NEWS CARD-X ED 6060 FELICIANO A. BELO ID 5529511 Updated: Thu, January 6, 2013 22:25:30 GMT | By fetra, okezone.com Skype Can Send Message Classifieds ________________________________________ • ShareofWARSAW - Researchers working for the Institute of Telecommunications in Warsaw, Poland to find a way to send messages hidden using encryption and conversation applications of Microsoft, Skype. Quoted from Softpedia, Monday (07/01/2013), reports New Scientist suggests, researchers have found that Skype continuously send data even when the lag when typing the word. In their study, the researchers discovered at least two basic types of Skype calls, data packets are 130 bits when one user speaks, and 70 bits of data packets when there is no communication between the two users. Well, the results of this analysis, the researchers finally developed a technology called SkypeHide that allows to use using 70 bits of data packets to send encrypted messages. SkypeHide alone can support text, voice, and video data at speeds of 1 KB per second even when the Skype call is active. Unfortunately, the system is not yet publicly available, but the results of the studies will be showcased at an event held in Montpellier, France in June.
Which new technologies will have a big impact on education in the next five years? Here are six to watch out for. The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. The consortium's Horizon Reports are regarded worldwide as timely and authoritative sources of information on new and emerging technologies available to education. The 2011 Horizon Report K-12 Education looks at the technologies most likely to impact education in the coming five years. Released by the New Media Consortium in collaboration with the Consortium for School Networking, the report identifies six new technologies that can expand the tools available to educators without increasing costs – and all of them have the potential to change the way educators, students and institutions work. The continuing rise of cloud computing Cloud computing has been around for a while, but it’s only recently started to have an impact on education. How will it affect teaching and learning? According to the report, cloud computing removes the restrictive licensing, high costs and high maintenance associated with traditional software. As a result, schools and universities now have quick and easy access to ready-made teaching and learning applications directly over the internet – vastly increasing the variety of digital tools available in education. More information visit: http://www.itslearning.net/6-new-technologies-set-to-change-education
Google withdraws patent claims against Microsoft http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20957213
In May 2012, Google succeeded in winning an injunction against Microsoft in Germany, allowing it to impose a sales ban there against the Xbox 360 games console, Windows 7 system software, Internet Explorer browser and Windows Media Player.It has ended one patent war with Microsoft. Google has now asked the US International Trade Commission, which handles patent disputes, to withdraw both claims.
The world's first soundbar speakers disassemble http://sohoa.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/san-pham/thiet-bi-nghe-nhin/loa-soundbar-thao-roi-dau-tien-the-gioi-2410846.html Model soundbar speakers Philips Fidelio HTL9100 unveiled at CES 2013 can be turned into 5.1 speaker system. Philips Fidelio HTL9100 is sample soundbar speaker with two detachable side speakers. Basically, when disassembling these speakers and arranging them in different positions in the room, along with the sub speaker purchased separately, you can turn the speakers into the virtual 5.1 channel surround sound system. Meanwhile, the sound will be transmitted from the main speaker to the other speakers by wireless technology of Philips without having to connect to the home network. The speaker components integrated battery with playback time up to 10 hours. When attached to the main speaker, they will automatically recharge the battery. This soundbar speaker system is equipped with an optical audio output, two HDMI ports to connect audio-visual system and supports Bluetooth to connect for wireless music playback from your mobile device. In addition, the Orientation Sensor, soundbar speakers Fidelio can automatically adjust to bring the best sound wherever placed. Philips Fidelio HTL9100 will start selling from May 5 for $ 800. Nguyen Manh Ha ID 5519506
Starcomms shareholders approve Capcom deal NIGERIA By BiztechAfrica - Jan. 4, 2013 Starcomms shareholders approve Capcom deal Shareholders of ailing Nigerian CDMA operator Starcomms have approved the reorganisation of the company’s share structure as part its acquisition by investment group Capcom Limited. Shareholders have endorsed the proposed USD210 million investment by Capcom Limited, and the deal is now subject to regulatory approval .Starcomms noted in a statement that it had recently faced “severe operational and financial challenges in account of the shifting competitive landscape in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. We believe that the investment by Capcom, which will provide the capital required for continued operations as well as enabling investment in new technology, combined with the injection of new spectrum and the CDMA assets of Multi-links, creates the best possible platform for Starcomms' future." Becky ID 5519518
Pebble CEO and founder Eric Migicovsky announced the news Wednesday, during a media conference that was webcast to eager Kickstarter supporters at the Customer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Pebble is a simple watch that can connect through Bluetooth to an iPhone or Android smartphone. It shows texts and emails, and vibrates for each incoming call and able to controls music playlists, also it has sports and fitness apps as well. The founder Migicovsky committed himself to sending 85,000 Pebbles and about 69,000 peoples are financed in this project. The first group of watches will start sending to Kickstarter’s sponsors on January 23 and now Tens of thousands” people have signed up for pre-orders on Pebble’s website said Migicovsky. He also said that “It would be great to see Pebble in stores, but they haven’t made any kind of deals yet” for this. They are excited to see how it progresses.
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Testing out LG’s new Finger Gesture Control
This is a new way call controlling TV’s control with your finger. Claiming more precise gesture control then competitor Samsung, LG’s high-end TVs have camera that can respond when you give them the finger. When you play with your finger on the TV, you have to target your finger to the camera which is fixing at the top of the TV’s screen. By moving finger, you can select and point it out what you want to watch on the TV. It attracts the customers by some ways in technology market. LG’s also says that they will improve the technology market.
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Drinking Mirror; app aims to show how alcohol ages you. It is hard to see drinking company educate people and make people aware of effect of too much drinking. The campaign rolled out it “Drinking Mirror” app, which lets user upload photos of themselves to show how their face could age If they keep drinking at their current rate. The app is available only for Android-power devices. The campaign’s Drink Smarter website shows a picture of a woman to demonstrate how the drinking mirror works along with a warning that deeper wrinkles, red cheeks and weight gain”. Therefore, every drinker can use the app by uploading or taking photos of themselves and entering data of their drinking habits. The app shows them a photo of how they might look in ten years at their current rate of alcohol consumption. Please see more information in the following website.
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Calendar App Is a Fantastic Time Manager
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Calendar-App-Is-a-Fantastic-Time-Manager-77022.html Fantastical improves on what Apple's Calendar app has to offer and does it in a compact, quickly accessible package. It doesn't ignore Calendar, however, but works with it. It shares information between the programs, including how items are colored, and setting up Fantastical is painless. In a game of word association, it's unlikely that "fantastical" will produce "calendar" in most players' minds -- unless they've used the dandy time management program for Mac OS X of that name. Apple includes calendar software with OS X. It gets the job done. It's nicely integrated with other calendar programs that use the CalDAV protocol, notably Google Calendar. Users can create multiple calendars within Apple Calendar, too. You can have a calendar for work-related events, for example, and another for after business hours activities. It also has a nice search function. Type in a search term and a nice list of relevant items will pop up beside the calendar. Apple Calendar, though, doesn't make the best use of screen real estate -- a drawback if you're using it on smaller Mac models like a MacBook Air or 13-inch MacBook Pro. Also absent from Apple Calendar is the kind of artificial intelligence that programs like Microsoft Outlook have been using for years to make creating new events and reminders easier.
HP Issues Statement on Autonomy and 10-K HP today issued the following statement related to its write-down of Autonomy as represented in its 2012 10-K:
HP has been very transparent about the issues relating to Autonomy and the reasons why we announced an $8.8 billion non-cash impairment charge on November 20th. As we have said previously, the majority of this impairment charge, more than $5 billion, is linked to serious accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and outright misrepresentations discovered by HP’s internal investigation into Autonomy’s practices prior to and in connection with the acquisition.
Our Form 10-K for fiscal 2012 is meant to provide the necessary overview of HP’s financial condition, including our audited financial statements, which is what our filing does. As disclosed in the filing, the U.S. Department of Justice advised HP that they have opened an investigation relating to Autonomy. HP is cooperating with the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the UK’s Serious Fraud Office in this matter. We continue to believe that the authorities and the courts are the appropriate venues in which to address the wrongdoing discovered at Autonomy.
While technology is making our lives easier and more efficient, we can spend more time exploring and doing more than we used to. This article has suggested eight ways how we can make technology a part of our life in the best way possible. Our habits lead into actions and eventually becomes a big part of our life. This is the best time to start. The habits include keeping an eye on third party permissions we give out freely, checking our smart gadgets and clearing out clutter apps once in a while. It is also important to keep our passwords strong and unable to be penetrated from hackers. The next habit, is to remember to sit up straight and not ruin your health while making your life more efficient. The more we use technology, the more we take things for granted-so remember that backing up is still important and do it. We are sometimes victims of hard to throw away mail and therefore the next tip will be to tidy up your inbox and organize your photographs that are all over the place. The last habit this article advises is something we do in class and should carry on to our daily life to cope with this crazy advancement called technology-that is to learn something new whenever you can. Enjoy technology!
There are more than 13,000 households are still using black-and-white television across UK through TV licensing authority. Black-and-white television license costs are cheaper than a color license costs. According to TV licensing authority stated that people have to pay £ 49 a year for black-and-white, and £145.50 for color TV set. The reason that, people continued use could largely by explained by low-income households wanting to save money on the license fee. In addition, there may have users who prefer it because they don’t want to throw away a still working machine or they may want to collect due to old TV sets.
Written by: TV licensing authority 10 January 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20957218
News card 10: Samsung unveils flexible smartphone http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/140578/ At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, South Korean electronics firm showed off a flexible smartphone which can be folded like a paper. A super-thin plastic which is easily bendable has been replaced by the glass in this type of smartphone. The screen uses organic light-emitting diode or OLED which can generate its own light. Samsung is currently using the OLED technology in its several models but in the latest one the chemicals laid over flexible plastic instead of glass. The device runs Windows Phone 8 rather than Android. Sina ID 5519514
News Card X The blind see, the deaf hear, the mute can be heard By Virginia Heffernan http://news.yahoo.com/ces-2013--the-blind-see--the-deaf-hear--the-mute-can-be-heard-191343896.html In the past, I used to hear my ancestors talking about something magic such as the flying mat, the magic mouth, ear and something else. Passing the centuries, scientists try to discover and bring these dreams become true. As a result, plan is created to represent the dream of flying mat; the phone and internet represent the magic mouth and ear. But what are more excited and miraculous is that in this 2013, the blind see, the deaf hear, the mute can be heard. According to CES 2013, these things are the eye-tracking, 3-D headphones and voice technology that can read anything you write in your voice. All this stuff was originally developed for the disabled, and creating it ended up alighting on whole new models of how our senses work. The eye is better thought of as an antenna than a camera. It’s a sensor—liquidy, squishy, and hypersensitive. The latest bionic eye, working off this model, allows the blind to see in grayscale in 576 pixels. Hearing, too, is being rethought. The new 3-D headphones, first made for the hearing-impaired, have necessitated the first headphone patent since in the 1920s. They don’t divide sound into stereo—they wrap it around the head where different frequencies hit the brain from a spectrum of angles. Finally, the voice. In 2006, the movie critic Roger Ebert lost his voice box to thyroid cancer. But recordings of his voice were subsequently digitized and turned into all possible English sounds. He can now type words and have them said aloud—in his own voice. King Sothina, ID: 551-9520 Blog: http://www.kingsothinaed6060.blogspot.com
New TVs driven by software and streaming, not pixels by Heather Kelly http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/08/tech/gaming-gadgets/new-tvs-ces/index.html
Televisions are getting wider and thinner, their edges shrinking to make room for displays that pack in more and more pixels. It's the smaller, tablet-inspired features that could end up being more enticing to average consumers. These include improved software interfaces, Internet connectivity and social integration, tablet and smart phone pairing, apps and more options for content sources other than cable. We spend so much time swiping around intuitive smart phone interfaces that navigating through TV menus feels like a harsh trip back in time. TV makers are adding new ways to navigate between these, including gestures and voice control.
Week X news card Smartwatches: Consumers can buy smartwatches for more than a decade and they have never really famous. But with new devices smartwatches shown off at the consumer electronics show and finally 2013 will become the year of the smartwatch. If you want to check social networking sites on you watch,there is one of the basic smartwatchs it called Cookoo watch. It looks like a real watch and has a digital face of an analog watch and it device can work with Google Android devices soon. It’ battery long-lasting and it is good for a year. It is waterproof and can resistance at 50 meters deep. You can buy one Cookoo watch just $130. It includes telling time feature which is the most important feature of the watch. by Marguerite Reardon http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57563407-94/will-2013-be-the-year-of-the-smartwatch/ La San : ID 5429512
Smartphone are going to be the life remote control. It would be an easy and small computer to bring even in the pocket as well. It’s called life remote control because it could do several human’s activities such as turn of the light, unlock the door and to read the blood pressure. Those activities realized through the mobile apps which connect to the internet. Some technology companies’ hope to connected home, body and the connected car. Although it was imagination only, but app-powered accessories have provided and realize that connections. It is Smartphone device that lures people to use it. All that because Smartphone’s wireless be smaller, cheaper and everywhere. The advantage of smart phone is people can use it to monitor their health, as alarm, coffee posts, etc., and the interesting point is that it could turn up the furnace even it is from miles away. Those activities will be controlled through AT & T mobile app.
By. Brian X. Chen January 11, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/technology/smartphones-can-now-run-consumers-lives.html?ref=technology
Connected Classroom: Using Online Tools for Lesson Planning
As a teacher they always want to teach and lead their student to meet their goal. a good teacher is a good preparation for the class. By using new technology teacher can achieve their goal more easier and effectively. Here are some tool that can help in teaching career.
Google Drive: you can keep data online and you can create and upload Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, drawings, fusion tables, and scripts. You can access these documents from any Internet connection.
Evernote: you can create note of ideas you like, things you see, activities you want to use in the future. It is helpful in lesson planning for two reasons: notebooks and syncing across mobile devices. you can look through your notes without Internet connection.
LiveBinders: is use for collate documents and resources from the Web. When you add pages to your virtual LiveBinders, you can view them like actual pages inside a book instead of just a list of links.It's also compatible with SMART Board technology.
Google Calendar: is linked to Google accounts, you can schedule your days by overall daily tasks or add events or tasks to each hour or day.
Auto Time Logger: it's effectively for a new teacher introducing new types of activities or techniques into classroom. It's simple to use timer that shows amount of time you spend on a particular task or project. It helps you get a better estimate of how long it takes to complete certain activities.
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Internet activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide. He was accused of stealing 4 million documents, mainly scientific journals and academic papers from MIT and made it publicly available. Authorities claim that Aaron Swartz broke into MIT’s computer network without authorization. If guilty, Aaron Swartz would have faced a fine of $ 4 million and more than 50 years in prison. He got famous for a company he founded called Infogami and for the nonprofit group Demand Progress.
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'Drinking Mirror' app aims to show how alcohol ages you
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/09/tech/mobile/drinking-mirror-app/index.html “Drinking Mirror” app rolled out this week, to show how alcoholic will look like after ten year. The user can upload their picture by themselves. Generally, regular heavy drinker has deeper wrinkles, red cheeks and weight gain. This app can use for Android-powered devices, iPhone and even a web version also available. If people drink more then five drinks a day are likely to die of a stroke. A beer belly can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea and cancer. The users can upload their pictures and entering data about their drinking level then the app will show how they will looks like in 10 years.
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News Card 10 - Learnis (or) another LMS (Learning Management Systems) for online learning
Learnis LMS (Learning Management System) is another web based Learning Management System developed by Netventic Technologies. It is powerful and designed for SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) which is collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-Learning and commonly supported by a Learning Management Systems so called LMS.
Learn is also designed for enterprises and training purposes for not only to education but also for training purposes in companies and any kind of small and medium businesses. It is not free but the price is affordable.
For more information, please visit to http://www.learnis.com/
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People are calling it the iShack, it is an alternative approach to housing for slum areas. The iShack has been tested in the windswept slum of Enkanin, South Africa.
The iShack gathers electricity by using solar panels. It is capable of producing enought electricity to power three lights, a mobile phone charger and an outdoor motion detector spotlight. It is made of recycled cardboard boxes and old tetra pak containers for insulation and is painted with flame retardant paint to reduce the risk of temperature change.
New Card 10 The future of the classroom By Scott Olster, editor CNN http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/10/the-future-of-the-classroom/?iid=SF_T_River Technology will be a crucial part of the future of education,the classroom is change by the technology,but the big deal of future classroom is the teacher-student relationship remade.The students must capable to study with the high technology methods,teacher can guide more students in the classroom.And the personalized learning is the mainstream in the future.
Cheap smartphones global market grows http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20986550 By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News
Asha, the budget smartphone line from Nokia, is outselling its premium handset offering, the Windows-run Lumia, by over two to one. The total number of both Asha and Lumia devices sold in the last three months of 2012 was 14 million. Only 4.4 million were Lumias.
Apple may soon offer a lower-priced iPhone model. It is forecasted that by 2016, 31% of the global overall handset market will be low-end smartphones. The difference in cost to the consumer is significant: A basic smartphone in the UK can cost about 30 UK Pounds (฿1500), but the iPhone 5 currently costs over 500 UK Pounds (฿25000).
It is questionable if Apple can maintain their market position, being in the small but premium end of the market. In the UK, for example, only 28% of smartphone owners had iPhones. The problem is cheaper phones have lower quality components and performance. Apple’s strategy has been to update older models rather than develop a new design. Analysts believe Apple should be more aggressive and develop a lower-price model
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It's time to rewrite Java from scratch, security expert says
According to Botezatu, Oracle has lost control of Java's code, which is why serious security vulnerabilities continue to emerge in the software.
"Now is a good time to rewrite some core components from scratch and insure that they're bug-free, rather than patching the application from one version to another," Botezatu said.
Botezatu acknowledges, however, that isn't likely to happen. "Oracle isn't open to making major changes because they could break applications already in the market," he added.
The problem Oracle faces with Java development is one faced by all software makers: How to improve a program without destroying its compatibility with previous versions.
"Look at Windows Vista and how it failed to become adopted because some customers' applications didn't work from XP to Vista," Botezatu explained.
Hughes wins its first satellite-based telemedicine deal
Hughes will provide high-performance routers to the healthcare units, and these routers are integrated with AvL Technologies' auto-deploy antenna to enable such applications as videoconferencing, transfer of electronic health records, viewing of X-rays and other digital images and voice calls. The Hughes routers automatically establish connectivity with the Hughes Spaceway 3 broadband satellite.
Hughes provides satellite-based Internet service to more than 400,000 consumers. Until now, Hughes' satellite-based private network services have been used primarily by government agencies involved in public safety applications. Hughes hopes the New England Telehealth Consortium deal will open up a new market for telemedicine.
Japanese mobile carriers beg users to limit New Year's texts, calls
As in the rest of the world, Japan's networks come under heavy strain during on New Year's Eve. Unlike many countries in the West, it is common in Japan to return to the family home for the holiday, so the mobile users that are normally concentrated in major cities are spread out across the country, away from their friends, when the annual surge occurs.
There are currently about 128.4 million mobile contracts in Japan, according to the TCA. The country had a total population of 127.8 million in 2011, according to government statistics.
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Skype Can Send Message Classifieds
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• ShareofWARSAW - Researchers working for the Institute of Telecommunications in Warsaw, Poland to find a way to send messages hidden using encryption and conversation applications of Microsoft, Skype.
Quoted from Softpedia, Monday (07/01/2013), reports New Scientist suggests, researchers have found that Skype continuously send data even when the lag when typing the word.
In their study, the researchers discovered at least two basic types of Skype calls, data packets are 130 bits when one user speaks, and 70 bits of data packets when there is no communication between the two users.
Well, the results of this analysis, the researchers finally developed a technology called SkypeHide that allows to use using 70 bits of data packets to send encrypted messages.
SkypeHide alone can support text, voice, and video data at speeds of 1 KB per second even when the Skype call is active. Unfortunately, the system is not yet publicly available, but the results of the studies will be showcased at an event held in Montpellier, France in June.
Six New Technologies Set To Change Education
ReplyDeleteWhich new technologies will have a big impact on education in the next five years? Here are six to watch out for.
The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. The consortium's Horizon Reports are regarded worldwide as timely and authoritative sources of information on new and emerging technologies available to education.
The 2011 Horizon Report K-12 Education looks at the technologies most likely to impact education in the coming five years. Released by the New Media Consortium in collaboration with the Consortium for School Networking, the report identifies six new technologies that can expand the tools available to educators without increasing costs – and all of them have the potential to change the way educators, students and institutions work.
The continuing rise of cloud computing
Cloud computing has been around for a while, but it’s only recently started to have an impact on education. How will it affect teaching and learning? According to the report, cloud computing removes the restrictive licensing, high costs and high maintenance associated with traditional software. As a result, schools and universities now have quick and easy access to ready-made teaching and learning applications directly over the internet – vastly increasing the variety of digital tools available in education.
More information visit: http://www.itslearning.net/6-new-technologies-set-to-change-education
Google withdraws patent claims against Microsoft
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In May 2012, Google succeeded in winning an injunction against Microsoft in Germany, allowing it to impose a sales ban there against the Xbox 360 games console, Windows 7 system software, Internet Explorer browser and Windows Media Player.It has ended one patent war with Microsoft.
Google has now asked the US International Trade Commission, which handles patent disputes, to withdraw both claims.
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The world's first soundbar speakers disassemble
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Model soundbar speakers Philips Fidelio HTL9100 unveiled at CES 2013 can be turned into 5.1 speaker system.
Philips Fidelio HTL9100 is sample soundbar speaker with two detachable side speakers. Basically, when disassembling these speakers and arranging them in different positions in the room, along with the sub speaker purchased separately, you can turn the speakers into the virtual 5.1 channel surround sound system.
Meanwhile, the sound will be transmitted from the main speaker to the other speakers by wireless technology of Philips without having to connect to the home network. The speaker components integrated battery with playback time up to 10 hours. When attached to the main speaker, they will automatically recharge the battery. This soundbar speaker system is equipped with an optical audio output, two HDMI ports to connect audio-visual system and supports Bluetooth to connect for wireless music playback from your mobile device.
In addition, the Orientation Sensor, soundbar speakers Fidelio can automatically adjust to bring the best sound wherever placed.
Philips Fidelio HTL9100 will start selling from May 5 for $ 800.
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Starcomms shareholders approve Capcom deal
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Starcomms shareholders approve Capcom deal Shareholders of ailing Nigerian CDMA operator Starcomms have approved the reorganisation of the company’s share structure as part its acquisition by investment group Capcom Limited. Shareholders have endorsed the proposed USD210 million investment by Capcom Limited, and the deal is now subject to regulatory approval .Starcomms noted in a statement that it had recently faced “severe operational and financial challenges in account of the shifting competitive landscape in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. We believe that the investment by Capcom, which will provide the capital required for continued operations as well as enabling investment in new technology, combined with the injection of new spectrum and the CDMA assets of Multi-links, creates the best possible platform for Starcomms' future."
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ReplyDelete$10 million Pebble e-watch to ship January 23
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Pebble CEO and founder Eric Migicovsky announced the news Wednesday, during a media conference that was webcast to eager Kickstarter supporters at the Customer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Pebble is a simple watch that can connect through Bluetooth to an iPhone or Android smartphone. It shows texts and emails, and vibrates for each incoming call and able to controls music playlists, also it has sports and fitness apps as well. The founder Migicovsky committed himself to sending 85,000 Pebbles and about 69,000 peoples are financed in this project. The first group of watches will start sending to Kickstarter’s sponsors on January 23 and now Tens of thousands” people have signed up for pre-orders on Pebble’s website said Migicovsky. He also said that “It would be great to see Pebble in stores, but they haven’t made any kind of deals yet” for this. They are excited to see how it progresses.
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Testing out LG’s new Finger Gesture Control
This is a new way call controlling TV’s control with your finger. Claiming more precise gesture control then competitor Samsung, LG’s high-end TVs have camera that can respond when you give them the finger. When you play with your finger on the TV, you have to target your finger to the camera which is fixing at the top of the TV’s screen. By moving finger, you can select and point it out what you want to watch on the TV. It attracts the customers by some ways in technology market. LG’s also says that they will improve the technology market.
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Drinking Mirror; app aims to show how alcohol ages you. It is hard to see drinking company educate people and make people aware of effect of too much drinking. The campaign rolled out it “Drinking Mirror” app, which lets user upload photos of themselves to show how their face could age If they keep drinking at their current rate. The app is available only for Android-power devices.
The campaign’s Drink Smarter website shows a picture of a woman to demonstrate how the drinking mirror works along with a warning that deeper wrinkles, red cheeks and weight gain”. Therefore, every drinker can use the app by uploading or taking photos of themselves and entering data of their drinking habits. The app shows them a photo of how they might look in ten years at their current rate of alcohol consumption.
Please see more information in the following website.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/09/tech/mobile/drinking-mirror-app/index.html
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Calendar-App-Is-a-Fantastic-Time-Manager-77022.html
Fantastical improves on what Apple's Calendar app has to offer and does it in a compact, quickly accessible package. It doesn't ignore Calendar, however, but works with it. It shares information between the programs, including how items are colored, and setting up Fantastical is painless. In a game of word association, it's unlikely that "fantastical" will produce "calendar" in most players' minds -- unless they've used the dandy time management program for Mac OS X of that name. Apple includes calendar software with OS X. It gets the job done. It's nicely integrated with other calendar programs that use the CalDAV protocol, notably Google Calendar. Users can create multiple calendars within Apple Calendar, too. You can have a calendar for work-related events, for example, and another for after business hours activities. It also has a nice search function. Type in a search term and a nice list of relevant items will pop up beside the calendar. Apple Calendar, though, doesn't make the best use of screen real estate -- a drawback if you're using it on smaller Mac models like a MacBook Air or 13-inch MacBook Pro. Also absent from Apple Calendar is the kind of artificial intelligence that programs like Microsoft Outlook have been using for years to make creating new events and reminders easier.
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HP Issues Statement on Autonomy and 10-K
ReplyDeleteHP today issued the following statement related to its write-down of Autonomy as represented in its 2012 10-K:
HP has been very transparent about the issues relating to Autonomy and the reasons why we announced an $8.8 billion non-cash impairment charge on November 20th. As we have said previously, the majority of this impairment charge, more than $5 billion, is linked to serious accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and outright misrepresentations discovered by HP’s internal investigation into Autonomy’s practices prior to and in connection with the acquisition.
Our Form 10-K for fiscal 2012 is meant to provide the necessary overview of HP’s financial condition, including our audited financial statements, which is what our filing does. As disclosed in the filing, the U.S. Department of Justice advised HP that they have opened an investigation relating to Autonomy. HP is cooperating with the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the UK’s Serious Fraud Office in this matter. We continue to believe that the authorities and the courts are the appropriate venues in which to address the wrongdoing discovered at Autonomy.
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8 Excellent Tech Habits to Adopt Right Now
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While technology is making our lives easier and more efficient, we can spend more time exploring and doing more than we used to. This article has suggested eight ways how we can make technology a part of our life in the best way possible. Our habits lead into actions and eventually becomes a big part of our life. This is the best time to start. The habits include keeping an eye on third party permissions we give out freely, checking our smart gadgets and clearing out clutter apps once in a while. It is also important to keep our passwords strong and unable to be penetrated from hackers. The next habit, is to remember to sit up straight and not ruin your health while making your life more efficient. The more we use technology, the more we take things for granted-so remember that backing up is still important and do it. We are sometimes victims of hard to throw away mail and therefore the next tip will be to tidy up your inbox and organize your photographs that are all over the place. The last habit this article advises is something we do in class and should carry on to our daily life to cope with this crazy advancement called technology-that is to learn something new whenever you can. Enjoy technology!
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ReplyDeleteBlack-and-White Television is still used in UK
There are more than 13,000 households are still using black-and-white television across UK through TV licensing authority. Black-and-white television license costs are cheaper than a color license costs. According to TV licensing authority stated that people have to pay £ 49 a year for black-and-white, and £145.50 for color TV set. The reason that, people continued use could largely by explained by low-income households wanting to save money on the license fee. In addition, there may have users who prefer it because they don’t want to throw away a still working machine or they may want to collect due to old TV sets.
Written by: TV licensing authority 10 January 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20957218
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ReplyDeleteSamsung unveils flexible smartphone
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/140578/
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, South Korean electronics firm showed off a flexible smartphone which can be folded like a paper. A super-thin plastic which is easily bendable has been replaced by the glass in this type of smartphone. The screen uses organic light-emitting diode or OLED which can generate its own light. Samsung is currently using the OLED technology in its several models but in the latest one the chemicals laid over flexible plastic instead of glass. The device runs Windows Phone 8 rather than Android.
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ReplyDeleteThe blind see, the deaf hear, the mute can be heard
By Virginia Heffernan
http://news.yahoo.com/ces-2013--the-blind-see--the-deaf-hear--the-mute-can-be-heard-191343896.html
In the past, I used to hear my ancestors talking about something magic such as the flying mat, the magic mouth, ear and something else. Passing the centuries, scientists try to discover and bring these dreams become true. As a result, plan is created to represent the dream of flying mat; the phone and internet represent the magic mouth and ear. But what are more excited and miraculous is that in this 2013, the blind see, the deaf hear, the mute can be heard.
According to CES 2013, these things are the eye-tracking, 3-D headphones and voice technology that can read anything you write in your voice. All this stuff was originally developed for the disabled, and creating it ended up alighting on whole new models of how our senses work.
The eye is better thought of as an antenna than a camera. It’s a sensor—liquidy, squishy, and hypersensitive. The latest bionic eye, working off this model, allows the blind to see in grayscale in 576 pixels.
Hearing, too, is being rethought. The new 3-D headphones, first made for the hearing-impaired, have necessitated the first headphone patent since in the 1920s. They don’t divide sound into stereo—they wrap it around the head where different frequencies hit the brain from a spectrum of angles.
Finally, the voice. In 2006, the movie critic Roger Ebert lost his voice box to thyroid cancer. But recordings of his voice were subsequently digitized and turned into all possible English sounds. He can now type words and have them said aloud—in his own voice.
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New TVs driven by software and streaming, not pixels
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http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/08/tech/gaming-gadgets/new-tvs-ces/index.html
Televisions are getting wider and thinner, their edges shrinking to make room for displays that pack in more and more pixels. It's the smaller, tablet-inspired features that could end up being more enticing to average consumers. These include improved software interfaces, Internet connectivity and social integration, tablet and smart phone pairing, apps and more options for content sources other than cable. We spend so much time swiping around intuitive smart phone interfaces that navigating through TV menus feels like a harsh trip back in time. TV makers are adding new ways to navigate between these, including gestures and voice control.
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Consumers can buy smartwatches for more than a decade and they have never really famous. But with new devices smartwatches shown off at the consumer electronics show and finally 2013 will become the year of the smartwatch.
If you want to check social networking sites on you watch,there is one of the basic smartwatchs it called Cookoo watch. It looks like a real watch and has a digital face of an analog watch and it device can work with Google Android devices soon. It’ battery long-lasting and it is good for a year. It is waterproof and can resistance at 50 meters deep. You can buy one Cookoo watch just $130. It includes telling time feature which is the most important feature of the watch.
by Marguerite Reardon
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57563407-94/will-2013-be-the-year-of-the-smartwatch/
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ReplyDeleteSMARTPHONES BECOME LIFE CONTROL
Smartphone are going to be the life remote control. It would be an easy and small computer to bring even in the pocket as well. It’s called life remote control because it could do several human’s activities such as turn of the light, unlock the door and to read the blood pressure. Those activities realized through the mobile apps which connect to the internet.
Some technology companies’ hope to connected home, body and the connected car. Although it was imagination only, but app-powered accessories have provided and realize that connections. It is Smartphone device that lures people to use it. All that because Smartphone’s wireless be smaller, cheaper and everywhere.
The advantage of smart phone is people can use it to monitor their health, as alarm, coffee posts, etc., and the interesting point is that it could turn up the furnace even it is from miles away. Those activities will be controlled through AT & T mobile app.
By. Brian X. Chen
January 11, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/technology/smartphones-can-now-run-consumers-lives.html?ref=technology
Connected Classroom: Using Online Tools for Lesson Planning
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher they always want to teach and lead their student to meet their goal. a good teacher is a good preparation for the class. By using new technology teacher can achieve their goal more easier and effectively. Here are some tool that can help in teaching career.
Google Drive: you can keep data online and you can create and upload Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, drawings, fusion tables, and scripts. You can access these documents from any Internet connection.
Evernote: you can create note of ideas you like, things you see, activities you want to use in the future. It is helpful in lesson planning for two reasons: notebooks and syncing across mobile devices. you can look through your notes without Internet connection.
LiveBinders: is use for collate documents and resources from the Web. When you add pages to your virtual LiveBinders, you can view them like actual pages inside a book instead of just a list of links.It's also compatible with SMART Board technology.
Google Calendar: is linked to Google accounts, you can schedule your days by overall daily tasks or add events or tasks to each hour or day.
Auto Time Logger: it's effectively for a new teacher introducing new types of activities or techniques into classroom. It's simple to use timer that shows amount of time you spend on a particular task or project. It helps you get a better estimate of how long it takes to complete certain activities.
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Internet activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide
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Internet activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide. He was accused of stealing 4 million documents, mainly scientific journals and academic papers from MIT and made it publicly available. Authorities claim that Aaron Swartz broke into MIT’s computer network without authorization. If guilty, Aaron Swartz would have faced a fine of $ 4 million and more than 50 years in prison. He got famous for a company he founded called Infogami and for the nonprofit group Demand Progress.
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'Drinking Mirror' app aims to show how alcohol ages you
ReplyDeletehttp://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/09/tech/mobile/drinking-mirror-app/index.html
“Drinking Mirror” app rolled out this week, to show how alcoholic will look like after ten year. The user can upload their picture by themselves. Generally, regular heavy drinker has deeper wrinkles, red cheeks and weight gain. This app can use for Android-powered devices, iPhone and even a web version also available. If people drink more then five drinks a day are likely to die of a stroke. A beer belly can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea and cancer. The users can upload their pictures and entering data about their drinking level then the app will show how they will looks like in 10 years.
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ReplyDeleteNews Card 10 - Learnis (or) another LMS (Learning Management Systems) for online learning
Learnis LMS (Learning Management System) is another web based Learning Management System developed by Netventic Technologies. It is powerful and designed for SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) which is collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-Learning and commonly supported by a Learning Management Systems so called LMS.
Learn is also designed for enterprises and training purposes for not only to education but also for training purposes in companies and any kind of small and medium businesses. It is not free but the price is affordable.
For more information, please visit to http://www.learnis.com/
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High-tech shack brings solar power to slums
ReplyDeletePeople are calling it the iShack, it is an alternative approach to housing for slum areas. The iShack
has been tested in the windswept slum of Enkanin, South Africa.
The iShack gathers electricity by using solar panels. It is capable of producing enought electricity to
power three lights, a mobile phone charger and an outdoor motion detector spotlight. It is made of
recycled cardboard boxes and old tetra pak containers for insulation and is painted with flame retardant
paint to reduce the risk of temperature change.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/08/tech/innovation/ishack-slums-south-africa/index.html
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ReplyDeleteThe future of the classroom
By Scott Olster, editor CNN
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/10/the-future-of-the-classroom/?iid=SF_T_River
Technology will be a crucial part of the future of education,the classroom is change by the technology,but the big deal of future classroom is the teacher-student relationship remade.The students must capable to study with the high technology methods,teacher can guide more students in the classroom.And the personalized learning is the mainstream in the future.
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Cheap smartphones global market grows
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By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News
Asha, the budget smartphone line from Nokia, is outselling its premium handset offering, the Windows-run Lumia, by over two to one. The total number of both Asha and Lumia devices sold in the last three months of 2012 was 14 million. Only 4.4 million were Lumias.
Apple may soon offer a lower-priced iPhone model. It is forecasted that by 2016, 31% of the global overall handset market will be low-end smartphones. The difference in cost to the consumer is significant: A basic smartphone in the UK can cost about 30 UK Pounds (฿1500), but the iPhone 5 currently costs over 500 UK Pounds (฿25000).
It is questionable if Apple can maintain their market position, being in the small but premium end of the market. In the UK, for example, only 28% of smartphone owners had iPhones. The problem is cheaper phones have lower quality components and performance. Apple’s strategy has been to update older models rather than develop a new design. Analysts believe Apple should be more aggressive and develop a lower-price model
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ReplyDeleteIt's time to rewrite Java from scratch, security expert says
According to Botezatu, Oracle has lost control of Java's code, which is why serious security vulnerabilities continue to emerge in the software.
"Now is a good time to rewrite some core components from scratch and insure that they're bug-free, rather than patching the application from one version to another," Botezatu said.
Botezatu acknowledges, however, that isn't likely to happen. "Oracle isn't open to making major changes because they could break applications already in the market," he added.
The problem Oracle faces with Java development is one faced by all software makers: How to improve a program without destroying its compatibility with previous versions.
"Look at Windows Vista and how it failed to become adopted because some customers' applications didn't work from XP to Vista," Botezatu explained.
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ReplyDeleteHughes wins its first satellite-based telemedicine deal
Hughes will provide high-performance routers to the healthcare units, and these routers are integrated with AvL Technologies' auto-deploy antenna to enable such applications as videoconferencing, transfer of electronic health records, viewing of X-rays and other digital images and voice calls. The Hughes routers automatically establish connectivity with the Hughes Spaceway 3 broadband satellite.
Hughes provides satellite-based Internet service to more than 400,000 consumers. Until now, Hughes' satellite-based private network services have been used primarily by government agencies involved in public safety applications. Hughes hopes the New England Telehealth Consortium deal will open up a new market for telemedicine.
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ReplyDeleteJapanese mobile carriers beg users to limit New Year's texts, calls
As in the rest of the world, Japan's networks come under heavy strain during on New Year's Eve. Unlike many countries in the West, it is common in Japan to return to the family home for the holiday, so the mobile users that are normally concentrated in major cities are spread out across the country, away from their friends, when the annual surge occurs.
There are currently about 128.4 million mobile contracts in Japan, according to the TCA. The country had a total population of 127.8 million in 2011, according to government statistics.
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