tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64927307646280433992024-02-06T18:55:47.416-08:00Explore YourselfAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-74812260328829507462013-03-30T13:27:00.002-07:002013-03-30T13:27:20.224-07:00Make Money on the Internet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Make Money on the Internet following 40 ways</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="fullpost">Things you can use to legitimately make money online - Everything from Getting Paid to review software to good ole' Adsense.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://auctions.overstock.com/cgi-bin/auctions.cgi?PAGE=SELL" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Overstock.com</a> - Sell your stuff on Overstock.com</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://payperpost.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Pay Per Post</a> - I don't agree with this model entirely but they have advertisers that will pay you to write about their products on your blog.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://pheedo.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Pheedo</a> - If you have an RSS feed, run it through Pheedo. Like Feedburner, they can include ads into your feed and if you really become large, advertisers will pay a premium for you to show their ads.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=45&u=214918&amp;m=47&urllink=&afftrack=" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Shareasale.com</a> - I've used them for a couple years for some banner advertising. They are similar to Commission Junction and Linkshare however they seem to have lower tiered companies with advertising offers.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.shoemoney.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Shoemoney</a> - This is a blog that can teach you a ton on making money online. I've spent hours reading his old stuff.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.softwarejudge.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Software Judge</a> - They will pay you up to $50 to review software.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.text-link-ads.com/?ref=22220" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Text Link Ads</a> - I have never made a dime here but I know people that have. You can earn by sending advertisers to them or by selling spots on your site. You must have a real site or blog to do this - nothing on a shared domain (i.e. /blogspot).</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.vibrantmedia.com/webpublishers/index.asp" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Vibrant Media</a> - Don't bother unless your site has 500,000 page views of text based content a month. If you have that readership, these are the guys that display bubble box ads to underlined words on your site.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.workathomeagent.com/default.asp" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">West Work At Home Agent</a> - Not <span style="font-style: italic;">entirely</span> online but this is worth a mention because it's won awards and is very </span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://publishers.infolinks.com/signup.html?aid=22817" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Infolinks</a> - Infolinks is probably the highest paying option for your in-text advertising. On DLM, you will see underlined links scattered throughout articles. Those are a function of Infolinks and without disclosing too much, it's been a great source of income. Best is that they accept all sizes of websites and blogs. Just sign up and begin.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://fdw2006.nichestore.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=NICHESTO" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Build a Niche Store </a>- This is a simple store development platform which enables you to create content based sites that generate income through the eBay affiliate programs. Pretty darn simple and increasingly popular.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.adbrite.com/mb/landing_both.php?spid=25623&afb=120x60-1-blue" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Adbrite</a> - Sell space on your site for text ads. This would work like the DLM Marketplace you see on the right of my pages although I chose to manage it myself.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Faffiliate-program.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fassociates%2Fjoin&tag=httpdumbliblo-20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Amazon Affiliate Program</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=httpdumbliblo-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> - Easily create a store or shopping section on your site instead of sending your visitors to Amazon. Amazon handles the shopping cart and fulfillment.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://amazon.com/gp/seller/sell-your-stuff.html" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Amazon Seller</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=httpdumbliblo-20&amp;amp;amp;l=ur2&o=1" style="border: medium none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> - Sell your stuff on Amazon</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Associated Content</a> - If you write a story, how-to, rant, how-to cut grass, etc., you can submit it to them and they will pay you $3-$20 per article if they like it.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-1980798-10432575" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Yahoo! Merchant Solutions</a> - This is a pretty simple and cheap way to create an online store.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.azoogleads.com/az/new/login.php" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Azoogleads</a> - Another ad program. They do have some decent companies lined up as advertisers. You provide space, they'll provide an ad.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.bidvertiser.com/bdv/bidvertiser/bdv_ref.dbm?Affiliate_ID=25&Ref_Option=pub&Ref_PID=53609" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">BidVertiser</a> - PPC (pay per click) program with a low $10 payout amount.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.problogger.net/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Blog</a> - Start a blog and consistently write excellent content. With good ad placement, you may make some money. I detail my process here: <a href="http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/08/how-i-blog.html" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Simply Said, How to Blog</a>.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.google.com/adsense/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Google Adsense</a> - Come on, you don't need an explanation; these ads are all over the place. Google displays relevant ads based on your site's content</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://adwords.google.com/select/home" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Google Adwords</a> - Create simple text ads and choose keywords that determine when they are displayed. This is where the Adsense Content comes from. You do not need a site for this.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.h3.com/howItWorks.html" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">H3.com</a> - Get paid to fill jobs. Commissions range from $50-$5,000. It all depends on how tough the job is to fill and how desperate the hiring company is. This is another one that's tough to explain.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://ads.indeed.com/jobroll/traffic" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Indeed.com</a> - Add their job board to your site. They then post jobs based on the geographic location of visitors and the position types you pre-select. I tried it and I they continually report that I sent 0 visitors and I know that's not right. Nevertheless, I may have an isolated problem so they make the list.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.innersell.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">InnerSell</a> - If you have a customer that wants to buy something you cannot sell, you can sell the lead here.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.jigsaw.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Jigsaw</a> - It's a pretty flaky model but if you have a Rolodex full of good contacts, you can sell them here. I can't make sense of it but it looks like you get $0.10 per profile.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=fvnLnUnD1xc&offerid=7097.10000025&type=3&subid=0" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">LinkShare.com</a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=fvnLnUnD1xc&bids=7097.10000025&type=3&subid=0" width="1" /> - If you have a site, you can join Linkshare. Once enrolled for free, you can choose companies whose ads are pertinent to your site. Companies have the ultimate say on working with you. Like Commission Junction, there are a ton of companies waiting to evaluate your site.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://adcenter.microsoft.com/Default.aspx" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Microsoft Adcenter</a> - Bid on keywords and Microsoft places your created ads then they are searched for. This is similar to Google Adwords. You do not need a site for this.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1980798-10463745" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_top">Cafepress</a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-1980798-10463745" width="1" /> - You provide a design, they'll toss it on a T-Shirt, Hat, etc. No upfront costs. Get a free online shop and promote your products on your website.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://chitika.com/publishers.php?refid=dumblittleman9" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Chitika</a> - Their eMiniMalls service has shown great results for many Bloggers and site owners. You choose a keyword and they show relevant products on your site using a pretty unique interface.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://fdw2006.reseller.hop.clickbank.net/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Clickbank</a> - Quickly becoming my favorite affiliate program. They have thousands of things for you to advertise on your site.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.clicknwork.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">ClicknWork</a> - Get paid $5-$150 per hour for basically doing freelance work on a per-assignment basis. You have to pass a pretty tough test to get in.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.clicksor.com/?ref=79458" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Clicksor</a> - These are the guys that generate contextual ads on sites that show up when you hover over a double-underlined word.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.cj.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Commission Junction</a> - If you have a site, you can join Commission Junction. Once enrolled for free, you can choose companies whose ads are pertinent to your site. Companies have the ultimate say on working with you. There are easily over 1,000 companies to choose from here.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.creamaid.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">CreamAid</a> - For blogs only, advertisers provide you with a topic and you write about it on your site. To do this, you have to install a flash widget into your blog post. The more people you bring into the conversation through the widget, the more you get paid. It's difficult to explain.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.eefoof.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">eefoof</a> - Think of it as YouTube + Flickr + Music. You add original content and they pay you based on the visitors you attract.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.ether.com/default.aspx" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Ether</a> - If you are an expert on something, Ether provides a way for people to pay you to talk about it in a one-on-one setting. If you want to charge $250/hr, that's fine. You have to do all the advertising so you should have a blog or site already established.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=1&campid=5335974932&toolid=10001&customid=" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">eBay</a>- Come on, you know what this is. Gather your junk and sell it!</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=4&campid=5335974932&toolid=10001&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fpages.ebay.com%2Fstorefronts%2Fstart.html" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">eBay Stores</a> - If you have a real store and want to sell your stuff online, this is a decent option to get you started.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.elance.com/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">ELance</a> - Name gives it away. Programmers, Codes, Web Designers, Writers, Editors, can look for freelance opportunities.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.text-link-ads.com/feedvertising/" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Feedvertising</a> - This is an arm of <a href="http://www.text-link-ads.com/?ref=22220" style="color: #9900ff; text-decoration: none;">Text Link Ads</a> and is currently only good for Wordpress users. This does me no good currently, but as you can guess, they place ads in your feed(s).</span></li>
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The Internet can provide you with convenient ways of withdrawing money online without having to travel to your local bank or financial institution. The Internet banking system has strict security to protect any transactions performed online. Though money can be withdrawn online, you will still need to either have an ATM card or be willing to wait for the funds to be mailed to your home in the form of a cashiers check.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b># Withdraw Money From a Credit Card Online: </b></span><br /><br />
Withdrawing money from your credit card online to another account or to pay a bill is becoming more common. With the advent of completely online financial services such as PayPal and online banks, electronic withdrawals and money transfers are accomplished rapidly and securely. “Withdrawing” literally means taking money out. However, withdrawing money online may more accurately be considered a “transfer”.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1) The PayPal Withdrawal to Credit Card Feature Works:</b></span><br />
PayPal is an e-commerce service used for transferring money, making payments and purchasing items online. You can withdraw funds from your PayPal account by requesting a check or transferring the amount to a bank account, a PayPal debit MasterCard or a Visa credit, debit or prepaid card. This credit card feature is available in more than 20 countries.<br /><br />
<b> i) </b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Open Verified PayPal:</b></span> <br /> Many people worldwide use PayPal as a secure means to spend and receive funds. If you have recently opened a PayPal account, you will have noticed that its status is listed as "Unverified." This restricts the amount of money you are allowed to withdraw or send. Having your PayPal account verified lifts this restriction, with the added advantage of giving you more credibility when buying and selling through eBay and other online retailers.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b># Withdraw Money From a Checking Account:</b></span><br /><br />
Technological innovations have made it possible for you to withdraw money from your checking account at various places outside of the bank---online and offline. Most banks and third-party organizations still take very thorough precautions to assure that the account holder is the person who is withdrawing cash from the account, by asking for identification, checking signatures, asking for address and Social Security number information, asking you to verify recent deposits and requiring you to login online. There are a variety of ways that you can withdraw money from your checking account other than the obvious method of walking up to a teller.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1) Withdrawal at the Bank:</b></span><br />
Withdrawing cash from your checking account is a fairly simple process, and there are several ways to withdraw money from your account. As long as you have a withdrawal slip, a blank check or a debit card, you'll be able to withdraw cash from your bank account.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>i) Fill Out a Checking Withdrawal Slip:</b></span> <br /> A checking withdrawal slip is a bank-provided document that allows you to withdraw money from your checking account. You may use a checking withdrawal slip when you visit your financial institution if you do not want to write a check or use your ATM card.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br />
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after it introduced its flagship smartphone – the Huawei Ascend D2 at the
Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month. Adding to the buzz is the Huawei
Ascend P2, which has been riding high on the rumor chariot of late. It </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that are pretty similar to that of the Ascend D2. The device is expected to
hold similar features when compared to the Ascend D2, and now an image of the
device has been leaked which confirms a 13-megapixel camera. It will be the
successor to the Ascend P1 and is rumored to boast a 4.5-inch IPS full-HD
display, 2GB of RAM and a quad-core processor to pump up the performance of the
device.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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OS: Android 4.2 JellyBean</div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0in;">Processor: Huawei K3V2, Quad core 1.8 GHz
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0in;">RAM: 2 GB</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0in;">Display: 4.5 inch IPS LCD Capacitive touch
screen, 1080×1920 pixels HD resolution,<b><i> </i></b>Multi-touch input</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0in;">Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 2</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0in;">Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor,
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0in;">3G Speed: Yes, HSPA+ speed up to 42 Mbps</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0in;">Connectivity: Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; padding: 0in;"> Direct, dual band Wi-Fi, micro USB</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; padding: 0in;">Camera:
13 MP rear with AF, LED flash<b><i>, </i></b>1080p full HD video recording</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Camera: Yes, 1 MP</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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3000 mAh battery</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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smartphones isn’t measured by the number of cores and the amount of
storage on the device; but by the display resolution and the sharpness of
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the past few weeks, we
have watched (and read) the good news roll in for Samsung; proof positive that
their Galaxy Series has really paid off. Reports are flooding in about the tech
giants last quarter, and their bold predictions about 2013 and the mobile
market. Apple on the other hand, has some serious soul searching to do, with
the future of their device line. Apple stocks seem to be taking a tumble, while
many see smooth sailing ahead for Samsung.</span><br />
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the details on their next flagship device tightly wrapped, it has been known
for quite sometime that the Galaxy S4 will at the very least come with a Super
AMOLED display, with a pixel density of 440ppi. Although, newer reports are
claiming the Korean giant will ditch the traditional side by side pixel layout
for the latest hexagonal diamond layout. This allows more pixels to be
stuffed into a smaller space. This would definitely be a bigger step from the
current Galaxy S3’s 306ppi display and even the iPhone 5’s 326ppi Retina
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franchise and has managed to capture a large market share. Even though the
Korean manufacturer has been quite mum on the details about the Galaxy S4, we
are almost sure a better display is on the list. At CES in Las Vegas, Samsung
showed us a prototype of a bendable display and it looks brilliant. But, we are
still not sure if Samsung is going to introduce it with the next flagship
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It should come as no surprise to you that the BlackBerry Z10 isn’t going to
have a hard time winning over BlackBerry fans. It’s not like it had a hard act
to follow, a year of limbo has left its followers with a collection of handsets
that range from the excellent BlackBerry Bold 9900 to the less so BlackBerry
Torch.<br />
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were all running the dreaded BlackBerry 7.0, an OS that has become eclipsed by
the constantly updated Android and iOS operating systems.<br />
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The Z10 hopes to change all that by combining the brand's superb hardware
capabilities – the BlackBerry PlayBook was an excellent tablet crippled by its
OS – with a smartphone OS that can finally compete with the likes of Google and
Apple.<br />
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T3 managed to get a review sample of the phone a couple of days before the
official launch - not really enough time for a full review, but here's what we
thought about it.<br />
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The BlackBerry Z10 measures in at 130 x 65.6 x 9mm making it around the same
size as a Samsung Galaxy S2. The Z10 comes in black or white and features an
all-plastic body with a slightly rubberised back then can be peeled off to gain
access to battery, Micro SD card slot and Micro SIM slot.<br /><br />
Moving away from the glossy glamour of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the iPhone 5 the Z10 has gone for a more subtle
effect that actually it pulls off rather well. Learning from the PlayBook,
BlackBerry has combined a matte-effect sturdiness with a level of build quality
that reminds you this is its flagship model.<br />
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Under the hood there’s a dual-core 1.5GHz processor along with an impressive
2GB of RAM. There’s 16GB of internal memory with a Micro SD card slot that can
be bumped up to 32GB.<br /><br />
One of the key features of the Z10 is the lack of buttons on the front of the
handset, everything is done through swiping from off-screen using BlackBerry’s
new ‘Peek and Flow’ OS.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/blackberry-z10-review.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BlackBerry 10</a> is here and the first two handsets the Q10
smartphone with physical keyboard and touchscreen based Z10 handset have been officially
unveiled. We've been fortunate enough to get some hands on time with the new BlackBerry
Z10 to check out the best features but
also some of the apps you can expect to play with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We already know that Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn will be integrated into the
<a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/blackberry-z10-review.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BlackBerry 10 operating system</a> with Skype and WhatsApp also unveiled during the
official unveiling, so we've picked out the confirmed apps for BlackBerry 10
that you should pack onto your handset first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/119547" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click Here For Download All The Applications</a> </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-68368778575891118222013-01-30T09:52:00.005-08:002013-02-02T12:40:49.680-08:00BlackBerry Z10 UK confirmed pricing and networks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/blackberry-z10-uk-confirmed-pricing-and.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As with all major smartphone launches next up comes the networks, and this is no exception with EE, Vodafone and O2 all confirming the BlackBerry Z10</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As with all major smartphone launches next up comes the
networks, and this is no exception with EE, Vodafone and O2 all confirming the
BlackBerry Z10</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="http://www.t3.com/reviews/blackberry-z10-review" target="_blank">BlackBerry
Z10</a> has an official release date of the 31 January with the new BlackBerry
10 smartphone now being confirmed on EE, Three, Vodafone and O2.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Z10 will be coming to EE's 4G network available for £49.99 on a £41 per
month 24 month contract giving users 1GB data and unlimited calls and texts.
Orange and T-Mobile customers can expect to get the Z10 for £49.99 but on a £36
per month contract offering the same amount of data, unlimited calls and texts.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">EE hasn't yet given an exact date when the handset will be available however
you can expect it to be within the next few weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://blog.vodafone.co.uk/2013/01/30/blackberry-10-and-blackberry-z10-launch/" target="_blank">Vodafone has confirmed</a> it will also be selling the
BlackBerry Z10 from tomorrow with the 4G-ready smartphone available for £29
upfront on a £42 a month contract giving you unlimited texts, calls and 2GB of
data.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Z10 will be just one of a number of smartphones that Vodafone will be
offering to customers on its upcoming 4G network which, when launched, will be
rivalling EE's own superfast service.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-45734722813233020422013-01-17T03:18:00.003-08:002013-02-02T12:41:46.894-08:00Facebook invite for event next week ‘sparks rumours of mobile phone in offing’ <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/facebook-invite-for-event-next-week.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Social networking giant Facebook has issued invites for an event at its California headquarters next week, fueling rumours that the firm is planning to launch its own mobile phone.</a></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The invite for the event says `Come and see what we''re building'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While it''s possible thatFacebook is simply unveiling another update
to its website, there have been frequent rumours that the company plans
to make its own mobile phone, the Telegraph reports.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">According to the paper, some recent reports have claimed that Facebook is working on a mobile handset with manufacturer HTC.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The new device would connect directly to a user''s Facebook account
and run software such as Facebook Messenger and Instagram, the picture
sharing service Facebook bought last year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The site's founder Mark Zuckerberg, however, poured cold water on the
speculations last year, saying `building out a phone wouldn''t make
sense for us to do.'</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/facebook-invite-for-event-next-week.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zuckerberg has talked in the past about the need to improve Facebook search, so there is some speculation that next week''s event will be about that.</a></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-12388349326966952512013-01-17T03:14:00.002-08:002013-02-02T12:42:54.045-08:00Samsung Galaxy S smartphones sales touch 100 mln mark globally <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/samsung-galaxy-s-smartphones-sales.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">South Korean electronics giant Samsung has said that worldwide sales of its Galaxy S smartphones have surpassed 100 million mark.</a></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Samsung said it had sold over 25 million Galaxy S smartphones, 40
million Galaxy S II smartphones and 41 million Galaxy S III smartphones.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Samsung launched the first Galaxy S model at the end of May 2010,
amid increasing competition with iphone maker Apple, the Herald Sun
reports.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">According to the report, research firm IHS iSuppli said last month
Samsung beat Nokia in mobile phone sales and Apple in smartphone sales
last year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/samsung-galaxy-s-smartphones-sales.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple''s iPhone sales hit the 100-million mark in March 2011, nearly four years after the introduction of the phone in 2007, the report said.</a></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-60512483828310993762013-01-17T03:10:00.000-08:002013-02-02T12:43:50.977-08:00Robots cook and serve food at Chinese restaurant <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/robots-cook-and-serve-food-at-chinese.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A restaurant in China''s northern Heilongjiang province has 20 robots working for it, as waiters, cooks and busboys.</a></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">According to the South China Morning Post, the mechanical staff at
Robot Restaurant in Harbin can work continuously for five hours after
charging for two hours and can also display more than 10 expressions on
their faces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">When a diner walks in, an usher robot extends their mechanic arm to
the side and says ''Earth person hello. Welcome to the Robot
Restaurant.''</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">After diners have ordered, robots in the kitchen set to work cooking their meals.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once the dish is prepared, a robot waiter, which runs along tracks on
the floor, carries it from kitchen to table, the Daily Mail reported.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">A singing robot entertains diners as they eat.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/robots-cook-and-serve-food-at-chinese.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The restaurant has gained international fame and continues to grow in popularity since it opened in June last year.</a></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-3093682809212594842013-01-17T03:05:00.003-08:002013-02-02T12:44:45.682-08:00iPhone 5 owners download most data among smartphone users in Europe, finds study <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/iphone-5-owners-download-most-data.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple iPhone 5 owners use the most mobile download data of all European smartphone owners, according to a new research.</a></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In a new study, Apple iPhone 5 owners were found to use 50 percent more download data than iPhone 4S users.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, Samsung Galaxy S III was top of the list for data uploads, ahead of the iPhone 3G and the third-placed iPhone 5.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the third year of the study, conducted by Arieso, and for the
first time smartphone users were shown to be downloading more data than
tablet owners, the Telegraph reports.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/iphone-5-owners-download-most-data.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">According to the report, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 was above the Apple iPad on the tablet data list, with Tab 2 owners using 20 percent more download data than iPad users.</a></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-42487817722898380472013-01-17T02:50:00.002-08:002013-02-02T12:45:49.852-08:00China mobile users hit by large botnet bug<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/china-mobile-users-hit-by-large-botnet.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Security researchers in China have discovered a huge botnet running on the smartphones of more than a million unsuspecting mobile users in the country.</a></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The devices had been infected by a Trojan-based attack first discovered in 2011, news agency Xinhua reported.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The botnet can allow the smartphones to be hijacked remotely and potentially be used for fraudulent purposes, the BBC reported.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The warning comes as mobile Internet use in China has soared, growing by more than 18 percent in the past year.</span><br />
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There are now more than 420 million mobile users, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (Cinic).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The surge has attracted the attention of Apple chief executive Tim Cook, who met with the chairman of China Mobile last week, the report said.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Details of the meeting were scant, but a China Mobile spokesman said it was regarding `matters of co-operation' in the region.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">According to the report, in China specifically, local authorities even went as far as to warn operators to clean up security weaknesses in their mobile app stores.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Despite warnings at the time, it is believed that the Trojan is still very much active and enabling the growth of the botnet, the report said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: purple;"><u><b>Graph Search feature could provide businesses with reams of information about customers -- and help find new clients</b></u></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAYZtI7z3QpD6WlMimxXBwmC5vuXKAXcCv7UskOxtWCmstsmE1KV3NNZZO2LJvABzVUcwpfloN9k9kWclFaBAACz3W463g1vjzzTjHYc8vwjGavyggUcqCtHjqwGoyrlJXQjKVAPAKH7d/s1600/fb-graph-search.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAYZtI7z3QpD6WlMimxXBwmC5vuXKAXcCv7UskOxtWCmstsmE1KV3NNZZO2LJvABzVUcwpfloN9k9kWclFaBAACz3W463g1vjzzTjHYc8vwjGavyggUcqCtHjqwGoyrlJXQjKVAPAKH7d/s400/fb-graph-search.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">Businesses that aren't very
active on Facebook might want to think about ramping up their presence in case
Facebook's new service proves useful.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Facebook's new Graph Search,
announced this morning but not yet available, could be a valuable tool for
businesses, who increasingly use the social network to maintain contact with
customers.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>[ Also on CITEworld,
see <a href="http://www.citeworld.com/social/21134/how-avanade-broke-free-email-trap-and-embraced-social-collaboration/?source=fsb" target="_blank">how Avanade broke free of the email trap</a> | Sign up for
CITEworld's <a href="http://www.citeworld.com/newsletters/subscribe/citeworld_weekly_update/?source=fsb_newsletter" target="_blank">InCITE newsletter -- delivered weekly</a>. ]</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Graph Search is designed to
offer a much better search function for Facebook users to find material they
and their contacts have posted on Facebook. It is not a full Web search tool
like Google or Microsoft's Bing, but is rather meant to improve the fairly poor
internal Facebook search available now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For instance, users will be
able to find all the photos they've liked, search for all photos of two
particular people, and locate all their friends who live in a particular city,
Tom Stocky, a Facebook product director, said on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/about/graphsearch" target="_blank" title="Facebook">a video</a> about the service. Other examples Facebook offered
include looking for music that friends like or searching for people who like
cycling who are from your hometown.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Facebook pitched the new
feature as an end-user benefit, but in fact it could prove extremely useful to
businesses who want to make the most of their presence on Facebook.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">For instance, a retail
business might be able to search among its users for everyone who likes posts
about a certain kind of product in order to offer them a deal, or search for
all followers in a city in order to invite them to an event. A business might
be able to search for followers who have attended certain kinds of events or
checked in at particular locations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Business could use <a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-facebooks-new-search-tool-could.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GraphSearch</a> in subtler ways. Searching for the kind of food and music followers in a
city like could inform decisions about the kind of food and music featured at
an event.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Eventually, Graph Search
could become a useful tool for advertisers as well. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said
the company is not displaying advertisements in search results at first, but as
the product matures, this seems like an obvious way for Facebook to increase
revenue -- and perhaps steal search ad budget from rival Google.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Facebook said that results
will only show things that have been shared with you on Facebook.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">For now,<a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-facebooks-new-search-tool-could.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook GraphSearch is available</a> in a "very limited program" in the United States.
Facebook is offering a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/about/graphsearch" target="_blank" title="Facebook">sign-up page</a> for people interested in
finding out when they can start using the service.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The concept behind Graph
Search is reminiscent of a similar service from Microsoft's Bing search engine.
Users who connect their Bing searches to Facebook will see results in the right
hand column of Bing that come from their Facebook friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><u><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/mobile-security-remains-byod-hurdle-at.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Around half of federalemployees use smartphones and tablets for work, but most of those devicesaren't secured well</a></u></span></b></span></div>
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<br />
<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/sites/infoworld.com/files/media/image/Consumerization440x330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="Mobile security remains a BYOD hurdle at the Federal level" border="0" height="299" src="http://www.infoworld.com/sites/infoworld.com/files/media/image/Consumerization440x330.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just like employees in the
private sector, government employees are reveling in the <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/byod/byod-you-aint-seen-nothing-yet-182028">productivity
gains</a> of accessing their office apps and data from their smartphones and
tablets. However, not unlike private companies, federal agencies are falling
short on securing those devices, potentially increasing the ease with which
malicious hackers and cyber criminals can get their hands on potentially
sensitive Federal data, be it Social Security numbers, <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/data-security/blue-toad-admits-it-was-source-of-12-million-leaked-apple-udids-202037">FBI
files</a>, and so forth.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The good news, per the
Telework Exchange's <a href="https://www.teleworkexchange.com/our-research/research-detail/2110" target="_blank">2013 Digital Dilemma Report,</a> is that federal employees are
gaining, on average, nine more hours of productivity per week thanks to the
adoption of work-connected mobile devices. The exchange equates that to an
extra $28 billion worth of man-hours per year.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Saving money and boosting
productivity are obvious and well-documented benefits of mobile computing and
BYOD, so those figures aren't necessarily surprising. However, digging deeper
into the data reveals some points of concern about data security.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">First, a glimpse of which
devices federal employees are using and how: Just under half said they use
their personal devices for work purposes. Ninety-three percent use laptops, 64
percent use smartphones, and 19 percent use tablets. Overall, 76 percent of
federal employees use mobile devices to access government data, while 42
percent store their email on their devices.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately, federal
agencies don't seem to be doing an adequate job ensuring that the government
data flowing to and from mobile devices is sufficiently secure. (This isn't to
say that the private sector, in general, has done a great job in getting a
handle on mobile security either. It's not a simple task,<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/byod/byod-world-of-pain-awaits-it-188110"> to
which IT pros can attest</a>.) For example, 79 percent of federal employees
have multifactor authentication on their laptops, but only 27 percent have it
on their smartphones and tablets. Seventy-six percent have a secure remote
connection from their laptops, compared to 27 percent who have that on their
mobile devices. Interestingly, though, 24 percent of federal employees'
smartphones and tablets are equipped with remote data-wipe functionality,
compared to 11 percent of federal laptops.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's yet more doom and
gloom from the report: 85 percent of federal employees said they have
downloaded at least one app to their personal device, a point of concerns
considering the 185 percent <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/security/android-malware-and-cloud-abuse-among-top-threats-2013-209188">rise
in mobile malware attacks</a> over the past year.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">To their credit, agencies are
educating employees about mobile security. Eighty-four percent of respondents
said they knew who to call if they have a mobile device security question or
concern; 80 percent said they have reviewed written mobile device security
information; and 74 percent have participated in mobile device security
training in the past 12 months.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">On the other hand, only 11
percent of employees said they knew whether their organization had any kind of
official BYOD policy. Sixty-one percent said theirs didn't have one, and the
other 28 percent said they weren't sure.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Telework Exchange offers
straightforward advice: Federal agencies must accept the fact that employees
will use their personal devices for work and develop clear <a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/mobile-security-remains-byod-hurdle-at.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BYOD</a> guidelines
accordingly. They should then enforce regulations to ensure data and network
security -- and help the cause by enabling secure connections and data access.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Telework Exchange is
hosting a Webcast about mobility, security, and productivity on Feb. 12. More
information is available <a href="http://www.teleworkexchange.com/events/webcast/events-detail/2093" target="_blank">The Telework Exchange's website</a>. Also consider checking out
<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/infoworlds-guide-successful-byod-and-mobile-it-strategy-179111">InfoWorld's
guide to a successful BYOD and mobile IT strategy</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/astronomers-discover-largest-known.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Astronomers have discoveredthe largest known structure in the universe - a group of quasars so large itwould take 4 billion years to cross it while traveling at speed of light. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The immense scale also
challenges Albert Einstein's Cosmological Principle, the assumption that the
universe looks the same from every point of view, researchers said. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The findings by academics
from Britain's University of Central Lancashire were published in the journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and reported on the society's
website on Friday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Quasars are believed to be
the brightest objects in the universe, with light emanating from the nuclei of
galaxies from the early days of the universe and visible billions of
light-years away. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"Since 1982 it has been
known that quasars tend to group together in clumps or 'structures' of
surprisingly large sizes, forming large quasar groups or LQGs," the
society said. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This newly discovered large
quasar group has a dimension of 500 megaparsecs, each megaparsec measuring 3.3
million light-years. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Because the LQG is elongated,
its longest dimension is 1,200 megaparsecs, or 4 billion light-years, the
society said. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">That size is 1,600 times
larger than the distance from Earth's Milky Way to the nearest galaxy, the
Andromeda. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"While it is difficult
to fathom the scale of this LQG, we can say quite definitely it is the largest
structure ever seen in the entire universe," Roger Clowes, leader of the research
team, said in a statement. "This is hugely exciting - not least because it
runs counter to our current understanding of the scale of the universe." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">(Reporting by Daniel Trotta;
Editing by Gary Hill)</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-31380919217596989942013-01-16T02:47:00.004-08:002013-02-02T12:53:29.384-08:00Milky Way galaxy only half as massive as thought<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/milky-way-galaxy-only-half-as-massive.html" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">The Milky Way galaxy, home toour solar system, may actually be only half as massive as currently believed,scientists say.</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Stars in the far outer
reaches of the Milky Way, between 260,000 and 490,000 light-years from the
galactic centre, are cruising around surprisingly slowly, researchers found. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Galactic mass and star
velocities are linked, so the results could have big implications, Space.com
reported. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"Because these
velocities are so low, the mass of our galaxy may be much lower than we once
thought," lead author Alis Deason, of the University of California, Santa
Cruz said at the 221st meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Long
Beach, California. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"If we infer the
properties of the stars that we think are reasonable, then we find the mass of
the Milky Way could be half as massive as we currently believe," added
Deason, who performed the research while at the University of Cambridge in
England. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/milky-way-galaxy-only-half-as-massive.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Milky Way is composed ofthree main parts: a central bulge, a relatively flat disk and a roughlyspherical surrounding halo. </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Deason and colleagues looked
far out into the Milky Way's halo, which extends far beyond the
100,000-light-year-wide disk. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">They measured the radial
velocities of a sample of distant halo stars using two different instruments:
the European Southern Observatory's 8.2-meter telescope in Chile and the
4.2-meter William Herschel Observatory in Spain. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">They found that the
dispersion, or spread, of halo-star velocities was about half that seen for
stars closer to the galactic centre. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Using this information, the
team calculated that the total mass of the Milky Way out to such extreme
distances may be between 500 billion and 1 trillion times that of our Sun -
substantially lower than the current leading estimate, Deason said. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But the new study is not
necessarily the final word on the Milky Way's mass, which is not well
understood. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"The problem is, we are
really in unknown territory," Deason said. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"We are assuming
properties of these stars that are the same in the inner parts of the galaxy.
And this is something that really needs to be verified, what we're assuming, in
terms of their density profile and also what their orbits are like," she
said. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Future work along these lines
could help astronomers map the distribution of mass throughout the Milky Way,
Deason said, potentially shedding light on the mysterious dark matter. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"I think we will be able
to use measurements like this to not only say what the total mass is, but also
if the dark matter distribution is what we expect. At the moment, we just don't
know," she said.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-67898003025155191722013-01-16T02:31:00.003-08:002013-02-02T12:51:49.126-08:00NASA's Curiosity rover preparing to drill on Mars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/nasas-curiosity-rover-preparing-to.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASA says the Curiosity rovershould be ready to begin drilling on Mars soon. It's the most highlyanticipated milestone since the six-wheel, nuclear-powered rover landed nearthe Martian equator five months ago.</a> </span><br />
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contains a diverse sample of rocks that the rover can pick from. Curiosity will
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/getglue-and-viggle-mysteriously-cancel.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It was meant to be the firstbig merger in the hot social TV space, but GetGlue and Viggle have called offthe acquisition plan they announced in November.</a></span></b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Just two months ago,
lesser-known Viggle said it would <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/19/technology/innovation/getglue-viggle/index.html?iid=EL" target="_blank">buy startup GetGlue</a> for $25 million in cash, plus stock
that was worth about $53 million at the time of the deal. Viggle said it would
run both brands and keep GetGlue's 34 employees, with GetGlue CEO Alex Iskold
scoring a Viggle senior executive position and board seat. Both companies are
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">On Sunday, Iskold sent a note
to reporters who covered the November merger announcement. He included a link
to a short -- and short on details -- GetGlue <a href="http://blog.getglue.com/?p=11720" target="_blank">blog post</a> saying
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Viggle released a short
statement from CEO Robert Sillerman that barely mentioned the scrapped deal.
Sillerman said simply that the merger cancellation "was cordial," and
expressed his best wishes for GetGlue. Viggle has "seen impressive growth
in our business" since the proposed GetGlue buy, he added. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Viggle, which bills itself
"the first ever loyalty program for television," is a publicly traded
company. Its financial disclosures suggest that it could have had a hard time
ponying up the cash for GetGlue. The company declined to comment on that point. </span></div>
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quarterly report, Viggle (<span class="inlinkchart"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=VGGL&source=story_quote_link">VGGL</a></span>)
had a mere $738,000 in cash on hand at the end of September. Meanwhile,
Viggle's shares are down almost 20% this month alone, with an 8% slide on
Monday after the merger cancellation was announced. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Viggle is taking out loans
from CEO Robert Sillerman to fund its working capital needs, according to a
regulatory filing submitted Friday. Sillerman's investment company extended a
$10 million credit line to the company in June. It was subsequently increased
several times and now stands at $20 million. Viggle has tapped the credit line
several times, including a $1 million advance it took last week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">On January 8, Viggle
disclosed that it and GetGlue were "discussing an extension" of the
closing date for the merger -- just a few days before it was called off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">And so the companies will
remain on their own paths in the social TV field, also known as "second
screen" apps that tap into TV viewers' use of mobile devices while they
watch their favorite shows. More than a dozen startups have popped up to take
advantage of the trend, with each platform taking a slightly different approach.
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for "checking in" through an app when they watch TV shows. The app
uses audio fingerprinting technology to identify automatically which show a
user is watching. Then, users can cash in points for gift cards from partners including
Barnes & Noble (<span class="inlinkchart"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=BKS&source=story_quote_link">BKS</a></span>,
<a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/snapshots/10061.html?iid=EL">Fortune
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<b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><u><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/netflix-scores-cartoon-network-adult.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix has sweetened its streaming deal with Time Warner, the network andstudio owner formerly reticent about selling its content to subscriptionservices.</a></u></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/08/technology/netflix-time-warner/index.html?iid=EL" target="_blank">last week</a>, Netflix announced it had inked a new deal with
Time Warner to stream seasons of several series produced by Warner Bros.:
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will add to its catalog complete previous seasons of shows from Turner
Broadcasting and Warner Bros., both of which are owned by CNNMoney parent
company Time Warner (<span class="inlinkchart"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=TWX&source=story_quote_link">TWX</a></span>,
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<span style="font-size: large;">Starting on March 30, U.S. Netflix customers will be able to stream Cartoon
Network shows including "Adventure Time" and "Johnny
Bravo." Adult Swim titles include "Robot Chicken" and "Aqua
Teen Hunger Force." One Warner Bros. Animation show, "Green
Lantern," will also become available. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The deal includes a streaming license for TNT's drama "Dallas,"
but that show won't be available until January 2014. The "Dallas"
deal will be exclusive to Netflix. Financial terms were not disclosed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time Warner, like many cable content titans, was initially leery about
licensing content to streaming services like Netflix. Instead, the company
pushed hard on an initiative it announced with Comcast (<span class="inlinkchart"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=CMCSA&source=story_quote_link">CMCSA</a></span>)
in 2009: "TV Everywhere," an authentication system that lets users
watch TV online by signing in with credentials proving they pay for a cable
service. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While Time Warner remains a champion of TV Everywhere, it says it now thinks
the service can live side-by-side with Netflix and other streaming
subscriptions. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"The industry has evolved so that TV Everywhere and subscription video
on-demand services can coexist with the appropriate windowing strategy,"
Deborah Bradley, Turner's senior vice president of program acquisitions, said
in a written statement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Windowing" is the film and TV industry jargon for carefully
timing -- and delaying -- the release of content through various viewing
channels. The goal is to maximize revenue from the sales of hot, in-demand
programming. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, Netflix has been working to infuse fresh content into a streaming
catalog some users say is stale. Netflix signed a deal with Disney (<span class="inlinkchart"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=DIS&source=story_quote_link">DIS</a></span>,
<a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/snapshots/2190.html?iid=EL">Fortune
500</a>) in <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/04/technology/netflix-disney/index.html?iid=EL" target="_blank">December</a>, but new film releases from the studio won't be
available for another three years. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2013/01/netflix-scores-cartoon-network-adult.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As Netflix has lost some deals</a>, its rivals are happy to pounce. Last year
Amazon (<span class="inlinkchart"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=AMZN&source=story_quote_link">AMZN</a></span>,
<a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/snapshots/10810.html?iid=EL">Fortune
500</a>) struck a deal to <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/04/technology/netflix-amazon-epix/index.html?iid=EL" target="_blank">stream movies from Epix</a> on its Prime Instant Video service.
Epix, which previously had an exclusive content deal with Netflix, is a
Viacom-owned company that owns the digital rights to many Paramount, MGM and
Lionsgate (<span class="inlinkchart"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=LGF&source=story_quote_link">LGF</a></span>)
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">The phone is the Huawei
Ascend Mate. Start playing with the device and it's quickly clear that Huawei
didn't make the phone bigger to address any particular need or shortcoming. It didn't
advance the cause of melding phone and tablet into -- ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh -- a
"<a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/01/08/would-you-buy-an-apple-phablet/?iid=EL">phablet</a>."
It supersized the Ascend Mate purely for the sake of novelty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">To assume that a six-inch
phone is a good idea just because Samsung found commercial and critical success
selling tens of millions of 5-inch phones is supremely faulty logic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;"><a href="http://money.cnn.com/gallery/technology/innovation/2013/01/14/ces-best-worst/index.html?iid=EL"><span class="instoryheading"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Related:
CES highlights & horrors</span></span></a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">I'm not the biggest
cheerleader of the 5-inch phone craze (or a cheerleader at all), but it's a
product that people want, and it's clear Samsung did its homework. They figured
out just how big they could make their <a href="http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/08/31/t-samsung-apple-galaxy-note.cnnmoney/?iid=EL">Galaxy
Note devices</a> before they became completely unusable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> [ Get The Video , Please Visite <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/15/technology/mobile/huawei-6-inch-smartphone/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> ]</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">When attempting to hold a
phone like a "phone" no longer feels natural in any way, it's a
problem. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">When you feel like you're
holding a book against your face while making a call, it's a problem. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">When a single thumb can't
properly reach a majority of the screen real estate, and the phone's user
interface isn't designed to address such limitations, it's a problem. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Testing out the giant slab, I
felt like I was part of a gag ripped straight from the world of Pee-Wee Herman.
And with the Ascend Mate in my hand, I had a moment of irrational panic. I
worried that this abomination won't fade away into obscurity. That it won't be
the last 6-inch monstrosity we see. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Just as the commercial
success of the Galaxy Note has -- for better or worse -- driven up the size of
the average smartphone screen above 4 inches, this Godzilla "phone"
could someday be the norm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">It's a paranoia fueled by
Sony and Lenovo releasing 5-inch flagship handsets at <a href="http://money.cnn.com/gallery/technology/innovation/2013/01/14/ces-best-worst/index.html?iid=EL">CES</a>.
Rumors suggest that Samsung's moneymaker, the Galaxy S IV, will also be 5
inches. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">If a 6-inch phone catches on,
who's to say the smartphone lemmings won't follow? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">This isn't the first
ridiculous tech spec arms races gone awry. We've seen this before with the
speed of computers, the power of speakers and the megapixelage of cameras. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Those tech pissing matches
were ridiculous, but they rarely affected the experience of using a device. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">You can't avoid physical
screen size, though. Good or bad, it's something that confronts you in every
interaction with your phone. And every last ounce of my being hopes that the
Huawei Ascend Mate serves as a red flag warning the industry that bigger phones
do not automatically equate to better phones.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-67719416025573686122012-12-22T22:43:00.003-08:002013-02-02T12:59:57.288-08:00Exclusive: Hacker nabs 3m Verizon customer records<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Updated at 8:00 p.m. ET: </strong>Verizon spokesperson
Alberto Canal told ZDNet in an emailed statement: "We have examined the
posted data and we have confirmed that it is not Verizon Wireless
customer data. Our systems have not been hacked."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The hacker said in a later tweet the data likely <a href="https://twitter.com/TibitXimer/status/282651718154600448">belongs to Verizon FiOS fiber customers</a>,
rather than Verizon Wireless cellular customers. We've updated the post
to reflect these changes. We've put in more questions to Verizon and
will update again once we hear back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2012/12/exclusive-hacker-nabs-3m-verizon.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A hacker has posted around 300,000 database entries of Verizon customers to the Web, after exploiting a vulnerability in the cellular giant's network.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hacker, <a href="https://twitter.com/TibitXimer">going by the name <strong>@TibitXimer</strong> on Twitter</a>,
told ZDNet earlier this evening that the hack was carried out earlier
this year on July 12, which allowed him to gain root access to the
server holding the customer data. Tibit gained access to a server with
little difficulty after working with another hacker to identify the
security flaw.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tibit downloaded more than 3 million customer entries from Verizon's
database, including names, addresses, mobile serial numbers, the opening
date of each account, and account passwords. However, he said that
figure was an estimate and had "no clue" exactly how many records there
were, and that it was a "low estimate based on the size of one record
and the size of all the files."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A fraction of the downloaded data has been <a href="http://pastebin.com/Nf9ThT03">published to code-sharing site Pastebin</a>
after Verizon failed to fix the vulnerability in its network, Tibit
said, noting that the data was stored in plain text and did not require
decryption.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2012/12/exclusive-hacker-nabs-3m-verizon.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The hacker said that after he informed Verizon of the exploit, the company "ignored my report," and did not comment.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tibit said he worked alone, and while he supports Anonymous, he is not directly associated with the hacking collective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before the customer records were published online, Tibit showed ZDNet
a snapshot of some of the data, which appeared jumbled, but was in
plain text and relatively easy to understand. It clearly showed account
data, including names and addresses, and what appeared to be passwords.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Tibit said the unencrypted customer files were "split up by region,"
but said that he "won't publish all [of the records] as I believe one
region [300,000 records] is enough."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The hacker said that the leaked customer data suggests it came from
customers in "Pennsylvania and maybe two more states around it."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"I might leak the rest later," he noted.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">While he did not explain the exploit used to acquire the data in
full, he said that the company's current security set-up allowed him to
"gain root access to the server these files were stored on." He also
noted that the exploit "still exists."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"The worst part of it all, every single record was in plain text," he
said. "I did not have to decrypt anything." He said he couldn't
understand "why they still haven't fixed the exploits," months after
informing the company of its poor network security.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-1814010309965198302012-12-22T22:38:00.001-08:002013-02-02T13:01:14.733-08:00The Executive's Guide to Windows 8 (free ebook)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-executives-guide-to-windows-8-free.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Summary: Windows 8 offers plenty of innovation -- maybe even too much. Business and IT decision makers have a lot to consider when it comes to Windows 8 deployments. Here's a deep dive on the big issues.</a></span></b><br />
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When Microsoft designed Windows 8 it had a couple big goals in mind.
One was about driving better convergence from the PC to the tablet to
smartphone. The other was about completely re-engineering Windows for a
multi-touch environment. The question of how well they pulled it off and
whether it was even the right strategy will continue to be debated.
However, today's business leaders are faced with the immediate decision
of whether Windows 8 offers value to their organizations and if they
should adopt it or route around it.<br />
<br />
To help business and IT executives tackle this issue, ZDNet and TechRepublic have created <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/whitepapers/the-executives-guide-to-windows-8/32576787" target="_blank">The Executive's Guide to Windows 8</a>, a PDF ebook that digs into the big questions facing enterprises and SMBs. The ebook is available as a <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/whitepapers/the-executives-guide-to-windows-8/32576787" target="_blank">free download</a> to registered ZDNet and TechRepublic members. (If you're not already a member, you can <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/membership/register/?app_id=1101&path=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zdnet.com%2F">click here to register</a>. It only takes a moment.)<br />
The ebook contains three main sections:<br />
<ul>
<li>Does it make sense to upgrade?</li>
<li>Who plans to upgrade?</li>
<li>Why did Microsoft gamble on the new UI?</li>
</ul>
As the summary to the ebook over on TechRepublic explains:<br />
<blockquote>
In this guide, you'll see what industry analysts and IT professionals
think about the new OS, who is planning a Windows 8 deployment (and who
is holding back), the reasons behind that go/no-go decision, and what
Microsoft's strategy is likely to mean for corporate IT down the road.</blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/whitepapers/the-executives-guide-to-windows-8/32576787">Download it here</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-17058705635309386782012-12-22T22:29:00.003-08:002013-02-02T13:02:19.155-08:00London court told that Anonymous cyber-attacks cost PayPal £3.5 million <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2012/12/london-court-told-that-anonymous-cyber.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">The Southwark Crown Court in London has heard that four hackers from the `Anonymous' hacking group avenged the backlash against WikiLeaks by launching cyber-attacks which caused a £3.5 million ($5.4 million) loss to PayPal, and multimillion-pound losses to several other firms.</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The court was told that the four self-styled Anonymous `hactivists'
carried out a series of cyber attacks using the name `Operation
Payback'; and virtually inundated the websites belonging to a number of
companies - including PayPal and Ministry of Sound - with messages and
requests, with the aim of making them go offline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Three of the Anonymous hackers involved in `Operation Payback' -
which cost PayPal over £3.5 million, and brought down the websites of
MasterCard and the recording industry - have admitted to their role in
the cyber-attacks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fourth accomplice - a 22-year-old Northampton University student
named Christopher Weatherhead - is currently on trial at Southwark Crown
Court; and faces the allegation that he was "part of a small cabal of
leaders" of the cyber-attacks carried out between August 1, 2010 and
January 22, 2011.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Opening the prosecution case at the London court, Sandip Patel said
that Weatherhead - known by the online name `Nerdo' - played a key role
in the `Operation Payback' cyberattacks; and added: "He (Weatherhead)
and others like him waged a sophisticated and orchestrated campaign of
online attacks that paralysed a series of targeted computer systems
belonging to companies, to which they took issue with for whatever
reason, that caused unprecedented harm."</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-43928972371794153822012-12-22T22:21:00.004-08:002013-02-02T13:03:20.087-08:00Phorce ‘smart bag’ addresses battery-charging needs of mobile-device users<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kickstarter project called `Phorce' pertains to the world's first
so-called `smart bag' which addresses the increasingly crucial `battery
life' concerns of the growing number of users of digital devices in the
present day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The Phorce `smart bag' chiefly aims at ending the battery-charging
frenzy - which characteristically involves the frantic search for
charging points - that is caused by the worries about `low battery life'
of their smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices; especially if
they are addicted to their gadgets and use them extensively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Going by the description of the Phorce `smart bag' on the
crowd-funding Kickstarter site, the bag comprises an integrated 54Whr
light-weight battery pack which can give the users of mobile devices the
ability to charge their gadgets `on the go,' as and when they require.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2012/12/phorce-smart-bag-addresses-battery.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Phorce bag can charge an iPhone 5 more than 8 times; an iPad Mini 2.5 times; and Galaxy S3 handset nearly 6 times. Interestingly, the bag boasts a `convertible' design, such that it can be turned into a messenger bag, or a briefcase, or a two-shoulder backpack.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the Phorce bag, the people behind the project have set a December
22 deadline for a funding goal of $150,000. While the bag will retail
at $349, backers who pledge at least $199 can avail special `early bird'
offer to get the Phorce for USB in their choicest color. Even after the
early bird special runs out, the same deal will be available to those
who pledge a minimum of $219.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588258270994663292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492730764628043399.post-61537675921165361622012-12-22T22:17:00.001-08:002013-02-02T13:05:14.764-08:00Sony India unveils next-gen hybrid Ultrabook - Vaio Duo 11 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://oppza.blogspot.com/2012/12/sony-india-unveils-next-gen-hybrid.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In a recent announcement, Sony India took the wraps off the next-generation hybrid ultrabook PC --- the Vaio Duo 11, which boasts a Surf Slider design that allows it to switch between being a touchscreen tablet and being a full-blown ultrabook.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The newly-unveiled Sony Vaio Duo 11 - which weighs 1.3kg and is
17.85mm thick - will hit the Indian markets by the end December. The
flexible next-generation hybrid ultrabook will be available in Gun metal
colour, at a cost of Rs <br />
89,990.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Running Microsoft's latest Windows 8 operating system, the Sony Vaio
Duo 11 is powered by a 1.7GHz Intel Core i5-3317U processor; and
features an 11.6-inch Full HD HD OptiContrast touch panel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the other attractive features of the Vaio Duo 11 include 4GB
of system RAM; storage on a 128GB SSD; a pre-loaded 64-bit version of
Windows 8; 2 USB 3.0 ports; a USB 2.0 port; a full HDMI port; Ethernet;
and slot for memory card. In addition, Sony's `xLoud' and `Clear Phase'
smartphone and tablet technologies are also implemented on the hybrid
ultrabook, which also includes Dolby Theater v4.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to Sony, one of the USB 3.0 ports of the Vaio Duo 11 can
also serve as the Sleep Charge port, which enables the users to charge
any connected device even when the Duo 11 is shut down or is in sleep
mode. Sony also claims that the Duo 11's battery can last for up to 4.5
hours on a single charge.</span></div>
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