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 third world or progressive nations such as India, Continue Reading

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, who run down Charlie's chocolate factory. So without further Continue Reading

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 your comments... Continue Reading

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… Continue Reading

            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 like this one and rich media like Continue Reading

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) “HealthMap” feature that informs using your location Continue Reading

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 the seats and aluminum (as opposed to plastic) Continue Reading

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 gone completely social from twitter to facebook Continue Reading

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 Linus himself is giving a thumbs up to the OS, or Continue Reading

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 some money getting it back from Microsoft via Continue Reading

  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 use Windows 7 to help their local community. Continue Reading

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…. Continue Reading

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 Trottering   PC News Leave us your comments… Continue Reading

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, more secure. And Windows 7 is the result. The Continue Reading

  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, for the time being, only U.S can enjoy Continue Reading