Makal Techno: 2010

China Starts eyeing Skype

BEIJING - China began to target the VoIP communications service provider, Skype, to be blocked. By reason of the Internet phone service is illegal.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated it on its website. They said they would work hard to fight 'illegal VoIP communication service'. Even so they did not give details about the action to perform.

Communication experts in China said that if companies like Skype are in a gray area. This statement is at once a warning to the Skype for not growing up in China or against China's state-owned telecommunications operator. Thus was launched by the Associated Press on Friday (12/31/2010).

China, which recently announced a number of Internet users reached 450 million this year, does have a pretty strict censorship of information scrolling on the internet. Skype is considered as one of the most widely used by activists to communicate because of the virtual world is not charging anything.

According to the Chinese government, only two telecommunications providers in China alone has the right to deploy VoIP services, namely China Telecom and China Unicom.

Ministry of ICT industry in China also asked Skype for not too expand in China. With this announcement means that Skype will not have the freedom to grow in China.

Currently mobile Internet users in China reached 15 million people.

Cyber Crime Main Target 2011: Apple and Social Networking

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CALIFORNIA - All Internet technology that was busy in 2010, including Geolocation services, internet TV, social networking sites, mobile phones with Android OS and Apple, will be the main targets of cyber crime in the year 2011, predictions of an internet security firm.

McAfee said in a prediction list of Internet threats in 2011 that the latest Internet technology in 2010 are vulnerable to cyber crime attacks. This trend will continue until 2011, in which the perpetrators will find new ways to steal personal information from consumers. Similarly, as quoted by InformationWeek on Thursday (12/30/2010).

"We have seen significant development for Internet technologies and social networking site this year, inviting cyber criminals to ruin it," said Vincent Weaver, senior vice-president of McAfee Labs.

Apple products suspected to be the main targets of cyber crime in 2011. Once the hackers are not too much attention to Apple because of their small marketshare. Now everything changed, since Apple has now become one of the largest internet technology companies in the world.

McAfee suspect that Trojans and other malware attacks to Mac, iPhone and iPad will increase next year. The alleged cyber criminals will also attack other mobile devices, such as tablets and mobile phone-based Android OS. These devices are highly vulnerable targets, as many users who do not know about the security system of the gadgets they use.

source : okezone.com

The Role of Human Computer Will Drag on the Internet

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MOSCOW - The emergence of artificial intelligence is claimed will transform the Internet industry and patterns of social networks within the next 10 years.

This claim comes from a statement from Russian billionaire, Yuri Milner. CEO and owner of internet company Mail.ru Global DST was declared if later on we will not be able to membedakanyang are interacting with us in cyberspace, may be they are computers that can communicate.

"I think within the next 10 years, if you ask something in social networks and get an answer quickly, you could not tell whether the person who answered it is a human being or just computers," Milner said, as quoted by Yahoo News, Wednesday (29 / 12 / 2010).

Vice versa, further Milner, when there is a question arise, Internet users will not be able to guess if the question came from a human or a computer.

"By answering these questions, you are automatically helping to create computer algorithms," said Milner.

Mail.ru is owned by leading Russian figures, Alisher Usmanov and is now in the stage of an IPO in London. Big companies in Russia has now also started to expand to other countries through acquisitions and share purchases. Recently they have saved money by 2.4 percent stake in Facebook. And do not miss DST Global also holds approximately 10 stocks in the social networking.

"Until it's been many changes in our information world. Even the currently available information together with the information summarized above in public history in 2003," said Milner.

Mail.ru reportedly also will purchase shares of game developer Zynga and shopping discount vouchers site Groupon.

source : okezone.com

Aretha Franklin So in Internet Hoax Victim

LONDON - Legendary singer Aretha Franklin has become the 'latest victim' of the artist's death issue recently circulating on the internet.

However, the issue was denied by the artist himself. Franklin confirmed that he is still alive and healthy. Similarly, as quoted from newKerala, Wednesday (29/12/2010).

The singer with the nickname 'Queen of Soul' is an operation in a hospital in Detroit, Michigan, earlier this month. Some reports mentioned that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

His health condition was only made direct to the news that he had died.

A spokesman from Aretha Franklin has denied the issue by saying "Aretha's fine,"

Franklin is one of the celebrities who are rumored to be dead, after Charlie Sheen reportedly died due to ice ski accident on Sunday (26). Then singer Aaron Carter is also rumored died last week, the issue has also been denied by him.

source : okezone.com

2010, Germany was hit by Cyber Attack 1600

BERLIN - The German government to detect the number of attempted attacks through cyberspace throughout 2010. They also set up special institutions to anticipate this in 2011.

In its report, the German government revealed that there are approximately 1600 experimental cyber attacks targeting the public network and the German government. This figure is almost two times higher than that detected the attack came in 2009, which is only approximately 900 attacks. That number also does not include hundreds of other attacks that are not detected.

"Germany is classified as countries with relatively high technological capabilities. No wonder so many cyber attacks are posted here. Most recognizable cyber attacks originating from China," said Interior Minister Stefan Paris, as quoted by Yahoo News, Tuesday (28/12 / 2010).

Improvement, continued Paris, also due to the increasing number of businesses, both government owned and private, who began using the network and electronic devices.

European countries with considerable economic level is indeed not alone in matters of cyber attacks. In fact, almost all European countries experienced the same thing, not only target to attack government networks, but also companies and individuals menjasi easy target for hackerstry to to break into their computer networks .

Last year, the U.S. made new Cyber Command. Also in November, NATO leaders also agreed to make cyber security a top priority military alliance of 28 nations that joined.

The data was recorded, approximately 65 percent of two billion Internet users in the world is predicted to have become victims of cyber crime. Until now regarded as a crime cyber crime is quite lucrative. Even greater profits than drug trafficking

Israel Ever Plough Internet Egypt?

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LONDON - Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad, is considered responsible for the termination of Internet connection in Egypt two years ago.

This was stated from a recognition of a businessman named Tareq Abdul Razzaq Hassan, who was arrested on spy case.

Egyptian internet service break in December 2008 and submarine data cable damage, caused by a ship anchor was blamed for the incident. Similarly, as quoted from TechEye, Tuesday (12/28/2010).

When Tareq Abdul Razzaq Hassan questioned by police about a spy case involving himself, he replied that Israeli intelligence was responsible for the incident.

Recognition is disclosed in an Egyptian newspaper, also admitted that Hassan received the money to recruit spies in Siriah and Egypt.

Recently, Israel associated with Stuxnet, a powerful computer worm that caused serious damage to Iran's nuclear program.

This is quite surprising, considering that Israel and Egypt along enough in the year 2008. Egypt is one Arab country with a fairly neutral diplomatic policy.

However, the Israelis simply 'naughty' at that time following the collapse of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

source : www.okezone.com

Skype Comes in iOS platform?

SAN FRANCISCO - Skype's desire to be present in a variety of platforms seem to really be done. This after reportedly voice call service is based internet protocol (VoIP) will land on the iPhone 4.

This issue comes after Skype displays the help page on the official site of Skype for the iPhone 4. But indeed, Skype and then delete it. No known reason to remove the Skype help pages on their company's main site. Mashable So that was launched on Monday (12/27/2010).

According to the pages of this help page is known that Skype video calls can be done on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, iPod touch third and fourth generation, as well as the iPad. Skype Video calls also supports Portrait and landscape screen orientation.

However, this application does not support video calls in groups and could only channel the sound when used for discussion groups.

Looks like Skype will give an explanation about this new product at CES 2011 which will begin January 6 it later. The company was scheduled to participate in some events and make a big announcement at the event.

Hide phone Prisoners In Intestine

Naivasha - An inmate at the prison Naivasha Kenya hide the phone in the gut in order to avoid prison officials raid. However, officers finally managed to find the phone after checking by X-Ray.

Until now, the prisons in Kenya banned all prisoners to bring mobile phones into the cell. To fool the officer, the prisoners often menyeleundupkan phone that is the way to hide in the stomach.

"We found a device in a body of a prisoner, so we took him to the hospital to perform surgery," said the chief town of Naivasha prison as reported by Patrick Mwenda DigitalOne, Sunday (12/26/2010).

Mwenda yet to investigate, how the phone can go into the belly of a known convict named Bernard Kosgey it.

According to the doctor who operated on Kosgey, the phone has been in the stomach Kosgey during the month.

The medical team at the hospital in the town of Naivasha, managed to lift the phone is wrapped in a plastic bag from the intestine.

Mwenda said earlier, the officer also has conducted tests with metal detectors. "Sure, we know that Kosgey carrying metal objects, but the officers did not find anything before eventually using the beam of X-Ray, and we found the device in a perutanya," said Mwenda.

Skype Down, Disturbed VoIP Communications

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WASHINGTON - Skype network was disrupted for some time and resulted in a VoIP communications service that became flagship disturbed.

"Our engineers are working hard and endlessly to improve the network to return to normal. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience,"said the Skype in his Twitter account on @ skype.

Launched by the Straits Times, Thursday (12/23/2010), after a long Skype explanation post length on their official blog. It is said that their computer networks, known as supernodes, was disrupted. This has then resulted in Skype down for a few moments.

"In normal circumstances there is a large supernode available. Our engineers are currently creating a larger supernode (mega-supernode), which will soon be used for our services back to normal,"said the Skype.

Therefore, continued the Skype, it certainly will take a long time and the company was feeling guilty with the inconvenience.

"For the group features video calling will likely take a longer repair time than any other feature," continued the Skype.

Skype, which was first launched in 2003, has changed the pattern of telephone communication using the Internet network and integrate voice, video and text.

Cloud Computing Drag the External Hard Disk?

JAKARTA - Who needs an external external hard disk if it will really cloud computing boom of the user's desktop? That's the big question and challenge to the provider of storage media such as Western Digital (WD).

Albert Chang, Media Bussiness Development Manager for Asia Pacific Western Digital, said the need ekstrenal hard disk still would be needed among computer users, although cloud computing will become a trend in the future.

"Cloud computing is an innovation that good progress. Like Facebook, you can store photos and videos in there, then open it anywhere. But after all, external hard disk will still be needed," he explained, on the sidelines of the launch of the latest WD product , at Hotel Grand Hyatt, Jakarta, Wednesday (12/22/2010).

Chang said the cloud computing on the one side is able to store without requiring a tool in physical form, but cloud computing, such as Facebook have access that can be viewed by anyone, at least by members of friends on social networking.

"External hard disklah that will complement it, photos, videos or anything that does not want you to share widely the hard disk can be saved through this," he added.

In addition, Chang also mentioned cloud computing has a limitation in storing document files as desired. Well it can be done by the storage media such as WD, let alone the increasingly large capacity.

Then who is still going to use an external hard disk?

"Everybody's still going to need it. Whether it's personal and corporate, because basically backing up data is something important," he said.

This is the Main Enemy Hacker Wikileaks

Wikileaks repeatedly reported to have attacks of the hackers who do not like the post-its news on the site. Wikileaks considered dangerous to the United States (U.S.) for leaking a diplomatic document Uncle Sam's country.
One of the hackers who claims to have crippled the site Wikileaks is the owner of the Twitter account @ th3j35t3r (Jester). Thus was launched Hufftingtonpost on Monday (6/12/2010).
Who Jester? in the bio on Twitter account he claims he is a 'Hacktivist'. Is that post claims about the attack on Wikileaks.Jester post a series of tweets on Sundays ago and claimed it was he who made Wikileaks.org down. He also plans to make Wikileaks remains down without time limit.
In addition, FoxNews has also been reported that the Jester, who allegedly is Hacker U.S. citizenship, is the person responsible for attacks on Islamic sites, especially sites with content about jihad.
Since last year Jester built its reputation in the technology community as cybervigilante site targeting Al Qaeda and other jihadist sites. He stated that one of the known target is Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Motivation Jester WikiLeaks allegedly targeted because he considered that the site was established Jullian Assange is to try to endanger the lives of U.S. troops and other U.S. assets.
"For me personally WL (WikiLeaks-red) is the target side. I am more interested in Jihad website," Jester wrote.

OS Google Chrome "released" today

Google is rumored to be launching Google Chrome the operating system on this day, December 7, 2010. Google had previously stated that chrome the OS will be released at the end of the year, when the company will introduce a netbook computer that runs on Chrome the OS later this year

Endgadget on Monday (6/12/2010) reveals a report on the launch plans of staying digadang OS will master devices such as netbooks.
"Several sources have told us that Google will hold a similar event on Tuesday, December 7, but we are not sure whether it will be live events, webcasts, or something else entirely, and the scene will see the launch of OS Google-branded netbook Chrome, "wrote Endgadget.
Meanwhile, Google's PR team did not want to comment on the news. However, Google has sent a number of invitations to the media to a launch event in the day Tuesday, December 7, 2010 it.
Google is known to have high hopes for Chrome, and as too many companies that rely on search advertising as a revenue, OS Chrome will become one of Google's new business with huge potential. With Chrome OS, Google is once again stepping into the territory of rivals such as Microsoft and Apple, which both make operating systems and widely used desktop software like Microsoft Office, Apple's iPhoto and iTunes.

internet explorer 9 beta can be downloaded

"anda dapat mendownload kode beta IE 9 pada 15 september", demikian pernyataan resmi dari Microsoft kepada publik pada (12/8/2010).

sekarang kode beta IE9 sudah bisa kita download. Internet Explorer 9 ini akan menjadi browser pertama dari Microsoft yang paling mendukung standar manapun. IE9 ini mampu mendukung HTML5, grafis 2D dengan elemen kanvas, serta font bawaan menggunakan Web Open Font Format (WOOF). IE9 juga bisa mengeksekusi standar video codec terbuka WebM dari google serta standar video H.264.

kehadiran Internet Explorer ini merupakan upaya Microsoft untuk merebut kembali pasar browser di dunia yang kini tersisa 60%.

Latest PC ASUS Lamborghini In cooperation with

At the launch of several new Eee PC product in Jakarta (02/12/2010), of whom introduced the ASUS Eee PC series VX6 which is the result of cooperation between the ASUS with luxury car manufacturer Lamborghini.
Eee PC ASUS VX6 is the result of cooperation with the super car manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini designed a unique and classy according to Lamborghini tradition. This notebook is inspiredLamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster by, the design put forward VX6 upscale performance and luxury, making it look different than other portable PCs and give the impression as a race car.
"VX6 PC Series is available in glossy colors, white and black who follow the latest design trends of the Lamborghini car. If previous Lamborghinis brightly colored likeyellow or orange, then the current trends Lamborghini neutral color, and the ASUS Eee series is also helped to follow, "said Juliana Chen, ASUS bussiness development of Indonesia, at the launch of ASUS Eee PC products at Grand Indonesia, Jakarta, Thursday (2 / 12 / 2010).
ASUS Lamborghini notebook series Series the foregoing, the VX6 also offers impressive performance for the user. VX6 is designed 12-inch netbook is very unique with classy design, equipped with NVIDIA graphics ION-powered second-generation and dual-core processor Intel Atom D525.
"The reason we launched the 12-inch notebook is, because we believe the potential market and 12-inch notebook segment in Indonesia. In addition, the shape is not too big, or too small for the user. The size is just right," said Juliana.
Also VX6 supported also by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower, and support USB 3.0 is super fast. Wireless mouse WX-Automobili Lamborghini also complement well this VX6 (sold separately). VX6 Eee PC will be available for the Indonesian market started the third week in December 2010 with a price of around USD709

Defeat Android Official Froyo Eclair

The latest version of the Android operating system 2.2 or Froyo finally followed its predecessor, 2.1 (Eclair), as an active version of the most widely upgraded by Google OS-based smartphone users.
According to Google's latest statistics, which measure access to Android for two weeks until December 1, 2010, Froyo has been in the leading position among other Android version with controls 43.4 percent of the active device, while in the Eclair 39.6 percent. Slashgear So that was launched on Friday (12/03/2010).
Last month, Eclair still leading position among the Android smart phone users. The report also increase the number of devices running Android up to 2-fold to 83 percent, up from 77 percent in late November.
Android 2.2 was released in May and this is the seventh version of Android that Google has released since it was first introduced in September 2008 this platform. Android 2.2 offers changes or upgrades are quite large.
Those advantages primarily on improving the performance and speed. Dalvik latest JIT compiler that is in Android 2.2 resulted in increased performance between two to five times compared to Android 2.1.
In addition, Froyo has an additional business. Google has added the ability of the Exchange as the account auto-discovery and calendar sync. and other capabilities offered is much faster browser that is claimed to remember in Android 2.2 has been equipped with the V8 JavaScript engine that can produce the performance of Java Script between 2 to 3 times faster than 2.1.

MP3 Player Fueled Human Body

Chih-Wei Wang and His Shou-Fu, from China designer MP3 player specially designed and unique. Given plants Skinny Player, music player does not need to be pinned on the shirt, belt, or dikantungi. Simply attached to the skin of the user, like a plaster bandage.
Both designers claim, an MP3 player that their designs will not lose its adhesive power even if has been installed as many as a hundred times-off from the skin.
As quoted from Discovery, December 3, 2010, in addition to taped to the skin, MP3 player also does not require batteries. To work, Skinny Player requires only heat from the human body.
From the information circulated, Skinny Player only has the on / off and flexible speaker who can dilekuk according to body surface that is attached MP3 player.
Not yet known how the user can adjust the volume of music produced, but the estimated amount of memory used was not large. Designed simply to keep an album of music.
Technical information is available about this MP3 player and how the body heat can be used to supply power, but also not yet available. However, small size, flexible and can be taped on the skin makes Skinny Player touted suitable for use by those who like gymnastics or jogging one morning while accompanied by music.
His Wang Wei and Fu also yet to reveal when they design a music player that will be available on the market. However, analysts caution, the rise of information circulating about this device, it is estimated Skinny Player will come in the near future.

MeeGo phone comes with 5MP camera?

The name 'Aura' was not the only name that would be based phones MeeGo. Because the news broke, if there are other phones first became handheld devices with OS collaboration between Intel and Nokia are.
Yes, the phone MeeGo the unknown that reportedly will be made by a manufacturing company called Hi / LO Vibrant. Although the leak of the name of this phone is still uncertain, but there are some specs revealed.
As reported by T3, Friday (12/03/2010), specification of which is present in the mobile phone handset is MeeGo this is eventually going to be immersed with 5 megapixel camera with a resolution, with processors made by Intel of course.
Other news is also mentioned, manufacturing firms not only make the smartphone device, but also plans to bring perangkar MeeGo-based tablet.
There is no certainty or comment from the Intel and Nokia about this news. But clearly, tablets and smartphones MeeGo would be presented in 2011.

Adobe Flash Player 10.2 Beta Introduced by Adobe Inc.

Adobe has announced the launch of a new version of Flash Player 10.2. official beta release. In this new version will come with the plugin and some new features and broader hardware acceleration for video.

"We are pleased to announce the beta release of Flash Player 10.2 for Windows, Mac, and Linux is now available for download at Adobe Labs," Tom Nguyen Product Manager at Adobe, as reported by Softpedia on Thursday (12/02/2010).
Nguyen said that through this latest version, the API at Adobe will add full hardware acceleration for video content.
"Flash Player 10.2 beta introduces several enhancements. We are very excited to share, including Stage Vide, new API services to provide the best in its class, high-performance video playback across platforms," he said.
According to Stage Vide Flash Player 10.2 Beta adds full hardware support for video content. Previously, Flash 10.1 has support for hardware decoding of H.264 content, arguably the toughest part of playing videos.
The new API uses the GPU instead of CPU even to step over to his rendering, including color conversion, scale and blitting. In the best case scenario, full HD video should run smoothly. Content providers must update their video player to take advantage of the features of Stage Vide.
Meanwhile, Adobe strengthens its relationship with Google that proved Flash10.2 Beta. Because Video Stave API is supported on the TV Google and YouTube have begun to add support for it.

SanDisk and Sony Memory Card Will Make 2TB

Three manufacturers of memory cards, SanDisk, Sony and Nikon started thinking about the future of the Memory card. All three agreed to propose a new format memory card into the CompactFlash Association.
According to all three, the standard storage media contained in CF6.0 specification will be abandoned. Average data transfer speed in a memory card, according to these standards is 167 Mbps.
But all three plan to propose new standards, where data transfer should reach 500 Mbps. In addition they also requested the Association to allow producers to make memory cards with capacities up to 2 TB.
As reported by Endgadget, Tuesday (11/30/2010), the three official recently proposed a new memory card format switch from PATA to serial PCI Express to reach data transfer speeds up to 500 Mbps.
Proposal submission is the proposed standard because, according to all three, in the future manufacturers will soon be facing 'explosion' gmbar RAW format which has a large size as well as High definition video requires a large storage media as well. Of course, memory cards needed in the future should also support mainly to transfer their data more quickly to the computer.
"CompactFlash Association said it would study the proposal," said board chairman CompactFlash Association, Shigeto Kanda.

Future world of professional photography and video applications will require faster memory cards 'read'. Development of new high-performance standard card with a new interface will meet the needs of the industry for years to come.

Kaspersky Lab's Formula One World Spreads

Content developer of security and threat management solutions, Kaspersky Lab, is determined to support the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team in 2011 and 2012.

At the end of the season, F1 Grand Prix 2010 in Abu Dhabi, Kaspersky Lab will officially announce sponsorship for the world famous racing team for two years.

In addition to determining the final standings of the F1 World Championship 2010, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is also a chance for Kaspersky Lab to announce plans high-level cooperation agreement with Scuderia Ferrari, one of the world's top racing teams.

Kaspersky Lab started in the motor racing world earlier this year when he signed sponsorship agreements with the AF Corse Ferrari racing team at Le Mans Series Championship. After a good start in the racing world, Kaspersky Lab decided to enhance cooperation with the Ferrari into Formula One. For next year, the retainer from Ferrari and F1 teams can see the features of Kaspersky Lab's logo on the car this team. By reaching Formula One, Kaspersky Lab to meet its strategy to raise the profile of its brand on a global scale.

"When we do something at Kaspersky Lab, we always strive to do better than others and most importantly, we do it differently," said Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab.

"If we invest in brand development, we will only do with brands that have the same value with us, which means that they are the originator and leader who has a commitment to quality and desire for success on an ongoing basis. In the end, we are very pleased become a partner of Ferrari, Formula One teams are highly admired in the world, "he added.

Share the same desire to produce excellence in everything that dilakukanya, both these brands, Kaspersky Lab and Ferrari, have been known to have the best performance in its class, technological innovation and high level of reliability in the world. Another similarity is that both companies use the name of their founder.

Both, Eugene Kaspersky and the Enzo Ferrari is the inventor and those who excel, who have brought their big dreams come true. Team Kaspersky Lab has fought using high technology in the face of malicious programs for more than 13 years and make the digital life more than 300 million users around the world become more secure. Ferrari is known in the world for its superior technology and safety car. Both companies are closely related with the speed, Ferrari created some of the world's fastest car, while Kaspersky Lab ensures a fast response time against malicious programs known as a computer virus.

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