Remember "We've got the taste"? I recall back when you'd fish a few coins from your pocket, plunk them in a vending machine,wholesale Android Tablets and walk away with your can of fizz.
How quaint that seems now. PepsiCo is introducing interactive vending machines that can send gift drinks to your friends and record messages too.
"Be social" is the slogan of the Social Vending System, a blunt reminder that our friends are commodities. wholesale ebook reader
As seen in the vid below, the networked vending machine has a touch screen displaying brands for sale. It also has a gift function with which you can give drinks to friends by entering their name and mobile phone number; standard texting rates apply and numbers are not stored unless permission is given. The machine can also record a short personalized video message. wholesale car recorder
Your friend can go to any linked vending machine, enter the code from the text message and receive the gift. Or pass it on to someone else.
Another function is "Random Acts of Refreshment," whereby you can send gift soda to strangers. "For example, a consumer could send a symbol of encouragement to someone in a city that has experienced challenging weather," PepsiCo said in a release. wholesale baby monitor
The Social Vending System is being shown off at the National Automatic Merchandising Association's One Show in Chicago. PepsiCo may start testing it with partners later this year. smart car accessories
"The platform holds potential to extend PepsiCo's digital and social programs for its food and beverage brands," the company said. wholesale spy camerca
It's ironic that "Be Social" was "Be sociable, have a Pepsi" back in the 1950s.
2011年4月30日星期六
2011年4月29日星期五
Samsung Droid Charge, white iPhone 4: Tech Specs Sheet, LTE versus design
Verizon’s Samsung Droid Charge and Apple’s white iPhone 4 tech specs sheet that you need to see before buying.wholesale Android Tablets
Today is the release date of two high-end smartphones, the Samsung Droid Charge and the white-colored iPhone 4.
The Samsung Droid Charge is the second-LTE enabled smartphone of Verizon Wireless, packed with 1 GHz single core processor, 8 megapixel camera for shooting HD videos and capturing quality still shots, and supports mobile hotspotting of up to 10 WiFi enabled devices.wholesale ebook reader
Meanwhile, the white iPhone 4 is the latest product of Apple available via AT&T and Verizon. wholesale electronics The new iPhone 4′s specs is the same as the black iPhone 4, so the only difference is the packaging of the device.wholesale car recorder
Still undecided if what’s the perfect phone for you? wholesale netbook Well, see our little tech specs sheet to quickly compare the two devices. One of the biggest advantages of the Samsung Droid Charge is the LTE support. Apparently, the Long Term Evolution is faster (way faster) than the regular 3G CDMA speed. Design-wise, I think Apple’s iPhone 4 is still better.wholesale baby monitor
Today is the release date of two high-end smartphones, the Samsung Droid Charge and the white-colored iPhone 4.
The Samsung Droid Charge is the second-LTE enabled smartphone of Verizon Wireless, packed with 1 GHz single core processor, 8 megapixel camera for shooting HD videos and capturing quality still shots, and supports mobile hotspotting of up to 10 WiFi enabled devices.wholesale ebook reader
Meanwhile, the white iPhone 4 is the latest product of Apple available via AT&T and Verizon. wholesale electronics The new iPhone 4′s specs is the same as the black iPhone 4, so the only difference is the packaging of the device.wholesale car recorder
Still undecided if what’s the perfect phone for you? wholesale netbook Well, see our little tech specs sheet to quickly compare the two devices. One of the biggest advantages of the Samsung Droid Charge is the LTE support. Apparently, the Long Term Evolution is faster (way faster) than the regular 3G CDMA speed. Design-wise, I think Apple’s iPhone 4 is still better.wholesale baby monitor
2011年4月28日星期四
Sony faces global legal scrutiny over breach
In the United States, several members of Congress seized on the breach, in which hackers stole names, addresses and possibly credit card details from users of Sony's PlayStation Network, to push for tougher laws protecting personal information. wholesale Android Tablets
The staff of a House of Representatives subcommittee were directed to investigate the hacking incident.wholesale ebook reader
Attorneys general, who act as consumer advocates, had begun investigating the matter or reviewing it with staff in several states, including in Iowa, Connecticut, Florida and Massachusetts, according to their offices.
One U.S. law firm filed a lawsuit in California on behalf of consumers and requested the court to certify the case as class action.
In Britain, a government watchdog has already launched an investigation of the incident, which put credit card information at risk.wholesale car recorder
Britain's Information Commissioner's Office said it had contacted the company and was investigating whether Sony violated laws that require it to safeguard personal information. The commissioner's investigation would depend in part on whether Sony stored user information in Britain.wholesale electronics accessories
While the Japanese electronics company pulled the plug on the PlayStation network on April 19, it did not tell the public about the data theft until Tuesday.
The disclosure sparked immediate outrage among gamers and revived criticisms of Japan's corporate culture that plagued Toyota Motor during its huge automotive recall in 2010.wholesale digital picture frame
Shares in Sony fell 5 percent on Thursday as the massive leak of data threatened to crimp its business.
A Sony spokesman has said that after learning of the breach it took "several days of forensic investigation" before the company knew consumers' data had been compromised.wholesale accessories electronics
Sony said on Tuesday that hackers accessed personal details on 77 million users.
Late on Wednesday, Rothken Law Firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of an individual plaintiff named Kristopher Johns against Sony in the Northern District of California court.
"This suit seeks to redress Sony's failure to adequately provide service to PlayStation consoles and PlayStation Network," the lawyers for the plaintiff said in a court filing.
The plaintiff has requested the court to certify this case as class action and has also sought unspecified monetary damages, according to the filing.
Sony did not immediately return a call on Wednesday seeking a comment.
"This is a huge data breach and the clients who have called are really upset, not just because of the data breach but it looks like Sony sat on information for as much as five days," said Jay Edelson, an attorney at law firm Edelson McGuire.
Edelson's firm specializes in class-action lawsuits over data breaches. He said he would decide in the next 24 hours whether to file a lawsuit.
U.S. SCRUTINY
The incident could give momentum for tougher policies in the United States.
Representative Mary Bono Mack of California said she directed staff of the House subcommittee for commerce, manufacturing and trade, which she chairs, to begin investigating the matter to determine if hearings are needed.
Representative Bobby Rush of Illinois said he would reintroduce legislation that would require companies to have reasonable security measures and Senator Tom Carper of Delaware said he hoped for a comprehensive cyber security bill this year.
U.S. regulators could get involved as well. The Federal Trade Commission has been known to pursue companies that failed to safeguard consumer data. It could investigate if it determines Sony failed to tell its customers about the company's privacy policies.
A spokeswoman for the agency declined to comment.
Sony reported the breach to the FBI's cybercrimes unit in San Diego, which is investigating, a person familiar with the probe told Reuters. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Sony may come under the toughest scrutiny from non-U.S. regulators, which have stricter consumer privacy laws.
"European countries are going to go crazy and be all over this," said Dan Burk, a professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. "They are absolutely obsessed about companies holding personal information."
Burk said subscribers will need to show they suffered damages as a result of the hacking for a U.S. lawsuit to have legs.
"If it was just hacking for fun, then it's going to be tough," he said.
The staff of a House of Representatives subcommittee were directed to investigate the hacking incident.wholesale ebook reader
Attorneys general, who act as consumer advocates, had begun investigating the matter or reviewing it with staff in several states, including in Iowa, Connecticut, Florida and Massachusetts, according to their offices.
One U.S. law firm filed a lawsuit in California on behalf of consumers and requested the court to certify the case as class action.
In Britain, a government watchdog has already launched an investigation of the incident, which put credit card information at risk.wholesale car recorder
Britain's Information Commissioner's Office said it had contacted the company and was investigating whether Sony violated laws that require it to safeguard personal information. The commissioner's investigation would depend in part on whether Sony stored user information in Britain.wholesale electronics accessories
While the Japanese electronics company pulled the plug on the PlayStation network on April 19, it did not tell the public about the data theft until Tuesday.
The disclosure sparked immediate outrage among gamers and revived criticisms of Japan's corporate culture that plagued Toyota Motor during its huge automotive recall in 2010.wholesale digital picture frame
Shares in Sony fell 5 percent on Thursday as the massive leak of data threatened to crimp its business.
A Sony spokesman has said that after learning of the breach it took "several days of forensic investigation" before the company knew consumers' data had been compromised.wholesale accessories electronics
Sony said on Tuesday that hackers accessed personal details on 77 million users.
Late on Wednesday, Rothken Law Firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of an individual plaintiff named Kristopher Johns against Sony in the Northern District of California court.
"This suit seeks to redress Sony's failure to adequately provide service to PlayStation consoles and PlayStation Network," the lawyers for the plaintiff said in a court filing.
The plaintiff has requested the court to certify this case as class action and has also sought unspecified monetary damages, according to the filing.
Sony did not immediately return a call on Wednesday seeking a comment.
"This is a huge data breach and the clients who have called are really upset, not just because of the data breach but it looks like Sony sat on information for as much as five days," said Jay Edelson, an attorney at law firm Edelson McGuire.
Edelson's firm specializes in class-action lawsuits over data breaches. He said he would decide in the next 24 hours whether to file a lawsuit.
U.S. SCRUTINY
The incident could give momentum for tougher policies in the United States.
Representative Mary Bono Mack of California said she directed staff of the House subcommittee for commerce, manufacturing and trade, which she chairs, to begin investigating the matter to determine if hearings are needed.
Representative Bobby Rush of Illinois said he would reintroduce legislation that would require companies to have reasonable security measures and Senator Tom Carper of Delaware said he hoped for a comprehensive cyber security bill this year.
U.S. regulators could get involved as well. The Federal Trade Commission has been known to pursue companies that failed to safeguard consumer data. It could investigate if it determines Sony failed to tell its customers about the company's privacy policies.
A spokeswoman for the agency declined to comment.
Sony reported the breach to the FBI's cybercrimes unit in San Diego, which is investigating, a person familiar with the probe told Reuters. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Sony may come under the toughest scrutiny from non-U.S. regulators, which have stricter consumer privacy laws.
"European countries are going to go crazy and be all over this," said Dan Burk, a professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. "They are absolutely obsessed about companies holding personal information."
Burk said subscribers will need to show they suffered damages as a result of the hacking for a U.S. lawsuit to have legs.
"If it was just hacking for fun, then it's going to be tough," he said.
2011年4月27日星期三
SETI Shuts Down Search for Alien Life Due to Lack of Funding
The SETI institute has hibernated its Allen Telescope Array, which scans the sky for clues on extraterrestrial life, wholesale car accessories due to lack of funding.wholesale cool gadgets
The telescope array, which consists of 42 20-foot-wide telescopes spread across a field 300 miles north of San Francisco,wholesale Android Tablets was originally funded largely by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who donated $25 million to the project. However, state budget cuts have all but halted the project, which will for the time being be unavailable for normal use and run by a significantly reduced staff.
The shutdown is (hopefully) only temporary, as the institute tries to collect the $5 million it needs to restore operation, wholesale ebook reader which is planned to happen in 2013.
The name SETI has become synonymous with search for extraterrestrial life in geek culture. wholesale spy camerca Thousands of users participate in SETI@home, the part of the project which requires donating the CPU processing power of your computer to help interpret the vast amount of data collected by SETI’s telescopes.wholesale car recorder
The telescope array, which consists of 42 20-foot-wide telescopes spread across a field 300 miles north of San Francisco,wholesale Android Tablets was originally funded largely by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who donated $25 million to the project. However, state budget cuts have all but halted the project, which will for the time being be unavailable for normal use and run by a significantly reduced staff.
The shutdown is (hopefully) only temporary, as the institute tries to collect the $5 million it needs to restore operation, wholesale ebook reader which is planned to happen in 2013.
The name SETI has become synonymous with search for extraterrestrial life in geek culture. wholesale spy camerca Thousands of users participate in SETI@home, the part of the project which requires donating the CPU processing power of your computer to help interpret the vast amount of data collected by SETI’s telescopes.wholesale car recorder
2011年4月25日星期一
Facebook introduces the Send button
Facebook announced a series of updates Monday that largely try to help users more easily share information.wholesale baby monitor The new Questions feature introduced last month will now be integrated into Groups so that you can easily poll a specific set of people. Users will now be able to share entire albums with a group instead of painstakingly upload single photo about single photo. Of course, if you’re stuck using Facebook’s original Group feature, you won’t be able to use any of these updates. For you, Facebook has a new tool that will bring you up to speed with the new format; it’s not here quite yet, but Facebook says Group owners and members will be hearing about it in the near future.wholesale Android Tablets
The upgrade for Groups is all well and good and will surely make life easier for the committed Group owners out there, but the more significant addition is the Send button. A year after the launch of the Like button (yes, it’s only been a year), Facebook is introducing this new tool that will allow users to message links to their Friends.wholesale electronics accessories “Say you’re on Orbitz and want to tell your roommates about a great idea for a summer vacation, or you come across a Huffington Post articles that you only want to share with people at work. With the new Send button, now you can share things with any of your Groups or individual friends on Facebook.” wholesale ebook reader
While users’ are sure to appreciate the Send button, content providers will like it even more. There are plenty of articles, links, and blog posts we come across that we want to share wholesale cool gadgets– with specific people, versus the News feed. Now, there’s a place for all that formerly passed over content. And this won’t be some quiet implementation that is rolled out over the coming months: More than 50 websites (including The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and The Huffington Post) already feature the Send button. Don’t worry though,wholesale car recorder the Like button isn’t going anywhere and Facebook developers already figured out how they can coexist.
The upgrade for Groups is all well and good and will surely make life easier for the committed Group owners out there, but the more significant addition is the Send button. A year after the launch of the Like button (yes, it’s only been a year), Facebook is introducing this new tool that will allow users to message links to their Friends.wholesale electronics accessories “Say you’re on Orbitz and want to tell your roommates about a great idea for a summer vacation, or you come across a Huffington Post articles that you only want to share with people at work. With the new Send button, now you can share things with any of your Groups or individual friends on Facebook.” wholesale ebook reader
While users’ are sure to appreciate the Send button, content providers will like it even more. There are plenty of articles, links, and blog posts we come across that we want to share wholesale cool gadgets– with specific people, versus the News feed. Now, there’s a place for all that formerly passed over content. And this won’t be some quiet implementation that is rolled out over the coming months: More than 50 websites (including The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and The Huffington Post) already feature the Send button. Don’t worry though,wholesale car recorder the Like button isn’t going anywhere and Facebook developers already figured out how they can coexist.
2011年4月24日星期日
Wii 2 Tablet Controllers — Nintendo’s Likely Answer to the iPad 2
Nintendo (NTYDO) admitted that it is getting hammered by Apple’s (APPL) iPod and iPad, and now it might have found a way to combat both. According to Kotaku, the upcoming Wii 2 game console will use the motion-based Wii-mote stick as well as a tablet-based controller. The addition of a tablet makes perfect sense, as Nintendo would be able to compete against Apple without directly going up against the mighty iPad 2. wholesale Android Tablets
Here is the news from Kotaku’s Stephen Tolito:
Its main controller, as rumored, will include a touchscreen, two analog sticks and a camera, we’ve confirmed with our own games industry sources who are familiar with Nintendo’s plans for the machine.wholesale ebook reader
That new controller’s screen will measure 6.2 inches and the controller will also include eight buttons. wholesale car recorder
It is also rumored that the controllers could be used independently of the Wii 2, potentially with their own apps, which would make it — wait for it — a stand-alone tablet. It would be wise move on Nintendo’s part.
Nintendo is expected to face even more competition on the tablet front. Aside from Apple, both the game store GameStop and the online superstore Amazon (AMZN) are rumored to be releasing their own tablets with, wholesale baby monitor of course, their own games. However, while competitors are doing completely stand-alone devices, Nintendo can include the tablet as part of its Wii 2 setup to drive both tablet and console sales.smart car accessories
Nintendo can also sneak into the app store industry it just recently dissed. At February’s Game Developers Conference, Nintendo head Satoru Iwata slammed low-cost apps, saying that these low-quality games cheapened the gamer experience.
Of course, hundreds of millions of Angry Birds players would disagree. Like I argued at the time, I would not be shocked it Nintendo ended up doing an about-face to its complete dismissal of Apple’s billion-dollar market. By adding an app-enabled tablet “controller” to the next Wii, Nintendo would be able to acknowledge the tablet market without admitting that it was wrong.wholesale digital picture frame
Here is the news from Kotaku’s Stephen Tolito:
Its main controller, as rumored, will include a touchscreen, two analog sticks and a camera, we’ve confirmed with our own games industry sources who are familiar with Nintendo’s plans for the machine.wholesale ebook reader
That new controller’s screen will measure 6.2 inches and the controller will also include eight buttons. wholesale car recorder
It is also rumored that the controllers could be used independently of the Wii 2, potentially with their own apps, which would make it — wait for it — a stand-alone tablet. It would be wise move on Nintendo’s part.
Nintendo is expected to face even more competition on the tablet front. Aside from Apple, both the game store GameStop and the online superstore Amazon (AMZN) are rumored to be releasing their own tablets with, wholesale baby monitor of course, their own games. However, while competitors are doing completely stand-alone devices, Nintendo can include the tablet as part of its Wii 2 setup to drive both tablet and console sales.smart car accessories
Nintendo can also sneak into the app store industry it just recently dissed. At February’s Game Developers Conference, Nintendo head Satoru Iwata slammed low-cost apps, saying that these low-quality games cheapened the gamer experience.
Of course, hundreds of millions of Angry Birds players would disagree. Like I argued at the time, I would not be shocked it Nintendo ended up doing an about-face to its complete dismissal of Apple’s billion-dollar market. By adding an app-enabled tablet “controller” to the next Wii, Nintendo would be able to acknowledge the tablet market without admitting that it was wrong.wholesale digital picture frame
2011年4月22日星期五
Google loses Linux patent lawsuit
A federal jury awarded Bedrock Computer Technologies $5m from Google last week, although the company said it would fight the verdict.wholesale electronics accessories store
Bedrock had been seeking more than $180m and, if upheld, the smaller sum is a trivial amount for Google. But people tracking the case said it might encourage Bedrock to file similar cases against other Linux users.wholesale Android Tablets
“Google will continue to defend against attacks like this one on the open source community,” the company said on Friday. “The recent explosion in patent litigation is turning the world’s information highway into a toll road, forcing companies to spend millions and millions of dollars defending old, questionable patent claims.” wholesale ebook reader
Bedrock has pending cases against Yahoo, Amazon, PayPal and others. It is also defending a suit brought by Red Hat, one of the largest Linux distributors, which is asking a judge to rule that Bedrock’s patent is invalid. Red Hat did not respond to calls seeking comment.
The patent at issue governs a method “for information storage and retrieval using a hashing technique with external chaining and on-the-fly removal of expired data”. wholesale car recorder
Google declined to elaborate on its written statement, but people briefed on the case said only 30 lines of code were involved.wholesale baby monitor
Bedrock is one of a number of companies that make no products and have only patents as assets. Nearly 90 per cent of patent cases brought against leading US technology companies in the past five years were brought by such companies, prompting calls for legal reform of the patent system.smart car accessories
Bedrock had been seeking more than $180m and, if upheld, the smaller sum is a trivial amount for Google. But people tracking the case said it might encourage Bedrock to file similar cases against other Linux users.wholesale Android Tablets
“Google will continue to defend against attacks like this one on the open source community,” the company said on Friday. “The recent explosion in patent litigation is turning the world’s information highway into a toll road, forcing companies to spend millions and millions of dollars defending old, questionable patent claims.” wholesale ebook reader
Bedrock has pending cases against Yahoo, Amazon, PayPal and others. It is also defending a suit brought by Red Hat, one of the largest Linux distributors, which is asking a judge to rule that Bedrock’s patent is invalid. Red Hat did not respond to calls seeking comment.
The patent at issue governs a method “for information storage and retrieval using a hashing technique with external chaining and on-the-fly removal of expired data”. wholesale car recorder
Google declined to elaborate on its written statement, but people briefed on the case said only 30 lines of code were involved.wholesale baby monitor
Bedrock is one of a number of companies that make no products and have only patents as assets. Nearly 90 per cent of patent cases brought against leading US technology companies in the past five years were brought by such companies, prompting calls for legal reform of the patent system.smart car accessories
ORNL’s Internet access delayed amid cyber threat
Barbara Penland of ORNL’s public affairs office earlier indicated that the Internet might be available today, then shifted the date to Monday before changing it again. The latest postponement, she said, is due to “an abundance of caution” in dealing with this threat.wholesale Android Tablets
A team of experts, including representatives from Los Alamos National Laboratory and other government sites, as well as computer companies, is coordinating actions to make sure threats are removed or under control before resuming normal activities.wholesale ebook reader
A special scanning station was set up to scan and clean laptops for off-site use, as well as evaluate removable media — such as thumb-drives — that are leaving the lab to make sure they aren’t infected with “attack signatures.”wholesale car recorder
“Once the laptop is scanned and cleaned, it will be blocked from reconnecting to the ORNL network until longer-term recovery actions are completed,” the lab said in a fact sheet for employees.
Also, the lab warned, “To prevent potential re-infection, wholesale baby monitor thumb-drives that have been cleaned should not be reinserted into computers connected to the ORNL network .”
ORNL was victimized by what’s been described as a highly sophisticated and aggressive cyber attack, known as an Advanced Persistent Threat.
External email was restored late Tuesday, with some limitations, and on Thursday lab employees were given permission to use their Blackberries and smartphones for checking email but not for connecting to the Internet.wholesale netbook online
ORNL employees have been assured that no safety systems were compromised. The lab also said there was no reason to believe that employees’ personal information had been stolen.wholesale car accessories
A team of experts, including representatives from Los Alamos National Laboratory and other government sites, as well as computer companies, is coordinating actions to make sure threats are removed or under control before resuming normal activities.wholesale ebook reader
A special scanning station was set up to scan and clean laptops for off-site use, as well as evaluate removable media — such as thumb-drives — that are leaving the lab to make sure they aren’t infected with “attack signatures.”wholesale car recorder
“Once the laptop is scanned and cleaned, it will be blocked from reconnecting to the ORNL network until longer-term recovery actions are completed,” the lab said in a fact sheet for employees.
Also, the lab warned, “To prevent potential re-infection, wholesale baby monitor thumb-drives that have been cleaned should not be reinserted into computers connected to the ORNL network .”
ORNL was victimized by what’s been described as a highly sophisticated and aggressive cyber attack, known as an Advanced Persistent Threat.
External email was restored late Tuesday, with some limitations, and on Thursday lab employees were given permission to use their Blackberries and smartphones for checking email but not for connecting to the Internet.wholesale netbook online
ORNL employees have been assured that no safety systems were compromised. The lab also said there was no reason to believe that employees’ personal information had been stolen.wholesale car accessories
2011年4月21日星期四
Frequent Twitter users have shorter relationships
Is someone you know tweeting a great deal? wholesale Android Tablets According to a recent survey by dating site OKCupid, he or she might be prone to having shorter relationships and masturbating more than most people.
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The difference in average relationship lengths appears to fluctuate between about half a month and three-quarters of a month among most age groups — except when it comes to 50-year-olds. Twitter usage apparently makes a two month difference when it comes to the older folks. Yikes!wholesale baby monitor
Of course, we have to keep in mind that this information doesn't mean that frequent Twitter usage leads to shorter relationships, but simply that the surveyed wholesale ebook reader Twitter users happened to be more likely to have shorter relationships.
The way the folks at OKCupid came to these conclusions: they combined survey question results with what they've learned from their users' activities and looked for patterns. Two of those patterns? wholesale electronics accessories That frequent Twitter users appear to have shorter relationships and masturbate more.
According to OKCupid, information from 833,987 OKCupid users was analyzed to determine the relationship length pattern. Based on the chart corresponding to that data, wholesale security system we can see that an 18-year-old individual's average relationship lasts about nine months if he or she is prone to using Twitter daily or about nine-and-a-half months if he or she isn't a regular Twitter user.wholesale car recorder
The difference in average relationship lengths appears to fluctuate between about half a month and three-quarters of a month among most age groups — except when it comes to 50-year-olds. Twitter usage apparently makes a two month difference when it comes to the older folks. Yikes!wholesale baby monitor
Of course, we have to keep in mind that this information doesn't mean that frequent Twitter usage leads to shorter relationships, but simply that the surveyed wholesale ebook reader Twitter users happened to be more likely to have shorter relationships.
2011年4月20日星期三
Remains of the Day: Hats off
Apple may have some refreshing updates up its sleeves,wholesale Android Tablets Twitter considers reaching into its deep pockets, and The Daily loses a key editorial member (...and its shirt?). The remainders for Tuesday, April 19, 2011 put their pants on one leg at a time, like everybody else.
Apple ends MobileMe and iWork $30 rebate programs ahead of rumored refreshes(9 to 5 Mac)
According to a purported internal memo, wholesale ebook reader Apple has discontinued $30 rebates for MobileMe and iWork that were previously offered to purchasers of new Macs. Since Apple can't sneeze without spawning rumors, this has been taken as a sign that MobileMe and iWork are due to be refreshed imminently. BREAKING NEWS: Apple has finished its cup of coffee! We expect the coffee cup to be refilled soon! Or maybe not at all, if it's done with coffee for the day!
Twitter Tries to Widen Appeal to More Users(Wall Street Journal)
Unnamed sources tell the Wall Street Journal that Twitter is looking to pick up the Adobe multi-platform TweetDeck client for the sum of $50 million. Guys, guys--it's on the App Store for free. Yeesh:wholesale car recorder these venture capital-funded businesses have more money than sense.
Copyright law: no one understands it(Nilay Patel)
Inside Apple's recently filed lawsuit against Samsung lies a secret: a photograph of a Samsung device snapped by AndroidCommunity's Myriam Joire, cropped and used without permission or attribution. Doh. To be fair, Apple would have taken the pictures itself, but every time they bring a Samsung phone onto the campus it spontaneously bursts into flames. Weird.wholesale accessories
Thomson Reuters overhauls news management team(Reuters)
It's been just over two months since the launch of Rupert Murdoch's iPad-based newspaper, The Daily. But that's been enough time for managing editor Jim Gaines to abandon ship and take a job with Reuters as ethics editor. I'm sure they'll be fine without hi--Oy! Iceberg! Right ahead! wholesale android tablet
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Apple ends MobileMe and iWork $30 rebate programs ahead of rumored refreshes(9 to 5 Mac)
According to a purported internal memo, wholesale ebook reader Apple has discontinued $30 rebates for MobileMe and iWork that were previously offered to purchasers of new Macs. Since Apple can't sneeze without spawning rumors, this has been taken as a sign that MobileMe and iWork are due to be refreshed imminently. BREAKING NEWS: Apple has finished its cup of coffee! We expect the coffee cup to be refilled soon! Or maybe not at all, if it's done with coffee for the day!
Twitter Tries to Widen Appeal to More Users(Wall Street Journal)
Unnamed sources tell the Wall Street Journal that Twitter is looking to pick up the Adobe multi-platform TweetDeck client for the sum of $50 million. Guys, guys--it's on the App Store for free. Yeesh:wholesale car recorder these venture capital-funded businesses have more money than sense.
Copyright law: no one understands it(Nilay Patel)
Inside Apple's recently filed lawsuit against Samsung lies a secret: a photograph of a Samsung device snapped by AndroidCommunity's Myriam Joire, cropped and used without permission or attribution. Doh. To be fair, Apple would have taken the pictures itself, but every time they bring a Samsung phone onto the campus it spontaneously bursts into flames. Weird.wholesale accessories
Thomson Reuters overhauls news management team(Reuters)
It's been just over two months since the launch of Rupert Murdoch's iPad-based newspaper, The Daily. But that's been enough time for managing editor Jim Gaines to abandon ship and take a job with Reuters as ethics editor. I'm sure they'll be fine without hi--Oy! Iceberg! Right ahead! wholesale android tablet
Product News:
Writings 1.2 for iPad - The latest update to ice cream studios's iPad text editor allows users to create workspaces that can group documents by context, synchronize each workspace with a different Dropbox folder, quickly access punctuation marks with an optional row on the keyboard, and sync with Scrivener. $5.
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2011年4月19日星期二
iPhone 4 Surging Towards Top of Flickr Popularity
The iPhone 4 may soon be the number one camera in terms of the percentage of flickr members, according to data on the flickr.com website. Meanwhile, point and shoot cameras are showing a steady decline.wholesale Android Tablets
While the Nikon D90 digital SLR remains in the number one spot, in terms of percent of members, the iPhone 4 is climbing fast according to flickr’s ongoing chart.wholesale ebook reader
What’s interesting to note is the Apple iPhone 4, 3GS, and 3G took the first three spots amongst popular smartphones, but when compared to the overall popularity, only the iPhone 4 broke into the top five overall. Canon cameras took slots 3,4 and 5.wholesale car recorder
This data is rather qualitative. The timeline isn’t marked with dates, and there are often problems with detecting the kind of camera used with a photo is uploaded to flickr. Even so, the iPhone 4 trend is remarkable, as is the complete absence of Android phones.wholesale ebook reader
This data also raises the question about the longevity of stand-alone point and shot cameras, as Ted Landau pointed out last week. That’s an interesting technical issue because good point and shoot cameras typically have beter optics and control over the exposure than smartphones. wholesale spy camerca However, consumers seem steadfast in their determination to let the megapixel count alone be the major selection factor, even though the physical size of those pixels on the better cameras is a strong factor in the quality of the image, especially in low light.
An opposing factor is sheer convenience. Smartphone users have handy access to a device that’s always on and instantly available as a camera. Many people, except for those on vacation, wholesale security system just don’t want to carry a point and shoot camera around.
Fortunately, our smartphone cameras keep getting better and better. Apple added an LED flash in the iPhone 4 — which doubles as a flashlight, and there have been rumors about the iPhone 5 having an 8 megapixel system from Sony. Even so, the rush towards thin phones eliminates the desirable, longer focal lengths. Olympus solves that problem on some cameras by using a prism that redirects the image down the width of the camera to the sensor, but that seems a unlikely option for Apple.
The flickr data suggests a social and technical trend that, for better or worse, predicts big changes in the consumer camera market, driven, again, by Apple.
While the Nikon D90 digital SLR remains in the number one spot, in terms of percent of members, the iPhone 4 is climbing fast according to flickr’s ongoing chart.wholesale ebook reader
What’s interesting to note is the Apple iPhone 4, 3GS, and 3G took the first three spots amongst popular smartphones, but when compared to the overall popularity, only the iPhone 4 broke into the top five overall. Canon cameras took slots 3,4 and 5.wholesale car recorder
This data is rather qualitative. The timeline isn’t marked with dates, and there are often problems with detecting the kind of camera used with a photo is uploaded to flickr. Even so, the iPhone 4 trend is remarkable, as is the complete absence of Android phones.wholesale ebook reader
This data also raises the question about the longevity of stand-alone point and shot cameras, as Ted Landau pointed out last week. That’s an interesting technical issue because good point and shoot cameras typically have beter optics and control over the exposure than smartphones. wholesale spy camerca However, consumers seem steadfast in their determination to let the megapixel count alone be the major selection factor, even though the physical size of those pixels on the better cameras is a strong factor in the quality of the image, especially in low light.
An opposing factor is sheer convenience. Smartphone users have handy access to a device that’s always on and instantly available as a camera. Many people, except for those on vacation, wholesale security system just don’t want to carry a point and shoot camera around.
Fortunately, our smartphone cameras keep getting better and better. Apple added an LED flash in the iPhone 4 — which doubles as a flashlight, and there have been rumors about the iPhone 5 having an 8 megapixel system from Sony. Even so, the rush towards thin phones eliminates the desirable, longer focal lengths. Olympus solves that problem on some cameras by using a prism that redirects the image down the width of the camera to the sensor, but that seems a unlikely option for Apple.
The flickr data suggests a social and technical trend that, for better or worse, predicts big changes in the consumer camera market, driven, again, by Apple.
2011年4月18日星期一
A Tablet That Can Run 3 OS’s Android, Windows and Maemo (MeeGo)
If you are even the least bit interested in technology you know that having lots of choice is good. wholesale netbook online In a new market choice leads to competition among makers, which leads into new advancements in that given market.wholesale Android Tablets
Choice affects any given tech market as a whole but little choices or options as they are often called have their own effects that are important in their own right. For example the choice or option to have a varying group of operating systems being compatible with your computing device is a meaningful feature for a growing number of buyers.wholesale ebook reader
Evolve Three of Australia is gearing up to launch a new tablet computer that offers buyers the option of running the device on either Android, Windows (Windows 7 comes pre-installed) operating systems. The Evolve Three Maestro C is the name of the tablet.wholesale car recorder
For the Maestro C the folks at Evolve Three have gone with the new versatile Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz processor. The Z670 is from the new Atom Z6xx series of Intel Atom Oak Trail range of embedded systems processors. Intel has already outlined the features for the Z670 and one feature the CPU offers is the ability to run a multitude of operating systems (Android, Chrome OS, Windows and Maemo).wholesale baby monitor
Other than the Intel Atom Z670 processor the Maestro C also offers a unique design. You see the tablet has an optional wireless Bluetooth keyboard (specific to the tablet) and the left side of the tablet can be adjusted for use as a stand. See the image below.wholesale spy camerca
Choice affects any given tech market as a whole but little choices or options as they are often called have their own effects that are important in their own right. For example the choice or option to have a varying group of operating systems being compatible with your computing device is a meaningful feature for a growing number of buyers.wholesale ebook reader
Evolve Three of Australia is gearing up to launch a new tablet computer that offers buyers the option of running the device on either Android, Windows (Windows 7 comes pre-installed) operating systems. The Evolve Three Maestro C is the name of the tablet.wholesale car recorder
For the Maestro C the folks at Evolve Three have gone with the new versatile Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz processor. The Z670 is from the new Atom Z6xx series of Intel Atom Oak Trail range of embedded systems processors. Intel has already outlined the features for the Z670 and one feature the CPU offers is the ability to run a multitude of operating systems (Android, Chrome OS, Windows and Maemo).wholesale baby monitor
Other than the Intel Atom Z670 processor the Maestro C also offers a unique design. You see the tablet has an optional wireless Bluetooth keyboard (specific to the tablet) and the left side of the tablet can be adjusted for use as a stand. See the image below.wholesale spy camerca
2011年4月16日星期六
Defending The Amazon Deal
Just because Amazon builds a distribution center in Cayce, S.C. doesn’t mean that the shopping habits of anyone in Columbia, Charleston, Florence, Greenville, Myrtle Beach or anywhere else in South Carolina are going to be affected. Amazon is nothing more than a website – same as it is to residents of California, New York, South Dakota, or any other state.wholesale Android Tablets
Amazon’s presence in Cayce is not going to change the way South Carolinians shop. For example, someone in Hilton Head who has always gone to Barnes & Noble, Best Buy or Wal Mart to purchase their books, CDs, and other electronics is not going to suddenly stop shopping there and start ordering online from Amazon just because they put a distribution warehouse in Cayce.wholesale ebook reader
Think about it: Some will shop Amazon, some will shop brick and mortar stores and some will shop both. The percentages will be pretty much the same before and after the Amazon center opens – if it opens.wholesale car recorder
And if it never opens, guess what: Those same people will still order from Amazon.
Obviously it would be a different story if Amazon was coming into South Carolina and opening new retail stores in every major city right across the street from Barnes & Noble, Best Buy and Wal Mart, etc. (and still getting the same tax deals).
That would be apples to apples, this isn’t.wholesale ebook reader
But then again, even if they were doing that – why would it be considered unfair? Amazon was looking to expand and was searching for the best best deal it could get. Our state saw that Amazon was looking to expand, wholesale tablet pc and decided that extending these incentives was a worthwhile investment given that this company was willing to create 1300-3000 jobs and generate $60 million a year in taxes.wholesale baby monitor
So, we went after them and offered a competitive package to lure them here instead of letting them go to one of our neighboring states.
If we want to be “fair,” then we should quit offering any type of incentives to any economic recruit.
Incentives are a part of business. For example, let’s say I go down to Best Buy and purchase a new 55-inch HDTV because they are offering a $200 gift card rebate through the end of April. Now, if you bought the same HDTV three months ago when there was no rebate and go back down to Best Buy today, do you think they will give you that $200 gift card? What about the people who buy one next month when the rebate offer has expired?
Is that “fair?” No. It was simply an incentive.
And what about everyone that goes down to their local Bi-Lo and purchase $400 worth of groceries for $15 using a bunch of bonus card discounts?
Following the logic of Amazon opponents, we should outlaw this incentive program because it isn’t fair to Publix – which doesn’t have a store savings card program.
Again, it is simply an incentive
South Carolina has two options with respect to the Amazon deal:
1. We can let Amazon leave and get nothing. Under this scenario, the same number of South Carolinians who were shopping on Amazon last year will be shopping on Amazon next year. Not to mention, our state once again looks idiotic and other companies considering doing business here will probably think twice because we don’t honor our commitments.
Or …
2. We can extend this tax exemption and the same amount of people that were shopping on Amazon last year will still be shopping on Amazon next year. Oh, and this deal also puts 1300-3000 South Carolinians to work, generates $60 million a year in payroll taxes (and several million a year to Lexington county school districts). In fact if you or someone you know is a school teacher or works in the school district and loses their job three years from now – those several million a year might have made the difference.
Amazon’s presence in Cayce is not going to change the way South Carolinians shop. For example, someone in Hilton Head who has always gone to Barnes & Noble, Best Buy or Wal Mart to purchase their books, CDs, and other electronics is not going to suddenly stop shopping there and start ordering online from Amazon just because they put a distribution warehouse in Cayce.wholesale ebook reader
Think about it: Some will shop Amazon, some will shop brick and mortar stores and some will shop both. The percentages will be pretty much the same before and after the Amazon center opens – if it opens.wholesale car recorder
And if it never opens, guess what: Those same people will still order from Amazon.
Obviously it would be a different story if Amazon was coming into South Carolina and opening new retail stores in every major city right across the street from Barnes & Noble, Best Buy and Wal Mart, etc. (and still getting the same tax deals).
That would be apples to apples, this isn’t.wholesale ebook reader
But then again, even if they were doing that – why would it be considered unfair? Amazon was looking to expand and was searching for the best best deal it could get. Our state saw that Amazon was looking to expand, wholesale tablet pc and decided that extending these incentives was a worthwhile investment given that this company was willing to create 1300-3000 jobs and generate $60 million a year in taxes.wholesale baby monitor
So, we went after them and offered a competitive package to lure them here instead of letting them go to one of our neighboring states.
If we want to be “fair,” then we should quit offering any type of incentives to any economic recruit.
Incentives are a part of business. For example, let’s say I go down to Best Buy and purchase a new 55-inch HDTV because they are offering a $200 gift card rebate through the end of April. Now, if you bought the same HDTV three months ago when there was no rebate and go back down to Best Buy today, do you think they will give you that $200 gift card? What about the people who buy one next month when the rebate offer has expired?
Is that “fair?” No. It was simply an incentive.
And what about everyone that goes down to their local Bi-Lo and purchase $400 worth of groceries for $15 using a bunch of bonus card discounts?
Following the logic of Amazon opponents, we should outlaw this incentive program because it isn’t fair to Publix – which doesn’t have a store savings card program.
Again, it is simply an incentive
South Carolina has two options with respect to the Amazon deal:
1. We can let Amazon leave and get nothing. Under this scenario, the same number of South Carolinians who were shopping on Amazon last year will be shopping on Amazon next year. Not to mention, our state once again looks idiotic and other companies considering doing business here will probably think twice because we don’t honor our commitments.
Or …
2. We can extend this tax exemption and the same amount of people that were shopping on Amazon last year will still be shopping on Amazon next year. Oh, and this deal also puts 1300-3000 South Carolinians to work, generates $60 million a year in payroll taxes (and several million a year to Lexington county school districts). In fact if you or someone you know is a school teacher or works in the school district and loses their job three years from now – those several million a year might have made the difference.
2011年4月15日星期五
AT&T Outlines 2011 Network Investment Highlights for Los Angeles Area
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Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
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2011年4月14日星期四
HP brings workstation-class PCs to a thin client world
st the other day,wholesale Android Tablets I was talking with a science teacher who was bemoaning the underpowered thin clients in her school. She felt hobbled by them and was talking about some of the simulations and 3D visualizations that she couldn’t do with her students because of them. Enter HPs new Z210 workstations.
Most of us in ed tech have heard the siren song of thin clients.wholesale ebook reader There are lots of ways to go about thin computing, some better suited to certain applications than others. There are virtualization options, PC over IP, remote desktops, you name it. But unless you invest in PCoIP or an extremely robust virtualized setup with one heck of a network infrastructure to go with it, there will be compromises. Sure, the average remote desktop, simple desktop streaming, or low-end VDI solution is relatively inexpensive, very easy to manage,wholesale ebook reader and easier to set up than an old-school computer lab. The computer and networking hardware required to simulate the desktop experience are often prohibitively expensive for schools.
Which leads too many schools to eschew thin clients completely when, in fact, they can be a considerable source of cost savings. On the other hand, there are simply applications in both K12 and higher ed settings that beg for some desktop horsepower. Photoshop,wholesale car recorder CAD, video editing, and mathematical modeling are only a few of the applications that will happily eat up whatever hardware you throw at them.
In response to this need, wholesale spy camerca HP introduced the Z210 yesterday in convertible mini-tower and highly compact small form factors, calling them “ideal for use in education.” I have to say that I agree. Obviously you don’t need a workstation on every desk. But a lab or two of these compact, low-power-consumption, expandable, high-performance desktops can be had at fairly reasonable prices. In part, this is enabled by Intel’s new Xeon E3 processors and P3000.3 HD graphics embedded chips. The latter gives schools access to considerable 3D power at a much lower cost than discrete cards (although the systems can be expanded with discrete cards as needed).smart cae accessories
Most of us in ed tech have heard the siren song of thin clients.wholesale ebook reader There are lots of ways to go about thin computing, some better suited to certain applications than others. There are virtualization options, PC over IP, remote desktops, you name it. But unless you invest in PCoIP or an extremely robust virtualized setup with one heck of a network infrastructure to go with it, there will be compromises. Sure, the average remote desktop, simple desktop streaming, or low-end VDI solution is relatively inexpensive, very easy to manage,wholesale ebook reader and easier to set up than an old-school computer lab. The computer and networking hardware required to simulate the desktop experience are often prohibitively expensive for schools.
Which leads too many schools to eschew thin clients completely when, in fact, they can be a considerable source of cost savings. On the other hand, there are simply applications in both K12 and higher ed settings that beg for some desktop horsepower. Photoshop,wholesale car recorder CAD, video editing, and mathematical modeling are only a few of the applications that will happily eat up whatever hardware you throw at them.
In response to this need, wholesale spy camerca HP introduced the Z210 yesterday in convertible mini-tower and highly compact small form factors, calling them “ideal for use in education.” I have to say that I agree. Obviously you don’t need a workstation on every desk. But a lab or two of these compact, low-power-consumption, expandable, high-performance desktops can be had at fairly reasonable prices. In part, this is enabled by Intel’s new Xeon E3 processors and P3000.3 HD graphics embedded chips. The latter gives schools access to considerable 3D power at a much lower cost than discrete cards (although the systems can be expanded with discrete cards as needed).smart cae accessories
2011年4月13日星期三
Apple iPad 3 Unlikely for Fall 2011
Now comes the April 12 report in DigiTimes, wholesale Android Tablets citing unnamed “upstream component makers,” that no iPad 3 is coming in the near-term, and that Apple is still deciding on possible panels for future tablets. Apparently, that planning remains in the initial stages, making any products “unlikely” to make a showing in 2011.
“The sources pointed out that they have not yet received any notice for next generation iPad products and do not believe iPad 2 is a transitional product,” reads the report. wholesale ebook reader“With iPad 2’s strong shipment order forecast from Apple, the sources believe iPad 3 will not appear in the short term.”
In a Feb. 9 posting on his Daring Fireball blog, John Gruber posted a “theory” concerning the iPad’s release roadmap. Discussing the summer launch of Hewlett-Packard’s upcoming TouchPad tablet, he wrote: “Summer feels like a long time away. If my theory is right, they’re not only going to be months behind the iPad 2, but if they slip until late summer,wholesale car recorder they might bump up against the release of the iPad 3.”
Later that day, Gruber clarified his pronouncement: “How could Apple release a third-generation iPad just six months or so after the second one?” he wrote. “Maybe it won’t be an actual next-generation model. Maybe it’s more like an iPad 2.5, or iPad 2 Pro.”
Theory or no, other publications promptly leapt on Gruber’s postings like a defensive line on a loose football. wholesale baby monitor By the morning of Feb. 10, the Washington Post’s headline—“iPad 3 to have Fall 2011 launch? Some say it makes sense”—was front-and-center on Google News.
The iPad 3 theories contribute to what’s already a media-fueled furnace of speculation over everything iPad-related. wholesale spy camerca Apple’s lack of official word on its upcoming products has a habit of driving analysts and bloggers into a frenzy. In the months ahead of each iPad’s successive unveiling, the blogosphere buzzes with “news” and rumors of possible features and form-factors.wholesale android tablet
Although a widely circulated source of Apple news, DigiTimes’ own predictions sometimes fail to pan out. For example, a Jan. 20 story suggested that the iPad 2 would boast a 2048 x 1536 resolution, which in turn would play into Apple’s larger plans for its ecosystem. “The larger resolution should prove the company’s app developers more convenience,” it read, “while all future applications will be able to run under any of Apple’s machines including the 27-inch iMac.”
The iPad 2’s actual 1024 x 768 resolution undermined that prediction, although analysts such as IDC research manager Tom Mainelli subsequently suggested that Apple’s higher-definition “Retina Display” screen could make an appearance in a future iPad.
“The sources pointed out that they have not yet received any notice for next generation iPad products and do not believe iPad 2 is a transitional product,” reads the report. wholesale ebook reader“With iPad 2’s strong shipment order forecast from Apple, the sources believe iPad 3 will not appear in the short term.”
In a Feb. 9 posting on his Daring Fireball blog, John Gruber posted a “theory” concerning the iPad’s release roadmap. Discussing the summer launch of Hewlett-Packard’s upcoming TouchPad tablet, he wrote: “Summer feels like a long time away. If my theory is right, they’re not only going to be months behind the iPad 2, but if they slip until late summer,wholesale car recorder they might bump up against the release of the iPad 3.”
Later that day, Gruber clarified his pronouncement: “How could Apple release a third-generation iPad just six months or so after the second one?” he wrote. “Maybe it won’t be an actual next-generation model. Maybe it’s more like an iPad 2.5, or iPad 2 Pro.”
Theory or no, other publications promptly leapt on Gruber’s postings like a defensive line on a loose football. wholesale baby monitor By the morning of Feb. 10, the Washington Post’s headline—“iPad 3 to have Fall 2011 launch? Some say it makes sense”—was front-and-center on Google News.
The iPad 3 theories contribute to what’s already a media-fueled furnace of speculation over everything iPad-related. wholesale spy camerca Apple’s lack of official word on its upcoming products has a habit of driving analysts and bloggers into a frenzy. In the months ahead of each iPad’s successive unveiling, the blogosphere buzzes with “news” and rumors of possible features and form-factors.wholesale android tablet
Although a widely circulated source of Apple news, DigiTimes’ own predictions sometimes fail to pan out. For example, a Jan. 20 story suggested that the iPad 2 would boast a 2048 x 1536 resolution, which in turn would play into Apple’s larger plans for its ecosystem. “The larger resolution should prove the company’s app developers more convenience,” it read, “while all future applications will be able to run under any of Apple’s machines including the 27-inch iMac.”
The iPad 2’s actual 1024 x 768 resolution undermined that prediction, although analysts such as IDC research manager Tom Mainelli subsequently suggested that Apple’s higher-definition “Retina Display” screen could make an appearance in a future iPad.
2011年4月12日星期二
Windows 8 App Store Screens Leaked
wholesale Android Tablets when you talk about an App Store,wholesale spy camerca right now that usually points to something Apple-related. Apple would love the trademark to that name, but Amazon's fighting that with its own "Appstore" and so is Microsoft – possibly because it will have its own application store soon too.wholesale ebook reader
A leaked screenshot published on ZDNet points to what looks like a Windows application called "Windows App Store." wholesale car recorder This new feature is believed to be in the works for Windows 8, but the screenshot appears as Windows 7 in theme. If Microsoft were to launch an App Store that will be integrated with Windows 8,wholesale ebook reader it's likely that it will also offer it as an add-on to the growing Windows 7 base.wholesale spy camerca
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2011年4月10日星期日
BlackBerry mobile conferencing app connects with one click
Frequent "teleconferencers" wholesale Android Tablets with BlackBerry smartphones take note: Research In Motion (RIM) today released a beta version of its new BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing application. With the app, which integrates with the BlackBerry OS, RIM handheld users can quickly and easily invite other BlackBerry users to a teleconference, wholesale ebook reader add new teleconference info to their mobile calendars and connect to conferences with a single click. In addition, the software helps you quickly reconnect to an ongoing conference if you're ever disconnected.wholesale car recorder
If you craft a meeting invitation with the PC-based e-mail application that's connected to your BlackBerry, and audio-bridge numbers and access-codes are embedded in the message, other RIM smartphone users with the BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing app will be able to join the teleconference with a single click, via a "Join Now" option.
You can create up to five different wholesale baby monitor "Conference Profiles" to include necessary teleconferencing dial-in information, such as phone numbers, and participant and moderator access codes. Then assign an individual profile to a meeting or other entry in your BlackBerry calendar.
When a teleconference is set to begin, a BlackBerry pop-up message appears asking if you want to join the conference. You never have to manually enter--or remember--any dial-in or access information.
When you send conference-call invites with conference profile data,wholesale tablet pc invitees see only the information necessary to joining the call, keeping your moderator codes hidden, according to RIM.
I haven't really spent too much time with BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing, but I created a number of Conference Profiles, invited myself to a pseudo-meeting and joined with one click, and everything worked as advertised. Overall, I think the app is a great addition to a mobile OS already designed to help businesspeople get more done in less time. It's little things like this that really set RIM's BlackBerry OS apart from other popular mobile software like Google's Android and Apple's iOS, at least from a business perspective.wholesale electronics accessories
If you craft a meeting invitation with the PC-based e-mail application that's connected to your BlackBerry, and audio-bridge numbers and access-codes are embedded in the message, other RIM smartphone users with the BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing app will be able to join the teleconference with a single click, via a "Join Now" option.
You can create up to five different wholesale baby monitor "Conference Profiles" to include necessary teleconferencing dial-in information, such as phone numbers, and participant and moderator access codes. Then assign an individual profile to a meeting or other entry in your BlackBerry calendar.
When a teleconference is set to begin, a BlackBerry pop-up message appears asking if you want to join the conference. You never have to manually enter--or remember--any dial-in or access information.
When you send conference-call invites with conference profile data,wholesale tablet pc invitees see only the information necessary to joining the call, keeping your moderator codes hidden, according to RIM.
I haven't really spent too much time with BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing, but I created a number of Conference Profiles, invited myself to a pseudo-meeting and joined with one click, and everything worked as advertised. Overall, I think the app is a great addition to a mobile OS already designed to help businesspeople get more done in less time. It's little things like this that really set RIM's BlackBerry OS apart from other popular mobile software like Google's Android and Apple's iOS, at least from a business perspective.wholesale electronics accessories
2011年4月8日星期五
IBM SmartCloud Lets Organizations Scale Up IT Resources
wholesale Android Tablets Cloud formations are building around IBM with recent announcements the company has made in the area of cloud services and products. At a Cloud Forum event in San Francisco, IBM formally introduced an enterprise cloud platform named SmartCloud that allows a customer to buy access to computing requirements such as servers and storage, delegate access and permissions for those resources, wholesale ebook reader configure security, and get help from IBM and other users.
The new platform is being tested out by corporate customers and includes a spectrum of secure managed services to enable organizations to run varying levels of workloads in both private and public clouds. The services are delivered from IBM's network of data centers around the world.wholesale car recorder
The IBM SmartCloud is available in two flavors. The Enterprise version, open for business now, is intended for IT organizations that want to expand on internal development and testing capacity for the design of new applications. Both Linux and Windows operating systems are offered. Management is self-service (with a premium support option), and the pricing is primarily hourly. Software licensing is handled under bring-your-own, wholesale baby monitor pay-as-you-go, and free-developer-usage models. Guaranteed availability is 99.5 percent.
The Enterprise+ version, available later this year, adds new features on top of Enterprise, including the ability to manage virtual server, storage, network, and security components.wholesale spy camerca It will support AIX as well as Linux and Windows and is fully managed. Guaranteed uptime is 99.9 percent. IBM will provide the operating system and tool licenses. Pricing is monthly, based on usage or fixed contract. IBM said this edition will be "ideal" for migration of traditional and higher availability applications.
The company provides a tool online to help organizations estimate the cost of running their operations on SmartCloud. wholesale ebook reader The tool guides the user through designating the software images for the various machines to be used; the size of the machines and how long they'll be run; and the reserved capacity required for storage, network access and support and other aspects of the operation.
The new platform is being tested out by corporate customers and includes a spectrum of secure managed services to enable organizations to run varying levels of workloads in both private and public clouds. The services are delivered from IBM's network of data centers around the world.wholesale car recorder
The IBM SmartCloud is available in two flavors. The Enterprise version, open for business now, is intended for IT organizations that want to expand on internal development and testing capacity for the design of new applications. Both Linux and Windows operating systems are offered. Management is self-service (with a premium support option), and the pricing is primarily hourly. Software licensing is handled under bring-your-own, wholesale baby monitor pay-as-you-go, and free-developer-usage models. Guaranteed availability is 99.5 percent.
The Enterprise+ version, available later this year, adds new features on top of Enterprise, including the ability to manage virtual server, storage, network, and security components.wholesale spy camerca It will support AIX as well as Linux and Windows and is fully managed. Guaranteed uptime is 99.9 percent. IBM will provide the operating system and tool licenses. Pricing is monthly, based on usage or fixed contract. IBM said this edition will be "ideal" for migration of traditional and higher availability applications.
The company provides a tool online to help organizations estimate the cost of running their operations on SmartCloud. wholesale ebook reader The tool guides the user through designating the software images for the various machines to be used; the size of the machines and how long they'll be run; and the reserved capacity required for storage, network access and support and other aspects of the operation.
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