300GB Optical Disk!!
Yes, as per this news article on vnunet.com, a computer disk the size of DVD but having the capacity to hold about 60 times more data than a conventional DVD-RW, being developed by InPhase Technologies, will be available in market by 2006.
The discs having a diameter of 13cm and & thickness just a shade more [...]
Another Online Hindi Typing Tool
Sometime back I posted about an online Hindi Keyboard that lets you type in Hindi in unicode. But you needed your mouse to use that keyboard to type in Hindi. Another tool that I came across a few days back is Hindini. Now the benefit of this tool is that you can use your keyboard [...]
Wordpress 2 Fast Approaching !
Wordpress, the popular blogging software is fast approaching the release of Version 2.0 (originally 1.6). Apart for featuring several changes to it’s core, it also features a brand new, easier to use UI (User Interface). The Milestone Tracker is fast approaching completion and is currently at 95 % completion but that figure can go up [...]
Mandriva Linux 2006 Released
Mandriva (formerly Mandrake) released the 2006 version of their popular Linux distribution - Mandriva Linux 2006 on 22nd November. The distro can now be downloaded from the Mandriva download page. Key features of the operating system include:
Linux kernel 2.6.12-12mdk
KDE 3.4
Kat desktop search tool
OpenOffice 2.0
Interactive firewall
Official support for Intel’s Centrino mobile technology
Full integration of Skype
Auto-installation server
Smart [...]
Xbox burnt down house!!
A couple has sued Microsoft in a Texas, USA court claiming that a faulty power cord in their Xbox, which they bought in May 2003, caused an electrical fire in their house on 24th January 2005, consumed their residence causing susbstantial damage to their property & made their house un-usable!! :boxed:
The news story at the [...]
A 100MP snapshot!!
How cool would be a 100 megapixel per square inch photograph? Yes, you read it right, 100MP!! It would look quite a bit for those of us with our meagre 2MP or 4-5MP cameras but wait before you throw your cameras to lay your hands on this one!! This is not your ordinary digital [...]
Xbox 360 riding on losses!!
The brand new gaming console from Microsoft, the Xbox 360, is incurring them a loss of about $150 per premium unit sold, reports c|net. The research firm iSuppli stripped down a premium version unit to analyse the manufacturing & testing costs of the gaming console and estimated it at $552.27 per unit, as against its [...]
The End of GameCube??
Is GameCube nearing the end of its life? Well, Nintendo is thinking like that as the sales & profits from the japanese Gaming Console are dipping in the icy waters!! As per this story on c|net, Nintendo is expected to declare a decline for the full year in the GameCube & software sales. And things [...]
WordPress.com opened for Public!!
Blogs on WordPress.com, the hosted service by WordPress running on the multi-blog version called WordPress MU, were available via invitation only until now. But on November 21st 2005(as I noticed), the invite only barrier was lifted & it was opened for public registration!! :shh:
WordPress.com is a hosted blog service like Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, which allows [...]
Get free Hotmail for your Domain
Have a domain that’s going waste without a host ? Now, you can at least get email on it, for free ! Microsoft has launched Windows Live Custom Domains which allows you to create 20 email addresses, each of 250 MB storage that you can access from hotmail. There are a couple of catches here, [...]