Posted on September 21st, 2008 by dhirender
Currently conducting pilot projects in Hyderabad and Delhi, Google hopes to hook the millions of cellular phone subscribers in India who do not use data or SMS-based services with its voice-based search says Business Standard. The service is similar to that offered by JustDial, another voice-based search engine which claims its phone search offering is [...]
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Posted on August 15th, 2008 by dhirender
Looks like The Google Andriod phone might just become a reality by as early as October according to the New York Times, and would be made by HTC. Apparently, the phone would have a touch screen like the iPhone, but would also include a screen which slides out to expose a full five-row keyboard (if [...]
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Posted on July 21st, 2008 by dhirender
In 2000, on an average, software constituted about 2% of the overall cost of a car. By 2010, it’s estimated that it will rise to 30%. Moreover, over the next two years, it is estimated that the market for such software will rise to 35 billion euros. KPIT Cummins, for instance, derives about 25 per [...]
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Posted on June 11th, 2008 by dhirender
The days of programming being the domain of the tech savvy is coming to an end, or so would Iceberg have us believe. As this post in ReadWriteWeb states: With Iceberg, any user can create a web application using its simple, DIY tools. And to make sure everyone has a chance to learn how to [...]
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Posted on June 10th, 2008 by dhirender
Following the debate on the virtual frog dissection software, comes 3-D Indiana, a software developed by Dr Jerome Kalister, a medical graduate in Kerala which aims to replace human cadavers in surgical studies. “The software has more advantage than cadavers and will be a dominant feature in medical colleges in future. The important thing is [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by dhirender
“Today, only about 7% of mobile subscribers (cell and data) watch video on their phones,” says Forrester Research’s Charles Golvin. But the industry is poised for major growth: Mobile video revenues at domestic carriers jumped to $308 million in the last three months of 2007 from $112 million in the same period a year earlier, [...]
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