The Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM), known for its BlackBerry smartphones, announced earlier this week its new touch pad ‘Playbook’. The contender to the Apple iPad is meant for professional use. Playbook is the first device from RIM whose primary function is not calling.
The commercial launch is scheduled for early 2011 in the United [...]
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Oct
3
2010
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2010
RIM’s Playbook Scheduled for 2011 in US
Sep
30
2010
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2010
Ayodhya Verdict Out After Six Decades
The D-Day has arrived. Everyone is anxiously waiting for the outcome of Ayodhya Verdict which was set to be announced today at 3.30 pm. The fear of reigniting the religious and communal tensions is there in everybody’s mind. The legal dispute over the ownership of the land that has remained unresolved for six decades, the [...]
Sep
30
2010
30
2010
The Flintstones as Google Doodle
A few days ago the Search Titan, Google turned 12 and users saw Google replaced its standard logo with yet another Doodle that proposes an image of the Flintstones family.. Google Doodle on the homepage about Flintstones is to celebrate 50 years of the issuance of the first chapter in the legendary series by the [...]
Sep
29
2010
29
2010
AOL acquires TechCrunch
AOL announced that it reached an agreement to acquire TechCrunch. TechCrunch is a company that owns and operates TechCrunch and its network of websites committed to technology news, information and other topics.
The closure of the deal is thought to be worth about $25m. TechCrunch was founded by Michael Arrington in 2005 to provide news and [...]
Sep
28
2010
28
2010
BlackBerry Playbook uncloaked
Research In Motion has uncloaked its new touch pad at its developers conference DevCon 2010 in San Francisco. BlackPad, SurBook….the new touch pad has eventually got the name, BlackBerry Playbook with a brand new OS: Blackberry OS Tablet provided by QNX, which was acquired by RIM in 2008. BlackBerry Playbook will be “the fastest ever” [...]
Sep
27
2010
27
2010
IBM buys Blade Network Technologies
The U.S. computer group IBM acquired Blade Network Technologies, an unlisted group of cloud computing. Blade Network Technologies is a privately held company based in California whose capital including manufacturers are NEC and Juniper Networks, and Garnett & Helfrich investor capital.
The manufacturer of Gigabit Ethernet switches also sells virtualization software workloads for cloud environments.
Financial terms [...]
Sep
27
2010
27
2010
Acer Aspire 5745DG with NVIDIA 3D Vision
The 3D entertainment started from the cinemas and has now entered our living room with the launch of new 3D LCD TVs. Now it has gone a step further by the introduction of the new Acer – Aspire 5745DG integrated with infrared emitters along with NVIDIA 3D Vision technology. NVIDIA 3D Vision provides users with [...]
Sep
27
2010
27
2010
Sharp Galapagos: The New Tablet E-Reader
Sharp has also made an entry to the e-reader market. For now it is tailored for the Japanese market, but has interesting features. All geared up to launch Galapagos, the new tablet e-reader. The primary purpose of the device will be e-book reading which will also be capable of gaming and multimedia.
The two sibs will [...]
Sep
26
2010
26
2010
Google: Bom Sabado Virus on Orkut has been removed
Google’ Social Network, Orkut, was attacked by the virus and that is why experts recommended do not enter the account, till the problem is resolved. Users were also asked not to click on any suspicious links. It had been hit by a worm named ‘Bom Sabado’. According to the latest news by Google, Bom Sabado [...]
Sep
24
2010
24
2010
Binatone brings Home Surf MID Android Tablet to India
The UK giant, Binatone has introduced its first ever Android Tablet in the Indian market. It is called “Home Surf MID”. The gadget is similar to the Apple iPad, sleek and slim. The touch tablet runs on Android 1.6, incorporates an 8 inch resistive screen, Wi-Fi for connectivity, 2GB onboard storage, internal memory of 128 [...]