Hackers develop software, to deal with Natural Disaster.

Hackers from around the world gathered at event called the Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK), showed that hackers are not far behind when it come to social responsibility.

They developed a software that can help identify and reduce risks from natural hazards.

During these events, hackers develop and improve tools aimed at helping emergency managers respond more effectively to disasters.

Hackers develop software, to deal with Natural Disaster.

Scientist records data in bacteria.

A group of students from Hong Kong's Chinese University are making progress in Biostorage arena which could change our perception of storing data. These students are making research on E.coli bacterium(potential source of serious food poisoning) in which they intend to store such vast amounts of information.

Biostorage, the art of storing and encrypting information in living organisms, a new field which emerged about a decade ago.

In 2007, a team at Japan's Keio University said they had successfully encoded the equation that represents Einstein's theory of relativity, E=MC2, in the DNA of a common soil bacterium.

Scientist records data in bacteria.

Hormones of Trust has its own limits: Researchers

A hormone, named Oxytocin, produced by the hypothalamus in the brain, which helps and has been shown to make people trust each other more and promote feelings of love.

But according to researchers, this hormone has now been found to have limits, since it promotes love and trust only towards know(in-group) people and not towards people who are seen as different.

Psychologists have therefore concluded it is involved in ethnocentrism.

Hormones of Trust has its own limits: Researchers

Russia soon to re-enter into Space tourism in 2013

With the help Russia's Soyuz space ships, the Virginia-based company, Space Adventures will tour space to it's paying tourists in 2013.

The company is said, three space tourists per year will be able to book seats on Soyuz flights to the International Space Station (ISS).

Russia soon to re-enter into Space tourism in 2013

File sharing sites attracts multi-billion visits, leads online piracy.

According to study conducted by anti-fraud firm MarkMonitor, file-sharing websites is attracting more than 53 billion visits per year, mostly sharing illegal and pirated files.

For this, MarkMonitor monitored illegal traffic levels on 43 file-sharing sites and found that they generated more than 53 billion visits per year, mostly lead by RapidShare.com, Megavideo.com and Megaupload.com and were ranked top three respectively. This three website alone generated more than 21 billion visits.

File sharing sites attracts multi-billion visits, leads online piracy.

Low depression found in Optimistic teens.

According to the study carried out by Australian researchers, the found that kids who think positive about themselves and around them are less prone to depression.

This study was carried out on more than 5,600 Australian teens, aged between 12 to 14, was lead by researcher, Dr. George C. Patton of the University of Melbourne and Royal Children's Hospital in Australia.

This study was published in the journal Pediatrics.

Low depression found in Optimistic teens.

King Khan says, Ganguly is like my younger brother.

The embarrassment, received to the Bengal Tiger is all out in streets of Bengal in the form of violent protest. Kolkata Knight Riders' co-owner Shah Rukh Khan said that leaving out former India captain Sourav Ganguly from the team was a decision taken by the "cricketing brains" of the franchise and not by him.

Ganguly, state icon of West Bengal and who captained KKR in the inaugural and 2009 season, was completely ignored in two rounds of players' auction for the fourth edition.

King Khan says, Ganguly is like my younger brother.

Camel milk and urine to cure cancer?

Researchers from Arab Science and Technology Foundation, claims to have made a scientific breakthrough which was started back in early 2008, by developing a medical formula for treating cancer using camel's milk and urine.

The scientist says that the received positive result by testing on mice and soon to be tested on humans.

Camel milk and urine to cure cancer?

Your personal cellphone data info is for sale for as low as Rs 0.01.

In a secret operation carried out by a correspondent belonging to one of the reputed and leading Newspaper agency, revealed the potential embarrassing issue regarding the privacy of Indian mobile users.

The correspondent spoke to one such organisation that sends bulk SMSes. Posing as a potential customer, this correspondent was made an amazing offer — 1 lakh mobile phone numbers for just Rs 1,000.

Your personal cellphone data info is for sale for as low as Rs 0.01.

US Govt plans to tag its people with Internet Identity?

In order to protect US nationals online identity and to prevent memorizing many passwords, US Govt had initiated a plan to issue American computer users with an internet identity and for this, Obama has put the US Commerce Department in charge of the cybersecurity initiative.

For this, the US administration is drafting a paper called the National Strategy for Trusted Identities.

US Govt plans to tag its people with Internet Identity?

2010 Word of the Year goes to "App"

American Dialect Society's has chosen the word 'App' for the ‘Word of the Year' for the year 2010.

App is the short form of the word application which is generally used in tech world. Now, the word App, is every bodies mouth thanks to Apple's and Google's market store for applications for mobiles and tablets.

‘Nom' - a chat, tweet, and text-friendly syllable that connotes ‘yummy food' - was the runner-up.

2010 Word of the Year goes to "App"

'Instant cancer' may be caused due to cell explosions.

Scientists from U.K claims to know the cause of surprise cancer or also know as 'Instant Cancer'.

This finding from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK contradicts the long-held theory that thousands of mutations over a lifetime cause cancer.

This study also helps explain why some people are diagnosed with cancer only months after x-rays or other tests fail to detect traces of the disease, the journal Cell reports.

'Instant cancer' may be caused due to cell explosions.

Engineering students from Chennai, India develops nano satellites, weighs less than 10kgs

A group of 54(51 men and 3 women) engineering students from SRM University, Chennai, designed and developed a 10-kg nano satellite which is aimed to monitor greenhouse gases (GHG), expects, launch off with ISRO's Megatropics G satellite this April by ISRO.

Project named as 'SRMSAT', worked began long back in 2008, developed under the guidance of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).An estimated Rs.1 crore of rupees in invested in this project.

The students from 12 deparments of engineering in the university have been working closely with the ISRO to develop the nano satellite.

Engineering students from Chennai, India develops nano satellites, weighs less than 10kgs

Facebook suicide status msg gets mocked, but turns out to be real.

On the sacred eve on Christmas, 42-year-old Simone Back from Britain posted a Facebook message reading, "Took all my pills be dead soon so bye bye every one."

Most of them thinking as joke(not taking it serious), that status msg attracted 148 comments, many of them mocking. The next day, i.e., on the next day of christmas she was found dead at her apartment. This facebook user had more than 1,000 Facebook friends.

Facebook suicide status msg gets mocked, but turns out to be real.

Women tears send signals to men's brain to back off : Study

Study conducted by Researchers from Israel show how powerful one's women tears is. They say, Crying may be nature's way of telling men to give women some space.

Research by Israeli scientists, of Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science examined the significance of emotional human tears suggests they are far more than watery drops squeezed from glands around the eyes.

They found that Women's tears play a functional role by emitting chemical signals that reduce testosterone levels and sexual arousal in men, the study found.

"The fact that emotional tears are different in content was a strong clue for us that they served as a chemo-signal," said Sobel, a professor of neurobiology at the institute. "For sure, it's a means of chemical communication. We communicate in many ways."

Women tears send signals to men's brain to back off : Study

India soon to have its own satellite navigation system, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) .

Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) official said that India will soon join a select group of nations having its own satellite navigation system which is going to be named as Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) which help to know the position, navigation and timing (PNT) services.

The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) will soon have 11 satellites in series to offer navigation and location knowing services.

India soon to have its own satellite navigation system, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) .

After stealing many hearts, Munni and Sheila facing ban threats.

A PIL was filed in Allahabad High Court demanding immediate ban on Hindi Movie item number songs 'Munni Badnam Hui' and 'Sheila ki Jawani' on the grounds that they were against decency and morality.

On December 23, a woman had filed a PIL in court seeking an immediate ban on the two songs, alleging that they were against decency and morality.

After stealing many hearts, Munni and Sheila facing ban threats.

David Beckham's son, Romeo Beckham bends it like beckham, joins Britain's Best Dressed list

This little style icon is giving tough competition to all the biggies. He is just eight years old and made into Britain's Best Dress list by GQ Magazine. He is Romeo, Romeo Beckham son of soccer star David Beckham's.

Ranked at 26, while his father took the 16th spot on the list, according to the Daily Mail.

David Beckham's son, Romeo Beckham bends it like beckham, joins Britain's Best Dressed list

Before New Year night, bizarre incident involving free fall of birds took place in US.

When all were busy, preparing to welcome New Year in Arkansas, US, some people got witness something bizarre. The saw free fall of birds from high dark sky.

On roads, on roofs, on lawns, up to 5000 blackbirds fell within a one-mile area. Most of them were dead.

Before New Year night, bizarre incident involving free fall of birds took place in US.

This is interesting.... Facebook tried to buy twitter for $500 million back in 2008.

In an interview to the British business daily, Financial Times, Micro blogging site Twitter turned down an offer worth $ 500 million purchase from the leading and most popular social networking site Facebook, back in 2008.

According to the Financial Times, Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg offered 500 million dollars in Facebook stock for Twitter.

This is interesting.... Facebook tried to buy twitter for $500 million back in 2008.