The director of technical education, Dr J Chandrasekhar said that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai is eager to set up its satellite campus at the Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi... more »

While we’ve been somewhat skeptical about the market for certain location-based applications for mobile devices, the market for GPS-navigation services is actually taking off. Nokia is betting big on the GPS market, and today the company announced its first dedicated GPS auto-navigation device, the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation, which will be .. more »

OK, so Dilbert didn't win the Nobel Prize in economics this year. There's always next year, right? Or perhaps a parallel universe? You may wonder whether Dilbert and his creator, cartoonist Scott Adams, have any chance, but since the Nobel committee's records are sealed for 50 years our imagination runs free. .. more »

The flash presentation with narration and sound effects takes you from the first to the tenth dimension. "In string theory, physicists tell us that the subatomic particles that make up our universe are created within ten spatial dimensions (plus an eleventh dimension of "time") by the vibrations of exquisitely small "superstrings". The average .. more »

Survival strategy for long meetings - of the boring kind... more »

"When all's said and done, your new streamlined workspace should be totally clear from cord clutter. To be honest, I was blown away by how well this worked.".. more »

"For business, India is seen as the next big thing: China 15 years ago, as the saying goes. No big international company can do without an India strategy." "This survey will argue that Indian business can play a big part in delivering faster growth, but only if the government helps. The successes of the past 15 years have been, in a sense, the easy .. more »

The slashdot design contest has ended. You can see the winner by clicking the link. Seems like the changes are very much cosmetic.... more »

Paul Graham's latest essay on what are the ingredients which make Silicon Valley what it is. Interesting to see where the "Silicon Valley of India", Bangalore stands in this regard... more »

Download the excel schedule of the world cup. Based on the scores you input, it calculates who all will progress to the knockout stages. Nice tool to have... more »

Trivandrum tops the list of linux searchers in India. Bangalore comes third behind Pune. Any ideas why Trivandrum is on top beating major software cities?.. more »

IIT and IIM alumnus are planning to get together against the move to impose OBC quota in premier institutions of the country. They say that instead of giving quota benefits to OBCs it would be far better to prepare such students for facilitating their entry in academic institutions of professional excellence like the IIMs and the IITs. Anybody .. more »

Rajesh Jain in his series of articles written last year argues that "I believe that the ASP business is where Search was in 1999, ripe for new entrants to come in and make a mark from the long tail (of enterprises)". Warning: long series... more »

Munjal Shah has an "exciting new startup idea", but, he doesn't have time to pursue that. He is ready to "provide the idea, advise, and seed money". The only detail given: it's a Web 2.0 site. If you are a Web 2.0 guy itching for a startup, why not give a try??.. more »