Is the Official Web site of the Department of General Education , Kerala Hacked?

It seems like the official web site of the Department of General Education , Government of Kerala is hacked. Today i was checking the website and noticed a news "Hacked by the. Mo3tafa , Sha2ow" in the hot news box. The news content is just "tHe.Mo3tafA Was Here !!! Your Box 0wn3d By Deface Team We Love Iran Ashiyane Digital Security Team Special Thanks to Ashiyane Defacers & Programmers Team www.ashiyane.org/forums I Don't Know Any Rival For Muslims".

Home page of the Department of General Education: http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/

Posted news: http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/admin/news_details.php?id=39

Apple iPhone 3G

Finally the iPhone 3G is officially released.

The main features are 3G, thinner edges, full plastic back, flush headphone jack, and the iPhone 2.0 firmware .They're also making sure it's available all over internationally, works with enterprises, runs 3rd party apps... and does it all for cheaper. Apple claims its 3G speeds trounce the competition, with pageloads 36% faster than the N95 and Treo 750 -- and of course it completely trounces the old EDGE data. Battery life isn't getting put out to pasture though, with 300 hours of standby, 8-10 hours of 2G talk, 5 hours of 3G talk, 7 hours of video and 24 hours of audio. GPS is also a go. Apple is using A-GPS, which supplements regular satellite GPS data with info from cellular towers. WiFi data is also worked into the mix, which should give users a pretty solid lock on where the heck they are on this planet. Apple hopes to launch in 70 countries this year. 8GB is available for $199, 16GB for $299 -- and the 16GB comes in white. Both pricepoints require a contract.

iPhone is relasing in 25 countries in this July 11. It will be available in India through Vodafone. But the releasing date not not yet fixed. Here is the iPhone India Site http://www.apple.co.in/iphone/

For more details visit http://www.apple.com/

Firefox Download Day: Set a Guinness World Record Enjoy a Better Web

What is Download Day?

Download Day is Mozilla's attempt to set a world record for the most software downloads in 24 hours and will occur on Firefox 3 launch day.

When is Download Day?

Download Day will coincide with the general availability of Firefox 3. The clock will start ticking when Firefox 3 goes out the door! They don’t have a definitive date for Firefox 3 yet, but it should be in June.

How do I take part in the record?

It's simple--just download Firefox 3 as soon as it is available, preferably from Download Day Headquarters. You'll get a customized certificate by downloading from Headquarters.

How will I know it’s time to download Firefox 3?

Please provide your email address when pledging to download Firefox 3 and they'll send you reminder emails and notify you of the exact date. Or, you can check back at Download Day Headquarters for an update or follow "mozillafirefox" on Twitter for status.

Yes, I pledged to get Firefox 3 during Download Day to set the Guinness World Record for Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours. :-)

Microsoft DreamSpark

DreamSpark is simple, it's all about giving students Microsoft professional-level developer and design tools at no charge so you can chase your dreams and create the next big breakthrough in technology - or just get a head start on your career.

Who can get this right now?

Currently t.hey are giving this to students from 11 countries.United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Germany, France, Finland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium. If you are not residing in one of the countries listed keep checking they will add more countries soon.

What do I have to do to get this software?

• just select a product
• Sign In with your Windows Live ID.
• Get verified as a student.
• Download your products.

The following products are availabele now

• Expression Studio
• Sql Server 2005 Express
• Sql Server Developer Edition
• Virtual PC 2007
• Visual Basic 2005
• Visual C++ 2005
• Visual C# 2005
• Visual J# 2005
• Visual Studio 2008
• Visual Web Developer 2005
• Visual Studio 2005 Professional
• Windows Server 2003
• XNA Game Studio

Goto: https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/

Ubuntu: Hardy Heron Alpha 5

The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. Hardy Heron Alpha 5 is the fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04, and with this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent new features.

The features are

1. Wubi 2. Xorg 7.3 3. Linux kernel 2.6.24 4. PulseAudio 5. PolicyKit 6. Firefox 3 Beta 3 7. Transmission 8. Vinagre 9. Brasero 10. World Clock Applet 11. GVFS 12. GNOME System Monitor 13. Virtualization 14. Firewall 15. umenu 16. Wubi

Checkout this official site for more details

Download Alpha 5

Get it while it's hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Kubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Edubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/jeos/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Ubuntu JeOS) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Xubuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/gobuntu/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (Gobuntu) http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntustudio/releases/hardy/alpha-5/ (UbuntuStu

Extend Your Life With iMac

Your .Mac membership gives you 10 GB of online email and file storage, as well as instant access to everything you need to extend your Mac experience to the Internet:

• Web Galley for sharing photos and movies (requires iLife '08)
• Website hosting with iWeb (included with iLife '06 or later)
• IMAP Mail and webmail
• Groups
• Sync
• iDisk storage
• Backup

You can share photos and movies online, send and receive email, publish your own website or blog, sync and back up important data, and more. Setting up your account on your Mac takes just a few seconds, so you can make full use of .Mac right away.
I signed up for a trial membership of 60days. Don't know whether i can try all those things because now i am working in Flip Media. If you have time don't wait.. Try your mac life :)

iPOD TOUCH

Steve Jobs introduced new Apple iPOD Touch. The new iPOD "the same size screen as the iPhone, but it is thinner (8mm), and it also touts the "same multi-touch interface" found on the iPhone. Additionally, it boasts a 3.5-inch widescreen display, the ability to "flick through your photos," and you even get the "slide to unlock" feature, too. Some features are Features

• Music

  If a picture says a thousand words, think of what all the album art in your collection might say. With Cover Flow on iPod touch, you can flick through your music to find the album you want to hear. And when you do, a quick tap of the cover flips it over to display a track list. Another tap starts the music.

• Video

  The 3.5-inch display gives you video like nothing you’ve seen before on a portable device. Watch your favorite movie. Catch up on television shows, anywhere. Enjoy video podcasts. Play music videos. All using multi-touch technology that lets you bring up onscreen controls and go widescreen (or back to full screen) with a tap.

• Photos

  iPod touch holds up to 20,000 photos you sync via iTunes. Flick to scroll through thumbnails. Tap to view full screen. Rotate for landscape format. Or perform some sleight of hand by opening two fingers to zoom in. You can even play slideshows, complete with music and transitions. Set any photo as your wallpaper to personalize your iPod touch...with a touch.

• Wi-Fi Wb Browser
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  Safari

  With Apple’s Safari browser built in, iPod touch is the only iPod that gives you wireless access to the web, everywhere you go. See websites the way they were designed to be seen. Sync your bookmarks or add a few as you go. Search the web using the touchscreen keyboard. Zoom in and out by tapping the multi-touch display.

• YouTube

  Got a bit of a YouTube addiction? iPod touch feeds it from anywhere with a special YouTube player built right in. Watch featured videos, check out the most viewed, search for something specific, then bookmark your favorites for future reference. It’s all the fun of YouTube — pocket-size.

It is available in in models based on its memory.

1. 8GB which will cost 299$
2. 16GB which will cost 399$

Other Features Tech Specification

The 2007 Oscar Awards

The 79th Annual Academy Awards were held on February 25, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland.

Best Picture The Departed Director: Martin Scorsese

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Best Actor : Forest Whitaker

Film: The Last King of Scotland

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Best Actress : Helen Mirren

Film: The Queen

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Best Supporting Actor : Alan Arkin

Film: Little Miss Sunshine

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Best Supporting Actress : Jennifer Hudson

Film: Dreamgirls

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Best Director : Martin Scorsese

Film: The Departed

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Other Awards

Animated Feature Film: Happy Feet

Art Direction: Pan's Labyrinth

Cinematography: Pan's Labyrinth

Costumes: Marie Antoinette

Documentary (feature): An Inconvenient Truth

Film Editing: The Departed

Foreign Language Film : The Lives of Others

Makeup: Pan's Labyrinth

Music (Original Score): Babel, Gustavo Santaolalla Music (Original Song): An Inconvenient Truth "I Need To Wake Up" - Music and Lyrics by Melissa Etheridge

Sound Editing: Letters from Iwo Jima

Sound Mixing: Dreamgirls

Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Writing (Adapted Screenplay): The Departed

Writing (Original Screenplay): Little Miss Sunshine

Honorary Award: Awarded to Sherry Lansing

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Honorary Award: Awarded to Ennio Morricone For his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music.