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$100 Laptop Goes Into Production

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Mass production of the so-called $100 laptop has begun, five years after the concept was first proposed. The laptop, which was originally promoted as a $100 computer that would change education in the developing world, now costs around $188. Computer manufacturer Quanta has started building the low-cost laptops at a factory ...

Google To Offer Drivers Help At Gas Stations In US

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Google is spreading its business into almost everything, recently mobile operating system, and now into gas stations in United States. Pumps made by Gilbarco Veeder-Root Inc will include an Internet connection and will display Google Maps on a small color screen. Motorists will be able to obtain directions to hotels, ...

Google Celebrates 9th Birthday

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Google is celebrating its 9th birthday today ( Sep'27th). The above image is the special birthday logo on Google home page. Happy Birthday Google! In September 1998, Google Inc. opened its door in Menlo Park, California. The door came with a remote control, as it was attached to the ...

Ovi: The Door To Nokia Internet Services

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Music, games and maps among the first Ovi services. Nokia introduced Ovi, the company’s new Internet services brand name along with four new handsets. With the introduction of Ovi, Nokia is expanding from a focus on mobile devices to offering a range of Internet services. Ovi, meaning ‘door’ in Finnish, enables ...

Technorati Launches Streaming Updates Service

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Technorati has announced the launch of Technorati Topics, a live river of news stream that delivers a moving list of blog posts. It replaces the just relaunched Technorati home page. Technorati’s Dorion Carroll said that the changes were due to user feedback on “how [Technorati] should organize the vastness of the ...

A Behind the Scenes Video Of GMail

Friday, September 7th, 2007

Few weeks back, Google posted a video to YouTube giving a behind-the-scenes look at how Gmail messages "really" travels around the world, and invited users from all over the world to submit their own clips to continue the story, and Gmail fans from more than 65 countries submitted more ...

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