Author: Debjit

Microsoft Jun 17, 2011

Microsoft Releases Kinect SDK Beta For Windows

Microsoft made available yesterday the Kinect for Windows SDK which will allow .Net developers to write Kinecting apps in C++, C#, or VB. The Kinect for Windows SDK beta includes drivers, rich APIs, installation documents, and resource materials.

Android Jun 17, 2011

Sony’s Music Unlimited Comes To Android

Sony silently hits the music streaming market with the release of an Android app for Music Unlimited online streaming service. The app is availavle for a free trial as well as paid versions.

General Jun 16, 2011

How Computers Have Changed The World [Comic]

Here is comic which shows a comparison of how people used to do things like listening to music, watching movies, contact people, etc. 15 years ago and how they do it today.

Google Jun 15, 2011

Google Aims To Speed Up Search With Instant Pages

Google's Instant Pages helps to accelerate the search results. It predictively preloads pages before users click on result links. So after inputting the search query, the search result pages will open up faster that before.

General Jun 13, 2011

Google’s Les Paul Doodle Cost More Than 10 Million Man Hours

According to RescueTime, an analytics service, users on Google's homepage spent 26 seconds more than normal on the two days that the Les Paul doodle was present. Using that we can estimate the amount of wasted manpower because of the doodle.