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Skype adds Video to Net Calls

Fri, 02/12/2005 - 09:19 by MT Bureau

Beta version of Skype 2.0 is out and it lets you do much more than having a voice conversation over the net with inbuilt video calling and other enhanced features.

Sun Unveils UltraSPARC T1

Tue, 15/11/2005 - 07:47 by MT Bureau

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Sunday announced its latest microprocessor, UltraSparc T1, codenamed Niagra, touted to be more powerful than its predecessors and uses lesser energy.

One More Thing - An Amazing Play starring Steve Jobs

Fri, 14/10/2005 - 04:25 by MT Bureau

Curtains went up to a roar of applause yesterday when Steve Jobs came on stage to enact a ‘play’ which left hundreds wanting for more. It was a great play with 3 Acts, a Bonus Act and of course an Encore. And the theme of the play was to integrate lifestyle and technology into products that offer amazing ease of use and unveiling them for the first time to public. Overall Fantastic!

China heads for the second piloted space mission

Wed, 12/10/2005 - 07:19 by MT Bureau

In October 2003, China became the third country to have independent means to propel people into orbit and made astronaut Yang Liwei to become the first person of his nation to travel into Earth orbit. In October 2005, China is all set to send its second piloted mission, Shenzhou 6, which will expand the flight parameters of the solo Shenzhou 5 mission. The near-at-hand space trek will reportedly be longer. Also, the crew will enter into the craft’s orbital module—a segment attached to the reentry portion of the vehicle. They will live and work for several days within the orbital module.

Intel unleashes Dual Core Xeon Processor

Tue, 11/10/2005 - 08:56 by MT Bureau

Intel Corp. has launched its first dual core chips Monday, for running high end servers. The move comes almost six months after AMD announced its Opteron range of dual core processors.

Robot Race: And the winner is…..

Mon, 10/10/2005 - 02:35 by MT Bureau

Some of them swerved, lurched and acted like drunken drivers, but robots made transportation history on Saturday when they completed a tough 150-mile race through the Mojave Desert. The Stanford Racing Team’s self-driving Volkswagen Touareg, named Stanley, was the first to cross the finish line in yesterday’s Grand Challenge robotic race across the rugged terrain. The driverless cars were guided only by laser sensors and onboard computers. Using global positioning satellites and inertial navigation, the vehicles were programmed to follow a pre-defined course disclosed only hours before the race.

Samsung Unveils 16Gigabit Flash Memory, Claims to replace HDD

Mon, 12/09/2005 - 13:29 by MT Bureau

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has unveiled a high density NAND flash memory capable of storing 16Gigabit or the equivalent of 2GB of data.

Google Talk, A big leap towards dominating net?

Wed, 24/08/2005 - 17:04 by MT Bureau

In a bid to become indispensible to the Internet surfers, Google is launching a new service today that will let people send instant messages and make telephone calls throught their computers.

Macs Get Mighty Mouse

Wed, 03/08/2005 - 15:39 by MT Bureau

Apple on Tuesday unveiled its first multiple button mouse, including four sensors and a tiny scroll ball for 360 degree scrolling. The "Mighty Mouse" as the company calls it looks very similar to the single button model Macs are used to.

Hackers take "Advantage" of Microsoft Anti-Piracy Program

Tue, 02/08/2005 - 16:40 by MT Bureau

Microsoft has confirmed that hackers managed to bypass a process it had implemented several days ago to ensure that users of Microsoft’s update services possessed legitimate copies of Windows before they could download updates and content from those services.

Microsoft Puts Anti-Piracy Drive into Top Gear

Wed, 27/07/2005 - 17:30 by MT Bureau

In an effort to curtail piracy of its products worldwide, Microsoft Corp. has expanded its Windows Genuine Advantage Program making it mandatory for users to verify their copies of software before being eligible to download updates from Microsoft Download Centre.

Microsoft to buy Corporate Messaging Specialist FrontBridge

Fri, 22/07/2005 - 15:28 by MT Bureau

The software giant, Microsoft on Wednesday announced its plans to take over FrontBridge Technologies Inc., a corporate messaging specialist.