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Monday, 09 November 2009 02:05
Now, snakes and ladders game on iPhones
A company based out of Technopark in this Kerala capital has developed the snakes and ladders board game for iPhones and iTouch. 'The Apple company after seeing the game asked us to re-do it as it had the iPhone logo. We removed it and the game was released on Sep 27. In a short span of time it has had more than 250,000 downloads,' said T. Harikumar, who quit his job as an engineer with the Indian Space Research Organisation to start the company two years ago.Anyone who has an iPhone or an iTouch can log on to iTunes and…
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Monday, 09 November 2009 01:56
What happens to your email account after you die?
Saving that parting e-mail from your first love in your inbox? Well, chances are, after you pass away, your spouse and the entire family will know about the long held secret. This is because web email services like Hotmail and Gmail do not let users specify what should happen to their messages when they die. In fact, email services owned by Internet giants like Google and Microsoft have a policy of keeping your data after you die and letting your next of kin or the executor of your estate access it. These services can hold tens of thousands of messages.…
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Monday, 09 November 2009 01:51
New SMS technology to offer smart apps to basic cellphones in India
People who can't afford sophisticated cell phones have a reason to smile - a new technology will bring internet-based services to the most basic handsets. What's more, the network protocol being built by Umesh Chandra of the Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto, California, will get mobile phones connected to the web via SMS. Chandra believes that the system will be hugely beneficial in countries like India where most of the population cannot afford to buy a computer or advanced model handset to access the Internet. "For a lot of people in India, the cellphone is the first communication device…
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Monday, 09 November 2009 01:42
What will 3G mean to you?
With the foray of 3G in India, Mobile users will be able to watch TV, watch video clips, make video calls, browse and download at much higher speeds, all these would be in addition to the already existing services available on mobile devices.Despite the delay in the introduction of 3G and the controversy surrounding the spectrum-allocation, mobile companies and millions of subscribers are looking forward to the proposed 3G auction, which is expected to be held on Jan 14, 2010. This time the auction will include some international participants wishing to make an entry into the lucrative Indian market.Inline with the…
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