Facebook suffering from Koobface

Attention All Facebook Users!!! you might be victim of Koobface.

If you get any post similar to this ignore it better yet, delete it.If you Click on the link  you will be prompted to update the flash player which will actually install the virus.The koobface virus in addition to spreading such messages from your account will also record vital information which you type in like credit card information or login id's & password.

Experts say that it is a new version of W32 worm which is very similar to email viruses which spread during the early days of internet. So it could be easily flushed out of the system by just updating the anti-virus program and scanning the whole system once.It is said koobface attacks only social networking sites.As for now only facebook and Myspace have been affected. 

Facebook has officially confirmed the spread of koobface and has provided instructions to affected users.

PC to become Super PC

NVIDIA ,the leader in visual computing devices  ,has unveiled the First ever Personal Super Computer.NVIDIA's has leveraged its high performance processor GPU to bring in High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions. 

Until Super computers which are usually room size ,million dollar,complex computing systems. But the The GPU-based Tesla™ Personal Supercomputer, is priced between£4,000 and £8,000 and look much like an ordinary PC.

“We’ve all heard ‘desktop supercomputer’ claims in the past, but this time it’s for real,” said Burton Smith, Microsoft Technical Fellow.  Heterogeneous computing, where GPUs work in tandem with CPUs, is what makes such a breakthrough possible.”

Though it is priced 1/100th of the price of a normal supercomputer,it is still high for a normal PC user.So initially NVIDIA will be looking at universities and to the scientific and research community.

David Kirk, chief scientist at NVIDIA, the American company which has designed the new technology, said: "Pretty much anything that you do on your PC that takes a lot of time can be accelerated with this.These supercomputers can improve the time it takes to process information by 1,000 times.If you imagine it takes a week to get a result [from running an experiment], you can only do it 52 times a year. If it takes you minutes, you can do it constantly, and learn just as much in a day."

The PC maker Dell, however, said that it would soon be mass producing them for the general consumer market. Eric Greffier, a Dell senior executive, said: "Before mobile phones were reserved for the few, now we can't live without them. It will be the same with these supercomputers. They are the building block for the computing of the future."

I don't know about research , but imagine all the games that could be played with so much power.Looks SUPER COOL to me :)

Honda Exits F1 due to Financial Crisis

Honda Motor has withdrawn from Formula One racing, as a part of its cost cutting activities  after the Japanese carmaker slashed its earnings forecast, fired assembly workers and reduced production.This move will help Honda in cutting at least $ 216 million in costs .The racing Team is up for sale and also it  would  no longer supply engines to other teams.

Honda Chief Executive Takeo Fukui told a news conference a return to the sport could take time, and that there were no plans to continue as an engine supplier. "This difficult decision was taken recently and was made in light of the quickly deteriorating operating environment facing the global auto industry," Fukui told reporters."Honda must protect its core business activities and secure the long term as widespread uncertainties in the economics around the globe continue to mount."

Almost all leading Auto Cos are facing trouble with the US Big 3 facing bankruptcy.Read full story here

Slumdog Millionaire In OSCAR Buzz

Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire"  based on the book Q and A by Vikas Swarup, was seen as just another 'rags to riches story'' even by Warner Bros who were the producers.But its not atleast that's what the critics say.The film whose release was in doubt has heated the Oscar buzz,thanks to Fox Searchlight Pictures which released the movie after buying it from Warner Bros which was planning to release to straight to DVD .

So what's the story? The film opens with a question in KBC style"Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20 million rupees," it reads. "How did he do it? A) He cheated. B) He's lucky. C) He's a genius. D) It is written."Its about  the journey of a poor Indian 18 year tea supplier(Dev Patel) in the slums of Mumbai, who ends up winning one crore rupees in game show "Kaun Banega Karorpati" and gets under suspicion of the police(Irfan Khan).Throughout the film Malik narrates many incidents in his life which helped him answer all the questions of the game show.

Although it seems a normal movie story,it is Boyle's dynamic script which has made it to Oscar material.The movie handles multiple story lines which pushes audience to keep pace with the film.Boyle has also succeeded in throwing light on some major issues like poverty,the crime underworld of Bombay,effects of rapid modernization of India....And the best part is ,it has all the Bollywood elements presented in Hollywood style.

TRAILER OF SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

N97 ,The Real Iphone Killer

After the several attempts to kill the Iphone by major rivals,Iphone still topped the lists as the most favoured smartphone. But when everyone thought the dust has settled,here comes the new N97 

Samsung Omnia,HTC Diamond,Sony Xperia..etc , although they were considered good,they weren't good enough. Nokia N96 and Google G1 emerged as promising threats to the Iphone (In India,it was almost suicide.see why) .They were iphone replicas or equivalents in terms of features and designs,but there was not much of a radical difference..except the G1's  Android.

But the N97 is packed with new features  taking mobile computing to the next level leveraging the web applications.One of the most unique features of N97 is Social Location.

  Sensing your 'So-Lo' -The Nokia N97 introduces the concept of 'social location'. With integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile computer intuitively understands where it is. The Nokia N97 makes it easy to update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving approved friends the ability to update their 'status' and share their 'social location' as well as related pictures or videos.

In a press release ,Jonas Geust, Vice President, heading Nokia Nseries,said "From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence.Together with the Ovi services announced today, the Nokia N97 mobile computer adjusts to the world around us, helping stay connected to the people and things that matter most. With the Nokia N97, Nseries leads the charge in helping to transform the Internet into your Internet"

N97-DEMO

Sad news is,not all markets will see the N97 now.Initially it will be launched only in European markets,  it will be a long time before US consumers get their hands on this new mobile computer. In India? ..It will come ...well eventually.

BMW-AS YOU LIKE IT

BMW lovers will soon have their chance to customize their own cars. The German Car maker known for its innovation is bringing in a new feature called the  "Product Navigator"  based on Microsoft Surface.

Users can place samples of accessories  and colour choices using their own hands. They can instantly can see their dream car in action through simulated video clippings and multidimensional pictures.

BMW's" Product Navigator" using MS Surface

This is another example how technology can transform the way businesses operate. This is what Microsoft stands apart from companies like Apple.MS technologies help companies to improve their performance and unleash their full potential.MS works with companies across industries in order to develop new technologies that will help businesses ..remember Ford SYNC?

WORLD AIDS DAY

To celebrate the 2007 and 2008 World AIDS Day theme of leadership, the World AIDS Campaign launched the Stop AIDS Leadership Pledge in November 2007. In collaboration with national, regional, global and constituent partners, this initiative asks people from all over the world to pledge their leadership to help stop AIDS. These pledges collected online, by mail and at events, will be used to create exhibitions, banners and other visibility actions during major events in 2008 and 2009. With a goal of at least 100,000 signees, these pledges serve as a persuasive tool for leveraging greater political leadership on universal access to AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support and act as a visual example for key national and international decision-makers to follow.

Take the Lead. People from all over the world have signed on

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