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ITunes Received a Grammy for boss Steve Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:19:00 +0000

The late founder of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, receives prestigious award in the world of American music, the Grammy Award. Jobs has a Grammy Award for his Trustees "creates products and technologies to transform the way to consume music, TV, movies, and books."

Grammy for Steve Jobs received by iTunes Boss, Eddy Cue, in the granting of the event in Los Angeles, USA, on Sunday night local time (Monday morning GMT).Cue, who recently was promoted to Senior Vice President for the Internet Software and Services Apple Inc., received the Grammy's this represents the widow and children of Jobs.

Eddy then tells the story about Steve very loved music. "He told us that the music form of his life," said Eddy. "All who know Steve knew that he was very influenced artists such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles".

Eddy then tells the reason Steve Jobs as Apple introduced the iPod music player in 2001. It was Steve's answer is very simple: "we love music, and it's always fun doing the things we love".

A love of music also makes Steve Jobs sure Apple will successfully market your iPod, even before it is launched. Turned out to be true. Having managed to convince a number of musicians such as Bob Dylan for Eminem to perform at Apple's iPod ads, making the iPod digital music player as the product of the most sold in the United States

In addition to helping to create a technology product, Steve Jobs is also huge in the effort against piracy of digital music, with iTunes Store. Currently, the iTunes Store has sold more than 4 billion songs since its launch on April 28, 2003 to alternative music lovers to enjoy music by way of download it legally.

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Research shows tablet even brought up to to places that are considered intimate

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:13:00 +0000

Tablets Are Often Treated Like Partners

A recent study revealed that users often render the tablet the tablet like hers she married new couples. The early days of having the tablet even considered a "honeymoon" period for users of tablet, which was even brought to the intimate places.

Rosetta marketing agency did a study of 900 user tablets, and asked about their experience using tabletnya. The result is surprising, because most become parties ' colonized ' by tabletnya.

According to the data of the Rosetta Stone, recorded 68 percent use tabletnya while in the bedroom. It is ranked second, after the family room (living room) with 81 percent.

Actual use in the mattress was not a surprise. Because the tablet is now starting to replace the role of books and magazines. However, the use of tablets in the bathroom to reach 24 percent to yield somewhat astonished, and exposes the user off of the tablet was impressed they reluctantly gadget

Also note the use of the Rosetta Stone Data tablet in the kitchen of 34 per cent, in the dining room by 25 percent, and home office of 41 percent.

This study also showed a "honeymoon" period for six months when a new person has a tablet. The users of tablet tablet often brings those recorded while travelling. In addition to the task, the user is more likely to use their tablets to mengoprek and see what can be done with their new tablet.

However, it turns out this tablet users a lot more like the traditional ways of browsing the internet. As many as 47 percent more than happy browsing by using a PC and 39 percent more than happy using PC for online shopping.

The Tablet also known rarely used to play games, and the games are only used in the early period. Recorded 34 percent tablet users play games on tabletnya in the first month, and 29 percent in the 12 months after having the tablet.

With this data, it is not the right choice for rewarding tablet to couples on Valentine's day. Because you must be prepared to face the consequences: the couple will be more busy with tabletnya than You. hohoho

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Avaya Flare Communicator for iPad

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:59:00 +0000

Avaya Flare Communicator for iPad

Avaya as solution provider and business collaboration and communication services, today announced the global presence of the Avaya Flare Communivator for the iPad. Avaya Flare Communicator provides integrated communications the following generation of safe and ability of the collaboration with the Wi-Fi networks and 3 g for workers who travel often.

Users can download the Avaya Flare Communicator for iPad free of charge via the Apple App Store. Many companies are using Avaya Aura 6.1 or more, could get more than 50 client access licenses Avaya Aura free of charge to connect users with Flare Communicator during an introductory offer from 24 January to 30 April.

Customers who use Avaya Aura 6.1 + also benefit from promotions Executive User an add-on that allows mobile access consistent collaborator to get into all real-time communications when they need their daily needs change. This promotion offers savings of 60 percent off regular price list in the United States and applicable also to Avaya Aura, Avaya Aura Conferencing, Avaya Flare Experience on the Desktop Video Device, Avaya Avaya Flare Communicator for iPad and services. This promotion is available from 6 February to 30 September.

For companies that want to move quickly in providing sophisticated moving collaboration capabilities on older systems or systems of other vendors, Avaya Mobile Collaboration Pack is a package of solutions to move its flagship ready to be used. This package includes also Avaya Aura, Avaya Flare Communicator for iPad for 50 users, Avaya one-X Mobile for 50 users plus implementations, training, as well as support and upgrade subscription for 1 year.

Avaya Flare Communicator provides capabilities and advantages for employees and companies such as:

See the existence of the counterpart of the contact card and just by doing a tap or the tapping one location to open the Instant Messaging (IM), voice call or email
Received two phone calls at the same time using the iPad when the are on the way
Do some work on the iPad tablet while communicating, such as reading an email, attending conferences and web browsing, and attending the video conference calls and IM, or using other productivity applications
Do a search company directory and add names to peer into contact fan Avaya Flare Communicator for easy access.
Do long distance communication and collaboration securely by using a Wi-Fi hotspot or 3 g.
Reducing the cost of communication by using the channel data and avoid roaming charges when entering the mobile network of another.

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Fujifilm FinePix Z1000EXR, Camera With Features Wireless Image Transfer Plus 3.5-inch screen

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:47:00 +0000

The well-known company, Fujifilm try his luck in the camera market with the launch of Fujifilm FinePix Wifi Z1000EXR. The camera is equipped with a feature called Wireless Image Transfer that allows users to transfer photos from camera to phone / tablet Android,iPhone / iPad. Before transferring photos, users are required to install the application Photo Receiver made by FujiFilm.

Fujifilm FinePix Z1000EXR been equipped with 16 megapixel sensor, a 5 times optical zoom, 3.5 inch wide screen and full1080p HD movie capture using H.264 (MOV) format and HDMIport.

Features contained in it makes this camera the user can directly upload photos directly to a website such as Facebook by transferring the first file to the phone via the feature. quite useful right? you can get it on amazon.com or in the shop near your house :D

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The Fact Is Post-sale of iPhone Better Than Android

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:16:00 +0000

In a few time ago this Priceonomics ran a study results are interesting related seken iPhone sales. Based on his studies of the iPhone recorded have a value higher than the post-sale BlackBerry and Android devices.

Some of the data that had gathered to sell the iPhone such as Consumers aged 18 months (1.5 years), the proceeds of at least53% of the initial purchase price. For only about 42% of Android and Blackberry only reaches 41%.

Well, It's not all Android phones are having such a big price reduction such as the figures above. For example the HTC Wildfire, Samsung 4 g and the Motorola Triump Exhibit recorded can still be sold at high prices, i.e. in the range of numbers 86% of the new price.

It seems relatively close to reality Priceonomics research. In the mobile phone market the iPhone or anyother products claim Apple has recorded high sales value. This corresponds to the level of demand is still very high.

For example, for the iPhone 2G is still valued at $ 150 price range. Meanwhile, for the 3G iPhone model could be in the $ 200, 3G in the range of $ 300. IPhone 3Gs for resale measured 75% of newprices, the latter are in the position of $ 400. so what will youchoose? it is depending on your heart :D

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Samsung Jena, Galaxy mini 2,v The Next Galaxy Mini With a Bigger Screen

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:59:00 +0000

Samsung's plan to continue the success of the Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 by launching a Smartphone that is touted as the Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 or Samsung Jena.

Quoted from GSMArena, the concept design of Samsung Jena is not much different with the model Samsung Galaxy Mini. The corners are rounded, which distinguishes the home button is a model more resembling a Galaxy s.

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 will provided with the operating system Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Camera connectivity and still retain the original version, with a 3 megapixel camera and HSDPA 7.2 Mbps.

Screen Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 seem to be bigger, with a diagonal of 3.3 inches (HVGA). Processors also quicker than a Samsung Galaxy Mini before, i.e. 800 MHz. Additionally, Samsung will, supported memory Jena internal 3 GB.

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Want to try Windows 8 in a virtual machine?

noreply@blogger.com (Loan and Insurance News) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:04:00 +0000

Days ago that Microsoft issued the previous version for developers (in English, developer preview) of the new operating system that the Redmond company has prepared for us and that will become the incursion of the company in the world of the Tablet sector. I am referring to Windows 8.

Proven once one is when he asks: willit will be the replacement of Windows 7? Windows 7 in State of grace, and that in a short time it has become the new flagship of the company, especially when he needed most now that its output has caused to forget the fiasco that was Vista.

For my part it is a NO. I do not want to enter in the (completely false) argument of those people who say that the operating systems Windows, always have to change them with even numbers, i.e.. If we look back, we can see from the time of Windows 98, the user has always had a really positive feedback for those operating systems that were not consecutive. For example:

Windows 98 user, is passed to Windows 2000 (with negative opinion) and then passes to Windows Xp (with a really positive view)
User with Windows Xp, is passed to Windows Vista (with negative opinion) and then passes to Windows 7 (with a really positive view)

So, we can define the output of Windows 8 If Windows 7 is going really well? Let's say that it is an operating system focused on the Tablet sectorare booming so for a couple of years. Although it will also have a desktop version and will work without any problem with keyboard and mouse.

Despite everything, that makes me think that this system is not the definitive change but that I regard more as a Windows 7 Tablet (or a 7.5 Windows) as want you to call, and that is what is removed after the tests that I have been able to carry out this week.

Requirements for testing

Downloading image

We will prepare our work area to test the new Windows 8. First of all, we will have to download the .iso image(ready to burn on a DVD, but today won't be the case) which will contain the operating system (in State Developer Preview, remember). We can download it from the official website, simply playing the following link. It is a file of 2'8 GigaBytes. Link to Windows 8 Developer Preview

Downloading the Virtual Box

Now are you? Have you completed? Perfect, we are going to continue. Then you have to download the version appropriate to your operating system in Virtual Box, the program for creating virtual machines, and that will help us to set up the operating system there. Quiet, is as if you had a PC only for testing. Everything that happens in the virtual machine will be there, without prejudice to anything in our main computer.

You can download the version that corresponds to your operating system from the link below. Link to Virtual Box .

Start the installation

Configuring the virtual machine
Once the two things, both Windows 8 Developer Preview as Virtual Box, we are going to set up the operating system.

Start Virtual Box and we will set up a new virtual machine
Assign you a name and select the system is Windows 7. Not padezcáis by this assignment happens absolutely nothing
We are going to allocate RAM memory. Depending on your computer, I do not force it, I am in favour of allocating half of which you have on the real machine. In other words, if you have 4 GB of RAM, assign 2 GB. If you have 2 GB of RAM, assign 1 GB, etc.
Now create new disk, so:

Select type DVI
Select fixed size
Size leave it by default, 20 GB is plenty of

Once all this is done, give to create and take few minutes to create the virtual machine

Installing the operating system

Well, made the first part, we will continue. Once created the virtual machine, her you will have in the main screen, specifically in the left column. Let's continue:

We recruit and touch "settings"
System", we look at the following:

Enable IO APIC has to be activated, which is very important.
On the tab , Enable PAE/NX processor to be activated
Enable VT-x/AMD-V and Enable Nested Paging must be activated

We are going to "storage" - > "IDE controller" - > CD/DVD drive and select "choose a virtual CD/DVD", then choose the .iso image that we downloaded earlier.

Well, that's it, once made all these steps, as we can select the virtual machine, give the "Play" button to get it to boot and start its installation.

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Samsung Galaxy Note available in November

noreply@blogger.com (Loan and Insurance News) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:56:00 +0000

By November, will sell the Samsung Galaxy Note , which has been called the Samsung S2 Galaxy with their gigantic dimensions that are out of the ordinary when it comes to Smartphones . This phone has a 5.3 inch screen, which serves to see all kinds of content, in particular , those pages where you can see how to apply for the CURP , among other things.

This phone could be considered as a device that is among the high-performance Smartphones andTablets by its size. In addition, the screen is super-sensitive to touch, so it requires a resistive screen.Your operating system is the Android Gingerbread 2.3.4, which is ideal for surfing the Internet, inparticular to view pages where they can get the free CURP or who have information about how to obtain free CURP .

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New cell phone Motorola Spyder

noreply@blogger.com (Loan and Insurance News) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:51:00 +0000

Let us remember that little more than one month ago Google, creator of social network google plus, buy one within the company Motorola and today are pleased to introduce a new and stylish smart phone called Motorola Spyder.

Among the features of the new Smartphone Motorola Spyder this with a Super AMOLED screen qHD 4.3 inch and with resolution of 960 × 540 pixels, making it the first Smartphone on the market that has a screen of this quality, your screen is also fairly resistant as it uses glass Gorilla Glass, can also be a Dual-Core processor running at 1.2 GHz, it has 1 GB of RAM, has two chambers a 8 mega pixels and a HD quality.

It has not yet been officially for this reason, we do not have much information in this regard.

On the other hand and as a personal opinion, I hope Google to return my love for mobile phones lately Apple's only I like and clear are not economic. My first experience with a Smartphone is perhaps one of Motorola for seeing these features do not look for anything bad in the absolute.Finally remember to leave your comments as they are very valuable to us.

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Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 remains prohibited

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:46:00 +0000

Apple has prevailed in the dispute with Samsung to design bonds with the iPad before the District Court of Düsseldorf. The sale of Samsung's tablet computer Galaxy tab 10.1 in Germany is prohibited. On Friday, the Court confirmed his injunction. Apple accuses the South Korean group to copy the iPad with the Galaxy tablet.

Design is similar to the iPad, too

After comparing the Chamber came to believe that Samsung did not have the necessary distance to the Apple model, said the head judge Johanna Brückner Hofmann to the sentencing. Products from competitors such as Asus and Toshiba showed it quite clear that there are other possibilities.Samsung's references to previous Tablet studies, published before the Apple designs were not convinced the judges. (Document number: 14 c O 194 / 11). Apple had let in 2004 protect design elements of a tablet computer in Europe as a so-called designs.

As a result, Samsung's Germany subsidiary is prohibited throughout Europe to offer tablet devices with certain characteristics including a rectangular shape, a flat clear surface, rounded corners, and a curved back. Samsung the Korean parent company, they may be in Germany not market. See the description of the "smaller brother" of Galaxy tab fits 10.1, the Galaxy tab 7.7. Apple originally obtained a Europe-wide ban on the sale by interim available, the Court changed later from the available.

Samsung still finds that the relevant design features are very general in nature. Therefore affect the judgment of design innovation and progress in the industry. The available "seriously the choice of the consumer in Germany restricts". Samsung will challenge the verdict "actively and immediately". The group can pull before the higher regional court.

International conflict

Düsseldorf is part of a global conflict by Apple and Samsung, with the German patent expert Florian Müller is one currently 19 actions in different countries. The visor is also the Google Android operating system, with which the Galaxy devices running.

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Google Wallet Telah Di "Luncurkan" Secara Resmi

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:29:00 +0000

Google secara resmi meluncurkan aplikasi Google Wallet pada Senin akhir untuk pengguna telepon 4 G Sprint NFC-Nexus S.

Aplikasi awalnya di Luncurkan untuk pemegang kartu kredit Citi MasterCard, tetapi Google juga mengatakan pada hari Senin bahwa Visa, Discover dan American Express akan dapat menambahkan kartu mereka ke versi Google Wallet.

Aplikasi ini, pertama kali diumumkan pada bulan Mei, ini dijelaskan dalam Google blog pada hari Senin.

Google mengatakan:

"Ini masih awal, dan kami sangat gembira dengan langkah pertama ini, kami berharap dapat membawa Google wallet untuk ponsel lebih baik lagi di masa depan," kata Osama Bedier, vice president dari pembayaran di Google.

Google Wallet bekerja dengan terminal pembayaran MasterCard PayPass dengan transaksi yang diaktifkan melalui teknologi nirkabel "Near Field Communication" (NFC). Pengguna harus memasukkan PIN dalam aplikasi untuk mengaktifkan setiap pembayaran, yang dilakukan oleh lewat Telepon Nexus S.

Sementara Google mengatakan bahwa sudah ada "ratusan ribu" PayPass terminal, perwakilan MasterCard mengatakan ada sekitar 150.000 di berbagai lokasi ritel di Amerika Serikat. Sebagian dari terminal masih membutuhkan perangkat lunak untuk bekerja dengan telepon.

Beberapa pejabat Google mengatakan Google wallet akan diluncurkan di San Francisco dan New York pada awalnya, tetapi daftar situs Google wallet sekarang sudah banyak di lokasi kecil di mana terdapat PayPass terminal, termasuk beberapa toko obat dalam Harrisonburg.

Visa mengatakan dalam sebuah pernyataan yang terpisah yang yang memiliki lisensi Google menggunakan teknologi PayWave Visa, yang digunakan dalam "ratusan ribu" terminal di lokasi ritel di seluruh dunia.

Nasabah Visa akan dapat menggunakan account Visa untuk menambahkan kredit mereka, debet dan prabayar account Google wallet, tetapi Visa tidak menggambarkan kapan fungsi tersebut akan diaktifkan.

Google secara resmi meluncurkan aplikasi Google dompet akhir Senin

Google mengatakan itu akan memungkinkan pengguna untuk menambahkan kartu bank kartu prabayar Google dan mereka akan menerima $10 untuk mencoba layanan ini.

Kartu virtual, bukan kartu fisik lagi, sekarang telah tersedia di Google wallet.

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Three years of Google Chrome: the reasons for success

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:14:00 +0000

And 13! In early August, Google released the thirteenth version "stable" of Chrome. Launched in beta 2 September 2008, the young navigator then underwent a steady if not spectacular, so much so that it begins to threaten his ancestors.
According to statistics StatCounter, Chrome is currently 22.67% share of visits in the world, 27.69% against 42.17% for Firefox and Internet Explorer. But Google's browser continues to gain users ... And snatched especially IE, which, despite a compelling new version, continues to lose ground.

The party however, was not a foregone conclusion for the search giant. So early in September 2008, Google launches in the browser race ... a surprise, orchestrated by the company to create maximum buzz on the web. The idea is to " rethink the browser " and propose a software open source (via its variation Chromium) calibrated for online applications, sites rich and complex. " Today, most of what we use on the daily painting are not just Web pages, these are applications , " said by way of introduction the long cartoon that accompanied the product launch.

Difficult start despite notable innovations

With Chrome, Google will then start from scratch, almost. Mountain View chose Webkit, the rendering engine of Apple history (and therefore Safari) to animate the browser. And he sticks a javascript engine house, V8, which will directly put the newcomer among the browsers light and fast market.
Chrome also breaks new ground with the support of multi-threading: each process started is managed independently in order to limit the impact of a crash or safety concerns on one of the pages that you visit. The software differs finally a aesthetic point of view: particularly clean, it leaves plenty of space to the site visit.
Despite the undeniable technical qualities, the first few months are difficult for Chrome. Shortly after the launch, a controversy broke out regarding the personal information collected through Google Chrome, including its bar "omnibox." On the other hand, power users , who have long since dropped IE for Firefox, accuse it being too easy and lack of customization: although promised by Google, extensions, which made the success of the "Red Panda" missing ... Chrome just to seduce, the curiosity of the past weeks.

A key product for Google

It was apparently more disconcerting for Google, which immediately opted for very fast development cycles and new versions together. Chrome 2 is launched in early 2009 and is the only browser to display a score of 100/100 on Acid 3 test.
But the real takeoff in the use of Chrome comes with version 4, launched in January 2010, which inaugurated an elegant extensions - no need to restart the software to install, unlike Firefox - and Mac and Linux. Google will then bind the new versions every six weeks ... While the competition is struggling to keep pace: Internet Explorer 9, replacing a happy IE 8 completely overwhelmed, will be launched only late last year. And Firefox 4 will see the day March 22, 2011, days after Chrome 10 ...

Advertising campaigns into the underground

The growing success of Chrome is also due to many factors, including marketing. Rarely have there been so much advertising to Google around one of its products, the firm did not hesitate to promote the browser on its home page in Internet Explorer users, to the clipboard or in the Paris Metro. I must say that Google Chrome is a tool that goes beyond the browser, as shown by the launch of the Chrome Web Store, an App Store for the Web, Chrome and OS, the operating system based on the browser, which however hardly convincing.
To celebrate the third anniversary of Chrome, Google has posted a site that summarizes the evolution of the Web, from 1990 to today. A great way to be aware of rapidly changing technologies and Web browsers.

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IPv6 Internet Protocol becomes binding on Government Procurement

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:03:00 +0000

in early summer , the migration of major French networks to IPv6, wants to give an example. A circular will soon be published that will require compliance with IPv6 in the specifications for the procurement of the provision of services or equipment using the IP protocol. This text will be sent in the next few days to all Buyers of the State and paid to the information local authorities.

This announcement was made following the holding of the first working meeting between Eric Besson and the main actors of the Internet in France. The Minister of the digital economy had hoped to mobilize the FAI (Free, Orange, SFR ,...), manufacturers (Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Technicoor ...), the technical community (AFNIC, Isoc France,. ..) and the Inter Cigref and management information systems and communications of the state (DISIC) and RENATER network dedicated to academic research. Disic The confirmed here that the future broadband network Inter will comply with IPv6 . This choice affects all central government (Economy, Education, Justice, etc ...)

The U.S. government will end 2012 with IPv6

According to the Department, " All the participants stressed the need to accelerate the transition to IPv6 in order to preserve the competitiveness of French companies ". IPv6 by providing opportunities of IP addresses virtually infinite, must encourage the emergence of innovative Internet applications by assigning an address by communicating object (sensors, lighting, automobiles, etc. ...).

The U.S., meanwhile, set a year ago very precise deadlines for the transition to IPv6 from their government. By the end of 2012, all federal agencies will handle native IPv6 to their website web, their email systems and name server (DNS)

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What kind of laptop is right for me?

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:33:00 +0000

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While a laptop has become a ubiquitous accessory for modern life, the actual process of choosing the right model can take some serious time and research.

In this guide, we'll outline the different categories of laptops and which types are best for different users. We'll also take a look at CPU, hard-drive, and networking options.

Below are a handful of typical user experiences that should help outline what type of laptop is right for you. Chances are, you'll fall somewhere in between two or more of these archetypes, so carefully consider what you'll be using your new laptop for.

The student
Students typically require low prices and portability above all. A laptop that can be carried from class to class is key, so many students turn to low-cost Netbooks, which are small, low-power systems that generally cost less than $500. The downside is that these have small screens and generally use underpowered single-core CPUs.

Another option is a 13-inch thin-and-light laptop, which is somewhat less portable, but makes for a better experience when sitting down to write papers and do research. These have dual-core CPUs and often include optical drives. Apple's 13-inch MacBook is a prime example.

What to look for: At least 1GB of RAM; 160GB or larger HDD; 13-inch or smaller display.

The business traveler

Those who work on the road require a robust computing experience, a sturdy, rugged system to safeguard data, and often, access to security and management tools to satisfy the requirements of their IT departments.

Lenovo's ThinkPad and Dell's Latitude are two popular examples of laptop lines made with the business traveler in mind. Both brands offer security features such as Intel's vPro platform and TPM chips, internal software and hardware components that work alongside your operating system.

What to look for: 2GB to 4GB of RAM; 160GB or larger HDD; 12- to 15-inch display; Windows Vista Professional or Windows 7 Professional; mobile broadband modem.

The photographer and/or videographer
Video game players aren't the only ones who need powerful processors, discrete graphics, and massive, fast hard drives. Those who work with high-definition video or high-resolution photographs are among the most demanding of laptop power users.

Apple's 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro laptops are among the most popular for these purposes. This is especially true as Final Cut, the widely used video-editing software, is only available for Macs (Adobe's Photoshop, however, is cross-platform).

Either a 17- or a 15-inch screen that runs at a high native resolution is suggested. You should also look for plenty of RAM--up to 8GB is ideal--and a large 500GB hard drive that runs at the faster 7,200rpm speed (typical drives run at 5,400rpm).

What to look for: 4GB-8GB of RAM; 320GB or larger 7,200rpm HDD; 17-inch or larger display.

The gamer
While a bit of an endangered species these days, PC gamers are among the most fervent user groups. Most serious PC gamers will naturally gravitate toward desktop computers, with their flexible upgradeability, faster components, and better cooling. But gaming laptops have made great strides in recent years.

Intel's Core 2 Quad and Core i7 CPUs are recommended for 3D gaming, as is a top-of-the-line discrete GPU, such as Nvidia's GeForce N260. High-end brands such as Alienware offer flashy, expensive laptops that can be customized with the latest components, while Gateway's P-series is a good example of a budget-minded 17-inch gaming laptop, with slightly older parts, but excellent overall value.

What to look for: 4GB to 8GB of RAM; 320GB or larger 7,200rpm HDD; 17-inch or larger display; discrete graphics GPU.

The home user
Anyone who does not fall into one of the above categories is likely to fit in here. From parents and children gathered around the laptop at homework time to watching Hulu videos in bed, these are systems that typically stay anchored to one desk, den, or kitchen--perhaps taking the occasional road trip or moving around from room to room.

The traditional 15-inch laptop is still the most popular size, although 14- and 16-inch versions are becoming more common. Every PC maker makes standard mainstream laptops, and they generally have more similarities than differences.

For much less than $1,000, you can expect to find an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB or larger hard drive, and a DVD burner. Usually the most configurable of laptops, you can add extras, including a Blu-ray drive or discrete graphics, to many mainstream models.

What to look for: 2GB to 4GB of RAM; 250GB or larger HDD; 14- to 16-inch display; DVD burning optical drive.

Source : http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-buying-guide/?tag=revCatWrap

Facebook's 'Like' button illegal in German state

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:28:00 +0000

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A German state would very much like for its residents to keep their fingers--and other assorted pointers or cursors--away from Facebook's "Like" button.

The state of Schleswig-Holstein has ordered all government offices to remove the button from their Web presence and shut down any Facebook "fan" pages, on the grounds that these things violate German and European data privacy laws. A release from the Independent Centre for Privacy Protection in the German state claims that information collected from German users' "liking" and other activities is sent back to the United States where Facebook uses it to create a profile, all of which runs afoul of Germany's uberstrict privacy laws.

Sites that don't comply with the take-down order could face a 50,000 Euro fine.

The agency goes on to urge German residents to go a step further and give Facebook one big existential thumbs down. It warns to resist the temptation to click on social plug-ins or to even start a Facebook account, all to "avoid a comprehensive profiling by the company."

"Whoever visits facebook.com or uses a plug-in must expect that he or she will be tracked by the company for two years," reads an English version of the release.

Facebook says it has been working with German authorities to work out privacy concerns, and that the case of Schleswig-Holsteing is an outlier. Company spokesman Patrick Noyes issued this statement:

"We firmly reject any assertion that Facebook is not compliant with EU data protection standards. The Facebook Like button is such a popular feature because people have complete control over how their information is shared through it. For more than a year, the plugin has brought value to many businesses and individuals every day. We will review the materials produced by the (Independent Centre for Privacy Protection), both on our own behalf and on the behalf of Web users throughout Germany".

Blogger Jeff Jarvis thinks what's really going on here may be a bit of grandstanding by one German official against the big, bad company from California. Earlier he posted on Google+:

"(Thilo) Weichert (who heads the Independent Centre for Privacy Protection and issued the takedown order) is a grandstander. I saw that firsthand when I debated him in a panel set up by the Green party in Berlin, where he attacked not only Google but his constituents--the people he is supposedly trying to protect--who use it: "As long as Germans are stupid enough to use this search engine," he spat, "they don't deserve any better." He went farther, comparing Google with China and Iran. "Google's only interest is to earn money," he said, as if shocked".

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20094866-93/facebooks-like-button-illegal-in-german-state/#ixzz1VaVCKbkJ

Logitech G-series peripherals for gamers

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:24:00 +0000

This news sure to please the lovers of online games, and that, under the CES, Logitech has introduced a collection of peripherals designed specifically for this audience. The kit consists of a great design keyboard, mouse, and of course good headphones. All these devices have very good features ideal for today's games require powerful computers to perform adequately.

To begin talk keyboard, Logitech G19, which has an LCD display with a resolution of 320 × 240 pixels, the top team and that shows you information about an estimated 60 games, thanks to a software that is necessary previously installed. You can also see in it the current processor load and even VoIP calls.
Moreover, this keyboard offers 12 keys of control, especially designed for gamers, and even up to 5 pulses detected simultaneously, this for games that require that possibility. It also lets you incorporate other devices thanks to a pair of USB 2.0 ports built.
The mouse also has very good benefits, and the Logitech G9x offers the possibility to customize this device through a system of checks and charges, in addition to significant improvement in the resolution, which now features 5000 dpi.

Finally Logitech G35 Logitech headphones with surround sound and isolating external noise. It also has a small microphone that lets you alter your voice using a preinstalled software that is activated by simply pressing a button on the headset this.
If you want this kit, will cost about $ 430, and the keyboard will cost $ 200, Headset 130 and mouse $ 100. And Europe will be available in March.

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Which one will you choose, Mac or PC?

noreply@blogger.com (Cool Collections) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:55:00 +0000

In the world of technology, if there is an existential question that has never managed to solve is to: Mac or PC? Both systems have fierce supporters and detractors and comparisons, though necessary, are always odious. They know very well the creative from Apple, which received no little criticism last year for an advertising campaign that compared the two.

In the spots showed the absurdity of a master computer problems in a suit chubby classic and next to him, design a smiling waiter who solved the same problems without muss. The campaign, although bleeding for the PC was not very effective, but the doubt remains. Especially when one of the reasons given advocates for not buying PC Mac no longer exists. Historically, Macs have always had an image of expensive equipment for professional use . Today, the price difference between the apple and the PC is not as exaggerated and requires further analyze the performance of each team.

PRICES start talking numbers. The current price of a desktop PC without a monitor or accessories such as keyboard or mouse, start at 400 euros and thereafter . The PC range is the cheapest Apple Mac Mini, which costs 600 euros.

A PC with monitor, keyboard and mouse of about 550 euros. The basic iMac, which also includes these extras, it costs 980 euros. In the first case we are talking about a computer with an Intel Core Duo at 1.66 gigahertz. The PC, however, boasts more RAM (a gig compared to 512 megabytes) and hard drive (250 gigabytes compared to only 60 ). If the monitor option, the tables seem to continue to benefit PC: 250 gigabytes of space in front of 160 and half the memory in Mac than in PC .

The i-Mac, though, has webcam (about 35 euros on PC) and Wi-Fi (30 other PC) integrated and sold with any software that the user needs. OPERATING SYSTEM PC does not have system operating and cheaper version of Windows Vista is 75 euros. Adding these extras, the price goes up to 790 PC. Meanwhile, up the memory and hard drive i-Mac to PC levels raise the price to 1,200. 790 to 1,200 euros compared remains a hefty difference but if something can boast the Mac design. The Desktop PC above consists of a box for the CPU 15 kilos and a separate 17-inch monitor and about 6 kilos for a total of 21 kilos divided into two packages. The i-Mac computer attaches to the back of the monitor, which, nevertheless, only measures 8 inches wide. The total combined weight is 7 kilos.

For the Mac Mini, the difference is even more blatant: 15 kilos of the CPU PC from a box the size of a tupperware that only weighs 1.3 kilos. Last April, Apple reported record sales growth. Nothing less than a 94% increase in 2005, and a 62% so far this year. MORE SALES Philip Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing at Apple, said the company's sales are growing at a rate three times higher than the notebook PC.

The differences between PC and Mac are blurred even more in the case of laptops. Especially as far as prices are concerned. The cheapest Apple costs 1,000 euros, while a laptop brand with the same performance from the normally 800 euros. It is important here to distinguish the difference between computers and brand PC clones.

The former are teams assembled by little known or workshops. Although it is common practice in the desktop, the internal mechanics of laptops is more complicated, which makes clones are less common. Equipment brands such as Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Sony are considerably more expensive than clones and are equivalent to Apple. WORK ESCONDIDO The reason for this increase is not only the label with the brand.

Behind it all a work in providing the computer manufacturer of the most balanced and give the team the most robust possible. No virus Speaking of damage, according to Apple's own, and here are the world more than 114. 000 virus and all are designed to infect PCs. The information may seem biased, but the truth is that the OSX operating system based on UNIX, only recorded cases of infections. The final conclusion can be summarized with the word strength. Macs are more expensive, but s or internal architecture is light years away from a PC. Even if the components are simpler, more power is better utilized. The proof lies in the turnover rate of both. A PC is old in two months and replaced with another every three years on average. The Mac stand up to five years without the user feels the need to buy a new one.

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Ohohoo iPhone 5 now rumored to launch October 7

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:50:00 +0000

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The iPhone 5 could go on sale on Friday, October 7, with preorders to start on September 30, according to the latest rumors in the ongoing saga of the hotly anticipated next edition of Apple's smartphone.

Citing intel from its own sources, 9To5Mac said yesterday that Apple had been eyeing either October 7 or October 14 as potential iPhone 5 launch dates. But with preproduction apparently running smoothly, the site says, Apple has opted for the earlier date.

Apple will reportedly offer the phone for preorder a week before it hits store shelves, looking at either September 29 or 30, though 9To5Mac's sources pin the 30th as the most likely date. Assuming the preorder date is accurate, at least for now, that also means Apple would have to hold its iPhone 5 unveiling sometime in September. Apple typically shows off new iPhones and iPads at high-visibility media gatherings some days or weeks ahead of the devices going on sale.

The October 7 date has also been floated by TiPb. However, the tech news site suggests taking the reports with a grain of salt since even if the date is on the money at this point, Apple's plans are fluid. Even 9To5Mac admits that "the date could and likely will change again."

But October itself has been strongly suggested as the launch month for the iPhone 5 by All Things D's Kara Swisher, pointing to information from her own sources.

TiPb isn't quite sure the new phone will be an iPhone 5. The site said it keeps hearing that the device will be an iPhone 4S with some improvements but the same design as the existing phone, a rumor that's been around for awhile.

Other reports say that Apple will launch two phones--the new and improved iPhone 5 and a more budget-friendly iPhone 4S, one that may even tap into the company's iCloud service to provide cloud-based storage. TiPb says that the debut of two new phones from Apple could explain the conflicting rumors that it's heard.

And yet other reports have put a potential iPhone launch date as early as September 7.

Adding further tidbits to the iPhone 5 saga, Macpost has published images purporting to be of replacement parts for the new phone. Replacement parts such as a camera lens and an audio jack have recently popped up online among different Chinese resellers, according to the site, and show some subtle differences from parts for the iPhone 4.

Finally, global carrier Telefonica will reportedly start cutting back on its stock of the iPhone 4 through September 12. Revealing the news, Engadget cited a source who said that such a move "will of course prepare us for the launch of a new smartphone." The source didn't offer up a specific date when the new phone will debut, though Engadget said it's heard that the launch will occur in October.

CNET's iPhone 5 rumor roundup offers a peek at all the latest rumors about Apple's upcoming new phone.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20093442-37/iphone-5-now-rumored-to-launch-october-7/#ixzz1VVT8w6jV

WebOS: What Went Wrong?

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:44:00 +0000

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HP announced Thursday that it will discontinue its WebOS line of devices, which includes the HP Veer 4G, the HP TouchPad, and the yet-to-be-released HP Pre 3 smartphone. The death of WebOS devices is sad, yet unsurprising, news. The entire journey of WebOS has been marred by pitfalls since the very beginning--and things only got worse over time.

WebOS’s Troubled Start

WebOS has a special place in my heart, and I’ve always wanted it to do well. The Palm Pilot was my first foray into the smartphone/PDA world, so when I heard rumors in late 2008 that Palm was going to revive its platform, I was excited to see what the operating system would look like. Palm OS, which was available on some of the earliest PDAs and smartphones (such as the Pilot, the Treo, and the Centro), did not have the features or aesthetics to compete with the iPhone, RIM’s BlackBerry OS, or even Windows Mobile.

Fast-forward to the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show: Palm staged a huge media event, unveiling the brand-new WebOS operating system and a new phone to go with it, the Palm Pre. Palm seemed ready to take on the iPhone with Jon Rubenstein--the ex-Apple engineer who helped create the iPod--at the helm. WebOS seemed to have it all: a gorgeous user interface, touch-friendly navigation, multitasking support, an apps ecosystem, unique messaging features, and even iTunes support. At the time, pretty much no smartphone could match the iPhone when it came to apps, multimedia features, and user-friendly design. Android was hardly a threat with only one phone, the clunky G1, available in the United States. The Palm Pre looked slick, too. With its full touch display and slide-out QWERTY keyboard, it hit the sweet spot between the iPhone and the BlackBerry. The term “iPhone killer” was certainly thrown around a lot at its debut.

But there were signs of trouble right out of the gate, starting as early as the day after the splashy launch. First off, Palm did not allow the media to touch or use the Pre. We could watch the Palm product representatives use the Pre, but we couldn’t even hold the hardware in our hands. While a few other companies do the same with their prerelease hardware, it is a big risk to take this approach with a flagship product. How were reviewers, like myself, supposed to make any kind of judgment on the phone? Palm seemed not quite ready to show off the Pre.

The Long Wait for WebOS

It became more and more apparent that the Palm Pre wasn’t ready for prime time. At CES, Palm said that the Pre would arrive on Sprint in the “first half of 2009.” But as 2009 went on, we saw no sign of the Pre. Oddly, Palm did release the Palm Treo Pro, a smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.1. I wondered: Was this a stopgap to tide customers over until the release of the Pre?

In a Q&A session with RCR Wireless News, Sprint/Nextel CEO Dan Hesse stated that the carrier wouldn’t rush the Pre's release date. He said that Sprint and Palm were working tirelessly to bring it out as soon as possible, but that they wanted to be entirely confident that the Pre was in perfect condition when it released. That pretty much confirmed our prediction that the Pre’s announcement was, ahem, premature.

In the meantime, RIM, Samsung, Nokia, HTC and other manufacturers were churning out BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian phones with better cameras, larger screens, and more capacity than the Pre. Additionally, Google’s Android OS gained some traction as more app developers turned to the platform and the HTC Magic launched in Europe. On top of everything, rumors of the next iPhone were building momentum.

Finally, Sprint and Palm announced a June 9 availability for the Pre, at a price of $200 with a two-year contract. And as fate would have it, the iPhone 3GS launched ten days later. With more storage capacity for the price, a better camera, and a much stronger app portfolio, the iPhone 3GS overshadowed the Pre. I don’t think Palm was trying to compete with the iPhone by having a close launch date: June was the last month in the first half of 2009, which was the time frame Palm had promised back in January.

Read More : http://www.pcworld.com/article/238470/webos_what_went_wrong.html

Firefox 6 Sudah Rilis

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:03:00 +0000

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Untuk yang tidak sabar melihat desain baru browser Mozilla Firefox, ada kabar gembira, karena PCmag mengabarkanbrowser ini sudah bisa diunduh dan diinstal di Windows, Mac, dan Linux. Rencananya versi ini akan mulai dipublikasikan pada 16 Agustus, tapi ternyata Mozilla merilisnya lebih awal.

Dari segi desain dan kecepatan, Firefox 6 tampil lebih prima. Perbaikan lain yaitu pada support plugindan seting privasi yang lebih baik. Pengguna bisa memilih untuk membuka tab di browser atau di perangkat grup Panorama.

Selain itu, Forefox 6 memungkinkan pengguna mengatur penyimpanan password, cookies, pop-up, images dan opsi lain, secara terpisah untuk tiap situs berbeda. Lewat pengaturan add-ons, plug-in baru akan terverifikasi secara otomatis, jadi pengguna langsung tahu kalau versi yang mereka gunakan adalah yang terbaru.

Perubahan lain misalnya tampak pada tampilan nama domain di address bar. Nama domain yangsekarangtampil lebih kecil, untuk dilihat sekilas saja oleh pengguna.

source : http://teknologi.inilah.com/read/detail/1765239/firefox-6-sudah-rilis

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Firefox 6 silently released ahead of official unwrap date

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:52:00 +0000

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Mozilla isn't officially breaking the seal on Firefox 6 until tomorrow, but the code for the latest iteration of its popular open source browser is already available online.

It is currently tucked away on the organisation's FTP server. A blogger over at TechnoBolt spotted that the code has been downloadable since at least Saturday 13 August.

In fact, in recent months it seems to be pretty standard for Mozilla to do a soft launch of its browser via its FTP server, without making an official announcement. The code can often be tracked down a day or two before the latest version of Firefox is given a marketed release.

Mozilla is still stating that Firefox 6 won't be available for download until Tuesday 16 August.

Notably, the browser-maker is also releasing a beta version of Firefox 7 on the same day as well as pushing out an early build of Firefox 8.

Mozilla said it was switching to much smaller tweaks to each browser release at the end of last year, in a clear nod to Google's Chrome release schedule.

The idea is to iterate often and so make the upgrade process appear seamless to web surfers that use the browser. Mozilla had previously spent many months crafting each new release, often making the updates a more major affair.

Here's the code for Mac, Windows and Linux versions of the software. We'll have more about the official release, including what new stuff has been injected into the browser, tomorrow.

Download link : http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/

source : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/15/firefox_6_code_lands/

What’s New in Firefox

The latest version of Firefox has the following changes:

The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you're visiting

Streamlined the look of the site identity block
Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
Added support for window.matchMedia
Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it
Improved usability of the Web Console
Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama
Fixed several stability issues
Fixed several security issues
Please see the complete list of changes in this version. You may also be interested in the list of changes in the previous version

source : http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/6.0/releasenotes/

Android 101 - How to update your apps

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:34:00 +0000

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Installing applications from the market is one thing, but keeping them up to date with the most current version is a whole other piece. Most developers are constantly working behind the scenes to improve their applications, and every so often they drop a new version for us all in the Android market, and installing them is quite important. We are lucky enough to have the ability to have our applications auto update in the market now, but not everyone is a fan of that. Personally I like to read the change log and see what exactly has been improved, or if the developer has any notes regarding the update.

For me, I update manually, and here is how.

Launch the Android market
Press menu, then select my apps
Next to each app requiring an update it will say "update" in orange or green (depending on if you have the new market)
Tap the app, then click update (if there are multiple apps requiring update the top will have an "update all" button

See, keeping your applications up to date is quite simple, and something you should try to do often. There is no need to check the market every hour, but once a day or so should be sufficient to keep yourself all caught up and all your applications performing at their maximum potential.

source : http://www.androidcentral.com/android-101-how-update-applications

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Facebook: Ceglia contract an 'outright fabrication'

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:29:00 +0000

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Facebook says its inspection of a computer belonging to a man who claims to have a contract that entitles him to half-ownership of the social-networking giant has turned up an "authentic contract" that does not mention Facebook.

Forensic analysis proves that the alleged 2003 contract between Paul Ceglia and Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was an "outright fabrication," Facebook said, asking that Ceglia's suit against Zuckerberg and Facebook be dismissed, according to a Facebook filing yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. The contract, which Facebook contends Ceglia was trying to conceal, was found embedded in electronic data from 2004 and refers only to StreetFax, a Web site Ceglia was trying to develop, Facebook said.

Facebook lawyers also complained that Ceglia had refused to supply documents covered by a discovery order in June and was "willfully concealing" six USB drives that contain relevant documents related to possible manipulation of the original contract.

"It is very likely that Ceglia used these removable devices to manipulate and store documents, including the purported Facebook contract, in the belief that this evidence would not be discovered or that the devices could easily be discarded if necessary, as Ceglia has now apparently done," Facebook lawyers said in their filing. "This is the digital equivalent of throwing critical evidence into Lake Erie."

Ceglia has reportedly relocated his family to Ireland as a result of the attention the case has attracted and could not be reached for comment. San Diego-based law firm Lake, which represents Ceglia in the case, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. However, attorney Jeffrey Lake acknowledged in a filing with the court today that the StreetFax contract differs from the one previously admitted as evidence in the case but said his client has an explanation for why the two contracts differ. Lake did not indicate what that explanation might be.

Ceglia claimed in a lawsuit filed last year against Facebook and its CEO and Zuckerberg that Zuckerberg entered into a contract with Ceglia in 2003 to design and develop the Web site that would ultimately become Facebook--a company now with an estimated value of more than $70 billion.

Ceglia has said he hired Zuckerberg through a Craigslist ad to write code for a project called StreetFax and paid Zuckerberg $1,000 for coding work; he also allegedly invested $1,000 in Zuckerberg's The Face Book project, which gave him a 50 percent interest in the company, as well as an additional 1 percent interest for every day after January 1, 2004, that The Face Book was delayed.

Zuckerberg and Facebook, which had previously called the alleged Facebook contract a "cut-and-paste job," filed a discovery motion in June for the original contract, e-mails in native form, and inspection of all computers in Ceglia's possession, as well as those in his parents' house.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20093258-93/facebook-ceglia-contract-an-outright-fabrication/#ixzz1VJCnkCzV

Toshiba Thrive

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:45:00 +0000

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Spesification

Dimensions: 272 x175 x 15mm

Weight: 771g

10.1-inch (1280 x 800) IPS LCD capacitive display

Android 3.1 (Honeycomb)

1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual-core processor

5MP (rear) camera w/ AF

2MP (front) camera

1GB RAM

SD card slot (expandable to 32GB)

MiniUSB port

3.5mm headphone jack

Wifi 802.11 b/g/n

A-GPS support

Oh, Toshiba Thrive, where do you fit in this sea of tablets? Having succeeded where the Folio 100 fell short, there are still the doubters and the skeptics, brushing off your bulk as the ultimate design faux pas.

Fortunately, there's more to the Thrive than it's bigger backside, and a lot of it is worth mentioning. In the world of ultrathin and uberlight tablets, the Thrive dares to be different, and that's not a bad thing.

And since Android is all about choices, it never hurts to have a new kid on the block, even if it's not for you. But it might be. Join us after the break to see if Toshiba's newest foray into the tablet market is worth your time or was a second-best from the moment it moved here

Hardware

At first glance, the Toshiba Thrive is quite the looker. The top of the box is all black, with a slick looking picture of the front of the tablet. It's all very dark, mysterious, and thin looking. Black is a thinning color, after all.

The kicker is when you actually take it out of the box. Then you see it's not thin. Well, not thin compared to what's out there already.

That picture might give you the impression the Thrive is skinny. Compared to Apple's offering, and the current gold standard for thin and sexy, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Thrive looks a bit chunky, coming it at 272 x 175 x 16mm.

In the grand scheme of things, 16mm is actually quite small. When your thinnest competitor is a sleek 8.6mm, though, you're without a doubt the bigger of the two, by almost double. Despite the thickness, the Thrive still feels great in the hands. Yes, it's thicker. Yes, it's a (little bit) heavier. No, it will not dramatically ruin your experience. To say otherwise is hogwash.

The front of the Thrive is one smooth slate, save for the slightly raised silver semi-circle that surrounds the front-facing camera. The standard Honeycomb configuration is present, so there's not a physical button to be seen, front-side. If you're holding the tablet in portrait mode, your power, charging, and Wi-fi notification lights are on the right bezel.

The screen is the standard 10-inch resolution (1280 x 800), and while Toshiba didn't rattle any cages by maintaining the status quo, they made a great decision in going with an IPS display. The colors have been really vivid in all my time spent browsing and toying around (the white wallpaper seen above illustrates the point) and I'm definitely impressed with it.

The Thrive is also sporting rounded corners, a la every-new-Android-device-that's-coming-out-these-days, and also has a grip-textured back instead of any matte finishes or completely plastic designs. What the leaves you is nothing but glass on the front and ribbed, gripping material on the back. It's a smart move, especially considering that there's more material to get your hands onand a bit more weight, so giving you something to really latch onto and feel secure while handling your device is superb.

The top bezel is fairly simple, holding the reflective plastic, clasp-looking thing that houses both cameras. On the right side you've got a sliding lock to prevent the back cover from being taken off. Typically, I'd probably keep this locked, but because of that nasty wake-lock issue, I found myself having to battery pull a couple of times. Fortunately, even if you move into landscape position, there's still nothing you'll be regularly using here.

The right-hand bezel has our more oft-used functions, like the volume rocker and the power button. This is also where the aforementioned status lights are, if you're looking at the front of the screen. The volume rocker has a nice, clicky feel to it, as does the power button. It also works well in portrait (press up for more volume), but when rotated into portrait, the volume rocker becomes opposite the on-screen indicator. Is it a deal-breaker? No, but it's a little difference, and spending five minutes with it in landscape will get you trained, but it's there so I had to mention it.

Due south of the volume rocker is an orientation lock. For a while, I never bothered with it, but when I accidentally slid it into lock position and couldn't figure out why my tablet wasn't rotating our of portrait, I did some investigating. It's a nifty addition, if you're in a position where you're getting a lot of accidental rotation, I guess.

Slide towards the opposite side of this bezel and you'll meet one of the Thrive's first specialties: the SD card slot. No, not microSD. A full-size, ready-to-go, SD card slot. Click in an SD card (think similar to a digital camera) and you'll get a notification next to the clock, saying your card was detected. You might require a reboot for your storage to show up on the "Storage" menu in the settings, but it's definitely there and it works.

Exploring with a file manager showed the SD card, ready and waiting, which was awesome. Unfortunately, you can't move things on and off the SD while it's in the tablet (say, if you plugged the Thrive into a computer), but as we all know, that's a Honeycomb limitation, not a Thrive one, so don't let it tarnish your opinion on the Thrive's functionality.At first glance, the bottom bezel is pretty boring. Uncovered, you've got your charging input and a headphone jack. If you'll notice, though, there's what seems to be a removable panel to the right of said headphone jack. And removable it is.

Pop that sucker open and you'll see three of the Thrive's biggest selling points: a full-sized USB port, an HDMI port, and a mini-USB port. The full-sized USB port works like a charm. Plug in a thumb drive and watch it get detected. If you don't like the SD card route, you've definitely got options. The HDMI port is so standard these-a-days, but it's nice to not have to grab an adapter just to use it.

And the microUSB? I imagine it's suppose to work with the included PC-sync cable, and in that regard, it does, mostly. I'm not sure if this is a widespread issue or if my unit is just a little out of whack, but if I tried using the tab at any point while it was plugged into my computer, the cable would jiggle loose and disconnect. My only way of syncing was leaving it flat on my desk, and while it's not terrible, I'd love to hear this is unique to me and not something everyone can expect.

ove onto the last bezel of the four and you'll see two speakers (one on each end) and what looks like a suspiciously removable cover. This cover is actually a huge pain to take off, requiring really long nails and/or something longer and skinnier to actually complete the task once you've got it about halfway but your not-even-fat fingers keep pushing it back down, but I digress...

When you've finally got the cover off, there's a connecting port staring back at you! For what? Accessories, I'm hoping. Give me a keyboard I can use with this while it's in landscape mode and I'll be a happy man. That's not to say the virtual keyboard isn't good, I'm just a product of the tactile feel generation, and not having to lean the Thrive on my legs would be a huge boon.

As for those speakers, they're good, but not great. Muse sounded pretty good in my sound tests, and while it's not really bass-heavy, it's workable. Why Toshiba opted to put the speakers on the bottom is beyond me, but since you can rotate any which way you'd like, you can totally have them pointing upwards and your screen will adjust accordingly.

The software

The Thrive launches with Android 3.1 on it, with all of it's goodies like Google Videos. Toshiba's also been pretty proactive about system updates, with a pre-release update and not one but two system updates while I've had the unit in my possession.

As for Google Videos, no, there's still no tablet app in the Market, but the workaround menno uses still works. As long as you use the web browser, you can rent and watch movies without issue. Limitless played without issues, for those interested.

There also are couple of Toshiba-specific apps, like App Place and Book Place, which are just what they sound like.

App Place is Toshiba's app store, and it definitely bears some striking resemblances to our own beloved Android Market. I definitely appreciate a 60-day trial (instead of an outright purchase), but if you look closely, you'll notice it's not a trial at all, but a "60-day trail." Yes, it's a little niggle, but something I'd still definitely fix in an OTA.

Book Place looks to be Toshiba's entry into the e-books market, and it seems pretty clean and functional. You can hit up the latest promotions to see all the books under $4, and you're also given a few sample books to toy around with as well.Probably the best Toshiba-branded app of the bunch is their file manager. The Toshiba file manager has a clean, intuitive interface, much like any of the HD, tablet-centric file managers in the Market, but also has options to view your USB or SD card's storage as well. In my experience, checking what's on external storage works like a charm. Other than that, there's not anything revolutionary, software-side.

Read More : http://www.androidcentral.com/toshiba-thrive-review

Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5B

noreply@blogger.com (Smartphone Worlds) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:41:00 +0000

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Google said today it has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, giving the search giant valuable intellectual property and getting it directly into the handset business.

Google will pay $40 a share in cash for Motorola, a 63 percent premium over the company's closing stock price on Friday. The acquisition will "mildly" add to earnings once the deal closes by year's end or early 2012, Google said.

The deal simultaneously lends stability to and shakes up the Android world. With Motorola, Google gets a treasure trove of patents to defend itself and its partners against a rising tide of legal opposition. Over the past few months, major technology players such as Apple and Oracle have sued either Google or its partners in an attempt to slow down their competitors and extract licensing fees.

"We believe we'll be in a very good position to protect the Android ecosystem for all of our partners," David Drummond, Google's chief legal officer, said today during a conference call. He declined to provide specifics on the company's future legal strategy.

At the same time, the deal puts Google in the awkward position of competing against many of its partners. For the first time, Google will have a direct hand in the mobile business that it fostered from a distance. While Google creates the Android operating system critical to running millions of smartphones and tablets, it has yet to get into the design and manufacturing business itself, aside from a few experimental models with handset partners such as HTC and Samsung.

Google Chief Executive Larry Page said during the conference call that Motorola will be run as a separate unit and reiterated Google's commitment to keeping Android open. He declined to get into specific dynamics of how Motorola will compete with other Android vendors such as Samsung, HTC, or LG Electronics.

Instead, Google focused quite a bit on the protection it will gain from the deal.

In the same vein, Motorola Chief Executive Sanjay Jha had talked up the strength of his company's patent portfolio during its most recent quarterly conference call and suggested that he was willing to step into the legal fray as well. Motorola already has an outstanding dispute with Microsoft and Apple. Last month, billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed that he was pushing for Motorola to sell its patent portfolio because the need for intellectual property has reached at an all-time high.

On today's call, Jha touted the company's 17,000 patents and 7,500 pending patents. They include many non-essential patents that aren't core to a phone's operations but can be used to improve features such as voice quality. It's unclear whether Android partners will get access to those patents, or whether Motorola's patent portfolio will simply offer legal cover.

Motorola, along with HTC, has been a major early supporter of the Android operating system. Jha chose to scrap Motorola's other projects and focus solely on Android, which paid off immensely when Verizon Wireless chose the original Droid to push as its flagship phone during the 2009 holiday-shopping season. AT&T more recently chose Motorola's Atrix as a flagship phone. Motorola has also renewed its ties with Sprint Nextel. Last month, it reported better-than-expected second-quarter results and hinted at a strong fourth quarter.

But the company has struggled recently too. While the Atrix was heavily promoted by AT&T, it wasn't a breakout hit. Motorola's first tablet, the Xoom, failed to make a dent in the market, even after a price cut. The 4G capability for its Xoom is still unavailable despite hyping the feature at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. And the company's long-delayed Droid Bionic for Verizon Wireless isn't expected until next month.

Page, however, said that Motorola continues to have "tremendous opportunity for growth," adding that he likes Jha's vision for future products. Beyond smartphones and tablets, Motorola has a television set-top box business and has relationships with carriers and cable providers, an area where Google can push its connected-TV ambitions. Likewise, Jha said he sees the opportunity for more convergence between the set-top box and mobile devices.

"We'll be able to deliver products that will delight customers," Jha said.

Drummond said he expects that the deal will require regulatory approval and added that he is confident it will be approved.

"Android is clearly adding competition, innovation, and user choice," he said. "Protecting that ecosystem is pro-competitive almost by definition."

Google, meanwhile, will be attempting to maintain its neutral stance in Android land even after the deal.

"Our vision for Android is unchanged and Google remains firmly committed to Android as an open platform and a vibrant open source community," Andy Rubin, senior vice president of mobile at Google, said today in a statement. "We will continue to work with all of our valued Android partners to develop and distribute innovative Android-powered devices."

Rubin added on the call that the other major Android vendors showed "enthusiastic support" for the deal.

Google offered a Web page listing comments from other vendors.

"We welcome today's news, which demonstrates Google's deep commitment to defending Android, its partners, and the ecosystem," J.K. Shin, head of Samsung's mobile division, said on the page.

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