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Currently in Paris, working as a Research Engineer at Telecom ParisTech.
Some people, many among my colleagues have a misconception related to interdependency of tweeting and social networking. How social is a Netizen if he just owns a Twitter account and rarely tweets? There have been many speculations related to Twitter, Some call it as a Super Glue that will Gel up the Internet of Things. Some say its just a hype and will be outdated soon.
If we follow recent [...]
Nature documentaries are back in vogue again. Ever since March of the Penguins made $127 million back in 2005 and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, we've been seeing a lot of similar attempts to bring lavish landscapes and cute creatures to the big screen with varying success. Then Oprah re-ignited the craze by plugging the Planet Earth series on her show, and now Disney has launched Disneynature, a [...]
"Don't be evil" is the informal corporate motto (or slogan) of Google, originally suggested by Google employees Paul Buchheit and Amit Patel at a meeting. Buchheit, the creator of Gmail, said he "wanted something that, once you put it in there, would be hard to take out," adding that the slogan was "also a bit of a jab at a lot of the other companies, especially our competitors, who at the time, in our opinion, were [...]
Cisco’s announcement of its newest advancement, the Cisco® CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS) has pushed the envelope for next generation networks and Internet Architechture. According to John Chambers, CEO of Cisco, the new CRS 3 will set the ground for the next-generation Internet and speed up the pace for the astonishing growth of video transmission, mobile devices and new online services through this decade and beyond.
With Juniper giving a neck [...]
According to a poll carried out for the BBC indicated on Monday, more than three-quarters of people across the world believe access to the Internet is a fundamental right. The poll, which questioned more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries, suggested strong support globally for access to the web.
The findings come as efforts are stepped up across the world to increase net access, with the United Nations leading a [...]
I just wish I am not hearing similar announcements when I am actually travelling. [...]
The commentary on social media during the Academy Awards broadcast was often more entertaining than the show itself. Here are 10 of the funniest Oscar tweets. Think of them as notes from the peanut gallery.
-"Shhhh. I'm live tweeting from directly under Sandra Bullocks chair." - Rainn Wilson (rainnwilson), actor.
-"Charlize Theron would like to thank R. Crumb and my 16-year-old id for designing her outfit tonight." - David Itzkoff [...]
As you might be following our postings on CeBIT 2010 which concluded last week in Germany. The fair, this year, took place against a tricky backdrop for Germany's high-tech sector which is just about recuperating from a crisis-hit 2009 and warily eyes better days ahead.
“Connected Worlds” was the theme of the fair and German companies, among other global corporations, outstandingly displayed their inventions and innovations in the field of [...]
Earlier this month, Opera Software released Opera 10.50, the fastest Web browser thus-far produced for Windows computers. Opera 10.50 also includes a sleek and refined new design, as well as private browsing, where Opera hides all traces of sites you visit. Opera 10.50 is available completely free from www.opera.com. [...]
