LG GD900 : World’s First Mobile Phone with Transparent Keypad

LG really has some good looking phone in its lineup. Here is another addition to the list. This concept phone, introduced at the latest GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, features a transparent keypad that will glow in dark. Read on to find some more information.

• Thickness : 13.4 mm
• Wireless Connectivity : 7.2 Mbps HSDPA
• Double Camera
• Dedicated Bluetooth Headset
• Will be available in second half

Cyber Crime

There is a very old and correct saying that goes on to say that a coin has two sides. Like a coin almost every aspect of life has two sides. For example the most common example can be taken of the advent of technology and the crime associated with it.

With the advent of time and technology, computers have formed an integral part of the working society. Computers along with them have brought greater work and time efficiency in the working circle of the society as a whole.

But there comes the twist. Along with all the benefits that computers and technology have brought, there also comes the rising and alarming threat of cyber crime.

Cyber crime in recent times has been credited along with a lot of attention by the general public, thanks to the almost impossible crimes committed by the hackers. The dangers that cyber crime is posing to computers and information in computers has been acknowledged by almost all the countries.

Serious concern and alarm have been raised against the growing threat of cyber crime and its potential threat to the information possessed in the computers. The reason that cyber crime is posing a serious threat, is because of the reason that most countries around the world have no existing law that they can exert against cyber crimes.

This leaves the businessmen and their business at the mere mercy of the technology that is being used by the businessmen in their business.

The only resort that the individuals have or can take against cyber crime is the way of self protection. Although self protection is the one step that people can take against cyber crimes, but still unfortunately it’s not a full proof safe step.

As hackers can easily hack through the computers of others, this makes the information stored in the computer more vulnerable to information leakage. One main reason why cyber crime has been gathering so much of attention, is because of the fact that cyber crime has no boundaries of working or occurring.

Cyber crime have been reportedly breaching national barriers at ease there by jeopardizing the political and the defense strategies of the country in front of the other nations, as it has been reported that after committing the crime the hackers sell the leaked information to the rival countries for money.

The other reason as to why cyber crime is posing a serious threat is because of the fact that it is usually very hard to track the hackers as they operate together but from far and different places, making it harder for the law enforcers to track and find them.

These hackers usually operate from different and far off places, sometimes even different countries making it almost impossible for anyone to track them.

Thus national bodies and governments should operate together to make a legal framework and structure through which no hackers can slip through after committing cyber crime.

Server at its best

Thecus N5200BR NAS Server

As digital media increases in popularity, so will the demand for larger storage options, whether in the form of increased hard drives capacities or through the use of expandable network storage devices. The last time we broached the topic of NAS was with our article on two impressive SOHO units from QNAP. While not industrial strength solutions, both QNAP models offered a balance of hardware and software features that made them excellent solutions for both home and small business users. However, with the TS-101 being a single drive solution and the TS-201 being a two-drive option, they are limited when it comes to ease of expansion and growth in a user's storage needs. This is where the Thecus N5200BR NAS Server steps in.

The Thecus N5200BR NAS Server targets end-users with more demanding network storage needs. To offer a more universal solution, Thecus designed the N5200BR with five SATA II bays supporting numerous RAID options, an LED status read-out, router capabilities and a host of other features to make it a serious contender for home users and in the commercial environment where a highly configurable NAS unit is a must. On the surface, the Thecus N5200BR looks to have what it takes to fit a wide variety of NAS needs. In the pages ahead, we'll look below the surface to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses of the Thecus N5200BR NAS Server, with a goal of providing a complete and clear picture of what a unit like this can deliver.

Thecus N5200BR NAS Server Specifications and Features

HDDs 5 x 3.5" SATA II HDD, Hot-swappable eSATA port 1 x eSATA connector for capacity expansion USB ports 2 x USB A type (Host mode) 1 x USB B type (Client mode) Ethernet ports N5200 RouStorTM : 1 x Gigabit RJ-45 Connector 4 port Gigabit switch LCD Control Panel For basic configurations and status display Network File Protocols Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB) Apple Filing Protocol (AFP 3) Network File System (NFS v3) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTPs) Authentication Microsoft NT Domain Controller (PDC)* Microsoft Active Directory Authentication (AD)* Network Client Type Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Unix/Linux/BSD MAC OS X, OS 9, OS 8.6 Network Configuration Fixed IP Address Dynamic IP Address Disk Management Power Management (Disk idle spin-down) Disk Status Monitoring (S.M.A.R.T.) RAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD Auto Rebuild Hot Swappable Hot Spare Disk Roaming RAID Level Migration RAID Expansion Disk Capacity Supported : 80/120/160/200/250/300/400/500/750/1000 GB

Folder Management Share Folder Level Permission File Level Permission Public Folder Quota Management Share Folder Quota Control Backup Thecus Backup Utility (Microsoft Windows XP/2000 /MAC OS X) Thecus Nsync System Management Web GUI Multilingual Support (English, French, German, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish) Event Notification Email Notification Buzzer Notification LCD Supported USB Devices USB Printer External HDD/Flash disk USB IEEE 802.11 b/g dongle w/ AP mode support ** Setup Utility Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 MAC OS X Safety and Environment CE, FCC, BSMI, C-Tick, RoHS Compliant Dimension 230 x 190 x 230 mm (H x W x D) Physical Lockable Disk Tray Operating Environment 0 - 40 C 20 – 85 Relative Humidity (non-condensing) Power Supply Server-rated AC Power Supply 100/220VAC, 50/60 Hz, Auto detect *PDC/AD support: Works as a client member in an Microsoft NT 4.0 domain/Active Directory domain, allowing the N5200 to utilize the domain users and groups setting for authentication to the system and authorization to the share folders.

Speeding: Radar Gun vs. GPS

While an 11-year old, Louisville, Kentucky boy is using a toy radar gun to get drivers to slow down through his neighborhood, the police are finding that real radar guns might not be a match for GPS--at least not when contested in court.

According to a press release issued by Rocky Mountain Tracking, an 18-year old man, Shaun Malone, was able to successfully contest a speeding ticket in court using the data from a GPS device installed in his car. This wasn't just any old make-a-left-turn-100-feet-ahead-onto-Maple-Street GPS; this was a vehicle tracking GPS device--the kind used by trucking fleets--or in this case, overprotective parents. The device was installed in Malone's car by his parents, and the press release makes no mention if the teenager knew that the device was installed in his vehicle at the time.

Credit: Rocky Mountain Tracking

No matter, because Malone knew by the time he had to show up in court to contest the speeding ticket for going 17-mph over the posted 45-mph speed limit. While the police clocked him going 62-mph, the GPS's data in fact showed him driving at the 45-mph speed limit. In an initial trial-by-affidavit, Malone was found guilty of speeding. GPS expert, Dr. Stephen Heppe wrote a report that essentially said that the GPS data was not accurate enough to contest the accuracy of the radar gun. Malone appealed the decision and had his day in court. At trial, things played out differently:

"However, when he took the stand to begin his testimony, Dr. Heppe corrected that written report, saying that the Rocky Mountain Tracking device was "very" accurate, to within a couple of meters on location and to within 1 mph on speed. Dr. Heppe also pointed out that the GPS device released instantaneous data, and not data averaged over a distance."

Needless to say, with Dr. Heppe's revised testimony, Malone was found innocent of speeding.

Obviously, Rocky Mountain Tracking's motivation for publicizing this incident is to promote the accuracy of its RMT Rover GPS device. But it also brings up a larger issue: The sophistication of vehicle telematics is increasing all the time. Are we now at the point that the data generated from our personal location devices (such as GPS in cell phones and in-car navigation devices) is considered reliable enough to help exonerate us from false accusations? But isn't this also a slippery slope, where the same data can be used to incriminate us as well? It's one thing for parents to keep a close eye on their kids, but what happens when jealous spouses are tracked, or law enforcement uses the data to know where you've been. When does it become an invasion of privacy? Tell us what you think.

India's Net Connection among the Worst in the World

Facing Internet problems, slow connectivity, getting harrowed with your Internet service provider? Well, the problem is that India's Internet connection is slower and among the worst in the world even when compared to developing countries in South America, according to Internet Traffic Report, which monitors the flow of data around the world.

The data below gives an idea of where Asia ranks. Higher index means faster and more reliable connection. North America and Australia have higher index meaning faster Internet connection, while Asia is lacking behind. On the other hand, response time is the time taken for a packet of information to reach from one point to another. The higher the response time the slower will be the Internet connection.Global Internet Traffic report.

Similarly, packet loss measures the reliability of a connection, so higher the packet loss percentage, the slower the connection will work.

Asia seems better than South America, but when you compare city-wise, developing countries in South America have a higher Internet index than that of India. In the image below you can see, Mumbai, India, has index of 73 and response time of 260 m/s. (The figures put out by Internet traffic report is dynamic and changes almost every hour depending on the connectivity of each country, but similar index comparisons have been noted over the past few months.)




While developing countries like Peru and Argentina have better connectivity than Mumbai. But certain parts of in Columbia has terrible Internet connection due to 100% packet loss.


Isn't that terrible? To give you an example of that, Clyde has gone to great lengths to make his grievance, with Tata Indicom's broadband service, noticed. So if service providers don't get their act together in providing customers a better experience, I really doubt that India will ever have a faster Internet connectivity.