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MIT scientists develop camera that shoots Trillion Frames Per Sec [Indian Connection]

by Arun Prabhudesai on December 16, 2011 |

ramesh raskar

I am sure you are aware ultra slow motion cameras – the ones that are used in cricket matches to show those super slow motion videos (of run-outs, cricket shots etc). Those are sophisticated video cameras that shoot at over 1000 Frames per second (FPS) and can capture details that are hardly visible to human [...]

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Imminent OS war: Microsoft vs Google!

by Sachin Sharma
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Just after seeing the start of a major battle in the Social Networking sphere, we should be bracing ourselves for yet another battle to be fought soon i.e. the battle for domination in Operating System space. And this shall be fought between two heavyweights i.e. Microsoft and Google. Early Signs? …

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Paris Air Show Gives a Hint at Booming Airline Industry!

by Ankit Agarwal
aircraft-traffic-growth-vs-gdp-growth

The global economy has recovered to a large extent since the economic meltdown in 2008. The pace of recovery has been different across regions with developed economies like US and Europe still struggling to find momentum whereas Asia-Pacific regions have recovered at a much faster pace. However, as pointed out in the negative investor sentiment [...]

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India importing Milk by 2021! Can you believe that?

by Aseem Rastogi
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Milk is regarded as the most important source of nutrient, vitamin and mineral provider for people across the world. It is regarded as a sea of calcium which helps people develop stronger bones and muscles. Even today moms ask their children the first question in the morning – “Beta, tumne doodh pee liya?” India …

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See how I bought burger at McDonalds [Future payments]

by Arun Prabhudesai
Tata-Docomo-3G-life

I visited Japan few days back, thanks to fully paid trip by Tata Docomo in their 3G life contest. It was a revelation to say the least on different ways mobile and 3G is currently being used in a country like Japan. From buying candies at Vending machines to traveling in …

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Mukesh Ambani Bets Big On Sports,Reliance To Foray Into Basketball !

by Ankit Agarwal
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Basketball Really? Even i was surprised but when the name Reliance is involved it does not take long to believe, does it. RIL group has signed an agreement with sports agency IMG for the formation of Indian Professional Basketball League (IBL). Apparently, Basketball Federation of India has given the go ahead to this agreement which [...]

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Future of India

by Arun Prabhudesai
India-Future-growth

I came across this excellent presentation by Gurucharan Das and thought of sharing it with our readers. It gives his view of the future of India. It is an interesting comparison of India’s democracy first model with China’s development first model. The presentation is quite crisp and really brings across the …

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Top Business Predictions for 2010

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Gartner announced yesterday its key Business Predictions for 2010 that will probably change the business we do today – The 2010 Business predictions span 56 markets, topics and industry areas and more than 250 predictions in total. Here is a run-down on some of the key business predictions made by Gartner: …

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Why are tech giants falling all over themselves wooing the UID babe?

by Sandy
nandan-nilekani

There have been recent reports of tech giants like Yahoo and Cisco showing their interest in the UID project and trying to woo the Indian government and especially Mr. Nilekani, and trying to convince that they be given the contracts based on their relevant expertise and experience. “The UID project involves a huge database. We, [...]

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Media Monday: How Indian media has woken to new consumer segment – Business

by Arun Prabhudesai
Indian Inc magazine

Recently 9.9 Media Pvt. Ltd said that they would launch Indian version of Inc. magazine in October. India Inc hence will be the second foreign magazine targeting Indian Business segment, the first being Fortune launched by Network 18 in May. While Fortune targets business enthusiasts of India by putting up short …

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Power Shifting from West to East? Think Again..

by Arun Prabhudesai
China-India-Rising

Okay, on this blog we have been talking about constant rise of India and reasons on why India will become the next super-power. There are thousands of articles on the web talking about power shift from West to East, where Chindia (a new word coined for China & India for its combined power+growth). However, …

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Online MBA offered by Corporates – Will this become a Trend?

by Arun Prabhudesai
Higher Education IBM

Now here is something I think will be really a big win-win situation for employees as well as corporates.   If you have not understood what I am saying, here it is – IBM has announced a innovative partnership with Boston based Northeastern University College of Business Administration to complete an online degree …

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Firms hiring again. Now, don’t tell that to real estate folks

by Sriram Vadlamani
Revival

This new survey by the labor ministry shows that firms are hiring and there are signs of revival. The keyword here is: Survey. We all know how surveys work. So, without spending much time on that let’s see what the survey says. Jobs were created in gems and jewellery, textiles, Information technology and handloom. …

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Cricket crazy nations gets a new stock exchange – for cricket

by Sriram Vadlamani

Building a temple is the ultimate glory in India and is the pinnacle for admiration for a person. Few celebrities and cricketers have this privilege. What should people do in a world of new found of capitalism? They will start a stock exchange. This stock exchange is not for commodities but for cricket. They will [...]

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India needs a smart grid too

by Sriram Vadlamani
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I am hearing news about smart this, smart that and smart everything where every device has some kind of intelligence built in. Not the I Robot kind of intelligence. At least not yet. But, Smart Grid which is intelligence for electricity particularly caught my attention. Smart Grid is monitoring everything by connecting the cradle to [...]

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