Apple has always been the king of hype. It’s no myth that the iPod [http://www.apple.com/ipod] is the best example of a well-marketed product. But when Apple announced a phone device a few months ago, capable of multimedia and Internet, it was seen with as much…
Blogging has emerged from simply being personal journals to a key business news and knowledge management tool today. It’s no surprise that so many companies and Internet services use blogs to keep their users/customers informed. Bloggers are changing the way news and information travel across the globe. Relatively,…
What if electricty could be transmitted wirelessly? Researchers from MIT have developed a wireless energy transfer technology [http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/some-shocking-news-about-wireless-electricity/2007/06/08/1181089277018.html] that could ensure wireless devices are always charged up and ready to go. The concept behind the technology is simple…
The elusive Apple iPhone [http://www.apple.com/iphone/] will hit US retail stores within a month, but manufacturing contracts have already been signed for iPhone 2. Its reported that a Taiwanese manufacturer, Quanta, had secured contracts to start producing the iPhone’s successor from September. Quanta – the world’s…
When Intel asked designers to build a better laptop, its instructions were simple. The machine has to be fashionable, able to connect to all manner of wireless networks, and full of the latest, fastest computing capabilities. The result, code-named Intel mobile Metro notebook, is less than 0.7 inches thick…
As I’ve been using a Palm Treo for a couple of months now, I thought it would be worthwhile to post this comparison between Apple iPhone vs. Palm Treo 700p [http://www.ocia.net/articles/iphone700p/page2.shtml].…
The Indian Human Resources Ministry is seriously attempting to manufacture laptops at almost half the price of the cheapest mobile – for $10 or just Rs 420. If the target is achieved, it plans to churn out close to a million laptops, catering to e-governance initiatives and school children. In terms…
New inkjet printer technology that analysts believe will revolutionize the imaging industry was unveiled this week. The new printer based on a “memjet technology” will print 5 to 10 times faster than competing products, and it will cost around $200 (HP’s closest competitor model costs $16,000). The demo…