#166 History of iPad 2

The iPad 2 is the second generation of the iPad, a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple. It serves primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games and web content, and is available in black or white. The Foxconn China-manufactured iPad 2 has a lithium-ion polymer battery that lasts up to 10 hours, a new dual core Apple A5 processor and VGA front-facing and 720p rear-facing cameras designed for FaceTime video calling.

Apple unveiled the device on March 2, 2011, began selling it by website and retail stores on March 11, and released it in 25 other countries on March 25, including Australia, Britain and Canada. Apple announced that the iPad 2 would be released in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and other countries on April 29, 2011.

#165 Laptop

A laptop, also called a notebook is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard a pointing device (a touch pad or known as a trackpad, and/or a pointing stick) and speakers into a single unit. A laptop is powered by mains electricity via an AC adapter, and can be used away from an outlet using a recheargeable battery

Portable computers, originally monochrome CRT-based and developed into the modern laptops, and were originally considered to be a small niche market, mostly for specialized field applications such as the military, accountants and sales representatives. As portable computers became smaller, lighter, cheaper, more powerful and as screens became larger and of better quality, laptops became very widely used for all sorts of purposes.

#164 Stabilo

The company was founded as Grossberger & Kurz Bleistiftfabrik (pencil company) in Nuremberg in 1855 and acquired by the Schwanhäusser family in 1865. Taking the first part from the family name, the company was renamed Schwan Bleistiftfabrik and started using the swan logo as one of the earliest trademarks. In the 1930s, it expanded intocosmetic pencils, and this side of the business has grown to a significant part of the company since the 1970s. In 1967 it started a German-Malaysia joint venture calledSwan Malaysia Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. The company changed its name to Schwan-Stabilo in 1976 and to Stabilo International in 2005. It has three manufacturing plants for pens, one in WeiBenBurg in Bayern, Germany one in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, and since 1991 one in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic. Cosmetics pens are manufactured at the company headquarters in Heroldsberg Germany, and in the Czech Republic and sold as OEM products, but not under the Stabilo brand. Total employment in 2006 was 3000 people, and the company made €260 million that year. Stabilo introduced fluorescent markers for highlighting in 1971 and is the European market leader in this product category.

#163 Zapin

Zapin (Jawi : زافين) is a dance form that is popular in Malaysia(especially in the state of Johor) and in Indonesia especially in Malay-populated provinces in Sumatera (Riau Province, Jambi Province, Riau islands Province, North sumatera, and Bangka Belitung Islands and West Kalimantan It is believed to have been introduced by Arab, Muslim missionaries from the Middle East in the fourteenth century.

In the old days, only males were allowed to perform; nowadays, female dancers are included. It used to be performed exclusively for religious ceremonies but through the years it has become a form of traditional entertainment, hence the participation of female dancers is allowed.

The dancers usually perform in pairs and are accompanied by a traditional music ensemble which normally consists of the gambus, accordion, marwas (bongos), rebana (drum) and dok.

There are numerous types of zapin, and each type varies by the movement and style of dance:

• Zapin Melayu Johor
• Zapin Pulau
• Zapin Tenglu
• Zapin Tenglu 2
• Zapin Lenga
• Zapin Pekajang
• Zapin Arab
• Zapin Jambi
• Zapin Singapura
• Zapin Sekaki
• Zapin Pesisir
• Zapin Tembung

*Sources : Wikipidea.com :)

#162 History of the Iphone

The first concept for an iPhone type device came about in 2000 when Apple worker John Casey sent some concept art around via internal email, he called it the Telipod - a telephone and iPod combination. However, this idea eventually evolved into the iPhone we know today.

It was Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs who directed Apple's engineers to develop a touch sreen mobile phone. Jobs at first was considering am Apple tablet computer, that desire eventually manifested in the iPad, and Apple had already produced a palm device with a touch screen, the Newton MessagePad.

#161 Facebook

Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. As of July 2011, Facebook has more than 800 million active users Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange messages, including automatic notifications when they update their profile. Facebook users must register before using the site. Additionally, users may join common-interest user groups, organized by workplace, school or college, or other characteristics, and categorize their friends into lists, e.g. "People From Work", or "Really Good Friends". The name of the service stems from the colloquial name for the bookgiven to students at the start of the academic year by university administrations in the United States to help students get to know each other. Facebook allows any users who declare themselves to be at least 13 years old to become registered users of the website.

Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow computer science students Enduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskocvitz and Chris Hughers. The website's membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the lvy league, and Stanford univeristy. It gradually added support for students at various other universities before opening to high school students, and, finally, to anyone aged 13 and over. However, based on ConsumersReports.org on May 2011, there are 7.5 million children under 13 with accounts, violating the site's terms.

A January 2009 Compete.com study ranked Facebook as the most used social networking service by worldwide monthly active users, followed by Myspace. Entertainment Weekly included the site on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying, "How on earth did we stalk our exes, remember our co-workers' birthdays, bug our friends, and play a rousing game of Scrabulous before Facebook?" Quantcasetestimates Facebook has 138.9 million monthly unique U.S. visitors in May 2011. According to Social Media Today, in April 2010 an estimated 41.6% of the U.S. population had a Facebook account. Nevertheless, Facebook's market growth started to stall in some regions, with the site losing 7 million active users in the United States and Canada in May 2011.

#160 Who invented Microsoft

Microsoft was founded by William Henry Bill Gates III and Paul Gardener Allen in the city of Albuquerque, in the United States, in April 1975. Both were friends in those days. Although Paul Allen officially distanced himself from the company in 2000, Bill Gates is still the CEO and the world’s second wealthiest man.

In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen demonstrated how Basic Programming language could be applied to Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, an American company which soon after agreed to distribute their product. The first office outside the United States was opened in Japan in 1978.

The first major breakthrough for the company came when Paul Allen managed to grab a contract by the IBM to create an operating system for the company in 1981. Microsoft didn’t have any operating system at the time. The company purchased a ready-made operating system QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System), improved it, renamed it DOS and sold it to the IBM. This established Microsoft as a player to be reckoned with in the computer industry.

1985 saw the release of the first Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Office followed in 1989. Windows 95, an operating system, was launched in 1995 and it turned out to be hugely popular because of its ease of use. This was followed by improved windows and the latest in this category is Windows 7 which has been designed as a ‘simple to use operating system.’ Currently, the company employs more than 93000 employees in more than 100 countries and its assets were worth more than $77 billion in 2009.

Sources : The Gemini Geek :)

#159 Who invented Google?

The very popular search engine called Google was invented by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Google was named after a googol - the name for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros - found in the book Mathematics And the Imagination by Edward Kasner and James Newman. To Google's founders the name represents the immense amount of information that a search engine has to sift through.

#158 SpongeBob SquarePants History

SpongeBob SquarePants (often referred to simply as SpongeBob) is an American animated television series, created by Marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom". The series' popularity has prompted the release of a media franchise, contributing to its position as Nickelodeon'shighest rated show, the most distributed property of MTV network, and among Nicktoon's most watched shows.

SquarePants characters. He left the institute to become an animator in 1987, and later attended the California Institute of Arts in 1992. In the institute, he made his thesis film Wormholes (1992), which led to his hiring as a director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and executive producer of the series Rocko's Modern Life by creator Joe Murray. He started to develop the series in 1996 following Rocko's Modern Life's, and pitched the series to Nickelodeon in 1998 and was later greenlit for a first season.

The basis for SpongeBob SquarePants was formed by Hillenburg in 1984 while teaching and studying marine biology at the Ocean Institution Dana Point, California, where he wrote the comic strip The Intertidal Zone, which starred various anthrophomorphic forms of sea life, many of which would evolve into SpongeBob

The pilot episode of SpongeBob SquarePants first aired episodes in the United States on Nickelodeon on May 1, 1999, following the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. The first episodes were called "Help wanted "Reef Blower", "Tea at tredome. The "official" series premiere followed on July 17, 1999, with the second episode, "Bubblestand/Ripped Pants." The show reached enormous popularity by 2000 during the second season, and has remained popular since. A ffeature film of the series was released in theaters on November 19, 2004. The series celebrated its tenth anniversary on July 17, 2009. SpongeBob was renewed for a ninth season on January 3, 2011.So far the series has aired 306 individual episodes.

#157 Alexender Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

Bell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and speech, and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell's life's work. His research on hearing and speech further led him to experiment with hearing devices which eventually culminated in Bell being awarded the first US patent for the telephone in 1876. In retrospect, Bell considered his most famous invention an intrusion on his real work as a scientist and refused to have a telephone in his study.

Many other inventions marked Bell's later life, including groundbreaking work in optical telecomunications, hydrofoils and aeronautics. In 1888, Alexander Graham Bell became one of the founding members of the National Geographic Society. Bell has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history.

*Sources : wikipidea.com :)

#156 Advantages and disadvantages of cell phone

Advantages :

• The more you talk, the more you know how to talk and the better your communication skills become. This is applicable if you're a sensible person and keep note of your interacting habits over the phone. It can be a communication tutorial!
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• Nothing more than a cell phone comes to great help in emergency. You are driving by the freeway and the vehicle jams and cell phone comes to your rescue. You are stuck in a lone place, again call somebody and ask for directions.
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• Parents can be a little less worried about their kids by being in constant touch with them.
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• If you're a net-savvy, you can have Internet handy all the time and anywhere the signal of your cell phone provider can reach.
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• Trendy and stylish cell phones can be used as a bait to receive attention. It can be part of fashion and styling.
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• From the industy and economy point of view, cell phone companies (communication industry) is florishing with market capital in billions. This is a good thing for the economy to be smooth and healthy.
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• Companies find it yet another medium to advertise their products; so another medium to reach the consumers.
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• Nowadays, cell phones are not just phone calls; they're about messaging, vidoe, songs, games, alarm clock, notes, calendar, reminder, etc. So one equipment, lots' of uses!
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• Although cell phone use can be dangerous while driving but sometimes it can be a time-saver - you are
• driving and simultanesouly discussing some urgent matter as well. A sensible and only urgent usage during driving can be a great help at times.

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• Some people (especially teens) get so much addicted to cell phones for talking, video, messaging, games, etc that they forget the real purpose of the phone and waste large part of their time in unnecessary interaction over their cell phones.
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• Nothing more can be a distraction for a teached in the classroom, when a student's phone rings. Cell phones are increasingly becoming a problem for the schools during classroom hours and are becoming a means of cheating during examinations and other kinds of ability tests. All this is really bad and does hurt the future of the student, who doesn't realize that he/she is him/her-self responsible for it.
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• Health of those living in the vicinity of cell phone towers is becoming a growing concern. Towers result into an area with concrete development along with destruction of natural features (vegetation etc) around the place. The towers also emit strong electromagnetic signals, which can be health hazard for those living nearby and who are getting exposed to strong radiations continuously during a good span of their lives.
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• While remaining in touch is good thing but sometimes it becomes annoying to have to deal with continuous incoming phone calls. You are on a vacation and your boss calls up, how does that sound!
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• Cell phone monthly bills are usually more than a landline bill. Sometimes, we may not require to have a cell phone but we still buy one and start paying monthly bills; so it increases our monthly/recurring expenses.
• Use of hands-free (wired/blue-tooth) can at times pass on loud sounds to our ears which can result in
• weakening of ear-drums. Nowadays, one can download lot's of songs, so keeping the hands-free glued inside your ears for long hours can really affect the sensitivity of ears in the long run of life.
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• There have been cases of cell phone blasts, due to the excessive heating up of it's battery. This can be a fatal issue; although rare.

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#155 Drinking!

Many people consider milk and juice great sources of vitamins, nutrients, and protein. They are right, but you cannot only drink juice and milk and expect to stay healthy! You need a minimum of 8 glasses of water a day to stay in top shape. Water increases the speed of your metabolism, helps digestion, keeps you hydrated for activity, and will keep you from overheating. Stay away from soda if at all possible. Soda is filled with simple carbohydrates such as sugar which is very bad for you and it also contains loads of calories and fat! Caffeine is also an addictive drug found in soda which will cause you to continue drinking it even when you may be satisfied. Caffeine will also stimulate the brain and keep you awake at night causing you to lose sleep. Soda is one of the worst types of drinks you can have when trying to diet and stay healthy. I believe that the worst type of drink, however, is alcoholic drinks. They contain complex carbohydrates and loads of calories which will cause you to put on weight. Alcohol also impairs the body's ability to function at its prime level. If I could give someone advice it would be to stick with 8 glasses of water, a few glasses of milk, and maybe 1 glass of juice a day. There are many other sources of foods that can give you the vitamins found in juice, but without the sugar and fat! Research healthy drinks and foods that appeal to you so that you can setup an appropriate diet that works for you! I don't like water is an excuse I often here from people. This is not a good excuse! Water has no taste! Yes, it may be boring, but you must drink it in order to stay healthy. Don't put your exercise and diet to waste! Drink water much better :D

Sources : Google

#154 Exercise!

It is very important to exercise. Exercise is important because it can keep you in shape and will improve your health for the better. Many studies have shown that regular activities and exercise can improve someones overall health substantially. Exercise reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, certain cancers, and high blood pressure. Exercise can also help you to maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints. Sports competitors must do physical activity on a regular basis to maintain their level of performance because it is necessary to train the body to be able to withstand physical activity.

Along with physical activity comes weight loss. Weight loss can improve the meantal well-being and boost the confidence of any particular person. Also, studies have shown that people who exercise on a regular basis tend to live longer than those who don't. With all of these benefits in mind, i'm not sure why anyone wouldn't want to be physically fit and active! Try exercising a minimum of 3-4 days a week. Exercising includes walking, running, jogging, painting, biking, and there are plenty of other activities to try as well. My advice would be to pick something you enjoy doing and wouldn't mind doing on a regular basis and sticking to a schedule. You can even pick a few different activities to mix things up and keep it interesting. In weight training most people will work different muscle groups on different days in order to best work their body without over-doing it. This also saves time during the day because instead of working out for 3-5 hours in one day you can workout for an hour a day 3-5 days a week. It spreads out the exercise so you don't get sick of it and dread going. Also, your body will respond better because you will not be putting too much stress on yourself. Also, always stretch before physical activity! This is very important so that you do not pull or strain any muscles. Most importantly, to maintain a healthy body you must stay ACTIVE! :D

Source : Exercise to stay healthy.

#153 A true friends

A true friend is the one who picks you up when you fall
A true friend is one that won't lie
A true friend is there when you call
A true friend is there when you want to die
A true friend knows just what to say
A true friend won't care what other people think
A true friend will help you find your way
A true friend will make sure you don't sink
A true friend will help you choose your path
A true friend will know when something is wrong
A true friend has to sometimes face your wrath
A true friend makes you feel like you belong :)

Sources : Ashley Reese

#152 Random things about my mother

My mother whose eyes were strained By a sadness that stained her eyes With grey and blue hue My mother who never blew Out candles on a birthday cake My mother who never knew The thrills of flying in an airplane My mother who forever threw Her pearls to swine My mother who knew No contentment in living My who mother never lived To be even seventy two My mother who it is true Stopped living long before she died My mother from whose mouth flew Words of disappointment and fury My mother whose lips Tasted bitter tears My mother sat impatiently In sorrow through her years My mother who was tamed By my father My mother who was captured by my father My mother who fought with my father The two them struggling false teeth piercing each others flesh My mother who my father told to go and cook the mint My mother who would beat us and cause wounds and bruises to our skin My mother who love to walk about My mother who gave a toe A day away My mother who kiked with her stump of a leg after she lost her foot My mother who was a great dresser My mother who could sing Sang on the church choir My mother who would be at the front of the church earliest every Saturday My mother who insisted I be baptized and save by the holy ghost My mother had beautiful handwriting My mother who had nine children for five different men My mother who tried to settle down with my father My mother who could never swim My mother who loved to sing My mother who would tie us up on leashes and take us for long walks through the town My mother who sought out hand me-downs – for our clothing My mother who was active in the Welfare Society at church so she could cream the crop for her family. My mother who instigated many a conflicts with her numerous friend was left with only a few in the end. My mother whom I so wanted to help evolve My mother who I helped to live My mother who I had to let die My mother who lives in me Sources : Google

#151 Malaysia Day

Malaysia Day is held on September 16 every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963. It marked the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore to form Malaysia. The formation of the new federation was planned to occur on June 1, 1963, but was later postponed to August 31, 1963, in order to coincide with the sixth Hari Merdeka. Several issues related to the Indonesian and the Filipino objection to the formation of Malaysia delayed the declaration to September 16 of the same year. The postponement was also done to allow the United Nations team time to conduct referendums in North Borneo (now Sabah) and Sarawak regarding the two states participation in a new federation.

The formation of Malaysia was made possible through the introduction of the Malaysia Bill to the Malayan Parliament on July 9, 1963, and consent from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on August 29, 1963.

Prior to the formation of Malaysia, Sarawak gained its independence on July 22, 1963, while Singapore and North Borneo (which was renamed Sabah) unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom on August 31, 1963, thus coinciding with the sixth anniversary of the Malayan Independence.

Sources : Wikipidea

#150 Fact about cats!

The cat was seen as a sacred animial in ancient Eqypt, and the history of domestic cats dates back to as early as 8000 years.

The biggest breed of domesticated cats are called a Maine Coon cat and weighs up to 11 kg.

Cats are some of the smartest animals and can interpret a human's mood and feelings.

The average cat sleeps between 12-14 hours a day.

Cats paw (repeatedly treading on a spot - often it's owner) to mark their territory. Cats sweat through the bottom of their paws and rub this off as a marking mechanism.

White cats with blue eyes are quite often born deaf.

Cat urine glows in the dark if a black light is shined on it. This is a good way to detect cat urine in your home.

Interesting facts about the anatomy of a cat

Cats have 220° field of view where humans only have 180°.

Cats' sense of smell is 14 times stronger than that of humans.

Cats have 30 permanent teeth, while adult humans have 32.

Cats have 30 vertebrae, while humans only have 25.

Cats have 230 bones in their bodies, this is 24 more than humans.

Cats have a body temperature of between 101 and 102.2 °F (38 and 39 °C).

The lifespan of cats are usually between 15 and 20 years.

Cats have a heart rate of between 120 - 240 beats per minute. (This varies highly between different breeds cats)

Cats take between 20 - 40 breaths per minute in an inactive state. (This varies highly between different breeds cats)

The print on a cat's nose is like that of a fingerprint of a human, each is unique.

Cats have a top speed of about 30 mp/h (48.28 km/h).

Some picture of the cutest cat :

Mine <3

Mine :)

*Source : Google.