The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and MacWorld in San Francisco, both this January, promise to mark an exciting beginning for all those who can't get enough of gadgets. 


What you would like to buy in 2008

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Amid security threats and fear of potential terrorist attacks, the closed circuit television (CCTV) camera market in India is likely to reach Rs 2,200 crore by 2015, an Assocham study has said.

CCTV market may reach Rs 2,200 cr by 2015: Assocham

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After much controversy, BlackBerry has finally set up its server in Mumbai following intense pressure from the government to provide a mechanism for lawful interception of its messenger services and Nokia has been asked to follow suit.

BlackBerry finally sets up server in Mumbai

With the number of users increasing, tablet PCs have good growth prospects and are also expected to foster new business models of content distribution, says research group Gartner.

Tablet PCs have good growth prospects: Gartner

Aakash, the 'sub-2,000' computer launched last year as the world's cheapest tablet, has run into problems and companies will be invited to bid again to make the device after complaints of poor performance and hiccups rolling out a pilot model.

Has the battery run out on Aakash tablet?

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Let&rsquo;s get one thing straight &mdash;hand-held consoles aren&rsquo;t just for kids or insolent teenagers. If you have played games and drained your handset, laptop or tablet PC batteries while travelling, then you should be in the market looking for a dedicated handheld gaming and entertainment device that will keep you occupied.

Gamers to burst with Vita-lity

If you ever contemplated buying compact photo printers, Canon's compact photo printer range and options from HP and Kodak are worth a second look. 


Print on the go

The supplier of hearing aids devices, Widex India Pvt Ltd is going launch a new hearing aid, Inteo worth of more than Rs 1 lakh in April this year. The new product has a integrated hearing aid device

Widex to introduce new age tech

The Sony EyeToy is basically a USB camera that plugs straight into a PS2 playstation. The clever EyeToy software takes the player's image and integrates it into games. 


Clever software

The HCL Beanstalk Neo is an integrated home-theatre media and entertainment centre built around the Windows Media Center platform. The standard configuration includes a PC with a P4 2.8 GHz, optical

Much more than just a PC

A href="http://www.business-standard.com/general/newbsvideo.php?videoid=2581">CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO/A>R>R>Samsung Telecommunications India today unveiled a new range of cell phones dubbed "mobile

Samsung's mobile tracker phones - Video

Microsoft Research India on Wednesday announced its PhD Fellowships in India. Instituted by Microsoft Researchs External Research &amp; Programs Group. The fellowships are aimed at encouraging

Microsoft India announces PhD fellowships

Are you sick of repeated downloads of security updates to plug holes in Internet Explorer?Are you irritated by pop-up ads in particular and ads in general? Do you want an e-mail client that doesn't

Try Firefox

Everyone who has looked at a tablet PC and backed off because of the price will see sense in the Reliance 3G Tab, an Android tablet PC that costs just Rs 13,000 (data prices extra).

The all new Reliance 3G tab plays out good

Since the introduction of Apple&rsquo;s iPad in 2010, tablet PCs have been dominating retail shelf space and hogging buyer&rsquo;s attention.

Laptops dress up to woo tablet buyers

With notebooks and netbooks driving computer penetration in the country, the world's second largest computer chip-maker AMD is betting big on the category and will focus on introducing innovative and affordable chipsets in India.

AMD to focus on notebooks, launches 'Future is Me' campaign

When it comes to laptops, each model packs in diverse sets of functionalities. Cutting across the bewildering number of options in the market, here are some latest value-for-money laptop options that compliment user&rsquo;s computing needs.

Portability and performance

The Apple iPad can be hammered into a content creation device &ndash; but not without hitches like it cannot open multiple windows while working &ndash; but where it really shines is as a content consumption device.

It ain't an iPad till its got the right apps

For many who have been tracking the Indian government&rsquo;s efforts to come out with a cheap computing device that would help bridge the digital divide, the Aakash phenomenon, they would know, is experiencing d&eacute;j&agrave; vu.

Aakash: Not quite reaching for the sky

Imagine going to a bank, interacting with a machine that looks like any ATM and getting the necessary document in a printed format, similar to a stamp paper. 


Stamp duty machine makes it easy

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