Sunday, 9 February 2014

Xolo Q1100 with Android 4.3, Snapdragon 400 processor launched at Rs. 14,999

2/09/2014 09:49:00 pm TECHNOLOGY No comments

Xolo Q1100 with Android 4.3, Snapdragon 400 processor launched at Rs. 14,999

Xolo has expanded its Q smartphone series and introduced the Q1100. The Xolo Q1100 is now listed on the official website with a price of Rs. 14,999. However, there is no word on the availability of the latest Q1100 smartphone.

The Xolo Q1100 runs Android 4.3 out-of-the-box, the highlight of the device, which makes it the latest Android version in Xolo's smartphone line-up.

The Xolo Q1100 smartphone offers dual-SIM (GSM-GSM) support. The new Android smartphone from Xolo features a 5-inch HD IPS display with a 720x1280 pixel resolution, translating to a pixel density of 294ppi, and boasts One Glass Solution (OGS). A quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM 8228) processor powers the device, clocked at 1.4GHz with an Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB of RAM.

The Xolo Q1100 sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and BSI 2 sensor, while there is a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The Xolo Q1100 handset comes with 8GB of in-built storage, and can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card.

The Xolo Q1100 supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, AGPS, EDGE, GPRS and 3G connectivity options. It is backed by a 2000mAh battery, which according to the official site can deliver up to 24 hours of talktime and 600 hours of standby time on 2G network. The Xolo Q1100 is available in Black colour variant.

On Thursday, Xolo unveiled the A500 Club at Rs. 7,099 for the Indian market. The Xolo A500 Clubsmartphone offers dual-SIM (GSM-GSM) support with dual standby and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box. The budget Android smartphone features a 4-inch IPS display with a (WVGA) 480x800 pixel resolution. A dual-core MediaTek MTK 6572 processor powers the device, clocked at 1.3GHz with a Mali-400 MP for graphics and 512MB of RAM.

The smartphone sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, while there is a 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera. The Xolo A500 Club handset comes with a 4GB in-built storage, and can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card.

In addition, the Xolo Q1010 was also spotted listed at an e-commerce website without price, or availability, with the online retailer's page providing a 'Notify Me' option.

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Xolo Q1100

KEY SPECS

Display

5.00-inch

Processor

1.4GHz

Front Camera

2-megapixel

Resolution

720x1280 pixels

RAM

1GB

OS

Android 4.3

Storage

8GB

Rear Camera

8-megapixel

Battery capacity

2000mAh

See full Xolo Q1100 specifications

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Top Recruiters Like Goldman, Citigroup, Pepsi & Others In Fierce War For Female Grads At IIMs

2/09/2014 09:36:00 pm TECHNOLOGY No comments

Top Recruiters Like Goldman, Citigroup, Pepsi & Others In Fierce War For Female Grads At IIMs

A fierce battle for female talent is set to erupt at the IIM placement season this month as a bunch of marquee recruiters - all keen to improve their diversity scores – prepare to swoop in on the limited women graduates passing out of the institutes this year.

Exactly 533 women, or 22% of the class of 2,442 students, will graduate from six leading IIMs this year. But combined demand from leading companies is likely to be higher.

A sample of leading recruiters – Bain & Company, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, American Express, PepsiCo and Bharti Airtel - are keen to ensure that as high as 28-50% of their B-School hires this year are women.

This excess demand for women in comparison to the gender ratio at IIMs is likely to spark a talent war in the coming weeks.

Bain & Co’s plans this placement season are a good indicator of things to come. The consulting firm – one of the biggest recruiters at Harvard, Stanford and Wharton – is likely to ensure that 50% of its US B-School hires are women. The mandate for India hiring is not very different.

NO DIFFERENTIAL COMPENSATION

“We believe gender diversity is an important way of bringing new ideas to clients,” says Russ Hagey, worldwide chief talent officer and senior partner at Bain & Company. “Across the globe, we are asking all our offices, including India, to be highly mindful of this at campuses.”

Adds Nikhil Prasad Ojha, strategy head of Bain & Co India and a partner who oversees HR: “We will definitely be increasing the intake of talented women this year. Gender diversity helps us in developing more innovative and collaborative approaches.”

About half of the management trainees PepsiCo recruited through pre-placement offers this year have been women, up from 30% last year.

American Express wants to ensure that 40% of B-School grads hired this year are women, up from 30% during the past two years.

At Citi too, women are expected to constitute about 40% of total hires through business schools in 2014. “A gender-diverse workforce understands clients better and is more creative and innovative,” says Anuranjita Kumar, country human resources officer for Citi India. “A higher intake of women talent across campuses provides a steady pipeline at the mid and senior levels.”

Axis Bank will recruit only women from ISB’s flagship post-graduate in management programme. This is part of a special programme called ‘Diversified Leadership Among Women in Banking’ that it runs at the B-School.

Over the past year, Goldman Sachs has extended an additional 83 professional and 57 internship offers to female graduates, a 7% and 10% increase each. V Bunty Bohra, the CEO of Goldman Sachs in India, says the critical elements of its business would only be possible with a strategic recruitment policy focused on inclusion.

In the past three years, Goldman Sachs has increased its offers to women by approximately 45% and internships by 43% for female graduates. Airtel has 28% of the total hires as women so far. “Promoting diversity across functions stimulates innovation with diverse ideas and boosts the growth potential for the company,” says an Airtel spokesperson.

For the moment, companies maintain they won’t offer differential compensation for women. “We won’t bend rules to pick a female graduate over a male graduate, but we would go with the female graduates if all other parameters are in place,” says Sachin Nandgaonkar, senior partner and director for BCG in India, and the head of recruitments for the firm. It is hoping that at least a third of its B-School recruits this year are women.

“We have only two women partners in our 10-year history. The numbers are much lower than what we would like,” says Nandgaonkar.

Job Roles In Capital Market Industry

2/09/2014 09:33:00 pm No comments

Job Roles In Capital Market Industry

Working in the Capital Market industry can be really exciting. Know more about the job roles offered by this sector.

Srilagna Saha, TimesJobs.com Bureau

According to experts, careers in the Capital Market (CM) can be extremely rewarding. “When people are talking about Capital Markets, they are essentially talking about equities and fixed income markets. The broader term, however, is Financial Market which comprise of equities, bonds, currencies, commodities, andstructured products.

In order to identify the roles and profiles offered in the Capital Market, it’s necessary to classify this segment. CM is classified into two broad areas, namely primary and secondary market

Primary Market: Roles offered are into issue management/merchant banking.

Secondary Market: Roles offered are into trading, sales and research.

Roles offered and market players

Primary Market: Edelweiss, ICICI Securities, Motilal Oswal, CitiBank, Deutsche Bank
Secondary Market (trading and sales roles): Angel Broking, India Infoline, IIFL, HDFC Securities
Pure Research/Advisory Firms: This category can be further divided into fundamental and technical research; roles offered are into fundamental analyst and technical analyst.
Wealth Management/Private Banking: Roles offered are into financial advisors, investment counselors, and financial planners. Key market players are IIFL Private Wealth, Private Banks and MNC Banks
Asset Management Companies/Mutual Fund Houses: Roles offered are into trading and sales. Key market players are HDFC Mutual Fund, Reliance Mutual Fund, UTI Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund

“Given this landscape, it’s evident that there are a lot of career opportunities. Depending on your skills and interests, you can get into firms involved in primary market or secondary market space, or if you want to do pure research, you can also get into pure research firms, as well,” stated H. Jaishankar, director, Finitiatives Learning India Pvt. Ltd.

Most of the roles offered, however, are customer facing. “85 per cent of the jobs that are available will be into sales, 15 per cent into research, and only 5 per cent into trading,” confirms Jai.

Adding to this, he says, “For every one trader, these firms will recruit 20 sales people; which mean career scope into sales is huge.”

However, just like the market, career options are also volatile. If the business grows, firms will recruit, if it doesn’t then there will be lesser requirement.

Education background required

Issue management/Merchant banking: MBAs/CAs
Research: MBAs/CAs, Engineers
Sales: Graduates

Do I stand a chance?

According to experts, you only stand a chance to get a job in this volatile market, only if you play intelligently. It’s important to enhance the CV and differentiate it from the rest.

Flavour your CV with CM experience
Attach a research report
Job-oriented certifications

Certifications available

- Certifications:

NCFM – popular, but not rigid
FLIP – Focused, role-oriented certifications

- Do not replace full-fledged degrees like CFA/CFP

NCFM offers equity dealers module and equity derivatives module

NISM offers mutual funds distributors module

Lessons From My First Job: B S Shantharaju. CEO, Indus Towers

2/09/2014 09:29:00 pm TECHNOLOGY No comments

Lessons From My First Job: B S Shantharaju. CEO, Indus Towers

B S Shantharaju of Indus Towers shares his first job experience.

My First Job: I started as a management trainee (Finance) in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Here I got the real foundation and understanding of a job at the young age of 25. I handled a team of 33 people, most of them being senior to me in age.

My experience: In my 30+ years of professional life, I have had a varied and rich work experience. Before joining Indus Towers in 2009 I was with Delhi International Airports Pvt. Ltd. as the CEO after the airport was privatized. Prior to that, I was the managing director for Gujarat Gas Company Ltd.

I have spent a major part of my career with SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (currently part of Glaxo SmithKline) as finance director of India and country head of Bangladesh.

Things I learnt: Value an individual for the strength he has got; do not worry about weakness of an individual unless it is disruptive. Focus on the variety of skills rather than his years of experience. Good talent needs to be tested in a frying pan to understand their ability to rise above the bar and the behaviours exhibited in a very strenuous job.

Skills I acquired: Communication and story-telling is my biggest strength. I can articulate the business issues in a simple language so that people focus on key issues. I learnt how to focus on vision and values so that people work in a trusted environment for a larger purpose. I can seamlessly move from strategic issues to operational issues which is important for a balanced business.

My Manager’s teaching: Strategy is all about execution. Focus only on people. I am fortunate to have had some tough bosses who improved my performance, but also very humane in living with my emotions and shortcomings.

My Journey so far: My motto in life is ‘to make a substantial difference to the lives of people in society’, and that’s the reason I choose to work in the Infrastructure sector.

At Delhi Airport, every assignment I worked on made significant differences in the lives of people. When I handled Delhi Airport after privatisation, the task was to bring customer focus and build a strong team which could give distinct identity to Delhi Airport. Now it is rated 4th best in the world by Airport Council International.

Turning point in my career: My biggest change happened when I become the CFO at of 33 for a large public listed MNC. My personal transformation happened in 1996 when I wrote the purpose statement of my life – “I will make a positive difference to the lives of people in society and around me”.

My most crucial step/assignment: Getting into the role of a country head in 1999. The job opened my eyes to the complexity of the role and also gave me a platform to build my skills for larger roles. Bangladesh also opened my eyes for deep cultural sensitivities and transforming that market in a short time, gave me immense confidence in myself.

Working in 9 different cities (being transferred in some of my jobs) I have learnt immensely on how to handle uncertainty/ambiguity as well as appreciate different cultures.

My advice: Focus on variety of skills, not too much on knowledge. Experience different locations – it adds immensely to the experience and cultural sensitivities.

Where I see myself 5 years from now: From being a porter in a vegetable market at the age of 12 and later turning into a CEO of large MNC and now the World’s largest telecom tower company is a dream run. Having lived the purpose of my life through the corporate world, I intend to work with NGOs and touch the lives of people positively.

What your height says about you

2/09/2014 09:26:00 pm HEALTH TIPS No comments

What your height says about you

Scientists say Short Man Syndrome really exists. In new tests, people who were "shrunk" became paranoid, distrustful and scared of others.

Using virtual reality to reduce volunteers' heights, Oxford University researchers found they were more likely to think other people were staring at them or talking about them on a computer-generated train. Professor Daniel Freeman said, "We know people behave in VR as they do in real life." But what else does your height say about you? Today we check the evidence.

Longer lives
Studies show that shorter people live longer. Recent research analysing the lives of 500 males born between 1866-1915 on the Italian island of Sardinia showed those below 5ft 4in lived an average two years longer than taller men. The study suggested the reasons included lower DNA damage, greater cell replacement potential and greater efficiency of heart-pumping. Other studies show shorter women live longer too.

Intelligence
Taller people are likely to be more intelligent, according to several studies. Research in 2006 at Princeton University found "as early as three... taller children perform significantly better in cognitive tests". Last year a team at the University of Colorado found that the link between height and intelligence was down to breeding. They showed that clever people are likely to choose taller people as partners — and vice versa.

Money
Researchers at the University of Sydney compared the wage packets of 20,000 people using indicators including weight and height, and found increased height translated into more cash on average.

Ambition
Shorter women are less ambitious, say academics at St Andrews and Stirling universities. They found they are more likely to start a family than focus on their career. Clinical psychologist Dr Miriam Law Smith said: "Men across are taller than women and height must therefore be an indicator of greater physical masculinity. The physiology of the body controls the psychology of the mind."

Better life partners
Tall men earn more, are brighter and have more kids — but shorter blokes make better husbands. A study asked women to pick their ideal height difference for both short and long-term relationships from couple photos. The findings, published in Biological Psychology, found tall men were twice as popular for flings than for long-term relationships. Psychologist Dr Nick Neave said, "The real leaders of the pack tend to not be very nice people. You don't want them around kids and they can be violent and leave you for someone else.
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Kevin Pietersen lost England's trust: Andrew Strauss

2/09/2014 09:21:00 pm CRICKET No comments

Kevin Pietersen lost England's trust: Andrew Strauss

The ECB is yet to fully explain its reasons for deciding to jettison Kevin Pietersen, but Andrew Strauss believes it was the inevitable consequence of a breakdown in trust. (Reuters Photo)

LONDON: Kevin Pietersen's England career was ended because of a total loss of trust between him and the team's management, according to former captain Andrew Strauss.

The England and Wales Cricket Broad (ECB) announced the end of Pietersen's association with England earlier this week, citing a need for a new "team ethic and philosophy" after the 5-0 Test series defeat in Australia.

The ECB is yet to fully explain its reasons for deciding to jettison Pietersen, but Strauss believes it was the inevitable consequence of a breakdown in trust.

"Without trust, the team environment is stillborn," he wrote in British newspaper the Sunday Times.

"It is for this reason that Kevin Pietersen's international career had to be brought to an end.

"The media have been searching for a 'smoking gun'. Everyone is looking for disciplinary problems, bust-ups and character clashes, but they are looking for the wrong thing.

"The smoking gun is the total absence of trust." Strauss identified Pietersen's dismissal as England captain five years ago as the beginning of the breakdown.

He also said that efforts to reintegrate the South Africa-born batsman into the team after he was found to have sent derogatory text messages about Strauss to opposition players were "a little like marriage counselling".

On Pietersen's role in the recent Ashes whitewash, Strauss added: "What happened in Australia from November onwards, when the heat of the furnace was fixed on the embattled side, was that old grievances came back to the surface. Past history weighed too heavily. Trust still did not exist.

"His relationship with English cricket has been like an illicit affair. Full of thrills and excitement, but destined to end in tears.
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Facebook at 10: Adapting to an aging user base

2/04/2014 11:03:00 am TECHNOLOGY No comments

Facebook at 10: Adapting to an aging user base

As Facebook celebrates its 10th anniversary, the world's biggest social network is finding its path as a maturing company, adapting to an aging user base.

The company created in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 has established itself as a phenomenon, securing its place in the world of the technology giants.

"Facebook has made the world much smaller, much more interactive," said Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry.

"Facebook started the social revolution but it may not be able to control it."

In its short history, Facebook has become a part of daily life for more than a billion people around the globe.

Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg described the mission as "making the world more open and connected," and some say he has accomplished just that.

"More than 20 percent of all time spent on the Internet is spent on Facebook," says Lou Kerner, founder of the Social Internet Fund.

Yet in some ways, Facebook could be the victim of its own success.

Its initial core base of teens and university students has expanded, and Facebook is now widely used by people in all age groups.

Facebook says it has a global total of 1.23 billion monthly active users, including 945 million who use the social network on a mobile device. But some analysts note that Facebook has to shift strategy for an aging user base.

(Also see: Facebook crosses one billion active users mark)

An iStrategyLabs study of US Facebook users found a 25 percent drop in the number of users in the 13-17 age group, along with an 80 percent jump in the number of users over 55.

"People joke that for the teen, Facebook isn't cool when your mom is on it," Kerner said. "I think it's not even your mom any more, now it's also your grandmother."

The research firm Social Bakers says its data shows teens are a big and still-growing part of Facebook.

"The 18-24 year-old age group is still the largest," said the group's Ben Harper.

"Our data shows the growth of audience and interactions on Facebook, and while teens are undoubtedly using multiple platforms (as we all are), they are also sticking with Facebook."

In the United States, Facebook is used by 71 percent of all adults who are on the Internet, or 57 percent of the adult population, according to the Pew Research Center.

(Also see: Facebook the source of news for one-third of US adults: Study)

Pew found that while Facebook is used by 89 percent of online adults in the 18-29 age group, it is also used by 60 percent in the 50-64 age category and 45 percent of those over 65.

Facebook is maturing as a company as well. It had a calamitous initial public offering in May 2012 plagued by technical glitches, and saw its share price slump by half, but has been on a roll for the past year, with its stock hitting record highs.

Facebook has reassured its investors it can generate advertising revenue, particularly in the mobile segment used by an increasing number of members.

Facebook reported its profit for the full year 2013 jumped to $1.5 billion from just $53 million in 2012, and revenues increased to $7.87 billion from $5.1 billion.

(Also see: Facebook posts strong Q4 earnings, cites growth in mobile ad revenue)

According to the research firm eMarketer, Facebook has become the second-largest recipient of digital advertising spending behind Google, and is particularly strong in mobile ads.

"Facebook appears the best way to play the social Internet," Morgan Stanley analysts said in a note to clients, preferring Facebook to the up-and-coming network Twitter.

Some analysts point out that Facebook's appeal to grownups is a big part of maturation, and represents the key to generating revenue and profit.

"Advertisers place promotional content on Facebook for one reason only to generate sales," said analysts at the research firm Trefis.

"The vast majority of purchases made online come from users of ages 25 and above. One study suggests it is as high as 85 percent. With these figures in mind, the decline in users ages 13-24 becomes almost irrelevant."

Kerner note that being "cool" is not necessarily Facebook's long-term goal.

"You can't be the cool place forever," he told AFP.

"One of two things happen to companies when they're done being cool. They either go away, or they transition to becoming more of a utility. And Facebook is very successfully doing the latter."

Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 mini 'Black Editions' pop up on Russian site

2/04/2014 11:01:00 am TECHNOLOGY No comments

Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 mini 'Black Editions' pop up on Russian site

Samsung's current flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, and its compact version, the Galaxy S4 mini, will soon be available in a Black Edition, which also features black-coloured faux-leather back cover, as seen in Galaxy Note 3. The smartphones were previously only available in the dark-blue Black Mist and off-white White Frost variants.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Black Edition, and Galaxy S4 mini Black Edition, were listed briefly on Samsung's Russia site, without availability and pricing details. The new variants for the smartphones are expected to be launched globally soon however, and have already been listed on a few online Russian retailers, with a February launch date, and pricing of 23,000 rubles (roughly Rs. 40,000) for the Galaxy S4, and 16,000 rubles (roughly Rs. 28,000) for S4 mini Black Edition.

The new faux-leather back panel for the smartphones is expected to reduce the amount of fingerprints and additionally increase the grip for the devices. However, there are no changes the hardware specifications of both the devices.

While the back panel for Samsung Galaxy S4 gets a change, people have been eagerly waiting for the next version of the handset, Samsung Galaxy S5.

A new Galaxy S5 leak reveals two purported Android application package (APK) files, which appear to indicate Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone will equip a QHD display and fingerprint scanner.

The leak comes from popular phone tipster, @evleaks, who has tweeted the two the names of the APK files, allegedly sourced from a Galaxy S5 device, without revealing the exact functionality of the files. However, the names are quite indicative.

Rumoured specifications of the Galaxy S5 include a 2K 5-inch or 5.2-inch Super AMOLED display, boasting of a resolution of 1440x2560 pixels (QHD), and a 2900mAh battery. Further, the alleged device is said to sport a 20-megapixel rear camera with 4K video record support, an Exynos 6 (believed to be the successor of the Exynos 5 octa-core chipsets) or Snapdragon 805 processors and Android 4.4 KitKat.

Samsung Galaxy S4

Rs. 41500

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery life
Camera
Value for money

Good
Brilliant HD screen
Great performance
Decent battery backup
Good camera (except low-light shots)

Bad
Same old design that doesn't feel premium
Camera is not good at taking low-light shots
No FM radio
Major portion of internal storage taken up by Samsung apps (read bloat-ware)

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S4 review