Thomas Reuters top 100 Global Innovators..

Thomson Reuters released its list of the 100 most innovative organisations in the world..
No Indian organisation could secure a position in this prestigious list..


The program analyzed patent data and similar metrics to identify the companies that lead the world in the innovation activity..
These are the institutions whose innovations brought about a revolution in the society and in the field of user-friendly technology..


The companies in alphabetical order:


3M Company
ABB, Ltd.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Airbus 
Alcatel-Lucent
Alcon, Inc.
Alfa Laval 
Analog Devices, Inc.
Apple, Inc.
Applied Materials, Inc.
Arkema 
ASML
Atlas Copco
Avaya, Inc.
BASF
Bayer 
Boeing
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Brother Industries, Ltd.
Canon, Inc.
Cheil Industries, Inc.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
CNRS, The French National Center for Scientific Research
Commissariat à l’Énergie  Atomique 
Corning Incorporated
Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Denso Corporation
Dow Chemical Company
DuPont
Eaton Corporation
Ericsson
Ethicon, Inc.
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Fanuc, Ltd.
Fujitsu Limited
General Electric Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Harris Corporation
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hilti Corporation
Hitachi, Ltd.
Hoffmann La Roche
Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
Honeywell International, Inc.
IFP Energies Nouvelles
Intel Corporation
International Business Machines Corporation
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
LG Electronics, Inc.
L'Oréal 
LS Industrial Systems 
LSI Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Motorola, Inc.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
NCR Corporation
NEC Corporation
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Nitto Denko Corporation
Olympus Optical
Panasonic Corporation
Philips 
Procter & Gamble Company
Qualcomm Incorporated
Raytheon Company
Rhodia Operations
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Rohm and Haas Company
Rosemount, Inc.
Royal Dutch Shell 
Saint-Gobain
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
SanDisk Corporation
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
Scania
Seiko Epson Corporation
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Sharp Corporation
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Siemens 
Snecma
Societe De Technologie Michelin
Sony Corporation
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Symantec Corporation
Synopsys, Inc.
TE Connectivity
Tetra Laval 
Toshiba Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation
Unilever
UOP
Volvo
Wacker Chemie 
Xerox Corporation
Yamaha Corporation

Mobile phone giants like Nokia and Research in Motion(Blackberry), however were not good enough to secure a top-100 position among the innovators..

The Thomson Reuters 2011 top 100 global innovator methodology is based on 4 principle criteria:  patent approval success rate, global reach of patent portfolio, patent influence in literature citations and overall patent volume..

ANALYSIS:

40% from United States of America..

27% from Japan..

4% each from from South Korea, Netherlands and Germany..

11% from France..

6% from Sweden..

3% from Switzerland..

1% from Liechtenstein..

iPhone 4S hands-on..

Finally got my hands on the Apple 4S, the latest marvel from Apple Inc.
This is a brief review of the Smartphone, which is yet to be launched in India..

Appearance & external connectors:


The phone is almost identical to its elder cousin, the iPhone 4..
It has a finger-print and scratch resistant screen..
The top houses the power switch and the a 3.5mm audio jack..
The bottom has Apple connector and speakers..
The right side has a sim card slot..
Left side has volume buttons and silencer switch..


New Processor:


The iPhone 4S has a new heart- a dual core A5 chip, the one which powers iPad 2..
The chip delivers more power and faster graphics.. Web pages load 2-3 seconds faster.. Gaming is a lot better.. Many apps can be launched simultaneously(I was able to open 8 apps)..


All new 8mp Camera:


An advancement over the 5mp..
The photo quality has improved.. 1080p HD videos can be recorded..
The LED flash works well during low-light conditions..
The larger aperture improves better illumination..
Anti-blur, auto-focus and face detection are a few additional features..
This camera is better than Nokia's 12mp cam, in terms of picture quality..
The lack of optical zoom is a little inconvenience, but there are apps to settle this issue..


New operating system:


iOS5 manages to bind all the features on the iPhone 4S..
The notification panel is similar to that on Android..
You can customize the home screens according to your preferences..
The iOS5 apes Android in many aspects..
This is an integrated operating system..


Siri:


There were many Smartphone manufacturers who tried to build a voice-guiding software(like Nokia's vLingo)..
But this is Apple, and Siri delivers pretty well..
Be it playing a song, searching for a location anywhere in the world, creating a reminder or sending a message, it does it all provided your English is grammatically good, else Siri says, "I cannot do that"..
You can't update your Facebook status or tweet using Siri..


Media:


iPhone 4S can play audio/video files of almost every format..
Thanks to the brilliant display, videos are a pleasure to watch..
Gaming experience is at a whole new level.. When its comes to gaming, this device has no competition in the market.. 


iCloud:


This is a new feature provided by iOS5..
It helps you back-up files to the server..
Apple offers 5GB of storage space for your content..
Remember, you have only one account for all your Apple devices..


To sum up, iPhone is a phone that is exceptionally smart..
It has everything you need or don't need in a portable device..
It beats most of the smart-phones in the market with ease..
It will be interesting to see the pricing in the Indian market on its launch..

Hyderabad Auto Show 2011..

The third edition of the Hyderabad Auto show featured some of the country's leading automobile manufacturers..
The event hosted at HICC, Novotel is the biggest in South India..


This is a photo-blog of the event..

FORD showcased the second generation Fiesta..

Looks inspired from the Verna Fluidic..

The Honda stall displayed its SUV, the Santa Fe..

Toyota re-launched its most expensive SUV, the Land Cruiser Prado..

The German automobile manufacturer, Audi had something new to offer to the Indian buyers..

Displaying two 4-door luxury sedans, A6 & A7 and a Coupe, the RS5..

The prices ranging from 4.5 million to 9 million..

Suzuki displayed its mid-size luxury sedan, the Kizashi..

The sedan comes with a pedal shift gearbox..

Priced at 2.1 million..

Volkswagen had its most successful sedan, the Passat on display..

The Skoda stall had the all new Laura(photo not available) and their unusual looking MUV, the Yeti..

BMW motors showcased their super luxury sedan, the 730Ld and the sports Coupe, the 650i..

The cars are priced at 12 million and 9 million respectively..

The Jaguar and Range Rover were also spotted at the event, showing their best machines..

Volvo displayed its crossover SUV, the XC90 and their mid-size luxury sedan, the S60 at the show..

They are priced between 3.5 million and 7 million in the Indian market..

Renault coming strong to India with the launch of Fluence and their compact SUV, Koleos(above)..

British manufacturer, Bentley displayed their Continental Flying Spur, the fastest in their range of sedans..

This stall was a disappointment as is did not have the recently launched Continental GTC and the Mulsanne..

Popularly known as James Bond's car, the Aston Martin displayed their sports saloons, the Rapide and V8 Vantage..

They are priced around 30 million..

Porsche displayed its all new 2-seater Roadster, the Boxster S priced between 6 million and 9 million..

Among bikes, Honda emerged as favorites with their display of technology coupled with sheer power..

The VFR1200f, comes with a dual clutch gearbox(or simply automatic transmission) and is priced at 2 million in India..

Yamaha motors displayed the FZ1, priced at 1 million..

Harley Davidson had 13 bikes on display..

Ranging from the basic 'Super Low' costing half a million to the high end 'Street Glide' priced at 2.4 million..

Vintage bikes and cars were also on display..

Overall, the Auto show brought the old and new under one roof..

Biggies like Mercedes-Benz and Rolls Royce however did not show up at the event.. Indian manufacturer Hero also kept away from the auto show..