San Francisco  - Hoping to challenge the popular iPhone and carve out a dominant position in the transition of the internet to mobile networks, Google launched its first mobile phone Tuesday in the United States in conjunction with the German-owned carrier T- Mobile.

The new device, called the T-Mobile G1, functions on 3G networks and is specially designed to access popular Google services such as search, Gmail, maps with directions, and YouTube at high speed.

It also features a touch screen and a slide out keyboard - a feature that could give it an advantage over the iPhone.

Washington, September 23  An exhibition in the Vatican, which is displaying hundreds of artifacts, has suggested that the mysterious Neolithic people made optical art.

According to a report in Discovery News, the exhibition, which is being held at the Palazzo della Cancelleria in the Vatican, introduces a mysterious Neolithic people who are now believed to have forged Europe''s first civilization.

Archaeologists have named these people "Cucuteni-Trypillians" after the villages of Cucuteni, near Lasi, Romania and Trypillia, near Kiev, Ukraine, where the first discoveries of this ancient civilization were made more than 100 years ago.

Showcasing its latest multi-media device, Finnish handset manufacturer – Nokia, the supplier of four out of every ten phones sold, unveiling its’ mobile television channel, consisting a series of 96-second programmes, hopes users will embrace TV watching on the go. 

With the launch of N96 – Nokia’s latest handset, scheduled for 1st October 2008, the six new programmes covering motoring, fashion, gadgets, comedy, culture and homes, are specifically designed to showcase the multi-media capabilities of the new arrival.  

Washington, Sept 23 : Most Internet users cannot distinguish between genuine and false popup warnings messages, even after repeated mistakes, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University.

Fake popup warnings are usually designed to trick users into downloading harmful software.

"This study demonstrates how easy it is to fool people on the Web," said study co-author Dr. Michael S. Wogalter, professor of psychology at NC State.

Albert Einstein had always dreamt of a fridge that would be environmentally friendly, and now the scientist are all geared up to make his dream come true, as they have resumed work to create a “Green fridge”. It is well known that maximum damage to the environment is caused by the refrigeration equipment.  
 

With the aim to ease the aged and unloved audio CD into the retirement home, SanDisk is joining forces with some of the biggest music labels.