Digital Equipment Corporation sued what computer chip manufacturer claiming it stole the technology to develop the Pentium Pro?Source:http://www.irc-wiki.org/Trivia_Compu...
After breaking into physicist Tsutomu Shimomura's computer on Christmas in 1994, what legendary hacker was taken down?Source: http://www.irc-wiki.org/Trivia_Compu...
Red Hat and Yellow Dog are computer outfits that distributed an alternative computer operating system. What was the name of the system?Source: http://www.irc-wiki.org/Trivia_Compu...
Which computer company dropped the Play Station line and created an Aptiva brand computer for home users?Source: http://www.irc-wiki.org/Trivia_Compu...
The generic term for the mechanical, electrical and electronic components of a computer are called what?Source: http://www.irc-wiki.org/Trivia_Compu...
iWacth release date?iWatch is the latest new product changing the shape of the handset market and revolutionizing watch functionality, acting as a companion to the iPad & iPhone. The Apple iWatch smartwatch is the subject of much recent speculation going into 2013.Low power Bluetooth 4.0 will be installed...
There are still a lot of unanswered questions when it comes to Windows 8 tablets, but the information is starting to come out, and there's no doubt Microsoft is prepared to make a real go of this tablet malarkey.Windows 8 will use a Metro interface that's much like Windows Phone 7 for when it's used on touch devices,...
Now days, everybody relies on the internet for business, personal use however, as the technology evolved things got more complicated interms of privacy, copyright materials and the new law currently emerging. But what do you know about SOPA bill (Stop Online Piracy Act)?. Therefore, if you live in the US then we would reccomend to watch below...
Unofficial sources has confirmed facebook looking to buy WhatsApp. However, this is a gentle move for Facebook because WhatsApp is available on a number of different platforms and has a staggering 100 million daily active users globally, serving few billion messages every day. The mobile app is currently the number-two...
The first hard disk drive, like so many innovations in computing, came from IBM. It was called the IBM Model 350 Disk File and was a huge device. It had 50 24-inch diskscontained inside a cabinet that was as large as a cupboard and anything but lightweight. This hulk of a storage unit could store a whopping 5 MB of...
It took 51 years before hard disk drives reached the size of 1 TB (terabyte, i.e. 1,000 GB). This happened in 2007. In 2009, the first hard drive with 2 TB of storage arrived. So while it took 51 years to reach the first terabyte, it took just two years to reach the second.This article looks back at how hard...
The word digital is widely used, but many folks don't know what it actually means; digital describes any system that's based on discontinuous data or events (discontinuous means not continuous or having breaks).The opposite of digital is analog (analog processes information more or less in a continuous stream).The word...
A Halloween October 13 2012, unencrypted NASA laptop stolen from an employee locked in a vehicle which contains unsecured personal data (Personal Identifier Information) on large number of people. However, it was password protected but not encrypted.Unfortunately, password protected will prevent Operating System booting...
We all do certainly love our gadgets and other free stuff. But it is annoying when you download free applications but you have to live with adds that comes with at the bottom/top of your device. However, we found a decent truly free app for Android users as this is Open Source - Adblock Plus, if you want to download this app please use the link provided...
“Do you know that the computer mouse you are actually using now was called “mouse” because of the cord?”“The computer mouse was invented by an American inventor named Douglas Carl Engelbart. The idea of the mouse started with his thoughts of finding way for people to interact with the computer screen. According to...
“Do you know that even before the first laptop is born, there are similar ideas that been brought by different people?”“One of the most notable was the concept of Alan Kay, The Dynabook concept. But the first ever true laptop or portable computer available commercially was the Osborne 1 in 1981 that is...
“The first general-purpose electronic computer was a turing-complete digital computer known as ENIAC or Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer was invented by John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania. The construction of ENIAC began in 1943 and last until 1946. ENIAC measured around...
“Do you know that the computer keyboard you are using right now began with the invention of the typewriter? The transition of the typewriter into computer keyboard was made possible by some technological development. Computer keyboard is also known as “The QWERTY keyboard”. It was invented by American inventor , Christopher...
1. It took the radio 38 years and the television only 13, but the internet reached 50 million users in only 4 years.2. The computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in 1963. It was made out of wood (weird, huh).3. In 2009 the average number of Internet transactions per second was 2,000....
The Epson HX-20 (also known as the HC-20) is generally regarded as the first laptop computer, announced in November 1981, although first sold widely in 1983. Hailed by BusinessWeek magazine as the “fourth revolution in personal computing”, it is generally considered both the first notebook...
Have you just updated to Windows 8? Had you expected your new OS to be smooth and fast just as Windows 7? Yes, the Windows 8 is now what you had expected. With the new OS and the new UI, there are a lot of bugs and disappointments. The Metro UI may be breath-taking but it is also very demanding. Though the system requirements...
NTC has released WiMax Service in Nepal where the users can enjoy high speed Internet from their home as well as their offices. This is a good service for those who don't have NTC telephone line in Nepal. The new WiMax service doesn't need NTC line in your home in order to use this service. This technology can be...
SmartQ X7 is a 7 inch tablet which looks like a big brother of Nexus 7 which comes in 249$ for 16GB model but has much more to offer. In fact, SmartQ X7 has everything that you wish Nexus 7 had. That includes Rear Facing Camera, Micro-SD Card Slot and Mini- HDMI out port. That's not all, this device also has in-built...
HTC Droid DNA is the latest flagship of HTC. This is the first worldwide phone to have a 1080p resolution screen in a 5 inch screen. Having such high resolution, the texts look extremely clear with no pixel separation The HTC Droid DNA has ultra high pixel density of 442ppi. iPhone 5's retina display...
It's Christmas and everyone knows it. But, the fun part is, it is the same time when you get all those discounts and offs. I don't know much about other things but gadgets surely get huge discounts during Christmas. Visit Amazon or Ebay today to find out all the goodies with huge discount notices...
Windows Phone 8 which was released by Microsoft some months back may be one of the best mobile OS available right now. But the real question is, Is it better then Android? Can windows phone outsmart Android which is the king of mobile OS right now? Let's find out.Windows phone 8 comes with a lot of new features...
Yes, you heard me right. A 7 inch tablet just for 20$(Rs.1,130). It is lunched today in India by the Indian President. Made for students, this may be the best tablet for those who can't afford expensive tablets. This is Aakash 2 which is the predecessor of Aakash 1 which was unveiled last year in India itself.The...
None of the Apple product have any kind of expansion slot for storage expansion. Then, came Google with its Nexus branding which too didn't offer expansion slots. HTC devices used to offer Micro-SD card slots in their handsets but looks like HTC too is getting tired of SD cards and is trying hard to get it off their...
The world has surely changes a lot in just a few years. The life people are living right now is way different than the life people used to live some years back. And if there's something responsible for this change, it's technology.Technology has surely changed the world. It has also changed or thoughts about gadgets...
When it comes to gaming, Nepalese don't stand back. Doesn't matter what is the age of the person, 10 or 50, everyone here is interested in gaming. As PC games are not that reliable and full of lags, people now a days prefer gaming consoles(XBox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP, PS Vita, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo...
Asus Google Nexus 7 has become one of the hottest tablet available now and one of the best selling 7" tablet of all time. This tablet is just priced right for the customers to buy. This tablet has just what customers look while buying a tablet. Priced at only 199$ for a 16GB model, it has a high-end specification that...
HTC was and is a legend. It's that smartphone manufacturing company to come up with the first real smartphone. It was the same manufacturer to come up with Windows OS in a phone. HTC Sense, that is the best Android UI we had and have ever seen. HTC took Android to the next level. It made amazing phones with extraordinary...