London, Nov 19 : The perfect phone call lasts nine minutes and 36 seconds later, and contains a chatty mix of family news, current affairs, a sprinkling of personal problems and a dash of the weather, according to experts.

Researchers came up with the best subject matter and timing after analysing more than 2,000 people''s likes and dislikes about talking on the phone.

According to the experts, in a call lasting nine minutes and 36 seconds, three minutes should be spent catching up with news about family and friends, one minute on personal problems, another minute on work/school, 42 seconds on current affairs and 24 seconds on the weather.

Owing to rising costs and slow down of advertising revenues, UTV Software Communications has announced cut in costs in its broadcasting operations.

The company has consolidated its operations for four television channels - UTV Movies, World Movies, Bindass and Bindass Movies - by phasing out its Delhi operations. UTV ran two channels from Delhi and the other two from Mumbai.

The company has also cut its total investment by over 2 billion rupees to ensure total future investment does not exceed 1 billion rupees.

Washington  - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.

A little know-how, though, goes a long way toward making the task of sorting through the options a lot easier. Read on for some help.

Q: I'm looking at two computers, and the only difference appears to be the processor. One has an "Intel Core Quad 2400" processor and the other an "Intel Core 2 Quad -

San Francisco  - Has Google invented the killer app for the iPhone?

The software giant has long seen internet-savvy mobile phones as its next frontier, and now it seems to have invented the perfect way to get phone users to rely on Google's search system as easily as they do over more traditional internet connections.

A new desktop for hardcore gaming has been launched by Alienware, dubbed as the new Area-51 750i desktop. It is quite noticeable from the name itself that the Area-51 750i desktop is built with Nvidia 750i SLI motherboard chipset, providing support for 45nm process-built quad-core processors.

The price tag which the Area-51 750i desktop would carry is expected to start from $1049 (Rs 52,450 approx.), and as one upgrades the components, the price even higher. 

DHABI, Nov. 18th, 2008: Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research received participants at the recent conference on "Electronic Media: Challenges and Opportunities" and the Global Space Technology Forum, both recently held in Abu Dhabi.

The meeting reviewed the goals of the two gatherings.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Nahyan received the head of Special Olympics International who is on a current visit to the UAE.