New Delhi, Sept 7 : While the Nuclear Supplies Group waiver at Vienna on Saturday has been a major breakthrough for India, there is concern here that China chose to join the group of six like-minded countries that expressed reservations in granting India-specific waiver at the last minute in the NSG meeting.

National Security Advisor M K Narayanan told reporters on Saturday that India would take up the issue with China. The Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jienchi is visiting India next week and Narayanan said that the subject will be discussed with him.

Japan saw Nissan Motor Corp. launch its first clean-diesel vehicle on Thursday, with the aim to create a new market by claiming the fuel as eco-friendly. A powerful acceleration is provided by the new X-Trail 20 GT sports-utility vehicle, as it is supported by an M9R engine.

The vehicle compiles with some of the world’s strictest emissions standards, which will come into effect across Japan in October 2009.

The Japan’s third –largest automaker announced, “The car increases fuel economy by 30 percent over a 2.5-litre gasoline engine and cuts carbon-dioxide emissions by 20 percent.”

Many had thought that after having victory over the HD format war, the prices of Blu-Ray discs and players would decrease. However, it clearly didn’t happen. The slow adoption of HD capable displays and HD content stands as a hurdle, which is not letting the cost of producing a player come down.

A Sony representative in a recent interview clearly informed, “Blu-Ray may be the last Optical Disc format we will see. This does not mean that there won't be any physical disc format in the future, but they plan on creating different incarnations of the format that should ensure its long life.”

Bonn, Germany - It's fairly normal nowadays to install virus scanners on a computer and use a firewall when surfing the web to block possible attacks. So why is e-mail encryption still so uncommon?

Only about 5 per cent of users take steps to protect their e-mail from third parties, said Christopher Wolf of Bochum's Ruhr University, adding, it's a question of habit.

"If e-mail had been encrypted from the start, this would have never been an issue."

Frankfurt/Main, Germany -­ Gaming console aficionados definitely will not be bored this autumn as they try to take care of Piñatas, becoming apprentices to Darth Vader or help a dog and rabbit duo save the world.

Microsoft's Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise' promises to be lots f fun. The game focuses on the Pinatas, a group of gaudy fantasy animals who reached cult status two years ago with the release of their first game.