Kaka kisses controversial Jabulani ball.

Kaka kissed the controversial Jabulani World Cup ball which has been criticised by some of his Brazil team mates on Friday.

Kaka, advertising face of Jabulani makers Adidas, was handed the ball by surprise by a reporter during the news conference at the Brazil team's hotel and kissed it in front of dozens of cameras.

"I'm not going to criticise the Cup ball," the 28-year-old Real Madrid playmaker told a news conference.

"Everything that's new, new technology, makes a different impression. At first, opinions were critical, but who knows if that won't change during the World Cup.

Kaka kisses controversial Jabulani ball.

Play Playstation games on android with PSX emulator

ZodTTD has made a name for himself by developing a PSX emulator for the iPhone. After almost 2,000 people signed a petition to get his work ported from the iPhone, ZodTTD decided to step up to the plate.

Partnering with the experienced emulator creator of NESoid and GameBoid to give himself an emulator base, the PSX emulator is shaping up to be a dream come true for nostalgia. Controls use the touch screen, the hard buttons, and even the trackball, however the interface seen above is that from GameBoid the Game Boy Advanced emulator for Android, and will not be the final product.

There is also full screen support for the games however Shadensu of Digital Disbeliever says the emulator is currently a bit sluggish and doesn't quite hit the 60 FPS sweet spot.

Play Playstation games on android with PSX emulator

Facebook Beats Yahoo, Wikipedia in Pageviews.

Google's DoubleClick reports that Facebook has defeated 999 other web-related opponents on Google's list of top 1,000 sites. In the midst of all this success, Facebook's co-founder Mark Zuckerberg says he's "not making decisions to maximize the amount of money" that he's making and that one of the most transformative things to build in the world is "something that helps people share information and stay connected."

According to Google's Doubleclick, Facebook receives 570 billion pageviews per month, which is eight times as many pageviews as Yahoo, 15 times as many pageviews as MSN, and 72 times as many pageviews as Wikipedia.

Facebook Beats Yahoo, Wikipedia in Pageviews.

Google’s iTunes Competitor Will Likely Be Called Google Music.

At Google I/O a few weeks ago, Google teased the audience with a glimpse of a web-based iTunes competitor that would be a new section of the Android Market.

Google also announced the acquisition of Simplify Media. Using Simplify’s technology, Google will offer a desktop app that will give you access to all DRM-free media on Android devices remotely.

This new market wouldn’t be Google’s first foray into music. Last fall, Google announced Music Onebox, new kind of Google search result that lets you instantly stream songs directly from Google’s results page; and Google Discover Music, a search engine to find songs on the web.

Google’s iTunes Competitor Will Likely Be Called Google Music.

iPhone 4G is out but not apples its Shanzhai 4G iPhone.

Apple is gonna face a tough competition but its from its arch rival microsoft nor google but its gonna face it from Shanzhai.

You might be wondering what is shanzhai ??? Its the first to roll out its own version of apple 4G iPhone, similar to the appearance made in the web world.

The first of what we’re sure will be many 4G iPhone clones to come, this first generation shanzhai version, called the GPS-Phone, according to tipb.com features a front facing camera, TV antenna, mini USB interface, camera flash and even supports the installation of Java applications and an iPhone-like interface.

iPhone 4G is out but not apples its Shanzhai 4G iPhone.

Foursquare apps can make your life virtual interesting game.

A popular smartphone app called Foursquare, lets players use their phones to "check in" to the various restaurants, bars, art galleries and friends' apartments they visit in the course of their day.

With each stop, they earn points; people who complete special challenges like visiting 20 pizza joints, staying out past 3 a.m. on a "school night" or being a serial karaoke singer get special merit badges, as if they were digital Boy Scouts.

Crowley sees these video-game-style rewards as reason enough for Foursquare users to make more effort to explore the real world and, in the process, to have more fun with their daily lives.

It was launched in 2009 and having a good download.

Foursquare apps can make your life virtual interesting game.

Hackers plant viruses in Windows smartphone games.

Hackers have planted viruses in video games for smartphones running on Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system, according to a firm that specializes in securing mobile devices.

The games -- 3D Anti-Terrorist and PDA Poker Art -- are available on sites that provide legitimate software for mobile devices, according to John Hering, CEO of San Francisco-based security firm Lookout.

Those games are bundled with malicious software that automatically dials premium-rate telephone services in Somalia, Italy and other countries, sometimes ringing up hundreds of dollars in charges in a single month.

Those services are run by the programmers who built the tainted software, Hering said on Friday.

Hackers plant viruses in Windows smartphone games.

Three burgers a week can make you asthmatic.

Children who love junk food and eat at least three burgers in a week are inviting asthma, says a latest research.

The study which was conducted on 50,000 children across 20 countries revealed that the risk of asthma, because of improper diet, is highest of all in better-off countries, express.co.uk reports. The findings showed that youngsters who enjoy a healthy diet rich in fruit, fish and vegetables have the lowest risk to get affected by the disease.

When compared between rich and poor countries, it was found that a diet high in fish protected children against wheeze in well-off countries, while a diet rich in cooked vegetables guarded youngsters in poor countries.

Elaine Vickers, of Asthma UK has advised children to "eat a healthy, balanced diet and get plenty of exercise".

Three burgers a week can make you asthmatic.

Now, 'dipstick' test to determine blood type.

Scientists have developed what they say is the first 'dipstick' test which can instantly determine blood type of a patient or donor.

The inexpensive and portable test involves placing a drop of blood on a specially treated paper strip which then changes colours to determine the type of the blood.

Australian scientists, who reported their research in the American Chemical Society's journal Analytical Chemistry, said the new blood testing method could be a boon to health care in developing countries.

"The test also could be useful in veterinary medicine, for typing animals' blood in the field," they noted.

Now, 'dipstick' test to determine blood type.

Cric X', India's 1st cricket-based 3D animation film .

Nearly 600 budding animators have developed India's first-ever 3D animation movie on cricket called 'Cric X'.

Students from Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) worked through nine months and developed the 80-minute feature film under the institute's Mentorship Series `Creative Shop', Mr Sanjeev Waeerkar, the chief creative officer, MAAC, and the creators (students) of the movie said.

'Cric X' is inspired by the popularity and craze people have for cricket in India, they said.

The movie revolves around the fun, excitement and dreams associated with cricket, complete with imaginative, visually appealing and excellent story telling, Mr Waeerkar said.

Cric X', India's 1st cricket-based 3D animation film .

Four-day school weeks gain popularity across US.

Peach County is one of more than 120 school districts across the country where students attend school just four days a week, a cost-saving tactic gaining popularity among cash-strapped districts struggling to make ends meet. The 4,000-student district started shaving a day off its weekly school calendar last year to help fill a $1 million budget shortfall.

It was that or lay off 39 teachers the week before school started, said Superintendent Susan Clark.

"We're treading water," Clark said as she stood outside the headquarters of her seven-school district. "There was nothing else for us to do."

The results? Test scores went up.

So did attendance -- for both students and teachers. The district is spending one-third of what it once did on substitute teachers, Clark said.

And the graduation rate likely will be more than 80 percent for the first time in years, Clark said.

Four-day school weeks gain popularity across US.

Legal notices can be sent via Facebook, rules judge.

Online social networking site Facebook can also be used to serve legal notices on those evading court hearing, an Australian judge has ruled.

An Adelaide court ordered that Facebook be used for sending legal documents on an elusive alleged father involved in a child support dispute.

The federal magistrate, Stewart Brown, said the case was unusual but "demonstrative of social movements and the currency of the times".

The accused, Howard, had a brief relationship with a woman who later gave birth. The father's name was not mentioned in the birth certificate and the mother's child support application was rejected for lack of legal proof of paternity.

Legal notices can be sent via Facebook, rules judge.

Toshiba's LCD Panel Displays 2D, 3D Images at Same Time.

Toshiba Corp developed an LCD panel that can partially convert a 2D image to a 3D image and can be viewed with the naked eye.

The LCD panel was announced at SID 2010, the largest international conference on display technologies that took place from May 23 to 28, 2010, in Seattle, the US.

The LCD panel is compatible with the "integral imaging method," which the Toshiba Group has been developing, and has nine viewpoints. Its screen size is 12 inches. The pixel count is 1,400 x 1,050 for 2D images (full screen) and 466 x 350 for 3D images (full screen).

The panel displays 3D images by using the "GRIN (gradient index) lens," which changes the distribution of refraction indexes by controlling the gradient (orientation) of liquid crystal molecules.

Toshiba's LCD Panel Displays 2D, 3D Images at Same Time.

Advanced Robotic Arm Controlled by Monkey’s Thoughts [Video].

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a monkey controlling an advanced robotic arm by using its thoughts. The experiments were led by Dr. Andrew Schwartz, a professor of neurobiology and involved a high degree of complexity in the robotic arm, the level of control, and the intricacy of the manipulations.

This is not the first time that Dr. Schwartz implanted sensors in a monkey’s brain to control a robotic arm. Back in May of 2008 experiments were conducted by Dr. Schwartz, using a simpler mechanical arm, to teach a monkey to feed itself. This was a four-degrees-of-freedom arm with shoulder joints, elbow, and a simple gripper.

Advanced Robotic Arm Controlled by Monkey’s Thoughts [Video].

Japanese doctor uses iPad to assist surgery [Video].

During a procedure at Kobe University's hospital, the unnamed doctor used the device to zoom in and out of medical images and video.

It's not clear whether they were pre-downloaded pics being displayed in the iPhotos app, or whether it'd been hacked to run custom software, but the pinch-to-zoom functionality is intact, despite the user wearing latex surgical gloves.

In fact, for sterilisation purposes, the entire gadget was wrapped in cling-film.

Japanese doctor uses iPad to assist surgery [Video].

Scientists solve mystery of resistant flu virus.

Scientists have worked out how the seasonal flu virus has become resistant to the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu and why these drug-resistant strains have spread explosively in the past two years.

The H1N1 seasonal flu virus first became resistant to Tamiflu more than 10 years ago because of a single genetic mutation. But these strains were unable to spread because the same mutation that conferred resistance to Tamiflu also made the virus less infectious.

However, the researchers have discovered further genetic mutations that overcame this drawback to the drug-resistant strain. These mutations allowed the virus to spread explosively after the 2007-08 flu season so that by the following year, Tamiflu was next to useless against virtually all seasonal H1N1 flu viruses – although still effective against other flu viruses .

Scientists solve mystery of resistant flu virus.

8 Scientists Share $3 Million in Prizes.

Scientists competing to build humongous telescopes, elucidate the machinery by which brain cells signal each other and manipulate individual atoms and molecules into submicroscopic structures were among the winners of one of the richest prizes in science, the $1 million Kavli Prize, announced Thursday by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

The prizes, one each in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience, are awarded every other year. This year, eight scientists will share the money, $3 million in all, which comes from the Kavli Foundation, set up by Fred Kavli, a Norwegian-American physicist, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

8 Scientists Share $3 Million in Prizes.

Woman banker claims she was sacked for being too attractive.

Debrahlee Lorenzana, 33, alleges that she was ordered to stop wearing pencil skirts, fitted business suits, tight trousers and high heels because her appearance was too much for her colleagues at Citibank to bear.

She has filed a sex discrimination suit against the bank in New York and is seeking damages for loss of earnings and emotional distress.

"My entire life, I've been dealing with this. People say, 'Oh, you got a job because you look that way'," Miss Lorenzana said. "Are you saying that just because I look this way genetically, that this should be a curse for me?"

Miss Lorenzana was hired by Citibank in September 2008 as a $70,000 per year business banker, based in the Chrysler Building. After her interview – to which she wore a black Armani wrap dress and Christian Louboutin heels – she claims a colleague told her that the branch was "pretty much known for hiring pretty girls".

Woman banker claims she was sacked for being too attractive.

The future notebook Kno (large screen tablets) is here [VIDEO].

A company called Kno, Inc. has announced its flagship product, simply dubbed the Kno. The device joins two 14-inch touchscreens joined with a hinge, and it specifically targets the education sector.

Based on Linux, the Kno also boasts support for Adobe Flash. Developers are encouraged to participate in building out a third-party App Store for the device.

The future notebook Kno (large screen tablets) is here [VIDEO].

George W. Bush Joins Facebook not twitter.

George W. Bush and/or staff have created a Facebook Page.

the third-person updates and marketing materials for former First Lady Laura Bush’s book are striking a less-than-personal note.

Still, fans of the page are effusive in their praise for the Bushes and have already built the page’s interaction count to an impressively high number. In around 15 hours, a total of two updates have spawned more than 2,900 reactions (that’s Likes and comments counted together), and the page has been Liked by more than 57,000 people.

George W. Bush Joins Facebook not twitter.