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Touchscreen Acer phone to be shown at MWC leaked

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  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

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  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 […]

Google’s Internet Bus will roam to educate about, yes, the internet

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  Google’s latest initiative to enlighten masses with the world of internet has made them to stop at Tamil Nadu, India. The Internet Bus will roam across 15 TN towns to make people use internet and discover its advantages. Most of the services showcased will be from Google along with some movie trailers and entertainment […]

Asus announces Eee PC 1000HE

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  Asus’ last Eee PC shout was heard back in CES where they revealed interesting products and concepts in the Eee PC line. Now they reckon the consumers are ready for another dose of Eee PC and thus, 1000HE comes into picture. The 10-inch netbook integrates Intel’s power efficient N280 Atom processor that helps to […]

$10 laptop is not a laptop after all

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  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

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  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

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  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 […]

Toshiba TG01 will be the first Snapdragon powered device

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  We have seen Qualcomm trying to show the capabilities of its Snapdragon platform and now we’ll see the first device powered by Qualcomm’s system-on-chip (SoC) at the upcoming MWC. Made by Toshiba, the TG01 definitely looks to possess beauty with brains. The 9.9mm thin handset boasts Toshiba’s custom made 3D UI layer which will […]

50M BPL families might get free phones

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  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 […]