SAMSUNG ACE

GENERAL

2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced	2011, January
Status	Available. Released 2011, February

SIZE

Dimensions	112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
Weight	113 g

DISPLAY

Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
	- Gorilla Glass display - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls - TouchWiz v3.0 UI

SOUND

Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes,
	- DNSe sound enhancement

MEMORY

Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records	Practically unlimited
Internal	158 MB storage
Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included,

DATA

GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port	No
USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB

BATTERY

	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1350 mAh
Stand-by	Up to 640 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)

CAMERA

Primary	5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash,
Features	Video-calling, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Video	Yes, QVGA@15fps
Secondary	No

FEATURES

OS	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
CPU	800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email
Browser	HTML
Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games	Yes
Colors	Black
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	- MP4/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Organizer - Document editor - Image editor - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, You Tube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input (Swype)

HTC WILDFIRE

Detailed specifications

CPU Processing Speed

528 MHz

Storage

ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 384 MB

Expansion slot:

· microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

· Supports up to 32 GB

Connectors

· 3.5 mm stereo audio jack

· Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Sensors

· G-Sensor

· Digital compass

· Proximity sensor

· Ambient light sensor

HTC Widgets

· Bookmarks, Calculator, Calendar, Clock, FM Radio, Friend Stream, Mail, Messages, Music, News, People, Stocks, Weather, Settings (such as Profile, Ringtone, Wi-Fi™, Bluetooth®), and more

· Downloadable widgets

Multimedia

· Photos application for viewing photos and videos

· Music

· FM Radio

Audio supported formats:

· Playback:.aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, mp3, .wav, .wma

· Recording:.amr

Video supported formats:

· Playback:.3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv

· Recording:.3gp

Power & Battery¹

Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

Capacity: 1300 mAh

Talk time:

· Up to 240 mins

Standby time²:

· Up to 120 hours

Network³

Europe:

· HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz

· GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Asia Pacific:

· HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz

· GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Platform

Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense™

Camera

· 5 mega pixel color camera

· Auto focus and flash

· Geotagging

Internet⁴

3G:

· Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed

· Up to 384 kbps upload speed

GPRS:

· Up to 114 kbps downloading

EDGE:

· Up to 560 kbps downloading

Wi-Fi™:

· IEEE 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth®

· Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate

· A2DP for wireless stereo headsets

· FTP and OPP (object push) for file transfer

· Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery Application Profile

Social Networking

· Facebook© for HTC Sense

· Friend Stream

· Photo sharing on Facebook©, Flickr®, and Twitter™

· Video sharing on YouTube™

· HTC Peep for twittering

Recommended Windows System Requirements

· Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, or Windows XP

· HTC Sync Suite

Special Features

· HTC Caller ID that shows the caller's Facebook© status and a birthday reminder

· App Sharing that lets you recommend apps straight from your phone

· Adobe® Flash® support on the web browser

· In-built, dimmable flashlight

· Ringer that automatically lowers the ring volume when you lift up the phone or mutes when you flip the phone face down

Location

· Internal GPS antenna

· Google Maps™

· HTC Footprints™

Tethering

Internet sharing through USB

Facts about Computer Processors

Often called simply 'the brain' of a computer, the CPU, or central processing unit is essentially that. It is the component in the computer that interprets instructions and processes data. Computer processors basically process the information coming into the computer and provide the fundamental trait of programmability.

The basic operation performed by most computer processors is to execute programs. Programs are represented as a sequence of numbers. The steps a computer processor uses in its operation are: fetch, decode, execute and writeback. Fetch is essentially retrieving an instruction. This determines what the computer processor is to do. Then the CPU decodes the instructions so that it can determine what instructions to follow and in what order.

The instructions are broken down to parts that are significant to certain portions of the CPU. Once the fetch and decode functions are completed, the computer processor performs the execute step. The various portions of the computer processor are connected to perform the required operation. Finally, the writeback step is performed. This is simply the CPU reporting back what is has done to some form of memory.

Computer processors have something called a clock rate. This is the rate in cycles per second, measured in hertz at which a computer performs its basic operations. The faster the clock rate, the faster the computer processor.

Since computer processors perform some of the most intense functions in a computer, they produce a lot of heat. This heat must be dissipated or the CPU will have a shorter lifespan or may malfunction. This is usually accomplished using heatsinks to disperse the heat energy, fans and in some cases, softcoolers which halt computer operations when not in use or by underclocking the computer processor.

FACTS ABOUT SACHIN TENDULKAR

ODI

• Highlights of Tendulkar's ODI career include:
  
  Game appearances:
  
• Matches Played: 451 ( Most )
• Consecutive ODI Appearances: 185
• Most Stadium Appearances: 90 different Grounds
• Inning appearances: 431 (Most). First to appear in 400 innings in ODI matches.
• On his debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the second youngest debutant. Only Aaqib Javed debuted in ODI matches younger than Sachin Tendulkar. Since then, there has been 4 players who were younger than Sachin on their ODI debut: Hasan Raza (Pakistan) - the current youngest debutant, Mohammad Sharif (Bangladesh), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) and Ramveer Rai (UAE)

Runs scored:

• Most runs in an ODI Innings: Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for maximum number of runs scored in one ODI innings. He is the only batsman to score 200 runs (147ball 25x4 3x6) in an ODI against South Africa.
• Most runs: 18111 Runs at the rate of 45.15 runs for every time he has gotten out (as of 05 October 2010). He is the leading run scorer in the ODI format of the game and the only player ever to cross the 14,000-15,000-16,000,17000 and 18,000 run marks.
• First player to reach 10,000-11,000-12,000-13,000-14,000-15,000, 16,000,17000 and 18,000 ODI runs.
• Holds the record for scoring 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year. He has done it seven times - 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007
• Tendulkar has scored over 1000 ODI runs against all major Cricketing nations.
• Tendulkar is the only batsman to score over 3000 runs against any opponent (Australia). Tendulkar is also the only batsman to achieve the feat runs against two opponents - Sri Lanka is the other team.
• After Sachin crossed the 10,000-run mark in ODIs, only seven other players have managed to cross the milestone: (Sanath Jayasuriya, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, Inzamam ul Haq, and Jacques Kallis). Sachin was the fastest to reach 10,000 runs taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs
• Tendulkar has scored 1833 runs in finals; Tendulkar also ranks very high in terms of all-time averages in finals: among those who've scored at least 1000 runs in finals, only three have a higher average. One of them is India's current coach, Gary Kirsten - in 20 innings, he scored 1019 runs at an excellent average of 69.73. Tendulkar's stats are very similar to those of Viv Richards, who averaged 55.73 at a strike rate of 84.78 in 17 finals.
• Tendulkar holds the record for the highest individual score in a one day international when he scored 200 not out breaking the previous record of 194 in the India v. South Africa ODI on 24 February 2010. This also saw him become the first male cricketer in the planet to score a double century in a One Day International. Earlier Belinda Clark has scored 229* in women cricket.
• Tendulkar holds the record for the most fours ( boundaries ) in an innings. He hit 25 fours in the innings against South Africa on on 24 February 2010 when he scored double century.
• Only player to score 5, 150+ (186*, 152, 163*, 175 and 200*)scores in ODI cricket, followed by Sanath Jayasuriya of Srilanka with 4, 150+ scores in ODI
  
  Centuries and Fifties record:
  
• Most centuries: 49
• Only cricketer to ever score a double hundred in the ODI format - against South Africa at Gwalior, India.
• Most centuries against an opponent - 9 vs. Australia.
• Most centuries vs. Australia, South Africa, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Pakistan.
• Most centuries in Final Matches 6 & India Win All Matches
• Most centuries against One Team - Australia 20 (11 test+9 ODI)
• Most Fifties: 95.
• Highest number of 50+ scores in ODIs - 143 (48 Centuries and 95 Fifties).
• Only player to have over 100 innings of 50+ runs along with Ricky Ponting
• Most Fifties in World Cup Matches(21)
  
  ODI awards:
  
• Most Man of the Match Awards: 62 Man of the Match Awards
• Most Man of the Series Awards: 15 Man of the Series Awards
  
  Calendar Year record:
  
• Most ODI runs in a calendar year: 1,894 ODI runs in 1998.
• Most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998
  
  Partnership Records:
  
• Sachin Tendulkar with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,609 runs in 136 matches that includes 21 century partnerships and 23 fifty run partnerships. The 20 century partnerships for opening pair is also a world record.
• Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999 at the LBS, Hyderabad.
• Sachin Tendulkar has been involved in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches - a record that he shares with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.
• Most runs (2278 at an average of 56.95 as on 03 April 2011) in World Cup Cricket History including 6 centuries & 15 fifties with a best score of 152* against Namibia in 2003 world cup
• 673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup
• Player Of The World Cup Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
• 523 runs in the 1996 Cricket World Cup at an average of 87.16, making him the highest run scorer in the 1996 World Cup and setting the then record for the highest runs by any player in a single Cricket World Cup - subsequently bettered by himself in the 2003 World Cup.

World Cup Records

• Most Runs. (2273 Runs)
• Most Fifties. (15 Fifties)
• Most Hundreds. (6 Hundreds)
• Most runs in a series. (673 runs in 2003 World Cup)
• Highest Partnership runs for 3rd wicket. (237 Runs with Rahul Dravid).

Game Appearances:

Test

• Tendulkar has played the most number of Test Matches (177).
  
• On his Test debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the third youngest debutant (16y 205d). Mushtaq Mohammad (15y 124d) and Aaqib Javed (16y 189d) debuted in Test matches younger to Tendulkar. Since then, there have been 2 players who were younger than Sachin on their Test Cricket debut: Hasan Raza - Pakistan (14y 227d), the current youngest debutant, and Mohammad Sharif - Bangladesh (15y 128d).
• 
  Runs Scored:
  
• Highest run scorer in the history of Test cricket with 14692 Test runs.
• Career Average (1989–2010, 171 Tests, 14,692 runs) at 56.94
• Became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test run mark and the third International player behind Allan Border and Brian Lara. Lara took 213 innings, Sachin 223 and Border 259.
• Second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs in Test matches.
• Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. Both of them achieved this in 195 innings.
• Sachin Tendulkar (8145) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home.
• Sachin Tendulkar (29) world record of Centuries in Tests away from home.
• First player to reach 12,000-13,000-14,000 Test runs.
• Holds the record for scoring most 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year. He has done it Six times - 2010 (1562), 2008 (1063), 2002 (1392 runs), 1999 (1088 runs), 2001 (1003 runs) and 1997 (1000 runs).
  
  Centuries:
  Highest number of Test centuries(51), overtaking Sunil Gavaskar's record (34). On October 10, 2010 in Bengaluru (Bangalore) against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar trophy's second and final test match Sachin Tendulkar reached a milestone. With a single to third man, Tendulkar reached his 6th double century and his 49th test century.
  
• Highest number of 150+ score in Test Cricket (20)
• When Tendulkar scored his maiden century in 1990, he was the second youngest to score a century. Only Mushtaq Mohammad had scored a century at a younger age by 1990. Tendulkar's record was bettered by Mohammad Ashraful in 2001/02 season. The record for previous youngest Indian centurion was held by Kapil Dev.
• Tendulkar's record of five centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.
• Tendulkar holds the current record (217 against NZ in 1999/00 Season) for the highest score in Test cricket by an Indian when captaining the side. Gavaskar held the previous record (205 against West Indies in Bombay - 1978/79 season)
• Tendulkar has scored centuries against all Test playing nations. He was the third batman to achieve the distinction after Steve Waugh and Gary Kirsten. The current list also includes Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist and Marvan Atapattu.
• Tendulkar's 37th century against Bangladesh during the 2nd Test , made history as the 1st time the top four batsmen of any team had all scored centuries in a single innings. Dinesh Karthik (129), Wasim Jaffer (138) and Rahul Dravid (129) were the other centurions in the innings.
  

Combined (ODI & Test) records

• First batsman in history to score over 90 centuries in international cricket. He now has 99 Centuries(51 in Tests and 48 in ODIs), which is still the record for the highest number of centuries in international cricket.
• First batsman in history to complete the 32000 runs in (ODIs+Tests). He now has 32813 (ODI(18111)+Test(14692)).
• Record of getting out the maximum number of times in the 90s in international matches. He has been dismissed 26 times (18 in ODIs and 8 in Tests) on scores of 90-99. The 18 nineties in ODIs are an ODI record too.

Facts about Tsunami

A tsunami is a series of sea waves caused by an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. More rarely, a tsunami can be generated by a giant meteor impact with the ocean.

A tsunami is not just one wave but a series of waves or a “wave train.”

Many witnesses say a tsunami sounds like a freight train.

When the ocean is deep, tsunamis may be less than a foot high on the ocean’s surface, can travel at speeds up to 500 mph without being noticed and cross the entire ocean in less than a day.

Once a tsunami reaches the shallow water near the coast, it slows down. The top of the wave moves faster than the bottom, causing the sea to rise dramatically, as much as 100 feet at times. Tsunami waves can be as long as 60 miles and be as far as an hour apart. These waves can cross entire oceans without losing much energy.

Flooding can reach land 1000 feet (300 meters) from the coastline and the dangerous waves have enough force to lift giant boulders, flip vehicles, and demolish houses.

Scientists can accurately estimate the time when a tsunami will arrive almost anywhere around the world based on calculations using the depth of the water, distances from one place to another, and the time that the earthquake or other event occurred.

Hawaii is the U.S. state at greatest risk for a tsunami – they get about one per year and a damaging one every seven years. The biggest tsunami that occurred Hawaii happened on April 1, 1946, where the Coast of Hilo Island was hit with 30 foot waves coming in at 500 miles per hour. 170 people died as a result.

In 2004, the Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by an earthquake that is thought to have had the energy of 23,000 atomic bombs. Within hours of the earthquake in 2004, killer waves radiating from the epicenter slammed into the coastline of 11 countries, damaging countries from east Africa to Thailand. By the end of the day, the tsunami had already killed 150,000 people. The final death toll was 283,000.

Not counting the 2011 tsunami in Japan, there were 26 tsunamis that killed at least 200 people or more in the last century.

Interesting . . . Facebook Facts

1.Facebook has over 350 million active users. More than 35 million users update their status each day, with more than 55 million status updates each day.

2.More than 2.5 billion pictures are uploaded to Facebook each month.

3.The average Facebook user has 130 friends and sends eight friend requests per month.

4.Among children under 18, Facebook was ranked third in the top 100 searches of 2009, behind You Tube and Google. Sex and porn rounded out the top five searches.

5.A recent survey of 500 top colleges found that 10% of admissions officers acknowledged looking at social networking sites such as Facebook to evaluate applicants. Thirty-eight percent of admissions officers said that what they saw negatively affected the applicant.

6.Facebook is not only beating MySpace traffic, but it is also the second-ranked site overall in the U.S. behind Google.

7.Americans spend 13.9 billion minutes a year on Facebook and five billion minutes on MySpace.

8.In 2003, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg created Facemash, where he placed photos of undergraduates side by side so viewers could rank which one was “hotter.” Zuckerberg would later turn Facemash into the now ubiquitous Facebook.

9.In 2008, a 23-year-old woman named Lauren Michaels created a group titled “I Need Sex” on Facebook. Within 10 minutes, she had 35 members and soon attracted 100—50 of whom she eventually slept with. Facebook has since removed her page.


10.An 18-year-old Wisconsin man posed as several different girls on Facebook to blackmail underage male teens into performing sexual favors by coaxing them to send nude photos of themselves. He could be facing up to 300 years in prison