Iran could block Google permanently and prepare its own network

There is no doubt that Iran's relations with the U.S. are not good, and the Middle Eastern country in times past did not allow the use of certain "products" such as the U.S. dollar, Gmail and YouTube, among others. This time, the Iranian government has planned to Google becomes part of the list and also want its citizens to start using an Internet network itself as part of a project to improve the cyber security of the country.
This announcement was issued on Sunday and broadcast on state television announced that not only Google, but also some of its services like Gmail would be blocked soon.
According to some reports, Google blockade is due to an anti-Islamic video that was posted on YouTube and that infuriated many Muslims, although this was not officially confirmed. Once the lock is done, the next step is to connect people to their own national network.

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It seems that the iPhone 5 is already jailbroken

Is it true? With the release of each new iPhone and iOS, owners of one of these smartphones that use Cydia get a little nervous because Apple could fix some vulnerabilities that would allow the phone was fully unlocked, what is known as jailbreak.
A model of iPhone 4 and 3GS running iOS already been unlocked 6 a couple of days ago, and the new iPhone 5, which was put on sale on Friday, was unlocked in just 24 hours, which is indeed a time record since the model 4S with iOS 5 took several months to have a jailbreak.
IOS developers who managed to unlock the phone still did not put out the jailbreak for download, but it sure will not be long in coming. The image above shows the screen of an iPhone 5 that features Cydia unlocked.

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Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 will cost $ 800

In the month of August, Lenovo made ​​the official presentation of the new Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2, a very promising device equipped with good technology and run with Windows 8. Some of its specifications include an 8 megapixel camera, a 10.1-inch display with resolution of 1366 × 768 and a 10-hour battery life, among other things.
At the time, the company did not disclose the price it would have the device, but it was estimated between $ 600 and $ 700. Now the price has finally been confirmed and has left us a little surprised: $ 800.
Sounds a bit expensive, right? Well at least the tablet will come with a physical keyboard and have Office 2013. If we leave this aside, it is clear that the cost of the device would have to lose at least $ 650 each.
The official launch of the ThinkPad Tablet 2 is Oct. 26.

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HP introduces its new line of computers with Windows 8

On Saturday they commit to presenting the new HP Sleekbook , but these two laptops were only the beginning. HP also introduced two other teams, being now a computer desktop and a notebook.
The HP Pavilion ENVY m4 is the latest laptop from the company. It is a 14-inch machine designed to be ultraportable, all thanks to its thinness and low weight. The interior has a powerful Intel Core third generation.

The HP ENVY h9 Phoenix is a sector-oriented PC gamer. It is equipped with an Intel Core Ivy Bridge, has a NVIDIA or AMD (at our option), has ExpressCache leads SSDs and has a striking tower. We ordered this computer along with a 24-inch monitor and 11 millimeters thick.
Both models should be offered for sale in late October or early November. Obviously run with Windows 8, as we announced in the title.

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Good news: nuclear disaster can drink beer

The Nuclear Age coincided with the Cold War and the funny thing about that time is that competition between the two blocs in the world (U.S. and USSR) led to the experiments practiced all kinds related to new technologies and, of course, also with atomic energy.

Some of them could be categorized as a little 'odd' and now we bring the case is one of them. Someone in the U.S. It was the concern of wondering if the beer would be adversely affected by the radiation produces an atomic bomb, so they decided to include it in any of the nuclear testing era.

Leaving aside what led someone to ask this question and why, what is interesting is the result. During one such experiment placed a series of typical beer cans at a distance of 1.5 km and 3 km from the explosion of a nuclear bomb with the idea of ​​later analyze and check what happened to them.

Surprisingly, the effects of radiation on the beer cans were minimal to the point stated that scientists might be used as 'Emergency drink' in case of the occurrence of some kind of nuclear disaster.

Regarding taste, looks like it was hit, it took a strange taste but apparently not much. In any case, the interesting part is the moral. If you ever see the need and you can choose, instead of drinking contaminated water always resort to a few cans of beer you can find.

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The shower-washing: wash clothes while you shower

If you are someone who is conscious with the savings in resource consumption are surely those who usually take a shower instead of a bath for spending just under water. Still, a shower means spending several liters of water directly into the drain end. This invention arrives to give one second to use water from the shower in an original way: get the shower-washing.

This is an invention made by a Turkish designer based on the water you used to shower not pulled, but ends in a special tank. On the side of the shower find the second part of the idea, a washer with an unusual vertical format that you use water stored in the reservoir.

Logically, the water that is stored is not there as it came out of the shower. Before reaching the tank passes through a carbon filter Seri, organic and chemical. This way you make sure to remove any dirt, shampoo / shower gel etc.. Purified yque is not going to get dirty clothes in the washing machine instead of cleaning.

The idea is rather curious to the point that one day may become a common appliance in homes in some parts of the world, especially in those where water is becoming a scarce commodity. For now it is just a concept Hangsgrohe winner Efficient Water Design Prize 2012, but designers are already working on a working prototype.

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The password of the Central Bank of France was: 123456

There was a time when the password was something I did not pay much attention. Visitors simply did not have much knowledge about half what they were driving and were not aware of the importance of a hard to guess password. However, this does not happen today, less serious if we talk about large companies and organizations. Really? It seems that it is not, at least in all cases.

It turns out that a French citizen almost inadvertently broke the security of the Central Bank of France in the most absurd possible. This man tried to access a website where data are collected from people who have had problems in paying their loans, basically a file of defaulters.

When encountering a typical login screen asking you to enter a password. At this point not think of anything else to write the typical '123456 ', probably thinking it would not work because how to use a bank a password easy to guess?

The surprise was that this man was that the password was correct and could be accessed without problems. The second surprise is that he has been accused of hacking the central bank.

One wonders what other similar organizations have security systems so low that even the passwords are safe.

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Scientists learn to erase the fear of the human mind

We've all read stories ever style 'John without fear' or, in the world of comics, superheroes like Daredevil, a fictional character whose main weapon is their lack of sense of fear.

Indeed, one could argue that fear is good, because thanks to him we know that should not be approached in a reckless manner on the edge of a cliff on a windy day. However, scientists diabolical not seem to agree with this idea and are developing a special technique that would be able to eliminate that feeling fearful mind.
The idea of this technique, researchers from the University of Uppala , Sweden, and is based on the functioning of the human brain itself and how memories are fixed in the mind.
According to these scientists, your mind does not remember events that occurred before literally, instead what is fixed in the memory is the last time that you thought about it.
Therefore, if you delete the consolidation process that occurs after a traumatic event, which is fixed in your mind is a memory that is not associated with any feeling.
The idea behind this invention is to avoid negative feelings and emotions that are fixed in the mind after someone has suffered an accident or theft, to name a few examples. Other potential 'Utilities' (with quotes) would get a battalion of soldiers was a reckless battle.
However, it could be said that basically is just another step designed to dehumanize the human mind, especially if the method also works to eliminate or positive emotions, coming to an end, any kind of emotion. Disturbing.

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