The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or Icann, has set the ball rolling for web addresses in scripts othter than Latin. This will allow Uniform Resource Locators(URLs), as web addresses are called in vertual parlance, in languages other than English, including Hindi, Tamil or Bhojpuri.
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Google, the world’s largest search engine, and one of the biggest internet brands,is understood to be eyeing opportunities in the third generation of mobile telephony, or 3G, in India.
Sources in the industry say Google is looking at broadband wireless access(BWA) in the country and may participate in the auction with an Indian partner. BWA ia also known as Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access, or WiMAX.
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A lot is being said about Apple’s iPad that was launched on Wednesday. Many had planned the device saying it is just a little more than gient iPhone. TheiPad, though, is better defined by what isn’t there. So, here is what iPad doesn’t have..

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The first shot in the Google Microsoft OS war has been fired. Looking at Google’s initial plans and ideas for implementation of the new OS, it’s pretty clear that it will be years before Google’s new open source OS is anywhere near a Microsoft competitor. But this announcement is clearly a shot across the bow of Microsoft, letting them know that change is coming. For years Microsoft has been sitting comfortably with its leading desktop market share. This isn’t just a Microsoft problem however. Sure, all OS developers both open source and proprietary have been bringing innovative ideas to computer users for years. Google, however, is looking to the future beyond the immediate future and planning to bring application development to the web where it dominates.

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Apple released the most powerful Iphone called Iphone 3GS, where S stands for Speed. Iphone3GS will be a lot better than Iphone 3G in terms of features with capabilities for video recording, voice control and giving you a storage of upto 32GB!!!

It’s the “most powerful, fastest iPhone we’ve ever made,” says Apple SVP Phil Schiller of the 3G S, now with an upgraded three-megapixel camera, voice commands, and picture messaging—all due on June 19. Also: The 8GB version of the iPhone 3G is now just $99.
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After a lot of dilemma over whether to upgrade to Windows 7 RC build, yesterday, i finally took the plunge. Since there was a direct upgrade option from my Vista, i did not lose any of my program or my files. The upgrade went smoothly. So far, i did not have problems with anything. The apperiance is really cool. It si a bit sinilar to Vista, but I can see the difference between the two. My laptop’s speed has increased by at least 50%. Now, it feels nice to move more than 200 gb data from 1 partition to another in just 2-3 minutes.

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For those of you with a penchant for eco-friendly gadgetry, Micro Innovations will soon launch EcoSmart, an entire line of such products. We’re talking about a keyboard, a mouse, speakers, a 4-port USB hub, a USB keyboard, a webcam and media card reader/writer. All of these are to be made from materials that include organic, biodegradable stuff – bamboo, to be more precise.

The reason bamboo is preferred by manufacturers of electronic eco-friendly products is not only that it’s reasonably durable and pliable. The best thing about this kind of wood is that cutting it down and making stuff out of it doesn’t affect a bamboo forest too grievously. In the case of “classic” trees made of soft and hard wood, the harvest time is from 10 to 50 years, but bamboo apparently recovers after three to five years.

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The Panasonic Toughbook is a laptop computer created for extreme environments. The system is designed to withstand vibration, drops, spills, extreme temperature, and other rough handling. While originally targeted at military, law enforcement and heavy industrial users, Panasonic has expanded marketing towards a wider audience in recent years.
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