San Francisco  - Tech giant Hewlett Packard reported a 13- per-cent drop in first quarter profits Wednesday that reflected a decline in almost all its major business areas.

The Silicon Valley pioneer said it earned 1.9 billion dollars, or 75 cents a share, compared with a profit of 2.1 billion dollars, or 80 cents a share, during the same period a year ago. Revenue rose 1 per cent to 28.8 billion dollars from 28.5 billion dollars in the prior year's first quarter.

London, Feb 18 : If reports are to be believed, NASA's Phoenix Lander may have captured the first images of liquid water on Mars, droplets that apparently splashed onto the spacecraft's leg during landing.

According to a report in New Scientist, the controversial observation could be explained by the mission's previous discovery of perchlorate salts in the soil, since the salts can keep water liquid at sub-zero temperatures.

Washington, Feb 18 : Playing computer games, reading magazines or crafting in middle age or later in life can delay or prevent memory loss, says a new study.

The study, which will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology''s 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009, involved 197 people between the ages of 70 and 89 with mild cognitive impairment, or diagnosed memory loss, and 1,124 people that age with no memory problems.

TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, has previewed new product launches, which will be declared at this year’s CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, March 3-8, 2009.

CeBIT, the world’s biggest IT and telecommunications tradeshow, will feature California as its Partner State and concentrate on Green IT innovations.

TRENDnet is proud to unveil a record number of Green products and first-to-market networking solutions at the highly anticipated tradeshow.

A review of TRENDnet products, which will be launched and demonstrated at CeBIT 2009, include:

Much awaited 3G spectrum auction, a move to usher India in high speed Internet and mobile utility, is likely to be completed before the end of current financial year after the final decision of the Empowered Group of Ministers.

Spice Mobiles, India’s top mobile phone company known for path breaking innovations, has launched its latest mobile phone called the Spice S-590 phone, which guarantees a new-age experience with its exciting features and applications.

Targeting the common man, Spice S-590, which is available for just Rs 2,499, is one of the most low-priced video camera phones available in the Indian market.