Facebook encourages women to stalk ex-boyfriends

A study has found that women are finding it increasingly difficult to move on once a relationship has ended and that Facebook provides them the perfect means to stalk their ex-boyfriends.

Experts have likened the habit of following ex-boyfriends on the web to the lure of online gambling.

And according to the first British study into cyber-stalking, around 35 percent of victims are now men, and all cases are virtually committed by women.

But offline, just 8 percent of harassment victims are male, with female stalkers a rarity.

Dr Emma Short, a psychologist at the University of Bedfordshire, has had hundreds of responses to an online survey as part of her research with the Network for Surviving Stalking.

Twitter ordered to give WikiLeaks data to US

A US judge ordered Twitter to hand over data of three users in contact with the controversial website WikiLeaks, rejecting arguments the move violated freedom of speech and privacy.

President Barack Obama's administration obtained a court order last year seeking information from the Twitter accounts as it considers action against WikiLeaks, which has released a flood of secret diplomatic documents.

One of the accounts belongs to an Icelandic lawmaker, Birgitta Jonsdottir. Iceland's foreign ministry in January summoned the US ambassador to express "serious concern" about the Twitter order.

Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan , based in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia, rejected the argument made by the three Twitter users' that the order would have a "chilling effect" on freedom of speech.

"The Twitter order does not seek to control or direct the content of petitioners' speech or association," she wrote.

Google to map Royal wedding route in 3D!

Just because you haven’t been invited to the wedding doesn’t mean you can’t get a fantastic view of it.

Because Google has expanded its 3D imagery available via Google Earth to cover the entire royal wedding procession.

Starting at Westminster Abbey, the 3D route then takes in the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Number 10 Downing Street, Horse Guards Parade, the Royal Mall (with 3D trees lining the route), before finally reaching Buckingham Palace.

To see all the landmarks and greenery in Google Earth, tick the ''3D buildings box'' in the left-hand panel under “Layers,” then type “London” into the search bar on the top left and use the navigation controls on the upper right to zoom in, spin around and tilt the view. Or users can access the shot via visiting ‘Earth View’ on Google Maps in the browser.

“We’ve also turned St James'' Park, Green Park and Hyde Park into a 3D lush green carpet, thanks to the help of our friends at the Royal Parks. We’ve modelled five different species of trees, and virtually planted more than 12,000 individual trees,” the Telegraph quoted Phil Verney, program manager, Google Earth and Maps, as saying.

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Japan quake shifted Earth 4 inches on its axis

The massive earthquake that shook Japan and triggered a huge tsunami appears to have shifted the Earth on its axis and moved an island of Japan, a media report said Saturday.

Kenneth Hudnut, a geophysicist at the US Geological Survey, told CNN: "At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan showing the pattern of shift over a large area is consistent with about that much shift of the land mass."

Reports from an Italian institute estimated that Japan earthquake shifted Earth on its axis by as much as 4 inches, CNN said.

The earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale rocked Japan Friday and spawned a tsunami that slammed into the northeastern coast, leaving about 1,000 people dead.

Shengzao Chen, a geophysicist, explained that the quake occurred as the Earth's crust ruptured along an area about 400 km long by 160 km wide, as tectonic plates slipped more than 18 metres.

The Japan quake follows the Feb 22 earthquake in New Zealand that killed 150 people.

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US warns of quake-related Internet scams

US computer security authorities warned on Friday that online scammers may seek to exploit the earthquake in Japan.

The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) told computer users to be wary of "potential email scams, fake antivirus and phishing attacks regarding the Japan earthquake and the tsunami disasters."

"Email scams may contain links or attachments which may direct users to phishing or malware-laden websites," US-CERT said in a statement.

"Fake antivirus attacks may come in the form of pop-ups which flash security warnings and ask the user for credit card information," it said.

"Phishing emails and websites requesting donations for bogus charitable organizations commonly appear after these types of natural disasters," US-CERT added.

Phishing refers to attempts to steal user names, passwords and other personal information from unsuspecting victims, mostly through email or instant messages.

The massive, 8.9-magnitude quake left hundreds dead in Japan and unleashed a tsunami in the Pacific.

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IPad 2 sales start with pre-dawn online orders

The updated version of Apple Inc .'s iPad tablet computer went on sale in stores on Friday afternoon, after online orders started in the early hours of the morning.

The Cupertino company opened online sales of the iPad 2 at 4 a.m. Eastern time (0900 GMT), well before they became available in East Coast stores at 5 p.m. (2200 GMT). They were set to go on sale nationwide at the same hour, local time.

After its U.S. launch Friday, the iPad 2 goes on sale March 25 in 26 other markets, including Mexico, New Zealand, Spain and other European countries.

When the original version of the iPad went on sale in April, Apple said it sold more than 300,000 in the first day. It ended up selling more than 15 million in the first nine months, including 7.3 million to holiday shoppers in the October-December quarter.

The new iPad model comes with several improvements over the original version but the same price tag _ $499 to $829, depending on storage space and whether they can connect to the Internet over a cellular network _ hobbling efforts by rivals at breaking Apple's hold on the emerging market for tablet computers.

Apple fans snap up new iPad

The new iPad went on sale in the United States, with Apple fans queuing at the company's stores across the country to be among the first to snap up the coveted tablet computers.

Apple began selling the iPad 2, which was unveiled by chief executive Steve Jobs last week, as sales opened online overnight and at Apple's 236 US stores starting at 5:00 pm (2200 GMT).

Estimated shipping times for iPads ordered at Apple's online shop went from a few days to a few weeks, indicating strong demand by people who didn't want to face queues at real world stores.

"I suspect they will sell more iPads this time around than last time around," Gartner analyst Van Baker told AFP.

"I am not seeing much shape up in the form of competition, so I have to continue to believe they are going to be pretty dominant."

A line of people, including some who camped out overnight swathed in rain gear and equipped with chairs and big umbrellas, formed around the block outside Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York City.