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Liberty International, the numero uno mall owner in Britain, plans to split into two to drive stakeholders' wealth in a better and stronger way. Currently the realtor's portfolio stands at 6.2 billion pounds ($9.3 billion).

The company currently intends to demerge its existing business into two, with one of the new units, Capital Shopping Centres, looking after the shopping centers in the UK and the other one, Capital & Counties, concentrating on commercial properties in Central London. Liberty owns shopping malls across the country.

Samsung has come up with the latest range of TFT screen monitors. They are a part of its MystEco series.

Just recently, it had come out with 5.6", 18.5", 20" and 21.5" screen sizes in the same series.

Powers saving capabilities are the USP of the new screens.

The MystEco series provides users the option of power saving and regulating capacities in the most user-friendly manner. The users can do so by just setting the consumption level at 100 per cent or 75 per cent or even at 50 per cent.

Verizon wireless corroborated the reports of the wireless data- LTE (Long Term Evolution) which have gained momentum and were speedier than the expected performance. This was followed by a claim which stated that it will beat its rival AT&T in the coming 12-18 months.

Verizon Wireless had performed the 4G field trials in Boston and Seattle and have revealed that the downlink average rates- 5 to 12 Mbit/sec and of 2 to 5 Mbit/sec, which will give mobile customers browsing speeds equivalent to a typical wired home Internet experience.

What if an insulator is converted into a heat conducting element? The answer is that it would be more than just a matter of surprise!

Something on the similar lines has been done by the scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They have used polyethylene, the most commonly available plastic, to conduct heat.

Similar to a metal that conducts heat in several directions simultaneously, this methodology also involves dissipation of heat in one aligned direction with great efficiency.

As the breath taking moment of Apple' iPad has reached to the verge of release, Microsoft has supposedly posed a threat with its - "Courier" aka the "dual screen tablet".

The reports confirmed by Technology News Website Engadget list the latest pictures and videos of the, to-be released product of Microsoft. As it continues to elucidate, the Courier shall weigh just over a pound it will serve as a digital journal-cum-eBook reader.

The latest technological achievement of India boasts of curbing fire in mere seconds.

The device developed can restrain the arc flash before it multiplies thus curbing fire.

The lead scientist behind this innovation, Dr. Asokan T, presented his solution at a conference of top scientists.

He said, "An electric arc in faulty electrical wires can set off a fire which is a killer of people and material," This and several other technological breakthroughs were discussed during the first day of the ongoing EmTech India 2010.