Audi Q5 Premium SUV launched in hyderabad

Media personnel take images of the Audi Q5 during its launch in Hyderabad on Saturday. The Audi Q5 will be available in six colours with the price range beginning at Rs3894,000.

Rajiv M. Sanghvi, Managing Director of Olympus Motors Pvt. Ltd. and dealer for Audi cars, poses near the Audi Q5 during its launch in Hyderabad.

The Audi logo is pictured at the launch of the Audi Q5 at a press conference in Hyderabad.

Audi employees attend the launch of the Audi Q5 at a press conference in Hyderabad on Saturday. The Audi Q5 range starts at Rs38,94,000 and will be offered in six colours.

The slowdown in the automobile market notwithstanding, German luxury car maker Audi Thursday launched its premium sports utility vehicle Q5 in the local market.

Audi India Managing Director Benoit Tiers and two models pose during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai on Thursday. The limited edition Sports Utility Vehicle Audi Q5, available in two models, will be priced at upward of Rs3,829,000. Indian passenger car sales growth edged higher in March from a year earlier but commercial vehicle sales plummeted, reflecting a worsening economy. Global carmakers has been steering towards India, one of the world's least penetrated car markets seeking to exploit its low wages and tax changes aimed to offset sluggish Western sales.

Audi India Managing Director Benoit Tiers answers questions during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai Thursday.The Q5 will cost Rs 38,29,000 for the 2.0 TSFI (petrol) version and Rs 44,19,000 for the 3.0 TDI (diesel) version, ex-showroom Mumbai. The company already sells the Q7 in India, a bigger version of the Q5.

Audi saw sales of 1,050 units last calendar year and targets to achieve more than 40 per cent growth this year with sales of 1,500 units. It currently sells as many as six models in India, including A4, A6, A8, TT, R8 and Q7.

Audi India Managing Director Benoit Tiers answers questions during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai on Thursday.

Benoit Tiers, managing director, Audi India said: "We feel the growth potential for luxury cars in the Indian market is huge and that is evident from the demand for Audi cars."

"We will continue with our launches in the coming period. We hope for a sustainable growth this year when we have already dispatched 600 cars so far in the first 5 months," Benoit Tiers continued."The market for the SUV segment has seen tremendous growth in this country during the last few years," he further added. The vehicle will be available in six colours and at 11 dealerships across the country starting Thursday.

Designer Manish Arora poses with models wearing his creations during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai on Thursday.

Manish Arora watches a model showcase his creation during the launch of the new Audi Q5 car in Mumbai.

Note to God

Have any ever thought to send a note to God, when you have no one around you to share. Is that possible? The answer is yes.

Note To God allows the user to enter a personal note to god. The app is non-denominational and meant to allow anyone with any belief to communicate with their own higher power.

In many religions, the act of writing a letter to god is seen as a holy commitment and a legitimate way of communicating one’s spiritual emotions. The Note To God app is simply a digital expression of those same honest feelings.

After the note is sent, it disappears. A user can not recall past notes. This way, the writing of the note can be completely honest and the hitting of send is a true commitment to what’s in the note.

Every note that is entered is stored anonymously within the database. Users can read through the notes of others to see what people are praying about. Topics can be searched, notes can be seen at random, or viewers can look at the “Notes In The Cloud,” a custom designed interface that shows the most common words that are being prayed about. The larger the word, the more often it appears. Tap on a word to read notes and prayers that include that word.

We hope that this app will help people form a stronger relationship with their own spirituality. We also hope that this app will serve to remind us all that we have more in common than we often realize.

This idea was submitted by Allen Wright of Northern California who said in his submission, “I think that there should be an app so that when you don’t have anyone you can talk to, you can write a note to God.”

source: http://www.medlmobile.com/Applications/NotetoGod/notetogod.shtml

Internet Bus by Google in Andhra Pradesh,India.

Google India is continuing it's efforts to increase awareness about benefits of the Internet in India. Google Internet Bus is an initiative to reach out to people with limited knowledge and exposure to Internet. After an overwhelming response from people in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, we are excited to announce the arrival of the bus in Andhra Pradesh. The bus will visit educational institutes and public places in 16 towns of Andhra Pradesh in the next 48 days. The campaign will focus on four themes – education, information, communication and entertainment. Interactive content - in English and Telugu - will be used to highlight benefits of Internet in people's daily lives.

The Internet bus has traveled across 35 towns so far, reaching thousands of first-time Internet users in each town. The interest we have seen has surpassed our expectations. It has been very exciting to see people from different walks of life, visit the bus and learn about what Internet could do for them. The Bus has helped introduce the Internet to many people, such as a group of farmers in Karnataka, who explored the Internet for agro-development, and a local artist, who learned how tools like Picasa can be used to showcase his work to a global audience.

Mobile based products have been a big hit. In Andhra Pradesh, we will lay special emphasis on this medium and showcase how people can access Internet even on low cost data plans and handsets. We will also engage cyber café owners with an aim to build local advocacy for this powerful medium.

Users across India can follow the bus through its journey, see pictures & videos,
and join online communities by simply visiting http://www.google.co.in/internetbus.
They can also subscribe to receive SMS alerts in Telugu and English with useful
tips on the Internet.

Source:http://googleindia.blogspot.com/2009/07/internet-bus-arrives-in-andhra-pradesh_21.html