New Blackberry Curve Named Atlas?
Cell Phones May 30th, 2010
After removing Blod newest series, Research in Motion (RIM) is rumored to be releasing a new BlackBerry Curve from the family. Blackberry Curve 8910 numbered latest and reportedly has a code name Atlas.
Although still an issue, the appearance of the Atlas in the form of images and specifications leaked and spread on the Internet. As quoted Crackberry, Tuesday (12/1/2010), Blackberry Atlas already uses the operating system version 5.0.4 +. Other changes in this Atlas is, abandonment of a trackball which replaced the model trackpad.
Glance’s view of 8910 Curve is more similar to the 8900 Bold just released. However, a qwerty keyboard that rely on Bold 2 is different from the Atlas. Because in 8900 more than 8910 Nyama. The phone is also equipped with intenal 256mb memory, processor power 624mHz with berosolusi 3.2MP camera.
However, the amendment’s most ditiadakannya attention is 3G-powered networks. This means that Atlas has only limited ability to EDGE. Just as RIM embedded in Gemini. But unfortunately, a Canadian manufacturer is not known price membanderol Atlas, as cheap as Gemini or not.
Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring Update
Software May 30th, 2010
Developers announced the availability of Mandriva Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring (2010.1) the first alpha version. The examiners are expected to provide inputs to the application of this open.
Through these experimental version, Spring 2010 Linux developers first alpha largely be upgraded to a third-party software. However, they also mentioned that the plan Mandriva tools changes will take effect immediately.
H Online launched on Monday (1/11/2010), Mandriva 2010 Spring Alpha 1 running on Linux kernel 2.6.32 RC3 and includes updates to the main desktop component. Not only that, the development features the second beta release for KDE 4.4 (4.3.85), GNOME 2.29.4 and X.org 7.5.
In addition, Update related including KDE 2.2.2 beta 1 version of the music player Amarok and KTorrent 3.3. Pembaruhan including Firefox 3.6 beta 5 and OpenOffice.org 3.2 Beta 3. With the presence Madriva Linux 2010 Spring Alpha version, the developers ask users to test and if there melaporankannya encountered any bugs.
Mandriva 2010 Spring Alpha 1 is available for download as a DVD image file 32 or 64-bit. The final version of Mandriva 2010 Spring is scheduled to be released on June 3, 2010. For information, Mandriva Linux is licensed under the GPL license.
Local Software Lord Must Be Own Country
Tech News May 30th, 2010
Many big companies in Indonesia are more trust-made software abroad. This makes many local industries biting fingers, because unable to compete. Therefore, it was time for a local software to shine and not ‘whiny’ facing these problems.
“Local software itself must be met by local industry. It’s what the software makers in the country must show themselves if they could,” said Director of PT Andal Software Sosorowijoyo Indra, on the sidelines of a press conference three new members of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the Sate Senayan, Jalan HOS Tjokroaminoto, Jakarta, Thursday (1/7/2009).
Also, large companies must provide the opportunity for local industry to grow flowers well. The reason according to Indra, the software market is still lucrative in Indonesia. Even so much that, go Indra, should the software in Indonesia needs can be met by a local software vendor.
Added by M Ismail Talib, President Director of PT Zahir International is also one of the local members of the BSA, one of the promising market for business software sector in Indonesia are small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
“From Indonesia 500 IT industry, who signed for the sale of software products only 20 percent. And the number of SMEs in Indonesia that there are about 40 million company. So who’s going to play there? Local software must be capable of,” he explained.
“It’s time for the local software producers Motherland to prove themselves able to compete with foreign software producers. At the same time to ward off doubts that Indonesian-made software is not qualified,” Ismail added.
Birds Can Also Use GPS
Gadget And Gizmos May 30th, 2010
The use of GPS technology (Global Positioning System) for navigation purposes are not only felt by humans alone. One named Puffin birds are now joined sampled GPS technology sophistication.
The scientists speculated that the decrease in the number of Puffin caused by climate change and increased pollution levels. But the allegation was still raise many doubts. To find out the cause with certainty, the scientists got the idea to complement each bird with GPS technology.
This idea is intended to monitor the movement of birds, including at the time looking for food in winter. This device also provides information feeding behavior of birds, such as how often they dive for food and how much depth and temperature of the sea where they find food.
Dr Richard Bevan, of Newcastle University hope all the information summarized by the GPS will give you clues to find the cause of decline in the number of Puffin.
“The data collected will help explain all the things done and we will Puffin origin mengulik Puffin number dropped dramatically,” he added.
In the last five years, various types of sea birds, especially Puffin is decreasing drastically. Isle of May which was in the north sea, is the largest Puffin colony in England. Number of Puffin on the islands earlier, down from 70,000 in 2003 amounted to only 41,000 fish in 2008.
VoIP weaknesses found, but kept secret
Voip May 30th, 2010
A company found weaknesses in the system of internet protocol-based phone aka Voice over IP (VoIP). But the findings kept secret so as not to use the evil.
As quoted from Cellular-News, Sunday (29/6/2008), the weakness was discovered by VoIPshield Lanoratories, a network security specialist firm voice over internet protocol. That if exploited weaknesses could damage the company said VoIP device manufacturers that exist today.
VoIPshield refused to mention the weaknesses that they find the specifics. “We do not want to give ammunition to the hackers,” said Bogdan MATERNA, Chief Technology Officer VoIPshield.
But they said it would cooperate with the VoIP vendors to fix vulnerabilities. Avaya, Cisco and Nortel have learned is that weaknesses and has developed ways to overcome them
