Note: You can use all these apps on your Symbian S60 phones. But before downloading, verify from the apps Web page if it is compatible with your handset. While many of these apps can be downloaded and installed directly over the air (OTA), some may require installation via your PC. Downloading and running these applications is fastest (and cheapest) over Wi-Fi.
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Dell Inc. has unveiled its first mini-laptop for students. The Latitude 2100 (starts at $369) shell is made from brightly coloured, easily gripped rubber, not slippery plastic. Its underside is free of vents and other openings, so plopping the computer on spilled milk won’t do any damage. And a light on the lid of the computer tells teachers when students are connected to the Internet. The 2100 has a 10-inch screen and a keyboard that’s a little bigger than regular netbooks. It can be configured with a touch screen and a webcam is an add-on. AP
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Meet Pogoplug: a simple 4x2.5x2-inch wall socket device that hooks up your external hard disk to the Internet and lets you share and access the files and media on it from anywhere on earth. Pogoplug ($99, www.pogoplug.com) uses an Ethernet network, can work with Windows XP, Vista or Mac OSX and is compatible with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari as well as Chrome browsers. The 100-240V, 50/60HZ contraption can pull data off just about any USB 2.0 external hard disk or even a pen drive. Ashish Bhatia
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Google’s new Search Options feature includes a couple of inventive ways to see your search results. After you click the “Show options” link on the search results page, a link in the left column lets you see your hits as a Wonder Wheel—a graphic that shows the search term encircled by a set of links leading to related key words and phrases. Images and standard Web page results are also listed on the right side of the page. The left column on the Options page has a Timeline view as well, which tries to sort search results based on chronological order. ©2009/THE NEW YORK TIMES
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