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Online music provider 7digital is bringing over-the-air music downloads to recent BlackBerry phones, such as the Storm, Bold, and Tour. Today, the company is set to launch its application–developed by DevelopIQ–on the BlackBerry App World store, as well as on the 7digital Web site.
After installing the free app, BlackBerry users will be able to buy and [...]

For those who have notebooks or netbooks, you may have noticed a lack of numeric keypad with your particular model. You could probably get a USB numeric keypad if you really wanted one of those, but you are probably going to also have to purchase a mouse.
Why not combine those purchases with the Adesso 19 [...]

Sony is planning a spring release of its new motion controller for the PlayStation 3 video game console.  
The controller, a prototype of which Sony unveiled in June, will work with the existing PlayStation Eye camera, which can track players’ voices, faces and body motion. The controller, in turn, has on its end a light-emitting sphere [...]

The core of any customer service portal is a knowledge base. A knowledge base theoretically empowers customers to find answers on their own, thereby allowing faster results for them and increased efficiency for your help desk. This layout makes perfect sense to your support staff and in-house personnel who know the content well, but what [...]

Asus is known for its extensive netbook lineup and they seem to be strengthening that even more with a netbook having a 12 inch screen which might not seem to be that netbookish. It is build around NVIDIA’s Ion technology that is expected to boost the graphics performance of the netbook comparable to mainstream laptops.
Its [...]

Software giant Microsoft has introduced visual search for its search engine Bing.com, in order to further set itself apart from market leader Google. According to a report by BBC News, the new feature will let users browse results using pictures instead of text.
Visual search will concentrate on four main areas: travel, health, leisure and shopping.
“There will [...]

Stanford scientists may revolutionize digital photography with the aid of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new tricks.  
Marc Levoy, professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering, says if the technology catches on, camera performance will be no longer be limited [...]

Facebook’s free online game Farmville, which allows users to run their own virtual farm, is set to become the most popular application on the social networking site.  
Farmville, which allows Facebook members to plant, grow, and harvest virtual crops, trees, raise livestock, invest in farm equipment and sell their produce for profit, has become very popular [...]

Software outsourcer Tech Mahindra will provide telecom operator Etisalat DB with IT solutions and infrastructure requirements for its proposed services rollout in 15 telecom circles, it was announced here Monday.  
The contract, valued at Rs.2,000 crore or $400 million, is valid for 10 years, Etisalat DB, earlier known as Swan Telecom, said in a statement. “Tech [...]

Finally Facebook updates its iPhone app to Facebook 3.0. In the recent past, we had mentioned about the submission of Facebook app to iPhone store. It had a hype then considering one great service is kissing another great device. But, as we see it now, its all quiet on the western front. Because frankly, if [...]