Apple's great offer for students

Apple is offering free ipod touch with it's mac book and this is only for the students,one can select their choice of ipod touch from 8gb to 32gb,but the thing is that you have to pay for the ipod touch when you checkout and apple will send a mail-in rebate for $229 i.e. you will get ipod touch 8gb at no cost but if you are going for 16gb it costs you $70,if it is a 32gb ipod then it will cost you $170

Apple's new i phone 3GS creates record opening sales. As posted on various websites including several news sites, sales for the first three days have reached an astonishing one million units, where as its previous version 3G sold onle million units in first five days,but still the smart phone market is dominated by Blackberry. If reports are to be beleived several surveys says that 4 out of every 10 smart phone users are loking at Apple's iphone 3GS
iphone is a big success with Apple which boasts the AT&T's customer base,let's see how many customers can AT&T attract from other major carriers like verizon,sprint,T-mobile with it's new iphone

Weak dollar Boosted oil prices again after two days of slump in the prices,even the statistics show that demand for gasoline is at 10 year low in USA.The gas prices are boasted by the weak dollar,today fed will announce it's new policy and investors are expecting a rise in the interest rates,but if Fed raises the interest rates will it be good for a economy which is just showing signs of recovery ?

Global recession bottoming out or deepens?

t’s almost been one and half year since recession started and there are no. of analysis regarding this, someone says that recession is bottoming out and some says it started deepening. Fed started saying that recession started easing but if we have a look at the latest forecast from the World Bank it says that recession is further deepening and world economy is going to shrink by 2.9 percent.

But World Bank says excluding India and China the developing countries economy is going to contract by 1.4 percent. Why India and China are not affected by recession are they recession proof?

Let’s see about the present situation in USA , latest figures released by the labor department shows that the pace of layoffs decreased but it still shows that unemployment rate is increasing .Economists believe that if the pace of layoffs further decrease then we can say recession is bottoming out adding to this latest statistics release by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) today says that its member countries’ economies are going to shrink by 4.1% better than the expected 4.3% shrink.

So OECD says recession is bottoming out but recession is likely to be weak and fragile for some time , so let’s see what’s going to happen

Obama to send envoy to Syria after 4 years

President Barack Obama decided to send a envoy to Syria after a gap of 4 years. In this regard state department informed syria’s ambassador to Washington Imad Mustafa. Political analysts believe that by returning a senior officer to Syria President Obama is sending strong signs to the Islamic world that he wants to improve his relationship with the Islamic world especially the middle east Arab

United states withdrew its ambassador from Syria in 2005 in a protest against the killing of former Lebanese prime minister. After Obama taking office in January relations between two countries started increasing

Biggest victory in the history of United States soccer

It’s time for the soccer fans in United States to celebrate the biggest victory in the history of US soccer, and the stage for this glorious moment is at Bloemfontein South Africa and the event is FIFA confederations cup. This victory puts America in to the finals and will meet winner of South Africa Vs Brazil, goals by Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey led to an upset of the world’s top ranked team and led America in to its first final of confederations cup final. Altidore scored in the 27th minute and Dempsey added a goal in the 74th as the Americans became the first team to defeat Spain after 36 games; Spain lost it last game way back in 2006 to Romania. “Regardless of whether we play Brazil or the Bafana Bafana, the challenge will be great,” U.S. coach Bob Bradley said

But the statement from Spain’s coach is a bit optimistic after the match he said this is an accident, a little step backward America lost to Spain three times before this and now it Spain’s turn to lose a game after the game Dempsey said it’s a big win for American soccer and this one is much sweeter because we were down and out, came back fighting.

SAMSUNG PIXON12 M8910

Samsung unveiled it’s new generation touch screen phone which includes a 12 megapixel camera making it the world’s first 12 megapixel camera . This phone can be seen as a response to todays consumer demands . Speedy access to the camera mode, fast shutter speed and quick browsing are some of the key factors consumers are looking for in their mobile phone cameras said Executive Vice President JK Shin, Head of Mobile Communication Division in Samsung Electronics. He added, We are very pleased to introduce the worlds first 12-megapixel camera phone that holds the answer to these pressing consumer needs. This phone comes with a very fast processor such that one can shoot the images very fast i.e. with a time gap of just 2 seconds you can capture your next image it also boasts a xenon flash and 28mm wide angle which allows better perspective and full picture, even the battery life of the phone is improved as the screen boasts a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 . The phones high-connectivity functions including Wi-Fi and HSUPA capabilities mean that users photos can be shared to their friends in no time. The Samsung Pixon12 will be available from end of June in European countries and it will be expanded to other regions in August.

US and its relations with Iran

Before looking at the present relations of US with Iran, if we have a look at the past relations between these two countries which started long back in mid 1800’s but has little importance till Second World War. US had a close alliance with Iran until the Iranian revolution in 1979 which followed hostility between two countries.

After Iranian revolution relations between the two countries started to deteriorate which led to United States attack on Iran in 1988, this attack was the largest naval operation by US since World War II, this attack led to a ceasefire later that year with Iraq. During Clinton’s term US imposed sanctions on Iran which ended trade between two countries which started after Iran-Iraq war

In 2002 relations between two countries further deteriorated due to “Axis of evil” speech by then president George Bush, describing Iran with North Korea and Iraq helping terrorists and developing weapons of mass destruction. In 2003 Iran claimed US has violated Iranian territory rules but US condemned these and alleged that Iran has a program to develop nuclear weapons, but Iran claimed that its nuclear program is aimed only at generating electricity.

In 2006 US government imposed sanctions on Iranian bank, barring it from doing any direct financial transactions with US financial institutions.

President Obama is trying to improve relations with Islamic world and during his inaugural speech he said:

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West — know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

This can be seen as a sign of improving relations between the two countries, recent official delegation of Hollywood actors to meet their Iranian counterparts. In what could be termed as the most important step in improving the relations between two countries US President Obama spoke directly to Iranian people saying "The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations. You have that right - but it comes with real responsibilities"

audi A6

Audi released its new 2009 A6. It gets a new look with a new 3.0 liter v6 that has 300 horse power, the new Audi A6 is targeted to maintain its lead over BMW 5 series and Mercedes E-class. New Audi boasts a powerful engine with high compression ratio of 10.5:1,in an effort to improve comfort and handling Audi improved it’s suspension. In addition to new engine and some other updates Audi also upgraded some of the interiors like headlights equipped with LED daytime running lights and front featuring different fog lights adding two tail lights at the rear with night time optics makes it look pretty decent Audi A6 is launched at Moscow auto show

Audi is growing stronger in emerging markets like INDIA . It posted a growth of 201% in 2008 in India, recently it launched new A6 in Indian market