Indian ministers really needs to take some lessons on technology terminologies. The $10 laptop which was being touted all these days turns out to be a storage device. Yes, a freakin’ storage device. The laptop device unveiled yesterday is 10-inches long and 5-inches wide with the total cost pegged at around $30 but is […]
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, […]
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 […]
Mobile phone battery explosion kills a man
Sadly, this isn’t the first time we are hearing an incident like this. A guy working at a Lenovo shop in Guangzhou, China was recently killed after his mobile phone battery exploded. The phone was placed in his shirt pocket and the sudden phone explosion injured the major artery of his neck, leaving him […]
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 […]
Google to map Oceans to find unique corals and fishes (Update)
UPDATE: The feature is now official and is included in the latest version (5.0) of Google Earth. Download Google Earth from here. Google has allowed users to travel across the globe, Mars, Space and even Moon. Now it looks like they are going to expand their wings by mapping the vast oceans. The underwater […]
Intel Moblin OS wants to power up a netbook
After grabbing a meaty share in the netbook processor market, Intel wants to…at least intends to grab some share in the netbook OS market. The first step is to gather feedback from the netbook users itself and thus, they have rolled out their Moblin OS in Alpha. Moblin is Intel’s version of Linux based […]
Google GDrive gets a description
GDrive might reach us anytime now. Brian Ussery found an interesting tidbit when he delved into a file used in the Google Pack. It had some reference to GDrive. According to the file, the service was described as an online file backup and storage, making it certain that Google is on its way to […]
iSuppli: Blackberry Storm hardware costs come at $203
You know, deriving price of the handsets on the basis of hardware purchases is actually baseless but iSuppli loves to do it, and so do we. This time they have stripped down Blackberry Storm and calculated the cost of each component present in the device. The study says that $203 is the total cost […]
Putin to Michael Dell: We are not invalids
Post this incident, I am sure Michael Dell will not handle the Russians directly. At the opening ceremony of the World Economy Forum in Davos, Russian PM, Vladimir Putin gave a 40-minute speech followed by a Q&A session. The Dell CEO grabbed this opportunity by boasting about Russia’s technical and scientific advancements and then […]
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