Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Weekly Newsletter for November 1-8, 2010

India to Raise Outsourcing Issue during Obama’s Visit

According to India’s minister of state for communications and information technology, Sachin Pilot,?? India is going to raise the outsourcing issue as well as recent hike of H1B visa fee in the upcoming India visit of US President Barrack Obama. He added that US accounts 53% of Indian outsourcing business in terms of …. Source article  : India to Raise Outsourcing Issue during Obama’s Visit.

Obama won’t ‘walk the talk’ on outsourcing jobs to India: Presidential biographer

WASHINGTON – Presidential biographer William Chafe has said that the US President Barack Obama may talk tough about clamping down on outsourcing jobs to India, but his international upbringing and perspective would make it difficult for him to take literal steps in this regard.

According to the Wall Streets Journal, Chafe has said that Obama’s … Read more : Obama won’t ‘walk the talk’ on outsourcing jobs to India: Presidential biographer.

Facebook generation of 16 to 24-year-olds ‘loneliest of all age-groups’

LONDON – A new research has revealed that despite thousands of friends online, the Facebook generation is the loneliest of all age-groups.

Britain’s 16 to 24-year-olds – the so-called Facebook generation – are lonelier than any other age group, researchers found yesterday.

One in three said they were bored with their lives and 28 per cent complained … Original article on : Facebook generation of 16 to 24-year-olds ‘loneliest of all age-groups’.

Sprint Unveils WiMax 4G to New York City

New York (GaeaTimes.com) — After a couple of years’ dedicated work Sprint is here with its 4G WiMax network for one of the U.S. most important markets: New York City.
There timing is impeccable as they are just in time for the holiday season. Sprint has launched its 4G WiMax network to their valuable customers …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Sprint Unveils WiMax 4G to New York City.

Developers Leaking User Data Nailed by Facebook

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — It seems that the privacy concerns have now been justified by Facebook. Recently, Facebook acknowledged that some developers were selling user IDs to some data brokerage firms. User IDs are uniquely identifying numbers that can find your Facebook profile and any profile information you have made publicly available. It can …. Original source  : Developers Leaking User Data Nailed by Facebook.

Microsoft IE8, IE9 Outruns Google’s Chrome Usage

Microsoft has claimed its Internet Explorer 8 and IE9 browsers to have outgrown the usage share gains posted by Chrome last month.
Ryan Gavin, who happens to be a senior director on the IE team, stated that IE8 and IE9 boosted their combined global usage shares by 0.45 of a percentage point, while Chrome falls …. Original article  : Microsoft IE8, IE9 Outruns Google’s Chrome Usage.

Apple iOS and Android Operating System to Dominate the Market

According to Juniper’s latest report, the sale of Tablet device will reach at 81 million by 2015 because more and more electronics players and handset manufacturers will get into the market. The press release further said that big companies like Dell with the ‘Streak’ and Samsung with the Galaxy Tab already launched their …. Original source  : Apple iOS and Android Operating System to Dominate the Market.

Obama visit: Relief unlikely in outsourcing sector: Official

NEW DELHI – The forthcoming visit of the US President is unlikely to provide any relief to India in the area of outsourcing of jobs, feels a former Obama campaign chief of staff.

At an interaction on “US-India Relations: … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Obama visit: Relief unlikely in outsourcing sector: Official.

Blekko Launched

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- Google might be the first word that comes to mind when we say search engines, but the creators of Blekko are hoping that the habit and the trend will change soon. Today the company launched and ironically the website has itself landed on the hot search list of Google. The USP of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Blekko Launched.

Turkey Lifts YouTube Ban after Two Years

ANKARA (GaeaTimes.com) — Turkey has withdrawn ban on YouTube. The ban was imposed on YouTube since May 2008 for insulting Turkey’s founder.

Turkey was mostly created by the Greeks and Romans before being conquered by the Turks in the 15th century. The nation is quite sensitive about its national hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who reconstructed Turkey …. Read the original article  : Turkey Lifts YouTube Ban after Two Years.

MI6 boss red-faced over daughter’s Facebook pics

WELLINGTON – Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service chief John Sawers is facing public humiliation after his daughter posted a photo of herself posing with a gold Kalashnikov rifle on Facebook.

Oxford graduate Corinne Sawers, 23, is seen standing in front of a family Christmas tree holding the gold-plated weapon – similar to those …. Source  : MI6 boss red-faced over daughter’s Facebook pics.

5 Years after Sony BMG Rootkit Scandal was Exposed

The exposure of Sony BMG Rootkit scandal five years ago, is indeed very significant in IT history.?? Sony BMG secretly included Extended Copy Protection (XCP) and MediaMax CD-3 software on millions of music CDs from artists such as Celine Dion, Neal Diamond and Santana in the mid-2000s. They planted … Read : 5 Years after Sony BMG Rootkit Scandal was Exposed.

twitter Chirps into the Ad Business With AdAge

Any good free thing comes with a rider that asks the question “Who is paying for it?” Twitter the major micro blogging site has taken the initiative to answer just that. Today the service has started to test its new in-stream ad concept. The process is being done through its popular third party client [..] Read the original article: here.

Over 10K Titles Available for Download At Amazon Disc+ Program

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — Amazon has recently announced that its Disc+ program is offering more than 10,000 download able titles that includes DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs. Disc+ is a program from Amazon which lets you download the content that you buy. Along with that it ships you a copy of the DVD or Blu-Ray …. Source article  : Over 10K Titles Available for Download At Amazon Disc+ Program.

Get ScreenSharingMenulet to Manage Multiple Mac’s On the Network

Apple has a huge factor working over the windows which explains its recent surge as a operating platform. Its really just one word “Usability”. The Mac OS X: ScreenSharingMenulet makes it ridiculously easy to access the ocal, remote, and Back to My Mac VNC servers. Well the usability factor figures in the fact that …. Source  : Get ScreenSharingMenulet to Manage Multiple Mac’s On the Network.

Global SCVNGR Hunt is Powered By Google

Much to a lot of people’s interest, the real-world location-based game SCVNGR is indeed going global, thanks to Google Places application programming interface who is providing the aid. Well, there’s more to the story, Google Ventures has also dug up a second round of funding for SCVNGR — the mobile game. As a matter …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Girl Used iPod to Foil Kidnap Bid

The presence of mind of a girl in Washington DC helped her from being kidnapped when she held her iPod Touch in front of the kidnapper and pretended to call the cops. The?? girl from Stanton in Delaware state was waiting for her ride on a sidewalk outside her school when the …. Source article  : Girl Used iPod to Foil Kidnap Bid.

Google Sues Microsoft Over Hosted Email Battle

Google files its lawsuit with US Court of Federal Claims that says that the US?? Department of Interior(DOI) unfairly excluded Google for five years contract and favors rival software firm Microsoft. The DOI RFQ mentioned that the department was looking for a new, unified e-mail, calendaring and collaboration solution, but chose Microsoft’s Business …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Google Sues Microsoft Over Hosted Email Battle.

Obama to appear on TV with ‘American Idol’ host in last attempt to woo youth ahead of polls

WASHINGTON – In an attempt to woo the youth for one last time ahead of the mid-term polls, US President Barack Obama would reportedly talk to ‘American Idol’ host Ryan Seacrest in an interview and answer viewers’ queries, Seacrest claimed on his Facebook account.

“I’m interviewing President Barack Obama and … Read more >>>.

Top 5 Best Popular Linux Distributions

Interestingly, a large number of Linux distributions are available, may be cause it comes free of cost and there are a lot of unique reasons to like them. Well, why not try reading this and figure out for yourself as to which open-source operating systems inspired our readers to provide our biggest Hive Five response … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Top 5 Best Popular Linux Distributions.

Twitter For Android Updated: Improved Speed and Efficiency

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — The Official version of Twitter for Android got updated today. Although, there is no extra feature added, improved speed and efficiency has been noted in the New Twitter for Android. The best aspect in the new Twitter is the auto refresh as you move up browsing through the tweets.
The avatar …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Twitter For Android Updated: Improved Speed and Efficiency.

How to Make Wine Apps Match Your GTK Theme

I always believed that the concept of Wine somewhat defeats the purpose of a Linux as an open source operating system. But anyways there is really no doubt that it is an incredible piece of software. But yes the Wine in its native form is somewhat of a highly dated look with the Windows …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : How to Make Wine Apps Match Your GTK Theme.

How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network’s WEP Password with BackTrack

What You’ll Need
Unless you’re a computer security and networking ninja, chances are you don’t have all the tools on hand to get this job done. Here’s what you’ll need:

A compatible wireless adapter :This is the biggest requirement. You’ll need a wireless adapter that’s capable of packet injection, and chances are the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network’s WEP Password with BackTrack.

Oracle VS SAP Trial Begins Over TomorrowNow

SAP has decided at the last moment that it will not contest Oracle’s claim about the copyright infringement by TomorrowNow, and the company further admitted that TomorrowNow did commit wrongdoing.?? The confession will lower the duration of the trial. Now, a jury is simply going to determine whether SAP’s wrongdoing lies in the “tens … Original source on Gaea Times at : Oracle VS SAP Trial Begins Over TomorrowNow.

Anti-outsourcing sentiments in US are of grave concern, says Pilot

NEW DELHI – Minister of State for Communications and Technology Sachin Pilot said on Thursday that matters pertaining to denial of visas, strong steps against outsourcing in the United States and hiked visa fees were grave issues.

Pilot, while launching a new telecom scheme in New Delhi … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Anti-outsourcing sentiments in US are of grave concern, says Pilot.

Outsourcing Has Created Many Jobs in US

India will try to convince Obama during his visit that outsourcing , in fact, has a positive effect on US economy because it created many jobs in US as opposed to popular belief. According to Ficci (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry),?? Indian acquisitions have created and saved 65,000 jobs in …. Source article  : Outsourcing Has Created Many Jobs in US.

EU simulates total cyber warfare to check state of defences

LONDON – Essential web services have come under a simulated attack as European nations test their cyber defences.

The tests, dubbed Cyber Europe 2010, has experts from EU Member States try to cope with a series of simulated attacks on key internet services, which could, if not defended against, cripple Europe’s online connectivity and bring about …. Read the original article  : here.

Pro Tools 9 From Avid Available

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- The recording artists and audiophiles who want the very best in audio editing and recording applications swear by the applications of Avid. They may be elated to know that the company has come up with a professional and feature packed audio authoring tool for the users. The Pro Tools 9 is …. Original source  : Pro Tools 9 From Avid Available.

Twitter co-founder Williams steps down as CEO to focus on profitability

LONDON – The co-founder of the social networking site Twitter, Evan Williams, has stepped down as the CEO, with COO Dick Costolo taking over as the company’s new chief executive.

According to the BBC, Williams, who has headed the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Twitter co-founder Williams steps down as CEO to focus on profitability.

Qantas CEO blames ‘engine material failure’ for mid-air explosion on A380 engine

LONDON – Qantas Airline CEO Alan Joyce has rejected as ‘outrageous’ union concerns over the outsourcing of maintenance of its aircraft, and added that the explosion of the engine on a Qantas flight was most likely a “material failure or a design …. Source  : Qantas CEO blames ‘engine material failure’ for mid-air explosion on A380 engine.

Daylight Savings Time Bug In iPhone

CUPERTINO (GaeaTimes.com)- The Users of Apple iPhone are likely to be affected by a minor technical glitch on Monday, the company has informed. It has been reported that the alarm clock in their devices will ring one hour earlier owing to the end of the Daylight Savings Time. In USA, it becomes effective …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Daylight Savings Time Bug In iPhone.

Now, Queen Elizabeth joins Facebook!

LONDON – The latest royal celebrity to join the Facebook is British Queen Elizabeth.

The Queen has joined the Facebook generation with the launch of a British Monarchy page on the popular social networking site, reports the BBC.

According to the a Buckingham Palace statement, the British Monarchy page is not a personal profile page, but a … Read : Now, Queen Elizabeth joins Facebook!.

Obama Announced $10bn Business Deal with Indian Companies

Barrack Obama announced a deal with Indian firms in Mumbai which is worth $10 bn and it is going to create 50,000 jobs in US. The major deal includes the sale of 30 next-generation Boeing 737 aircraft to Spicejet. Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power also cut a $2.2 billion deal with General Electric (GE).?? …. Read the original article  : Obama Announced $10bn Business Deal with Indian Companies.