Friday, July 23, 2010

IPad release in New Zealand makes Frustrated

Apple Inc. launched the iPad is packaged as a computer tablet with a thickness of 1 / 2 inches, which is a combination laptop with a mobile phone.

Tablet computer with a weight of 1.3 pounds, 9.7-inch LCD screen displays can use any GSM SIM card.
After market entry and success in the United States (U.S.), Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and England, now iPad into nine other countries.
As quoted kompas.com, Friday (23 / 7), the countries that will be entered iPad are Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong (China), Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Singapore.
Demand for Apple iPad makes overwhelmed. Apple's online stores for the U.S. and Europe has been delayed until 10 days have received stock for all models.
Apple claims to have managed to sell around three million iPad within 80 days. If you managed to overcome production constraints, no doubt iPad will continue to explore other countries

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Apple income jumps on iPhone, iPad sales

APPLE said its fiscal third-quarter net income rose 78 per cent, thanks to sales of its iPhone and the new iPad tablet computer.

Apple said it sold about 3.3 million iPads in April through June, the gadget's first three months on the market.

iPhone unit sales rose 61 per cent, with a boost at the end of the quarter from the launch of the iPhone 4.

Apple's net income jumped to $US3.25 billion ($3.74 billion) from $US1.8 billion ($2.07 billion) a year ago.

Revenue increased 61 per cent to $US15.7 billion, from $US9.7 billion last year.

That was better than Wall Street expected.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had forecast revenue of $US14.7 billion.


Source : HeraldSun.com

iPad Accessories

iPad Keyboard Dock

The Keyboard Dock is a dock for charging your iPad, integrated with a full-size keyboard. The dock has a rear 30-pin connector, which lets you connect to an electrical outlet using a USB Power Adapter, sync to your computer, and use accessories like the Camera Connection Kit. And an audio jack lets you connect to a stereo or powered speakers.

iPad Case





The iPad Case not only protects the iPad, it can be used in various positions. So it’s easy to type, look at photos and slideshows, or watch movies.

iPad Dock

The iPad Dock lets you dock and charge iPad. The rear 30-pin connector lets you connect the iPad Dock to an electrical outlet using the USB Power Adapter, sync to your computer, and use accessories like the Camera Connection Kit. And an audio jack lets you connect to a stereo or powered speakers.

iPad Camera Connection Kit

The Camera Connection Kit gives you two ways to import photos and videos from a digital camera. The Camera Connector lets you import your photos and videos to iPad using the camera’s USB cable. Or you can use the SD Card Reader to import photos and videos directly from the camera’s SD card.

iPad USB Power Adapter

The 10W USB Power Adapter lets you charge your iPad directly through an electrical outlet. And the 6 foot long power cable allows you to charge it from an even greater distance.

Source: Apple.Com

Monday, May 10, 2010

Obama Could not Operate the iPod or iPad



Strongest person in the U.S., Barack Obama, claiming that he did not know how to operate the iPod, iPad, Xbox, or PlayStation. In a graduation ceremony at Hampton University in Virginia, USA, U.S. President said, "With the iPod and the Xbox and PlayStation iPad and-everything I do not know how to operate the information-disturbance, diversion, forms of entertainment, rather than tools of empowerment, rather than a means of emancipation. "

The statement is part of the points which have a broader meaning. The world is too much to receive information and we live in has become a burden instead of being something that can be empowered. Obama also noted that "some of the odd people can quickly claim the attraction," and told the students that they are "living in a media environment that is active during the 24 hours 7 days a week and we are flooded with all types of content and expose us to all kinds of arguments. However, some of which are not always entirely true. "

Obama claims, gadgets and a variety of pressure was "not only gives new emphasis to you, but also give new emphasis to our country and our democracy."

"We tend to agree that the gadgets and social networking environment that we follow can give pleasure. Having a smart phone and connect to the internet constantly can be very helpful in some cases. However, it also acts as a binder ball, you hold back and refuse to let you free to just breathe and enjoy your life, "he said.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

ATM attacks would be demonstrated by Hacker

The bankers, consider this news. A security researcher says that he intends to reveal security gaps of the two types of automatic teller machines or ATMs with ATM new rootkit.

Barnaby Jack was going to expose this in a talk show titled Jackpotting Automated Teller Machines at the Black Hat USA 2009 event. The event was canceled. However, Barnaby Jack is now going to do it in July in the Black Hat USA 2010 event held in Las Vegas.

"The delay is to give an additional one year to researching ATM attacks, and I now have a bunch of new tricks," said Jack.

"I've always liked the scene in Terminator 2 when John Connor street to an ATM, Atari connect it to a card reader and took cash from the machine. Looks like I have a style like that," he said.

Most attacks involve the use of ATM card theft Skimmers and physical machines. Rare attack targeting the ATM software.

"Last year, there is one ATM. This year, I doubled the amount and presents two models of ATMs from two major vendors," promised Jack.

"I will be demonstrating the local and remote attacks, and I will reveal a multi-platform ATM rootkit. Lastly, I will discuss the mechanisms of protection that can be applied by the ATM manufacturer to secure themselves from these attacks," he explained.

Let's Download, Google Goggles Diversion Language

Starting today users on Android 6.1 can download free updates to the Google Goggles so that images that you capture can be analyzed in its foreign text. If you see a sentence in a language you do not understand, just call Google, snap the picture and wait for the translation to live. Simple is not it?

how it works like this: Point your phone to a word or sentence. Use the button to draw a box around the words. Next, press the Shutter button. If Google recognizes the word, to translate the options will appear. Well, you live Translate button to select the source language and language translation.

Oh yes, the translation Goggles prototype first shown earlier this year at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Recognized at that time only the German language. Currently Goggles can read English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish, and translated into many other languages. China's language, Hindi, and Arabic will also be covered. Once the promise of Google.

Besides translation, Goggles v1.1 barcode recognition have a better, more art, the introduction of more products than ever before and logo. The user interface was already better, as well as the ability to start your search by using visual images in the gallery of photos on your cell.

Google Day 2010, First in Indonesia!!

Google Day 2010

May 10 , 2010 - May 12 , 2010

Google Day 2010

BINA NUSANTARA, in collaboration with Google USA, is going to conduct Google Day 2010 that will be held on:

Day / Date : Monday - Wednesday, 10 - 12 May 2010
Time : 09.00 am - 05.00 pm
Venue : Anggrek Campus – BINUS UNIVERSITY

Seminar Agenda:

  • Monday, 10 May 2010
    Venue: Auditorium 4th floor
    Morning session (09.00-12.00): HTML5 Introduction by Bill Luan (Google Developer Technical Program Manager)
    Afternoon session (13.00-16.00): Apps Engine by Anirudh Dewani (Google Developer Programs Engineer)

  • Tuesday, 11 May 2010
    Venue: Auditorium 4th floor
    Topics:
    Morning session (09.00-12.00): Google Maps API by Bill Luan (Google Developer Technical Program Manager)
    Afternoon session (13.00-16.00): Indonesian Google Technology User Group by Agus Hamonangan (Head Chapter GTUG Indonesia)

  • Wednesday, 12 May 2010
    Venue: Hall of Fame 3rd floor
    Morning session (09.00-12.00): Developing the Community in Indonesia by Henky Prihatna (Google Community Manager)
    Afternoon session (13.00-16.00): Androids by Renan Prasta Jenie (Research Lab Coordinator, BINUS IT Directorate)

Also, come to our testing centers at Room 429 (level 4) and Food Court/in front of Library entrance, Anggrek Campus. Be the first Indonesian volunteers to help with local dialect research for Google's speech-to-text technology and get a FREE t-shirt!

First-come-first-serve basis and door will be closed once venue is full.

Seminar: Open for Public
Testing: Open for BINUSIAN
All FREE!!

For Testing Registration:
Food Court, Anggrek Campus
BINUS UNIVERSITY
Jl. Kebon Jeruk Raya no. 27, Kebon Jeruk
Jakarta 11530

Further information, contact:
Sidi Rana Menggala (0815-1044-3388)
E-mail: smenggala@binus.edu

Testing Timeslots
10 – 12 May 2010

No. Timeslot Max. Capacity
1 09.15-09.50 15
2 09.50-10.25 15
3 10.25-11.00 15
4 11.00-11.35 15
5 11.35-12.10 15
6 12.10-12.45 11
7 12.45-13.20 11
8 13.20-13.55 11
9 13.55-14.30 12
10 14.30-15.05 15
11 15.05-15.40 15
12 15.40-16.15 15
13 16.15-16.50 15