Chromebook goes on sale......
The first laptop running Google's Chrome operating system has gone on sale in the United States.
The first laptop running Google s Chrome operating system has gone on sale in the United States.Many applications available for Windows, Mac and Linux do not yet exist for Chrome. Google claims that the technology enables a new way of computing, removing the need for features such as anti-virus software or optical drives.
The Samsung machine replaces installed software with browser-based apps which store files online. Some early reviews of Google s Chrome OS have criticised the system for its poor usability when offline. The Chromebook is available in WiFi only and WiFi and 3G models for $429 and $499 respectively.
HTC Launching Desire S for Vodafone.....
Now the phone body will be red to match with the Vodafone’s logo but HTC appears to have played with the colors a little and the resultant is the closer to the orange than the red one. The phone uses mixture of two colors, which makes the plastic body look different from the metal color. We cannot say that we are huge fans of color scheme although. But looking at it makes us experience as if we were gazing at the sun for the long time. The rest of the phone is the same to
the standard Desire S.
the standard Desire S.
June 6, 2011
All the details and Features of Apple’s iOS 5 ,Mac OS X Lion........
Apple took the wraps off of the latest versions of its software at the Worldwide Developers Conference, unveiling Mac OS X Lion, the eighth release of Apple’s Mac operating system, and iOS 5, the updated version of Apple’s mobile operating system..Amid the fanfare of Steve Jobs’ return to the stage for the WWDC 2011 conference, Apple went into plenty of detail on how the latest big-cat OS will integrate with iOS devices, mimic iOS features, work with iCloud, and much more. Mac OS X 10.7 Lion introduces a big shift toward centralizing all your content, whether it’s on your desktop, your iOS device, or in the newly launched iCloud.Mac OS X Lion will cost significantly less than in the past: whereas previous versions of Apple’s Mac OS X software have been around $129, Lion will cost $29. A preview will be available for developers June 6, with Mac OS X Lion launching for customers in July.
Firstly, stats. Scott notes that Apple has so far sold 200 million iOS devices, with more than 25 million of those being iPads. There have been 14 billion downloads from the App Store, tallying over $2.5 billion paid out in revenue to app developers. The iTunes Store isn’t doing badly, either, with 15 billion songs sold.
- And the first new feature: an overhaul of notifications. At last! A new Notification Center aggregates all your, well, notifications into one and is accessible by swiping down a menu from the top of the screen. Yes, just like Android. Small X buttons alongside each note allow you to dismiss it, though there’s no “clear all” option for the more decisive among us…
- Newsstand is a new place to house all your magazine and newspaper subscriptions.
- Twitter integration is also coming to iOS 5, with a single sign-in allowing a multitude of apps to make use of your Twitter credentials. That includes the Camera and Photos programs, finally letting you tweet images out directly from your galleries.
- Safari Reader is a new browser feature that will strip out distractions and present the text of a webpage with no other excess content. Accessible via a button next to the address bar.
- Also added to the iOS browser is a Reading List, which does what the name suggests by accumulating a list of pages you want to read later. Accessible on multiple devices.
- Tabbed browsing is also making a debut, a veritable boon for iPad users, we’re sure.
- Yay, there’s now a camera button right on your lockscreen!
- Newsstand is a new place to house all your magazine and newspaper subscriptions.
- Twitter integration is also coming to iOS 5, with a single sign-in allowing a multitude of apps to make use of your Twitter credentials. That includes the Camera and Photos programs, finally letting you tweet images out directly from your galleries.
- Safari Reader is a new browser feature that will strip out distractions and present the text of a webpage with no other excess content. Accessible via a button next to the address bar.
- Also added to the iOS browser is a Reading List, which does what the name suggests by accumulating a list of pages you want to read later. Accessible on multiple devices.
- Tabbed browsing is also making a debut, a veritable boon for iPad users, we’re sure.
- Yay, there’s now a camera button right on your lockscreen!
Mac OS X Lion will offer some 250 new features, Apple said during its keynote Monday. Apple executives, among them vice president Phil Schiller, walked the audience through ten of these updates, including multi-touch gestures (scrolling, pinching to zoom, swiping, and more), full-screen apps, “resume” (a feature that enables users to return to an application exactly as they left it),…..
Mission Control (which presents a “bird’s eye view” of all open windows, documents and applications), Auto Save (just what it sounds like–Lion will automatically save a work-in-progress document),
AirDrop(an encrypted, peer-to-peer, WiFi-based file sharing network), and a revamped version of Mail, which offers better search tools, a “conversation” view, and a more iOS-like interface.
Apple boasted that Apple’s Mac App Store, launched in January of this year, has grown to become the top channel for buying software of PCs, ahead of outlets like Best Buy, Walmart, and Office Depot.
Apple described iOS 5, which will include some 200 new features for users, as a “major release.”
Ten of these features were highlighted during the WWDC keynote: a new Notification Center that will combine all notifications in one place, show notifications on the lock screen and replace the current pop-ups that appear; Newsstand, a centralized place where all magazine and newspaper subscriptions will be stored; Twitter integration that will make it easier to tweet from apps, such as Camera, Photos, and Maps, and automatically update contacts that also have Twitter handles; and more to come.
MAY 27, 2011
Facebook not opening for under 13s....
Zuckerberg confirmed that Facebook is not opening for children under 13.
Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that Facebook is not working on opening up the world s biggest social network to children under the age of 13 in the short term.
Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said that it is just not top of the list of things for them to figure out right now. He said that the company would look into the matter in future but they do not plan to work on it at the moment. Facebook operates policies around the world not to register children under a certain age. The age varies by country but is typically around 13. Facebook is expected to generate roughly $4 billion in advertising revenue in 2011, up from $1.86 billion a year earlier.
Zuckerberg played down the role his social network had played in revolutions that have rocked countries from Tunisia to Egypt to Libya and said that it is not Facebook but internet evolution which has caused the Arab world to revolt. Millions of users in the Middle East have used Facebook and Twitter to organize protests in recent months.
Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said that it is just not top of the list of things for them to figure out right now. He said that the company would look into the matter in future but they do not plan to work on it at the moment. Facebook operates policies around the world not to register children under a certain age. The age varies by country but is typically around 13. Facebook is expected to generate roughly $4 billion in advertising revenue in 2011, up from $1.86 billion a year earlier.
Zuckerberg played down the role his social network had played in revolutions that have rocked countries from Tunisia to Egypt to Libya and said that it is not Facebook but internet evolution which has caused the Arab world to revolt. Millions of users in the Middle East have used Facebook and Twitter to organize protests in recent months.
ANOTHER HACK ATTACK FACED BY THE SONY....
Sony is under the gun once again as Hackers targeted So-net Entertainment of Sony Corp.
Another unit of Sony Corp. has come under attack from hackers and this time it’s a mobile Internet service provider in Japan called So-net Entertainment Corp.
So-net said that someone gained improper access to user accounts and successfully used so-called "So-net points" to obtain goods worth about $1,225.
So-net said it discovered the activity late Wednesday after customer complaints and cut off the Internet Protocol address behind about 10,000 attempts to break into the system. The intruder used points from 128 accounts and illicitly checked the e-mails of 90 users.
The attack occurred just after Sony began last weekend restoring service to users of its PlayStation Network in the United States and Europe. The system was down for nearly a month after a massive security breach that compromised about 100 million accounts.
SMOKING RAISES ODDS FOR CANCER ......
Smoking raises odds for cancer in women with family histories of cancer.
Long-term smoking significantly increases the risk of invasive breast, lung and colon cancers in women who already have a family history of breast cancer.
Researchers analyzed how smoking, drinking and physical activity affected the risk of several common cancers. The study found that as compared to those who never smoked, women who smoked for at least 35 years had a 60 percent higher risk of invasive breast cancer and more than four times the risk of colon cancer. Women who are at risk of breast cancer because of family history or other factors, smoking cigarettes is even more risky than for other women. Women who smoked for 15 to 35 years were 34 percent more likely to develop invasive breast cancer and 7 percent more likely to develop colon cancer than those who never smoked.
The study leaves an important message for women with family histories of breast cancer about the long-term risks of smoking, as well as the importance of staying physically active.
Researchers analyzed how smoking, drinking and physical activity affected the risk of several common cancers. The study found that as compared to those who never smoked, women who smoked for at least 35 years had a 60 percent higher risk of invasive breast cancer and more than four times the risk of colon cancer. Women who are at risk of breast cancer because of family history or other factors, smoking cigarettes is even more risky than for other women. Women who smoked for 15 to 35 years were 34 percent more likely to develop invasive breast cancer and 7 percent more likely to develop colon cancer than those who never smoked.
The study leaves an important message for women with family histories of breast cancer about the long-term risks of smoking, as well as the importance of staying physically active.
6 Important Tips for First-Time Startup Investors...
An angel investor used to be defined as someone with a high net worth. They typically have more than $1 million and privately invest money in startup businesses that are seeking capital. The SEC restricts investing in private deals to mostly accredited investors. I say mostly because there are some opportunities for non-accredited investors to participate on a limited basis. The definition of an accredited investor in the U.S. is a person who either has a net worth (excluding a primary residence) of $1 million, an income of $200,000 per year for the last two years, or $300,000 in household income per year for the last two years.
Angel investing has gained a lot of popularity despite anxieties over the bubble bursting. You need to understand what you are getting into before making that first investment. The general rule is that you shouldn’t invest more than 10% of your net worth, since startups can be risky. Investments typically range from $25K to $250K, but with startups needing less capital to launch these days, the amounts are shrinking.
Aside from the accredited investor rule, you don’t need to have any additional qualifications to become an angel, but you do need to make sure you understand the following concepts.
1. Be Ready to Write the Check
Make sure you have access to your capital so that when you find a great startup you have the money readily accessible to invest. You don’t want to have to wait to liquidate a CD or a stock, or try to get money out of your IRA and watch a great opportunity pass you by. Also, you don’t want to waste the startup’s time if you can’t get access to your funds. You can develop a bad reputation if you start committing and backing out of deals at the last minute. The startup community is a huge network, and word travels fast if you are unpleasant to deal with.
2. Understand the Risk
The majority of startups fail. As long as you understand the investment may be risky and you might not get your investment back, then you are at least being realistic when thinking about investing. If you stress too much while writing the check, it means it may not be the right time for you.
3. Investing In Multiple Deals
Given the high rate at which startups fail, it’s wise to spread your risk by investing in more than one. The goal is for a few successful startups to more than pay for the ones that fail. Ron Conway has made this “Spray and Pray” strategy successful. The thought is that you invest in a lot of deals early on and then narrow your focus in on those that are more successful and require additional funding.
4. Investing Takes Patience
You need to realize that even if your startup is successful, it could take five or more years to get your investment back. The most common way to get your money out of a private company is a liquidity event, such as a public offering or an acquisition by another company. Those events take time, sometimes even up to 10 years. Be patient.
In the past few years there have been additional opportunities for investors to sell off shares. For example, Groupon raised almost $1 billion, some of which was to allow shareholder liquidity.
5. Understand the Exit Strategy
Every startup should have a clear exit strategy that they can share with investors. They should have a list of competitors who might be interested in an acquisition or the plan could be to go public like LinkedIn orFacebook. If you’re not clear on how the startup is going to exit, or they can’t give you a list of potential competitors, you should think twice about investing.
6. Mentoring and Connections
While you’re assessing a startup for investment, the startup is probably looking at what you can bring to the table besides a check. A big part of angel investing is helping out the companies you invest in by either mentoring them or connecting them to additional people who can help them succeed.
