| Microsoft unveils Xbox 360 on MTV Special - May 15, 2005 19:19 IST |
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Celebrating the dawn of a new era in entertainment, millions of game fanatics around the globe came together for the televised unveiling of the Xbox 360 future-generation game and entertainment system from Microsoft. An audience of millions watched "MTV Presents: The Next-Generation Xbox Revealed" as celebrities, professional athletes, musicians and Xbox officials took the wraps off the much-anticipated system, ending months of intense speculation and satiating consumers worldwide. Xbox 360 represents a dramatic leap forward in high-definition gaming and entertainment experiences.
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| Mars Rover having Tough Times in Sand Dune - May 12, 2005 18:35 IST |
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"Opportunity" The Mars rover which landed on the Red Planet last year is stuck in a sand dune for last two weeks.
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| Free SMS Software launch by ValueFirst Messaging Pvt. Ltd - May 6, 2005 16:30 IST |
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ValueFirst Messaging Pvt. Ltd. has launched a Free Trial Pack of its SMS software ValueFirst Speed. With the Trial Pack, the users will get a test account of 20 SMS completely free. The users can send 20 SMS free to any mobile phone on supported networks from their internet-enabled computer with our installed free SMS software.
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| India surges ahead in space, Puts two satellites in orbit. - May 6, 2005 10:26 IST |
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India surged ahead in space science as scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here successfully launched the PSLV-C6 and placed two remote-sensing satellites, CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT in the polar sun synchronous orbit on May 5, 2005, 10.32 am.
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| Scientist spots wreckage of spacecraft on Mars - May 6, 2005 9:36 IST |
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L. A. - Nearly six years after NASA’s Mars Polar Lander vanished during a landing attempt on the Red Planet, a scientist said he has spotted what appears to be wreckage of the spacecraft.
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| BlackBerry sales up by 76 percent - May 6, 2005 8:38 IST |
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BlackBerry sales were up 76 per cent in the first quarter of 2005, while Palm shipments fell by 26 per cent.
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| Bluetooth SIG might be merging technology with UWB - May 5, 2005 22:57 IST |
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According to a press release put out by the Bluetooth SIG yesterday, it appears that the people behind Bluetooth are intent on merging their technology with the still-evolving high-speed wireless technology known as Ultra-Wideband (UWB). There has been much talk of UWB being an eventual "Bluetooth Killer" when its products finally reach the market in a couple of years. This could very well prevent that from happening.
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| Giant Planet Outside Solar System Observed. - May 2, 2005 19:10 IST |
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New images taken of an object five times the mass of Jupiter confirm that it is a giant planet closely orbiting a distant star, an international team of astronomers reported. The team of European and American astronomers said this is the first time a planet outside of our solar system has been directly observed — a claim other scientists have also made.
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| Man Spots a Ivory-billed Woodpecker - May 1, 2005 14:0 IST |
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Gene Sparling was kayaking when he spotted a large black-and-white bird. It looked like an ivory-billed woodpecker, last spotted in North America 60 years ago.
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As Microsoft did with the 360, Sony touted the high-definition capabilities of the PlayStation 3 and its networking features. The device will support the 1080p HD TV standard -- the highest current resolution of HD televisions -- and will have built-in Bluetooth, WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet networking.