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Chat with chums on Sony's PS3

Wed, 08/04/2009 - 17:50 by Nagender Chauhan

The new update of PS3 2.70 is loaded with the most awaited text-chat feature and lots more.

World's smallest music player talks too!

Wed, 08/04/2009 - 15:03 by Rajesh Sharma

The 3G iPod Shuffle surprises us with its unique voice feature, which tells us the name of the song and the artist as well.

iMaingo 2: Wallet-friendly pocket-sized sound buster

Tue, 07/04/2009 - 14:53 by Rajesh Sharma

Here's a pocket-sized, quality portable speaker that packs quite a punch in your pocket without boring a hole in it.

US House, Senate approve 2010 budget outline

Fri, 03/04/2009 - 11:47 by rcrchauhan

Washington, April 3 -- US lawmakers Thursday approved a $3.5-trillion budget outline for 2010 that closely mirrors President Barack Obama's priorities for the country.

The vote in the House of Representatives was 233-196, largely along party lines, and came after weeks of polarising debate that exposed deep differences between majority Democrats and opposition Republicans over how to resuscitate the US economy.

The Senate voted 55 to 43 on a slightly different version of the 2010 budget proposal, which will require lawmakers from both chambers to forge a compromise in the coming weeks.

Senate majority leader Harry Reid said that the "responsible" budget "will start cleaning up the mistakes of the past and make critical investments in our future".

Barbie turns 50

Mon, 09/03/2009 - 13:10 by Harleen Kaur

Washington, March 9: Today is Barbie’s 50th birthday and the world joins together in wishing this famous cultural icon a very 'Happy Birthday'. Celebrations will be held to mark Barbie’s half-century today.

Unauthorized App Store, Cydia Store, set up

Sun, 08/03/2009 - 10:13 by Jamie Anderson

California, March 8: Ever since Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL; LSE: OHDZ; FWB: APC) opened the App Store, the iconic maker of iPhones has been at the receiving end of disparagement regarding the admittance policy. Quite a few well-liked applications were conspicuous by their absence in the App Store. This has led to the opening of the first unauthorized iPhone application store by the name of Cydia Store.

Roku starts streaming Amazon movies via its digital player

Wed, 04/03/2009 - 18:37 by Bithika Khargarhia

Washington, March 4: Roku Inc., a privately held consumer electronics firm that designs digital media players, has announced Tuesday it has started streaming digital movie and television titles from Amazon.com’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) video-on-demand movie service directly to television sets through its set-top box.

Investment Options in Art

Mon, 19/01/2009 - 11:17 by Gunjan Mehra

Don't Buy That New HDTV!

Fri, 30/05/2008 - 14:08 by Motley Fool

By Nathan Alderman:

I want a nice big HDTV so badly, I can almost taste it. Gazing slack-jawed at my parents' new LCD screen last Christmas only whetted my technolust.

Xbox Prices Fall in Japan as Microsoft Struggles to Play Catch-up

Mon, 22/10/2007 - 16:57 by Daisy Sarma

The Xbox is set to cost lesser in Japan, according to a release by Microsoft. Microsoft said the move to slash the price of its gaming console, the Xbox 360, was part of a new strategic initiative that would help them compete better with rivals Sony and Nintendo. Microsoft has been struggling to sell more pieces of the Xbox 360 in Japan in comparison to Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii.

Fewer Reasons to Giggle at Zune

Sun, 21/10/2007 - 16:45 by Motley Fool

by Seth Jayson

In case you missed out on the media and fanboy rush to judgement, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) released details on it second-generation Zune lineup yesterday. The original brick-like hard-drive-based player gets an upgrade to 80 gigabytes, a much smaller form factor and weight, and a bigger screen. The single color choice mimics Spinal Tap's classic "none more black" album cover.

Nokia Launches Challenge to Apple Market Domination with the N81

Thu, 30/08/2007 - 22:26 by Daisy Sarma

In a direct attempt to break Apple’s stranglehold on the market for digital music, Nokia today announced the launch of a new line of mobile products. Nokia expects these products to gain more popularity than the iPhone, the latest offering from Apple that has become quite popular since its launch earlier this year.