Pirated copies of a Windows 7 build pegged by many as the beta Microsoft will release next month have leaked to the Internet, according to searches at several BitTorrent sites.
A search on the Pirate Bay BitTorrent site, for example, returned two Windows 7 Build 7000 listings, both of which had been posted Friday.
As of Saturday afternoon, one torrent on Pirate Bay showed more than 1,800 "seeders" - the term for a computer that has a complete copy of the torrent file - and about 8,500 "leechers," or computers that have downloaded only part of the complete torrent. The torrent is a disk image of the 32-bit version of Windows 7 Ultimate, Build 7000, according to users commenting on the site and elsewhere on the Internet.
Pirate Bay and other BitTorrent sites, including Mininova, listed the beta build as a 2.44GB download.
This is not the first time Windows 7 has escaped from Microsoft's limited testing pool. Just hours after the company unveiled an earlier version at its Professional Developers Conference in late October, the alpha edition hit BitTorrent.
Users first reported the newest Windows 7 leak on Neowin.net's forums Friday, with the opening message and screenshots coming from someone identified as "+fivestarVIP" , who said he was from Beijing, China.
Build 7000 is what Microsoft will issue next month as Windows 7 Beta, according to other reports by Windows bloggers who have copies. Paul Thurrott, for example, posted a review and screenshots of Build 7000 today on his "SuperSite for Windows" site, naming it as the Beta build.
Although Microsoft has promised to open the beta to all users in early 2009, it has been mum on an exact release date. Information published on its own Web site earlier this month, however, hinted that the beta will be available no later than January 13.
Some commentators and bloggers have maintained that Microsoft may release the Windows 7 beta as early as January 7, after CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a keynote that evening at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where he is expected to talk about Windows 7.
The successor to the perception- and problem-plagued Windows Vista will ship in late 2009 or early 2010, according to previous statements by Microsoft executives.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Windows 7 Pirated and Available Now
TOP B-Schools Of India
Here is a list that I thought would be beneficial to the readers who are interested in B-Schools in India.
1. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A)
Regarded to be the best of the best business schools in India, IIM Ahmedabad. offers four programmes in Management. The PGP - Post Graduate Program (equivalent to MBA), the FPM - Fellowship Program in Management(equivalent to Ph.D), the FDP - Faculty Development Program for Management teachers and Trainers and the MDP - Management Development Program - a refresher for middle and top level managers.
2. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM C)
The oldest of the IIMs, established in Kolkatta, IIM Calcutta is amongst the top three B schools in India. The institute offers three full time programs. The PGDM - Post Graduate Program in Management (equivalent to MBA), the FPM - Fellowship Program in Management, the PGDCM - Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Management. The institute also offer part time PGDBM - Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management for managers with relevant work experience. In addition, MDP - Management Development Programs are held in regular intervals for middle and top level managers.
3. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM B)
IIM Bangalore offers two year full time PGP - Post Graduate Program in Management (equivalent to MBA) and a FPM - Fellowship Program in Management. Both these programs require the candidate to take CAT. The institute also offers part time non residential PGSM - Post Graduate Program in Software Enterprise Management. There is a separate entrance test for this program. This business school is ranked amongst the top three business schools in the country.
4. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM L)
IIM Lucknow offers a two year full time residential PGP - Post Graduate Program in Management and a four year FPM program. Both these programs require a candidate to take CAT. The institute also has an interesting student exchange program where students of this B-School go to premier B-Schools the world over and do part of their education. Students and faculty from these internationally reputed B-Schools in turn visit IIM Lucknow. It is ranked amongst the top five B-Schools in India.
5. XLRI - Xavier Labour Research Institute, Jamshedpur
Xavier Labour Research Institute, popularly known as XLRI was established in 1949 at Jamshedpur. The institute offers two courses at the post graduation level in management - a post graduate diploma in Business administration and a post graduate diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR). Online version of the brochure is also available.
6. ISB - Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad is emerging as a preferred choice for MBA aspirants who want to pack in the program into a one year course. As it gradually builds up its permanent faculty base, the ISB has created a unique and sustainable visiting faculty model with some of the world’s leading academicians from Wharton, Kellogg, Harvard, Stanford, Chicago, Duke and Texas among others. The school offers a one year Post Graduate Program in Management.
7. FMS - Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi
FMS is amongst the top 10 B-Schools in the country and probably one of the two attached to a university amongst the top ten. The full time program of FMS started in 1967. Generally the demand for students is very high where most of the times students being placed within a day or two.
8. Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM I)
The Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIMI) is the latest addition to the IIM community. IIMI has a two-year post graduate programme emphasizing on Experiential learning, IT orientation, and Social Sensitivity. IIM-I offers the following programs viz., (a) The Post Graduate Programme (PGP), a two year programme (b) Management Development Programme. These are held throughout the year. (c) Faculty Development Programme (FDP) is designed to assist in the development of teachers, researchers, and trainers for management education and (d) Executive Post-Graduate Programme (Exe-PGP) a 18-months programme, designed for working executives.
9. Indian Institute of Management, Calicut (IIM K - Kozhikode)
Established in 1996, The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, IIMK is the fifth Indian Institute of Management. Its academic programmes encompass a range of long term full time diploma programmes such as the Post Graduate Programme in Management, and a number of short duration executive education programmes. The institute also offers an “Interactive Distance Learning Programme”
10. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (JBIMS)
The Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, (JBIMS) was established by the University of Bombay in 1965 in collaboration with the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University with the objective of pioneering and furthering post - graduate management education in India. JBIMS has been ranked in Asia’s Top 25 business schools by Asia Inc.
11. S. P. Jain Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (SPJIMR)
The Institute’s PGDM programme amongst the best in the country offers the following specialisation in the second year (fourth and fifth trimester). Finance Management, Marketing Management, Information Management and Manufacturing & Operations Management. Core subjects normally focus on the basic aspects relating to a particular area of specialisation. In addition, each participant can take courses from another specialization as a ‘Minor Specialization’.
12. Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Mumbai (Bombay)
The school commenced its operations in 1995 and has been awarding a full time two year masters degree, a doctoral program in management and Executive Education programs in management. One unique feature of the program is that apart from the regular courses on Finance, Accounting, Operations and HR, SJM SOM prepares for technology management with core courses like Technology Policy, R&D Management and Managing technology transfer. To secure an admission, you need to take JMET, the Joint Management Entrance Test.
13. Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (MDI)
Amongst the top management institutes in India, MDI offers a two year Post Graduate Program in Management. The curriculum is spread over six terms of about three months each. The core curriculum is spread over four terms with the bulk of it covered in the first three terms. MDI has student exchange arrangements with Aarus School of Business, Denmark, CBPA, USA; Copenhagen Business School, Denmark; EDHEC, France; ESCP-EAP and Sciences Po, France; Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany; McGill University, Canada; Norwegian School of Management, Norway; Queensland University of Technology, Bangkok; Solvay Business School, Belgium; Universita Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC), Itlay and Warsaw School of Economics, Poland.
14. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (NMIMS)
NMIMS offers a two-year full-time programme, spread over six trimesters and leading to the degree in Master of Business Administration. Number of seats: 240. Students are admitted to the programme if they meet the required standards of the two stage selection process - Stage I: A written admission test; Stage II: Candidates who qualify at stage 1 will be required to appear for the second stage of selection process like the Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
15. Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIM B)
XIM Bhuvaneswar, offers the following courses: Post Graduate Programme in Management, Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management, Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management and Fellow Programme Management. The PGP in Management is the flagship programme of the Institute. The courses impart a generalist perspective, in addition to training the students in technical and functional business skills such as accounting, finance, marketing and production.
16. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune (SIBM)
SIBM, Pune offers a Master’s Degree in Business Administration - MBA Dual Specialization. Specializations include Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Manufacturing, and Materials & Logistics Management. A total of 120 students shall be selected for this course.
17. Symbiosis Center for Management & Human Resources Development, Pune (SCMHRD)
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18. Institute of Management & Technology, Ghaziabad (IMT)
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19. International Management Institute, Delhi (IMI)
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20. Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy (BIM)
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21. Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)
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22. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi (IIFT)
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23. T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal (TAPMI)
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24. Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai (LIBA)
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25. Institute of Management Development Research, Pune (IMDR)
Netgear Now With Media Player
As home networking companies go, Netgear has been eclectic in its product lines--and the announcements it is making at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show continue that tradition. Over the next couple of months, the company will introduce products that enable innovative home networks and devices that provide uses for them.  The new products include a powerful digital media player designed to work with HDTVs as well as stereos and one of the first home network kits based on the young MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) 1.1 specification for networks that use standard cable TV wiring. Netgear also announced several more traditional networking products, including a dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi router capable of supporting concurrent 2.4-Ghz and 5-Ghz Wi-Fi networks, a HomePlug AV powerline network switch, and a router that lets you create a Wi-Fi hotspot using a mobile broadband adapter. Let the Digital Media Play Netgear's Digital Media Elite player (EVA9150) is designed to let you play audio and video from any source (the Web; your Windows, Linux, or Mac computer; a networked storage device; or a portable device such as an iPod hooked up to one of the player's two USB ports) on your HDTV or home stereo. The Digital Media Elite supports a veritable alphabet soup of audio, video, still image, and playlist formats, and can upconvert video to 1080p if your set supports it. You can, if you wish, also install SATA hard drives in the device to store media files, thereby eliminating some of the potential for problems streaming media over a wireless network. However the device does support dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi. Netgear says it will be available in February at a suggest retail price of US$399. Netgear's MoCA Ethernet Adapter Kit (MCAB1001) is intended for use in environments where people want high-bandwidth network performance (for example, the ability to move multiple high-def video streams between rooms) without fear of quality issues that can plague even the best wireless hookups. The MoCA ethernet adapters connect at one end to a standard ethernet port on a networkable device and at the other to a standard coaxial cable. Because the kit is compatible with the MoCA 1.1 spec, it should work with MoCA-compatible Comcast and Verizon cable installations. Netgear says the equipment can support simultaneous streams of 80 megabits per second or more. The kit is shipping now with a suggested retail price of $229. New Network Gear Netgear's 3G Wireless-G Router (MBR624GU) is the latest product capable of using a mobile broadband network to create a Wi-Fi hotspot. Only a few weeks ago Novatel Wireless announced its MiFi line, which basically will be able to do the same thing in devices the size of a fat credit card. But while Netgear's device is nowhere near as small, it's the first we've seen that can support all flavors of mobile broadband in the U.S., up to and including EV-DO RevA (the broadband technology used by Sprint and Verizon Wireless) and UMTS/HSDPA (used by AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile). All that's required is a USB adapter for the 3G network. (MyFi devices will be configured to support specific carrier networks.) The 3G Wireless-G Router is slated to ship at the end of this month with a suggested retail price of $129. Netgear's Powerline AV Adapter with 4-Port Ethernet Switch (XAVE1004) continues Netgear's shift to the HomePlug AV standard for networking over existing electrical circuits. Last fall, the company introduced its first HomePlug AV adapters; the new product is useful for scenarios where multiple networked device are close to a single electrical outlet (for example, a PC and a printer) that's distant from the network router. In this situation you can plug a single HomePlug AV adapter into the router and a nearby wall outlet, then plug the switch into an outlet and use ethernet cables to connect the devices to the switch. The Powerline AV Adapter with 4-port Ethernet Switch is slated to ship in early February with a suggested retail price of $119. Netgear's RangeMax Dual Band Wireless N Modem Router (DGND3300), due later this month, and RangeMax Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router (WNDR3700), slated to follow in late February, are actually somewhat late to the dual-band 802.11n party: Several vendors, including Linksys and D-Link, already have routers that support simultaneous 802.11n networks on both the 2.4-Ghz and 5-Ghz bands. The Wireless N Modem Router has a built-in ADSL2+ modem; the Gigabit Router supports gigabit ethernet. At $169 and $179, respectively, they're competitively priced. |
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Dell New Launch
The XPS Flagship: Dell Studio XPS 16
The Studio XPS 16 has an 16-inch edge-to-edge 16:9 HD WLED display and a 7-watt Dolby 5.1 audio with subwoofer for multimedia. It is based on the Intel Centrino 2 platform and has a and 512 MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3670 graphics.
For true cinemaphiles and amateur photographers, the optional Full HD 1080p display (RGB LED) is optimized for 16:9 content and features 100 percent color gamut for truer colors combined with 300 nit brightness to help ensure brilliant color and detail to create a truly enhanced entertainment experience. The 8 millisecond response time means smoother gaming and movie viewing, and the 130 degree viewing angle ensures that multiple people can view the display together without distortion.
Petite yet Powerful: Dell Studio XPS 13 laptop
The Studio XPS 13 has a starting weight just under 2.2Kg. Going forward, the Studio XPS 13 will offer digital nomads the choice of extending battery life or boosting performance with the optional NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE with Hybrid SLI technology. Dell expects the optional NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE with Hybrid SLI technology to be available soon.
Other features include:
High Definition upconversion so that standard DVDs view more like HD.
2.0 megapixel webcam with digital array microphones and facial recognition security capability.
Backlit keyboard and capacitive touch multimedia controls.
USB PowerShare to charge peripherals even when the system is off.
Full range of ports and connection options, including HDMI, DisplayPort, IEEE 1394a and eSata.
The Dell Studio XPS 16 and Dell Studio XPS 13 laptops are available today on www.dell.co.in starting at Rs60,800 and RS68,800 (inc Delivery) respectively.
