Category Archives: News

7 Tips for Social Media Safety

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: June 3, 2010
Think twice the next time a contact tries to “friend” you on Facebook or “follows” you on Twitter. It may turn out to be an undercover fed looking to scrutinize your employment history or examine your personal references.U.S. law enforcement agents are following people into popular social-networking sites, going undercover with false online profiles to [...]
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20-year gaming deal with the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: May 11, 2010
Gov. Crist signs Indian gaming bill May 04, 2010 8:48 AM by Staff & Wire Reports Gov. Charlie Crist has signed into law a 20-year gaming deal with the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida that will pay the state about $1.2 billion in the next five years.
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Gmail on April 1st

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: April 1, 2009
Wondering what Gmail’s prank for April Fools Day is?
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Offline Gmail: More details

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: February 2, 2009
Web-based email is great because you can check it from any computer, but there’s one little catch: it’s inherently limited by your internet connection. From public WiFi to smartphones equipped with 3G, from mobile broadband cards to fledgling in-flight wireless on airplanes, Internet access is becoming more and more ubiquitous — but there are still [...]
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Gmail grows up with offline e-mail access

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: January 28, 2009
Significantly increasing the utility and competitiveness of its Web-based e-mail service, Google is enabling an experimental ability to read, write, and search Gmail messages even while not connected to the network.
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Windows 7 Beta Available For Download

By Krishna Chaitanya Mandava | Published: January 10, 2009
Microsoft made the Windows 7 beta available for download Saturday after its servers were overwhelmed with users trying to download the operating system.
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Panasonic’s Atom-based medical tablet

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 26, 2008
An Atom-based tablet from Panasonic. (Credit: CNET) This product is so new, it doesn’t even have a name. Yet.
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The Indian behind Intel’s super chip

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 19, 2008
When Intel launched its first six-core x86 microprocessor – a high-end processor to crunch huge amount of data – designed and developed by its Indian team, there was relief at its India office.
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How much for a Google Android phone?

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 17, 2008
The soon-to-be announced, first-ever Google Android phone will be priced at $200 with a two-year contract, according to a blog post on TechCrunch.
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Google Street View goes mobile

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 17, 2008
Street View endows Google Maps with a driver’s-eye view of the world, and now people actually on the street will be able to use it, too.
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