This exercise is said to be biggest spy swap since the Cold War, between US and Russia in an exchange at Vienna airport.
BBC's Bethany Bell in Vienna witness the spy swap on runway, which was similar to Hollywood flick.
Both planes landed at Vienna airport and were parked side by side. One plane brought 10 Russian agents deported from the US after a court hearing at which they admitted being agents for a foreign country. The other was said to have brought four people convicted of spying in Russia but given a presidential pardon after they signed to admit their guilt.
Both planes took off again after about 90 minutes.
Pirate Bay Hacked by Argentina Hacker.
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An Argentinian hacker named Ch Russo claims that he and two associates have found several SQL injection vulnerabilities in The Pirate Bay’s database, which granted him access to all user information, including usernames and e-mails.
According to KrebsOnSecurity, who spoke with Ch Russo on the phone, the hackers did not modify the user data or give it away to a third party. They did, as they say, consider how much this info would be worth to various anti-piracy outfits such as the RIAA.
“Probably these groups would be very interested in this information, but we are not to sell it. Instead we wanted to tell people that their information may not be so well protected,” Ch Russo said.
According to KrebsOnSecurity, who spoke with Ch Russo on the phone, the hackers did not modify the user data or give it away to a third party. They did, as they say, consider how much this info would be worth to various anti-piracy outfits such as the RIAA.
“Probably these groups would be very interested in this information, but we are not to sell it. Instead we wanted to tell people that their information may not be so well protected,” Ch Russo said.
CNN Senior Editor loses job for praising Lebanese cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.
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Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs Octavia Nasr agreed to leave the company after tweeting that she “respected” Lebanese cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, who is often credited as being an inspiration for the Hezbollah militant movement.
The tweet, “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah… One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot,” erupted a slew of reactions on Twitter. Two days after the tweet, Nasr tried to explain her tweets and apologize in a blog post.
The tweet, “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah… One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot,” erupted a slew of reactions on Twitter. Two days after the tweet, Nasr tried to explain her tweets and apologize in a blog post.
iPhone app developer Jason Ting make $ 1,400 with iAds in one day.
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iPhone app developer Jason Ting reveled that in just one day, iAds generated almost $1,400 in revenue for his free iPhone 4 app.
Yesterday, Ting’s app was unleashed on the App Store. It’s a program that lets you turn your iPhone’s flash a new feature for the iPhone 4 into an LED flashlight at will. While the app did solidly on its first day of sales, what impressed Ting most were the stats for the free, iAd-supported version.
Ting reports that the free app alone generated $1,372.20 in revenue on Day One. The app’s eCPM (that’s “effective cost per thousand,” meaning the amount of revenue you earn per 1,000 impressions) was a whopping $147.55 — for those of you who don’t work in advertising, this eCPM is highly unusual.
Yesterday, Ting’s app was unleashed on the App Store. It’s a program that lets you turn your iPhone’s flash a new feature for the iPhone 4 into an LED flashlight at will. While the app did solidly on its first day of sales, what impressed Ting most were the stats for the free, iAd-supported version.
Ting reports that the free app alone generated $1,372.20 in revenue on Day One. The app’s eCPM (that’s “effective cost per thousand,” meaning the amount of revenue you earn per 1,000 impressions) was a whopping $147.55 — for those of you who don’t work in advertising, this eCPM is highly unusual.
UnKnow facts of Apple Inc.,-mashable.com.
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1. The First Apple Logo Featured Isaac Newton
The Newton logo was designed by the lesser-known Apple founder Ronald Wayne (the guy who sold his stake — that today would be worth $22 billion — to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak for $800)
The rainbow apple, designed by Ron Janoff, replaced Sir Isaac and remained the symbol of the company for many years until the simpler monochromatic apple logo was introduced in 1998.
The Newton logo was designed by the lesser-known Apple founder Ronald Wayne (the guy who sold his stake — that today would be worth $22 billion — to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak for $800)
The rainbow apple, designed by Ron Janoff, replaced Sir Isaac and remained the symbol of the company for many years until the simpler monochromatic apple logo was introduced in 1998.
Starting a business is faster in India than China
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It takes as many as 46 days for a foreign company to set up business in the country, which is faster than in countries like China and Brazil but far longer than the 7-14 days it takes in the US and Britain, says a World Bank report.
Even among the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations, Russia has an edge as it takes just 31 days for starting foreign-owned business, said the Bank's Investing Across Borders (IAB) 2010 Report that covers 87 countries.
It takes 166 days for foreign companies to set up shop in Brazil and 99 days in China.
Even among the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations, Russia has an edge as it takes just 31 days for starting foreign-owned business, said the Bank's Investing Across Borders (IAB) 2010 Report that covers 87 countries.
It takes 166 days for foreign companies to set up shop in Brazil and 99 days in China.
Captalist Apple to enter Communist China for Market Push.
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In China, most fans of apple's products here have been buying their iPhones, iPods and Mac computers from smugglers who operate through underground electronics markets. The company has few sales outlets in the country and only one Apple Store, a branch in Beijing.
Apple set to open a flagship Saturday in Shanghai, one of its largest stores in Asia to raise its profile in the world’s biggest mobile phone market and tap more directly into China’s fast-growing consumer electronics market.
Apple intends to open 25 retail stores in China over the next two years, starting with the Shanghai outlet, which it previewed for reporters Thursday.
Apple set to open a flagship Saturday in Shanghai, one of its largest stores in Asia to raise its profile in the world’s biggest mobile phone market and tap more directly into China’s fast-growing consumer electronics market.
Apple intends to open 25 retail stores in China over the next two years, starting with the Shanghai outlet, which it previewed for reporters Thursday.
Inactivity doesn't lead to childhood obesity
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Obesity may lead to inactivity, but inactivity does not lead to obesity, says a new study.
A new report from the EarlyBird Diabetes Study suggests that physical activity has little, if any, role to play in the obesity epidemic among children.
Obesity is the key factor behind diabetes, heart disease and some forms of cancer.
EarlyBird is based at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth in Britain and has been observing in detail a group of school children for 11 years.
A new report from the EarlyBird Diabetes Study suggests that physical activity has little, if any, role to play in the obesity epidemic among children.
Obesity is the key factor behind diabetes, heart disease and some forms of cancer.
EarlyBird is based at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth in Britain and has been observing in detail a group of school children for 11 years.
Dolphins to treat autistic children in China
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IANS: A marine amusement park in China has purchased four dolphins, but they are not intended for amusement. The mammals will be use for treating children suffering from autism.
Autism is a neural disorder characterised by impaired social interaction and communication as well as repetitive behaviour.
The dolphins, bought from Japan with five million yuan ($738,000), have begun working with young patients after a month's adaptation and training, Mr Chen Rujun, chief inspector of animals at the Royal Ocean World in Fushun city in Liaoning province, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
Autism is a neural disorder characterised by impaired social interaction and communication as well as repetitive behaviour.
The dolphins, bought from Japan with five million yuan ($738,000), have begun working with young patients after a month's adaptation and training, Mr Chen Rujun, chief inspector of animals at the Royal Ocean World in Fushun city in Liaoning province, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
Sweet drinks reduce stress and aggression
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Sweet drinks such as sugary tea help to reduce stress at work, and make people less likely to be aggressive or argumentative, psychologists say.
According to a study, the energy boost provided by the sugar enables the brain to maintain control over its impulses, meaning people can prevent themselves from reacting spontaneously when under stress, reports telegraph.co.uk.
Tests on volunteers, some of whom were given lemonade sweetened with sugar and some with artificial sweetener, showed that those who had drunk sugar performed better under pressure.
According to a study, the energy boost provided by the sugar enables the brain to maintain control over its impulses, meaning people can prevent themselves from reacting spontaneously when under stress, reports telegraph.co.uk.
Tests on volunteers, some of whom were given lemonade sweetened with sugar and some with artificial sweetener, showed that those who had drunk sugar performed better under pressure.
Samsung favours Wimax tech for mobile broadband .
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PTI: South Korean electronics and telecom firm Samsung on Wednesday said that it is in talks with operators for setting up their networks and indicated that most of them are likely to opt for Wimax technology for offering mobile broadband services.
Mobile operators are looking at two separate technologies for offering mobile broadband services. These are Wimax and Long Term Evolution (LTE).
Both Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex (TD-LTE) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) are broadband wireless access (BWA) are similar but rival technologies.
Mobile operators are looking at two separate technologies for offering mobile broadband services. These are Wimax and Long Term Evolution (LTE).
Both Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex (TD-LTE) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) are broadband wireless access (BWA) are similar but rival technologies.
IPL 4 is all set be guided by Yesteryear Cricketers
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After the exile of Lalit Modi, IPL governing body had decided that Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri, all of whom led India will be taking decision which will determine the future of Multi Billion Dollar game.
The former captains who will decide how the league will shape up have tossed interesting thoughts at the eight existing franchisees to draw out their ideas before laying down the rules for the crucial auction that is to be held in August or September.
Retention of players, the salary cap and the format may go through a revolutionary process before all conditions are agreed upon by the eight existing franchisees and the two new teams (Pune and Kochi).
The former captains who will decide how the league will shape up have tossed interesting thoughts at the eight existing franchisees to draw out their ideas before laying down the rules for the crucial auction that is to be held in August or September.
Retention of players, the salary cap and the format may go through a revolutionary process before all conditions are agreed upon by the eight existing franchisees and the two new teams (Pune and Kochi).
Petrol prices may change every fortnight in India, similar to West Countries.
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State-owned oil firms may opt to revise petrol prices every fortnight to reflect changes in the global oil market in the free pricing regime that kicks in from next week.
Petrol prices were freed from government control last month resulting in a Rs 3.50 per litre hike in rates in Delhi, but modalities of subsequent retail price adjustments were left to the industry to deliberate and decide.
Sources said Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum on Thursday began consultations on modalities like the frequency or interval at which prices will be revised and if the PSUs should have uniform rate that would change on same date.
Petrol prices were freed from government control last month resulting in a Rs 3.50 per litre hike in rates in Delhi, but modalities of subsequent retail price adjustments were left to the industry to deliberate and decide.
Sources said Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum on Thursday began consultations on modalities like the frequency or interval at which prices will be revised and if the PSUs should have uniform rate that would change on same date.
Internet Explorer gaining its share steadily.[PIC]
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In the Browser war, Mozilla and Opera having a stable hold, Safari moving upwards, and Chrome building its market share. Mozilla Firefox is the leader with it's market share, if the statistics is to be believed, firefox is loosing its share and its being captured by Microsoft's IE.
Internet Explorer having a potential growth of approximately 0.5% from May to June. That's not all; the graph also shows Firefox losing half as much what IE gained, and Opera giving room of rest of the percentage to IE.
Internet Explorer having a potential growth of approximately 0.5% from May to June. That's not all; the graph also shows Firefox losing half as much what IE gained, and Opera giving room of rest of the percentage to IE.
Bluetooth 4.0 specifications revealed, expected in devices by Q4 2010
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While developing the Bluetooth 4.0 Core Specification, SIG’s primary focus areas were low power consumption using new ‘low energy technology’, apart from enhanced range and multi-vendor operability. They seem to have achieved what they set out to do, and claim that it will allow for several years’ worth of usage on standard coin-cells. This will allow for very small and low cost devices to incorporate Bluetooth as a connectivity option, as it doesn’t require large batteries to power it. This ‘low energy technology’ feature of Bluetooth 4.0 promises to have “new applications in health care, fitness, security and home entertainment”.
According to the Executive Director of SIG, Michael Foley, "Bluetooth wireless technology can now, with the hard work of our members and our world-class qualification program, really do it all.”
According to the Executive Director of SIG, Michael Foley, "Bluetooth wireless technology can now, with the hard work of our members and our world-class qualification program, really do it all.”
Scientists develop a brain chip that could potentially defeat paralysis and more.
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Researchers in the UK are on the verge of producing a technology that might allow paralysed patients to operate bionic limbs via a transmitter brain implant. The technology relies on tiny microprocessors that will sense nerve impulses, decode the signals, and then transmit them to the bionic limbs. All this takes place wirelessly, which makes it unique compared to other experiments in the field, which actually required a wire to be attached to the processor.
While the idea behind this technology has been there for a while, the means with which to actually decode impulses and relay them intelligibly has been missing. Perhaps the most important aspect of the new technology are the decoding algorithms which give the chips the ability to recognize which impulses will control which limb, rather than the relaying of the signal aspect. In fact, this is a potential step towards an actual integration between microprocessors and the brain, which has thousands of potential applications, from physical training to data storage, augmented reality to internet connectivity. In fact, the zenith of the technology will be to provide an artificial link between the limb and the brain, bypassing the damaged nerves (or centers) that are causing the paralysis. A possible way to do this would be by transmitting signals from the brain implant to another implant, a stimulator in the spinal cord.
While the idea behind this technology has been there for a while, the means with which to actually decode impulses and relay them intelligibly has been missing. Perhaps the most important aspect of the new technology are the decoding algorithms which give the chips the ability to recognize which impulses will control which limb, rather than the relaying of the signal aspect. In fact, this is a potential step towards an actual integration between microprocessors and the brain, which has thousands of potential applications, from physical training to data storage, augmented reality to internet connectivity. In fact, the zenith of the technology will be to provide an artificial link between the limb and the brain, bypassing the damaged nerves (or centers) that are causing the paralysis. A possible way to do this would be by transmitting signals from the brain implant to another implant, a stimulator in the spinal cord.
Thuat Nguyen is behind the iTunes hack, as earlier suggested.
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Apple finally commented on the iTunes account fiasco, revealing that it had been caused by Thuat Nguyen himself, the developer whose works were being illegally purchased.
It is also said that that the hack was limited to only about 400 iTunes accounts but some big figure which many were suspecting. New security measures will also be instated, to avoid credit card misuse.
This is Apple’s official statement about the issue:
It is also said that that the hack was limited to only about 400 iTunes accounts but some big figure which many were suspecting. New security measures will also be instated, to avoid credit card misuse.
This is Apple’s official statement about the issue:
Its not octopus paul, but the parrot mani parakeet predicting the FIFA WC 2010
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13-year-old parakeet only has a little cage to call home, although he is taken care of with tender loving care.
He and his master, fortune-teller Mr Muniyappan, ply their trade along the narrow five-footways of Little India, awaiting customers like curious locals and tourists who want a peek into their future.
'Moko', popular dolphin which saved two whales in 2008 is dead.
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You might have seen dolphin dancing to the tunes of his master in zoo show. People love such dolphin to its loving and interactive nature, one such popular dolphin is 'Moko' which even made headline through the world for finding out and rescuing two stranded whales.
Moko was a familiar sight around the North Island's eastern beaches, swimming among bathers but sometimes blocking them from reaching shore.
Conservationists confirmed the carcass of a bottlenose dolphin was "probably" Moko, and tests are being done.
Moko was a familiar sight around the North Island's eastern beaches, swimming among bathers but sometimes blocking them from reaching shore.
Conservationists confirmed the carcass of a bottlenose dolphin was "probably" Moko, and tests are being done.
Solar Impulse plane powered by sunlight, night test flight is successful.
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As one of my post reported that plane powered by sunlight is being tested for the night time and the BBC reports says that the mission, i mean the test flight was successful and had continuously flow through out the night, continuously for 26 hrs.
The plane landed at Payerne airport after a total flight time of 26 hours.
During the flight it reached a height of 8,700 m (28,543 ft).
Assistants rushed to stabilise the experimental aircraft as it touched down, ensuring that its huge 63m (207ft) wingspan did not scrape the ground and topple the plane.
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