WatchGuard Besut Next Generation Firewall

Jakarta - WatchGuard Technologies, penyedia solusi keamanan bisnis, membesut peranti next generation firewall WatchGuard XTM 2050 untuk pengamanan jaringan korporasi berskala enterprise dan datacenter yang membutuhkan firewall, kontrol aplikasi, serta sistem penangkal pencurian data, malware, dan pembobolan."Berbekal keahlian selama lebih dari 15 tahun di bidang firewall dan keamanan jaringan, WatchGuard merancang firewall XTM 2050 secara khusus untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dan persyaratan keamanan lingkungan enterprise yang senantiasa berubah," kata Elaine Loh, Director Area Sales, Southeast Asia, WatchGuard Technologies, Sabtu (28/5/2011).XTM 2050 ini untuk pertama kalinya diperkenalkan dalam konferensi dan pameran TI global Interop di Mandalay Bay Convention Center di Las Vegas, 10-12...

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Upgrade OS Blackberry Gratis dari Telkomsel

Denpasar - Telkomsel menggelar aksi cuma-cuma di hari ulang tahunnya yang ke-16 dengan memberikan layanan upgrade OS atau piranti lunak software sistem operasi BlackBerry secara gratis.Layanan upgrade OS Blackberry gratis digelar serentak di 16 GraPARI yang tersebar di Area Jawa Bali, termasuk di tiga kota di Denpasar, Mataram, dan Kupang pada Sabtu (28/5/2011).GM Sales and Customer Service Telkomsel Regional Bali Nusra, Syaiful Bachri mengatakan Telkomsel terus aktif memberikan update piranti lunak pendukung layanan data tersebut."Dengan adanya penawaran layanan BlackBerry Clinic dari Telkomsel, pelanggan tidak perlu lagi mengeluarkan uang hingga ratusan ribu rupiah untuk sekadar upgrade OS BlackBerry," kata pria yang akrab disapa Ari tersebut.“BlackBerry Clinic berupa Upgrade OS...

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Etisalat awarded ‘The Telecommunication Leader’ for Arab world

aaaaaPress release: Etisalat was crowned the Arab world’s “Telecommunications Leader” at the Arab Achievement Awards, which took place alongside the Arab Investment Summit, which was held in Abu Dhabi. aaaaaAhmed Bin Ali, Group Senior Vice President Corporate Communications received the award on behalf of Etisalat from H.E. Juma Mohammad Al Kait, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. aaaaa aaaaaH.E. Juma Mohammad Al Kait, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Trade said: “Etisalat offers the very latest telecommunication technologies and services and thanks to its efforts the UAE enjoys a prominent place among the world’s most innovative and technology ready countries.” aaaaaCommenting on this event, Mr. Ibrahim Moosa Jamel,...

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Angry Birds Bikin Open Source Lebih Sexy?

Jakarta - Selama ini, Linux tidak seberuntung MacOSX dan Windows dalam menjaring para gamers. Apalagi, sewaktu game populer Angry Birds (a href="http://bandung.blogspot.com>Indonesia: Burung Marah) dirilis oleh Rovio Mobile di platform Iphone (iOS), Android, dan kemudian pada Mac dan Windows, boleh dibilang para pemakai desktop Linux hanya bisa berandai-andai saja, kapan game populer itu bisa dimainkan pada platform mereka. Namun, penantian itu sudah berakhir. Kini games top Angry Birds dari Rovio bisa dimainkan online dan gratis di peramban Google Chrome, padahal peramban tersebut sangat mendukung platform linux. Lalu, apa konsekuensi...

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Avaya Tawarkan Solusi Bagi Pekerja Mobile

Jakarta - Penyedia layanan komunikasi bisnis Avaya, telah mengumumkan langkah lanjut dalam pengembangan solusi komunikasi terpadu...

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'PlayStation phone' reviewed: Future of mobile gaming?

Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play, also known as the PlayStation phone, was eagerly anticipated even before it saw the light of day. But is the handset powerful enough to live up to the hype? Gadget editor Wilson Rothman and games editor Todd Kenreck discuss....

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Lumix G3, Kamera DSLR 16 MP dari Panasonic

Jakarta - Varian kamera digital baru dihadirkan oleh Panasonic pada Lumix G series mereka. Seperti apa produk bernama Lumix DMC-G3, yang diklaim sebagai DSLR berbobot ringan ini?Jika dibandingkan dengan kamera DSLR di pasaran, Panasonic mengklaim body Lumix DMC-G3 lebih ringan dan kecil. Kendati demikian, kamera digital ini memiliki...

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Kementerian Perdagangan akan Datangkan Pendiri YouTube

Jakarta - Kementerian Perdagangan akan menghadirkan penemu Youtube untuk memberikan inspirasi kepada para pelaku ekonomi kreatif di a href="http://bandung.blogspot.com>Indonesia. Rencananya, pendiri situs berbagi video itu bakal didatangkan pada penyelenggaraan Pekan Produk Kreatif a href="http://bandung.blogspot.com>Indonesia (PPKI).PPKI sendiri diselenggarakan pada 6-10 Juli 2011. Menurut Direktur Jenderal Pengembangan Ekspor Nasional Hesti Indah Kresnarini, pendiri YouTube itu akan hadir di seminar hari pertama tanggal 6 Juli 2011."Kita akan menghadirkan...

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Amazon Challenges Apple With New Mac App Store

Even before a court decides whether Amazon.com can sell apps for Android devices and call it an app store, the biggest U.S. online retailer opened a second front this week by offering downloadable software for Apple's Macintosh computers. That's a direct challenge to Apple's own Mac App Store, first announced in October at the company's Back To Mac event and opened Jan. 6 with 1,000 offerings, mostly games, compared to about 250 for Amazon's store. Incentives Needed The Mac offerings aren't new but were assembled without fanfare as a Mac Software Downloads section of the site on Thursday, with another section for...

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Alaska Airlines outfits pilots with iPads, swears they're not for 'Angry Birds'

Photo courtesy Alaska AirlinesaBy John Cook, GeekWireaAlaska Airlines plans to outfit all of its pilots with iPads by mid-June, becoming the first major airline to replace paper manuals with Apple's devices in the cockpit. The rollout means pilots will be swapping 25-pound flight operation guides for a device that weighs a little more than a pound.a“We’ve been exploring the idea of an electronic flight bag for several years, but never found a device we really liked,” said Gary Beck, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of flight operations, in a news release announcing the plan. “When the iPad hit the market, we took one look at it and said this is the perfect fit.”aThe iPads will come with an app called GoodReader, which contains PDF versions of 41 flight systems and performance...

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See 'Mark Zuckerberg' knife a pig

By Helen A.S. PopkinIn what may be NMAWorldEdition's fastest news interpretation ever, the Taiwanese animation outfit delivered its latest masterpiece less than 24 hours after the world learned of Mark Zuckerberg's ethics n' eatin' project.a"The only meat I'm eating is from animals I've killed myself," the Facebook CEO for some reason wrote in an email to Fortune. As part of his personal challenge to be thankful for the food he eats, Zuckerberg says he's learning about sustainable living and animal farming.aHe's also killed a lobster, chicken, goat and pig.aWant to see what that looks like? (Who doesn't?) Thanks to the computer-generating geniuses at NMA — which possibly pulled an all-nighter on this one — you (sort of) can!aSPOILER ALERT: Cartoon Zuck seems to get his swerve from "Carrie"-era...

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MS May Show Windows Running on an ARM Tablet

Get ready for Windows tablets. According to a new report, next week Microsoft will show a tablet -oriented version of its Windows operating system. Citing three unnamed sources with knowledge of the plans, Bloomberg News said the device will contain Nvidia's ARM-based Tegra chip and have a touchscreen interface. Although the location for the demonstration isn't known, Windows President Steven Sinofsky will be presenting at the All Things D conference in California next week, and Vice President Steve Guggenheimer is giving a speech to the Computex show in Taipei. 'A Misstatement' At the Consumer Electronics Show in...

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Microsoft makes more money from Android than WP7

aaaaaAccording to a Citi analyst Walter Pritchard, Microsoft is currently making more money from Android than it is with its own mobile platform Windows Phone 7. True story. aaaaaPritchard states that as a result of a case settlement with HTC, Microsoft is required to be paid $5 for every Android phone the Taiwanese company sells. To put that into the calculator, HTC has sold about 30 million Android smartphones, resulting in $150 million for Microsoft to pocket. Comparatively,  Microsoft has issued only 2 million Windows Phone licenses to date, with a license fee of $15 per device sold, equally to a much lesser $30 million. aaaaaPritchard further stated that Microsoft is looking to sue even more manufacturers over infringement on the company’s intellectual...

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Deals of the day: WoW, Ninja Turtles, and more

By Rosa GolijanOur "deals of the day" roundup is a selection of some of the better gadgets, gaming and app deals on the Internet right now — with a few strange odds and ends thrown in for fun. Here's what's worth considering today: "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm" for $18, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" collector's edition DVD for $30, "Tower Madness" for free, and more.aGadgets:a 15.6" Lenovo ThinkPad T520i Core i3-2310M, 2GB RAM, 320GB 7200RPM HDD for $701 (Normally $779) 14" Lenovo IdeaPad V470 439626U Core i5-2410M, 6GB RAM, 750GB HDD, 1GB GeForce GT 520M for $699 (Normally $849) 14" Lenovo ThinkPad T420i Core i3-2310M, 2GB RAM, 320GB 7200RPM HDD for $674 (Normally $749) 14" HP dm4x Core i7-2620M 2nd Gen, 6GB RAM, 640GB HDD, 1GB Radeon HD 6470M for $825 (Normally $950) 14"...

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PayPal sues Google over trade secret theft

aaaaaPopular online payment service PayPal has sued Google over claims of ‘misappropriating’ trade secrets from the company. aaaaaApparently, two former employees, now working at Google, were involved in leaking vital information of Paypal’s mobile-payment business. Paypal is currently working with major retailers to develop a new type of point of sale system. aaaaaIn the lawsuit, Paypal claims that a former employee, Osama Bedier, stole confidential information and passed it over to Google. Another former employee, Stephanie Tilenius, violated her contractual obligations by recruiting Bedier. aaaaaBedier “is now leading Google’s efforts to bring point of sale technologies and services to retailers on its behalf,” according to the complaint....

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Computer errors free 450 high-risk prisoners

By Suzanne ChoneyIn California, where the state has been ordered to ease prison overcrowding by releasing some "low-level" prisoners, computer errors allowed for the release of 450 inmates considered to have a "high risk for violence." It's definitely not what the U.S. Supreme Court had in mind when it recently issued its ruling to throttle down the prison population.aThe inmates who were given their freedom were released as "unsupervised paroleees in a program meant to ease overcrowding," the Los Angeles Times reported. Additionally:a More than 1,000 additional prisoners presenting a high risk of committing drug crimes, property crimes and other offenses were also let out, officials said.a No attempt was made to return any of the offenders to state lockups or place them on supervised parole,...

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Pre-caffeine tech: Oversharing is caring!

By Helen A.S. PopkinFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rolled back his own privacy settings and shared his latest personal project: "The only meat I'm eating is from animals I've killed myself." (We're totally not making this up.)aSpeaking of overshare, Facebook says it doesn't really know if those emails from the guy claiming to own half of the social network are fake.aIn actual news, two astronauts made history today as the final spacewalkers of NASA's 30-year shuttle program, completing construction of the International Space Station with the smooth addition of an extension pole.aOh hey! Want to see Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn face an uncomfortably direct question about the Stuxnet worm? Then check this out.aSony says it may or may not restore the PlayStation Network by May 31....

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The end is nigh! Internet meme spotted in real world

RXQueenAlice/RedditaBy Rosa GolijanWhile idly browsing the Web diligently scouring the Internet for important news this morning, I made the mistake of clicking a link which would make me quiver with dread. What could possibly be so frightening? Photo proof that Internet memes are taking over the real world.aThe photo in question was uploaded to Imgur — the photo-hosting service of choice for Reddit users — and pointed out by a commenter on the popular link-sharing site.aIn the image, we see a bored-looking bespectacled redhead who is holding up a sign proclaiming "I left the ocean. It's too current." Yes, that's right — it's a real-life version of "Hipster Ariel."aMemeGeneratoraThe "Hipster Ariel" meme has been making its way around the Internet since about the beginning...

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'Sulap' iPhone 4 Jadi Putih, Remaja Digugat Apple

Jakarta - Beberapa waktu lalu, seorang remaja bernama Fei Lam coba berbisnis perangkat untuk 'menyulap' iPhone 4 biasa jadi warna putih. Kala itu, aksi Lam ditakutkan membuatnya berseteru dengan Apple. Dugaan itu akhirnya terbukti.Apple melayangkan gugatan hukum pada Fei Lam, seorang remaja usia 17 tahun yang bermukim di New York, Amerika Serikat. Gugatan didaftarkan di District Court for the Eastern District of New York.Perangkat yang dijual Lam bisa 'menyulap' iPhone 4 biasa jadi iPhone 4 putih yang terlihat otentik. Sebab, dia dilaporkan memiliki koneksi dengan pabrik FoxConn di China yang biasa membuat komponen untuk Apple.Melalui koneksinya itu, Lam memesan bahan yang diperlukan untuk membuat iPhone 4 putih dari FoxConn, seperti panel depan dan belakang. Ada juga tombol home...

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Microsoft Tarik Ucapan CEO Steve Ballmer Soal Windows 8

Jakarta - CEO Microsoft Steve Ballmer sukses menarik antusiasme audiens forum developer Microsoft di Tokyo, Jepang, beberapa waktu lalu kala mengungkapkan rencana perusahaannya yang akan merilis sistem operasi terbaru, Windows 8, pada tahun 2012 mendatang. "Kami tentu saja tengah bekerja keras untuk membuat versi lanjutan dari Windows. Windows 7 telah terjual lebih dari 350 juta unit pada tahun ini. Kami telah melakukan banyak hal di Windows 7 untuk meningkatkan kepuasan bagi pengguna. Kami punya...

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Kesuksesan di Web Pada Era LinkedIn

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Jangan Ragu Pasang 'Bio' di Social Media

Jakarta - Bagaimana orang lain memandang dan menilai kapabilitas kita, adalah bagaimana kita menilai diri sendiri. Beberapa tahun terakhir, untuk melamar pekerjaan, tidak semua orang harus pergi ke kantor pos untuk mengirim surat lamaran kerja berikut Curriculum Vitae. Hampir semuanya bisa kita lakukan dengan cara digital.Sayangnya, belum semua orang sadar, untuk mendapatkan hasil terbaik, penting sekali kita tahu bagaimana cara menjual kemampuan kita dengan maksimal di internet.Coba periksa lagi, sudahkah anda memiliki akun di linkedin.com, dan menjalin relasi dengan orang-orang dari industry yang tepat? Atau mendesain kartu nama digital di card.ly –sekarang menjadi businesscard2.com--? Atau menulis biografi (bio) singkat yang cukup representatif dan ‘menjual’ di semua akun online...

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Inovasi 'Dompet Digital' Google Dituding Hasil Curian

Jakarta - eBay dan unit online payment miliknya, PayPal, melayangkan tuntutan terhadap Google dan dua eksekutifnya atas tuduhan pencurian informasi rahasia perdagangan yang berhubungan dengan sistem pembayaran mobile. Dua eksekutif Google tersebut, Osama Bedier dan Stephanie Tilenius, mantan pegawai PayPal dan kini memimpin peluncuran 'dompet digital' Google yang bekerjasama dengan MasterCard, Citigroup dan operator Sprint.Dikutip detikINET dari Reuters, Jumat (27/5/2011), perkara gugatan ini menyoroti dimulainya kompetisi di ranah...

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Wikipedia Ingin Jadi Situs Warisan Dunia

Jakarta - Genap berusia 10 tahun, Wikipedia, ensiklopedia online yang bisa diedit oleh siapa saja, tengah gencar berkampanye agar situsnya terdaftar sebagai World Heritage Site atau situs warisan dunia di UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Organisasi non profit yang mengurusi situs ini, Wikimedia, telah mengumumkan sebuah petisi yang menyatakan bahwa Wikipedia adalah karya besar dari kejeniusan kreatifitas manusia dan juga memiliki nilai kemanusiaan universal. Jika kampanye ini berhasil, Wikipedia akan menjadi 'benda' digital pertama yang masuk dalam daftar bergengsi keajaiban alam dan budaya dunia UNESCO, demikian keterangan yang dikutip detikINET dari Telegraph, Jumat (27/5/2011). Ide mendaftarkan diri untuk status World Heritage Site awalnya...

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Update Ovi Store 2.8 Telah Tersedia

Jakarta - Ini mungkin bisa menjadi berita menggembirakan bagi para pengguna ponsel Symbian^3, karena Ovi Store telah diupdate ke v2.8. Dan baru-baru ini ketersediaan aplikasi Ovi Store 2.8 telah dumumkan dan telah tersedia untuk di download melalui aplikasi Store itu sendiri. Anda dapat melakukan update secara mudah, tinggal masuk ke aplikasi Ovi Store pada perangkat Symbian^3 Anda dan pemberitahuan update akan muncul, selanjutnya silahkan update aplikasi Ovi Store yang ada. Berdasarkan postingan Blog, update ini menghadirkan :* Updates untuk aplikasi* Menampilkan aplikasi terlaris versi gratisan dan versi berbayar* Menampilkan...

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Sony Bersiap Luncurkan PlayStation 4

Jakarta - Sony mengatakan tengah mengembangkan...

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Inilah Ponsel Termurah dari HTC

Jakarta - Ponsel pintar besutan HTC memang identik dengan harganya yang tinggi, namun pabrikan asal Taiwan itu juga mengklaim memiliki produk berharga terjangkau, Wildfire S.Wildfire S merupakan ponsel Android terbaru HTC yang diluncurkan bersama tablet HTC Flyer. Ponsel tersebut memiliki bentang layar berukuran 3,2 inchi dengan berbagai jensi warna eye catching."Wildfire S merupakan ponsel HTC yang paling terjangkau dan paling mudah digunakan. Tetapi fitur di dalamnya tetap diperkaya fitur khas HTC," ujar Darren Sng, Head of Product Marketting HTC Asia.Wildfire S, dibanderol pada kisaran harga Rp 3 juta termasuk paket data unlimited gratis selama 6 bulan dari Telkomsel. Berikut adalah spesifikasi ponsel tersebut:- Sistem operasi: Android Gingerbread- Prosesor: Qualcomm 600MHz- Layar:...

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Wow, Kamera 200 Megapixel Dibanderol Rp 380 Juta

Jakarta - Penyuka kamera yang mampu menghasilkan foto beresolusi tinggi bakal terpuaskan oleh perangkat ini. Betapa tidak, kamera Hasselblad H4D-200MS ini mampu menghasilkan foto dengan resolusi 200 megapixel....

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Sambangi Bandung, Iconia Manjakan Penggemar Hiburan

Bandung - Setelah diluncurkan di Jakarta awal Mei lalu, Iconia A500, tablet terbaru besutan Acer menyambangi Bandung. Gadget canggih ini dijanjikan bisa memanjakan para pencari tantangan dan penggemar hiburan di Bandung."Kebutuhan masyarakat akan perangkat mobile yang canggih semakin tinggi. Ini (Iconia - red) adalah tablet pertama di a href="http://bandung.blogspot.com>Indonesia yang berbasis Android 3.0. Atau yang lazim disebut Honeycomb," ungkap Astrid Warsito, Public Relation Specialist, Acer Group a href="http://bandung.blogspot.com>Indonesia di sela-sela peluncuran Iconia A500 di Istana Plaza, Bandung, Kamis (26/5/2011).Sejak masuk ke pasar smart handheld pada 2010 silam, Acer memang fokus menggarap ceruk pasar ini. Beberapa...

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Skype Reports 'Small Number' of Users Locked Out

Skype reported Thursday that "a small number" of its subscribers have been unable to sign in to the global communications service since Wednesday evening. Still, even if the problem only affects a small percentage of Skype's 170 million connected users worldwide, it can cause some major headaches -- especially if small-business operators are impacted. Skype's current sign-in problem follows on the heels of Microsoft's pending acquisition of Skype under an $8.5 billion deal announced earlier this month. The irony is that Skype said its current outage problems are predominantly limited to users equipped with PCs running...

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5 ways to keep your cords tidy, organized in your bag

www.cocooninnovations.comaThe Grid-It system, from Cocoon Innovations, offers a smart way to stay tangle-free in your suitcase.a By Sean O'Neill, Budget Travela Here are five ways to contain all the little items roaming around in your bags for your next trip:a One Budget Travel reader uses stretch hair bands instead of using rubber bands, which tend to break, for binding electronic cords together. (Find them at dollar stores.)a Toilet-paper tubes can have a surprising second-life as storage tools for digital gear. Wrap cell phone and digital camera cords, chargers, and other cables inside the cardboard tube. (A pro trick: Secure each plug end in a notch cut at the tube's rim.)a A fancier way to stay tangle-free is to buy the Grid-It system, from $9. It's essentially a set of elastic bands...

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Mark Zuckerberg kills what he eats

John Schults / Reuters aYo! I just hit a marmot! Let's eat! aBy Helen A.S. PopkinNothing ingratiates 20-something billionaires to the public like self-righteous bloviating about one's new-found dietary practices ... and animal slaughter!aIn what may or may not be the latest attempt to show the world that oversharing is caring, Mark Zuckerberg rolled back his own privacy settings to email Fortune about his latest personal challenge. "The only meat I'm eating is from animals I've killed myself," the Facebook CEO apparently actually wrote, according to Fortune.a"I just killed a pig and a goat," Zuckerberg posted May 4 on his private Facebook profile, a status update which "drew a stream of emotional comments, which were a mixture of confusion, curiosity, and outright disgust," Fortune...

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Microsoft's Ballmer: Should He Stay or Should He Go?

Should he stay or should he go? That's the question surrounding Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. David Einhorn, a hedge fund tycoon perhaps best known for his connections to Lehman Brothers, kicked off the debate. He accused Ballmer of being "stuck in the past" and suggested he step down, according to Reuters. Indeed, Einhorn had strong words about Ballmer, comparing his management style to Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comic strip. "His continued presence is the biggest overhang on Microsoft's stock," Einhorn, president of Greenlight Capital, said at the Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference in New York on Wednesday....

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20 videos about "Star Wars: The Old Republic"

BiowareaBy Todd KenreckJedi, Sith, bounty Hunters, smugglers and troopers battle it out in this highly-anticipated Star Wars game. For your viewing pleasure here are 20 videos all about the massively multiplayer online game "Star Wars: The Old Republic" in one big, fat, massive auto-playlist; so sit back, enjoy, and click right here.a...

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Google Wallet Could Transform Mobile Payments

After heavy speculation this week -- and even over the past year -- Google is teaming up with some heavy hitters in credit cards and mobile phones to launch the long-awaited Google Wallet. Citigroup, MasterCard, First Data, and Sprint Nextel joined Google in its New York offices Thursday to offer the press an official demo of a Google app that essentially works to transform a smartphone into a wallet. The demo showed how consumers can tap, pay and save using a phone and Near Field Communication (NFC). Google Wallet is currently in field testing, with no official release date. "Google Wallet is a key part of our ongoing...

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Nigerian hackers hit their own government

By Helen A.S. PopkinA group of Nigerian hackers is currently attacking government websites.aEarlier today, NaijaCyberHacktivists announced via Twitter the takedown of the National Poverty Eradication Programme website, including a link to its work:a "http://napep.gov.ng/news.php?id=15 down..NAPEP has been hacked! Poverty Alleviation SCAM! You enrich your pockets at the mercy of the poor."a @NaijaCyberHack/TwitteraThe image placed on websites hacked by NaijaCyberHackistsaOn Wednesday, the hackers infiltrated the website for the Niger Delta Development Commission, an agency set up to develop the region, posting a nine-h letter protesting the N1 billion ($6.6 million) budget for President Goodluck Jonathan‘s upcoming inauguration.aThe website was momentarily...

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Japan, Germany, Serbia, named safest place to surf the web by Kaspersky

aaaaaPress release: Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, presents statistics for IT threats in the first quarter of 2011. All the data was obtained from consenting participants of the Kaspersky Security Network which brings together millions of users of Kaspersky Lab’s products from 213 countries around the world. aaaaaAccording to the company’s research, in the first quarter of 2011, the number of web-borne attacks blocked stood at 254,932,299. Notably, 89% of all web resources used for hosting malware were detected in just 10 countries. The United States still tops this list â€" between January and March 2011, the share of malicious hosting sites in the US increased by 1.7 percentage points. The bulk of the malicious...

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TV remote wasn't always so ... remote

L5 TechnologyaThe L5 Remote app for iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad; it costs $59.95.aBy Suzanne ChoneySome of us don't have the remotest idea how to work today's remote controls, other than using the power, volume and channel buttons. That's testimony to how complicated remotes have become since they first landed in our hands some 60 years ago, and why products like universal remotes have become universally disliked.aThis tool of convenience has turned many into frustrated flingers of said devices. But it wasn't always this way.aAt Technologizer, Harry McCracken provides a fun overview of the remote's history, sharing a Zenith ad from 1951 showing its appropriately named "Lazy Bones" controller.a"No jumping up, not one knob to touch or retune!" boasts the ad. Of course, this is why we're all out...

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Vermont Department of Taxes Upgrades to Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management 2.2

Redwood Shores, Calif. â€" May 25, 2011News Facts Oracle, working with CGI, has completed the first upgrade to Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management 2.2 with the Vermont Department of Taxes. Already live on the previous version of Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management, the Vermont Department of Taxes uses the solution to optimize all aspects of the revenue collection process and quickly respond to tax law and regulatory changes. The State of Vermont, like many other states, is facing unprecedented pressure to increase efficiency and effectiveness in the midst of declining tax revenues and economic pressure. Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management provides the state with the means to become cost effective, increase focus on collection, upgrade its technology base and provide a platform...

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Free iPhone app checks PlayStation Network status

PSN StatusaBy Rosa GolijanThe PlayStation Network hasn't been entirely stable while Sony's dealing with the aftermath of a major security breach, but thankfully you can always easily tell when the service is available by glancing at your iPhone.aAll you need to do is download a free app called PSN Status and ... well, that's it.aThe app doesn't really do anything beyond displaying the status of the PlayStation Network — along with a frowning or smiling emoticon, depending on how things are — and offering you the option to share the info via your social media service of choice.aRelated stories:a Hackers: 'Stupid Sony, so very stupid' The real cost of Sony's PlayStation Network fiasco PSN members: Here's how to get free identity protection Rosa Golijan writes about tech here and there....

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Sepeda Curian Ditemukan via Twitter

Jakarta - Selain sebagai wadah bersosialisasi virtual dan berbagi informasi, Anda mungkin tidak menyangka jika jejaring sosial seperti Twitter punya manfaat yang lebih personal, misalnya membantu menemukan sepeda yang hilang. Dilansir Sydney Morning Herald dan dikutip detikINET, Kamis (26/5/2011), Elaine Ellis, wanita 30 tahun asal Boulder, Colorado, Amerika Serikat (AS), kehilangan sepedanya pekan lalu. Padahal, dia sudah mengunci sepeda seharga USD 500 itu dengan rapi. Namun pencuri berhasil merusak kunci yang dipautkan pada tembok dan besi itu. Jika kebanyakan orang segera melapor polisi saat mengalami pencurian, lain halnya dengan Ellis. Hal pertama yang dilakukannya adalah memposting tweet yang menginformasikan sepedanya telah hilang dengan menyertakan foto sepeda dan tempat...

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Google Maps on more than 200 million mobiles

By Suzanne ChoneyGoogle Maps for mobile recently hit a milestone: More than 200 million installs, and cell phone customers are quickly becoming the dominant users of the program.aMarissa Mayer of Google shared the stats at this week's TechCrunch Disrupt conference, saying that mobile users now account for 40 percent of Maps' audience. By June, mobile devices will represent the majority of Maps' audience.aWith a growing appetite for Maps on mobile, Google last week unveiled a more desktop-like Maps experience for iPhone and Android device users. The upgrade includes seeing  your current location on a phone, for example, and searching for what's nearby using "suggest" and "auto complete," as well as having clickable icons of popular businesses and transit stations.aAnd local is the key,...

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Pre-caffeine tech: Harry Potter, troll hunters, e-Readers!

via BuzzfeedaBy Helen A.S. PopkinThis week has seen loads of e-book news. Barnes & Noble and rival Kobo launched touchscreen e-ink readers to compete with Amazon's Kindle, while a new Kindle, the 3G cellular version cheapened by ads and "special offers," also quietly debuted. All the while, rumors of Amazon's iPad-threatening tablets keep percolating up.aJoin our own Wilson Rothman at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET for a live online chat about e-Readers. We'll discuss which new e-readers, if any, are worth buying, and the ins and outs of investing in a library of e-books, not to mention magazine and newspaper subscriptions.aIn other news, Skype's not working right now, but here's how to fix it.aOK, tell me if you've heard this one: Sex offender walks into an Apple store, logs on to his Facebook...

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People watch 3 billion videos on YouTube per day

aaaaaOn it’s 6th anniversary, like most tech companies, Google dished out some stats cake for its birthday boy YouTube. aaaaaAccording to the search giant, the popular video hosting website streams over 3 billion videos every day, causing mind-boggling strain on its severs and creating giant global warming holes in the sky-thingy. Okay, the last bit was made up. Anyway, this represents an increase of 50% over last year. aaaaaThe company also said that over 48 hours, again, hours, of footage gets uploaded every minute, again, every minute, on the website, which is an 100% increase over last year (it better be!). aaaaaThat’s nice, YouTube. Here’s a treat, from us to you: aaaaa...

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Skype's not working right now, here's how to fix it

SkypeaBy Rosa GolijanPopular telephony service Skype currently has some issues working properly and is more likely to crash than a rogue bumper car, but there's a little trick you can use to make it behave long enough for a few chats. Here's what you need to know.aThe Next Web reportsthat the Skype website as well as Skype desktop clients are causing headaches right now. The website refuses to load — or loads extremely slowly — while the desktop clients simply refuse to allow users to sign in.a(Before you start cracking jokes about Skype's outage being connected to its recent dealings with Microsoft, I am obligated to remind you that msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC Universal. Now back to your regularly scheduled quips.)aA tweet on the official Skype Twitter account...

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SparxUp Seminar, Gamelan, dan IDBYTE Segera Digelar di Jogja

Jakarta - Akhir pekankali ini, kota Jogja akan kebanjiran tiga acara di dunia createSummaryAndThumb("summary3563803154716811950...

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Panasonic brings three new cameras to the ME market

aaaaaPress release: Panasonic has added three new models of digital still cameras to the award winning LUMIX series of cameras – the TZ-20 an ultimate travel companion, the rugged FT3, and the smart touch FX78, it was announced today. aaaaaThe LUMIX DMC-TZ20 is an ideal travel companion with its versatile ultra wide-angle to telephoto lens which is capable of recording high quality videos. aaaaaThe DMC-FT3 is specially geared for active outdoor use, incorporating more powerful features in even more rugged design. The new 12.1-megapixel DMC-FT3 further strengthens its toughness to be waterproof to 12m with shockproof to 2m, freezeproof to -10 degrees C and dustproof reliability. The built-in GPS function, compass, altimeter, and barometer are added functionality on the FT3....

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Ratusan Napi Dipaksa Main World of Warcraft

China - Para narapidana di sebuah penjara menghabiskan banyak waktunya untuk bermain game online World of Warcraft (WoW). Asyik bukan? Namun ternyata mereka main game bukan karena keinginan sendiri tapi dipaksa oleh sipir penjara.Ya, 'keunikan' penjara di China ini dibeberkan oleh Liu Dali, seorang mantan napi. Ia berkisah, sipir penjara Jixi di utara China memaksa tahanan main WoW di malam hari untuk mendapat kredit di game yang nantinya bakal dijual oleh para sipir.Padahal para napi sejatinya sudah lelah. Pasalnya, di siang hari mereka juga harus bekerja menambang batu atau membuat barang-barang tertentu.Liu Dai -- bukan nama sebenarnya -- berkisah pada harian Inggris The Guardian, bahwa sekitar 300 napi dipaksa memainkan game WoW. Jika seorang napi tidak mampu mencapai jumlah...

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