Gadgets & Gizmos

Hotmail users aren't the only ones who've been hit by a phishing scheme over the past week. Google told BBC News on Tuesday that Gmail users have also been affected by the hackers who posted passwords online.

The problem is far more widespread than was disclosed on Monday, possibly affecting Yahoo and AOL e-mail accounts as well, according to BBC News.  

A Netbook/ultramobile hybrid from Sharp

The NetWalker is dressed up like a super-petite Netbook, weighing less than a pound, with a five-inch touchscreen and a measly 512MB of memory and wireless LAN.

It's got a pretty robust battery life,up to 10 hours, according to Sharp-and runs Ubuntu.

India to use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube to reduce fatal accidents

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and International Road Federation (IRF) are planning to use social networking websites like Facebook, micro-blogging site Twitter and video sharing site YouTube to spread awareness about road safety and help reduce fatal accidents by 50 per cent in the next three years. 

SabSe Technologies (SabSeBolo.com) acquires Mobivox

US-based SabSe Technologies, which operates SabSeBolo.com, has acquired Canada-based voice-activated services and solutions provider Mobivox. According to SabSe, the acquisition, coming only two months after its acquisition of Jaxtr.com, will enable SabSe’s global network of carrier partners to rapidly deploy voice-activated services to their customers.

LinkedIn gets 2.5 million users from India

US-based professional networking site LinkedIn.com is believed to have attracted over 2.5 million users from India. On a year-on-year basis, the number of Indian users has increased by almost 180 per cent from less than a million. The company is now planning to hire an India country head, according to Dipchand Nishar, vice president, products, LinkedIn.