Latest technology news: Dell introduces streak the smartest technology since ever

Dell's (Nasdaq: DELL) latest product, the Streak, will make its U.S. debut on Friday, with consumers able to place pre-orders for the device starting Thursday.

Features:

When Dell unveiled the Streak in May, it immediately grabbed the attention of tech-watchers. It sports a 5-inch color, multitouch screen, runs on the popular Android platform and is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) Snapdragon processor. 

The Streak -- Dell's 5-Inch Android-Based Tablet

Other features and capabilities include 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth wireless support ; integrated GPS; a 5 MP camera with flash; and Micro SD memory that is expandable to 32 GB. It is also integrated with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Maps and turn-by-turn navigation.

Problematic Pricing:

For starters, the price is a drawback: The Streak will retail for US$299.99 with a two-year contract, or $549.00 without one.

For some consumers, the fact that AT&T (NYSE: T) is the Streak's carrier is also an issue, as it has developed a reputation -- deserved or not -- for poor network performance.

Unusual Form Factor:

The big issue is the Streak's form factor, Gilbert said. Too big to be a smartphone, too small to be a tablet, the device exists in the netherworld between those two devices.

Gentlemen/ladies review:

"It is hard to imagine what use it is best suited for," Gilbert said. "I don't see it as a business device."

It might be popular among consumers who are drawn to its larger screen, he suggested. "However, the iPhone's screen offers a better resolution, so it is difficult to make that call."

Taken together, all these factors add up to one unsatisfactory device, Arvani said.

"Yes, you can think of times where you wish you had a bigger display on your smartphone -- but then again, your smartphone has to act like a phone and fit into smaller pockets. You can think of times where you would want to sit back and surf the net, but then you'd use a bigger tablet. So, it seems like a useless hybrid between smartphone and tablet."

If the price were lower, some consumers might try it for fun, Arvani said, noting that "the fact that it runs a 1-year old operating system at this price is a crime."

The market Dell is trying to penetrate -- smartphone/small tablet -- is still amorphous, observed Nogee, who expressed a slightly more charitable opinion on the device.

It is still unclear whether there is even a viable market, but leaving that question aside, he said, the Streak does offer some high-end touches -- and it looks good.

Latest news: Saudi to test giant clock in Mecca during Ramadan

Saudi Arabia will test worlds largest clock in the holly city of Mecca during the month of Ramadan.

 

Tower's properties:

1- Four faced clock.

2- 1970 feet high. (world's second highest building)

3- World largest four faced clock.

4- 130 feet dial.

5- Glass mosaic price 98 million.

6- Visible from 16 miles.

Hollywood news: Julia Roberts welcome into hindu community

The Pretty Woman actress became captivated by the faith while shooting her new movie Eat Pray Love in India, a big screen adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's travel memoir, which sees Roberts travel to the country as part of a spiritual pilgrimage to learn about yoga, meditation and life in an ashram.
She recently told Elle magazine, "I'm definitely a practising Hindu", adding that she regularly goes to temple to "chant, pray and celebrate" with her husband Danny Moder and their three kids.

Roberts, whose parents are Baptist and Catholic, has been warmly welcomed into the Hindu community by Rajan Zed, President of the Universal Society of Hinduism, and he's willing to answer any burning questions the actress may have.
He says, "She would appreciate rich, diverse and long tradition of Hindu philosophy; and its interpretation of the nature of reality."

World record: 241 ballerinas set pointe standing world record

 NEW YORK: Hundreds of ballerinas of all ages gathered on Monday, in Central Park, New York, to set a new world record for standing on pointe.

Led by a desire to leave their mark on the world of ballet dancing, 241 ballerinas from New York’s dance school attempted to set a new Guinness world record, by standing on pointe simultaneously.

Most of them heard about the challenge online, and decided to “make history through dance” with other fellow ballerinas.

At the signal of Craig Salstein, a soloist with the American Ballet Theater, the ballerinas attempted to stand on their toes. 230 of them managed to maintain their pose for 1 minute and 7 seconds, thus beating the old record set last year by 220 other ballerinas.

Bollywood news: 3 IDIOTS remakes in Tamil by director Shankar

Ever since Gemini Film Circuit bought the Telugu and Tamil remake rights of 3 Idiotsfrom Vidhu Vinod Chopra, there is widespread anticipation about the lead roles. Kollywood's prominent director Shankar will direct the Tamil-Telugu versions after completing his big budget extravagance Enthiran with superstar Rajinikanth. Sources say the director will make some changes in the script to suit the tastes of local audiences.

 

layathalapathy in place of Amir Khan:

layathalapathy Vijay will play Aamir Khan's role in the Tamil remake while Tollywood star Mahesh Babu will play the lead role in the Telugu version. According to a leading English daily, heart-throb Siddharth has reportedly been approached to play one of the lead roles in both versions. It is speculated that Jiiva will be the third hero.

Director Shankar (Right most):

So if all goes well, Vijay, Siddharth and Jiiva, along with Sathyaraj (in the role made memorable by Boman Irani), will feature in the Tamil version, while the only change in the Telugu version will be Mahesh Babu replacing Vijay. Harris Jayaraj will compose music for the film.

Technology news(car): A latest hybrid tech speedy, sporty spyder car

A new hybrid spyder's concept by porsche. Porsche showed the 918 Spyder hybrid as a concept at the 2010 Geneva auto show.

Car model: Speedy sporty spyder 918

Acceleration/pick: 0-60 mph in 3.2 sec

Price:$650,000

Porsche has approved production of its expensive and speedy 918 Spyder hybrid sports car. The Spyder--capable of going from 0 to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds--debuted as a concept at the Geneva auto show in March. Porsche says it has more than 2,000 buyers interested in the car--double the number it says it needed to make a business case. The automaker isn't saying how many it will build. Media reports say the Spyder is likely to be priced at about $650,000.

World amazing: The heaven like place - Belize

Do you see the beauty of this area in the picture? I mean, Belize is certainly one of the most beautiful and amazing places in the world and so we can't deny that we all wished that we could live there! As a matter of fact, I don't know any other place that can be better than this one for us to live in... (The author)

Belize. A short introduction:

Belize (formerlyBritish Honduras), is a country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Although Kriol and Spanishare spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language. Belize is bordered by Mexico to its north, byGuatemala to its south and west, and by theCaribbean Sea to the east.

More photos of Belize:

View from helicopter

Belize pyramid

Roads of Belize

The roads in Belize are getting better and better. Sure, there still are sections of washboarded dirt that will shake your fillings out, but more roads are now paved and even the gravel or limestone byways seem to be scraped more frequently. A few roads, such as the Southern Highway and Hummingbird Highway and resurfaced sections of the Western Highway, are very good indeed, among the best in all of Central America and the equal of any rural road in the U.S. or Canada. Not too many years ago the Western Highway was unpaved, the Hummingbird was a nightmare of potholes, the Old Northern Highway was a jungle of tire- stabbing asphalt chunks, the Southern Highway was a mud trap, and not even Belize City had stop lights. But times have changed and most highways and roads in Belize are much improved as at 2010.

World's famous: Asian Tigers

In the summer if you are planning to spend your holidays outside. Then, Kuala Lumpur is best place for you. It is famous for its 'Asian Tigers'. The most tourist come to visit Malaysia comes up with the first priority to visit 'Asian Tigers'. Kuala Lumpur is identified commonly as KL.

It appears the visitors as a just one more Asian city cosmopolitan, which snuggle sky kissing sky snippets and one more soaring edifices. But not together from its modernity, even nowadays KL still cherishes and retains and fairly a huge part of its elemental nature and several local tints that are on periphery to be wiped out in other Asian cities, which are thriving in at present world. Malaysia is such a beautiful country and I love this country there is many of the famous places for spending holiday.

he main Attractions of Kuala Lumpur laze in the historical twin Petronas Towers-the tallest construction in the world-that are situated on the west beach on the , abundance of its colonial structure in its hub, a vivacious Chinatown with street seller all actress all across, luminous night markets, and a vivacious diminutive India.

Hacker Makes ATMs Cough Up and take away the cash

Using exploits with names like "Scrooge" and "Dillinger," a security researcher presenting at the Black Hat conference demonstrated a way to hack into ATMs, reprogram them to spew money, and even steal unsuspecting users' information. Barnaby Jack says the companies that make the machines he demoed have patched their systems, but similar flaws may remain in other machines.

Security researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated remote hacks against two automated teller machines (ATMs) that made them spew out money at the Black Hat security  conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

A large number of ATMs are vulnerable to remote and physical attacks, said Jack, who works for IOActive.
The manufacturers of the ATMs, Triton Systems and Tranax, have patched the vulnerabilities, Jack found, but he said there are similar flaws in ATMs from other manufacturers.

The Black Hat ATM Caper:

Jack reportedly developed an exploit kit he calls "Dillinger" to access ATMs that are connected to the Internet or to phone lines. Most ATMs are connected this way, he said.
Once Dillinger has penetrated an ATM, it installs a multi-platform rootkit developed by Jack, which he calls "Scrooge," according to the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA). This gives the attacker administrative privileges in the ATM, the association pointed out.
"Scrooge" will also reportedly capture magstripe data embedded in the bank cards people insert into the ATM to make a transaction. Jack reportedly hacked the Tranax ATM by reprogramming it over a network.
Jack reportedly said he has examined ATMs from four manufacturers, and all of them have vulnerabilities.

Latest news: A very strong pain killer developed from snail spit

A new and advanced pain killer:
Scientists have developed a new pain-relief pill from a chemical in sea snails' saliva that they use to catch their prey.

It was found to be as effective as morphine for relieving the most severe forms of pain but without the added risk of addiction.

Marine cone snails produce saliva that contains a deadly dose of peptide toxins to help the slow-moving creatures catch prey.

They inject passing victims with needle-like teeth that shoot out of their mouths, the Daily Mail reports.

Scientists have already transformed one of the chemicals into a pain-reliever for humans. However, it has to be injected directly into the spinal cord which limits how much of it can be used.

Now researchers in Australia, led by David Craik of the University of Queensland, have developed a form of the painkiller that can be taken orally.

The modified chemical was found to reduce severe pain in rats at a much lower dose than existing medications, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News.

'For years people have been saying that peptides make fantastic drug leads because they're very potent,' Craik told the magazine.

However, peptides were regarded as poor drugs as they were not stable and could not be taken orally.

This could be set to change after the team led by Craik found they could stabilise the amino-acid chains by synthetically lashing the head to the tail.

'All you need is for the ends to be roughly close to one another,' he said.

The drug could potentially revolutionise the treatment of the most severe forms of pain and Craik is keen to take his research further.

'The most challenging aspect has been just raising the money to get it commercialised,' he told Chemical & Engineering News.