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The new kindle

What is it? This is the new “Deluxe” edition of Amazon’s e-book reader, the Kindle.

Widgets on your TV?

Adobe has devised a system by which you can check out your favourite online content while watching TV.

MagCloud

Know about this new service from HP which allows anyone and everyone to print their very own magazine. Even if they want a single copy!

Move with your number

Mobile Number Portability gives subscribers the ability to keep the same phone numbers when changing from one mobile provider to another. The subscriber’s mobile number and the recipient’s network ID are paired and updated in a centralised database.

Pirated films fund terror

Is this true? Yes, according to US think-tank, the RAND Corporation, pirated movies have become the most profitable money maker for the Mumbai underworld, and these funds are channelled to those who use the money to attack India.

Race and Joblessness

US Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals that unemployment among Asians in the US has doubled in the last four months.

The gold rush

Gold prices can cross its all-time high if fears of the financial meltdown get worse.

The 'Plug-in' hybrids

These are hybrid cars that feature a regular internal combustion engine and a battery pack. Is that new? Well, the concept of a “Plug-in” hybrid is rather new, at least from a commercial availability point of view.

Wikipedia censured?

What is the noise all about? Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales wants to control user edits on the hitherto open online encyclopaedia.

A service to remember

<p><strong>What is it?</strong> A company called CPP is offering a service to store all your credit card details.</p>

Recycle your mobile

<strong>What is it all about? <br /></strong>You will be able to drop off your old mobile phone and accessories at a recycling bin set up by Nokia.

#Mumbai@Twitter

<strong>What is it? </strong>#Mumbai was what users who posted updates on the site Twitter had to put as the tag line when updating information about the Mumbai attacks.

Obamas crack team

Barack Obama has announced his core team. Here&rsquo;s a look at who&rsquo;s who.

Heathrow-on-sea

<strong>What?</strong> One of the world&rsquo;s largest international airport plans to relocate onto a tidal estuary to the east of London.

The sWaP phone

Aerion business Jet

Now, a BPO network

<strong>What is it?</strong> BPO Sutra, a social and professional networking site purely for the fast-growing BPO industry.

Now, get paid to receive SMSes

<strong>What is it?</strong> A free SMS service from YouMint, started by Ankush Johar, who claims to have pioneered the concept in 2002. Since then, Johar has moved to England and YouMint is his third entrepreneurial venture in the telecom space.

Now, shop online for loans

<strong>What is it?</strong> It&rsquo;s an online financial marketplace, called <a href="http://www.bankbazaar.com/">www.bankbazaar.com</a>, which individuals can visit for home loans and personal loans.<br />

What does he mean? You judge

What Does He Mean? You Judge &ldquo;Developing new drugs is not out of my sight. Beyond 2012, I want to see Ranbaxy emerge as a strong hybrid player with substantial revenue flows from proprietary drugs&rdquo; <br />

Enter the android

G1 is the first device to feature Google&rsquo;s brand new mobile operating system Android.