Hackers Launch Major Attack on US Military Labs

Hackers have succeeded in breaking into the computer systems of two of the U.S.’ most important science labs, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee and Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
In what a spokesperson for the Oak Ridge facility described as a “sophisticated cyber attack,” it appears that intruders accessed a database of visitors to the Tennessee lab between 1990 and 2004, which included their social security numbers and dates of birth. Three thousand researchers reportedly visit the lab each year, a who’s who of the science establishment in the U.S.
The attack was described as being conducted through several waves of phishing emails with malicious attachments, starting on Oct. 29. Although not stated, these would presumably have launched Trojans if opened, designed to bypass security systems from within, which raises the likelihood that the attacks were targeted specifically at the lab.
For more informationwww.pcworld.com

Google Launches OpenSocial

• Google launched the OpenSocial — a set of common APIs for building social applications across the web — for developers of social applications and websites that want to add social features. OpenSocial will unleash more powerful and pervasive social capabilities for the web, empowering developers to build far-reaching applications that users can enjoy regardless of the websites, web applications, or social networks they use. The release of OpenSocial marks the first time that multiple social networks have been made accessible under a common API to make development and distribution easier and more efficient for developers.
  Full Article: Google Launches OpenSocial
• Google OpenSocial API DOCS
• Building your first gadget for Orkut
  First Orkut Gadget
• Creating First Hello World Gadget

Flash Enabled Web Based SIP/VOIP Phone – Tring Phone

TringMe announces first completely user configurable and ligh-weighted flash-based SIP phone branded as TringPhone. The service is the first of it

Eclipse Debugging Error : Cannot connect to VM

Recently I had trouble with the Eclipse’s debugger on Linux platform. It was unable to connect with VM & used to display following lines:

ERROR: JDWP Transport dt_socket failed to initialize, TRANSPORT_LOAD(509) ["debugInit.c",L476]
JDWP exit error JVMTI_ERROR_INTERNAL(113): No transports initialized
FATAL ERROR in native method: JDWP No transports initialized, jvmtiError=JVMTI_ERROR_INTERNAL(113)

Specifications:
OS: Fedora Core 6
Eclipse: 3.3
Java: SDK 1.6.0.01

After researching through different forums I found the working solution:
Please add following line to your /etc/hosts file

127.0.0.1 localhost

This will permanently fix the problem.

Surfing Web may Cause Depression

Dr Pinhas Dannon, psychiatrist from Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, and colleagues, have found that those who constantly surf the Internet may soon suffer from anxiety and severe depression.
The research reveals that nearly 10 percent of total Internet users worldwide are suffering from ‘Internet addiction disorder’, a pathological condition that can lead to anxiety and severe depression.
Internet addiction is a product of modernization, and is just like other addictions, including addiction to coffee, to exercise, or to talking on the mobile phone.
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Netflix Million Dollars $$$$$$$ Challenge..Huhh

Tune of one million dollars.
Netflix is all about connecting people to the movies they love. To help customers find those movies, we

Google Announces $10 Million Android Developer Challenge

Google announced the Android Developer Challenge, which will provide $10 million to developers who build mobile applications for Android

Fixing “expr: syntax error” for Acrobat on Linux

I did fresh installation of acrobat reader on my Fedora Core 6. Whenever I tried to fire up reader it used to throw this wierd error:
Infinite loop of

Google uses cell towers to locate users

Previously mobile users with only GPS enables phones could track where they were and what’s in their neighbourhood. But now with “My Location” service in Google Maps, helps people who lack the positioning technology in their phones. This service currently in beta helps users to locate themselves based on their location to nearby cell towers. Even though the result isn’t as accurate as a GPS it works well for users who do not have GPS in their handsets. It works indoors better than GPS, gives out results pretty fast and doesn’t drain out the battery as quickly.
Read the full article at www.pcworld.com and also GPS Receivers for more information on how GPS recievers work

Why Google is Smart….New Mobile Application Platform….Android

Do you wonder why Google is number one 😕
Follow the sequence of events:

• Open Handset Alliance launched ANDROID platform, which delivers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications. Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer.
  Full Article: About ANDROID
  Introduction Video: [video:youtube:6rYozIZOgDk]
• Considering long term goals Google makes move & buys it.
  Full Article: Google Buys Android for Its Mobile Arsenal
• Now the Android development kit is available for download.
  ANDROID Development Kit (SDK)
  Android Demo is available online: [video:youtube:1FJHYqE0RDg]