Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for December 8, 2010

Pak investigating hacking of govt. websites by ‘Indian Cyber Army’

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan government has reportedly formed a high-level investigation team to check the hacking of several government websites allegedly by the ‘Indian Cyber Army’.

According to the Dawn, the team headed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Additional Director has collected data from National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) to trace the hackers.

A senior FIA official …. Source article  : Pak investigating hacking of govt. websites by ‘Indian Cyber Army’.

Google’s Cash Reserve Attracts Cautious Glares

Analysts are speculating that the cash heaps that Google are currently sitting on have to be used wisely, else its investors will be given the hard end of a stick. The leading search engine’s $33 billion in cash and short term investments is probably being followed more than Wall Street Indices at the moment.
Google’s … Original source on Gaea Times at : Google’s Cash Reserve Attracts Cautious Glares.

Vodafone Introduces HTC Desire Z at ??35/Month

Telecom giant Vodafone has decided to bring a smile to it’s customers face as they plan to give out HTC Desire Z for only 35. They are also planning to introduce various tariffs that will be available with the phone.
HTC Desire Z is the hottest new phone introduced by HTC this year. It … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Vodafone Introduces HTC Desire Z at £35/Month.

How to monitor NFS, Lustre File System Performance using Collectl

What makes Collectl, a performance monitor for benchmarking, monitoring a system’s general heath different from other monitoring tools is that unlike most tools that focus on a small set of statistics and runs either in an iterative manner or a daemon it tries to do it all. The user is free to choose any … Read more »»».

SAS hit squads move to protect UK malls

LONDON – With Christmas just 18 days away, Britain’s SAS hit squads have been deployed in packed shopping centers to protect visitors and shoppers from terrorists.

According to The Sun, they have been given orders to shoot to kill in the event of a Mumbai-style carnage on Christmas crowds.

The … Read more : SAS hit squads move to protect UK malls.

Google eBooks Makes Waves

SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- The famous web giant Google has launched its new application Google eBooks. This service would enable the readers a more convenient experience of online virtual reading. Backed with a cloud based technology, Google eBooks can be accessible from any given browser and would not need any dedicated devices to read …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Google eBooks Makes Waves.