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Google + Hasbro = Largest Ever Monopoly

September 9, 2009 – 1:53 am

A new level of Monopoly will be launched on 9th September 2009 (that’s tomorrow)! Instead of playing on a small 2 feet by 2 feet board with a few other players, you can now play on a map that’s the size of … the world? … and against the rest of the world! This is [...]

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Opera Unite – The Multipurpose Server Browser

June 16, 2009 – 7:40 pm

Opera, probably one of the last to offer free web browser, launched Opera Unite today. Simply put, it is a web server within a web browser that will enable social networking in a peer to peer style instead of depending on social networking sites such as facebook and flickr.

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MS-Outlook front end for Google apps using Google Apps Sync

June 15, 2009 – 8:08 pm

Good news for those who love Microsoft Outlook interface but loathe the licensing cost of Microsoft Exchange. You can now use Google Apps Sync!

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“twittering” from outer space

May 15, 2009 – 6:50 pm

With the amount of interest being build up for the new Star Trek movie, we often wonder whether we have progress over the last few years with regards to ever reaching the dream of traveling at warp speed or being able to say “beam me up Scotty”.

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Get your free iPhones!

February 27, 2009 – 12:09 pm

Well, in Japan! Softbank, Japan’s iPhone partner, will be giving out free 8GB versions of the iPhones! Well, technically, it is not free as subscribers have to sign up for a two year contract. Subscribers can still opt for the 16GB version for a very discounted price as well (¥480). The cheapest monthly contract [...]

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