Sony is a leading brand name in the range of electronic gadgets. In this series, Sony has launched its latest range of Walkman MP3 players the NWZ-B130F series. The new model is packed with die hard music, compact design and durability for all music lovers. The new model series provide all audio functions from MP3 playback to voice and FM .. more »

The Indian rupee appreciated 3.66% against the dollar in the week ended Nov. 7, 2008 as compared to the last week`s closing of Rs 49.46 (Friday, October 31), on account of mixed cues. Rupee, appreciated marginally at the beginning of the week, thereafter, in the mid week it recovered from its early losses. Whereas, at the end of the week, rupee .. more »

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Filed under: Phillies, Rays, AL East, NL East, MLB PlayoffsWith the Phillies and Rays tied at two after 5 1/2 innings in Game 5 of the World Series, the decision was made to suspend the game until tomorrow night due to pouring rain and near-freezing temperatures. In reality, baseball rules forced..... more »

Mary Jo Foley of ZDNET is reporting that Microsoft will show Windows 7 to attendees of Professional Developers Conference going on in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Some details about the new features have... . .. more »

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The New York Times, of all places, has a long interview coming out Sunday with the freshman senator from Illinois, Barack Obama. In it, the Democratic presidential nominee, who's leading in most recent political polls, still bemoans the existence of Fox News because he feels he'd be doing even better in voter polls without it. That's actually .. more »

We are really pleased to announce today that PollDaddy has been acquired by Automattic! Automattic is the super team behind the blogging phenomenon that is WordPress. As most of you know, PollDaddy has been run by Lenny and Eoin up to now, and at times we have been pushed to the edge due to our [...]Planet Intertwingly : PollDaddy Goes Automattic .. more »

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Monday that he is launching a lobbying group named United Shareholders to push legislators to pass more investor-friendly laws. .. more »

P.K. Agarwal, president-research, Bonanza Portfolio, giving his opinion on today`s market performance said, ``Today was an important day for Indian markets, as Nifty tested the previous low of 3,790. Nifty made new low for 200 at 3,777 and closed also at the year`s low of 3,850.``He said, ``Banking, IT were the major losers, selling was also seen .. more »

The move would pit the top-selling portable game gear with Apple Inc iPod and camera-embedded cellphones in general.. more »

Equities are seen lower on Tuesday tracking weak global markets as concerns on the long-term implications of the $700 billion bailout plan worried investors... more »

Donate After Reading: Brad Pitt has famously said he won't marry Angelina Jolie until gay marriage is legalized all over the country, and now, he's putting his money where his mouth is. According to the LAT, Pitt has become the first A-list celebrity to make a major donation ($100,000) to the cam... 0.. more »

Canada announced that certain temporary foreign workers and foreign students can apply for permanent residence. Easy remittance | NRIs: Away but united.. more »

One of the biggest enablers to high performance in organisations is the ability of managers to provide performance coaching. Use tech to interact with team.. more »

The secularism versus communalism battle in the wake of violence against Christians in Orissa stepped up on Tuesday with the Congress seeking Presidential intervention to protect the minority community but stopped short of spelling out measures against the Naveen Patnaik government, whose party BJD is part of the NDA. .. more »

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Moscow is now more isolated and less trusted than it was a month ago .. more »

Japanese chewing gum differs from American chewing gum in many ways, and that probably is a result of the practical way Japan looks at chewing gum. Since it's merely chewed for a while and then disposed of, it just makes sense for chewing gum to serve some function, any function before being spat... .. more »

U.S. stock futures dropped on Wednesday with fears as much as about the future path of Hurricane Gustav as the latest report on durable-goods orders. .. more »