There have been a lot of rumours regarding Gphone in the last few months, and a new one is spreading on the net right now. It is being heard that Gphone is a linux based mobile operating system and not a device.

The operating system will be based on linux and will be free for hardware providers as it will be supported by Google Ads. Apart from this it will also include rich versions of Google search and Google maps. It is expected to be released by Google later in the year and mobile phone which will be based on this will arrive soon after. It is still a rumour at this stage but who knows what will happen in the future ? I will keep you updated if i learn more .

HP has launched its online web photo sharing service Snapfish in India. For those unfamiliar with Snapfish , the service offers professionally developed digital camera photo prints, free online unlimited photo storage, free online photo sharing and free photo .

The best thing about this is that you can get your photos printed in various sizes and delivered to your door step just by few mouse clicks. You can also get your favourite photos printed in TShirts , mouse pads , mugs, key rings and calender. The price starts at Rs 2.95 for a normal 4 x 6 print and can go upto Rs 399 for a printed shirt. Do you use any such service , if so then do share it with me ?

Recently Matt Jones from Blogging Fingers published an article titled “Top 16 Funniest Referring Keyword Phrases To Blogging Fingers” which made me laugh . This was followed by Garry Connwho went on to start a blog meme “Top google keywords blunders ” so as too cheer up the blogosphere . For the past few days there are a lot of articles being published everywhere regarding Google and sponsored links .So i also think it is a good idea to participate in this meme and have a little laugh .

I checked the referring keywords to my site with awstats and some of the results were very funny , so here i go

Top 5 Google keywords blunders

• Contact Cristiano Ronaldo : Now how am i supposed to have that information
• We hate Windows XP: I dont remember myself saying that
• Remove me : What the hell is this supposed to mean , what do people search for anyway
• How do you turn this on : Turn What , Really Funny
• Messi’s daily routine: I am blogger not a soccer player

These are some of the funniest results i found . Please do share your funniest referring keywords with me . Go on it is going to be fun for all.

Google has launched an SMS service for mobile users in India which gives them the ability to access Google Search even if they dont have an Internet enabled phone. The service is at its beta stage and to use the service we have to send a text message to “54664″.

The service will enable the mobile users to have an entire list of local services such as movie timings , restaurant details , business listings , taxi services at there disposal . For example , to know about a place in south delhi which serves pizzas , you just have to type “pizza south delhi” and sms it to the above mentioned number. In few seconds you will get an entire list of pizza joints in south delhi. Currently the service is available to all Airtel , BPL , BSNL and Reliance subscribers in Bangalore , Hyderabad , Delhi and Mumbai .

Users will be charged as the carriers prescribed premium text messaging rates .

One of the major things which Google Talk lacks is the ability to have conference or do Group Chats . Though GTalk Gadget has the option for group chats , it is not present in Google Talk. However there is way of simulating a group chat in Google Talk with the use of Partychat which allows us to create chat rooms for Google talk . PartyChat is an open source project which was created by Akshay Patil in December 2005.

To create and join a chat room follow the given steps (more…)

After writing about gaming mouse such as Microsoft Sidewinder and Logitech Air mouse , it is time to look at keyboard and headset . Gaming peripherals maker Razer unveiled its Razer Lycosa gaming keyboard and Razer Piranha communications headset during the Grand final of the World Cyber Games 2007. The fact that it was released at WCG 2007 shows that it is meant for professional gamers as well as casual gamers. (more…)