Wikipedia to shut down for 24 hours / Hacker threatens to release Norton Antivirus code

Mukul's Web  Daily Digest                                               Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Today's Top Tech News Wikipedia to shut down for 24 hoursWikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales on Monday asked school students to finish their homework early as he detailed the plan to shut down the website on Wednesday to protest against a controversial anti-piracy bill that the US senate is debating. "Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday," Wales said on his Twitter page. "I am just star.. Hacker threatens to release Norton Antivirus code A hacker has threatened to release the full source code for Symantec Corp's flagship Norton Antivirus software on Tuesday. The hacker, who goes by the name of 'Yama Tough' had earlier relea.. Instant Messaging Service Imo.im Launches Real-Time Social Network Imo.im, which you probably know as the multi-platform free instant messaging product for the web and mobile devices is launching its own real-time social network today. For now, the network is only ac.. GroupShot Launches Impressive Face-Swapping, Photo Editing App For iPhone Remember when Microsoft rolled out Photo Fuse,the crazy feature in its Windows Live Photos product that let you swap people's heads around in in your photos order to get the perfect shot? Well, now th.. Google Launches QR Code-Based Login Security Measure Google has released a new way to securely log into Google accounts on public computers. Using a smartphone, scan the QR code generated at accounts.google.com/sesame. The Google login prompt will appea.. Microsoft Keeps Quiet About Plans For Skype,Windows Integration Microsoft is keeping mum about plans to integrate Skype into its Windows Phone. There has been mounting speculation that Skype would soon be a feature on Windows Phone since Microsoft announced plans.. Windows 8 Intel tablets may be priced to fail Tablets running Windows 8 on Intel architecture may be priced too high to succeed in the tablet market, with rumoured pricing hitting the $600-$800 ball park because neither Windows nor chip-maker Int.. Nokia ties up with Indiatimes Shopping, launches NokiaShop Handset major Nokia has tied up with Indiatimes Shopping to launch its first online store in India. Indiatimes pipped ten other online portals to bag the deal to become Nokia's official online pa.. Mamiya and Leaf team up Mamiya Digital Imaging and Leaf Imaging, two players in the medium-format photography industry, have joined forces to become Mamiya Leaf.Traditionally, medium format photography was dominated by compa.. The Google-Approved Way To Take Down Your Website In Protest There's been a flurry of good news in the last few days for opponents of the SOPA/PIPA anti-piracy legislation worming its way through the U.S. Congress. The White House has come out opposing key flaw.. World Bank Assumes Control of Google Map Data Google announced a partnership with the World Bank today to make Google Map Maker data more accessible to government organizations in disaster scenarios. Google Map Maker is the tool for crowd-sourcin.. Recently Conducted Webinars (All) Cloud Computing Series (Session 3): CLOUD â€" Is tha.. By Mukul Rajarshi , Project Lead- Cloud Computing at Persistent Systems Ltd. IP Telephony/VoIP Series (Session 2): Development & .. By Anurag Jain , Associate General Manager at HCL Technologies Limited Cloud Computing Series (Session 2): Deployment model.. By Rohit Goel , Consultant at Microsoft Knowledge Google Android to power home devices too! NEW LAUNCHES FROM CES 2012 Cautious and Cloudy THE FUTURE OF WIRELESS Most Trending Stories This Week India's $45 tablet 'Aakash' fails to click in trials Online banking: Money-stealing malware on prowl ! This phone has 15 years of battery life! Government To Prosecute 21 Internet Firms Apple buys Israeli tech co Anobit for $500m Symantec misleading consumers: Lawsuit