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Friday, February 18th, 2011
Yet another dual-OS phone
After the Motorola Atrix which runs both Android and a Linux based OS, ARM showcased a TI OMAP4 based phone that runs Ubuntu and Android. Todays phones have become powerful enough to as a phone as well as provide basic PCÂ functionality. This should get more PCs accessible to People, as more people today have mobile […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Gadgets and Deals,Linux by Prakash
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
50 Open Source Applications for Sci-Tech Education
This article has a nice list of 50 open source applications for science education. Open Source: Astronomy and Space Exploration 1. Celestia A perennial favorite, Celestia allows users to view the night skies from any point on earth at any time or to see how the sky would look from any point in the known universe. […]
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
Nokia: MeeNoGo?
Nokia has been losing marketshare in the last few years and has been trying a few things. In 2010 Q4, They lost the title of being the number 1 smartphone to Android. This was after having this lead for 10 years. They tied up with Intel for Meego, which is Linux based OS for smart […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Gadgets and Deals by Prakash
Friday, February 11th, 2011
Ubuntu Developer Day a huge success
We organised the Ubuntu Developer Day in Bangalore and received 350+ attendees. We had people travel all the way from Sri Lanka, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and elsewhere.. Most of the people were already Ubuntu users and I was happy to see the laptops people were using, all of them running Ubuntu. This […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
ASUS RT-N16 wireless gigabit router with DDWRT rocks
When I was looking at getting a new wireless router, I started looking at what users had to say about their experience. The first user reviews said the ASUS RT-N16 Wireless-N Gigabit Router is an excellent hardware with poor software. So it suggested to flash the firmware with DD-WRT. So I decided to get this […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Gadgets and Deals by Prakash
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Motorola defy launched in India
Motorola has finally launched the Defy in India. This is 3 months after it was launched in US by T-Mobile. Motorola is improving, some of their other phones, took 4-5 months to be launched in India. Lets hope they launch the Atrix sooner in India. Here is whats cool: Waterproof, scratchproof, dust proof. Should I […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Gadgets and Deals by Prakash
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Creating your own books in Wikipedia
I went for a wikipedia meetup in Mumbai and learned a new way to create your own books. You can pick various articles on Wikipedia and create your own book. Very impressive I must say. On Wikipedia:Bookshelf you will find all the books thats created. Â Go to Wikibooks to create your own book, just like […]
1 Comment » - Posted in General by Prakash
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Google Nexus S
A cool looking phone from Google. Bbuilt by Samsung, hence the similarity to Samsung Galsxy S. Here is what I like: Android 2.3 (first and currently the only phone to have this) 16GB Internal Memory 4″ Display 1 GHZ Processor Here is what I don’t like: No expandable memory slot, Whith 16 GB built in, […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Gadgets and Deals by Prakash
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
HTML 5 coming soon to a browser near you
The HTML 5 standard is looking promising. Currently Crome and Opera has very good support, Firefox has some support for HTML5, Firefox 4 will have complete support. Most of the browsers will be fully supporting it in the next 6-12 months. HTML 5 will offer many features which today requires additional plugins like Flash. Here are […]
2 Comments » - Posted in General by Prakash
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Its the Motorola’s Atrix 4G vs iPhone 4
Motorola has managed to come up with a very good concept. Its essentially a very powerful phone, which can be converted into a PC or a netbook. This will provide a serious competition to the iPhone4 and also provide a single device which can double up as a PC or a netbook. It has two […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Gadgets and Deals by Prakash
Friday, January 7th, 2011
ARM processors have a lead over x86
ARM which is already leading in Smart phones, is now gaining popular on Tablets. With Microsoft also announcing today at CES that Windows will run on ARM chips and with Google’s Android Linux, Apple’s iOS, and Canonical’s Ubuntu already on the low-powered processors, that’s a big portion of modern computing. Throw in Red Hat Enterprise […]
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
40 percent of new users are choosing Android
More than 40% of U.S. customers who purchased smartphones over the last six months have chosen Android-based phones. Apple is still leading with 28.6 percent, followed by RIM (Blackberry) at 26.1 percent and Andorid at 25. percent. With the current growth, it won’t be long before Andorid becomes number 1. Read the complete report.
1 Comment » - Posted in Gadgets and Deals,Linux by Prakash
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
Universal Mobile chargers are coming
Thanks to the efforts of the European Commission: Apple, Motorola, Nokia, Blackberry and Samsung will release phones with standard microUSB chargers. This will make it easy for customers as one charger can charge all their phones, will reduce the e-waste and bring standardisation. If you are in the market for a new phone, ensure that […]
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Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Bringing internet to the difficult terrains
AirJaldi is an organisation which has pioneered the art of creating mesh WiFi networks. They have managed to reach Internet to the hills in Dharamshala, where connectivity is a challenge. Here is a full writeup about them. Some interesting quotes 🙂 The open-source community has also dabbled extensively in it, creating a suite of free software. Most […]
No Comments » - Posted in India by Prakash
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Good news for Homeopathy
Six months after the British Medical Association rubbished homeopathy as witchcraft with no scientific basis, IIT scientists have said the sweet white pills work on the principle of nanotechnology. Read more: IIT-B team shows how homeopathy works – The Times of India This is good news for people practicing Homeopathy. Many Homepaths just give medicines without telling you […]
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Changing default application/open with Gnome/Ubuntu
I accidently set my default application for PDF to OpenOffice, it was a royal pain, you know where..:) After googling, I came across many articles which explained how to setup a default application, but none of them explained how to change it. Here is a simple way to change it. You may already know this, […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Sunday, December 5th, 2010
London Stock Exchange smashes world record trade speed with Linux
The London Stock Exchange has said its new Linux-based system is delivering world record networking speed, with 126 microsecond trading times. The 126 microsecond speed is “twice as fast†as its main international competitors, the London Stock Exchange said. BATS Europe and Chi-X, two dedicated electronic rivals to the LSE, are reported to have an […]
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Friday, December 3rd, 2010
What Indian insurance companies don’t know about the Internet
In the recent past many of the Indian insurance companies have launched websites that offer term insurance at very lost costs. They are able to offer low costs, as they have bypassed the insurance agents as you purchase them online. What they don’t realise that the agents do all the running around for the customer […]
6 Comments » - Posted in General,India by Prakash
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Nginx gives Apache a run for its web requests
Nginx (pronounced as engine-X) is beating Apache as a web server in terms of performance. Its being used by WordPress, Hulu and SourceForge. As per recent Netcraft survey, its already the number 3 web server after Apache and Microsoft with 6.62 percent marketshare. In a test carried out by Linux Journal, Nginx beat Apache by […]
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Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Exclusive Interview: Ubuntu Is The Number 1 Desktop OS
My Interview in Muktware.com. Ubuntu, the Canonical-sponsored operating system is gaining new grounds – in both enterprise and consumer segments. The Company now has new challenges — the challenges which develop as a company grows. We talked to Prakash Advani, Partner Manager – Central Asia at Canonical, to understand how Canonical is preparing Ubuntu for […]
