Transcend brings JetFlash 620 USB Flash Drive in India

Transcend has introduced JetFlash 620 USB Flash Drive which is not only fast but secures your important digital files against unauthorized access. The advanced dual channel technology ensures faster speed up to 32MB/s. Now you do not have to worry about shortage of space. With a storage capacity of 32GB one can store movies, games, mp3’s, personal and business documents.

The built-in 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) security safeguards all your documents and other files against illegal admittance. The SecureDrive software aids in creating a confidential secure zone where one can place the secret files which can be accessed by the user only. The password put to access the secret files will enable only the password owner to have access and none other.

One can have an advantage to resize the Private Zone and frequently change the password.

Transcend JetFlash USB flash drive weighs 8.5gms and measures 60.9mm x 19.3mm x 8.5mm. It features USB 2.0 Interface and is CE, FCC, BSMI certified.

Moreover, it comes in various storage capacities. One can buy JetFlash 620 8GB USB flash drive at a price of Rs. 960, 16GB costs Rs. 1850 and 32GB can be picked up for Rs. 3625.

Steve Waugh to join IPL Kochi?

Newly-formed Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kochi is mulling to appoint former Australian captain Steve Waugh as a key adviser and technical consultant to the team.

Waugh was approached by Harshad Mehta, the Dubai-based chairman of Kochi, earlier this month and discussions were at an advanced stage for Waugh to spearhead the team’s maiden season in the expanded 10-team league next year, a report in

‘The National’ here said.

“We are trying to get Steve Waugh to be a part of the team. Waugh will be given a top position in the team with two layers of people below him,” Mehta told the daily.

Mehta said the franchise is also attempting to lure Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka batsman and leading scorer so far in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies, away from Kings XI Punjab for next season.

“I like Mahela personally and have a very good relation with him. I was the first person to take him outside Sri Lanka to play in South Africa. My relation with him is over 20 years now. If he is available and if I have a successful bid, he will be part of the Kochi team,” Mehta said.

According to Mehta, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, who hails from Kerala, has more or less agreed to join the team from the Kings XI.

“He is the best bowler but not very mature. He must have a target and everything will be good,” Mehta said.

The name of the team, the manager and the make-up of the squad will all be announced by the end of this month, he added.

Google’s Gmail under phishing attack

India’s 71 million internet and close to 10 million broadband users are increasingly becoming the victims of vicious phishing attacks that can result in identity theft, danger to life and even crippling financial fraud.

On Wednesday, users of Google’s email services received a legal notice from the gmail team asking them to update their account details for security reasons.

“Gmail Team is working on total security on all accounts in order to make Gmail better as ever and as a result of this security upgrade we require all Gmail members to verify their account with Google. To prevent your account from disability you will have to update your account by clicking the reply button and filling the space below,” the mail read.

The legal notice from Gmail wanted users to refurbish their account name, password, occupation, birth date and country of residence. It also carried a threat that users who did not update their details within 7 days of receiving the warning would lose their account permanently.

However, when contacted, a Google spokesperson said, “Some spammers send fraudulent mass-messages designed to collect personal information, called ‘spoofing’ or ‘password phishing’. We always advise our users to be wary of any
message that asks for your personal information, or messages that refer you to a webpage asking for personal information. Google or Gmail does not send unsolicited mass messages asking for passwords or personal information; even if the message asking for it claims to be from us, please don’t believe it.”

This information is publicly available in the Gmail support center at http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8253

According to Rakshit Tandon, consultant safe surfing with the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI ), “Phishing activity has been on the rise across India since December. The biggest targets for cyber criminals
are banking sites followed by free email sites like Gmail and Yahoo and social networking sites like Facebook and Orkut,” he said.

The IAMAI runs cyber safety programmes and has already worked with 3,50,000 students in 185 schools across 43 cities and 13 states.

“A schoolteacher in Mumbai lost close to Rs 10 lakh after phishers got into her netbanking account. Internet penetration is going up which is inviting more criminal attacks as awareness levels are very low,” adds Tandon.

His advise is to be investigative and use logic (BIUL) when using the Net in order to improve your personal Internet security levels.

Microsoft support for Win2000, XP ends in July

Support for Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP will come to an end soon. Come July 13 and paid support, support assistance and security updates for these versions will be discontinued according to the company. July 13 will be the last day that extended support will be available.

However, self-help online support, which includes Microsoft online Knowledge Base articles, FAQs and troubleshooting tools, will be available for at least another year.

Microsoft offers support for its products for five years and extended support for another five years.

While, users of Windows 2000 will need to migrate to a more recent version of Windows. Windows XP SP2 or earlier version users can simply upgrade to Windows XP SP3.

This can be done via Internet Explorer’s Windows Update utility.