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NASA and Microsoft to make planetary images and data available to public via Internet

NASA and Microsoft to make planetary images and data available to public via InternetWashington, March 25: NASA and Microsoft Corporation have announced plans to make planetary images and data available to the public via the Internet under a Space Act Agreement.

Through this project, NASA and Microsoft jointly will develop the technology and infrastructure necessary to make the most interesting NASA content, including high-resolution scientific images and data from Mars and the moon, explorable on WorldWide Telescope, Microsoft’s online virtual telescope for exploring the universe.

Even online, politics is a rich man’s game

London, March 24: In a new research, it has been determined that like in the real world, politics is a rich man’s game even online.

“Real world” political activities, like writing a letter to an official or signing a petition, are known to vary with income.

Almost 80 per cent of those in the wealthiest fifth of the US population get involved, compared with less than 40 per cent in the bottom fifth.

According to a report in New Scientist, Henry Brady at the University of California, Berkeley, has generated a similar breakdown for online activities, such as emailing politicians or donating money over the web.

Facebook users revolt against site's redesign

Facebook users revolt against site's redesign San Francisco - More than 1.7 million Facebook users have joined a protest against another redesign of the popular social networking site, in one of the biggest consumer revolts seen in the online world.

As of midday Monday, the Facebook group called Petition Against the New Facebook had 1,727,394 disgruntled members, while a Facebook- sponsored poll on the redesign had received more than 1.2 million votes, with just 75,000 approving the new look.

New Zealand backs down on copyright law

New Zealand backs down on copyright lawWellington - The New Zealand cabinet on Monday abandoned a controversial new copyright law, which was widely condemned overseas, and decided to go back to the drawing board.

Prime Minister John Key told reporters that the law, designed to counter illegal downloading of films and music on the internet, was unworkable in its present form.

It was originally to have come into effect on February 27 but the government postponed it for a month to allow representatives of New Zealand's recording industry and internet service providers to negotiate a compromise agreement.

Manmohan Singh’s website rated far better than Zardari’s by BBC critic

Manmohan Singh’s website rated far better than Zardari’s by BBC criticLahore, Mar. 21: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s official website has been rated better than that of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.

After comparing various South Asian leaders’ websites on the basis of layout, design and user friendliness, BBC News has given Indian prime Minister a score of six points out ten, while Zardari’s constantly “under construction” site got just four points.

E-Mail System of Indian PMO Hacked!

E-Mail System of Indian PMO Hacked!Here`s something to wake you up.   

For nearly 3 months during the last year, the E-mail system of the Indian Prime Minster's Office (PMO) remained affected by a computer virus.

It is learnt that the PMO e-mail communication system was affected by the technical error caused by the Microsoft Outlook Express between February and April 2008.

The PMO maintained that many e-mails forwarded to the office didn't reach the inbox. The authorities were able to find out the problem only in the month of April.

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