Archive for August, 2007

China perkenal polis internet

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

BEIJING: China menempatkan dua pegawai polis ‘maya’ bagi meronda ruang internet untuk membanteras kegiatan pornografi online dan aktiviti haram lain, lapor media tempatan, di sini semalam.

Pegawai polis maya itu adalah imej seorang lelaki dan seorang wanita yang muncul sama ada menaiki motosikal, berkereta atau berjalan kaki di bahagian bawah skrin pengguna komputer setiap 30 minit.

Dua anggota polis itu akan mengingatkan mereka mengenai peraturan keselamatan internet memantau pengguna laman web, kata akhbar China Daily.

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Potato-powered walkman on the way

Friday, August 24th, 2007

BREAD and potatoes are sources of human energy, and now a carbohydrate diet is also powering up a Walkman.

Japanese technological giant Sony, hoping to be eco-friendly, has developed a prototype battery cell that generates electricity from carbohydrates and sugar.

The test cells had achieved output of 50 milliwatts, enough to play music on a Walkman, Sony said.

In a demonstration yesterday, a Sony employee poured a sugary sports drink to power a music player and speakers.

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Gwen Stefani’s Not-So-Sexy Malaysia Gig

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Gwen Stefani won’t be showing much skin in Malaysia, thanks to Muslim students opposed to the singer wearing sexy outfits at her August 21 performance in the country, The Associated Press reports.

Responding to charges from the National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students, Stefani “will abide by the Malaysian authorities’ guidelines to ensure that her show will not be offensive to local sensitivities,” reads a statement issued by show organizer Maxis Communications Bhd.

The company hopes to attract 9,000 people to the show.

– MTV.com

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