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The DECE, or Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, is made up of movie studios and tech companies, and is trying to create a way to effectively charge for digital movies. They revealed some future plans today, and they're, um, interesting. The idea is that when you buy a movie, your rights are digitally stored in a "rights locker," which should theoretically allow you to play your purchased mo
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The Skylight is Lenovo's entrant into the nascent smartbook category, and with Qualcomm providing its ballyhooed 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, it may well be an important evolutionary step in mobile computing. The device will have a 10.1" screen but will weigh less than two pounds, and according to Lenovo gets a very impressive 10 hours-plus of active battery life. Lenovo has also confirmed earlier re
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As important as phones can be in our daily lives, there are some reasons to avoid them entirely. Here are ten such reasons which may actually succeed in turning you into an anti-social, handsaw-owning phone avoider..Reprinted with permission from Matthew Inman aka "The Oatmeal," a former web designer turned comic artist. You can see more of his work on The Oatmeal or in 5 Very Good Reasons to Pun
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Netbook graphics are inherently weak, especially with Intel's much-derided integrated graphics. But the new Nvidia Ion—like its predecessor—lets even a wimpy netbook Hulk out to play DX10 games and 1080p videos. The difference? It's a discrete graphics chip.The original Ion was an integrated chipset (a spin on the GeForce 9400M inside of unibody MacBooks), but since Nvidia can no long
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The auction of Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings in New York led to a public uproar and kept the Culture Ministry on its toes in 2009 which also saw the launching of a common entry ticket system for tourists visiting protected monuments.
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Fireworks exploded over Sydney's famous bridge and the Eiffel Tower prepared for its own colored-light spectacle as the world celebrated a New Year that many hope will be more prosperous and peaceful than 2009.
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NEW DELHI: The All-India Congress Committee has nominated one person each from Telangana, Andhra and Rayalaseema to represent the party at the January 5 meeting in New Delhi on the Telangana issue. Besides Chief Minister K. Rosaiah and ...
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Qualified institutional placements (QIPs), which gained traction during the middle of the year but ran into valuation headwinds in the last quarter of 2009, may still be the preferred route to raise money in 2010.
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Retail investors back on Dalal StreetThe retail investors, the last of the investor group to buy stocks before a rally tapers off, are back in droves. Rising world equities | Facts on stock falls | Mid-term picks
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Honda, Toyota, Suzuki launch small cars at Auto ExpoSmall cars & electric and hybrid vehicles are expected to generate maximum buzz at Auto Expo 2010. Most awaited car launches | Cars to look out for in 2010
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Over 80 Indian cos invest around Rs 11,300 cr in huge plantations; eye export market for products.
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