AMD to Launch Congo in November

AMD is planning to launch its Congo platform in the month of November this year. AMD’s Congo is specifically designed for ultra-thin notebooks. The platform was expected to be launched at the end of July this year but was postponed to weak demand for ultra-thin notebooks at that time.

The AMD Congo ultra-thin notebook [...]

Verizon Mocks iPhone, Introduces Droid

Earlier Verizon launched an attack on AT&T. Now, it seems it has turned its attention towards Apple. Verizon just released a new commercial mocking the iPhone.

Verizon has branded Apple’s iPhone as an “iDon’t” device that doesn’t feature a real keyboard, can’t do multitasking, can’t snap 5 mega pixel photos, can’t take photos in [...]

Watch YouTube Videos on Your iPod

You can use your iPod to watch YouTube videos on it. All it takes is a few minutes of work. Here are instructions:

1) Visit http://www.keepvid.com

2) Enter the URL of the YouTube video in the box and click on the Download button.

3) Keepvid will process the video and present you two links [...]

Windows 7 China Debut Hijacked by Pirates

Windows 7 is already available in China, one week before its official launch. But the copies are all pirated. Anyone can buy a pirated copy of Windows 7 in China for 20 Yuan or approximately USD 2.93.

China is the world’s second largest PC market and Microsoft has high aims to monetize it. However, piracy [...]

Apple Developing iPhone Radio Application

Reportedly, Apple is developing an in-house radio application for the iPhone. The app will deliver functionality similar to the FM radio found in the iPod Nano. It is likely to come with a live pause functionality as well. Apple is also trying to integrate the Mobile iTunes Store purchases into the app.

Apple is also [...]

PC Sales Back on Track

PC sales have reversed to earlier levels in the third quarter after seeing a decline in first and second quarters of 2009. At the same time, Acer has overtaken Dell and is currently the second-largest PC maker in the world. Currently, Hewlett-Packard’s is the world’s largest PC maker.

In the third quarter, PC sales grew [...]

Google Chrome for Mac OS Very Near

Google Chrome developers have been able to overcome a crucial hurdle–printing support in Chrome for Mac OS. According to the issue-tracking system, printing support for Mac OS has now been integrated into the browser.

Earlier, Google had stated that Mac printing support was one of the key issues that was stopping the company from making [...]

Cognizant Acquires UBS India Unit

Leading information technology and BPO services provider Cognizant has acquired UBS India Service Centre Private Limited (UBS ISC), for USD $75 million. UBS ISC is based in Hyderabad and provides captive services to the UBS Group.

Cognizant will pay for the acquisition from its current cash reserves. USB ISC has more than 2,000 employees and [...]

Google Plans to Launch Online Book Store

Google is planning to launch an online bookstore in early 2010. The service will be known as Google Editions and will feature more than 50,000 editions from a number of leading publishers. Users will be able to read the books directly in the browser without requiring an eReader. This will likely affect the eReader market. [...]

Sony Confirms 250 GB PS3 Slim for November 3

Earlier there were rumors that Sony has plans to release a 250 GB version of its PS3 console. These rumors are no longer rumors now—Sony has confirmed it and it will be released on November 3 in the US.

The console will be priced at $349. The 250 GB PS3 will also be available [...]