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2010, month 2: year of the tablet, round-up 1
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Written by Li Ming   
Wednesday, 24 February 2010 12:39

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Anyone would think that the Apple iPad was the first ever tablet PC with all the media attention it’s been getting. But it’s not. So, is the iPad a revolution in the tablet PC segment as Apple claims? We compare nine models of tablet/slate PCs to the iPad.

 
Goog-zilla to speed up the Web
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Written by Li Ming   
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 00:00
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“Let’s make the Web faster”. That’s not a flamboyant punch line from a new ad, but the name of a Web community launched by Google for Web developers to provide tips, tutorials and tools. Google is planning to revolutionize the Web completely and make it lightning fast as is evident from the mission statement in this official Google blog, “To optimize the speed of Web applications and make browsing the Web as fast as turning the pages of a magazine”. Google-zilla has been busy already.

 
Web war 3: Google vs Microsoft
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Written by Li Ming   
Friday, 29 January 2010 12:13
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Microsoft and Google coexisted in relative peace a few years back; Microsoft was happy with desktops and Google was content with the web. Then Google decided to expand and Microsoft woke up a little to the threat that junior might pose. Microsoft launched Bing to counteract the ever increasing dominance of Google’s search engine. Google has now thrown Chrome OS into the fire, and the battle of innovation has heated up. But 2009 was only a trailer; the real Web War 3 starts in 2010.

 
Googlle rides piggyback on Google
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Written by Li Ming   
Friday, 22 January 2010 12:42
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India has over 400 companies which have the word ‘Reliance’ as part of their company name. It’s the name of India’s largest private sector enterprise. According to a recent report, India loses Rs 1,208 million per annum (approx USD 26 million) due to piracy and the country has 60 Nike, 65 Rolex and 217 Intel fake brands. India has a huge market for counterfeit and pirated products and the Googlle institute is yet another company which tried to get noticed by using a brand’s name.
 
Watch out for ultra-thin notebooks this year
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Written by Li Ming   
Friday, 15 January 2010 12:50
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Netbooks took the computing world by storm in 2008 and 2009 but are their days numbered? As prices come down on ultra-thin notebooks that can do more, will consumers opt for larger screens and ditch the pokey keyboards of netbooks by dishing out a couple of hundred more for ultra-thin notebooks?

 
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Below are the featured entries from Shanzai Studios iPad bag design project called "Operation Tablet Bag Design". Participating in Operation TBD is simple, free and gives you the chance to share ideas about a unique new product that will be tailored and manufactured to your needs.
  • Ultra-light Grippa
    Ultra-light Grippa
    A super light weight shoulder bag. Nothing much to it apart from light pieces of rubber and a hinge. The basic rubber frame holds the iPad...
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    This bag reminds me of the popular comic called: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" I wouldn't mind wearing this bag the whole day to let people take...

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