Posts Tagged ‘Internet’

Gordon Brown has defended the UK's anti-terror operation in the North West, but admitted "we are dealing with a very big terrorist plot". Skip related content Related photos / videos Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick has resigned after a terror raids blunder Related content * Police extend search in terrorism investigation * 'Terror plot' raid at new property * ... Full story

A London bakery has started using the Internet messaging system Twitter to inform customers when the latest batches of bread hit the shelves. Skip related content Related photos / videos A bakery has started Twittering when its fresh bread is ready Enlarge photo Web-savvy regulars at the Albion bakery and cafe in east London no longer need to sniff the air to find out when the fresh batches ... Full story

Britain's top anti-terror police officer has apologised after a 'blunder' which apparently led to raids in a major terror operation being brought forward. Skip related content Related photos / videos Police 'Blunder' Sparks Anti-Terror Raids Related content * 11 suspects in anti-terror raids Pakistani * Top anti-terrorism officer quits over blunder * Video: Reaction to a Quick resignation ... Full story

Mexico City, April 9 (EFE) Computer science, law, languages and yoga are some of the subjects included in Mexico's first university for the elderly, an innovative project that seeks to respond to the gradual ageing of the population. Approximately eight percent of Mexicans are over 60, a proportion that rises to 16 percent in the capital borough of Benito Juarez, home of the new institution. Around half ... Full story

London, Apr 7 (ANI): An Indian man, who is 33-inches tall and weighs just 10kg, and who is the world's smallest bodybuilder, is now looking for his ladylove. Romeo Dev, 21, real name Adibya Dev, who became a global star and an Internet sensation in recent years, has admitted that he is still looking for the woman to share his life with, which is a big ... Full story

London, Apr 6 (ANI): A majority of Brit girls believe that they are loosing their freedom, as their parents are "too protective". In a survey conducted by Girlguiding UK, almost half girls aged 10 to 18 said that they faced too many restrictions. They reported thinking that they faced more restrictions than boys, who are more likely to be involved in violence or a fight. The ... Full story

London, Apr.6 (ANI): Details of every email sent and website visited by people in Britain are to be stored for a year as part of what campaigners claim is a massive assault on privacy. A European Union directive, which Britain was instrumental in devising, comes into force which will require all internet service providers to retain information on email traffic, visits to web sites and ... Full story

Rome, April 6 (DPA) The death toll in the devastating earthquake in central Italy has gone beyond 90, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing rescue workers. Earlier reports said at least 50 people were confirmed dead - amid fears of that number rising - after a central Italian mountain area around the ancient town of L'Aquila was rocked by a major earthquake that struck early ... Full story

Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): A lawyer of Britney Spears' ex manager Sam Lufti has revealed that the pop diva's life under her dad's conservatorship is like "prison." In a hearing in a Los Angeles court, where Spears' conservators are seeking restraining orders against her former manager Lutfi and lawyer Eardley, John Anderson testified he was contacted by Eardley, to represent Britney in her fight against the ... Full story

London, April 2 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will come together on stage to teach meditation to youngsters. The surviving Beatles will be seen in a live Internet broadcast from New York on April 3 to promote the spiritual method amongst young people. The legendary musicians had journeyed to India with their band mates in 1967 to learn transcendental meditation from their then guru Maharishi ... Full story

Melbourne, April 2 (ANI): A new study has offered employees the best excuse to check out their Facebook or Orkut accounts during work hours: turning to social networking sites or general Internet surfing for breaks leads to better office productivity. According to Dr Brent Coker, from Melbourne University, staff members who surf the web for leisure, called 'Workplace Internet Leisure Browsing' (WILB), yield better results on ... Full story

London, April 1 (ANI): An artist has put up his version of Mona Lisa using burger grease for an American fast food company, looking to warn consumers against the amount of fat used in their competitor's product. Phil Hansen used grease from 14 burgers to paint an 11-foot canvas made from butcher paper. The minute-long Internet advertisement shows the 29-year-old squeezing the fat out of every bite, ... Full story

Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Model and TV personality Holly Madison has revealed that she does not like it when her photos are retouched. The revelation comes just after American socialite Kim Kardashian defended her own curves, saying that she did not mind if an untouched photograph of hers was displayed on the Internet. "Kim ... Full story

London, Mar 31 (ANI): A Brit man is facing divorce after his wife spotted his car parked outside another woman's house, via Google's Street View application. His wife saw the Range Rover using the Internet giant's new Street View service, while she was spying on a female friend's home. Although the hubby claimed that he was away on business, his wife easily caught him red-handed after ... Full story

London, Mar 31 (ANI): Brits lead the way when it comes to getting steamy in the bed, according to a new survey. In the study conducted by Cosmopolitan magazine more than half of the people admitted using a sex toy in the sack, while a quarter used a webcam. Almost 20pct of the respondents agreed that they would even ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI/Business Wire India): According to ComScore, the Global Internet Information Provider, Naukri.com, garnered a traffic share of 61 per cent in February '09, the highest ever. Naukri.com is leading in unique visitors, total page views and time spent on the site, beating its competitors by considerable margins. Monster.com and Timesjobs.com had a traffic share of 27 per cent and 8 per ... Full story

London, Mar 30 (ANI): Popstar Lily Allen has revealed that she didn't have a single friend in school, and thus the feeling of not having any pals goaded her to make huge number of internet pals. The 'Not Big' hitmaker revealed that she went on to make the most number of "friends" on the MySpace networking site than anyone else in Britain. "I didn't have a really ... Full story

London, March 30 (ANI): Teens are budding thinking it is okay to ape porn stars after viewing explicit content on the Internet, TV or mobile phones, reveals a new UK study. According to the shocking figures revealed on Channel 4's The Sex Education Show Vs Pornography, exposure to pornography was encouraging youngsters to imitate what they see. The study revealed ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani on Sunday attacked on the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, claiming that he has not done enough to address the issue of illicit money hoarded in Swiss Bank accounts. Advani demanded that the ... Full story

London, March 29 (ANI): Six volunteers will be locked up in small steel tins off a parking lot in Moscow for 105 days, as scientists simulate a space rocket ride to Mars. The cramped metal capsules will be connected by cables and corrugated metal pipes in a hanger at the back of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP) in the Russian capital on Tuesday. The ... Full story