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- Goodbye OpenSolaris
- Where is the iAds?
- New Medal Of Honor is controversial
- Things are not that good for Asus
- Delta Airlines Online Ticket Booking Now Available Directly From Facebook
- Apple iPad’s Stark Competitor, The Adam Tablet To Be Introduced Soon!
- Google Android Takes A Massive Leap In The Mobile OS War. Edges Out Apple iPhone
- Fede Unveils Glamorous Crystal Encrusted Switchplates and Sockets
| Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:39 AM PDT
Oracle may discontinue the OpenSolaris package. In an internal circular, the company claims to be concentrated in the commercial version of Solaris, in an attempt to increase the company’s revenue with the sale of servers and other products. The report got a mailing OpenSolaris on Friday, March 14. For next year, Oracle announced the release of Solaris 11 and later this year, the company must put on the market an issue for developers, called Express, which comes accompanied by a plan for additional support. Oracle’s hope is to persuade companies that use the OpenSolaris to migrate to Solaris 11 Express, and later for the final release of the new distribution. In order to explain what strategy lies behind the decision, the Oracle says “cannot do everything” and points to the limitations of manpower and time to give continuity to the whole number of processes that permeates the organization’s agenda Intellectual property and beat the competition with the commercial package of the operating system is another concern of the company. Oracle also announced that it will continue to contribute to the codes of the Apache and Perl. The code of Solaris, chancellor for the CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License) for open source at Oracle, will remain open. Via: OpenSolaris.
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| Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:11 AM PDT
The mobile ad service from Apple is facing some problems due to the lateness of the advertising campaigns. According to advertising executives, the control system from Apple on creating ads that are displayed in the gadget is making the process take longer than expected. The information is from the Wall Street Journal. The service of mobile advertising from Apple was launched on July 1. However, the progress of the process is still very complicated. Seventeen partners were announced at the launch of iAds, but only two were campaigning for July. Other partners have launched campaigns to return to class, but most are still developing ads for iAds. The control of the creative process done by Apple is making the development of ads most laborious, and can take about 8-10 weeks for completion. The iAds allows the use of interactive ads within the Apple platform without the user having to close the application you’re using. The ads also offer recipe for Apple, which gets 60% of profits. The packages of advertising for the company’s gadgets are costing from $ 1 million. In early June, Apple said several advertisers had signed with the company’s commitment to the use of iAds. According to a person familiar with the matter in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, more than 10 000 employees were enrolled in the first month. However, the process is still slow. Via: BJ.
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| New Medal Of Honor is controversial Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:02 AM PDT
The 1st person shooter game series Medal of Honor allows the player to be a Taliban soldier in multiplayer mode, and even before its release in October, has raised controversy. The U.S. network Fox News has presented the views of a mother whose son was killed in combat in Iraq on the new game from Electronic Arts. "Families buried their children will be seeing and playing it” said Karen Meredith on the new game Medal of Honor. In the game, which takes the acclaimed series of first-person shooter for the scenario of modern warfare, players will be divided between U.S. troops and Taliban fighters in multiplayer mode. According to EA, “players get into the boots of these warriors and apply their techniques in a unique new enemy in the most fiery and hostile battlefield of Afghanistan.” In an interview with Fox News, Karen says there is a difference between reviewing past conflicts, as in other titles in the series, which passed in the second world war, wars still going on where “people are dying”. In an official statement, Electronic Arts denies the charges saying “we do this since seven years – if someone is a policeman, another has to be the thief. In multiplayer Medal of Honor, someone has to be the Taliban.” Ethical issues related to games are nothing new, especially in games of first-person shooter. Via: Fox News.
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| Things are not that good for Asus Posted: 16 Aug 2010 04:14 AM PDT
The pioneering computer maker Asustek netbooks posted a quarterly profit worse than expected and cut its forecast for sales of notebooks this year, due to the uncertain prospect of European and American markets. Asustek said on Friday it expected sales of both laptops as netbooks, from 4.1 million units in the third quarter from the 3.9 million produced in the second quarter. The chief financial officer of the company, David Chang, said the company’s sales should grow between 5% and 10% in the current quarter from the previous, while total sales in 2010 should reach 16 million to 17 million units below the previous target of 18 million. “The margins were not very positive in the second quarter and this is due mainly to exchange rate issue. It seems that the demand will not be very strong in the second half,” said analyst Angela Hsiang, the KGI Securities Sales of technology products from manufacturers to retailers generally increase in the third quarter due to demand return of classes and shopping before the Christmas season, and then tend to decrease in the fourth quarter. Asustek, which also manufactures motherboards and own-brand mobile phones, reported net income of 3.32 billion Taiwan dollars (104 million U.S. dollars) from April to June, reversing loss a year earlier, when the company suffered losses because exchange rate variations. Via: Reuters.
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| Delta Airlines Online Ticket Booking Now Available Directly From Facebook Posted: 16 Aug 2010 12:56 AM PDT
The buzz world of the current generation's fast paced life is 'Social Networking' and with big timers such as the like of Facebook, the world of social networking has now taken the shape of an indispensable tool of our day to day lives. Now, one of the biggest name sin the world of commercial aviations, Delta Airlines, has come with a unique concept, where in the users will be able to book their flight tickets directly from the company's Facebook page. With this incredible new feature, the uses now have to convenience of simply clicking on the 'Book a Trip' tab, book their flights and then share their information on their own profile pages. According to Delta Airlines, this is the very first time in the history of aviation, that a company has associated itself with a social networking service, in order to conduct financial transactions Apart from the Facebook ticket facilitation, Delta is also currently working on an Apple iPhone application. This all new application will provides the users with the ability to check in for flights, check flight status, review flight schedules and review their frequent flier account balances, straight from the iPhones. Furthermore, the company has stated that, in the future versions of its application, the users will also be able to book tickets and select their seating preference from their mobile phones. According to ob Kupbens (V.P, e-Commerce, Delta Airlines),
Via Computer World
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| Apple iPad’s Stark Competitor, The Adam Tablet To Be Introduced Soon! Posted: 16 Aug 2010 12:53 AM PDT
Since the launch of perhaps the world's most cherished tablet device, Apple iPad in the month of April this year, there has been an incredible frenzy amongst the hardware manufacturers to bring out the one tablet, that could prove to be a stark competitor to the iPad and break Apple's monopoly over the tablet market. Now, Notion Ink, a Bangalore based company, that had showcase its very own Adam tablet device at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2010) this year, has stated that, the device is out of the experimental stages and could hit the markets as soon as by the end of this year. The Adam tablet garnered a lot of appreciation from the tech world and was touted as one of the coolest tablet devices, that could in fact create a competition for the iPad. As per the company, Notion Ink will submitting the device to the U.S Federal Communications Commission for its approval by the second week of November. One of the major differences between the Adam tablet and the iPad will that, the4 Adam will be able to provide the users with a high definition video output of 1080p as against the 720p video capability of the iPad. The Adan tablet will be powered by a Nvidia Tegra 2 chip and will come with a Pixel Qi’s transflective display. Due to this display technology, the Adam will be able to consumer less power, thereby extending the device's battery life. As per Notion Ink, the Adam tablets when introduced, will be available in four different models, that would be categorized as per the display and the wireless connectivity of the device. The company will be shipping out these tablets in both Pixel Qi or traditional LCD screens and will be equipped with either Wifi or 3G wireless connectivity. The Adam tablet could very well be priced between $399 and $498. Via Computer World
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| Google Android Takes A Massive Leap In The Mobile OS War. Edges Out Apple iPhone Posted: 16 Aug 2010 12:48 AM PDT
The world of mobile phones is now evolving at a phenomenal speed, so much so that, thee nifty devices have now become a vital tool for communication, entertainment and various other activities. One of the newest names in the field of smart phones, Google Android mobile operating system, it seems has now edged out some of the most prominent figures of the industry, such as the likes of Apple iPhone and Blackberry from Research in Motion (RIM). As per there recent analysis from Gartner, Android has claimed the top spot in the total smartphone sales in the U.S. Even though the Android system is considered to be infant in this stream and the fact that, it would a consistent winning streak to be called the top OS, yet the current analysis does prove to be a significant achievement for the Android OS. For the second quarter of the year 2010, Google Android powered devices reached a total sales of 4.96 million devices, leaving behind Blackberry with 4.84 million and Apple ‘s iOS for the iPhone with just 3.22 million devices. Even with this ratio, the Symbian OS, which is associated with the Finnish smartphone giant, Nokia, claimed the 1st spot with Nokia claiming a total global smartphone sales of 25.3 million, followed by Blackberry with 11.2 million, Android powered handsets claimed 10.6 million global sales and Apple iOS came fourth with 8.7 million. Via PC World
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| Fede Unveils Glamorous Crystal Encrusted Switchplates and Sockets Posted: 15 Aug 2010 08:44 PM PDT
Bling Design folks have the fetish to turn everyday objects into a sparkling novelty. We have earlier witnessed everything from laptops, cell phones and even Gibson Guitars being given the Swarovski treatment, but never really thought that Electric Switchplates could be next.
Well, the luxury mill at Fede came up "Jewel Switch" which is nothing but glorified crystal encrusted switch plates. This isn't a first-of-its-kind stuff for we have earlier covered such switches by a different luxury brand. The ones sold by Fede are running a limited number owing to its Swarovski accompaniments and top-notch craftsmanship.
There are four versions of this "jewel switch." The first one being Sand which sports a textured surface highlighted by crystals. Velvet style has thin and smooth lines to create an air of glamour around it. The Décor is a mix between Sand and Velvet and the last but not the least Art Series which has a blinding effect owing to its glorious shine. Given a choice I'd rather have these crystal stuck on my jewelry and not my electric switches and sockets.
Via: Trendir
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