Monthly Archive for May, 2005

Netscribes Turns Five

Published
by
Gagan Kaul
on May 19, 2005
in Musings, Netscribes and Personal
. 2 Comments

Since quite some time, I have wanted to write about the company I am working in but somehow could not find the time due to a lot of work pressure. However, today the company celebrated its fifth year of existence, and it makes an opportune time to put my thoughts up. Netscribes is based out of Mumbai and has offices in some of the major countries worldwide. The company provides information and knowledge management outsourcing services including business intelligence, financial research, consultancy-based services and market research et al. The company was formed by a group of journalists in the year 2000, and has shown a consistent growth since then. I am working as a Research Associate in the company, and I love my job. There is a lot of learning involved, and everyday something new pops up which I inquisitively delve into. There is great enthusiasm in my team and my peers come from diverse backgrounds, thus adding to the cultural mix. It’s a melting pot of ideas and resources.

Working at Netscribes has been a very humble and refreshing experience. The first thing that comes to my mind is the unconventional and down-to-earth attitude across the firm. Even the senior management does not get typecast in hierarchal role-play, but is always eager to help and open to views at all times. I like Netscribes’ openness to new ideas and the intellectually stimulating work environment. I have come to know and interact with people from diverse backgrounds and have had both learning and entertaining chat sessions.

It feels great to be a part of an industry and an organization which epitomizes industry dynamics in the current global scenario. The industry has a very fast paced environment and the same paradigms are at play in Netscribes as well. Competition, adrenalin rush, learning, development, and growth - amazingly I am finding everything here.

Nokia 6680

Published
by
Gagan Kaul
on May 19, 2005
in Reviews and Technopolis
. 1 Comment

I finally bought the Nokia 6680 last week after a wait of nearly five months when I first read about Nokia introducing this model in 2005. In the meanwhile, I had been comparing the features of this phone with the others available in this category. And the flabbergasting revelation is that this phone rocks for sure!!! Armed with Bluetooth and EDGE GPRS functionality, the phone also supports 3G broadband networks. The phone has an internal memory of 10 Mb and a 64Mb RMMC card. The multimedia card can be replaced with a card having higher storage.

The dual camera phone features a back cover for the camera lens and flash, which gives the phone a very versatile look. The light sensor on the top does a good job of measuring the light intensity and accordingly changing the brightness of display, thus saving a lot of battery. The resolution of the back camera is great. The pictures come out really nice, even though the resolution is just 1.3 pixels. I did not like the resolution of the camera on the front, which takes pictures in VGA. The resolution leaves a lot to be demanding. And considering that 3G is still in its infancy in India, it would take some time to make good use of the front camera. But still, I think that this phone is future proof for now. I loved the imaging functionality, and the slide show display using the Image Manager, in particular. This particular features gives a really niche edge to this phone, as the pictures just slide across smoothly. However, the feature that really stands out is the full screen display of videos and pictures.

The stereo is also a lot better than the older models; songs and ringtones sound very well. The Symbian OS is much better and faster than the older models (I was using the Nokia 7610 before).

I think that this phone is the best example of an engineering masterpiece that offers very sophisticated technology combined with ease of use and extremely desirable design. Devices like it pave the way for transforming the way people live, work, play and communicate. I am still checking out the other features and will be posting more on that same. I am thrilled about this phone and ready to venture into deep exploration ;-).

Blogger Going Mobile

Published
by
Gagan Kaul
on May 11, 2005
in Blogging and Technology
. 0 Comments

Google will be launching the mobile blogging site soon. The Mobile Blogger site that is currently accessible for the US is here.