All are set and the Electronic Entertainment Expo. E3 2009 that will be held during the first week of June is being anxiously waited by the entire video game industry. The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E3, is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). It is used by many video game developers to show off their upcoming games and game-related hardware. The new E3 Expo is run by International Data Group (IDG [1] ) instead of by ESA.
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General Electric Company, or GE, the globally acclaimed multinational American technology and services conglomerate has come to the fore with a new technology in the form of micro-holographic storage material and according to its own revelations, this could result in the capacity to store 500 GB of data on a standard DVD-size disc in next to no time. It has to be mentioned that this technology is the outcome of the arduous endeavor of GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Co. and it also differs from the existing optical storage like Blu-ray and DVD, which is adept to store data only on the surface of the disc.
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Information Technology in India, at the moment, accounts for a considerable part of the country’s GDP and export earnings while providing employment to a significant number of its tertiary sector workforce. In the midst of these, according to the latest information from the government, it is in the process of drafting the regulations of the IT Act (Amended) 2008. It is to be noted that this single Act keeps an eye on information technology- related activities all over the country. The same information has also been affirmed by IT Special Secretary R Chandrasekhar who told the press and media, “We are in advanced stages of drafting. Notification of these will be issued in the next few months.”
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What is the condition of India amid this worldwide crisis of swine flu? The question is quite obvious since the situation of healthcare in this potential “superpower” is not even satisfactory. Really? Yes it’s true. Though the country has been able to eradicate mass famines, half of Indian children (if not more) are underweight and this happens to be one the highest rates in the global arena. Both of water supply and sanitation in India continue to be abysmal. This is evident from the fact that only one of three Indians has access to improved sanitation facilities for instance toilet.
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Swine flu is appearing to be deadlier than even Al-Qaida! While the international community is armed and fully prepared to contend with the later menace, it seems to be perplexed and susceptible before the first. This acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic has already created uproar in the global arena and more and more countries are coming within its reach. All these have made the World Health Organization (WHO) enter the scenario and raise the infectious disease alert level to phase 5, setting the stage for increased efforts to combat the infection.
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A new game has been introduced for the iPhone, a word puzzle game dubbed Letter Matrix and the credit, in this regard, goes to USA Network, the well-known entertainment company. There is no doubt that this is another landmark for iPhone as big companies start releasing games of their own in order to stay in the mix.
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The ongoing worldwide recession has failed to tame the Indian economy and hence many prominent companies that excel in the domain of technology are mulling over the prospect of expanding their bases in the Indian market. One of these companies is certainly Mirc Electronics or the prestigious manufacturer of the Onida brand of consumer durables. However, there is a difference. It has been learnt that Mirc Electronics has already decided to expand its operations this year by means of new products, widening its manufacturing base and aggressive marketing. What are the other plans of the company? The company is also planning to invest Rs 100-120 crore on a new umbrella campaign for all its portfolio products to help consolidate its market position.
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Hewlett Packard India has introduced the reasonably priced HP Officejet Pro 8000 printer for the first time in the country and according to the discretion of experts, this is going to make the job easier than ever before. What is the efficacy of this new device? As said by the appraisals, HP Officejet Pro 8000 printer is competent to deliver professional color documents and help small and micro business users save energy and stay productive.
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It is nice to see that people especially in the West are getting conscious of Yoga than ever before. Although Islamic ulemas and other clergies have already issued fatwas and rulings respectively against the practice Yoga, it is found that people are simply refusing to abide by those. This is also a good sign which indicates that Yoga is coming to the center stage in the global arena bit by bit. What makes Yoga a leading philosophy? In order to comprehend its essence we have to contemplate the definition.
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First it was the worldwide downturn and now a new specter is haunting the United States of America. It is the specter of swine flu or an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic. The situation is indeed appalling and is gaining higher momentum with the passing of each day. What has been the response of the US federal government? It seems that the government is aghast and all these have made the US President enter the center stage.
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