Technology Sector

Sony Ericsson releases the W508 Walkman Phone

Sony Ericsson releases the W508 Walkman Phone With the aim to attract more and more customers, Sony Ericson recently unveiled its W508 Walkman phone. The highlight of this set is that the users are allowed to mange their music via PlayNow arena, TrackID, Shake and Gesture Controls without any hassle.

The users are also allowed to personalize the phone with eight changeable style-up covers and SenseMe depending on the mood.

Five Indian entities and an individual banned by World Bank

Five Indian entities and an individual banned by World Bank On Monday, it was revealed by World Bank that action against a total of five entities in India, including Wipro Technologies, and an individual has been taken. This comes in the scene when the controversy involving Satyam's debarment has also not vanished completely.

Besides offering improper benefits to Bank staff, these entities and individual were also found to have violated the fraud and corruption provisions of the Procurement Guidelines or the Consultant Guidelines. So the action against them was taken by the World Bank authorities.

Dual-screen notebook launched by Lenovo

Dual-screen notebook launched by LenovoAs a latest step towards technological innovation, Lenovo Group wants to make an individual stand for itself. The company has released what according to it is the first dual-screen notebook computer.

Lenovo, the world’s No. 4 personal computer maker is launching this new laptop this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

It should be noted here that the demands for the notebooks have continued to show strength even when the overall PC demand has been hurt by the global economic slowdown.

A New Board For Satyam!

A New Board For Satyam!In a significant move, the government on Sunday appointed Deepak Parekh, chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd, NASSCOM's former president Kiran Karnik and former SEBI member C Achuthan as the three musketeers of its choice to guide the software exporter Satyam out from the disaster. The new team is considered as a true combination of experts from banking, IT and law backgrounds.

Windows 7 Beta Release postponed by Microsoft

Windows 7 Beta Release postponed by Microsoft Due to heavy traffic, the release of first public beta of Windows 7 has been delayed by Microsoft. As of now the company is working on putting more network infrastructure in place to support demand.

"Microsoft is delighted by the overwhelming interest and will post an update to the blog once the additional capacity has been added and Windows 7 Beta 1 is ready for public downloads," said Brandon LeBlanc, a communications manager on the Windows Client Communications Team.

Harmony 1000 updated to 1100 by Logitech

Harmony 1000 updated to 1100 by Logitech Logitech, at CES this week, demonstrated the Harmony 1100, which will be successor of the currently available Harmony 1000.

The New Harmony 1100, is dominated by a 3.5 inch touchscreen is quite a dish to look at. However, it should be noted that the device is quite prone to sticks and stalls.

Furthermore, the device also rather dependent on being pointed in the right direction, despite using RF wireless capability that Logitech says "lets you control devices that you keep behind closed doors, even those you can't see."

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