A group of former government officials has come together to warn that the US is not adequately prepared to handle a cyber attack on sensitive computer and power systems, according to a Bloomberg report. "We are skating toward a fall," said Stewart Baker, a Department of Homeland Security official under George W. Bush.
The group of policy experts, spanning all sides of the political spectrum, discussed the topic at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington today. Former CIA director John McLaughlin said that American citizens themselves need to be more aware of the threat. McLaughlin said that the population needs to be "scared enough so when their member of Congress comes home, they say to him, 'What about this cyber thing?'"
The US has not seen any crippling attacks on its network system, and any potential threats have been taken care of long before they would be of conern to an ordinary American. However, it remains a popular topic of conversation for security analysts and terrorism experts.
"You need some sort of international agreement of what is permissible," said McLaughlin, who voiced the opinion that the most worriesome thing about cyber warfare right now is how little there is in terms of legal framework. The consensus appears to be that as long as the country is proactive in researching the threats and updating international policy, there will not be a "code red" scenario.
Source:Mark Raby
http://www.i4u.com/article30923.html
Paris Hilton turns 29 today. While she has never been our favorite celebrity, we have come to respect Paris to a certain degree because she knows what she is:
A rich hotel heiress famous for no reason.
While wannabes like Kim Kardashian mug for the cameras, Tweet constantly and do everything in their power to stay famous, Paris just kinda does her thing.
Since her infamous sex tape in 2003, she has marketed herself ingeniously and even cleaned up her image. The airhead bit may even be (kind of) an act!
Happy birthday, Paris! [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]
She's perfectly content racking up millions in appearance fees and product deals and dropping hints about marriage to beau Doug Reinhardt. Not a bad life.
Click to enlarge some of the Paris Hilton photos we put together as a special birthday tribute, then leave a comment wishing her a happy birthday below!
Also celebrating birthdays today: NBA legend Michael Jordan, alleged actress Denise Richards, Jessica Simpson's pimp/dad Joe, Jerry O'Connell and more!
Source:Free Britney
http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/02/happy-birthday-paris-hilton/
Today at Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft unveiled the next generation of Windows Phones, Windows Phone 7 Series.
For the first time ever, Microsoft will bring together Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience on a mobile 
Microsoft partners have already started building phones and you will be able to purchase the first Windows 7 phones in stores by holiday 2010.
With Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft says to take a fundamentally different approach to phone software.
The Windows Phone design begins with a new, holistic design system that informs every aspect of the phone, from its visually appealing layout and motion to its function and hardware integration. On the Start screen, dynamically updated "live tiles" show users real-time content directly, breaking the mold of static icons that serve as an intermediate step on the way to an application. Create a tile of a friend, and the user gains a readable, up-to-date view of a friend's latest pictures and posts, just by glancing at Start.
Every Windows Phone 7 Series phone will come with a dedicated hardware button for Bing, providing one-click access to search from anywhere on the phone, while a special implementation of Bing search provides intent-specific results, delivering the most relevant Web or local results, depending on the type of query.
Partners from around the world have committed to include Windows Phone 7 Series in their portfolio plans. They include mobile operators AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange, SFR, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile USA, Verizon
Apple will have to up the ante with the iPhone 2010 to stay ahead of the smartphone game. 2010 will be a very cool year for smartphones.
Source:Luigi Lugmayr
http://www.i4u.com/article30866.html
Two new photos from Eclipse have been leaked, and each is OMG-worthy for its own reason.
First, fans can get their first look at Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria. The actress controversially took over this key role from Rachelle Lefevre after the latter portrayed the character for the first two Twilight Saga films.
In the scene below, Victoria is not getting along very well with Edward, is she?
Meanwhile, the second Eclipse image truly has fans buzzing. For what reason? It's a simple equation:
Kristen Stewart + Robert Pattinson - A couple shirt buttons + A steamy embrace = YOU BETTER CHECK OUT THE PHOTO BELOW RIGHT THIS VERY INSTANT.
Eclipse comes out on June 30. Fans are as eager for that date to arrive as Bella is to get Edward's clothes off in this shot from the movie.
** For a couple more steamy stills from the film, visit our Eclipse photo gallery!
Source:Hilton Hater
We wrote too soon.
Upon reading the initially-released excerpts of Robert Pattinson's new interview with Details, we remarked that he sounded like an intelligent version of John Mayer: not racist, just clearly a deep thinker about seemingly mundane life issues.
But it sounds like Pattinson actually has a slight case of Mayer-itis, as more quotes from his magazine article have been leaked.
In the feature, the man adored by millions of women makes a startling admission: he hates vaginas! Is he joking around? For Kristen Stewart's sake, we hope so.
When asked about his shoot with numerous nude women (as pictured below,) here's what Rob has to say...
I really hate vaginas. I'm allergic to vagina. But I can't say I had no idea, because it was a 12-hour shoot, so you kind of get the picture that these women are going to stay naked after, like, five or six hours. But I wasn't exactly prepared. I had no idea what to say to these girls. Thank God I was hungover."
WTF?!? Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. Or in this case, the... nevermind.
Source:Hilton Hater
http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/02/robert-pattinson-hates-on-vaginas/
MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire Jr. only needed three rounds to knock out Manuel Vargas of Mexico while veteran Gerry Peñalosa used all 12 rounds but still fell short against Erik Morel of Puerto Rico in the featured bouts of the “Pinoy Power III” fight card in Las Vegas yesterday.
Manny Pacquiao, the reigning pound-for-pound champion, and Z Gorres, who fought for his life following a brain operation last November, were at ringside of the Hilton Hotel and Casino and watched three other Filipinos take the spotlight before going opposite ways.
Bernabe Concepcion showed what a sound training camp can do as he pulled off a convincing win over Mario Santiago. He sent the Puerto Rican down on the floor in the sixth round and cruised to a decent 10-round decision in their featherweight contest.
Welterweight Mark Jason Melligen bounced back from a bitter loss to Michel Rosales late last year when he scored a TKO win over erstwhile unbeaten Raymond Gatica while Ciso Morales, the Filipino who showed great promise in the previous fights, was a disappointment.
Morales, winner of his first 14 bouts, almost killed himself trying to lose 12 pounds in the week heading to his bantamweight clash with WBO champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel. He paid the price when he took a body shot and was knocked out in the 2:06 mark of the opening round.
Pacquiao must have felt the pain watching from ringside as Morales went down and out after taking a solid blow to the mid-section.
But none would have hurt the world’s greatest boxer today than the bitter loss suffered by Peñalosa, his close friend. Morel was the taller, longer fighter but Peñalosa, at 37 just trying to stretch his luck on the ring, managed himself pretty well, and dropped a split decision.
Peñalosa’s trainer, Freddie Roach, felt they could have won the bout, which could be the last for the fearless Peñalosa.
It was the eighth loss for Peñalosa, a former world bantamweight champion who has won 54 fights, 36 of them by knockout. When he lost to Juan Manuel Lopez last year, many thought he should have retired, and now the question will continue to haunt him.
Lopez was also at ringside, and may be looking at Concepcion, of Virac in Catanduanes, as his next opponent. That would be a fight worth looking forward to, but the Filipino must do a lot better if he wants to take the world title away from Lopez.
Donaire, the WBA interim super-flyweight champion, improved to 22 wins with 11 knockouts against a single loss, was in a hurry to get rid of his opponent, actually a last-minute replacement for Gerson Guerrero who had a torn retina.
Yet, the Filipino landed most of his punches, and in the 1:33 mark of the third round he connected with a left uppercut that signalled the end of the bout. Vargas was counted out as he lay on the canvas.
After the fight, Donaire told fight commentator Ronnie Nathanielzs he was “just being cautious” since he wasn’t too sure what Vargas could offer.
“I felt stiff in the first two rounds but I wanted to knock him out,” said Donaire, who admitted that Vargas was “strong” and “hits hard.”
Again, Donaire hinted of moving up in weight, from 115 to 118, and is looking at WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel. Or even Morel, for a chance to avenge Peñalosa’s defeat.
Source:Abac Cordero
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=549809&publicationSubCategoryId=69
Samsung today announced the launch of the Samsung Wave (Model: S8500) at the Mobile World Congress 2010. This is the first mobile handset to be released on Samsung’s new, open mobile platform, Samsung bada, and the cornerstone of the company’s commitment to provide a smartphone for every lifestyle.
The Samsung Wave S8500 offers a Super AMOLED 3.3-inch display, a Social Hub to bring you closer to your contacts and connections, and TouchWiz 3.0 for an intuitive and hugely customizable user interface.
The S8500 1Ghz CPU ensures swift, smooth application experiences and multi-tasking, making the device an always-on mobile multimedia companion.
Other feature highlights of the S8500 include HD video (720p),
The biggest highlight is probably the new OLED screen. The S8500 is featuring the world’s first Super AMOLED display; delivering an unrivalled screen experience on a smartphone. The Super AMOLED offers much brighter, clearer, and less reflective AMOLED OnCell display, featuring a high resolution WVGA (800x480 pixels) screen with mDNIe (mobile Digital Natural Image engine) technology. DNIe technology is proven display technology which incorporated to Samsung’s LCD TV and LED TV lineups.
With a free viewing angle and super fast response, the Samsung Wave display provides superb image quality for viewing both videos and photos.
The Samsung Wave S8500 will be available globally from April 2010. See also the new Samsung I8520 Projector Phone.
Read more of the latest Mobile World Congress 2010 News.
Source:Luigi Lugmayr
http://www.i4u.com/article30855.html
