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At the GSMA World Congress 2009, a number of announcements were made by the LG Electronics, one of which included its alliance with Microsoft to make Windows Mobile the chief operating system for the company’s smartphones.
It was announced by LG that as part of the agreement, a tenfold increase of Windows Mobile devices in 2009 [...]

Much awaited 3G spectrum auction, a move to usher India in high speed Internet and mobile utility, is likely to be completed before the end of current financial year after the final decision of the Empowered Group of Ministers.
Hoping early disposal of all technical and managerial hurdles, Union Minister for Communication, A Raja, said, “There [...]

Pre-eclampsia cause high blood pressure and can lead to stroke, blood clotting and kidney, liver and lung problems in pregnant mothers. Sophie Ellis Bextor, 29-year-old singer and daughter of former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis once again suffered from this condition in her second pregnancy.
Sophie Ellis Bextor has given birth two months prematurely to her [...]

Washington – US President Barack Obama on Saturday thanked Congress for passing a 787-billion-dollar economic stimulus bill, which he called “a major milestone on our road to recovery.”
In his weekly address he also warned that “this historic step won’t be the end of what we do to turn our economy around, but the beginning.”
The [...]

The board of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd will decide on a long-term action plan, including a possible sale, in the next 7 to 10 days, its chairman said on Monday.
Kiran Karnik, who was last week appointed by the government as the chairman of the Satyam board, told Reuters a clear picture would be available [...]

Washington, Jan. 29 (ANI): President Barack Obama seems pretty annoyed over the fact that his two daughters are not going to school in Washington because it is snowing.

At a Roosevelt Room meeting on Wednesday with business leaders to press his economic stimulus plan, Obama suggested that “some flinty Chicago toughness” might be in order to [...]

Washington – US President Barack Obama was sworn into office at noon (1700 GMT) Tuesday as the first black president of the United States.
Below is Obama’s inaugural address as released in advance by the Presidential Inaugural Committee:
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, [...]

Washington  – US President Barack Obama’s inaugural speech, final part:
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through [...]

London – The Football Association on Tuesday charged Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear and Hull boss Phil Brown with improper conduct following their contretemps during last week’s FA Cup third-round replay.
The managers came head to head after Brown had protested about a foul on his forward Daniel Cousin by Newcastle’s Fabio Coloccini.
Referee Phil Dowd set [...]

Berlin – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping for improved US-German relations under the Obama presidency, she said in a television interview on Tuesday.
“I hope that our cooperation is shaped by listening to one another, and making decisions on the basis that one country alone cannot solve the world’s problems,” Merkel said Tuesday on German [...]

Bush’s swan song: Pride in country, few regrets
In his final address to the nation, he reviews his accomplishments with a sense of wistfulness
In his farewell address, President George W. Bush wished his successor well, defended his record, admitted he would do some things differently, warned of terrorist dangers, and looked to the future with optimism.
His [...]

London, Jan 9 (ANI): American actor Patrick Swayze, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer, has been hiding the pain caused by the illness so that he could be on the set of his new TV show ‘The Beast’.
For Swayze, getting up and dressing took him three hours each morning, but he was so determined to [...]

Washington, Jan 09 (ANI): Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has revealed that she has limited her charity work, as she is fed up of the media calling her efforts a mere ‘publicity stunt’.
The ‘Mean Girls’ star revealed that whenever she tries to work or donate for charitable causes, the paparazzi tracks her down and takes out [...]

Washington, Jan.9 (ANI): The US National Security Advisor (NSA) Stephen Hadley has said that tackling the terror issue in Pakistan is very important, as it would help the relationship between India and Pakistan to continue on a positive direction.
“Stability in Pakistan is also going to be important and success in the war on terror in [...]

London, Jan 9 (ANI): France’s first lady Carla Bruni was as freaked out as any other woman when it came to turning 40 recently.
The model-turned-singer-songwriter had what she calls “one of those typical midlife things” on the eve of her birthday in December 2007, reports the Daily Express.
“It suddenly hit me that 40 is a [...]

London: Fish may be smarter than you thought, for a new study has suggested that their three-second memory is actually a myth — in fact, they can remember things for up to five months.
Researchers at the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel have carried out the study and found fishes have hidden depth and can [...]

Washington, Jan 08 (ANI): Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer, has credited the pain he goes through for helping him attain an edge in his acting.

After Patrick was detected with an untreatable pancreatic cancer early last year (08), he found that his illness provided him an inner rage, which was required [...]

London, Jan 8 (ANI): Is maths letting your kid down in the classroom? Well, then you count on a game of darts to put things right, says a British campaign.
In a government campaign launched at the World Professional Darts Championships, Britons are being encouraged to improve their maths skills by playing darts.
The Get On campaign, [...]

London, January 7 (ANI): Norwegian national broadcaster NRK’s attempt to put the entire Beatles back catalogue on the Internet for free has been scuppered, as it breaches an agreement with rights holders.
The plan was to posting 212 tracks online in a series of podcasts, with each song preceded by a three-minute talk about its history.
NRK [...]

London, Jan 7 (ANI): Brit television personality Chanelle Hayes has warned the bosses of Big Brother that if they do not sex up the show, it is going to end in disaster.
The show has Lucy Pinder, 25, Ulrika Jonsson, 41, and Ben Adams, 27, as the contenders.
Hayes, 21, says that the bosses are “brainless” for [...]