Tech Shout!

NComputing, a provider of virtual PC solutions has announced the availability of its products on the open-source Ubuntu Linux OS. This offering provides for a cost-effective solution by leveraging the excess power of PCs and open-source license-free software.
NComputing’s latest offering capitalizes on the fact that most PC’s today are so powerful that the vast […]

One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing every child in the world with access to the Internet, has announced that it is extending the ‘Give One Get One’ program offer till December 31. Hence more people are expected to participate in this program.
The Give One Get One program was […]

Electronic Arts has announced its plans to donate its original SimCity game to each computer in the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative.
OLPC, for those who are unaware, is a non-profit humanitarian effort to design, manufacture and distribute inexpensive laptops, with the aim of giving every child in the world access to modern education. […]

Search giant Yahoo! has reportedly made its entry into the online social networking arena. The Sunnyvale-based company has announced its foray into this online world with the launch of Kickstart.
Yahoo’s Kickstart networking service aims to provide recent college graduates with a platform to showcase their skills and avail professional advice so that they can make […]

In June this year, we had reported about Intel joining hands with ASUSTek for the introduction of ‘Eeee PC’, a low-cost portable laptop. Now, ASUS has announced that the company has achieved record sales of their Eeee PC.
In fact, so good have the sales been that the ASUS Eee PC managed to sell 200 […]

Adobe and HP have announced an educational version of the HP Compaq 6715b notebook which will soon be made available to students. Besides the HP notebook, this bundle also includes the latest Adobe Creative Suite 3 software. Moreover, students who buy this notebook will also be able to avail of big discounts on two leading […]

Finally here’s an institute that claims to offer the best of both the worlds, i.e., animation and gaming!

India’s Premiere Gaming Institute, named International Institute of Gaming & Animation (IIGA) has been introduced in the commercial, style and talent capital of India – Mumbai. IIGA will offer aspiring young minds certified industry-specific courses on Gaming and […]

It’s good to be tech savvy and great to own the best and the latest gizmos, but somewhere a line’s got to be drawn, especially if you are too young. Well, I have seen 15-year-olds with communicators, PDAs and what not. Though parents may maintain that this helps their child to be in constant […]

On Tuesday, US-based CPU-maker Intel penned a deal with Bangladesh’s IT consultancy Grameen Solutions to offer computers and help with information technology education in rural areas, maintained an Intel official.
This new agreement between Intel and Grameen Solutions is to essentially give assistance to ICT-related education under its World Ahead Program (WAP).
The agreement was […]

The Xbox 360 is foraying into the educational arena. Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division, India has announced its partnership with Delhi-based Educomp, a leading technology-driven innovative education organization in India.
This initiative has been done in an effort to encourage interactive learning among children on the Xbox 360 platform. In fact, it also leverages the […]