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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Imagine being able to pause and replay your favourite TV programmes or sequences, skip the boring links, or even shun ads altogether. Sounds impossible? Not in the emerging 'terabyte life' that data

DVRs: monstrous yet cheap

GN Mobile, a Spanish company known for its Jabra brand audio products for the mobile consumer market, is confident of keeping its 30-35 per cent market share in spite of cheap headsets from China

Jabra's inexpensive bluetooth headset

Microsoft today announced its entry into the next generation video gaming and entertainment system by showcasing Xbox 360 to be launched later this year.<BR><BR>"Xbox 360 will be available for

Microsoft to launch Xbox 360 before Diwali

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A 17-year-old schoolboy here has claimed to have invented a device which can enable a paralysed person to communicate using the muscles of his forehead.


Boy invents talking device

If you are a smartphone user, you might have experienced your mobile battery running out of power while surfing on 3G networks, Wi-Fi or streaming content to the device. In such situations you will need a backup battery, more so if you carry a touchscreen 3G device. However, you should make sure that you get one to charge multiple devices. To find out how many times a phone can be charged with the portable charger, you would need to divide the mAh of the charger by the mAh of the phone. Here are a few portable battery chargers that are available online and in store to provide you with a seamless experience when you face battery woes next time.

Smart way to charge up

After the success of BlackBerry phone, Research In Motion (RIM) today entered into fast growing tablet PC market here with its 'PlayBook' to compete with the likes of Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab.

BlackBerry launches PlayBook in India

There is something about flashy gadgets that makes you want to overlook their flaws. For instance, an anorexic laptop is an asset to tote around but may not be the best hardware money can buy, or a dashing smartphone that&rsquo;s not exactly a powerhouse of features can still make your digital life look more swanky. As they say, looks can be deceptive.

When looks do kill

To allow law enforcement agencies access a novel method of tracking and recovering lost laptops, leading anti-virus solution provider Quick Heal launched a service today.

Now, you can track your lost laptop

After the Internet, Google is now set to foray into the domain of household appliances; it will produce bulbs, thermostats and dishwashers, and integrate them with wireless technology, the search engine giant has said.

Google to enter smart household appliances business

Technological giant IBM today launched the virtual desktop in India that offers anytime, anywhere access to personal desktops from mobile devices including tablets, net books, laptops and thin clients.

IBM launches virtual desktop in India

The buzz around apps just got louder. Apps are no more restricted to smartphones and tablet PCs. Thank Intel and Apple for the mini-programs for netbooks, PCs and Macs.

Hall of apps for PCs & netbooks

Smartphones of Apple and Google are likely to face tighter regulation in Europe after a data protection panel ruled that location information collected by the devices should be classified as personal data, says a media report.

Apple, Android phones face tighter laws in Europe

LG, Samsung and Apple have launched flagship models.

Smart pick for your smartphones

Intel unveiled a new category of laptops that it says will include the best features of tablets as the world's top chipmaker struggles to find its footing in the exploding market for mobile gadgets.

Intel unveils laptops that include tablet features

The country&rsquo;s largest business process outsourcing (BPO) company, Genpact, yesterday lowered its full-year revenue growth guidance, despite reporting handsome growth in net income and revenue. Chief Operating Officer N V Tyagarajan explains Kirtika Suneja the rationale behind narrowing the revenue growth outlook.

Q&A: N V Tyagarajan, COO, Genpact

Ever wondered what it would take to capture true-to-life 3D pictures, a la James Cameron? Well, digital cameras sporting this capability are already available in the market. And some, while yet to be launched in the country, have such advanced features that they are truly worth mentioning. That's the result of camera makers realising that the future of imaging is not only in the connected experience, but in 3D as well. What's more, these beauties are fairly priced too...

Clicking a new angle

It has been Android&rsquo;s year so far &mdash; with new phones being launched almost every week, there are just too many options.

Go Android

Mobile handset maker Nokia today launched a messaging service in partnership with US-based Intuit, under which small businesses can send SMS' to their customers about their products and services.

Nokia launches messaging service for small businesses

&quot;The handset will be available in the range of Rs 15,000 to Rs 16,000 in the market,&quot; Intex Technologies Executive Vice-Chairman Ramesh A Vaswani said here.

Intex launches projector handset; 3G handsets by March

It&rsquo;s that time of the year when we all plan an escape to the mountains, the woods or the seas &mdash; or any other destination that helps lighten up and keep work and worries at bay. The modern traveller knows that a vacation is not a vacation without a set of handy gadgets that lets you flaunt your holiday hotspots on social networking sites. Here&rsquo;s a review of the five must haves that will add zing to your smart travel plans .

Unwind for a gadgetastic summer break

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