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The Acer Aspire One D250 is the first Android netbook, but thank God it's got XP tooWe might still be waiting for Google's Chrome OS, but the nearest thing, the Android, has finally made its way to a computer, though still in its made-for-phone format, through the 10.1" Acer Aspire One D250.

The Logitech Squeezebox Boom is an all-in-one network music player, featuring an integrated amplifier, high-performance speakers and a simplified setup.

On November 24 this year, Darwin's acclaimed contribution to science, The Origin of Species, will complete 150 years of publication.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.

Adorned with motifs by Jagannath Panda — masterpieces purchased long before his work came with a hefty price tag — the work area is filled with music.

TOKYO (AP) Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.

London, Nov 19 (ANI): How about going for shopping and being greeted by a robot to guide you to the relevant floors of a shopping store. That's what happened at a shop in Tokyo, Japan.

TOKYO (AP) Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011, pushing 3-D technology as a way to showcase its strength in entertainment and surface from deep losses.

BEIJING (AP) A Beijing court has ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling some versions of its Windows operating system in China in a licensing dispute with a local supplier.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) South Korea's telecommunications regulator cleared the way Wednesday for the launch of Apple's iPhone, amid reports the hit device could reach consumers by the end of this month.

London, Nov 17 (ANI): Paul Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, has been diagnosed with cancer.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few weeks.

GE Capital has agreed to give a five-year term loan to Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK-based loss-making subsidiary of Tata Motors.

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) Social-media site Twitter plans to scrap its hand-picked list of "suggested users" to follow after controversy erupted over the selection of people on the list, a company executive said Monday.

Think of this as a gift guide for your fancy new flat-screen high-definition (HD) TV. You have to admit some of the offers were very good. You could buy a 40-42-inch full HD TV (called 1080p in technical terminology) for just over Rs 50,000-60,000. Spend a bit more dosh and you could get those high refresh rate or LED backlit TV for just over Rs 1 lakh.

NEW YORK (AP) Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.

BlackBerry has started breaking the shackles and redefining itself as a young phoneNot so long ago, if you saw a BlackBerry in someone's hand you could safely say you were looking at a corporate honcho or a successful businessman.

The first phase of Bio-tech Resource Centre was inaugurated at the Bio-tech Summit 2009 here on Saturday.

Coinciding with Maharashtra Biotechnology Day, Pramod Chaudhari, chairman, CII Maharashtra State Council and executive chairman, Praj Industries Ltd, announced that a one-day Biotech Summit at Yashada here on November 14.