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Mice
get into architect's kit
Sumesh
Raizada
The
architecture of any place, city or country is major reflection of its
culture and society. History or civilization of nations can be studied
to a great extent through its structures like temples, forts or
monuments. The Great Pyramids, Tower of Pisa or Taj Mahal are among
the marvelous pieces of architecture that are indicative of social,
economic and cultural conditions prevailing in the respective periods.
Lots
of glitz, few clues at Taiwan's Computex
Tony Munroe
and Michael Kramer
THERE
were the usual gadgets, noise, giveaways and models in short skirts at
this year's huge Computex trade show in Taipei. Less obvious was a
clear sign that the tech sector's laboured recovery will get a
significant boost in 2002 beyond its typical second-half uptick.
GRAPHIC:
COMPUTER BREAKDOWN
For
outsourcing, companies’ destination is India
FOR
once, tech gurus may be guilty of underplaying how much the Internet
will change your life. Especially, if you live in a moderate to
high-income country, are of modest to moderate intelligence and work
at a service industry job that can be done more cheaply - and possibly
better - by some bright eager beaver in Bangalore.
Replacement
cellphone market likely to grow
THE
future success of mobile phone makers will depend on their ability to
sell "replacement phones" because 77 per cent of total
global unit sales by 2005 will come from consumers intent on replacing
older phones, said a study released last week.
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