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Asus announced the launch of its Bamboo Series notebooks in the form of a 12.1-inch and an 11.1-inch model. The series is based on the Asus Eco Book concept.
The new series uses the company’s Super Hybrid Engine technology that makes them significantly energy-efficient. It has the capacity to observe current working environment and adjust the [...]

Logitech unveiled the Logitech Squeezebox Boom all-in-one network music player, featuring an integrated amplifier, high-performance speakers and a simplified setup.
With the Logitech Squeezebox Boom all-in-one network music player, you can listen to your digital music in the kitchen, the bedroom or any other room in your home – without needing to attach external speakers. [...]

Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced three new notebooks – VR440, GX720 and GX400, all featuring MSI’s exclusive ECO Engine, a power management function to extend the battery life when performing different tasks.
The VR440 adopts Intel Pentium processors with a 14.1-inch LCD panel. The GX720 features a 17-inch LCD display and is equipped with the [...]

Google has announced an online store named Android Market which would be similar to Apple App Store.
Android Market as the name suggest would be for Google Android based mobile devices which are expected to be launched in the market by the end of this year.
This store would enable the owners of Android mobile phones to [...]

Internet company Yahoo announced without explanation it will close Yahoo Mash in Sept. 29. The one-year old service permitted users to create profiles of friends and use “modules” in a manner akin to Facebook.
In 2007, Yahoo killed Mixd, an attempt at mobile social-networking that lived only a few months.
Google last year introduced “OpenSocial,” a project [...]

Nikon has introduced what it claims is the first DSLR with the ability to record video – The Nikon D90.
The mid-range D90 will capture video at a maximum resolution of 1,280 x 720 at 24 frames per second. The D90 has a 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, and is capable of capturing up to [...]

Microsoft has unveiled Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, and is available for download.
The big new feature is InPrivate, which comes in two forms.
InPrivate browsing is for when people don’t want to leave any traces when they’re browsing websites – so no temporary internet files, no form data, no cookies, no browsing history. InPrivate [...]

Canon has introduced three new additions to its PowerShot range, including a camera designed “by women for women”.
The first two cameras have been more or less introduced to replace older models, with the A1000 IS and A2000 IS around 25 per cent smaller than the previous A580 and A720.
Meanwhile, Canon calls the third model, the [...]

IKON Office Solutions announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Ricoh Company, Ltd., under which Ricoh will acquire IKON for $17.25 per share, or approximately $1.6 billion in cash.
The combination of IKON and Ricoh will leverage IKON’s sales and services capabilities with Ricoh’s engineering and manufacturing expertise to better meet the needs of [...]

Renowned American screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is in the process of researching social networking site Facebook in a bid to make a movie about its origin.
Sorkin, who famously created and wrote scripts for television drama series ‘The West Wing’, recently opened his own Facebook account, on which he subsequently revealed his intention of making a [...]