Computers are penetrating more and more in our everyday lives and becoming a necessity. Tablet Pc’s are bridging the gap between smart phone devices and heavier bulkier laptops. Operating system is coming to the web with Google Chrome on Cloud, changing the desktop dynamics with a cost effective and portable solution. The most intriguing question [...]
Less than twenty four hours to the announcement of the fourth version of iPhone, with a highlight on its most sought after ‘multitasking’ feature, a New York Times story shockingly reveals how multitasking is affecting our everyday lives. Not in a good way that is. In a series of articles by the New York Times, [...]
We are all aware of virus attacks on our computers but imagine a time when these same viruses start attacking human beings on our planet. No, that’s not a plot for some upcoming sci-fi movie, though if this article meets a discerning Hollywood director’s eyes, it might eventually be made into one. Cybernetic Intelligence Research Group [...]
Though this seems to deviate from regular stuff that is posted here, it still needs to be mentioned due to its implications on computer world. We are talking about Bloom Box, a fuel cell like device invented by K R Sridhar of Bloom Energy is expected to get rid of all our energy woes in [...]
Google is leaving no stone unturned to maintain its leadership position as an internet giant. Instead of declaring a full-fledged war on its rivals, Google is adopting what are called as guerilla tactics. Google recently acquired reMail, an iPhone application company. What the application does is not at all important, what matters is the fact [...]
While the world was busy praising Apple’s iPad, a group of seven Indian’s was busy preparing the launch Adam, a tablet PC made by Notion Ink. The reasons for projecting this tablet PC as an iPad killer can be summarized as follows – Thickness – Tablet PCs should be slick enough and Notion Ink’s Adam [...]
Mobile applications market is already buzzing with activity. Mobile handsets are treading the same path that computers have taken, therefore, would it be wrong to assume that soon we will be having mobile applications as SaaS or software as a service? Though the term SaaS has been replaced by cloud computing, it still can be [...]
GSM operators for long have concentrated on providing voice, text and data services to its subscribers, but that seems to be changing now. Selling mobile applications through its networks seems to be the new online business mantra. It is a perfectly sensible move if we consider the changing habits of cell-phone users. Not so long [...]
Interoperability seems to be the flavor of the season. Google dubbed Facebook and Twitter and launched Buzz, an integrated social network platform for Gmail users. Intel and Nokia, who intrinsically are hardware firms, are now joining hands to create MeeGo, a new operating environment which will be powering all the future portable computing devices. One [...]
Lot of people are still wondering what exactly an Apple’s iPad is? The confusion stems from the fact that it looks very similar to a blown up iPhone and a miniature tablet PC. So what exactly is it and more importantly, is this beautifully designed touchscreen device the future of computers?. It would be more [...]
