New Skype 5.0 is now out for windows. Hurray! Now it has gone social by integrating Facebook in it. Yes, now the skype users can add their Facebook account on skype. You can read your Facebook feeds, post status message and one step ahead call or text your Facebook contacts from Skype itself. So no more frequent logins to the Facebook website. Just do it right from the Skype. Kool huh?
Here are the features of this Facebook integration.
see your Facebook News Feed in Skype
post status updates that can be synced with your Skype mood message
comment and like friends’ updates and wall posts
call and SMS your Facebook friends on their mobile phones and landlines
make a free Skype-to-Skype call if your Facebook friend is also a Skype contact
Apart from that now skype users can make group video calls. Earlier, video calls can be made only between two skype users but now many users can show their face with each others. This is really first in video call technology I guess. But still this is in beta and of course free at this stage. Skype may seem to charge for group video calls later.
We could also experience the new improved skype interface in this version. And another noticeable advantage is the “Automatic Call Recovery”. Which means, if your call drops coz of poor internet connectivity or some other reasons skype will automatically recover and reconnect you to the session. So why waiting? Try this new version now – Download Skype here.
Being the largest mobile operator in India, Airtel has offered free access to the world’s largest social networking website. Yes, as per the announcement today, Airtel customers can access the mobile version of the Facebook site without any data charges. If you have a limited GPRS Internet plan, then all fun that you gonna have on FaceBook from your Airtel mobile will not be counted in. Even any new mobile internet user can access the FaceBook site alone without any charges. Currently the Facebook site will be available in English and Hindi language. They have planned to launch Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam version of Facebook site from July 15. But all these free access is only till August 31st of 2010. So what? full two months are ahead. Go..Make use of it.
Here are some information that you would need to activate and access this free Facebook service on your Airtel mobile.
SMS ‘FACEBOOK’ to 54321
Visit m.facebook.com from your mobile browser
Enter your facebook login email and password
Update your status as “Accessing Facebook for free from Airtel” (lol not necessarily – Update anything you like)
After some pathetic situation, here is a good news for all the paypal Indian users. Now RBI has allowed Paypal to process all the remittance to India. Going back, a month ago, RBI has blocked Paypal to transfer funds to Indian bank accounts to the paypal users since they have not got approval to process cross border payments. Also “personal payment” option was not available since RBI has asked many questions about it to paypal. But now paypal has announced that issues on withdrawing paypal funds to Indian bank account has been sorted out and still they are working with RBI for the regulations. Being a paypal user I’ve also received an email from paypal today which is given below.
Below is the status of paypal india as per this changes.
Paypal will make a formal announcement on the “Bank Withdrawals” on march 3rd until then withdrawal request will not be processed.
Due to the RBI regulations everybody who wants to withdraw their paypal funds to Indian bank account or credit card should posses the “Export Code”. Please visit http://dgftcom.nic.in/ to more details about how to obtain the IEC code (Import Export Code). This code should be entered on paypal website to initiate the bank withdrawals from now.(Changes yet to happen)
Still the “Personal Payment” option to India will not be available as RBI has some questions about it and paypal is working on it.
Dear Praveen Kumar C,
We have been diligently working with the RBI and our business
partners to resume Indian bank withdrawals for the thousands
of Indian businesses who depend on PayPal to sell their goods
or services in the global marketplace.
Today, we are happy to announce that the RBI has allowed us
to continue local bank withdrawals for settlements for exports
of goods and services. We are currently making changes to
comply with Indian regulations for settlements for exports of
goods and services, and we anticipate that, as of Wednesday,
March 3rd, customers will be able to use our
bank withdrawal service.
As part of the changes, you will be required to fill out a
new field entitled 'Export Code' when you request a withdrawal.
This information is required under the current laws of India in
order to identify the nature of cross-border merchant transactions.
On Monday, March 1st, we will be back in touch with specific
instructions on how you can move your money into your bank account.
Moving forward, the RBI has told us that PayPal needs specific
approvals to allow personal remittances to India, which we
currently do not have. Until we get these approvals, personal
payments into India will remain suspended. However, if you are
an exporter, you will continue to be able to use the PayPal
service for payments of goods and services. In fact, with the
changes we are making to our system, PayPal is now set to be a
more powerful engine for exporters in India. With purpose codes
for export transactions and FIRCs (Foreign Inward Remittance
Certificates), you should now be able to get the export
related benefits you seek.
You can check the PayPal blog for additional updates.
www.thepaypalblog.com
We thank you for your business and for your patience during
the past few weeks.
Sincerely,
PayPal
Airtel launches India’s first mobile application store through Airtel App Central.
• Now, Airtel mobile customers can transform their basic phone into a Smart Phone by accessing over 1250 Apps across 25 categories for business, games, books, social networking and other needs.
• Easy single click purchase – with no credit card required – cost added to customer’s mobile bill or deducted from available talk-time
• Starting as low as Rs. 5, local and regional Apps for customers across length and breadth of country
How to access the Airtel App Store?
Visit Airtel Live portal from your browser and browse to the Airtel App Central section. OR
SMS “app” to 54321 (toll free) to receive the URL from your Airtel mobile.
• Now, Airtel mobile customers can transform their basic phone into a Smart Phone by accessing over 1250 Apps across 25 categories for business, games, books, social networking and other needs
• Easy single click purchase – with no credit card required – cost added to customer’s mobile bill or deducted from available talk-time
• Starting as low as Rs. 5, local and regional Apps for customers across length and breadth of country
There was a pleasant surprise waiting for me yesterday from Google. I’ve received a book post from Google with the text “Special Offers For Adsense Publishers Inside!” on envelope cover. I was wondering what could be inside because just recently I’ve withdrawn my Google Adsense earning and received a cheque from Google. So what could be inside now?
Wow! Google has sent me a Rs 2500 worth of adwords advertising credit. That is I can use the voucher code on a Google adwords account and advertise for upto Rs 2500 on Google. I’ve already received free adwords voucher from Google for being Adwords Qualified Individual and also sometimes for running Google Analytics account on emails. But this is the first time I am seeing Google is sending free adwords credit voucher through postal. I cannot say I am lucky coz I guess Google has sent this to all adsense publisher but I can say it is a new year gift from Google to me, is not it?
Being the largest mobile operator in India, Airtel has offered free access to the world’s largest social networking website. Yes, as per the 
