With the aim to target Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in the nation, Lenovo today unveiled its new SL series laptops at a press event held in Mumbai.

This new series of SL have three notebooks including ThinkPad SL 300, ThinkPad SL 400 and ThinkPad SL 500. There is an exclusive feature of 14.1-inch WXGA display in SL 400, and on the other hand the SL500 supported 15.4-inch WXGA display.

These laptops also have stylish looks other than having high functionality.  The laptops have black and glamorous exteriors. The latest technology of Centrino 2 processor has been imbibed in these latest laptops. To enhance your multi-media experience, these laptops have been integrated with optional Blu-Ray DVD player.

New Delhi, Sept. 8 : The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued guidelines for provisioning of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Services in India in pursuance of a Union Cabinet decision of August 21.

IPTV services facilitate delivery of television content to the viewer through the technologies used for computer network instead of traditional format and cabling.

It would require either a computer and software media player or an IPTV set top box to decode the images in real time. IPTV is a system where a digital television service is delivered using the Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, which may include delivery by a broadband connection.

Berlin  - Ambitious plans by electricity group Vattenfall to capture carbon dioxide from power stations and dump it deep underground came under fire Monday, a day before a pilot plant near Berlin goes into operation.

Vattenfall sees carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a key answer to global warming, which is largely blamed on CO2 released when fossil fuels burn. But environmentalists charge that the technology uses far more energy than existing power generation.

London, Sept. 8 : The loss of a computer disc carrying sensitive details of thousands of prison service employees is likely to cost British taxpayers millions of pounds.

The country’s Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, has ordered an urgent inquiry after it was revealed that the hard drive was reported missing in July. He has also demanded to be told why he was not informed in time about the incident that occurred in July 2007.

Abu Dhabi, Sept 8 : Pakistan has expressed its concern over the 45 member Nuclear Suppliers Group’s (NSG) approval for India.

Its defence attaché in the UAE believes that an arms race will follow in South Asia as a result of NSGs decision to lift the three-decade ban on nuclear trade with India.

According to the Gulf News, the Pakistani Embassy Defence attaché Khawar Hussain said, "I can foresee a nuclear arms race between the two countries and even China."

Washington, September 8 : Scientists have said that a new co-ordinated international set of rules to govern commercial and research activities in both of Earth’s polar regions is urgently needed to reflect new environmental realities and to temper pressure building on these highly fragile ecosystems.

The experts stressed the need for a new set of rules in Iceland at a UN-affiliated conference marking the International Polar Year.

Due to climate change, the ancient ice lid on the Arctic Ocean is fast disappearing, creating new opportunities for fishers and resource companies, and opening a potential new, far shorter ocean route between Europe and Asia, a prospect already drawing billions of dollars in investment in ice-class ships.