Last month, Emaar Properties unveiled a world-class permanent water fountain project with an integral light and sound show for Downtown Burj Dubai. It will be the world’s largest fountain at over 900 ft (275 metres) in length, equivalent to that of over two football fields and it is about 25 per cent larger than The Fountains at Bellagio in Las Vegas in area. Powerful water nozzles will shoot water sprays to heights of over 500 ft (150 metres), equivalent to that of a 50-story building.

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The fountains - which are yet to be named - will feature over 6,600 lights and 50 colour projectors that will create a vibrant visual spectrum of over 1,000 different water expressions by shooting 22,000 gallons of water. The total cost to built this is AED 800 million (US$218 million)! This project is expected to draw over 10 million visitors annually.

From the press-release:

The fountain on Burj Dubai Lake is more than a visual spectacle that adds to the aesthetics of Downtown Burj Dubai. It is an engineering marvel and will further contribute to Dubai’s rich array of tourist attractions.

The fountain is positioned next to Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, and The Dubai Mall, one of the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destinations. As I have said before, these fountains are yet to be named, and a cash prize of $27,225 will be given to the person who suggests the perfect name for this water fountain project.

This fountain project is scheduled to be operational in 2009!

Don’t forget to check out my previous article on the 24 Amazing Future Projects Of Dubai which got on Digg’s frontpage!

Google today announced about its latest application, Google Media Server. It’s a Windows application, powered by Google Desktop, finds photos, music, and video and makes it available to DLNA devices. These devices include PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and most media center PCs. That means you can now watch your media files on your TV, with the help of Google Media Server.

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Skype has finally released a much-needed upgrade to its famous VoIP software, Skype 4.0. They have released the first beta version and is currently only available for Windows users. This has been released to get user feedback which would further help them to improve Skype and release the final version in summer. Skype is very user-friendly as its automatically detects connected audio and video devices, checks for available bandwidth to get you started.

Skype 4.0 comes with many new features and enhancements. The interface has been completely re-designed (now full-screen) and improved to provide the best video-calling user experience. The old UI was built for voice calls, but the new one is for video. Skype is owned by eBay, and has a user base of 309 million with revenues around $126 million in the first quarter.

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The biggest rumour of this year has finally come to a sweet end. Yes, I’m talking about the big Apple rumour. iPhone 3G has been announced by Steve Jobs at WWDC 2008 today! I’ve been watching the whole of today’s event like a hawk and can’t express how much excited I was. The new iPhone 3G is available in two colours, black and white and in two memory sizes, 8GB and 16GB.

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Yay, WWDC 2008 is just 24 hours away now! The wait is finally going to get over. If you think you live on Mars, and don’t know what this is all about. Well, Apple’s new 3G iPhone (aka iPhone 2.0) is expected to be announced at WWDC, Apple’s developer event. I will hardly be able to sleep tonight. I’ve my eyes jammed on TechCrunch and Engadget for the live coverage and news of WWDC. It will be starting today (Yes, it’s 9th July here already) at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET. I really wish I could attend this. WWDC is going to be the most over-covered event of the year!

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