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Cyberthieves Go Phishing to Rob Banks
2008-02-14 22:22:00 Notorious 20th-century bank robber Willie Sutton said famously, "I rob banks because that's where the money is." It seems 21st-century criminals are following his footsteps. But while Sutton disguised himself as a cop, a window washer and a Western Union messenger, cyberthieves use a different type of subterfuge - phishing - to cover their identities and wipe out bank accounts. Phishing occurs when fraudulent e-mails that appear to be from a legitimate source are sent in an effort to obtain sensitive information from a user. Those computer exploits and others are detailed in a survey of security threats and vulnerabilities for 2007 by the IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force. Of the top 20 companies targeted by phishing in 2007, the report says, 19 are in the banking industry. Computer users are often tricked into visiting fraudulent sites because of "danger, danger" e-mail subject lines like "account security measures," "important notice" or "(your bank name) security notice.... More About: Banks
Say "I Love You" in All Languages on Valentine's Day
2008-02-13 08:26:00 Hey, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day!!!!! What to do?What to say?How to express?While I was writing this post, different ideas came to my mind, several times I have typed and retyped the first sentence. But later there was a sparkle, remembered my friend who pronnounced “I Love You” to her sweetheart in all languages that exist in the world. Do not you think it is just perfect?!We have only one day before St. Valentine’s Day but for the sake of Love, those who really love can remember “I Love You ” in: AFRIKAANS ek het jou lief / ek is lief vir jouALBANIAN të duaALSATIAN ir liàb dir DialectalARABIC (North African) n'bghick DialectalARABIC (Eastern) bahebbak (à un homme) / bahebbik (à une femme) LiteraryARABIC ouhibbouka (à un homme) / ouhibbouki (à une femme)ARMENIAN yes kez siroumemASTURIAN quiéroteAZERI men seni seviremBAMBARA né bi fèBASQUE maite zaitutBAOULE mi klôaBELARUSIAN Кахаю цябе (kahaju ciabie)BENGALI aami tomakey bhalo basiBERBER righ kemBOBO... More About: Languages
Smoking Will Kill One Billion People
2008-02-12 22:49:00 One billion people will die from tobacco-related causes by the end of the century if current consumption trends continue, according to a global report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). At a press conference held in midtown Manhattan, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose charitable organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, contributed $2 million to conduct the study, joined top WHO officials to present the findings. Among the litany of sobering statistics: 5.4 million people die each year - one every six seconds - from lung cancer, heart disease or other illness directly linked to tobacco use. Smoking killed 100 million people in the 20th century, and the yearly death toll could pass 8 million as soon as 2030 - 80% of those deaths will be in the developing world, where tobacco use is growing most rapidly. "We're on a collision course," - said Dr. Douglas Bettcher, director of WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative. The 369-page WHO Report on the Global Tobacco E... More About: People , Kill , Billion
Audio New Testaments
2008-02-11 20:44:00 1,300 students from Dallas Baptist University are going to commit 28 minutes audio support to listen to the bible in 40 days at a chapel service. The campaign that is called You’ve Got The Time DBU, is using Audio New Testaments from Faith Comes By Hearing, the world's leading Audio Bible ministry.According to Dr. Bob Garrett, a DBU graduate program director and You've Got The Time DBU organizer, every attendee of the chapel service received a free New Testament on MP3 disc. He said the chapel students will listen from Matthew 1 to Revelations 22 starting now and going until Easter-announces PRWEB. "It was our goal to bless the students; giving them the dramatized Audio Bible was really great. The students' response was really positive," Garrett said. "One girl kept saying, 'I want one (Audio Bible) so bad,' and then we gave them out. The students loved getting the Word of God in this format and want to make this a part of their worship time," he added. "There is quite a buzz...
Tiny Chip to Increase Sound Quality
2008-02-11 09:24:00 According to a Silicon Valley, from Monday cellphones owners are expected to use their possessions with improved sound quality. The improved quality of sound is achieved by a tiny chip. The company’s new product offers higher quality noise suppression than the software does.The chip works effectively. When the noise suppression chip is turned on the background noise is declining while the speaker’s voice remains clearly audible.The Audience chip is placed between the microphone and the cellphone circuitry. And how does it work? It runs software the company has developed that takes digitized sound, represented in a three-dimensional matrix. That is the most important as they identify and then suppress noise picked up by the cellphone microphone while leaving the speaker’s voice intact.According to the New York Times: “Speech quality is of increasing importance in the cellphone industry, Peter Santos, the chief executive, said. “Voice quality is one of the top three reasons ... More About: Sound , Tiny , Quality , Chip
Anti-impotence Pill could Boost High Flying Pilots
2008-02-10 20:06:00 A drug used to treat impotence could help Israeli fighter pilots operate at high altitude, the Israeli military's official magazine reported in its latest issue. It said a retired general plans to present to the air force the results of a study he conducted on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania where he found that tadalafil, the active ingredient in Cialis tablets, improved breathing in a thin atmosphere. "The study's findings justify the continuation of tests with drugs of this type in low oxygen environments," - an unnamed air force officer told Bamahaneh, the military's weekly magazine. An army spokeswoman said that there were no plans to use any such drug and a statement said the phenomenon of chronic oxygen starvation experienced by mountaineers and the immediate oxygen starvation which pilots suffer at high altitude are different. "(Because of the different circumstances) there is no significance for medical treatment of any drug for pilots in the Israel Air Forc... More About: Pilots , Flying , High , Anti , Boost
Your ID on the WEB
2008-02-09 06:39:00 The OpenID Foundation announced that Google (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News), IBM (NYSE:IBM - News), Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News), VeriSign (NasdaqGS:VRSN - News) and Yahoo! (NasdaqGS:YHOO - News) have joined as its first corporate board members. The main purpose of joining is to strengthen the industry-wide effort to empower users with portable Web identities, or OpenIDs. This step is to advantage of an open and interoperable Internet that helps people take control of how their personal information is shared on-line and aids on-line businesses to attract and retain more users by simplifying and securing the management of digital identities.According to Yahoo Finance, OpenID simplifies the on-line user experience by eliminating the need for multiple user names across Internet sites, enabling individuals to take more control and ownership of their digital identities. This user-centric digital identity technology helps users reduce the pain of managing dozens, even hundreds of user-names an...
FY of 2007 to Reveal the Technology Finance Marketplace
2008-02-08 07:51:00 Smartfundit.com that is the world’s leading technology finance marketplace and that brings finance providers, technology vendors and IT users together announces its Q4 and full fiscal FY2007 results. within, the uniqueness of its independent online platform that satisfies the financial community credit demand during the fourth quarter, has enabled Smartfundit.com to maintain continued growth.Key financial findings are:• 70% increase in registered user numbers – from 1,886 (2006 to 3,220 (2007)• 23% growth in finance requests, up to £ 230 million in 2007• On demand financing through Smartfundit.com grew by 6x the industry average (IDC estimates 8% compound annual growth in the IT leasing and financing market).Justin Floyd, commenting on FY2007 results, “During this quarter we enjoyed record numbers of finance providers joining the marketplace as well as technology vendors and their customers. A number of the world’s leading technology firms now use Smartfundit.com to... More About: Technology , Finance , Marketplace
AVerTV Hybrid Volar HX - A Tiny Device That Rocks
2008-02-07 22:19:00 AVerTV Hybrid Volar HX is an external TV tuner. The device belongs to a class of gadgets that can really be surprising.I saw the product on a website of a local computer shop and immediately got interested. One more hour and I was installing the software.Installation was quick and painless and in a couple of minutes I was scanning the TV channels.TV picture appeared quickly, however in the beginning I could not get the audio working. Shortly, we figured out that the problem was in the audio broadcasting format. By default the device has the USA in settings. So, make sure to set it to your location.The quality of the TV was superb. FM radio worked perfectly as well. Unfortunately there is no digital broadcasting in my place and I could not test DVB. But I trust it will work flawlessly.The device itself is really miniature and looks like a lighter. The box includes:- AVerTV Hybrid Volar HX- Quick Installation Guide- Installation CD- Remote Control(Batteries Included)- FM Radio Antenna... More About: Tiny , Device , Rocks
Embryos Created with DNA from Three People
2008-02-07 20:15:00 British scientists say they have created human embryos containing DNA from two women and a man in a procedure that researchers hope might be used one day to produce embryos free of inherited diseases. Though the preliminary research has raised concerns about the possibility of genetically modified babies, the scientists say that the embryos are still only primarily the product of one man and one woman. "We are not trying to alter genes, we're just trying to swap a small proportion of the bad ones for some good ones," - said Patrick Chinnery, a professor of neurogenetics at Newcastle University involved in the research. The process aims to create healthy embryos for couples to avoid passing on genes carrying diseases. The genes being replaced are the mitochondria, a cell's energy source, which are contained outside the nucleus in a normal female egg. Mistakes in the mitochondria's genetic code can result in serious diseases like muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, strokes and me... More About: People
Deep Links Directory Submission Revealed
2008-02-06 20:49:00 SearchMarketingSales.com as a One Stop Provider for complete and extremely affordable Internet marketing and website promotion campaign unveils service that many are searching for, it is Deep Links Directory Submission Service.SearchMarketingSales.com’s Internet Marketing Secret is revealed. How they acquired over 100,000 SEO-friendly one-way links with all links indexed within 30 days? According to the company, any webmasters is able to acquire massive inbound links by following the simple, step by step guide and proven Web Promotion Marketing E-book, which has since sold over 500 copies and still selling.The most sought-after Internet marketing service - Deep Links Directory Submission became an effective method to acquire quality one-way links and targeted web traffic. The main advantage of this service is that in comparison to other service providers who were focusing on manual or auto directory submission, almost none is providing deep links directory submission service.Acco... More About: Missi
Drug-Resistant Flu Virus on the Rise
2008-02-05 23:48:00 This winter's most common flu strain is showing resistance to the frontline anti-flu treatment, new data shows. More than 10% of virus samples taken in Western Europe this winter were resistant to oseltamivir, better known as Tamiflu, according to figures from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Nearly 10% of the samples in Canada were resistant too, according to national authorities there, and the U.S. found nearly 7% resistance. The number of resistant strains is still small overall, but the superbugs aren't evenly distributed around the world: In Norway, a staggering 75% of the 16 samples taken this winter were drug-resistant - enough to pull up Western Europe's average by about 8 percentage points. All the samples are from a strain of flu virus known as H1N1, a subtype of the influenza A virus: the regular run-of-the-mill seasonal flu, not the dreaded H5N1 avian flu that's prompted countries around the world to stockpile tens of millions of dos... More About: Virus , Drug , Rise
Do Not Wink at a Girl in the Dark
2008-02-04 22:08:00 JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.6 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries, leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity reported 2007 fourth-quarter income from continuing operations of $3.0 billion, or $0.86 per share, down 21% compared with $3.9 billion, or $1.09 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2006. For full-year 2007, income from continuing operations was a record $15.4 billion, or $4.38 per share, up 15% compared with $13.6 billion, or $3.82 per share, in 2006. Reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $3.0 billion, down from $4.5 billion in the prior year, which included a $622 million gain on the sale of selected corporate trust businesses in the fourth quarter of 2006 that is not included in continuing operations. Reported earnings per share of $0.86 declined from $1.26... More About: Girl , Dark , The Dark
Japanese Business Etiquette
2008-02-03 12:51:00 Japanese business etiquette is the subject of entire books - mostly written by people who have not been to Japan since the 1970s and want us to believe that Japanese business etiquette dictates that even the most trivial business meeting has levels.In practice, Japanese business etiquette is not so different - politeness, sensitivity and good manners are the pillars of Japanese business etiquette. Same as in other countries.Japanese business etiquette is not so different once you get to know the people and their main traditions you are dealing with.The key issues to be aware of are almost all related to initial meetings - especially with senior executives of large companies. As time passes and your relationship with a customer strengthens, the formalities will lessen- although never to the same extent as in Georgia Republic, because in Georgia friendship is on first place and friendship traditions takes roots in earlier history.Here are some key aspects of Japanese business etiquett... More About: Business , Etiquette , Japanese
Microsoft Offers $44.6B for Yahoo
2008-02-02 21:32:00 Microsoft has pounced on slumping Internet icon Yahoo with an unsolicited takeover offer of $44.6 billion, seeking to join forces against Google in what would be the biggest Internet deal since the Time Warner-AOL merger in 2001. The surprise offer of $31 per share, made late Thursday and announced Friday, seizes on Yahoo’s weakness while Microsoft tries to muscle up in a high-stakes battle with Google likely to define the technology landscape for years to come. In a statement Friday, Yahoo said it will "carefully and promptly" study Microsoft's bid. With its profits steadily sliding, Yahoo’s stock slipped to a four-year low this week, and a new management team has been trying to steer a turnaround but sees more turbulence through 2008. The announcement of the Microsoft bid lifted Yahoo’s share price by almost 50 percent in Friday trading, while Google fell almost 8 percent, dragged down by a fourth-quarter earnings report that missed Wall Street expectations... More About: Microsoft , Offers , Yahoo!
Snapbomb - Bloggers and Advertisers
2008-02-01 21:05:00 Snapbomb that provides products to help companies become better at buzz marketing; that’s solution is the most effective and easy to use platform for managing "buzz" and "word of mouth" marketing in existence today developed the most advanced system to connect advertisers with bloggers. On the way of accomplishing aims Snapbomb announced the launch of the Snapbomb Buzz Marketing Suite live to the public. The marketing suite is the tool that provides buzz analytics along with a fully automated marketplace connecting bloggers and advertisers.According to PRWEB "Blogs are becoming the primary source of information for the Internet generation. Snapbomb allows me to create campaigns similar to Google Adwords and track the success through their buzz analytics features," said Nikolas Wekwerth, VP Sales & Marketing at db4objects. "It is a great new way to spread the word about our product to a relevant and targeted audience." The initiative aims to make it easier for both sides to ta... More About: Advertisers , Bloggers
What Does Your Cell Phone Say About You?
2008-01-31 21:51:00 BlackBerry, Treo, Sidekick or an iPhone (or one of many other varieties of smartphone), a device might give off some clues about the personalities that gravitate to it. None of this is set in stone, but it does seem like certain phones fit certain professions and types. By drawing some very broad - and very unscientific - conclusions, the personality match-ups break down like so: BlackBerryThe wide, but lean, shape turns off some. But the full keyboard and e-mail capability of the traditional BlackBerry caught fire years ago with financial professionals, event planners, government and law enforcement, salespeople and journalists, and has never let go of its hold. In the last 18 months, Research In Motion, which makes BlackBerry, has expanded to a consumer range, thanks to models of its sleek Pearl, with its QWERTY keyboard and plethora of software applications, said Mark Guibert, RIM’s vice president of corporate marketing. Now, he said, the BlackBerry is better able to ... More About: Cell Phone , Cell , Cell-phone
A new online self-assessment tool - studISCope
2008-01-30 21:01:00 Each of us is an individual with missions and goals we strive to achieve. Some definitely know what is the purpose of him/her existence, do the work that is valuable and pleasant to accomplish. There are several aspects worth mentioning. These are values that are one of the most important and that defines the further development of events in ones career and not only; there is no value without followed step- interest. Interest to everything: job, entertainment; These two stages are followed by personality where the main role is played by a person's individual traits, needs, motivation, attitudes; The last step is skills through which one accomplishes all the above mentioned in a variety of ways and these ways and capabilities of each of us might be as various as possible. Different fields identify and define priority skills according to the their own criteria. Those who already know the field to work in are busy with self assessment. There are several ways to self-assessment in diff... More About: Tool , Online , Assessment
Free Music Service Hits Snag
2008-01-29 21:53:00 A revamped online file-sharing service that promised to offer unlimited, free music downloads from all the major record labels hit an apparent snag Sunday after one denied it had given the service permission. Qtrax touted in a press release Sunday morning that it was the first Internet file-swapping service to be "fully embraced by the music industry," and boasted it would carry up to 30 million tracks from "all the major labels." New York-based Warner Music undermined that claim, declaring in a statement that it "has not authorized the use of our content on Qtrax's recently announced service." Universal Music Group and EMI Group PLC later confirmed they did not have licensing deals in place with Qtrax, noting discussions were still ongoing. A call to Sony BMG Music Entertainment was not immediately returned. Music services such as Qtrax must secure licensing agreements from the record companies, which own the rights to master recordings, and music publishers, which control... More About: Free Music , Service , Free , Hits
New Online Game Experience-Game Lobby
2008-01-28 21:12:00 BackgammonMasters.com that is the World Backgammon Network having a revolutionary approach to online backgammon, that is always offering superior service providing maximum support to the users, that is committed to protecting user privacy, utilize data-encrypted security systems, ensuring data integrity and security, presents a revolutionized online game experience with a newly launched Game Lobby that features a sleek look and enhanced navigation platform, as it is admitted in BackgammonMasters.com. It will consist of over 200 popular online casino game variations such as Video Poker, Roulette, Slots, 21 BlackJack and more.According to the BackgammonMasters.com CEO, "Backgammon Master's Backgammon platform has always been known for its high quality game experience and superior graphics, the feedback from our players prompted us to offer the access to more of their favorite games besides multi-player Poker and 21 Blackjack. If they're coming to us to get it, they know its going to... More About: Experience , Online , Online Game
Kindle – Magic Library
2008-01-27 21:47:00 Suppose, the intensive reader of Blogvasion.com noticed that I covered the library issue several times, firstly in Libraries Upside Down, secondly in The Myth That Books Are Heavy Is Destroyed. The posts were about digitalization of libraries that are more convenient, time efficient, and comfortable. Though there were some disadvantages that I occurred in the process of reading itself. Technology development speed rises day by day. Reading news in PC or Laptop is quite OK. But as for the books, journals, large texts require different atmosphere, and conditions.It was quite logical, and predictable to have the product that would resemble a book itself. Amazon.com made step forward in this direction. It presented a revolutionary portable reader. It downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight, wirelessly. According to data 90,000 books are available in the Kindle Stor... More About: Library , Magic
Researchers a Step Closer to Synthetic Life
2008-01-26 15:58:00 Researchers at the Venter Institute in Rockville, Md., have completed phase two of a three-part plan to create synthetic life. Craig Venter, the scientist-entrepreneur who founded the institute and jump-started the race to map the human genome, announced the achievement Thursday. The research team succeeded in creating a man-made copy of the genome for a bacterium, the first time that's been done. A genome is the complete set of DNA in the chromosomes of a living organism, the instruction set for how an organism works. But while they were able to copy the genome of an existing organism, they weren't able to create a brand new one. Essentially, they managed to write the "software code" for a bacterium but they haven't yet figured out how to turn it on and make it live. Once that's possible, it opens the door to building made-to-order organisms that could do things natural organisms don't: plants that take up large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere to slow global ... More About: Life , Step , Closer , Synthetic
BBC and Myspace to Share Revenues
2008-01-25 08:28:00 The British Broadcasting Corporation that operates several television networks and stations and Myspace – social networking website that offers an interactive, user-submitted network of blogs, friends, groups, photos, personal profiles, music and videos internationally are expected to announce partnership with each other. Myspace that is part of News Corporation admits that the benefits of the companies will be shared revenues taken by advertising.For the broadcaster it is a very good opportunity to expand the quantity of users who will share the content. Quantity is the leading factor in the business agreement where the revenues are totally depended on advertising. Though only the quantity is not guarantee of success, quality of quantity plays great role, too. But there hardly one can find a person who will not be able to get interesting information on BBC. Even though development of technology brings new opportunities and availabilities.According to BBC there are seven genres on... More About: Share
Apple’s Unstoppable Revenues - It is Myth or Real
2008-01-24 22:26:00 Apple’s holiday performance showed signs that the company’s not unstoppable in 2008. In particular, Apple’s cautious outlook, weakness in U.S. iPod growth and the unpredictability of iPhone sales left pessimists plenty of reason to doubt. Apple turned in revenue of $9.6 billion and profit of $1.6 billion for the holiday quarter, blowing past the average analyst estimate. The company shipped a record 2.3 million Intel (INTC)-based Macs during the period, and actually sold as many iPhones as computers. In the process Apple generated $2.7 billion in cash, bringing its war chest to $18.4 billion. On the conference call with analysts, Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer admitted that iPod sales merely met the company’s expectations, rather than exceeding them. Part of the reason, he said, was that U.S. iPod sales weakened in December - it took overseas sales to make up the difference. “In the U.S., in the gift-buying season, we saw a slightly different curve, tha... More About: Real , Myth
Feel the Pulse of Your iPod
2008-01-23 20:52:00 Stellar Information System that is a leading provider of data recovery products and services that collaborates with professionals from across the United States bringing expertise in all areas of Information Technology, that offers maintenance contracts, installation services, design and build and consulting for companies of any size, has introduced the Stellar Phoenix iPod recovery software.The software rescues the deleted, lost audio/video files from iPods device. The product is easy to use. The graphical user interface (GUI) is similar to original iPod. The main advantage over other products like iPod Classic, iPod Mini, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, and iPod Touch devices, is that it brings deleted files back into shape together with recovering pod casts, video files, music, audio books.The structure of the list does not change after recovery process. The product feature to scan corrupted files efficiently is very time consuming. Advanced control over the processes is one of the disti... More About: Ipod , Feel , Pulse
Juniper Research about Mobile Entertainment Service Market
2008-01-23 09:08:00 Juniper Research that provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector, providing consultancy, analyst reports and industry commentary.announces that music, games and mobile TV, the global mobile entertainment market contributors are expected to increase the level of rise from just over $20 billion in 2007 to more than $64 billion by 2012.The leader sector on the market of the mobile entertainment industry is expected to rise from nearly $9 billion in 2007 to $17.5 billion in 2012. As for the mobile games they will retain its second-ranking. The growth of which was under $5 billion in 2007 and is expected nearly $16 billion in 2012. The third place goes to mobile TV, the rise will show the following: from $1.4 billion in 2007 to $11.9 billion in 2012.“With revenues from voice services declining and messaging revenues flatlining, last year finally saw a number of more sophisticated entertainment services begin to fulfil their potential and redre... More About: Mobile , Entertainment , Market , Service
EA Pushes Ad-backed Video Games
2008-01-22 21:41:00 Electronic Arts is to release a free online version of the popular Battlefield game to be supported by adverts and micro payments. The PC game, Battlefield Heroes, will be available only online later this year, and will not be sold in shops. The move marks EA's first major attempt to tap into new sources of ad-driven revenue in Western markets. The firm has a free version of its Fifa game in South Korea, earning more than $1m a month through in-game sales. "Online gaming has a massive audience," - said EA's Gerhard Florin, in a statement. "People want to play games in new ways, with easier access that is quick to the fun. With Battlefield Heroes, EA brings its first major franchise to North America and Europe with a new distribution model and pricing structure adapted to the evolving way that people play." The video games industry is taking its first steps away from a retail-focused sales environment and towards digital distribution. EA hopes the model of a free game a... More About: Video , Video Games , Games , Video-Games
Political Forum - Politicalbase.com
2008-01-21 07:51:00 Political Base that features ranging from serious blogs and a variety of YouTube videos represents the political forum. The site gives visitors availability to contribute to the site with the possibility of modifying content.Creation of the site was the idea of Mr. Bonnie. This is probably caused by his appreciation of politics. The site provides the information that might be useful for those who are not much educated in politics and for those who have great interest, too.According to Political Base, the site and all the members of it express their gratitude to Mark Nickolas of Bluegrass Report fame to join them He has made a major impact on the tone and quality of our editorial and community contributions, he has built an editorial team that will help him carry out his campaign to fix an American political system that is broken. The future plans of the site is to continue to improve site and up their coverage.On the top right edge of the site the users can match themselves to the c... More About: Political , Forum
Facebook Forever
2008-01-20 08:01:00 Facebook a social networking website, launched on February 4, 2004, founded by Mark Zuckerberg counts more than 60 million active users worldwide, that is over 1% of the world's population. According to Alexa the site’s traffic ranking increased from 60th to 7th in a year. Facebook is one of the mostly covered issue in news world. It became the subject of discussions too many times. This time it is quizzed about data protection policies by the information Commissioner’s office.According to findings the user cannot delete the profile even after their termination. The information remains on the server of Facebook and it admits that there is not full compliance with UK data protection.Though a statement from the site announces, "We take the concerns of the ICO and our user's privacy very seriously and are committed to working with the ICO to maintain a trusted environment for all Facebook users and ensure compliance with UK law."In order to fully delete the account it asks for mo... More About: Facebook , Forever
FCC will Test Internet over TV Airwaves
More articles from this author:2008-01-19 21:09:00 Federal regulators said they will try again to test prototypes on Jan. 24 for transmitting high-speed Internet service over unused television airwaves. Late Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission said the devices — developed by Adaptrum Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc. and Philips Electronics North America Corp. — will be tested in laboratory and real-world conditions. The agency said testing will take three months and issue a report about six weeks after the testing ends. Last year, a high-technology coalition — which includes Microsoft, Philips, a division of Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics NV, Google Inc., Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp. and EarthLink Inc. — submitted prototypes they said could transmit broadband Internet service over unlicensed and unused TV spectrum, known as "white spaces." The coalition — which does not include Motorola and Adaptrum, a Mountain View, Calif.-based startup — says using white spa... More About: Test , Airwaves 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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