Google buys Like.com

Like.com announced on its site today that it had agreed to be picked up by Google.Google has put forth 100 Million on the a visual search engine that allows users to tag and search for pictures based on similarity.

The shopping site allows users to search for jewelry, handbags, shoes, and watches. For example, if a user is searching for a pair of purple Nike's, Like.com will be able to provide other similar items in color and size.
Google currently uses an image search that is similar to the search which will be done on like.com with colour characteristics. With the new set of smart technologies, Google can integrate patents and create new platforms. The deal hasn't been sealed yet, we will keep you posted.

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"Vuvuzela," "staycation" among 2,000 words added to Oxford Dictionary

The third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English, the largest single-volume English dictionary, was released on August 19. According to an announcement made a day earlier, the new edition contains such newly added words as vuvuzela, micro-blogging, chillax, and staycation.

The first Oxford Dictionary of English was published in 1998, followed by a second edition in 2003. Since then, editors have added 2,000 new words, including a range of Internet-related terms (microblogging, social media, netbook, dictionary attack, paywall, tweet-up).

The new edition also includes 200 new phrases, including "fog of war," "on the naughty step," and "the glass is half full (or half-empty)."

Talk of climate change has resulted in the new terms "climate capture and storage" and "geo-engineering," while the financial crisis is seen in new phrases "toxic debt" and "quantitative easing."

New term "LBD" salutes a classic in women's fashion: the little black dress, now recognized in the dictionary under its abbreviation for the first time. "Cheeseball" is now an Oxford-approved term for a person lacking in taste and style, while the culinary specialty "turducken" also earns a spot in the new edition.

David Beckham : EA Sports' Brand ambassador

EA Sports has signed David Beckham as a brand ambassador for its new EA Sports Active 2 range, an innovative line of interactive fitness products that feature personalized, customizable workouts. He will act as the franchise spokesperson and will be featured in advertising and retail material across Europe and Australia. He will also provide an advisory role to the EA Sports Active team. 

EA Sports Active 2 focuses on improving muscular strength, endurance and flexibility, as well as improving cardio; it will combine a heart rate monitor and motion tracking data to deliver a fitness experience that achieves authentic, measurable results. EA Sports Active 2 will be available on Kinect for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation3, Wii, iPhone and iPod touch in Europe and Australia from 19th November.

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The Complete Man, is becoming socially inclusive in new TVC

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Warner Bros sues over 'Harry Potter condoms'

A Swiss company is under fire for copyright infringement for the packaging of their Magic X condoms, which Warner Bros alleges has been made to resemble fictional character Harry Potter.

Warner Bros has said that the packaging is obviously a reference to the book series and movie, the franchise of which is worth tens of billions of dollars. They have stated that they clearly believe that there is a danger to their image by allowing the condoms to continue using the packaging.

But Magic X has said, through their attorney, that there is nothing to do with Harry Potter in their product whatsoever, and that it is a coincidence.

Flashback Tata Crucible Quiz Part 9

"FlashBack Tata Crucible” is the collection of old questions that has been asked in the Tata Crucible in recent years.

1. What does the difference between the total utility derived from the consumption of a good and the amount of money actually paid for it is called as?

2. Which company has “Mission 2018 “, for developing junior tennis and creating an Indian world champ by year 2018?

3. This term refers to the marketing effects or outcomes that accrue to a product with its brand name compared with those that would accrue if the same product did not have the brand name

Tottenham Hotspur name Investec as second shirt sponsor

Tottenham Hotspur has signed a deal under which specialist bank and asset management firm Investec will become its second shirt sponsor.

Software infrastructure company Autonomy is the White Hart Lane club's shirt sponsor in the Premier League.

Now Investec will become shirt sponsor for Champions League and domestic cup competitions for the next two years.

PGTI signs strategic partnership with LG

The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official sanctioning body of professional golf in India , signed a key strategic partnership with LG. With this agreement, LG now comes on board the PGTI as the “Official Technology Partner”.


About the PGTI
Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the controlling body for professional golf in India, was formed in September of 2006. Mr.Gautam Thapar, Chairman & CEO, Avantha Group is President of PGTI.

DISCOVERING X-RAYS

X-rays are a type of radiation can penetrate materials that light can not. These rays allow us to "see" inside objects (for example, the human body) without opening them.
The story begins with X-ray experiments by the British scientist William Crookes , who investigated in the nineteenth century the effect of certain gases to energy shocks. These experiments took place in a vacuum tube, and electrodes to generate high voltage current. Él lo llamó tubo de Crookes . He called Crookes tube. Despite the discovery, Crookes did not continue investigating this effect. Nikola Tesla , in 1887, he began to study this effect created by Crookes tubes. One of the consequences of their research was to warn the scientific community to the danger of biological organisms which involves exposure to these radiations.

In 1885, 8 November, the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen at the University of Würzburg in Germany, discovered a new form of penetrating radiation. He found that by passing electricity through a vacuum he produced a new type of high energy radiation that he called X- (for unknown) rays.

To test his discovery, Roentgen made an X-ray image of his wife Bertha's hand, clearly showing the bones of her hand and a pretty hefty wedding ring.
Roentgen also discovered that a beam of Xrays could pass through the body to produce an image on a photographic plate. Roentgen found that while bones appeared as clear images on the plate, soft tissues, such as muscle and skin, were much less distinct.

LOOKING INSIDE THE BODY
Within weeks, Roentgen’s discovery was greeted as one of the most significant in the history of medicine. For the first time doctors could look inside the living body without having to cut it open. Today, X-rays are used routinely to detect broken bones and other disorders.