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Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:45 AM PST

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Originally Posted by chromaniac

yeap. its not like chrome would eat gigs of bandwidth :)

it is probably the most efficient browser out there. preloading is supposed to make the thing faster for you and its predictability is actually pretty good.

they are actually going to add a new section in the browser which you can access to see how accurate it is with predictions on what link you would click.

Yup. I agree. But for some reasons, when I use my data card (working on EDGE), Firefox loads pages faster than Chrome. But on broadband Chrome leads. I guess the reason would be safebrowsing.

Compatible Laptop Battery

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:34 AM PST

my experience has been pretty bad. bought an unofficial battery for my old dell inspiron. price of a 9 cell battery was half of what dell was charging for a 6 cell one...

it does work. but as soon as start anything processor intensive (video conversion?) the system gives up and shuts down. i guess the battery is not capable of handling the load.

i probably got a lemon.

India Tour of Australia 2011/12

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:33 AM PST

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Originally Posted by gaurang08

If India is to lose 4 - 0 then we should lose very badly because that will make selectors wake up and stop treating people like sachin , dravid like gods ... dravid has still been dropped from odis but this sachin guy really deserves to go now .. all matches media just hypes his 100th 100 and it never happens .. i hope India plays against afghanistan or bermuda and he gets that ton badly and then retires ..

The australian media are deliberately putting pressure on him. I remember Ravi shastri saying at the start of the test match that the hype sachin got in sydney was huge than he got when he played in mumbai. Seriously, who cares if he had gotten that century at yet we lose the match? A lot of people are guessing that VVS might be the first to retire after this series and an BCCI official says dravid still has 1.5 yrs left! What a joke! Ya'll losing the matches overseas anyway. Why can't they bring in new players and lose? Atleast they will have a chance to shine..?? And no wonder the aussie fans attacked virat. They always attack the one who is too aggressive and last time it was bhajji and this time its virat! Graeme smith and KP summed it up well

Aakash UbiSlate Tablet PC now on sale for Rs. 2500

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:26 AM PST

olpc with hand crank and solar charging would work well.

hand crank system gives 10 minutes of charging for 1 minute of cranking.

solar of course is just going to be used as a backup.

the targeted audience are poor children living in smaller cities.

the entire concept behind aakash is deeply flawed. OLPC at least has a dedicated group of people working on developing a sustainable model and software solutions.

Aakash? no one knows about how long it would be supported. how it would be supported. who would provide the course material. how long would the project be supported by the government and the related bodies.

Any good deal on a good quality high speed pen drive?

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:21 AM PST

placed order for the usb 3 drive.

was tempted to go for the 32GB model.

but the cost was double and hence did not make much sense.

forgot to use my own affiliate code :P

sucks.

How to file a complaint about spam SMS/Call now?

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:13 AM PST

got two spam sms in the last two days. complained about both.

Space Shuttle exhaust is actually water!

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:12 AM PST

china actually used artificial rain technology to clear the smog in the cities where olympic events were to happen.

A few questions about mobile number portability

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 03:11 AM PST

You could ask cc to enable the 1GB plan. Packs and stuff should be there on their website or you could play around with the ussd portal and find something suitable.