Next version of Windows

Vista’s [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/default.mspx] successor, earlier codenamed “Vienna [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=windows+vienna]“, now known as “7”, due out within three years [http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-6197943.html].…

WiFi Hotspots

PC World gathers a list of WiFi hotspots (some free) located in India [http://pcworld.jiwire.com/hot-spot-directory-browse-by-state.htm?provider_id=0&country_id=101] (Delhi [http://pcworld.jiwire.com/browse-hotspot-india-in-delhi--1000008.htm]) and Australia [http://pcworld.jiwire.com/hot-spot-directory-browse-by-state.htm?provider_id=0&country_id=16] (Melbourne CBD…

10 ways to improve your life

Many of our problems come from within our own minds. They aren’t caused by events, bad luck, or other people. We cause them through our own poor mental habits. Here are 10 habits [http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-virtually-instant-ways-to-improve-your-life.html] you should set aside right away to free…

Perfect happiness requires perfect ignorance

The furor behind SiCKO [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386032/], Michael Moore’s documentary on the US health-care system, has resulted in a debate between Moore and CNN [http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/15/moore.gupta/index.html]. Moore’s documentary compares the highly profitable American health…

Web 3.0, the final frontier?

Let’s take a quick tour. The first-generation web, Web 1.0 (prior to 1998), with its text-only web pages, centered around the “web browser” (application host). Web 2.0 (2002-2007) is centered around interaction (application dynamics and logic). The Web 2.0 trend is bloated with API’s, mashups,…

Google or Yahoo may acquire Rediff

Internet giants Google and Yahoo are eyeing Rediff.com [http://rediff.com], which runs one of India’s most popular Internet portals, for a possible acquisition. Some think that Rediff’s share price is too high for an acquisition, but then we’ll just have to wait and watch. Source:…

10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2008

We are already half-way through this year, and while there’s nothing interesting on the telly lately, I thought I’d look up what’s cooking in hollywood. Thank goodness we have these films to look forward to. So here are the 10 most anticipated movies to come in 2008:…

"Cloverfield" has gone viral

As it turns out, the upcoming movie “Cloverfield” or “1-18-08” (website [http://www.1-18-08.com/] / IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/]) as its formally being called, is creating a lot of buzz on the Internet. It all started through a mysterious trailer [http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/…