With a tight competition with Linux, Microsoft has confirmed that it will launch cheaper Windows in five Asian markets. Microsoft will provide its “stripped” version of Windows XP as Windows XP Starter Edition to countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia from October 2004.. Microsoft is yet to name the other two countries. The stripped version […]
New Virus for Smart Phones
A new virus is making the rounds in the smart phones which is powered by the Symbian operating system. The virus which get downloaded in the phone along with the game Mosquito which is available illegally and free over the internet. The virus, once installed automatically sends text messages without the approval of the user […]
Blu-ray Disc has been approved
The group called Blu-ray Disc Founders approved the the High Capacity Disc on Wednesday. Blu-ray Discs can store upto five times more data than an ordinary DVD but at the same cost. Blu-ray is named so because it uses the blue laser as of the normal DVD which uses red laser for reading and recording […]
Microsoft XP update released
Microsoft released its long-awaited update for Windows XP,giving more security to the users worldwide.Microsoft which names it Service Pack 2 was expected to release in early June. Microsoft will be sending this update to large corporate customers this week.Individual users will be able to download this update for free from their website or through the […]
Winners of GMail Accounts Contest Announced
Thank you for participating in the Gmail Account for Free contest. The two winners have been declared randomly. The names of the winners are Tom Pearson and Anish Shah. Congratulations to both of you. Your invitations are on your way.
Nokia N-Gage QD: Review
The N-Gage which gave a new look to mobile phones was a big hit. Nokia targeted Nintendo’s Gameboy Advance with a handheld console which was also a phone.But some of the flaws of N-Gage made Nokia to think. The most irritating part was to switch of the unit to replace the game cartridge (MMC) whenever […]
Arnold’s Suicide Trojan Virus
Sophos which detected the Bin Laden suicide virus which was declared as a hoax, has reported a new virus. The new virus shows the Californian Governor and famous action hero Arnold Schwartzenegger hanging from a tree in his garden. The group which released the Osama Bin Laden suicide pics has now replaced it with Arnold reports Sophos. The images deliver the […]
Bin Laden attacked the Computers too
A virus which was released on Friday which purported showing Bin Laden committing suicide. A virus which disguised itself as an image lured the readers to click on the image and it released the malicious software code. This virus was not spread through e-mail but it was spread through 30,000 Usenet newsgroup as an attachment. […]
In-Flight Calls will be a dream come true
Qualcomm, a major cell phone company has teamed up with American Airlines to test the satellite-based air to ground service. This is under testing phase and to test it American Airlines went through the outskirts of West Texas in a jetliner and made calls. The good news is that the test was a success. […]
Doomsday on 2nd August
ID Software makers of the famous Quake 3 said that the Doom 3 will be released worldwide on August 2nd. Doom 3 is a sci-fi horror game with incredible graphics which will put every graphics card and the fastest PC to the test. For more information you can go to www.doom3.com