Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for December 9, 2010

Wikileaks sympathizers behind website, credit card info cyber attack: Palin

WASHINGTON – Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has claimed that Wikileaks supporters are behind the cyber attack of her website and credit card information.

Hackers associated with the group “Operation Payback”, an organization comprised of individuals who support Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, have reportedly tried to shut down the SarahPAC Web site and infiltrate hers and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Wikileaks sympathizers behind website, credit card info cyber attack: Palin.

‘India Telecom 2010??? kicks off today

NEW DELHI – Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal will inaugurate the fifth edition of ‘India Telecom 2010′, which begins here today.

Ministers of State for Communications and Information Technology Gurudas Kamat and Sachin Pilot will also be present during the inaugural ceremony.

Finland Communications Minister Suvi Linden, who has come with a delegation …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Waze, real Time Traffic App Raises $25 Million in Fundings

One of the few exciting startups with a killer product Waze, that monitors traffic in real time has announced a $25million Series B. The most recent in the long list of investors like Vertex Venture Capital, Magma Venture Partners being Qualcomm Ventures. The last funding it received was a $12 million last march. The …. Source  : Waze, real Time Traffic App Raises $25 Million in Fundings.

How to Get Rid Of Unwanted Options From “Open With” Contextual Menu in Mac

The Mac may be a pinnacle of utility and usability. But even the most veteran Mac lover admits that the open with contextual menu may get be a little too crowded thanks to duplicates doing the rounds. Well that is were we come in.
When you have this sort of problems it generally means that … Read more >>>.

Foursquare Registers 5 Million Users

FourSquare the popular Android service has passed yet another milestone. The userbase of this service has swollen upto 5 million users. IT has managed to show an astounding growth by almost 10 times in the past nine months.
Co-Founder and CEO of FourSquare, Denis Crowley revealed the data on stage of the LeWeb conference. the … Read more »».

4Chan Attcks Visa, But It Recovers

4Chan is definitely the wild west of the Internet. In a shocking development a group of hackers somehow connected with the imageboard had launched an attack on the MasterCard and the PayPal sites under the flag of “Operation Payback”. But as I write this report the group has handed another premier transaction site, Visa.com.
The …. Source  : 4Chan Attcks Visa, But It Recovers.

Salesforce Aims Big, Unleashes 5 New Platforms for Cloud App Development

The Dreamforce conference that is being organized this year has become the platform of yet another of the CRM Giant, SalesForce’s exciting announcements. For starters they have announced information’s on its features like Database.com, Chatter Free and its acquisition of Ruby platform for an estimated 212 million dollars. It is further pushing its endeavor …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Salesforce Aims Big, Unleashes 5 New Platforms for Cloud App Development.

Dell Takes Veil Of Social Media Listening Command Center

Dell’s CEO and CMO Karen Quintos have launched something really big. As reported in mashable The Electronics giant is going to officially launch the company’s Social Media Listening Command Center. Dell’s VP of the Social Media and Community, Manish Mehta commented that the program is planned for launch at Altimeter’s Rise of Social Commerce [..] Read the original article: here.

Government is not interfering in probe on 2G spectrum scam: Sibal

NEW DELHI – Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the 2G spectrum scam is an independent body and maintained that the Government of India is not involved in the investigations.

Commenting on the raids being carried out by the CBI, Sibal … Read more : Government is not interfering in probe on 2G spectrum scam: Sibal.