Expensive Domain Names Ever!!

Insure.com

The domain name reportedly sold to QuinStreet for $16 million in 2009.

Sex.com

Sex.com has recently hit the auction block with a starting price of $1 million. It was first purchased by Match.com founder Gary Kremen in 1994, and was last sold in 2006 for $14 million.

Fund.com

The URL was reportedly sold for $9.99 million in 2008.

Porn.com

Close behind 'sex.com,' ''Porn.com' is one of the most valuable domain names on the web. The address last sold for around $9.5 million in 2007 .

Business.com

The domain name is tied with 'Diamond.com' for multi-million dollar pricetag. Business.com was purchased for $7.5 million in 1999. The Telegraph writes, 'Business search engine and web directory founded in 1999 by Jake Winebaum, a previous chairman of the Walt Disney Internet Group, and Sky Dayton, founder of Earthlink. In July 2007 business.com, the company, was sold to Yellow Pages publisher RH Donnelly for $345 million.'

Diamond.com

Ice.com purchased 'Diamond.com' (tied with Business.com) for a reported $7.5 million in 2006.

Beer.com

Breasts, business, bling, and beer top the list for the most expensive URLs: Beer.com was sold for $7 million in 2004.

Israel.com

The Telegraph explains the buyer's motivations (who purchased the site for $5.88 million in 2004): 'Billed as "your first and best source for information about Israel". It was bought in 1994 by Joel Noel Friedman, a 46-year-old Jewish American. Rather than seek profit, he originally bought the site in fear that it would be misused by somebody else.'

Casino.com

The site was sold in 2003 for a grand total of $5.5 million.

Toys.com

Retailer Toys 'R Us purchased Toys.com in 2009 for $5.1 million.

Vodka.com

Vodka.com sold for $3 million

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Fun Food Facts

FUN FOOD FACTS

Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
The onion is named after a Latin word meaning large pearl
Half of the world's population live on a staple diet of rice
The remains of fast-food shops have been found in ancient ruins! Even ancient Greeks enjoyed take-out. The only thing that is new is the mass production, standard menus and recipes of fast-food "chains." Wow!
Potato crisps were invented by a North American Indian called George Crum
During a lifetime the average person eats about 35 tonnes of food
Ice Cream Is Chinese Food! - When the famous explorer Marco Polo returned to his homeland of Italy, from China in 1295, he brought back a recipe (among other things). The recipe, was a Chinese recipe for a desert called "Milk Ice." However, Europeans substituted cream for the milk, and voila..."Ice Cream." Ice cream has been a hit ever since!
The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology
In France, people eat approximately 500,000,000 snails per year
There are about 100,000 bacteria in one litre of drinking water
Over 1,000 litres of beer are drunk in the House of Commons each week
You're More Likely To Be Hungry If You're Cold!
A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over
It Takes 3500 Calories To Make A Pound Of Fat!
Peanuts are used in the manufacture of dynamite

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HP EliteBook 2740p-12.1 inch Tablet PC

The new HP EliteBook 2740p is a 12.1-inch HP Tablet PC featuring optional touchscreen display and a durable magnesium alloy case.
The detailed specifications of the new HP EliteBook 2740p laptop are:

• Genuine Windows 7 OS
• Convertible tablet design
• Starting 1.72 kg weight and 31.7 mm thin
• Full magnesium alloy chassis, chemically-strengthened glass over display, HP DuraKeys and HP DuraFinish
• Designed to meet the military standard Mil-Std-810G for vibration, dust, humidity, altitude, and high temperature operation*
• Spill-resistant keyboard with drains
• 12.1-inch diagonal LED-backlit WXGA ultra wide-viewing angle display with chemically-strengthened glass top cover, Digitizer, optional two finger multi-touch screen with gesture support, Ambient Light Sensor, and optional Outdoor Viewable panel
• Intel HD Graphics, DDR3 system memory
• New HP 2740p Ultra-Slim Expansion Base with DisplayPort and eSATA port
• Touch-sensitive controls for mute, volume down, and volume up
• WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth® v2.1
• Intel® Core™ i7 or Core i5 processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology
• Up to 320GB 5400 rpm, user-removable hard drive
• Up to 8GB DDR3 RAM memory
• Enhanced security features including HP ProtectTools, Drive Encryption, integrated Smart Card Reader, HP SpareKey, Computrace BIOS support, HP Fingerprint Sensor, TPM 1.2 Embedded Security Chip
• Dual pointing devices (touchpad and pointstick) and jog dial
• Supports multi-touch screen gestures
• Integrated 2 MP webcam with Business Card Reader software
• HP Night Light
• ExpressCard/34 slot
• Secure Digital (SD) slot
• HP EliteBook 2740p Price in India : The new HP EliteBook 2740p laptop price will start from around Rs.75,000.

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LG KF305-Stylish Flip Mobile Phone

The new LG KF305 is a Stylish flip mobile phone from LG with 2.2-inch internal and 1.-inch external display.
The detailed features of the new LG KF305 mobile phone are:

• Network:Tri-band GSM
• Dimensions:98.8 x 49.5 x 16.2 mm
• Weight:90 g
• Display:2.2 inches TFT, 256K colors,240 x 320 pixels
• External Display: 1.3″ 256K TFT display, 128 x 160 pixels
• Memory Internal:40 MB
• Card slot:microSD, up to 4 GB
• GPRS/EDGE/WAP
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• USB v2.0
• Camera:2 Megapixel, 1600×1200 pixels
• Video recording: QVGA@15fps
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Colors:Black, Blue
• Java, MIDP 2.1
• MP4/H.264/H.263 player
• MP3/eAAC+/WMA player
• Organizer
• Standard battery, Li-Ion 800 mAh
• Stand-by :Up to 350 h
• Talk time:Up to 3 h 30 min

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Kingston launches 256 GB DataTraveler 310 USB Flash Drive in India

Kingston Digital has announced the 256GB DataTraveler 310 USB Flash drive in India. TheDataTraveler 310 can read data at speeds of up to 25MB/sec and write at 12MB/sec..The DataTraveler 310 can store up to 365 CDs, 54 DVDs or 51,000 images.

The DataTraveler 310 also features Password Traveler software, which allows the user to create and access a password-protected privacy zone. The secure area of the drive can account for up to 90 percent of the drive capacity and does not require administrator rights.

DataTraveler 310 Features and Specifications:
Capacity: 256 GB
Data transfer rates: 25MB/sec. read and 12MB/sec. write
Dimensions: 2.90 x 0.87 x 0.63 inch (73.70mm x 22.20mm x 16.10mm)
Operating Temperature: 32°F to 140° F (0°C to 60° C)
Storage Temperature: -4°C to 185°F (-20°C to 85° C)
Simple: just plug into a USB port
Practical: loop supports most key rings
Guarantee: five year warranty.The DataTraveler 310 is priced at Rs. 48,380.

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LG Cookie Pep Unveiled in India

LG has announced the launch of the LG Cookie Pep (LG GD510) also known as Cookie Pop in Indian market. LG Cookie Pep comes with fun apps and other multimedia features coupled with social networking like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other popular sites.

The LG Cookie Pep’s 3 inch WQVGA touchscreen is surrounded by a 4.8mm thick bezel, giving it a smooth crystal look. The phone is built of brushed aluminum that gives it a solid metallic look. The LG Cookie Pep has a single back lit button on the face button that functions as the menu, end and cancel keys, depending on the phone’s mode.

The LG Cookie Pep comes equipped with 3.2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, 42 MB internal memory, microSD up to 16GB and web browser. It also comes with FM radio with RDS, Bluetooth, USB, GPRS/ EDGE connectivity.The LG Cookie Pep is priced at Rs. 7,500.

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Micromax C112 CDMA Mobile Phone Launched

TATA Indicom has announced the launch Micromax C112 CDMA handset. Micromax C112 is now available with Tata Indicom’s ‘Pay Per Second’ offering for its prepaid customers across India.

Micromax C112 comes equipped with 1.44 inch CSTN display with 128×128 pixels resolution, 5-way navigation key and Micro SD card slot. Micromax C112 candy bar measures 107×47x12.57 mm and weighs 70 grams. It has a Li-ion 800mAh battery which provides a talk time of up to 3 hours and stand-by time of up to 5 days. Micromax C112 comes with a Hindi keypad, mobile tracker and a calendar, stereo FM radio and Schedule FM Recorder.

With the Micromax C112 prepaid customers can get a new Tata Indicom connection free along with 200 minutes talktime with per second billing option. Subscribers also have the option of recharging with a RCV of Rs 38/- as many times they want till 31st May, 2010 and avail free local talktime of 200 minutes. The validity for each installment of promotional talk-time is 30 days.Micromax C112 is priced at Rs.1,699/-

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Twitter hits the 10 billion mark

Ten billion and counting! That’s the popularity of social networking site Twitter, which has reported the 10 billionth tweet.

The milestone was reported by Gigatweet, which tracks the microblogging service.

The 9,999,999,999th tweet was sent by one Rafaela Marques from Brazil. However, people cannot see the 10 billionth person, who has a protected profile.

It is now estimated that the next 10 billion will only take 4-5 months, with the 20 billionth tweet scheduled to appear sometime in July, the website predicted.

Twitter was launched in 2006 but has not taken off fully. It has to wait till the end of 2009. In December 2009, Twitter managed 1 billion tweets in a month for the first time in its history.

“Folks were tweeting 5,000 times a day in 2007. By 2008, that number was 300,000, and by 2009 it had grown to 2.5 million per day. Tweets grew 1,400% last year to 35 million per day. Today, we are seeing 50 million tweets per day — that's an average of 600 tweets per second,” a blog by Twitter said last month.

The word Twitter was also adjudged the most common word used in 2009 worldwide.

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta | Geneva Motor Show 2010

 

  

  

  

 

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Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera | Geneva Motor Show 2010

 

  

  

  

  

 

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Geneva Motor Show 2010 | Porsche Cayenne Hybrid and Turbo

Ferrari 599 HY-KERS
Ferrari has worked diligently to optimize the benefits of the system to the 599's performance. The entire system weighs a modest 40 kilograms, partially offset by the obviation of the starter motor and conventional battery. Integrated into the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and mounted below the car's center of gravity, the system returns over 100 horsepower, supplementing the V12 engine under hard acceleration and it can even operate under full electric power when puttering around town.
Called the HY-KERS, what you're looking at is a rolling test bed. It's a hybrid, sure, but if you thought this was a haphazard application of a plug-and-play hybrid system, think again. The HY-KERS incorporates a roadgoing derivative of Ferrari's Kinetic Energy Recovery System – fancy-talk for regenerative braking – from last year's Formula One program.

2011 VW Toureg
This one comes standard with a Torsen limited-slip differential, and then you can order a Terrain Tech Pack that adds the differentials and serious off-road capability that once came standard. That takes fuel economy upward, an boost also helped by the increased curve and lower Cd.

 

BMW 5 Series ActiveHybrid Concept
The dispersion of BMW's ActiveHybrid – and conjoined word – initiative continues with the 5 Series ActiveHybrid Concept. Billed as a "future-oriented full-hybrid model in the upper midrange segment" it boils down to the turbocharged inline-six you love and along with a 53-horsepower electric motor you will learn to love working through an eight-speed auto 'box for the middle-management set. They'll get 10-percent more distance for the gallon, and a squirt of instant boost thanks to those hard working electrons.

 

  

2011 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid and Turbo
Porsche's got a lot on the Cayenne line, and having had a look at the new Hybrid and Turbo variants we don't believe they have anything to worry about. The Hybrid is the first from the automaker, but will be just one of five Cayenne trims on offer, and gets you 23-percent better mileage for what is sure to be a hefty premium. Overall system horsepower is 380 horsepower, yet often times you won't even notice it because you'll be "sailing," which is when the drivetrain is decoupled from the engine and happens at speeds up to 97 mph.

 

  

  

  

  

2010 Porsche 911 Turbo S

The Porsche 911 Turbo S isn't new, it's just, well, more. All those options boxes on the Porsche Turbo (and you know how Porsche loves options boxes) don't need to be ticked – Porsche already checked them for you. It's the torque vectoring, seven-speed-DSG-and-dynamic-engine-mount-having, chrono-sport-timing, all-singing, all-dancing adaptive ("bending") headlight wearing wunderkind. Oh, and it gets 24.8 miles per gallon.

 

  

  

  

 

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