Check out www.mynetainfo.com if you are a true Indian

With any elections round the corner i was always under a dillema to choose the best posisble candidate for which i should vote. Well this election round, this problem seems to have been solved by a website http://www.myneta.info . This site contains the details of almost all the candidates in the upcoming lok sabha election (including age, qualification any criminal cases etc) and as per the website the source of this information are the affidavits submitted by the candidates.

So this time exercise your right and check out the site http://www.myneta.info before casting your vote. Jai Hind

My new phone - Nokia Navigator 6210 - Never get lost again

What are the top two foolish things for a person do do during these time of recession?

• Changing a job
  
• Unnecessary spending money on gadgets
  

Having done both of them the past month, lets throw some more light on my the second one(the first is going to a boring talk anyways) i.e. shelling out around 14k for a GPS enabled phone in India where roads are re routed daily, house numbers are more randomly defined than a Java random number generator :-).
Nokia Navigator 6210 is my latest phone. Being a loyal Nokia fan for almost the last ten years, my first task was cut shot when i decided to go for a GPS phone was that I would be looking out only for Nokia. Call me biased, but i personally feel Nokia platform (Symbian) has got some great support and usability of Nokia phones is definitely an USP.
Quite a few phones are now available in the Nokia stable offering GPS facilities. But the cheapest one at this time was Nokia 6210 with 6 months on Navigation license (though being a Navigator series phone an unimited Navigation license was expected).
To clear your doubts first what is Navigation and is it the same as GPS. Though Nokia's site does have a good explanation of the same, for the impatient ones Nokia Phones now come bundled with an application called Nokia Maps (2.0). GPS Feature is free for life and you don't pay anybody anything for them (except minimal data transfer charges if you use AGPS which quickens up the initial GPS process). Using GPS you can find your current location on the map which is updated as you walk or drive. This feature is free for life across all Nokia GPS phones i know of.
But navigation takes this a step further by providing various value added services like routing of directions, voice based navigation, POI (point of interests) etc. In Nokia 6210 this comes free for the first 6 months and 8 Indian cities and later on you can buy a license of your liking.
Besides the default Nokia 6210 Navigation, you can also installed third party apps like Google Maps (+ves reliable, free, -ves no voice based navigation, data transfer charges as maps are downloaded over the internet), mapmyindia.com(one time license fee) etc. Personally i am a big fan of Google Maps.

Coming back to the phone, below i briefly mention some of the pros/cons of the handset and my recommendation about the same. You can get a details of the phone features and specifications from its official website http://www.nokia.co.in/link?cid=PLAIN_TEXT_934156

Pros

1. Good navigation features (AGPS, 6 months free navigation)
2. Digital compass for pedestrian navigation
3. Great screen size and display
4. Battery life is good
5. A true smart phone with lot of support for third part apps (like voip, messengers etc.)
6. Firmware is pretty stable and hasn't crashed on me after 3 weeks of continous use.
7. Works as a pretty good music phone too.
   

Cons

1. Build quality is a real bummer has a plasticy feel written all over on it, and is very much susceptible to dust.
2. The top three keys below the sliders are not very easy to operate. So this phone is a strictly no no if you are an avid texter
3. Being a Navigation phone a lifetime navigation license was expected. But it comes bundled only with a 6 months navigation license.
4. Images taken from the camera could have been better. The LED flash sucks
   

Recommendation

Go for it if you are looking for a great GPS smartphone. If you are loooking for good build quality or a music phone there are definitely better options out there.

Rating 7/10

"Kuch Sawaal Zindagi Badal Sakte hain" (The new KBC ad featuring Shah Rukh Khan)

I wasn't too excited by the fact that SRK was replacing Big B for the hugely popular gameshow Kaun Banega Crorepati. But nevertheless I did get a chance to have a look at the new KBC ad featuring Shah Rukh Khan. The ad has a really cool concept.. just check this out...

Munnabhai finally hits the multiplexes

Good news for all movie lovers like me. Check this out ....

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/munnabhai-hits-multiplexes-on-sunday/20467-8.html

Lage Raho Munnabhai - Review

Lage Raho Munnabhai (LRM) is definitely one of those movies, in which you go inside the theatre with high expectations and this time you are not disappointed. In my opinion this is probably one of those movies in which the second movie of the sequence (not the sequel) is better than the first one.

So what's the movie all about ? Without divulging much about the plot LRM is all about Munna falling in love with a RJ Jhanvi(Vidya Balan). Alongwith Circuit(Arshad Warsi) this time Munna takes up the role of a professor with a lot of Gandhism being prophesized.

From the beginning to the end, nothing wrong can be found out from the movie. Everybody has played their role to perfection with Arshad Warsi doing the best act till date of his lifetime. The characterization is perfect well supported by a strong screenplay. The songs are melodious and situational and does not break the flow of the movie. The song "Bande me tha dum - Vande Mataram" sure deserves an applause, for it's catchy and meaningful lyrics in Munna style.

All in all it's money well spent, if you go to watch LRM. I did it once yesterday and for sure would be going for another watch next weekend. I would like to end this review by saying "Lage Raho Munnabhai..."

Munnabhai Lage Raho -- First Review

Hi,

This is the first review I found for the movie "Munnabhai Lage Raho", courtesy MSN-India.
http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bollywood_MovieTalkies_010906_1249.htm

After reading the review, looks like this movie is sure gonna be a winner. Lets hope it lives up to it's expectations. A detailed review in my words after I see the movie tomorrow.

Take care.....