Nokia has launched N97 Mini in India. As a cheaper alternative to N97, the phone comes with a slight smaller screen. This device does not have the navi-pad on the keyboard contrasting the N97.
The N97 Mini is similar to N97 visually and also in terms of features as well. The N97 Mini supports Nokia’s Ovi range of services. It also comes with the Lifecasting applications from Nokia that allows users to publish location and status update directly to their Facebook account from the mobile device...
A spokesman of Vulcan Inc on Monday said Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has began treatment. Employees of the investment company were informed of Allen’s illness in a company email on Monday.
Allen was feeling pretty good and remaining pretty active. He had no plans to change his role at Vulcan said Vulcan spokesman David Postman.
Allen was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in 1983 but his cancer was successfully treated.
Allen co-...
Piracy seems to evade the clutches of Microsoft. The Office 2010 Technical Preview has been leaked on the Internet. It was widely expected that a public beta built of Office 2010 will be available this week.
Much to the joy to the happy pirates around the world, someone leaked the software online and posted on the torrent site. To install it, one requires a product key, but that is not a fool proof plan to counter piracy. But, those downloading the software illegally can simply copy the seria...
The new E-Class a greener vehicle launched by Mercedes Benz India is remarkable in its performance.
The new luxury car, E 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY is powered by 6 cylinders, 170 KW (231 HP), 7G-TRONIC, 7 speed transmission, Acceleration 0-100 km/h in 6.8 seconds and the top speed is 250 mph.
E 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Sedan is powered by three litre OM642 V6 diesel engine that churns out a massive 540 Nm of torque at 1600-2400 rpm. The rim has light alloy wheels without additional cost. Uphols...
Flying car, the world’s first road-registered, air-worthy could be on the highways and in the skies by 2011, if U.S. company Terrafugia has its way. The new vehicle is called Transition Roadable Aircraft.
The model is still going through testing and approval processes but it really does fly and drive. The concepts are folding wings that tuck in neatly beside the cockpit for road use. They are deployed and folded from the convenience of the cockpit. The plane to car transition is stated to tak...
Google has been attacked again and this time it’s a botnet called Koobface. An internet security firm, Trend Micro Security Advisory, headquartered in Tokyo discovered the attack on Thursday morning. It spammed thousands of reader addresses.
Koobface is a botnet, a network of computer systems that have been compromised without the owner’s knowledge. It is a kind of malware that exploits the social networking aspects of websites. Spread through social networks, it is known as revolutionary bot...
According to BenQ, the 13.3 inch, BenQ Joybook S35 and the 14 inch, Joybook S43 notebooks will run on Intel’s latest ULV Pentium Dual Core SU4100 ULV processors. Both the Joybooks are pre-loaded with Windows 7 and weigh 1.5 kg and 2.1 kg respectively.
On the multimedia front, the S35 and S43 are equipped with HDMI, dGPU (S43 only), a 2 channel TruSurround HD system, 320GB HDD, 8X Super-Multi DVD (S43 only) and UltraVivid high-definition LED screens sporting 16:9 aspect ratios. Both models boa...
Fans lined up hours in advance of the release of Activision Blizzard Inc’s “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2”, before it went on sale on Tuesday.
With what Activision called a record level of preorders, there was little doubt about the great demand for the game. ‘MW2’ is set to be one of the biggest and fastest-selling games in history challenging records set by the blockbuster releases from the ‘Grand Theft Auto’ series.
According to analysts, sales estimates for the $60 game are expected t...
Google is set to update its voice and video chat capabilities. The current voice and video chat feature in Gmail is currently limited to one-to-one communication and Google wants to widen this capacity to more than two participants.
The Google Apps product manager Rishi Chandra told SFGate that Google is set to roll out its first update in a long line of updates that will include multi-user video conferencing.
Google acquired Web and video conferencing software from Marratech, a Swedish co...
According to the local press, Brazilian Justice has ordered Google to pay compensation of $500,000 to F1 driver Rubens Barrichello because of a fake profile on relationship site Orkut. It is said that about 300 fake profiles of the Brazilian F1 driver exist on Orkut.
Taking into account the interest since the prosecution was initiated in July 2006, the value of the penalty reached $706,000. Google will suffer a daily fine of $590 if the company fails to comply with the injunction requirin...
