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HCL and Wipro offer good deals on Laptops for Diwali

Dell and HP needs to watchout, Indian IT Majors  HCL and Wipro are aggressively pushing for capturing the growing Laptop market of India. With a good brand image and cheaper prices the two Desi heavyweights are going for an aggressive marketing drive in TV and press. Wipro with its  Wipro EGO (pronounced as Y Pro EGO) series and HCL with its  HCL ME series are making people take note of their Laptops.

To their advantage both these companies are providing Good specs on a very low entry price. So if you are looking for a new laptop dont forget to checkout Wipro and HCL along with others.  Below are the links to Wipro and HCL laptop sites.

HCL  Diwali offer – http://www.hclstore.in/diwali?mode=google-text

Wipro – http://www.wipro.in/Products/notebooks/index.html

Watch the HCL ME commercial below

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Apple Ipod Nano 5G Introduction

Apple launched its refreshed line up of Ipods on Thursday. One of the major product updates includes its ultra portable ipod lineup of Ipod Nano. The Nano gets quite a list of new features.

Apple Ipod Nano 5G Silver Grey
Apple Ipod Nano 5G Silver Grey

* A larger 2.2 inches bright screen

* FM Radio receiver.

* Video camera (like a webcam) with 600 K Pixels (1000 K Pixels = 1 Mega Pixel or 1MP) – Cant take photos, only videos.

* Voice recording and Voice Memo

* Voice Over – a feature to read the song names and  playlist names.

Apple Ipod Nano 5G FM Radio Yellow Green
Apple Ipod Nano 5G FM Radio Yellow Green

The new Ipod nano 5G (5th Generation) retains the looks of the Ipod Nano 4G and adds these new features.

Though camera and voice over features are merely for “fun”  rather than being really useful, the FM is a very good addition considering most other MP3 players have this basic music feature.

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Nokia enters Netbook market with Booklet 3G – A premium Netbook

Nokia has announced its first ever 10″ netbook PC to be available for sale by end of September. The Nokia netbook will run on an Intel Atom processor and surprisingly will have Windows 7 as its OS. The device build is with Premium materials and has inbuilt A-GPS, 3G hot swappable Sim Slot (You can use your 3G mobile Sim for Both internet access and Calls). The Netbook is supposed to run for 12 hours on Battery. The Booklet 3G will also standard features like Bluetooth,Wi-Fi and HD output.

Nokia Booklet 3G Pictures and features
Nokia Booklet 3G Pictures and features

The resolution supported is also expected to be better than the current generation of Netbooks. Nokia expects its extensive retail network in Europe and Asia will help it sell more Netbooks than its competitors. It is expected that the Boolet 3G will retail at a minimum of 400$. The expected sale date might coincide with official launch date of Windows 7.

Below is the Nokia Booklet 3G Video

Review and  more techincal details when available.