Android Remains Top Mobile Platform in the U.S.

Web metrics firm comScore reports that 234 million Americans above the age of 13 were using mobile devices during the three months prior to Thanksgiving. The Web metrics firm's new survey of more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers also demonstrates that Google's Android remained ahead in the mobile OS platform race with a 46.9 percent market share. In the U.S. mobile handset market overall, Samsung was the top device maker with a 25.6 percent share. Second-place LG achieved a 20.5 percent share, and Motorola Mobility came in third with a 13.7 percent share. Apple's share of the market overall rose from 9.8 percent...

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Arus Internet Asia Membludak, Google Bangun Pusat Data di Singapura

SINGAPURA - Terus berekspansi dan dongkrak layanan dunia maya, raksasa mesin pencari, Google, Kamis (15/12) ini resmi meluncurkan pembangunan pusat data terbaru di Singapura. Pembangunan itu demi mengimbangi membludaknya pertumbuhan lalu lintas internet di kawasan Asia Pasifik. "Saya kira pantas untuk mengatakan bahwa ini adalah kawasan paling pesat di dunia dalam hal penggunaan internet dan kami memiliki kaitan bisnis Google sangat kuat di sini," kata Direktur Pelaksana Google Asia Tenggara Julian Persaud kepada AFP. "Oleh karena itu saya kira kami akan mengalokasikan sumber daya yang sejalan dengan di mana kami melaihat peluang terbesar, yang saya kira adalah APAC (Asia Pasifik) dan Asia Tenggara," tambahnya usai seremoni peletakan batu pertama pusat data terbaru itu. Pusat data yang...

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Facebook Messenger for Windows goes Official

When news of the App for Windows was leaked yesterday, it seems like the company decided to capitalise on the leak instead of crying over spilt milk. Apparently this was a test version Facebook began testing with a small group of people last month. In addition to supporting Facebook chat, the App will allow users to check notifications, friends requests and the ubiquitous news ticker which will be positioned on top of the contacts list. While we haven’t yet heard an official announcement on release regarding the App from Facebook, a version is available here. The Facebook Messenger app is only for Windows machines at the moment, so if you’re running Linux or a Mac, you will have to wait for a release for your platform. New features such as group chat,...

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Microsoft Releases First and Only 2011 Out-of-Band Patch

Microsoft on Thursday released its first and only out-of-band patch for 2011. But it's a critical one. MS11-100 addresses a vulnerability in ASP.NET that could allow a denial of service attack. Dave Forstrom, Microsoft's director of trustworthy computing, said the security update is rated critical. The fix addresses a remote unauthenticated denial of service issue in ASP.NET versions 1.1 and above on all supported versions of .NET Framework. But Forstrom warned that Microsoft is not the only vendor that is vulnerable. "Of note, the new method of hash collision attacks used to exploit this vulnerability is an industrywide...

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2012 Tablet Spending Spree By SMBs Predicted

Tablets are high on the 2012 shopping lists of small- to mid-sized business hardware buyers at companies based in the United States, according to NPD Group's latest SMB survey. And Apple's iPad remains the top preferred brand among purchasing decision makers at U.S. companies with fewer than 1,000 employees, which collectively employ 121 million people. NPD reports that 73 percent of the nation's SMBs overall intend to spend more on tablets in 2012 -- up from 68 percent of the respondents to a similar NDP survey conducted in this year's second quarter. Moreover, 90 percent expect to spend the same amount or more on...

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Tahun 2012, Tahun Cloud Computing?

JAKARTA--Tahun 2012 diperkirakan akan menjadi tahun cloud computing atau komputasi awan.Steve Herrod, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) dan Senior Vice President Reasearch & Development, VMware memprediksi penggunaan dan pengadopsian teknologi cloud akan meningkat. Sebuah riset yang dilakukan Forrester baru-baru ini, yang diluncurkan pada bulan Oktober 2011 oleh VMware, menunjukkan bahwa semakin banyak organisasi yang memilih menerapkan teknologi public dan private cloud (41 persen) – meningkat hampir 10 persen dibandingkan hasil riset tahun lalu (38 persen). Public cloud merupakan pilihan yang kurang disukai karena sebagian besar organisasi di seluruh kawasan melihat teknologi ini kurang aman untuk mengelola data dan aplikasi perusahaan. Di seluruh kawasan Asia Pasifik, sebanyak 78 persen...

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Intel Debuts 'Cedar Trail' Atom Processor

Intel on Wednesday rolled out its latest Atom mobile processor. Formerly codenamed Cedar Trail, the new processor targets on-the-go computing devices with the promise of great battery life, affordability and new features. In early 2012, devices from major OEMs including Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and Toshiba will feature the new Atom processor. The processor dons a media engine that makes possible full 1080p high-definition playback of videos and Blu-ray content. The new Atom also includes additional digital display and output options, including HDMI and DisplayPort. Intel's integrated Graphics Media Accelerator...

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Windows Phone Marketplace hits the 50,000 apps mark

Though the operating system Windows Phone 7 hasn’t quite found its footing in the marketplace, it now has one solid achievement to boast about – it has hit the 50,000 app mark in its Marketplace days before it was expected to. AllAboutWindowsPhone.com lets us know of this milestone and its a pretty big deal for the OS, since the entire life of an OS depends on how many users really make apps for it since that’s a very lucrative draw and the reason why iOS and especially Android have been gaining traction (and why Blackberry isn’t). The report suggests that the OS will reach 100,000 mark by summer 2012 at the rate that it’s going at. Are you excited about the OS?...

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Cara Aman Hindari Jebakan Malware

Android market kembali disusupi malware. Tim keamanan Trend Micro, mendeteksi malware dengan kode ANDROIDOS_RUFRAUD.A - masuk sebagai aplikasi resmi yang seolah-olah ditawarkan dari dalam Android market. Karena jebatan itu, beberapa pengguna telah menginstal aplikasi tipuan tersebut sebelum Google menghentikan layanannya segera setalah mendapat reaksi dan respon dari pengguna yang waspada. Saat Android menawarkan aplikasi seharga 10 cent saja untuk merayakan 10 miliar download, pengguna biasanya cenderung terpancing untuk menginstal aplikasi dengan biaya murah tersebut tanpa sadar mereka telah digiring masuk malware. Bagaimana menghindari malware, ini tips Trend Micro: Cek developer dibalik pembuat aplikasi yang ditawarkan Penjahat dunia maya secara teratur selalu mengikuti aplikasi apa...

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du launching 0529 prefix code numbers in 2012

At first, there was 050. Then came 055. We were then given 056 for a more varied choice. Prepare for 052 now that du has announced that they’re launching the new prefix code numbers in the first quarter of 2012. du will launch a new mobile prefix (052) with the digital hierarchy (9), during the first quarter of 2012. The new prefix code number (052) was granted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The addition of the (0529) series will open up one million extra lines to du’s new mobile customers. “We would like to thank the TRA for granting us the new prefix code number, which is an essential addition for us to face the increasing demand on du’s mobile services. With the addition of (0529), we can continue to expand our active customer base that reached...

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353% increase in Android and iOS devices activation on Christmas

Christmas time means a lot of gifts, and in today’s world, a lot of those gifts are shiny new gadgets. And as research firm Flurry Analytics found out, by tracking activity from over 140,ooo apps, Android and iOS based devices saw a significant increase at Christmas. On the days leading up to Christmas, both Android and iOS devices were activating at around 1.5 million per day around the world. On December 25th, this number rose up by 353% with 6.8 million devices activated world wide. The number of apps downloaded obviously increased as well, with a 125% increase on Christmas compared to the rest of December. In fact, from December 25th till New Year’s, Flurry anticipates global app downloads to exceed 1 billion. The peak time for app downloads was around 8pm, presumably...

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Windows Phone 7 Rapidly Reaches 50,000 Apps

Windows Phone 7 is still a relatively small player in the application vending market, but a bit less so these days as Microsoft shows some impressive growth in offerings for the struggling platform. Last August, the Windows Phone Marketplace reached a milestone of 30,000 available apps , and now that number seems to have reached 50,000, just over a year since it was first launched in Europe in October 2010. An independent Web site, All About Windows Phone, citing numbers from its own tracking system, reported on Dec. 27 that the Windows Phone Marketplace "has passed the 50,000 app and games submission mark. Content...

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Seagate completes acquisition of Samsung’s hard disk drive business

The choice of purchasing a hard disk for your computer just got simpler. Seagate, one of the market leaders in the category, have announced that they have finished the acquisition of the hard disk drive business of Samsung and will now combine their efforts into one. Dubai â€" December 27th, 2011 â€" Seagate Technology plc, a world leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today announced the closing of the transaction to acquire the hard disk drive (HDD) business of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology. Under the terms of the transaction, Seagate has gained select elements of Samsung’s HDD business, including assets, infrastructure and employees that enable Seagate to drive scale and innovation....

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Telkomsel Kejar 70 Juta Pelanggan Broadband di 2012

Telkomsel Kejar 70 Juta Pelanggan Broadband di 2012 Bandung - Tahun 2012 dicanangkan sebagai tahun broadband. Telkomsel pun mematok target 70 juta pelanggannya adalah pelanggan broadband.Demikian diungkapkan oleh GM Sales and Costumer Service Telkomsel Jabar, Erick Noviantoro saat berbincang dengan detikINET, Senin (26/12/2011)."Di 2012 targetnya adalah 70 juta pelanggan kita adalah pelanggan broadband," katanya.Pertumbuhan pelanggan broadband Telkomsel cukup signifikan. Di Jabar saja, saat ini sudah 14 persen pelanggannya merupakan...

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Canadian Company Sues RIM for BBM Trademark

As if Research In Motion needed another lump of coal in its Christmas stocking, the BlackBerry maker has received more bad news -- this time on the legal front. RIM may have to spend more money trying to ward off yet another trademark dispute. Indeed, even as RIM is reeling from the forced name change of its next-generation operating system from BBX to BlackBerry 10, a Canadian company has taken issue with the name of its long-popular instant-messaging platform. BlackBerry Messenger has been a RIM favorite, allowing BlackBerry users to send each other text messages and pictures through the RIM network and get delivery...

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Report: Religious Americans 'active users of technology'

AT&TaReligiously active Americans are also active in using technologyaBy Athima ChansanchaiA recent survey from Pew Research shows that spiritually active Americans are just as likely as others to incorporate technology into their daily lives.a"Some analysts have been concerned that those who have active spiritual lives might not be as engaged with the secular world," noted Jim Jansen, a Senior Fellow at the Pew Internet Project and author of a report on the findings. "We see the opposite. Those who are religiously active are more likely to participate in all kinds of groups and more likely to feel good about their communities. Those who are active in religious groups seem to be joiners. They also are active users of technology."aAs part of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American...

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2500 Ponsel Bekas Disulap Jadi Pohon Natal

2500 Ponsel Bekas Disulap Jadi Pohon Natal Hanoi, Vietnam - Sebuah toko elektronik di daerah selatan kota My Tho, Vietnam, punya cara unik untuk merayakan Natal. Jika biasanya mereka menggunakan replika pohon cemara, kini material pohon Natal tersebut digantikan oleh 2500 telepon seluler (ponsel) bekas.Pohon Natal dari ponsel bekas ini cukup mencuri perhatian pengunjung yang melintasi toko elektronik itu--Westcom Elektronika. Tercatat ada sekitar 700-800 orang yang datang setiap harinya."Banyak dari mereka yang mengambil foto bersama...

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Panasonic G-Series is world’s smallest system cameras

There was a time that DSLR’s were non accessible to the average photography enthusiast but that time has long gone. Nowadays, high definiton DSLR’s have become so cheap and accessible that almost every other person is rocking one. Panasonic has just announced their latest line-up of compact cameras that may be small in size but pack quite a punch that almost rivals DSLR’s. Panasonic’s new LUMIX G Micro System compact and light weight digital interchangeable lens system cameras use a collection of features that put enormous photographic power in a palm-sized camera. The high-grade metal body combined with the 4/3-type sensor delivers high D-SLR-like performance, however in much smaller and lighter cameras and lenses than with a conventional D-SLR system. The LUMIX G Series...

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Smartphones Taking Bite Out of Point-and-Shoot Market, Says NPD

People will spend less coin on digital cameras this holiday season as they increasingly rely on smartphone cameras to capture both spontaneous moments and vacation shots, a survey from the research firm NPD Group suggests. While the results should not surprise, given the higher quality cameras increasingly built into popular phones -- the iPhone 4S packs an 8-megapixel model, up from 5 on the iPhone 4 -- the survey offers a quantified look at how much the smartphone market is eating into the low-end camera market. Who Needs A Camcorder? The percentage of photos taken with a smartphone by a sample group answering...

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