Google Started Translation of Nepali Language

KATHMANDU, DEC 11 - Internet search engine Google has started translation of 9 more languages including Nepali . Four of the added languages are of Asian dialect.

With the start of Nepali language translation , it has been believed that Nepali language will be promoted in the international arena. Google had already started the translation of Hindi language of India.

With the extended service, Google is now capable of translating over 80 different languages. 'Google Translate' is Google's free online language translation service that instantly translates text and web pages. Although it claims to translate as a professional translator through language dictionary software, some errors have been reported in Nepali translation .

44.6 per cent people speak Nepali as their mother tongue, according to the national consensus of 2068 BS.

'Google Translate' will now support Nepali along with Punjabi, Maori--an indigenous language from New Zealand and Mongolian language as well. Punjabi is the ninth most spoken language all over the world.

Click Here to Translate Nepali/English Language

Google Toolbar’s Unexpected PageRank Update on 6th December 2013

Google has finally roll out a very unexpected tool bar Page Rank update 6th December, many websites have seen a change in their page rank.

It came out as a surprise to every blogger and internet marketer because head of Google’s Webspam team ‘Matt Cutts’ himself replied, ‘I would be surprised if that happened.’ to a tweet from one of the blogger Niels Bosch.

Later, he posted a video of himself,

Though, eVideoBuzz has not increased in the Page Rank many websites have felt the changes in Page Rank, this is the second update by Google this year last one was seen back in February.

Share your PageRanks if you’ve felt the change.

Breaking: GMA # Massive Cyber Attack On Adobe Systems 3 Million Customers Affected 10/4/2013 (Watch Video)

Massive Cyber Attack On Adobe Systems 3 Million Customers Affected #GMA - 10/4/2013 The computer software company Adobe has been hacked, potentially compromising the data of 2.9 million customers, the company revealed on Thursday. Adobe said "sophisticated attacks" had been carried out "very recently".

"Our investigation currently indicates that the attackers accessed Adobe customer IDs and encrypted passwords on our systems," said Brad Arkin, chief security officer at Adobe.

"We also believe the attackers removed from our systems certain information relating to 2.9 million Adobe customers, including customer names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and other information relating to customer orders."

Arkin said he did not believe the attackers had removed decrypted credit or debit card numbers from its systems.

"We deeply regret that this incident occurred," he said. Arkin did not specify the level of encryption of the data stolen.

It has reset passwords on customers' accounts and recommended that customers change their passwords on any other website where they used the same code. Customers whose credit and debit card information will be notified by Adobe, it said, and the company has also alerted federal law enforcement.

Adobe also said it would give affected customers the option of enrolling in a one-year complimentary credit monitoring membership.

In a separate statement posted on Wednesday, Adobe said there had also been an illegal access of its source code for Adobe Acrobat, ColdFusion and other software. It said it was "not aware of any specific increased risk to customers" as a result of the breach.

International Space Station- Spot The Station: Site Location Look Up

Spot The Station will give you a list of upcoming space station sighting opportunities for your location. Several times a week, Mission Control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, determines sighting opportunities for 4,600 locations worldwide. If your specific city or town isn’t listed, pick one that is fairly close to you. The space station is visible for a long distance around each of the listed locations.

To look up viewing times for any location on Earth for the ISS and dozens of other satellites, please use NASA’s SkyWatch application.

Using NASA's SkyWatch application I have collected the Sighting from Kathmandu to view the International Space Station. If you want more location to view through the application, click the link below:

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings

Amazon Delivering Packages Using Drones/Aircraft- Home Delivery Service 2014

Amazon.com is testing delivering packages using drones, CEO Jeff Bezos said on the CBS TV news show 60 Minutes Sunday. The idea would be to deliver packages as quickly as possible using the small, unmanned aircraft, through a service the company is calling Prime Air, the CEO said.

Apple released the cheaper iPhones for middle class users.

Apple has released new iPhone model namely iPhone 5 C. These phones are designed inorder to make iPhone avaible for the middle class family. Apple  flashed out the news that the price of these iPhones will be less than the other models of  iPhone 5 . But users of iPhones who were exicted to buy new and less priced iPhone have to be disappointed after Apple revealed the price of iPhones. Apple has tagged the price of iPhone C with the price of 549$ in US.

iPhone 5 C are available in five different colors. In Asian countries these phones will be available after 20 Sepetember. The covers of the iPhone 5 C are made up of plastic. Apple released these phones to compete with Samsung in the growing Samsung market.  iPhone 5 C consists of the IOS 7 operating system with single core A5 processer.

Apple is planning to make its market in the cheaper market and to the ordinary users  as well. Apple is now only based on limited numbers of economically high class users.

Microsoft to buy Nokia's mobile phone unit

Nokia lately has been struggling to make its place in the mobile phone’s market. The world’s leading mobile phones for 14 years Nokia has sold 1 billion of handsets since 1982. The same Nokia now has to compete with the new smartphones. Nokia with all its ups and downs- sometimes being the top most mobile phone and sometimes struggling with its existence is now bought by computer corporation ‘Microsoft’.

Nokia is wrestling with the mobile companies like Apple, Samsung and Google so the US firm is giving £4.6 billion for Nokia’s cell phone production division. The Finish company cell phone like Lumia series is already installed with Windows system. The firm was exceeded by both Apple’s iPhone (Apple own system) and Samsung (Android software). By 2013’s second three months the number of Windows installed phones sold were only 7 million. If comparison is made then the number of iPhone sold was 32 million and 187 million of Android.

The unique ringtone of Nokia during its days, a piece called Gran Vals from 1902 composition became the more desirable tone. The tone also became famous as the signature tone for the 1st mobile phone generation.

Microsoft rises with its Windows OS for personal computer and is now entering to the footsteps of Apple i.e. combining software and gadgets. Microsoft has developed operating systems for smart phones and its new product Surface tablet ready to compete with iPad. The chief executive of Microsoft Steve Ballmer termed the purchase of Nokia as “signature event”. He further elaborates that is a strong move to the future. It is a win-win for them (Microsoft and their consumers).

Microsoft currently has 99,000 employees and with the purchase of Nokia the team is going to extent by 32,000 more Nokia employees.

The purchasing procedure is followed by £3.2 billion Nokia’s mobile phone manufacturing business, £1.4 billion for a 10 year licence to cover the use of Nokia’s patents with the additional option of unlimited extension.

All this means that Microsoft has now platform to deliver and bring their mobile strategy. However for business users it is a time of an opportunity with the Nokia’s smartphone offering.

AppliKali Launches Four Useful SmartPhone Mobile Apps

There is staggering number of smartphone users in the country and this number is growing by the day. Most of the apps used in the smartphones are the ones developed by American and other western countries. Although there is no harm in using apps developed by foreign companies, one thing these companies fail to do is to come up with the apps that are targeted according to local needs of other countries. This is where a Nepali software company like AppliKali has its role to play. 

In a recent press meet function of AppliKali, a software company under Kalika Group, the company chairman Bikram Pandey, CEO Nicholas Pandey along with technical team showcased four useful apps.

Taxi Fares Nepal

It is not easy to get a taxi ride these days. Either the taxi driver does not agree to go by meter or the customers have to pay a lot more by the use of tampered meter. The app shows the distance and fare between two places, separate rates for day and night set by government along with waiting and flag down charges. It can also be used in map mode by pointing source and destination places. The app works in offline mode as well where there is no Internet connection.

NEPSE App

NEPSE App brings real-time data from the Nepal Stock Exchange along with a very useful 'Portfolio' section to keep track on one's investments, net worth, daily gain/loss, buying/selling history, etc. Data is available for live trading, market information, stock history, floorsheet, charts etc. It delivers information of all stocks listed with Nepal Stock Exchange, currency exchange rates set by NRB and gold, silver and fuel prices. There is also a calculator feature that provides detailed information for each transaction like Broker Commission, Capital Gain Tax, SEBON Fee, Name Transfer Fee, etc


Panic SMS

Panic SMS is an app for emergency situations where the app can be used to send GPS location with a link of map via SMS to preset numbers. It can be activated by pressing power button four times in android phones and by using App in Apple iOS phones. The person in difficulty can be easily tracked down and help can be provided in time. As this kind of other Apps are available as paid version only; after Panic SMS became available for free, it has already been downloaded by large number in America and Europe.

Kalika FM App

This official app of Kalika FM comes up with many features like live streaming of Kalika FM 95.2 and 91 MHz, program schedule, presenter profiles, songs dedication, news etc. It is the first dedicated app of Nepali FM station.

WATCH LIVE NOW: NASA Launching Robotic Rocket LADEE Moon @ 11:27 pm ET

Great news Central Pennsylvania, we are within distance to watch NASA's Minotaur rocket launch tonight. Depending where you live, you will want to look southeast at five to ten degrees above the horizon.   The Minotaur rocket is carrying NASA's LADEE or the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer which is headed to the moon.

If going outside at 11:30 isn't for you, you can tune in here and watch NASA's live Web Feed of the Rocket Launch below.