Yahoo Inc. is hoping to turn on a new sharing option in its popular e-mail service without shocking users who prize their privacy.
That's why the Internet company is advising its 280 million e-mail account holders to review their privacy settings along with their incoming messages.
Yahoo posted the privacy reminder this week as it prepares to unveil new features that will share its e-mail users' online activities and interests with people listed in their address books unless they take steps to prevent the information from being broadcast. The new sharing tools will be appearing in people's e-mail accounts this month.
Nokia unveils bicycle charger.
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Nokia unveiled its first bicycle charger targeting consumers with limited access to electricity.
The charger kit consists of a charger, dynamo and a holder to secure the phone to the bike. Priced at about 15 euros (Rs 860), the kit will be available later this year, said a company spokesman.
When the kit is installed, the dynamo - a small electrical generator - uses the movement of the wheels to charge the handset through the standard 2mm charging jack used in most Nokia mobile phones.
Designed for tropical climates the Nokia bicycle charger is humidity and dust resistant.
Man punishes son for smoking, stitches up lips.
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A man was arrested here on the charge of stitching up his teenage son's lips after he caught the boy smoking at Namchi in Sikkim.
"Netra Bahadur Darjee in Jorethang beat and sewed up his 12-year-old son's mouth on Wednesday night when he was caught smoking in his bedroom," SP South district, Manoj Tewari said.
A case has been registered against Darjee under Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children), he said.
The boy, a student of class-V, was admitted to a hospital, the police said.
"Netra Bahadur Darjee in Jorethang beat and sewed up his 12-year-old son's mouth on Wednesday night when he was caught smoking in his bedroom," SP South district, Manoj Tewari said.
A case has been registered against Darjee under Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children), he said.
The boy, a student of class-V, was admitted to a hospital, the police said.
Japanese firm wants to transform the Moon into a giant solar power plant.
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The Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, has recently proposed a plan to harness solar energy on a larger scale than almost any previously proposed concept. Their ambitious plan involves building a belt of solar cells around the Moon’s 6,800-mile (11,000-kilometer) equator, converting the electricity to powerful microwaves and lasers to be beamed at Earth, and finally converting the beams back to electricity at terrestrial power stations. The Luna Ring concept, the company says, could meet the entire world's energy needs.
Google Chrome OS to Launch in Autumn.
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Google’s operating system Chrome OS, originally announced in July 2009, will debut this fall. There are still many unknowns about the OS, but we know that it will be a free operating system based on the Chrome browser, targeted at netbooks and designed to work with web applications.
“We are working on bringing the device later this fall,” Google’s Vice President of Product Management Sundar Pichai said at CompuTex. “It’s something which we are very excited by … We expect it to reach millions of users on day one,” he said.
“We are working on bringing the device later this fall,” Google’s Vice President of Product Management Sundar Pichai said at CompuTex. “It’s something which we are very excited by … We expect it to reach millions of users on day one,” he said.
Microsoft Responds to Google Dumping Windows: Our OS Is Secure.
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After recent rumors that Google is internally abandoning Windows and switching to Linux because of security concerns, Microsoft fires back at critics, claiming it’s doing more than its competitors when it comes to security.
“When it comes to security, even hackers admit we’re doing a better job making our products more secure than anyone else. And it’s not just the hackers; third party influentials and industry leaders like Cisco tell us regularly that our focus and investment continues to surpass others,” Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc says in a blog post.
He also lists some facts to support his claim, citing several security improvements in Windows (Windows) 7, like Parental Controls, Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), BitLocker disc encryption and an enhanced Windows Firewall. Furthermore, Microsoft ships software and security updates “as soon as possible through Windows Update and Microsoft Update to keep our customers safe,” he says.
“When it comes to security, even hackers admit we’re doing a better job making our products more secure than anyone else. And it’s not just the hackers; third party influentials and industry leaders like Cisco tell us regularly that our focus and investment continues to surpass others,” Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc says in a blog post.
He also lists some facts to support his claim, citing several security improvements in Windows (Windows) 7, like Parental Controls, Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), BitLocker disc encryption and an enhanced Windows Firewall. Furthermore, Microsoft ships software and security updates “as soon as possible through Windows Update and Microsoft Update to keep our customers safe,” he says.
Google Now Lets You Create Custom Homepages.
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Now you can customize your background on Google.com.
You can now choose any photo or image from your hard drive or your Picasa Web Albums to enhance your search experience. A new link on the bottom left-hand corner of Google.com will soon appear for all users that will give them the ability to change their search background. The rollout begins with the U.S. over the next few days, with international users to follow.
The new feature immediately reminds us of Bing, Microsoft’s upstart search engine. Every day it has a different photo on its homepage, and it has proven to be a popular feature.
Src: [mashable]
You can now choose any photo or image from your hard drive or your Picasa Web Albums to enhance your search experience. A new link on the bottom left-hand corner of Google.com will soon appear for all users that will give them the ability to change their search background. The rollout begins with the U.S. over the next few days, with international users to follow.
The new feature immediately reminds us of Bing, Microsoft’s upstart search engine. Every day it has a different photo on its homepage, and it has proven to be a popular feature.
Src: [mashable]
Twitter gets its own 'swear jar'.
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SwearJarr is a simple site with a simple purpose -- to clean up Twitter for a good cause. SwearJarr operates with a self-policing model, so Twitter users can check their own tweets for curse word violations by inputting their Twitter names.
The self-righteous Twitterers among us can also use the site to become an honorary member of the swear police and notify other Twitter users of their swearing violations.
The website suggests a scaled monetary donation per profanity, where the worst bad words cost more, although users can choose to donate any amount of their choosing. SwearJarr then splits the monthly proceeds between two charitable organizations; new charities are chosen at the beginning of each month.
Steve Jobs muses on all things Apple.
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By Miguel Helft, NYT News Service,
For Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, the timing of his public appearance at the D8 conference could not have been better. Last week, Apple surpassed Microsoft to become the world's most valuable technology company. A little more than a decade ago, Apple was struggling for its life, and many tech pundits were predicting its demise.
So Mr. Jobs's wide-ranging interview with conference hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher began, appropriately, with a softball question: How did it feel to stand at the top of the technology heap.
"For those of us who have been in the industry a long it is surreal," Mr. Jobs said. "But it doesn't matter very much. It is not what's important. It is not why any of our customers buy our products. I think it is good for us to keep that in mind. But it is a little surreal."
Mr. Jobs then hit on all the news that has surrounded Apple recently -- the stolen iPhone prototype, the war over Flash with Adobe, the suicides at Chinese contract manufacturer Foxconn, AT&T's network problems, the rivalry with Google and more. He didn't make any news or announce any new products or partners, but he delivered some interesting tidbits. Perhaps most significantly, he said Apple has no plans to get rid of Google's search and maps services on the iPhone or iPad.
"We have some Google properties on our phone," Mr. Jobs said. "Just because we are competing with somebody doesn't mean you have to be rude."
For Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, the timing of his public appearance at the D8 conference could not have been better. Last week, Apple surpassed Microsoft to become the world's most valuable technology company. A little more than a decade ago, Apple was struggling for its life, and many tech pundits were predicting its demise.
So Mr. Jobs's wide-ranging interview with conference hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher began, appropriately, with a softball question: How did it feel to stand at the top of the technology heap.
"For those of us who have been in the industry a long it is surreal," Mr. Jobs said. "But it doesn't matter very much. It is not what's important. It is not why any of our customers buy our products. I think it is good for us to keep that in mind. But it is a little surreal."
Mr. Jobs then hit on all the news that has surrounded Apple recently -- the stolen iPhone prototype, the war over Flash with Adobe, the suicides at Chinese contract manufacturer Foxconn, AT&T's network problems, the rivalry with Google and more. He didn't make any news or announce any new products or partners, but he delivered some interesting tidbits. Perhaps most significantly, he said Apple has no plans to get rid of Google's search and maps services on the iPhone or iPad.
"We have some Google properties on our phone," Mr. Jobs said. "Just because we are competing with somebody doesn't mean you have to be rude."
$300 million worth museum to be built in the memory of Michael Jackson.
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A $300 million (£204 million) museum and arts centre dedicated to Michael Jackson could be built next year, according to his father Joe Jackson.
Gary Mayor Rudy Clay said the project would create thousands of jobs and, when finished, was expected to bring at least 750,000 visitors a year to the city. He estimated it would generate $100 million (£68 million) to $150 million (£102.37) in income for the community each year.
"This project will be the magnet that will draw people from all over the world," Clay said.
The money to build the Jackson Family Museum and Hotel and the Michael Jackson Performing Arts and Cultural Center and Theatres will come from investors and donations, Clay said.
Gary Mayor Rudy Clay said the project would create thousands of jobs and, when finished, was expected to bring at least 750,000 visitors a year to the city. He estimated it would generate $100 million (£68 million) to $150 million (£102.37) in income for the community each year.
"This project will be the magnet that will draw people from all over the world," Clay said.
The money to build the Jackson Family Museum and Hotel and the Michael Jackson Performing Arts and Cultural Center and Theatres will come from investors and donations, Clay said.
iPhone and blackberry to check corruption in mexico.
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The new application created for iPhone and the iPod will soon be available to BlackBerry users.
It has a traffic-fine calculator, a map showing directions to parking lots where vehicles are impounded after their drivers violate traffic rules.
The anti-bribe programme costs 20 pesos (about $1.50) in the virtual Apple store, and in less than three months has had more than 11,000 downloads, the administrator of the Futuro Movil company, Daniel Martinez Landeros, said.
It has a traffic-fine calculator, a map showing directions to parking lots where vehicles are impounded after their drivers violate traffic rules.
The anti-bribe programme costs 20 pesos (about $1.50) in the virtual Apple store, and in less than three months has had more than 11,000 downloads, the administrator of the Futuro Movil company, Daniel Martinez Landeros, said.
Waka waka the official song for the FIFA 2010 [VIDEO].
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FIFA says Latin diva Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) has been chosen as the official song for this edition of the World Cup. Shakira will perform the song with South African band Freshlyground during the event.
According to FIFA, Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) represents the vitality and energy of the host Continent. South African guitars back up the Afro-Colombian rhythm and Soca beat. The chorus is similar to that of a popular Cameroon song made famous by Golden Voices in particular.
However (a big however), everyone other than FIFA seems to think that the official song for the Football World Cup is Somalia-born Canadian hip-hop artist K’naan’s Wavin’ Flag. The song has virtually taken over social networking sites like YouTube and is even being played in commercials.
Ellen Signs YouTube Sensation Greyson Chance to New Record Label.
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On her talk show today, Ellen Degeneres announced that she is launching her own record label, eleveneleven, and that 12-year-old YouTube sensation Greyson Chance will be the first artist on the label.
Chance became famous after posting a middle school performance of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” to YouTube . He made his first appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”.
He got most hyped when Lady Gaga called him and wish him luck for his future.
Degeneres handed Chance a $10,000 check for winning her talent search contest and then announced the debut of her own label. “Greyson … inspired me to start a record label called eleveneleven,” Degeneres said. “He is my first artist and we are making a record together.”
Chance became famous after posting a middle school performance of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” to YouTube . He made his first appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”.
He got most hyped when Lady Gaga called him and wish him luck for his future.
Degeneres handed Chance a $10,000 check for winning her talent search contest and then announced the debut of her own label. “Greyson … inspired me to start a record label called eleveneleven,” Degeneres said. “He is my first artist and we are making a record together.”
Facebook and Google Maps Dominate Smartphone App Usage.
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U.S. Nielsen’s study shows that 21% of American wireless subscribers have smartphones.
the average number of installed apps based on smartphone OS looks like this:
- BlackBerry: 10
- iPhone: 37
- Android : 22
- Palm: 14
- Windows Mobile: 13
Nielsen’s survey indicates that the average number of apps that a feature phone user has on his or her device is 10, while the average number of apps a smartphone user has is 22.
This survey also show that Myspace is still popular among teens and LinkedIn is strong in the 25-44 demographic.
Smokescreen converts Flash to Javascript.
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Good news for the apple users, ahhhahh i mean iPad users. Smokescreen, written by Chris Smoak, is a "Flash player written in JavaScript" that takes Flash objects and converts them to JavaScript in real time.
Here's how it works:
It runs entirely in the browser, reads in SWF binaries, unzips them (in native JS), extracts images and embedded audio and turns them in to base64 encoded data:uris, then stitches the vector graphics back together as animated SVG.
Here's how it works:
It runs entirely in the browser, reads in SWF binaries, unzips them (in native JS), extracts images and embedded audio and turns them in to base64 encoded data:uris, then stitches the vector graphics back together as animated SVG.
Adobe Unveils Apple-Compliant ‘Digital Publishing Platform’ for iPad Media Apps.
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Adobe announced Tuesday that a new component to its Creative Suite 5 software — used widely in the publishing industry.
The development puts Adobe squarely back in the high-stakes tablet game with a “legal” way for publishers who already use their popular layout and production suite to create dead-tree output to efficiently create derivative digital versions for the iPad.
The approach — which Adobe does not describe in any detail — apparently does exactly what what was intended with a compiler that Wired magazine was initially employing to create its June issue for the iPad, or more accurately, the reader or “wrapper” for the content which combined are the app. (Both Wired.com and Wired magazine are owned by Condé Nast.)
Weeks earlier, Adobe and Wired magazine had to abandon the compiler method when a change in Apple’s developer agreement stipulated that iPhone OS apps must be originally programmed using Apple-approved languages (such as Objective-C).
The development puts Adobe squarely back in the high-stakes tablet game with a “legal” way for publishers who already use their popular layout and production suite to create dead-tree output to efficiently create derivative digital versions for the iPad.
The approach — which Adobe does not describe in any detail — apparently does exactly what what was intended with a compiler that Wired magazine was initially employing to create its June issue for the iPad, or more accurately, the reader or “wrapper” for the content which combined are the app. (Both Wired.com and Wired magazine are owned by Condé Nast.)
Weeks earlier, Adobe and Wired magazine had to abandon the compiler method when a change in Apple’s developer agreement stipulated that iPhone OS apps must be originally programmed using Apple-approved languages (such as Objective-C).
India wants its rich heritage back from Britain.
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Britain expects India to shortly ask yet again for the return of its artefacts allegedly looted during the colonial period and now showcased in various British museums.
The Independent newspaper said the Archaeological Survey of India is now compiling a list of the stolen riches before launching a “diplomatic and legal campaign” for their restitution from institutions, including the British Museum, the royal collection and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Among the items from the list quoted by the newspaper are the 2.3-metre-tall bronze Buddha statue excavated from Sultanganj in Bihar, which is now in Birmingham, and the Amravati railings, a series of limestone carvings dating from 100 A.D. and acquired from a Buddhist temple in Andhra Pradesh by Victorian explorers. The world-famous Kohinoor diamond, which was mined from Golconda and graced the crown of the then Empress of India is also on the list.
Indian Treasures in the UK
The Independent newspaper said the Archaeological Survey of India is now compiling a list of the stolen riches before launching a “diplomatic and legal campaign” for their restitution from institutions, including the British Museum, the royal collection and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Among the items from the list quoted by the newspaper are the 2.3-metre-tall bronze Buddha statue excavated from Sultanganj in Bihar, which is now in Birmingham, and the Amravati railings, a series of limestone carvings dating from 100 A.D. and acquired from a Buddhist temple in Andhra Pradesh by Victorian explorers. The world-famous Kohinoor diamond, which was mined from Golconda and graced the crown of the then Empress of India is also on the list.
Indian Treasures in the UK
- Kohinoor diamond, which was set on the crown of Queen Elizabeth.
- Buddhist limestone reliefs from Amaravati.
- Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s jade cup.
- Tipu Sultan’s Dream Book.
- The Sultanganj Buddha (600 AD-800 AD), the largest known complete Indian metal sculpture.
Wembley's new 16-million pound temple.
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New tourist attraction in Wembley in London: a Hindu temple that has been set up after 16 million pounds and 14 years.
The imposing sand-coloured structure stands on 2.4 acres, and has been built without any metal support. Instead, construction techniques laid out in ancient Hindu scriptures were put to use. Many of the carvings in the temple were specially-made in Gujarat and then imported.
Wembley has a huge Indian population, but there were plenty of non-Indians checking out the new building. "It's unique, has beautiful interiors...it's been a long time coming but it's been worth it. I'm local, live a mile away from the mandir. I'll be visiting regularly," says a woman we met.
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