Sony Ships World's Fastest 18X DVD±R WriterAugust 30th, 2006 Sony released DVR writer named AWG170A (they need to fire their naming department), touted as world's fastest, with a blazing 18x speed for burning single layer disks. It would write your 16x discs too at the higher speed.
World's smallest refrigerator (at 25 X 15 micrometers)April 28th, 2005 Scientists have developed the world’s tiniest refrigerator – and it’s pretty cold too. Even smaller than a college dorm fridge, the microchip sized fridge can cool objects down to -459 degrees Fahrenheit.
Alternative Flag Images for Angsuman's Translator Plugin ProJanuary 23rd, 2007 One of the frequent requests with Angsuman's Translator Plugin Pro software is for alternative flag images for display. We have addressed this demand in two ways.
Google Acquired YouTube For $1.65 BillionOctober 9th, 2006 Google Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock exchange. Both companies have approved the deal, which should officially close in the fourth quarter.
Fujitsu Announces Bendable Color E-PaperJuly 19th, 2005 And if that’s not enough, it is brighter than LCDs. This could radically change publishing and art worlds.
IBM Breakthrough in Photonic Chip; Slows Light 300 TimesNovember 4th, 2005 IBM claims a major breakthrough in the quest developing photon based computers instead of todays electron based silicon chips. In its Silicon Wave Guide chip it claims to have managed to slow down light to 1/300 of its normal speed of 186, 000 miles per second.
BSNL provides affordable broadband in Himachal villagesSeptember 25th, 2009 SHIMLA - Telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched cheap broadband connectivity to the internet in Himachal Pradesh for faster penetration of information technology in rural and remote areas, an official said here Saturday. "Under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), BSNL has launched broadband connectivity in rural and tribal areas of the hill state at a subsidised tariff," a BSNL spokesperson said.
MTNL expands 3G footprint in Delhi, goes pre-paidJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd (MTNL) Tuesday launched its third-generation (3G) telephony services in the national capital and Gurgaon as part of its second phase of expansion in this area. The state-run company also extended the 3G services to the pre-paid subscriber segment.
World's First P2P DVR and Distributed DVRJanuary 29th, 2007 NDS, the company behind DirecTV PVR, came up with two very innovative products. The Distributed DVR from NDS allows users to use hard drives from anywhere on a home network instead of being restricted to a hard drive on a single PVR.
Python: A recipe for cryptic code?April 13th, 2005 I have heard that Python is a great programming language which is so much superior to everything around etc. The following code in python is touted as the world's smallest p2p client & server.
Ubuntu Linux to Support Sparc Based Sun Niagara ServersMay 30th, 2006 Sun Microsystems is getting support for its Sparc-based Niagara servers from Canonical, the Linux distributor of Ubuntu, the companies said on Tuesday. The free Debian-based Ubuntu distribution of Linux, launched in 2004 by South African dot-com billionaire Mark Shuttleworth, has already attracted millions of individual desktop users.
Review: TrackStick II - GPS Tracker Integrated With Google MapsJuly 9th, 2007 Trackstick II Personal Tracker is a small GPS tracker which records its own location, time, date, speed, heading and altitude at preset intervals. It comes with 1MB Flash memory and downloads the data through USB port.
Wipro to open development centre in AustraliaSeptember 30th, 2009 BANGALORE - Global software major Wipro Ltd will boost its presence in Australia by opening a 150-seat software development centre at Melbourne this December, the IT bellwether said Wednesday. Announcing the decision on the occasion of Victoria premier John Brumbys visit to the companys corporate headquarters in this tech hub, Wipro chairman Azim Premji said the Victorian operations would strengthen the companys Australia delivery capabilities and boost its presence in the country.
Facebook is world's fourth most trafficked websiteAugust 5th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Social networking website Facebook continues its rapid rise and has already become the fourth most trafficked website in the world, technology blog TechCrunch has reported. In June this year, Facebook attracted a total of 340 million unique visitors globally, trailing only Google, Microsoft and Yahoo sites, the report said, citing latest results from market research firm comScore.
BSNL DataOne - World's Crappiest Broadband ServiceApril 8th, 2006 BSNL DataOne is undoubtedly the world's worst broadband service, and I have seen many. The service is erratic.
Plextor launched what it claims as the world's smallest DVD writer, a slim external unit aimed at notebook users. It weighs 250g, 1.6cm high and barely bigger than a CD.
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