Google Code Jam Contest.

Google Code Jam contest.

Hi guys. This is one contest that nerds wait for all round the year just like atheletes wait for the Olympics. If you are a nerd you know what I am talking about. Its none other than the Google Code Jam contest. Its been a success since it started. Let me present to you Google Code Jam contest 2008 "The battle of the geeks". Do you love solving tough problems and algorithms, then this is the place you belong. And even you are not very proficient in programming, go give it a try. You will come to know where you stand because only the "geekiest" survives.

Google Code Jam is a coding competition in which professional and student programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you program in the coding language and development environment of your choice.

Google Code Jam begins in July and continues in August, when you will compete in online rounds against contestants from around the world. The Top 500 participants will advance to onsite competitions at a local Google office to compete against those in their region (Asia Pacific; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and the Americas). The Top 100 will participate in the final round at the Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California on Friday, November 14.

Did I forget something. Oh yes, the winner gets a handsome prize money of 10,000 USD. Now this will surely make you give it a try. Top 500 finalists gets a Google Code Jam T-shirt. The Top 100 finalists from the local onsites will be flown to Mountain View, California to compete in the onsite finals. Travel and accommodation will be covered by Google.

Well if you are interested enough to register for Code Jam then click here. Registration closes on July 17, 2008. Hurry up guys. Don't miss this one.

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Google Holds Verizon’s Feet To Fire On 700MHz Open Access

Google holds Verizon’s feet to fire on 700MHz open access.

The struggle over the Federal Communications Commission's 700MHz auction's C Block just flared up again. Google has written a stern letter to the FCC demanding that the agency force the block's winner, Verizon, to honor the spectrum region's open platform provision.

"The rule requires openness for 'Any Applications, Any Devices'—not 'Any Applications, Except on Verizon Devices,' as Verizon would interpret it," a small squad of Google attorneys told the FCC on Friday. "The Commission must ensure that Verizon understands that this license obligation means what it says: Any Apps, Any Devices."
Google wants the agency to make Verizon promise to adhere to the C Block rules—in writing.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-google-holds-verizons-feet-to-fire-on-700mhz-open-access.html

New Look Of Google

New look of Google.

Google is the second Brain to many of us. We use it frequently. It uses white screen which consumes higher power.

Read the following?..

If Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views, according to calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year would be saved. In response Google created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with almost the same functions as the white version, but obviously with lower energy consumption:
Help spread the word? Please use : http://www.blackle.com/


For details regarding Blackle refer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackle