A new variant of KoobFace, a dangerous kind of worm, has been attacking Facebook users this week. The virus can spread rapidly because they move through messages which appear to come from your pals.
So don’t be enticed by those sweet messages.
Those “friends” you have on Facebook might not actually be your friends. In fact, some of them might be scammers trying to infect your computer with this virus.
Even before the first virus struck, Kaspersky Lab the one who discovered the virus, had forecast that there would be a proliferation of …

Hours after receiving seven Grammy Awards nominations, Coldplay was sued by guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, accusing the British band of plagiarizing one of his songs.
Satriani claims that the band copied portions of his 2004 instrumental “If I Could Fly” to use in their 2008 hit song “Viva La Vida”.
The rock guitarist is seeking a jury trial, damages and “any and all profits” connected to the alleged plagiarism.
“Viva La Vida” went straight to No 1 on the UK charts when it was released in June. Song-writing credits list singer Chris Martin, …

US-based company NVIDIA has launched the world’s first personal supercomputer, 25 times faster than the average PC .
According to the Telegraph, the Tesla supercomputer will go on sale for almost 4,000 pounds, beyond the reach of most consumers, but is expected to revolutionize the way scientists and medical professionals carry out their work.
Scientists believe that they could help to find cures for diseases such as cancer and malaria faster than conventional research.
This is because the device lets them run hundreds of thousands of simulations to create a shortlist of the …

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MANILA, Philippines — A total of 1,550 trucks were impounded in the Cagayan Valley region in a clear out against overloading since April, the Department of Public Workers and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday.
DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. told GMA News that the trucks were found to have surpassed the weight limit at the Daang Maharlika Road. The allowable limit is 13.5 per axle limit.
“We must make all those who violated the law be liable. These overloaded trucks are destroying public property, and they should be held responsible and pay …

Get ready for The Dream Match.
On December 6, 2008, boxing’s Golden Boy faces the pound-for-pound champion of the world at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The two will meet in the middle – at welterweight (147 pounds) – a match up many have long anticipated.
Oscar De La Hoya hasn’t fought at welterweight since 2001 and Manny Pacquiao, who started his career at 106 pounds, has never fought at welterweight.
In this historical battle that is on its way to producing the second highest-grossing gate in Las Vegas, Team De …

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Lily Allen has unveiled her latest video for her single ‘The Fear’, the first off her sophomore album ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’, which is coming on February 10, 2009.

The track was originally called “I Don’t Know” when it surfaced back in April. It’s a social conscious song about the current condition of the entertainment industry.

The much-awaited release of the Google Earth browser plug-in for Mac has finally arrived!
But Mac enthusiasts should brace themselves for a 47MB download from Google Earth API. The size is large because of the combined Intel and PowerPC compatibility.

After a four-year legal dispute with MGA Entertainment, Mattel, makers of Barbie doll, won a court order prohibiting MGA from making and distributing Bratz dolls that were found to violate Mattel copyrights.
“It’s a pretty sweeping victory,” Mattel attorney Michael Zeller told the Associated Press.” They have no right to use Bratz for any goods or services at all.”
District Judge Stephen Larson in Riverside, California, yesterday granted Mattel’s demand to stop MGA from making most of its pouty-lipped dolls that have contributed to a drop in Barbie sales since being first …