Anti-piracy group under fire for piracy themselves

Sometimes, the world presents you with a piece of news so drenched in irony that it’s a joy just to write about it. Anyone familiar with those anti-piracy ads that play behind some major motion picture DVD’s? They’re annoying and you cannot even skip them. But turns out that they’re more than that – the makers of the ad have been pirating something themselves. Torrentfreak gives us this scoop that a composer from Netherlands Melchior Rietveldt purchased a Harry Potter DVD and realized that the anti-piracy group BREIN have been using his music in the ad campaigns without his permission or payment. He had created the music with the group under the agreement that it would be used strictly for a local film festival but that clearly wasn’t honored. As a result, the guy is now...

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RIM execs handcuffed to seats for being too drunk

Two employees of Blackberry manufacturers Research In Motion have been suspended following an incident aboard an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Beijing. CTV News is reporting that the executives were so drunk aboard the flight that it “took the entire crew to subdue the men, who were eventually handcuffed to seats on the plane.” The two executives, George Campbell, 45, and and Paul Alexander Wilson, 38, pled guilty to mischief and have been ordered to pay $71,757 in restitution. RIM has also announced that the two men have been put on suspension pending an investigation. “Based on the limited information available at this time, RIM has suspended the individuals involved pending further investigation,” RIM said in a statement. The jet had to be diverted to...

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Fight the robot uprising in EPOCH

EPOCH brings third-person cover based shooting to the iPad and iPhone in a robot post-apocalypse. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports.a...

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Pengguna iPhone, BlackBerry, Gmail Jadi Target Mata-mata

Pengguna iPhone, BlackBerry, Gmail Jadi Target Mata-mata Jakarta - Pendiri situs whistle blower WikiLeaks Julian Assange kembali melontarkan pernyataan mengejutkan. Kali ini, terkait para pengguna smartphone yang dikatakannya terancam jadi korban pengintaian massal.Menurut Julian, hal ini sebagai imbas dari serangan teroris 9/11, sehingga mereka yang berkuasa jadi selalu waspada terhadap berbagai ancaman."Siapa yang memiliki iPhone? Siapa pengguna BlackBerry? Siapa yang menggunakan Gmail? Well, Anda semua kena," tukasnya, ketika...

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Facebook Buys Gowalla

A new report featured in CNN states that the location sharing site Gowalla has been bought for an undisclosed sum by the mighty Facebook. An unnamed source who is said to be ‘close to Gowalla’ confirmed the report and also added that a majority of the employees of Gowalla even founder Josh Williams, will move to Facebook’s offices in Palo Alto. The new team is pegged to work on the recently unveiled timeline feature of facebook. A feature unveiled earlier this year and still in the process of making its way to over 800 million facebook users. It remains to be seen what will happen of Gowalla and it’s app as Facebook has, in the past, been notorious for sending teams from existing start-ups to work on their own projects while killing off the start-ups. Vaughan...

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BPPT Buka Jalan Ekspansi Awan Fujitsu

BPPT Buka Jalan Ekspansi 'Awan' Fujitsu Jakarta - Keberhasilan Fujitsu memenangkan tender cloud computing di Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT), membuka jalan bagi perusahaan teknologi asal Jepang itu untuk mengekspansi sektor pemerintahan dan usaha kecil menengah (UKM) yang jumlahnya puluhan ribu di Indonesia."BPPT adalah instansi pemerintah pertama yang mengadopsi komputasi awan dan menjadi pengguna Fujitsu Cloud pertama di Indonesia," kata Achmad S Sofian, Presiden Direktur Fujitsu Indonesia, dalam media gathering...

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Report: Google Treading Into Amazon's E-Commerce Waters

Never content to rest on its search-engine dominance alone, Google is reportedly moving into yet another industry giant's space. This time, it's Amazon that may have to look over its shoulder. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google plans to challenge the throne of the e-commerce legend, which has itself branched out into manufacturing products. Google is reportedly in talks with major retailers and shippers about developing a new service that would let consumers shop for clothes, electronics and other consumer goods online and get their order within a day. Google's move is a direct assault against one of Amazon's...

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Facebook Caplok Pesaing FourSquare

Facebook Caplok Pesaing FourSquare Jakarta - Facebook semakin melebarkan kerajaan internetnya. Aksi korporasi terbaru adalah dengan mengakuisisi penyedia layanan berbasis lokasi yang juga pesaing FourSquare, yakni Gowalla.Laporan CNN Money yang dikutip detikINET, Sabtu (3/12/2011) menyebutkan, sumber dari internal Gowalla menyebutkan bahwa seluruh pegawai perusahaan yang berbasis di Austin ini -- termasuk sang pendiri Josh Williams -- nantinya akan pindah kantor ke markas Facebook di Palo Alto, California, Amerika Serikat."Ini...

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Team claims $50,000 for decoding shredded messages

DARPAaThe $50,000 DARPA Shredder Challenge called on participants to reconstruct handwritten messages that have been shredded beyond recognition, including this one.aBy John RoachA team of San Francisco-based sleuths claimed a $50,000 prize from the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency today for correctly reconstructing a series of five shredded documents.aThe accomplishment comes just 33 days after the DARPA Shredder Challenge was announced in a bid to improve the ability of warfighters to glean information quickly from confiscated, shredded documents.a The challenge also provides insight to the potential vulnerabilities in the current practice of shredding sensitive national security documents, not to mention your own financial statements and personal notes.aThe winning...

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Bos HP: Apple Bisa Rebut Tahta Industri PC di 2012

Bos HP: Apple Bisa Rebut Tahta Industri PC di 2012 Jakarta - Selain memuji Apple telah melakukan pekerjaan hebat, CEO Hewlett-Packard (HP) Meg Whitman, mengakui perusahaan asal Cupertino, California, Amerika Serikat itu akan menjadi pemimpin vendor komputer di 2012. Pernyataan Whitman tersebut mengemuka saat wawancara dengan surat kabar Prancis Le Figaro. Saat itu, Whitman mengomentari prediksi firma riset Canalys yang menyebutkan penjualan Mac dan iPad akan membuat Apple menjadi vendor komputer nomor satu tahun depan. 
"Saya...

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Verizon Spends $3.6 Billion To Buy Cable's Spectrum

In a $3.6 billion deal, three top cable companies have agreed to sell spectrum to Verizon Wireless and to sell each other's products. The agreement will have a big impact on the wireless industry as it shifts into the next generation of high-speed data access , The deal for 122 advanced wireless system licenses is widely viewed as capitulation by companies who have tried unsuccessfully to gain a foothold in a market dominated by Verizon, AT&T , T-Mobile and Sprint. "It's really hard for a cable company to expect to compete in a highly competitive wireless market," Time Warner Cable spokesman Alex Dudley told the...

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Axis Genjot Layanan Data dengan Eksis

Axis Genjot Layanan Data dengan Eksis Jakarta - Layanan data benar-benar sudah diincar untuk menjadi primadona di bisnis seluler. Salah satu yang getol untuk mencoba peruntungan di segmen ini adalah Axis. Dimana dalam waktu berdekatan merilis paket layanan datanya.Sebelumnya, anak usaha Saudi Telecom Company itu baru memperkenalkan paket data unlimited Axis Pro. Kini, tak lama berselang giliran Eksis yang dikedepankan. Dalam keterangannya, Axis Eksis merupakan paket layanan data unlimited ke jejaring sosial yang berbanderol Rp...

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Persiapan Berwirausaha di Bidang IT

Persiapan Berwirausaha di Bidang IT Jakarta - Apa yang harus disiapkan bila ingin berwirausaha di bidang IT? (Ivan, Pria, 19th) Jawaban : Wirausaha dalam bidang apapun, sebenarnya memiliki pondasi yang sama yaitu passion dan patience. Anda harus memiliki hasrat, kecintaan, kegairahan atas hal yang menjadi obyek usaha Anda. Selain itu Anda harus memiliki kesabaran ekstra agar benih dari kewirausahaan Anda dapat tumbuh dan makin subur. Jika Anda sudah memiliki passion (kegairahan) dan patience (kesabaran) tersebut, maka berikutnya...

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Tumbangkan Firefox, Chrome Buntuti Internet Explorer

Tumbangkan Firefox, Chrome Buntuti Internet Explorer Jakarta - Laporan terbaru dari firma riset StatCounter, browser Chrome untuk pertama kalinya bertengger di urutan kedua sebagai browser yang paling banyak digunakan di komputer secara global. Firefox yang sebelumnya di posisi kedua pun terjungkal.Dilansir Digital Trends dan dikutip detikINET, Jumat (2/12/2011), Chrome mengambil jatah 25,7 persen pangsa pasar browser global pada November. Padahal dua tahun lalu, browser milik Google ini hanya menempati porsi 4,5 persen dan menghadapi...

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Google Chrome Passes Firefox In Global Browser Market

Chrome has moved past Firefox to become the world's second-most popular Web browser after Internet Explorer, according to StatCounter. Chrome grabbed a 25.69 percent share of the global browser market in November -- a major increase from the 4.66 market share it held two years earlier, the Dublin, Ireland-based Web metrics firm said Thursday. In the United States, IE currently holds a 50.66 percent market share, a slight increase from one year earlier. By contrast, Firefox usage among U.S Web users is 20.1 percent -- down from 26.75 percent in the same month last year, StatCounter said. Google's popular browser -- which...

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Awal 2012, Nikon Pulih Kembali

Awal 2012, Nikon Pulih Kembali Jakarta - Laporan terbaru datang dari vendor kamera asal Jepang, Nikon terkait banjir Thailand yang menghambat produksi kamera mereka. Kini Nikon siap untuk kembali melakukan produksi pada awal tahun depan.Banjir yang melanda Thailand memang membuat banyak perusahaan yang mendirikan pabrik di sana mengalami hambatan produksi. Nikon sendiri terpaksa harus menunda perilisan model-model kamera tertentu, tak terkecuali lensanya juga.Kerugian secara finansial juga mendera Nikon. Dikatakan oleh Nikon yang...

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AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile use Carrier IQ, but don't collect personal info

The nation's privacy and technology community is buzzing about software embedded in millions of smartphones. There are new concerns that it's tracking nearly everything a user does. NBC's Pete Williams reports. aBy Suzanne ChoneyUpdated at 6 p.m. PTaThree of the nation's four largest wireless carriers — AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile — say they use Carrier IQ's controversial key-logging software, say they do not use it to monitor subscribers' activities. The Carrier IQ program is an analytical tool, strictly to "improve wireless network and service performance," not to track users' personal data, said AT&T.aSprint said in a statement that Carrier IQ software helps "analyze our network performance and identify where we should be improving service," but it does not "and cannot look at the...

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Mengintip Model Bisnis LinkedIn

Mengintip Model Bisnis LinkedIn Jakarta - Hampir seluruh fitur dalam dalam LinkedIn bisa dimanfaatkan oleh para penggunanya. Lantas jika begitu, dari mana jejaring sosial asal Negeri Paman Sam itu mendapat rupiah?Dengan jumlah pengguna yang mencapai 135 juta bukanlah hal mudah untuk merawat LinkedIn. Apalagi pengguna jejaring sosial ini diklaim bertambah 2 orang tiap detiknya, angka yang lumayan bagi situs yang hanya ditujukan bagi para profesional.Nah, meski bisa digunakan secara gratis, ternyata ada beberapa fitur LinkedIn yang...

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Google Maps Is Going Indoors

You're on the last leg of your business trip, wondering how to find your gate in a strange airport. Google might be able to help you. The technology giant has released a beta version of Google Maps Floor Plans, which allows users to create floor plans of the interior of a building, such as a retail store or an airport terminal. After finding the building on the map, someone with floor plans or blueprints can upload them, line up the interiors with satellite images, and share with others who are using Google Maps 6.0 for Android 2.2 and above. No release date was given for the same functionality on other platforms that...

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German pilsner? Spanish lager? Test has answer

SINCaResearchers at the University of Seville have developed a technique based on chemical patterns for identifying the country of origin of beer. aBy John RoachBeer snobs wishing to know the provenance of their favorite European pilsners and lagers are in luck: Scientists have developed a new chemical test that can tell you where the brew originated.aThough such tests have long existed for products such as wine, spirits, coffee and tea, one hasn't been developed yet for beer, noted Jose Marcos Jurado, a chemist at the University of Seville in Spain.a"That surprised me because beer is one of the most consumed beverages in the world," he told me in an email today. a Jurado and his colleagues developed a test that identifies chemicals in the beer that relate to various raw materials such...

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Acer confirms Tegra 3 tablet to launch next year

Acer’s president Jim Wong has announced that Tegra 3 quad core processors will find their way into an Acer tablet in 2012. As quoted in T3 Mr.Wong goes on to say: “Acer was the first to follow Motorola with a Honeycomb tablet in 2011 after the launch of the XOOM and we intend to remain very aggressive on that front. You may have seen some leaked stories in the media relating to Acer launching a new quad-core tablet and I can confirm these stories are true.” The coming tablets will no doubt feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and are said to be the successor to the Asus Transformer Prime. “Tablets are a very important category to expand our business. We are the only company selling Windows 7 tablets in volume and next year we will continue to do the same thing with second...

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Colbert: Apple's Siri 'is clearly an arch conservative woman'

Comedy CentralaBy Rosa GolijanApple's Siri — the virtual assistant built into the iPhone 4S — refuses to help its users find abortion clinics and tends to ignore folks with foreign accents. Sure, there could be an innocent explanation for those things — such as a series of glitches — but Stephen Colbert has an alternate theory.aAccording to Colbert, Siri is obviously an arch conservative woman, "like Laura Ingraham — but less robotic."aYou can check out that theory — and its context — in the clip below. Don't forget that it's from a recent episode of "The Colbert Report" and all in good humor — so don't let it ruffle too many feathers.aRelated stories:a Apple explains why iPhone won't find abortion centers How to make your iPhone look like...

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Chrome overtakes Firefox for the first time, IE still in the lead

According to the guys over at StatCounter, their latest global report on web browser usage shows that for the first time ever, Google’s Chrome browser has overtaken Mozilla’s Firefox. Though both browsers still don’t hold the position of top dog, an honour reserved for Internet Explorer for now, it still marks a milestone in the growth of Chrome. The stats go on to show that during November, google’s market share went up to 25.7% a rather large number considering that back in 2009 chrome only had 4.66% of the market. Firefox raked in 25.2% for november while both browsers were dwarfed by Internet Explorer who boasted a comfortable 40.6%. Engadget goes on to show that Chrome seems to be the only browser experiencing such drastic growth with both IE and firefox seeing their...

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Nokia Siemens Networks unloads WiMax division

As Nokia looks for more ways to bring the company’s stubborn bottom line in order, Engadget is reporting that the company is looking to rid itself of it’s WiMax Division. This wont be the first time they look to shed unwanted weight as just last month Nokia Siemens announced a staggering 17,000 workers would be laid off as part of global restructuring. NewNet Communication Technologies is said to be the company willing to take the dead-weight WiMax technologies off Nokia’s hands for an undisclosed sum. 300 NSN employees are also said to be bundled in the deal.    ...

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Dealgoing Ungkap Fitur Baru

Dealgoing Ungkap Fitur Baru Jakarta - Dealgoing.com, situs pengumpul daily deals di Indonesia merilis sejumlah fitur baru yang disebut sebagai versi 1.2."Baru dalam waktu empat bulan sejak diluncurkan, Dealgoing telah bertumbuh sangat cepat. Kami bertumbuh 900% sampai saat ini," ujar Edward Kim, pendiri sekaligus CEO Dealgoing.Kim menambahkan, pertumbuhan pengguna internet di Indonesia sangat cepat. Data terakhir dari Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informasi Republik Indonesia menyebutkan, pengguna internet di Indonesia saat ini sudah...

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Cari Kerja Diklaim Lebih Mudah via LinkedIn

Cari Kerja Diklaim Lebih Mudah via LinkedIn Jakarta - Banyak fasilitas gratis yang bisa dimanfaatkan para pencari kerja, termasuk via jejaring sosial LinkedIn yang konon memang dirancang untuk keperluan tersebut.Dengan LinkedIn, selain pengguna bisa memasukan profil pribadi dan prestasi, situs tersebut juga memungkinkan siapa saja untuk membuat halaman khusus yang berisikan porfolio mereka. Misalnya para desainer atau fotografer yang ingin memperlihatkan karyanya.Selain itu, kemudahan LinkedIn yang bisa diakses secara mudah melalui...

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Transformer Prime is a quad-core stunner

The world's first quad-core tablet has more than meets the eye. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports.a...

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Google helps develop early warning system for earthquakes

As part of the work carried by Google’s philanthropic arm ‘Google.org’, recent developments have emerged that could soon change current early warning systems for earthquakes. Researchers from UC Berkely, the USGS and other universities have begun testing of the prototype system which relies on a network of seismological sensors embedded throughout the american west-coast. These are used to detect P-waves, the initial tremors that precede the more destructive S-waves. Google’s involvement also comes in when the time has come to alert the public of an impending earthquake and according to Engadget, Google has also teamed up with other companies such as Deutsche Telekom’s Innovation Center to find ways to disseminate the information across computers, cellphones, and community...

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Anggota DPR Sibuk, Rapat Kasus Pencurian Pulsa Mundur

Anggota DPR Sibuk, Rapat Kasus Pencurian Pulsa Mundur Jakarta - Komisi I DPR RI sedianya akan menggelar Rapat Dengar Pendapat (RDP) dengan Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (BRTI) siang ini terkait pengusutan kasus pencurian pulsa pengguna seluler. Sayang, lantaran anggota dewan banyak yang sibuk, rapat tersebut harus diundur."Rapat ditunda minggu depan karena banyak anggota Komisi I kebetulan sedang berhalangan," kata Ketua Panitia Kerja Pencurian Pulsa Komisi I DPR RI, Tantowi Yahya kepada detikINET, Kamis (1/12/2011).Pengunduran...

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iSpit Diagnostics for your iPhone?

OCD? Well, this isn’t for you. The latest bit of research coming out of Korea claims that the capacitive touchscreens on our phones and tablets could actually be used to analyse and diagnose the diseases in our saliva. Taking self diagnostics to a whole new level, the scientists claim that it works through the screens ability to detect minute capacitive differences in the liquids (saliva) placed on its surface. The scientists, Hyun Gyu Park and Byoung Yeon Won at the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology in Daejeon have, according to Engadget, managed to detect chlamydia microbes in three concentrations it tested. The diagnosis is not yet fool proof as the read outs could be compromised by other moisture on the screens such as moisture and sweat. A proposed...

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Tagih Soal Pencurian Pulsa, DPR Panggil BRTI

Tagih Soal Pencurian Pulsa, DPR Panggil BRTI Jakarta - Pengusutan kasus pencurian pulsa pengguna seluler yang beberapa waktu lalu memuncak dan akhirnya dilakukan unreg massal terhadap layanan konten premium, terus bergulir. Kini, setelah satu setengah bulan moratorium dilakukan, Komisi I DPR RI akan menagih BRTI (Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia) terkait hasil evaluasi yang telah mereka lakukan."Ya, besok (Kamis, 1/12/2011) akan kita panggil sejumlah pihak. Untuk paginya kita panggil dari YLKI (Yayasan Lembaga Konsumen...

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Spotify Aims to Amp Up Music with Apps

Spotify is amping up its streaming service with a platform that lets third-party developers build music-based apps . Dubbed Spotify Platform, the company is calling it the next big step in musical enjoyment. Time will tell if the free apps live up to the hype. Currently, there are 16 partner apps to choose from in the U.S. Twelve of them are available now and come from some of the biggest brands in music, including Billboard and Rolling Stone. "Once you take a look, you'll see why we believe this is truly the beginning of something game-changing for digital music," said Spotify CEO and founder Daniel Ek. "We think this...

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Ponsel Android Mata-matai Semua Aktivitas Pemakai?

Ponsel Android Mata-matai Semua Aktivitas Pemakai? Jakarta - Smartphone Android dilaporkan diinstal dengan software mata-mata sebelum dijual ke pasaran. Hal itu ditemukan oleh sebuah pengembang aplikasi Android di Amerika Serikat. Software bernama Carrier IQ tersebut mampu membaca pesan SMS privat, pencarian Google yang dilakukan pengguna sampai lokasi mereka. Software ini diinstal oleh para manufaktur Android sehingga operator bisa memonitor penggunaan ponsel. Developer aplikasi Android bernamaTrevor Eckhart menunjukkan bahwa...

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Geeky gifts for gamers

ThinkGeekaHave a gamer you're trying to buy the perfect gift for this holiday? We have some great/goofy ideas for you.aBy Winda BenedettiThe gamer in your life has probably already given you an extensive list of the many video games he or she would love to find wrapped up in a gift box this holiday season.aBut there's more to life than just video games. Or rather, what I mean to say is ... when it comes to giving gifts to gamers, I've been thinking outside the box.a What follows is a look at some fun, if not downright goofy game-themed toys, trinkets, odds and ends sure to put a smile on the face of the game enthusiast you know and love.aPortal 2 Aperture Laboratories Shower Curtain - $20, ThinkGeekaThinkGeekaWhat gamer doesn't love the "Portal" games? More importantly,...

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44 Tahun, Indosat Gaet 51,5 Juta Pelanggan

44 Tahun, Indosat Gaet 51,5 Juta Pelanggan Jakarta - Indosat merayakan hari jadinya yang ke-44 tahun dengan raihan 51,5 juta pelanggan. Pada perayaan ini, anak usaha Qatar Telecom itu juga mengganjar peraih medali emas Sea Games dengan BlackBerry Bellagio. Tak perlu antre!"Pelanggan selalu menjadi prioritas utama kami, baik pelanggan ritel maupun pelanggan korporat. Beragam layanan komunikasi Indosat seperti seluler, komunikasi data, internet, telepon tetap dan satelit, disediakan bagi pelanggan," tukas Presdir & CEO Indosat...

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FCC Merger Report Release "Improper," AT&T Claims

AT&T expressed its dismay Tuesday over the release of a new Federal Communications Commission report concluding that the carrier's proposed merger with T-Mobile raises significant competitive concerns due to the increased likelihood of unilateral and coordinated effects. Though AT&T withdrew its merger application before the FCC last week, the commission nevertheless released its preliminary report on Tuesday. The U.S. wireless operator called the action "troubling." According to AT&T Senior Vice President Jim Cicconi, the report merely raises questions of fact that would have been addressed in an administrative...

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