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[29 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

The Creative EP-3NC are a pair of noise-cancelling earphones. Apart from passively blocking noise  – thanks to the in-ear design – they also feature two microphones placed in each speaker that listen to external sounds. These microphones then produce a sound that is in opposite phase thus cancelling the noise. The overall noise isolation, as claimed by Creative, is about 90%.

Bundle  

1 pair of Creative EP-3NC active noise-canceling in-ear earphones
1 AAA alkaline battery
3 pairs of silicone tips in 3 different sizes (S, M, L)
1 airplane adapter
1 travel pouch
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[29 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Facebook has introduced a new feature – Facebook Questions, that allows user to post questions and get answers from the entire Facebook Community. This feature is similar to Yahoo Answers, Answers.com and Mahalo. Currently, Facebook Questions is being made available only to a few beta testers who are providing feedback. It isn’t sure when this feature would be made available to all users.
Just like you can post an update in your Facebook timeline, you can ask any question and get answers from the swarm of over 500 million Facebook …

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[29 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Research in Motion (RIM) and Nokia – both of which have e-mail services in the country, have been notified by the Indian Intelligence Bureau regarding safety concerns with respect to e-mails sent and received using their servers.
While the services would NOT be banned, the two companies have been asked to comply with the demands of the IB. Both Nokia and RIM are working closely with the government to bring an end to this issue.
The government is concerned about e-mails that are sent to and from India using encrypted servers located …

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[29 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Zee News Rev Falls 52.8%

Zee News has recorded a 52.8% fall in consolidated revenues year on year to Rs. 648.5 million in the quarter ended June 2010. Net profit fell 72.2% year on year to Rs. 33 million. Expenditure also reduced considerably by 48.6% to Rs. 594.3 million.
The segment comprising Zee News, Zee Business, Zee 24 Taas, Zee Punjabi and 24 Ghanta reported an EBITDA of Rs. 208.3 million with 34% margin. New channels together racked up operating losses of Rs. 136.07 million in the quarter.
ZEEL Net Profit Up 64.3%

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[29 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

New Delhi: The government on Thursday refused to comment on reports that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s name had cropped up during the CBI’s interrogation of former state minister Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

“The issue is distressing for any democracy, thus one should be extra cautious about what one does or says. It should be seen that we don’t overstep the law of the land. Supervision of Supreme Court is the highest — as public figures we cannot comment in such cases,” Union Minister Salman Khurshid …

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[29 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

New Delhi: The government on Thursday refused to comment on reports that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s name had cropped up during the CBI’s interrogation of former state minister Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

“The issue is distressing for any democracy, thus one should be extra cautious about what one does or says. It should be seen that we don’t overstep the law of the land. Supervision of Supreme Court is the highest — as public figures we cannot comment in such cases,” Union Minister Salman Khurshid …