Good news for all Apple fans in India

I have always admired Apple products from a distance. Have been in awe with iPd since I came to know about it from blogs, news etc. Such news as the iPod designer receiving knoghthood has increased my reverence further. Now the good news: Apple launched 10 products at Indian prices, reports DNA.

On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the 1GB iPod nano, which will be available for Rs9,700, while the iPod Shuffle, a flash memory media player, will be available for Rs4,600 (512MB) and Rs6,500 (1GB).

Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing, said: “Now everyone can afford an iPod nano, with our new 1GB model starting at just Rs.9,700,” said. The 1GB nano can hold up to 240 songs or 15,000 photos, and accessories in that price will include earbud headphones, a USB 2.0 cable, case and a CD with iTunes for Mac and Windows computers.

Microsoft wants you to re-author all webpages

According to information reaching eWEEK, Microsoft announced plans during a conference call on March 28 wherein Redmond officials reiterated the need for Web pages to be completely re-authored to avoid possible disruptions as a result of major changes to IE 7 as a result of a patent dispute. A white paper detailing te ActiveX changes has been published on the MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network). This occurs on the heels of Microsoft admitting that ActiveX was a mistake. I am glad I use Firefox also.