Windows 7 Beta out, but can be risky warns Microsoft

The recently launched Beta version of Microsoft’s Windows 7 has become an instant hit among computer users. The operating system has received an overwhelming response as soon as its Beta version became available from Microsoft’s website. Microsoft has warned the users that installing the Windows 7 on your personal computers can be a cumbersome task and one can loose some files while doing it. The other reason that makes the operating system vulnerable is the large number of bugs in its beta version. The Beta version is only available for trial till August 2009 and the operating system will be on sale in early 2010.

Therefore users who are using the Beta version will have to find another alternative (XP or Vista) till the official for sale version of Windows 7 is available. Apart from this the beta version is also prone to security attacks and can invite malicious invasions. It has been said that a large number of pirated copies of Windows 7 are also available for download on the Internet. These pirated versions can be doubly dangerous for the users. The Beta version may also come up with unknown issues and therefore it has been advised by Microsoft that the Beta version should be used with extreme care and caution.

A R Rehman becomes the first Indian to grab a Golden Globe

Indian Music Maestro, Allah Rakha Rehman became the first Indian to grab the Golden Globe in a ceremony held in New York city on Monday. Rehman got this award for his amazing music in the movie ‘ SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE’ . The movie was able to clinch all the four awards for which it was nominated. ‘SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE’ also stars Irfan Khan and Anil Kapoor and is set to release in Indian theaters on 23rd January.

The movie which one the golden globe award for best screenplay, best direction, best musical score and best drama is a strong contestant for the next month’s Oscars. The film has already made its mark in the award circuits and the director of the film, Danny Boyle is getting huge appreciation for his work. The film is a story of a poor guy who wins the game show and becomes a millionaire. A R Rehman got this award for his music for the track ‘Jai Ho’ which is written by Gulzar. Shahrukh Khan was also present at the ceremony. Rehman dedicated this award to the people of India.

Satyam : The biggest 'Asataya' in corporate history of India.

Its now official, the Satyam fiasco is now the biggest corporate fraud in the Indian history. The founder of IT company Stayam , Ramalinga Raju admitted on January 7th, that he is involved into a fraud worth around 80 billion rupees and has played with the accounts of Satyam. Raju also gave his quit as the chairman of Satyam on the same day.

The investors dumped shares of Satyam rapidly and the company lost a staggering 10,000 Crores within a day. It is worth mentioning that the company is also listed on Mew York Stock Exchange and it could face similar repercussions there as well.

SEBI also reacted quickly to this development in the Indian business as it could do severe damage to India's image in its accounting and business practices. The fourth largest IT company has also left its employees stunned and they are uncertain about their future in the company.


Satyam, currently employs over 50000 employees and is considered as one of the big names in the IT World. According to some HR professionals, Satyam is likely to cut around 10000 jobs in the coming months. Some of the senior professionals from the company have already resigned from their post few days back.

Luck By Chance: Lucky or Not?

The promos are out and LUCK BY CHANCE certainly looks promising by the look of it. After ROCK ON, expectations from Farhan Akthar are much bigger and a lot depends on his sister Zoya Akhtar's directorial venture. The story of LBC revolves around two prime protagonists – Vikram Jaisingh played by Farahan Akhtar and Sona Mishra played by Konkana Sen Sharma. Both are aspiring actors struggling to make their mark in the Tinseltown. They fall in love with each other and how their aspirations effect their relationships is all what LBC is all about. The other attraction behind these two great actors is the special appearance by Hritik Roshan, who is playing the superstar Zafar Khan (could have been adapted from SRK).

Apart from this Rishi Kapoor is playing the character of Romy Rolly, a leading producer from the industry while Juhi Chawla is playing his wife. As the film is based in Mumbai film industry, special appearances from the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Rani Mukerji, Shilpa Shetty, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Rajkumar Hirani are also expected in the movie. The music of the film is given by Shankar, Ahsaan & Loy, and is sounding extremely good. So will LUCK BY CHANCE turn out lucky for Farhan.....ummmm....lets keep our fingers crossed!!

Fog and Bad Weather situations hampers rail and air traffic in Delhi

The predictions of Indian Metrological department (IMD) came true on Tuesday morning as a thick cover of fog occupied the city of Delhi. After a drizzle on Monday morning the moisture content of the atmosphere went up and as a result the dense fog appeared the very next morning. This has a great impact on the air and rail traffic in the national capital. With a visibility down to 50 meters at 9 am on Tuesday morning, A slow and humid breeze also brought the temperature down.

The bad weather conditions led to flight delays and cancellations. According to the airport authorities Seven flights were delayed and four were canceled owing to dense fog. People were seen flocked at the airport entrances with their luggage. Similar scenes were visible at the New Delhi railway station. Several trains were running late and people were scene flocked at tea stalls at the platforms.

Tata to go GSM by the end of 2009

Leading CDMA tele service provider of India, Tata teleservices is planning for a pan India launch of its GSM services by the end of this year. According to company's managing director Anil Saradana, the company has already geared up for the launch and is hoping to bring it to life late in 2009.

Reliance Communications have already stepped into the GSM sectors and they are providing this service in 1100 towns across India. The coverage area for RCom is set to increase further. It is worth mentioning that Department of Telecom had made a decision last year to allow the companies with unified access services to have permits for the mixed technologies. Last year, the regional CDMA services provider Shyam Telecom and HFCL, had also applied for permission to have GSM status. This shift in the market is largely because of high profit margins in the GSM market for the service providers. The CDMA service providers are also looking forward to capture those users who change there operators every month, by stepping into the GSM Market. The average revenues per minute per user, earned by the GSM providers like Vodafone and Airtel are much higher than the CDMA providers. This can be the other reason for such diversion in the telecom market.

Graeme Smith may skip ODIs against OZs

According to South African coach Micky Arthur, Graeme Smith may not be available for the one day series in Australia which will start on January 16th. The South African captain has been facing a prolonged elbow injury and can be rested in the ODI series. Graeme Smith has been a major contributer in the South African Test win over the OZs. In his absence the team will be headed by, spinner Johan Botha. South Africa has recently registered a two to nil invincible lead in the test series held down under. The South African may also be rested for the third and final test starting Saturday. Graeme Smith who has been facing the injury for a long time now was only half a fit when he played in the first two test matches and was feeling extreme pain in his elbow.


Although South Africa has already won the series, the departure of the left handed opening batsman may serve as a threat for South Africa' ambitions of becoming the number one test team. South Africa will replace Australia as the top test team if they are able to win the third and final test in Sydney. The break can serve as a perfect opportunity for Smith, to prepare for the upcoming home series against Australia, which will kick start in February.

'Dhobi Ghaat': Next in line for Aamir Khan – the producer?

Aamir 'the perfectionist' Khan is on cloud nine after the huge success of GHAJINI. The Film has registered the largest opening by any Indian Film ever. The great look, amazing script and mind blowing action sequences, the film had everything that is needed by a blockbuster. The music was a huge hit especially among youngsters. All in all, GHAJINI is all set to make new records in the coming days. The question that must be arising in most minds is what's next? Will Aamir go for a new haircut for his next? Will he produce any movies in the near future?

Well Aamir will be back in Raju Hirani's next, ' Three Idiots' , which is said to be a romantic comedy. Apart from this Aamir will also be producing three movies, all of them will have debutant directors. Tinseltown's sources also disclose that Aamir will also be a great helping hand and can also produce his wife's directorial debut, DHOBI GHAAT. The film will star Prateek Babbar along with three heroins. After JAANE TU YAA JAANE NAA, Prateek has certainly become a sensation for Aamir, who thinks the guy has great acting talent. We have to wait and watch if his production ventures can beat the successes of TAARE ZAMEEN PAR and JAANE TU...or not.

A 'bitter' new year's eve at The Gateway of India

Although not as popular as the Times Square in New York, the Gateway of India has been renowned as the new year's celebration point in India for the past so many years. The magnificent fireworks and the delightful crowd makes the new year's eve an evening to remember. The evening of 31st December 2009 was a bit different.

This can be considered as a disastrous 26/11 aftermath or the insecurity in the people after increasing tensions between India and its rival neighbor, the crowds seemed to be scattered and the charm of the evening went missing. The cops at the place were fully equipped to face any kind of mishap. The molestation incident that took place at the Gateway of India some time back could have been other reason for such tight security.


The scene at Juhu beach was no different. The vendors at the beach claimed that they had never seen such small crowds on new year's eve at the beach. For some time after 12 o clock, the place returned to its majestic best as the fire crackers and celebrations made everyone forget the tragedy for a while.