Apple iPad doesn’t multi-task. It’s also heavier than you think, it is. Using it as an e-book reader can be difficult if you plan to hold it like a book for prolonged period of time. It is also not High Definition though it is High resolution.

Typing on the keyboard can be hard to get used to. You have to set down to place your hands on the keyboard, which is awkward and odd. It is meant for you to consume media and video.

It is also a fingerprint magnet, so after a few minutes of use, it sure looks very dirty. So with all these shortcomings, there is always the chance that Apple will lower the price in few months like they did with the iPhone.

HP was the leader in the Indian PC market until it was dislodged by Dell to the No.2 spot in the notebook segment in the 4th quarter of calendar year 2009.

The new range includes Compaq Presario CQ42 and CQ62 priced at Rs. 25,990 onwards, HP Pavilion dm4 and dm6 at Rs. 36,990 onwards, HP Mini at Rs. 16,000 onwards and HP TouchSmart tm2 at Rs. 64,990.

Other features are:

Quicker Time Machine backup, Time machine up to 80% faster and reduces the time it takes to complete your initial backup to Time capsule.

Faster to wake up and shut down, Wake up and shut down is up to 80% faster, saving precious moments when you ‘re trying to head home or to the airport.

50% Faster, more reliable installation.

Smaller footprint, Snow Leopard takes up less than half the disk space of the previous version, freeing about 7GB for you- enough for about 1,750 more songs or a few thousand more photos.

Another leap forward for Quick Time, Quick Time x is the next generation media technology that powers the audio and video experience in Mac OS X Snow leopard

Innovative Chinese character input. If you want to enter Chinese characters on a computer, you had to type in phonetic spelling of Chinese words and the computer would convert them into proper Chinese characters.

More reliable higher resolution iChat. Automatic updates for printer drivers. Automatic time zone setup.

Tata Teleservices, the No. 6 operator was the first to launch per-second billing earlier this year. The offer was a roaring success. Mobile services leaders Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications and Vodafone Essar have all followed suit to launch the per-second billing.

The mobile phone is designed by Stuart Hughes for Goldstriker International and made from 22 carat gold. It has 136 diamonds in the front bezel and an apple logo made out of not more than 53 diamonds. Its front navigation button comprise of a rare diamond of 7.1 carats.

The phone took more than 10 months to make, ships with a 7 kg chest crafted from a single block of granite, offset with Kashmir gold and lined with Nubuck leather on the side.

It was reportedly commissioned by an anonymous Australian businessman.

Japan launched its first pair of spy satellites in 2003, prompted by the concerns over North Korea’s missile program. North Korea shocked Tokyo, when it test-fired a missile over Japan, in 1998. Since then, the country has launched spy satellites primarily to watch development in North Korea.

In April this year, a North Korean long-range rocket flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean.

Hisashi Michigami, an official at the Cabinet Office said the domestically developed H-2A rocket carrying the USD 565 million satellite lifted off from a space centre on the southern island of Tanegashima.

He said “The satellite will gather intelligence for our defense and diplomatic purposes”.

He further said the launch was successful.

The man known only by his online name SAL9000 has tied knot with Nene Anegasaki, a fictional character in an official-looking ceremony but not legally binding reception in Tokyo on 22^nd November. The reception included a priest, an MC, a DJ, speeches from friends and family, photo slideshows, wedding music and even a bouquet. The entire event was streamed live on a Japanese video sharing site, of which SAL9000 is a prominent member.

The Sydney Morning Herald quoted SAL9000 as writing in a letter to tech culture blog BoingBoing.net “I’m so happy so many people were able to witness this”. He called it a milestone in his life.

The newly launched slider phone, Nokia 6600i provides supports for 3G, EDGE and GPRS. Apart from this it includes features such as FM radio, maps, accelerometer sensors, Bluetooth and stereo headset.

Nokia 6600i is available in two colours black and silver. It is priced at Rs 13,000.

The company will also launch another premium car, Polo at Rs 4.5 lakh which will be launch during the upcoming Auto Expo 2010 in January.

Polo will be the cheapest while Beetle will be the costliest hatchback from the Volkswagen stable in India. It is expected that the fifth generation Volkswagen Polo will come up with 1.2 litre petrol and 1.6 litre TDI diesel engines.

The vehicle will compete with Maruti Swift and Ritz, Skoda Fabia, Hyundai i10 and Aveo U-VA.

Volkswagen is currently selling Jetta, Passat and Touareg in the country. While Jetta and Passat are sedans, Touareg is a sport utility vehicle. The Volkswagen Group is present in the country through three brands Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen and sells 15 different models across segments.

Saya was capable to guide the shoppers to relevant floors of the shopping store and also can respond to shoppers’ queries and complaints in more than 700 ways.

The female robot was developed by Hiroshi Kobayashi of the Tokyo University of Science in 2004. It also can respond to questions about previous jobs and even where she was created.

Saya was recently involved in a trial at the Tokyo primary school. It was capable of catching students’ passing notes and coping homework as well as giving them a rather stern telling off.