Samsung has said that it will start to ship ‘bendy screened’ gadgets in the first half of 2012 – with the first ‘flexible’ gizmos on the market certain to be mobile phones. At technology shows, the Korean company has also demonstrated flexible screens just 0.3mm thick. But its latest video demo shows off truly out-there [...]
Archive for December 7, 2011
Technology… or magic? Samsung shows off video of transparent, flexible screen – with 3D so real it looks like you can touch it 16 comments
Is this an alien spacecraft parked next to Mercury? Giant object the size of a planet has astronomers baffled 3 comments
A gigantic object the size of a planet has appeared on astronomers screens lurking near Mercury, with UFO hunters around the world wondering whether it’s an alien ship. The object appears from nowhere in a sequence of images of a coronal ejection from the Sun, taken by a Nasa telescope. As the flare races past [...]
Five reasons why India can’t censor the Internet 215 comments
In just 24 hours, in the Facebook alumni group of St Stephen’s College, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal’s ratings crashed faster than that of US President Barack Obama or what former telecom minister A. Raja, now in judicial custody over second generation (2G) spectrum case, ever had. In a survey to pick star alumni for a [...]
5 Big Trends of Education in 2012 232 comments
The field of education is evolving every day and it is coming up with new trends to enhance the quality of education and student quality. Many career alternatives, which were not regarded to be important earlier, are now among the sought after career options for the students. Though the demand for traditional courses such as [...]
Suicides @ Workplace on Rise in India ? 220 comments
A suicidal attempt is a clear indication that something is seriously wrong in a person’s life. Most of the people who commit suicide have a mental or emotional disorder. The most common underlying disorder is depression, 30 to 70 percent of suicide victims suffer from major depression or bipolar disorder. At present, competition has taken [...]
Does Education Kill Innovation ? Why are Three Pillars of Modern Day Computers – Steve Jobs ,Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg were all dropouts? 3 comments
It isn’t likely, despite the attention on tech founders such as Mark Zuckerberg. The data show that those who graduate have a much higher likelihood of making it “Want to be an entrepreneur? Drop out of college,” Caterina Fake identified a number of successful tech founders who had quit school. The co-founder of Flickr (YHOO) [...]
Gag Order on Social Media ? India Heading China Way to Play Big Brother by Screening Contents? 218 comments
Kapil Sibal: Not censorship, but check on online content Communications minister Kapil Sibal said that the government would take steps to screen and eliminate “objectionable” content on social networking sites after platforms like Facebook, during a meeting with the minister, declined to remove offensive content. “Religious sentiments of many communities and of any reasonable person [...]
