Indonesian hacker tears down 103 Kenya government websites

An Indonesian hacker has caught Kenya government tech gurus napping. In an unprecedented occurrence, an Indonesian hacker known as direxer has taken down 103 government of Kenya websites.

According to a Tuesday discussion on Kenya’s online tech forum, Kictanet, the hacker is part of an online Indonesian security forum known as Forum Code Security and says he took down the websites following tutorials from the forum.

The news of the hacking was first exposed on the site code-security.net/archives/114, a forum on code security.

Kenya: Opportunity for upcoming Kenyan and commonwealth filmmakers

Are you bubbling with film ideas on love? If yes this is your opportunity.

Filmmakers from Commonwealth Countries are invited by the Commonwealth foundation to submit an idea for a short film about relationships.

Individual filmmakers or collectives should submit a proposal which explores the theme of love in its broadest sense, whether inter-racial, inter-generational or within and between the sexes.
The theme should be relevant to the filmmaker and their community.

The Foundation is looking for original, bold and authentic films in any genre which entertain as well as stimulate and encourage debate both locally and globally.

Eligibility

Open to Commonwealth citizens
Applicants must be aged 18 or over
Open to new and emerging film makers working in appropriate media (film, video, new media)
Applications must be made via the online application form
Please note applications can only be made by individual filmmakers or groups of individuals (i.e. collectives). The Foundation is not accepting applications from registered organisations.

Deadline for applications is 31 January 2012 (5pm GMT)

for more information visit the link below.

http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/Howwedeliver/Prizes/CommonwealthShorts

LG to excite the market with another Android phone

The PRADA and LG partnership launches the PRADA phone by LG 3.0 combining the ultimate in form and function
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LG and PRADA has unveiled the latest smartphone, the PRADA phone by LG 3.0 which runs on Android’s Gingerbread OS, with a future scheduled upgrade to Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich.

According to George Mudhune, LG’s Head of Communication and Marketing, East and Central Africa, the highly anticipated handset is the third phone to come from the collaboration and represents a key design venture for both companies.