Friday, August 21, 2015

Australia seeks to become the delicatessen of Asia


Hacker's Ashley Madison information dump threatens marriages, reputations

Hackers drop an enormous cache of knowledge containing scores of email addresses for U.S. officers, Great Britain civil servants and high-level executives at European and North America companies late on Tues, the newest cyber attack to lift issues concerning web security and information protection.

The hacker attack has been an enormous blow to Toronto-based assignation web site firm Avid Life Media, that owns Ashley Madison and has indefinitely delayed the free love site's mercantilism plans. however several professions stand to learn from the evolution adventure story, from lawyers to therapists to cyber security corporations.

Prominent lawyer Raoul Felder aforesaid the discharge is that the neatest thing to happen to his profession since the seventh Commandment forbade free love within the Bible.

Sony's SmartBand 2 will monitor your heart rate and field your calls

Sony has officially unveiled its SmartBand 2 after accidentally publishing details about the activity tracker earlier this year. As the leak had suggested, the SmartBand 2's biggest upgrade is a heart rate monitor, which will augment the device's ability to track users' fitness. Like the original SmartBand, it also functions as a sort of triage system for notifications, connecting to users' Android and iOS smartphones and vibrating to let them know about incoming calls, texts, and emails.

Unlike the SmartBand Talk with its 1.4-inch e-paper display, the SmartBand 2 has no screen and instead relies on vibrations and LEDs to get its messages across. It also functions as a music remote and has a smart alarm clock feature that monitors users' sleep and wakes them with vibrations at the best point in their sleep cycle. Sony says the device is also waterproof and offers two days of battery life from an hour of charging.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

GTX 950 (probably) coming this Thursday with a $160 price tag

It looks like Nvidia is also jumping on the leaks of images and specifications of its still as-yet-unannounced GTX 950 card, as a brand new report is currently suggesting that the GPU may be launching as before long as this Th, August 20.

This would so be quite an unforeseen arrival, since Nvidia has nonetheless to inform North American country something official regarding the cardboard, nor promotion its unleash in any respect. but that’s precisely what Japanese technical school website dwelling Akihabara is suggesting (via Hexus). supposedly too, the value are going to be around twenty,000 yen or $160, which might create it to a small degree costlier than the GTX 750 it's set to exchange.

Windows 10 exceeds 50 million downloads

Microsoft has had one major focus over the course of 2015; let the planet recognize their plans relating to the launch of Windows ten. Now, simply weeks when this in operation system’s unleash, it looks that the corporate will relive on employment well done.

Linux issues kill Steam Machine sleep function

One of the less remembered however welcome options of the recent consoles has been their ability to enter a sleep state. sort of a torpid laptop, this meant that rather than sitting through the boot method when you came back to a dormant system, it'd be prepared way more quickly. sadly this isn’t a perform that Steam Machines are going to be ready to have, as issues with the approach UNIX operates have stumped Valve engineers.

How to customize File Explorer in Windows 10

The File mortal program, erst called Windows mortal, has been a core part of the package for many years. Like most of the varied parts of the package, it’s been given a lucid overhaul in Windows ten. There square measure lots of new tools to induce acclimated to, tho' the essential layout and practicality are going to be acquainted to anyone United Nations agency has used Windows XP or later. Here’s a fast guide a number of the finer points of the new File mortal.

Quick Access

The Quick Access space, that by default is that the 1st section of the Navigation Pane within the left-hand column, is actually a “Bookmarks” bar for File mortal. It shows each your most recently-accessed folders and “pinned” folders, folders that you just manually assign to the present space to quickly get to from any folder in Windows. you'll be able to try this with any folder in Windows: simply right-click or long-press any folder on any screen, then click “Pin to fast access.”

Now you’ll be ready to instantly open this folder from the other folder. Dragging and dropping files and folders can move them (or copy them, if they’re on a separate drive). to get rid of a folder from the fast Access read, merely click the pin icon to the proper of the folder label. to get rid of frequently-accessed folders, right-click the folder then choose “Remove from fast Access.”

OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage service, gets an obsessive folder at a lower place the fast Access space. different folders on your laptop square measure accessible during a tree read below OneDrive.

Friday, August 14, 2015

Wall St. ends flat as energy shares drop with oil

U.S. stocks finished flat on Th as a call energy shares offset a rebound in retail sales and stronger-than-expected Cisco results.

The S&P energy index .SPNY born one.4 percent, leading the decline within the S&P five hundred, as U.S. fossil fuel costs softened to a 6-1/2-year low.

The S&P shopper discretionary index .SPLRCD rose zero.6 percent, the foremost among the main ten S&P sectors, however it had been higher earlier.

U.S. retail sales rose in Gregorian calendar month, whereas the trend of weekly idle claims pointed to a alteration job market. the information supported the read the central bank might raise interest rates as early as next month, compensative speculation within the previous 2 sessions that the Fed might wait till Gregorian calendar month to boost rates once China degraded its currency.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Shahbagh protest to continue until demand met

The protesters on Friday at a grand rally at Projonmo Chattar, Shahbagh, once again vowed to carry on their movement until their demand of death penalty for all war criminals is met.
In a written speech Imran H Sarker, convener of the Bloggers and Online Activists Network, announced the decision in the afternoon where he has urged the countrymen to expand the protests to all corners including villages and towns of the country.
Imran said, "The slogans will not cease until we meet the final victory".
In order to turn this movement into more matured, expanded, deep and disciplined one they have taken several decisions including formation of human forts to thwart Jamaat-Shibir conspiracy for foiling war crimes trials.
"We all must remain alert and reinforce vigilance in all times everywhere" he said.
The convener said a massive awareness campaign has to be conducted among the people to boycott the war criminals.
"Projonmo Chattar has to be expanded all over the country. The movemens will have to continue in towns, villages and bazaars and every places," Imran went on.
In synchronisation with the Projonmo Chattar, a programme of singing of the national anthem followed by hoisting of the national flag will be observed in all educational institutions including schools, colleges and universities at 10:00pm on Sunday, he said.
Besides, protest programmes of Projonmo Chattar will continue as before from 3:00pm to 10:00pm.
"It is our duty to continue and turn it a worthy fight until we are victorious."
The network activist also said, "We are not dependent to any political parties. We have no fear of any national or international vested quarters, because the people are with us."
"We are the people; we are the source of all power," Imran said.
Later, Imran administered a solemn oath among hundreds of thousands of people gathered at Shahbagh intersection.
"At any cost we will protect our unity and root out last remaining base of war criminals. We have no other alternative but victory. Victory of the people is inevitable. Joy Bangla."
Earlier, thousands of demonstrators started the rally around 3:30pm at Projonmo Chattar demanding capital punishment to all war criminals, including Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah.
Leaders of various student organisations addressed the rally.
The student leaders, once again, affirmed their demand of death penalty for all war criminals.
Lucky Akhter, the Bionic Woman, has been untiringly shouting fiery slogans during the intervals of the speeches.
Organisers following Thursday's candlelight vigil urged all to join today's rally, saying that a declaration of the next course of action will come from the programme.
The candlelight vigil at Shahbagh was joined by people from all walks of life. The number of students -- boys and girls alike -- was overwhelming, many of whom took position at the protest venue soon after 10:00am, chanting fiery slogans.
The countrywide candlelight vigil was part of the nonstop movement demanding capital punishment to all war criminals, including Mollah.
The movement began on February 5, hours after a war crimes tribunal sentenced Quader Mollah to life term in prison for crimes against humanity during the 1971 war.