Friday, 25 Jun 2010
150 milion copies of windows 7 sold- windows live essentials beta debutes
Bill Gates must have been thinking that why Windows latest version wasn't beennamed windows 8 or 10 - as microsoft says officially that Windows '7' sells '7' copies per second (hope you got the pun I am trying to make ) .
In a official windows blog post it was announced that Windows 7 has sold 150 million licenses to-date which works out to be seven per second.Windows 7 is by far the “fastest selling operating system in history,” according to Microsoft. Microsoft estimates that 75 percent of enterprises are currently evaluating Windows 7. Any guesses on how fast we get to 300 million copies sold?
Date: 25 Jun 2010 , Author: / Category: Science and Technology / Views: 1819/Rating:NAN
Tuesday, 22 Jun 2010
A Very Informative Video on Black Holes- The Other side of Infinity
See the giant-screen version at the DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE or the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Narrated by Academy-Award nominated actor Liam Neeson.
Can you feel the pull? This cutting-edge production features high-resolution visualizations of black holes and other cosmic phenomena based on data generated by telescope observations and ultra-high end computer simulations.
Date: 22 Jun 2010 , Author: / Category: Science and Technology / Views: 2218/Rating:1 / Comments:
Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010
NASA Research Suggests Lots of Water on Moon
NASA-funded scientists estimate from recent research that the volume of water molecules locked inside minerals in the moon’s interior could exceed the amount of water in the Great Lakes here on Earth.
Scientists at the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory in Washington, along with other scientists across US , determined that the water was likely present very early in the moon’s formation history as hot magma started to cool and crystallize. This finding means water is native to the moon.
Date: 16 Jun 2010 , Author: / Category: Science and Technology / Views: 1830/Rating:5 / Comments:
Monday, 14 Jun 2010
Japanese Asteriod Explorer Hayabusa Returns Earth
A capsule thought to contain the first samples grabbed from the surface of an asteroid has returned to Earth.The Japanese Hayabusa container hit the top of the atmosphere just after 1350 GMT, producing a bright fireball over southern Australia.It had a shield to cope with the heat of re-entry and a parachute for the final drop to the ground.A recovery team later reported they had identified the landing zone in the Woomera Prohibited Range.
Date: 14 Jun 2010 , Author: / Category: Science and Technology / Views: 3328/Rating:NAN / Comments:
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Being Mobile Savy Link to Cancer- WHO Report
JUST half an hour a day on your mobile phone can increase the risk of brain cancer by a third, according to a landmark report.
Mobile or cellular phones are now an integral part of modern telecommunications. In many countries, over half the population use mobile phones and the market is growing rapidly. At the end of 2009, there were an estimated 4.6 billion subscriptions globally. In some parts of the world, mobile phones are the most reliable or the only phones available...
Date: 19 May 2010 , Author: / Category: Science and Technology / Views: 4655/Rating:5
Monday, 17 May 2010
Agni-II missile test-fired successfully
Agni-II, the intermediate range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, one of the key weapon systems of India's nuclear deterrence programme, was successfully flight-tested from the Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast on Monday.
Date: 17 May 2010 , Author: / Category: India Defence / Views: 3596/Rating:3
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Google from web surfing to wind surfing-invests in new technology wind mills
In a recent blog post Posted by Rick Needham, Green Business Operations Manager of Google, it was declared that Google made first direct investment in a utility-scale renewable energy project — two wind farms that generate 169.5 megawatts of power, enough to power more than 55,000 homes. These wind farms, developed by NextEra Energy Resources, harness power from one of the world’s richest wind resources in the North Dakota plains and use existing transmission capacity to deliver clean energy to the region, reducing the use of fossil fuels.
Date: 4 May 2010 , Author: / Category: Energy, / Views: 4111/Rating:5