R. Dinakaran
I recently came across a news item about Nokia’s initiative on e-waste saying the company would take back even non-working mobile phones. If there is something we are least bothered about, it is e-waste. We don’t care about where our printer cartridges go after we discard them. It’s the same with mobile phones, […]
This is a press release from Apple
SAN FRANCISCO—June 8, 2009—Apple® today updated the aluminium unibody MacBook® Pro line to include 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch models featuring Apple’s innovative built-in battery for up to 40 percent longer battery life. Each MacBook Pro includes an LED-backlit display with greater colour intensity, the innovative glass Multi-Touch™ trackpad, an […]
What do you do if your Nokia mobile charger conks out? Buy a new charger. I agree, this is not a great advice.
Okay. I will put it this way. What if your phone is still under warranty and the charger conks out? Again, buy a new charger. Are you not entitled for replacement because the […]
It put on a brave fight, but was no match for online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia. Finally Microsoft has decided to pull the plug off Encarta.
Microsoft says in its Encarta FAQ section: “On October 31, 2009, MSN® Encarta® Web sites worldwide will be discontinued, with the exception of Encarta Japan, which will be discontinued on […]
If you find comprehending the reason for the economic crisis and the banking system collapse, This American Life, an online radio/podcast site, has a nice 59-minute programme that explains it in an easy-to-understand format. You can listen to it here.
This is what This American Life has to say about the episode:
The collapse of the banking system explained, in just 59 […]
If you have an Airtel Internet connection with an ‘unlimited’ data plan, things may not be the same again.Under its Fair Usage Policy, if your downloads cross 40 GB, your download speed will be “rationalised by up to 50 per cent for the rest of the billing cycle”. What this means is that you will […]
Microsoft has launched a new mobile software Windows Phone. This mobile software is based on Windows Mobile 6.5. Which means, the software you see on Windows-based mobiles will now be known as Windows Phone, not Windows Mobile.
The new phones will feature “a new user interface and richer browsing experience”, says Microsoft. Windows® mobiles will also […]
Do companies such as Adobe and Microsoft have ‘hidden agenda’?
The founder of Mozilla Europe, Mr Tristan Nitot, thinks so. He has been quoted by Zdnet says companies building Web sites should beware of proprietary rich-media technologies like Adobe’s Flash and Microsoft’s Silverlight.
He described the nature of the Web at the moment as open, but suggested […]
Well, it’s not just their money power alone any more; it’s brand power as well. The latest Brandz survey (a WPP brand equity study) for 2008 has 5 tech companies (6, if you count mobile operator China Mobile at #5) in its top 10.
It’s the usual suspects: Google at #1; Microsoft at #3; IBM at #6; […]
Google officially launched a new service called the Google App Engine about a couple of weeks back. Essentially:
With Google App Engine, developers can write web applications based on the same building blocks that Google uses, like GFS and Bigtable. Google App Engine packages those building blocks and provides access to scalable infrastructure that we hope […]
