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Archive for December, 2006

When good toys go bad II: toy cellphone botches “six”

There’s acceptable ways to drop the H-Bomb and F-Bomb, and there’s “when good toys go bad.” Presumably turning a joyous, thrilling Christmas morning into one giant moment of awkwardness, a South Carolina mum was aghast when her son’s toy phone, which was purchased from K-Mart as an innocent symbol […]

Bangalore beckons West for its social movements as well

By Malathi Nayak, Indo-Asian News Service Bangalore, Dec 31 (IANS) Even as the ‘Incredible India’ brand entices tourists with its mysticism and exotica, foreigners are pouring into Bangalore, often called the country’s IT capital, for other reasons. Paul Bowler, 19, with his red hair and rubicund complexion, conspicuously stands out here at a […]

2006 Review: Indian firms go global, make Europe a base for expansion

New Delhi - After more than a decade of economic liberalisation, 2006 marked the emergence of India Inc. as a worldwide financial player, as domestic companies cast their business vision abroad to acquire bigger and better foreign firms. The hunted turned the hunter. Industrial and business houses that pleaded with the government for protection […]

Wii wins the holiday crunch with massive sales

Nintendo signs out of 2006 with some very healthy sales numbers indeed.
December 31, 2006 - Nintendo’s Wii has experienced an early success, and according to recent numbers revealed by G4TV, it is surpassing Sony’s PlayStation 3 by far, and is already giving Microsoft’s Xbox 360 a serious run for it’s money.
G4’s Layla Kayleigh declared Wii […]

GAMING: FORGET HARDWARE

As the hangover from 2006 sets in, our critics draw their pens to write a few prescriptions for the new year
Here’s hoping that in 2007 fewer people ask me what piece of video-game hardware they should buy. Happy to help, don’t get me wrong, but the answer should be simple: which machine has the games […]

Early AMD ATI “R600″ Specs, Benchmarks Leaked

Details of AMD’s next generation Radeon hit the web
Newly created site Level 505 has leaked benchmarks and specifications of AMD’s upcoming ATI R600 graphics processor. The upcoming graphics processor is expected to launch in January 2007 with an expected revision arriving in March 2007. These early specifications and launch dates line up with what DailyTech […]

Microsoft and Ford to Announce Joint Development Project

When MTV pimps your ride, it will also come with security updates

Microsoft’s “Sync” to be integrated into Ford models
As 2007 dawns on us, automaker Ford and software powerhouse Microsoft are expected to announce plans for Windows based, in-car computers.
Sync, the title of the new line of software, cannot yet drive our cars for us, but […]