Maruti Suzuki introduces A-Star Automatic in India
Leading carmaker, Maruti Suzuki has announced the launch of new A-Star Automatic with impressive 4-Speed Automatic transmission in the Indian market.
The Maruti A-Star is based on slot shift mechanism with six modes P, R, N, D, 3, 2 and L and comes with VXi trim which includes power windows, CD/MP3 player along with Automatic and height adjustable driver seat.
HTC partners Tata Docomo to launch ‘HTC Desire’
Handset maker, HTC Corporation on Monday launched its new mobile handset 'HTC Desire' in partnership with the telecom service provider, Tata Docomo on Monday in the Indian market.
HTC Desire is based on Google’s android operating system and HTC Sense. The 3.7-inch screen of the device offers intense brilliance, sharp contrast and true colors, according to the company.
Tata Indicom introduces 'Call-n-Tweet' service
Advancing product innovation to another level in the Indian telecom market, operator Tata Indicom has introduced new 'Call-n-Tweet' service for Twitter users on is network across the country.
Avastin’s approval as a breast cancer treatment might get annulled
There is a debate going on in the U. S. about the current health care reform and for new and expensive treatments, how much a state should spend. This debate is going to heat up following a decision to withdraw endorsement of a drug.
Google set to acquire Like.com
According to some reports, Google is all set to acquire a visual search engine that enables users to tag and search for pictures based on similarity, called Like.com for around $100 million.
Google aims to acquire the visual search technology from the deal. It had earlier tried to acquire the predecessor of Like.com called Riya.com that developed a technology focused on facial recognition.
Anne Nicole Smith suffered from BPD
Anna Nicole Smith, a name that was often associated with conflicts, erratic behavior, marrying an old millionaire, and making a fool of herself at several social occasions.
Reports state that she died due to pills overdose that she had an addiction for.
‘St. Vincent's Hospital under the clutches of mismanagement’
Citing a $278,000 golf outing and more than $100 million in unspecified spending for just one year, a lawsuit that was filed on Monday alleged that the now-defunct St. Vincent's Hospital was destroyed by mismanagement being at the edge of bankruptcy.
HP awarded $200 M contract
The government has given a contract to Hewlett-Packard Inc. (HPQ) for improving Medicare Part B claims by providing services for processing and the delivery of services to beneficiaries.
H-P has got a $200 million contract with the U. S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Under the contract H-P will provide applications support and maintenance services, including system enhancements.
Heart attack, stroke risks higher among aggressive people
A recent study has noted that there is a higher risk of heart attack and stroke among people who are confrontational. This includes those who are aggressive and competitive.
About 5,614 people from Sardinia villages were examined by researchers with the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
Rising unemployment has created concern for Australia Govt.
The market of labour market is weaker than what latest figures suggest, according to the recently published figures. Unemployment of the country has gone up. This is due to the increase in labour force from 65.30 percent to 65.45 percent.
Twitter & Tweetmeme come as official Tweet button
Twitter pronounced to associate with Tweetmeme via its latest official Twitter button.
The UK-based Tweetmeme can now have a profound access to data available on social networking sites. Tweetmeme is considered to be one of the similar offerings like Digg in Twitter.
A user offering that helps exchange links on Twitter without leaving the current page.
John Carmack showcases 60fps rage game on iPhone
Video gaming legend John Carmack showcased a live demo of the firm’s latest gaming engine, id Tech 5.
The id Tech 5 supposedly is one of the first fps’ (First person shooter) game on iPhone 4 that comes with a striking speed of 60 frames per second.
Internet Explorer 9 Beta gets a release date
Microsoft has proclaimed the date of release for its beta version of its Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) web browser as 15 September. PC world states that the Redmond-based software Biggie has sent out invitations the chosen software developers, web designers and several important media people in view of releasing IE9 at the venue of Concourse Exhibition Centre in San Francisco, California.
Google’s issue with privacy as advertising rivals
Google that has stored data over the years seem to be in dire state with the threat of being overridden by rivals with advertising revenue. The leaked internal Google document produced by Wall Street Journal, stated that the firm is developing various tactics to involve sharing user data with advertisers to maximize advertising revenue, whilst staying within the its privacy limits.
SAP and Sybase releases first offerings since merger
SAP and Sybase have pronounced the release of Sybase technology in association with SAP enterprise offerings, soon after the firm’s merger. The firm will focus on offering one of the best mobile database management functions, which will aid users to access and manage firm’s databases being released from the smartphone devices.
TalkTalk increases line rental charges
TalkTalk has been in news since the hike of 55 pence for its monthly fixed line rental charges.
The service provider is drawing attention from experts and customers since the release of the latest monthly rental plans by raining the fee from £11.49 to £12.04 per month, the Guardian reports.
Accenture denies British Gas billing system claims
Accenture has denied of accepting any claims stated by British Gas that its billing systems offers "millions of errors" and states to be "inaccurate". Accenture has claimed that the accusations made by British Gas supposedly are totally immaterial and erroneous, the Register reported.
Microsoft releases adaptive Keyboard Dummy
Microsoft has brought out the newest range of conceptual keyboard meant for desktop users.
The Adaptive Keyboard comes with a LCD touch screen above the top row of keys. The firm states that the LCD touch screen is crafted in such a manner to reveal the vital shortcut icons and document previews, and thus can also be amended to display information as per the requirement of the software.
Amazon to trade Novell SUSE Linux on EC2
Novell has proclaimed the offering of its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) cloud-based hosting service. The Enterprise software vendor stated to release Amazon Web Service who will penalize users based on hourly basis and will also offer support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server customers.
Google shields neutrality position
Google has come up with the latest defence for its net neutrality proposal, in respect of the association with US wireless service provider Verizon.