, introducing a new high-end laptop and a revamped iMac.

The new machines both include Intel's Duo dual-core chip. The iMac will come in the same sizes and sell for the same prices as the current models, but the Intel chips make it two to three times faster, Jobs said. A new laptop computer, called the MacBook Pro, will be available in February, he said.In addition to the crop of new Macs, Jobs announced a new version of the iLife suite that adds a tool " iWeb" designed to make it easy to create Web sites with video, audio and blogs, and new features meant to simplify the sharing of photos over the Web and the creation of podcasts.

Jobs said Apple would transition to an all-Intel line-up of Macintosh computers by the end of 2006.The release of the new Macs comes just seven months after Jobs shocked the computer world with an announcement that Apple would move to Intel Chips, after years of using the PowerPC hardware made by IBM and Motorola.Jobs said last June that Apple would have computers ready to ship by June of this year. Beating that mark by almost half a year will help ease a transition some feared would result in several quarters of diminished sales.

Once released in February, the MacBook Pro line of laptops will include a £1,429 model running at 1.67GHz and featuring a 15-inch screen. That version will also come with an 80GB hard drive and a new infrared sensor to use with the Apple Remote control device. A second version will feature an 1.83GHz processor and a 100GB hard drive and cost £1,779."The MacBook Pro is the fastest Mac notebook ever, obviously," Jobs said.The company's consumer applications, including iLife, will run natively on the new Intel processors starting immediately, as well as on the Power PC chip. Professional audio, video and photo applications will be updated in March, and customers will be able to buy a "crossgrade," or new version of the existing software.

Most other applications will run smoothly by using the translation software called Rosetta, which will come with every new Intel-based Mac, he said. Microsoft's Office will be one of those applications.Microsoft Mac Business Unit General Manager Roz Ho joined Jobs onstage to say that the software powerhouse is moving ahead to create an Intel-based version of Office. She announced a deal between Apple and Microsoft under which Microsoft will continue creating new versions of Office for Mac for a minimum of five years.

The "commitment should leave no doubt in your mind that we're here to stay, and we're in it for the long term," Ho said.The quick release of the Intel-based products has left some developers, who expected a few more months before release, scrambling to transfer their own applications over to an Intel-compatible version. Code written specifically for that hardware will typically run faster than software written for the PowerPC chips, but using the Rosetta translation software.

Some of the largest developers have already done considerable work, and are nearly ready to release product.Developers are starting to release Intel-based versions of their products too, but they hadn't been warned of the change in the release schedule, Jobs said.

Leaving no doubt that Apple would launch a marketing blitz around the Intel-based machines, Jobs showed off a new advertisement introducing the products. Reminiscent of the "1984" commercial that touted the first Macintosh computer, it painted the new line of products as a liberation for the Intel chip itself.For years, the Intel chip has been "trapped inside PCs — dull little boxes, dutifully performing dull little tasks", the ad says. "Starting today, the Intel chip will be set free, and get to live life inside a Mac."

Lakshmi N.Mittal - Man of steel

If Sardar Vallabhai Patel is cherished as the Iron man of India;Mittal has gone few steps ahead to distinguish himself as the Steel man of this world. Mittal is often acclaimed as King Midas when it comes to the steel industry.History affirms that the strategy adopted by him is to acquire ailing firms and make it profitable under his dynamic leadership.An instance may be quoted where his first acquisition was Iscott steel of Trinidad which operated with a loss of $100,000 a day.In a years time it was yet another feather in his crown of steel and thus started his Midas touch.Till now there has never been an occasion to look back.

Mittal has sure cruised a long way through the rugged terrains to be acclaimed as the third richest man in this world.Which started as a small firm called Ispat is now the World's Largest producer of steel christened as Mittal Steel. Nearly 40% of the world's steel produce origin from his stable.
So what has made this Bachelor of arts graduate to race ahead the top notch personalities in this world.He was just another boy who was a victim of poverty from the state of Rajasthan.Its his sheer foresight and his ability to turnaround the fortunes of the companies he takes over.One of his saying goes like

" Hard work certainly goes a long way. These days a lot of people work hard, so you have to make sure you work even harder and really dedicate yourself to what you are doing and setting out to achieve."

The secret behind his success is his attitude.Mittal, till now hasn't given up over anything in his life. His buzz word is try,try,try and if you do not achieve it, still try even harder to achieve there is nothing such as giving up in this world.

India - Abashed by Politicians

India- The world's largest democracy as it can be put upon maybe a fact to be rejoiced upon,but what has it resulted in!!!Its become nothing but a country where a pack of people calling themselves politicians do nothing but to fight each other.

Politics as the meaning goes by,is the art of governing.But yes politicians here are experts in it but the fact is, where do they apply those skills.They apply those skills in managing their unaccounted earnings.Thus their unmatchable skills gets unnoticed due to this fact. When someone asks me, "Whom do you rate the best planners and strategists? ";bang will come the reply from me that Indian politicians are unmatched winners.

Politics here is nothing but to behold each other from doing something useful,but that too happens only once in a bluemoon as most of the time goes in fighting each other,henceforth there is barely no time to think about the people.They do sometimes think about the people,their welfare but, that would be the eve of elections.Don't be surprised by the fact that most of the sops are put on hold in abeyance until the eve of elections.Most of the time spent by a newly elected government is to abrogate the previous governments policies and projects.

So what prevents the second most populous country from having good and efficient people governing it.Indians excel anywhere except India.When Indians are able to govern multinational conglomerates then why cannot they govern their own country.The fact is that the deserving candidates are not offered oppurtunity to do so.People here are also to be blamed to a certain extent as they go by the most old policy of caste based politics.

What do you think about the qualification for a person to become a successful politician here? When we take the past history of successful politicians they mostly have one thing in common, they haven't even done their pre-schooling and also have excellent criminal records.Many of these personalities are to be abhorred.But there may be a few exceptions who have an exceptionally sound ground knowledge.Many promises are made only during the election times an as the saying says so
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers"

The so called election manifestos are prepared with most care than while devicing policies for the people.It is for this reason or so these manifestos are said to be written in water.They not only aberrate from it but transgress .

So what are we still waiting for? Its time to realise.Think not about the party you vote for but think about the person whom we vote.If done so we can expect ,nothing short of a prosperous and peaceful India.We can not only be the most populous country but a country to be looked upon with awe.

Gajini Rocks!!

hm...At last the film was released..Maybe it might be the name which made it so...As Gajini made many attempts attempts with his army and finally succeded to invade, this film too made quite a number of attempts to be screened but finally it succeded to invade into people's hearts....
It was indeed a very excellent movie..Not of the usual stuff offered in Tamil Movies.The subject was different and the way it was handled was indeed nice..For those critics there,who might say that its a remake of momento..hm..it hightime they have ever seen it..This movie though took only the concept of "Short term memory loss" from momento..others were indeed afresh...
Asin and Surya indeed work out well in screen chemistry..and not to forget those scenes where Asin steals the show....
The music rocks..especially that "Oru maalai" and"Suttum Vizhi"....
And the main aspect is that I saw it for the first time with my friends Sudharsan,Sriram,Boopathy,Vimal....and not to forget ...Vignesh and *-------* for that "Oru maalai"....

Official revelation of my Blog!!!

Hm...So today is the day of my official opening of my blog to the world to illuminate the minds of people now in dark..So the Grand Gala Ceremony started but needless to say the Centre stage people wished from where they are..The list goes on...

1.Mr Till Bates was busy tilling the land around his house while he wished me.

2.Mr.Parry Page was busy turning the pages of his Offer Document of his company Doodle to be listed in the Mock Exchange,in the meantime wishing me.

3.Mr.Richard Mostinsoup was busy in managing the soup he had created with his programming language D++ while wishing me not to get into a soup of his sort with my blog.

4.Mr.Gorge Push was beating around the bush regarding his debacle in Riaq when he contacted me.

5.Mr.Bony Flair was busy trying not to lose his flare in politics at that time.

Hm.....the list goes on...but I think this is enough Coz I'm definite that you don't have too much of stuff to throw at me...So Cool.....hm....

So was it as expected ??......hm...k k ..Juz Likr that.....