‘Petrified’ Palin bans phones, laptops, cameras from speech venue

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - An XBox 360 videogame console signed by Sarah Palin has been put up for sale on online auction site eBay at massive 1.1 million dollars. David Morrill, who is selling the gadget, claims that the politician had signed it two days before she announced that she was stepping down as governor of Alaska.

October 14th, 2009 New Wi-Fi technology to let gadgets talk directlySEATTLE — Starting in mid-2010, new versions of gadgets like cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other using Wi-Fi without needing to connect to a wireless network first. The Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group, said Wednesday it is nearly finished putting together a Wi-Fi Direct specification, a set of technical "rules" that guide consumer electronics companies that plan to add the new capability.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama seems to be looking for duck-quack ringtone for his blackberry ever since the bird's sound from a reporter's phone interrupted his recent speech. Obama was giving a talk on homosexuality and civil rights, when he had to pause for the duck-quacking ringtone.

October 25th, 2009 SRINAGAR - With incidents of burglary in shops or houses becoming a day-to-day affair, the demand for security gadgets is on the rise in the Valley. Close-circuit television cameras (CCTV), spy cameras and beam sensors are high in demand as many private establishments including hotels, jewellery stores and electronic shops are showing interest to buy them.

March 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new device that takes only seconds to recharge mobile phone or laptop batteries is being designed and is expected to hit the markets in two or three years. The MIT breakthrough could also permit an electric car to be recharged as quickly as it takes to refill a car tank with petrol thus eliminating a virtually insurmountable hurdle to green, clean motoring.

April 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Photographic equipment manufacturer Nikon Wednesday launched eight new models of its flagship Coolpix brand of digital cameras, priced in the range of Rs.7,450-Rs.25,950. The company, which commands five percent share in the Indian compact camera market, is targeting to double it by year-end.

November 2nd, 2009 BANGALORE - Popular search engine Google has unveiled a unique mobile application for Nokia handset users to seek information on specific needs, the global software major said Monday. The application is equipped with speech recognition technology to understand Indian accents.

October 21st, 2008 Panasonic seems to have come in terms with low battery life of laptops and notebooks. Its said to have developed the world’s smallest fuel cell for use in notebooks, reducing the size of its predecessor by 50%.

June 1st, 2009 RAWALPINDI - The sale of security gadgets, such as close-circuit television cameras (CCTV), spy cameras, beam sensors, motion sensors and fire alarms, has gone up in Rawalpindi in the wake of growing terror threat from the Taliban. Previously, these gadgets were used by police, private security companies, multinational firms, banks, five-star hotels and moneychangers.

October 1st, 2009 SYDNEY - Blackberry and Motorola mobile phones emit higher levels of radiations compared to other handsets, a new study has revealed. The online report by The Environmental Working Group has ranked 1,200 mobile phones on the basis of their radiation emissions, measured as specific absorbtion rate (SAR), in a bid to draw attention to the risks of using cell phones.

May 28th, 2009 The Netbook sales is about 20% among all notebook sales in Europe whereas it is about 16% globally. According to Christina Morales, Intel's European Sales Chief, Netbook sales are almost a quarter of the total sales in Britain and Italy.

October 13th, 2009 US netbook by Nokia to be $300 with AT&T serviceNEW YORK — Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, says its first laptop for the U.S. market will cost $300 with a two-year wireless broadband contract from AT&T Inc.

May 29th, 2009 With the likes of Dell, HP, Toshiba, Sony, Asus introducing laptops every week or so, why should MSI stay behind? They have come out with a decent pair of laptops GT729 and EX723. If you want a fully loaded laptop for gaming, GT729 can be an ideal one and EX723 is made for optimum multimedia experience.

October 13th, 2009 Nokia's first US laptop to cost $300 from AT&TNEW YORK — Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, says its first laptop for the U.S. market will cost $300 with a two-year wireless broadband contract from AT&T Inc.

July 28th, 2009 The netbook category of laptops are vastly popular now-a-days for their portability, long battery life and reasonable performance with an affordable price tag under $500. There are also laptops for gaming or multimedia applications that are priced in the ranges of above $1000.