Archive for May, 2011

Tech

Gmail Gives Power to the People Widget

May 29th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Google has tweaked its Gmail system with a new People Widget. When reading a message within Gmail, the user will see info about the contact like recent messages, shared documents, upcoming events and so forth. The feature will be rolled out in the next couple of weeks. Google has introduced a new tool to the [...]

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Tech

New Mac Malware: Passwords? We Don’t Need No Stinking Passwords!

May 28th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

The newest strain of malware aimed at the Mac OS X platform doesn’t require a user password to install and spread, according to a warning from security company Intego. Like a similar scam that arose weeks ago, this new version of malware promises visitors of certain websites a free security scan. Unlike the older version, [...]

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Tech

Argentine court blocks Google ‘suggested’ searches

May 18th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Buenos Aires, Argentina – An Argentine court this week granted an injunction that blocks Internet giant Google from “suggesting” searches that lead to certain sites that have been deemed anti-Semitic, and removes the sites from the search engine’s index. The injunction, filed by DAIA, an umbrella organization of Argentina’s Jewish community, also prohibits Google from [...]

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Tech

PSN logins exploited again, Sony takes pages offline

May 18th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

This isn’t as bad as it could have been — Sony’s PSN hasn’t exactly been hacked again — but what can only be described as a glaring oversight looks to have forced the company into hastily switching off PSN logins on its websites. The issue? If you legitimately forget your password and need to reset [...]

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Tech

Google confirms Android security issue, server-side fix rolling out today

May 18th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

No Android security flaw is good news for Google, but the recently discovered ClientLogin issue that left the OS vulnerable to impersonation attacks is surely at least a bit more welcome than some of the alternatives. That’s because the flaw can be fixed at the server-side level (rather than on millions of Android phones), and [...]

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Fashion

Best Dressed Of The Week – 6/5/2011

May 10th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

The Met Ball gala provided an ultra-glamorous start to the week, with stars such as Blake Lively (in Chanel couture), Gisele Bündchen (in Alexander McQueen), and Alexa Chung (in Christopher Kane) all taking to the red carpet to mark the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition honouring Alexander McQueen. Across the country, [...]

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Music

Justin Bieber, Chris Brown Set To Shoot ‘Next 2 You’ Video

May 10th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Chris Brown recently took the stage with Justin Bieber during the Biebs’ tour stop in Australia, where they performed “Up,” and now the two will begin work on a video for Brown’s F.A.M.E. track “Next 2 You.” Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, confirmed the video plans on Twitter. “NP- #Next2You w/ @justinbieber and @chrisbrown – video [...]

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Celebrity

Maria – Contemplated Divorce for Nearly 2 Years

May 10th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

We’re told Maria has been unhappy with Arnold for years … and first planned to split with him back in 2009 … but her mother passed away and Maria decided to hold off. Then, we’re told, Maria wanted to try to break it off again in January 2011 … but her father died … once [...]

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News

Facebook Has 7.5 Million Underage Users

May 10th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

The magazine, Consumer Reports, says that it estimates that around 7.5 million Facebook users are underage. Facebook’s terms of use state that users have to be at least 13-years-old. Even more worryingly the magazine reveals that according to a survey commissioned by them 5 million of the 7.5 million are actually 10-years-old or younger. Internet [...]

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Health

Study finds social networking via computer linked to higher risk of teen alcohol consumption

May 10th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Is your teen on the computer for non-school research, homework, or writing too many hours each day? If so, you might want to check out the latest study explained in the May 9, 2011 news release, “Teenage alcohol consumption associated with computer use.” In this latest study, alcohol use has been linked to time spent [...]

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