New app for Airtel users

The leading global telecommunication company Bharti Airtel, today launched its "my Airtel" app for users in India. Customers can download the application by simply logging into http://www.airtel.in or visiting the device app store. The usual downloading charges depending on the subscriber data connection will apply for downloading the

This app is available for free and can be used for checking bills, recharging accounts, making payments, activating and deactivating any service. Airtel digital TV customers can also order movies and games with just a click without any assistance from the customer care.

According to the officials of Bharti Airtel " Data consumption in India has seen a sharp uptake. Indian customers are increasingly accessing online content through cool apps. By seeing these changes we have launched our app thet has been designed to empower our customers and help them manage their all airtel services effortlessly."

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Twitter blocks third-party apps and websites that don't make money

Twitter is continuing with its war against the third-party apps. The latest victims are those sites that run on the micro-blogging platform but don't make money. Only apps and websites that are paying to use Twitter for its data will be have a sign in button.

The point was first noted by author Tom Scott of the Australian parody blog site. The author says that he won't bother developing the site with Twitter's new rules.

This latest move comes even as Twitter's control over outside web-clients that allow users to tweet has got more and more restrictive.

Firstly, the microblogging site's new API rules impose a user limit for thir-party app developers. As Scott argues in his post, the limit is useless because he would cross 1,00,000 tweets in a matter of hours.

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Only 3 months mobile connection for foreign tourists: Government

The government of India has issued new guidelines for Telecom Service Providers in case of foreign tourists visiting India. The Govt. has asked the Telecom Servive Providers not to provide mobile connection for more than three months to any foreign tourist visiting India.

This step has been taken to check the missuse of SIM cards. According to the fresh guidelines, which have come into effect recently, the Department of Telecom has told the service providers that the proof of issuance of mobile connection to any foreigner would be his passport having valid visa.

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New Diesel Ritz launched by Maruti Suzuki

Car maker Maruti Suzuli today announced that it has launched a refreshed version of its hatchback Ritz in diesl option. The price of the car is kept between Rs. 5.31 lakh and Rs. 6.23 lakh.

Maruti Suzuki India Vice President (Marketing) Manohar Bhat said in a statement that " It is heartening to see a fairly young brand crossing 2,00,000 sale mark in just 37 months. This reflects the huge customer acceptability of Ritz. We have made numerous changes to make the Ritz brand more vibrant.

The refreshed diesel Ritz has come with 52 changes such as new front design and dual tone interiors, new ZDi vibrant, multi-information display on instrument panel, electrically adjustible rear view mirrors and body side moulding.

This car also has a 10 percent improvement in fuel efficiency from 21.1 km per litre to 23.2 km per litre, this improved efficiency is the result of numerous effrts of company's engineers.

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Now click 3D photos from ordinary smartphone camera

Now you can click 3D photos from ordinary smartphone camera and send it to friends over Facebook and Twitter. The 3D effect will bring a dash of excitement and emotion thrown in along with the photographs.

All this is brought in reality by two Indian researchers, Kshitij Marwah and Ramesh Raskar. Both  of the researchers are from Massachusetts Institute of Technology are ready with a technology which can provide developers a platform to integrate features found DSLR cameras in their smartphones.

At this time Marwah is in Banglore to introduce this technology to the Research and Development heads of the world's biggest mobile phone makers. He said "We have developed a new camera design called Light Field Camera Technology that can be fitted inside a cellphone camera to capture the bundle of light rays coming from the scene,giving user the ability to capture single shot 3D photos."

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Use your mobile away from body while talking

With stringent mobile radiation standards coming in effect from tomorrow, the Govt. has issued guidelines for consumers on Mobile handset usage.

The users have been advised to hold the cellphone away from body to the extent possible and use a headset to keep the handset away from your head.

The user should not press the phone handset against the head. Radio Frequency energy is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source being very close increases energy absorption much more.

The users have also been advised to limit the length of mobile calls and use text as compared to voice where ever possible.

The users should put the cell phone on speakermode

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Add an extra shelf to get more space in your refrigerator

Sometimes you have so much food that you can't stuff it all into your without creating a mess. This problem can be solved by using a cheap wire rack and this would create more storage space in your refrigerator.

Most people have a small wire rack layed around their house that they could use, but is not, you could easily pick up one at most stores for cheap. It blends in with the rest of the refrigerator's shelving and it's the perfect size. It will help you organize the refrigerator better by using your new shelf.

Depending on the type of legs that your add-on shelf have, it might fall through the built-in shelves in your refrigerator, so be aware of this when searching around for a wire rack to use.

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