Mumbai: Indian-owned cable network operator, FLAG Telecom on Friday reported that a third submarine cable “SNAP” in the Middle East has led to a "critical" telecom breakdown; it has caused global net problems by breaking two lines under the Mediterranean on Wednesday.

According to the official website of FLAG Telecom, FALCON cable had been reported cut at 0559 GMT, 56 kms (35 miles) from Dubai on a segment between the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

According to FLAG, Wednesday's incident caused disruption to 70% of the nationwide internet network in Egypt on Wednesday, while India suffered up to 60% disruption.

Microsoft Corporation has launched a $ 44.6 billion bid to acquire leading web company Yahoo! in one of the biggest internet takeovers till date.

ASUS has unveiled its ‘Eee PC’ in the Indian market.
The ASUS Eee PC is a small, slim affair that’s mainly aimed at pupils, housewives, old persons, and teenagers. It offers users with the wide-ranging Internet application, which is based on three Es – ‘Easy to learn, work, play’; ‘Excellent Internet experience’ and ‘Excellent mobile computing experience’, and for this reason the product named ‘Eee PC’.
The company said that its Eee PC weighs just .92 kg, and comes with flash-based storage and integral webcam. It also facilitates Easy learning, working and playing.

Fujitsu has rolled out a 3.5G-enabled mobile companion, named ‘The LifeBook U1010’ in the Indian market, which it claimed to be the world’s smallest tablet-convertible ultra mobile PC (UMPC).
It offers users a first-class combination of function, superiority, method and infinite connection. It weighs just 630 grams.
Powered by Intel processor A110 with 800MHz of processing power, the U1010 consists of newly designed 0.2 mm aluminum plated QWERTY keyboard and sports a 5.6-inch SuperFine WSVGA display that is a Passive Touch Panel with 1024×600 pixels resolution. The U1010 has dimensions of 171mm (w) x 133mm (d) x 26.5-32.0mm (h). Besides, it has a palm resistance touch screen that permits the fingers to do the work, without a stylus.

Washington, January 30: University of Leicester engineers have developed a new technology that promises to ensure safety of equipments as diverse as those used in cars, aircraft and medical equipme