Facebook Closed?

LAS VEGAS - The rise of the issues surrounding closing Facebook on various social media social networking site, forcing it throws rebuttal.

The rumors have started from a post on the website of The Weekly World News. Mentioned, the creator, Mark Zuckerberg, 'wants her old life back' because it handles Facebook had ruined his life.

"Facebook is now no longer be controlled. In addition, the level of stress of dealing with this company has ruined my life. I have to stop all this madness," the 'statement' written Zuckerberg site.

Not only Zuckerberg, Weekly World News also received a notice of claim to the Vice President of Technical Affairs Facebook, Avrat Humarith.

"After 15 March, the entire site will be closed. So if you still want to see your photos again, I suggest you lower it from the internet. You will not be able to get the photos again after Facebook close,"

The issue is spreading rapidly through the microblogging site Twitter and Facebook. Despite doubts, not the least bit worried by the truth of the news.

However, on Monday (1/10/2011), the news is finally determined to be not more than a hoax. Yahoo News received confirmation directly from the Director of Corporate Communications Larry Yu, who claimed the rumors were absolutely untrue.

"The answer is no, please help us end these ridiculous rumors. We did not get the memo about the closing of the site. In addition, many of which still have us do, so we will work as usual," said Yu.

Facebook apparently has not intend to terminate their business in the near future. Moreover, recently the company has offices in Palo Alto that received an injection of fresh funds worth $ 500 million from investment bank Goldman-Sachs.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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