Saturn water mystery finally solved

Water expelled from the moon Enceladus forms a giant torus of water vapour around Saturn, scientists have said.

The discovery by the European Space Agency's Herschel space telescope solves a 14-year mystery by identifying the source of the water in Saturn’s upper atmosphere.

It means that Enceladus is the only moon in the Solar System known to influence the chemical composition of its parent planet.

Enceladus expels around 250kg of water vapour every second, through a collection of jets from the south polar region, known as the Tiger Stripes because of their distinctive surface markings.

These crucial observations reveal that the water creates a doughnut-shaped torus of vapour surrounding the ringed planet.

The total width of the torus is more than ten times the radius of Saturn, yet it is only about one Saturn radius thick.

Enceladus orbits the planet at a distance of about four Saturn radii, replenishing the torus with its jets of water.

Despite its enormous size, it has escaped detection until now because water vapour is transparent to visible light, but not at the infrared wavelengths Herschel was designed to see.

Saturn's atmosphere is known to contain traces of gaseous water in its deeper layers. A particular enigma has been the presence of water in its upper atmosphere.

First reported in 1997 by teams using ESA’s Infrared Space Observatory, the source of this water was unknown until now.

Computer models of these latest Herschel observations show that about 3 to 5 per cent of the water expelled by Enceladus ends up falling into Saturn.

Lead researcher Paul Hartogh, of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, said: 'There is no analogy to this behaviour on Earth.

'No significant quantities of water enter our atmosphere from space. This is unique to Saturn.'

Although most of the water from Enceladus is lost into space, freezes on the rings or perhaps falls onto Saturn’s other moons, the small fraction that does fall into the planet is sufficient to explain the water observed in its upper atmosphere.

It is also responsible for the production of additional oxygen-bearing compounds, such as carbon dioxide.

Ultimately, water in Saturn's upper atmosphere is transported to lower levels, where it will condense but the amounts are so tiny that the resulting clouds are not observable.

Researcher Göran Pilbratt said: 'ESA’s Infrared Space Observatory found the water vapour in Saturn’s atmosphere. Then Nasa/ESA’s Cassini/Huygens mission found the jets of Enceladus.

"Now Herschel has shown how to fit all these observations together."

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Schoolboy, 16, who murdered his ex-girlfriend over a bet for a free breakfast

Babyfaced a schoolboy faces a life sentence after being convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend - a bet for a free breakfast.

Joshua Davies, 16, has promised a full breakfast, if he carried out his threat to kill Rebecca Aylward.

Rebecca Davies, 15, had separated, but she went to meet him, hoping to get back together.

Rebecca also bought new clothes, "date" ignorant Davies boasted to his friends how easy it would kill him.

Student obsessed had plotted to kill him, digital, in the river to drown him or throw off a cliff.

But instead of Davies, has attracted a happy and fun to Rebecca in the woods where he assaulted to death in a rock.

A murder trial heard that five weeks two days before the murder Davies texted her friend to say ". Say nothing, but you can just owe me a breakfast "

Judge Justice Lloyd Jones today lifted an order preventing the child to be named and photographed.

He said he was "in the public interest" that must be identified.

He said: "This is a crime against a small and close community, and it is right that people should know, has been convicted and was sentenced.

"I recognize that the emphasis on the welfare of the child is now changing, he was convicted of a very serious crime."

There were cheers and tears, and Rebecca's family in the public gallery at Swansea Crown Court jury that convicted a majority verdict of 10-2 after 20 hours of deliberation.

Sonia's mother Rebecca Aylward, 39, with a quiet smile as the verdict was announced.

Davies, dressed in a pale, open-necked shirt and dark trousers, showed no emotion when the jury delivered its verdict, but was in tears when the judge addressed him.

However, his family, close Aylwards the lower gallery of the population was breathless verdict.

Until now there was a ban Davies be publicly named - but the court yesterday lifted an order.

The murder trial heard how the teenage love story turned into a love-hate relationship, and finally a horrible murder.

Davies openly plotting to assassinate the cooling Rebecca texting their friends how he planned to do so.

The jury was given even a text list of proverbs and symbols used in Facebook, MSN, text and other social media to help them understand the conversations between teenagers.

In a text to a friend Davies asked: "What would you do if you really dead?"

The friend replied: "Oh, I want to buy breakfast."

Two days before the brutal murder Davies sent a message saying: ". Do not say anything, but you owe me a breakfast"

His friend replied: "The best text I've ever been a co-pilot Honestly, although I am happy to pay for breakfast ..

"I want all the details. Sadistic asshole." The text is complete with a smiley face symbol.

The court heard that on the morning of the murder Davies and his best friend, had breakfast together in the cafeteria area in the village of Aberkenfig, near Bridgend, South Wales.

Before going to visit his ex-girlfriend, his friend said: "The time has come."

GCSE students Rebecca was taken in the village with an aunt in the morning of Saturday, October 23, where Davies was waiting to meet her.

A few minutes later the pair went into the woods, where Davies took a stone and repeatedly struck his ex-girlfriend on the head.

Prosecutor Greg Taylor QC said: "When the killing of Rebecca Davies asked in the woods with his two friends meet in the woods.

"One of the children could see his long face, trembling with rage. I wanted to help.

"It flashes on her body and mind." Oh my God, is dead "

"Davies told the hood to see if she was dead, but did not."

Mr. Taylor told the court how Davies then described to his friends how he had killed the student.

He said: "Joshua told his friends:" She was part of me, and I thought, "That's what I want to go for it.

"I tried to break your neck. She screamed, so I took the stone and began to beat her with it.

"The worst thing was feeling and seeing the head give way."

Rebecca mother Sonia reported missing when he did not return to the family home in Maesteg, near Bridgend.

His body was found in the woods until the next day.

Davies has denied the murder and accused her best friend Rebecca died.

But a jury found him guilty of murder and was warned by the judge, he will be detained "at Her Majesty's pleasure".

The judge deferred sentence for psychiatric reports and decide on a minimum period of time when Davies will be eligible for parole.

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Vikes have trade for McNabb

Washington Redskins, and Vikings, Donovan McNabb has a preliminary agreement in place the veteran quarterback to be the exchange of Minnesota, sources told ESPN.

Issues of compensation that are stumbling blocks for trade may have been resolved.

One obstacle seems to be concerned about McNabb on Tuesday evening, as part of the situation of the Vikings' was handled. Sources said that there have been some who have expressed a preference for the organization following the acquisition of quarterback Tyler Thigpen, who has since been agreed with the Buffalo Bills.

McNabb is making less than $ 14,750,000, which would have paid for the Redskins, but it is unclear how it will pay and how to change the compensation incentives.

According to sources, the trade is a sixth-round draft 2.012 and a conditional sixth-round selection in 2013 to go to Washington. The Redskins had wanted to take the fifth and seventh of Minnesota.

Before reporting to reflect very Christian, with the Vikings quarterback drafted 12th overall choice in April, Twitter, "McNabb excited to participate. Learning a lot of Pro Bowler. But it does not mean I 'm not fight begins in one week "

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China Steps Up Monitoring Web, Driving Many Users Away Wi-Fi

Beijing - The new rules, which require bars, restaurants, hotels and libraries to install costly web tracking software will encourage many companies to cut Internet and sending a shudder through the capital of the game-play, web-grazing of writers who expect Wi-Fi to their Lattes and green tea.

The software, which costs companies about $ 3100, to give law enforcement officials the identity registration wireless service restaurant, a cafe, or a private school and monitor their web activity. Those who do not care about the regulation and aims to provide a $ 2,300 fine and smoothly whether to revoke the license.

"From the point of view of ordinary people, this policy is unfair," said Wang Bo, the owner of a coffee infusion which has pancakes, waffles, and the company of a number of cats dozing. "It 'just an attempt to control the flow of information."

It is unclear whether the new measures or implement strictly the first area in downtown Beijing, where they are already in place. But suggest that law enforcement officials, nervous about the turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, partly enabled by the Internet, is fearless in their efforts to increase surveillance.

China has some of the world's most comprehensive online restrictions. Last year, the government has blocked more than a million websites, many of them pornographic, but also Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and avoid. Recent rules make it difficult for individuals not related to a business to create personal websites.

When it comes to search engines and microblogging, is dictated by the central government's propaganda department of topics and filter out words that the Communist Party considers a threat to national stability, or its reputation. In public Internet cafes, where most of the Chinese working class can access the Internet, customers will be given ID was before getting on the computer.

The new measures, it seems, is designed to close a loophole in the "Internet governance" as it is called, that which allowed for the laptop and students iPad land and expatriates, as well as hip and underemployed, to spend their days in cafes and lounges, surf the Internet in relative anonymity. This demographic group has been at the forefront of microblogging Juggernaut, which has revolutionized the way the exchange information in a way that Chinese sometimes intimidate officials.

"To be honest, I can not access the Internet at home or at work, but it is nice to sit in a comfortable and surf the Web," said Wang Fang, 28, an advertising sales agent often perform work of Kubrick leather chairs, high ceilings, coffee cleverly designed to disconnect the router earlier this month instead of paying for software. "If there is no Internet, there is no reason to come here." The manager said the loss of Wi-Fi has already led to a 30 percent drop in business.

Dongcheng Public Security Bureau did not respond to requests for comment Monday, but according to the circular of the public, the measure was designed to prevent criminals, who use the Internet "to make the transport of goods extortion, Gamble, and to spread damaging information the spread of computer viruses. " This malicious activity, the notice says, "not only harms the interests of the country and the masses, but also caused some companies to suffer financial losses."

Program Maker, Shanghai Rain-Soft Software, refused to discuss the operation of the product, but an employee of the company, said it had already been handed over to law enforcement officials in Beijing. Soft Rain in Shanghai has been paid about $ 310,000 to design a program based on the government Web site announced that the winning bid.

The bookstore owner said the store had been disconnected and free Wi-Fi, not for monetary reasons. "I refuse to be part of an Orwellian surveillance system that forces my customers to reveal their identity to a government that wants to control how they use the Internet," said the woman, who feared that the disclosure of name or the name of his shop to draw unwanted attention by the authorities.

During the survey of more than a dozen companies on Monday, nobody was willing to buy the software, which is designed to handle 100 users at a time. For many it was a matter of economics. "It might make sense in places like Starbucks and McDonald's, but we only have a couple of users at a time," Heng said Ray, owner of Sand Pebbles Lounge, a Mexican restaurant.

Like many other business owners, said he hoped fervently that the officer of the new regulations would soon disappear. In fact, he said he had no immediate plans to stop offering its customers Wi-Fi. "We have no problem allowing customers to surf the Internet, the government is not," he said. "If you want to install the software, you must pay the bill."

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Extreme Photo of the Week

Paragliding Bazaruto Island, Mozambique

"Flying a site like this is like an out-of-body," says Gavin McClurg and paragliding in the shape-shifting sand dunes of Bazaruto Island 20 miles long. "Are you looking for out of the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean endlessly churn out a huge lagoon islands of sand at high tide, and massive rivers low." And they added a hurry to be the first to paraglide there. Seasoned adventurer and photographer Jody MacDonald McClurg, I found this place and the sailing world kiteboarding, surfing and paragliding in which no one has done before in an expedition called "The Best Odyssey." "There were no signs of people just a serene beauty in every direction," says McClurg. "And it flies in the soft sand, so that no helmet or shoes were even necessary! A paraglider is rarely without stress, and just plain fun."

2011 Tour de France

Cyclists will speed Massiac during Stage 9 of Tour de France 2011. This stage of the race, there are 21 in total cover 129 miles of Issoire in Saint-Flour, in central France and was the scene of several accidents and pile-ups on wet roads. During the three weeks of the race, which ends July 24 on the Champs Elysees in Paris, the cyclists cover 2132 miles.

Bodyboarding at Shark Island, Australia

"I just wanted to have a bomb and was really enjoying the journey," says O'Leary, bodyboarders hunt to capture the two-meter wave in the challenge of Shark Island, in June 2011, near Sydney, Australia. "But I have not read the wave properly, so why should I crushed the reef." Surf brother, boogie boarding is a sport that is growing. "It 'been a real boom in new generations, not only in Australia but worldwide," said O'Leary, 19, who is boogie boarding for nine years. "People see it as a feasible means to ride the wave, like browsing the web. When you start getting the hang of, become dependent."

Climbing Near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

"Since this crack was surprisingly confident when I was in motion," says John Furneaux climbing guide to combat the public image, 4 lengths of rope in the northern ramparts of Cape Stawamus. "Every time I tried to do a positive development, it felt like I could spit the pit at any time." Narrow spaces reserved for a spectacular view of the giant old cedar and Douglas fir, and Squamish, British Columbia, the gateway to a world-class rock climbing, whitewater kayaking, wind sports, and mountain biking. "As I'm sorry to give away my secret park," said Furneaux, "I must say that if people are looking for adventure, Squamish is really the place, they should go."

Ski Jumping in Alta, Utah

"When I go outside and get the first look at how far the earth, time stops, gets very quiet, I hear the birds singing, I drift around my thoughts all in a nanosecond," says professional skier Julian Carr flipping forward off a cliff 60 feet of the ski resort of Alta, Utah. Carr likes to run off cliffs on skis so it has two world records in sports. And with over 500 inches of annual snowfall, Alta is your favorite place on Earth to cliff jump. "Dust of light with a large base of Utah snow is the best! But do not tell anyone."

Sunset Highlining Near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

"Escalade, and life in general, Brazil has been totally amazing, relaxed culture, different objectives of the climb, and inspiring landscape that combines jungle, mountains and sea," said Renan Ozturk climber artist's journey to filming a documentary about Brazilian friend who died, and to capture the adventures of his native country. Here, Ozturk carefully made his way through a highline in Gavea Pierre, overlooking the twinkling lights of Rio de Janeiro. "This was a terrifying moment to capture on film because I had to line up in the dark in a vacuum and then maintain the balance in the wind as strong as my good friend Tim ran a huge flash in my face. It was a great adventure."

Stand Up Paddle Surfing in Tahiti

"I surfed and tow surfed here before," says big wave surfer Chuck Patterson of Teahupoo, Tahiti, the famous surf spot. "But I've always wondered what it would feel to get in my stand up paddle in the tube board surfing, this is what I came for." The water is sucked from the shallow, sharp reefs, when the barrel of a break below the sea level. "This wave is incredibly difficult to paddle, not to mention surfing," says Patterson. "Errors can be expensive." Photos taken a camera mounted on his ship.

Ice Climbing in Eidfjord, Norway

"I felt like climbing a chandelier," says world-renowned climber Will Gadd to complete the first ascent of 650 meters during a frigid February Skrikjofossen Eidfjord, Norway. "It was by far the most difficult stunt I've ever climbed frozen or plan." Gadd But, given the opportunity to explore the caves behind the frozen waterfall is worth the risk. "The mix of light , mood and the temporary nature of these rooms jewelry inspires respect. " Gadd itinerary have yet to see another rise.

Kayaking La Paz Falls, Costa Rica

Professional kayaker Pat Keller sinks more than 120 meters from La Paz falls in the central highlands of Costa Rica. Keller has survived the collapse of the ends broke his right hand.

BASE Jumping, Utah

A Red Bull Air Force team sponsorship BASE jumps off a cliff in southwestern Utah. The extra fabric on the wing creates lift suits allowing the driver to "fly." Parachute with a safe landing.

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DEATHMATCH; Windows Phone vs. Android

Previously smartphone Deathmatch (November 2010): In a surprise upset, the Google Android beat both the Blackberry and Apple iPhone OS merits of customization, flexibility and rapid swelling of application support. This month we are launching a Windows Mobile 7 in a cage with the iPhone killer. Microsoft may nascent mobile operating system to keep the contents side, against an angry androids? It 'time to find out.

ROUND 1
EASE OF USE Windows Mobile home screen is all I want a phone: a fascinating, dynamic and functional. Android has a customizable home screen, and love the ability to insert widgets, but in the end, the desktop metaphor seems a bit 'dated. WinPhone use of triumphs class all-in-one approach to Android. In general, Microsoft has created a lot easier at a glance the user interface. We considered penalized Windows Mobile 7, the lack of copy / paste, but then we tried to remember the last time we used, we call each other, and could not.
WINNER: Windows Mobile

ROUND 2
FLEXIBILITY AND CUSTOMIZATION Microsoft said the simplicity of its mobile operating system, and the end result is that, apart from the ability to change color and position of the tabs on the homepage, you can not change a lot of interface all. We like Android in this sense because it allows a lot of control over our mobile environment. You can change almost all elements of the desktop, applications and settings powermanagement.
WINNER: Android

ROUND 3
APPLICATION AND DEVELOPER SUPPORT Android applications are more than 100,000. At launch, Windows, the phone was only a few thousand, and the lack of large classes, like all Google applications (no surprise there), instant messaging and much more. Over time, Microsoft shut WinPhone results and use of games is a novel, but at this time, this class is a breeze.
WINNER: Android

ROUND 4
EMAIL AND MESSAGING Both of these operating systems, "e-mail programs are easy to install and offer integrated support for Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo, and POP. User interface design from Microsoft and the color is slightly better than Android, especially because we can see three lines of text to the default view. Although Windows Mobile threaded SMS looks and feels better as the Android, you can download the text of the superior third-party customers in the Android Marketplace. This is too close to call, especially since the two client messages are top notch.
WINNER: DRAW



ROUND 5
MEDIA STORAGE AND PLAYBACK Android is flexible in how it deals with the media. You can synchronize music with Windows Media Player or other synchronization client (except for the Zune and iTunes) and you can drag / drop directly from Windows for your device. Windows Phone works particularly well with the Zune, which gives you access to a massive music library for $ 15 per month and also gives you the card to access movies and TV shows. And you can sync your phone with your PC.
WINNER: Windows Phone

ROUND 6
PHOTOS AND STORAGE These days, most of them are the equivalent of several rolls of fi lm in our pockets. The question, as always, what the hell we do with all these pictures? Both Windows and Android Phone offers easy ways to get photos taken. However, the ability of Windows Phone to automatically download photos on Facebook or SkyDrive, and the ability to view all photos of our friends and is so innovative that we wish we had thought.
WINNER: Windows Mobile

And the Winner Is...
The fact that Microsoft has discussed all the furniture feels like a small miracle. When the company announced that it is Windows Mobile 7 delayed earlier this year, we thought it was the kiss of death. Instead, Holy Cow! This is a unique, good-looking mobile operating system. It 'still a version 1.0, not approaching close to the level of customization available for Android users. But between the intuitive use of the basic classes of smartphone features, integrating the Zune, and a cleaner look, you declare a winner of Windows Mobile.

One last thought: One of the things we have not mentioned in this Deathmatch is the battery life. Ultimately, it would not be fair because the size of the equipment and the battery / Type is a big part of the equation. However, our tests clearly that the Windows Phone OS is much less intensive than the battery of Android. As we see more devices, we will study further.

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Digging into Windows Phone 7 OS

The core of Windows Phone 7 is the home screen and its symmetrical, Mondrian-style arrangement of large square tiles, each of which provides entry into a basic task such as email, web browsing, games, text messaging, calendars, and more. These tiles are plainly labeled and are “live,” meaning that the OS constantly updates them with new alerts in real time.

Beneath this striking design, however, lies a number of step-saving effi ciencies. Across the board, the WinPhone interface consistently removes one to two steps from almost every single smartphone task we perform on a day-to-day basis. The only real exception to this is the ability to instantly read news, weather, and social updates via the desktop widgets that Android permits.

As a general rule, the level of customization consistently disappointed us. You can customize the placement of individual tiles on the Start screen—an extended press on an icon allows you to drag it around the home screen and place it wherever you’d like. You can also “pin” just about anything—applications, websites, photos, games, people, podcasts, and more—to the home screen in the same manner. Aft er just under a week of usage, we wanted to adjust the color and/or size of individual tiles. We wanted to leave a row of tiles blank in order to group our applications. We want to change font sizes. None of this is currently possible.

EMAIL AND OFFICE
Unrealistically, we expected that because Exchange and Outlook are Microsoft products, Outlook in Windows Phone 7 would function in some kind of special manner. We were misguided. Performance around message delivery and syncing is identical to Android and the iPhone. Critics and users have groaned about the lack of a unifi ed inbox that lumps all of our emails together. Our take: It’s a nicety, but not a necessity. These days, most of us use separate inboxes to refl ect our various personas—worker bee, family man, pervert—so the separation makes sense. SMS texting utilizes the now-standard threaded approach, with each SMS conversation housed in a separate window.

We were pleasantly surprised by the high level of functionality the built-in (and free!)mobile Microsoft Offi ce suite allows. Most of the basic formatting and font options are here. If you’re a PowerPoint maestro, be warned: You can create and edit Word and Excel documents, but you can only edit pre-existing PPT decks. We were surprised to discover that you can only save your documents locally or on a Sharepoint server, and not to Microsoft ’s cloudbased SkyDrive service. (You can automatically save your photos to SkyDrive, however.)

Given the prevalence of touch-screen smartphones, the quality of WinPhone’s virtual
keyboard is important. We confess to feeling initially disappointed. In comparison to the competition, it feels too small and the keys are too crowded, particularly in landscape mode. We were pleased to discover that the virtual keyboard’s adaptive traits were top-notch. It constantly adapted to and corrected the errors caused by our clumsy, meaty thumbs.

GAMES, MUSIC, PEOPLE, AND MORE
One signifi cant change is the way the OS treats your friends and social networks. Instead of shunting your social life into a series of applications, Microsoft has created a dedicated channel—People—that allows you to keep track of all your real and faux friends’ posts, status updates, and more. This aggregated view also extends to the Photos category of the OS—here you can see all of your friends’ most recent photo posts.

The integrated Zune support is a beautiful thing; it essentially means that every
WinPhone is also a Zune HD. You can download and stream the entire Zune catalog of
music, podcasts, and videos. The only exception to this rule is that, for some reason, you can’t stream or download Zune music channels. The Zune PC soft ware functions as a sync client for WinPhone devices in the same manner that iTunes does for iPhones. Plugging your device into your PC initiates an automatic two-way sync (if you prefer), although you can also set up your phone to sync with your home PC via the wireless network if you prefer.

Application support is clearly Windows Phone’s biggest weakness. At launch, some hyperbasic categories such as instant messaging, Dropbox, and Google Voice weren’t available. That’s a big concern. It’s probably just a matter of time before we see thousands of apps filling Windows Phone 7’s marketplace. But if you’re looking for apps right now, you’ll be sorely disappointed.

IN CONCLUSION
Days aft er the launch, one of Maximum PC’s Facebook fans, I Jedi, summed things up with a key question about Windows Phone 7: What is Microsoft bringing to the table that will encourage adoption of its platform? It’s a fair question. The user interface design is so strikingly different that everyone wants to touch it. That’s a great start. But smartphone users are going to need more from WinPhones. More apps, more features, more functionality. More.

We confess to being intrigued and enamored by Windows Phone 7 as much for what it
does well now as for what it might accomplish in the future. In 12 months’ time, we envision a mobile OS with built-in remote connectivity to our desktop, our media server, and our home network. We envision a massive games library, with deep hooks to our Windows and Xbox games. We see built-in file sharing via SkyDrive. And yes, we see cut and paste.

The 12–18 month smartphone-upgrade cycle we all live by means that Microsoft has definitely inserted itself into the smartphone conversation. We’ll see what happens next.

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Windows Phone 7: Ready for Action

Ultimately, the colorful, striking home screen is the first thing people notice about any Windows Phone 7 smartphone, and that’s a good thing. In fact, it is the best possible reaction Microsoft could hope for.

The truth is that, given the large gap between Microsoft and its competition, namely Android and the iPhone, anything less than extraordinary would have doomed Windows Phone 7 from the start. There’s a greater truth here, however—one that has heretofore gone unspoken. Since U.S. Robotics’ debut of the Palm Pilot in 1996, we’ve been essentially stuck with the same look and feel for our PDAs and smartphones. Sure, Android extends the desktop metaphor a little bit, but isn’t it pretty much a Windows/Mac desktop?

So, we’re happy to see something different. And we’re slightly surprised to see such a refined and polished mobile operating system. It’s not perfect though. Windows Phone lacks deep layers of customization and cut/copy/paste functionality, and there’s a dearth of third-party app support. But it’s different in a good way, so much so that critics are having a hard time identifying what it is about this fledgling OS that makes people so happy. That’s a good sign for Microsoft and a better sign for all of us.

Over the next four pages, we’re going to take a deeper look at the OS and pit it in a head-to-head battle against Google Android. Welcome to the smartphone party, Microsoft. You’re late, but we’re glad you’re here.

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Showtime The 5 Biggest Future Threats

SMARTPHONE ATTACKS Smartphones such as BlackBerrys, iPhones, and Droids have become the go-to devices for email, text messaging, shopping, and online banking, and the attackers have taken notice. There have been some limited, narrowly focused attacks already, but this will increase signifi cantly in the near future.

MALICIOUS APPS We’ve already seen a few malicious apps that have made their way into the various smartphone app stores, including iTunes and the Android Market. This is incredibly fertile ground for the bad guys, who are interested in compromising as many devices as possible and being as quiet about it as they can. A trojan disguised as a game or an online banking app is a quick way to do just that.

PRE-INFECTED HARDWARE DEVICES There have been a number of examples of USB keys, mobile phones, and even digital photo frames being infected with malware before they leave the factory. Expect to see more of this, including malware pre-installed on laptop hard drives, in the years ahead, because a small payment for every device infected is an easy way for a low-paid factory worker to make a lot of money quickly.

MAC ATTACKS As the Mac platform’s popularity continues to grow, attackers will focus more and more of their attention on it. Expect to see more malware specifi cally designed to compromise Macs and iPhones as attackers begin to fi gure out useful attack vectors.

HIGHLY TARGETED PHISHING Mass phishing attacks are inefficient and attackers have turned their attention to highly targeted attacks, perhaps against a handful of key employees in a given organization who have access to valuable data. Emails that appear to come from a trusted customer, partner, or colleague and contain malicious PDFs or Excel spreadsheets have been a very successful vector and will continue to spread, especially among sophisticated attack crews with time and resources for reconnaissance.

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Smartphone Security

It is much smaller than your desktop PC, but the risks are equally great .........

Hang on Tight
Currently, the number one threat to smartphone users is having the device end up in the wrong hands, through theft or loss. Your first line of defense, therefore, is constant vigilance regarding your smartphone’s whereabouts.
Use a Password and Encryption
Should your phone get lost or stolen, a good first layer of protection is a password, an option many phone users neglect. Choose the strongest password option available—a passphrase, for instance, rather than a four-digit code or swipe pattern. Encryption options vary among mobile OSes, but when possible, you should encrypt your storage card as well as your device memory. Back Up Your Data Just as with a PC, backing up your smartphone is important. Regularly synching the device to a linked computer will do the trick. It’s insurance against the loss of your phone, corruption of your OS, or any other event that jeopardizes your data.
Don’t Store Sensitive Data
The surest way to guard your sensitive data is to keep it off your smartphone altogether. Minimize the number and/or days of emails you store on your phone, or better yet, save email and attachments to a server. Make it a habit to regularly move or delete anything you wouldn’t want to share with strangers.
Practice App Awareness
An abundance of apps is both a blessing and a curse for smartphones—there is no way every app that makes it to market can be thoroughly vetted for 100 percent fail-safe security. By selecting reputable apps, backed by favorable user reviews, from a trusted source, you can diminish the risks. Avoid apps with scant reviews or that have only recently been uploaded. Also be cautious when granting an app permissions; consider the app’s function and what it might reasonably need access to.
Keep Software/Firmware Updated
Make sure you are running the latest versions of your apps, OS, and phone manufacturer software and fi rmware. This will ensure that any security holes are patched and your device is less vulnerable to hacks.
Disable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi When Not in Use
Unsecured wireless networks can be used by hackers to either attack your phone or steal information from it. You can protect yourself by keeping Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off when you don’t need them. When wireless is needed, stick to known Wi-Fi networks using WPA2 and beware of public networks, which are sometimes set up by crooks to snare people’s data.
When using Bluetooth, make sure it’s in non-discoverable mode to avoid hacks like “Bluesnarfi ng” (stealing data), “Bluejacking” (sending unsolicited messages), and “Bluebugging” (listening in on your calls).
Beware of Links and Attachments
You’ve long been warned about the risks of opening strange links and attachments— particularly those arriving in unsolicited emails or text messages. All those same warnings apply to smartphones. And those warnings also apply to calling unfamiliar phone numbers received in messages, and clicking links for app “updates.” You can ensure the authenticity of an update by going to the app’s website.

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Top 5 Threat Vectors Showtime

JAVASCRIPT JavaScript is the root of many threats, since it is universally used by many applications such as web browsers and document readers. The Gumblar botnet is an active botnet that uses server-side polymorphic JavaScript code to infect machines, thus leveraging the language to start its dirty work. This means that each time you visit an infected Gumblar site, a new (previously unseen) script is sent to your browser that will begin fingerprinting—looking for software vulnerabilities. Once fingerprinted, the JavaScript will then attempt to serve up malicious exploits through other vectors such as PDF/Flash.

PDF/FLASH VULNERABILITIES There have been many zero-day vulnerabilities disclosed (and exploited) in 2010 based on PDF/Flash. These exploits have pioneered new attacks that bypass enhanced security measures such as address space layout randomization(ASLR) and data execution prevention (DEP). Due to the ubiquity of PDF/Flash technology, attackers use these vulnerabilities as a favorite way to infect machines. Oftentimes, end users think they cannot become infected through document/media fi les (only executables); this mentality needs to change quickly, because these vulnerabilities now present a very real and serious threat.
BOTNETS Once a machine is infected, there is another threat vector that exists—a botnet’s command and control (C&C) channel. Every botnet needs to phone home in order to receive commands and send stolen data. We see this as a potent threat vector, since if this channel is blocked, no instructions can be carried out, and no stolen information can be sent. There are lots of innovative ways that botnets try to discretely access C&C channels, but the most prevalent way remains HTTP, and, as a result, we deem the HTTP protocol itself a nasty threat vector. Most botnets will simply use RFC-compliant HTTP POST/GET commands; however, some will encrypt the payload to avoid detection.
XSS HOLES Cross-site scripting (XSS) holes have always been on the radar as one of the most dangerous web-based threats and continue to enjoy success because plenty of holes still exist on the web. A great example is a worm that hit Twitter in September 2010, where malicious tweets were sent out utilizing a freshly discovered XSS hole. While Twitter took quick action to shut this down, the worm was highly effective since it only required a user to roll their mouse over a link without having to click (it used the JavaScript onMouseOver technique). By doing so, the worm would then send further malicious tweets on that user’s behalf.
Persistent and nonpersistent XSS holes exist because of development oversights when implementing websites. Because they have existed for a while, and continue to be a problem, it is important to underscore the necessity of safe development practices to mitigate these threats.
THUMB DRIVES USB drives are actually one of, if not the most, common ways you can infect a network from inside a fi rewall. There are several reasons for this: They’re cheap, small, hold a lot of data, and can be used among multiple computer types. The ubiquity of thumb drives has driven hackers to develop targeted malware, such as the notorious Confi cker worm, that can automatically execute upon connecting with a live USB port. What’s worse is that default operating system confi gurations typically allow most programs(including malicious ones) to run automatically.

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Derek Manky is project manager and cyber security and threat researcher at Fortinet’s Fortiguard Labs, and author of Fortinet’s monthly Threat Landscape Report.

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Setting Up Windows Home Server ‘Vail’

Get the beta version of Vail is simple if you already use Windows Connect (http://connect.microsoft. Com home server / Windows). Otherwise, you must create an account.

The beta version is in the form of a downloadable ISO, so you'll burn a DVD from ISO, or install it on a USB memory Speedlight using Microsoft Windows 7 USB DVDto tool (http://store.microsoft.com/help/ISOtool). Since no optical drive is included in this release, the configuration was run from a USB flash drive 8 GB of flash.

Basic installation took place without incident, but when the system reboots WHS office for updates, a strange problem arose. Vail had no drivers for the integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet hardware. It does not recognize Atheros Wi-Fi adapter, but could not connect to my home network when security is enabled.

Instead of asking for a password (for Wi-Fi) or ask the hard disk (for port gigabit), the system displays a screen that says no network connection available. The only option was to "Reboot". If you reboot, you will leave the words same results other hand, in an infinite loop! Obviously, this is a mistake, but hey, this is beta software, right?

Way to avoid this error is to press Ctrl-Alt-Del when the system searches the network (but before the "network not found" window will open). The right selection key, kill the process that checks for updates and then install the driver manually.

Installing the Connector software for Individual users is easier than in the original version of WHS. No need to copy the application on a CD or USB, or manually, go to server to download it.

The Vail Dashboard is more user-friendly, and actually has useful built-in help and walk-throughs.

Instead, open a browser and type the name of http://server / connect, where the server name is the name you gave to the server during installation. Then you can download and install the WHS connector on the target system. Note that a version of the connector can be downloaded for Mac OS X and Windows.

If you have a computer set to automatically start Windows, install the WHS Connector want to disable this function. Until WHS has begun, and all passwords are set consistently, you must manually log in as this is a home server, Business Server, we recommend you log in the system, and an account! Sign in to your WHS the same. When the user names and passwords are created and are the same, you can re-enable automatic login to the computer.

You’ll want to confi gure automatic backups once you’ve got all your systems set up.

It’s easy to confi gure the new media server capabilities, including transcoding-quality settings.

Instead, open a browser and type the name of http://server / connect, where the server name is the name you gave to the server during installation. Then you can download and install the WHS connector on the target system. Note that a version of the connector can be downloaded for Mac OS X and Windows.

If you have a computer set to automatically start Windows, install the WHS Connector want to disable this function. Until WHS has begun, and all passwords are set consistently, you must manually log in as this is a home server, Business Server, we recommend you log in the system, and an account! Sign in to your WHS the same. When the user names and passwords are created and are the same, you can re-enable automatic login to the computer.

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Top 20 Google Chrome Extensions / Plugins For Bloggers And Web Developers

In April 2010, Google Chrome was the third most popular browser with 6.73% of the usage share of web browsers worldwide, according to Net Applications. Although Firefox is the browser used by top bloggers, webmasters, web designers and web developers, Google Chrome also caught a lot of attention because of its speed and simplicity.

Here are some of the main Google Chrome extensions useful for the design of Web Blogging, and development. Some of them are very popular Firefox add-ons as well! Do not forget to take a look at my other post 25 Best Firefox Add-ons for bloggers and web designers.

Please read this post from the Google Chrome browser, because you can not add extensions for other browsers Chrome! :)

Extension RSS Feed
This extension automatically detects RSS son on the page you are reading and research, it will display an RSS icon in the Omnibox, you can click to see the flow of content and subscribe. The extension comes with four predefined feed readers (Google Reader, iGoogle, My Yahoo and Bloglines), and also lets you add any feed reader web based his election to the list.
Add to Chrome

Zemanta
Zemanta expands the author blogging on a regular, populating it on the fly with suggestions for content related to the current text. It contains images, links, articles, tags in a simple interface. It supports Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, Movable Type, Ning, Drupal, LiveJournal platform, Tumblr, and e-mail, Google Mail and Yahoo Mail.
Add to Chrome

Chrome SEO
Google Chrome SEO extension provides easy access to SEO tools that can help you with the competitive analysis, keyword research, backlink checks, checks and other daily tasks pagerank SEO.
Add to Chrome

SEO Pagerank Status / Alexa Toolbar
Status of SEO is easy. It will check the Google Page Rank (PR) & Alexa rankings for each page. Using this will also increase your Alexa.
Add to Chrome

Xmarks Synchronize Bookmarks
Backup and synchronize your bookmarks and open tabs in computers and browsers. Xmarks also available for Firefox, Safari and IE.
Add to Chrome

URL Shortener goo.gl
URL Shortener goo.gl is a plug-in that allows you to shorten the URL of the current page URL Shortener new Google service. When packaged url is automatically copied to the clipboard and you can share on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Delicious, Digg, MySpace, Google Reader, Gmail the default mail client.
Add to Chrome

Web Developer
Web Developer extension adds a toolbar in the browser with various web developer tools.
Add to Chrome

MeasureIt
Draw a leader who will help you to get width and height of each pixel element on a web page.
Add to Chrome

Test resolution
An extension developers to test Web pages in different screen resolutions, with an option to set their own resolutions.
Add to Chrome

Greasemetal
Metal Grease is a UserScript runtime for Google Chrome. The runtime hosts userscripts (small JavaScript files that modify the pages are shown) to be executed on Google Chrome, similar to what Greasemonkey does for Mozilla Firefox, Safari or Greasekit done.
Add to Chrome

LastPass
LastPass is an online password manager and Form Filler free that makes your web browsing easier and safer. That captures passwords and lets you create strong passwords easily. Your data is encrypted locally before loading so that even LastPass can not access them!
Add to Chrome

Picnik Extension
Chrome Picnik extension you can easily change the images that you encounter while surfing the web. When you click, you can create a snapshot of the current web page and open it in Picnik for easy installation, additions and sharing.
Add to Chrome

Google Dictionary
To continue, you can double-click a word to see its definition in a small pop-up bubble, and view the entire definition of any word or phrase in the dictionary using the address bar.
Add to Chrome

Feedly
Feedly organizes your favorite sources in a start page magazine-like. A quick and convenient way to read and share content from your favorite sites and services. Provides seamless integration with Google Reader, Twitter, Delicious, YouTube and Amazon.
Add to Chrome

Google Reader Notifier
Show unread items in Google Reader account. By clicking to view a preview of pop or a player to open the account.
Add to Chrome

Gmail Checker Plus
Displays the number of unread messages in Gmail and Google Apps inbox. Mail Overview, read, delete, archive and mark it as spam.
Add to Chrome

WiseStamp - mail signatures in Gmail, Google Apps, and more
Enable Gmail, Google Mail and Google Apps email with dynamic email signatures. Add to Twitter, Facebook, Digg and more. HTML support multiple signatures.
Add to Chrome

TwitterBar
Post to Twitter from Chrome's toolbar. The title and the URL of the current page, automatically became a book to send simple text links.
Add to Chrome

Facebook in Google Chrome
Extension that lets you play your Facebook news service and the wall. You can also send status updates.
Add to Chrome

Shareaholic
Share a web page with your friends directly from the page you are. This extension adds a button in the toolbar from your browser. 100 + currently supports services like Google Buzz, WordPress, Blogger, Delicious, Digg, Yahoo Buzz, Reddit, Mixx, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Orkut, Plurk, etc.
Add to Chrome

Google Translator
This extension adds buttons to the toolbar of your browser. Click the icon to start when you want to translate the page you are visiting.
Add to Chrome

RemindMe
RemindMe allows you to set reminders while you search and synchronize between multiple computers.
Add to Chrome

Speed ​​Tracer
Speed ​​Tracer is a tool to help identify and correct performance problems in your web applications. Displays the settings are at low points of instrumentation in the browser and the analysis and the application is running. Speed ​​Tracer is available as an extension of chrome and works on all platforms where extensions are currently supported (Windows and Linux). You must run the Google Chrome developers to use the channel tracking speed.
Add to Chrome

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Games PC; Art Of Murder: Deadly Secrets Final Portable

New Yk city was beaten with a series of murders and the death toll mounting. FBI Agent Nicole Bonnet F to find an advantage it has become impossible as it seems that the victims are all antiques and collects and unrelated to the other. Stop the murderer winds befe another person died in the Art of Murder: Deadly Secrets? Atmosphere of mystery

• Fantastic gameplay
• Stop the serial killer!

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Games PC; Conspiracies II Lethal Networks 2011

In late 2063, Earth joined the Galactic Alliance device as a member. Now for the first time, the Earth is waiting for a significant improvement in their situation.


All believe that a new era to bring closer cooperation with other civilizations. A new era of development and prosperity that leads to the final solution to the political, economic and social in the world.

Nick Delio, a former private detective, and now is a secret agent of the government once accused of attempted murder against Annita Argyriou, chairman of the powerful SA Detronics, he realizes that someone has framed him. In his attempt to find the truth, he will find himself in the middle of the network of conspiracy exists in several Galactic device, even threatening its very existence.

Conspiracies II - Lethal Networks is a Full Motion Video (FMV), the 3D adventure game. It includes a lot of 3D puzzles and riddles, a great conspiracy story complex, funny dialogue and situations, which landed a story in a unique way.

The game's hero, Nick Delios, with friends around the world, experience new adventures trying to save the Earth, meet new people, facing new enemies, revealing new conspiracy involving the different planets in our galaxy now.

Features:

• 34 hours of game play
• Up to 12 different levels- “worlds” with over 8-10 locations each
• Up to 360,000 polygons for each location
• Over 3.000 high definition textures
• Simple point and click 3D gameplay with a unique hint system friendly to casual players, with challenges designed for the hardcore audience.
• PhysX Nvidia Engine for sophisticated dragging and moving objects, driving vehicles through tunnels and much more
• High Resolution Shading Lightmaps and Shaders 2.0 + support
• Over 2 hours of high definition video with 80 different actors
• Over 90 minutes of orchestral and electronic music.
• Full Length Film scoring soundtrack

System requirements

• Processor: Intel P4, 1.8 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64
• 512 Mb of RAM
• 9 Gb hard disk space available
• Graphics board of at least 128 Mb - and support of Shaders 2.0 and above
• Operating System, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7

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Conspiracies II Lethal Networks 2011 part1
Conspiracies II Lethal Networks 2011 part2
Conspiracies II Lethal Networks 2011 part3
Conspiracies II Lethal Networks 2011 part4

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