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 Samsung Electronics Co premiered its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S4,which sports a bigger display and unconventional features such as gesture controls, as the South Korean titan challengers Apple Inc on its home turf.

The phone, the first in the highly successful Galaxy S -series to make its global standalone debut on U.S. The S4 can stop and start videos depending on whether someone is looking on the screen, flip between songs and photos at the wave of a hand, and record sound to run alongside snapped still pictures

 

We are in fact the victims, says China

China on Tuesday strongly hit out a report issued by a U.S. cyber security firm linking a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit to a spate of hacking attacks, describing the claims as “groundless”.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei questioned security firm Mandiant’s findings, saying he did not know “how such evidence could be discovered, as cyber attacks are often carried out internationally and are typically done so anonymously”.

“China has been a major victim of cyber attacks and opposes all forms of such activity,” said Mr. Hong, adding that “groundless criticism is irresponsible and unprofessional, and it will not help to solve the problem”.

China army behind cyber attacks

U.S. firm says organisations across the globe, including in India, targeted

A shadowy Chinese military unit has been named as the source of cyber-attacks on hundreds of organisations around the world, after a Virginia-based security company traced the “Advanced Persistent Threat” to a nondescript building in Shanghai.

The cyber-security company, Mandiant, said in a report that the source — which it labelled APT1 — was “believed to be the 2nd Bureau of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Staff Department’s (GSD) 3rd Department, which is most commonly known by its Military Unit Cover Designator (MUCD) as Unit 61398”.

While the nature of Unit 61398’s work was considered by China to be a state secret, Mandiant said it believed the unit engaged in harmful network operations from its site on Datong Road in Gaoqiaozhen, Pudong New Area of Shanghai.

APT1 had apparently “systematically stolen hundreds of terabytes of data from at least 141 organizations, and... demonstrated the capability and intent to steal from dozens of organizations simultaneously”, said Mandiant. The company mapped the wide-range of victims of Unit 61398’s alleged cyber-attacks, including three organisations in India. Countries that faced attacks included Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, Israel, Switzerland, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan.

WELL ORGANISED

While U.S. companies may be slow to gear up for the cyber-security challenge, the Mandiant report left little doubt that the alleged hackers were well-organised. Mandiant explained that Unit 61398’s central building was a 12-storey, 130,663-square-foot facility staffed by hundreds, perhaps thousands, and supplied by China Telecom with special fibre-optic communications infrastructure.

GOVERNMENT ROLE

On the role of the Chinese government, Mandiant added that in a January 2010 report it had said: “The Chinese government may authorise this activity, but there’s no way to determine the extent of its involvement.” However, three years later the security firm said it had obtained evidence to change its assessment and “The details we have analysed during hundreds of investigations convince us that the groups conducting these activities are based primarily in China and that the Chinese Government is aware of them.”

Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

The new Windows 8 operating system has the usual keyboard shortcuts, just like all the previous versions of Windows did but with extras. The difference is, Windows 8 has such a new interface, that it might be easier to use keyboard shortcuts.

Windows Key: Switch between the Start Screen and the desktop.

Windows Key + D: While on the Windows desktop this key combination will clear all the open windows and show the Desktop, a second press of the combination will reopen all the windows previously hidden. If this combination is pressed while on the Windows 8 Start Screen the Windows desktop is displayed.

Windows Key + F :   Brings up the files search menu

Windows Key + W : Brings up the settings search menu.

Windows Key + Q : Brings up the application search menu.

Windows Key + L :  Locks the machine.

Windows Key + a Number : Launches a program from the Taskbar. Windows Key + 1 runs the leftmost program and Windows Key + 0 runs the tenth from the left. If the app is already open, this shortcut will switch to it.

Windows Key + T : Cycles through items in the taskbar, from left to right. Pressing the return key will then launch the selected application.

Windows Key + Arrow Key : Perform Aero Snap. The up Arrow maximizes the window. Left Arrow snaps the application to the left half of the screen, The Right Arrow snaps the application it to the right side of the screen, and the Down Arrow minimizes it.

Windows Key + C : Launch the Charms Bar on the right side of the screen.

Windows Key + X : Launch the Power User Menu, providing many of the functions lost with the missing Start Menu, such as access to the Control Panel, System, Device Manager and Command Prompt.

Windows Key + Pause / Break : Open the System window

Windows Key + E : Launch Windows explorer.

Windows Key + P : Cycle through the second screen projection mode.

Windows Key + I : To avoid the Charms bar then choosing Settings it’s possible to go directly to Settings. This will reveal the Power button, too.

Windows Key + H : Used in applications to email or share its content with someone on a social network. The application must support this.

Windows Key + R : Opens Run menu where you can launch programs by typing in their executable file names.

Windows Key + . (period key): Docks the current Windows 8-style application to the right or left, depending on how many times you hit it.

Windows Key + Z: Doing this combination on the Start Screen will bring up app menu, which shows contextual options for the active app.

Windows Key + PrtScn (Print Screen) : Takes a screenshot and saves it to the pictures folders as a PNG files.

Windows Key + O : Locks the screen orientation.

Windows Key + Page Up / Page Down : Doing this combination on the Start Screen will cycle through which display the Start Screen is shown on.

Windows Key + Tab : Brings up the Task Switcher and toggles between Windows 8-style apps, note in Windows 8 this no longer switches between desktop applications.

Alt + Tab : Brings up the Task Switcher and toggles between all applications (Desktop or Windows 8-style).

Alt + Shift + Arrow Key : Doing this combination on the Start Screen will move the position of an applications shortcut.

Alt + F4 : Shut down the current application.

 

CELLPHONE SALES INCREASED IN THE 2012

Cellphone sales up 16% in 2012

Aided by increasing adoption of smartphones in the country, the mobile phone market in India has touched about 218 million units in 2012,a growth of 16 percent over  Jan. – Dec. 2012 .

HP LAUNCHED ELITEPAD

Hewlett Packard Launched ElitePad Tablet.







Hewlett Packard has made a foray into the tablet segment with the launch of ElitePad, a business tablet that is aimed at the enterprise segment.

 The company(HP), though a late entrant into the segment, introduced the tablet with an eye on tapping on mobility applications where consumers want the quick responses from the devices, according to the HP regional head. 10.1 inch tablet, priced Rs.around 43000 and above.

 

New Virus Hacks Your Bank Account

New Virus Hacks Your Bank Account

Checking your bank account balance regularly online has been a pretty good way to guard against fraud—until now. An Israeli security firm has identified a new virus that not only steals the info fraudsters need to drain your bank account, it ensures you don't see those transactions when you visit your bank's site, reports MSNBC, likening it to a bank robber switching out the video on the building's security cameras.
Dubbed "SpyEye Trojan," the sophisticated virus first spies on your login information, and tricks you into divulging your credit card number. Once the hacker has that info, the virus keeps track of every fraudulent purchase he makes with it. The next time you check your account, it'll make sure those items don't show up onscreen, and change your balance to account for them. Checking from an ATM or uninfected computer will give up the game, but by then it may be too late. The security firm says the virus has already affected real customers—and they expect its use to spread.