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Indian helps make seamless
instant messaging possible
Universal instant messaging means you never have to worry about
which IM client your buddies use. While proprietary products like
MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger would like to lock you in, the
free software alternative—ayttm—wants to set you free. FREDERICK
NORONHA takes a look at ayttm and finds out what motivates its geographically
dispersed developers
Bharat Electronics’
fish finder helps net rich haul
Indian fishermen have long believed in luck and climatic conditions
to net a good catch from the sea. Perhaps that is the reason why
Indian fishermen have been able to catch only 4 million tonnes per
annum, while the actual potential is said to be 2 million tonnes
more. Srikanth R P has the details on an innovative device developed
by Bharat Electronics, which can help Indian fishermen net a bigger
catch
South India offers
a cyber-bridge to Hindi
Learning Hindi via South India? The world of information technology
now makes that possible, thanks to a CD offering to tutor you in
the nuances of the North Indian language.
Computers (almost)
everyone can afford
If Ravi Pradhan had his way, hardware vendors would find it rather
difficult to load unwary buyers with the maximum amount of computing
power they could sell—power that Pradhan says users simply
don’t need.
Bytes for all
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