Unveiling the “Sixth Sense”

Unveiling the “Sixth Sense” game-changing wearable tech

This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine “Minority Report” and then some.

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10 million PCs infected by identity theft malware

A little over 1% of all internet users are exposed to identity theft malware a study by IT security vendor Panda Security revealed.Based on the online analysis of 67 million computers in 2008, the company found that more than 10 million users worldwide were infected with potentially harmful malware related to identity theft, such as Banker Trojans that are designed to stead account information from banks and their customers.

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Facebook debuts in Arabic

Facebook is now available in both Arabic and Hebrew as part of plans to customize itself to every language in the world.The social networking service, which is already available in 40 languages including French and German, has also made a series of changes to user home pages based on feedback from 30,000 emails.

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