Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate the seme amount amount of harmful carbon dioxide as boiling an electric kettle for a cup of tea,according to a new research quoted recently.

A typical search generates about seven grams of CO2 whereas an electric kettle generates about 15 gm. The Sunday Times quoted a Harvard Univercity physicist as saying. “A google search has a definite envoirnmental impact,” says Alex Wissner-Gross, whos research due out soon.
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The O2 Xda IIi is the latest offering from O2 which is an upgrade to the hugely popular O2 Xda II. The Xda IIi features a faster processor (520 MHz instead of the 400 MHz in the Xda II), and more memory (128 MD SDRAM).You can even control the processor speed to run eihter in ‘Standard’ or ‘Turbo’ mode. This means you now have more power and memory to run demanding multimedia applications
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During the rainy season, when your home is exposed to moisture and humidity, it becomes necessary to protect your PC so that it stays alive and kicking. So you need to keep your PC tucked in a corner, where there is no scope for the rainwater to trickle in and ensure the CPU is dry and moist free. But PC woes don’t just end there. Every year, rain preempts a persistent cut in power supply, which means your PC is prone to get affected by voltage fluctuations. Here are some preventive measures that you can take to save your PC from the rainy mayhem.

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