Digg and Buzz - Same concept, similar names: Yahoo launched Buzz here, making India the second country after USA to have the product. Yahoo Buzz lets users rate stories and pushes up or down a story according to these ratings. Yahoo users can also comment and discuss the stories, search for news, filter using 10 categories of stories and subscribe to the RSS Feed. Updates on who buzzed up a story are shown in a column on the right and so is a button called Subscribe-Top Stories but it is not functional. It was disappointing to learn that the top searches were mostly actresses names and the Taj Mahal and the video section did not have any content. A Net PC For 8k - Nivio, which has been attempting to grow the remote desktop market has partnered with Airtel Broadband to launch a bundled offer for Internet users. The bundle includes a 15-inch screen, a keyboard and mouse, the Nivio thin-client (which is a no-frills processor), Windows XP OS, online storage and a broadband connection - is available in the NCR region for Rs 7,999. Competitor Novatium had attempted this route by partnering with BSNL and MTNL and had offered a stripped down version without any accessories nor a monitor and Linux as the OS for Rs. 2,200. At what could possibly mean low margins, these companies would require high volume sales. Buyers will be bound to Airtel broadband and have to choose one of its plans - the basic one…
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