For the first time since Linux Mint 11, the development team was able to capitalize on upstream technology which works and fits its goals.


Linux Mint 14, codenamed Nadia, has spent six months in development and features a lot of improvements, better stability, and a new desktop experience.
The first thing you will notice is the MATE desktop environment, which is a continuation of GNOME2. The implemented version of Mate, 1.4, is quite stable and provides features that were never available for GNOME.

You may get little confused about how can it be that the sunglasses which are generally meant for preventing sunlight, will provide sunlight and that too in winters!!!.

These sunglasses are designed for the people who are affected by the "SAD".
SAD stands for the Seasonal Affective Disorder.


The Seasonal affected disorder (SAD) affects around one in 50 people in the UK.
The main symptoms are a persistent low mood and a marked loss of interests or pleasure in activities.

Well, the handset maker is giving you an opportunity to do so. All you need to do is to participate in 'Samsung Galaxy Note II Incredible Art Piece' initiative launched by Samsung India. The company aims to create a world record with this initiative. 

An Asian elephant named Koshik can imitate human speech, speaking words in Korean that can be readily understood by those who know the language. The elephant accomplishes this in a most unusual way: he vocalizes with his trunk in his mouth.

The elephant's vocabulary consists of exactly five words, researchers report on November 1 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Those include "annyong" ("hello"), "anja" ("sit down"), "aniya" ("no"), "nuo" ("lie down"), and "choah" ("good"). Ultimately, Koshik's language skills may provide important insights into the biology and evolution of complex vocal learning, an ability that is critical for human speech and music, the researchers say.

Watching a 3 dimensional (3-D) film at home can be just as real and fun as going to a movie theater. Professor Yang-Hann Kim and Research Professor Jung-Woo Choi from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, have succeeded in building an audio rendering system that will considerably improve the current 3-D audio effects technology.

1. MULTI-TASKING

Women - Multiple processWomen's brains designed to concentrate multiple task at a time.Women can Watch a TV and Talk over phone and cook.Men - Single ProcessMen's brains designed to concentrate only one work at a time. Men can not watch TV and talk over the phone at the same time. they stop the TV while Talking. They can either watch TV or talk over the phone or cook.

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that recently-acquired Skype will replace its Messenger online chat service.
"Skype and Messenger are coming together," Skype said in a post at its website. "By updating to Skype, Messenger users can instant message and video call their Messenger friends."

Facebook this weekend disabled a loophole that might have allowed some accounts to be accessed without a password.

This is what the NBC's page is looking like after being hacked.Not only a single page but multiple NBC sites including its mobile landing page, the Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock Clips and the NBC Sports Rotoworld page have been hacked by "pyknic" .

It seems that the mid of 2013 will be a turning point for the world of science and technology. 
The Netherlands  has planned to make Smart Highways that can become more easily visible in the dark and communicate weather conditions to the drivers. The news seems quite unbelievable because the idea given by Netherlands is unique in itself. 

This unique idea will not only bring a change in the way of  driving but will also serve as a way to keep our environment greener and cleaner.

This basic question that 'what is light made of waves or particles?' is fascinating physicists since a long time but this mystery is no more...

Reporting in Science, physicists from the university of Bristol gave a demonstration of the wave-particle duality of photons, dubbed the 'one real mystery of quantum mechanics' by Nobel Prize laureate Richard Feynman.
There has always been an intense debate between the two theories of light i.e. wave nature and particle nature.

Have you ever thought that 'Mustard', which grows as a weed throughout the United states and most of Canada can be helpful to lean out,add muscle mass and get ripped?


According to a new research from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), eating more mustard could help fitness enthusiasts grow muscle and get lean.

Whipping winds, pelting rains, mass evacuations: Hurricane Sandy has already surpassed Hurricane Lili in 1996 and is now the second largest Atlantic storm in the last 24 years.

The super-storm has threatened 50 million people in the most populated corridor, New York.
She is huge,strong and might get more stronger.The Hurricane already did her first damage in New York. All measures are indicating that it could be worse: higher winds, path through a more populated area, worse storm surge all points to it being the worst storm in recent history.

 Shuttering down the windows and doors and bringing items from outside is only the beggining, there is a huge list of the things to do before and after a storm approaches.

In an area where hurricane can strike it is better to have a closet, where you can keep items you are going to need in case disaster strikes suddenly or you need to evacuate.


It is also important to know the difference between a watch and a warning and when they are issued for tropical storms and hurricanes.

A hurricane warning means hurricane conditions i.e. winds at higher speed above 73 mph and this is the time to stop preparation and save people and property.

A hurricane watch means hurricane conditions are possible in watch area, and are issued 48 hours before the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds.

Here's a list of 2012′s top hurricane tracking apps for those on the go with tablets or smartphones:

Hurricane Tracker (iOS):

My pick of the bunch, EZ Apps' $2.99 Hurricane Tracker offers detailed storm maps, National Hurricane Center info, threat level maps, audio/video forecast updates, real-time feeds and push alerts. It also employs my favorite interface, giving you four simple categories at launch — hurricanes, tropical storms, tropical depressions and invests — to drill on, with a "quick headlines" blurb and "current systems" maps when you scroll down the page. The number of maps (including animated) and images crammed into this app — EZ Apps claims over 65 — is worth the price of admission alone.

xbox smartglass

Here comes another surprise from Microsoft, Microsoft launched its Xbox SmartGlass app for Android earlier than expected.
Gamers were eager for this Xbox 360 from months since the company announced the project this past summer.

Power saving is a hot topic for Laptop users especially when they are using Linux as primary O.S.
The problem increases when they are on the move and running on limited battery energy.There has been a long discussion on the topic "how to reduce power consumption in Linux" or "saving power in Linux".Many websites have given several solutions for the problem but a complete solution is not yet discovered.

According to LessWatts.org (the leading source of power saving tips on Linux) most of our battery is consumed by the following components of our computer:

1: Ethernet Network Controller.
2: Graphics and Display.
3: Processor.
4: Disks and File-system.
5: Wireless/WiFi.
6: Software.

Power management

Now Here i am presenting a solution which can increase the Battery Life of your Laptop by at-least 30 minutes and decrease the heating of your Laptop or Computer to a greater extent.