Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch for Windows Vulnerability
Microsoft on Thursday issued an emergency security update to fix a critical bug in its Windows operating system, which could be exploited by attackers to take over individual and corporate computers. This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
It was for the first time since April 2007 that the software giant has issued a patch outside its schedule of monthly updates. Microsoft said …
Chandrayaan-1 : India launches it’s First Moon Mission
On Wednesday, India launched its first unmanned moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, marking a major milestone in the country’s space programme and a new step to assert its power in space. The lift-off took place in cloudy skies at 6:22 am (0052 GMT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, a barrier island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. It was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) own PSLV-C11rocket.
Chandrayaan-1, which means “Moon Craft” in Sanskrit, is on a two-year orbital mission …
NASA launches IBEX to Explore Outer Solar System
On Sunday, NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission, or IBEX, successfully launched from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean at 1:47 p.m. EDT. It was dropped from under the wing of an L-1011 aircraft. The spacecraft separated from the third stage of its Pegasus launch vehicle at 1:53 p.m. and immediately began powering up components necessary to control onboard systems. IBEX will be the first spacecraft to image and map dynamic interactions taking place in the outer solar system.
During the two-year mission, IBEX’s main objective is to discover …
The Robotic Plant that can emit Oxygen
The robot research laboratory at Chonnam National University, Korea, has developed a robotic plant that can function like a live plant. It can emit oxygen, aroma and moisture into the air. Can you believe this? A robot that can imitate photosynthesis? That’s right it is a robot. Take a look at the picture.
The robot plant was developed by using normal characteristics of ornamental plants. It is 130 cm tall and 40 cm in diameter and consists of a stem, five buds of a flower and a …
SanDisk unveils Sansa slotMusic Player
On Wednesday, SanDisk introduced the Sansa slotMusic player, a tiny music player that has no internal memory or screen and uses a miscroSD slot to read “slotMusic” albums. The tiny music player comes with earbuds, runs on one AAA battery, and will cost just $19.99 at Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
The Sansa SlotMusic Player is specially designed to use the new SlotMusic cards that can carry music in MP3 files, free of digital rights management technology. Users can buy the 1GB microSD cards loaded …
Apple introduces new MacBook
On Tuesday, Apple introduced new MacBook line of laptop computers at company headquarters in Cupertino, California. The new notebook features an NVIDIA GeoForce 9400M graphics processor that Apple CEO Steve Jobs said will increase performance by a factor of 5, compared to older MacBooks. The new notebook has a 13.3 inch all glass instant-on LED-backlit displays that not only uses less energy but also delivers more vivid colors than previous technologies.
The new MacBook family redefines notebook design while dramatically lowering the …
NASA to attempt remote repair of Hubble
US space agency NASA said on Tuesday that it will make an attempt to revive the space telescope ‘Hubble’ which is idled since September 27 by an equipment failure. NASA engineers plans to send commands to the telescope early on Wednesday to switch over to a backup computer that has not even been turned on since before the telescope arrived in orbit 18 years ago.
In order to complete the switchover, NASA will have to complete a safe mode reboot session to safely reroute …
Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 Released
Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is now available for public download. Mozilla released Firefox 3.1 beta 1 on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 2:42 pm PT. This new beta version of the popular web browser comes with many new features as well as improvements in terms of performance, web compatibility and speed. Well, Firefox 3.1 Beta 1, which is available in over 35 languages, is a public preview release and intended only for developer testing and community feedback.
Some new features …
Motorola Krave ZN4 is now available at Verizon Wireless
Motorola on Tuesday introduced its new CDMA phone, the Motorola ‘Krave’ ZN4, which is the first full-fledged touch-screen phone from Motorola. ‘Krave’ comes with a stylish design and many multimedia features. It is now available at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores.
The Krave has a 2.8-inch touch screen and an interactive clear flip screen on top of it. And wide range of multimedia features such as V CAST Mobile TV, V CAST Music with Rhapsody, Visual Voice Mail, …
OpenOffice 3.0 Released, Demand Crashes Site
The long wait is finally over! OpenOffice 3.0 is here, with some enhanced features and serious upgrades over the version 2.4. The Open Source Office software that competes directly with Microsoft Office, now covers entire area of word processing, presentation, spreadsheets, graphics, databases and office other applications. So, it is a fully packed software suite that will give you everything that you wanted from Microsoft Office or other productivity software.
Some new features of OpenOffice 3.0 includes improved interface for the Chart application, XML …