Soon, drug to wipe out bad memories.

Soon, drug to wipe out bad memories 

John Harlow  | Times of India Bangalore | September 14 2009

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Scientists believe they could one day be able to create a drug to remove unhappy or embarrassing memories, from the death of a pet to childhood teasing or a failed love affair.
Research by Andreas Luthi, of the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Switzerland , has found that, after receiving treatment, laboratory animals stopped being scared of sounds associated with electric shocks, indicating the memories had been erased.
They had been given a drug that dissolves a sheath around the amygdala, an organ in the brain where mammals store memories of fear.
Joseph LeDoux of New York University said human brains had similar sheaths and that drug treatment and therapy could help human sufferers overwrite memories with cheerier thoughts.
A memory-cleansing pill formed the plot of the Oscarwinning film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, in which Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey erase memories of their soured love affair.
Ashok Hegde, a neurologist at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, said mockery topped many peoples lists of the memories they want to erase. SUNDAY TIMES, LONDON

HongKong is worlds spam capital .

HK is worlds spam capital 

September 11 2009, Times of India Bangalore

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Hong Kong: Hong Kong is under siege from legions of zombies attacking people with spam and leaving in their wake a trail of destruction costing millions of dollars a year, analysts have warned.
It sounds like the plot of a surrealist B-movie but it is the worrying scenario computer users are facing in a city which has been awarded the title of spam capital of the world.
The problem has taken a sinister new twist with the rise of so-called zombies computers infected by a virus that are sending reams of spam, or unsolicited emails, without their users knowledge.
There are an estimated 4,000 zombies active in Hong Kong and their criminal puppet masters use them to fire off thousands of messages offering products ranging from jewellery to pornography . AGENCIES  

Nokia's Linux-based N900 Is Now Official.

Nokia's Linux-based N900 Is Now Official.

By: Shayne Rana   |   Aug 28, 2009 | www.Tech2.in.com

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Finally the Nokia N900 has made an official appearance as the company has marked the next phase in the evolution of Maemo software with the new device recently. Taking its cues from the world of desktop computing, the open source, Linux-based Maemo software delivers a PC-like experience on a handset-sized device.

The Nokia N900 has evolved from Nokia’s previous generation of Internet Tablets and broadens the choice for technology enthusiasts who appreciate the ability to multitask and browse the internet like they would on their desktop computer. Running on the new Maemo 5 software, the Nokia N900 is designed to empower users to have dozens of application windows open while running simultaneously and taking full advantage of the cellular features like the touch screen and QWERTY keyboard.

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