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Asus Launches New Seashell Eee PC |
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Written by Harpreet Verma
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Friday, 31 July 2009 15:27 |
 Asus has announced its plan to introduce a compact and light net book Eee PC SeaShell 1101HA in the market, expanding its Eee PC Seashell Series consisting of Eee PC 1008HA, Eee PC 1005HA & Eee PC 1101HA.
The notebook, having screen size of 10.5 hours, has a stylish look and an efficient power saving mechanism to avoid unnecessary power consumption. The new product supports a battery life of 10.5 hours, SATA II 160GB hard disk drive with a facility of 10GB of online Eee Storage.
It is enveloped in a glossy exterior created through In-Mold Roller technology, with scratch proof shell and long durability. The keyboard is designed ergonomically to offer much ease in typing as compared to conventional PCs.
It supports increased surfing speed than previous a/b/g wireless standards due to use of 802.11n wireless standard, making it easy to quick download and stream bulky multi media files. It also supports touch pad for zoom in and out to view photos or to read documents using fingers.
The product is capable of creating amazing 3D audio from mono and stereo material through SRS Premium. |
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Reliance Infra posts 25% growth in net profit |
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Written by Heman Kothari
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Friday, 31 July 2009 15:26 |
 Anil Ambani-controlled ADAG's arm Reliance Infrastructure reported 25.3 per cent growth in its net profit for the first quarter of current financial year ended June 30, on account of high energy sales and better utilization of power generating plants. Its net profit stood at Rs 317 crore in the first quarter, as compared to Rs 253 crore in the previous quarter.
Reliance Infrastructure reported 12 per cent increase in its revenue to Rs 2,691 crore for Q1. The company's CEO, Lalit Jalan said: "It's a whole infrastructure company in the making where we play in the entire electricity space across generation, distribution and transmission. We are also building roads, sea links, metros, airports and other businesses."
The company, which supplies power to most parts of suburban Mumbai, is currently working on 11 projects worth Rs 13,500 crore in India - most of them scheduled for completion within two years. It sold 2761 million units of energy in first quarter, which is 9 per cent more than its previous power sale.
A statement by the company reflected, "Owing to a decrease in fuel cost. Reliance Infrastructure availed of this opportunity to bank 150 megawatt of power at higher price in
(fiscal fourth quarter) and used in this quarter at lower price."
Shares of company surged 1.80 per cent to close down at Rs 1,185.10 on the Bombay Stock Exchange. |
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HCL Technologies inks Strategic Alliance with eBaoTech Corporation |
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Written by Deepak Joshi
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Monday, 27 July 2009 15:14 |
 HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, has entered into a strategic alliance with eBaoTech Corporation, a leading provider of new generation software and services for life and general insurance industry.
The partnership reiterates HCL's commitment to provide Business Aligned IT, thereby providing its customers the most optimal platform aligned to their business goals.
Under the arrangement, HCL will work with eBaoTech to identify fitment of eBaoTech products in select geographies.
A company official during press conference has informed that customers will now have access to a single integrated entity that can help them modernize their core business management systems, offer them best of breed functional product capability, technology and, world class service quality ensuring business stability in today's environment, a risk-sharing attitude and a global reach through cost effective solutions.
eBaoTech delivers standard-based, highly configurable insurance software suites to both property and casualty (P&C) and life insurers.
The shares of HCL Technologies today ended with gain of 2 per cent at Rs 238 on BSE. |
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Astronauts install video cameras on ISS porch |
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Written by Ajay Gupta
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Monday, 27 July 2009 15:12 |
 Washington - US astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy installed video cameras Monday on the International Space Station's new Japanese porch.
The work was the main task of a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk that began about an hour ahead of schedule at 1133 GMT.
The two cameras will help astronauts and ground crews to dock an unmanned Japanese cargo craft to the station. It is to make its first delivery of supplies in September.
The astronauts also fixed insulation on a robotic arm and did electrical work.
It was the fifth and final spacewalk of the space shuttle Endeavour's mission at the ISS. During the mission, an external porch was installed on Japan's Kibo laboratory and will be used to expose experiments to the extremities of space. (dpa) |
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Astronauts use robotic arm to move Japanese experiments |
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Written by Neena Sareen
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 15:38 |
 Washington - Astronauts on board the International on Tuesday prepared Japanese experiments for installation on a porch outside the station.
The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour used the craft's robotic arm to remove a carrier of Japanese experiments from the shuttle's cargo area. In a complex robotic ballet, US astronauts Julie Payette and Mark Polansky then manoeuvred the arm for a handoff to the station's robotic arm operated by Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and US astronaut Doug Hurley.
The arm then placed the package of experiments on the end of the Japanese Kibo module's new porch, where the equipment will be unloaded Thursday.
The Endeavour brought the porch to the ISS and it was installed during a spacewalk and robotic effort on Saturday. The four-ton porch on the station's Japanese laboratory will be used to expose scientific experiments to the extremities of space through X- ray cameras and studies of cosmic dust.
The experiments unloaded Tuesday were an X-ray camera and a communication system. On Thursday, Wakata and US astronaut Tim Kopra will use a Japanese robotic arm to take the experiments out of their box and install them on the porch.
A spacewalk Monday saw astronauts unloading spare parts to the ISS. The next of five total spacewalks for the mission is set for Wednesday, with most of the time devoted to changing batteries on one of ISS's solar panels.(dpa) |
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