Indian ministers really needs to take some lessons on technology terminologies. The $10 laptop which was being touted all these days turns out to be a storage device. Yes, a freakin’ storage device. The laptop device unveiled yesterday is 10-inches long and 5-inches wide with the total cost pegged at around $30 but is […]
Archives for February 2009
Motorola CEO: Microsoft Windows Mobile 7 coming in 2010
Motorola really can’t keep mum. First they spill out about Windows Mobile 6.5 hitting in 2009 and now Sanjay Jha confirms what most of us were waiting to hear from Microsoft’s mouth. In an earnings call, Jha said that Windows Mobile 7 will be coming out in 2010 and this year they’ll be concentrating […]
Microsoft has confirmed different SKUs for Windows 7
The dreaded nightmare for many has turned out to be true. Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will be available in different flavors, so as to target different audiences. In all, there will be 6 variants – Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic (for emerging markets), Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, […]
$10 laptop unveiled, still no pics available
Despite a ‘huge gathering’ at the campus of Sri Venkateshwara University Tirupati, we are still left with the pictures of the world’s cheapest laptop. Anyways, the Union Minister for HRD, Arjun Singh today revealed the laptop which was jointly developed by the University Grants Commission, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and the Indian Institute […]
Toshiba TG01 will be the first Snapdragon powered device
We have seen Qualcomm trying to show the capabilities of its Snapdragon platform and now we’ll see the first device powered by Qualcomm’s system-on-chip (SoC) at the upcoming MWC. Made by Toshiba, the TG01 definitely looks to possess beauty with brains. The 9.9mm thin handset boasts Toshiba’s custom made 3D UI layer which will […]
50M BPL families might get free phones
If the recent proposal from the Indian Cellular Association (ICA) to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is approved, 50M below the poverty line (BPL) families could receive a free phone along with a cellular connection. The initiative put forth by the ICA which includes members like Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson is pretty interesting […]
Seagate announces 2TB Constellation HDDs
Seagate has also joined the league of 2TB drive producers with the announcement of Constellation ES drives. The 2TB 3.5-inch Constellation ES HDD boasts speed, storage and enterprise level security. Seagate is touting that this drive is the only one to run at 7200-rpm carrying such huge storage capacity. There’s also an optional self-encrypting […]
Japanese company develops scanner to evaluate smiles
Japanese company, Omron has created a smile scanner that could rate a smile on the basis of percentage, in real-time. The device takes factors like shape of eyes, mouth, facial wrinkles into account to arrive at the desired result. Omron says this scanner can be a boon to the trainees seeking a career in […]
Mobile phone battery explosion kills a man
Sadly, this isn’t the first time we are hearing an incident like this. A guy working at a Lenovo shop in Guangzhou, China was recently killed after his mobile phone battery exploded. The phone was placed in his shirt pocket and the sudden phone explosion injured the major artery of his neck, leaving him […]
Nokia wants to snoop employees or threatens to leave Finland
Nokia’s biggest concern is its trade secrets and it looks like they are trying every ploy to protect it. According to a Finnish newspaper, Nokia is trying to approve a snooping law on employees, also referred to Lex Nokia and has threatened the government to leave the country if it is unapproved. As a […]