Netbooks: The Disruptive Dual-OS Future

In the computer operating system game, you don’t have to dominate to succeed–just ask Apple about that. With that in mind, emerging, open source-based netbook software platforms could have surprisingly bright futures as adjunct, secondary OSes, including Google’s. Here are several reasons why they’ll bring changes.

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Barnes & Noble Nook ebook reader out of stock until January 2010

The new Nook ebook reader sold by Barnes & Noble is now out of stock with a delivery date of January 2010.

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E-Book Readers are here to stay

The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is a novelty, a fad. These were the words uttered famously by a president of the Michigan Savings Bank advising Henry Ford's lawyer Horace Reckham not to invest in the Ford Motor Co. in 1903.

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Wipro, Wharton launch 'brainsourcing' contest - a la 'American Idol'

Indian IT major Wipro Technologies has teamed up with Knowledge@Wharton, online resource of the prestigious Wharton business school, to launch a global 'brainsourcing' competition to reward innovative technology-based tools - somewhat like popular TV show "American Idol".

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Why Windows 7 is a win-win for Microsoft

Microsoft Thursday launched the next version of Windows, dubbed Windows 7. The problem is: a majority of current Windows users still use XP, which is getting to be nine years old now.

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Windows 7 launched in India, Worldwide

Software major Microsoft launched the latest version of the Windows operating system -- Windows 7 -- which the software major hopes will help reverse the losses incurred on account of the glitches in Windows Vista, launched earlier.

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Global Positioning System or GPS simplified

Mobile phones have evolved a great deal in recent years. We used the cell phones for making calls only. They were simply a means for communication.

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Google Wave for publishers: Uncovering the prospects

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This is one of the most blogged and discussed things out there at the moment. Every angle has been dissected almost to exhaustion. What I'd like to add is some of the ways it may be of use to us as a publisher of online content.

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Buy Amazon Kindle in India now for Rs 19,000

Now the Kindle is all set to enter the International market, and yes, it's coming to India as well!

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