The desperate need makes a person to take action. This is what happened to Mrs. Muyonjo from a remote village in Uganda who got fed up from dishonest battery chargers of her village and the fact that the first charging point was twenty miles away from her home. She took five size D batteries, […]
Touchscreen Acer phone to be shown at MWC leaked
BGR’s awesome source has done it again, this time seeping out a picture of Acer’s unnamed touchscreen device which will be exhibited at the MWC expo. The picture shows an unusual swiveling form factor but a closer look makes me to believe it more of a QWERTY dock with the phone placed on top. […]
Sony develops finger vein authentication, calls it Mofiria
Sony Corp.’s new finger vein authentication technology makes fingerprint recognition and other security measures a thing of the past. With Mofiria (yes, that’s what they call) onboard, devices like mobile phones and laptops could provide more security by scanning the finger vein patterns as it is different for different people and does not change […]
Microsoft has confirmed different SKUs for Windows 7
The dreaded nightmare for many has turned out to be true. Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will be available in different flavors, so as to target different audiences. In all, there will be 6 variants – Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic (for emerging markets), Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, […]
$10 laptop unveiled, still no pics available
Despite a ‘huge gathering’ at the campus of Sri Venkateshwara University Tirupati, we are still left with the pictures of the world’s cheapest laptop. Anyways, the Union Minister for HRD, Arjun Singh today revealed the laptop which was jointly developed by the University Grants Commission, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and the Indian Institute […]
50M BPL families might get free phones
If the recent proposal from the Indian Cellular Association (ICA) to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is approved, 50M below the poverty line (BPL) families could receive a free phone along with a cellular connection. The initiative put forth by the ICA which includes members like Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson is pretty interesting […]
Japanese company develops scanner to evaluate smiles
Japanese company, Omron has created a smile scanner that could rate a smile on the basis of percentage, in real-time. The device takes factors like shape of eyes, mouth, facial wrinkles into account to arrive at the desired result. Omron says this scanner can be a boon to the trainees seeking a career in […]
Nokia wants to snoop employees or threatens to leave Finland
Nokia’s biggest concern is its trade secrets and it looks like they are trying every ploy to protect it. According to a Finnish newspaper, Nokia is trying to approve a snooping law on employees, also referred to Lex Nokia and has threatened the government to leave the country if it is unapproved. As a […]
Intel Core i7 powered laptop coming from Canada
Canadian retailer Eurocom will launch its D900F PHANTOM i7 laptop that will be graced by the powerful Core i7 processors. The launch is scheduled for May 1 and will give a variety of choices to the users from processors, GPU, webcam, RAM, HDD and more. The laptop has a 17-inch screen WUXGA (1920×1200 pixels) […]
WSJ: Dell creates prototypes, almost ready to jump in smartphone biz
New rumor to prove Dell’s imminent smartphone foray is the existence of couple of prototype phones. WSJ, who reports after checking with ‘the sources familiar with the matter’ that one phone uses touchscreen interface while the other phone is said to have a sliding keyboard with the screen and a numeric keypad on the […]
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