Know Java? Know primitives!

Well, this may not be news for the most of you java gurus out there, but many a times, the primitives DO need a revisit.

Primitives refer to the base types offered ‘out-of-the-box’ by the Java programming gamut.

The base need of primitives arose due to the advertising and popularity of Java as a compile once – run anywhere paradigm.

Anyways, the below table should be a harmless refresher for that primitive coder in you ;-)

Data Type	Size (in bits)	Default Value (for fields)
byte	8	0
short	16	0
int	32	0
long	64	0L
float	32	0.0f
double	64 (yes, same as long :-) )	0.0d
char	16	'\u0000'
boolean	1	FALSE

Hope this gives some quick help to someone out there!

Hmm.. The S3 is out… now what?

After the release of the S3, a lot of speculation was laid to rest. But what next? Does it actually live up to the hype it created?

Decide for yourself.

Go through these -

S3 - The first look and…review

S3 – The revisit review – hmm… feels a bit better now?

Vs.

The HTC X vs The S3 – Beast Vs. Beast (or as the page says AVP!)

In the end, its what you want as your next phone. Like everything else in life, its what you want from it.

Only that matters.

:Drumroll: Here it comes…

 

Samsung Unpacked 2012, May 3 2012, London

LINK

Stand out from the sheep, you non-wannabe-sheep!

Samsung Unpacked 2012, May 3 2012, London

Now, let’s see if the wait was ACTUALLY worth it, yeah, actually.

So Near, yet so far (unknown)….

Yes, the day is near now. On May 3 we stand for the next GREAT Galaxy handset.

The mighty S3.

Here for the wired overview.

Official announcement here (BLOG) and here (twitter)

HERE for GSMArena take.

Now bow to your latest Galaxy overlord.

On your knees.

Why am I waiting for the Galaxy S3?

 

Being seen with my dated but faithful (and fully exploited ;-) ) N70, I have been hammered with constant ridicule and sympathetic glances.

And being an android fan since long, I often had a techno-urge, countless times last year, to jump on the Galaxy S2 bandwagon. But I had been restraining myself after hearing about what the coming future (read S3) would be bringing as the latest technology (under-the-hood).

Going with the specifications and speculations around the web, it appears that S3 is going to be big; perhaps one of the all time best Android smartphones that could see the light of the day.

Some [constantly updated and ground-breaking] specifications include -

• 4.7 / 4.8-inch full HD 1080P resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio. [DISPUTED with 720P]
• 1.5GHz quad-core Samsung Exynos processor. [all in consensus]
• Front facing 2 MP camera for video calling and an 12 or 8 MP rear camera. [news WRT 12 MP is more rampant]
• Hosts Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. [Ok]
• Ceramic case with [probably] inductive charging support [and that too out of the box!]

So, this son of a beast is expected in mid 2012 [some say early May] and in time for the iPhone / Android show-down too.

Lets hope, my decision to wait for something better than an S2, actually turns out right.

This could very well be technological history in creation. Lets see.

And seriously, now is the worst time ever to buy an android phone!

Sources:

- Samsung Galaxy S3 release date, news and rumors
- Can the Galaxy S3 bring Samsung the first 50 million+ quarter?

Technorati Tags: S3,Galaxy,specifications,Android,quad core,Samsung,Exynos

Please do this NOW - How to remove your Google Web History

On March 1 Google's new unified privacy policy is to be in-force. This means ALL your Google Web History will be shared among all of the Google products you use.

Be kind to yourself and do this to avoid embarrassment later -

HIT the URL - https://www.google.com/history/

If all is good, ‘No Thanks’ should be already selected.

ELSE refer below image (select the Remove all Web History link) -

Further details are here - http://howto.cnet.com/how-to-remove-your-google-web-history/8301-11310_39-57382925-285.html

The privacy policy details are here - Google's new privacy policy

Technorati Tags: REMOVE,Google,History,1st,March,privacy,policy

Brainwashing – This is how our society is controlled by the medium.

 

Although something which seems out of a sci-fi novel, Brainwashing is very real and very common.

As per Wikipedia, “Mind control or brainwashing / coercive persuasion / mind abuse / thought control etc. refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator(s), often to the detriment of the person being manipulated"

This post at life-hacker tells us about Brainwashing Techniques You Encounter Every Day (and How to Avoid Them)

Now you know why people you loathe, generally always succeed (in politics or whatever else).

Technorati Tags: Wikipedia,Mind,control,politics,brainwash

Want to manage/preview fonts? Get Nexus Font Manager!

The Nexus Font Manager should be your pick if you want to  -

• Manage Fonts from an easy to use UI;
• Search / delete duplicate fonts;
• Access and display all fonts installed on your computer (default FONTS folder);
• Also need to check out fonts from that other non-standard folder;
• Easy interface for font installation and uninstall, copy / move etc.;
• View the font charmaps to see all the font characters at one place;
• and much more!

The software can print the multiple fonts on your system easily and has both zip and portable versions for download.

But the best part is that although being an awesome application, it is FREE!

- Download link here

- Latest portable version here

Technorati Tags: Nexus,Font,Manager,Search,install,remove,view,FREE,Download

And now, ALPHABET ANIMALS!

Alphabetimals ! Now this is how learning gets interesting! Alphabetimals is something the inquisitive young minds will love!

It matches each alphabet with the animal name concept, which while not new, is presented in a cute and easily identifiable way! It really should help dads and mums with pre-schoolers on board!

The main USP is flip book approach with animal sounds as well as pronunciation of animal names.

Although I am yet to try this with my own 2 year old, let’s hope you there (and him here!) have as much fun on this as I did!

The Facebook page of the site offers posters and Flash cards which you can print for further offline fun!

Bonus Animal Alphabet video!

Now go ahead and have some quality time with your little brats!

Technorati Tags: ALPHABET,ANIMALS,Alphabetimals,posters,Flash,cards

Mystery Cometh… - Russian Scientists Drilling into 20 million year old Vostok, the Antarctic Lake, Fall Silent….

 

A team of Russian researchers in Antarctica from Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) had been drilling for weeks to reach the 20 million years old subglacial water body.

Quoting io9.com:
“Vostok is thought to harbor conditions similar to those of Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus, and the discovery of life in the lake's inky depths would significantly strengthen the prospect of discovering life on either of these icy bodies.”

AND Now they cannot be contacted. They have been under radio silence since 5 days (and counting).

The scientists were on the verge of boring the two mile ice surface and breaking in the lake which is as older as the Dinosaurs.

It may seem as a plot of a 2012 sci-fi thriller…. but you never know…. 20 million years is a really long time.

I mean, what course evolution or natural selection took, considering the ecology of something as frigid as this, is anyone's guess.

Countless movies have been made, mystery science fiction has been written, but still we are constantly inquisitive and human curiosity always needs proof.

But now what actually has happened is but a speculation limited only by our deepest fears….

PopSci Link

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Firefox 10 FTW!

 

The Firefox 10 (beta) is here!

These are the updates…

Excerpt from PCMAG….”The update pertains to the desktop formats—Windows, Mac, and Linux—and the mobile edition, for Android. For those who never upgraded to Firefox 4, version 3.6 will also be updated to version 3.6.9, which only adds security and stability fixes (though 3.6.9 is expected to be retired this April).”

And it is a silent update (like chrome).

But if you don’t wanna wait, hit it below!

– PC DOWNLOAD

– MAC DOWNLOAD

The update will happen today (31st Jan 2011) so it could be that it is available later during the day. Stay tuned!

Technorati Tags: New release,Firefox,Windows,Linux,edition,Android,April,10.0,beta