BBC News revealed that Microsoft’s Kinect is being used by a research team from the University of Warwick, for developing a rescue robot proficient of navigating perilous places, while hunting for survivors.

The features of this device can prove to be very useful for the people in Christchurch, in recent times.

People in this area may really be blessed by this device, as some buildings are considered to be too dangerous to be entered by the rescue team, inside which around 200 people are still lost owing to commotion.

Kinect helps in creating a 3D view of an area
As per the information provided by Warwick Mobile Robotics (WMR), unlike the linear representations produced by a laser range finder, this machine uses Kinect to create a full 3D view of an area.

The Nasdaq stock exchange said in a statement that they have found evidence, regarding the hackers ability to break into one of its internet based application.

However, at present there was no evidence to suggest that if any information relating to trading or its customers was compromised or not.

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., the parent company of Nasdaq is the largest exchange company in the world with 3,600 companies listed with it.

Hacking attack admitted
Nasdaq OMX Spokesperson, Frank deMaria said, “Through our normal security monitoring systems we detected suspicious files on the US servers unrelated to our trading systems.”

An anonymous group has launched ‘Operation Payback’ in support of WikiLeaks and what they perceive as the freedom of speech on the Internet.

The websites of Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal were attacked after they blocked donations by people to WikiLeaks.

The hackers are using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to coordinate their efforts, thereby dragging these companies into the fray.

Social networking sites dragged along
Twitter and Facebook, which have successfully resisted earlier attempts of government control over the flow of information on their sites and were praised in the past for promoting free speech on the Internet, now find themselves in a precarious situation.

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