Muslims prepare for Ramadan – Reuters

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Nearly 1.5 billion Muslims around the world begin the annual holy month of Ramadan this week – a time of fasting and prayer that commemorates the prophet Mohammed.

Under the Muslim calendar, it begins today or tomorrow.

Observing Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, when faithful Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking [read full ...]

Speculated new iPhone

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When it comes to keeping its future devices secret, Apple is a master at it. Just take a look at all the hype surrounding their rumored tablet PC and new iPhone for 2010, if you are to believe all that you read then the iSlate as it is known will be launched in March, and [read full ...]

Avatar movie

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Only five movies have ever broken the $1 billion box-office benchmark. Yet the sci-fi 3D epic “Avatar” smashed through in only three weeks.
Just 20 days after its release, James Cameron’s new film raked in $1.1 billion worldwide, making it the No. 2 top-grossing film of all time. There’s a big gap between second and first [read full ...]

Bollywood shines spotlight on health disorders

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 The opening of a film focusing on the rare progeria disorder is the latest in a spate of Bollywood films about health disorders. The BBC’s Prachi Pinglay in Mumbai looks at why India’s film industry is departing from its traditional formula to tackle weighty issues such as autism and Alzheimer’s disease.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan plays [read full ...]

Water on the moon

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(CNN) — NASA said Friday it had discovered water on the moon, opening “a new chapter” that could allow for the development of a lunar space station.

The discovery was announced by project scientist Anthony Colaprete at a midday news conference.

“I’m here today to tell you that indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find [read full ...]

What’s an LED TV?

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Samsung series 88000

When a product has become commoditized and its price is regularly dropping and its profit margins are getting ever-thinner, how can a company boost its sales and raise its prices?

One way is by changing the product’s name.

That’s what Samsung has done with its new line of LCD TVs using LEDs to illuminate [read full ...]

Windows Mobile 7 'Maldives'

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Ballmer may have wanted it to be out yesterday, but it looks like the initial release of Windows Mobile 7 may now finally, actually be in sight. According to ZDNet Taiwan, the mobile OS is now on track for a release to OEMs for testing (the so-called “Maldives” program) sometime in the first quarter of [read full ...]

A solution for your mobile charger problem

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Universal phone charger approved

Future handsets will all be able to use the universal charger

A new mobile phone charger that will work with any handset has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body.

Industry body the GSMA says that 51,000 tonnes of redundant chargers are generated each year.

Currently most chargers are [read full ...]

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