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Secret of 'Monster' Camera 41MP Nokia Pureview [video]

2012-02-28T05:25:00.000Z

'Monster' camera on nokia pureview with 41 MP course hit world of gadgets and photography. But is it really capture 41 MP photo?

Seems like not yet, cause in this 'monster' cameras, Nokia using 'over-sampling' technology. With this technique, the camera compresses the amount of several pixels into one 'super' pixel. the results are users can get the photo in an effective resolution of 5 MP with incredible detail and almost no noise.

Facebook Spying Phone Users

2012-02-28T04:35:00.001Z

Facebook reportedly spying on their users personal information by access text messages or SMS on their smartphone user. According to the investigations by the British media, Sunday Times, Facebook recognizes that they reading the personal messages of users who download Facebook application on smartphone. As part of Facebook trial that will release their own messaging service.

WikiLeaks Threatened Publish Secret Email of U.S. Government

2012-02-28T03:57:00.000Z

Wikileaks will leaking email correspondence of the global geopolitical analysisfirm called Stratfor, This Email detailed what stratfor do for their clients.

Not mentioned how Wikileaks get the email. But Stratfor admitted last December their data server hacked by group of hackers who call themselves Anonymous, who declared publicly that they support Wikileaks.

Galaxy Note Goes Jumbo

2012-02-27T19:04:00.000Z

Galaxy Note which is combination of phone+tablet gadget with dimensions of 5.3" now comes in a larger version with 10.1" on Galaxy Note 10.1 was launched at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 which is currently being held in Barcelona , Spain.

Huawei Ascend D Quad Claimed World's Fastest Smartphone

2012-02-27T18:14:00.000Z

Huawei known as telecommunication gadgets producer and providers, did'n satisfied with that Huawei also trying to enter the competitive landscape of the top smartphone. The Chinese vendor creates new Android smartphone that equipped with quad core processor claimed the fastest android gadget in the world.

Quad-core smartphone from Huawei was named Ascend D Quad and introduced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, Barcelona. There are two models that they present, Ascend D Quad and Ascend D Quad XL.

Nokia Introduced 'Monster' Camera Smartphone, Nokia Pureview 808

2012-02-27T16:49:00.000Z

After Sony, Samsung, and HTC started Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 with their flagship android smartphone, now turns Nokia not to be outdone, They not half-hearted for this, they carry the smartphone with 'monster' camera. Nokia PureView 808, with a powerful 41 Megapixel camera is definitely really a 'monster' camera smartphone.

Rapidshare Bandwidth Limited for Free Account User, after Megaupload Shutdown

2012-02-27T08:42:00.001Z

After megaupload shut down, Rapidshare also be impacted, many users of megaupload which migrating to rapidshare primarily free user account. To keep the Rapidshare servers in order not down, they reduce/limit download speed (bandwidth) for free user account.

'RIP Mr.Bean' become Twitter Trending Topic

2012-02-27T04:07:00.003Z

'RIP Rowan Atkinson', A social media uproar by hoax news the death of RowanAtkinson. Many people are surprised and disappointed with the hoax news.

'RIP Rowan Atkinson' had become a trending topic on Twitter on Sunday (February 26 2012). More excited after a lot of Twitter users retweet this hoax, without seeking further truth news.

This Hoax started from tweeps tweets Filipina named Michael Robert Meras. On Sunday at 11 noon, he wrote 'RIP Rowan Atkinson'.

HTC One X Officially Released on MWC 2012

2012-02-27T03:12:00.000Z

HTC officially introduced the HTC One X on Mobile WorldCongress (MWC) 2012, seemed not to be outdone by Sony, which also heavily showcased their new weapon.

HTC One X armed with Tegra 3 quadcore +1 processor, 4.7-inch display 1280 x 720 Super-LCD display, and 8-megapixelcamera and the dimensions of 134.36 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm, with polycarbonate chassis and speaker holes micro drilled, HTC ONE X running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, with 1GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

Sony Experia P Released in MWC 2012

2012-02-26T20:59:00.000Z

Sony being so intensively at MWC 2012 Mobile World Congress Barcelona, this time after the release of Xperia U, Sony Xperia P turns, drugging visitors MWC2012, Xperia P as A mid-range Android smartphone, slotting in between the 3.5-inch Xperia S and 4,3-inch Xperia S, Xperia P has a dual-core processors and the new "White Magic" screen that offers twice the usual brightness screen for better visibility outdoors.

Motorola Forced Apple To Suspend iCloud in Germany

2012-02-26T20:33:00.000Z

iCloud service users in Germany could not enjoy push notification of iCloud service. In order to read a new message comes in, they must configure IOS devices periodically. This is because Motorola claims against Apple some time ago. which this month Motorola won a German court judge's decision in regard with push notification of new email in iCloud service.

Sony Released Experia U

2012-02-26T19:54:00.001Z

Sony officially released Xperia U at MWC 2012, Sony Xperia U is A smaller version of Xperia S and the ion that was launched at CES last month, Xperia U has a 3.5-inch screen along with the chin Reality interchanged to customize it to your desires .

Samsung Galaxy Beam Combines Smartphone and Pico projector

2012-02-26T18:47:00.001Z

Samsung try to combine smartphone with projector, maybe it's 'something new' in the gadget world, and Samsung present it to the Samsung Galaxy Beam, the new Android smartphone with Pico projector integrated into the housing. it's released a day before the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, and became the first Samsung handset was officially announced at MWC - more than 24hours before it starts.

Chip 'Swim' in Blood [video]

2012-02-26T14:03:00.001Z

Scientists at Stanford University developed a chip that can 'swim' in the 'blood' ,this chip can deliver drugs and doing other treatments/medicine tasks. This micro chip with sized 3x4 millimeter is for medical purposes. And The operation performed by wireless and used electromagnetic induction to 'walk' in the flow of blood.

Android Malware Spread via Facebook

2012-02-26T00:37:00.002Z

Apparently presence of Bouncer in the Android Market does not make cyber criminals give up, they discover new ways to spread malicious programs for Android ie through Facebook.

Google has been building a new application named Bouncer, in anticipation of booming malware attack on Android, serves to filter out any content that is in the Android Market.

Cyber criminals No lose sense, they try to be more creative to spread malware withanother way, one of them through Facebook. As Updatec.com quoted from slashgear

Facebook Hunting Talent in China

2012-02-25T08:09:00.006Z

Facebook looking for the University in China to 'hunt' the hidden talents and form a team of multi-culture in America. The giant networking site targeting university graduate from the famous campus, referred to the campus of Nanjing University, Shanghai, Zhejiang University,Jiaotong University and Fudan University.

Quad Core Phone battle on MWC 2012

2012-02-25T03:18:00.001Z

Ready for the biggest mobile phone exhibition this year, Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. that will be held next week, the Mobile WorldCongress (MWC) always crowded by new gadgets with the latest technology every year. Some mobile phones top class are ready to show off their power with each other.

Bill Gates Want to Fight Hunger with Technology

2012-02-24T19:01:00.000Z

Bill Gates, Microsoft founder asks the digital revolution to overcome the 'hunger' that still afflicting so many population of the world. Rapid technological development, can be used to help farmers increase food productivity.

"We have to start thinking hard about how to take advantage of the digital revolution to encourage innovation, including in agriculture. If you care about the poorest, you must care also to agriculture," said Gates in a speech in front of United Nations agencies in Rome.

7 Facts of Online Pornography

2012-02-24T17:40:00.001Z

All the information available on the Internet, from information that educates, social networking, until pornographic content. Here are some surprising facts about online pornography as Updatec.com quoted from ITWorld:

1. 12% of all websites on the internet is a pornographic website. Amounted to approximately 24.6 million websites.

2. Every second, a total of USD 3 million was spent by some people get paid access to pornographic content. Similarly in one second, 28 258 users to accessinternet pornography.

3. 40 million citizens of the United States reportedly is regular viewers of Internet pornography. One in three who accessed pornography is women.

Trip To iPhone Factory, Almost 100% Handmade [video]

2012-02-24T15:59:00.000Z

About negative news about Foxconn factory, investigation conducted by the ABC TV station which see directly factory that produced iphone.

Some surprising facts were revealed, one of them is almost 100% iPhone device assembled with handmade. In addition to direct looking, the report compiled by Bill Weir from ABC is also obtained from a survey conducted on workers and their family interviews.

In the video the ABC TV's visit to Foxconn, seen thousands of workers were busyassembling the iPad and iPhone. Not much seen the robot or machinery up there as well as factories in Japan or in the West which use the robot.

LG Optimus 3D Max:New 3D Android Generation

2012-02-24T10:18:00.000Z

Ahead of the world's biggest mobile phone show, Mobile World Congress (MWC)2012 next week, LG Electronics introduced a superior smartphone that will be there, ie, 3D Max Optimus smartphone with a 3-dimensional looks can be seen without the aid of glasses as a successor of Optimus 3D.

"Optimus 3D Max LG born of constant effort to bring the entertainment experience to a higher level users. Optimus 3D Max is the real evidence LG's commitment to portable 3D entertainment," said Park Jong-seon, CEO of LG

Camera from Lego

2012-02-24T09:09:00.000Z

Norwegian photographer, inspired to make his own assemblies camera. But this is not just an ordinary camera, because it's made from the material that can be said abnormal, yup from "lego" toy materials.

Carl-Frederic Salicath, the photographer, was inspired to make lego camera from his admiration about form of 'old camera' such as Kodak Brownie.

"A lens, the shutter blade, aperture, and some roll of films. All of this can create a great photo," he said in his blog

Galaxy S II Sells Over 20 Millions in 10 Months

2012-02-24T08:00:00.000Z

Global sales of Galaxy S II who became leading smartphone of samsung reach 20 million units in the past 10 months after its debut in April last year.

As Reported by Korea Herald and quoted by Updatec.com, if the combined sales of Galaxy S II and earlier versions of the Galaxy S, the sale of the global Samsung Galaxy smartphone claimed to reach more than 40 million units.

Google Voice Add Google+ Circle

2012-02-24T02:42:00.000Z

Google + now getting hoisted by the continued increase in active users by the number of estimated over 100 millions, this time Google+ continues to expand the reach of social networking and as reported by the Google Voice Blog announced today is integrating Google+ Circle with Google Voice, a free VoIP PBX-type voice calls and voicemail management. with this integration allows you to set different rules for answering each of your Circle.

Twitter Test Automatic Translator

2012-02-24T01:40:00.002Z

Twitter, after redesigning their site design, twitter testing new translator feature, increasing number of people from all over the world with variety of languages using Twitter, the microblogging site is also trying to facilitate users to read the tweets according to their language.

Recently Twitter testing a new feature that automatically translate tweets into various languages with the help of Bing Translator. This feature is intended to help Twitter users can interact and connect with each other better without the language barrier.