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Google chrome os announced

Today google blog made an announcement that they launching Google Chrome Operating System ‘a natural extension of Google Chrome. According to the blog,Google Chrome OS an open source, lightweight operating system targeted at netbooks.The company trying to open-source its code later this year for netbooks.in the second half of 2010 OS will be available for consumers. They made a statement in thier blog that the key aspects of the google chrome is speed, simplicity and security.The told that they are completely redesigning underlying security architecture of the OS,so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates.Google Chrome OS run on both x86 as well as ARM chips.They also mentioned that they are working with multiple OEMs so that they can bring a number of netbooks to market by next year. Google Chrome having a software architecture so simple,its runs with within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel.

Personal Info posted by MI6 Chief's Wife on face book

Sir John Sawers was appointed as head on last month to take over Secret Intelligence Service in November.The wife of new head posted pictures of her family and friends on social networking site Facebook,this information can be viewed by all.The agency popularly known as M16,emerged in recent years,but its employees are following strict secrecy rules. n what the Mail on Sunday called an "extraordinary lapse", the new spy chief's wife, Lady Shelley Sawers, posted family pictures and details of where they live and take their holidays and who their friends and relatives are. The details could be viewed by any of the many millions of Facebook users around the world, but were swiftly removed once authorities were alerted by the newspaper's enquiries. Foreign Secretary David Miliband made light of the incident. He denied there had been any security breach and gave the incoming spy chief his full support. "It's not a state secret that he wears speedo swimming trunks.

Spammers exploit Jacksons death

Death of Micheal Jackson's shocked the entire world and his fans.It is the end of era.Hackers and spammers are using his name and death to spread malware . Sophos encountered a mass-mailing worm that sends spam messages with the below characteristics: Subject: Remembering Michael Jackson Attached file: Michael songs and pictures.zip this is email comes from sarah@michaeljackson.com ,saying that the attached file contain secret songs of Michael Jackson and his photos. When you open the attachment,it spreads malware to your computer,whenever your computer get infected.it will be spreading the worm to the other internet users.Besides spreading via email,this malware is also capable spreading as an Autorun component on USB memory sticks (an increasingly common trend for malware as use of these devices has become more and more popular). Sophos software detects this malware as Mal/ZipMal-B and Mal/VB-AD. In 2004 a Trojan horse was spammed out which contains photographic evidence of Ja