Mobile batteries suck and lag behind mobile technology.
Those numbers wont be possible unless we come up with some novel technology for providing power to those little post-pc (sic) devices
I don't know about the rest of you, but CNN is getting a bad rap for toeing the official US line.
a part of BBC's increase in traffic can be seen as the rise of anti-US sentiment
One of the nerdiest things we did way back in 1984.
The funny thing was there were twenty of us and just a single game pack (common indian problem..), so we improvised: Three rival factions evolved each with their own games, tables, die etc. Can't be too accurate here, but I think they were named Monsters and Mazes, Commandos and Cxxxx et
And oh by the way we were around 9/10 yrs old then
I'm not sure if everyone knows the core of the linux vs MS war in India.
The article might give us the impression that Linux is big in India. Reality check - it's not. You find MS is practically every business and most aspects of academia, save some progressive CS departments.
How is that possible with the high license fees? Well, the truth is that India doesn't *pay* for MS. There's no official number but far more than half of the MS installs are pirated.
Result - MS seems to be implicitly supporting this piracy. It's a smart move because while they lose out on sales, they get 10% of the global software workforce on their side!
since it gave up looking towards India as a market. The real value of India to MS is its developers. India holds 10% of the worldwide software force.
That's the reason why you can still go to the streets and pick up any software for $2. If MS clamps down on that, Linux gets the boost.
Anyone with some UI experience in touch screen will tell you that a Web sites are not designed for touch control!
security and data/bandwidth compression allowing, this looks like a nofty tool to me.
urban planning and online groceries
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Having lived in India, Europe and in the US (NYC and in the suburbs), I'd like to add that the plan of the area you live in can decide on the success of online grocery services there.
In most traditional town spaces - e.g Amsterdam, East village in nyc, Berlin etc, the grocery supermarket just doesnt exist. For one, there is no parking space. And with the concentrated population in those parts, scattered grocery stores (usually specialty stores) do the work. Within a walking distance, one can access a wide variety of such stores and therefore get your groceries done.
For that reason, the Americn version of the superstore doesnt necessarily do well in other countries.
Compare this with the US - especially suburbian setups - where distances are large, supermarkets have ample parking space with standardised products. Online groceries make sense here.
After all, who would want to drive down for 20 minutes, park, shop, stand in the checkout line just for a pck of cigarettes!
Sounds like yet another PR job - the article speaks of nothing that is really new.
Just shows whether you're an academic struggling for funding or a technocrat, the battle's about the benjamins..
How many of these have we seen? C'mon let's get real.
Frankly this looks a pretty desperate attempt and extending their sales.
I hope the chaps at Dell realise that PDAa is a different fish: PC is a computer - PDA is a consumer electronics.
Big Difference, dude!
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Mobile batteries suck and lag behind mobile technology. Those numbers wont be possible unless we come up with some novel technology for providing power to those little post-pc (sic) devices
I don't know about the rest of you, but CNN is getting a bad rap for toeing the official US line. a part of BBC's increase in traffic can be seen as the rise of anti-US sentiment
The funny thing was there were twenty of us and just a single game pack (common indian problem..), so we improvised: Three rival factions evolved each with their own games, tables, die etc. Can't be too accurate here, but I think they were named Monsters and Mazes, Commandos and Cxxxx et
And oh by the way we were around 9/10 yrs old then
I'm not sure if everyone knows the core of the linux vs MS war in India. The article might give us the impression that Linux is big in India. Reality check - it's not. You find MS is practically every business and most aspects of academia, save some progressive CS departments. How is that possible with the high license fees? Well, the truth is that India doesn't *pay* for MS. There's no official number but far more than half of the MS installs are pirated. Result - MS seems to be implicitly supporting this piracy. It's a smart move because while they lose out on sales, they get 10% of the global software workforce on their side!
Are we calling for a return to Lynx? Or should we grow up and learn to live peacefully?
since it gave up looking towards India as a market. The real value of India to MS is its developers. India holds 10% of the worldwide software force. That's the reason why you can still go to the streets and pick up any software for $2. If MS clamps down on that, Linux gets the boost.
This is a bit offtopic but: With the enormous throughput of programmers from India, isn't it scary that India has sold itself to MS??
Anyone with some UI experience in touch screen will tell you that a Web sites are not designed for touch control! security and data/bandwidth compression allowing, this looks like a nofty tool to me.
Having lived in India, Europe and in the US (NYC and in the suburbs), I'd like to add that the plan of the area you live in can decide on the success of online grocery services there. In most traditional town spaces - e.g Amsterdam, East village in nyc, Berlin etc, the grocery supermarket just doesnt exist. For one, there is no parking space. And with the concentrated population in those parts, scattered grocery stores (usually specialty stores) do the work. Within a walking distance, one can access a wide variety of such stores and therefore get your groceries done. For that reason, the Americn version of the superstore doesnt necessarily do well in other countries. Compare this with the US - especially suburbian setups - where distances are large, supermarkets have ample parking space with standardised products. Online groceries make sense here. After all, who would want to drive down for 20 minutes, park, shop, stand in the checkout line just for a pck of cigarettes!
Sounds like yet another PR job - the article speaks of nothing that is really new. Just shows whether you're an academic struggling for funding or a technocrat, the battle's about the benjamins.. How many of these have we seen? C'mon let's get real.
Here's a solution for you - take a bus!
This may be a coincidence - but am I the only one being served a Compaq iPaq web banner on this page??
Frankly this looks a pretty desperate attempt and extending their sales. I hope the chaps at Dell realise that PDAa is a different fish: PC is a computer - PDA is a consumer electronics. Big Difference, dude!
Now don't tell me they're going to use their fancy build-to-order supply chain system on this!
Dress Down Fridays are simply a marketing gimmick by Levis to sell their Dockers...
let's face it - khakis (read: Dockers) were an American phenomenon.
Americans like the *easy* slouching fashion - they invented jeans!