Nokia Siemens Network Kenalkan BTS Daya Tinggi

Jakarta - Nokia Siemens Network mengumumkan modul radio berdaya besar untuk arsitektur Liquid Radio mereka. Dengan peningkatan daya, cakupan pun bisa lebih besar. Modul radio baru berdaya besar ini adalah bagian dari keluarga Flexi Multiradio Base Station dengan arsitektur Liquid Radio. Seperti dikutip dalam keterangan yang diterima detikINET, Sabtu (25/6/2011), modul bernama Flexi RF Module Triple 90 W ini diperkenalkan dalam CommunicAsia 2011 di Singapura. Dengan output daya lebih besar, modul ini menawarkan cakupan GSM yang lebih besar dan kapasitas data 3G yang lebih tinggi di tepi cell. Klaimnya, kinerja BTS yang menggunakannya bisa 40% lebih besar. Modul radio merupakan bagian dari Base Transceiver Station (BTS) yang digunakan untuk memperkuat sinyal radio sebelum dipancarkan...

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Karakter Film Hollywood akan Hadir di Game Facebook

Jakarta - Menjual hak cipta mereka untuk DVD, TV show, karakter action figure dan pakaian rupanya belum cukup bagi para produser film Hollywood. Tak mau ketinggalan di era benda virtual, mereka kini menjual hak cipta untuk game sosial.Ya, game sosial yang dimainkan di Facebook tampaknya menjadi bidikan baru untuk industri film dan televisi. Mulai musim panas ini film produksi Disney berjudul Cars 2, Mr. Popper's Penguins milik Fox dan serial showtime populer di stasiun TV CBS akan menciptakan keuntungan lebih dengan menghadirkan karakter mereka di game Facebook.Untuk itu, seperti dilansir Bloomberg dan dikutip detikINET, Sabtu (25/6/2011), studio film Hollywood dan stasiun TV tersebut meminta bantuan developer game sosial."Kami diminta mereka untuk menciptakan sesuatu dalam 12 bulan,"...

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Nevada gives robo-cars a green light

Oct. 11, 2010: NBC's George Lewis reports on Google's effort to develop driverless cars.aBy Nidhi SubbaramanNevada is on course to become the first state with robo-cars on the road for real.aLast week, the state passed a bill that authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to begin drafting rules for "autonomous vehicles" like the ones that Google is building and testing in California.  aNevada residents won't have their roads taken over by robotic cars overnight. While last week's legislation is a crucial step towards autonomous cars, it's only a preliminary move.    aThe bill goes into effect on March 1, 2012, and gives officials the go-ahead to work out car certification standards, insurance guidelines and other...

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Dirut Indosat Tantang Operator yang Ingin Beli StarOne

Jakarta - Direktur Utama Indosat Harry Sasongko menantang operator manapun yang ingin membeli unit usaha Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) mereka, StarOne. Meski berniat menjual, Harry sadar bahwa proses peralihan kepemilikan tidaklah mudah. Ini menyangkut izin frekuensi yang menjadi kewenangan negara."Asset sale masih on going. Kalau ada yang mau bayar ayo. Sampai saat ini belum ada penawaran," jelas Harry usai RUPS Tahunan di kantornya, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Jumat (24/6/2011). Calon pembeli yang santer disebutkan selama ini -- Telkom -- lanjutnya juga belum melakukan langkah konkrit.Menurut Harry, penjualan unit usaha StarOne secara bisnis bisa dilakukan. Namun karena melibatkan peralihan frekuensi, maka proses transaksi tidak bisa dilakukan dengan cepat."Kan susah, ada frekuensi...

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So now there's an escaped monkey on Twitter

EmoryMacaqueEsc/TwitteraBy Helen A.S. PopkinThe female Rhesus Macaque monkey who last week turned up missing from Yerkes National Primate Research Center Field Station in Lawrenceville. Ga., has done what any wild animal does upon escaping its captors: opened a social media account.aUnlike the Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay, who's been on the lamb with his own Facebook page for over a year, the Georgia primate avoided the world's largest social network, no doubt because of its reputation for shutting down suspicious profiles or tracking its users every move, the fugitive monkey took a cue from @BronxZooCobra and went with Twitter. Tweeting under the name @EmoryMacaqueEsc, she's been microblogging her adventures since Thursday. The monkey had a humble 186 followers at the time of this...

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LulzSec Posts Stolen Data from Arizona Lawman Site

Hackers have released a torrent of confidential data seized during an intrusion at the web site of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, including hundreds of private intelligence bulletins, training manuals, and personal e-mail correspondence of law-enforcement officials. The underground group LulzSec said it selected its latest target because of Arizona's recent passage of an anti-immigration bill as well as the racial attitudes of state police officials. Among the confidential documents released by LulzSec Thursday was a report concerning an encounter between Arizona police and two private individuals equipped...

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Conan cuts up Final Cut Pro X

By Suzanne ChoneyJust as wordsmiths get annoyed when Microsoft changes around a seminal program like Word, some video editors aren't too happy with Apple's recently released re-do of Final Cut Pro for video editing.aConan O'Brien gave Final Cut Pro X a good whack in this tightly edited take featuring his crew of video guys. (Note the protest at the end of the clip: A list of features "removed" from the software, his staff says, including multi-camera editing, customizable workspaces, more than one timeline per project.)aApple has described Final Cut Pro X, which costs $299.99, as a "revolutionary new version" for its new features.aBut not so, says Conan: "It's so different from the last version of Final Cut, video and film editors all over Hollywood are having a very hard time adjusting to...

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Nokia Sea Ray: The N9 that runs Windows Phone 7

aaaaaIn a “super confidential” presentation this morning, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop asked a crowd of attendees to put their cameras away before unveiling a Windows Phone-powered device with overwhelming resemblance to the N9, codenamed ‘Sea Ray’. aaaaaOther than a slightly different LED placement on the back of ‘Sea Ray’, the device is almost a mirror image of the N9 â€" it even uses the same 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss lens. There is however, a hardware button, presumably for shutter release, along the side. aaaaa aaaaaWhile we’re certainly enthusiastic about the possibility a device similar to the N9 running Windows Phone 7, but it may also be that the device is still a prototype. And they may change the look to keep N9 market separate....

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Indosat Tetap Beri Peluang Bagi Anak Bangsa

Jakarta - Presiden Direktur & CEO Indosat Harry Sasongko menegaskan, walaupun dari susunan direksi didominasi oleh eksekutif asing, pemegang saham Indosat tetap memiliki komitmen untuk memberikan ruang bagi anak bangsa baik dari kalangan internal Indosat atau luar untuk berkiprah di operator itu asalkan memenuhi standar yang diinginkan."Saat ini Indosat dalam masa transformasi sehingga keahlian dari eksekutif asing masih dibutuhkan. Tetapi pemegang saham tidak melupakan potensi anak bangsa karena dengan menempatkan pada posisi sesuai kompetensinya secara prudent," jelas Harry dalam RUPST Indosat di Kantor Pusat PT Indosat, Jakarta, Jumat (24/6/2011).Hasil RUPST hari ini menyetujui perubahan pada susunan direksi Indosat per 1 September 2011 nanti adalah direktur utama Harry Sasongko...

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Charge your phone by using your touchscreen

aaaaaAustralian scientists have made a breakthrough that could make your phone’s touchscreen produce a small electrical charge every time you touch it â€" effectively charging your phone as you use it. aaaaaPiezoelectric materials turn movement or pressure into electricity â€" you have probably used one if you have ever flicked an electric cigarette lighter but they have loads of applications. The trouble is, the piezoelectric crystals required to generate a decent amount of juice tend to be quite big. aaaaaResearchers at the RMIT University in Melbourne have managed to make a nano-film of a piezoelectric material called PSZT which can generate about 0.25w from a gentle touch. This is a tiny amount of power but the Aussies are confident they can improve it. What...

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Indosat Belum Perlu Tambahan Frekuensi 3G

Jakarta - Operator telekomunikasi Indosat mengaku belum membutuhkan tambahan kanal frekuensi baru untuk memperkuat layanan data 3G miliknya. Anak perusahaan Qatar Telecom ini mengaku cukup puas dengan dua kanal 10 MHz yang tersedia saat ini."Frekuensi 3G kami masih cukup untuk mengembangkan layanan data," kata Presiden Direktur & CEO Indosat, Harry Sasongko, dalam RUPST Indosat di Kantor Pusat PT Indosat, Jakarta, Jumat (24/6/2011). Indosat beserta Telkomsel dan XL Axiata, telah mendapatkan tambahan blok kedua 3G sebesar 5 MHz tahun lalu. Namun karena pertumbuhan layanan data yang mencapai 200%, Telkomsel dan XL tahun ini kembali mengajukan permintaan blok ketiga walau di spektrum 2,1 GHz hanya tersisa satu blok.Langkah dua kompetitornya itu tak serta merta diikuti Indosat karena...

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Indosat Ganti Direktur Keuangan

Jakarta - Rapat Umum Pemegang Saham (RUPS) PT Indosat Tbk (ISAT) menyetujui perombakan jajaran direksi. Direktur Utama tetap dipegang Harry Sasongko, sementara Direktur Keuangan Indosat Peter Kuncenwicz diberhentikan.Posisi kosong Peter Kuncenwicz, akan diisi oleh Curt Stefan Carlsson sebagai Direktur Keuangan yang baru sesuai dengan keputusan RUPS"Pada kesempatan ini kami mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Peter yang telah bekerja sama selama dua tahun," kata Harry usai RUPS di kantornya, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Jumat (24/6/2011).Berikut susunan anggota direksi ISAT yang baru dan akan berlaku mulai 1 September 2011:Direktur Utama : Harry SasongkoDirektur : Curt Stefan CarlossonDirektur : Hans Christiaan MoritzDirektur : Fadzri SentosaDirektur : Laszlo Imre Barta Sumber...

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Harry Potter Masuki Era Digital Lewat eBook

Jakarta - Pecinta tokoh penyihir remaja Harry Potter bakal segera memiliki koleksi baru. Sang penulis -- J.K Rowling -- berencana untuk memasukkan ciptaan terbaiknya itu ke dalam dunia digital melalui eBook.Buku digital ini diharapkan dapat jadi penerus kesuksesan kisah penyihir dari Hogwarts yang popularitasnya tak terbantahkan lagi di edisi buku cetak.Rowling mengatakan, jika tak ada aral melintang, Harry Potter versi buku digital bakal muncul pada bulan Oktober 2011. Ia akan didistribusikan melalui sejumlah retailer online seperti Amazon dan Apple."Ini merupakan cara yang menarik untuk memperkenalkan buku ini (Harry Potter-red.) kepada generasi digital," ujar Rowling yang kini berusia 45 tahun tersebut, dikutip detikINET dari AFP, Jumat (24/6/2011)."Sebenarnya saya menyukai buku...

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Hiii, Pria Makan Tikus di Video Facebook

Utah - Sungguh gila kelakuan lelaki ini. Dia merekam aksinya makan seekor bayi tikus dan mempostingnya di Facebook sehingga banyak orang melihat tingkah anehnya itu.Tampak dalam video, Andy Ray Harris yang tinggal di Utah, Amerika Serikat, memakan hidup-hidup hewan tersebut. Beberapa orang melaporkannya pada polisi sehingga Harris lalu ditangkap dengan tuduhan kekejaman pada binatang.Dikutip detikINET dari DailyMail, Jumat (24/6/2011), tingkah Harris dilaporkan pada polisi oleh kelompok pelindung binatang, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Setelah teridentifikasi, pria bertato itu kemudian ditangkap oleh aparat. Ulah Harris dianggap menjijikkan, apalagi dia menyiarkannya secara online pada orang banyak. Video yang dia posting kini sudah dihapus oleh pihak Facebook.Harris...

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LulzSec claims hack of Arizona law enforcement info

LulzSec's Twitter icon.aBy Suzanne ChoneyHacking group LulzSec took aim at law enforcement in the state of Arizona on Thursday, saying it was releasing "hundreds of private intelligence bulletins, training manuals, personal email correspondence, names, phone numbers, addresses and passwords" belonging to those in law enforcement.aThe group, which has claimed responsibility for various denial-of-service attacks in recent weeks, ranging from the CIA and U.S. Senate's public websites to those of various video game companies, said it specifically targeted Arizona "because we are against SB 1070 and the racial profiling anti-immigrant police state that is Arizona."aSB 1070, a tough immigration law, was passed a year ago by state legislators, but immediately challenged. A preliminary injunction...

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Sensation, Ponsel Dual Core Pertama HTC di Indonesia

Jakarta - HTC kian serius menggarap pasar Indonesia. Buktinya, setelah meluncurkan tablet PC beberapa waktu lalu, vendor asal Taiwan ini bergegas merilis smartphone Android dual core.Ponsel yang dimaksud bernama HTC Sensation. Tidak hanya memiliki spesifikasi kelas wahid, produk ini juga dijanjikan bisa menghantarkan kemudahan mengolah konten digital melalui gadget."HTC Sensation tidak hanya memiliki spesifikasi paling canggih. Resolusi layarnya besar, desainnya kelas premium, dan ada fitur khas kami yaitu HTC Sense, yang membawa ponsel pintar multimedia ke tingkat selanjutnya," jelas Agus Sugiharto, HTC Country Manager Indonesia, di Plaza Senayan, Kamis malam (23/6/2011).Jika dibandingkan dengan ponsel Android dual core lainya di Indonesia, HTC Sensation memang agak berbeda. Clock...

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Apple Pulls ThirdIntifada App Urging Attacks on Israel

When it comes to attacking the state of Israel, there's no longer an app for that. At least not for Apple's iOS devices. Under pressure from Jewish organizations and the Israeli government, the computer and mobile -device giant on Wednesday stopped offering ThirdIntifada through its App Store. The free Arabic program offered updates on Palestinian protests against Israel and links to anti-Zionist articles and editorials. Shaking Off Intifada, which means "shaking off" in Arabic, refers to the violent resistance against Israel by Palestinians that began in 1987 in the West Bank and Gaza territories, which were then...

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Klout scores earn freebies for Facebook visitors

By Nidhi SubbaramanBrands looking to connect on Facebook now have a way to sniff out fans with the biggest social media following.aCompanies can add the new Klout Coupon App on their Facebook page, which asks visitors for their Klout scores. Based on their Klout "value" (which measures one's social media use and following), companies can decide what pages the visitors see, and reward the fans with the highest Klout scores with goodies.aAudi's Facebook page was the first to roll out the app Wednesday. Visitors to the site are offered a downloadable desktop graphic in exchange for their Klout score.a"This application allows you to set a threshold of influence and decide just how influential a user has to be in order to receive...

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International Team Shuts Down PC Scareware Network

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice, and law-enforcement partners in Europe have seized the computers and bank accounts of a cybercriminal ring responsible for PC scareware attacks worldwide. Moreover, two alleged members of a second group posing as a legitimate advertising agency were indicted on criminal charges. The PCs and servers seized were in the Netherlands, Latvia, Germany, France, Lithuania, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The FBI estimated that the hardware helped cybercriminals bilk more than $74 million from victims. "Cyber threats are a global problem,...

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Punked on Craigslist, man receives sexy texts and photos

By Athima ChansanchaiIf for some reason you ever receive a deluge of sexy texts and photos and you didn't ask for it, you might want to check on Craigslist and see if you've been punked.aA surburban Chicago man, 20, didn't know what was going on when his phone started blowing up with provocative messages (from men) and images of naked men on Monday morning. Could he have been the victim of an Anthony Weiner-like correspondence? aCoincidentally, this isn't south suburb Tinley Park's first brush with Craigslist sexy time. Two years ago, Tinley Park police orchestrated an undercover sting that nabbed two women who used the online classifieds as a means of prostitution. aIn this instance, seems like this wasn't a case of having an ongoing liaison made public, but rather a juvenile attempt...

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Google begins work on native voice and video chat software for Chrome

aaaaaGoogle has said that it has begin work on a new open source WebRTC software that allows to developers to quickly create HTML and Javascript APIs to build voice and video chat applications for the web. aaaaaThe search giant plans to implement the software into its Chrome web browser, which should negate the need to install any plugins to initiate video chats over Google Talk. aaaaa“Our goal is to enable Chrome with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities via simple Javascript APIs,” Henrik Andreasson, a Google employee on the WebRTC project said. “We are working hard to provide full RTC support in Chrome all the way from WebKit down to the native audio and video parts.” aaaaaGoogle said that WebRTC will soon be arriving in Chrome, though did not give a specific...

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DPR Takut Nomor Pejabat Negara Disadap Israel

Jakarta - Komisi I DPR RI memperingatkan Telkomsel agar memenuhi janjinya soal jaminan kerahasiaan data pelanggan yang dioperasikan oleh perangkat milik Amdocs dari Israel."Banyak pejabat negara di Indonesia yang menggunakan nomor Telkomsel. Meskipun dijamin tidak akan disadap, tapi jangan sampai nomor itu diketahui oleh Amdocs," kata Fardan Fauzan, anggota Komisi I dari Partai Demokrat."Sebab, bisa saja mereka menyadapnya dan membocorkannya dengan perangkat lain. Itu bisa mengganggu stabilitas negara," tegasnya dalam Rapat Dengar Pendapat (RDP) Komisi I DPR, Kamis (23/6/2011).Telkomsel dalam kesempatan itu menjamin data pelanggannya tidak akan bocor ke pihak asing meski menggunakan perangkat Operating System Software, Billing Software System (OSS/BSS) dan Customer Relationship Management...

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Rumor: Amazon to launch its tablets in August-September

aaaaaThe oft rumored, and almost mysterious, Amazon tablets are in the news again, and this time with a possible launch window to go along with it. aaaaaAccording to Digitimes, who have once again pulled strings from its Taiwan-based sources, Amazon are looking to releases its Android based tablets some time in August or September. Amazon expects to ship around 700,000 to 800,000 units per month, and has set an internal sales target of 4 million units by the end of the year. aaaaaThe sources also adds that the tablet will use processors from Texas Instruments, as opposed to to the ones made by Nvidia as previously rumored. The tablets are said to run on Android and will be sold in two different versions, though there was no word on this front from the sources. Amazon also...

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Pakai Amdocs, Telkomsel Jamin Data Pelanggan Tidak Bocor

Jakarta - Telkomsel menegaskan kasus soal penggunaan perangkat dari Amdocs telah selesai. Perusahaan seluler milik Telkom dan SingTel itu juga menjamin data pelanggannya tidak akan bocor ke pihak asing meski Amdocs berasal dari Israel."Kami menjamin data pelanggan tidak akan bocor atau bisa disadap di luar yang dilakukan oleh pihak berwenang di Indonesia walaupun kami menggunakan perangkat dari Amdocs," tegas Direktur Utama Telkomsel Sarwoto Atmosutarno, dalam RDP di Komisi I DPR, Jakarta, Kamis (23/6/2011).Telkomsel telah memilih Amdocs untuk perangkat penagihan dengan sistem Operating System Software, Billing Software System (OSS/BSS) dengan nilai proyek senilai Rp 1,2 triliun pada akhir Februari 2011 dan Customer Relationship Management (CRM) dengan nilai Rp 1,8 triliun, Mei lalu.Perangkat...

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iPhone Mini Hadang Android Murah?

Jakarta - Makin sering terdengar kabar bahwa iPhone 5 dirilis bulan September atau selambatnya Oktober 2011. Waktu itu tepat menjelang musim belanja akhir tahun sehingga diharapkan membuat penjualan bertambah laris."Apple belum mengungkap iPhone baru, namun secara strategis kemungkinan di September atau Oktober untuk memanfaatkan permintaan barang di musim liburan," ucap Ittai Kidron, analis di Oppenheimer.Kabar soal dihadirkannya iPhone mini dengan harga lebih murah juga makin santer, mungkin bersamaan dengan kedatangan iPhone 5. Ini ditujukan bagi pasar yang belum bisa menjangkau mahalnya iPhone dan untuk menghadang sepak terjang Android. Ya, di pasar negara berkembang banderol iPhone dirasa mahal. Padahal pesaing seperti Android sudah banyak memiliki handset dengan harga yang...

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Internet Bukan Baby Sitter

Jakarta - Dewasa ini, sepertinya cukup banyak orang tua yang merasa tak cukup cakap untuk mengajarkan anak-anaknya berinternet. Akhirnya, sang buah hati yang belum cukup umur itu dibiarkan sendiri masuk ke dunia maya.Di internet, pastinya banyak hal yang bisa ditemui. Sayangnya, tak semua yang tersaji hal-hal positif. Banyak pula konten negatif dan ancaman yang siap mengintai, seperti konten porno, serbuan program jahat, tindakan pencurian informasi (phishing), dan predator online.Artinya, internet bukanlah wilayah steril untuk melepas anak-anak begitu saja. Perlu adanya peran aktif orangtua untuk memberi bekal kepada anak-anak dalam berinternet. Termasuk bagi orangtua yang gagap teknologi (gaptek)!Effendi Ibrahim, Norton Internet Safety Advocate & Consumer Business Lead Asia,...

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Google makes its move into social games

By Winda BenedettiJust when you thought there wasn't a tech frontier left for Google to make its mark on comes news that the search giant is finally ready to wade into gaming.aAt least that's what a job listing posted on — where else? — Google reveals. Engadget was the first to spot the listing looking for a new product manager for something called Games at Google.aThe listing reads in part:a Rare opportunity to grow a brand-new business — Games at Google! We are looking for a strategic, technical and game-loving Product Manager to drive Google's gaming strategy. You will design strategies for game distribution and discovery, player identity, game mechanics, and more. In addition to designing a great user experience and building out key partnerships, you will be significantly...

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Internet Memble, Jangan Mimpi Cicipi Cloud Computing!

Jakarta - Belakangan, sejumlah vendor teknologi sedang giat-giatnya mempromosikan cloud computing agar bisa diadopsi industri. Namun satu hal yang patut dicermati sebelum mencicipi layanan komputasi awan ini, yaitu pastikan akses internet yang digunakan tidak memble.Menurut Effendi Ibrahim, Norton Internet Safety Advocate & Consumer Business Lead Asia, Symantec, cloud computing memang menawarkan solusi teknologi yang bisa membantu perusahaan dalam menjalankan aktivitas bisnisnya. Namun sebelum memanfaatkan teknologi tersebut, ada baiknya si perusahaan berkaca, seberapa handal kemampuan internet broadband yang mereka gunakan? Hal ini bukanlah basa-basi, sebab aktivitas cloud computing sangat bergantung dari akses internet."Basis cloud adalah internet. Jika cloud (internet-red.)...

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Apple Hadirkan MacBook Air Hitam?

Jakarta - Apple disebut-sebut tengah mempertimbangkan untuk melakukan penyegaran bagi Macbook Air. Laptop super tipis itu dirumorkan bakal hadir dalam versi hitam.Ya seperti diketahui, untuk perangkat komputer, Apple selama ini lebih identik dengan warna putih. Namun belakangan, suara-suara yang menginginkan perubahan dalam standar baku Apple itu kian menggaung. Namun sayang ini masih sebatas isu. Apple sendiri belum mengeluarkan pernyataan untuk sekadar memberi pencerahan terhadap rumor tersebut.Selain itu yang patut dicermati adalah warna hitam terkadang 'tidak akur' dengan material logam, atau bisa bilang menjengkelkan. Sebab, dikutip detikINET dari Cnet, kamis (23/6/2011), warna hitam di atas material logam merupakan magnet bagi sidik jari.Hal ini juga yang dialami dengan Dell...

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Lewat Twitter, Fabregas Merasa Dekat dengan Indonesia

Jakarta - Twitter memang terbukti ampuh sebagai jejaring penghubung dunia tanpa batas. Buktinya, seperti diakui bintang Arsenal dan timnas Spanyol, Cesc Fabregas, dirinya akhirnya kenal dan merasa dekat dengan Indonesia berkat twitter."Terima kasih kepada twitter, aku akhirnya bisa mengenal Indonesia. Tahu update tentang masyarakat dan sepak bolanya. Dan akhirnya, aku bisa berkunjung ke mari," kata pria asli Catalan ini di Hotel Shangrila, Jakarta, Rabu (22/6/2011).Lewat situs jejaring sosial itu juga, pria berusia 24 tahun ini bisa mengenal para penggemarnya di Indonesia. "Twitter sangat bagus untuk berkomunikasi. Dari sini, kita berinteraksi soal sepak bola, soal saya, dan soal Arsenal. Sangat menakjubkan punya banyak follower dari Indonesia.""Terkadang, saya suka membalas pesan-pesan...

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Lewat Twitter, Fabregas Merasa Dekat dengan Indonesia

Jakarta - Twitter memang terbukti ampuh sebagai jejaring penghubung dunia tanpa batas. Buktinya, seperti diakui bintang Arsenal dan timnas Spanyol, Cesc Fabregas, dirinya akhirnya kenal dan merasa dekat dengan Indonesia berkat twitter."Terima kasih kepada twitter, aku akhirnya bisa mengenal Indonesia. Tahu update tentang masyarakat dan sepak bolanya. Dan akhirnya, aku bisa berkunjung ke mari," kata pria asli Catalan ini di Hotel Shangrila, Jakarta, Rabu (22/6/2011).Lewat situs jejaring sosial itu juga, pria berusia 24 tahun ini bisa mengenal para penggemarnya di Indonesia. "Twitter sangat bagus untuk berkomunikasi. Dari sini, kita berinteraksi soal sepak bola, soal saya, dan soal Arsenal. Sangat menakjubkan punya banyak follower dari Indonesia.""Terkadang, saya suka membalas pesan-pesan...

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Best Buy Launches Its Own Music Cloud Service

Seems like everyone has their heads in the clouds these days. With a growing emphasis on synchronizing media purchases and applications on multiple mobile devices and computers, retailer Best Buy is launching Music Cloud. The service is available for devices powered by Apple's iOS, Google 's Android, and Research In Motion's BlackBerry operating systems and requires downloading software that enables music streaming. The desktop app copies libraries and playlists from iTunes (required) on a home computer and puts them in an account to be accessed on multiple mobile devices. It's powered by Catch Media's Play Anywhere...

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Citizen arrested for videotaping police from front yard

By Mike Brunkermsnbc.com writer and editorAs video cameras grow ever more ubiquitous, confrontations -- both legal and physical -- over their use are becoming more common.aCase in point: NBC affiliate WHEC-TV in Rochester, N.Y., reported Tuesday on an incident in which police arrested a woman who filmed a traffic stop from her front yard and refused an officer’s order to go into her house.  The woman, 28-year-old Emily Good, was later charged with a misdemeanor: obstructing governmental administration.aAs WHEC reports in this follow-up story, “The fundamental question being debated here is this -- should she have been forced to follow a police officer's order or was she lawfully within her rights to remain on her front lawn?"aWatch the YouTube video of the incident and...

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Legislation Would Require Disclosure of 4G Specs

U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation that would require the nation's wireless carriers to supply key information about the high-speed wireless offerings they call 4G. The goal is to help consumers intelligently evaluate the real-world performance of high-speed wireless systems. As Eshoo noted Wednesday, consumers equipped with smartphones, tablets and other wireless devices often experience vastly different 4G speeds depending on the wireless provider and location. And she thinks consumers deserve to know exactly what they're getting when they sign up for a so-called 4G data plan. "My legislation...

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PlayBook, Belahan Jiwa Ponsel BlackBerry

Jakarta - Hingga saat ini, ranah tablet konsumer masih dikuasai iPad dan Android. iPad --seperti kita tahu-- telah terbukti kehandalannya menjadi tablet terbaik selama ini, dengan penjualan yang stabil. Menanggapi hal itu, Google pun tak mau kalah dengan menghadirkan OS khusus tablet Android 3.0 Honeycomb.Beberapa bulan ini Honeycomb telah menyambangi pasar dengan pesona Android miliknya, berharap bisa menggerus pasar sang raksasa iPad. Nah, setelah Google kini saatnya Research In Motion (RIM) unjuk gigi. Setelah digembar-gemborkan beberapa saat lalu, akhirnya detikINET berkesempatan juga menguji tablet yang menyasar para pekerja kantoran...

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New Sony Ericsson Xperias May Be Lost in Android Flood

Sony Ericsson on Wednesday unveiled two new Xperia smartphones, a feature phone, and a new service it hopes will help it stand out from the pack. But analysts said the new phones may not offer enough differentiation to help Sony Ericsson compete in the broader Android market. Sony Ericsson introduced the Xperia ray and Xperia active. Both run on Gingerbread 2.3, the latest version of the Android platform. The company also announced Smart Extras, a suite of services that aim to provide a unique consumer experience. "These look like very nice devices with a couple of differentiating features. The question is whether there's...

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Grandma and grandpa get their Facebook on

By Suzanne ChoneyMore than 20 percent of grandparents are using a social network, something you may already be aware of if grandma is Facebooking you daily with updates.aA survey of 1,341 grandparents in the United Kingdom found that 68 percent of them joined a social network in just the last year.aThe survey was done by MyVoucherCodes, an online coupon site which specifically queried grandparents over age 60. The findings are in line with a recent study, "Generations 2010," by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in the U.S.aAs msnbc.com's Athima Chansanchai wrote about that report, "while the youngest generations are still more likely to use social network sites, the biggest burst of use has come from the oldest generation of moms and pops: those 74 and older, whose Farmville playing,...

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Rumor: new iPhone for September, Apple working on high-res iPad 3

aaaaaThe oft rumored ‘next-iPhone’ or more popularly ’iPhone 5′ is in the news again…and pretty much for the same reason, hey. aaaaaAccording to Bloomberg sources, who are apparently “familiar with the plans”, the next iPhone is all set to release in September and will feature a faster processor and a bumped up camera. aaaaa“The device will include the A5 processor, the more powerful chip that Apple added to the iPad 2 earlier this year, along with an 8-megapixel camera, up from the 5-megapixel model in the iPhone 4, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the details aren’t public.” aaaaaAdditionally, the sources also claim that Apple is working on a high-resolution iPad 3 as well. The resolution will be “similar to the one now used in iPhone...

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Zotac expands multi-view features to GeForce GTX 550Ti

aaaaaPress release: ZOTAC International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today expands the GeForce Multiview line-up with the addition of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 550 Ti Multiview. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 550 Ti Multiview is the latest mainstream graphics card capable of delivering a seamless triple-display computing experience. aaaaa aaaaa“ZOTAC believes multi-monitor computing is the future of desktop computing. Triple displays are the sweet spot where productivity and the gaming experience drastically improves without overwhelming users with too many monitors,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. “With our latest ZOTAC GeForce GTX 550 Ti Multiview, we are able to...

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ASUS 3D Benchmark Challenge at GamesFest

aaaaaGamesFest is not all about showing off your skills by taking part in tournaments, you can also push your technical knowledge to the limits by trying out ASUS’s 3D Benchmark challenge. aaaaaASUS will be providing all you hardware tweakers a chance to overclock one of the fastest machines available with the objective of making it go even faster. The system specs you’ll be playing around with are as follows: aaaaaMotherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe GPU: ASUS ENGTX 580 CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K HDD: Western Digital 300GB OS: Microsoft Windows Home Premium aaaaaAfter overclocking the system and booting into Windows 7, the objective then is to run 3DMark 11 successfully and get a score. At the end of the day whoever has the highest 3DMark score (through overclocking the CPU/VGA/anything...

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LulzSec Profiled As U.K. Arrests Suspected Member

Busted? With handles such as Sabu, Tflow and Topiary, the fun-loving hacksters at LulzSec may have met their matches as cybersecurity researchers begin to put together a profile of the group that has launched denial-of-service attacks against the U.S. Senate, the Central Intelligence Agency, Sony, a British law-enforcement unit and a slew of other sites. Suspect Arrested in England The profile was made public as Britain's Scotland Yard arrested a 19-year-old from Wickford, Essex, suspected of being connected to the group. The BBC reported that e-crime unit investigators are studying the computer of Ryan Cleary to...

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Gamer to travel 7 days cross-country ... in a box

Jordan Wayne LongaPeformance artist and gamer Jordan Wayne Long gets ready to spend seven days in a shipping crate withe "Lord of the Rings Online."aBy Winda BenedettiI'm having a hard time deciding whether this is performance art ... or just a really elaborate way to get to spend a whole lot of time playing your favorite video game.aIt seems artist Jordan Wayne Long of Arkansas has decided to ship himself across the country in a crate during which time he will have contact with the outside world only through a game. That game: "Lord of the Rings Online."a Long, who says this experience is all part of a study about how people cope with post traumatic stress disorder, expects the trip — from Bald Knob, Ark., to Portland, Ore. — to take seven days.  His friend Brandi Roberts...

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Tired Data Plans Will Begin at Verizon Next Month

Verizon Wireless confirmed Tuesday that the carrier will move from unlimited to tiered data plans, beginning next month. The change won't have an immediate impact on subscribers currently under contract, but new customers and renewing subscribers will need to choose from a slate of data-capped options at prices to be announced next month. Verizon's looming switchover comes as mobile data usage continues to grow at an astounding pace. According to a new survey by Nielsen, smartphone owners -- especially those with iPhones and Android-powered devices -- are consuming more data than ever. "This has huge implications...

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