According to latest reports, the iPhone will be launched at an approx price of INR 20,000/- which according to me, is not at all expensive.

The iPhone is launching at $199 in the US, but people tend to forget it comes with a 2 year contract, which means you commit to pay a fix monthly sum. Ofcourse you get credits worth that much, but what if you dont utilise your minutes, its not worth it.

As far as I understand, AT&T have hiked their data plans, and wouldnt be less than $50 per month, so a 2 year contract would costs $199 (Iphone) + ($50 X 24) = $1399 (INR 58,758)

In Australia, telstra is launching the iPhone at $279 AUD for the 8GB model, and $399 for the 16GB model, but you would have to go on a $30 monthly plan, which works out total to around $999 AUD(INR 35,964) for the 8GB model.

If you do not wish to pay anything for the iPhone, you can do so on a $80AUD monthly plan, which works out to $1920 AUD(INR 69,120). I’m wondering who would really go in for this option?

So, all said and done, folks in India should not think that INR 20,000 is expensive.

There are a lot of bloggers out there, making a lot of moolah through Google Adsense. Some of them write articles on ‘technology’, while there are many writing articles on ‘Self motivation’ etc. Some even write about making money online, and if the figures of their reader base is anything to go by, they all are very very popular.

I know a couple of technology bloggers who are making a lot of moolah, and according to them, most of their traffic is via google.

Before going futher, lets try and analyse how a regular user would search for some information, say for eg: “iPhone launching in India”

He types in “Iphone launching in India” in Google, and suppose, a technology blog links pops up on the first page. He’d visit the site and if finds something he likes, he might explore the site further. If he doesnt find the information he is looking for, he’d ideally close the webpage and look at other search results on Google.

Whereas, someone who is searching for “motivation artciles” might tend to click on ads, if they are really relevant, coz the users might not be really tech savvy, but people who are searching for ‘Iphone’, ‘linux help’, or for that matter absolutely anything related to technology might be more tech savvy, and less likely to click on ads.

Can someone explain how people manage to earn 4 figures monthly??

I personally think someone who is searching for “Technology” related articles will NOT click on ads, so I have launched a bollywood website “http://bollywoodgyaan.com“, which according to me, should reap better benefits, and vistors to a bollywood website might tend to click on ads.

What do you have to say ??

I mentioned earlier about the various Ipod dockers available in the market. Just came across this dual docker from JVC.

If you own an iPod along with an iPhone, then one would suit you the most.

The website says “Aside from docking more than one iThing at a time, the $149.95 NX-PN7 features AM/FM tuning, alarm clock, timer and unspecified video out. Plus, the dock features two illuminated strips (one under each iPod) that can display nine programmable colors. That’s probably enough selection to match at least one of the other superfluously illuminative devices you have floating around the house.” Link

iPhone lovers in India - Time to rejoice!!

Vodafone has been chosen to officially launch the iPhone in India, and the expected date is the first week of September. So there’s still a little more than 2 months of wait. Once the iPhone is launched in India, Im not sure how Vodafone will manage to meet the demands, unless the price the phone a little steeply, and according to the rumours, the iPhone will be launched at a price between INR 27,000 to INR 30,000.

Now that surely will take away some buyers. The owners will not be restricted to using services from Vodafone alone. It will be an unlocked phone and the users are free to use any operator apart from Vodafone.

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Who doesnt love Vodka? Generally we take shots of Vodka, without releasing what more we could do with it. A couple of tips to maximize the use of Vodka. Dont just Drink it - USE IT !!

1. To remove a bandage painlessly,saturate the bandage with vodka. The stuff desolves adhesive.
2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.

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Egosurfing (also called egosearching, egogoogling, self-googling, or simply Googling yourself) is the practice of searching for one’s own given name, surname, full name, on a popular search engine, to see what results appear.

It has become increasingly popular with the rise of popular search engines such as Google, as well as free blogging and web-hosting services.

With EgoSurf, you can check how many points you get with EgoSurfing, and compare your results with others, which gives you a clue as to where you stand.

Addictomatic gives you the search results of your name from various services like Google Blog Search, Twitter, YouTube, Wordpress.com blogs, Digg, Flickr, Bloglines, so you can see if your name is mentioned in any of these services.

So how often do you Ego Surf? Do you use any other services for Ego Surfing?

There’s often a need to convert our word documents or powerpoint presentations into PDF format. There are offline softwares which you can install on your PC to convert these docs into PDF.

What if you dont convert regularly, and you need a convert a document on an one off basis.

Head over to PDF Online where you can upload your document and the site will eMail you the converted PDF document.

If you’re at work and dont have access to the Internet, but can shoot out an eMail - worry Not. You can simply send an eMail to iphone@pdfonline.com attaching the document you want converted.

Note: At times, it might take a while for the site to send back the converted document.(PDF)