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Cheaper Data Cards- Budget 2008

The FM's budget speech has just concluded though as of the time of posting this article the speech has not yet been made available at http://indiabudget.nic.in/Mr. Chidambaram mentioned "Wireless Data Cards" in the list of products on which Excise Duty has been slashed from 16% to nil. That's great news considering all...
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Windows XP Sometimes Faster Than Vista SP1

Windows XP is faster than the new Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) in completing common consumer and business tasks on PCs coming out of sleep mode, but the differences are slight.The performance tests, conducted by Principled Technologies Inc. on Microsoft's behalf, showed that the older XP operating system remained...
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Creepy baby robot- Researchers working to teach talk

The iCub robot was already doing pretty well for itself in the creepiness department, but a group of researchers from the University of Plymouth are now working to take things one big step further, by teaching the so-called "baby robot" to talk (as opposed to teaching it baby talk).That will supposedly be done over the...
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White PS3 Due In March?

Over the past week or so, we've been hearing reports from retailers across the US that the current 40GB PS3/Spider-Man 3 deal was about to wind up. They'd stopped receiving them, and had instead been told to expect new 40GB units without a movie. Seemed odd.Might be a very good reason, though: we've since heard from Circuit...
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Miss Playboy Mobile 2008- Entertainment

Playboy Mobile is on the hunt for a lady. It's on the hunt for a lady who it can thrust $5,000 at, photograph at the Playboy Mansion and then call Miss Playboy Mobile 2008.Competitors must have a suitcase full of lingerie a couple of sizes too small be over 18, and the winner will be voted for by the general red-blooded...
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iPhone launching in Ireland on March 14th?

Looks like the iPhone is launching in Ireland with O2 on March 14th, according to Pocket-lint. It's supposed to go for the low, low price of €399 (including VAT) on the 8GB and €499 for the 16GB; we haven't heard anything solid either way, but we'll let you know if we do....Source- http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/28/i...
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Road Rash Returns- Rumours...

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has been dropping some none-too-subtle hints that the company is interested in another Road Rash. He name-checked the bloody motorcycle racing classic at DICE during his talk and recently in a GameDaily interview in an attempt to, we assume, get gamers misty-eyed with nostalgia for...
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Laptop Reviews- Top 5 Laptops

Number 1. Apple PowerBook Laptop was miraculously engineered. Mega wide display - the largest ever in a notebook -, brilliant screen, 100 GB hard drive, built-in Bluetooth - these are the features of this laptop.Then, Apple is a very reliable brand. Don't care about its size and weight; it's not a problem to carry the...
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Games- Street Fighter IV May Get Expanded Roster For Console Ports

Street Fighter IV were to be ported to home console. If, in the odd chance that Capcom were to approve such a product, which they officially haven't yet, it could arrive with a stable of new fighters not seen in the arcade release. That's one nearly unbelievable future for Street Fighter IV, says the game's producer Yoshinori...
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Wired- Madonna Officially Out Of Ideas

In addition to revealing that Justin Timberlake would present her to the public at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Madonna let slip the title of her forthcoming album, which comes out on April 29: It's going to be called Hard Candy, just like that nail polish line and that old Ellen Page movie, and...
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Superman's Eyeballs- Everything You Ever Wanted To Know

Superman used to be just strong and sort of invulnerable, but now his powers are officially out of control. According to Superman II, he can erase your mind just by kissing you, not to mention his super-breath, super-hearing and super-ventriloquism. But Superman's out-of-control power really started with his super-peepers,...
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Nintendo- Pay & Play online gaming

Nintendo couldn't have been more obtuse in its announcement last week at GDC, but from the looks of it you won't be enjoying that totally free Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection play forever.Nintendo is busting out a new Pay & Play service for certain games, which seems to refer to both downloadable content for some titles,...
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MacBook and MacBook Pro Battery Life Has Improved Slightly

We've been trying to understand the new Apple Macbook Pro battery life ratings compared to the old models. It's been hard to quantify generational differences because Apple is now testing using a more challenging battery benchmark, while improving the efficiency of the new machines via Penryn chips and LED backlights.We...
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ACU dishing out iPhone / iPod touch to all incoming freshmen

Never heard of Abilene Christian University? We're guessing a wide majority of the general public hasn't either, but the institution is definitely getting its name out there by promising each incoming freshman this fall an iPhone or iPod touch.Granted, these aren't being explicitly marked as "free," but similar to Duke's...
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More Apple MacBook / MacBook Pro models...

We've always heard that Apple deliberately sends out misinformation to distract the rumor sites, and it looks like that may actually be true -- check out these shots of the Future Shop inventory system, listing the upcoming MB402LL/A and MB403LL/A SKUs from Apple as being priced at CA$1149 and CA$1349, respectively. That's...
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Weird- DivX's Stage 6 Streaming Video Site Shutting Down

You may only be vaguely aware of DivX's Stage 6 video site (which probably explains why it wasn't successful) but it's going to be shut down entirely at the end of February. Stage 6 was DivX's YouTube-like video site meant to provide a bunch of streamable content for living room and mobile DivX players. The fact that it's...
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Dead Rising 2 Coming From The Bigs Team?

Remember that rumor from EGM that pointed to a Dead Rising sequel coming from a Western developer? We heard a similar but slightly different rumor from a source that also says development duties are being shifted stateside, specifically at Vancouver-area third-party Blue Castle Games. If you're not familiar with the name,...
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Gadgtes tips- Use Googlemail.com Address in Gmail to avoid spam

The Digital Inspiration blog points out a Gmail trick that's been just under the surface all along. Everyone who has an "name@gmail.com" address can also receive mail sent to "name@googlemail.com."The big deal is, knowing this gives you a stronger hand when you fight against spam, bacn, and all that other not-so-important...
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Zune survey points to video downloads

Apparently, video is all the rage these days. Just ask the folks who received a survey from Microsoft about services which may or may not be coming to the Zune.It's possible your heart might skip a beat when you read questions like, "I would rather download a movies from an online service than buy a DVD," or, "My friends...
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B-2 Stealth Bomber Crashes, Smoked 1.2 Billion Dollars

A B-2 Bomber, probably the coolest aircraft ever created after the Lockheed A-12, has crashed for the first time ever. Its name was the Spirit of Kansas and it was one of the 21 $1.2 billion Northrop Grumman stealth plane ever manufactured. It fell to the ground right after take-off for "unknown reasons" at the Andersen...
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Tools That You Use in Your Mobile Office?

With the increasing amount of online services available for your perusal, many workers are going mobile more and more—or they're at least taking the opportunity to travel while not feeling too detached from work life.The Computerworld Blog suggests Lifehacker favorites to create your mobile office, including Flickr for...
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Rumours- Xbox 360 HD DVD now dead....

According to Microsoft's Gamerscore blog, Microsoft and Toshiba are discontinuing the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive.Source- http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/23/xbox-360-hd-dvd-now-dead-get-em-while-theyre-h...
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Firefox Passes 500 Million Downloads

Firefox has just hit 500 million downloads worldwide, it is an impressive statistic and we think everyone who works on the project should get a pat on the back. As if their contribution in creating a kick-ass browser was not enough to the world, the Mozilla team is celebrating by raising funds for 500 million grains of...
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iStick- iPod touch Tube- Check it out

iPod Touch Tube- The iStick is the size of lipstick tube. But it has four touchscreens for four times the Coverflow. I don't really get the white cube eating up a quarter of the stick though—why not just make the whole thing a solid tube of touchscreen, with the bottom and top holding the single button and earphone jack?It...
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Wii To Catch 360 By June - Reggie

Reggie says that the 360's lead over the Wii in North America will disappear this year. And not just "this year", but by June. Which is not too far away!He reckons the launch of Super Smash Bros will be a big factor in this, and while I can't see the logic in that - surely the people who freaked out over every pointless...
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Loremo- The diesel powered promises to hit 150 miles per gallon

It's not the first time we've seen diesel touted as a solution for more efficient vehicles, but Loremo AG's new eponymously-titled vehicle may just have all of 'em beat. According to the vehicle's designers, in addition to diesel, they relied on engine efficiency, low weight, and minimal drag to boost the fuel-efficiency,...
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SkyDrive offering free 5GB Online Storage

Upload and share up to 5GB of data to Windows Live SkyDrive, an online storage solution from Microsoft that's just graduated from beta. With your SkyDrive account (which requires a Windows Live ID), you get that 5GB of storage (which bests Box.net's 1GB free plan) for personal folders accessible only to you, shared folders...
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Sliding Glass Phone by Chris Owens- Low on Feature, High on Glass

Designer Chris Owens has come up with a fashion phone that's even slicker (and lacking in features) than the LG Prada or the Samsung Armani phones.The design's appealing because it's got a giant screen on the front (much like the Prada or the iPhone), but has an illuminated glass dialpad that slides out from the bottom....
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Cold boot disk encryption attack is shockingly effective

It's an old adage that no security measure is worth anything if an attacker has physical access to the machine, but things like heavy-duty disk encryption are supposed to at least slow things down. Sadly, that may not actually be the case, as a group of Princeton researchers has just published a paper detailing an exploit...
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America's Next Top Model Menstrual Cycle 10

Here are the pics of the American's top models. Go & check out the models and let us know who will be the one American's Next Top Model........Source- http://jezebel.com/358931/live-streaming-video-americas-next-top-model-menstrual-cycle...
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The Gap Is Dead; Long Live H&M. So Do You Buy More Or Less Regrettable Clothing Now?

Not much has gotten better since the nineties. The radio, for one, has gotten much worse. Magazines and newspapers totally suck now. In real terms the minimum wage has barely increased. Why, in my adult life I might say there hasn't been much to be very proud of in this country -- except, of course, clothes shopping. Over...
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Windows Vista SP1 Available, Allegedly

According to Hexus.net, the widely-pirated but not-officially-available-yet Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now ready for download... for some users. The site points out that the update popped today in one of their 64-bit Windows Vista Home Premium systems.Today however, Windows Update tells that I have one important update...
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Unofficial Haruhi Suzumiya Game Smacked Down

Doujin-made game The Fierce Fighting of Haruhi Suzumiya has been killed off! The doujin circle behind the game has pulled it at the (scary?) request of Kadokawa Shoten, the publisher that originally put out the Haruhi light novels and manga, plus distributes the anime and is releasing the upcoming Wii game.The totally...
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Top 10 Smart and Lazy Ways to Save Your Workday

If you leave the office most nights feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and behind on everything you've got to get done at work—even though you just spent 10 hours there—you're letting your workday get away from you. It's too easy to let the hours you spend at the office get stolen by meetings, email, interruptions, and impromptu...
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Lenovo X300 vs MacBook Air

After the comparison of Macbook Air vs Macbook Pro, now let's compare Lenovo X300 with MacBook Air. Here are the main points of the Lenovo X300, compared to the MacBook Air, according to Walt Mossberg:Is thicker than MacBook Air. Winner: MacBook Air.Is heavier than MacBook Air. Winner: MacBook Air.Has less battery life...
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How to convert HD DVDs to Blu-Ray

If you're an early adopter who got burned by Blu-Ray's victory over HD DVD, Wired's How-To Wiki details how to convert your old-and-busted HD DVDs to the victorious Blu-Ray format.The catch is that the process, from start to finish, is a major pain, and you'll need both an HD DVD drive and a Blu-Ray burner on your PC....
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The Analog Cellphone Timeline

As of today, the analog cellphone is no more. Here's the complete timeline of its development, since Greece in 490BC to February 18, 2008, the day in which networks are no longer obligated to provide with analog cellphone coverage.Click image in order to see more details.490 BCPheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to...
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Totally new Xbox Live experience- Microsoft hints

Make no mistake, we've seen curious job postings lead to changes in our favorite gizmos before, and hopefully, a recent ad on Microsoft's website is no different. A listing seeking a Program Manager explicitly states that it's looking for someone to "be involved in the next release of Xbox," and wants that very individual...
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Stop Checking Email on the Evenings and Weekends

Best-selling author Tim Ferriss offers digital minimalism tips to reduce the amount of time you spend in your email inbox.Here are eight concrete tips and services for digital minimalism that can help eliminate—as a start—compulsive inboxing during the evenings and weekends.Treat all of them as short experiments and customize.1....
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