A Japanese electronics firm has unveiled a vibration-harvesting generator, which could soon replace standard batteries.
The Vibration Energy Cell batteries deliver power after a vigorous shake.
According to Brother Industries, the device could replace AA or AAA batteries in some applications.
In an event in Tokyo, the firm demonstrated the device powering a TV remote control, a remote switch for a lamp and an LED torch.
Its mechanism is similar to that of a bicycle light dynamo, only in this instance movement from a few shakes provides the energy to power.
Brain scans may help find your ideal job
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Neuroscientists will soon be able to pinpoint your talents by just looking at the landscape of your mind.
They are slowly mapping the brain so they can match particular areas to particular skills and knowledge, reports The Telegraph.
The so-called "psychometric assessments" could also show how good you are with your hands and whether you have any "super talents".
The latest research by the University of California scanned the brains of more than 6,000 volunteers and compared the brain map with the results of battery of eight cognitive tests to see if there was a correlation between brain and aptitude.
They are slowly mapping the brain so they can match particular areas to particular skills and knowledge, reports The Telegraph.
The so-called "psychometric assessments" could also show how good you are with your hands and whether you have any "super talents".
The latest research by the University of California scanned the brains of more than 6,000 volunteers and compared the brain map with the results of battery of eight cognitive tests to see if there was a correlation between brain and aptitude.
Smog bad for your heart: Study
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An early test on rats has provided the first direct indication that smog is bad for heart.
A major component of smog might trigger cell death in the heart, researchers said at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2010 Scientific Sessions – Technological and Conceptual Advances in Cardiovascular Disease.
The study found that exposure to ground-level ozone over several weeks increased the activity of a substance that triggers cell death in the heart.
Ozone becomes a major component of smog when it forms near the ground through reactions between sunlight, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons from fossil fuels and industrial processes.
A major component of smog might trigger cell death in the heart, researchers said at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2010 Scientific Sessions – Technological and Conceptual Advances in Cardiovascular Disease.
The study found that exposure to ground-level ozone over several weeks increased the activity of a substance that triggers cell death in the heart.
Ozone becomes a major component of smog when it forms near the ground through reactions between sunlight, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons from fossil fuels and industrial processes.
Facebook crosses 12-million user mark in India
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Social networking site Facebook has said that it has crossed the 12-million userbase mark in India.
Even as people continue to share their lives on the social networking site, the company has surpassed the 12-million user mark in India, Facebook said in a statement.
While users in India upload more than 53 million photos in a month, mobile usage also increased nine-fold in the past year, it added.
Facebook is growing rapidly across the world and catching up with Orkut in India and Brazil, where the Google creation had dominated the social networking scene for a long time.
Even as people continue to share their lives on the social networking site, the company has surpassed the 12-million user mark in India, Facebook said in a statement.
While users in India upload more than 53 million photos in a month, mobile usage also increased nine-fold in the past year, it added.
Facebook is growing rapidly across the world and catching up with Orkut in India and Brazil, where the Google creation had dominated the social networking scene for a long time.
India unveils Rs 1,500 (~ $ 34) tablet PC
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India unveiled a Rs 1,500 (around $ 30) tablet PC designed specifically for students.
"If more companies decide to manufacture a similar device, prices will come down automatically," Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said after unveiling the low cost-access-cum computing device here.
The device would be made available to students in 2011.
When the ministry floated the concept of a low cost laptop some years ago, officials said it would cost Rs 500 ($ 10). It will now cost about three times the initial projections.
The ministry expects the prices to drop to Rs 1,000 ($ 20) and reach Rs 500 ($ 10) as innovations are introduced.
Microsoft Sells 175 Million Copies of Windows 7 in Nine Months
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As apple annonced their best profit earning this Quarter so does the Microsoft. Microsoft had announced their record-breaking Q4 earnings report, mostly driven by sales of Windows 7 and Office 2010. Microsoft is reporting that more than 175 million copies of Windows 7 were sold in just nine months, making it the fastest-selling OS in the company’s history.
Just a month ago, the company announced that it had already sold 150 million units, or seven copies of Windows 7 per second.
The sale of 175 million copies in just nine months is just mind blowing since, on average, about 20 million copies sold per month.
Now, Facebook has 500 Million Users.(OFFICIAL)
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Facebook in its blog has announced that it has passed the 500 million member mark.
In a blog post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg writes that, “I could have never imagined all of the ways people would use Facebook (Facebook) when we were getting started 6 years ago. I want to thank you for being part of making Facebook what it is today and for spreading it around the world.”
Zuckerberg latest venture, announced the launch of Facebook Stories, showcasing interesting ways that people have used the social network around the world. News of the feature leaked over the weekend.
In a blog post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg writes that, “I could have never imagined all of the ways people would use Facebook (Facebook) when we were getting started 6 years ago. I want to thank you for being part of making Facebook what it is today and for spreading it around the world.”
Zuckerberg latest venture, announced the launch of Facebook Stories, showcasing interesting ways that people have used the social network around the world. News of the feature leaked over the weekend.
No 'Bajaj' for their popular bike brands?
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Rajiv, who is the Managing Director of the firm while addressing shareholders in its annual report for 2009-10, Rahul said it pleased him that the company is leveraging its key brands to maximise profits.
"Your Managing Director often says that while products may generate market share, brands provide pricing power and create higher profits. I am increasingly tending to agree with him," the senior Bajaj wrote.
His comment is in contrast to the opinion he expressed earlier about the changes brought in by his son on the branding front.
Rajiv had said the 'Bajaj' name will be done away with from the motorcycles as the brand has been diluted, having presence from electricals to insurance to automobiles.
"Your Managing Director often says that while products may generate market share, brands provide pricing power and create higher profits. I am increasingly tending to agree with him," the senior Bajaj wrote.
His comment is in contrast to the opinion he expressed earlier about the changes brought in by his son on the branding front.
Rajiv had said the 'Bajaj' name will be done away with from the motorcycles as the brand has been diluted, having presence from electricals to insurance to automobiles.
After Winning the First World Cup, Spain looks to Bid 2018 FIFA WC.
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MADRID(AP) Now that Spain has its first World Cup title, the country's soccer authorities are focusing on winning the right to host another World Cup.
Secretary of state for sport Jaime Lissavetzy says the joint bid with neighboring Portugal to host either the 2018 or 2022 event is Spain's ''next very difficult challenge.''
Lissavetzy says the World Cup victory in South Africa, when Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the final, showed Spain is ''an international power'' in sports.
Secretary of state for sport Jaime Lissavetzy says the joint bid with neighboring Portugal to host either the 2018 or 2022 event is Spain's ''next very difficult challenge.''
Lissavetzy says the World Cup victory in South Africa, when Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the final, showed Spain is ''an international power'' in sports.
Premier League Club Bans Vuvuzela from stadiums.
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Although the Premier League has not made any ruling on the vuvuzela covering its 20 teams, Tottenham banned the South African instrument late Monday.
Arsenal, Birmingham, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, West Ham and Sunderland followed Tuesday, with most citing concern that the distinctive blaring of the vuvuzelas could prevent spectators at matches from hearing safety announcements such as evacuation instructions.
''Following discussions with the police and representatives from the local licensing authorities, the club will not be permitting vuvuzelas or similar instruments into White Hart Lane on match days,'' Tottenham said. ''We are concerned that the presence of the instruments within the stadium pose unnecessary risks to public safety.''
Vuvuzelas at the recently concluded World Cup annoyed plenty of television viewers around the world by drowning out television commentary and other crowd noise.
But many enjoyed the local flavor they added to the monthlong tournament. The trumpets were a common souvenir for visiting supporters to take home from the World Cup, but with Arsenal following its north London neighbor in imposing a ban, half of last season's top four clubs have ordered fans to leave them at home.
Arsenal, Birmingham, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, West Ham and Sunderland followed Tuesday, with most citing concern that the distinctive blaring of the vuvuzelas could prevent spectators at matches from hearing safety announcements such as evacuation instructions.
''Following discussions with the police and representatives from the local licensing authorities, the club will not be permitting vuvuzelas or similar instruments into White Hart Lane on match days,'' Tottenham said. ''We are concerned that the presence of the instruments within the stadium pose unnecessary risks to public safety.''
Vuvuzelas at the recently concluded World Cup annoyed plenty of television viewers around the world by drowning out television commentary and other crowd noise.
But many enjoyed the local flavor they added to the monthlong tournament. The trumpets were a common souvenir for visiting supporters to take home from the World Cup, but with Arsenal following its north London neighbor in imposing a ban, half of last season's top four clubs have ordered fans to leave them at home.
Loew to stay as Germany Coach.
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FRANKFURT, Germany(AP) The German football federation has called a news conference later Tuesday amid reports that national coach Joachim Loew has agreed to extend his contract by two years.
The Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported Loew will stay through the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.
Loew led Germany's young team to a third-place finish at the World Cup in South Africa this month.
He has been out of contract since the end of the tournament. Earlier talks on an extension stalled over several issues, including remuneration.
The Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported Loew will stay through the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.
Loew led Germany's young team to a third-place finish at the World Cup in South Africa this month.
He has been out of contract since the end of the tournament. Earlier talks on an extension stalled over several issues, including remuneration.
Kapil to fulfill Indian migrant's last wish .
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Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev is all set to fulfill the last wish of an Indian migrant to Australia who died more than six decades ago.
Kapil will land in Australia this weekend to collect the ashes of Pooran Singh and take them to India for immersion.
Kapil will also attend a ceremony organised by the Victorian Sikh Community this Sunday to collect the ashes. Pooran, who migrated to Australia 111 years ago, had wished that his ashes be immersed in River Ganges.
Kapil will land in Australia this weekend to collect the ashes of Pooran Singh and take them to India for immersion.
Kapil will also attend a ceremony organised by the Victorian Sikh Community this Sunday to collect the ashes. Pooran, who migrated to Australia 111 years ago, had wished that his ashes be immersed in River Ganges.
Lenovo planning Android tablet PC
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Lenovo Group, the world's No 4 PC brand, said it will come out with its own tablet PC, will try to compete with line of companies who will soon come out with there own version of android based tablet rivaling Apple Inc's popular iPad.
Lenovo was developing a tablet PC, known internally as LePad, that would run on Google Inc's Android operating system, Lenovo spokeswoman Wu Hwa said on Wednesday, adding that no launch date had been set and the name of the product may change.
"We want the tablet PC to be compatible with our LePhone smartphone, which is why we're using Android," Wu said.
Lenovo was developing a tablet PC, known internally as LePad, that would run on Google Inc's Android operating system, Lenovo spokeswoman Wu Hwa said on Wednesday, adding that no launch date had been set and the name of the product may change.
"We want the tablet PC to be compatible with our LePhone smartphone, which is why we're using Android," Wu said.
War on terror costs US $ 1 trillion
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The United States has spent more than $ 1 trillion on wars since the September 11, 2001, says a recently released Congressional report.
Adjusting for inflation, the outlays for conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere around the world make the "war on terrorism" second only to World War II that cost $ 4.1 trillion at today's prices, the report says.
The report "Cost of Major US Wars" by the Congressional Research Service attempts to compare war costs over a more than 230-year period-from the American Revolution to the current day-noting the difficulties associated with such a task.
Since the 9/11 terror attacks, the United States has spent an estimated $ 1.15 trillion. World War II cost $ 4.1 trillion when converted to current dollars, although the tab in the 1940s was $ 296 billion.
Adjusting for inflation, the outlays for conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere around the world make the "war on terrorism" second only to World War II that cost $ 4.1 trillion at today's prices, the report says.
The report "Cost of Major US Wars" by the Congressional Research Service attempts to compare war costs over a more than 230-year period-from the American Revolution to the current day-noting the difficulties associated with such a task.
Since the 9/11 terror attacks, the United States has spent an estimated $ 1.15 trillion. World War II cost $ 4.1 trillion when converted to current dollars, although the tab in the 1940s was $ 296 billion.
Russian spy Anna tries to make her living by selling her story.
Russian spy Anna Chapman, who was sent back home after being arrested in the US, is in a secret $ 250,000-deal to reveal her espionage adventure and wants the money to be paid into the Swiss bank account of one of her associates.
The spy is hoping to net a fortune from the story of how she infiltrated American society and has asked a London-based friend to discreetly reach out to the media for a deal.
Chapman hopes to get around rules in the US and Russia banning her from profiting from her story by channeling the money from any deal to a friend, the New York Post reported quoting sources.
Vitamin C ‘can block tumour growth’
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Vitamin C can help block the growth of cancer cells, found New Zealand researchers—a feat that could be quickly adopted into cancer treatment.
After much controversy over the role of vitamin C in cancer treatment, a team from Otago University at Christchurch have now shown that it has a role in controlling tumour growth.
They have said that their study of tumorous and normal tissue samples from women with cancer of the uterine lining, has given the first direct evidence of a link between vitamin C and a protein called HIF-1.
HIF (hypoxia inducible factor)-1 is considered a key protein in tumour survival.
After much controversy over the role of vitamin C in cancer treatment, a team from Otago University at Christchurch have now shown that it has a role in controlling tumour growth.
They have said that their study of tumorous and normal tissue samples from women with cancer of the uterine lining, has given the first direct evidence of a link between vitamin C and a protein called HIF-1.
HIF (hypoxia inducible factor)-1 is considered a key protein in tumour survival.
Eating lunch off toilet seats safer than office desk!
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Having lunch off a toilet seat is safer than a typical office desk, according to an American microbiologist.
"There's more faecal bacteria in your kitchen sink than in your toilet after you flush it. People nuke their bathrooms, but not their kitchens," The New Zealand Herald quoted Dr Charles Gerba, of Arizona University, as saying.
He added: "There are 200 times more E. coli on the cutting board than on a toilet seat. It's safer to make a sandwich on a toilet seat than on a cutting board in the average home."
This is because many people don't sanitise the board properly after cutting up raw meat, or don''t use separate boards for raw meat and ready-to-eat foods.
"There's more faecal bacteria in your kitchen sink than in your toilet after you flush it. People nuke their bathrooms, but not their kitchens," The New Zealand Herald quoted Dr Charles Gerba, of Arizona University, as saying.
He added: "There are 200 times more E. coli on the cutting board than on a toilet seat. It's safer to make a sandwich on a toilet seat than on a cutting board in the average home."
This is because many people don't sanitise the board properly after cutting up raw meat, or don''t use separate boards for raw meat and ready-to-eat foods.
Computer programme decodes language used in Biblical times.
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A new computer programme has successfully decoded a written language last used in Biblical times.
The success could lead to "resurrecting" ancient texts that are no longer understood.
Created by an MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) team led by Regina Barzilay, the programme translates written Ugaritic, which consists of dots and wedge-shaped stylus marks on clay tablets, and was last used around 1200 B.C. in western Syria.
Through repeated analysis, the programme linked letters and words to map nearly all the Ugaritic symbols to their Hebrew equivalents in a matter of hours.
The success could lead to "resurrecting" ancient texts that are no longer understood.
Created by an MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) team led by Regina Barzilay, the programme translates written Ugaritic, which consists of dots and wedge-shaped stylus marks on clay tablets, and was last used around 1200 B.C. in western Syria.
Through repeated analysis, the programme linked letters and words to map nearly all the Ugaritic symbols to their Hebrew equivalents in a matter of hours.
Blackberry launches it new Messenger, targets Youth.
The Waterloo-based Canadian wireless giant has just launched TV, Internet and poster ads to woo young people in North America by playing up its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) which is extremely popular among its professional and corporate clients.
More than 25 million of the total 46 million BlackBerry subscribers worldwide use BlackBerry Messenger. According to RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie, BlackBerry Messenger is so popular that its use has shot up nearly 500 percent during the fiscal.
In fact, at the RIM's annual shareholder meeting last week, BlackBerry Messenger was the toast of the evening, with television commercials highlighting the software for its better network efficiency against competition.
More than 25 million of the total 46 million BlackBerry subscribers worldwide use BlackBerry Messenger. According to RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie, BlackBerry Messenger is so popular that its use has shot up nearly 500 percent during the fiscal.
In fact, at the RIM's annual shareholder meeting last week, BlackBerry Messenger was the toast of the evening, with television commercials highlighting the software for its better network efficiency against competition.
Russia to start construction of new spaceport
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Russia will be investing US $800m (£527m) into a new spaceport in the country's Far East, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced.
It is said to aim to ease the dependence on the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan, built during the Soviet-era.
The future cosmodrome will be built near the town of Uglegorsk in the Far Eastern Amur region, close to the border with China.
It is planned to be mostly used for civilian launches and should be operational by 2015.
It is said to aim to ease the dependence on the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan, built during the Soviet-era.
The future cosmodrome will be built near the town of Uglegorsk in the Far Eastern Amur region, close to the border with China.
It is planned to be mostly used for civilian launches and should be operational by 2015.
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