Monday, August 17, 2009

Bhuvan: India's answer to Google Earth

Bhuvan is a satellite mapping tool similar to Google Earth and Wikimapia. It was developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It offers resolution up to 5 metres and is considered as a rival to Google Earth and Wikimapia.[1]

India ready with Chandrayaan-2 design

It seems we are growing a lot in the space technology. Today ISRO has announced the Second stage of Chandrayaan, the Moon expedition. In the second phase the design work has been completed. Read More

Google reveals new Serach Engine - Caffeine

Google has announced its new search engine technology named Caffeine. Caffeine is the redeployment of Google search engine with updated Ranking Algorithms. "Google makes constant changes to its search algorithms and infrastructure, but such a change in this magnitude has not been done since 2006," said Matt Cutts, Principal Engineer, Google. Read More

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Web Ratna Awards 09

To promote ICT (Information and Communication Technology) lead development in the country and to bring more e-Governance initiatives, the Indian government is inviting applications for Web Ratna awards for the year 2009. Read More

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Hurry to catch your favourite e-book

Hey, there is a book exhibition is going on. if you ask me where, the answer is in the internet. Grab the opportunity to download your ebook from http://worldebookfair.org
They are going to give free download option till Aug 4th. after that for some sections you may have to pay. So hurry

Remote controlled learning: MSU computer engineering labs going online

Montana State University computer engineering students will soon have the ability to control real laboratory equipment from the convenience and comfort of their home computers, thanks to a $148,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

The two-year grant will help the MSU College of Engineering determine whether students learn from Web-based laboratory courses as effectively as they do from hands-on courses, said the grant's principal investigator, computer engineering assistant professor Brock LaMeres. ReadMore

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Once again the awaited Google Code Jam !!!!

Google has announced Google Code Jam 2009, this year's iteration of Google's annual programming competition, which offers coders from around the world an opportunity to solve complex algorithmic problems under time pressure, using the programming languages and tools of their choice. ReadMore