Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Wednesday, August 11, 2010,
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Technology
Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry phones, has been singled out as a security threat recently in the Middle East because of the secure encryption it uses, which makes it impossible for outside sources to decode E-mails and messages sent with these phones. Saudi Arabia has issued a ban on BlackBerries, which may be lifted as soon as that country can evaluate the security and encryption codes that Research In Motion has supplied them with. India is getting in on the action now, citing Bl... Continue reading ...
India Reveals Low Price Computer
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Friday, July 23, 2010,
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Technology
India continues to be the leader in low price technology. The country known for $2000 open heart surgery and the $2100 Nano car is adding a new feather in its cap. In 2005, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology revealed a prototype computer that it said could be sold for $100 and would be a boon to developing countries. India, whose low wages have caused companies in the United States to migrate there, said that this price was too high, especially when the proposed MIT unit turned out ... Continue reading ...
Train Crash in India Kills Scores of People
Posted by ChiefJack Hawk on Monday, July 19, 2010,
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Disasters
About 2 A.M. local time, two trains slammed together July 19 at a station in Sainthia as one was pulling out and another sped in. The impact was so horrific that part of one train wound up on an overpass above the tracks. As of press time, at least 61 people are known dead and 125 injured. Shortly after the crash, local residents rushed over to begin pulling out survivors with their bare hands. Government rescuers arrived about three hours later, according to residents, although the gover... Continue reading ...