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Your passwords may not be very secure, even if you think they are. Find out how you can create robust passwords Everyone has to keep track of dozens of passwords: for network accounts, online services, premium websites, ATMs or credit cards. It’s difficult to remember all of them, so some...

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IndiaPay, the country’s ambitious domestic card payment system—similar to Visa and MasterCard— may take another three years to roll out its operations Bankers in the country were eagerly waiting for the indigenous card payment system ‘IndiaPay’, that would have reduced transaction charges...

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Nissan Motor has launched its iconic sports car 'Nissan 370Z’, the sixth generation of the Nissan Z-car line, at Rs53.50 lakh onwards Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd has launched its iconic sports car 'Nissan 370Z' in the country, priced between Rs53.50 lakh to Rs54.50 lakh (ex-showroom New...

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Moneylife Digital Team 19 January 2010
ICICI Lombard is offering its customers add-on covers like zero depreciation add-on and consumable items add-on, for motor insurance India’s largest private sector general insurance company ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd is offering customers unique add-on covers like zero...

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Moneylife Digital Team 16 January 2010
Logitech has unveiled a new ‘Anywhere Mouse M905’ featuring dark-field laser tracking that lets you use your mouse on clear glass and high-gloss surfaces Logitech, the world's largest manufacturer of computer mice, has unveiled a new mouse ‘Anywhere Mouse M905’ featuring dark-field laser...

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A peek at the technologies that changed our lives during 2009 and a preview of what to expect in 2010 The year 2009 dished out quite a few treats for technophiles. We witnessed the launch of arguably the two best operating systems (OS) till date—Windows 7 from Microsoft and the latest Mac OS...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 January 2010
The Consumer Complaints Council of ASCI has concluded that Airtel’s advertisement is misleading, as the viewer of the TV commercial is led to believe that Airtel Digital TV has superior picture quality because of MPEG4 or DVBS2 technology Direct-to-home (DTH) television services provider Tata...

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The finance ministry has not ruled out the possibility of introducing a new identity number like UTN from the next fiscal, in addition to PAN to ensure prompt verification and granting of tax credits to tax payers The Indian government has decided to shelve the introduction of the Unique...

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The Internet search giant has called for an Android press gathering on 5th January. Will it exhibit 'Nexus One', Google's much talked about mobile handset on that day? Internet search giant Google has sent out an invite for a press conference on 5th January. Google is not saying much about...

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Hackers use their best schemes during holidays to steal people's money, credit card or net-banking information. Following seasonal trends, these thieves create holiday-related websites and other convincing emails that can trick even the most cautious Internet user Shopping online for a New...

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Consumers will have to spend more to buy essential food articles due to rising inflation and so they may postpone buying consumer products. Rising food prices are likely to affect sales of consumer products as consumers will have to spend more money on food articles, said analysts. "With...

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The World Gold Council said recent moves by India and Sri Lanka to acquire gold suggested that central banks are increasingly looking at the yellow metal to diversify their investment portfolios. Gold, which has been one of the bigger investment vehicles this year, would remain so as the...

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A number of new handsets, bundled with mouth-watering offers, are available in the market. Nokia’s much-awaited E72 is now available in India at Rs23,000. Nokia 6600i This is not an upgrade of Nokia’s once-famous 6600, but a phone that’s completely different. Nokia’s 6600i is a slider...

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News Corp’s and Microsoft’s moves to block out Google could radically alter the way we access content from the Net Could your days of reading free stuff from the Internet be numbered? Yes, if media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has his way. In November, Mr Murdoch announced that his newspapers...

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Pallabika Ganguly  and   Ravi Samalad 10 December 2009
BNP Paribas Real Estate feels that investors should wait and watch the price trend over the next six months, however, for end-users, this is the best time to buy residential property Investors should wait for another six months before looking for opportunities in commercial real estate, as...

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Scooters have not been selling according to Bajaj Auto’s expectations. The company is making hardly 1,000 scooters a month now—mostly for exports—and now wants to focus only on motorcycles Bajaj Auto, once known for its scooters which revolutionised the two-wheeler market in the country,...

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GM’s China partner can drive the fortunes of GM India. The ramifications can be huge for the auto sector—and the country—at large General Motors, GM, is slated to give up a crucial 1% stake of its China passenger-car venture to its partner SAIC, the state-owned Chinese automaker....

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The use of the mobile phone as an instrument for conducting financial transactions and the potential it has for financial inclusion and growth is being recognised by the apex bank, which has however called for caution in m-commerce adoption The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that use of...

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that use of mobile commerce (m-commerce) must be made easy for the common man and it should be facilitated carefully—and well-measured—keeping in mind the concerns over money laundering, financial terrorism and the stability of the payment and settlement...

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Despite registering your cell phone with the NDNC registry, many of us continue to receive telemarketers’ calls and SMSes. Is there any respite from this menace? Almost everyone who uses a mobile phone is upset today due to unwanted calls and SMSes from telemarketers. The authorities,...

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