iTunes Equipped Ping, the Music Social Network
Social networking service fever that hit cyberspace now finally also ogled by Apple. With a user base homemade device that has been very much, Apple stayed adds new social networking service through iTunes. Its name is Ping. It was designed to specifically discuss all the social networking thing about this music may be enjoyed on the latest iTunes version 10 of the newly launched, Wednesday (09/01/2010). By joining Ping, any iTunes users have the opportunity to get a variety of content with other users, including top singers directly.
“In 10 we introduce Ping iTunes. This is social networking for music, similar to Facebook and Twitter into iTunes. It’s all about the music,” said Apple CEO, Steve Jobs when introducing him in San Francisco, Wednesday (09/01/2010). At the service, users can update information in the form of text, upload photos, video clips, share your favorite playlists, and comment on each other. Share your concert schedule is also one of superior service. Currently, there are about 17,000 lists concert schedule is available and will continue to grow. One of the famous singers who are already using, among others, Lady Gaga Ping who had exhibited their pages by the time Steve Jobs demonstrated the Ping.
Ping any access to the service have been very easy because not only can be done on the computer, but also through mobile devices. “Ping is not only available on the computer. This service is also available on the iPhone and iPod Touch,” said Steve Jobs. Although it is new, Ping has the potential to be a large social network. The reason Steve Jobs has claimed there are currently only 160 million iTunes users in 23 countries.
Burned iPod Caused Delayed Trains in Tokyo
A train in Tokyo on Friday has been delayed due to the smell of burning and stinging of the Apple iPod which is owned by one of the passengers.
To anticipate unwanted things, the train is quickly stopped in Setagaya station for eight minutes, which is long enough for a fairly busy train line in Tokyo. At the time of investigating officers on the train, a passenger came and showed that he was using the iPod which on fire. Luckily no one was hurt from the incident. And it seems this is a bad time for Apple because the Apple Japan has recently acknowledged the overheating problem in the first-generationof iPod Nano.
The Powerful Internet Marketing
To own a business in Finland and planning on making an online presence is totally a good stage in your life. But this is also a very critical moment because each and every decision will determine your success in the future. To have a website as the online presence, you need to pay attention to the hakukoneoptimointi. Search Engine Optimization enables your website to be found easily through the search engine like Google and Bing. SEO is one of the keys to the powerful internet marketing. Other than making an online presence in a form of a company website, a powerful internet marketing strategy may involve various Sosiaalinen media such as Facebook. Social media has been the new dimension in making connections with other people, and taking advantage of social media to develop a business would be very beneficial.
Facebook has been drawing people’s attention around the world. It is a growing trend that many people are taking part in and there seems to be no reason for people not to have a Facebook account. Facebook is growing to be the biggest community and this community has a power to change the world. Taking advantage of the power of Facebook for business purposes is a step for having a successful business.
Smartphones, Hackers’ Main Target
Software security expert warned that currently, hacker attacks for Smartphones are being launched. “Smartphones are private goods in which all believers to store data in it. This is a potential target for hackers,” said Founder and CEO of Lookout Mobile Security John Hering, as quoted by the Straits Times, Saturday (31/07/2010).
According to Hering, other than trust the smartphone as critical data storage, users will also no longer have to download the suspicion of foreign applications into it. It is increasingly easier hacker to infiltrate.
“The device used is not just smartphones but mobile PC that is used to access such an important account of mobile banking or online trading service. These data are interesting for ‘transported’ by a hacker,” said Hering. Read the rest of this entry »
The Stunning Lexus IS-F
First introduced in 1989, Lexus has now become really big in the United States. Being the luxury vehicle division of Toyota Motor Corporation, Lexus has proven their quality by making great and highly exclusive cars designed to perfection. In all over the world, Lexus has become the sign of luxury, accomplishment, and success. Lexus are the pride of the most well accomplished people around the world. The Lexus ISF is a version of the Lexus IS series which falls into the categories of sporty. The Lexus IS-F, which is Lexus’s first in the F marque line of performance vehicle, features great power of engine performance.
The IS F series also comes with improved brakes and suspension as well as significant improvements in the body design. Being released around the world, the stunning Lexus IS F gives another meaning to perfection. The shiny car body is blinding people that the temptation to own one is so big. One must be really strong to hold the temptation especially if he has experienced riding the stunning vehicle. Being born from a company as reputable as Toyota Motor Corporation, Lexus is the symbol of durability and of course, luxury. People will never doubt your success if they see you riding Lexus IS F.
iPhone 4 Withdrawal Cost $ 1.5 Billion
Analysts estimate the required fund is $ 1.5 billion, if Apple Inc. is intended to withdraw the iPhone 4 because of the of the signal problems. 4 directly to dim the iPhone name when Consumer Reports announced that the device was not worth buying.
According to Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Bernstein Research, the withdrawal of the Apple’s iPhone 4 will cost of about U.S. $ 1.5 billion. “The withdrawal of products can also damage the reputation of the company,” said Sacconaghi.
He suggested a better way out to Apple in order not to lose face at the same time pay the loss suffered by iPhone 4 consumers. The trick, Apple could provide a special casing that he said could prevent signal interference at the lower left side of the device free of charge. Read the rest of this entry »
Intel Office Was Closed for Wimax Program
Intel closed its office located in Taiwan for the Wimax program (Wimax Program Office / WPO). All workers in the office were transferred to some other divisions.
The office was originally built to promote the use of wireless broadband technology that has been competing with cellular wireless technology. With WPO, Intel hopes to spread the benefits obtained with Wimax technology.
Intel also hopes that Wimax will become a cheaper technology that can be accessed by Internet users anywhere and anytime. Wimax technology is believed to have more speed than WiFi, and a wide coverage area.
Unfortunately, the WPO was eventually shut down by Intel. This step caused much speculation, one of which is that the closing is a form of Wimax failure. It is even considered that Intel is giving up to LTE, a wireless broadband technology that has always been competing with Wimax.
However, Intel does not justify such speculation. Intel is still committed to working to ensure Wimax market and raise it.
“The closure was not going to change our focus on Wimax. In fact we would merge the existing team with several related divisions to further enhance the commercialization of WiMAX. We are still committed to WiMAX,” said Intel spokesman in Singapore, Nick Jacobs. Jacobs added that currently there are approximately 500 WiMAX networks in 147 countries around the world to serve the broadband needs of approximately 10 million people.
The entire staff at the WPO will be transferred to several divisions such as Intel’s Mobile Wireless Group, PC Client Group, or the Sales Marketing unit.
MeeGo’s Debut in Smartphone
MeeGo based phones finally make its debut with the release of source code for Linux-based platform made by Intel and Nokia. Source code can be used by developers to test their performance and create applications that support.
“Source code for this phone is available for the developer community. This code was developed as a version 1.1 which is scheduled to be released next October,” writes a blog on behalf Valterri MeeGo Halla and Imad Sousou of MeeGo Technical Steering Group.
In the source code, includes API (application programming interface), the reference sample interface, and some basic applications and features such as locking the screen, application launcher, virtual keyboard, phone dialer, sending SMS, browser, contacts, and photo viewer.
In addition, the available MeeGo Core OS is also completed with the component so that it can be applied on Intel Atom-based handset and Nokia N900 to use ARM-based processor. On the MeeGo’s site, there are also the illustrations of the screen display when used in handsets and video showing how the applications work.
MeeGo is the result of a merger between Maemo Linux development projects from Nokia and Intel’s Moblin Linux as agreed in the World Mobile Congress 2010 in Barcelona, Spain a few months ago. Not just for mobile phones, MeeGo is also designed for a variety of portable devices such as netbooks and tablets. The first version of MeeGo source code made for netbook has been released last May.
China bans Online Dating As well As Blogs
Along with the rule banning soldiers create a web site or write a blog. People’s Liberation Army (PLA) also makes the ban so that the soldiers could not access the dating sites, or conduct other online dating.
Implementation of these reasons, still the same with blogging ban for the soldiers, namely security reasons. The commanders in the PLA are concerned that these dating sites will create a problem.
The reason could be lured soldiers and leaking state secrets while chatting with your opponent date unknown identity. However, the PLA was not just a hands-off; China’s military will still be helping a single soldier who tried to find a lover.
PLA itself is now a membership of approximately 2.3 million members. Later it will also be prohibited from dealing with the virtual world.
Besides blogs, dating sites, they are also forbidden to make friends in the virtual world. Overall it was stipulated in the regulation of Internal Affairs which has been effective since June 15 last.
“The people with ulterior motives may use personal information to threaten the safety of the soldiers and the army,” said Yang Jigui, a PLA officer on Tuesday (06/28/2010).
Jigui and his team in the city of Shigatse is looking for ways to help fix the soldiers who are still single, with the women’s federation cooperated with the Communist Party.