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Moon odyssey

India joined the elite club of five moon-faring nations, when Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched its first lunar mission. A manned space mission is also on cards by 2012. India added another feather in its cap, with its 10-satellite launch in one go. We now have the launch capability to put all types of satellites safely into the orbit and this could be done 60-70% cheaper in costs as compared to other nations.

Goodbye to buttons

APPLE’S iPhone might have established mobilephone’s invasion into entertainment devices with music, games and maps. But its sleek touchscreen has left a greater mark on the market. Almost all mobile handset manufacturers came out with their own version of touchscreen phones. Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, LG and others released phones with finger-tapping interface popularised by iPhone combined with high resolution cameras, stereo quality sound and a lot of functionalities.

Hello to 3G

THIRD generation (3G) mobile services finally ring into the booming Indian telecom market, thus allowing users to enjoy fast internet access, games and a host of multimedia content from maps to music on their cellphones. Delhites are the first ones to taste 3G with state-run MTNL’s ‘Jaadu’ or magic service. BSNL is expected to follow in Chennai next month. Private operators like Bharti, Reliance and Vodafone have to wait for spectrum auctions that are expected to kick off in January.

Slim devices

RACE to offer affordable computing took a new turn with lost-cost, internet-centric desktop PCs and ultraportable computing devices. Be it Hewlett-Packard, Acer or Lenovo, or even the home-grown HCL Infosystems which debuted its MiLeap ultraportables, the new range of low-cost offerings heralded a new category of computing devices and opened a wide range of new usage scenarios and application areas.

PCs walk the ramp

PERHAPS inspired by mobile phones, notebooks are making a style statement. Staid old, boring beige box started giving way to a lifestyle product and a fashion statement in 2008. Leading PC vendors are mingling their product lines with fashion. Notebooks made their entry into shows like Wills India Fashion Week and marketing heads of companies like Hewlett-Packard walked the ramp with Serena Williams to show their new designer notebooks. Many others like Lenovo and Dell followed with a myriad of colours, and frameless screens.

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