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There is a huge dip in the sales of wristwatch nowadays. The owners are getting worried for their declining business as the new age technology takes the hold in the market. Today youngsters are preferring a cell phone, a palmtop, e-readers , I pods etc as the fashion accessory rather than a wrist watch. The lifestyles now demand a much higher technology as an accessory for youngsters.

From: in.news.yahoo.com

New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) With cell phones, palmtops, e-readers, purses, bracelets, ipods all flashing the time of the day, just who needs a plain old wristwatch, claims Gen Y.

The ubiquitous wristwatch worn by the billionaire to the daily wager as more than an accessory is now being discarded for spanking new age devices that double up as time keepers.

Youngsters say conventional watches are an “extra burden” on their wrists. Schoolgoers however continue to opt for the sporty and flashy models of well-known brands. This they say is just because mobile phones are banned in schools and examination halls.

“I wear a watch mostly during exams in school but have to take extra care to not to break it while playing or exercising. For tutions, I take along my mobile which serves all my purposes”, says Ritvik, a 17-year-old high schooler.

A shopkeeper who retails watches in Delhi says,”We are worried about our declining watch business due to the excessively growing demand for mobile phones that are getting cheaper by the day.”

Changing lifestyles and mindsets towards standard working hours has also led to the ever growing irrelevance of the time machines. College students say they are least interested in buying a watch unless it adds to their style statement.

“It is not necessary to get up early now, so why would I need a watch? If required, I can set up alarm on my mobile phone, use the internet, sms my friends, listen to music…a watch cannot provide so much facilities!,” says Pallabi, a final year student of Delhi University.

Die hard loyalists however find it hard to justify the absence of the wristwatch.

Jickson, a sophomore student says, “I believe a person without a watch is a careless or carefree guy. I just cannot leave my home without a watch!”

While the older generation is happy to flaunt their priced possessions like the HMT, younger counterparts prefer to flaunt the latest trendy designer look at the corporate level.

“I buy watches to match them with my clothes but for time keeping, there are other devices as well. Even overhead clocks at the metro station can do me that favour,” says Ritika, a young journalist.

Antique watches are still prized by many as good gifting options and collectors flaunt them at social gatherings but few use it for more than just an accessory for beautification.

The wristwatch has now taken a back seat and are just mere an accessory and not a necessity. As a youngster mentions that to keep time there are lot of other devices as well. To an extent there is a craze for priced possessions and branded wristwatches among adults so that they can happily flaunt their wealth.

India won the Asia cup 2010 against Sri Lanka after a span of 13 years. The technical performance by Indian bowlers stressed Sri Lankan batsmen. Ashish Nehra was a star among the bowlers with 4 wickets in his hand giving 40 runs. Although Indian batsmen came under pressure when victory. The top four of the list were out within just 167 runs. However the next ones in the league took India to the proud victory .

Bowlers set up India’s Asia Cup victory

Indiaabroad, Indo Asian News Service, 24 June 2010

Dambulla, June 24 (IANS) A clinical performance from the bowlers saw India crush Sri Lanka by 81 runs and win the Asia Cup cricket tournament here on Friday.

It turned out to be a lopsided contest as the Sri Lankan batsmen, chasing 269 runs for victory, surrendered without much of a fight in the face of some brilliant bowling by India .

Ashish Nehra was the pick of the bowlers, claiming four wickets for 40 runs and single-handedly running through the strong Sri Lankan top order.

Zaheer Khan (2-36) and Praveen Kumar (1-29) proved the ideal foil while spinners Ravindra Jadeja (2-29) and Harbhajan Singh (0-30), too, played their part.

India had lost to Sri Lanka in the last league match on Tuesday when the batting misfired, but they picked themselves up with a commanding performance Thursday. India , thus became the Asian champions after 1997, when they beat the same opponent in the final.

‘We needed to raise the level in the final. It is good to win a final after a long time. We do not really do well in the finals and it is something we talked about,’ said Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni , who took four catches and also stumped Nuwan Kulasekara.

‘We were happy putting 268 runs on the board. We wanted to dismiss Tillakaratne Dilshan early. He can score 30-40 runs in just a matter of few overs. Zaheer and Ashish bowled one of the best spells under the condition. The fast bowlers were impressive and they out Sri Lanka under pressure,’ he said.

It was an outstanding show from India , who twice lost to Zimbabwe with a young side last month drawing much criticism.

The only time India looked under some pressure was when two quick wickets saw India reduced to 167 for four. Both the set batsmen Dinesh Karthik (66) and Dhoni (38) were out within a space of 21 runs, but Rohit Sharma (41) and Suresh Raina (29) held the fort with a 50-run stand for the fifth wicket.

Ravindra Jadeja later chipped in with 25 runs.

The Indian bowlers never allowed Sri Lankan chase to take off.

The dangerous Tillakaratne Dilshan left in the very first over with just five runs on the board when he mistimed a pull shot to give Praveen Kumar his first wicket.

Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara batted for five overs, but could not break the shackles.

Tharanga was bowled by a beatiful Zaheer delivery that cut back to shatter his stumps as he shouldered the ball.

The reliable Sri Lankan pair of Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene was separated when Nehra had the latter caught behind and then two balls later immediately got rid of Angelo Mathews, who gave Dhoni his second catch.

Nehra removed Sangakkara next to leave Sri Lanka struggling at five for 51.

Thilina Kandamby (31 not out) and Chamara Kapugedera (55 not out) tried to revive the innings with a 53 runs stand, but Indian spinners kept the pressure on the two batsmen.

The partnership was broken when Kandamby was run out and from there on, it was just a matter of time for India to mop up the Sri Lankan tail.

This victory was achieved in the captainship of Mahendra S. Dhoni who struggled together with the team where the bowlers bowled out the way ahead of batsmen.

The latest technological creation for game systems, Kinect, was unveiled by Microsoft. This creation will help users direct the Xbox with their body movements.

Kinect is able to identify movements and voices of players and help them interact with their existing Xbox 360s; some games can be played using Kinect without even requiring a handheld controller.

From Sify.com:

“You are the controller,” ABC News quoted Mike Delman, corporate vice president of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business, as saying.

He added: “You simply step in front of the sensor and Kinect sees you move, hears your voice and recognizes your face.”

Facial and voice recognition in the Kinect will allow users to log into their Xbox LIVE accounts without pressing a button, and interacting with the system’s interface is just a hand’s wave away.

It was announced by Microsoft that Kinect would be available Nov. 4, with 15 launch titles.

A recently concluded study has revealed that Britons spend 65 percent more time online in April 2010 than they did in April 2010.

Internet users in the United Kingdom were on the web for as many as 884 million hours during the month of April 2010, as per an analysis by UK Online Measurement (UKOM).

In today’s web-dominated world, this was bound to happen as online presence is more of a necessity than a luxury these days.

From Clickthrough-marketing.com:

Social networks and blogs, increasingly seen as an important element in search engine optimisation strategies, accounted for the lion’s share of online activity, with Britons spending 23 per cent of their internet time on these sites, up from nine per cent in 2007.

UKOM said that during April, a total of 176 million hours were taken up by social networks and blogs, up 340 per cent on the 40 million hours spent on the portals three years earlier.

The biggest online casualty of the rise of social networking has been instant messaging, it added.

Instant messaging lost out to social networking, it accounted for just 5 percent in April 2010 as compared to 14 percent in April 2007.

Karl Slym, President and Managing Director of General Motors India operations, said on 27th May that the partnership with electric car company Reva has ended.

It is worth noting here that General Motors India and Reva entered into a partnership last year to develop electric cars in India, including an electric version of the Chevrolet Spark.

From in.news.yahoo.com:

General Motors has ended a partnership with electric car company Reva, President and Managing Director of India operations Karl Slym said on Thursday.

The announcement follows Indian utility vehicles maker Mahindra & Mahindra’s deal on Wednesday to acquire a 55 percent stake in Reva.

Reva Electric Car Company had entered into an agreement with General Motors India last year to develop electric cars in the country, including an electric version of the Chevrolet Spark.

This move came after the recent acquisition of Reva by Mahindra & Mahindra, a move in which Mahindra & Mahindra acquired a 55 percent stake in Reva.

WWE’s new U.S. champion, Bret Hart “Hitman”, published a blog on his Facebook page terming the unexpected U.S. Title victory on Monday’s Raw as “one last great moment” for him and his fans.

Bret remarked that he is still in a state of disbelief after being crowned United States Champion for the fifth time.

From PWTorch.com:

The tone of Hart’s blog suggested what seems obvious that Hart was given a “feel good moment” in Canada and he will be holding the U.S. Title belt only for a short while.

It’s an interesting turn of events. Going back to last week, Hart said on his Facebook page that he didn’t even know he was booked for a U.S. Title match until his son, Blade, told him about the announcement on last week’s Raw.

“I’m truly grateful for this moment to be here in Toronto celebrating one of the craziest weeks of my thousand-year old career,” Hart said. “I can’t wait to tell Kyra (his new granddaughter) that her grandpa just won the United States championship in front of the world with Natalya, David Hart Smith, and Tyson Kidd cheering me on along with the rest of the Air Canada Centre.”

Bret quipped, “I go to sleep tonight believing in my heart that this was one last great little moment for my fans all over the world.”

If you have many IRAs (individual retirement arrangements) but want to convert any of them to a Roth, you can get the conversion but you must be ready to pay taxes on the gains for the respective account by including them in the taxable income.

Mark Nash, an accounting expert with PricewaterhouseCoopers, says that a pro-rata rule exists when it comes to calculating how much of the conversion must be included in the taxable income after conversion of a traditional IRA to a Roth.

From USAtoday.com:

Let’s say you have two IRAs, both are worth $10,000. On IRA 1, you have a basis of $5,000 since you contributed $5,000 in after-tax dollars. In IRA 2, you have no basis, as all the contributions were made with untaxed, or pre-tax dollars. If you convert one of the IRAs to a Roth, you must follow these steps:

1. Measure the ratio of the conversion. In this case, you are converting $10,000 of a total IRA value of $20,000, or 50%.

2. Apply ratio to your basis. Multiply 50%, or 0.5, by your basis, to get $2,500.

3. Subtract the pro rata basis from the conversion amount. This would be the Roth conversion of $10,000 minus the pro rata basis of $2,500 from step 2. That means you have income on your Roth conversion of $10,000 minus $2,500 or $7,500.

The possibility of a Roth conversion is expected to offer great relief to middle-class families trying to save hard-earned money.

Gigaset Communications, the German cordless phone manufacturer, has appointed Shahzad Ahmed as chief executive officer for Middle East Africa and India.

The appointment followed the launch of operations of the company in many locations around the region.

From Economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Gigaset Communications is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of cordless phones and a market leader in Europe for cordless DECT phones.

In his function as CEO, Shahzad is responsible for business operations in the region, which include sales and marketing management, as well as all other key functions.

Shahzad has over 20 years of international marketing & sales experience with multinational electronics companies.

Before joining Gigaset Communications, he has worked as head of marketing in Samsung, Siemens mobile, and LG.

Shahzad holds a Master of Business Administration degree and has been based in Dubai for the past 11 years.

Outlining his plans for the future, Shahzad said “We intend to be a market leader in cordless telephony not just in the UAE but in the entire region. We also intend to establish our presence at the retail as well as the operator level in all these markets.

Shahzad said that he is proud to be associated with a company that believes in innovations in technology and growing at 40 per cent in the Middle East market.

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