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Preview: Google Chrome – Google’s Open Source Browser
Putting an end to the rumors floating all over the blogosphere for the last few months, Google announced their plan to release an open source browser named Google Chrome. And it is coming today. Yes, Tuesday, the 2nd of September 2008! According to the Official Google Blog page, Chrome will add value for users and,…
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Internet until now…
Back in 1989, when Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web, he wouldn’t have imagined his invention would scale the heights we see today. The internet is one of the most popular and widespread technological blessing which achieved the highest penetration into human life in a very short span of time. Internet is now used…
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What’s wrong with Canon?
Few days back, Canon announced some major upgrades to it’s consumer digital camera lineup. Sadly this time, they made choices that make me hate them. The first announcement was Canon SX 110 IS. It features a 9 MP sensor with 10x optical zoom, VGA (640×480) movie mode and 3.0 inch display. It looks great on…
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Review: Logitech Z – 5500 Digital 5.1 Speaker System
The Logitech Z – 5500 Digital is currently one of the preferred 5.1 speaker systems in the market. This THX certified speaker system is primarily aimed at gaming enthusiasts and movie buffs. I got a chance to try out this beast at one of the electronics mega store in Noida. Here is a review: Specifications:…
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First Look: Sony Vaio VGN SR13
Sony India recently launched the Vaio VGN SR 13 laptop in India. Sony is marketing it as “Excellence in mobility. Perfection in Performance” laptops. Here is a first look: Configuration: Microprocessor Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz) Memory 2 GB (2 x 1024 MB) Memory Max Up to 4 GB Video Graphics ATI Mobility…
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woikr clarifies: Allegations on the iPhone 3G in India (Chain Mail)
A chain mail has been doing some rounds in every one’s mailbox here in India. There are a lot of allegations on the new iPhone 3G available now through Vodafone and Bharti Airtel. Some true some false; woikr clarifies these allegations for you. 1. No A2DP on Bluetooth, can’t share any (mp3, images) files via…
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ICICI and HDFC Netbanking services: A review and comparison
I don’t get surprised anymore when my office colleagues tell me that they don’t know where their salary account bank branch is located in their city. It’s because banks today provide decent online banking services allowing you to forget the need-to-plan-a-visit-to-my-bank. So how good are these services and how far are we from a truly…
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iPhone 3G in India: Official price announced
Vodafone sent out emails to all its pre-registered users for pricing information on iPhone 3G here in India. After all its going to be 31,000 INR for 8GB version and 36,100 INR for the 16 GB Version. (that’s a 713$ and 823$) The initial rumours and earlier posts were partly true. More details on the…
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iPhone 3G: Price in India
Ever since the international announcement of iPhone 3G, people in India have been anticipating an extremely low price here. The most common rumor around is, “iPhone is coming to India soon at just 8k.” Sources being smart individuals who are proud of their ability to multiply 199 (US launch price) with 40 (approx. USD to…
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How to: Upgrade and unlock your iPhone 2G to 2.0 in five steps
DEPRECATED: This article is about an older version of the iPhone unlock software. Please use woikr’s new guide to upgrade your iPhone to 2.2 and unlock using QuickPwn. Update Aug 30th 2008: WinPwn 2.5 is released and can unlock and jailbreak firmware 2.0.2. Click here for details The iPhone 2.0 firmware was released in July.…