Latest News about General from www.thinkdigit.com http://www.thinkdigit.com Sun, 19 May 2013 12:43:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.thinkdigit.com/images/logo.jpg http://www.thinkdigit.com General News http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Bill-Gates-reclaims-title-of-the-worlds_14693.html   Bill Gates, the chairman and co-founder of Microsoft Corp. reclaims the title of the world's richest person. The 57 year old is once again the world's richest man after he regained the title from from Mexican investor Carlos Slim, as announced by Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Microsoft stocks just hit a five year high, helping Gates, who still has significant stocks in the company, regain the title for the first time since 2007. His wealth is now valued at $72.7 billion, while Slim stands at $ [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14693 editor@thinkdigit.com (Abhinav Mishra) Fri, 17 May 2013 11:50:14 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Bill-Gates-reclaims-title-of-the-worlds_14693.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Digit-celebrates-12-years_14676.html   Once a year, just like your birthday, Digit celebrates its anniversary... and obviously, it’s a big deal for all of us here. The whole team’s sleep deprived, working like hamsters, and pulling out all the stops to make this anniversary issue as memorable as ever, and give you the best package you’ve ever seen. So, before you deep dive into the nitty gritties of the June 2013 Anniversary Issue, sit back, get hold of that credit card, and pre-book this monster! Here’s wha [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14676 (Team Digit) Thu, 16 May 2013 10:58:36 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Digit-celebrates-12-years_14676.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Six-of-the-craziest-moments-in-tech_14515.html   1.John McAfee: Where do we even begin? First, a man is found dead in Belize, then he spends a night hidden in a cardboard box, then he’s in Guatamela, a photo from there finds its way to the internet. He apologizes saying the EXIF data was faked and he tampered with it; turns out he was in Guatamela and he apologizes again for apologizing about tampering with the photo. 2.Apple Maps: The maps fiasco of iOS 6 was one of the most unexpected from Apple. What it did was send the entire iW [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14515 editor@thinkdigit.com (Anirudh Regidi) Fri, 03 May 2013 12:57:19 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Six-of-the-craziest-moments-in-tech_14515.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Interview-Steve-Kaneko-Design-Director--Microsoft_14477.html   Over the past 12 months, we have seen some radical design and user experience implementations across a lot of software and hardware offerings from Microsoft, be it the completely refreshed Windows 8 UI or the Surface tablet, the focus on design is loud and clear. We spoke to Steve Kaneko, Design Director at Microsoft, seeking his insights on the design philosophy and strategy behind Microsoft products. Q) As a design director, what role do you (and your department) play in terms of consumer pro [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14477 soham.raninga@9dot9.in (Soham Raninga) Wed, 01 May 2013 12:53:20 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Interview-Steve-Kaneko-Design-Director--Microsoft_14477.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Developing-nations-struggling-to-bridge-the-new_14180.html   India is not alone in the battle to mitigate the digital divide. According to the latest Global Information Technology Report released by the World Economic Forum, a number of developing nations in the past decade have made efforts to improve Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) infrastructure, but a new 'digital divide' still exists, in terms of how countries harness ICT to deliver competitiveness and well-being. Published under the theme, Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World, [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14180 kul.bhushan@9dot9.in (Kul Bhushan) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:11:10 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Developing-nations-struggling-to-bridge-the-new_14180.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/New-inexpensive-brainwave-sensors-could-help-discard_14173.html   Researchers and students at Berkley are taking a more mental approach to security. The team has devised a technique where brain waves will be used to log in and authenticate user identities with the use of headsets with a built-in electroencephalogram (EEG). With the availability of low cost sensors, the project gained speed, something that would have been impossible with older hardware that was invasive, and expensive. The UC Berkley team used the $199 Neurosky Mindset headset that looks like [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14173 editor@thinkdigit.com (Abhinav Mishra) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:02:26 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/New-inexpensive-brainwave-sensors-could-help-discard_14173.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/ORIGOSafe-A-new-system-that-helps-prevent_13940.html   Texting and driving together is dangerous. But, many of us are tempted to do that despite knowing the grave consequences. Well, there is no more need to risk your and others lives, as a company in the U.S. have come up with a system that will prevent people from texting while driving. Before starting the car, driver needs to insert his/her smartphone in the system called ORIGOSafe. As a user drives the car, the device charges the phone, and only allows making and receiving phone calls via Bluet [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13940 kul.bhushan@9dot9.in (Kul Bhushan) Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:21:48 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/ORIGOSafe-A-new-system-that-helps-prevent_13940.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Researchers-develop-glove-that-lets-you-air-write_13740.html   Researchers have developed a new technology for text input on a device, one that they believe will replace the traditional keyboard and pen in future. Known as air-writing glove system, the tech allows users to type text in the air with their hand, while the letters are converted into digital text on the device. Inventors of the 'air-writers' say users can use the glove to enter text messages and write e-mails. “The airwriting glove is used to write letters into air, as if using an invisi [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13740 kul.bhushan@9dot9.in (Kul Bhushan) Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:46:38 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Researchers-develop-glove-that-lets-you-air-write_13740.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Microsoft-DigiGirlz-to-inspire-Indian-high-school-girls_13644.html   Seeking to encourage the growth of women in the engineering, IT and science sectors, Microsoft has launched an initiative for high school girls in India. Called DigiGirlz, the programme aims to foster awareness about careers and research in the fields. India and Brazil have been highlighted as the focus countries for this initiative. The DigiGirlz endeavour will provide a platform for the employees of Microsoft and other technology companies to interact with female student demographic, introduc [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13644 abhinav.lal@9dot9.in (Abhinav Lal) Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:17:29 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Microsoft-DigiGirlz-to-inspire-Indian-high-school-girls_13644.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Sir-Jony-Ive-awarded-the-Gold-Blue_13514.html   Apple design chief, Sir Jonathan Ive, has been awarded possibly the most prestigious of all accolades in the U.K. - the famous Blue Peter Gold badge. Apple's senior VP of industrial design, born in Chelmsford, Essex, is now one of the 1,000 people ever to be bestowed with the highest honour from the iconic BBC children's TV show. For people outside the U.K., understanding the cultural heritage of Children’s TV magazine programme Blue Peter may be a bit difficult. Since 1958, it is the wor [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13514 vishal.mathur@9dot9.in (Vishal Mathur) Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:38:46 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Sir-Jony-Ive-awarded-the-Gold-Blue_13514.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/MapmyIndia-adds-Lx340-navigator-to-the-portfolio_13436.html   GPS navigation services provider MapmyIndia has updated the in-car GPS device offering with the latest offering – the Lx340 navigator. The device has been priced at Rs. 8,990. This device brings 3D Maps to the affordable navigator segment. Incidentally, 3D Maps is something seen in the more expensive devices till now. Shivalik Prasad, Executive Director, MapmyIndia, says, “With Lx340, we’re making available to all car owners in India, a powerful and premium GPS navigation and [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13436 vishal.mathur@9dot9.in (Vishal Mathur) Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:14:58 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/MapmyIndia-adds-Lx340-navigator-to-the-portfolio_13436.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Prototype-vibrating-smartpen-senses-spelling-or-grammar_13344.html   With increasing dependency on 'Spell Checks' and 'Auto-correct', using pen and paper to write correctly can be really difficult for many of us. Well, a help in form a smartpen has been developed that'll vibrate to alert the writer when an error is sensed. The vibrating smartpen, designed by a Germany-based company called Lerntift, aims to help youths learn how to write. However, the device is likely to appeal people across different age groups. Currently in prototype stage, the vibrating smart [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13344 kul.bhushan@9dot9.in (Kul Bhushan) Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:14:16 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Prototype-vibrating-smartpen-senses-spelling-or-grammar_13344.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Kapil-Sibal-reveals-plans-for-GPS-wristwatch_13269.html   Information Technology Minister, Kapil Sibal has revealed that the government is developing a wristwatch with GPS capabilities that could help prevent incidents of sexual violence. The wristwatch contains a GPS chip that will keep a track of the wearer's location and, at the press of a button, send those details, through an SMS, to the nearest police station and pre-selected mobile numbers. The watch will also have an in-built video camera that can capture video for thirty minutes, once the butt [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13269 editor@thinkdigit.com (Nikhil Pradhan) Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:15:43 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Kapil-Sibal-reveals-plans-for-GPS-wristwatch_13269.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Roundup-Critics-and-Woz-react-to-first_13214.html   Among geeks, there are fewer contentious topics than the concept of Ashton Kutcher donning the turtleneck and beard for his debut as Steve Jobs in one of the two — yes, two — films about the late Apple co-founder currently in the works. The debates might not be of "The Hobbit"-sized proportions, but there's still been plenty of talk about whether Kutcher, or even the film itself, will be able to adequately do credit Jobs' life in a truthful, yet interesting fashion. Bu [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13214 editor@thinkdigit.com (David Murphy) Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:54:57 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/Roundup-Critics-and-Woz-react-to-first_13214.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/singNshock-an-alarm-clock-that-delivers-electric_13124.html   Many of us, especially those living the 9 to 5 lifestyle, find it really difficult to get up early in the morning. Despite setting multiple alarm alerts, people stay in the bed by pressing that snooze button, and then that “10 more minutes” become an hour or even longer. Subsequently, we are late for our offices or colleges. But now a student from Patna, Sankalp Sinha, currently studying in Sharda University of Greater Noida, has found a solution for this – an alarm clock that [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13124 kul.bhushan@9dot9.in (Kul Bhushan) Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:39:07 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/General/singNshock-an-alarm-clock-that-delivers-electric_13124.html