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  • Film downloads help buffs discover movies at home IANS - Mon, Jun 30

    Darmstadt (Germany), June 30 (DPA) A perfect couch potato set-up, with chips and the remote in easy reach, is pointless when there's nothing good on TV. But where a lack of good TV would have once meant running to the video store, nowadays home viewers can turn on their computer to download one of their favourite movies.

  • In online gaming, it's time for raids IANS - Mon, Jun 30

    Hamburg, June 30 (DPA) One identical image appears on 20 computer monitors scattered across Germany: a dragon, with a group of figures in the foreground preparing to face off against him.

  • Move over '.com' and get ready for '.sex', '.hotel' or '.sports' ANI - Fri, Jun 27

    London, June 27 (ANI): Come 2009, and almost any word will be able to replace ".com" in a Web page address - thanks to a decision made by the organization that manages the technical underpinnings of the Web, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, (ICANN).

  • India to connect with African hospitals, universities IANS - Thu, Jun 26

    New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Displaying its prowess in the field of information technology, India will be setting up an e-networking infrastructure in 53 African nations to share its expertise in the field of medicine and education.

  • 'Time reversal' method may facilitate wireless broadband communication under the sea ANI - Thu, Jun 26

    London, June 26 (ANI): American and Italian researchers say that a technique called 'acoustic time reversal' can facilitate wireless broadband communication under the sea, a task that has been difficult to accomplish thus far because water molecules absorb radio waves.

  • Now, a website that shows you your post plastic surgery looks ANI - Wed, Jun 25

    London, June 25 (ANI): Want to know your post- cosmetic-surgery look without actually going under the knife? Well, then just log on to 'Lift Magic,' a website that provides an improved version of you at the click of a mouse.

  • What's To Love About LinkedIn?
    What's To Love About LinkedIn? Forbes - Tue, Jun 24

    Melanie Lindner, Forbes.com
    In the Internet age, keeping pace means cultivating contacts at a mean clip.

  • Soon, cars with wireless Internet connection ANI - Mon, Jun 23

    Washington, June 23 (ANI): American automobile manufacturer Chrysler has plans to equip its cars with a system that will enable people to surf the Internet while driving.

  • Only your 'grandmother' can save you from being sued over your e-mails! ANI - Mon, Jun 23

    Melbourne, June 23 (ANI): Labour lawyers suggest that employees refrain from e-mailing anything from an office computer which they feel is too embarrassing for them to discuss with their 'grandmothers', lest they should be sued over their online conversations.

  • Seven iPhone Disappointments
    Seven iPhone Disappointments Forbes - Sat, Jun 21

    Brian Caulfield, Forbes.com
    Apple's new iPhone promises to be 4.7 ounces of awesome.

  • Chinese president goes online to talk to people IANS - Fri, Jun 20

    Beijing, June 20 (Xinhua) Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday became the first head of the nation to go online to chat with citizens through a major news portal of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

  • Ad men eyeing Facebook trendsetters to kick-start new fads ANI - Thu, Jun 19

    London, June 19 (ANI): With social networking websites like Facebook or MySpace becoming a rage in cyberspace, advertisers have got new avenues for targeting consumers, according to US researchers.

  • Mozilla Firefox claim world record for most downloads ANI - Thu, Jun 19

    Melbourne, June 19 (ANI): Fans of the Mozilla Firefox web browser claim that they have set a world record by downloading the latest version of the software program more than eight million times in 24 hours.

  • 1.5mln Firefox users attempt world download record ANI - Wed, Jun 18

    Melbourne, June 18 (ANI): More than 1.5 million users of the Mozilla Firefox web browser have joined hands to attempt setting a world record for the most downloads of a software program in 24 hours.

  • Forget your email - check out 'snail mail'! ANI - Wed, Jun 18

    London, June 18 (ANI): UK scientists have equipped three snails with tiny capsules holding a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip to enable them to send e-mails on behalf of visitors to a website.

  • World will run out of Internet addresses by 2010 ANI - Tue, Jun 17

    Melbourne, June 17 (ANI): The Internet will run out of addresses in another two years as only 700 million separate addresses are remaining for allocation out of the 4.3 billion available on the present network.

  • Attack Of The iPhone Killers
    Attack Of The iPhone Killers Forbes - Tue, Jun 17

    The problem with trying to catch Steve Jobs is that the harder his competitors try, the worse they tend to do.

  • How Your Phone Can Make You Smarter
    How Your Phone Can Make You Smarter Forbes - Tue, Jun 17

    Elizabeth Woyke, Forbes.com
    Good news: Your cellphone may soon be able to help you skirt a big traffic snarl. At least, that's what Nokia believes, based on research that it did earlier this year to uncover more ways to use wireless technology.

  • Government orders, files now available at a mouse-click IANS - Mon, Jun 16

    Hyderabad, June 16 (IANS) All orders and files of the Andhra Pradesh government can now be accessed by citizens at the click of a mouse, making it the first state in the country to throw itself open to online scrutiny by the people.

  • Internet video prank says 'you are running for US President'! ANI - Sun, Jun 15

    Washington, June 15 (ANI): A New York-based company is offering Internet users a chance to play an prank on their friends, telling them about an online video that suggests that they have been nominated for US President.


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