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Google

France to Tax Google Ad Revenue, Google Opposes

A report commissioned by France’s culture ministry has proposed a plan on taxing online advertising as well as Internet providers, and using the revenue to aid creative sectors, such as the music industry, which are struggling to adapt to the age of downloads. The “Google tax” plan could also target other big Internet players such as Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo and Facebook. […]

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Gadgets

Intel’s New 2010 Intel Core Processors and Features

Intel unveiled several platform products, including more than 25 processors, wireless adapters and chipsets, including new Intel Core i7, i5 and i3 processors, Intel 5 Series Chipsets, and Intel Centrino Wi-Fi and WiMAX adapters that include new Intel My WiFi features. More than 400 laptop and desktop PC platform designs are expected from computer makers based on these products, with another 200 expected for embedded devices. […]

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Microsoft

Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0 – The Next Gen Microsoft IPTV Platform

Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0 is the next generation IPTV platform will help TV service operators to offer content and services from television and the Internet across multiple screens, including Windows 7 PCs, TV and mobile phone. The Mediaroom software supports whole-home digital video recording (DVR), on-demand capabilities, interactive applications and access to both operator-hosted content and Internet TV. Mediaroom 2.0 will be made available for testing in February 2010. […]

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Mobile News

MTS MBlaze Wireless Broadband (EVDO USB Modem) Tariff

MTS MBlaze wireless broadband USB Modems also functions as your data storage device. Choose your MBlaze, and just plug it into start surfing. MBLAZE offers speed upto 3.1 Mbps. MBlaze is based on the EV-DO technology. To subscribe to MBlaze, there is no initial security deposit or activation charge. Currently there is no unlimited usage plan available. […]

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Mobile News

Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP) Open Operating System

Qualcomm announced its new open Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP) mobile operating system that delivers high-end features across all 3G technologies. It is as a native and fully realized mobile OS. Brew MP’s flexibility, openness and operator focus, combined with its ability to be integrated with virtually any mobile content delivery system, make it the best choice for mass-market devices. Qualcomm anticipates commercial Brew MP-based devices to be available in the U.S. and key international markets by the late summer of 2010. In a separate announcement, AT&T said it will launch Brew MP-based devices later this year. […]

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General

Movil Mobile MT1 – Price in India Rs 5500, Features

Movil MT1 is a smooth and sleek mobile phone with dual SIM (GSM + GSM), a large 3 inch touchscreen and a 3 megapixel camera. Ir has a multipurpose mini USB port which functions as a charging port, headphone jack and a data port. Bluetooth and GPRS as well. MT1 has an internal memory of 87MB and supports up to 8 GB microSD card. The user interface has 3D effects. Video recording can be done with low, high and normal quality settings. MT1 has a speaker, MP3 Player and FM Radio with scheduled recording. It is priced Rs 5,500 in India. […]

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Gadgets

Samsung Papyrus E-Book Reader With Screen Writing Capabilities

Samsung launching Papyrus e-book readers – E6 with 6-inch and E101 with 10-inch electronic ink screens. Users can write on the screen to annotate their favorite works or take notes. Papyrus features a stylus and 512MB of memory. The e-book reader also includes handy applications: a memo pad, scheduler, calendar, world clock, calculator, and contact list. The pricing is expected to be $399 and $699 respectively. […]

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General

Skype HD Video Calling Coming to Your PCs and HDTVs

Skype’s new video-calling software offers HD-quality video calling at 1280 x 720 pixel resolution and up to 30 frames per second (fps) on PCs and internet-connected widescreen HDTVs. Consumers will require a high-speed broadband connection, a new HD webcam, a PC with at least a 1.8GHz processor and Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows. Skype will be embedded into the Panasonic’s VieraCast HDTVs and LG’s web-enabled LCD and plasma HDTVs. […]

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Mobile News

DOCOMICS – Manga and Marvel Comics to Your Tata Docomo Mobile

Tata Docomo has partnered with NTT Docomo to offer world renowned Manga and Marvel comics to Tata Docomo customers in India, under the brand name DOCOMICS. DOCOMICS is the service brand for reading mobile comics through a viewer application. Subscribers can view the mobile comic content frame by frame through a viewr application or download the same from WAP site. As an introductory offer Tata DOCOMO customers will be charged only Rs 15 per comic chapter and there will be no data charges in home network. […]

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Internet

The power of metaphor or a TeuxDeux for what to build

The way you make users understand your program model is with metaphors. When you make things look, feel, and most importantly, behave like things in the real world, users are more likely to figure out how to use the program, and the app will be easier to use. When you call a folder a ‘Recycle Bin’ or a ‘Trash Can’, you automatically tell people the behavior and the usage of that object or feature. And that is a big deal in getting acceptance. So that is why this service TeuxDeux is such a joy to see and use. A to-do list as it should be. As similar as possible to what you would normally have on paper and better too. […]