Pop Star Michael Jackson died

Filed Under (Entertainment, News) by Ashutosh on 26-06-2009

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson died after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring in for the tortured music icon revered as the “King of Pop.”

Jackson, 50, collapsed at his rented mansion in the exclusive Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills and was rushed to hospital by paramedics before being pronounced dead at 2:26 pm (2126 GMT Thursday).

One of the most influential figures in pop history whose four-decade career included the highest-selling album of all-time, “Thriller,” Jackson had been preparing for a concert comeback in London next month he had dubbed “the final curtain.”

News of the death triggered an outpouring of grief as shocked celebrities, foreign governments and devoted fans paid tribute to the troubled star who struggled to rebuild his career after a 2005 acquittal for child abuse.

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Chrome available for MAC and Linux – Dare to download

Filed Under (Google, Software, Web) by Ashutosh on 05-06-2009

Google Chrome LogoAs soon as Google’s Web Browser Chrome released every one asked when it will be released for Mac and Linux. Chrome has been released only for windows and it seems that Chrome team trying hard to give release for these two widely used operating systems. Now the wait is over as search giant Google released development version of Chrome for Mac and Linux. But wait before jumping into download and use it. According to them this is early access release and prone of crash and full of bugs.

The “DON’T DOWNLOAD THEM!” label is given to these release in the blog post by Google. Google stated that they are releasing this version so that developers can play with the release, provide Google with bug reports, and help them solve issues. Google specifically stated the following:

In order to get more feedback from developers, we have early developer channel versions of Google Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux, but whatever you do, please DON’T DOWNLOAD THEM! Unless of course you are a developer or take great pleasure in incomplete, unpredictable, and potentially crashing software.

How incomplete? So incomplete that, among other things , you won’t yet be able to view YouTube videos, change your privacy settings, set your default search provider, or even print.

So there is no YouTube videos, no privacy settings, cant set default search provider, and can’t print, crash prone and lots of bug. Full list of issue with the release here. Even if you dare to download the click here.

If you are still missing and decided not to download then here is the link for Chrome ported for Linux and Mac. Download and install and enjoy the Chrome till Google officially release a stable version of it.

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Katrina Kaif one of the most dangerous search terms

Filed Under (Security, Web) by Ashutosh on 04-06-2009

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Katrina Kaif is one of hottest and most popular of Bollywood actresses today. Katrina has become one of the most searched celebrities online, but according to a recent study by internet Security Company McAfee, the “katrina kaif” is one of the most dangerous web search terms in India.

Search for Telegu actress Namitha Kapoor can be as dangerous and has a maximum risk level of 16.7 per cent. The South Indian beauty’s growing popularity on the Web is exploited by scammers in luring the Netizens to phishing and other online scams.

McAfee recent study report titled “The Web’s Most Dangerous Search Terms” says that WapTrick is the most dangerous search term in India. This search term has maximum risk percentage of 30.09 per cent. The “maximum risk” here refers to the maximum percentage of risky sites a user might encounter on a single page of search results. From Waptrick site users can download free content specifically customised for phones. This includes music, ringtones, wallpapers, animations, logos and adult videos.

The study conducted by research analyst (McAfee) Shane Keats and software development engineer (McAfee) Eipe Koshy reveals that Katrina Kaif, with the maximum risk percentage of 28.6, is the second most dangerous web search term in India. The “katrina kaif” screensavers or wallpapers are one of the most dangerous web searches.

According to the researchers, the riskiest internet search terms usually include searches for free items, such as music, screensavers, or wallpapers, popular celebrities, and work from home. “Screensavers,” with a maximum risk of 59.1 percent, are one of the most dangerous internet search terms.

The researchers researched more than 2,600 popular keywords to determine the degree of risk for each and found that about six out of the top 10 search results for ‘screensavers’ contain malware. The researchers also found that the popular search terms, such as ‘viagra’ also fall in the category of risky searches.

The McAfee researchers explain that the cyber criminals or internet hackers/attackers usually create websites based on popular search keywords, in order to lure a large number of internet searchers. The victims get enticed and visit these sites and consequently download files carrying malicious software that could reveal their personal and financial data.

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Google’s popular social networking site Orkut ranks at no. 3 with maximum risk percentage of 25.96. Over the past few years, Orkut has been several times hit by many scams that compromise the user’s computer by downloading malicious malware. In December 2008, Orkut was hit by a Worm that compromised over 400,000 users. According to research reports, Orkut is most popular in Brazil and India.

Free mail service Yahoo and Rediff ranks 4 and 6 respectively. Senior Vice President of McAfee Product Development & Avert Labs, Jeff Green said, “Cybercriminals are smart. Like sharks smelling blood in the water, hackers will create related websites laden with adware and malware whenever a particular topic increases in popularity. Unsuspecting consumers are then tricked into downloading malicious software that leads them to blindly hand over their personal assets to cybercriminals.”

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Shahid Kapoor ranks at no. 5 in the list has a maximum risk level of 22.2 per cent. The report highlights that celebrities are used by scammers and hackers to lure internet users to download malicious codes.

During the recession, McAfee has observed a growing number of malicious search results targeted at people who want to save money or earn extra income. ‘How to earn money’ maximum risk percentage of 16.7.

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Bar Refaeli strips, shows off body paint on Esquire magazine cover

Filed Under (Entertainment, Fashion) by Ashutosh on 03-06-2009

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Bar Refaeli took skin scribbling to a whole new level after she stripped naked for a US magazine. The Israeli model dropped her layers to pose for the new ‘’stories of our time” edition of US Esquire magazine.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend stuck to the literary theme of the issue by inking the opening words of a Stephen King novel onto her skin, reports the Sun. The 23-year-old beauty is the 2009 covermodel of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Refaeli previously posed almost half naked with a tiny bikini to promote the brand’s issue in an advertisement.

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BSE SENSEX at 15000

Filed Under (Business) by Ashutosh on 03-06-2009

The markets opened higher and continued their recovery from Tuesday’s trade. Buying was seen in infrastructure, metals and banking stocks. Midcaps and smallcaps also moved up following the benchmark indices. The Sensex touched the 15000 mark in the opening trade but retreated from the same level.

At 9:58 am, the Sensex was up 123 points, to 14,997 and the Nifty rose 32 points, to 4,558. The CNX Midcap went up 0.94%, to 5,560 and the BSE Smallcap Index gained 1.5% at 6345.

Among the frontliners, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Suzlon Energy, Reliance Infrastructure, Hindalco, HDFC Bank, ACC, M&M, Tata Power, ABB, ICICI Bank and PNB were gainers. However, Unitech and Maruti were the losers.

Satyam jumped 6%, as SEBI cleared Tech Mahindra open offer for the company. Great Offshore was up just 0.6%, as Bharati Shipyard has decided open offer for Great Offshore at Rs 344/sh, subject to SEBI approval. Bharati Shipyard was up 5%. Essar Oil was up 3%, as the company is planning to raise USD 500 million via QIP (qualified institutional placement). Sasken Communication, Kale Consultants, Balaji Telefilms and FDC gained over 5%.

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