Pitbull Featuring Chris Brown - International Love (MattyBRaps)

Hi B Boys and B Girls! Thanks for checking out my version of Pitbull & Chris Brown's new hit, "International Love"! All of your support week after week is what has made my dream of creating music a reality and this video is 100% dedicated back to you. Thank you so much to all of you who sent in pictures and videos! I hope this video will be as special to you as it is to me. Love ya! - Matty B

Lyrics

We're International!  so International... 
We're International.. so International

Who would have thought as my story unfurled
That I would wake up with friends all over the world?
Starting here in the US and Canada...
Best believe I'm the world's biggest fan of ya
I've got love for Brazil...
'Cause all my girls down there keep keeping it real
From Russia with Love my way
And the U in my I LOVE U goes to the UK

You hold it down like New York City
(I know you're 'bout it)
Tight like Los Angeles
(I'm proud about it)
Back home like ATL
(I never doubt it)
Ohh, it's international love
Ohh, it's international love

To all my mates out there with support from Australia
To the Netherlands, more love than I can tell ya
Where you at on the map... I'm still learnin' B
But big ups to all my friends in Germany
In France they say Matty (Bwah)
So I say, "Voulez-vous le rap avec moi?"
(Will you rap with me?)
They're so sweet in Sweden...
And uh... the Philippines keep Matty Believin'
Got friends all over the place
and we're all sorts of different but our love's the same
And maybe..  one day when we meet I'll tell ya... say
there's nothing like the ATL! (shorty)

You hold it down like New York City
(I know you're 'bout it)
Tight like Los Angeles
(I'm proud about it)
Back home like ATL
(I never doubt it)
Ohh, it's international love
Ohh, it's international love

You hold it down like New York City
(I know you're 'bout it)
Tight like Los Angeles
(I'm proud about it)
Back home like ATL
(I never doubt it)
Ohh, it's international love
Ohh, it's international love

http://www.MattyBRaps.com

Read more »

FBI developing app to monitor Facebook, Twitter and more

The FBI is working on an app that will create an early warning system from material scraped from social networks. According to the BBC, the application would locate possible global and local threats superimposed onto maps using mash-up technology. The FBI has already asked contractors for solutions and potential costs for the application. The FBI's Strategic Information and Operations Center (SOIC) posted a market research request entitled, "Social Media Application" on the web on the 19th of January. The document says that social media is a primary source of intelligence and has become the premier first response tool to key events and a primal alert to developing situations.

The FBI wants to keep a an eye on Facebook. Among other social networks

The document says, the application should collect open source information and have the ability to "provide an automated capability of search and scrape of social networks including Facebook and Twitter, allow users to create new keyword searches, display different levels of threats as alerts on maps, possibly using colour coding to distinguish priority. Google Maps 3D and Yahoo Maps are listed among the "preferred" mapping options, plot a wide range of domestic and global terror data and immediately translate foreign language tweets into English".

The bureau says that the application will help spot 'bad actors', people who intentionally mislead law enforcement officials and spot vulnerabilities in suspected groups. Of course, there are major privacy issues to this application and privacy campaigners have raised concerns on the matter. They say there will be a 'dragnet effect', which means that more people than just suspects will have their information and content under surveillance. They say that just because law enforcement has more information, it does not mean that citizens will necessarily be safer. The FBI justifies the information use of people who haven't chosen to make their profiles or information private. In addition to Facebook and Twitter, other websites the FBI intends to monitor are YouTube, Flickr and ItsTrending.com, which is a website that shows highly shared content on Facebook.

via Tech2

Read more »

Google Earth 6.2 out with more imagery, better interface

Google is taking the bird's eye view to a whole new level with the latest version of Google Earth. With Google Earth 6.2, they’re having a more seamless imagery and a new search interface. Additionally, they’ve also introduced a feature that enables users to share an image from within Google Earth, so users can now simply and easily share their adventures with family and friends on Google+. Here are a few of the features that the new version brings.

A seamless globe
The Google Earth globe is made from a mosaic of satellite and aerial photographs taken on different dates and under different lighting and weather conditions. Because of this variance, views of the Earth from high altitude can sometimes appear patchy.

Open your eyes to the world!

Now, they’ve introduced a new way of rendering imagery that smoothens out this quilt of images. The end result is a new Earth-viewing experience that preserves the textures of the world’s geographic landscapes - without the quilt effect. This change is being made on both mobile and desktop versions of Google Earth. While this change will appear on all versions of Google Earth, the 6.2 release provides the best viewing experience for this new data.

Share your explorations with Google+
Google Earth is a great way to virtually explore the globe, whether it is revisiting old haunts or checking out a future vacation spot. With the Google Earth 6.2 update, they’ve added the option to share a screenshot of the current view in Google Earth through Google+. Users can share images of the places they’ve virtually travelled to with their Circles with family and friends. To try this new feature, users need to sign in to their Google Account in the upper right hand corner of Google Earth and click “Share.” Images of mountains, oceans, deserts, 3D cities on Street View can now be shared via Google+.

Search improvements
Aside from streamlining the visual design of the search panel, they’ve enabled the same Autocomplete feature that’s available on Google Maps. They’ve also introduced search layers, which will show all the relevant search results (not just the top ten). So now, when looking for gelato, you can see all the tasty possibilities. Finally, they’ve added biking, transit and walking directions, so if you’re itching for a change of scenery or looking for a new route for your regular commute, you can now use Google Earth to generate and visualize all your options.

Google Earth 6.2 can be downloaded from here. More details are available on the Official Google Blog.

via Tech2

Read more »

Facebook Smileys

So far it is not possible to insert your own smileys into Facebook Chat (like we are able in for example MSN Messenger), although we are hoping to be able to do this. 

So we know that Facebook Chat supports some smileys but do you know all of them? No problem, here is the list:

Read more »

Top 10 MBA Universities in the World

01. University of Chicago

 Photo — Link

The University of Chicago was created and incorporated as a coeducational, secular institution in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller on land donated by Marshall Field. The University of Chicago also maintains facilities apart from its main campus. The University’s Booth School of Business maintains campuses in Singapore, London, and the downtown Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago. The Center in Paris, a campus located on the left bank of the Seine in Paris, hosts various undergraduate and graduate study programs.

Read more »

Facebook to make Timeline mandatory in a week

Late last year, amidst hushed talks and speculation, Facebook announced their latest, big feature - the Timeline. The feature, at least by measure, brought nothing new to the table, but yes, it promised to give one's Facebook profile a swanky new makeover. Users could always access their older posts by just scrolling down their page, but not many did it. Timeline allowed users to view their lives, as on Facebook in a chronologically arranged format, complete with photos, videos, posts, among others that they may have uploaded, shared on their profiles. All details of the user, right from the time he/she created their Facebook profile were neatly arranged in chronology, almost as if they’re telling a story, which is essentially what Facebook intended to do with Timeline. However, while there were many who readily made the switch, there were some who still preferred their original profile look and hence continued with it. However, all this is set to change in a week's time, as Facebook plans to make a uniform Timeline adoption across its user base. Simply put, everyone will have to switch to Timeline within a week's time, after which the switch will automatically happen.

Read more »

TRAI waives off daily cap on computer based SMSes

The telecom ministry took control over unsolicited calls and messages by telemarketers, last year. It began with the 100SMS/day initiative, but later, after carefully considering the feedback it received, raised the bar to 200SMS/day. Besides, TRAI has also been working hard towards delivering quality customer service and also decided that detailed usage data will be provided by the telcos to customers. TRAI has now exempted text messages that are generated by and sent to computers or technical systems from the daily SMS cap, as per reports by TheEconomicTimes. Earlier the cap was put to negate the pesky calls/messages made to customers.

waived off cap for computer generated, sent SMS

Basically, the 200 SMS per day cap has been exempted only in case the device used is not a mobile phone and there is no manual intervention required for answering the message. This is done to enable businesses to send out messages to its employees, wherein the company requires to send information to thousands of employees. This would also help various services, such as taxis booking via radio where the messages need to be sent out to the drivers, firms that need to communicate over the delivery of goods and so on. Also, tentative dates of attending to complaints, the contact details of person attending to the complaint and conditions likewise. 

Reportedly, the regulator revealed, "TRAI has received representations that stakeholders are not able to send machine to machine and person to machine SMSes which are sent to initiate process or application for their operational requirements."

When TRAI had enforced the 200 SMS cap, some telemarketers had started using servers overseas. TRAI had later asked telcos to block such violators. TRAI even earned Rs.6 lakhs fine from violators who sent unsolicited messages and did not comply to the new rules set by the ministry. Recently,Nokia was also fined in Australia for sending promotional messages without offering customers the option to unsubscribe. This violated the law and the Finnish firm was fined A$55,000 (approx Rs.2,896,611).

via Tech2

Read more »

Google Maps now gets ‘Public Alerts’ to warn you of imminent danger

Google has just added a brand new feature to their maps called ‘Public Alerts’. As part of their Crisis Response Project, Google Public Alerts is a platform designed to bring you emergency alerts in or around your surrounding area. You can test this out by heading over to this link right here. The service is currently online and if you head over to the link, you’ll see a bunch of warnings, mostly in North America, like a flood warning in Arkansas. It also tells you how long the alert has been active for and for how long it will likely to continue. Other than Weather alerts, they also added earthquake alerts as well. All this information is updated on a timely basis through information sent from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service, and the US Geological Survey (USGS).

Stay safe while on the road

This service is currently available only in US but it’s only a matter of time till it’s available in other countries as well. This feature isn’t available on Google Maps app on your mobile phone just yet. Also, if you are using the standard Google Maps on a PC, you’ll only see alerts that are really severe and not minor ones. For the full list, you’ll still have to go to the dedicated alert site. Since this project has just taken off, the weather alerts are come from the National Weather Service, so there’s still time till you get to see local weather reports from your city or state. Google is also considering integrating this feature in their other services like web search in the future. This is a great initiative from Google as it gives you real time alerts of impending calamities. This feature will actually be most useful on mobile phones. Imagine if you’re using Google Maps to get to your destination, if there’s a prediction of an earthquake or bad weather in the route that you’ve chosen, you will be alerted and then choose a different, safer route thereby avoiding any danger.

via Tech2

Read more »

Video: Chammak Challo R&B Remix - Arjun

My version of the smash hit 'Chammak Challo' from the Bollywood movie 'Ra One' - Arjun

Performed by Arjun 

Original song by Vishal-Shekhar & Akon

New arrangement/production by Arjun

Video shot by Hasinth Pathirana

LYRICS:

Now don't be shy baby I know you came to party

Come closer to me, put your arms around my body

Look in my eyes and see your future deep inside me

Now don't be playing hard to get

Sing the chorus

Wanna be my chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

So sexy girl I see the way you're looking at me

Go go go go ahead and rock rock the party

People stop and stare cos you got what they all need

Now stop playing silly games

Wanna be my chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

Shorty I'm gonna get you

You know I'm gonna get you

You know I'll even let you, let you be my...

Shorty I'm gonna get you

You know I'm gonna get you

You know I'll even let you, let you be my chammak challo

My chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

Wanna be my chammak challo

Now don't be shy baby I know you came to party

Come closer to me, put your arms around my body

Look in my eyes and see your future deep inside me

Now don't be playing hard to get

Links below to arjuns website-

http://www.facebook.com/arjunmusic

http://www.twitter.com/arjunartist

http://www.arjunofficial.com

Read more »

Galaxy Nexus India launch postponed to March

The latest Googlephone, the Galaxy Nexus is yet to make its debut in India with many potential consumers eagerly anticipating its release. Back in December, it was reported that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was slated for a January launch, after already being pushed back from a possible December release date. The reason for the delay, cited by Samsung was that there were many product launches in December; hence the brand had decided to delay the product from hitting the shelves. As per a Twitter post from Samsung India in reply to a comment by one of their followers, the company states, “Nexus is expected to be launched in March but we do not have the exact dates. Will update you once we get that information.” So one can expect the handset not to be launched officially any time this month.

The wait for something 'BIG' has increased further

One should not get their hopes too high, though as the brand does not confirm this information as anything concrete, with Samsung in a follow up tweet stating that, “We do not have the exact dates. So would update you about the same once we get more information.” The official registration page of the handset does not seem to be updated; with the status still reading ‘Coming Soon.’

Here is a look at the highlighted specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

• Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
• 1.2GHz Dual Core Processor
• 1GB RAM
• Dimensions are 135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94mm
• Weighs 135g
• 4.65-inch 1280 x 720 HD Super AMOLED display
• 5 Megapixel AF with LED Flash with zero shutter lag and fast shot2shot
• 1.3 Megapixel front facing camera for video calling
• 1080p Full HD video recording at 30fps
• 1080p video playback at 30fps
• Bluetooth 3.0,USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, NFC
• 16GB or 32GB internal storage
• HSPA 21Mbps/HSUPA 5.76Mbps 850/900/1900/1700/2100
• EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
• LTE version is region specific
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 1,750mAh battery

As of now, this is still the only handset that is launched with Android Ice Cream Sandwich onboard, but with the Mobile World Conference just around the corner; one would expect Samsung to launch the follow up to the highly successful Galaxy S II, which is the S III at the event. Will this deter potential consumers from purchasing the Galaxy Nexus or would one wait a little while longer and purchase the Samsung Galaxy S III? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Read more »