Excessive computer use and working with heavy machinery have long been blamed for causing wrist pain, but according to a top medic, the reason behind the agony is: too much sex. Top medic researcher Dr John Zenian wrote in the journal Medical Hypotheses that the repetitive movements during lovemaking puts extra weight on the wrists and causes carpal tunnel syndrome. The syndrome traps nerves, causing pain and numbness. Read full story »
DTH (Direct To Home) is the transmission mode by which satellite TV programming can be received at home. Currently there are six main DTH providers in India, namely Dish TV, TataSky, Big TV, Airtel Digital, Sun Direct and Videocon D2H. DTH is the primary alternative if you don’t want to depend on local cable operators. Since DTH signals come directly from the broadcast satellite to the consumer’s dish, it can even reach remote places. Feature comparison as well as price comparison chart is provided. Read full story »
Mr M K Narayanan told The Times that his office and other government departments were targeted on December 15. A ‘Trojan’ virus was embedded in an e-mail PDF attachment. The virus was detected and officials were told not to log on until it was eliminated. This was not the first instance of an attempt to hack into India’s computers. People seem to be fairly sure it was the Chinese. China has denied any role in the hacking attacks. Read full story »
Mobile phone users in the US have contributed more than $11 million to Haiti Earthquake Relief through SMS donaiton. The Mobile Giving Foundation received up to 10,000 text messages per second. The foundation said more than $11 million has been donated through various text message donation programs. The American Red Cross said it has received more than $9 million in donations from more than 900,000 mobile phone users. Yele Haiti fund had raised $2 million via text messages. Mobile providers have waived fees for customers wishing to send mobile donations. Read full story »
As announced by the Minister of Railways in the Railway Budget 2009-10 speech in the Parliament, the first ever mobile ticketing van Mushkil Aasaan for issuing reserved and unreserved train tickets in New Delhi, was launched.
The “Mushkil Aassan” mobile van has been introduced with the idea of taking the issuance of computerized tickets both reserved … Read full story »
