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TechCrunch claims Apple to venture into search engine market

TechCrunch claims Apple to venture into search engine market  Till now, Apple has been mostly absent from online and search engine markets. But according to TechCrunch, there is a strong possibility that the company may either build its own search engine, or will at least develop a search engine interface for its own applications.

Hubble takes first visible light snapshot of a planet circling another star

NASA’s Hubble Space TelescopeBerlin, Nov 14 : The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible light snapshot of a planet circling another star.

Estimated to be no more than three times Jupiter’s mass, the planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

Fomalhaut has been a candidate for planet hunting ever since an excess of dust was discovered around the star in the early 1980s by the US- UK-Dutch Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS).

Microsoft Adding Up ‘Social Networking’ Features To ‘Windows Live’

Microsoft Adding Up ‘Social Networking’ Features To ‘Windows Live’Software giant Microsoft announced that it is revamping Windows Live Web services into a complete social networking site in proportion to Facebook.

The changes include updated photo sharing, news feeds, an instant messaging, blogging, e-mail, and lots more.

JFK was shot from sixth floor of Texas depository, claims new analysis

JFK was shot from sixth floor of Texas depository, claims new analysisWashington, Nov 14 : Using modern technology, a team of scientists have recreated the assassination of John F. Kennedy (JFK), the 35th president of the United States, to determine that the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository was the most likely origin of the shot that killed him.

On November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p. m. Central time, President John F. Kennedy was shot twice while traveling in his limousine through Dallas, Texas. The first shot entered Kennedy’s back and exited out of his throat.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1a Phone To Hit US Market On Nov 28

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1a Phone To Hit US Market On Nov 28Sony Ericsson has made announcement about the launching of its much-awaited Xperia X1a phone, which will hit US market on November 28.

The phone will be available through the Sony Style stores, which have already started receiving pre-orders from Thursday (November 13).

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1a, which is focused more on lifestyle of a consumer, features a brilliant 3.0-inch 16-bit color TFT touchscreen with a full QWERTY keyboard.

LG Rolls Out 18-inch W1941S LCD Monitor In India @ Rs 8,500

LG Rolls Out 18-inch W1941S LCD Monitor In India @ Rs 8,500The technology seems to be advancing day by day and it brings happy news for all those who are Gizmo freaks.

To add more to their wardrobe, technology giant LG recently has launched its latest LCD Monitor called ‘LG W1941S’ in the Indian market.

Targeted at office and home users, the plug-and-play LCD from LG comes equipped with a 18.5-inch screen, 1366 x 768 pixels of resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, 8000:1 DFC, 5 ms response time and viewing angle of 160/160.

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