Iran Siap Luncurkan Internet Sendiri

Blokir Facebook dan Twitter Iran Siap Luncurkan Internet Sendiri Teheran - Iran tengah getol menguji internet domestik mereka. Jaringan yang katanya 'halal' ini nantinya akan membatasi warga Iran dari penetrasi situs asing, termasuk Facebook dan Twitter. Para pengguna internet di Iran sejak pekan kemarin melaporkan koneksi internet mereka sangat lambat. Ini karena mereka sedang terkoneksi dengan jaringan internet yang masih diuji tersebut. Iran yang dikenal konservatif, membuat jaringan internet domestik guna membentengi warganya dari pengaruh kultur yang tidak Islami dan ideologi barat yang negatif. Dilaporkan media setempat, jaringan internet domestik yang disebut juga Intranet ini dijadwalkan siap sepenuhnya dalam beberapa pekan ke depan. Selain itu, seperti dikutip detikINET dari Wall...

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Bagaimana Cara Menghasilkan Uang dari Game?

Jika saya telah membuat sebuah game mobile yang sudah bisa dimainkan, langkah apa yang harus saya lakukan yang paling mudah untuk menjual game tersebut supaya menghasilkan uang? (Noor Hasyim, 23th, pria) Jawaban : Langkah paling mudah adalah dengan menjual game kamu ke appstore/marketplace seperti iTunes Appstore, Nokia Store, atau Android Marketplace, tapi revenue yang dihasilkan dari penjualan mobile game biasanya tidak cepat, alias ROI nya cukup lama. Ada dua model yang bisa dilakukan, jual gamenya berbayar atau dengan kata lain dapat uang dari tiap pembelian game kamu, atau rilis gamenya gratis tapi dengan menggunakan jasa perusahaan mobile game advertising, jadi kamu mendapat uang dari pemasangan iklan di game kamu. Untuk penjelasan lebih detail bisa dilihat di sini. Saran kami sih...

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IBM Exec Offers Inside Scoop on Green Hat Acquisition

IBM on Wednesday announced its first acquisition of the year -- and Charles Chu, director of product management and strategy Relevant Products/Services at Big Blue's Rational Software unit, is offering the inside scoop on how this technology will help the software Relevant Products/Services testing world. IBM acquired Green Hat, a software quality and testing solutions for the cloud Relevant Products/Services and other environments. Financial terms were not disclosed. Green Hat will become part of IBM's Rational Software business when the deal closes. Green Hat helps customers improve the quality of software applications by enabling developers to leverage cloud computing technologies to conduct testing on a software application prior to its delivery. App Testing Complexity "In the application...

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Wanita Keliling Dunia untuk Temui 324 Teman Facebook

Illinois, AS - Wanita ini memiliki 324 teman di Facebook yang bermukim di berbagai belahan dunia. Dia mencanangkan tekad sungguh kuat, akan menemui mereka semuanya. Ya, aksi tersebut benar-benar dilakukan oleh Arlynn Presser, wanita usia 51 tahun asal Illinois, Amerika Serikat. Petualangannya menemui para teman Facebook pun direkam dalam video untuk film dokumentasi. Semuanya berawal awal tahun 2010. Arlynn menderita agoraphobia, semacam ketakutan berada di tempat terbuka atau kerumunan sehingga lebih suka menyendiri. Ia juga takut melakukan perjalanan. Ia ingin melawan ketakutannya itu dan bertekad keliling dunia menemui teman Facebooknya . Arlynn benar-benar melakukannya. Pertengahan tahun 2010, ia bertemu dengan teman Facebook ke 140 yang ternyata pembuat film, Ben Gonzalez. Ben ingin...

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Yahoo Akhirnya Punya CEO Baru

Bertarung di industri internet yang begitu sengit tanpa memiliki seorang CEO tentu bukan sesuatu yang menguntungkan. Namun setelah pencarian beberapa bulan, Yahoo akhirnya telah menunjuk nakhoda baru. Adalah Scott Thompson yang menempati pucuk pimpinan Yahoo berikutnya. Sebelumnya, pria 54 tahun ini dikenal sebagai presiden PayPal yang juga disebut-sebut sebagai sosok yang sukses meroketkan eBay. Dengan ditunjuknya Thompson, jajaran dewan Yahoo diyakini masih optimistis raksasa internet tersebut dapat bangkit dari ketertinggalannya selama ini, khususnya dari Google. Yahoo boleh berharap, namun Thompson pun memiliki impian untuk dapat tinggal lebih lama. Tidak bernasib sama seperti Carol Bartz, yang didepak dengan cara yang tidak enak, yakni dipecat lewat sambungan telepon. Dilansir Reuters,...

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WTF: Belarus bans accessing foreign sites as a criminal offense

If you thought the blocking by Etisalat was bad, wait until you hear this. The Republic of Belarus has made it illegal for any citizen to access any foreign website. Most suitable picture here would be a map, since no one knows where Belarus is. Except for that one geography nerd. In a possible attempt to show us how much worse the internet can be compared to Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) , the country has made it illegal to visit or use the services of any website not registered in Belarus itself but abroad – e-mail, buying and selling products, or any other such service. If you are found doing so, it will be counted as a misdemeanor and you will be fined $125 USD. This also applies to every company there. And there’s no working around this limitation either. If someone else uses your...

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Etisalat updates MyPlan post-paid mobile packs

Press release: Etisalat brings in the new year by offering its post-paid customers more than double the value on its upgraded MyPlan service bundles. The value-packed MyPlan packs offer up to three times more international calling minutes, more than twice as many national SMS and up to five times more mobile data, at no extra charge. As part of the packs, customers still qualify for a free or discounted handset, once every year. Alternatively , customers can choose to take up to 135,000 free MORE reward points, that is equivalent to AED 1,350. To suit their personal usage needs, customers also enjoy the distinctive advantage of designing their own plans with add-ons, now at even more attractive rates. Existing post-paid customers subscribed to MyPlan packs will automatically be upgraded to...

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LG to introduct Google TV at CES 2012

Press Release: LG Electronics (LG) will introduce its highly anticipated Google TV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas tomorrow. LG Smart TV with Google TV combines the familiarity of Googles Android OS with the convenience and comfort of LGs 3D and Smart TV technologies, offering consumers a new and attractive home entertainment option. LG has constantly strived to provide consumers with wider choices in home entertainment that bring the highest level of sophistication and convenience, said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company. Through Google TV, LG has merged Googles established Android operating system with LGs proven 3D and Smart TV technologies, offering consumers a new and enthralling TV experience. LGs Google TVs most attractive...

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Will Apple Release a Lower-End iPad?

The new entry-level price of the major tablet Relevant Products/Services lines may be moving to $200 to $300. Not only are the quickly selling Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet in that price range, there are now rumors across the Web that Apple also will be releasing an entry level model this year for $299. The new pricing could increase tablets' appeal for businesses as well as consumers. According to the NPD Group, almost 75 percent of small- and mid-sized businesses in the U.S. -- those with 1,000 or fewer employees -- plan to buy tablets over the next 12 months. Seventy-three percent of SMBs surveyed said they would do so, an increase from 68 percent in NPD's second-quarter results. Free iPad? The rumors are indicating that Apple will be releasing three models this...

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RIM Slashes PlayBook Prices, Shakes Up Board

One of the biggest tablet stories of 2011 was the Hewlett-Packard TouchPad fire sale, which saw the failed device selling like hotcakes at $99. Now, Research In Motion is looking for something of a repeat performance in early 2012 with its latest pricing strategy . Consumers who have been watching and waiting to see if RIM would slash the price of its struggling BlackBerry PlayBook are glad they did. RIM is offering its tablet devices -- regardless of whether consumers choose the 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB -- for just $299. That's down from prices of $499, $599 and $699, respectively. The catch is you have to make the purchase through RIM's online store. This isn't the first time RIM has reduced the price on its PlayBook -- retailers cut PlayBook prices to $299 in September -- and industry...

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LG unveils stylish new 3D glasses for 2012

LG Electronics (LG) announced today that its newest collection of 3D glasses, including a pair designed by renowned eyewear designer Alain Mikli, will be introduced in the first quarter of 2012. The new 3D glasses — the F310, the clip-on F320 and the Alain Mikli F360 — are lighter and more comfortable to wear while upgraded design features such as curved lenses and clean frame structure have transitioned 3D glasses from burdensome requirements to stylish fashion accessories. Compared to active shutter glasses, LGs 3D glasses are far more comfortable to wear and much more affordable, making it possible for large groups and entire families to watch 3D programs and movies together,” said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of the LG Home Entertainment Company. LG is addressing two of the biggest...

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Facebook Messenger untuk Windows Resmi Dirilis

Setelah terlanjur "bocor" di Internet, akhirnya Facebook merilis secara resmi messenger untuk Windows buatannya. Sebelumnya saat sedang diuji coba, link file instalasi aplikasi chatting ini terpublikasi dan akhirnya banyak pengguna yang mencoba meng-install-nya. Facebook khawatir ada pihak yang memanfaatkan "kebocoran" ini dengan memberikan link download palsu, yang filenya berisi virus. Mengantisipasi hal tersebut, Facebook pun mempublikasikan link resmi untuk meng-install Facebook Messenger. Yang menarik, ternyata alamat URL untuk download aplikasi yang dipublikasikan Facebook tersebut, sama dengan alamat URL yang dipublikasikan sebelumnya. Facebook Messenger sebelumnya tersedia telah untuk perangkat mobile. Setelah bekerja dengan baik di ponsel pintar, Facebook kemudian membuat aplikasi...

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