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My First car – Hyundai Santro Xing

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Today I bought my first ever car - Hyundai Santro Xing. All these days, I never felt the need of having a car at home. May the reason be that my previous and current employers are too good in taking care of their employee's transport. It could also be attributed to my consciousness towards traffic de-congestion and going green by using office cab.  And there by being environmental friendly where ever possible! I have blogged about many such instances so far, couple of them can be found here, … Read more… about My First car – Hyundai Santro Xing

SMS Search in India by Google

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Google is known for coming up with "Innovative" products. I was wondering why Google is getting into such a massive advertisement spree for this new form of search. Google advertisement hoadings are visible on road bisectors along most of the heavy traffic drawing roads in Bangalore since last friday. All this hype for their SMS search feature launch in India. Nice concept and surely it is a nice way to tap into mobile frenzy Indian market. Now let me outline my experiment observations on this … Read more… about SMS Search in India by Google

Exam Times again!

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Time and tide wait for none... nowadays its flying just like that.  My BITS MS classes started a little over 4 months and already 1st sem finals are coming up early next month. That means less frequent articles on this blog. I am personally not happy with my performance in Mid term exams, hence I should to get back to thorough preperation mode. Though the final would be open book exams, it is expected to be more tough. This would be my first appearance for an open book exam. I have heard that … Read more… about Exam Times again!

How to overcome electricity woes?

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All the Bangaloreans are sure hit by electricity load shedding. Power supply is cut for an hour each in the morning and evenings. This by all means a bad news for everyone especially for students. Electricity power demands are predominantly met by either hydro or thermal power plants. Though the rain gods blessed most of the region with higher than average rains this year, the demand has been ever increasing. Because of that power generation plants are now playing safe in consuming water … Read more… about How to overcome electricity woes?

Maruti A Star – Specs & Details

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In continuation to my previous post on A-Star car, today I am providing complete information on Maruti's new car A-Star. Technical specifications and features provided for various models is provided below: With all these specifications and features, mileage of the car is 19.59 kmpl as quoted by manufacturer during the launch. Also, it is available in 3 new colors apart from the regular 6 colors, taking the tally to 9 color options to choose from! Enjoy the images gallery for exteriors, … Read more… about Maruti A Star – Specs & Details