YouTube has fixed a flaw allowing hackers to bombard users with fake pop-up messages and redirect them to adult sites.
Hackers placed code in the comments section, under targeted videos, that would run when people watched the clip.
In some cases, a pop-up screen appeared reporting that the Canadian singer, Justin Bieber, had died in a car crash.
Google, which owns YouTube, said that it had fixed the problem "about two hours" after it was discovered.
Bharath Bandh leads in Twitter Trending Topic at no. 1 place
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Bharath(India's other name and firstly named by Hindu King) Bandh(Closed) was called by the Opposition party of India against the protest of Rise in fuel and Ration price.
Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S. -cnn
Netherlands: 7.91
UK: $6.59
Germany: $6.51
Japan: $5.19
Australia: $4.32
Canada: $3.82
China: $3.58
USA: $2.83
Venezuela: $0.09
This topic now is now widely discussed through out the world, Even the Twitter's Trending topic section shows it in no. 1 position.
Though i cant argue whether it is called for good reason or bad reason but the only person suffering is the common man 'Aam Aadmi'
Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S. -cnn
Here are the Gasoline price across some Countries (Note:Price in USD Regular/Gallon).
Turkey(Istanbul): $8.78Netherlands: 7.91
UK: $6.59
Germany: $6.51
Japan: $5.19
Australia: $4.32
Canada: $3.82
China: $3.58
USA: $2.83
Venezuela: $0.09
1 gallon = 3.78541178 liters
which means in
India: $4.79 (here i am taking price of 1 liter of gasoline =Rs.~57(varies across cities) and 1 INR = ~ $45 USD )
Though i cant argue whether it is called for good reason or bad reason but the only person suffering is the common man 'Aam Aadmi'
High Tech ATM Thieves can empty your account.
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Thieves are using high-tech skimmers to steal account information at automatic teller machines — and victims don't know they have a problem until they see their statements.
Cyber security expert Brian Krebs tracks ATM scams on his blog and he says new technology is helping scammers steal even more of your information at ATMs.
"If it's done correctly you would not notice that anything looks amiss," Krebs says.
In a traditional skimming scam, thieves place a card-skimming device into the card insertion slot. The skimmer can steal account information stored on the magnetic strip on back of the card when it is dipped into the machine.
Cyber security expert Brian Krebs tracks ATM scams on his blog and he says new technology is helping scammers steal even more of your information at ATMs.
"If it's done correctly you would not notice that anything looks amiss," Krebs says.
In a traditional skimming scam, thieves place a card-skimming device into the card insertion slot. The skimmer can steal account information stored on the magnetic strip on back of the card when it is dipped into the machine.
Iran unveils human-shaped robot
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(AP) — Iranian officials have unveiled a human-shaped robot that can walk like a person, although at a slower pace.
Iranian state television says the Surena 2 robot weighs 99 pounds and is 4.76 feet tall. It was developed by more than 20 robotics experts at Tehran University.
State TV said engineers were still developing vision and sound capabilities for the robot, but did not elaborate. It also did not say what tasks the Surena 2 can perform or what it was developed for.
Iranian state television says the Surena 2 robot weighs 99 pounds and is 4.76 feet tall. It was developed by more than 20 robotics experts at Tehran University.
State TV said engineers were still developing vision and sound capabilities for the robot, but did not elaborate. It also did not say what tasks the Surena 2 can perform or what it was developed for.
Dream Bedroom for Aero Lovers.[PIC]
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Japan sumo wrestler fired over gambling charges.
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Japan's governing body of sumo wrestling announced it has fired star sumo wrestler ozeki Kotomitsuki in the wake of a gambling scandal that has enveloped the sport, according to news reports.
The unprecedented move also was taken against Kotomitsuki's stable master, Otake.
Kotomitsuki becomes the first active "ozeki" to be fired; he was found to have gambled on professional baseball, the money allegedly a source of funding for mobsters, Kyodo News reported. The Japan Sumo Association on Sunday stopped short, however, of expelling them, the most severe sentence which would bar them from receiving retirement allowances, according to Kyodo News.
The unprecedented move also was taken against Kotomitsuki's stable master, Otake.
Kotomitsuki becomes the first active "ozeki" to be fired; he was found to have gambled on professional baseball, the money allegedly a source of funding for mobsters, Kyodo News reported. The Japan Sumo Association on Sunday stopped short, however, of expelling them, the most severe sentence which would bar them from receiving retirement allowances, according to Kyodo News.
Lady Gaga is the first to acquire 10 million fans on Facebook, beating U.S. President Barack Obama
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As my previous post reported about this race of acquiring the highest number of fans in facebook, it seem Lady Gaga won the race.
Lady Gaga is the first living music artist to acquire 10 million fans or “Likes” on Facebook, beating U.S. President Barack Obama by around 700,000.
Gaga previously made headlines for being the first currently producing music artist to reach one billion YouTube views, based on data provided by video analytics company Visible Measures.
Her Twitter account, which has more than 4.5 million followers.
Lady Gaga is the first living music artist to acquire 10 million fans or “Likes” on Facebook, beating U.S. President Barack Obama by around 700,000.
Gaga previously made headlines for being the first currently producing music artist to reach one billion YouTube views, based on data provided by video analytics company Visible Measures.
Her Twitter account, which has more than 4.5 million followers.
YouTube gets hacked.
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Members of the Internet communities 4chan and others hacked YouTube using a vulnerability in the site’s comment system. Hack was used on a variety of videos, striking music videos featuring teen pop idol Justin Bieber was the most popular activity.
Twitter was flooded with complaints about the problem, Google support got some concerned posts on its forum, and we received tips in our inbox. The event caused quite a Sunday-morning stir.
The bug allowed users to inject HTML (the code that most websites are built with) that could be executed on the site, whereas HTML within comments is supposed to be restricted. The hackers did everything from force pop-up messages to appear over the site declaring that it had been hacked to redirecting Bieber video pages to sites hosting pornography and malware.
Twitter was flooded with complaints about the problem, Google support got some concerned posts on its forum, and we received tips in our inbox. The event caused quite a Sunday-morning stir.
The bug allowed users to inject HTML (the code that most websites are built with) that could be executed on the site, whereas HTML within comments is supposed to be restricted. The hackers did everything from force pop-up messages to appear over the site declaring that it had been hacked to redirecting Bieber video pages to sites hosting pornography and malware.
iTunes Accounts Hacked
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An unknown number of Apple IDs have apparently been hacked this week, and are being used to buy apps worth hundreds of dollars in the App Store.
An initial report by blogger Alex Brie highlighted the fact that 40 of the top 50 iPhone apps in the Books category were created by Vietnamese developer “Thuat Nguyen”. A hack of the App Store rankings by a single developer was suspected.
Src: [Alex Brie]
An initial report by blogger Alex Brie highlighted the fact that 40 of the top 50 iPhone apps in the Books category were created by Vietnamese developer “Thuat Nguyen”. A hack of the App Store rankings by a single developer was suspected.
Src: [Alex Brie]
Cars to report accidents to authorities.
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Scientists are developing intelligent cars that can alert and send useful information to authorities during an accident.
The cars, fitted with aircraft-style black boxes, can send video footage and information about driving behaviour during accidents to the police and insurance companies.
The car, being developed at Intel, will record information about the vehicle speed, steering and braking along with video footage from inside and outside the vehicle.
This would be sent to the police and insurance companies automatically during an accident to make it easier to know the reason for car crashes and identify the responsible person.
The cars, fitted with aircraft-style black boxes, can send video footage and information about driving behaviour during accidents to the police and insurance companies.
The car, being developed at Intel, will record information about the vehicle speed, steering and braking along with video footage from inside and outside the vehicle.
This would be sent to the police and insurance companies automatically during an accident to make it easier to know the reason for car crashes and identify the responsible person.
Car to run with 'petrol made from CO2'
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Scientists are inching closer to produce a new fuel from carbon dioxide and sunlight which they claim will help meet world's energy needs and minimise carbon emissions.
A team at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is developing the technique which will produce "synthetic liquid fuels" in solar-powered reactors.
Experiments have also shown that the reactors can absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) and turn it into carbon monoxide. The same reactors can also be used to turn water into hydrogen and oxygen.
The two can then be reacted together with a catalyst to form hydrocarbon fuels, in a technique known as the "Fischer-Tropsch" process.
A team at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is developing the technique which will produce "synthetic liquid fuels" in solar-powered reactors.
Experiments have also shown that the reactors can absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) and turn it into carbon monoxide. The same reactors can also be used to turn water into hydrogen and oxygen.
The two can then be reacted together with a catalyst to form hydrocarbon fuels, in a technique known as the "Fischer-Tropsch" process.
Saliva could hold clue to Cancer Cure
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Scientists have developed a revolutionary saliva test that could hold the clue to a cure for cancer.
According to the researchers, the test could be used for widespread early screening even before symptoms show, potentially saving millions of lives.
“The ability to implement safe, cost-effective, widespread screening could be the answer to saving thousands of lives each year and that is what we are after. Our objective is to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in the future,” the Daily Express quoted lead author David Wong, professor of dentistry at the University of California, as saying.
According to the researchers, the test could be used for widespread early screening even before symptoms show, potentially saving millions of lives.
“The ability to implement safe, cost-effective, widespread screening could be the answer to saving thousands of lives each year and that is what we are after. Our objective is to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in the future,” the Daily Express quoted lead author David Wong, professor of dentistry at the University of California, as saying.
Paes-Black win Wimbledon mixed doubles title
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Last year's runners-up and second seeds Paes and Black beat 11th seeds South African-American pair of Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the finals here.
With this win, Paes now have 12 Grand Slam titles - six men's doubles and six mixed doubles Grand Slam crowns
Paes and Black, who put up an impressive performance coming into the final, broke their rivals thrice and pocketed the first set 6-4 in just 37 minutes.
Buffett donates $1.93 Billions to charities
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has donated $1.6bn (£1.05bn; 1.5bn euros) to the charitable foundation created by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda.
In all, he donated shares worth $1.93bn to five foundations.
The rest went to foundations set up in the name of Mr Buffett's late wife, Susan, and their three children.
Mr Buffett, who owns the investment company Berkshire Hathaway, pledged in 2006 to give away 99% of his wealth.
This year's donation is higher than the figure of $1.5bn donated in 2009 because Berkshire Hathaway has improved its performance.
In all, he donated shares worth $1.93bn to five foundations.
The rest went to foundations set up in the name of Mr Buffett's late wife, Susan, and their three children.
Mr Buffett, who owns the investment company Berkshire Hathaway, pledged in 2006 to give away 99% of his wealth.
This year's donation is higher than the figure of $1.5bn donated in 2009 because Berkshire Hathaway has improved its performance.
Comparison of iOS v/s Android Developers.
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AppStoreHQ put together a comprehensive report detailing just how many developers have apps for both platforms.
AppStoreHQ scoured its developer directory and cross-checked developers for the Android Market (Android Market) against developers for Apple’s App Store. The data shows that hundreds of developers — big and small — aren’t betting on just one platform and are targeting both iOS and Android (Android) users.
According to AppStoreHQ’s research, 1412 developers in its database have published apps for both iOS and for Android. That ends up breaking down to 15% of Android developers and 3% of iOS developers.
Here are a few stats for some of the larger publishers:
Check out this spreadsheet that lists the 100 most-talked about cross platform mobile developers, at least, according to AppStoreHQ’s AppRank.
AppStoreHQ scoured its developer directory and cross-checked developers for the Android Market (Android Market) against developers for Apple’s App Store. The data shows that hundreds of developers — big and small — aren’t betting on just one platform and are targeting both iOS and Android (Android) users.
According to AppStoreHQ’s research, 1412 developers in its database have published apps for both iOS and for Android. That ends up breaking down to 15% of Android developers and 3% of iOS developers.
Here are a few stats for some of the larger publishers:
- Capcom Mobile – 4 apps for Android, 27 apps for iOS
- Gameloft – 12 apps for Android, 136 apps for iOS
- Amazon.com – 2 apps for Android, 2 apps for iOS
Check out this spreadsheet that lists the 100 most-talked about cross platform mobile developers, at least, according to AppStoreHQ’s AppRank.
Now you can place the Battery in the direction which you like.
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The technology is in the mechanical battery contact design. Each side of the metal contacts in a device have positive and negative points, rather than just a positive or negative point.
Kindle and iPad Books Take Longer to Read than Printed Books.
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It takes longer to read books on a Kindle 2 or an iPad versus a printed book, Jakob Nielsen of product development consultancy Nielsen Norman Group discovered in a recent usability survey.
The study found that reading speeds declined by 6.2% on the iPad and 10.7% on the Kindle compared to print. However, Nielsen conceded that the differences in reading speed between the two devices were not “statistically significant because of the data’s fairly high variability” — in other words, the study did not prove that the iPad allowed for faster reading than the Kindle.
The study found that reading speeds declined by 6.2% on the iPad and 10.7% on the Kindle compared to print. However, Nielsen conceded that the differences in reading speed between the two devices were not “statistically significant because of the data’s fairly high variability” — in other words, the study did not prove that the iPad allowed for faster reading than the Kindle.
Facebook has begun testing face detection technology for Facebook Photos.
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Facebook has begun testing face detection technology for Facebook Photos.
The tests, which some users will see , focus on decreasing the tediousness of "tagging" friends in Facebook photos. In the current Photos feature, users upload photos, click on each face in a photo, tag that photo with the friend pictured therein and continue the process until the album is tagged.
The technology is the same as the facial detection technology most digital cameras use today. While the tech itself may not be all that new, it is a clever and very welcomed addition to the Facebook Photos feature set.
The tests, which some users will see , focus on decreasing the tediousness of "tagging" friends in Facebook photos. In the current Photos feature, users upload photos, click on each face in a photo, tag that photo with the friend pictured therein and continue the process until the album is tagged.
The technology is the same as the facial detection technology most digital cameras use today. While the tech itself may not be all that new, it is a clever and very welcomed addition to the Facebook Photos feature set.
Apple admits iPhone 4 reception issues, says fix is coming.
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After initially dismissing the reports about the iPhone 4 antenna reception issue, Apple has officially admitted it exists, promising a software fix in a couple of weeks. There's a catch, though.
Apple's promised fix may not be good news for users experiencing the problem. Apple claims it has erroneously calculated the formula which displays signal bars on the iPhone, and therefore the iPhone has been showing too many bars in areas with weak signal strength.
Here's Apple's official announcement:
Dear iPhone 4 Users,
Apple's promised fix may not be good news for users experiencing the problem. Apple claims it has erroneously calculated the formula which displays signal bars on the iPhone, and therefore the iPhone has been showing too many bars in areas with weak signal strength.
Here's Apple's official announcement:
Dear iPhone 4 Users,
Former F1 engineer unveils new Efficient City Car
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The former Formula One engineer who created the iconic McLaren F1 supercar has officially unveiled the T.25 -- his idea for a new class of city car.
Murray and his team based in Shalford, south east England, have been working on the design for the past three years and, until now, have kept the exact details of the car firmly under wraps.
At less than eight feet long and a little over four feet wide, the T.25 is smaller than Daimler AG's popular Smart car, and a petrol engine model will retail for around $9,000.
The centralized driving position -- also a feature of Murray's McLaren F1 -- and central instrumentation and controls are perhaps its most obvious traits borrowed from Formula One.
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