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Mozilla to release beta of Firefox 2.0

Mon, 10/07/2006 - 17:04 by MT Bureau

The first beta of Firefox 2.0 is due on Tuesday that is July 11th and Internet Explorer version 7.0 is now on it's third beta release.

Firefox fans and browser junkies have an opportunity to get a jump on Tuesday's beta, as a public "release candidate" has been posted on the Mozilla FTP site.

IBM to Release Full Notes For Linux

Mon, 10/07/2006 - 16:12 by MT Bureau

It has been announced by IBM that Lotus Notes will now be available on Linux, as part of the industry's first business-grade collaboration software to support Linux on the desktop.

The Lotus Notes 7.0 client has been designed to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3. Lotus Notes on Linux is scheduled for release on July 24, and around 90 days therewith, a version for Novell's SuSE Enterprise Linux Desktop 10 will also be delivered to customers. However, no additional cost will be charged for the use of Notes on Linux, for currently licensed Notes users.

Indian Mobile entertainment to touch $ 5 Billion

Sun, 09/07/2006 - 14:28 by MT Bureau

NEW DELHI: Mobile entertainment is set to become a five billion dollar business industry in India in the next two years as mentioned by telecom experts.

"The Value added services market in India is growing very rapidly. Industry should add more innovations in this area to cater to its demands," BSNL Director Finance S D Saxena said at the second international conference on Value Added Services (VAS).

BenQ to Ship Blu- Ray Burner in August

Sun, 09/07/2006 - 11:52 by MT Bureau

BenQ had decided that it didn't want to let those other weasels steal all the thunder, so it has decided to finally release its own Blu-ray burner next month.

Taiwanese cell phone and computer equipment manufacturer BenQ Corp.

Hawking Seeks Answers On Yahoo

Sat, 08/07/2006 - 13:46 by MT Bureau

NEW YORK: The famed British astrophysicist and best-selling author has turned to Yahoo Answers, a new feature in which anyone can pose a question for fellow Internet users to try to answer.

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Samsung Announces N- Series Digital Cameras

Sat, 08/07/2006 - 13:30 by MT Bureau

Samsung Electronic Corporation of South Korea has recently unveiled their new NV line of digital cameras. The NV digital cameras can not only take pictures, but play music and videos.

As per a report, there are three models in Samsung's NV lineup including the NV3, NV7 and NV10. The smallest of them is about the height and width of a credit card and less than 2 centimeters thick.

VIA Technologies unveils VX700 chipset for Ultra Mobile PC

Sat, 08/07/2006 - 12:24 by MT Bureau

A Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, VIA Technologies has launched a new chip set, that will help reduce the size of ultra mobile PCs by as much as 40 %.

Q Entertainment Announces Two New Games

Fri, 07/07/2006 - 12:29 by MT Bureau

Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the brain behind Rez, Lumines and Meteos, and one of SPOnG's favourite laid-back Japanese game developers, has just announced details on two new games for PSP and DS.

The information has been unveiled through the Internet courtesy of an IGN translation of the latest copy of Japanese gaming bible, Famitsu.

AMD witnesses 9% drop in Sales in Second Quarter

Fri, 07/07/2006 - 11:13 by MT Bureau

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(AMD), the second largest producer of processors for personal computers, reported preliminary second-quarter sales that missed the company's forecast after its larger rival Intel Corp.

Motorola signs MoU with IIT Mumbai

Thu, 06/07/2006 - 12:05 by MT Bureau

Mobile handset maker Motorola has reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai.

European Regulators Threat Microsoft With Fine Again

Wed, 05/07/2006 - 11:20 by MT Bureau

BRUSSELS: European Union regulators won backing from member states to fine Microsoft Corp. for failing to comply with an antitrust order.

The fines are reported to go as high as $ 256 million a day and will be backdated to December 15, and could therefore reach as much as 400 million euros.

Dell to Recycle Old Hardware for Free

Sun, 02/07/2006 - 13:02 by MT Bureau

DALLAS: Dell, the world's leading producer of PCs, announced on Wednesday that it would offer users of its computers the opportunity to recycle their old hardware for free, regardless of whether they plan to purchase a new Dell computer.