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India and China may rule the world when bidding economic resources for information processing, however, its Central and Eastern Europe and Russia that are attracting attention from investors who look for creativity and innovation crucial for startups. – BusinessWeek
From an Indian perspective, there is a lot of raw talent and creativity out there. What needs to further develop is the environment that breeds this creativity and brings it out in the youth. Startups are being promoted in India no doubt, nevertheless, instilling such ideas at most schools and colleges (barring a few elite) is still almost non-existent. When this goes mainstream, there will be a boom in creative thinking from the Indian minds.
G.ho.st is a website that displays a virtual computer inside a browser. You can log into your account from anywhere to access your saved preferences, files, custom programs etc. Ghost is in early stages and there are other similar services out there. For more info and a list of web based operating systems, see here.
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Google VP joins Bill Gates and urges Washington to fix appalling US immigration system.
Google: Foreign workers are key to our success
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Wireless energy promise powers up
MIT Researchers have powered a light bulb remotely. The successful experiment was to lit a 60-watt light bulb from a power source two meters away, with no physical connection between the power source and the light bulb. Named: WiTricity, or wireless electricity. The MIT work improves upon previous knowledge and does not require an uninterrupted line of sight.
Awesome and fascinating 🙂
Wireless energy promise powers up
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YCombinator Startup Notes
Some serious, useful and witty advise, pointers, questions and do’s and dont’s about start-ups from the experienced elite of the Web 2.0 startups’ world. At Scribd.
On a side note, Scribd received a $3.5 million funding from investors, adding to the ever growing list of successful Web2.0 startups.
YCombinator Startup School Notes 2007
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Search Better than Google?
According to the story in BrisbaneTimes a suburban Melbourne start-up that claims to be developing a search engine that improves on Google’s search engine, has captured the attention of the search behemoth.
“MyLiveSearch, which plans to go live as a public beta in a few weeks, is the brainchild of self-taught software developer Rob Gabriel.”
“A Google business development representative has met with the MyLiveSearch team at least twice – once when the technology was at a very early stage, and again last week after Next made inquiries about Google’s interest in the project.”
Unlike conventional computers, there is no keyboard or mouse. More than one person may use the system, simultaneously, with the same input/output device! Microsoft’s new tabletop computers feel like a success! 🙂 See the photos. From a different perspective, it also marks the divergence of a software giant into newer cool things, akin to Apple and iPod/iPhone.
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Robot for India’s moon mission
“When India sends its proposed moon mission in 2011, it will have a unique robot developed indigenously by student-engineers and their professors at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Kanpur.” Source: /.
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Paper-thin bendable display
LG.Phillips have developed the world’s frist 14.1 inch color electronic paper which display a crips picture even when it is bent.