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- WikiLeaks’s founder, Julian Assange, filed an application to patent the use of his name
- LG Optimus Pad Tablet All Set For Pre-orders In Japan From March 15, 2011
- Presenting The All new ‘Stealth’ Arcade Table For The Classic Gamers
- Introducing An All New iPhone Voicemail App, ON VoiceFeed
- No More Worries Of Shark Bites With The All New Anti-Shark Suit From Neptunic Technologies
- MiTAC To Showcase Four New Media Tablets At CeBIT Trade Show
- Zero Race Finally Comes To An End With Zerotracer From Team Oerikon Taking The First Position
- Facebook Revamps The ‘Like’ Button With Full News Feed Story On Third Party Websites
- JP Morgan and Twitter: a partnership?
- The Social Network couldn’t beat the King
| WikiLeaks’s founder, Julian Assange, filed an application to patent the use of his name Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST
According to international media, the request was made by the law firm of Assange two weeks ago, with the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), an organization that takes care of intellectual property in that region. The request covers the use of the mark Julian Assange in public activities (lectures), service journalism, news, texts, education services, advertising and entertainment. The request will be formalized next Friday, 4. After this period, the IPO will set a period of two months for positions contrary to the claim. If there is no manifestation, it will be granted to Assange. Last Thursday, Judge Howard Riddle, Belmarsh court, decided that extradition of the founder of WikiLeaks to Sweden, where he answers in court on charges of rape and sexual harassment. Assange can still appeal the decision. Paul Julian Assange (Townsville, July 3, 1971) is an Australian journalist and cyberactivist. It is one of the nine members of the advisory board of WikiLeaks, a wiki of complaints and information leaks. It is also the main spokesman for the website. Assange studied mathematics and physics, was a programmer and hacker, before becoming a spokesman and chief editor of WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks founded in 2006 and serves on its advisory board. He was involved in publications on extrajudicial documents in Kenya, and it earned him the prize Amnesty International Media Award 2009. He also published papers on toxic waste in Africa, proceedings of Guantanamo, and others. In 2010, he published details about the U.S. involvement in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And then on November 28 of that year the WikiLeaks and its five media partners, El Pais, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, The Guardian and The New York Times, began publishing the secret telegrams from U.S. diplomacy. For his work in Wikileaks won other awards, like Sam Adams and Index on Censorship Award for The Economist in 2008, and has been considered the “Man of the Year” by the French newspaper Le Monde in 2010. Via: PC Mag.
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| LG Optimus Pad Tablet All Set For Pre-orders In Japan From March 15, 2011 Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:09 PM PST
Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2011) and with most of the specifications, even the proposed name for the device being hidden, the all new LG OPtimus Pad, has now finally seen the light of day, as LG Electronics has announced that, the company will begin taking pre-orders for this incredible new tablet device from March 15th, 2011. Known to the rest of the world as, LG Slate, the all new LG Optimus Pad (named only for Japan) will be custom designed for Japanese consumers and the Optimus Pad will come with Japan specific feature including BeeTv, a wireless entertainment service, and 2Dfacto, a reading application for eBooks and comics. When the LG Slate is launched for the rest of the global markets, BeeTv and 2Dfacto will be absent from its feature, but the configuration for both these models remain the same. The LG Optimus Pad is powered by a 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor and will be running the tablet specific, Google Android 3.0 'Honeycomb'. This brand new tablet device will come with 8.9 inch widescreen display, providing an impressive 1280×768 resolution, along with a 5MP rear camera, that will enable the consumers to conduct 3D recording, while enjoying their recordings in full HD 1080P video and device will also featuring HDMI output. Via Into Mobile
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| Presenting The All new ‘Stealth’ Arcade Table For The Classic Gamers Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:49 PM PST
Though the world of gaming has taken huge leaps in technology and the way games are played in the 21st century, including PCs, gaming consoles and on the Internet, yet the very essence of gaming itself has always been residing in the classic arcade games, that brought on the gaming revolution. Be it Pac-Man, Tetris or Mario, these low-fi games are still very much popular, so much so that every now then a new product commemorating these awesome games is launched with immense fanfare. Arcade Tables, a company well renowned for its arcade gaming tables, has announced the launch of 'Stealth' a gorgeous and quite discreet arcade gaming table, that would only give you more than 60 game titles to play, but would also be a fine addition to your home's décor. The all new Stealth arcade gaming table features a HD LCD screen, that has been designed and developed to provide the player with an 89 degree view angle, thereby substantially enhancing the classic gaming experience. The joystick as well as buttons for this remarkable table are placed within the table, thus keeping the aesthetics of the table as streamlined as possible. The Stealth arcade gaming table's design seems to have been inspired from the classic arcade games and this wonderful tables comes in white, black, and red and a highly glossy finish. The Stealth arcade gaming table from Arcade Tables comes with 60 pre-installed games and carries a price tag of $3,300 per piece. Via Red Ferret
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| Introducing An All New iPhone Voicemail App, ON VoiceFeed Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:42 PM PST
When it comes to the immensely famous Apple iPhone, nearly all the applications designed for the device seem to be quite useful especially if you are sporting an all new iPhone 4G with a fast 3G or 4G connection. However, there is one nifty app in the iTunes App store, that has got a lot of attention, due to its simply yet incredible features. We are talking about the all new On VoiceFeed, that has taken the traditional voice mail concept and turned it into a remarkable service and was unveiled at the DEMO Spring 2011 exhibition. On VoiceFeed essentially provides the users with the freedom to create custom voice mail greetings for different groups of callers. Say, if I wish to greet my office colleagues with a professional message and my family as well as my friends with a more personal tone to the voice mail message, On VoiceFeed enables me to accomplish this task. On VoiceFeed features an interactive and user friendly interface, wherein you can easily create custom group for callers and then the voice messages you have created for each group. Another salient feature of this marvelous app is its ability of converting text into speech, thereby enabling the users to simply type in their voicemail message and the app automatically converts it into a voice message. As of now the app offers a list of voices to choose from, but the company behind this applications, will soon be introducing new voice patterns for the users, that can be bought separately. The all new On VoiceFeed is surely one of the best voice mail services in the Apple Apps Store and can easily be counted in the most elite rack, where sit some of the most renowned services, such as the likes of Hullomail, , Google Voice, YouMail etc. The On VoiceFeed will be available in both free and premium service modes. The free app will let you record three different greetings for unlimited groups of callers with access to only month of voice mail, while the premium service will enable the users record unlimited greetings for unlimited groups. Via Ubergizmo
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| No More Worries Of Shark Bites With The All New Anti-Shark Suit From Neptunic Technologies Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:38 PM PST
Though water sports and underwater exploration are some of the most exciting outdoor and vacation activities, yet the depths of seas represent a constant danger, and that being of an unfriendly run in with a shark. The beast that made the holly blockbuster 'Jaws' such a legend has been feared for centuries and considered to be one of the most lethal and fatal encounters in sea water. Now, an all-new company by the name of Neptunic Technologies, has taken upon itself to bring the forth the most reliable anti-shark suit, that will not only protect its wearers from shark bits, but will also be quite light, as against the age old shark suit made out of chain maille. This new anti-shark suit, that is being developed secretly at Neptunic Technologies, is said to become one of the most efficient and safe diving suits in the world and the fabric itself will be so sturdy, that it will be able to withstand a bite from one of the most ferocious of all sharks, the Great White shark. The owner of the company, Jeremiah Sullivan, himself being experienced with several shark bites, came out with the first Neptunic shark suit in the 1970s and since then has been featured on more than 45 television shows and film projects. However, understanding the need for lightweight fabrics, Mr. Sullivan is now working on the next generation Neptunic suit, that will be made mostly from the in-house created fabric called, Neptech. As per reports, Neptunic Technologies has already been approached by the U.S government and the military in regards to the fabric's military and law enforcement potentials. Via CBS 8
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| MiTAC To Showcase Four New Media Tablets At CeBIT Trade Show Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:31 PM PST
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2011) in Las Vegas in the month of January this year became the platform for the tablet revolution as some of the biggest technology and consumer electronics companies came out with their own line of cutting edge tablet devices, such as the likes of Motorola Xoom, the Eee Pad Slider from Asus and the Adam tablet from Notion Ink among many others. Now, with the CeBIT 2011 scheduled to take place in Hanover, Germany from March 1st to 5th, 2011, one of the foremost Taiwan electronics company, Mitac International Corp. has now announced its plans of showcasing four new media tablets at the event, where in one of the tablets will be featuring a rather sturdy design, while another will sport two GPS receivers. MiTAC came into the spotlight last year, after launching the Valinor media tablet, that became an instant hit and grabbed several awards for its incredible features and looks. The new media tablets slated for the CeBIT 2011 consist of two Valar media tablets, that will provide the users with a high definition display of 1080p HD and will also be carrying HDMI output. The Valar line of media tablets will be powered by 1GHz Cortex processor and will be running Google Android 2.3 'Gingerbread' with MiTAC overlay. MiTAC will be introducing Valinor 7, with a 7 inch touchscreen display and Valinor 10, that will come with a 10 inch high definition widescreen display and both these models will come equipped with built-in GPS, thereby providing the users with support for Google Maps and turn by turn navigation.
However, the most enticing of these new additions is the all new Ulmo, a media tablet device has been designed to take a beating and rough handling. The Ulmo will sport a 7-inch touchscreen display with 1080p HD video playback, while being IPX7 waterproof and drop resistant. MiTAC has also given Ulmo the added benefit of HDMI connectivity as well as stereo speakers.
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| Zero Race Finally Comes To An End With Zerotracer From Team Oerikon Taking The First Position Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:22 PM PST
On August 15th, 2010, a world trying desperately to salvage its fragile environment flagged off the highly ambitious Zero Race from Geneva, where in four participating teams came out with their 100% zero emission electric powered vehicles and prepared to a trip across the globe, covering 30,000 kms and cruising through 20 countries. Now, about a week ago, the Zero Race finally came to an end, when the incredibly futuristic looking motorcycle called, Zerotracer from Team Oerikon Solar crossed the finished line and claimed the first position in this one of a kind event. The entire event came to a magnificent end at the United Nations Palace in Geneva, Switzerland, where three out of the four teams returned after traveling 28,000 km (17,398 miles) across 16 countries. Team Oerikon Solar came first in the race, closely followed by Team Vectrix in second place and Team Trev in third.
However, crossing the finishing line wasn't the only requisite to win the Zero Race, as the organizers evaluated all participating teams on the basis of the vehicles' range, reliability and safety. Also, the participants were required to accomplish certain tasks given to them during the race. The overall quality of the Zerotracer, along with its competence in helping Team Oerikon Solar finish the required tasks, enabled it to become the winner. After the successful completion of the Zero Race, the organizers are now looking forward for the next Zero Race and are already calling in for applicants to showcase their 100% carbon free vehicles, that should have a minimum range of 150 km (93 miles) and should provide a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). the next Zero Race is scheduled to take place from September 3 to 25, 2011. According to Helmut Frankenberger (CEO, Oerlikon Solar),
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| Facebook Revamps The ‘Like’ Button With Full News Feed Story On Third Party Websites Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:13 AM PST
Since the emergence of Facebook in the social networking realm and the subsequent popularization of the website amounting to a whopping 600 million user base, Facebook has been expanding its reach all over web with its famous Facebook 'Like' button, that is now found just about every website you visit and is considered to be one of the most vital promotional tool on the web. Now, Facebook has finally revamped the convention Like button, where in when the users click on the button, it provides the full news feed story, as against the one-line Recent Activity story. Facebook has now down away with the aging 'Like with Comment' that enabled the users to publish their preferred content from third parties, inclusive of headlines, thumbnail images, and captions. The social networking behemoth is also planning to phase out the 'Share' button and replace its functions with a universal Like button. The most significant advantage of the new 'Like' button is that, it now publishes the entire news feed story with images, thereby making it more attractive and providing other users with a more detailed description of what they are looking at, thereby saving them the time of going to the specific webpage and understand the gist of the content. In the year 2010, Facebook had launched the social integration tools for websites at the F8 conference and since then, these tools have been used by nearly 2.5 million websites across the globe. Facebook also opening its social integration plugins to developers, thereby enabling them to use their functions for social games and Facebook applications. Via Inside Facebook
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| JP Morgan and Twitter: a partnership? Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:03 AM PST
Twitter may be close to receiving an injection of capital. This is because, an investment fund linked to JP Morgan in talks to buy a minority stake in the microblog. According to a statement released by New York Times, that would make the social network was valued at about $ 4.5 billion. According to the news, the source who disclosed the information indicates that, to date, it is unclear whether the investment fund – known as JP Morgan Digital Growth Fund – investors would be interested in investing directly in stocks or in buying the microblog Twitter. The investments made by this fund must also be expanded to other areas related to social networks, like the case of companies that produce games and applications specific to these environments. To this end, JP Morgan emphasizes companies with established business models and stable revenues. So far, spokesmen for JPMorgan and Twitter did not comment. It is noteworthy that, in early February, they released a document showing that Facebook and Google have been trying to negotiate the purchase of Twitter. At the time, a matter of Wall Street Journal pointed out that the microblogging worth around U.S. $ 8 billion to $ 10 billion. Via: NYT.
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| The Social Network couldn’t beat the King Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST
The movie “The Social Network” won the Oscar 2011 in 3 categories, but was defeated in the most relevant awards, best picture and best director. The film, which tells the inside story of the creation of Facebook, competed for awards in eight categories: best film, best director, best screenplay, best adapted screenplay, photography, soundtrack, sound mixing and editing. The movie, however, eventually turned down in important categories. "The king’s Speech" won statues for best film and direction, crowning the work of Tom Hooter, who directed the movie. Before winning the Oscar statuettes, “The Social Network” earned in January this year, four awards at the Golden Globes, including best film. According to critics, the dizzying success of the network, which already amounts to 600 million users globally, contributed to create a larger interest of the judges of the American Academy for the work of Fincher. Despite the good reception from the audience and critics, the work is rejected by the main characters portrayed in the plot. Mark Zuckerberg, the protagonist of the film, described the film as “pure fiction” and “no connection with reality.” Since Sean Parker, creator of Napster and Facebook investor in her period of startup, criticized the film’s production. Portrayed as a businessman few scruples, Parker, is the principal agent to stimulate the difference between Mark and his Brazilian counterpart Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook and taken control of the young company for a controversial legal maneuver. The acid tone of the movie and the fact of work as someone who portray Zuckerberg copied ideas from others, and break, maneuvered to leave his partner for the first time outside of Facebook caused great concern among the directors of Facebook. Via: IMDB.
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