‘Aakash’ tablet – The world’s cheapest tablet
India’s very own low-cost tablet, named Aakash, was launched amidst much fanfare, in October 2011 in the national capital. This move by the government earned it a lot of admiration from tech enthusiasts and the layman alike, since it looked [...]
Typewriter replaces the keyboard of your computer
A manual typewriter’s keyboard makes a perfectly good computer keyboard–with a little bit of hacking. Maybe the typewriter isn’t dead just yet.
A U.S. designer has created a USB Typewriter conversion kit that allows computer [...]
What users should know about new internet protocols
Many web surfers don’t know it, but the introduction of new internet address standards might change the way they get online.
Since the supply of usable addresses governed by the IPv4 standard (internet protocol, version 4) has been exhausted, [...]
Internet addresses depletion reflects wired world
Thirty years after the first Internet addresses were created, the supply of addresses officially ran dry on Thursday.
But don’t panic. The transition to a new version of addresses is already well under way and, for most people, should [...]
Vodafone launches solar powered phone
Telecom major Vodafone Essar announced the launch of its latest generation eco-friendly solar charging handset in India.
Apart from this, another product is also available in the Indian Market, which is Samsung’s Solar Guru (Guru E1107), [...]
Cyberbullying among children & Grown ups
BULLYING MOVES FROM CLASSROOM INTO CYBERSPACE. Children are forming groups on social networking sites to make fun of people whom they do not like.
When 14-year-old Shruti (name changed),who is overweight, read the e-mails circulated by her [...]
E-books will take over print in 5 years, predicts Sony
Sony has predicted that e-books will completely take over the print media in another five years.
“Within five years there will be more digital content sold than physical content. Three years ago, I said within ten years but I realised [...]
Nokia unveils 4 cheap phones, bicycle charger
Nokia Oyj unveiled on Thursday four new cheap phone models, and a first bicycle charger from the world’s top cellphone maker, aiming to protect its dominant market share on emerging markets.
Nokia controls more than 50 percent of phone [...]
PC that reads minds
British scientists have developed a computer that can read human minds,a key breakthrough which they claim takes telepathy a step closer to reality. According to Eleanor Maguire of University College London and colleagues,the computer is [...]
Millionaire’s test rocket reaches orbit on 1st try
A multimillionaire’s test rocket blasted off on its maiden voyage Friday and successfully reached orbit in a dry run for NASA’s push to go commercial.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket achieved Earth orbit nine minutes into the flight [...]
