Father of C language dies at age 70

Father of C language, Dennis Ritchie has passed away this week. He was one of leading innovators and tech gurus of this generation. C language marks a big milestone in programming languages. It converged many developers to one platform due to its powerful nature, easier syntax and all rounded performance as compared to other task focused languages. C and its variants like C++, Visual C, C# are still the most dominant language used in the world. Death of its founder marks a sad day in tech history for us. Ritchie was not only founder of C, but also co-author of “The C programming language”, which is termed as the definite guide to C language. He also made significant contributions to development of Unix OS. He received Turning award in 1983, National Medal of Technology in...

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MapsGL: Google Maps now using WebGL

WebGL is a web 3D graphics standard which was developed mainly by help of Mozilla and Khronos group. Google jumped the bandwagon also by providing support in Chrome and launching lots of WebGL demos for Chrome. But it has not been embraced by the web developers till now. Those who want 3D applications use Unity 3D engine but forget that WebGL is native web language now which doesn’t require any plugin on supported browsers. But now Google is first major company to use it for more than just some tech demos in their Google Maps. This new 3D layers is called: MapsGL which allow you to view 3D translucent buildings on top of web based maps. 3D buildings aren’t the only thing brought by WebGL, but Google has added a lot of animations as you zoom in, shift to street view tilt...

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Berisiko Overheat, Sony Tarik 1,6 Juta Televisi Bravia

Berisiko Overheat, Sony Tarik 1,6 Juta Televisi Bravia Jakarta - Sony akan melakukan penarikan atau recall 1,6 juta unit TV LCD Bravia di berbagai belahan dunia. Berbagai model Bravia yang akan ditarik terindikasi mengalami cacat produksi di mana ada komponen yang mungkin overheat dan bisa menimbulkan asap, bahkan api.Insiden malfungsi TV Bravia tersebut dilaporkan sebanyak 11 kali di Jepang. Namun berbagai model tersebut tidak hanya dijual di Jepang saja, namun juga di berbagai wilayah lainnya.Televisi yang berisiko adalah buatan...

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Patuhi BRTI, Indosat Stop Penawaran SMS Premium

Patuhi BRTI, Indosat Stop Penawaran SMS Premium Jakarta - BRTI (Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia) baru saja mengeluarkan surat edaran agar seluruh operator telekomunikasi segera menghentikan penawaran layanan SMS premium. Indosat terindikasi siap mematuhi instruksi tersebut.Dalam surat edarannya pada para content provider (CP), Indosat menyatakan akan menghentikan seluruh layanan push SMS premium per tanggal 14 Oktober. Hal ini untuk menindaklanjuti instruksi BRTI dalam surat no 402/BOO-BOFD/MKT/11 pada tanggal 14 Oktober.Dalam...

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Patuhi BRTI, Indosat Stop Penawaran SMS Premium

Patuhi BRTI, Indosat Stop Penawaran SMS Premium Jakarta - BRTI (Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia) baru saja mengeluarkan surat edaran agar seluruh operator telekomunikasi segera menghentikan penawaran layanan SMS premium. Indosat terindikasi siap mematuhi instruksi tersebut.Dalam surat edarannya pada para content provider (CP), Indosat menyatakan akan menghentikan seluruh layanan push SMS premium per tanggal 14 Oktober. Hal ini untuk menindaklanjuti instruksi BRTI dalam surat no 402/BOO-BOFD/MKT/11 pada tanggal 14 Oktober.Dalam...

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Apple Siap Produksi iPad 3

Apple Siap Produksi iPad 3 Jakarta - Setelah iPhone baru dirilis dengan nama iPhone 4S, perhatian kini mengarah pada generasi baru iPad. Menurut pengamatan analis teknologi, Apple sudah memulai proses produksi iPad 3.Christopher Caso dari Susquehana Financial Group menyatakan kemungkinan 1 juta unit iPad 3 atau apapun namanya nanti akan dibuat Apple sampai akhir tahun 2011. Kemudian proses produksi bakal dilanjutkan pada tahun mendatang. Apple dikabarkan sudah menekan angka produksi iPad 2 yang dipesannya dari manufaktur, yaitu...

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Prihatin Pencurian Pulsa, Ajakan Matikan Ponsel Hari Ini Muncul

Prihatin Pencurian Pulsa, Ajakan Matikan Ponsel Hari Ini Muncul Jakarta - Prihatin atas banyaknya pencurian pulsa, gerakan mematikan HP selama dua jam hari ini akan dilakukan. Gerakan yang akan dimulai tepat pukul 10.00-12.00 WIB ini sebagai protes kepada BRTI, operator seluler, serta content provider yang dianggap bertanggung jawab atas tersedotnya pulsa para konsumen."Sabtu (15 Oktober 2011) pukul 10.00-12.00 WIB, 11.00-13.00 WITA, dan 12.00-14.00 WIT, 70 juta pengguna akan serentak mematikan ponselnya. Traffic voice, SMS, dan...

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Google's Buzz Is Dead

Buzz is dead. Google said Friday it was shutting down the social-networking product to focus on its new service, Google+. Buzz had been launched in 2010 as the software giant's social-networking vehicle. But it quickly became embroiled in privacy issues that led to an investigation and settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and an international uproar. 'Learned a Lot' from Buzz In a posting on The Official Google Blog, Vice President for Product Bradley Horowitz wrote Friday that Buzz and the Buzz API will be shut down within a few weeks. "We learned a lot from products like Buzz," he wrote, "and are...

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Some face delays activating new iPhone 4S

Rosa Golijan/msnbc.comaBy Rosa GolijanUpdated at 5:53 p.m. ETaUh oh! Some of the folks who managed to get their hands on iPhone 4S devices are dealing with quite a headache right now: Thanks to overloaded activation servers, they can't get their shiny new Apple gadgets up and running.aThe issue — while incredibly frustrating — isn't exactly unfamiliar to those who have set up iPhone devices in the past. Almost since the very beginning, iPhone launches seem to have been plagued by the same problem — which has occasionally been dubbed an "iPocalypse."aA look at Twitter reveals that despite the fact that the iPhone 4S is being offered on three major carriers, it is AT&T that appears to be struggling the most to keep up with new device activations. (I've...

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Apple co-founder 'Woz' first in line for iPhone 4S

FoursquareaSteve "Woz" Wozniak checked in the Apple iPhone 4S line on Foursquare.aBy Rosa GolijanApple co-founder Steve Wozniak was first in line for an iPhone 4S at an Apple Store in Los Gatos, California on Friday morning, sharing his status on Twitter and location on Foursquare.aHis location was also noted by Firefox co-founder Joe Hewitt, who just might be the "pissed" guy on the wrong side of the store described by Wozniak on Twitter and Foursquare. Hewitt, however, seemed more excited than angry, tweeting himself:aSteve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, is first in line at the Apple store in Los Gatos, California on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011.a Woz and his Segway first in line at the Los Gatos Apple Store. Only one in line too!a And the excitement grew, as Hewitt tweeted later:a Still only one...

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Teknologi Dolby Perkuat HDTV First Media

Teknologi Dolby Perkuat HDTV First Media Jakarta - Penyedia layanan televisi kabel First Media menerapkan teknologi Dolby Digital Plus surround sound sebagai bagian dari upaya meningkatkan penawaran layanan TV berbayar high definition (HDTV)."Dengan Dolby Digital Plus sebagai bagian dari layanan HD kami, sekarang pengguna dapat melengkapi kualitas gambar yang tinggi dengan suara surround mendalam," papar Hengkie Liwanto, Chief Executive Officer PT Link Net, pemilik brand First Media di Jakarta, Jumat (14/10/2011).Tambahan Dolby...

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Layanan BlackBerry Mulai Pulih

Layanan BlackBerry Mulai Pulih Jakarta - Tiga hari yang berat bagi Research In Motion (RIM) tampaknya segera usai. Pembesut BlackBerry ini mengumumkan layanan BlackBerry yang sempat tumbang selama tiga hari di empat benua, berangsur membaik. Melalui situsnya, RIM secara resmi mengumumkan layanan BlackBerry telah pulih dan beroperasi dengan baik secara global. Di halaman yang memuat update kondisi layanan BlackBerry itu pun terdapat video berdurasi 1 menit 40 detik yang menampilkan permohonan maaf langsung dari President dan co-CEO...

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Pendiri Apple Ikut Antre iPhone 4S

Pendiri Apple Ikut Antre iPhone 4S Jakarta - Steve Wozniak (Woz) adalah salah satu pendiri Apple dan 'Bapak Mac'. Meski demikian, untuk membeli iPhone 4S Woz tetap mau mengantre. Hal itu dilakukan Woz di toko Apple yang berlokasi di Los Gatos, California. Ia muncul hari Kamis, 13 Oktober 2011, waktu setempat dengan mengendarai Segway-nya. Seperti dikutip detikINET dari NBC Bay Area, Jumat (14/10/2011), Woz mengaku sudah siap untuk bermalam di depan toko Apple demi menunggu waktu penjualan resmi iPhone 4S. Padahal, Woz sebenarnya...

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Polycom launches tablet video conferencing app

Polycom is a well known name in offices as they provide majority of conferencing related audio and video equipment. To cater for the emerging market of tablets they have launched their video conferencing app for Android tablets and iPad 2. This app runs on same Polycom RealPresence platform which is used in their dedicated video conference equipment. This will allow people in a conference room to have video conference with some executive on the move as well as discuss things in the field with the field team using tablets. Polycom is also in talk with Skype and Apple to make their app compatible with Skype and Facetime. But their app already has an edge especially for business users. The video conference app can connect up to 16 users at a time. You can share documents on...

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Run Android apps on PC now with BlueStacks

BlueStacks have released their Android app players which allows you to run Android apps in a virtual environment on PC in full screen. This software for Windows, comes preloaded with many android apps and you can install more via their service. There is also BlueStacks Cloud connect app on Android market which will allow you to push your mobile apps to your PC so that you can run those apps and games on the big screen too. Since the virtual environment runs like Google Android emulator, so you will get 100% of same results as on android phone but controls would suffer as most of the apps are made for touch screen and using a mouse and keyboard may not feel just as easy. But the app does support multi-sense touchpads of laptops so that may feel a tad bit better. Although...

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Reports: Google readying online music store

By Suzanne ChoneyGoogle, which announced its own cloud-based music service in May, is also planning to starts its own online music store that would compete with Amazon and Apple, according to reports.aThe New York Times said Thursday that according to "numerous music executives," the store would "most likely be connected to Google’s existing cloud service, Music Beta, which lets people back up their songs on remote servers and stream them to mobile phones and other devices, said these executives, who all spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were private and continuing."aGoogle would reportedly start the service even before it has the rights to sell songs from some of the biggest labels, "according to people familiar with the matter," said The Wall Street Journal:a According...

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U.S. Carriers Swamped by iPhone 4S Pre-orders

An avalanche of pre-orders for the 16 GB model of Apple's new iPhone 4S has forced Sprint to stop accepting online purchases at its Web site. However, the wireless carrier said the phone will be available for sale in Sprint stores nationwide beginning Friday morning, when it goes on sale in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. AT&T 's Web site promises to ship online pre-orders of the 16 GB iPhone 4S in 21 to 28 days, whereas new pre-orders for the 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB models placed online at Verizon's Web site are expected to ship within two weeks. Apple received...

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BlackBerry users tweet about pre-smartphone world

Research in MotionaBlackBerry Curve 9350aBy Athima ChansanchaiAfter four days of outages that deprived them of smartphone basics like email and Internet, BlackBerry owners cried out their collective angst and rage on Twitter, even as the service sputtered back to life early this morning.aWhether it was a symptom of withdrawal from their CrackBerry, or the end of CrackBerry addiction as we know it, the tweets that flew every which way showed how vulnerable a once mighty telecomm force can be, and how quickly they can fall.aSome forgot they could still text, they were so used to BlackBerry Messenger. Others put their devices aside, rested their thumbs and decided to experience life away from their little keyboards or touch screens, hoping by morning it was all a bad dream. For Research...

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GITEX ’11: Playing pong with our minds

‘No hands, no aggression, no violence.’ Those are the ground foundations of Mindball, a basic two-player game from NovelQuest where each player must control a small ping-pong sized ball with their minds. The basic rule of the game is to relax. Seriously. The more relaxed a player is, the quicker the ball will move away from him and towards the opponent, eventually handing him defeat without ever uttering an expletive. And it works. The accompanying electrodes-equipped headband accurately reads the electrical activity of our brain, called EEG (electroencephalogram), and adjusts the ball accordingly. The more excited we were, the quicker we were getting closer to defeat. There is no better way to explain it than a video itself, so here we go: ...

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Hollywood stars get heroic, villainous for Spider-Man, X-Men games

Val Kilmer and his hat give evil a voice in "Spider-Man: Edge of Time."aBy Winda BenedettiOne look at actor Val Kilmer's hat ... and you know he's got villainy in his heart. Go on, see for yourself.aKilmer, Katee Sackhoff, Milo Ventimiglia — a throng of Hollywood film and TV actors lent their voices to the new "Spider-Man: Edge of Time" and "X-Men: Destiny" games. And now Activision — which published both titles — is giving us a look at the stars doing their work behind the scenes and in front of microphones.a First up we've got video of Kilmer — famed for his roles in "Top Gun" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" — along with Sackhoff — a.k.a. Starbuck in the "Battlestar Galactica" remake — jumping behind the microphone for "Spider-Man: Edge of Time."aKilmer plays...

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Jaringan Telkomsel Berangsur Normal di Bali

Jaringan Telkomsel Berangsur Normal di Bali Jakarta - Operator seluler Telkomsel masih terus melakukan perbaikan jaringan pasca gempa 6,8 skala richter yang mengguncang Bali pagi ini, Kamis (13/10/2011). Proses recovery-nya pun terbilang cepat."Sekarang success call rate sudah di atas 90%, back to normal. BTS yang down juga tinggal 1 sektor di daerah pemecutan, hanya 1/3 BTS," kata Aulia E Marinto, juru bicara Telkomsel, saat dihubungi detikINET.Sebelumnya diberitakan, jaringan Telkomsel di Bali sempat mengalami kendala. Mulai...

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GITEX ’11: Motorola ET1 video walkthrough

Making rugged and built-to-last devices is nothing new to Motorola. They did it with the Android-based Defy smartphone, and now have moved their expertise to the business market. At GITEX 2011, Motorola unveiled ET1, the “world’s first” tablet for enterprise. The tablet is Android-based, with a layer of security added on top of it. Although not the sleekest looking device on the market, the ET1 is tough and can brush of the harsh of conditions such as rain, hot weather, and it’s gorilla glass insures scratch and dust free display. On top of it, Motorola has added no less than five programmable keys, two of which are shoulder buttons, like a game controller. The buttons can be used as shortcuts to launch apps and other software stored in the tablet. We chat with Huzaifa Sailawala,...

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Diguncang Gempa, XL Pantau 2 Juta Pelanggan di Bali

Diguncang Gempa, XL Pantau 2 Juta Pelanggan di Bali Jakarta - Bencana gempa 6,8 skala richter di Bali turut membuat trafik telekomunikasi di wilayah itu melonjak drastis. Tak terkecuali trafik seluler dari XL Axiata yang melayani dua juta pelanggan di Pulau Dewata tersebut."XL turut prihatin atas terjadinya gempa bumi di Bali. Kami sangat bersyukur karena hingga saat ini masih dapat mengatasi dampak gempa terhadap jaringan, sehingga XL masih dapat melayani kebutuhan komunikasi pelanggan dengan baik," kata Febrianti Nadira, Head...

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Facebook app finally comes to iPad

Facebook app has been on every device from Nokia to iPhone to Windows Phone 7. But iPad has been long deprived on any dedicated official app for its platform. Facebook has been prepping up for a “Full Facebook” experience on the iPad for which they had to delay the release rather than just porting the iPhone version to iPad. This new iPad targeted app has full large screen photo galleries, slideshows, groups, lists, apps, games, navigation and search bar etc. The app is fully capable of allowing you to use the new facebook video chat and even recording HD video directly via the app and sharing it. You can easily use the big iPad screen to play games with friends. Facebook fully realizes the importance of apps for mobile devices as more than 45% of their traffic comes from...

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iPhone 4 trade-in prices start to drop

Gazelle.comaBefore the iPhone 4S was announced, Gazelle.com was offering $225 for a 16 GB iPhone 4 AT&T model in "flawless" condition; now the price is $200.aBy Suzanne ChoneyConsidering trading in your iPhone 4? You'll still do well, but prices for the phone have dropped since the new iPhone 4S was unveiled last week.aNextWorth, which had been offering a guaranteed $250 for any iPhone 4 until the day before the new iPhone was introduced Oct. 4, now is offering $200 for a 16 GB AT&T iPhone 4 in "good" condition, and $215 for the 32 GB version.aGazelle, which gives a 30-day price lock-in once you agree to trade, had been offering $250 for a "flawless" AT&T iPhone 4 with 32 GB and $225 for a "flawless" AT&T 16 GB model, now is offering $222 and $200, respectively. If the phone...

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Tumbang di 4 Benua, Hoax BlackBerry Menyebar

Tumbang di 4 Benua, Hoax BlackBerry Menyebar Jakarta - Research In Motion (RIM) tengah mendapat cobaan besar. Setelah performa bisnisnya mendapat sorotan, gini giliran layanan BlackBerry mereka yang dirundung masalah teknis yang berakibat terganggunya layanan email dan BlackBerry Messenger di 4 benua.Di atas semua krisis tersebut, halangan yang mendera BlackBerry diperparah dengan beredarnya informasi palsu (hoax) yang mengatasnamakan RIM yang bergerilya via BBM.Dari pesan yang diterima detikINET, Kamis (13/10/2011), pengguna...

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HP Converged Storage Hadir dengan Teknologi Federasi Penyimpanan

HP Converged Storage Hadir dengan Teknologi Federasi Penyimpanan Jakarta - Jajaran converged storage dan sistem penyimpanan baru diperkenalkan oleh Hewlett Packard (HP) dalam acara media briefing yang digelar di Hotel Kempinski, Jakarta, Rabu (12/10/2011) petang.Adalah HP Peer Motion, HP P10000 3PAR Storage Systems dan teknologi Storafe Federation yang menambah daftar portofolio HP dalam hal coverged storage.HP Peer Motion adalah piranti lunak yang memungkinkan para klien untuk memindahkan aplikasi di antara sistem disk dalam...

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BlackBerry Outage Spreads To the Americas

Research In Motion's ongoing BlackBerry outage overseas began affecting smartphone users in the Americas on Wednesday, with many BlackBerry users -- from business executives and investors on Wall Street to lawmakers on Capitol Hill -- in a tizzy over their inability to communicate normally. "BlackBerry subscribers in the Americas may be experiencing intermittent service delays this morning," RIM said in a statement Wednesday. "We are working to resolve the situation as quickly as possible." On Tuesday, RIM blamed a core switch failure for causing the ongoing outage plaguing BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East...

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Nightwing and Robin join Batman in 'Arkham City'

WBaBy Todd KenreckThe Dark Knight returns in "Batman: Arkham City" next week, but even after you finish the game it won’t be over yet.aNightwing (a.k.a. Dick Grayson) will become a playable character with his own special moves, gadgets and challenges when the Nightwing Bundle Pack launches November 1.aNightwing, by the way, was the original Robin but decided to strike out on his own. And speaking of the boy wonder ... the Robin Bundle Pack will arrive November 22, allowing you to play as Jason Todd, the new Robin.aEach set of downloadable content will cost $6.99 on the PlayStation Network and 560 Microsoft points on Xbox Live. "Batman: Arkham City" comes out Tuesday, October 18.aFor more Dark Knight news, check out these "Batman: Arkham City" videos:a Why Batman's villains work so well...

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See what Google doodle can do today: Gumby!

By Athima ChansanchaiBefore video games, CGI and green screen ramped up animation expectations for modern youth, there was clay animation king Gumby, which is the Google doodle du jour, celebrating what would have been the 90th birthday of his creator, Art Clokey. aGreeting visitors to the Google home page today (or for some abroad, last night) is that fabulously flexible green thingy, asking —practically begging —  you to click on the balls of clay around him and after that big "G" block above the search box. And when you do, Gumby's cohorts come to life: Blockheads, Prickle, Goo, Gumby, and pony pal Pokey.aWhile we appreciate all the work it takes to create a piece of clay animation, do you know how hard it is to take a screen capture of it in motion, especially when...

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AMD launches 8 core FX series CPUs

Today AMD finally launched their long awaited FX series performance CPUs. The new FX series comes in three forms, the FX 4100 series which is a quad core processor, the FX-6100 which is their hexa core processor and the FX-8120 and FX-8150 CPUs which are their flagship octa core processors. AMD pegs the FX-8150 to the Intel Core i7-2600K and i7-980X in terms of performance in multi-threaded applications and games. With all CPUs unlocked and backwards compatible with AM3+ motherboards, AMD suggests the system price to be very low compared to Intel solutions, which certainly looks to be the case. Those who want to see what’s next in the pipelines may want to look at the image below and…wait I guess. Look out for our review next week where we go in-depth with the FX-8150 and...

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Akankah BBM di Indonesia Ikut Tumbang?

Akankah BBM di Indonesia Ikut Tumbang? Jakarta - Meskipun jaringan Research in Motion (RIM) tengah bermasalah di empat benua, namun sejauh ini koneksi BlackBerry di Indonesia masih aman. Walaupun demikian, bukan berarti Indonesia tak bisa terkena imbas gangguan juga."Kalau ditanya apakah mungkin terjadi di Indonesia, ya mungkin saja terjadi. Kalau server yang handle Asia kena, bukan cuma Indonesia saja, tapi negara lain di Asia juga kena," jelas Faisal Adiputra, praktisi ahli BlackBerry kepada detikINET, Rabu (12/10/2011).Seperti...

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GITEX ’11: Etisalat flexes it’s 4G Muscles

Etisalat was showing their 4G network at their GITEX booth and we managed to convince them to run speedtest on their brand spanking new LTE network powered by Qualcomm. Needless to say, our jaws dropped when we saw the download and upload speeds. Watch the video and get in line. ...

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AMD Bulldozer Siap Taklukan Intel Core i7

AMD Bulldozer Siap Taklukan Intel Core i7 Jakarta - AMD FX-8150, atau yang biasa dikenal sebagai Bulldozer resmi diluncurkan. Prosesor ini tidak hanya berlari pada kecepatan tinggi, namun juga jumlah core terbanyak di kelasnya.Ada dua varian AMD Bulldozer yang segera ada di pasaran, FX-8150 dan FX-8120 keduanya sama-sama mengincar para penggila komputer kelas atas sekaligus menjadi penantang sengit seri Intel Core i7.AMD FX-8150, prosesor berkecepatan 3,6 GHz dan 8 inti ini dibanderol pada kisaran harga USD 283-287 atau sekitar...

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Huawei-Discovery Keluarkan Ponsel Petualang

Huawei-Discovery Keluarkan Ponsel Petualang Jakarta - Huawei menggandeng Discovery Communications, perusahaan media non-fiksi, untuk mengembangkan ponsel petualang yang dinamai Huawei-Discovery Expedition. Sesuai namanya, perangkat ini siap memenuhi kebutuhan akan handset di aktivitas outdoor yang tahan banting."Ini pertama kalinya Huawei menciptakan ponsel bersama dengan Discovery. Kami sangat bersemangat dapat menyediakan perangkat yang mendukung komunikasi dan memenuhi kebutuhan gaya hidup aktif para penggemar alam," kata Mike Liu, President Director Huawei Device South...

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Gilad Shalit Freed, Hostage Deal Trends on Twitter

As a five-year-old international hostage drama wound to a close today, it quickly became one of the fastest trending topics on Twitter. The hostage deal involves the long-awaited release of Gilad Shalit, a young Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas for the past five years, in exchange for Israel releasing more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. News of Shalit's release and the controversial agreement spread quickly around the world, creating a stream of tweets. The hashtag #GiladShalit moved along computer screens almost as quickly today as #SteveJobs did last week, following the death of the Apple co-founder and former...

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Belum Pulih, Gangguan BBM Menyebar di 4 Benua

Belum Pulih, Gangguan BBM Menyebar di 4 Benua Jakarta - Tumbangnya layanan di BlackBerry, yakni e-mail, web dan BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), ternyata belum pulih. Malahan, gangguan tersebut dilaporkan menyebar di wilayah lain.Kemarin, RIM mengatakan bahwa pihaknya telah memperbaiki masalah yang mereka alami, namun dalam kenyataan, dilaporkan jutaan pengguna BlackBerry masih mengeluhkan gangguan tersebut.Perusahaan asal Kanada menyebutkan dalam pernyataannya bahwa isu ini dialami oleh konsumen mereka di 4 benua. Sebelumnya, pengguna...

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The early iPhone 4S reviews are in!

AppleaBy Rosa GolijanThe early iPhone 4S reviews are in — courtesy of those lucky enough to chosen by Apple for a sneak peek of the device — and we've taken the time to round 'em up for you. Here's what's being said about the newest Apple device — which will be hitting stores on Friday.aThe basic message sent by the early reviewers is that the iPhone 4S is better and faster than the iPhone 4 — as expected. The consensus appears to be that it is a great upgrade, but not an absolutely necessary one.aThere is something very special about the new iPhone though — something that the prior generation can't offer. And Jim Dalrymple at Loop in Sight introduces it by talking to it:a Jim: I love you, Siria Siri: Impossiblea Jim: No really, I love youa Siri: I...

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LG Perkenalkan Ponsel Android 4G

LG Perkenalkan Ponsel Android 4G Jakarta - Display retina Apple segera mendapat saingan ketat pada musim liburan kali ini. Saingan itu datang dari LG yang baru saja memperkenalkan ponsel Android terbarunya dengan konektivitas 4G LTE dan display yang diklaimnya akan sangat mengagumkan.'NOVA', demikian LG menyebut teknologi pada display di ponselnya tersebut, mendukung resolusi HD low-end 720p atau 1280×720 pixel. Berukuran 4,5 inch, layar LCD IPS ini memiliki aspek rasio 16:9 dan lebiih banyak pixel per inch dibandingkan retina...

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Cray Plans Supercomputer Upgrade at Oak Ridge

Cray has inked a deal with the federal government to make a faster, better supercomputer for the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The $97 million contract empowers Cray to upgrade the Cray XT5 supercomputer, also known as Jaguar, to a Cray XK6 supercomputer that will go by the moniker of Titan. Once Cray finishes its work, the Titan system will have a peak performance of between 10 petaflops and 20 petaflops of high-performance computing power, or HPC. A petaflop makes possible a quadrillion mathematical calculations per second. Cray will depend on technologies like petascale architecture...

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Child porn post shuts down Reddit's 'jailbait' section

By Helen A.S. PopkinaAs of Monday night, the controversial "r/jailbait" section of social news site Reddit officially shut down. Again. This time, maybe forever. aAs fans of the r/jailbait section bemoan the the loss of their outlet to exploit photos of underage girls in the latest epic misunderstanding of the First Amendment, the confirmation of Reddit employee Max Goodman obtained last night from the Daily Dot remains. "The section has been shut down."aGood riddance to bad rubbish. You heard me.aRecently discovered by CNN's Anderson Cooper, Reddit's r/jailbait archive of user-submitted photos is long notorious among Internet enthusiasts. Here is the wretched truth known to hundreds of thousands before Cooper, and millions after: The Internet is lousy with self-justifying...

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