Happy Birthday Einstein!

14^th March 2012 marks the 133^rd birthday anniversary of an extraordinaire: Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Württemberg, in the German Empire; on 14^th March 1879, to Hermann Einstein and Pauline Einstein. He contributed for the progress of physics by developing theories such as Relativity and the Quantum Theory. He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.

Sir Timothy Berners Lee;

Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee is a computer scientist in Britain and a MIT professor. Most of all, he is the inventor of the World Wide Web(that is the software part of the Internet). He is popularly known as 'Tim Berners-Lee' or 'TimBL'.

The Story of Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley refers to the southern region of San Francisco Bay Area in North California of the United States. Today, it is often considered as the world's high technology center which is home for many famous companies.

Jonathan Ive Knighted

Jonathan Ive has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight Commander of British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours List in appriciation for "service to design and enteprise".

Sir Jonathan, whose full name is Jonathan Paul Ive, is currently Apple’s Senior Vice President in Industrial Design: the mastermind behind Apple's favourite designs like iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook, PowerBook...

Apple Corporate Museum

The world's largest collection of Apple's history related lineup is currently managed by the Stanford University. The collection includes items ranging from 1976 to the recent times; but remains unopened for the public for reasonable causes.

How 'C' Got Its Name

C is a general-purpose computer programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie(between 1969 and 1973). It is a structured procedural language and was originally intended for use with Unix OS with the intention of designing System software.

Today, it has become one of the most widely used programming languages of all time; not just for system software, but for all sorts of portable application software.

A Man Who Shaped the Modern World

Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie who was born in 9^th September 1941 was found dead on 12^th October 2011. He is considered one of the few people who dared to shape the digital era. He is the founder of C programming language(1970s). And also co-founded the original UNIX operating system along with his long-time colleague, Ken Thompson.

The Story of Android

Heard of Android? May be you just have used it.
Android is an operating system for mobile devices. Developed by Open Handset Alliance; headed by Google and is released under a free software license. These days it is considered the best selling mobile platform in the planet.

Has JavaScript got anything to do with JAVA?

Anyone interested in web development is sure to have heard of JavaScript and most of them might even have studied it. 

Ever wondered how JavaScript got its name? Originally it was called Mocha when developed by Netscape Communications Corporation. It was first released titled "LiveScript" with a Netscape Navigator Release. But why did it suddenly associate with "JAVA"?

Why Open Source Is Slow Gaining in Developing Countries

Several years ago I had read from magazines and heard from some speeches: how Free and Open Source Software will submerge the monopoly of proprietary software that existed then. Such statements used to arouse fear in one’s mind while creating excitement in another’s.

Kegalu Vidyalaya IT

Kegalu Vidyalaya, being a national school of Sri Lanka, is located in the district of Kegalle. Known famous for active student involvement in IT, Kegalu Vidyalaya has secured a foremost rank in quality IT education within the country. In 2010, Kegalu Vidyalaya was able to host the first ever large-scale IT Day program conducted by any organization outside the capital of the country. Titled "Beyond IT" this IT day program was considered the IT identity of Kegalu Vidyalya in spreading IT Knowledge.