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| 22 March |
IBM is in talks to buy Sun, according to The Wall Street Journal, leading analysts and industry observers to weigh in on the pros and cons. Steve Ballmer gave it a thumbs up because anything that distracts IBM from the "business" part of its name is fine by him. Speaking of Ballmer, IE8 came out this week. Apple also gave the world a look-see at its forthcoming iPhone 3.0 software.
1.Report: IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems, Ballmer: IBM-Sun deal could help Microsoft and If IBM and Sun merge, watch out Oracle and SAP: IBM wants to buy Sun Microsystems, according to The Wall Street Journal, and the two are in talks aimed at that goal. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer likes the idea, too, saying that his company would take competitive advantage while IBM was occupied with how to incorporate Sun into a merged entity. Such a deal could also alter how Oracle and SAP use Java, analysts said.
[ Special report: IBM looking to buy Sun . ]
2.Microsoft releases IE8, stresses security, Researcher hacks just launched IE8 and Browser showdown: IE8 vs. Firefox: Internet Explorer 8 came out this week, with Microsoft trumpeting it as more secure against malware than Firefox or Chrome. Just before the official launch a German researcher hacked IE8 as part of a contest. Meanwhile, PC World tested IE8 against the latest version of Firefox to see which browser is speedier. We don't want to ruin the conclusion, so if you want to see the result of that test, click the link.
3.Apple unveils the iPhone 3.0 OS : Apple showed off its upcoming iPhone 3.0 software at an event at corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California. Developers expressed cautious optimism about the new OS and it also looks like some of the software features will please business users .
[ Test Center: A guided tour of iPhone 3.0 ]
4. Researchers make wormy Twitter attack: Secure Science researchers posted a new Twitter attack that could spread like a worm via the microblogging site. "You can couple an attack with our code and it would just tear the crap out of Twitter," said Lance James, chief scientist at Secure Science. Twitter users, consider yourselves warned.
5. Search on for Conficker's first victim: University of Michigan researchers, with funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, are on a hunt to determine where the Conficker worm came from. They are trying to determine "patient zero," or the first computer that was infected by the nasty worm.
6. Palm sales plummet as Pre waits in the wings: Palm joined the club of companies that had a rough quarter, with its smartphone revenue plunging 72 percent, with smartphone sales down 42 percent. The rest of the dismal news awaits you at the link if you care to read on. For those who are full up on woeful financial news, read on for a breath of fresher air …
7. Wall Street Beat: M&A, Oracle stress the positive: Investors were in a better mood for much of the week (although by Friday they seemed to have returned to being panicky and uncertain). But several consecutive days of more upbeat market reactions and a trickle of related positive news from IT vendors did us all a lot of good, because at this point, we will take all of the relatively optimistic economic news we can get, however short-lived it winds up being.
8. TomTom sues Microsoft for patent infringement: We can just hear TomTom saying to Microsoft, "Ha! Ha! Take that!" The GPS device maker sued Microsoft for patent infringement related to four patents in Microsoft Streets and Trips mapping software. Microsoft, you might recall, filed a lawsuit against TomTom last month, accusing the company of infringing eight patents, one of which involves the Linux OS that TomTom uses.
9. Bracing for NCAA tournament traffic: Well, you didn't really think that this week's Top 10 would fail to include a nod to "March Madness," the annual playoff rite of early spring for college basketball fanatics, did you?
10. Flying car takes to the skies and roads: This entry falls under the "too cool to not include" category. Terrafugia showed off its flying car this week. Eat your heart out, George Jetson.
| 22 March |
If you want to pack everything you need in order to get the most out of your favorite iPhone, iPod, as well as iPod Touch, than the E-Pod is the thing for you.
The gadget includes a speaker, a movie projector and an alarm clock.
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| 22 March |
By Andrew Liszewski
Didn’t get the response you were hoping for from the last text message you sent? With these Cell Stickies, created by Fiona Carswell, you can just peel off a response, attach it to your cellphone’s screen and see the reply you really wanted. As Fiona puts it, “For people who go to great lengths to see what they want to see…”
They unfortunately don’t appear to be available for purchase, and if they were, the design is obviously only compatible with the iPhone.
[ Fiona Carswell - Cell Stickies ]
| 21 March |
The iPhone 3G is one of the more desirable handsets to date, and it has an impressive track record to back up that particular statement. How many people have thrown a glance of envy at somebody who walks by while fiddling with their iPhone? I myself have clamored for one, but the prohibitively high price tag when purchased unlocked (9 for the 8GB and 9 for the 16GB model from AT&T themselves) is a major stumbling block. For those who want to have their cake and eat it, here’s one method to stay ahead of Apple’s own game by unlocking a supposed contract-tied iPhone to choose a network operator of your choice. While the latest iPhone firmware and baseband updates have already closed up a great many of the commonly exploited software loopholes, the UnlockAnyiPhone.net (www.unlockanyiphone.net) solution still has not been circumvented (much to the chagrin of the folks at Apple I presume) as it offers a safe, physical SIM insert designed to work with any iPhone model without having to cut or cause any loss of service.
According to Peter Smit of UnlockAnyiPhone.net, “Our solution is one of the most reliable unlocking products on the market, and we’re proud to offer our customers an easy route to unlocking their iPhone. Unlike many of our competitors, our SIM unlock solution is completely unaffected by the latest updates from Apple, and as a result, UnlockAnyiPhone.net customers can still enjoy safe, legal and easy unlocking thanks to our product. Those that provided software unlocking solutions have been closed off in later models, with Apple successfully closing down the security loopholes that made software unlocking possible. However, our physical unlock will continue to function regardless of modifications made to the 3G handset’s programming, allowing the user to bypass the automatic network configuration to choose their own preferred operator.”
You can pick up unlocking solutions for both models of the iPhone from .95 onwards.
Introducing Foolish Gadgets because not all gadgets are cool
[ Unlock virtually any iPhone with new software copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
| 21 March |
After much industry and public anticipation, details of the many new features that will be available when the Apple iPhone OS 3.0 is released have now been announced. One of the major annoyances with the current iPhone capabilities (or lack of them) is what some might call common sense features, …
| 21 March |
One of the most appealing aspects of the iPhone, along with its range of features and iTunes compatibility, is its attractive form and ‘trend setting’ design (inspiring a range of inferior clones after launch). The downside of this is that you’ll want to keep the device looking as it did …
| 21 March |
The iPhone 3G is only the second mobile phone handset to be produced by Apple, and has without doubt secured their place in the top-end of the mobile phone market.
Their new incarnation comes hot off the heels of its predecessor (the iPhone), combined with 3G functionality and speed. The first …
| 21 March |
Telkomsel has announced the Iphone 3G Price, I think it is to expensive ? Is in’t?
Paket Harga untuk simPATI dan Kartu As
Untuk pelanggan Regular
Dalam Ribuan Rupiah (Rp 000)
| Pre Paid | |
| Turbo | |
| Biaya Bulanan** | |
| Bebas Bicara** | |
| Bebas SMS** | |
| Bebas Data** | 500 MB |
| Harga Ponsel 8GB | Rp. 9.605 |
| Harga Ponsel 16GB | Rp. 11.205 |
Paket Harga untuk kartuHALO
Untuk pelanggan yang memenuhi persyaratan
Dalam Ribuan Rupiah (Rp 000)
| Post Paid | Post Paid | Post Paid | |
| Turbo | Turbo Plus | Turbo Premium | |
| Biaya Bulanan** | Rp. 354 | Rp. 488 | Rp. 733 |
| Bebas Bicara** | 180 | 360 | |
| Bebas SMS** | 150 | 300 | |
| Bebas Data** | 500 MB | 500 MB | 1.000 MB |
| Harga Ponsel 8GB | Rp. 4.455 | Rp. 3.844 | Rp. 2.622 |
| Harga Ponsel 16GB | Rp. 5.912 | Rp. 5.301 | Rp. 4.079 |
** setiap bulannya selama 12 Bulan
| 21 March |
I confuse to choose which one should I buy? Iphone 3G or Nokia n96, so I make a searching on google I found some reviews that very usefull:
1. Iphone 3G VS Nokia N96 review by techdigest.tv
http://www.techdigest.tv/2008/06/iphone_3g_vs_no.html
2. Iphone 3G VS Nokia N96 review by nokian96.net
http://nokian96.net/2008/06/26/touch-diamond-vs-iphone-3g-vs-blackberry-bold-vs-n96/comment-page-1/
3. Iphone 3G VS Nokia N96 review by techradar.com
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/nokia-n96-vs-apple-iphone-3g-469425
4. Iphone 3G VS Nokia N96 review by toostep.com
http://toostep.com/debate/iphone-3g-vs-nokia-n96
5. Iphone 3G VS Nokia N96 review by allaboutiphone.net
http://www.allaboutiphone.net/2008/12/iphone-3g-vs-nokia-n96-and-htc-touch-hd/
| 21 March |
New concept Iphone 4G, taken from gizmodo, nice look, hope can be create soon. Supported with this feature:
• Titanium and Glass.
• OLED screen
• 3G
• GPS
• Front camera for iChat
• Removable battery
• 3.2 Megapixel camera
• Video
• 32 GB
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