Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for September 20, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Interpol head’s identity stolen by cyber-criminals via Facebook
LONDON – Cyber crime fraudsters reportedly stole the identity of the head of the Interpol using Facebook.
Security chief Ronald K. Noble revealed two fake accounts were created in his name and used to find the details of highly-dangerous criminals.
The embarrassing security breach … Original source on Gaea Times at : Interpol head’s identity stolen by cyber-criminals via Facebook.
Silent revolution: For deaf, wireless devices mean a new entryway into the hearing world
For deaf, wireless devices a new portal to world
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Quietly over the last decade, phones that make text messaging easy have changed life profoundly for millions of deaf people.
Gone are the days of a deaf person driving to someone’s house just to see if they are home. Wives text their deaf husbands in …. Read the original article : here.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison shows new servers in conference kickoff, sidesteps Mark Hurd dustup
Ellison sidesteps Hurd spat, shows servers instead
SAN FRANCISCO – Oracle CEO Larry Ellison steered clear Sunday of the brouhaha surrounding his most contentious new employee – ousted Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd – at a conference for developers and customers.
Instead, he turned up the heat in his other latest troublemaking tactic: upsetting the long-standing order of …. Source : Gaea News Network.
A little money, big ideas: Crowd-funding helps jump-start grassroots projects, films
Add it up: Crowd-fundraising can mean big bucks
NEW YORK – One project strapped dozens of digital cameras to kites and balloons and sent them above the Gulf of Mexico to document the oil spill. Another will, hopefully, fly a smart phone into the upper reaches of the atmosphere so it can send photos and video …. Original article on Gaea Times at : A little money, big ideas: Crowd-funding helps jump-start grassroots projects, films.
90% Graduate Seekers won’t Get Job in India: Survey
Although, Indian job market picked up considerably in the last one year, still only one out of ten fresh graduates will ?? get employment as per Ma Foi Randstad, an international human resource service provider. “This year over 10.5 lakh (1.05 million) jobs are being created across sectors but one crore (10 million) … Original source on Gaea Times at : 90% Graduate Seekers won’t Get Job in India: Survey.