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Last March, at TED, when I saw for the first time how India’s own Pranav Mistry came up with his design gadget called the SixthSense that augmented reality, turning every day objects of life into usable controls such as your hands, Tshirts, or even your PaperPad.   We at The Technology Cafe, are pretty much excited how this could not only change how we interact with objects but how education could leverage such technology, especially in READ MORE...

Since the first Microsoft Store launch 3 weeks ago in Scottsdale, we liked the idea of Microsoft interacting directly with the customer and presenting them Microsoft Solutions (OS, Office, Dev etc) with a human touch. But this particular Microsoft store went a mile extra to pump up employees and customers to be excited about Microsoft products. I call them “Dancing Oompa Loompas”  in the terms of the great British writer Roald Dahl, READ MORE...

The legal channel might have been shut down by the courts for AT&T after the judge ruled that Verizon’s recent ads, that we also covered last week, were correct in a manner that AT&T did not have the right infrastructure to claim its 3G network was better than Verizon’s. Now AT&T is trying to hit back Verizon with its own brand new commercial, with funny guy Luke wilson. So Without Further ado… Leave us READ MORE...

Vodafone New Zealand has come up with a campaign that how mobiles have changed the lives of people. Using 1000 mobile phones. 2000 texts. One song. the commercial really rocks and well I am big fan of it. So without further ado…   If you liked it, you can even download the full track below…   or you can even download the 53 ringtones below…   Please leave us your comments… READ MORE...

            Content sharing from sites like the technology cafe was a pain using the old Facebook share widget. But today Facebook has made the sharing experience on Facebook and off even richer by launching the next version of Facebook Share, with a live counter, as well as new ways to measure how content is being shared on Facebook.   Enabling Users to Share Content More Easily Now you can share articles READ MORE...

Swine Flu has caused a lot of panic in the past couple of years, from international offices being closed down to countries having to wear masks all seasons. But what if now you had an app to educate you and your loved one of how to prevent your self from the deadly disease and also stay updated with the Harvard Medical School and research centre updating you on the Topic.   What I really loved about the app were the following features: 1) READ MORE...

Clearly the three most hyped about things in today’s web 2.0 era are Google, The Apple iphone and “Green” technologies. No wonder we are getting more socially connected today and thus making a difference for a better planet. Today Southwest airlines unveils  the planet’s first "green plane."   The plane is made of recyclable InterfaceFLOR carpet, weight-saving seat covers and life vest pouches, a lighter foam fill in READ MORE...

I being amid blogger and a reader go do different sites everyday, and one of my destinations is www.cnn.com . Today CNN has released its new customized, more modular, more streamlined and call it a more social design website. And the verdict : I Love it. Lets take a look. The news is much more streamlined into proper categories and I really like the section for its segments, that is really merging the web and the TV together. Besides that the site has READ MORE...

I really love this now. Is the Linux/Microsoft war over. Not yet but seems to be. Linus Torvalds, yes the father of Linux is now the New FAN of Windows 7. Yes that’s true. Don’t believe it, then as they say a picture speaks louder than words…   Linus Torvalds, pictured at an unidentified Yodobashi store in Tokyo, Japan. Source: Jim Zemlin/The Linux Foundation.   Now Microsoft must have done something right with Windows 7 that READ MORE...

www.Ask.com, yes it does exist for all of you who only know bing and Google as the only search engines on the planet. Although not as powerful or good on the results, Ask.com has a quite nifty user Interface.   Today Ask.com has released some commercials, that are quite funny and straight forward for their message. “Who wants a deal”. Clearly ask.com is following Microsoft Bing’s direction using the cash back program, where shoppers save READ MORE...

  As we now come to the second day of the launch of Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft comes up with one more campaign to get you moving towards the new OS. This is targeted at the entrepreneurs, developers and most of all people with creative ideas. Could that be you?   Ever had an idea that could “change the world” ? Want to win and Windows 7 Loaded PC? So this is how you can do it… All you have to do is tell how would you or your family READ MORE...

On the verge of the eve of the Windows 7 launch, The technology cafe proudly will present some memorable video’s and pictures of how the Windows Platform has evolved from the early 90’s till today. So without further ado… Here is the Heartbeat of Microsoft (Windows)     Funny to say, Microsoft omitted Windows ME (Yes the Millennium Edition from its history) Leave us your comments…. READ MORE...

The world celebrates the launch of Windows 7 but this time the war is “ON”. Just on the eve of the Windows 7 release, Apple, yes Steve Jobs cappuccino, has released two funny but smart ad’s against the Windows 7 Launch. The Campaign is known as Broken Promises..   So Without further ado…   “Windows 7 is out, and it’s not going to have any of the problems my last operating system had. Trust me!”   Tweeter READ MORE...

We at the technology cafe are trying our best to get you the best content fresh today as the world celebrates the launch of Windows 7 With Microsoft. As of today the official commercial are on as well. The new campaign, is called  “I’m a PC and Windows 7 was my idea.” The thought behind the message is that Windows 7 was created out of user feedback and complaints: They wanted an operating system that was faster, less complicated, smaller, READ MORE...

  The worldwide launch of Windows 7 comes with a revamp to the online store by Microsoft. Senior Lead Program Manager for Microsoft Store, Trevin Chow, presented the big surprise. The Microsoft online store comes packed with new categories including Computers. Those who will go there to buy Windows 7 PCs and accessories will be delighted to find that third party software like Nero 9 and Adobe Photoshop are also available there. Unfortunately, READ MORE...

We are just minutes away from Steve Ballmer, C.E.O. of Microsoft to cover the Live Event of the official launch release of Windows 7 today. We, a part of the Microsoft partner network would like to invite you to join us to view the launch keynote today. We have put the video on the Right hand side of the site, for you to view the event. You would need the Microsoft Silverlight plug-in to play the video.   You can download the plug-in from READ MORE...

  Today October 22nd 2009, marks the launch of the greatest operating system ever on the planet, Windows 7. I say this because not only does Windows have 90% of the worlds PC market share but also that Windows 7 hopes to be one of the best yet, user, business, enterprise friendly OS ever to be released, which we are sure that would get more developers, users and businesses and eventually Microsoft a time of worthwhile computing experience. We, READ MORE...

  Windows 7 would be released tomorrow worldwide. But what can Microsoft give us besides the operating system with the best compatibility? A FREE ANTIVIRUS. Yes you heard me, an antivirus.   The world is going through though economic times, and add insult to injury it gets worse when our computer starts to loose our files or get infected, hence performing adversely. Microsoft has played a good game that now with the Windows 7 operating READ MORE...

  Contextual advertising takes a new turn with Ad.ly. We all love twitter and love to update about stuff we are doing or is happening, but how about earning potential revenue through it especially if you are running your website or business. Not only you get to promote stuff but more audience and more revenue. Now you can earn via this simple business model, you as a publisher get a lot of cash in return for a couple of messages that are under READ MORE...

  These day’s one of the most important thing is being updated, and search engines or may we call it “status updates” engines are getting released everyday. From tweetmeme.com which searches fro fresh twitter updates to this one, the goal is simple, gather content and gather it at one place.   But what i like about Wowd is this that, it not only gathers data by itself, it has toolbar just like digg and stumble upon that helps site READ MORE...

We are on the verge of seeing the most significant release of an OS most of the world loves and the one on which Microsoft is relying on heavily after Windows Vista calamity. Windows 7 is the computer operating system we’ve all been waiting for!   Here is the Excerpt of the book: This latest version of the Windows operating system provides a deceptively simple computing experience; deceptive because on a Windows 7 computer, you can READ MORE...

Are you planning for the Holidays from now, we know its far away but many people do start planning now (at least for Halloween). But before you make your final travel plans, Google, yes our own mountain view chocolate factory has partnered up with Virgin America to provide free WiFi on every Virgin America flight between November 10, 2009 and January 15, 2010. Its a good way, that straight from the flight you can send pictures and stuff to your loved READ MORE...