Etisalat announces iPhone 4S data plan and prices

Etisalat has finally come out with data plan prices and handset prices for the eagerly anticipated iPhone 4S. The basic gist is that any iPhone 4S purchased from Etisalat will get free 500MB data for the first three months, after which the data plan can be had for AED 50 per month. The iPhone 4S will sell for AED 2,749 for 16GB, AED 3,149 for 32GB and AED 3,549 for 64 GB devices. No word yet on whether both black and white will be sold at launch, but given the launch of both models in other countries we believe that the white iPhone 4S will also be available in UAE.     Full Press Release The new iPhone 4S available for pre-order in the UAE 10 December, Abu Dhabi, UAE â€" Etisalat today announced that the highly-anticipated iPhone 4S is now available for pre-order...

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Salesforce Announces Radian6 Social Marketing Cloud

Having acquired the social-media monitoring firm Radian6 earlier this year, Salesforce.com is now rolling out the Radian6 Social Marketing Cloud. The company said the new offering, integrated into Salesforce's platform and apps , will help companies to fundamentally change how they do business in the era of social media, by transforming social conversations into "meaningful engagements." To accomplish this, the Social Marketing Cloud offers key functions of Social Monitoring, Social Insights, Social Engagement, Social Workflow and Social Web sites. Linking this platform to existing customer information creates what...

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Live-tweeting office antics gets congressional aides canned

By Helen A.S. PopkinA congressional aide working in the Washington, D.C. office of Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., should've listened to his mother in September, when she told him to cool it on Twitter. Instead, he and two of his co-workers carried on into December, upping their office antics with tweets about drinking at work, watching Nirvana videos on YouTube and slamming their boss — Stevens — all on that slammed boss's dime.aSince mom's words went unheeded, however, lucky us! We now have the tweeted evidence of the allegedly alcohol-fueled tweets of legislative assistants Seth Burroughs (@therocketship1) and Elizabeth Robblee (@betsybites) and legislative correspondent Ben Byers (@Byers_Remorse).a"The Capitol Hill staff culture has always resembled a fraternity party...

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It’s official: iPhone 4S releasing in UAE on 16th December

Everyone has been anticipating the UAE release of the iPhone 4S through official channels while the grey market ones have been relishing in the inflated prices they can demand during that period. That should go on no more, as Etisalat has now announced that they will release the hot new Apple phone on 16th of December. Etisalat announced this on Twitter through their official page: Dear customers: you’ve been requesting the iPhone 4S, Etisalat is happy to announce we’re launching it on December 16th. Details to follow. But those who wish to buy it through Apple’s newly opened store in UAE itself can also do so on the same exact date looking at this message from the store today: And predictably, here’s Du’s announcement to round it off: It’s taken a while but the release...

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Daily Targeted Attacks Up Fourfold Since January, Symantec Says

Daily targeted attacks are ramping up rapidly -- and the public sector is seeing the brunt of the onslaught. So says the November Symantec Intelligence Report. On average, Symantec blocked 94 targeted attacks each day during the month of November, with at least one attack blocked in the U.S. every day. The public sector saw more than 20 of those targeted attacks, followed closely by the chemical and pharmaceutical industry with an average 18.6. The manufacturing sector ranked third with 13.6 a day. Many of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry attacks surfaced later in the year, and fit the Nitro profile. "While the...

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Nintendo's Miyamoto scuttles 'retirement' talk

By Kyle OrlandaLegendary Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto — creator of long-running series including Donkey Kong, Mario and The Legend of Zelda — set off a bit of a firestorm Wednesday evening when a Wired report quoted him as saying he was planning on giving up his current, executive oversight role with the company in favor of a more hands-on approach to developing smaller, more pesonal games.a“Inside our office, I’ve been recently declaring, ‘I’m going to retire, I’m going to retire,’” Miyamoto said in the Wired report, referring to his current position at the company.aNintendo’s Japanese stock dropped 2 percent on the news before Nintendo put out an official retraction, stressing in part that “Shigeru Miyamoto's role at Nintendo is not changing” and that his future priorities...

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Spotify gets makeover, Pandora-like radio stations

By Rosa Golijan Follow @rosaSpotifyaDid you just hear a loud smack? That was the sound of Spotify nearly knocking out Pandora — a competing music screaming service — by matching its radio-style music discovery tools.aAccording to a post on the official Spotify blog, the service has completely overhauled the Spotify Radio feature.aIt is now possible to create stations based on artists or tracks — rather than just genres — and receive endless playlists full of similar tunes. Unlike with Pandora, there is no limit on how many of the recommended tracks can be skipped each hour, so don't worry if you don't like something. (Oh, and there's no limit on how many stations you can make either.)aWhile those improvements are incredible and turn Spotify into a serious threat...

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Microsoft will make customers pay for business Skype features

Just some time ago, Microsoft went ahead and made the $8.5 billion dollar acquisition of the very popular service Skype. And pretty much everyone knew that Microsoft would make their heft investment back in some way or another. Now, Microsoft has hinted at one way it will make its customers pay for particular services. In an investor meeting in London earlier this week, ZDNet reports on some of the things that harles Songhurst, the General Manager for Corporate Strategy at Microsoft said when asked about how they plan to make back their investment. And most people would be happy to know that he believes this: “It’s a product that is free, and it’s likely to stay free.” He continues that it’s just like e-mail and Outlook which continue to be a profitable business for Microsoft....

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Twitter Rolls Out Its New Self

Twitter has unveiled a new design that changes how those 140-character bursts of insight and information are used, discovered, and monetized for consumers and businesses. The new approaches are also intended to make the experience relatively uniform across the various devices on which Twitter is used, whether computers or mobile devices. The service calls the changes "a faster, simpler way to stay close to everything you care about," contained in five main sections -- Home, Connect, Discover, Me, and Tweet. Among other things, the redesign is an attempt by Twitter to give users a reason to use the service through its...

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'Star Wars: The Old Republic' launches Dec. 13th

The massively mulitplayer online game by Bioware is set begin December 13th for those that pre-ordered. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports.a...

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Attackers Actively Exploiting Adobe Flaw

Adobe is under a zero-day attack yet again. The attack this time targets a vulnerability that leaves room for a hacker to crash Adobe Reader and Acrobat and take control of the victim's machine. Adobe announced plans to issue an out-of-band patch for Windows -based computers by next week. "The reason for addressing this issue quickly for Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.4.6 for Windows is simple: This is the version and platform currently being targeted," said Brad Arkin, senior director of product security and privacy for Adobe, in a blog post. "All real-world attack activity, both in this instance and historically, is...

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Why 'Community' is the only Internet crossover that matters

TumblraBy Helen A.S. Popkin"Community" creator Dan Harmon likes to get into it on Twitter.aWe're talking 3 p.m.-after-school-behind-the-gym into it. What's more, the rocket surgeon of popular culture doesn't need an invitation to throw down.aTake, for example, Harmon's Twitter badness from last November, stemming from a tweet that didn't address @danharmon directly, and only came to his attention via the hashtag #Community:a @ILNY83: I just got done watching the Halloween episode of #Community. It had a lot of laughs, but I'm over the parody episodes. I miss season one.a @danharmon: @ILNY83 I'm over your poop face.a If you don't get why that's awesome, then you probably don't get "Community," which is why the critically acclaimed, modestly-rated NBC sitcom — currently...

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Songza replaces your mixtape with streaming playlists

SongzaaBy Athima ChansanchaiFor those who struggle with music playlists, Songza offers instant, streaming relief in the form of curated playlists made by a network of experts and submitted by the public.    aSome people are into serendipity (radio people). Some must make a playlist for every occasion, mood and especially for friends (mixtape people). I would have to say I'm more the latter. I started with actual cassette tapes back in the day, then progressed to CDs and now, send Spotify playlists to a select few. For myself, I like having playlists for road trips, workouts and long plane rides without Virgin America's Red music selection. But honestly, I don't have the time I used to have to make such compilations. aSongza gives people like me plenty to play around with, even...

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GE, Microsoft to Launch Joint Venture Aimed at Global Healthcare System Transformation

Press Release: General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced plans to create a joint venture aimed at helping healthcare organizations and professionals use real-time, system-wide intelligence to improve healthcare quality and the patient experience. Upon formation, the new company will develop and market an open, interoperable technology platform and innovative clinical applications focused on enabling better population health management to improve outcomes and the overall economics of health and wellness. As healthcare providers and payers around the globe shift from episodic single-patient care to continuous population management, new requirements have emerged for integrated care processes, greater...

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Kingston Digital Launches its Fastest USB Flash Drive

Press Release:  Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the Kingston DataTraveler® HyperX® 3.0. The DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 is designed for enthusiasts, gamers, early adopters and high end consumers; it features the fastest speeds and largest capacities that Kingston has to offer in a USB Flash drive. Faster speeds and higher capacities enable users to quickly store their digital files and keep it with them at all times, in HyperX style. Its high-speed eight-channel architecture provides USB 3.0 data transfer rates of up to 225MB/s read and 135MB/s write. Users can save time associated with opening, editing and copying large files and applications between...

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Facebook on Android receives UI tweaks

Facebook has brought its Android app up-to-speed with the iOS and mobile version with new bells and whistles that should make sharing your personal life with the public a lot more easier. There is a new navigation bar on the top that makes checking messages, friend request and notifications quicker and faster, without having to leave the space you are currently on. A new side-menu is also in place, giving you access to your news feeds, events, friends, apps, etc, without moving to a completely new page. Photos and albums have also been super charged, which are now two times faster than before. The app is now available on the Android market....

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AT&T On Track To Break Smartphone Sales Record

AT&T Chief Financial Officer John Stephens said Wednesday that the U.S. wireless carrier is on track to break its all-time quarterly smartphone sales record, thanks in major part to strong demand for Apple's new iPhone 4S. Speaking at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York City, Stephens said that AT&T already has sold a total of 6 million smartphones during the months of October and November. AT&T said in a statement Wednesday that the carrier's iPhone 4S sales remain strong. December is traditionally one of the strongest sales months of the year, so AT&T will have no problem...

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Microsoft: Windows Store Lebih Luwes dari Apple Store

Microsoft: Windows Store Lebih Luwes dari Apple Store Jakarta - Microsoft mulai memperkenalkan Windows Store, toko aplikasi yang akan diluncurkan berbarengan dengan perilisan versi beta Windows 8. Windows Store disebut-sebut akan menjadi fitur utama bagi sistem operasi Windows 8.Raksasa software ini menyebutkan toko aplikasinya tersebut akan menyediakan berbagai konten mulai dari bacaan digital hingga game. Dikatakan pula, pihaknya mengatur Windows Store agar bisa memungkinkan developer populer bisa lebih banyak mendapat keuntungan...

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$99 Chinese Tablet Runs Ice Cream Sandwich

The first tablet to run Google's Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 version of Android is headed for the U.S., with a lightweight price tag of $99. But the Chinese-made device is no bargain-basement entry into the space. Manufacturer Ainovo -- with partners MIPS Technologies and Ingenic, who made the processor and semiconductors -- is getting favorable buzz for the Novo 7. The tablet has a 7-inch, 800x480-pixel display, 1 GHz XBurst processor and will support Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity . Long Battery Life Promised The Ainovo Web site boasts that the Novo 7 has 1080p video decoding and an HDMI port, with 2.0 megapixel back...

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3-D model of rat brain circuit created

Getty Images fileaIn this file photo, a worker holds a white rat in a lab. Scientists have developed a 3-D model of a rat brain research, they report in a new study. aBy John RoachAfter six years and several million dollars, scientists have created a 3-D model of a rat brain circuit.aThe accomplishment is a first step toward creating a complete computer model of the brain that will allow a deeper understanding of how our noggins work — and what causes them to malfunction, according to the scientists behind the feat.a For a starting point, researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute are focused on how the rat brain processes information gathered by a single whisker.a They did so because studies in their lab and elsewhere have shown that a single whisker is able to detect, in complete darkness,...

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Facebook glitch reveals private photos -- including Zuckerberg's

By Rosa GolijanA glitch in the system used to report inappropriate images on Facebook briefly allowed users to view others' private photos. No one's pictures were safe — not even those belonging to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.aMembers of the BodyBuilding.com forums were among the first to discover the glitch and they quickly put together detailed instructions on how it could be exploited by those wishing to view private images of friends and strangers.aIt didn't take long for a link to those instructions to make its way around the Internet and for folks to start snooping on their former lovers, enemies, teachers, bosses, employees ... and on Facebook's own Mark Zuckerberg.aImguraPrivate photos belonging to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg were revealed as a result...

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Plus7 launches Middle East’s first premium mobile ad network in Dubai

Plus7, the Middle East’s first premium mobile advertising network has been launched in Dubai today, with an initial focus to help mobilize and monetize content from Arabic publishers and app developers in the region. Launched by Dubai based digital media company Clique Media, Plus7 has met a gap in the Middle East market for a mobile ad network that brings ad inventory from regional publishers – especially Arabic – and local app developers, international publishers and all major mobile ad networks. Its customized platform enables advertisers and agencies to specifically reach target consumer groups via mobile internet advertising. It also helps publishers and app developers monetize their ad inventory by offering them ad serving, targeting, analytics and access to top...

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Seluruh Frekuensi akan Ditata Ulang

Seluruh Frekuensi akan Ditata Ulang Jakarta - Pemerintah akan menata ulang seluruh frekuensi untuk akses data secara keseluruhan agar pemiliknya memiliki sumber daya alam terbatas itu secara efisien dan berdampingan (contigious).Menurut Direktur Penataan Sumber Daya dan Perangkat Pos dan Informatika Kemenkominfo Titon Dutono, penataan frekuensi akan terjadi di pita spektrum 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2,1 GHz, 2,3 GHz, hingga 2,5 GHz. "Hal ini karena kita menginginkan teknologi Wimax, 3G, dan LTE sebagai andalan untuk level akses...

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