Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for November 14, 2010

2G scam: DMK sends emissary to Congress to stop A. Raja’s Cabinet sack

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader M.Karunanidhi on Sunday sent senior party leader and the state’s Law Minister Durai Murugan as his emissary to New Delhi to hold negotiations with the Congress top brass, even as the clamour for Information Technology and Communications Minister A Raja’s removal from … Original article on : 2G scam: DMK sends emissary to Congress to stop A. Raja’s Cabinet sack.

Indian websites doing Oz students’ homework for $2

MELBOURNE – Cheating seems to be getting advanced with Oz students outsourcing essays to foreign sweatshops to get their work done at cheaper rates.

Websites such as canadianessays.com, realassignment writing.com and dissertation india.com offer fixed-price tariffs or auction-style services where students put work out to tender and workers, mostly graduates from India and Pakistan, bid to …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Indian websites doing Oz students’ homework for $2.

Doodle 4 Google Winner: Akshay Raj

MANGALORE, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Google logo on its homepage today is different from what we usually see everyday. It is undoubtedly a new doodle. However, this doodle is not meant for paying respect to any technological event or celebrating the birthday of any celebrity. This is a doodle that has been created by a … Original article on : Doodle 4 Google Winner: Akshay Raj.

Employees beware! Facebook, Twitter can harm your job prospects

MELBOURNE – It seems employers and recruitment companies look beyond the resume, letters of recommendations and other information when evaluating a prospective employee – they are increasingly scrutinising the candidates’ social networking profiles to vet job applications.

Job hunters are being told to clean up their profiles or risk being overlooked for jobs by prospective employers … Read more »»».

Kiwi man jailed for posting nude pic of ex-girlfriend on Facebook

WELLINGTON – A man in New Zealand has been jailed after he posted a photograph of his naked ex-girlfriend on social networking site Facebook.

Joshua Simon Ashby, 20, a painter, was sentenced to four months’ prison in Wellington District Court after he pleaded guilty to a charge of distributing indecent …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Kiwi man jailed for posting nude pic of ex-girlfriend on Facebook.

Gingerbread Android To Make Debut Soon

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- The excitement and frenzy around the upcoming version of the popular Android Smart phone OS aka Gingerbread is soaring higher with time. Google has given a hint that it can be launched anytime this year. The latest version of Android codenamed Froyo is already being used in a number of top …. Read the original article  : here.