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An American city, Topeka, has renamed itself "Google" for a month, as it bids for the chance to host the search engine's new high-speed broadband network. The city, the capital of Kansas, will unofficially be known as "Google, Kansas – the capital city of fibre optics" during March. Officials in the town, which has a [ Read More ]

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has topped the Forbes magazine list of the world's richest billionaires. The list, released on Wednesday, valued Slim's fortune at USD 53.5 billion, USD 500 million ahead of long-time list topper Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. Legendary investor Warren Buffet was third with USD 47 billion. The 24th [ Read More ]

The Pogoplug is a device that allows its users to share content from a hard drive all across the Internet. The set up is as easy as plugging the Pogoplug into the wall, and then plugging it into a router. The unit has four USB ports to plug in any hard drive. For starters, you [ Read More ]

Can you do better than International Selectors & Captains? Can you do better than the world class selectors and the players? Or can you only complain when they get it wrong? Can you win more cricket matches, by bigger margins when you get to pick almost any cricket star? ur team.. ur decision.. ur victory Registrations for the [ Read More ]

Paraben Corporation has begun shipping a so-called "porn detection stick," a USB drive with embedded software that intelligently combs through your (or another user's) file structure, looking for illicit JPEGs. The "stick" contains a version of Paraben's P2 Commander software, which added the anti-porn detection capability in 2008. Embedding it on the USB key, however, [ Read More ]

David Beckham's return to Old Trafford was brief and ended in the disappointment of a comprehensive defeat as Manchester United swept past AC Milan into the Champions League quarter-finals 7-2 on aggregate. Another brace from Rooney, taking his tally to 30 for the season, made another splendid European night for the Old Trafford faithfuls to [ Read More ]

Apple's patent infringement case against HTC is part of a larger effort to give rival smart phone manufacturers pause as they pursue iPhone-like features in their devices, according to a research note from Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner. Philip Elmer-DeWitt of Brainstorm Tech relates the note, which recounts the way Apple is working behind the scenes [ Read More ]

Microsoft today began rolling out its new MSN homepage, but not everyone will be getting it at once. The new 'updated' page, redesigned by the software giant, will be availed by only a few users for now though approximately 100 million more customers will be getting it in the next few weeks. The new version, [ Read More ]

Verizon’s latest ad, Misfit Toys, in which they slam the iPhone (rightfully) for AT&T’s poor coverage, shows a mockup iPhone in the land of Misfit Toys.The iPhone mockup they created, simply put, rocks. With a svelte, aluminum body, stereo speakers, and a larger higher density screen, this is what i expect on the next iPhone.

Its hard to believe that Akon will be in Mumbai but it is the truth. The American  singer Akon  is in Mumbai since Monday to record a song for Shah Rukh Khan's new film Ra.1.According to sources, Akon will be crooning a few Hindi lines too in Ra.1 that is his Bollywood debut. According to [ Read More ]

On the last day of the league matches, Germany booked a semifinal berth against England while the Netherlands will meet Australia. Germany go past Kiwis into semis Defending champions Germany saw off a late challenge from New Zealand to score a thumping 5-2 victory and book a semifinal berth. Dutch to face Australia in semis [ Read More ]

Nicklas Bendtner struck a hat-trick as Arsenal outclassed Porto to overturn a first-leg deficit with ease and clinch a place in the last eight of the Champions League. Bendtner - heavily criticised after a succession of misses in Saturday's win against Burnley - was a relieved man after a clinical display after Arsene Wenger decided to stick [ Read More ]