London, Feb 9 : It's the CEOs who are responsible for any data that has leaked because of unprotected networks in offices, say technology experts.

In order to prevent the network from viruses and hacker attacks, most companies insist their computers are "locked down" so that employees can''t run unauthorised software or CD and DVD content.

But the same rule doesn't apply to the senior leaders of a company.

"But woe betide the lowly IT director that would inconvenience the CEO with such restrictions," New Scientist magazine quoted Glenn Zimmerman, a technology expert with the Pentagon''s cyberspace task force, as saying.

Washington, Feb 7: A brewing company in the US is adapting a new system that will make its own high-quality ethanol fuel from discarded beer yeast.

According to a report in Live Science, the company, known as the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., in Chico, California, has developed the new system, in collaboration with E-Fuel Corporation.

The company will start testing the system in the second quarter of this year, and hopes to move to full-scale ethanol production in third quarter.

"This has the potential to be a great thing for the environment and further our commitment to be becoming more energy independent," said Ken Grossman, founder and president, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Washington - Windows 7 - with its commendable performance improvements - may be on the horizon. But for now, most of us have to live with Windows Vista, which can make even the fastest computer seem slow.

But you don't have to put up with Vista's sluggishness without a fight. In fact, most of what ails Vista when it comes to performance can be remedied by adjusting some settings and eliminating some features.

And the good news: The whole process need not take more than half an hour. Afterwards, you'll be rewarded a computer that feels a lot faster.

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Reliance Communications, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has finally launched its GSM services in over 50 towns and more than 5,000 villages in Jammu and Kashmir.

With the launch, the subscribers in J&K can now experience best-in-class telephony services at the most friendly price points, including local calling and SMS, STD, ISD, roaming and Value -Added Services.

BK Modi-promoted HotSpot has launched 'Mobi SafeGuard', a unique, all-inclusive warranty for mobile handsets in the domestic market. However, the facility becomes applicable, only when purchased with new handsets.

The company official stated that Mobi SafeGuard will covers repair of all kinds of handset faults including liquid and physical damage for a 2 year period.

In addition, the facility also provides a 2-year extended warranty that adds to the average life of the phone, and moreover if the handset is not repairable, the company will provide a refund equivalent to 50% of the existing market value of the particular mobile handset model.

The cost slab for Mobi Safe Guard will be as under:-

London, February 6 : Materials scientists at Pennsylvania State University in University Park have successfully used sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water vapour into a range of fuels faster than ever before.

Lead researcher Craig Grimes has revealed that his team used hollow titania (titanium dioxide) nanotubes-around 135 nanometres wide and a tenth of a millimetre long-to catalyse the reaction.