infobringer.com - News from around the world: Jun 26, 2009

Check out what Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of the PussyCat Dolls, had to say about her exotic looks and fashion sense! Full Story

Does Akshay Kumar look like Nicholas Cage?

Read on to get the full story of how Akshay Kumar was mistaken for Hollywood star Nicholas Cage. Full Story

AR Rahman Signs Massive Music Deal with Universal Music

Watch out world, AR Rahman has just signed a deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, and he is taking the music community by storm...Read on to find out all the details! Full Story

Dev Patel Cast in an M. Night Shyamalan Film

Read more about the new M. Night Shyamalan film that Dev Patel has been cast in. Full Story

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PM assures film producers he would protect the industry

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New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday promised a film industry delegation that called on him that he would protect the industry against piracy, and that he wanted “Indian cinema to flourish”. “Piracy is like the kiss of death for us. The prime minister should arrest piracy through stringent anti-piracy laws. He said he was very [...]...Read More!

Wounded India gear up for Windies

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Gary Kirtsen at a practice session at Sabina Park in Jamica. (AP Photo)...Read More!

Global, Green Stimulus Urged

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WASHINGTON, Jun 25 (OneWorld.net) - With the coincidence of three major crises, the world is at a crossroads. Global leaders should take this opportunity to launch a "Green New Deal" to secure good social standards, economic regulation, and environmental protection across the globe, environmental and policy experts advised at a forum here Tuesday.

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Microsoft forecasts Mobile Ad Boom, launches 'Hohm'

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According to the Microsoftrsquo;s advertising official, mobile phone advertising could reach up 5% to 10% of global ad spending within five years.It is expected that the growth will be gradual and it.....Read More!

HP Mini 5101: $449 netbook

Latest IT News - ItVoir
HP, the undisputed leader in PC and laptop segment has announced the launch of a new product, Mini 5101. The product is successor for HP Mini 2140, which is all time favorite netbook of the users. Min.....Read More!

Samsung veils off S6700, C5510, M2510 and M2310

Latest IT News - ItVoir
Targeting the music lovers, the Korean vendor has announced a series of four new handsets. The new range of handsets that Samsung has launched include S6700, C5510, M2510, and M2310. All the devices c.....Read More!

Google releases AdSense Beta for mobile applications

Latest IT News - ItVoir
Google, the search king is bringing its SEO services called Ad Sense for the mobile applications. The undisputed leader in search segment has unleashed the beta version of its AdSense advertising part.....Read More!

AP: Janesville Loses Chance to Re-Open

Today's TMJ4 - News - Local
Michigan has won the high-stakes competition with two other states to build General Motors Corp.'s next-generation subcompact car, a person briefed on the decision said Thursday....Read More!

'Lashkar moving into global jihad'

rediff News: International
'It should be an imperative of American policy to support the demand for Pakistan to shut down Lashkar-e-Tayiba,' says influential Afpak strategist Bruce Riedel....Read More!

Fissures in Pakistani Taliban leadership deepen: Report

rediff News: International
The fissures in the Taliban leadership has deepened as a top dissident commander vowed to target Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud, days after a noted tribal militant was gunned down for speaking out against the feared warlord. Turkistan Bhittani, a dissident Taliban militant commander, has spoken out against the leadership of Baitullah....Read More!

Taliban, not India, greatest threat to Pakistan: Zardari

rediff News: International
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that terrorism, not India, is the greatest "threat" to his country, a significant shift in Islamabad's view of its neighbour that provoked controversy back home....Read More!

Another Indian student attacked in Australia

Latest News Online - Express Indian
In yet another attack on Indian students in Australia, a youth from the community was assaulted and robbed in Gold Coast, taking to 17 the number of such incidents.

Sibal unveils 100-day plan, makes Class X boards 'optional'

Latest News Online - Express Indian
Kapil Sibal said that the single board would replace various boards in the country and would hold a uniform examination for all students.

25 Jun Cleveland Cavs Draft Christian Eyenga with the 30th Pick

The Cavs reached and to be honest drafted someone I know very little about. Christian Eyenga from the Congo is still very underdeveloped and will likely stay oversees. This could be a possible trading piece for the Cavs if they desire to move him. I still think this is a reach for a team that needs shooting now not later. He could be a great project, but this team doesn't need projects right now. Here is Eyengra's breakdown from ESPN

Positives:

NBA body

Excellent athlete

Explosive leaper

Quick and physical defender

Emerging perimeter game

Negatives:

Lacks a high basketball IQ

The best thing is that most of the other sites I have reviewed have said his biggest weaknesses are that he needs more time to develop. The Cavs plan to get older for this season, but somewhere down the line they will need to replace players and Eyenga can do that in a few years (at least I'm trying to put a positive spin on at).

Delhi University BBE Entrance Results 2009

Delhi University Department of Business Economics announced Entrance Test Results and B.A. (Hons) Business Economics (BBE). Visit bellow link and get Delhi University Entrance Test Result.

DU Entrance Test Results

FYJC Mumbai

Admission to Colleges in Mumbai for FYJC will be starting from today.

The state education department unveiled the final version of its eagerly awaited online admission system to junior colleges. This year, all students in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region applying to a junior college in the general (open merit) category, will have to do so online. A

dmissions to the 50% minority quota at minority institutions, and the 5% managment quota, will not be online, and will be left to colleges to conduct.

The admission site, http://fyjc.org.in/mumbai will be operational from June 10. Students will be able to practise filling out their application forms,before the SSC results are out.

Once the results are out, a student can fill out and lock the form, print it out, and manually submit it a designated submission center.

Students can apply to a maximum of 150 colleges and as many as two streams. ICSE and CBSE students will have to download the form and fill it manually. In the science and the commerce streams, students can apply to both the regular science course as well as the vocational science course.

Students will receive an e-mail and sms informing them of the college they have made it to once the merit list is out.

Over 1,000 centres, including schools, colleges and special MKCL centres will be set so students can access a computer and fill out their forms.

F.Y.J.C. 09-10 Online Admission, Mumbai Region Website - http://fyjc.org.in/mumbai

TATA ROLLS OUT GSM SERVICE IN KERALA

TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, today announced the commercial launch of its operations in Kerala, just a day after it announced its launch in Tamil Nadu. The company's Next Gen GSM service started on a heady note, with TTSL Managing Director Anil Sardana making the first phone call from TATA DOCOMO's 3G-ready network to Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor. TATA DOCOMO's pan-India service rollout will be completed this year, with South Indian Circles going 'live' soon.

In a message at the launch press conference, Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons, said: "The value proposition offered by TATA-DOCOMO is a unique and revolutionary idea which symbolizes the spirit of innovation and inventive genius. This launch is truly a moment of triumph for the consumer.

The launch of pay-per-use, per-second concept offered by TATA-DOCOMO will create a paradigm shift in the overall telecom experience for the customer and provide a service that is refreshingly different."

One Paisa Per Second for All Calls—Local & STD! Per-Second Pulse Announced!

TATA DOCOMO also unleashed a wide array of products and services at the launch, riding on the back of path-breaking innovative products and services, and never-before tariff options. "We had made a promise that we would bring to the country products and services that would redefine the telecom experience," Mr Anil Sardana said. "It is a privilege to be fulfilling that promise in South India—where subscribers are discerning and seek transparency, innovation and differentiation. Our partnership with NTT DOCOMO will help us provide our subscribers with tremendous technological and service differentiation. Keeping in view the century of trust associated with the House of Tata, we are launching the concept of fare being fair. From today, TATA DOCOMO subscribers will now be able to enjoy the benefits of 'pay-as-you-use', at only one paisa per second for all voice calls across India," he added.

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Bharathiar University Results

Bharathiar University - Bharathiar University Results - Bharathiar University SET Results - Bharathiar University 2009 SET Results - Bharathiar University 2009 Results - Bharathiar University State Eligibility Test 2009 Result - www.b-u.ac.in

The results of the State Eligibility Test (SET) for Lecturership conducted by Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, is published on Bharathiar University Website. Candidates can access their results on Bharathiar University Website - www.b-u.ac.in by giving their roll number.

Direct Link to the Results - http://www.b-u.ac.in/set_exam_2009/index.html

India in 2039 - An affluent Society in one generation

Trakin' the india business buzz
While this particular report may be somewhat contradictory to what I had posted yesterday , this one is far more detailed and specific to India unlike the reservations posted about power shift from East and West. Actually, this is a MUST READ for any one who is following India and its growth path closely. The report [...]...Read More!

All roads lead to rural India

Trakin' the india business buzz
From cars to watches to mobile phones to computers all the manufacturers and service providers are vying for one big pie - The rural India. At least 70% of the Indian population is living in rural areas. That is some handsome number for everyone to look at. India has just crossed 400 million mobile connections. [...]...Read More!

India stories that you cant miss

Trakin' the india business buzz
Starting today, we will be publishing daily digest of India stories from across the web-o-sphere, that according to us will be interesting and probably that you have missed. We, here at trak.in, research tens of stories daily and bring you our opinions, analysis and reports on just a couple of buzzing ones, but there are others [...]...Read More!

Ceuta, the Border-fence of Europe

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In the autonomous city of Ceuta, African refugees find temporary asylum leading nowhere, unable to cross into Spain, unwilling to return to the countries whence they came....Read More!

Opera Turns Your Computer Into a Server

Today Opera has released a product (as promised), which it claims reinvents the web. That may seem like an exaggerated statement, but it's an interesting concept nonetheless.

The product is called Opera Unite, and it is available at labs.opera.com. What Opera Unite does, is basically turn your computer into both a client and a server. It eliminates the need for third-party servers.

"Today, we are opening the full potential of the Web for everyone," says Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner. "Technology moves in distinct cycles. PCs decentralized computing away from large mainframes. Opera Unite now decentralizes and democratizes the cloud. With server capability in the browser, Web developers can create Web applications with profound ease. Consumers have the flexibility to choose private and efficient ways of sharing information. We believe Opera Unite is one of our most significant innovations yet, because it changes forever the fundamental fabric of the Web."

Current Opera Unite services include file sharing, web server, media player, photo sharing, chat, and "the fridge," which allows users to post notes on their friends' "virtual refrigerators." I'm thinking this is basically like Facebook's "wall."

Here are some screenshots of what these services look like:

File Sharing

Web Server

Media Player

Photo Sharing

Chat

The Fridge

"What interests me about Opera Unite is how current technology and the social world are now interconnected," says Molly E. Holzschlag, Web evangelist for Opera. "Using open standards including HTML, CSS and JavaScript, developers and even enthusiasts with a little standards savvy can make their own Opera Unite service. Opera Unite allows people the ability to be imaginative with their skills and create a wide range of technical and social applications using the same open standards used today."

It seems that it is a little early for there to be any concrete opinions from users formed at this point. The Twitterverse appears to interested in the product, but a little unsure of what to expect (even those who have already downloaded it). Some have compared it to Google Wave, only with one being on the desktop, and the other on the web.

What are your initial thoughts on Opera Unite? Does this really "reinvent the web?" Tell us what you think.

Survey: 62% Prefer iPods to the Environment

The Shelton Group has released some interesting survey results showing that the majority of Americans would like to "go green," but not at the expense of their own convenience. It's not that the results are particularly surprising, but they are interesting in that they are broken down into what percentage of participants would be willing to give up what devices if they could help the environment.

"Consumers don't want to give up the modern conveniences of life," said Suzanne Shelton, whose firm conducted the survey. "We're all basically saying, 'I'll be green as long it doesn’t make me uncomfortable or inconvenienced.'"

Here's how many would be willing to give up each of the following conveniences:

- iPod – 38%
- Dishwasher – 35%
- Microwave – 25%
- Cellular phone – 21%
- Air conditioning – 14%
- TV – 13%
- Computer – 7%
- Car – 6%
- None of the above – 21%
- All of the above – 6%

I find it interesting that more people are willing to give up their microwaves than their cell phones. I know these new smartphones are cool, but can they cook a meal in three and a half minutes?

"For most Americans, what once were considered conveniences have become necessities," Shelton said. "That means the green movement has its work cut out for it: Convenience and comfort are big barriers for consumers going green."

"It means a lot of people simply won’t take on green projects, or buy a green product if they have to go to a different store to find it or if it somehow takes away from their personal comfort," Shelton added.

The survey polled 1,006 consumers from across the United States. 60% of them are looking for greener products, but when asked to choose between comfort, convenience, and the environment, they chose 36%, 38%, and 26% respectively.

Would you give up any of the aforementioned items if you knew it would help the environment? What is more important to you, convenience, comfort, or the environment? Discuss in the comments.

Google Voice Invitations Going Out Today

Google Voice is moving forward. Whereas the application was just available to users of GrandCentral (a service Google acquired in mid-2007), all of the people who have requested access should now (or at some point in the near future) be receiving invitation emails.

A post on the Official Google Blog instructs would-be users on what to do next. "Once you receive your invitation, just click on the link and follow the instructions to setup your new Voice account. To help you find a Google number that is personalized to you, we've added a number picker that lets you search by area code and text. See if you can find a number that contains your name, a specific word or a number combination."

Then here are two important notes. First, if you haven't filed a request, it's not too late. A page is ready to accept names and email addresses, and you'll be added to whatever sort of waitlist Google's working through.

Second, there was actually a segment about Google Voice on the "Today" show this morning, and since there would be little point in teasing everyone with a years-away piece of technology, it's possible that Google will do away with the waitlist and make Google Voice universally available in the near future.

Google Voice Twitter Announcement

The video below does a quick job of explaining how Google Voice works if you by some change haven't heard of it or are interested in a refresher.

Close To Half Of Americans Would Drop Mobile Plans

Faced with the need to cutback on household expenses, forty-eight percent of Americans would drop their mobile data plan completely, while only 10 percent would cancel their home broadband subscription, according to new research by Strategy Analytics.

"Given the extraordinary importance consumers place on home broadband, we fully expected broadband to have a high 'keep rate,'" said Ben Piper, Director of the Strategy Analytics Multiplay Market Dynamics Service. "What surprised us was the vulnerability of mobile services."

In the same situation, 12 percent of Americans said they would drop their pay-TV service completely, while 41 percent said they would switch to a less expensive subscription plan. More than half (56%) of respondents said they would make no changes to their home fixed voice service, compared to 51 percent for mobile voice.

"These results suggest that, while American consumers consider home broadband service to be a vital utility, they see mobile data service as simply a 'nice to have,'" said David Mercer, Vice-President of the Strategy Analytics Digital Consumer Practice.

The study, conducted in early June, surveyed 1,110 household decision makers about their multiplay spending intentions over the next year, the impact of the economy on household entertainment purchases, and the relative importance of each component.

Finjan Finds Infected PCs Selling For Half A Cent

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Most people know that powerful computer criminals don't all have setups similar to those of James Bond villains; a lot of damage can be done with just a little bit of outdated equipment. But a new report from Finjan drives home how very accessible botnets have become.

Finjan Finds Infected PCs Selling For Half A Cent

People who live in certain Asian countries are able to buy batches of 1,000 infected PCs for just $5, according to Finjan. This means just about anyone who can touch a computer, whether it be at a friend's apartment or an Internet cafe, can afford "in."

The highest price Finjan found elsewhere was in Australia, where the same number of infected PCs go for $100. A middle-class eight-year-old might be able to handle that with his Christmas money.

This is all possible due to the existence of the Golden Cash network. A Finjan statement explains, "The trading platform utilizes all necessary components (buyer side, seller side, attack toolkit, and distribution via 'partners')." And if that sounds pretty sophisticated, the statement does continue, "This advanced trading platform marks a new milestone in the cybercrime evolution."

Yuval Ben-Itzhak, CTO of Finjan, also added, "Looking at the list of compromised PCs we found, it is clear that no individual, corporate or governmental PC is safe."

Unfortunately, such trading platforms are probably here to stay. Cybercriminals can make as much as $400 in profit off of each batch of infected PCs, and so will be sure to keep at it for as long as possible.

Finjan just recommends using a Secure Web Gateway to help stop your computers from becoming infected in the first place. The full second issue of Finjan's Cybercrime Intelligence Report (pdf) is also available for free if you'd like additional information regarding the problem.