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Software
Gmail sports a new favicon
Did you notice this? Gmail and some other Google services now have a brand new favicon! 
Orkut India is Live with New Themes
Google has officially launched the India version of Orkut. And whats more – new themes are as well being rolled out.
Microsoft IE8 Beta 2 Coming Soon
Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 is expected to be released in the third quarter of 2008, says Microsoft employee Nick MacKechnie in a blog post published yesterday. The beta will be aimed at end-users, whereas beta 1 was aimed at web developers.
The Battle of the Browsers
With Internet Explorer 8 now available, can Microsoft hope to retain market dominance over fierce open source rivals such as Mozilla’s Firefox or the feature packed Opera web browser. Can history give us a clue to what the future of web browsers/browsing might hold?
Skype launches “Unlimited” monthly service
Skype recently announced a new monthly service plan called “Unlimited”. The service hopes to bring on different opportunities for mobile users and change style of communications.