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HCL and Wipro offer good deals on Laptops for Diwali

Dell and HP needs to watchout, Indian IT Majors  HCL and Wipro are aggressively pushing for capturing the growing Laptop market of India. With a good brand image and cheaper prices the two Desi heavyweights are going for an aggressive marketing drive in TV and press. Wipro with its  Wipro EGO (pronounced as Y Pro EGO) series and HCL with its  HCL ME series are making people take note of their Laptops.

To their advantage both these companies are providing Good specs on a very low entry price. So if you are looking for a new laptop dont forget to checkout Wipro and HCL along with others.  Below are the links to Wipro and HCL laptop sites.

HCL  Diwali offer – http://www.hclstore.in/diwali?mode=google-text

Wipro – http://www.wipro.in/Products/notebooks/index.html

Watch the HCL ME commercial below

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Microsoft to launch Ad supported version Office 2010

The news from Redmond Giant is that they will be launching an ad supported version of its famous Office Suite to replace its Microsoft Works. The Microsoft Office 2010 starter edition will be a free software  but will run Advertisements just like any website. Till now there are quite a number of small web based softwares like Yahoo Messenger and others using this model, but Microsoft’s foray in to this model will be a significant move.

Considering that using Microsoft Office doesn’t need an active internet connection, the success of this model for a standalone desktop application will be debatable, but again Microsoft can get some new customers. Also the Starter Edition is expected to have a stripped down version of Word and Excel, satisfying the needs of most basic Home users. If you are looking for advanced features, you can an upgrade card and unlock other features of the Office 2010.

The new Office 2010 is expected to be launched during the Holiday season.