Windows 8 is for online multimedia

Unlike the previous operating system, Windows 7, Microsoft officially announced that Windows 8 will not be bundled with the standard software: Media Center. This means that users of Windows 8 will not be able to play DVDs without buying additional software.

In Microsoft's official blog about Windows 8, a team of Microsoft said that globally, DVD sales have dropped significantly from year to year. On the other hand, the team said, Microsoft needs to pay significant royalties to be able to play DVDs.

That's why Microsoft chose to separate the software for playback of traditional media, optical media (DVDs) and broadcast television. The software will be optimized for the Windows team 8 is an online multimedia.

Metro-style applications Windows 8 will be supported by the decoder to play Youtube videos, video Netflix, Amazon video / audio, H.264 web browsing / streaming, Hulu Video, MP4 video, AVCHD video from a camcorder, ultraviolet video, and HTML 5. Applications at Metro Style will also consist of additional decoder like FLAC, MKV, OGG, and others.

Windows Media Player will be available in all of the Windows 8, but without the features of DVD playback.

This decision seemed to support the Ultrabook and trends on tablet devices that disable the optical drive.

If the user wants to continue to have Windows Media Center to play DVDs, it must purchase additional software as in the following diagram:

For users of Windows 8 Pro, can purchase an additional Windows Media Center Pack 8 for an upgrade. As for users of Windows 8, can purchase an additional Windows 8 Pro Pack.

The second additional software has the same function, namely to make the user has a media center, which includes the ability to play DVDs, recorded TV broadcasts (play file format DBV-T / S, ISDB-S / T, DMBH, and ATSC), as well as VOB file playback.


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Rudy Ramawy as Country Head google Indonesia

When formalizing its presence in Indonesia, Google also announced the appointment of Rudy Ramawy as Country Head of Indonesia on Friday, March 30, 2012 in Jakarta.

"Talks with Google long enough, about a year. But officially I began to enter Indonesia on the Google team in January 2012. Today, I formally served as Country Head," explains Rudy told a news conference on Cyber ​​2 Building, Jakarta.

Rudy Ramawy Google will lead Indonesia to get closer to users, partners, and stakeholders in Indonesia.

About Rudy Ramawy

Rudy received a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He began his career at Procter and Gamble in 1994.

In 1997, Rudy became Director of Sales and Marketing at Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia. In 1999, he was recruited as Managing Director for Warner Music Malaysia based in Kuala Lumpur.

Rudy returned to Indonesia in 2003 and rejoined with Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia as President Director and as Regional Marketing Director for Southeast Asia.

In 2005, Rudy joined Nantrindo Phones (owner of the mobile operator Axis) as Director and Chief Marketing Officer.

Prior to joining Google, Rudy served as Director of Programming and Production RCTI.

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TweetDeck bug gives access to other user's accounts

Twitter took its popular TweetDeck client offline Friday afternoon after a user announced that an apparent glitch allowed him to post from other users' accounts.

"Hey @TweetDeck A bug in your software has given me access to hundreds of accounts. #YouShouldLookIntoThat," Geoff Evason tweeted Friday.

Evason included a picture of his TweetDeck app, spattered with dozens of other users' account icons, and went on to demonstrate his ability to tweet from another user's account.

Twitter immediately took down the Web version of TweetDeck and posted the following tweet: "TweetDeck is currently down while we look into an issue. Apologies for the inconvenience."

The company declined to comment further.

TweetDeck, which was acquired by Twitter in May 2011, is available as both a Web and desktop application. Many users reported that their Web application was offline, and some said that their desktop version was also down. Other users, especially those on older versions of TweetDeck's desktop client, appeared to be unaffected by the shutdown.

It's the latest bug to hit the rapidly growing social network.

The company recently acknowledged a software flaw that makes it look as though users are not "following" people they actually are -- a problem that has caused much confusion and frustration among Twitter's power users. Twitter noted the problem and said its engineers were working to resolve it.

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"Kodak" the legendary company, finally decided to stop production of the camera.

Kodak, the legendary company that engages in photography and film, the camera will stop production in order to maintain their other business units.

Before the end of September 2012, Kodak will slowly decrease the production of cameras, including compact cameras (pocket camera) and digital video, and digital picture frames.

Nevertheless, the company's 133-year-old will continue to cover the existing product warranty and will offer support services to the camera and frame.

After cutting unit camera business, Kodak will rely on income from brand licensing, online retail, photo printing services, home printers, retail kiosks, and print photo lab.

Kodak has filed for bankruptcy protection to the Bankruptcy Court of the United States by using the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Act. The filing was completed on 18 January.

During the bankruptcy proceedings, Kodak CEO Antonio Perez has said, Kodak has taken significant steps to complete the transformation of the company.

"At that time we've created digital business. We also have come out of the traditional operations, closing 13 plants and 130 processing lab, and reduce labor as much as 47 000 since 2003," he said.

What power, Kodak, which in the past 20 centuries has always been a mainstay for anyone who wants to perpetuate the memory, will soon give up the business of the camera.

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Zuckerberg's Facebook stake is worth at least $16 billion

At age 27, Mark Zuckerberg is about to officially become a paper billionaire.

In the IPO paperwork Facebook filed Wednesday, the company reported that its founder and CEO owns more than a quarter of the company. Zuckerberg holds roughly 534 million shares.

What those shares are actually worth is a question for the open market to sort out when Facebook begins trading its shares publicly later this year. But Facebook said in its IPO paperwork that its own internal valuation puts their current value at $29.73 per share.

That means Zuckerberg's stake is worth $16 billion -- enough to make him one of the 50 richest people on the planet, by Forbes' calculation

But Facebook's valuation is fairly conservative. Analysts have ballparked the company's market value at $85 billion or more.

If that higher valuation holds up when the company goes public, Zuckerberg would be worth $24 billion or more. That'll put him in Forbes' top-10 list.

He's not the only one poised to make bucketloads on Facebook.

Accel Partners, the first major venture capitalist to fund Facebook, owns around 11% of the company. It invested $12.7 million in April 2005 and now has a stake worth roughly $6 billion, as of Facebook's last valuation.

Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz owns the third-highest number of shares, with 134 million. His 8% stake in the company is worth roughly $4 billion.

The Russian venture capital group DST Global's 131 million shares -- a 5% stake -- are worth roughly $3.9 billion. And investor Peter Thiel, who put up $500,000 to get Facebook through its first summer of operations, now owns a 2.5% stake worth $1.3 billion.

Though Zuckerberg only controls a 28% stake in the company, every other major shareholder -- including Breyer, Moskovitz, DST and Thiel -- has agreed to allow Zuckerberg to act as a proxy to vote with their shares.

That gives Zuckerberg voting control over 57% of Facebook's shares. The unusual arrangement means he'll essentially have sole decision-making power over Facebook.

Most of Zuckerberg's wealth is on paper. As the dot-com boom-and-bust illustrated, paper gains can vanish fast if a company's market value plunges.

But Zuckerberg has also collected some cold, hard cash over the years. Last year, he made $483,000, took home a $220,500 bonus, and received additional perks like private jet travel valued at $783,000.

His regular paycheck is about to be slashed, though. As of next year, Zuckerberg will make just $1 a year.

He didn't receive any more stock in 2011, and likely won't get any additional stock-based compensation after the company goes public. Facebook said in its filing that the company's directors believe Zuckerberg's current stock "sufficiently aligns his interests with those of our stockholders."

Facebook's No. 2 Sheryl Sandberg is actually the most handsomely paid at the company. She took home about $300,000 last year, with a $90,000 bonus, but received $30 million in stock grants.

David Ebersman, the company's chief financial officer, had the same cash bonus and salary as Sandberg, and got $18 million in stock-based compensation. Facebook's chief engineer, Mike Schroepfer, made a total of about $25 million last year in stock and cash, and the company's lawyer took home a cool $7 million. To top of page

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Tech Check: Google's privacy policy, a tablet (and e-reader) revolution

On this week's Tech Check podcast, writers Doug Gross, Stephanie Golberg and Mark Millian discuss Google's recent announcement of a new privacy policy -- and the concerns some folks have voiced about it.

The policy spells out the fact that Google is assembling users' activity on all of its products -- from search to Gmail to phones running its Android system on smartphones. Google says it's to enhance user experience (and better target ads) but some critics fear having all of that activity rounded up in one place.

We also talk about a pretty stunning number concerning tablets and e-readers. Both types of devices are at least a couple of years old. But, according to a new survey, the number of people who own them in the United States nearly doubled during just a few weeks in November and December.

Does this mean tablets and e-readers have reached a major tipping point?

Our Reader Comments of the Week come from a story about Facebook Timeline. The site said this week that the feature will no longer be optional.

And our Tech Fail of the Week goes to a politician who flung around some statistics about Apple and Steve Jobs this week. If only he'd thought to find out if they are actually true.

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In the mean time, you can find us on Twitter at @cnntech or on the CNN Tech page on Facebook.

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5 gadget trends to watch at CES

Like a stereotypical beauty pageant, it looks like thin will be in at the world's largest annual gadget convention next week in Las Vegas.

At the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, computer makers will be pushing a new breed of ultra-thin, ultra-light laptops amid a sea of razor-thin smartphones and tablets.

Last year, 140,000 people in the technology industry convened at the Las Vegas Convention Center to mingle and gawk at cutting-edge hardware. The organizers expect to welcome at least that many people next week.

Electronics makers use CES as a platform to show the types of products they plan to release in the coming year. The compact disc player, high-definition television and Blu-ray each debuted at past conventions. Decades since its formation, the yearly six-day event is a spectacle.

But with some of the largest players in today's consumer electronics industry shunning CES, the trade show's impact may be waning.

Apple, the world's most valuable technology company, and Amazon, an upstart in tablets and the leader in e-readers, do not participate. Google's operating systems can be found in partners' booths, running on phones, tablets and TVs, but the software giant does not run a booth.

And Microsoft, which will deliver its 14th CES presentation Monday, announced recently it will not have a booth or participate in the keynotes after this year's event.

"Are we doing something because it's the right thing to do, or because 'it's the way we've always done it?' " a Microsoft spokesman asked rhetorically in a statement.

The big product categories that will dominate the CES show floor next week, according to manufacturers and analysts, are not revolutionary. They are expected to be thinner, lighter and more refined versions of gadgets that have already gained a toehold with consumers.

Tablets

Electronics makers have been chasing after Apple's iPad for two years, and the racetrack is expected to get more crowded next week.

Google and Samsung last month released the first phone running Android 4.0, which is Google's first system that's designed to work consistently on either a phone or a tablet. At CES, tech companies will showcase plenty of phones with that software, but the touchscreen tablets with Android 4 will be prevalent.

Not to get left out of the party it started about a decade ago, Microsoft is stepping up its tablet efforts. The next major version of Windows will have a revamped interface for tablet computers, which will present programs as tiles that can be touched to fill the screen.

Analysts expect to see a bevy of Windows 8 tablets at CES.

With so many options, bargain hunters may get to pick something besides Amazon's Kindle Fire, which lit up holiday sales last month. (The Fire actually has quite a bit of Android code under the hood. Sorry, Microsoft.)

Ultrabooks

Windows won't be just for tablets, of course. A new breed of computers called Ultrabooks will launch at CES from several PC manufacturers.

If the tablet wars are a response to the iPad, then Ultrabooks follow in the footsteps of Apple's MacBook Air. They are thinner and lighter than the average laptop because they typically do not have disc drives, and instead of hard drives, use flash memory, which is faster but more expensive.

Microsoft will enable this anti-disc computer with the application store in Windows 8. But the Ultrabook initiative is being driven by Intel, which makes the processor that runs them.

"You have Intel pushing heavily on this very thin but relatively traditional clamshell form factor without a lot of emphasis on touch," NPD Group analyst Ross Rubin said in a phone interview. "And then you've got Microsoft pushing the touchscreen tablet experience."

Netbooks appear to be on their way out. That's a bad sign for Google, whose Chromebooks have struggled to challenge Microsoft in PC operating systems.

Internet TVs that also do 3-D

TVs have long been the centerpiece of CES and of the consumer electronics industry as a whole. For the last few years, the big push has been in three-dimensional viewing technology, but demand has been small.

Meanwhile, Internet services are also working their way onto television sets. Netflix and Pandora have seen tremendous growth on TV platforms.

For the 3-D optimists, app-friendly TVs, which also happen to work with 3-D glasses, could allow for more 3-D video from independent filmmakers who distribute over the Web, Rubin noted.

CES is expected to provide a launchpad for TVs that are smarter about how they let watchers access Web content, analysts say. Google has reportedly invested more in its TV platform, which should be evident at CES.

The electronics giants do not want to get beaten to another big opportunity by Apple, which is rumored to be working on a TV set of its own. Don't expect Apple to show up at CES with a big screen though. Or to show up at all.

Connected cars

As the automotive industry strives for a rebound, car makers are looking for high tech to be their guide.

Several car companies have lined up CES presentations. They are expected to announce partnerships with popular Internet software companies and unveil technical wonders available at the touch of a button on the steering wheel. Dieter Zetsche, the head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, will present a keynote speech Tuesday.

MOG, the music-streaming service, plans to announce integration with a line of cars Tuesday. And since last CES, Pandora has more than doubled the number of cars that tap into its streaming radio service, Pandora founder Tim Westergren said in a phone interview.

"These companies see the car as a software platform," Westergren said. "It's the computer on four wheels."

Apps

Sure, CES is about gadgets, but the programs that run on them have become a key selling point.

Many electronics makers have apparently decided that each new phone, tablet, car or refrigerator should allow owners to update their Facebook statuses.

"Software has simply become so critical to the overall customer experience," said Rubin, the NPD Group analyst. "It's no longer an optional part of the business."

Software makers are eager to exploit this reality. Many say they will tout their wares at partners' booths and in private meetings. For example, online video provider Vimeo plans to make a major announcement Monday to coincide with the start of CES.

Vimeo CEO Dae Mellencamp said in an interview at the company's New York headquarters that CES has emerged as an important venue for her company and others like it. "It's the only trade show I attend all year," she said.

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The 10 biggest tech stories of 2011

The technology industry often finds itself pontificating about the future, but the busy news cycle this year gave us plenty to discuss.

Very influential tech pioneers died; cyber-security cost companies billions of dollars; and trends in electronics and on the Web provided new tools and created new challenges.

Smartphones and tablets each grew so immensely this year that we decided to give them their own mobile year-in-review list.

As for future talk, there were plenty of bold, futuristic initiatives that did not quite bear fruit this year.

The seeds of Hewlett-Packard's mobile strategy, Google's plans for Motorola post-acquisition, Intel's 3-D silicon transistors and mobile payment systems like Google Wallet were planted this year. But those stories were left off of this list because their products did not reach a mass market in 2011. Look for those to make big splashes in 2012.

These 10 stories in 2011 had a huge impact that could resonate for many years:

1. Steve Jobs dies

From humble middle-class roots to running the most valuable tech company in the world, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was powerful and revered. His death on October 5 after a long battle with cancer made waves around the world.

Public grieving could be seen outside Apple's hundreds of stores, where fans left flowers, candles and written notes of tribute. His authorized biography by Walter Isaacson, which came out in November, instantly became a bestseller.

At Apple, Jobs helped create the personal computer industry, and built a team that worked with him to design mega hits like the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. He also found time to lead Pixar Animation Studios, the "Toy Story" creator that the Walt Disney Co. paid $7.4 billion to acquire in 2006.

The fast-paced tech industry halted for a moment after Jobs' death this year, prompting business and world leaders to speak publicly about his impact. It may never be the same after.

2. Social media's role as a tool for protestors

Much praise was heaped on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube after they played a role in the Arab Spring, a series of protests in the Middle East that started late in 2010.

Use of social networks to spread the word about demonstrations persisted this year, especially in the Egyptian uprising that toppled longtime President Hosni Mubarak.

In London, participants in riots used BlackBerry Messenger.

Micro reports from Occupy Wall Street and other U.S. protests frequently popped up on Twitter.

Perhaps in a nod to those events, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said onstage at his conference this year, "We exist at the intersection of technology and social issues."

3. Hackers

The Guy Fawkes mask, a stark white symbol of political upheaval, can be seen at many Occupy protests, but the accessory from the movie "V for Vendetta" was adopted earlier by an online group called Anonymous.

Members of the loosely organized group emerged from the Internet underground this year with a series of politically fueled computer attacks on churches, e-commerce and banks. A sister group called Lulz Security staged its own hacks before quickly vanishing.

After Sony's online networks had been hacked, researchers discovered a file planted on one of its servers containing the Anonymous chant, "We are legion." The word "hack" was so ingrained in people's vernacular after all of these incidents that it became a catchphrase anytime a site was down or an account password had been stolen.

4. Tablet market gets dozens of new entrants

The decade-old tablet PC market received a jolt with new products this year, sparked by the massive success of Apple's iPad.

Electronics makers tried to figure out whether consumers were looking for tablets or just iPads. Google, with its Android tablets, and Research in Motion, with the BlackBerry PlayBook, were not pleased with the answer.

Amazon.com may have cracked the formula with its $199 Kindle Fire. It has been selling about a million devices each week since it debuted in November. Hewlett-Packard only managed to attract meaningful sales to its TouchPad when it ran a $99 fire sale to clear inventory.

5. Facebook and partners add 'frictionless' sharing

What do you call it when someone you know finds out something about you without you telling them?

Facebook calls it "frictionless," and companies that have implemented the feature, including some music-streaming services and news publishers, have found a great promotional vehicle.

Still, many are opposed to their private reading habits being broadcast instantly to their Facebook pages. Zuckerberg is convinced people will continue publishing more about themselves online each year -- now, whether they actively choose to or not.

6. Patent wars

The biggest names in mobile, including Apple, Google, HTC, Microsoft, RIM and Samsung, have engaged in a giant game of patent Risk.

These companies have filed lawsuits and countersuits in countries around the world to seek licensing agreements or block the sale of rivals' products. Google has said that its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility was to gain the phone maker's stockpile of patents.

Check with your local government about whether you can legally buy a Galaxy Tab in stores this week.

7. Google+

People are spending more of their time on social networks than searching the Web. In other words, more Facebook and less Google.

So Google created its own Facebook-like environment in Google+. Users can share photos and browse friends' updates.

Google+ got off to a promising start, but Facebook has had a long lead. Google asserts that its social network is key to the future of the company. That's a big bet.

8. Apple becomes the most valuable company in the world

When Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, he said the company was weeks away from bankruptcy. Over the next decade, he orchestrated a masterful turnaround that culminated in Apple briefly becoming the world's most valuable company by market capitalization.

Exxon Mobil has reclaimed a sizable lead, but that shouldn't undermine how effective Apple has been in creating a lust for gizmos. The ultra-thin iPad 2 has done gangbusters, and the iPhone 4S, with Siri, has introduced voice-command services to a wider audience this year.

9. IBM's Watson beats human champs on 'Jeopardy!'

At times, the Watson computer, built by IBM, failed to understand some nuances of the English language, prompting mocking laughter.

However, as the world had learned when IBM's Deep Blue defeated chess champion Gary Kasparov, computers aren't clueless. Watson proved that two smart men, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, were no match for banks of servers running artificial-intelligence software.

10. Spotify and Facebook take on digital music

With iTunes and iPod, Apple had a strong formula for dominating the digital music industry. Amazon and Google haven't made a dent.

But Spotify has proved itself as a worthy opponent in Europe, and after years of negotiations with the record labels, it finally hit U.S. shores this year.

Facebook Music, a page that shows what friends are listening to, has helped introduce wider audiences to on-demand streaming services like Spotify, MOG, Rdio and Rhapsody.

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Chinese Steel Master Brings Transformer Megatron Into Life

This is incredible! All transformer fans, you got to look at this Transformer Megatron! It is made by a Chinese designer who named himself Steel Legend (translated directly from Chinese) on the internet, who are good at designing machine with steels. We are not sure how much did he spend on this brilliant work, but we know the Megatron tank weighed more than 5,000 kg.

Above is the Megatron Tank from Transformer 2, and all photos below are the one that made by the Chinese steel master.

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In social networking, a move to meet the people next door

The great promise of social networking has been the ability to stay in touch with friends, family and, let's face it, mere acquaintances without regard to traditional hurdles like geography.

But in the process of bringing everyone, from long-lost friends to grade-school acquaintances, just a status update away, the rise of Facebook, Twitter and the like may have left someone out: the folks next door.

"We did not see a social network that could connect us to what we believe is one of the most important communities of all, the neighborhood," said Nirav Tolia, CEO of Nextdoor.com. "We realized that neighborhoods really were the original social network."

Nextdoor is part of a growing trend of online sites and tools geared toward filling a gap left in part by commuter culture, frequent moves and dual-income homes.

"Technology has done a great job putting us in touch with the people we don't live close to," said Tolia, who co-founded customer review site ePinions.com in 1999. "It has not done as great a job, in the past, of helping us connect with the people right outside our door."

The site requires users to either verify their address (sign-in codes on postcards are one way) or be vouched for by an existing member to join pages that were, in turn, created by someone who lives close by.

Once created, Nextdoor pages focus on everything from babysitter searches and requests to borrow lawn tools to discussions about crime in the area or suggestions on which local businesses to patronize.

It's the kind of chatter one would traditionally expect to take place over coffee, across the back fence or at the local barber shop. But statistics suggest those conversations are becoming few and far between.

In a Pew Research Center poll from last year, 19% of respondents said they knew the names of all their neighbors, while 28% said they didn't know any of them.

Worth noting is that the poll found daily Internet users were actually more likely than nonusers to know their neighbors and equally as likely as people who go online less frequently. (That's been a consistent finding in Pew's Internet studies, flying in the face of the assumption that online social networking detracts from real-world interaction and users should "just go outside" and socialize).

"You certainly could just go outside," Tolia said. "Unfortunately, almost a third of people, if they were to go outside, they wouldn't know their neighbor. If they can use tools like Nextdoor, they're much more likely to actually interact."

Nextdoor isn't alone in trying, at least in part, to address that.

There are sites like EveryBlock, which lets users punch in their ZIP code to get local news updates, and Topix, basically a home for glorified message boards focusing on individual communities.

There's also Patch, AOL's network of more than 500 hyper-local news sites.

"Growing up, I saw my mom who knew ever single neighbor in every single house and I knew every single person on the street," said Daniel Dietrich, co-founder of HeyNeighbor.com, another localized network focused on "micro-favors" among folks who live near each other and a sort of uber-local Craigslist to buy and sell.

"I don't think it's that we don't want the neighborhood relationships we used to have ... . It's a lot of factors that have put us in this space today. (B)ut there's a longing for community. There's a longing for local."

With Internet usage increasingly common among all age groups, Dietrich said sites like his can act as a virtual ice-breaker.

"It's awkward to walk up to someone's door and say 'hi,' " he said. "I'm a relatively social guy, but it's just not comfortable to walk up to a door and say, 'Hi, I'm your new neighbor.' You don't know what the circumstances are behind that door, so you just don't do it."

HeyNeighbor launched in late summer. It is not publicly announcing user numbers.

Tolia's site was launched October 26 after a year-and-a-half of testing, during which 176 neighborhoods went online. Less than two months later, the site has 620 neighborhoods in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Another 450 neighborhoods are in what the site calls "pilot stage."

"We've been absolutely blown away by the response," Tolia said. "We've had literally tens of thousands of people come to the website and either want to create Nextdoor for their neighborhood or join a Nextdoor neighborhood."

Whoever sets up a neighborhood page on the site submits what they consider the boundaries of that neighborhood. As membership grows, the boundaries can be narrowed or expanded.

Both are free to use and eventually hope to sell targeted advertising to local businesses.

Meanwhile, they'll keep trying to help introduce people who may be more likely to find your lost dog or loan you a cup of sugar than "like" your status update or "favorite" your tweet.

"We're not necessarily trying to make everyone who passes each other on the street hug each other," Dietrich said. "But there's a value to having a relationship with the people who live next to you."

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WoooW Microsoft office for IPhone and IPad

Microsoft is preparing to Microsoft Office software for Apple devices, both the iPad and iPhone. The addition of the software is expected to expand the market Apple and Microsoft.

In Microsoft's official statement quoted by CNet said it is ready to bring Office to the different platforms and devices. The plan also will expand the market share of Microsoft in the future. However, Microsoft is still reluctant to discuss it further.

Actually, Apple's own iWork software already has a similar Office. The software is already used by iPad users and Mac OS X. Contents of the Pages, Keynote and Numbers are also similar to Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel. Office for the iPad will be priced around 10 dollars, the same price as iWork for Apple.

With Office cram into the iPad and iPhone, will also increase the market Apple products taken from loyal users of Microsoft Office. The move indicates that Microsoft is doing this as if they "lost" and acknowledged the popularity of the Apple iPad and iPhone use.

Previously, Microsoft had been crowded into the iPad and iPhone with homemade products, bleak Bing, Windows Live Messenger, MSN Onit, OnPoint MSN, Microsoft Tag, and Wonderwall. The possibility Office for the iPad and iPhone is going to attend next year, not much different from the plan include Office for Mac in late 2011.
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Kompas.com : Microsoft plans to "Open Source" (realy ?)

Microsoft as the software maker is often touted as the company's most "closed" because the software can not be modified by someone else.

Secret codes in the programming software Microsoft also known to be very awake so that only "insiders" who can change it. Many users eventually switch to other software, eg Linux developed. Besides can be downloaded for free, Linux is also more open so that users can do a lot of modifications.

Microsoft claims to have started to understand the users and are more open in terms of software development. Microsoft has been prepared to support open source technologies that allow for collaboration with other software developers.

This year, to prove its commitment to open source, Microsoft has also worked with various open source community. To discuss more about Open Source, KOMPAS.com chance to interview Gianugo Rabellino, Senior Director for Microsoft's Open Source Communities in Shangri La Hotel, Jakarta, Wednesday (11/16/2011). The following interview excerpts:

Kompas.com: What is the background Microsoft's supporting open source technology?

Gianugo Rabellino: Microsoft realized that no single software development company that works independently and can provide everything needed by the consumer. This is encouraging for Microsoft to be more open organization.

Kompas.com: Why Microsoft is just starting now? While other competitors have long to start an open source technology?

Gianugo Rabellino: We never claimed our company is open or closed, it's just for this year and in the future we will be more open in terms of collaboration. Over the last few years Microsoft has developed technology is open source, it's just unheard of among the public. For people working in the technology world, I feel I have known this. Microsoft I joined last year and was assigned to take care of the open source community at Microsoft. My job is to disseminate information about open source technology developed by Microsoft that has begun to various global open source community around the world.

Kompas.com: What is not afraid unexpectedly bandwagon? How do you think about competitors like Google and Facebook, which had already been developing open source?

Gianugo Rabellino: We are not afraid of thought went along, because we developed an open source based on our research collaboration that users need to develop software.

Google with its Android and Facebook, with its applications is an example of the success of open source is growing among users of IT .. We believe Microsoft also will have the same success. Of course, Microsoft has a business model and strategy are different from Google and Facebook, so we have more confidence to develop this technology today.

Kompas.com: What kind of business model developed by Microsoft for this open source technology?

Gianugo Rabellino: Microsoft will be more open to share the source code so that it can be modified by other software developers. We already have a special website address that is www.codeplex.com to see all the information there. There are many projects that we are for there, as well as a variety of source code that can be modified and redistributed on the site.

business model that we developed is to provide an opportunity for software developers to collaborate with us and create applications and modifications to the software we have. We can find the right business partners of this collaboration and can make many choices for users to choose what they need from a software.

Kompas.com: What is the strategy taken by Microsoft to develop open-source technology?

Gianugo Rabellino: Microsoft supports standardization by becoming members in 150 organizations worldwide regulatory standards and actively participated in 350 working groups, where more than 350 thousand open source applications run on Microsoft platforms. We also develop open source technology on cloud platforms. In addition, we also build the open source community to share the information that is being developed, as well as a communications center for Microsoft with open source communities that have been formed first.

Kompas.com: What is Microsoft's biggest challenge in developing this open source?

Gianugo Rabellino: The biggest challenge it gives understanding to the community about what is open source and how open source is now being developed by Microsoft. Open source does not mean handing out software for free, nor open to the public company secrets. Open source is a shared source code that allows for collaboration in terms of developing software. So we deliberately build the open source community to deliver this information.



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Samsung Galaxy Note Officially launched in Indonesia

PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia (Sein) formally bring the tablet Samsung Galaxy Notes in Indonesia. Miniature tablet is believed to alter the market. What kind of advantages?

The plan was finally realized on Tuesday (8 / 11). Note Galaxy is touted as a "miniature" tablet, adding a new genre in the tablet market in Indonesia is increasingly widespread. The tablet has a screen size of Super HD 1280x 800 pixel AMOLED screen with a cross section of 5.3 inci.Ukuran was only slightly larger than the current screen smartphone, which could reach 4.3 inc

Therefore, the Galaxy is present to fill the segment Note tablet users who want maximum portability. Thickness is only 9.6 mm is also getting easier Galaxy Note to carry. There is debate about the right screen size for tablets. What is the most appropriate screen size? Which size is too big? And where the size is too small?
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Apparently, none of the answers are really sure of the question. Since each tablet users have different needs. Each size of the screen, whether it is 10.1 inches, 9.7 inches, and under 7 inches has its own pleasures and drawbacks. There are consumers who want a tablet is small and portable, but there are also who want a large screen size to meet the needs of multimedia consumption is high.

In presentations of launch, Samsung also gave the definition of the Galaxy Note to consumers: "Is it a tablet? Is it a smartphone? It's Galaxy Note ". To be sure, the Samsung trying to present a different screen sizes for different needs. However, with 5.3 inches, they make sure that the screen Note Galaxy more than adequate to the consumption of e-books, PowerPoint presentations, and news applications and web pages.

Users can conveniently claimed to see and do at least the scrolling or zooming. The uniqueness of the Galaxy is a way of navigating Note that not only use the sweep of a finger. But also through a digital pen called S Pen. S Pen can be used for sketching, coloring, handwriting recognition, and others.

"The idea can be captured freely without the need to perform additional digitalization," says Marketing Business Phone Handheld PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia, EkaAnwar. To facilitate the user, Samsung also buried applications such as Soonr Workplace, OmniSketch, Zen Brush, ComicBook!, And iAnnotate PDF.

With iAnnotate PDF for example, users can use the S Pen to read the file PDF.Sementara OmniSketch and Zen Brush is a very useful application for sketching and drawing, making S Pen as if as a brush. As the name implies, the function of the Note is highlighted by the Galaxy as a digital note taker. A media that helps users productive activities.

In it embedded features such as S Memo, S Planner, and S choice.Tablet who have the prime function of the phone is sold in Indonesia on Saturday (12/11) at a price of Rp6, 499 million per unit. To be sure, Samsung Galaxy optimistic Note will change the game market.
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AMD Release Processors Holder "World Record"

Processor manufacturers, AMD launched four AMD FX series processors for desktops. The series processors with four to eight core allows users to enjoy multi-display extreme gaming, multitasking, and makes high-quality content definiton.

Chris Cloran, corporate vice president and General Manager, Client Group states AMD CPUs AMD FX re-emerged with greater processing power. "Even the world record in Guinness World Records for the Highest Frequency of a Computer Processor"

Four new AMD series are:

1. FX-8150: 8 core, 3,6 GHz CPU base (3,9 GHz Turbo Core, 4,2 GHz Max Turbo)

2. FX-8120: 8 core, 3,1 GHz CPU base (3,4 GHz Turbo Core, 4,0 GHz Max Turbo)

3. FX-6100: 6 core, 3,3 GHz CPU base (3,6 GHz Turbo Core, 3,9 GHz Max Turbo)

4. FX-4100: 4 core, 3,6 GHz CPU base (3,7 GHz Turbo Core, 3,8 GHz Max Turbo)

Chris explains all of the CPU clock multiplier is offering open so its overclocking process easier. As a result, users can enjoy a higher CPU speed. To optimize the performance of antarcore CPU, AMD processors are also using Turbo Core Technology.

To be able to feel the gaming or entertainment experience, users can connect it to the CPU to the motherboard chipset AMD FX AMD 9 Series graphics cards and AMD's Radeon HD 6000 to create a platform AMD "Scorpius".

As part of the platform "Scorpius", FX also supports AMD CPUs AMD CrossFireX technology, which allows the combination of multiple graphics cards in the PC for a stunning visual experience, and technology support AMD Eyefinity for a resolution of up to six monitors.

With the AMD Catalyst Control Center / AMD VISION Engine Control Center, users can get regular updates to help improve system performance and stability, and to update the software.

Source : Kompas

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ASUS Automobili Lamborghini VX7SX-DH71 (my dream) Notebook .

I just saw the Automobili Lamborghini ASUS VX7SX-DH71 Notebook in a shopping center in my city.This stuff is my dream gedget since first launched.The ASUS Automobili Lamborghini VX7SX-DH71 notebook combines unique Lamborghini styling and performance into one incredible package. The extremely powerful Intel Core i7 processor can easily handle any application, while the dual 750 GB hard drives provide a massive amount of storage for your personal files, music and videos. The standard 16 GB of RAM helps power things along, while the Blu-ray drive and Full HD 15.6" LED backlit display help complete the multimedia experience.

Automobili Lamborghini ASUS VX7SX-DH71 notebook has the following specifications:

Automobili Lamborghini ASUS VX7SX-DH71 Notebook Features

Thrilling power

Feel the speed and muscle of a 2nd generation Intel Core i7 processor as it blazes through intense multitasking and high definition multimedia content. Energy efficient but supremely capable, the new VX7SX with Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate represents the latest step in notebook PC evolution with a harmony of great power and delectable design.

Official Automobili Lamborghini materials and design

Custom-designed to bring out the decades-long legacy of Lamborghini supercars, the VX7SX uses colors that are formulated in exactly the same way as their automotive counterparts for a genuine touch of high-octane luxury.

Superfast USB 3.0

Only the latest and fastest with the VX7SX – USB 3.0 updates device connectivity and sets a new milestone in breakneck pace, operating at up to ten times faster than USB 2.0. It also charges devices much faster while consuming far less energy.

I can only think when I can have the stuff, because the price is very expensive so it is not possible I could buy it for now. for now I can only imagine my old notebook as Automobili Lamborghini ASUS VX7SX-DH71 Notebook , hahahahahahaha T_____________T

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Apple's iPhone 4S Battery Troubles Now Joined By New Problems

             Apple says it's still investigating battery drain issues with the iPhone 4S after some users complained that the iOS 5.0.1 update didn't solve their problems. But now Apple is facing new gripes that the iOS 5.0.1 update is causing more problems with the iPhone 4S including; microphone failures, Wi-Fi signal loss, and cellular network reception issues, according to reports. "The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices," Apple said in a statement to All Things Digital. "We continue to investigate a few remaining issues." Apple released iOS 5.0.1 on Thursday, claiming that it would fix iPhone 4S battery drain. The update also added multitouch gestures for the original iPad and fixed a few other issues. While some iPhone users said the update solved their battery problems, others said the battery suckage was just as bad, or worse, than before.

        Some users may never be happy with iPhone 4S battery life, because as I've explained before, smartphone batteries are fundamentally sub-par. But Apple is at least confirming that it hasn't completely solved the problem. Meanwhile, some users are complaining of new problems with iOS 5.0.1. According to GigaOM, some users have experienced microphone failures, Wi-Fi signal loss and cellular network reception issues. A report from The Startup Foundry says the update is forgetting to list contact names when the user receives a text message or phone call. (A partial fix for the latter issue is available on The Startup Foundry's Website.) Apple didn't specify whether these new bugs are part of the "few remaining issues" that the company is investigating now. On the bright side, whenever Apple does release a new patch, it'll be easy to get thanks to over the air updates. Source: PCworld

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How carriers will make money (from you) on 4G

How do U.S. wireless carriers expect their investments in new 4G high-speed networks to pay off? This shift is about more than simply providing mobile data -- and it could even bring some long-overdue improvements to the humble telephone call. At the Open Mobile Summit conference last week in San Francisco, a panel of carrier executives and wireless industry experts discussed the revenue-generating opportunities of offering 4G service. This is a big concern for carriers, since their costly move to 3G networks a few years ago appears to have financially benefited other players in the mobile industry (such as Apple) more than the carriers themselves. There are some obvious ways that carriers plan to make money from their 4G networks. First, these networks will allow wireless carriers to sell more data -- a key part of their business model as most U.S. carriers move away from offering unlimited data plans. Also, current FCC net neutrality rules allow wireless carriers to selectively "fast track" delivery of online content and services. Most likely content and service providers, rather than consumers, would end up paying for such paid prioritization.

Still, despite heavy marketing, 4G phones and services haven't been easy to sell to the average mobile consumer. As Scott Devitt, a consumer Internet analyst with Morgan Stanley, noted: "For most consumers, the value of 4G is not really clear at this point -- except for watching mobile video." Consequently U.S. carriers are starting to look hard at less-obvious ways to demonstrate the value of 4G to consumers. "The phone call hasn't been significantly improved or enhanced since the introduction of touch tone dialing," observed Rob Glaser, a partner with the venture capital firm Accel Partners." 4G is already allowing people to do great things with their phones -- but most people still spend about 47% of their time on their cell phones making regular phone calls." Sprint CTO Stephen Bye said, "It is important to not lose sight of what customers see as important. Despite how much carriers are focusing on 4G data speed, most customers measure network success based on voice-call quality." Improving the audio quality and clarity of voice calls is one reason why some U.S. carriers are working to implement "voice over LTE" (VoLTE) technology. Earlier this year Verizon announced plans to start selling VoLTE-enabled phones in early 2012. Earlier, Verizon director of ecosystem development Brian Higgins told CNN that "high-definition audio fidelity will be a major selling point" for Verizon -- implying that the carrier might be hoping to sell VoLTE as some kind of premium service, at least initially. That's another way to make extra money from a 4G network. The discount carrier MetroPCS may be moving faster than Verizon toward deploying VoLTE for its customers. Already, MetroPCS has begun migrating text and multimedia messaging traffic to its LTE network. (Traditionally, SMS/MMS messaging is handled over the same base carrier network as voice calls.) But Connected Planet notes that MetroPCS has less wireless spectrum access than Verizon. Also, MetroPCS never rolled out 3G technology as extensively as the major carriers. So, since 4G and VoLTE could help MetroPCS squeeze more mileage from its existing spectrum, this could mean that MetroPCS might offer these as basic -- not premium -- services. That would make for interesting competition in the consumer mobile market -- especially since MetroPCS focuses on the no-contract mobile market. If VoLTE calling becomes commonplace, it could change how people pay for cell phone service. If most mobile voice calls happen over data networks, then carriers may stop selling "minutes" altogether and shift to charging solely for data packages. But initially, as carriers first start marketing "high definition calling," they may face some consumer pushback due to perceived value. Consumers who get VoLTE phones and service might not always experience clearer phone calls, since only calls placed between VoLTE-enabled phones are expected to sound better. Calls between a VoLTE-enabled phone and a regular cell phone are expected to sound the same. As the recent backpedaling by major banks on proposed debit card fees indicates, right now corporations are wary of consumer revolts against mounting bills. Right now wireless carriers generally bill customers for service for each mobile device they use (with the exception of cell phone "family plans"). But these days, consumers also use tablets, gaming consoles and other devices over carrier networks. If consumers revolt against the cumulative sticker shock of multiple monthly bills for connectivity, carriers may begin to move away from device-specific billing -- which includes tethering charges. There is one more way that wireless carriers can make money from 4G: selling data about consumers. David Small, CTO for Verizon Wireless, raised the point that 4G will allow users to do even more with their cell phones and other wireless devices -- which means carriers will be gathering more consumer data than ever before via their networks. "All that data, about all the facets of users' lives -- that's got value," Small said. "And that's a revenue opportunity for us." Sprint CTO Bye agreed, but cautiously: "We know there's a fine line between monetization and trust for our customers. We think consumer data would be more useful in the aggregate, for machine-to-machine interfaces, without bringing it down to a particular person." Source: CNN

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Windows 8 Windows Explorer Ribbon UI Revealed

We see screenshots of new Windows 8 features on an almost daily basis right now, which can be mainly attributed to the fact that Microsoft has started distributing early test versions of the Windows 8 operating system to a wider audience of partners.

The latest leak was posted on the Within Windows website. It shows the new preliminary design of Windows Explorer in the Windows 8 operating system.

Microsoft plans to introduce a ribbon interface to Windows Explorer, just like they did to Paint under Windows 7.

The ribbon will replace the menu and toolbars of Windows Explorer with the exception of the search and navigational toolbar. The header will take up more space as a result, which may not be to everyone’s liking.

A positive side effect is that you get access to additional functions and features that would otherwise be only accessible via menus. Lets take a closer look at some of the options.

The Home tab offers file operations, like copying, renaming, moving or creating. The file properties, open options and selections are there as well. Many of those items have previously been accessible via the right-click context menu, the menubar or the mouse.

The Share tab offers to send selected files via email or fax, or to a burner. There are furthermore links to advanced sharing options and web sharing options.

The View tab finally offers options to change the file and folder view mode, grouping options and whether file extensions and hidden files should be displayed or not.

These options may help inexperienced or new users. Advanced users on the other hand won’t really benefit from the display, especially since the ribbon displays many basic functions and functions that are rarely used.

Additional tabs are dynamically displayed. A Manage tab is for instance added if you select one of the Libraries in Windows Explorer.

You can hide the Ribbon according to Rafael’s information, which is probably what most experienced users will do if the end product looks like this.

It needs to be made clear that this is a work in progress, rather than a polished finalized product. Especially the aesthetics of the ribbon interface are rather unattractive at this point in development.

Lets hope Microsoft puts as much thought into long time bugs – like folder view settings that are not remembered – than they put into designing this new ribbon interface.

Source:windows8news.com

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PS3 and PSP slump, Wii hammered too

Sony latest earnings show that it continues to be hammered by the worldwide recession and strong yen, suffering a net loss of $390.5 million in the quarter that ended June 30.
The bright spot was Sony's motion picture division, which saw a 6.5 percent boost that was largely attributable to the relatively strong showing of "Angels & Demons" at the box office. But almost everything else, including TV, video game, and computer sales, was down in a big way.
In an article, The New York Times highlighted the 37.4 percent year-over-year slump in gaming and computer sales (Vaio PC). The article noted that PlayStation 3 game consoles were "particularly sluggish" and that software sales had dropped.
According to the report, Sony said it sold about 1.1 million PlayStation 3s and 1.3 million PlayStation Portables in the latest quarter, compared with 1.6 million PS3s and 3.7 million PSPs in the same period a year ago.

The wane in PSP sales is particularly brutal, although part of that slowdown may have been due to rumors earlier in the quarter that Sony would release a new PSP later in the year. (And sure, enough, the PSP Go was unveiled in June at E3.) Also, the constant spate of rumors involving the potential arrival of a new PS3 Slim certainly hasn't helped sales of the current game console.
On a more positive note, we recently attended a PlayStation preview in New York that highlighted the PSP Go and the exclusive titles available for both the PSP and PS3 platforms during the upcoming holiday-shopping season. Overall, it looked pretty good.
Sony can also be consoled by the fact that sales are also way down for the Wii, as Nintendo reported a 66 percent fall in quarterly operating profit on "slowing demand for its Wii console and a stronger yen."
Nintendo sold 2.23 million Wii consoles in the quarter, compared with 5.17 million the same quarter a year earlier.
However, Nintendo still posted a profit of $445 million and is forecasting that it will sell 26 million Wii consoles before year's end--along with 30 million DS handheld game players, which, by the way, is seeing increased competition from another handheld device. Nintendo didn't mention the PSP as the rival in its earning call, but rather Apple's iPhone.
Comments? Is the PlayStation franchise in serious trouble or will it pull out of its funk this holiday season? Does Nintendo need to cut the price of Wii?

Source:CNET

Tags: PS3, PSP, Wii

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