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Nokia N86 bags the best mobile imaging device award

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  Nokia N86 is still not out in the market but the stalwarts at the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) have bestowed the 8MP phone as the best mobile imaging device for this year. The association reckoned N86 as a “step forward in its specific segment” by including photography features like f/2.8 Zeiss wide-angle zoom […]

Oracle takes over Sun Microsystems

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  While we had an impression that IBM was the most interested to acquire Sun Microsystems, Oracle today announced that they have taken over Sun and will acquire the common stock for $9.50/share. The deal is valued around $7.4 billion which is almost a billion more than what IBM rumored to offer. The acquisition will […]

Microsoft to release Windows 7 RC in May

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  Microsoft’s Partner Program page spilled out few details regarding Windows 7’s release candidate. The page which has now has been taken off had revealed the public release date for RC, starting from May 5. Though it says TechNet/MSDN subscribers can get their hands on the release now, Neowin confirms that the RC is being […]

Pirate Bay’s Spectrial verdict out, found guilty

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  The Pirate Bay drama that started on Feb 17 has finally come to an end. The district court judge has ruled that all four Pirate Bay members are guilty and have assisted in making copyright content available to the masses. Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm and Carl Lundström have been sentenced to 1 […]

Apple has something to say about Laptop Hunter ads

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  You hardly see Apple commenting on competitor’s moves but when it does, the whole world notices it. Apple’s spokesperson Bill Evans recently commented on Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter ads that takes a dig at Apple’s pricey products. This is what he had to say. “A PC is no bargain when it doesn’t do what you […]

Symbian shows off S60 running on Atom PC

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  While we have seen couple of computers running on Android, this is the first time S60 platform has made an appearance on an Atom based computer. Guys at S60 on Symbian Customer Operations (SOSCO) took an off the shelf Atom based motherboard and ported to show S60’s potential. As Symbian itself puts it, they […]

17m tons of CO2 is produced by Spam annually

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  For most of us, spam is nothing but piece of crap lying in our inbox waiting to be deleted. However, when you count the impact of spam on the environment, it leaves back a staggering amount of CO2, contributing to our global warming. According to a report by ICF and Mcafee around 62 trillion […]

5800XM doing well as Nokia posts weak Q1 results

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  Nokia declared its Q1 2009 results today and though the company is facing a decline in profits as well as shrinking device shipment, its first mass market touch phone did exceptionally well. Nokia has managed to shift 2.6m 5800XM units in this quarter with over 3m since its launch. There’s no doubt that 5800’s […]

Dell launches Vostro A90 netbook

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  In a bid to appeal to the businesses, Dell is now selling Vostro A90 netbook which is nothing but a rebranded Mini 9. If you haven’t guessed yet, the specs are similar to Mini 9 but since its targeted at businesses, Dell has made the netbook look bland professional with just one color and […]