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Last week, Google announced its plans to build an experimental fiber network that would offer gigabit-per-second broadband speeds to up to 500,000 U.S. homes. Among other goals, the company said it wanted to “test new ways to build fiber networks, and to help inform and support deployments elsewhere.”

Google hasn’t released many details yet, but experts believe that the key to successful very-high-speed broadband doesn’t lie in fiber alone. To really speed up the Internet, Google will have to operate at many levels of its infrastructure.

Gigabit-per-second speeds are much faster than, for example, the speed currently offered by high-speed services such as Verizon FiOS. However, Google’s network won’t be the first to reach such speeds. There are several such deployments internationally, including in Hong Kong, the Netherlands, and Australia. Internet2, a nonprofit advanced networking consortium in the United States, has been experimenting with very-high-speed Internet for more than a decade, routinely offering 10-gigabit connections to university researchers.

Existing applications for very-high-speed Internet include the transfer of very large files, streaming high-definition (and possibly 3-D) video, video conferencing, and gaming. Some experts speculate that accessing large data files and applications through the cloud may also require better broadband.

“Just big pipes alone to an end user does not necessarily guarantee that you can deliver high-end applications,” says Gary Bachula, vice president of external relations for Internet2. There are many factors beyond raw bandwidth, Bachula says. For example, an improperly configured router or a university firewall can affect performance and end up acting as a network bottleneck.

“You need to have open networks, you need to publish your performance data, you need to have people troubleshoot your network remotely,” says Bachula. In recent years, Internet2 has been researching tools and technologies that can help find and resolve the performance issues that occur on high-speed connections “in a systematic and seamless way.” Ideally, he says, consumers as well as network managers would be able to use these tools to diagnose the network.

“If we’re really going to realize the vision of some of these high-end applications, it does have to go beyond basic raw bandwidth,” he adds.

It’s also not enough to build a fast hardware infrastructure, says Steven Low, a professor of computer science and electrical engineering at Caltech, and cofounder of the network optimization technology company FastSoft, based in Pasadena, CA. Low believes the protocols that move traffic through the network will also need to be updated to make effective use of very-high-speed capabilities.

Katrina Kaif’s doing her best to be a desi girl. The actress who has been polishing her Hindi for a while now, recently tried to woo her fans in Bihar by addressing them in Bhojpuri.

The actress did face some flak for her Brit accent. And now we are told that she has even picked up a few lines of Punjabi. That’s not surprising considering the fact, that her co-star is usually some Kapoor or Kumar. Now, we know it’s good to get familiar with the various languages, but it wouldn’t hurt to concentrate on one at time?

My Word: Katrina Kaif is such a hardworking star and learning a language is very hard forget learning two!! Go KAT!!

There are many things that come with the territory when you wear the title of being one of the most beautiful women in the world. And that is exactly the case with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who won the Femina Miss India World title in 1994.

Ever since then, Ash has dominated the endorsement and film brigade. After having endorsed international jewellery and high fashion product lines, one hears that Ash will design her own jewellery line. Or rather, reports say that the proposal has been put forward to her for serious consideration.

Ash who has a keen eye for aesthetics is said to be contemplating putting her own jewellery line in the market soon. Bollywood already has some very well known women with their jewellery lines. There is Neelam Kothari, Farah Khan Ali (sister of Sussanne Khan) and Maheep Kapoor. Ash is expected to be the latest name (and obviously when she does launch her jewellery line) the biggest one! Ash couldn’t comment on the news because she is on a high dose of antibiotics, having developed a fever and a bad throat. And, there are strict do not disturb instructions from her doctors.

Bentley has dropped the details on its newest creation ahead of its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show, and claims that it’s produced the world’s fastest four-seat convertible and the quickest drop-top Bentley in the automaker’s history.

The 2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible is the soft-top sibling to the marque’s latest coupe, packing the same twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 as the hard-top and putting out 621 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. Also like the fixed roof variant, the Supersports Convertible can run on either gasoline or E85, returning a 0-60 mph run of 3.9 seconds and a top speed on 202 mph no matter what fuel you choose to top up with.

Other carryovers include the all-wheel drive system and ZF-sourced six-speed automatic that sends power to four, 20-inch, 10-spoke wheels shod in high-performance Pirelli rubber (275/35Z R20). However, unlike the hard-top, the rear seats remain, along with carbon fiber buckets and matching trim, Alcantara and a host of interior amenities.

Bentley hasn’t released pricing on the Supersports Convertible yet, but considering the coupe starts around $270,000, you and three friends can share the $300k tab when it goes on sale this summer. Press release after the jump.

New York, Feb 17: India and Pakistan have some of the largest numbers of enthusiasts for online dating, a new poll has revealed.

The BBC World Service global poll surveyed close to 11,000 Internet users in 19 countries, reports the New York Daily News.

And it showed that 30 percent Web users aren’t looking online for bargains or jobs. In fact, they have romance in mind, and are surfing the Internet for a boyfriend or girlfriend.

According to the poll, 59 percent of Indians and 60 percent of Pakistanis are using the Internet to track down a potential partner.

The research, conducted by polling firm GlobeScan, showed that the urge to cyberdate isn’t quite as strong among other countries.

It revealed that 21 percent of Americans use the Internet for finding a partner, as do 16 percent of South Koreans, 28 percent of Brits and 27 percent of the French.

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are hopping mad. The two, who have always been open about their relationship, can’t understand why there would ever be a need for them to hide their nikaah not only from the public but also from their families.

This is not the first time that the media has got them married, but what irked Bebo more was that there were reports that the two had a formal engagement in the presence of a maulvi on February 6 at the Chote Nawab’s house in Bandra. Saif is said to have gifted her the 7-series model of a new car. An angry Bebo shot back, “Enough is enough, please leave us alone. These rumours are rubbish and we don’t have any plans of getting married till the next five years.” We promise this rumour will crop up again in five weeks time, and one more round of rejoinders will follow. It’s a cat and mouse game with the media, and these two lovebirds are forced to play.

She said the same thing when she was dating Shahid Kapoor..I remember!…Is she planning to dump Saif after 5 years like she did with Shahid??.. Nah!!!