Muslim Germans must obey Constitution not Sharia Law
Posted on 06. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in General
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday, October 06, 2010 said that German muslims must abide by the German Constitution, not the Shariah law, should they aspire to live in the country.
Germany, has been debating integration of 4 million-strong Muslim population. The debate comes in the wake of concerns of US and the British over terror [...]
Google refutes patent and copyright infringement complaints
Posted on 06. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Buzz
Google refuted copyright infringement complaint by Oracle. The search engine major had asked the US court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Oracle regarding copyright infringement in development of a Android smartphone software.
Oracle had filed a suit against Google in August 2010, alleging infringement of patent and copyrights in the development of software(the popular Android-based [...]
Russian duo share Nobel for physics 2010
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Buzz
Two Russian-born scientists Konstantin Novoselov and Andrei Geim shared the Nobel for Physics which was announced yesterday. The scientists are based at University of Manchester, UK worked on properties of graphene (carbon in one-atom-thick flake form) dubbed as wonder material of the 21st century. Graphene is also the thinnest and the strongest nano material.
Even [...]
Excess intake of fish oil supplements increase risk of colitis and colon cancer in mice
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Health
While fish oil supplements have been used and recommended for general well being, now researchers at Michigan State University have come out with contradicting results from use of fish oil – that fish oil increases risk of colitis and colon cancer in mice.
People who are lacking in the omega-3 fatty acids are encouraged [...]
Ibaraki nuclear power complex admits radioactive material leak
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in General
Japan Atomic Energy Agency that runs the nuclear power complex at the Ibaraki Prefecture admits leakage of radioactive substance through cracks in pipe at the complex in eastern Japan.
The state run research agency however said that there were no effects to the humans or to the environment due to the leak.
The crack was in [...]
Skype to appoint Tony Bates as its new CEO
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Business
Internet calling service, Skype plans to appoint former vice-president and executive from Cisco Systems Inc., Tony Bates as its new CEO.
As the Internet calling service is inching closer to its IPO the change in the management reflects company’s plans for the initial public offering.
According to Skype Tony Bates, will replace Josh Silverman as the [...]
FIFA bans Nigeria and suspends NFF
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Sports
Nigerian government interference resulted in country’s ban by FIFA from international football competition. FIFA took the decision on Monday, October 04, 2010 after members of NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) were hauled before courts.
Government intervention with members is against the FIFA rules and so FIFA suspends NFF with immediate effect. During suspension the NFF cannot participate [...]
Evan Williams steps down as chief executive of Twitter
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Buzz
Evans Williams the co-founder and CEO of Twitter steps down. The Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams steps down as the chief executive of the micro blogging site and will be replaced by current COO Dick Costolo.
The chief executive has headed Twitter for two years now since 2008, and he steps down the post to [...]
Japan to buy US drones for USD50m each
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Buzz
Japan is mulling with the idea of buying American unmanned spy planes. In a bid to bolster the espionage capabilities, according to Japanese media the country’s Defense Minsitry was palnning to offer $150m for 3 spy unmanned planes or the Global Hawk spy drones @ $50millions each.
Japan intends to use the camera-equipped drones to have [...]
Toshiba unveils GL1 series of 3D TVs in Japan
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Allen Smith in Technology
Even before the CEATEC 2010 was open, Toshiba unveiled two GL1 series 3D TVs in Japan (GL for glassless); the 12GL1 with a 12-inches screen and 20GL1 TV with a 20-inches screen.
The 20GL1 comes with resolution of 1280×720 and a 550:1 contrast featuring the CELL Regza technology. The TV set sports two digital TV tuners, a HDMI [...]
