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Canada-based Datawind Ltd has made announcement about the launching of its PocketSurfer2, a handheld device permitting users to access Internet on the move, in the Indian market.

The newly launched product will be distributed through HCL Infosystems.

With dimensions of 109 x 60 x 13.5 mm, the new ultra-thin, glossy mobile device has a weight of 174 grams.

It sports a metallic backlit QWERTY keyboard with strong tactile response and keys that are six times larger than those available on other handhelds.

In December 2008, Americans conducted 12.7 billion core searches, up 3% from November 2008, says ComScore, Inc., the leader in evaluating the digital world, in its today released monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace.

According to U.S. Core Search Rankings, Google Sites topped the U.S. core search market during the last month (December 2008) with 63.5 percent of the searches conducted, unchanged from November, followed by Yahoo! Sites (20.5%), Microsoft Sites (8.3%), Ask Network (3.9%) and AOL LLC (3.8%).

Panasonic, announced their three sub-$200 cameras on Friday, which they avoided doing at last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Two of the cameras, which would provide a slim and compact build at a cheaper price than the company's high-end slim and compact FX-Series, have been included in the FS-series. As far as the third camera is concerned, it will be part of LS-series, which though would be heaviest of Panasonic's point-and-shoot line, but would be the cheapest. It has been learnt that the LS-series camera could be availed at a suggested retail price of just $119.95.

Soon the Indian stores will see the arrival of the BlackBerry Curve 8900, which was earlier launched in US, Canada and UK.

The smartphone sports a trendy look and weighs only 110 grams and measures 109x60x13.5mm. Furthermore, this classy and attractive smartphone also boasts a full-QWERTY keyboard and a 2.4 inch HVGA+ (480? 360) light-sensing display, which would provide comfortable feel while one-handed or two-handed use.

London, Jan 16 : A picture on Facebook showing Uruguay''s Interior Minister Daisy Tourne in the shower has caused opposition leaders to be scandalized, and to brand her an `exhibitionist'.

Tourne, who is a psychologist by profession, had posted the snapshot that shows her in the shower on her Facebook profile page.

According to Montevideo newspaper El Pais, Tourne had also added the caption, "there''s nothing more natural than a woman in the shower."