Software Freedom Week in CUSAT

Dear All, The Department of Computer Applications along with Free Software community , Cochin University of Science and Technology is conducting a one week Free Software Camp as part of the Software Freedom Day (softwarefreedomday.org) celebrations Program Details: Date : 20 – 26 September 2011 Time : 4pm – 6pm Venue : Department of Ship Technology (Near Department of Electronics and Department of Photonics), Cochin University of Science and Technology Objectives: – Spread Free Software Awareness among teachers, students, research scholars, staff of CUSAT.

Android..Heir to the Apple Throne???

   Google’s new Google+ beta testing might not be yielding the results they have been hoping for ,but the success of their Android Os more than makes up for it.Some of the major phone manufacturers like HTC ,Samsung,LG,Sony Eriksson have released android phones which are gradually taking over the Iphone dominated market(take that Steve Jobs),while Nokia is suffering huge losses due to their refusal to adopt Android OS.The main features which make them attractive are the Android market,a place where you can download any app you need by paying is necessary ,though thousands of free ones are readily available(Youtube downloaders,navigation software’s,document reader’s etc being some of them).It’s just like a computer in that regard,something doesn’t work,download a software to make it work.