Entries from February 2012 ↓

The Fastest Way For a Non-Technical Person to Take FULL Advantage of Online Audio And Video…Jason James has just created a new Audio Video course that takes you through the entire process of creating your own videos.He teaches you everything in his simple step plan in this complete video course.Step – Plan your video by creating a Storyboard Step – Record your video Following the Storyboard Step – Capture the video onto your PC Step – Easily edit the video, add stunning effects and create… Continue reading →

Acer Aspire One D250 10.1-Inch Netbook CaseCrown Fashion Netbook Neoprene Sleeve Case allows you to protect your netbook while expressing yourself! With matching zippers and lining, this sleeve takes close note to every detail. The durable neoprene will protect your netbook from scratches, dust, fingerprints, and damage. There’s an additional pocket compartment to hold and [...] Continue reading →

Imagine using all the apps you like without having to worry about breaking the limit on your data plan. Or browsing through movie and music offerings on iTunes or Amazon with promises of downloads on the seller’s dime — the digital equivalent of free shipping. Those days may not be far off. As unlimited plans increasingly fall by the wayside, carriers and developers are fearful that budget-conscious customers will cut back on purchases and use of data-hungry apps. So AT&T is considering a new framework to let developers pick up the data tab, John Donovan, the company’s vice president for technology and network operations told The Wall Street Journal. Like 800 Numbers “A feature that we’re hoping to have out sometime next year is the equivalent of 800 numbers that would say, if you take this app, this app will come without any network usage,” Donovan told the paper’s Anton Troianovski at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, Monday. Donovan said he already has partners interested in such an arrangement who see it as a means to keep users surfing as they reach the end of their monthly data allocation. Technology consultant Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group said this model is essentially the way Amazon sells books via the Kindle 3G. “The cost of the book covers the cost of the data,” he said. Kindle users within the United States have unlimited access to the company’s 3G Whispernet network without any monthly fees or contract. (The latest version, however, the Kindle Fire, is Wi-Fi only.) But the emerging question is whether developers could make enough money from the sale of an app to cover what could be years of data usage. The idea would not make sense for apps sold for single payments, but most offer premium upgraded versions, added features or subscription services. “Apps like… Continue reading →

Microsoft has released a beta of its free Skype voice-over-Internet-protocol application for smartphones running Windows Phone 7.5, also known as Mango. Available for download from Windows Phone Marketplace, the trial VoIP software will enable Microsoft to receive valuable user feedback in advance of releasing the final commercial version in April, the company said. Microsoft’s new mobile software app is compatible with any smartphone running Windows Phone 7.5, though the beta release only provides English language support. According to Skype Vice President Rick Osterloh, Microsoft’s new business division has already tested and certified Skype to run on Nokia’s Lumia 710 and 800 smartphones, HTC’s Titan and Radar handsets and Samsung’s Focus S and Focus Flash models. Mobile versions of Skype have been up and running on Android smartphones, BlackBerry OS6 handsets and Apple’s iPhone for some time, but until Sunday it was not available for Microsoft’s own Windows Phone platform. “Many of you have been waiting for this,” Osterloh wrote in a blog. The new Windows Phone 7.5 beta app “makes Skype available on almost all of the leading mobile smartphone operating systems.” Touch, Type or Swipe to Skype Microsoft’s new mobile Skype app has its own tile within Mango’s new Metro-style user interface. Tap the Skype tile to automatically sign in. Within the new Skype beta app, Mango phone users will be able to touch, type or swipe their way through their personalized group contacts and message lists. For example, voice or video calls can be instantly initiated by touching a recipient’s contact list photo. Any instant messages arriving while the user is engaged in a call will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen. To type a reply, users can swipe to the next screen. Mango smartphones equipped with one or more cameras will be able to place and receive Skype… Continue reading →

WikiLeaks will publish millions of e-mails from Strategic Forecasting, a global security analysis firm commonly known as Stratfor. The documents, which WikiLeaks is calling the Global Intelligence Files and which cover 2004 through last year, could create as big a controversy as the organization’s 2010 release of U.S. diplomatic and military communications. At the moment, WikiLeaks has published only about 200 e-mails, from which snippets of the Texas-based company’s world of international security have started dribbling out. Founded in 1996, the privately owned Stratfor describes itself as a subscription-based provider of geopolitical analysis, and its clients include multinational companies, universities, military and other governmental organizations. Some observers have called the organization a “shadow CIA.” ‘Private Intelligence Enron’ Rolling Stone magazine, German broadcaster NDR, and other media outlets have indicated they have access to the material and, if newsworthy, may run related stories. Julian Assange, the now-famous head of WikiLeaks, told news media that the e-mails reveal “a company that is a private intelligence Enron,” a reference to the now-bankrupt energy giant whose manipulation of fuel prices and financial mismanagement have turned it into a metaphor for corporate corruption. Assange contends the e-mails show that Stratfor sent money as payoffs to informants via offshore accounts, conducted extortion to obtain intelligence, kept tabs on activists for multinationals, and used inside intelligence to make investments, among other things. According to news media, the e-mails include reports to Dow Chemical about activists concerned with the Bhopal disaster, in which a gas leak in India led to the deaths of thousands and injuries to nearly half a million people. Dow has said in a statement that it did nothing illegal in obtaining the reports, and that “major companies are often required to take appropriate action to protect their people and safeguard their facilities.” ‘Will Not Be Victimized Twice’ Stratfor has denied… Continue reading →