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Porche-designed BB launched
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Just 25 examples of the gold-plated, leather-bound P’9981 Gold smartphone will ever be created, and each one carries a solid gold plaque on its rear, engraved with its serial number and its all-important 2AA prefix code. This code forms part of the handset’s PIN and informs other BlackBerry users that they are communicating with a P’9981 owner.The phone’s chassis is milled...
Fingerprint scanner Samsung's next?   
Samsung could be following Apple’s lead and testing biometric technology for future handsets.SamMobile, reputed for its Samsung insider knowledge, has published a set of leaked files that detail a firmware build for Samsung’s Galaxy SIII which incorporate fingerprint scanning technology. All of which suggest that Samsung is looking to incorporate biometric scanning into its devices....
'Apple users most loyal'   22 May, 2013
Apart from Apple, consumers and business professionals alike show little or no devotion to other mobile computing ecosystems, a report has found.The report, by Forrester Research, finds that 85 per cent of the world's consumers have little or no loyalty to a mobile operating system and its platform—whether it be Android, Windows Phone 8 or BlackBerry 10. Of the 9,766 subjects studied,...
Canon beats Nikon in drop test   22 May, 2013
Just as an argument has raged for the best part of 30 years between Windows and Mac users as to which operating system is the best, a similar tribal war has raged between professional (and talented amateur) photographers as to whether Nikon or Canon rules the SLR and latterly DSLR roost. Now SquareTrade has waded into the rivalry between the two iconic companies' offerings with a drop...
Rupee tanks further   23 May, 2013
The rupee slid to its lowest in over 8-1/2 months on Thursday, heading for a fifth consecutive session of falls, as worries about a potential pullback in the US monetary stimulus programme sparked a shift sway from riskier currencies.Any pullback on US quantitative easing has the potential to hit Indian markets hard. Foreign investors have bought more than $5billion of debt and stocks this month,...
AAI wants freebies for waiving charges   22 May, 2013
'Dove 'Sketches' most-watched online ad'   21 May, 2013
Now charge your cellphone in 20sec   21 May, 2013
Google to challenge MS Office   21 May, 2013
Sony launches Xperia Z tab   21 May, 2013
Mauritius promises full support   21 May, 2013
Infosys to challenge tax demand   20 May, 2013
Yahoo! to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn   20 May, 2013
Loyalty programme   18 May, 2013
Panel submits report   18 May, 2013
Hacker aims to protect ATMs   17 May, 2013
FB, Twitter jump on Google glasses   17 May, 2013
Prices of life saving drugs set to fall soon   16 May, 2013
Free Windows 8 update soon   15 May, 2013
Changing ghetto   15 May, 2013
India Inc steps up demand for cut in interest rates   14 May, 2013
Economy to see turnaround this fiscal: Montek   14 May, 2013
US man finds secret recipe of Coca Cola?   14 May, 2013
Investor wealth slides by Rs 1 lakh crore   13 May, 2013
App to find out cause of mood swings   08 May, 2013
Tech a look, guys   06 May, 2013
Hike in Reliance's voice call prices   06 May, 2013
Google's 'personalised' homepage soon   24 April, 2013
Price fall biggest in 30 years   22 April, 2013
Damp squib   22 April, 2013
Growing up   22 April, 2013
Dreamliner may fly again   20 April, 2013
Right click   13 April, 2013
Show and save   13 April, 2013
In touch with adventure   13 April, 2013
Do not add new 3G clients: SC to Airtel   11 April, 2013
Another chance   10 April, 2013
Tough road ahead for carmakers   10 April, 2013
PepsiCo inks deal with football project   08 April, 2013
Cash wash   05 April, 2013
Peace pact   05 April, 2013
Call for change   13 February, 2012
Continental drift   21 February, 2012
Not a penny more   05 April, 2013
New Nexus 7 from July   03 April, 2013
A cent worth millions   03 April, 2013
Bonding within   07 February, 2012
A billion fine   02 April, 2013
Flying start   01 April, 2013
Wake-up call   21 January, 2012
No safety in numbers   01 April, 2013
Fleece the consumer and go scot-free   28 March, 2013
Ambanis spark reunion talk   30 December, 2011
FB's ad system now on newsfeed   27 March, 2013
Midas touch   16 December, 2011
Million dollar lady   23 March, 2013
Process of change   23 March, 2013
Wheels 'n' apps   17 December, 2011
Tic-tax-toe   18 March, 2013
Future perfect   12 December, 2011
Race course   18 March, 2013
Lulu speaks 'Mall'ayalam   18 March, 2013
Purchase power   18 March, 2013
SEBI seeks arrest of Sahara boss   16 March, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 unveiled   15 March, 2013
Pichai to head Android divn   14 March, 2013
Growing gaps   12 December, 2011
Rate hikes affected growth   26 November, 2011
Dues and woes   03 December, 2011
Occupational hazards   26 November, 2011
Director’s cut   28 November, 2011
Note knot   28 November, 2011
It’s not flying!   19 November, 2011
King-size life   19 November, 2011
Crude system   19 November, 2011
Space odyssey   18 November, 2011
There is a dearth of qualified persons   18 November, 2011
Do not give up your dreams   18 November, 2011
Old bytes, new hats   11 November, 2011
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