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Tuesday 3 June 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014 Schedule

Woohooo.... so finally the wait for 4 years is over and we have THE FIFA World cup in just 10 days time from now. One of the most closely and passionately followed sporting event in the world where top 32 football teams in world will fight among each other through group stages and then knockouts to try to clinch the trophy .This time the football extravaganza is happening in Brazil so these will be odd timings for Indian fans . Here is complete list of FIFA matches group wise in Indian Standard time. So as the term we use in Corporate world “ Plan accordingly “ :)




Opening ceremony on 12th June : Eagerly waiting for la la la la by Shakira :) 

Group A : Brazil ,Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon

13 June 2014 at 01:30 IST - Brazil  vs.  Croatia
13 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Mexico  vs.  Cameroon
18 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - Brazil  vs.  Mexico
18 June 2014 at 22:30 IST - Cameroon  vs.  Croatia
24 June 2014 at 01:30 IST - Brazil  vs.  Cameroon
24 June 2014 at 01:30 IST - Croatia  vs.  Mexico

Group B : Spain , Netherlands , Chile . Australia

14 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - Spain  vs.  Netherlands
14 June 2014 at 03:30 IST - Chile  vs.  Australia
18 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Australia  vs.  Netherlands
19 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - Spain  vs.  Chile
23 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Australia  vs.  Spain
23 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Netherlands  vs.  Chile

Group C : Colombia , Greece , Ivory Coast . Japan

14 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Colombia  vs.  Greece
15 June 2014 at 06:30 IST - Ivory Coast  vs.  Japan
19 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Colombia  vs.  Ivory Coast
20 June 2014 at 03:30 IST - Japan  vs.  Greece
25 June 2014 at 01:30 IST - Japan  vs.  Colombia
25 June 2014 at 01:30 IST - Greece  vs.  Ivory Coast

Group D :  Uruguay . Costa Rica , England, Italy

15 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - Uruguay  vs.  Costa Rica
15 June 2014 at 03:30 IST - England  vs.  Italy
20 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - Uruguay  vs.  England
20 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Italy  vs.  Costa Rica
24 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Italy  vs.  Uruguay
24 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Costa Rica  vs.  England

Group E : Switzerland , Ecuador , France , Honduras

15 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Switzerland  vs.  Ecuador
16 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - France  vs.  Honduras
21 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - Switzerland  vs.  France
21 June 2014 at 03:30 IST - Honduras  vs.  Ecuador
26 June 2014 at 01:30 IST  - Honduras  vs.  Switzerland
26 June 2014 at 01:30 IST - Ecuador  vs.  France

Group F : Argentina + Bosnia and Herzegovina + Iran + Nigeria

16 June 2014 at 03:30 IST - Argentina  vs.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - Iran  vs.  Nigeria
21 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Argentina  vs.  Iran
22 June 2014 at 03:30 IST - Nigeria  vs.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Nigeria  vs.  Argentina
25 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Bosnia and Herzegovina  vs.  Iran

Group G : Germany + Portugal + Ghana + United States

16 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Germany  vs.  Portugal
17 June 2014 at 03:30 IST - Ghana  vs.  United States
22 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - Germany  vs.  Ghana
23 June 2014 at 03:30 IST - United States  vs.  Portugal
26 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - United States  vs.  Germany
26 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Portugal  vs.  Ghana

Group H :Belgium + Algeria + Russia + South Korea

17 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Belgium  vs.  Algeria
18 June 2014 at 03:30 IST - Russia  vs.  South Korea
22 June 2014 at 21:30 IST - Belgium  vs.  Russia
23 June 2014 at 00:30 IST - South Korea  vs.  Algeria
27 June 2014 at 01:30 IST - South Korea  vs.  Belgium
27 June 2014 at 01:30 IST - Algeria  vs.  Russia

I have schedule and timings for knockout stages too but that will not be worth as currently we don't know which team is going to end up qualifying and when they will be playing their knockout matches.Knockout matches schedule Will be updated in appropriate time.

And yes you can bookmark this page till 27th June at least if you wish too :)

Monday 19 May 2014

Huawei smart Phones launch by Team RCB

Wow what an afternoon it will be when you get to see your favorite cricketers face to face. Yes this Wednesday was such an afternoon in Ritz Carlton Bangalore where one of the leaders in smart phones Huawei launched 3 of its new Smart Phones in presence of RCB players. Just for background Huawei is one of the Fortune 500 Company and leading Telecom service provider all over world and is Principal sponsor for Royal Challengers Bangalore team.




Today Huawei Launched 3 revolutionary smartphones for the Indian market namely Ascend G6, Ascend G750 and Honor 3C and these smart phones serve different purposes for different type of end users. 

The 1st smart phone Huawei Ascend G750 has 5.5” HD display with 1280X720 screen resolution. It runs on Android 4.2 and comes with 3000mAh battery. It has an Octacore 1.7 GHZ processor with 2GB RAM and 8GB ROM to support multi-tasking. The Dual SIM  Ascend G750 features a 13MP BSI  Camera with LED. The phone also has a 5MP front facing camera with features such as auto facial beauty and lighting providing a 360 degree panorama shot which is great to take selfies.The smartphone supports multi connectivity options like WiFi 802.11b/g/n and all other contemporary smartphone features. The phone is priced at Rs. 24999/- in India which looks reasonable based on features it provides.






The second phone is Ascend G6 which comes with a 4.5” HD display with 540x960  screen resolution. It is powered by a 2000 mAh lithium polymer battery and has 1.2 GHz processor. Phone has 8 MP AF BSI f/2.0 camera which is equipped with Sony’s IMX134 sensor. The phone weighs 115g and is built upon the stylish ‘double C’ design of the popular Ascend P6 smartphone. It has 5-megapixel front-facing camera and provides audio controlled spontaneous snapping, auto-scene recognition and auto-facial enhancement.
In Indian market Huawei Ascend G6 is priced at Rs 16999/-




The last launched phone is Huawei Honor 3C which comes with 5” HD Low temperature Poly-Silicon display with a 1280X720 resolution.This Dual SIM phone is powered by 1.3 GhZ Quad core processor, 2GB RAM, Android 4.2 and 2300mAh battery with Huawei patented Power Saving technology. It has 5MP front facing camera with auto facial enhancement feature. It has 8MP camera powered by Sony at back provided with blue glass filters, image smart engine and voice photography. The phone is priced at Rs. 14999/





These are good options for people who are freak about different type of smart phones as well as for those who want to own a new smart phone.