Smartphone Behaviour, New Applications Increasing

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 14:31 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - ABI research firm predicts that 2010 represents a significant year for mobile applications. Along with smart phones are increasingly hard sell, the more people who download mobile applications.

Quoted by Cellular News, Tuesday (6/4/2010), ABI research predicts there will be at least six billion download mobile applications this year. This figure increased from predictions in the year 2009 which reached 2.4 billion downloads.

The widespread adoption of smartphones in the world able to increase sales to 20 percent in 2009, coupled with a growing number of mobile application store that appears.

Even earlier this year, at least according to ABI will have two mobile phone platforms that will further enhance the mobile application, Samsung Bada OS and Microsoft Windows Phone 7. Both the OS will be complemented by access to the store so that adds increased application download mobile applications.

"IPhone still will lead the market with a number of application platforms, applications and databases to reach 125,000 additional local content. While other OS still chase, and Android is the OS of the most rapidly growing," says ABI Research Bhavya Khanna party.

According to Khanna, at least there will be 30,000 applications that can be downloaded, while the 800 million download Android applications will visit this year.

But unfortunately, the increasing number of downloads of this application it is not accompanied by increased revenue of the mobile app. ABI predicts, the future of mobile applications will be free, or at least only make mobile advertising as a service substitution. Even now, handset manufacturers like Nokia, Motorola and Android has started membundle handset with mobile applications like social networking, instant messaging and GPS services.

"Competition is increasingly heating up will make the application developers will inevitably have to provide low-cost applications, and even likely for free. This is to make their application at the top position most users," said vice president of analyst firm Forecasting, Jake Saunders.

Sony PS3 to Stop Support of Linux

Monday, March 29, 2010 - 14:02 PM

TOKYO - Since its launch in 2006, one of the most interesting features in the Playstation 3 is its ability to run on open operating systems, or who is known as Linux. But starting next month, console games will not be compatible anymore.

From 1 April, Sony is releasing a new firmware for the PS3 that is named v2.21. The presence of this new firmware, which was mentioned as one way to remove the operating system from pre-slim PS2 model earlier. Although SCEA Senior Director of Corporate Comunication & Social Media, Patrick Seybold refused, saying this firmware update just simply because of security alone.

He also said that the firmware update will help ensure that PS3 owners will continue to have access to a variety of games and entertainment content from the SCE and content partners on a more secure system. So that was launched from Kotaku, Monday (29/3/2010).

Of course, this is the cessation of the PS3 on Linux done covertly. Because, if you refuse to upgrade, you will no longer be able to get into the PlayStation Network or to play PS3 games (or Blu-Rays), which requires v3.21 or higher.

People who already have Linux on the PS3 and choose to receive updates v3.21 should move any relevant matters in other places, because they will not be able to access the data that follow the updates.

Security is an interesting reason, remember that time PS3 Slim's initial announcement of losing the support of Linux. In fact Sony promised that this feature will not be disabled from future firmware release.

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Sony PS3 OS Switch Function

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 10:21 PM

LONDON - Since April 1, Sony will shut down functions of Operating Systems (OS) on the device PlayStation 3 (PS3). Thus, users can install the OS they want.

It seems that the steps taken by Sony is a precaution to stop video game piracy. This step is also a Sony initiative for improving the security device. Sony announced, the update will be released soon this week.

With the latest features users can choose the PS3 OS OS other than Sony, and so forth. However, this deactivation is only valid on the PS3 the old model, not including the latest model of the PS3 Slim.

As reported by the Telegraph, Wednesday (31/3/2010), the update came after leading U.S. hackers, Geohot or George Hotz run his PS3 using Linux OS variant. Geohot released the code and then claiming that he can outsmart the security system of the gaming devices.

Name Geohot previously also been flying as a teenager breaker Apple's iPhone. Now, because Geohot PS3 users can use the OS of their choice.

Yet it seemed, the news surrounding the release of the latest update was not greeted warmly by some PS3 users. According to them, steps taken by Sony would only punish those who use the feature legally.

Sony explained that the update is optional. However, users who do not want to install it is no longer able to access some features of the PS3, like online gaming network.

To that end, the Sony recommends that PS3 users will use another OS, and backing up data before installing the update.

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Google's Successful Run Quake II Without Flash

Saturday, April 3, 2010 - 14:12 PM


CALIFORNIA - The era of Flash Player in the browser will soon be over? Could be it will happen in time no longer. This is because, the engineers at Google's success in developing HTML5 support web pages become more leverage.

In fact, Google's new way to support HTML5 increasingly evident with the success of their running game Quake II without the help of Flash Player at all!. Remarkably again, the game Quake II, renowned as the games 'weight' to run Google's more than 30 frames per second (FPS).

"Embedding a web browser in HTML5 support is able to produce a simply stunning performance, and some of our engineers decided to take time of about 20 percent to see how far we can push them. The result? Quake II can be played without a Flash," said Google spokesman Chris Ramsdale , as quoted by TG Daily, Saturday (3/4/2010).

"We are expanding from Jake2, and from the port of Quake II to Java. The engineers also take advantage of Google's Google Web Toolkit along with WebGL, WebSock and a lot of refactoring," he added.

However, Ramsdale warned that the port may not be operational or less the maximum of a modern browser.

"It's still early to take advantage of WebGL. So you will not be able to run without a browser that bleeding edge," he said.

Make it easy Photographer Nintendo DS

Sunday, April 4, 2010 - 14:50 PM

LONDON - The photographers who want a remote control or remote-controlled camera they can take advantage of the Nintendo DS.

Yes, it's no stranger to this game if the device can be utilized for other functions. Previously, the Nintendo is proud to announce that one of the console's products are utilized as an educational tool at several museums and galleries in Japan. Nintendo DS Nintendo also plans to spawn special that will be used in primary and secondary schools in Japan.

Now, turn to the photographers who participated ketiban benefits. They will soon have the choice easier by using this portable game consoles.

Reported by the Telegraph, Sunday (4/4/2010), Hdrlabs recently announced that the Open Camera Control Project (OCCP) on the Nintendo DS SLR cameras allow photographers to control remotely.

Hdrlabs suddenly had the idea to do these experiments when doing night photography in a museum. Hdrlabs team wanted a system where they can take HDR images that exceed the normal functionality of their Canon cameras.

At that time, the idea behind the OCCP is to create a pocket-sized camera controller, with battery durable and easy to carry everywhere. Section, use the normal image capture system to connect the camera with a laptop is impractical. While Hdrlabs team wanted a more practical controller and smaller.

The result was not in vain, their experimental efforts spawned a system of DIY (Do It Yourself) open source that transforms the Nintendo DS becomes a controller of the camera. The system is also compatible with all DSLR cameras. According Hdrlabs team, this system makes it a great weight and become lighter.

Nintendo Wii game console Substitute Lessons Sport in Schools

Sunday, April 4, 2010 - 18:07 PM

SYDNEY - Department of Education and Sports Commission in New South Wales (NSW), Australia received sanctions for schools allow students to do sport of tennis, baseball and boxing using the Nintendo Wii virtual subjects during exercise in progress.

Both institutions are considered to be not concerned with the increasing number of children who are obese. Since the change of subjects by playing Wii sports at school, same as encouraging the growth of obesity rates among school students.

Big News Networks was launched on Sunday (4/4/2010), the NSW government under the new territory, the Wii even included in school curricula, eliminating sports subjects.

Australia's world champion boxer Danny Green criticized this policy. He said he would pull his son out of school if replacing the computer game sports.

"I think there is nothing worse than membayangkan that my son is transfixed by events in the room with a device and computer games. The kids were pretty long in the classroom, and make them exercise in a room with a device games, is one The sad thing, "she complained.

One of the schools named Mosman High School are trying to offer that option. Students may choose whether to exercise in a room with a Wii or doing outdoor activities.

One parent at the school was admitted surprise with this policy. He will sternly forbade his daughter to work out in the room using the Wii.

Xbox 360 Gold plated pure, Rp50 Million Sale

CALIFORNIA - If during this touch of elegant fashion more widely used in handsets such as mobile phones and portable computers, and what the outcome is also provided to console gaming. Will certainly look different with similar consoles and expensive, of course.

A masterpiece created by the Computer-Choppers.com, an online store that sells electronic goods. They smear the casing an Xbox 360 game consoles with 24-karat gold plate. In fact, they are pure gold coating on the entire body of the consoles made by Microsoft.

Quoted TG Daily, Monday (5/4/2010), Computer Choopers say that this is not just for gaming devices per se, but more than that. Xbox 360 is coated with gold is deliberately intended to be among those who love art and games more than anything.

Price problem, as a work of art, of course, the Xbox 360 is not exactly cheap anymore. Because, Computer Choopers membanderol prices ranging from $ 5 thousand, or approximately Rp49 million. Apart from its casing, coated with gold, nothing special from the usual Xbox 360, the functions and embedded technologies are not much different with the Xbox in general.

Computer Choppers used to sell gadgets that their modifications with a layer of gold. Xbox 360 Before this, they successfully coated the gold in the MacBook, iPhone, iMac, and Playstation 3. Especially for Plyastation 3 gold-plated, these stores still provide them with the same price with the Xbox 360 Gold Edition.