Thousands of Gmail accounts wiped.

9:30 AM Mahateer


Thousands of Gmail users have been left with empty inboxes after their accounts were accidentally wiped clean.
As well as missing e-mails, many reported that their contacts had also disappeared.
Google, which operates Gmail, said that a small percentage of its users had been affected.
Some accounts have already been restored, suggesting the data was not permanently deleted.
In a statement, Google said: "This is affecting less than .08% of our Gmail user base, and we've already fixed the problem for some individuals."
The company said that engineers were working to restore service.
Google does not release official figures for the number of Gmail accounts, however it is believed to be between 150 million and 200 million.
That would mean that around 150,000 users were affected by the problem.
Gmail outages on this scale are rare, according to Alex Chitu, whose blog Google Operating System, charts the company's cloud computing initiatives.
He told BBC News that although service was being restored, many users were angry about the way the outage had been handled.
"Today's issue shows that Gmail is far from perfect and Google should do a better job at communicating with users.
"When you can't access your message and your Google account is disabled, it's nice to know why," he said.


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Intel launches high speed Speed cable(Thundrbolt)

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Intel launches high speed Thunderbolt connector



The system, know as Thunderbolt, promises transfer speeds twice as fast as USB 3.0.
However it won't reach its theoretical maximum because Intel has opted to use copper wires rather than fibre optic cables.
The company said it would gradually move to higher speeds over time.
Apple will become the first manufacturer to use Thunderbolt, on its Macbook Pro computers.
The Cupertino firm is said to have been a major driver of its development, although it remains to be seen how may other manufacturers will adopt the new standard.
Light Peak
Intel has been working on the technology for several years.
It was first announced, under the codename Light Peak in 2009.
At launch, its top speed will be limited to 10 Gigabits per second - twice as fast as USB 3.0, but still well below the theoretical maximum using optical cables.
The faster data transfer rates are likely to be welcomed by those consumers who use high-definition video, said Sarah Rottman Epps, an analyst with Forrester Research.Intel claims that future versions will be able to reach 100 Gb/sec.
"This isn't an innovation that consumers have been asking for, but it's one they'll appreciate," she said.
"Especially when transferring video, as that's when [USB] starts to feel slow."
The system also promises to reduce the number of cables a user has connecting their computer setup.
It is able to carry multiple signal types at the same time, enabling power, display and peripherals to use a single cable.
However, in the short term, users may need to invest in special adaptors to connect their older devices onto Thunderbolt sockets.
Its arrival on the consumer market also raises questions about the future of other connector standards, such as USB and Firewire.
Thunderbolt's most high profile supporter, Apple, is expected to gradually transition to a single connector, according to Karen Haslam, editor of Macworld UK.
"In the long run there will be no need for Apple to support these multiple formats with individual ports - existing products can run through an adaptor," she said.
Not everyone is convinced that Thunderbolt will become the lone standard.
Ian Chiu, editor of the website Everythingusb.com told BBC News that the cost of components could put off some manufacturers.
"I don't really know how Intel will make Thunderbolt appealing to all the other first-tier PC manufacturers," he said.
"HP, Sony, Dell, Acer, Asus make most of their money from the low-end and medium-end notebooks.
"On the other hand, Apple's Macbook Pro line-up is targeted at the prosumers, professionals and other people who aren't so price conscious," said Mr Chiu.


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Wi-fi and sat-nav study on Greenland iceberg formation

9:26 AM Mahateer


Scientists are to use wi-fi technology to study how Greenland glaciers break up to form icebergs.
They plan to drop sat-nav sensors by helicopter onto a heavily-crevassed glacier to track its path and shape.
Numbers of low-power wi-fi transceivers would continue passing on the data even if some are lost when the glacier breaks up or "calves" to form icebergs.
Researchers at Swansea and Newcastle Universities have an £881,000 grant for the two-year project.
Experts say they still have a poor understanding of how icebergs are formed.
Glaciers at the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet are thought to be particularly sensitive to changes in air and ocean temperatures, with half of them lost in "calving" to create icebergs.
But it has been difficult to collate detailed measurements because of the hostile nature of the terrain, with deep crevasses making it hard to position instruments that may well be lost when the edge of a glacier crumbles.
The project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (Nerc) aims to create a network of expendable sat-nav receivers on Helheim Glacier, considered an important calving glacier in south-east Greenland.
They would be connected to a network of wi-fi transceivers with a "self-organising" design to re-route the data signal even when some fall victim to ice falls.
Professor Tavi Murray, chair in glaciology at Swansea University, said: "To discover more about calving at the margins of tidewater glaciers, we need to know what the primary mechanisms are.
"Only then can the relevant processes be represented in computer models of the ice sheet and its outlet glaciers, allowing us to improve our predictions of how they will respond to climate change and the ice sheet's contribution to sea-level rise."
Professor Tim O'Farrell from Swansea University's college of engineering added that the use of wireless networks in an extreme environment would assist in the development of the next generation of wireless networks such as mobile phone networks.
The research will take place over the summer of 2012 and 2013.


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Windows update phone

9:20 AM Mahateer


Microsoft has withdrawn a software update for its Windows Phone system after it made some handsets unusable.
The problem appears to have affected a small number of mobiles made by Samsung.
Owners reported their phones crashing, and in some cases failing to start up altogether.
Microsoft said it was working to fix the issue and would send out a new update as soon as possible.
The download in question was the first update for Windows Phone since it launched last October.
"In some circumstances it renders the phone completely unusable and can't be restored to a previous version," said Leigh Geary, editor of Coolsmartphone.com.
"It is going to portray Microsoft in a bad light," he added.
Angry users shared their experiences of installing it on user forums.
"I've got an unmodified Samsung Omnia 7, now bricked," wrote one contributor to Microsoft's Answers site.
"My phone is currently unusable, even after hard reset," another user wrote on the same site.
Technical issue
In a statement, Microsoft said: "We have identified a technical issue with the Windows Phone update process that impacts a small number of phones.
"We have temporarily taken down the latest software update for Samsung phones in order to correct the issue and as soon as possible will redistribute the update."
Samsung Omnia 7 owner Alex Roebuck tried to upgrade, but found his phone became unusable.
He said it was unclear if he should take up the issue with his network provider or Microsoft.
"I do not want to be without my handset, so I have decided to wait for a few days to see if a solution can be found, either by Microsoft or the hacker community," he told BBC News.
The update problem comes at a bad time for Microsoft, as it attempts to grow its share of the lucrative smartphone market.
The company recently announced a partnership with Nokia to manufacture handsets running the Windows Phone operating system.


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Microsoft welcomes Xbox Kinect hackers

10:21 AM Mahateer


Microsoft is to open up its Xbox Kinect technology to allow amateur software developers to experiment with it.
The company is to release a software development kit in the spring, which will give developers access to the secrets behind the technology.
For now it will only be for personal use, but Microsoft says it will release a commercial version in due course.
Kinect, which turns the player's body into a game controller, has been a big hit since it launched last November.
It has already captured the imagination of the hacker community, which has been demonstrating various uses for the technology, including 3D photography.
Microsoft is hoping that an army of smarter developers will now find more ways to take Kinect to the next level.
"As breakthrough technologies like these reach scale, the resulting creativity and invention will open up a whole new world of possibilities for computing," said Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer.
The announcement was made during an open day at Microsoft's research centre near Seattle.
The company is hoping that the success of Kinect, developed by its own scientists, can give it a greater presence in the home entertainment field.


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Google-backed Moon robot teams confirmed

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The final line-up of teams competing for the $30 million (£18.5m) robotic Moon-explorer prize has been confirmed.
The prize will go to the builders of the first robot to send back video as it travels over 500 metres of the Moon's surface.
Competition organisers hope to spur the development of low-cost robotic space exploration.
The Google-sponsored Lunar X-Prize will be fought over by 29 teams from 17 different countries.
Organisers believe that the competition - first announced in 2007 - could have a winner by 2015.
"The official private race to the Moon is on," said Peter Diamandis, chief executive of the X-Prize Foundation.
The teams come from a wildly divergent background, ranging from non-profit consortia and university groups to well-funded businesses.
Robotic explorers
Several of the teams have already bought rides on spacecraft to transport their robots.
Astrobotic Technology, a spin off-off from Carnegie Mellon University has signed a deal with SpaceX - the private space company set up by PayPal founder Elon Musk - to use its Falcon 9 rocket.
Meanwhile, government-backed space agencies are also planning to send craft to the Moon.
Spacecraft from a joint Russian and Indian team and a separate one from China are pencilled to set off for the Moon in 2013.
But the X-Prize's backers think the future of space exploration will be driven by privately-funded groups.
"The most successful and revolutionary discoveries often come from small, entrepreneurial teams," said Tiffany Montague, of Google Space Initiatives.


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Google unveils One Pass system for online content

10:22 AM Mahateer



Google has launched a new payment system that allows users to subscribe to online content for a 10% commission fee
The move comes after rival Apple was criticised over its payment system which takes 30% of the sale price.
One Pass will work on tablets and smartphones, as well as Google-related websites.
One Pass will launch initially in the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
The announcement came just one day after Apple announced new rules for publishers selling subscriptions on its iOS platform.
Apple says companies must now offer users the option to buy directly through an iTunes account, handing 30% of the price to Apple.
Previously, vendors were allowed to simply direct customers to an external website, keeping all of the profits.
On a Google blog posting, Lee Shirani, the company's director of business product management wrote: "Publishers can customise how and when they charge for content while experimenting with different models to see what works best for them."


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Stuxnet virus targets and spread revealed

10:07 AM Mahateer

A powerful internet worm repeatedly targeted five industrial facilities in Iran over 10 months, ongoing analysis by security researchers shows.Stuxnet, which came to light in 2010, was the first-known virus specifically designed to target real-world infrastructure, such as power stations.Security firm Symantec has now revealed how waves of new variants were launched at Iranian industrial facilities.Some versions struck their targets within 12 hours of being written


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First Playstation game with mobile phone(Sony Ericsson )

9:55 AM Mahateer

Sony Ericsson has unveiled the first phone to incorporate the PlayStation Portable games system at Mobile World Congress.

Barcelona will be serving up its sixth Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week and it promises as much variety as the tapas bars that the city is more famed for.


Operating systems, content, devices and even chips will all be on the menu as the Spanish city plays host to more than 50,000 visitors.


The guest list will also be an eclectic mix as mobile old-timers rub shoulders with high-profile executives from outside the sector.
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, Google's Eric Schmidt as well Twitter's Dick Costolo and Carol Bartz from Yahoo will all be there.
Operarting System Conflict:
It represents the ongoing collision between the net and mobile communication, as smartphones get ever more popular, smarter and more powerful.
Mobile analysis firm CCS: Insight predicts that smartphones will exceed the number of PCs in the world by 2013.
The operating systems that power them are likely to take centre stage in Barcelona as the battle between Google, Apple and Microsoft gears up.
That battle was made much more interesting by the Nokia, Microsoft partnership announced last week.
It will see Nokia turn to Windows as its primary operating system for smartphones, abandoning the ailing Symbian platform.
But Android is still likely to take the MWC crown as unofficial operating system king - for this year at least.






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SuperComputer vs Human (TV quiz)

9:37 AM Mahateer

An IBM supercomputer is to challenge two human contestants on the US quiz show Jeopardy in a test of artificial intelligence

IBM's supercomputer Watson will compete in an edition of the popular US quiz show Jeopardy on 14 February for a prize of $1m (£634,000).


It is reminiscent of a 1997 contest between an IBM computer and chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov.


The TV show is an important test for Big Blue's work in the field of artificial intelligence.


"The big challenge we see here is helping people really appreciate the power and limits of the technology we are developing with Watson," Dr David Ferrucci, IBM's chief scientist of Watson computing told BBC News.
The aim is to have Watson, which was named after IBM's founder Thomas J Watson, to mimic human intelligence by deciphering and answering questions without being connected to the internet.
Watson is a new question-answering system based on natural language.


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Julia Gillard's emotional speech for flood victims

9:39 AM Mahateer

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has struggled to hold back tears while speaking about those killed in last month's devastating floods.
The Federal Parliament is considering a condolence motion for the victims of the Queensland and Victorian floods.
Ms Gillard says Jordan was "a hero in the purest sense of the word".Ms Gillard has paid tribute to the emergency personnel who helped pull people from the waters and those who died.
She has spoken of a teenage boy and his mother who were killed when a wall of water hit Toowoomba on January 10.
"The courage it takes for a young boy, 13-year-old Jordan Rice, to say to his rescuers, 'take my brother first'," Ms Gillard said.
"And before that brave rescuer could return, Jordan and mum Donna were taken by the flood. But the legend of Jordan's amazing courage will go on."
Ms Rice and her two sons were caught in the downpour and had climbed onto the roof of their car when a passer-by tried to rescue them.
Jordan helped lift his younger brother to safety before he was swept away.
Ms Gillard says Jordan was "a hero in the purest sense of the word".
She says when people and communities are back to full strength, the dead will not be forgotten.
"They are not just names on a list," she said. "They were someone's brother, sister, grandparent or child.
"No insurance payout is going to fill that."


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Myanmar's opposition says sanctions on junta work

4:10 AM Mahateer

YANGON, Myanmar – The pro-democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi endorsed Western sanctions against Myanmar on Tuesday, saying they hurt the authoritarian regime not ordinary citizens and implied it's too early to lift them. For weeks, there have been indications that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate was questioning her longtime support of sanctions. But a four-page report issued by her party Tuesday was the first clarification of her position and could temper any momentum to lift sanctions. Suu Kyi had suggested after her recent release from years of house arrest that she might be open to an easing of the measures. Her comments raised interest in the West, which has long taken its cues from her and her party on the subject. The report is bound to anger Myanmar's military rulers who have long sought to have the sanctions lifted on grounds that they hurt the people of Myanmar and have pushed the country deeper into poverty. They have trumpeted elections held in November as evidence of their


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Fatima Bhutto,The Songs of sword and blood

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Songs of Blood and Sword tells the story of the Bhuttos, a family of rich feudal landlords who became powerbrokers in the newly created state of Pakistan; the epic tale of four generations of a family and the political violence that would destroy them. It is the history of a family and nation riven by murder, corruption, conspiracy and division, written by one who has lived it, in the heart of the storm.
The history of this extraordinary family mirrors the tumultuous events of Pakistan itself, and the quest to find the truth behind her father's murder has led Fatima to the heart of her country's volatile political establishment.
Finally Songs of Blood and Sword is about a daughter's love for her father and her search to uncover, and to understand, the truth of his life and death.
About The Author
Fatima Bhutto was born in Afghanistan in 1982. She studied at Columbia University and the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She currently writes columns for The Daily Beast, New Statesman and other publications. She lives in Karachi, Pakistan

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