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Steve Jobs Quits as Apple CEO

2011-08-25T03:08:00.000-07:00

An important news on Apple was published on The Wall Street Journal and I copy below the main points for your convenience.

Steve Jobs, the ailing tech visionary who founded Apple Inc., said he was unable to continue as chief executive of the technology giant and handed the reins to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook.

Steve Jobs has spent his career challenging conventions about personal computing. He's transformed an industry and changed the way we think about technology. A look back at the accomplishments of an American business icon.

Apple said Mr. Jobs submitted his resignation to the board of directors on Wednesday and "strongly recommended" that the board name Mr. Cook as his successor. Mr. Jobs, 56 years old, has been elected chairman of the board and Mr. Cook will join the board, effective immediately, the company said.

"I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know," Mr. Jobs said in his resignation letter. "Unfortunately, that day has come."

Art Levinson, chairman of Genentech and an Apple board member, said in a statement that the board "has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO." He added that Mr. Jobs will "continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration."

Apple MacBook Pro

2011-08-20T05:05:00.000-07:00

The Apple MacBook Pro comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 2.4 GHz processor speed and 3 MB L2 cache. This gives you better multitasking Image by dansays via Flickrperformance and at the same time saves power and gives you significantly longer battery life.

With a single charge, the battery can last up to 10 hours. Additionally, you are able to fully charge and discharge it 1000 times, about 3 times that of typical notebook batteries.

The MacBook Pro is also equipped with a 250 GB hard drive, 4 GB installed RAM that is expandable to 8 GB, a 8x SuperDrive with double-layer DVD support. As for graphics, it comes with the NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics card providing you with high performance visuals whether you are watching videos, playing games or viewing photos.

You can read a complete review in the Mobile Computing Blog

Google buys Motorola Mobility

2011-08-16T01:06:00.001-07:00

An interesting news published on the The Economic Times
is the purchase of Motorola by Google.

I copy below the main points:

NEW YORK: Research in Motion and Microsoft Corp are emerging as potential winners after Google Inc said it would buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.

Potential losers include Motorola's handset rivals that partner with Google such as HTC Corp, Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson. These licensees of Google's Android software now face the risk promoting a direct rival.

If this tie-up irks manufacturers, companies with their own software such as Microsoft and RIM could gain as handset makers start to shy away from the Android system.

Meanwhile, the deal announced on Monday is unlikely to affect Apple Inc's quest for the hearts and minds of smartphone customers.

SAMSUNG, HTC, LG ELECTRONICS, SONY ERICSSON

Phone makers that partner with Google for its Android software officially said they welcomed the deal. But some analysts questioned their sincerity because their efforts to promote Android would now benefit a director competitor.

"Google is essentially granting most favored nation status on Motorola," said J. Gold Associates analyst and consultant Jack Gold.

MICROSOFT

Android handset makers may be more willing to take a gamble on the unpopular Windows phone as an alternative.

But the deal brings Microsoft directly into legal conflict with Google over Android patents, which may hamper its attempts to collect royalty payments from Android handset makers.

Kodak Easy Share Cameras: Affordable Digital Cameras

2011-02-26T04:26:00.000-08:00

Kodak Easy Share Camera

The Kodak Easy Share Camera Series

Looking for the user friendly digital cameras? Then you must definitely give a try to the Kodak Easy Share Camera series that are among the most easy to operate digicams.

These digital cameras are widely used because of their simple interface and are can be easily integrated with their printers, docking stations as well as online photo galleries. Kodak is one of the most renowned and trusted brands from the last many years. Moreover the Kodak Easy Share Camera series is not only good in their picture quality but are also very cheap in prices.

These Kodak digicams have completely transformed the modern concept of the modern day photography. The company has a wide range of hi-tech cameras in the Easy Share series that are loaded with features and offers stylish facade.

The best feature offered by the Kodak Easy Share Digital Cameras is that they are very helpful for the website publishers because they enable you to automatically configure the pictures to meet the conditions of the following websites:

* Facebook
* Flickr
* You Tube
* Emails
* Kodak Gallery websites

There are presently different models of the Kodak Easy Share Camera series. Let us now discuss few of the cheap and best cameras that belong to the Easy Share Camera lines.

C142: easy on your budget Kodak Easy Share Camera:

The C142 is the cheapest Digital Cameras from the Kodak. It is a very easy to use digicam that has a large enough list of features under the price of $100. When compared with other expensive Nikon, Panasonic, and Canon digital cameras, the C142 is great deal to do.

C180 Kodak Easy Share Camera:

C180n is an affordable Digital camera with simple interface. It is a perfect choice for the people who doesn't require camera with very complex advanced features.

Kodak Easy Share Z915 Digital Camera

It is a smart camera that enables you to become a better photographer. You can easily click far away shots with its extended zoom lens. You can get amazing picture quality with its innovative Smart Capture feature. It is a compact Kodak Easy Share camera.

M530 Kodak Easy Share Camera:

If you can spend a little more than C series, you can get a lot more of features with M530 digicam. In addition to all the features of C series the M530 Digital Camera includes much more. The quality of the photos is excellent with the sophisticated features of this digicam.

More Information

You will find some more information on this subject at:

==> Electronic Info Blog

New Samsung ST30 Ultra Portable Camera

2011-01-24T04:43:00.000-08:00

Samsung today announced the launch of the new ultra compact camera, the ST30. The latest launch reinforces Samsung’s position as a global leader in design-led innovation to meet the needs of customers. The attractive and ultra compact model incorporates leading technology benefits, to capture great images wherever you go.

The ST30’s tiny size and compact design means it’s the perfect camera to drop into your handbag, or tuck away in your jeans pocket. With the ST30’s compact size, about the size of an average mobile phone, it’s the ideal camera to use when heading out to the latest party or to catch-up with friends. The ST30 features a unique design finished with a high quality metal body and whatever the color of your party outfit, the ST30 has a color to match it.

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2011-01-20T02:20:00.000-08:00

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Apple readying iPhone for Verizon, analyst says

2010-10-07T08:25:00.000-07:00

By Suzanne Choney

A new analyst's report says that Apple is indeed getting a version of the iPhone ready that would run on Verizon Wireless' network.

Reports last June and March indicated the popular phone is on its way to Verizon in the year ahead. Since it first went on sale in 2007, the iPhone has been carried exclusively by AT&T in the United States, but that exclusivity agreement is expected to end.

AppleInsider says that Wednesday, Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro "said in a note to investors ... that checks with overseas suppliers indicated Apple is prepared to build 3 million CDMA iPhones in December, keeping the device on track for an early 2011 launch" with Verizon, which uses CDMA technology for its network, as does Sprint. AT&T and T-Mobile use the more widespread GSM technology.

Apple, Verizon and AT&T are generally keeping tight-lipped about the iPhone, although AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Tuesday played down concerns about losing iPhone subscribers to another carrier (primarily Verizon, AT&T's main competitor).

At a Goldman Sachs conference, Stephenson said about 80 percent of iPhone users are either in family plans or using the device through their companies, making it difficult for them to get out of their contracts.

Still, two new studies — one from Credit Suisse and another from Deloitte professional services firm — replicate other findings that cell phone users would be quite happy to see — and buy — the iPhone if it were on Verizon's network. AT&T has been working feverishly to upgrade its network to deal with data demands from smart phone customers, and in particular, those using the iPhone.

Reuters said Wednesday results of a study done by Deloitte found that close to half of iPhone users in the U.S. would be "very interested" in moving from AT&T to Verizon.

"If another carrier were to pick up the iPhone, you would probably see a number of defections," Ed Moran, director of insights and product innovation at Deloitte, told Reuters.

The Credit Suisse survey said that 63 percent of existing iPhone owners would stay with AT&T no matter what, according to SlashGear, but 28 percent would defect (23 percent to Verizon, 3 percent to Sprint, 2 percent to T-Mobile).

Earlier this month, Piper Jaffray found that for prospective buyers, not having the iPhone on Verizon's network is three times more of an issue than the iPhone 4's antenna problem when it comes to holding back buyers. (The phone's antenna wraps around the exterior of the phone, leading to reduced signal strength for some users, a problem remedied by the use of a rubber bumper).

And yet another firm, ChangeWave Research, said mid-summer in its survey of iPhone 4 owners that the phone's "biggest Achilles' heel ... remains AT&T," with 27 percent of owners saying they don't like having to use the carrier in order to have the iPhone, and 24 percent saying they dislike the coverage, speed and quality of AT&T's network.

This article has been published by http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com

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2010-09-24T06:44:00.000-07:00

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Virgin Galactic - the greatest adventure of all

2010-09-20T07:26:00.000-07:00

Virgin Galactic is on track to become the world's first commercial spaceline. If you have ever dreamt of joining the incredible group of pioneering astronauts your opportunity has arrived.

In Virgin Galactic’s new video you can get a taste of what travelling to space will be like. You can also hear my thoughts on our progress as well as the views of future astronauts.

Read more on this subject at: Richard Branson's Blog.

You will find also some interesting videos.

Apple is Fastest Growing Brand, Report Says

2010-09-19T11:37:00.000-07:00

Nick Spence, Macworld-U.K.

Sep 19, 2010 7:50 pm

Apple's brand value is the fastest growing worldwide, according to Interbrand's 'Best Global Brands' 2010 brand ranking.

Apple's brand value gained 37 percent, beating Google with a 36 percent rise, followed by BlackBerry with a 32 percent rise, J.P. Morgan with 29 percent, Allianz with a 28 percent rise, and Visa with a 26 percent rise.(See also Negative Tech Ads: A Short History in Video.")

Despite the impressive growth, and a $21,143 million value, Apple finished in the number 17 slot overall, well behind Coca Cola in top spot, followed by IBM, Microsoft, Google, GE, McDonald's, Intel, Nokia, Disney, and HP. (See also "The Golden Age of IBM Advertising.")

"Apple had another great year," noted Interbrand. "It continues to control its messages very carefully, which creates enormous buzz and anticipation."

"Advertising campaigns and interactive websites remain distinct and consistent, keeping the role of brand exceptionally high. If the brand has one fault, it's the failure to provide perfectly functioning new products."

"This year, iPhone 4's reception glitches warranted a public apology from Steve Jobs -- and left the door wide open for public criticism. Apple could also improve its corporate citizenship profile, which remains neutral. While it partners with the PRODUCT (RED) Global Fund, this remains relatively unknown."

According to the company, Interbrand's method looks at the ongoing investment and management of the brand as a business asset. The final value can then be used to guide brand management, so businesses can make better, more informed decisions, insists the company.

"There are three key aspects that contribute to the assessment: the financial performance of the branded products or services, the role of brand in the purchase decision process and the strength of the brand," Interbrand adds.

Interbrand's Top Ten Brands in 2010 1. Coca-Cola ($70.4 million); 2. IBM ($64.7 million); 3. Microsoft ($60.8 million); 4. Google ($43.5 million); 5. GE ($42.8 million); 6. McDonald's ($33.5 million); 7. Intel ($32 million); 8. Nokia ($29.4 million); 9. Disney ($28.7 million); 10. Hewlett-Packard ($26.8 million).

This news was originally published at PCWorld.com

Apple How News

2010-09-10T00:34:00.000-07:00

Apple Introduces New iPod touch
September 1, 2010
Apple today announced the new iPod touch, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s stunning Retina display, FaceTime video calling, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS 4.1, and Game Center — all combined in the thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever. The new iPod touch features up to 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on a single battery charge. Filed under: iPod+iTunes. Read more: apple.com/ipodtouch
Apple Reinvents iPod nano with Multi-Touch
September 1, 2010
iPod nano has been completely redesigned with Multi-Touch, which lets you navigate your music collection by simply tapping or swiping a finger on the display. Nearly half the size and weight of the previous generation, the new iPod nano features a polished aluminum and glass enclosure with a built-in clip, making it instantly wearable. Filed under: iPod+iTunes. Read more: apple.com/ipodnano
Apple Unveils New iPod shuffle
September 1, 2010
The redesigned iPod shuffle features both clickable buttons and Apple’s innovative VoiceOver technology, enabling you to easily navigate your music and playlists without ever looking at your iPod shuffle. The wearable iPod shuffle has an all-aluminum enclosure with a built-in clip and comes in five brilliant colors — silver, blue, green, orange, and pink. Filed under: iPod+iTunes. Read more: apple.com/ipodshuffle
Apple Introduces iTunes 10 with Ping
September 1, 2010
iTunes 10 features Ping, a new social network for music that lets you follow your favorite artists and friends to discover what music they’re talking about, listening to, and downloading. With Ping you can post your thoughts and opinions, your favorite albums and songs, and the music you’ve downloaded from iTunes — plus view concert listings and tell your friends which concerts you plan to attend. Filed under: iPod+iTunes. Read more: apple.com/itunes
Apple Premieres New Apple TV
September 1, 2010
The new Apple TV offers the simplest way to watch your favorite HD movies and TV shows on your HD TV for the breakthrough price of just $99. With Apple TV, you can choose from the largest online selection of HD movies to rent, including first-run movies for just $4.99, and the largest online selection of HD TV show episodes to rent — from ABC, ABC Family, Fox, Disney Channel, and BBC America — for just 99 cents. Filed under: iPod+iTunes. Read more: apple.com/appletv

This News was originally published by http://www.apple.com/hotnews/

Ipad 3g Tester – Disclosures

2010-09-06T01:07:00.000-07:00

August 29, 2010 at 04:11 AM by tammirbrown

You can apply to be a beta tester for the iPad. After you recieve the iPad you can test it write a review and then claim it for free I got mine two days ago and it works great You can apply for the testing at … And the biggest problem is once I do have 499 to spend I’ll have to resist buying the 16gb WiFi model because I’m going to get the 3G model. wandersiemers says: August 29 2010 at 9:09 am. Deze herfst koop ik hem in Amerika hoe heb jij hem gekocht? …

Ipad 3g Tester »

Like the iPad the iPhone 4 features Apple’s customer A4 processor. While the actual clock speed of the iPhone 4 CPU is unknown it appears to be a nice upgrade over the iPhone 3GS and way faster than the original iPhone/3G.

The news was originally published by http://yovia.com/blogs/tammirbrown/

2010-08-05T01:01:00.000-07:00

German group Siemens intends to leave the business of manufacturing personal computers. To this end, the holding company parent company Siemens will sell its share in the joint with a Japanese company Fujitsu enterprise (source newspaper The Wall Street Journal in banking circles praised the joint computer business corporations and Fujitsu Siemens at $ 3.12 - $ 4.65 billion).

Under the terms of a prisoner 9 years ago the contract, Fujitsu has a preferential right to purchase shares of Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC). However, so far unknown whether this right will seize the Japanese corporation. Moreover, in various media from time to time pops up information on what to buy shares of Siemens might be interested company Lenovo - the largest manufacturer of computers in China and the fourth largest in the world. According to the President Fujitsu Kuniaki Nodzoe, production of mobile phones his company is now considering a more profitable business. Using phones in the short term, Fujitsu can achieve in overseas markets better than engaging in production and sales of personal computers. Officials from Siemens while refusing to comment on «divorce» with Fujitsu. In turn, in the Tokyo office of Fujitsu journalists respond that news is not unfounded.

According to Press Secretary Masahiro Yamane Fujitsu, Fujitsu and Siemens are negotiating to change the terms of the contract (which expires next year), but no final decision has not yet been made. I recall that, in addition to personal computers, Fujitsu Siemens Computers makes servers and meynfreymy. According to analysts, the value of FSC may be about 2.6 billion euros. By the way, the plant Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the only manufacturer of notebooks in Europe and one of the few outside Southeast Asia. In 2007, sales of computer equipment under the brand name Fujitsu Siemens Computers accounted for 6.6 billion euros. Nevertheless, the company is in a fierce competition under the onslaught of such giants as HP and Dell. According to research company Gartner, Fujitsu Siemens holds 5.5% of the world market of servers, and according to DisplaySearch - 5,2% in the notebook market. It seems that the German group is now actively disposes of all its IT-industry. A week ago the company Siemens announced sale of its business to produce wireless phones, receivers and other devices Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices - 80,2% of its shares were acquired by the German investment company Arques Industries AG.

In an official message then was told that this step was taken in the Siemens strategy to focus on three areas of work - the production of equipment for such industries as energy, heavy industry and medicine. It should remember that a few years ago, Siemens actually went out of business for the production of mobile phones sold its Taiwan company BenQ. A recent high-profile trials have highlighted the corrupt underpinnings of IT-business Siemens, clearly accelerated the process of restructuring of the group.

The news was originally published at http://it-sector.blogspot.com

A SOA E-Guide - How to Succeed with SOA

2010-07-05T08:03:00.000-07:00

Service-Oriented architecture (SOA) allows organisations to quickly and efficiently respond to changes in the business environment and to leverage such change for competitive advantage.

This SOA e-guide features expert insight into the key areas critical to the successful planning and implementation of SOA. Topics discussed in this e-guide include:

Business agility as an emergent property of SOA

An SOA practices checklist for implementation roadmaps

SOA infrastructure: Mediation and orchestration

And more

Click here to view this e-guide.

Microsoft Kin

2010-07-01T05:12:00.000-07:00

Microsoft’s phone for the teens will be discontinued soon without seeing the light of day in Europe (after a mere 48 days on the market).

Microsoft has announced that it is planning to merge the KIN team into the Windows Phone 7 group.

As of now Verizon and Microsoft will sell off the KINs that are presently in the wild, though I see no reason why one would buy it now. Europe will not see any KINs officially.

Microsoft had the following to say on the issue:

“We have made the decision to focus exclusively on Windows Phone 7 and we will not ship KIN in Europe this fall as planned. Additionally, we are integrating our KIN team with the Windows Phone 7 team, incorporating valuable ideas and technologies from KIN into future Windows Phone releases. We will continue to work with Verizon in the U.S. to sell current KIN phones.”

See the original news at:

==> TNW (The Next web)

==> New Delhi Chronicle>

New Releases on Nintendo Download Services Europe

2010-06-25T23:52:00.000-07:00

24/7 Solitaire
24/7 Solitaire features 24 variations of the most well-known and best-loved single-player card game including Klondike, Freecell, Spider, Pyramid, Yukon and 7 versions of Peg-Solitaire. Most games have custom gameplay options so you can enjoy the game with your favourite rules. On-screen instructions allow learning of new Solitaire variations.

Pyramid Solitaire is a solitaire card game where the player tries to match cards into pairs that total 13 (e.g. Ace and Queen; 2 and Jack; 3 and 10; 4 and 9). When a player finds these pairs, he removes them from play. The player can not remove cards that have other cards on top of them. When a player gets stuck he can draw another card from the deck and try to use that card to form a match. The player wins when all the cards have been removed from the pyramid.

The news was originally published at UsPostToday

Apple Opens 100M Mobile Stores with New Software

2010-06-16T04:17:00.000-07:00

Apple today introduced free Apple Store software for iPads, iPod touches and iPhones that enables customers to shop the retailer directly from the mobile devices. The new application supports browsing and shopping for Apple wares complete with user reviews and detailed product specifications, much like Apple’s retail website. Customers can also create appointments for in-store services such as Personal Shopping, Genius Bar or One-on-One training.

Up to now, one could always shop the Apple Store or make in-store appointments through a web browser, so in that regards, the software isn’t adding any new functionality. But Apple’s retail web channel can be clunky in a small browser window, and clunky doesn’t sell hardware or software. Apple products and shopping are as much about the experience as they are about performance and features.

You can read the complete article at gigaom.com

Apple unveils iPhone 4

2010-06-09T10:38:00.000-07:00

Apple Inc unveiled a new iPhone on Monday that goes on sale in scores of countries this year, preparing its fastest-ever global roll-out to try and stay a step ahead of rivals like Google Inc in a red-hot smartphone market.

CEO Steve Jobs showed off a redesigned $199 "iPhone 4" that is a quarter slimmer than the current handset. The device boasts a higher quality screen and better battery life, video chat via Wi-Fi, and a gyroscope sensor for improved gaming.

Despite the iPad's success in its first two months on the market -- more than 2 million sold in 60 days -- the iPhone remains Apple's main growth line, and the international market is key. Some analysts estimate more than two-thirds of iPhone sales are now coming from overseas.

You can read the full report at http://www.indianexpress.com/news/apple-unveils-iphone-4/630947/

Google wants Internet on your TV

2010-06-06T23:10:00.000-07:00

We know people like to watch TV shows on their computer. The question is: Do they want to cruise the Internet on their televisions?

That's a question that has bogged technology companies for years. Well-known businesses from Microsoft to Roku -- even Apple -- have tried to lure Internet surfers to their television screens with little to no success.

Now Google wants a go at it.

The company last month announced Google TV, a service scheduled to debut in the fall, that's supposed to do what those other technology companies tried to do for years: Entice users to watch Internet video and cruise the Web on their TVs.

Well, good luck with that. I don't think Google is going to have an easier or more successful time luring people than those before it.

Google TV is mostly an operating system, with software that gathers Internet video from sites like YouTube or Hulu.com and plays it on your TV. The operating system also allows developers to create applications for it (much as they do for the iPhone) for services that will bring the Internet to the TV.

This news was published by The Salt Lake Tribune

AT&T to sell Sterling Commerce to IBM for $1.4 billion

2010-05-30T02:58:00.000-07:00

T&T Inc. on Monday said it will sell its business-software division, Sterling Commerce, to IBM for about $1.4 billion in cash.

Dublin, Ohio-based Sterling makes technology that helps companies do business with other companies. Its "business-to-business" software is used to automate processes such as the purchase of raw materials or the replenishment of depleted inventory. About 80% of the Fortune 500 companies are clients.

AT&T's forerunner company, SBC Communications, bought Sterling at the height of the dot-com bubble in 2000 for $3.9 billion in stock. That puts the sale price to IBM 64% lower compared to what AT&T .

The two companies expect the deal to be completed in the second half of the year, with 2,500 Sterling employees to be transferred to IBM . The Sterling unit will be "integrated" into IBM's WebSphere organization in the parent company's software group.

AT&T said it plans to record a onetime pretax gain of $750 million in the quarter in which the sale is completed.

The news was published by:

MarketWatch.com

DestinationCrm.com

Digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/

University of San Francisco Internet Marketing Course

2010-05-26T03:26:00.001-07:00

The University of San Francisco (USF) continues to proactively address the needs of today's interactive marketers with the introduction of Advanced Email Marketing and Advanced Affiliate Marketing training.

These eight-week, 100% online courses offer an intensive exploration of two of today's most profitable marketing practices. Each empowers professionals with enhanced skills, expanded knowledge and respected credentials from a U.S. News & World Report-ranked best national university. Like USF's core Master Certificate in Internet Marketing program, the new affiliate and email marketing courses are led by practicing, real-world experts who are among today's foremost interactive marketing leaders.

Email marketing represents an area of incredible opportunity for both organizations and individuals The Direct Marketing Association found that email offers the highest ROI of all direct marketing channels, with an average of $43.62 in sales for every dollar spent(1). At the same time, many companies are wasting time and money on emails that go nowhere. Forrester Research estimates that by 2014, organizations will waste $144 million(2) on emails that never reach their intended recipient.

This course covers topics that are essential to email marketing success, such as choosing an email broadcast solution, measuring and evaluating email campaigns, reducing opt-outs, complying with AffiliateSuccessNews.info

Live Coverage of Apple Event

2010-01-27T10:25:00.000-08:00

Apple is holding its media event today and is introducing their much anticipated tablet device. The event kicks off at 10 am Pacific or 1 pm Eastern. Apple does not provide a live video or audio stream to their events, so you can only follow along live with text and photo updates. Apple will post a QuickTime video a few hours after the event.

The tablet device was unveiled and is called iPad. According the overview by Mr. Jobs it’s very thin, with customizable background images. “You can browse the Web with it. It’s the best browsing experience you’ve ever had.”

The iPad works in both landscape and portrait mode, like the iPhone. It has a virtual keyboard, access to photo collections, direct access to iTunes’ surfeit of content.

“It’s awesome to watch TV shows and movies,” Mr. Jobs says. “It’s so much more intimate than a laptop and it’s so much more capable than a smartphone with its gorgeous screen.”

You can read detailed live coverage of the event from following articles:

==> MacRumors.com - Apple Tablet Media Event Today

==> TheNewYorkTimes Technology pages - Live Blogging the iPad Annoucement

Google and China

2010-01-25T04:19:00.000-08:00

I found an interesting article at Emerginvest.com on the Google v. China dispute.

I suggest that you read the article and I mention a few interesting points:

Google's chief legal officer Don Drummond complained that, Google's operations in China were hacked with the goal of accessing the email accounts of Chinese human rights activists.

The conspiracy theorists out there would say that the government was slowing down Google by using their firewall on purpose to aid Baidu's competitive advantage in China since search is all about speed in addition to accuracy.

We know generally that while Google.cn delivers better search results than Baidu, many Chinese continue to use Baidu out of some nationalist pride.

Speculation on my part, but maybe they thought that if they publicly threatened to pull out of China, it would be embarrassing to the Chinese government and the government might cave on the Google.cn issue.

Launch of Amazon Kindle 2.0 Book Reader

2010-01-06T02:26:00.000-08:00

It has been dubbed an 'iPod moment' for the electronic book as Amazon launches Kindle 2, the successor to its popular ebook reader.

The Kindle is a paperback-sized gadget, which sells for $359 (£240), lets users download books, newspapers and blogs onto a high-resolution screen with a white background and black text - imitating the look of a real book.

It's successor, the sleek Kindle 2 is as thin as an HB pencil, comes with inbuilt speakers and expanded 2GB memory - so it can hold more than 1,500 books, compared with 200 with the original Kindle.

Amazon has invested in Kindle in the belief that more people will want to read books electronically.

The company has made 230,000 titles available on the Kindle, which can download books wirelessly.

You can find more detils about this news from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/4570810/Launch-of-Amazons-Kindle-2-hailed-as-iPod-moment-for-electronic-books.html

Google New Operating System

2009-11-23T04:35:00.000-08:00

Google expects new operating system to be running low-cost computers by 2010 holiday season.

Google set the late 2010 target date during its first preview of a much-anticipated Operating System that eventually may mount a challenge to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows — the foundation for most personal computers since the 1990s.

The Internet search leader announced plans in July for an operating system named after its Chrome Web browser. At the time, Google said Chrome OS would be ready during the second half of 2010. That left open the possibility that Chrome OS computers could be on sale as early as next summer.

But Google is taking its time so outside programmers can contribute to Chrome OS, which is being developed under an open-source model in which anyone can help with development and share improvements. Google also intends to work closely with computer manufacturers to ensure they meet the Chrome OS's requirements.

You can read more on this subject from 13WHOtv.com

Windows 7 upgrade

2009-10-22T03:20:00.000-07:00

Microsoft's new Windows 7, which goes on sale Thursday, has already scored points for being a better operating system than Vista because it's easier to use and control.

There are a variety of upgrade options, priced from $120 for Home Premium — the version most consumers are likely to want — to $220 for the Ultimate version. (If you're purchasing the full version, the costs range from $200 for Home Premium to $320 for the full version.)

Microsoft has also updated their software Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor two days ago. Consumers organizations advice to use it before upgrading especially if you still use Windows XP.

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is a tool that runs on Windows XP and Windows Vista.

It can be used to audit the computer system to find out if it is compatible with Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 7.

To do that the program will scan the computer system’s hardware and software for compatibility issues. It also offers guidance and explains how to overcome these issues to make the system compatible with Windows 7.

The program needs to be installed before it can be used to audit the system. A scan takes less than a minute to complete.

You can read more details about these subject from:

=> NPR
=> ghacks.net

NetQoS Acquisition

2009-09-14T09:26:00.000-07:00

CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA), the world’s leading independent IT management software company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held NetQoS® Inc., a leading provider of network performance management and service delivery solutions, for $200 million.

“CA offers the industry’s strongest and most complete service assurance and delivery portfolio,” said Ajei Gopal, executive vice president of CA’s Products and Technology Group. “With the addition of the NetQoS network flow monitoring, unified communications management, and response time analytic network solutions, CA will further strengthen its ability to help enterprise IT organizations and service providers deliver reliable, flexible and cost-effective IT and business services.”

“NetQoS customers and partners will benefit from CA’s extraordinary development capabilities, outstanding sales force, and global customer support infrastructure,” said Joel Trammell, chief executive officer, NetQoS. “NetQoS’ solutions will strengthen CA’s ability to deliver to its customers service-centric insight into network, systems and application performance—with no visibility gaps.”

Founded ten years ago, NetQoS has more than 1,000 active customers worldwide, including many in the Fortune 100. With annual revenue of $56 million in 2008, NetQoS’ revenues have experienced a 58 percent CAGR over the past five fiscal years.

You will find more detail on this news from: Telephony Online

New Clickbank Affiliate Program

2009-08-14T23:48:00.000-07:00

Clickbank is the world's largest affiliate network for digital products (eBooks, membership sites etc.). It has hundreds of thousands of affiliates and vendors and great products in all kinds of niches.

Many people interested in Affiliate Marketing choose to promote some products from Clickbank and many website promise easy profits when you promote Clickbank affiliate products.

The reality is not so simple and easy! I read some statistics that report that almost 97% of people trying to make money using the Internet, actually do not succeed.

The problem is that the Internet Marketing requires many skills (e.g keywords search, article marketing, list building, website development) and plenty of discipline. The small guy has to compete with expert gurus which have many more resources and experience to make Clickbank sales.

A new site called Clickbank Pirate offers all tools required to start selling Clickbank products with success.

They provide a site created by two highly successful Internet marketers Cindy Battye and Soren Jordansen. They have already helped other marketers before with their Internet Marketing products such as the Daily Niche Idea,the Instant Banner Creator and the Tweet my Blog systems. Their latest creation is an integrated system which offers all tools needed to succeed as a Clickbank Affiliate Marketer.

You receive an Affiliate site with all tools needed to start immediately a campaign for Clickbank products. They give you Squeeze Pages, Thank You Pages, Download Pages, autoresponders, followup mails and much more. This will allow you to make Clickbank sales as experienced Internet Marketers.

You will find more details in our Squidoo Review

SysAdmin Day

2009-07-31T03:29:00.000-07:00

Happy SysAdmin day!

A big thanks to all system administrators - you keep the world running.

The last Friday in July marks the 10th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day.

It is an international day that aims to highlight the issues faced by system administrators and provide an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ for all those late nights fighting malware, blackouts and internet outages.

A sysadmin is a professional, who plans, worries, hacks, fixes, pushes, advocates, protects and creates good computer networks, to get you your data, to help you do work -- to bring the potential of computing ever closer to reality.

You can also keep track of the thank you messages and add your own on Twitter using the #sysadminday hash tag.

See the full news in the ComputerWorld Article and in the BoingBoing Directory

Best Buy Online

2009-07-14T04:14:00.000-07:00

Best Buy is an online consumer electronics retailer for electronics, televisions, DVD players, home audio, car audio, computers, cameras, music, movies, software, games and more.

On July 19 they will begin an effort to respond to electronics inquiries posted by Twitter users.

Best Buy is partnering with TiVo TiVo digital video recorder (DVR) service to create a unique user interface for customers who buy TiVo DVRs directly from its store.

The interface would allow Best Buy to market digital content services, offer guidance and advice to consumers, and engage in interactive dialogue with consumers about its products and services.

Best Buy is clearly prioritizing digital media as a means of engaging with consumers.

You will find many more details on this news at:

Marketing Vox

Acer Aspire One 10.1 lcd 1.6ghz Netbook

2009-07-09T11:33:00.000-07:00

The Acer Aspire One D150 netbook PC come with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 Operating System, 10.1 inch WSVGA LCD screen which delivers 1024 x 600 of resolutions.

It features high-brightness Acer CrystalBrite technology for best possible visual experience, the Video is boasted by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, Crystal Eye webcam integrated into the LCD’s bezel.

AO-D150 is powered by 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom N270 processor (533 MHz FSB, 512 KB L2 cache) and it uses just 2.5 watts of power for excellent battery management, 6-cell battery provides up to 6 hours of battery life with weighs just under 3 pounds. 1 GB of installed RAM can be expanded to a maximum of 1.5 GB. It has 160 GB SATA hard disk drive.

This Acer Aspire One D150 notebook has an integrated wireless LAN (Acer InviLink) that’s compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks and offers Acer’s SignalUp technology. It also equiped with 3 USB 2.0 ports, Multi-in-1 memory card reader supports Secure Digital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Reduced-Size Multimedia (RS-MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD).

You can buy this very affardable PC for only only $259.99 + $5 shipping.

The information has been provided by IT-echo.com acer aspire one review

You will find PCs, Laptops, Notebooks and Computer Accessories at Computers and Electronics store

Better World Books

2009-07-02T11:32:00.000-07:00

BusinessWeek readers nominated Better World Books one of the most promising social entrepreneurs in the country.

The company was founded by Xavier Helgesen and his partners, Kreece Fuchs and Jeff Kurtzman. "We just thought, like, wow, there are all these books out there that the bookstores are just saying, 'No, I don't want it,' but there's totally value in those books," Helgesen said.

From their site: "Better World Books offers a no cost program to help you manage your discarded and donated books. We make the most of your books by selling them on over 18 online-marketplaces and sharing the proceeds with you and one of our nonprofit literacy programs.

"Better World Books donates 5 to 10 percent of its revenue back into the hands of libraries and literacy programs around the world.

Read a full article on CNN.com/Living

Get paid to advertise online

2009-06-27T03:55:00.000-07:00

An interesting new Internet Service called PayPerPost allows Bloggers to contact Advertisers and Advertisers to contact Bloggers. PayPerPost v4.0, is a new version described as the next evolution in sponsored conversations.

You can sign on as a Blogger who wants to add advertisements or as an Advertiser who wants to find Blogs who advertise.

As a Blogger you can get paid to advertise online by writing a review about Products, Services or Websites. The review must be based on the sponsor's terms to be paid.

This is a perfect avenue for Bloggers to blog on any topics and earn money at the same time.

Advertisers on the other hand do not have to worry about looking for reviewers. PayPerPost.com takes care of linking both Bloggers and Advertisers.

For more information visit PayPerPost.

Paypal Do Stuff For Money

2009-06-24T03:35:00.000-07:00

PayPal just rolled out a fun little mini-site called Do Stuff for Money.

The basic premise is that you can send one of your friends an offer, either through Facebook (using Facebook Connect) or e-mail, to do something of your choosing for some sum of money. For example, a recent offer reads, "Laura offered Adam $10.00 to 'Write all the thank-you cards from our wedding.'"

If your friend accepts and does what you have asked, you can instantly pay them via PayPal, without having to mess with cash.

Read the full article at CNET News

Computer Security. The Internet is Revolutionizing Revolution.

2009-06-22T02:41:00.000-07:00

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are changing the way our world changes.

The Iranian rebellion, as Twittered, represents a new stage in human history. The individual citizen journalists at the barricades are using the Internet and electronic messaging to both tell the whole world about their struggle and to actually carry it out.

The Iranians are using the Internet's instantaneous electronic connections to plan and carry out their marches and to provide for their security.

To assist the rebels in getting their stories out, computer security specialists from other countries set up proxy servers to help Iranians avoid government computer security blocking.

Read the full story at Daily Kos.

Summer Solstice

2009-06-20T08:44:00.000-07:00

The longest day of daylight each year in the Northern Hemisphere is AROUND JUNE 21

On the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, sunlight hitting the Tropic of Cancer is perpendicular to the earth's surface.

Pagans and Wiccans gather at the solstice to honor the sun and to dedicate their service to the earth. But many solstice revelers use the extra hours of sunlight as an excuse to party. According to an article in The Guardian, the Wiltshire police are bringing horses, drug sniffing dogs and an unmanned drone to control the 30,000 people expected to descend upon the ancient ruins. The article goes on to say that “peace-loving” Druids are taking their celebrations elsewhere to avoid the unruly throngs.

Read the complete news at Examiner.com.

iPhone 3GS lines

2009-06-19T02:20:00.000-07:00

On Friday, June 19th at 8AM local, Apple will open their stores and begin selling the new iPhone.

The iPhone 3G S finally adds common cell phone features like multimedia messaging, video recording, and voice dialing. It runs faster; its promised battery life is longer; and the multimedia quality continues to shine.

New-customer prices are $199 for a 16-gigabyte model and $299 for a 32-GB version.

There are already reports of lines forming on Thursday night at Apple’s two flagship stores, the downtown San Francisco store and the Fifth Avenue store in New York City (according to Fortune and Engadget). The New York line is especially significant since the area was under heavy rains on Thursday.

Read a full review at CNET Reviews.

iphone 3.0 software download

2009-06-17T03:43:00.000-07:00

Finally iPhone OS 3.0 arrives officially on Apple Download Center.

As announced at the WWDC 2009, Apple is starting to offer the new iPhone 3.0 Software update for download today June 17th. The 3.0 software will add features like push notification, in-app purchasing, and peer-to-peer networking that could have a big impact on iPhone gaming.

You can download it free for Your iPhone 2G, 3G and 3G S but you have to pay $10 for your iPod Touch.

Some more detail on this news can be found at:

iHackhintosh.com

The 11th President

2009-06-15T02:25:00.000-07:00

I found an interesting news. Todays June 15th in 1849, the 11th President of the USA died in Nashville, Tennesse.

Some details about the 11th President can be found at Suite101.com

On June 15, 1215, England's King John put his seal to Magna Carta ("the Great Charter") at Runnymede.

Many more news about what happened in the past on June the 15th can be found at Today in History.

Web 2.0 crowned the 'millionth English word'

2009-06-13T10:53:00.000-07:00

I read an interesting news that a US-based language monitoring group crowned Web 2.0 as the one millionth word or phrase in the English language.

The Global Language Monitor, which uses a math formula to track the frequency of words and phrases in print and electronic media, said Web 2.0 appeared over 25 000 times in searches and was widely accepted, making it the legitimate, one millionth word.

There is some controversy among the linguists, but surely Web 20.0 is becoming a widely used phrase, especially on the Internet.

You can find a full discussion at News24.com.

Mario Pesce

Airefarewatchdog

2009-06-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

Many airline companies sell cheap flights. There are very good deals for flights from the USA to Europe.

You can find secret sales by signing up for airfarewatchdog.com. They will alert you to any promo code fares offered by airlines for select dates and select routes.

You can also Surf the web for airfares Mondays after 3 pm eastern time through Wednesday nights. That’s the window airlines are using now to clear out extra seats. If possible, fly on Tuesday or Wednesdays. Those days are often the least in demand. Saturdays and Sundays are the priciest. A Wednesday-to-Wednesday itinerary can knock off 20 percent of the ticket price.

Spending a little time on the Web at home, to get you out of the house this summer.

Complete articles on this subject can be found at The New York Times Travel News and Ivanhoe.

IBM is bringing LINUX to SMBs

2009-06-11T23:44:00.000-07:00

IBM has asked Linux distributors Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat to bundle Linux with IBM Lotus' Open Collaboration Client Solution, which includes Lotus Notes, Lotus Symphony and Lotus Sametime.

Those bundles will then be offered to PC makers to sell with their desktop products. In addition, Big Blue will offer Linux appliances based on its Lotus Foundations line that incorporate a preconfigured version of Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10. Products are due out sometime next year.

IBM has also unveiled the ISV Software Appliance Initiative for Channel Partners in order to deliver Linux software appliances to midmarket customers, as well as a toolkit that simplifies the packaging of Domino applications for the Lotus Foundations appliance.

A complete article on this subject can be read from The bMighty Antenna.

Good Sales for Wireless Networks Smartphones

2009-06-11T03:09:00.000-07:00

In today's difficult economy, people are still spending a lot for smartphones, even if sales are expected to fall for cellphones.

Sales of BlackBerrys, iPhones and other smartphone models are rising smartly and are projected to increase 25 percent this year, according to Gartner, a research business.

That is certainly a message the wireless industry would like to reinforce. “Smartphones are seen as essential to be productive in a mobile society,” said David Christopher, chief marketing officer at AT&T’s wireless division.

The smartphone wave, industry analysts say, should continue to build. There is ample room for gains because, smartphone sales will still account for only a quarter of total cellphone shipments in the United States this year. And along with the Palm Pre, many new smartphone handset and software offerings are coming this year, from Apple, R.I.M., Nokia, Microsoft, Google and others.

However some experts complain that there’s a big gap between the services offered by wireless carriers and what’s available on consumer desktops. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile offer little, if anything, beyond address book syncing.

A complete article on this subject can be found at Smartphone Rises Fast From Gadget to Necessity

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