Technology Sector

Hackers of Obama’s cell phone account could not access his voicemails, emails

Barack ObamaWashington  , November 22 : Verizon Wireless, the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the US, has said that its employees who accessed Barack Obama''s personal cellular phone account without authorisation have neither heard the U. S. President-elect’s voice mails nor viewed his e-mails.

A spokesman on the transition team said that the company had found earlier this week that several employees had breached the personal cellphone account of the president-elect.

US military searches abroad for source of cyber attack on Pentagon

Cyber SecurityWashington, Nov. 22 : The cyber attack on the Department of Defense that has led to a ban on the use of external hardware devices could have come from a number of foreign countries, possibly Russia or China, the Pentagon has claimed.

The attack came in the form of a global virus or worm that is spreading rapidly throughout a number of military networks.

FOX News has quoted a US Navy rear admiral as telling his staff on Thursday that the coordinated attack was strategically timed to hit between the November 4 presidential election and Inauguration Day on January 20.

“Screaming mummy” could be murderous son of Pharaoh Ramses III

Pharaoh Ramesses IIWashington, Nov 22 : A new analysis of the “screaming mummy”, an Egyptian mummy who died wearing a pained facial expression, has suggested that he could be Prince Pentewere, suspected of plotting the murder of his father, Pharaoh Ramses III.

According to a report in National Geographic News, recent examinations of the mummy, found in 1886 and now located in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, have helped archaeologists piece together a story of attempted murder, suicide, and conspiracy.

Quantum computing comes closer to reality

Quantum computing comes closer to realityLondon, November 22: Stanford researchers say that they have made a significant advance towards creating quantum computers that will dramatically outshine tradioinal computers in tackling certain key problems like searching large databases, factoring large numbers, creating uncrackable codes, and simulating the atomic structure of materials.

The researcher say that they have successfully employed ultrafast lasers to set a new speed record for the time it takes to rotate the spin of an individual electron, and confirm the spin''s new position.

DRDO organises a 3-day conference on its golden jubilee

DRDO organises a 3-day conference on its golden jubileeNew Delhi, Nov 21 : A three-day conference on “In Service of the Soldiers: Life Sciences Perspective” is scheduled to be held from November 24-26, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) R&D activities at DRDO Bhawan.

Brit gambler pockets record £2m on online fruit machine!

Brit gambler pockets record £2m on online fruit machine!London, Nov 21 : A gambler has broken records by claming the largest amount won from a British bookmaker after winning more than 2 million dollars on an online fruit machine.

The 49-year-old jackpot winner won his 2,086,585 pounds prize on the Coral MegaJackpots Cluedo game.

The game is an online slot machine, with the traditional symbols of cherries and bells replaced by characters from the Cluedo board game, such as Colonel Mustard and Miss Scarlett.

Players can stake between 2p and 5 pounds a line.

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