Washington, July 31 : A new study has revealed that 20 per cent of television viewing these days occurs online.

Conducted by Integrated Media Measurement Inc., the study has also revealed that about 50 per cent of such people use their computers as a substitute for their TV sets.

The other 50 per cent said that they used computers to watch only those programme episodes that they had missed or had already seen (fill-in).

According to the study, 30 per cent of the people who reported watching shows online were adults aged 25 to 34.

A Mini Desktop, which perfectly fits the demands of today, has been launched by the Round-Rock-based computer maker Dell. The name of the desktop is the Studio Hybrid, which is not only ultra small but also ultra green. The new system, according to the company would not only consume 705 less power than a standard tower desktop, but also comes with the packaging, 95% of which is recyclable.

Another feature of the Studio Hybrid is that it is 80% smaller than a standard tower desktop. The desktop is designed on an Intel platform and is powered by Pentium dual-core and Core 2 Duo processors. It supports a RAM of 4GB and it can additionally be equipped with 320 GB hard drives.

The launch of IdeaPad Y710 notebook by Lenovo was recently announced in India. There are too many attractive features which will surely attract a vast number of customers.

This new laptop by Lenovo has a 17-inch screen with a 1440 x 900 resolution. Some of its other distinct and mind blowing features include ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2600, 512MB of RAM, WLAN connectivity, a Dolby Home Theatre system, an optional Blu-ray DVD reader and a performance control switch with Turbo mode for maximum power, which includes CPU overclocking and Quiet mode for saving energy.

London, July 31 : In yesteryears, people would buy an album, put it on the hi-fi and listened to it while reading the lyrics on the record sleeve.

Washington, July 31 : Researchers from the University of Illinois have determined that the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus outperforms current biofuels sources.

Using Miscanthus as a feedstock for ethanol production in the US could significantly reduce the amount of farmland needed for biofuels, while meeting government biofuels production goals, the researchers reported.

Using corn or switchgrass to produce enough ethanol to offset 20 percent of gasoline use would take 25 percent of current US cropland out of food production, the researchers report.

Getting the same amount of ethanol from Miscanthus would require only 9.3 percent of current agricultural acreage.

India is all set to introduce world’s cheapest laptop after proposed cheapest car nano by TATA. The new laptop will cost around $10 only. It will be 10 times cheapest than already present cheapest laptop in the market. Massachusetts-based non-government organization is selling laptop for $188 at present which is considered as the cheapest laptop in the market. It is aimed toward spreading technical education in India.