Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Iran- Tremors felt in UAE

BREAKING |NEWS: USGS says magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Iran.

Magnitude 8 earthquake reported in Iran, tremors felt across the Middle East and as far away as Indian capital, Delhi

A major earthquake has occurred in the Iran-Pakistan border region. Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Iran. Earthquake felt in Dubai; epicenter not yet clear, but the same quake seems to have also hit the Iran-Pakistan border region.

Last week, April 9, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian officials said, adding that it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region.

BREAKING: Magnitude 8 earthquake hits #Iran, felt in subcontinent, Gulf States - US Geological Survey on.rt.com/bsxhos
— RT (@RT_com) April 16, 2013

RT @bbcbreaking Magnitude 8 earthquake reported in Iran, tremors felt across the Middle East and as far away as Indian capital, Delhi
— Asian Correspondent (@AsCorrespondent) April 16, 2013

The earth is shaking! USGS says preliminary magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Iran near the Pakistan border. Felt as far away as India.
— Chase Thomason (@ChaseThomason) April 16, 2013

Megaupload.com Shutdown by FBI

Megaupload.com, one of the world’s largest file-sharing sites, has been seized. Its founder and company executives were arrested and charged with violations of piracy laws.



Megaupload is considered a “cyberlocker” or an online file storage provider that allows uploading, hosting and downloading of video, image, audio, document and software files.

According to Techland at Time.com, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) “estimated that the vast majority of content being shared on Megaupload was in violation of copyright laws.”







The website now has a notification that says its service “can only be used to upload and retrieve files” that are “uploaded personally.”

iPhone is 4 Years Old- Happy Birthday iPhone

The iPhone ( /ˈaɪfoʊn/ eye-fohn) is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphonesmarketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007,[1] and released on June 29, 2007. The 5th generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S, was announced on October 4, 2011, and released 10 days later.

Grand Theft Auto V Game Trailer

According to Gamespot report, vague announcement of Grand Theft Auto V did include word of a full trailer coming next week that will almost assuredly shed some more light on this sequel. So with those details on the horizon, we figured we'd take a stab at guessing what's going on with the fifth-numbered installment in this open-world action franchise.



The game trailer for Grand Theft Auto V will be posted/embedded here once it becomes available online.

image credit:gmaespot

Beware of Kinect Malware

A new malware created by a 15-year-old Indian researcher can turn Microsoft's Kinect game accessory into a spy camera that secretly takes and uploads photos.



The Hacker News reported the Kinect, which holds the world record for the fastest selling consumer electronics device, can be used for bad with the malware "gawde."



"The malware, code-named 'gawde' after its creators name, works on Windows 7 to secretly capture pictures of the victim/surroundings from a connected Kinect device and uploads them to a (Google) Picasa account," it said.



Information Sharing and Anaysis Center (ISAC) director Rajshekhar Murthy said there may be more Windows applications that will be developed for Kinect.



Murthy added the device is likely gain further immense popularity and acceptance in the coming years.



"And from a perpective of an attacker, such a popular device can be an exciting target for visual and audio intelligence," Murthy said.

The Hacker News said the Kinect malware "gawde" goes a step ahead and even uses voice recognition to execute a program based on keyword, without the knowledge of the victim.



It said the malware will be demonstrated at the upcoming MalCon 2011 in Mumbai, India.

source:gmanews

Sony recalls 1.6 million LCD TVs worldwide

According to the report from AP Sony Corporation is recalling it's LCD TV because of a defect that can trigger overheating, smoke and melting parts..

TOKYO (AP) — Sony Corp. says it is recalling 1.6 million LCD televisions globally because of a defect that can trigger overheating, smoke and melting parts.

Sony says has received 11 such reports in Japan, though none involved injuries or damage beyond the TVs. The models subject to the recall in Japan are the Bravia KDL-40X5000, KDL-40X5050, KDL-40W5000, KDL-40V5000 and KDL-40V3000.

The defective part — an inverter transformer used for LCD backlights — is also used in models sold overseas. But Sony says it has not received reports of similar problems.

The company will release local recall information for customers in each affected market. 

source: AP/Yahoo