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indianexpress: A construction labourer was killed while another was injured when a diesel-operated trolley carrying construction material to the eleventh storey of an under-construction building on Alandi Road came crashing down.

The mishap took place around 11 am at Hariganga township being developed by the Goel-Ganga group on Monday morning.The trolley fell directly onto a truck parked on the ground and injured another labourer who was caught unawares.The deceased was rushed to Sassoon General Hospital by another labourer Kishan Thakur but proclaimed dead before arrival.

The police has identified the deceased as Mallesh Ramlu Dhangar (20), from Andhra Pradesh. The identity of the second labourer could not be ascertained till late in the evening.

According to the police, Dhangar was operating the trolley and standing inside it when it developed a snag and collapsed killing him on the spot. Eyewitnesses said the trolley came hurtling down the moment it reached the eleventh floor because it was overloaded.

Goel-Ganga group general manager (technical) Suresh Moorjani said, “It was an accident. The lever of the load that supported the trolley broke while it was moving upwards resulting in the tragic collapse. Dhangar was wearing safety headgear and had even tied himself with a safety rope but the sheer force with which the trolley came down pushed him to death.”

itwire: Rumours abound that Apple is preparing to launch a new, intermediate-sized MacBook as well as a sub-notebook model.

Apple’s range currently consists of the 13in MacBook (with either a 1.83 or 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo CPU) and the 15 and 17in MacBook Pro (with 2.33 or 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo CPU).

The MacBook Pros also include more memory, higher-performance graphics and (depending on the stock configuration selected) bigger hard disks and faster optical drives.

A 15in MacBook could either replace the existing black MacBook ($2399) or sit between it and the entry-level MacBook Pro ($3199). While there’s a big enough price gap to accommodate another model, it’s not obvious how it could be configured to maintain the separation between the regular and Pro models.

Presumably FireWire 800, ExpressCard/34 and the illuminated keyboard would remain exclusive to the Pro models. But what about the graphics controller? Apple’s use of the Intel GMA 950 controller on the MacBooks has been criticised, but other vendors use it at a 1440 x 900 resolution so we suspect Apple will stick with it for the 15in model. This would retain a very clear distinction between the MacBook and the MacBook Pro.

The trick for Apple is to discourage as many potential 15in MacBook Pro buyers as possible from moving down to the cheaper and presumably less profitable 15in MacBook, while at the same time capturing the extra dollars from MacBook buyers that want a larger screen but aren’t prepared to pay for a MacBook Pro. Changing only the screen size would be the best way of achieving these aims.
 

contentsutra: Internet access and portal company Sify has joined the WiMax bandwagon. The company has today announced the launch of its services across some 200 cities. The launch event took place today aboard a catamaran off Mumbai’s Gateway of India with a live demonstration of a 3.3 Ghz based product of 802.16d WiMax standard. The company has deployed Proxim’s Tsunami MP.11 WiMAX product line as the core communications platform for last mile access using the 5.8 GHz frequency band.
It has deployed over such 700 WiMax base stations and 3,500 subscriber units across 200 cities.

techtree: BenQ has announced an affordable home entertainment solution with its newly launched MP510 projector. The projector is expected to give a new meaning to gaming and movie watching for home users.

Commenting on the product, Ish Bawa, Marcom Head, BenQ India, said, “This is an ideal portable home solution for big screen enjoyment, it has a dual tone finish externally, and can fit any lifestyle living room perfectly. With lifestyle gaming becoming more popular with products like X-box and PS3, the sports crazy enthusiast would be rushing to the nearest sports bar during the upcoming cricket world cup to watch their favorite players perform in life-size pictures; also the increased number of lifestyle multiplexes have further added to the need to bring home the experience of big screen movie watching. Compared to yester year cinemas, this is premier lifestyle film viewing with a much better experience. The automatic wall color adjustment feature that adjusts according to the background is very helpful.”

The stylishly designed dual tone MP510 looks good and is made to suit your living room, and at a low 22dB noise levels, the MP510 is one of the quietest projector in the market. Pleasing picture quality built for solid performance with a 1500 lumen lamp and 2000 : 1 contrast ratio, the MP510 adds wall color correction so that the audience can enjoy picture quality that’s easy on the eyes even when a projector screen is not available.

The MP510 gives you advanced features like auto-off, seven picture modes, and a presentation timer. According to BenQ sources, with controls being easy to bring up and dismiss, the focus can be maintained on enjoying the movie, game, or delivering the presentation on hand.