Archive for November, 2005

My Mobile Phones

My mobile and I
Cell phones today are extensions of us. From wallpapers to ring tones, we have stamped each sphere of mobile telephony with our individuality. Use of personalisation tools provides us with independence, and a greater sense of autonomy. Be it religion, dating, blogging or even literature, phones have been given personalities by their […]

Tips to buy multimedia phone

While most of the phones have some multimedia capability or the other, it is difficult to realise whether the capability is good enough or not.
Here we present tips one should keep in mind before purchasing a multimedia phone:
With an entry-level multimedia phone, you can click pictures at 100 to 300k pixel resolution. Remember this is […]

Sun Microsys unveils eco-friendly chip

SAN JOSE: Looking to leapfrog its rivals, computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday announced an “eco-friendly” server chip that it claims will deliver more performance while requiring less electricity than competing microprocessors.
The UltraSparc T1 processor, code-named Niagara, has eight computing engines on a single chip, with each core capable of handling up to four […]

IBM tops supercomputer list

SAN JOSE: To leapfrog its rivals, computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday announced an “eco-friendly” server chip that it claims will deliver more performance while requiring less electricity than competing microprocessors.
The UltraSparc T1 processor, code-named Niagara, has eight computing engines on a single chip, with each core capable of handling up to four tasks […]

HP eyes 25% rise in printer segment

NEW DELHI: Hewlett Packard (HP) on Friday said it is eyeing a 25 per cent growth year-on-year growth in printer business next year.
“Currently, we have 70-90 per cent share in Indian market. We intend to raise it further by introducing efficient technologies,” HP’s Imaging and Printing vice president Ravi Aggarwal said.
“We are currently selling 30,000 […]

Wanna buy PC? iT will come free

BANGALORE: The day may not be far, when personal computers are offered free of charge, with services bundled along with them. These free machines may serve the needs of business and take up social responsibility (read bridging the digital divide).Asiatotal.net, a Hong Kong-based technology company is offering its own brand of PC, called ‘iT,’ for […]

Canon develops printer for digital TV broadcasts

TOKYO: Canon Inc said on Thursday it has developed a printer that can print information from digital TV broadcasts and aims to expand the business to 100 billion yen in five years.
Canon plans to launch the ink jet printer in Japan in the autumn of next year ahead of the nationwide rollout of terrestrial digital […]

Muhammad Ali, Islam and Nice Moment in Makkah

< ![CDATA[Muhammad Ali - Cassius Clay
Boxer, Three times World Heavyweight Champion embraced Islam in 1965.
“I have had many nice moments in my life. But the feelings I had while standing on Mount Arafat (just outside Makka, Saudi Arabia) on the day of the Hajj (the Muslim pilgrimage), was the most unique…………”
“I have had many [...]

Anil Kapoor Profile and Best Actor Awards

< ![CDATA[Profiles - biography of Anil Kapoor
Name : Anil Kapoor
Petname : -
Address : 31 Shrinagar Presidency, Gulmohar Cross Rd. No7, JVPD Scheme, Mumbai 400049
Date of Birth : 24th December, 1959
Height : 5′ 11″
Family : Wife - Sunita, Daughters - Sonam & Rhea, Son - Harshwardhana, Brothers - Sanjay Kapoor (Actor), Boney Kapoor (Producer), Sister - [...]

Fardeen Khan Profile and Bollywood

< ![CDATA[Profiles - biography of Fardeen Khan
Name : Fardeen Khan
Petname : -
Address : Sunshine, Jassawala Wadi, Juhu Road, Mumbai 400049
Date of Birth : 8th March, 1974
Height : 5′ 9″
Family : Father - Feroz Khan (Actor-Director), Mother - Sundari Khan
Hobbies : -
Debut Film : Prem Aggan (1998)
Awards Filmfare best debut male award in 1998
Fardeen Khan was [...]

IT firms keeping their options open

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No industry wants to put all its eggs in one basket. There is stiff competition among Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad to woo IT majors.
COMPETING OFFERS: At the recent IT.com show in Bangalore, other States too made a strong pitch to the industry. — Photo: G.R.N. Somashekar
THE SPAT between Infosys chief mentor N.R. Narayana [...]