Bonn, Germany - It's fairly normal nowadays to install virus scanners on a computer and use a firewall when surfing the web to block possible attacks. So why is e-mail encryption still so uncommon?

Only about 5 per cent of users take steps to protect their e-mail from third parties, said Christopher Wolf of Bochum's Ruhr University, adding, it's a question of habit.

"If e-mail had been encrypted from the start, this would have never been an issue."

Frankfurt/Main, Germany -­ Gaming console aficionados definitely will not be bored this autumn as they try to take care of Piñatas, becoming apprentices to Darth Vader or help a dog and rabbit duo save the world.

Microsoft's Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise' promises to be lots f fun. The game focuses on the Pinatas, a group of gaudy fantasy animals who reached cult status two years ago with the release of their first game.

Washington - Tired of having to enter your logon name every time you start Vista? With a simple hack, you can banish the logon screen for good. Open Vista's Start menu and type netplwiz into the Start menu's search box. The Advanced User Accounts Control dialogue box will open. There, you should remove the check mark from the box labelled "Users must enter a username and password to use this computer."

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Vienna, Sept 6 : India achieved a major milestone on Saturday in activating nuclear commercial relation with the rest of the world when the 45 nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) granted it an unconditional waiver to do so.

The NSG approval ends 34 years of isolation enforced upon India following the 1974 Pokhran nuclear tests.

Washington, September 6 : Just like birds learn to fly by watching other birds, helicopters can also learn complex aerial tricks and manoeuvres by looking at each other, thanks to a piece of software written by Stanford University computer scientists.

The researchers have revealed that their software could learn and flawlessly replicate more than 20 years of radio-controlled helicopter expertise in just 10 minutes.