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Forbidden Fruit: Microsoft Workers Hide Their iPhones
REDMOND, Wash.âMicrosoft Corp. employees are passionate users of the latest tech toys. But there is one gadget love that many at the company dare not name: the iPhone.
The iPhone is made, of course, by Microsoft’s longtime rival, Apple Inc. The device’s success is a nagging reminder for Microsoft [...]
22 yr old Indian to solve cyber crimes @ mouse click
Jaipur: The 22 year old cyber crime expert, Sunny Vaghela, who is also the CEO of TechDefence, an information security solution provider is set to dive in the cyber war by making solutions available at a mouse click. Vaghela, who had exposed loopholes in mobile [...]
Sungrazer comet captured plunging into the Sun
NEW DELHI (PTI): An observatory has been able to take photographs of a sun grazer comet plunging into the Sun, a celestial event rarely captured on camera by astronomers.
Though the encounter was too close to the Sun for human eyes to see, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has [...]
MapmyIndia Road Pilot GPS navigator to explore India
With Mapmyindiaâs new GPS navigation device, the Road Pilot, you have probably found the best way to explore India. Road Pilot lets you explore this mesmerizing country without any fear of getting lost. With its rich source of Indiaâs best maps that helps you get a [...]
Facebook starts India operations
HYDERABAD: Facebook is all set to start its India operations. According to a company release, the worldâs no. 1 social network is opening its offic
e in Hyderabad.
With its India operations, the company aims to support its growing number of users, advertisers and developers in the country and across the world. Facebook’s [...]
Rewrite of Physics by Einstein on Display
JERUSALEM â There are pasted-on half pages, numerous cross-outs and insertions in meticulous penmanship and an open acknowledgment that some of the mathematics was beyond even him. Albert Einstein personally rewrote the laws of physics in a sparsely furnished central Berlin apartment nearly a century ago and the resulting [...]
Mozilla pitches Firefox 3.6 upgrade offer to users
Computerworld – Mozilla yesterday began offering Firefox 3.6 to users running older versions of the open-source browser.
Thursday’s offer was the first coordinated invitation to Firefox 3.6 that Mozilla has displayed to users of 2008’s Firefox 3.0 and mid-2009’s Firefox 3.5.
As with past update offers, the one for [...]
Now, a PC that reads minds
LONDON: British scientists have developed a computer that can read human minds, a key breakthrough which they claim takes telepathy a step closer to reality.
According to Eleanor Maguire of University College London and colleagues, the computer is able to decipher thought patterns and tell what people are thinking simply by [...]
Week in review: Game on for Sony
The entertainment and technology giant this week unveiled the Move, a small device that looks like a microphone and represents Sony’s bid to gain control over the motion controller wars. Those wars are currently led by Nintendo, with its Wii controller, although many think they will be dominated by [...]
50pct of Cambridge students sleep with two partners in 7 days
About half of Cambridge University students have slept with two people in the same week, a new survey has revealed.
According to the study, nearly 46 percent of the University’s students had two sexual partners in a week.
The poll for online tabloid student newspaper [...]
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The iPad: A Great Car Accessory?
The most obvious use for an iPad in the car is the Google Maps application. For this to be effective you’ll need to purchase one of the iPads with 3G and GPS and give AT&T $15-$30/month. The maps application works just like the iPhone’s, but it’s bigger and faster with [...]
Car scrap turned into modern office
Hyderabad, Mar 11(ANI): K. Sudhakar, the famed car designer and enthusiast of automobiles
from Andhra Pradesh, has conjured up scrap materials from various sources for a unique office set up, with almost every facility shaped as a vintage car.
This innovative enthusiast who is much fascinated by vintage cars noted that [...]
Honda offers Accord variant
Honda Siel Cars India on Thursday launched its latest version of flagship sedan Accord 3.5L V6 that comes with an electric sunroof and additional luxury features such as ambient light, footlight and two sets of keyless entry for added convenience to customers. The new Accord is priced at Rs. 26.15-lakh, while [...]
Nissan to launch new car, MICRA
Auto Major Nissan has announced that it is planning to launch its new and ultra modern car, Micra in the Indian market soon in a motor show in the Swiss city of Geneva.
The car is build on the V-Platform with a curved shape along with an accented waistline and is [...]
Nissan Micra To Hit Indian Roads Very Soon
Japanese auto major Nissan has uncovered its latest ultra modern car model, Micra at the Geneva Motor show. The latest model is expected to be manufactured in the Chennai unit of Nissan.
Nissan Micra is built on the V- Platform and has been tested in Japan. The company has [...]
Tata Motors’ electric vehicle Nano makes a splash at Geneva Motor Show news
After the shock and awe it generated by producing the the world’s lowest-priced car, its creator Tata Motors has now unveiled the electric version of the Nano, called Nano EV, at the ongoing 80th Geneva Motor Show.
The Nano EV Concept is an electric [...]
Honda is on its way to adopt Hybrid systems
Honda is on its way to adopt Hybrid systems : Hybrid systems in the next five years will come in first place among alternative fuel technologies used in the automotive industry. This conclusion has drawn through recent study by KPMGâs Global Auto Executive survey 2010: industry [...]
Honda CR Z Hybrid and Honda Insight Hybrid cars set for launch
One of the vital points of the Honda Hybrid is going to be its cheaper rate as comparable to Toyota. Honda is working up hard to launch its new Honda CR-Z Hybrid and Honda Insight Hybrid. It is being seen as [...]
Audi A1 Supermini Not to be Launched in India
Audi India has said that it has âno plans to introduce the A1 supermini in next few yearsâ.
This comes after it was recently reported that Audi Indiaâs parent company had revealed the details of its A1 model, which was going to be unveiled at the 2010 Geneva [...]
India creates ‘bullet proof-golf buggy’ to battle terrorists
The Anti-Terrorist Assault Cart (ATAC), which has been described as a ‘golf buggy with attitude’, was inspired by the November 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai when ten ‘fedayeen commandos’ held India’s special forces at bay for three days, and killed 166 people.
Its creators, Metaltech Motor Bodies (MMB), [...]
Gadgets and Gizmos
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Review: Olympus E-PL1 proves the Pen is mightier when itâs affordable
The new micro four-thirds digital camera format, which was introduced a little over a year ago by Panasonic and Olympus to fill the gap between giant DSLRs that deliver excellent image quality and smaller point-and-shoots that pack away easily, has taken a big step [...]
HTC Touch Pro3 Coming To Europe in Q3? [Rumors]
Windows Phone 7 will not be launched until late this year, however, there are rumors that the HTC Touch Pro3 may make its debut in Europe in the 3rd quarter of 2010.
According to a post on XDA, there are indications that HTC Touch Pro3 will launch in [...]
Micromax launches First Gaming mobile in India – Micromax G4 Gamolution
Gamolution thatâs the new term coined by Micromax for its latest gadget launched. As the name suggests Micromax G4 Gamolution is all aboutGaming. Micromax G4 Gamolution is the first mobile from Micromax with core focus in Gaming arena.
One must have [...]
A New Device that ONLY Checks your e-mails
If you have been a follower of the mobile phone market for a while, you might be aware of the fact that the concept of “messaging phones” is nothing new. Typically, these handsets have a wide screen and come with full-QWERTY keyboards so that you have no difficulty [...]
Vodafone planning own £130 Android phone?
Vodafone is apparently planning to release its own Android phone, with a super-budget price tag to boot.
Following the T-Mobile Pulse and Pulse Mini (low-end Android handsets exclusive to the network) Vodafone clearly wants to follow suit.
To that end, word is it will be releasing the Vodafone 845 (with a better [...]
Mobiado unveils Classic 712GCB luxury phone
Fiends of exquisite and stunning devices may be enthused by this piece. Well, Mobiado has come up with a new classy handset, Classic 712GCB, thereby carrying on their tradition of crafting luxury gold phones with an eye-catching masterpiece.
The Classic 712GCB is blended with gold, sapphire crystal and stainless steel to [...]
WD Introduces SSDs for Notebooks and Desktops
A leading storage solution provider, Western Digital (WD), today unveiled its first consumer-oriented solid state drive (SSD) with the new WD SiliconEdge 2.5-inch SSD family.
WD SiliconEdge Blue SSDs offer fast read/write speeds and high SSD capacities offering high performance and plug-and-play compatibility. The storage device is available in capacities [...]
Accessorize Your iPad for Business
Apple began accepting pre-orders this morning for the much-anticipated iPad. While the iPad is designed primarily as an entertainment and media platform for consumers, there are also some valid business uses for the slick tablet.
Business professionals can use the iPad to show product or service presentations without having to carry around [...]
Aircel introduces Peek, a email device
The Peek email device is now available on Aircel’s Network. Peek is a dedicated email device which helps ensure delivery of your emails – personal or official in real time using GPRS, wherever Aircel network is available. It is an email only device and does not support SMS or Voice.
Peek [...]
MapmyIndia launches new GPS navigator
New Delhi: MapmyIndia, Indiaâs leader in maps and GPS navigation solutions, has launched Road Pilot, a sophisticated GPS navigator pre-loaded with maps of 620 Indian cities; 576,000 towns and villages; 30,000 tourist locations; and 2 million unique destinations. The navigator is priced at Rs 7,990.
The Road Pilot has a 3.5â wide [...]