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Microsoft research is not resting and is continuously proving to be innovative. Microsoft Research’s new project concentrates on Muscle Based input to computers, which typically uses the electrical signals that our forearms produce. The electrical signals are read by a special device attached to the person’s arms. These signals are compared with the gestures stored and the computer is made to react accordingly! This project seems to be pret...

Here are another set of top 20 HD wallpapers. This is the continuation of the previous post.  

I just had some interview questions from some source which I don’t remember exactly. I would like to share this with you all. Without wasting any time, here goes the questions: General Questions 1. Does C# support multiple-inheritance? No. 2. Who is a protected class-level variable available to? It is available to any sub-class (a class inheriting this class). 3. Are private class-level variables inherited? Yes, but they are not ...

The most awaited Microsoft Security Essentials (Morro) Beta is now available for download, as announced earlier. Im in a hurry to post this blog post. So im making it simple for you all to download the Beta! However take note of the following: The beta is only available to those in the US, Israel (English only), People’s Republic of China (Simplified Chinese only) or Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese) Downloads will be capped at 75,000 (migh...

When I talk about WiMAX to some people around me, I get some general FAQs about WiMAX. This post is dedicated to those who are enthusiastic about learning what WiMAX is and how it works. Here goes some general FAQs and the best answers answering those questions.   What is WiMAX? WiMAX is a coined term or acronym meaning worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX). What WiMAX is however at its heart is a standards initiative. Its...

“I was speaking to a techie from Intel, India and Just heard this peice of information.” Intel has sponsored a OS development company called Mobilin to develop a OS called Mobilin OS for the netbooks. And now, interestingly, the internet has seen the taste of the beta version of the Mobilin OS through torrents. Physics, animation and OpenGL Graphics are being the main goals of the Mobilin OS. The main interface uses a toolbar, which ...

One of the most popular browser Apple Safari left the beta stage today. Apple calls it “The World’s Fastest Browser” now. And I found only one UI change in the Safari 4 Final. They have included a “Loading” symbol in the address bar. Below is the screenshot of the UI Change. The next big UI change is the tab, that now originates from the top of the favorites bar. The screenshot below shows this change.