Sony Ericsson launches 'Live with Walkman' phone

Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of 'Live with Walkman' smartphone in India. The Android-based smartphone is priced at Rs 14,549 approximately. Already available online in Indian for quite some time, 'Live with Walkman' features 1GHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, 3.2 inch display, 5MP rear camera and front camera. The phone is also speculated to get Android 4.0 update in the future. 

Measuring 4.2 x 2.2 x 0.6 inch and weighing 115 grams, the phone has an internal phone memory of up to 320 MB with 512MB RAM and expandable memory of upto 32GB via microSD memory card slot. 

Some other features include 3G, Wi-Fi with DLNA support, Bluetooth with A2DP, aGPS, FM Radio with RDS, and 3.5mm audio jack. 'Live with Walkman' ships with a 1200 mAh battery and is available in two colours -- black and white.

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Online banking: Money-stealing malware on prowl !

Doing online banking frequently? Beware, as cyber-criminals have launched a new malware that not just steals your money from your bank, but also offers false reassurance that it's still there, experts have warned. 

The attack, a new version of trojan horse SpyEye software that targets computers using Windows, has been detected in the US and the UK. 

According to Trusteer, a security company which detected the attack, the software, which steals your bank passwords to give access to your account, waits for you to enter the same banking details before "adjusting" what you see. 

The idea is to gives criminals more time to use debit card details on fraudulent transactions without the person realising it's happening, the Daily Mail reported. 

The malware is designed in a way that when one visits his or her online bank, there will be no trace of the transactions that cyber-criminals are using to empty the bank account. 

Worse, the balance will also be adjusted on screen so it looks as if nothing is happening, Trusteer claimed. 

"The next time the victim visits their online banking site, the malware hides the fraudulent transactions, as well as artificially changing the total balance," it said. 

"As a result, the deceived customer has no idea that their account has been 'taken over', nor that any fraudulent transactions have taken place." 

"SpyEye is a tweak of the Zeus crimeware kit that grabs web form data within browsers," says the Naked Security blog at web security experts Sophos. 

"The new Trojan, instead of intercepting or diverting email messages, hides bogus transactions even after users have logged out and then logged back into their accounts. 

With hi-tech cyber attacks such as SpyEye, there are few visible signs that anything is wrong. There are defences, though -- ensure your browser is up to date, manually updating it if necessary, experts said. 

Thus, it is important that users should ensure that the "anti-phishing option is switched on" in their web browser that which will check for "blacklisted" websites and prevent the browser from being directed to the "fake" version that delivers your bank statement, they added.

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ICICI Bank to launch an app allowing users access their accounts on Facebook

ICICI Bank is planning to launch an application called ‘Your Bank’ on which will help users to access their bank account on Facebook. This application can be operated from ICICI Facebook page and users will also
receive updates and banking news on their Facebook Wall.

Rajiv Sabharwal, Executive Director, ICICI bank, said,“ICICI Bank will soon be present on Facebook. The ICICI Bank page (on the social media website) will include a one-of-its kind ‘Your Bank Account’ app through which you can access your bank account information while on Facebook.”

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Hackers Steal 45,000 Facebook Passwords & Logins

A rampant worm by the name of Ramnit has stolen login and password information for 45,000 Facebook users, mostly in the UK and France. Prowling the 800-million-strong social network, the worm eats user names, passwords and browser cookies. It also acts as a backdoor, meaning a hacker can attack any computer that has already been infected. According to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, Ramnit infects Windows executables, Microsoft Office and HTML files. The Ramnit worm initially transformed into financial malware in August 2011, according to reports from Trusteer.

'What was once malware designed to steal data from financial institutions has evolved into a social network threat,' says John Weinschenk, CEO at Cybersecurity company Cenzic. 'Bank account numbers and Facebook log-in credentials seem very different, but to hackers, they are equally as lucrative.'

The current composite Ramnit worm is like a Mogwai that has been hit with water, eaten food after midnight, stepped out into the sun and transformed it into a hyper-evil gremlin.

Once Ramnit joined forces with the leaked ZeuS source-code in May, the Seculert blog says it became a 'Hybrid creature.' That is, it took on ZeuS' financial-data investigative nature and gained access to financial institutions. As a result, it compromised online banking sessions and also attacked a few corporate networks. The Ramnit worm burrows through Facebook, spreading malware to the walls of thousands of innocent Facebook users.

'To combat these types of threats, consumers need to be vigilant about changing passwords often,' says Weinschenk. 'Avoid clicking on unknown links, and alert their friends to a potential malicious link they might have posted.'

Facebook spam attacks like this are nothing new. A recent attack that was caused by a browser vulnerability filled users' walls with photos of the Biebs in compromising sexual situations. Not long after, football-loving spammers nailed the Facebook community forum.

Users should keep an eye on their Facebook profiles as social network worms continue spreading.

Facebook says it blocks 200 million malicious actions per day, which include messages that send users to malware. Even still, Facebook spam is growing faster than its user base.

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Samsung's DV300F Dual-View Camera Brings WiFi Into The Mix

Many of you may remember that I was straight-up infatuated with Samsung’s MV800 point-and-shoot. And why wouldn’t I be? It’s absolutely the best point-and-shoot if your favorite subject to shoot happens to be yourself. While Samsung’s latest camera isn’t quite as narcissistic, the new DV300F announced today still has a pretty awesome trick up its sleeve.

This is one of Samsung’s Dual-View offerings, meaning it sports a 1.5-inch screen up front to accompany the usual 3-inch LCD display (which doubles as a viewfinder.) What sets the DV300F apart, however, is its WiFi capabilities. You’ll be able to share pics and clips directly to Facebook, Picasa, YouTube, etc.

If you’re not in the mood to go public right away, you’ll also be able to upload the entirety of your SD card to your PC with the Auto PC Backup tool. The 16-megapixel camera is capable of 5x optical zoom and comes equipped with a 25mm wide-angle lens. You’ll also find the expected microSD slot present.

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IITian launches Aakash rival Classpad

Rohit Pande, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta comes back to his alma mater to launch his latest innovation Classpad.

With his academic background Rohit, is plans to make education accessible to each student according to one's own merit and intellect. Classpad facilitates personalized and interactive learning in the classroom and makes education accessible to every student according to his/ her individual intelligence level and talent.

Using the Classpad, teachers can transfer class work to the students' tablet, share their own content instantly and conduct tests/ assessments. Students can also give undivided attention to class lessons, attempt assessments and get results to further enhance their learning.

Classpad has a touchscreen with a 7 hour battery life, 1.3 Ghz processing speed and a built-in memory of 4GB expandable upto 8GB. The tablet is available in three sizes - seven, eight and 10 inches - and costs between Rs 7,500 and 14,000.

Several schools across the country have tiedup for the device, including Fr Agnel School, Delhi; SSB Bangalore; and Centre Point School, Nagpur. However, the tablet is not available for retail sale yet, it is available only for schools.

Addressing the participants at the launch, Rohit Pande, CEO, Classteacher Learning Systems said, "Our education system does not differentiate students according to the learning capabilities and teach them at the same level, but the software installed in Classpad tests students' problem solving, creativity and application of language skills. It provides them with personalized teaching as per their learning capabilities. Equipped with artificial intelligence, Classpad can help to categorize students as fast learners, average learners and slow learners. Classpad can assist in reducing the monotony of repetitive sessions in the classroom. Teachers can now complete their syllabus within schedule and get considerable time to focus on slow learners."

Classpad is available for students in standard 3 to 12th.

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How to Style the Ajax Control Toolkit Calendar Extender control

The calendar extender control straight out of the box is a bit boring. More of you should be styling the control. The following may help you style this control a little.

Use a web palette to select your colors. I used this one:http://oreilly.com/catalog/wdnut/excerpt/web_palette.html for no particular reason. There are literally thousands of palettes out there. The preference has generally been to use 256 colour palette. Stylesheets have been optimised so that you can use 3 hex digits to represent colours. For example, color: #f69 is equivalent to color: #ff6699.

Calendar Styled

 I have deliberately made this ugly with each section coloured differently so it’s easier for you to restyle.

I added a CssClass to the Calendar Extender control, called “custom-calendar”.

The following are the styles I applied to this Calendar.

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.custom-calendar .ajax__calendar_container




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{




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 background-color:#ffc; /* pale yellow */




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 border:solid 1px #666;




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}




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.custom-calendar .ajax__calendar_title




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{




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 background-color:#cf9; /* pale green */




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 height:20px;




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 color:#333;




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}




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.custom-calendar .ajax__calendar_prev,




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.custom-calendar .ajax__calendar_next




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{




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 background-color:#aaa; /* darker gray */




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 height:20px;




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 width:20px;




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}




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.custom-calendar .ajax__calendar_today




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{




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 background-color:#cff;  /* pale blue */




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 height:20px;




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}




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.custom-calendar .ajax__calendar_days table thead tr td




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{




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 background-color:#ff9; /* dark yellow */




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 color:#333;




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}




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.custom-calendar .ajax__calendar_day




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{




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 color:#333; /* normal day - darker gray color */




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}




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.custom-calendar .ajax__calendar_other .ajax__calendar_day




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{




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 color:#666; /* day not actually in this month - lighter gray color */




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}

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