http://www.etiole.com Dream Tech. Live Tech. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:31:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.etiole.com/2011/03/whats-the-net-speed-at-googles-campus/ http://www.etiole.com/2011/03/whats-the-net-speed-at-googles-campus/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:31:56 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=5052

Quite a few years back, we were stuck at 56kbps dial-up modems, then we slowly picked up with broadband and triband coming and speedometers touching 256kbps and 512kbps. The battle then began between telecom companies which brought in 2mbps and 4 mbps at cheaper rates. Of course consumers thought it was a bliss, till they see this. For those of you really eager to know what's the speed at Google's Campus, GooglePlex at Mountain View, California is then here you go. 523.96 Mbps and 147.20 Mbps is what they've got. Wondering how we got hands on it? Recent Question and Answer session by the Google Chrome team at Reddit let us into these facts. This is freakin' awesome. Thanks TNW.]]>

Quite a few years back, we were stuck at 56kbps dial-up modems, then we slowly picked up with broadband and triband coming and speedometers touching 256kbps and 512kbps. The battle then began between telecom companies which brought in 2mbps and 4 mbps at cheaper rates. Of course consumers thought it was a bliss, till they see this. For those of you really eager to know what's the speed at Google's Campus, GooglePlex at Mountain View, California is then here you go. 523.96 Mbps and 147.20 Mbps is what they've got. Wondering how we got hands on it? Recent Question and Answer session by the Google Chrome team at Reddit let us into these facts. This is freakin' awesome. Thanks TNW.]]> http://www.etiole.com/2011/03/whats-the-net-speed-at-googles-campus/feed/ 1 http://www.etiole.com/2011/03/microsoft-set-to-screw-retailers-on-behalf-of-manufacturers-using-pirated-software/ http://www.etiole.com/2011/03/microsoft-set-to-screw-retailers-on-behalf-of-manufacturers-using-pirated-software/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:12:05 +0000 http://www.etiole.com/?p=4986

It's going to be tough time soon for all the vendors in U.S selling products which arrive from manufacturers who use pirated software copies of any of Microsoft's product. It's extremely difficult for Microsoft to go around the world and sue companies using pirated software because different laws prevail. Well, once they themselves got fined $16,000 for trying to sue pirates in India. Microsoft is now trying to get a bill passed in the Legislature which will hold the retailers responsible for the pirated softwares being used by their manufacturers, be it in any part of the world. So if a retailer in New York is selling watches coming from China and the manufacturer at China used a pirated copy of MS Excel to send details about the products being shipped, definitely the retailer is in trouble. Once the bill is passed, Microsoft will be able to drag that retailer into the courtroom and sue him for his manufacturer. They really hope to curb down piracy with this move. But I think this could definitely have some varied effects on the market. This bill is already facing some stiff opposition in the U.S.]]>

It's going to be tough time soon for all the vendors in U.S selling products which arrive from manufacturers who use pirated software copies of any of Microsoft's product. It's extremely difficult for Microsoft to go around the world and sue companies using pirated software because different laws prevail. Well, once they themselves got fined $16,000 for trying to sue pirates in India. Microsoft is now trying to get a bill passed in the Legislature which will hold the retailers responsible for the pirated softwares being used by their manufacturers, be it in any part of the world. So if a retailer in New York is selling watches coming from China and the manufacturer at China used a pirated copy of MS Excel to send details about the products being shipped, definitely the retailer is in trouble. Once the bill is passed, Microsoft will be able to drag that retailer into the courtroom and sue him for his manufacturer. They really hope to curb down piracy with this move. But I think this could definitely have some varied effects on the market. This bill is already facing some stiff opposition in the U.S.]]> http://www.etiole.com/2011/03/microsoft-set-to-screw-retailers-on-behalf-of-manufacturers-using-pirated-software/feed/ 1