There’s a new threat to your mobile phone and this one can cause your Sim to be cloned. BSNL has issued a warning to users to not respond to calls from numbers starting with +92; #90 or #09, as they could lead to Sim cloning. According to a Times of India report, It is said that one lakh subscribers have fallen prey to this scam. Intelligence agencies too are said to have confirmed to the service providers ...

How'd Google pull off such a stunt? According to published reports, Google had to get special clearance from the FAA for its big tech-filled dive through the air, in addition to cooperation from NASA, the San Francisco Mayor's office, San Francisco Police and Fire Departments, as well as a crafty technical solution for sun glare and 25 different cameras to get the demonstration just right. Oh, and a wok. Wo ...

Doctors are concerned about how mobile health apps and tech may empower patients. Doctors may be fans of the iPad as a clinical tool, but they’re not certain that Apple’s iPad, the 5000+ health and medical apps in the App Store, or other mobile technologies are safe and effective health tools for patients. That’s the gist of a report by PwC Global Healthcare. The report was based on surveys of physicians, h ...

No need to block entire websites, Madras HC tells ISPs If you are sick and tired of your internet service provider frequently blocking some popular websites, you can relax now. The Madras high court has ruled that its April 25 order against internet piracy should not be used to block the entire website; only specific web links should be blocked. The order was obtained on April 25 by Copyright Labs on behalf ...

Microsoft Corp's new phone software will be built on the same core as its new upcoming PC and tablet operating system, bringing the company one step closer to unifying its Windows franchise across a full range of screens that are revolutionizing computing. The world's largest software company, which is running to keep up with Apple Inc's iPhone and Google Inc's Android devices, said the common core means cu ...

According to a letter seen by TorrentFreak, Google are threatening action against one of the web’s largest YouTube conversion sites. The site, which according to Google’s own stats is pulling in 1.3 million visitors every day, extracts MP3 audio from YouTube videos and makes it available for users to download. Google’s lawyers say this must stop, and have given the site seven days to comply. YouTube is with ...

The free ride may ending for people who rip YouTube music videos to MP3s through youtube-mp3.org and similar sites. YouTube's lawyers have sent cease-and-desist letters to the sites, threatening “legal consequences” to those that don't comply,TorrentFreak reports. Youtube-mp3.org also claims that its servers have been blocked by YouTube, preventing any more conversions. (At the time of this writing, however ...

APMicrosoft's Surface tablet computers displayed at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles. Software giant Microsoft has finally unveiled its much-awaited tablet computer on Monday in Los Angeles that aims to challenge the dominance of the Apple iPad. The tablet, named ‘Microsoft Surface’, has a 10.6-inch touchscreen with a fold-out kickstand and a magnetic cover that doubles as a keyboard. According to Th ...

One of Face.com's API examples.   Facebook has acquired Face.com, confirming rumors that the companies were in talks. Face.com announced the acquisition on its blog today, saying that its work with Facebook will offer it "more opportunities" to build products. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based startup offers application programming interfaces (API) for third-party developers to incorporate Face.com' ...

Opera has rolled out its Opera 12 browser for the Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD. This version had been in beta for quite some time and today it has been made open for the users. The major enhancements in the new release are browser themes, Do Not Track privacy, camera support and performance enhancements. Themes Themes are one of the interesting additions to Opera 12. It's noteworthy that Opera brows ...