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Telescope captures11-billion year old blast from past

With the help of the Zadko Telescope, an enormous gamma ray burst that happened 11 billion years ago -- before planet Earth was formed was captured by Astronomers in Australia.

Dr. David Coward of the University of Western Australia, also the lead Astronomer behind the discovery informed that the image which they recorded is a window in time thus allowing them to look into the distant past to a time when the universe was very unusual.

Dr. Coward reported, "We are discovering the richness of this transient universe, one that is filled with brief but extremely bright flashes. If a similar explosion happened in our galaxy today, it could result in mass extinctions on Earth."

Sony Ericsson releases the W508 Walkman Phone

Sony Ericsson releases the W508 Walkman Phone With the aim to attract more and more customers, Sony Ericson recently unveiled its W508 Walkman phone. The highlight of this set is that the users are allowed to mange their music via PlayNow arena, TrackID, Shake and Gesture Controls without any hassle.

The users are also allowed to personalize the phone with eight changeable style-up covers and SenseMe depending on the mood.

Fake soaps seized by the Police

Fake soaps seized by the Police It might be very surprising to know but on Saturday, from a ration shop at Gelda Nagar in Ghatkopar (West), Ghatkopar Police arrested two persons and seized fake soaps bearing well-known brands worth Rs 62.60 lakh.

The Police reported, "The goods seized include brands Lux, Santoor and Lifebuoy besides over 1.4 lakh wrappers and soaps."

The Police arrested Shivprasad Gupta (20) and Surendra Kumar Singh (43), while the mastermind is at large. The arrested men, who have remanded in police custody till
12th January, have been booked under the copyright and trademark laws.

Five Indian entities and an individual banned by World Bank

Five Indian entities and an individual banned by World Bank On Monday, it was revealed by World Bank that action against a total of five entities in India, including Wipro Technologies, and an individual has been taken. This comes in the scene when the controversy involving Satyam's debarment has also not vanished completely.

Besides offering improper benefits to Bank staff, these entities and individual were also found to have violated the fraud and corruption provisions of the Procurement Guidelines or the Consultant Guidelines. So the action against them was taken by the World Bank authorities.

TRENDnet 450Mbps Wireless N Router to be unveiled at CES

TRENDnet 450Mbps Wireless N Router to be unveiled at CES The CES 2009 will see the demonstration of 450Mbps Wireless N Router TEW-773GR by TRENDnet, which the company is really excited for and claims that it will provide extraordinary performance.

Dual-screen notebook launched by Lenovo

Dual-screen notebook launched by LenovoAs a latest step towards technological innovation, Lenovo Group wants to make an individual stand for itself. The company has released what according to it is the first dual-screen notebook computer.

Lenovo, the world’s No. 4 personal computer maker is launching this new laptop this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

It should be noted here that the demands for the notebooks have continued to show strength even when the overall PC demand has been hurt by the global economic slowdown.

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