Sunday, January 31, 2010

Nokia — the leader among smart phones

Nokia N97

Corporation Nokia has managed in the fourth quarter 2009 to increase the share in the market of smart phones to 40%, is spoken in the financial report of the Finnish company. Quarter before share Nokia has decreased with 41-35%. Many analysts predicted further weakening of positions Nokia, writes All Things Digital.

Trend QWERTY

Net profit Nokia for a year has grown for 65% with 576-948 million euro, and the gain has decreased for 5,3% to 12 billion euro. By the end of year the corporation owned liquid actives for the sum of 8,9 billion euro. In Nokia have declared, that positive indicators are reached thanks to start of phones with the touch screen, and also devices with the QWERTY-keyboard.

Nokia for three months has made 126,9 million pieces of mobile phones. It for 12% more than during the same period of 2008 and for 17% more than in the third quarter 2009.

Remarkable tendencies

In corporation expect, that in the first quarter 2010 the receipt of devices and services will make from 6,5 to 5 billion euro. According to forecast Nokia, in 2010 a company share in the market of mobile phones, the component of 39%, concerning 2009 will not change.

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Share Unicode on the Internet makes 50%

Unicode

The share of coding Unicode (UTF-8) in Internet documents has come nearer to 50%. About it it is spoken in record in blog Google. For calculations the company which for a long time has passed on Unicode, used data of own search index.

Unicode — the leader!

Unicode for the first time has overtaken all other codings in May, 2008. Then share Unicode made about 25%, as well as a share ASCII — and West European codings. In 2001 the ASCII-coding share made about 55%.

The multibyte standard UTF-8

The multibyte standard of coding of symbols Unicode allows to use symbols of thousand national alphabets and to present signs practically all written languages while usual codings are limited to support a maximum of several tens languages and several alphabets.

British for a year have sent 97 billion SMS

Good

The British owners of mobile phones in 2009 have sent 96,8 billion SMS, that for 23% more than year before. About it it is spoken in report Mobile Data Association (MDA), published on January, 28th. In the report the data received from all cellular operators of kingdom are used.

11 million SMS/1 hour

On the average daily British sent on 265 million short messages that corresponds to 11 million SMS/1 hour. Besides, every day it was sent approximately 1,6 million messages with pictures.

The number of messages in the end of a year has considerably exceeded the day standard. So, in Christmas it has been sent 441,8 million SMS, that for 31 percent there are more than indicators of 2008. On December, 31st 2009 and has been sent on January, 1st, 2010 874 million messages — for 21% more than last New year.

4 SMS/1 day

In 2009 on each inhabitant of the Great Britain it was necessary on 4 SMS/1 day. This indicator four times below American, writes ReadWriteWeb. Each inhabitant of the USA on the average sends 16 SMS, and daily all country sends 4,1 billion short messages.

Exchange SMS all becomes more active from year to year. In 2008 British have sent 78,9 billion SMS (on 17,9 billion more than present indicators), and in 2007 — all 56,9 billion. It is necessary to notice, that number MMS grows much more slowly. The number of multimedia messages for three years has grown only with 449 to 601 million.

iPad used for infection of computers

iPad

Swindlers and hackers use popularity of device recently presented by company Apple iPad for infection of personal computers with various viruses. On it on January, 29th informs AFP.

I-pad-Bait

According to experts of company Trend Micro, users of personal computers, the interested the information on new device Apple in a network, risk to infect the computers with viruses. In particular, a number of the users leaving on devoted iPad sites from search systems, the computers infected with the programs demanding payment for their treatment for nonexistent viruses.

By working out of similar viruses swindlers used a search engine on keywords. According to experts, in the near future activity of the hackers, wishing to make profit of new working out, will increase only.

The new device of company Apple representing the tablet computer, has been presented by Steve Jobs on January, 27th on presentation to San Francisco. iPad it will be equipped by the touch screen a diagonal in 9,7 inches, processor A4 with clock frequency in 1 Ghz; the flesh-memory capacity will make from 16-64 Gb. Outwardly working out which Jobs named one of the main projects of his life, reminds increased and little bit improved version iPhone, with the help iPad it is possible to listen to music, to look through photos, to read books, and also to be connected to the Internet.

iWork & iBookstore for iPad

Besides, it is expected, that specially for iPad will develop a special package of office applications iWork and the book online shop iBookstore is started. It is supposed, that the first world deliveries of a tablet will begin in 60 days from the moment of demonstration.

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Amazon has cancelled sale of books of publishing house Macmillan

Kindle

Publishing house Macmillan books are removed from sale in Internet shop Amazon, informs on Saturday, on January, 30th, Associated Press. On informal data, dispute between publishing house and Internet shop about the prices for electronic books for Kindle became the reason of such decision.

Financial disagreements

Representatives Amazon officially while in any way have not commented on the message on removal with sale of books Macmillan. General director Macmillan John Sargent, in turn, has declared, that Internet shop in the evening on Friday, on January, 29th, has notified publishing house that from sale all books of publishing house — both in usual will remove, and in an electronic format.

According to general director Macmillan, the decision on the termination of sale of books of publishing house was accepted next day after a meeting with an Internet shop management. At a meeting, has informed Sargent, the new price model for the electronic books, offered Macmillan was discussed. The new model would allow Amazon to receive more means from sale of electronic books of publishing house.

E-books — leaders of sales

Earlier Macmillan and other publishing houses showed discontent with price policy Amazon. In their opinion, the payment in $9,99 is too low. Offered Macmillan the new price model assumes, that the price of the electronic version will be from $12,99-14,99.

Internet shop Amazon in December, 2009 has informed, that has for the first time in history sold more books in an electronic format for Kindle, than paper versions. Then it was informed, that trade in electronic books brings Amazon losses, however Internet shop hopes at the expense of great volumes of sales to agree with publishers about decrease in a share of deductions at distribution of electronic versions of books.

The British gangster used Facebook

Facebook

The British gangster sentenced by 35 years of prison, supervised over criminal grouping from the chamber through social network Facebook, newspaper The Times writes on Sunday, on January, 31st.

Gangsters on the Internet

42-year-old Colin Gunn, considered as one of the most dangerous criminals in the Great Britain, within at least two months had an easy approach in Facebook. "In friends" at the gangster 565 users were registered.

Correspondents The Times which has familiarised with correspondence Hannah in Facebook, have informed, that the gangster, in particular, repeatedly threatened with punishment to the ill-wishers who have bailed.

According to the edition, the gangster has received access to a social network with the permission of prison administration where that serves time for the organisation of double murder. The account of the gangster in Facebook has been closed only on Friday, on January, 29th after it became known about the preparing publication in The Times.

In access it is authorised...

The Minister of Justice of the Great Britain has declared, that the prisoner forbids access to social networks, and the gangster could not receive the permission to using Facebook from prison administration. However the experts interrogated by the edition, notice, that the administration of the British prisons "closes eyes" on the facts of access of prisoners in social networks to avoid every possible charges in infringement of the rights serving time.

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

The American standard of business

MICR Check Printer

MICR docWhen you look at a check or other financial documents, you’ll possibly notice strange signs in certain positions. On a standard financial check, these characters appear along the bottom, and usually contain information such as: the account number, the routing number, and the individual check number. It is the MICR line (MICR font dates back to the 50’s).

During the 1950’s, and increasing demand for business checking accounts led major American financial institutions to scramble for a efficient and accurate way of processing the exploding volume of checks.

MICR — the universal financial standard

Magnetic Ink Character  RecognitionMany countries use the same MICR font, known as E-13B. E-13B characters are the official MICR font is the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, India and Japan. In these countries, the E13-B information needed by banks and clearing houses is printed in a magnetic ink near the bottom of the document.

After the financial checks or financial documents are printed, they then are mechanically processed and electronically sorted through a special machine.

This machine magnetically reads out required information about the check including account number, the amount of the check, institution upon which the check was issued and other transaction codes.

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition in the USA

While it is not necessary for the usual person to understand all the process that allows financial institutions and banks to process their checks, the technology used in the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition process has allowed financial system the USA to grow to the size that is today.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Aircraft Hotel


If you're thinking to yourself, "that's sort of a small window for a luxury hotel suite," well, you're right. But it's only because this room occupies the entirety of a repurposed Cold War-era East German aircraft. More images after the break...
OK, the view isn't anything special: the plane stays grounded outside the Teuge airport in the Netherlands. But the room itself, dubbed the Vliegtuigsuite, is spectacular, including three flat screen TVs, a Blu-ray player, a sauna, and a jacuzzi. Guests have access to the entire plane, from your king-size bed in the back all the way up to the cockpit. On Dec. 7th 2007 I post Plane Restaurent and this time a plane hotel, the world is really amazing.






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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Apple has reported about record profits

Headquarters Apple

Company Apple has earned for the first quarter of financial 2010 which has ended on December, 26th, 2009, 3,38 billion dollars of net profit, that for 50% more than one year ago. Press-service Apple informs on it.

The record quarter income

Quarter income Apple has grown to 15,62 billion dollars, that also is a record indicator. "If to take our indicators for a year Apple, turns out, has turned to the company on 50 billion", — has commented on the financial report the head of the company Steve Jobs. Also he has noticed, that the company is completely assured of the new workings out, the announcement of one of which will take place in the near future.

For a quarter Apple has sold 3,36 million personal computers and laptops Mac, 21 million players iPod and 8,7 million phones iPhone. It is necessary to notice, that sales iPhone have grown twice in comparison with last year.

Financial report Apple

Financial report Apple has been published two days prior to the announcement of a new product of the company planned for January, 27th. Presumably it will be the tablet computer, hearings about which working out go for a long time.

It is necessary to notice, that in the beginning of January cost of actives of company Apple has reached record for all history of the company of a point in 215,59 dollars.

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Liquid crystal replacement of a notebook

Boogie Board

Company Improv Electronics has developed the liquid crystal tablet Boogie Board, called to replace paper notebooks, writes CrunchGear. The device uses surface Reflex LCD of company Kent Displays. Reflex LCD represents the plastic reacting to pressing and keeping the written.

Economic notebook

Energy is not necessary to the device at drawing. Energy is spent only at deleting. The small battery which charge suffices on 50,000 deletings is built in a liquid crystal tablet.
For drawing the special pencil is applied, however it is possible to use any firm subject. The new device is sensitive to force of pressing that allows to draw lines of a different thickness.

Limited functionality Boogie Board

It is how much possible to judge, one colour — yellow is accessible to users only. Besides, it is impossible to erase a part of the written. Also Boogie Board cannot copy record on other device yet - the computer, the laptop or a mobile phone.

Boogie Board is on sale for $30US. Affirms, that cost of each deleting at Boogie Board in 15 times below cost of a standard sheet of a usual notebook.

Release of new browser Firefox 3.6

Firefox 3.6

Noncommercial organisation Mozilla announced on January, 21st the new version of browser Firefox. In a browser are included new and some old functions are improved.

Firefox 3.6 became faster

Firefox 3.6 for 20% faster the previous version displays web pages, and also processes scenarios JavaScript faster. Developers assert, that, besides, Firefox 3.6 became stabler, than Firefox 3.5. Also in a browser the system of updating of plug-ins is improved and the mechanism of change of "lungs" by that of registration without browser reboot is included.

New version Firefox supports reproduction of video by means HTML5. In addition to support of fonts OpenType and TrueType the browser can work now with a web format of open fonts WOFF. In CSS support of linear and radial gradients was added.

Browser Firefox — the most popular in the world!

Firefox 3.6 works in Windows, Mac OS X and systems on the basis of kernel Linux. The browser is translated on 70 languages. Browser Firefox — the most widespread alternative browser in the world. Mozilla use more than 350 million users.

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Nokia has made navigation on the smart phones

Ovi Maps

Finnish corporation Nokia has informed on January, 21st on release of the new version of cartographical service Ovi Maps with free pedestrian and automobile navigation.

Navigating service by Nokia

Service of vocal navigation works in 74 countries and is capable to give navigating instructions in 46 languages. In total Ovi Maps contain navigation charts more than 180 countries. New Ovi Maps also demand for work of transfer smaller, than before volume of data.

In Nokia notice, that are full determination by means of Ovi Maps to increase twice the navigating market. Now, according to researchers of company Canalys, navigators in the world use 27 million persons. By estimations Nokia, free Ovi Maps will increase this indicator on 20 million.

Ovi Maps for Nokia Booklet 3G

While new Ovi Maps are installed only on 10 smart phones Nokia, including Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97 mini and Nokia E72. Representatives Nokia have declared, that plans about distribution of new conditions on laptop Nokia Booklet 3G still are not present. In the future inclusion in Ovi Maps service with the prevention of stoppers and jams is planned.

To the British schoolboys will show only useful video

YouTube

In the Great Britain have developed the special filter for site YouTube which will allow to use a video portal for teaching at schools. As newspaper The Times, cost specially developed for this purpose Bloxx Media Filter writes makes from 2,5-10,000 pounds sterling a year depending on number of served computers.

Very high degree of a filtration

Earlier on all school British computers schools installed the filter which completely blocks access to YouTube. Was considered, that on a site it is too much the videoclips containing frank scenes and scenes of violence. However teachers complained, that cannot use many useful educational materials which are available on YouTube. It is a question, in particular, of videorecordings of research experiments which are too dangerous for carrying out in a class with children, about scenes from classical statements of Shakespearean plays and about other informative materials.

Bloxx Media Filter, besides a filtration of videoclips, cuts from them the user comments, and also automatically generated list of links on similar videos.

Bloxx Media Filter for the British schools — the expensive pleasure

Representatives of public organisations under the control over an expenditure of budgetary funds have already stated concern too high, in their opinion, by the filter.

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Australians — the most active on the Internet

Nielsen

American marketing company Nielsen has counted up, that users of the Internet spend more than five and a half hours per day for various network social services. The greatest popularity social network Facebook and service of microblogs Twitter thus uses.

Internet leaders

As informs Nielsen, in December, 2008 for social services it was spent on the average hardly more than three hours per day whereas by December 2009 this indicator has reached 5 hours of 35 minutes. Growth, thus, has made 82% in the Year. Data concern users of the Internet from the USA, the Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Australia, Japan and Brazil. Australians have appeared leaders on dependence on the Internet: they "stay" in social networks on the average almost seven hours per day.

The most popular social community

Thus the most popular social service, according to Nielsen, remains Facebook, and the most fast-growing on popularity — Twitter.

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Real Results, Real Opportunity, Real Work!

Real result

Best Companies Group and The Business Journal worked together to identify and recognize area companies with a good commitment to workplace excellence.

«Best Places to Work 2009»

Lady-bossBoth privately and publicly held organizations were selected based on benefits, policies, corporate philanthropy, internal working conditions, work-life balance, local management, camaraderie and support of employees’ personal growth. Selections were based on employee comments and company surveys.

Cydcor was specifically recognized for a supportive work environment and culture, benefits, open communication, quality and commitment of management. Team members Cydcor are eligible for benefits in the month following their hire date.

Cydcor provides an EAP (Employee Assistance Program), including mental health referrals and counseling, wellness and smoking cessation programs. In order to maintain open communication between team members and company leaders, Cydcor provides an open-door policy, team member surveys, monthly company meetings, Cydcor Community – the company’s intranet, and lunches with the president of company Cydcor.

Real opportunity

Real Opportunity, Real Results

Cydcor kicked off 2009 with a absolutely new headquarters in Westlake Village (California). Approximately 120 Los Angeles area employees moved into Conejo Valley’s Westlake Park Place, a new 28-acre campus style office development. Occupying the entire 4th floor with 22,000 square feet, Cydcor’s new space is almost twice the size of its current location, which the company occupied for the past 7 years.

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Monday, January 18, 2010

Microsoft plans start Windows Mobile 6.6

Windows Mobile

Microsoft has planned to an exit in February Windows Mobile 6.6 (code name Maldives). On it informs edition DigiTimes referring to own sources in the computer industry.

New WinMobile it will be better

Difference of new version WinMobile will consist in support of capacitor touch screens. For today from smart phones under control of WinMobile of similar function can brag only HTC HD2, however in this smart phone support of capacitor screens has been realised exclusively by forces of engineers most HTC. High-grade official support of this technology will facilitate to manufacturers of smart phones introduction of such screens in new models of the devices.

The current version Windows Mobile 6.5 presented by the company in the fourth quarter 2009, and it was not possible to win trust of users that was reflected in sales volumes of this operational system. Start of the updated platform in Microsoft expect to strengthen reeled competitiveness of the mobile decisions to exit Windows Mobile 7 postponed for 2011.

LG Electronics has refused from WinMobile

I will remind, that on January, 13th LG Electronics, whose smart phones since 2008 were supplied Windows Mobile, has informed on change of the mobile strategy in 2010. The company plans to instal on a considerable share of new phones under management of operational system Google Android. The remained models will be supplied still Windows Mobile or Linux.

Last years Microsoft steadily loses a share in the market of mobile devices, conceding to a position to competing decisions Apple, RiM, Google and Palm. In the light of it special hopes are assigned to a command of developers Windows Mobile 7, numbering about thousand persons.

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LG has refused from Windows Mobile in favour of Android

LG Eve

On January, 13th LG Electronics has informed on the mobile strategy in 2010. On it informs Electronista. The company plans to make about twenty new models of smart phones, however there is more than half from them will work under control of operational system Google Android. The remained models will be supplied Windows Mobile or Linux.

Serious blow on Microsoft

Refusal LG of use Windows Mobile is a serious blow on Microsoft, writes the edition. In 2008 of the company have concluded the union for joint working out of mobile phones. In 2009 the majority of smart phones LG has been adapted under operational system Windows Mobile. Only one phone LG Eve used platform Google.

In the company in any way have not commented on the passed decision.

In due time head Microsoft Steve Ballmer has underestimated mobile platform Google Android... In November, 2008 he considered what to speak about Android, as about the serious player for the present early. For that moment Android covered an insignificant share in the market of mobile platforms. In 2008 head Microsoft saw platforms Symbian in quality of basic competitors Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Linux Mobile.

GW990 by Intel Moorestown

In the beginning of year LG expects to concentrate on release of smart phones of initial level, however by the autumn-winter promises it will be switched to more serious devices, such as, for example, GW990 on a platform of new generation Intel Moorestown. In the company hope to sell in 2010 more than 10 million new phones.

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Apple does not lag behind competitors

Macbook Air

Apple has grasped 7% of the American market. On it informs Appleinsider. Sales in territory of the USA of computers Mac have grown for 31% and have come nearer to one and a half millions pieces. On a sales volume for the fourth quarter 2009 the company has taken the fifth place among manufacturers of the computer equipment.

HP — the leader

The first place has got HP, 20,7% which have grasped in the fourth quarter 2009 of the market. Further were built in decreasing order: Acer, Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba.

Besides computers Mac company Apple also has increased volume of monthly manufacture of laptops MacBook to one million units a month. In 2009 the company has sold 7 million these models. By December, 2009 Apple has increased volume of their monthly manufacture to one million units though in 2008 this number made only 300-400,000 laptops. In January, 2010 the contractor of company Quanta Computer expects to make to 3,7 million laptops Apple.

Taking into account recent presentation company Intel of a new ruler of processors Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, writes the edition, possibility of has considerably increased that on January, 27th Apple announces new model MacBook. We will remind, what exactly is appointed to this time the big action of the company. There some new products Apple, predictably, can be presented, including the corporation does not confirm an Internet tablet, which existence, but also does not deny.

MacBook Pro — the most sold laptop

As a whole 2009 has appeared for the company rather successful. In October the model of initial level MacBook Pro in cost of 1,199 dollars has been recognised in the USA by the most sold laptop.

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In China have blocked access to IMDb

IMDb

Since January, 13th the Chinese authorities have blocked access from country territory to site Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com), belonging to company Amazon and being the world's largest database of the film industry. On it informs British edition The Register. The Chinese administration motivated with nothing the actions.

International film portal

The resource content is accessible in 5 languages — besides the English version is available also German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese copies of a site. Besides news of cinema base IMDb contains data almost about all films which ever were acting in film in the world, some of which are officially forbidden to distribution to China. Also the site allows the users to accept active participation in filling and cataloguing of a database of films, that too could serve as an occasion to access closing to a resource in territory of the Peoples Republic of China.

The Chinese authorities in large quantities block access to the Internet

Lately in China access to many large foreign resources has been closed, including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Also the authorities have toughened registration of domain names by citizens of the country and have blocked access to certain sites.

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Microsoft has found out vulnerability in Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer

Microsoft has found out vulnerability in Internet Explorer, allowing hackers to get remote access to the computer of a victim. On it it is informed on a company site. It have appeared vulnerability all existing versions of a browser, except IE 5.01 c Service Pack 4, installed on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 are subject almost.

Internet Explorer 6 — in danger!

While, according to site Microsoft, dangers are subject to version IE 6 Service Pack 1 under Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, IE 6, IE 7 and IE 8, working on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Investigation has shown, that for today the limited number of attempts of use of the found out vulnerability is registered. In most cases users Internet Explorer 6 were exposed to attack. Engineers Microsoft work over elimination of vulnerability and promise to correct defect in the near future.

According to research Xpnet (Exo.performance.network), belonging Devil Mountain Software, browser Internet Explorer uses more than 80% of owners of office computers where this program is installed on-default. Experts have made such conclusions having analysed weekly arriving data from 21,000 computers with installed statistical utility Devil Mountain Software.

Firefox — the most dangerous browser!

As the most vulnerable browser till now continues to be considered Firefox. According to the report of American company Cenzic, in first half of 2009 on this browser it was necessary 44% of all found defects.

Also authors of the report noticed, that similar to vulnerability make only 8% from the general number of threats. Web appendices appear the most full of holes in respect of safety usually, that partly proves to be true recent network attack on Google in which course vulnerability Adobe Reader — programs for reading of files in format PDF has been used.

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Updating of drivers it's easy!

Driver AccessThere was new version Driver Access — the program intended for updating of drivers for PC. By results of scanning of system the program makes the report in which data are placed in some sections.



Computer drivers are responsible for trouble-free work of the computer accessories, therefore updated driver is a pledge of durable service of yours PC.

Automatic mode

Scan nowThe first section is a list of drivers which require updating, the following section — the software list for which now there are newer versions of drivers, further — the list of used drivers for which there are no updatings, and, at last, the list of the installed programs which versions the freshest. Driver Access updates only windows drivers, therefore if you use Mac the program will not be started.



In the utility there is a scheduler of tasks with which help procedure of regular tracking an exit of new drivers to devices can be automated. Thus, driver update will be carried out in the automatic way, without your participation.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Google Gmail became protected

Gmail

From reasons of safety Google has changed an exchange of the user data with web mail Gmail on-default c the usual http-report to the protected connection https. On it it is informed in corporate blog Gmail.

Specially for new accounting records Gmail

At desire in options of the accounting record users can be switched from the protected connection to the ordinary. Changes have concerned only new accounting records Gmail.

According to the technical director of post service Google Sam Schillace, possibility of a choice of the protected connection was present at users Gmail since 2008, however recently the corporation has decided to strengthen safety of the clients.

Data exchange use under the protected report https allows to avoid leaks of the important information at work with mail in public places, for example, in zones with free Wi-Fi. However this report has also lacks. In connection with necessity of enciphering of the information data transmission through https is conducted with lower speed in comparison with not protected report http.

The Chinese attack

Let's remind, on January, 12th Google also has informed in the blog that in the middle of December, 2009 services have undergone to the directed attack from China. According to corporation, to attack has undergone not only Google, but also more other 30 large companies.

The attack overall objective considers access reception to accounting records Gmail of leading Chinese legal experts. The corporation has specified, that malefactors have not reached the purpose. Later the attack fact was confirmed also with company Adobe, also having placed the message in the corporate blog.

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Adobe has confirmed message Google on network attack

Adobe

On January, 2nd network Adobe has undergone to attack. On it it is informed in a corporate blog of the company. At the moment incident is investigated by experts Adobe.

Gmail the Chinese legal experts

The message on an attack on network Adobe has followed in some hours after the message in official blog Google about the Chinese attack. According to corporation, to attack has undergone not only Google, but also at least other 20 large companies (on other sources — more than 30). As the Overall objective of these attacks Google considers access reception to accounting records Gmail of leading Chinese legal experts. Experts of corporation also underline, that malefactors have not reached the purpose.

According to experts of division on network safety iDefense companies VeriSign, for attack hackers used vulnerability in Adobe Reader. About hole existence in the popular program for reading of documents in format PDF Adobe warned still on December, 15th. During same time there was an attack on which corporation Google today has informed.

PDF vulnerability

The dangerous code thanks to which the malefactor could receive the control over the computer of a victim, extended by means of the electronic letter with a PDF-file. Vulnerability was present at all versions Adobe Reader and Acrobat up to 9.2.

Despite lacking direct charges to Beijing in message Google, scandal already left on the international level. Under last message AFP, US State Secretary Hillari Clinton has demanded from the Chinese authorities of explanations.

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Offended Google has decided not to filter the Chinese sites

Google.cn

Corporation Google has decided to refuse practice of censorship of the Chinese segment of the Internet in connection with scandal about which it became known on January, 12th.

To intellectual property theft

This day in official blog Google there was a record that in the middle of December the company has gone through directed and rather refined attack from China, led to intellectual property theft.

According to corporation, to attack has undergone not only Google, but also at least other 20 large companies. As an overall objective of these attacks Google considers access reception to accounting records Gmail of leading Chinese legal experts. It is thus underlined, that malefactors have not reached the purpose.

Besides, Google it became known, that accounting records of tens the American, Chinese and European users supporting struggle for human rights in China, have been cracked by means of viruses.

In Google have noticed, that these attacks were carried out against constant restriction of a freedom of speech in China. In this connection the company has decided, that more does not wish to censor results of search through Google.cn (Chinese version Google) about what with the Chinese authorities the company had an arrangement. In Google have underlined, that understand risk of closing in this connection Google.cn and the Chinese offices of the company.

The international scandal

In spite of the fact that direct charge of Beijing in message Google is not present, this scandal already left on the international level. According to AFP US State Secretary Hillari Clinton has demanded from the Chinese authorities of explanations. Reactions of China has not followed yet.

As informs AFP, promise Google to cancel censorship of the search results already has come into force. In particular, search of the well-known photo of "the unknown rebel", forbidden in China, returns relevant links.

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The anonymous author have convicted of the cocaine use

Cocaine

Users of a forum 4chan have convicted the employee of the White house of the use of drugs. One of anonymous participants of a forum has written, that already long is on work and all cannot leave home in any way. Nearby the anonymous author has published a photo of three "paths", apparently, cocaine, having noticed, that so whiles away time for service. Thus the anonymous author has written, that will not tell, where works, because all the same will not believe.

Geographical co-ordinates from the White House

The photo has been made with the help iPhone which by means of the GPS-module can show geographical co-ordinates of the owner. Other anonymous participants 4chan by means of EXIF-given to a photo could find out, that the user is in Washington, in the White house. It is impossible to exclude, thus, that these data have been forged.

Anonymous pornoattack

4chan it is well-known for the provocations which obligatory condition is anonymity. So, on January, 6th anonymous authors have carried out the scale calculation of pornographic videoclips on service YouTube, having revenged thus for blocking of the accounting record of the eight-year boy.

Google has ceased to publish news Associated Press

Associated Press

News searcher Google News has ceased to publish agency Associated Press materials. On it informs CNN referring to Google.

Latest news Associated Press

Latest news AP placed on a site of the searcher, are dated on December, 23rd, 2009. As have noted in Google, the licence agreement concluded with agency, remains in force. Later materials AP on the searcher can be found nevertheless, however they are placed not on most Google, and on sites of foreign mass-media on which the searcher gives references.

Official explanations that became the reason of a suspension of cooperation, neither in Google, nor in AP have not given. Meanwhile CNN, referring to sources, assumes, that agency news are not published because of disagreements which have arisen between partners during discussion of the new agreement.

Associated Press lifts a lath

According to newspaper The New York Post, AP has demanded from Google to increase payments for the right of a reprint of news. CNN notices, that the basic source of incomes for AP are payments from buyers of a news content, instead of advertising placing. In this connection the big number of transitions to a site of agency which is provided with the searcher, has for AP no serious value.

In October, 2009 AP has declared introduction of new type of agreements which will provide granting to clients of the exclusive information within the limits of a multimedia package. According to NY Post, period of validity of last contract between AP and Google expires in the end of January.

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AOL leaves Germany

Сompany AOL

American Internet company AOL turns off the activity in territory of Germany, informs television channel ZDF. Within the limits of preparing re-structuring all four German bureaus in Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt, will be closed.

German daughter AOL — Adtech

In December, 2009 management AOL has declared reduction 2500 of 6900 workplaces worldwide. It is expected, that in Germany work will be lost nearby by 140 persons. Nevertheless, according to Spiegel, German daughter AOL, company Adtech, will not be closed, and re-structuring will not affect in any way German clients AOL.

AOL will keep German versions of media player Winamp, AOL Instant Messenger, and also post services. The portal aol.de also will continue to function, the truth, in the facilitated version. For some last years AOL has lost set of clients which have preferred competitors such as Google and Yahoo.

Time Warner & AOL

In December, 2009 media company Time Warner and AOL, since 2001 entering into one holding were divided. In November AOL has declared, that takes expenses on re-structuring, and also plans to reduce third of workplaces.

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Computer Spy for your calmness

Computer Spy

Computer Spy is a convenient utility which is specially developed for automatic supervision over the Internet and the computer. Combining two these powerful functions, the given program observes of e-mail, service of fast messages, web sites, program activity.

The basic characteristics of the Computer Spy:

* Observes for the Internet activity and web sites.

* Supervises computer activity and the started applications.

* Writes down all pressing keys.

* Gives protection by the password for a broad gull of files.

* Gives the supervision screen.

Detailed characteristics of the Computer Spy:

— Observes of all actions of the user on the Internet. Computer Spy informs you on each activated web site during use of your computer and records all actions during Internet viewing.

— Writes down all activity behind the computer, observes of use of programs. The given program keeps all information concerning the started appendices, and functioning programs, allowing you to warn them and to supervise all time.

— Computer Spy writes down all pressing keys. The given records include each key which has been used for a program application and even for the exchange program by fast messages.

— Gives the information on registration. The given program allows you to look through the access report to the printer, the buffer of an exchange and files and even to received e-mail. You can pack a broad gull files or put on them protection by the password.

— The given program allows to delete a broad gull files at any moment. Computer Spy also gives you possibility to delete them automatically.

— Computer Spy gives you the supervision screen. When the given program observes of all appendices and programs and allows you to know about various preventions and allows you to supervise all actions behind the computer.

— Grasps screen pictures in PING a format and compresses them on demand.

— Computer Spy has idle time in use, the convenient graphic interface, takes not enough place on a hard disk for functioning and works simply, quickly and with excellent results.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

New tower in the Emirates — Nakheel Tower

The latest design attempting to breach the dizzying heights of the Burj Dubai has been revealed as the multibillion dollar Nakheel Tower. Designed by the developments wing of major investment company Nakheel, the tower will be more than a kilometre high, covering a space of around 270 hectares, and will become home to around 55,000 people, a workplace for 45,000, and is hoped will attract millions of visitors each year. More images and video after a jump...
Nakheel Tower will comprise of four individual towers within a single structure, a distinctive crescent-shaped podium encircling the base and complementing the structure’s remarkable height. The multibillion-dollar development, commissioned by Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of Dubai World, will also include 250,000 sq m of hotels and hospitality space, 100,000 sq m of retail space and huge expanses of green spaces, including canal walks, parks and landscaping. The Tower itself, cited geographically central to Dubai at the intersection of Sheikh Zayed Road and the Arabian canal, will aim to complement surrounding developments, such as Jumeirah Park and Discovery Gardens.

In terms of design the architects have sought inspiration not just from Islamic design but also from the Islamic principles of inclusion, innovation, diversity, excellence, growth and progress: “These are the principles that have motivated and guided Islamic culture throughout history. Now they are shaping the cities of the future,” explained Sultan Bin Sulayem. To this end, the architects have sought inspiration and incorporated elements from the great Islamic cities of the past such as the gardens of Alhambra in Spain, the harbour of Alexandria in Egypt, and the bridges of Isfahan in Iran.

Sustainability and safety will be key to the development of the tower, with the latest standards and technology incorporated in its development, Sultan Bin Sulayem believes it will “send another message to the world that Dubai has a vision like no other place on earth.” Via Link
 






Forget the 3,280 feet-high 200-floor Nakheel Tower because it’s no longer going to be the highest skyscraper in the world. The new upcoming beast is this amazing 1.55-mile-high skyscraper planned for the Jumeirah City project in Dubai. The building is so tall that its main elevator is in fact a vertical 125mph bullet train. This city-in-a-skyscraper will consume 37,000 megawatts per hour per year, with a 15MWH peak usage, but as the plans show, it has been designed to generate most of it using wind, thermal, and solar power. Via Link


Monday, January 11, 2010

In Ireland it's sold only 220 smart phones Palm Pre

Palm Pre

For three months in Ireland 220 smart phones Palm Pre have been sold only. About it writes edition Mobile Industry Review.

The marketing miscalculation

From the moment of start of sales on October, 16th, 2009 at the Irish division of British mobile operator O2 bought on 2 smart phones in day. Absence of demand on competing with iPhone press phone has explained marketing miscalculations of the company.

For the first time Palm Pre has been presented at an exhibition of electronics CES 2009 in January. It is the device equipped with the 3,1-inch touch screen, the put forward qwerty-keyboard, and also modules Wi-Fi, 3G and GPS. As operational system Pre platform Palm webOS has been chosen. Outwardly operational system is very similar to interface Apple iPhone.

Palm Pre in the USA

Since June, 6th, 2009 operator Sprint has started to sell Palm Pre in the USA. At purchase of phone with two-year-old contract Sprint the smart phone price made 200 dollars. According to analytical company Charter Equity Research, for the first month of sales in territory of the United States of company Palm it was possible to sell more than 300 thousand smart phones Pre.

In the meantime direct competitor Palm of company Apple for the third quarter 2009 managed to realise the 7,4 million iPhone 3GS, that has exceeded last year's indicators for 7 percent. On June, 21st the company has reported about sale million iPhone 3GS. Sales of this version of smart phone Apple have begun on June, 19th. One million smart phones iPhone first generation Apple has sold for 74 days. One million realisation iPhone 3G needed all couple of days.

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Technical support Google attack complaints

Nexus One

Forums of technical support Google have appeared are filled up by complaints of users to work of own smart phone of company Nexus One. About it writes Slashgear. As the basic occasion to discontent the defect in which result phone it has appeared has served it is impossible to switch to a 3G-mode or he was constantly switched with 3G on EDGE and back.

Feebleness Nexus One

Besides unpleasant feature of the most technical support Google which consists that technical support is limited by one electronic correspondence was found out, and users should wait the answer from employees of the company some days. Any form of direct telephone support for buyers Nexus One is not provided.

The upset buyers who have faced malfunctions in work of the smart phone have addressed in technical support of the developer of the device company HTC and the mobile operator T-Мobile extending phones Google, but there to them anything could not help.

Unsuccessful technical support

One user within one and a half hours some times switched between technical supports of both companies, however unsuccessfully. On assurance of other victim, within 5 hours of the waiting answer from most Google, whether to the client have simply advised to reboot phone and to look will solve it a problem (!).

The new smart phone is on sale directly through online shop Google. The price for the device without a binding to the cellular operator in the USA makes 529 dollars. Also in sale the version with a sim card of operator T-Mobile in cost of 179 dollars has arrived also.

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