WikiLeaks: We don’t know who gave us thousands of pages of classified US Afghan intelligence

WikiLeaks: We don’t know source of leaked data

LONDON – WikiLeaks’ chief claims his organization doesn’t know who sent it some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents, telling journalists that the website is set up to hide the source of its data from those who receive it.
Editor-in-chief Julian Assange says the added layer of secrecy helps protect …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

“Oracle octopus” Paul, a symbol of decandent West: Ahmadinejad

TEHRAN – Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Paul the “oracle octopus” is a symbol of all that is wrong with the Western world.

Shifting temporarily away from his favourite targets-Israel and America –, he described the eight-legged World Cup football forecaster as a symbol of decadence and decay among his enemies.

Ahmadinejad mentioned Paul during a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

PayPal hoping to break into Japan payment market, without powerful presence of eBay auctions

PayPal making belated foray in Japan, without eBay
TOKYO – PayPal, the online payment unit of Internet commerce firm eBay Inc., is planning to break into the Japanese market – the first time it has entered a region without eBay’s powerful auction business.
Acquired by eBay in 2002, PayPal in most markets relies on its …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : PayPal hoping to break into Japan payment market, without powerful presence of eBay auctions.

LG Electronics’ second-quarter net profit slumps amid weakness in phones

LG Electronics’ 2Q net profit falls 33 percent
SEOUL, South Korea – LG Electronics, a top global manufacturer of flat screen televisions and mobile handsets, said second-quarter net profit fell by a third amid a decline in sales and weaker profitability for phones.
LG Electronics, the world’s third-biggest maker of flat screen TVs, earned … Original source on Gaea Times at : LG Electronics’ second-quarter net profit slumps amid weakness in phones.

Panasonic introduces 3-D camcorders for consumers to create own 3-D footage

Panasonic introduces 3-D camcorder for consumers
TOKYO – The problem of what to watch on a 3-D TV will be yours to solve with Panasonic’s camcorder for families to film birthdays, baby’s first walk and weddings, all in 3-D.
Numerous global electronics companies are racing 3-D televisions into the shops, hoping a revival of …. Read the original article  : here.

Broadcom reports jump in 2nd-quarter profit as demand for chips improves

Broadcom reports jump in 2Q profit on chip demand

IRVINE, Calif. – Chip maker Broadcom Corp. booked a jump in second-quarter earnings Tuesday, helped by improving demand for semiconductors that help power smart phones and other wireless products.
The company reported net income of $278.3 million, or 52 cents per share, up from $13.4 million, or 3 …. Read the original article  : Broadcom reports jump in 2nd-quarter profit as demand for chips improves.

Websense 2nd-quarter net income slips 6 percent, revenue guidance lower than Street expected

Websense 2Q net income slips 6 percent
SAN DIEGO – Websense Inc. on Tuesday said its second-quarter net income dipped 6 percent and the Internet filtering and security software maker issued revenue guidance lower than Wall Street was expecting, citing concerns about foreign exchange rates and the overall economy.

Investors sent the company’s shares sinking in after-hours … Read more »».

National Instruments posts sharply higher 2nd-qtr profit on 39 percent jump in revenue

National Instruments’ 2Q profit surges on revenue

AUSTIN, Texas – Scientific and engineering software maker National Instruments Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit soared as revenue increased 39 percent from a year ago.
Management said it expects to deliver record annual revenue and profit in 2010.
The company said net income rose to $24.6 million, or 31 cents …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Summary Box: Yahoo Japan to use Google’s search engine and not Yahoo’s

Summary Box: Yahoo Japan to use Google search
THE REPLACEMENT: Yahoo Japan Corp. will use Google technology rather than Yahoo Inc.’s to run its search engine and search ad delivery system.
NO GO IN U.S.: Yahoo Inc., which is a minority owner of Yahoo Japan, had proposed a partnership with Google Inc., but that fell … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Summary Box: Yahoo Japan to use Google’s search engine and not Yahoo’s.

Yahoo Japan to use Google’s search engine and not Yahoo’s, deal may raise antitrust concerns

Yahoo Japan to use Google search tech, not Yahoo’s
TOKYO – Yahoo Japan Corp. will use Google technology to run its search engine and search ad delivery system, after a similar deal in the U.S. was derailed by regulators concerned about a monopoly.
The decision announced Tuesday by Yahoo Japan, which runs separately from its …. Read the original article  : Yahoo Japan to use Google’s search engine and not Yahoo’s, deal may raise antitrust concerns.

Search engine Ask gets back to Q-and-A roots, but this time users ask each other, not Jeeves

Ask.com wants users to ask each other, not Jeeves
SAN FRANCISCO – You won’t be able to ask Jeeves, the butler that made the search engine now known as Ask.com famous in the late ’90s. But in a bid to engage more users, Ask is returning to its question-and-answer roots by tapping its users …. Original source  : Search engine Ask gets back to Q-and-A roots, but this time users ask each other, not Jeeves.

Compuware in partnership with unit of India’s Nelco to help manage software applications

Compuware teams with Nelco unit on software

DETROIT – Business software and services provider Compuware Corp. said Tuesday it will partner with a subsidiary of India’s Nelco Ltd. to help manage the software applications of that company’s customers.
Compuware did not disclose financial details of the agreement with Nelco’s Tatanet Services unit. Tatanet will offer the services, …. Read the original article  : Compuware in partnership with unit of India’s Nelco to help manage software applications.

Questionable Content Webcomic Facts and Details

New York (GaeaTimes.com) – Questionable Content or QC is a webcomic written and drawn by Jeph Jacques. The comic first appeared on August 1, 2003. It has completed the 1700th strip on July 2, 2010.

The comic tells us about the life of Marten Reed who is an indie rock fan; Faye Whitaker is his roommate …. Original article  : Questionable Content Webcomic Facts and Details.

Savvis shares jump after revenue tops estimates; full-year forecast gives confidence boost

Savvis shares jump after revenue tops estimates

NEW YORK – Savvis Inc. shares jumped Tuesday after the company’s second-quarter sales topped forecasts.
THE SPARK: The company, which provides information technology services, reported second-quarter revenue after the market close Monday of $221.8 million, up about 1 percent over the same quarter a year ago.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters [..] Read the original article: here.

Apple updates desktops with faster chips, adds new option of iPhone-like control pad

Apple Macs get second iPhone-like controller
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple Inc. unveiled the latest update to its line of desktop computers Tuesday, promising faster speeds and offering the option of multi-touch controls similar to those used on the iPhone.
Apple said its new line of iMac desktops, with new processors from Intel Corp. and new …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Apple Releases $69 Magic Trackpad

The new $69 Magic Trackpad is the first Multi-Touch trackpad designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. The company also released battery charger for wireless devices like Magic Trackpad, Apple Keyboard and Magic Mouse. The Magic Trackpad is a bigger version of MacBook Pro touchpad with 80% more surface area.

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Vodafone Essar hopes its solar-powered mobile phone gets energy-starved rural Indians talking

Vodafone brings solar power mobile phone to India

MUMBAI, India – Vodafone Essar Ltd. has unveiled a solar-powered mobile handset in India to better serve the nation’s energy-starved rural masses.
India has been adding nearly 20 million mobile subscribers each month, many of them in rural areas, where electricity supply can be patchy at best.
A third of …. Read the original article  : Vodafone Essar hopes its solar-powered mobile phone gets energy-starved rural Indians talking.

Apple updates desktops with faster chips, adds option of iPhone-like control pad

Apple updates desktops with faster chips
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple Inc. unveiled the latest update to its line of desktop computers Tuesday, promising faster speeds and offering the option of multi-touch controls similar to those used on the iPhone.
Apple said its new line of iMac desktops, with new processors from Intel Corp. and new …. Original source  : Apple updates desktops with faster chips, adds option of iPhone-like control pad.

Leaked Afghan war documents could damage US interests, endanger lives of cooperative locals

US braces for blowback over Afghan war disclosures

WASHINGTON – Operatives inside Afghanistan and Pakistan who have worked for the U.S. against the Taliban or al-Qaida may be at risk following the disclosure of thousands of once-secret U.S. military documents, former and current officials said.
As the Obama administration scrambles to repair any political damage to the …. Source article  : Leaked Afghan war documents could damage US interests, endanger lives of cooperative locals.

Govt. favours cyber monitoring to track terror network

NEW DELHI – The Government on Tuesday informed as per vailable inputs, it looks that terrorists are using several means for communication inter-alia, including use of internet and e-mail.

Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha stated: “The Department of Information Technology (DIT) …. Read the original article  : here.