The first problem I have discovered after upgrading to Windows 7 (32 bit Ultimate ) is with the simplest of software’s – Google Talk. Google Talk has crashed 4-5 times in last few days and I have reinstalled it three times, finally dumping the stable version of Google Talk and installing the Google Talk Labs [...]
Read the Full Story hereWindows Browser Ballot System – A total waste of time
EU is pushing Microsoft to provide a browser ballot in the Windows versions shipped in European Union countries.Well it is definitely not going to help the consumer/ end user. The argument from EU and Microsoft’s rivals is that since windows comes pre-installed with Internet Explorer, the users are not given equal opportunity for [...]
Read the Full Story hereSamsung Corby S3653 Full Touch Screen Phone review
Sporting a 2.8 inch capacitive touch screen, Samsung Corby definitely makes a strong statement in the Mobile market. With no real competition in the low end Touch Screen scenario, Samsung tries to strengthen its hold in the sub Rs 10,000 / $240 Touch screen market. After good success with Samsung STAR and STAR 3G, this phone is expected to consolidate its hold.
Read the Full Story hereTCS gives its employees a Diwali surprise – 1.5 times the VA (Diwali Bonus ?)
TCS has been in the news for All bad reasons recently, for a change today the TCS Management has announced 50% increase in VA Quarterly component for the just concluded quarter. This is applicable only for this quarter and not future VA components.
Most of the employees are expected to receive the increased VA in october [...]
TCS posts better than expected Q2 results
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) beat the market outlook by posting decent Q2 numbers following in Infosys path.
The net profit was at Rs 1,640 crore vs Rs 1,533 crore QoQ (Quarter-on-Quarter). The results are up 3.2% QoQ and 6.9% YoY.
TCS is expected to announce Full VA for its employees for the Q2 this month.
The positive results is [...]
Wi-fi direct to let your laptops Talk and Play
Most of the Wi-Fi users would have wondered atleast once why they are not able to connect their wi-fi enabled laptops and transfer files with their friend’s laptops. It is after all natural to expect a Bluetooth/LAN kind of functionality from WiFi devices.
This soon might become possible as Wi-Fi alliance is pushing for Wi-Fi direct [...]
HP launches ultra cheap CQ61 Laptop for $399 / Rs 20000
HP launched a new ultra cheap laptop from its Compaq saddle the new Compaq CQ61 with a decent specifications for your day to day activities. The CQ61 has a AMD Semptron M100 2GHz processor , 2GB DDR2 RAM , 160GB Hard disk, ATI Radean 4200 Graphics card (64MB) and even a DVD burner.
The laptop is [...]
Will Netbeans and Glassfish survive the Sun-Oracle merger ?
Well the Sun-Oracle merger throws more questions than answers everyday, though Oracle’s intention on Java cannot be doubted, on the other hand the fate of Netbeans and GlassFish is uncertain. Oracle also own WebLogic server and is more popular than Glass Fish and in all probability development on GlassFish might end in the near future.
But [...]
IBM facing Anti-Trust case for its Monopoly over Mainframes
IBM is facing an investigation from Depatment of Justice (US) for its competition killing practices in Mainframe space. Earlier IBM used to license its Mainframe software to be run on Non IBM hardware, but sometime back IBM withdrew such offers and now completely dominates the hardware segment of Mainframes.
Also one more claim is that since [...]
US Internet Provider Comcast to warn users of Virus in their PC
Comcast, one of dominant US Cable Internet Providers is testing a new way of Virus Warning. When the ISP finds out that a computer is part of botnet/virus activity, Comcast will send popup messages to the user’s browser with a message about the presence of the Virus. The users will be provided a link to [...]
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