Washington, September 18: Radiations emitting from mobile phones can distort measurements taken via the latest measuring systems, even when their individual components have passed the standardized Electromagnetic Compatibility Test (EMC).

Researchers at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) say that this is the reason why the verification of vehicle scales that are used to weigh trains, lorries or cars are rejected by the concerned authorities in certain cases.

New York, Sept. 18: Microsoft owner Bill Gates, with a net worth of 57 billion dollars, remains the richest man in America despite losing his crown to Warren Buffett for a few months this spring.

According to Forbes latest list of 400 of the richest Americans, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet, whose shares have fallen 15 percent since February, follows Gates.

Newcomers to the list include fertilizer tycoon Alexander Rovt, car dealer and art collector Norman Braman and Patrón tequila founder John Paul DeJoria.

Mark Zuckerberg, the 24-year-old founder of social networking site Facebook, debuts on The Forbes 400 with an estimated net worth of 1.5 billion dollars.

A whole new range of iPods by Apple has been unleashed in the Indian Market, which includes the iPod nano, iPod Touch, iPod shuffle and iPod Classic.The new series of iPod shuffle is now in exciting three new colours, while the Classic is available with extended memory. On the other hand iPod Touch has become even slimmer and now is supported by volume control buttons.

San Francisco - Anonymous hackers penetrated the private email account of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and Wednesday posted screen shots of the account on the internet.

The intrusion came amid growing reports that Palin used her private email account to conduct official business in an effort to avoid public scrutiny.

It was strongly condemned by the McCain-Palin campaign as a "shocking invasion of privacy" and both the FBI and Secret Service launched investigations into the incident.

San Francisco  - A national study in the US has concluded that computer games foster social interaction and civic engagement and that there was no evidence that they incited users to violence.

The study released Wednesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that nearly all teens play video games and that their games' activity has become a major component of their overall social experience.

Dresden, Germany - A low-cost electronic display made of plastic went into production in Germany Wednesday with the prospect of replacing magazines and newspapers.

British-registered company Plastic Logic said it would make more than 1 million of the displays annually at the plant in Dresden. They are about the size of a large exercise book and weigh less than 500 grams.

The device comprises transistor arrays on a flexible plastic surface, unlike silicon-based systems in current e-books and digital photo frames. It has been dubbed electronic paper, though it cannot be folded or rolled up.

The company's chief executive, Richard Archuleta, said it was both bigger and thinner than competing products.