Serious Java Flaws Unearthed

All current versions of Windows are prone to external attack due to a flaw within the Java Web Start Framework. Two security researchers made this announcement yesterday about the flaw. The flaw could lead into very simple Web attacks, to fatal attack on the system. Researchers Tavis Ormandy and Ruben Santamartamade separate … Original article on : Serious Java Flaws Unearthed.

Summary Box: Some phone, cable companies say broadband stimulus could fund unfair competition

Summary Box: Broadband funds draw complaints

THE MONEY: Congress provided $7.2 billion in last year’s stimulus package to fund the expansion of high-speed Internet access.
THE COMPLAINTS: Some phone and cable companies complain that the money is sometimes being used to fund networks that will compete with services they already offer.
THE DEFENSE: Government officials handing out the …. Original source  : Summary Box: Some phone, cable companies say broadband stimulus could fund unfair competition.

Phone, cable companies say broadband stimulus funds could take money out of their pockets

Broadband funds stimulate laments from companies

WASHINGTON – When Congress included $7.2 billion for broadband in last year’s stimulus bill, its goal was to bring high-speed Internet connections and information-age jobs to parts of the country desperate for both things.
Now as the government awards the money, some phone and cable companies complain that not all of …. Source article  : Phone, cable companies say broadband stimulus funds could take money out of their pockets.

New Zealand accountancy firms outsourcing work to India

WELLINGTON – New Zealand may have 30,000 chartered accountants, but a large number of accountancy firms are outsourcing their work to India.

At least two New Zealand accountancy firms, including Polson Higgs, have been progressively outsourcing back-office accounting to India, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : New Zealand accountancy firms outsourcing work to India.

Chinese ‘cyber lover’ cheats Internet girlfriend of two million yuan

NEW DELHI – The Chinese Police has detained an 18-year-old man suspected of defrauding his Internet girlfriend of more than two million yuan (307,064 dollars) in Qianan city of Northeast China’s Hebei province.

The jobless young man surnamed Qiu got to know the girl surnamed Bi through …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Chinese ‘cyber lover’ cheats Internet girlfriend of two million yuan.

1 in 10 teenagers a victim of cyberbullies

MELBOURNE – According to a new research, one in every ten Australian teenagers falls victim to cyber bullies.

Cyber bullying includes sending or posting awful messages and photos through the Internet in a couple of weeks.
The research by Child Health Promotion Research Centre located at Western Australia’s Edith … Original source on Gaea Times at : 1 in 10 teenagers a victim of cyberbullies.

How to make free calls to toll-free phone numbers across the globe from India

Toll-free numbers are what you often avail for customer service and telemarketing. What if were to grab a hot deal at bestbuy and need information from the Toll free number. Making an ISD call to the toll free 800 numbers in US will cost approx Rs.6 per minute or more depending on your service. … Read more : How to make free calls to toll-free phone numbers across the globe from India.