Archive for September, 2010

Facebook "Go Public" in 2012

facebook goUp is likely to offer the shares first (IPO) at the end of 2012. A board member up on social networking sites it mentions, Facebook will be releasing its first shares to investors who want to taste the delicious slice of cake a historical site in the world.

IPOs by companies that valuation is reached billions of dollars that the IPO will be one of the most eagerly awaited for the last decade.

PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel is also a board member on Facebook asserted, the IPO would not be launched until the end of 2012. Moreover, the IPO up very dependent on the ability of up to reach the target revenue and how the business is rolling later.

“It could be at one point up to the IPO. The lesson to be learned from Google shows, do not be late to go public,” said Thiel.

Facebook, which is based in Palo Alto, California United States was built by Mark Zuckerberg and his colleagues in 2004 and was launched with a very small cost.

BlackBerry Playbook

BB PLAYBOOKResearch In Motion (RIM) revealed the first tablet homemade device called the BlackBerry Playbook. It is designed as a separate product to access the internet properly and as a partner for BlackBerry users.

The format of the RIM Developer Conference in San Francisco on Monday (9/20/2010), Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis of RIM BlackBerry Playbook showcased for the first time to application developers in attendance.

Unlike a BlackBerry smartphone, tablet uses an operating system QNX Software Systems, a company recently acquired the rim. Screen size 7 inches or smaller than the 9.7-inch iPad. BlackBerry Playbook is designed for full Web access so that supports Flash and HTML 5.

Dell shows Android 7 Inch Tablet

android dellShortly after the displaying device is a tablet that has a keyboard in the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francsisco, Dell again showing off new tablet design. This time, sailing a 7-inch tablet computer that uses the Android operating system.

The device was brought CEO of Dell, Michael Dell, while on stage as a speaker in the Oracle OpenWorld conference, San Francisco, Wednesday (22/9/2010) ago. However, he did not give more detailed specifications of these devices.

Previously, Dell has launched a five-inch-sized tablet that is named Streak last month. Dell says Streak is currently only available at the company’s online store and will be available at Best Buy retail stores starting next month. Streak, operates with Android and doubles as a smart phone with a price of 549.99 U.S. dollars, or 299.99 U.S. dollars but a two-year contract with AT & T.

Dell is the second largest computer maker in the world, according to industry analyst IDC, but Dell has expanded its product portfolio with an emphasis on mobile devices. Tablets made by Dell will compete with Apple iPad and other competitors such as Samsung, Hewlett Packard (HP), and Toshiba.

Tablets are more popular. BMO Capital Markets estimates that sales of tablets over 40 million units in 2011 but hurt sales of notebooks and netbooks.

AMD: Processors Estimated Sales Down

amd incAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) processor chip sales estimates in the third quarter would be lower than forecast. According to the company’s main competitor Intel Corp, the reason for decline in sales due to falling demand for notebook computers in Europe and North America.

AMD predicts, sales will decline between 1 to 4 percent of total sales in the second quarter reached 1.65 billion U.S. dollars. The decline prediction was carried out shortly after Intel announced a similar prediction. Outlook also shows the performance of other chipmakers, including Texas instruments Inc..

According to Hans Mosesmann, an analyst at Raymond James & Associates, currently AMD does not go into business servers and machines. As a result, AMD can not offset the decline in sales as consumer spending tightened.

“After Intel, it had been predicted earlier. Having recorded a strong performance in the first half, the prospects for a similar performance record is currently very difficult,” said Mosesmann.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz Screen Getting More Fun

vivazSony Ericsson seems to be very favor Vivaz series. One fact is the enrichment and improvement of its features. This September, a new user interface provided in series with this Symbian 60 operating system. The interface called SPB Mobile Shell allows a user to operate the phone more quickly and of course the display screen to be more cheerful. In addition, the response is also faster, so users do not experience lag when switching one of the features, such as the camera.

“SPB Mobile Shell can be adjusted (with the user desires, RED) and allows users to enjoy an optimal experience of the series Sony Ericsson Vivaz and Vivaz Pro,” said Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, CEO of SPB Software that various applications have a lot of people use it.

The advantage of this application, among others;-like called Schmidt-users are free to make the display screen, even including a 3D view is impressive Carousel. Then the menus and icons that appear on the main screen is very easy to the touch, responsive. Of course, the desktop screen is more varied. You also can manage the menu by using the widgets, like organizing the menu options in a single cluster. And, access to other menus

More faster.

Microsoft Mobile Operating System

microsofttAgain, Microsoft offered a new mobile operating system. Which is targeted at users in business and enterprise.

Windows Embedded Handheld OS will be split into two versions:
• resilient device (ruggedized devices) – Windows Mobile 6.5-based technology, scheduled for late 2010.
• Handheld enterprise – based Phone 7, scheduled in the second half of 2011.

“If you see an offer Windows Phone (now), really redirected to a smart phone,” said Microsoft spokesman David Kelly. “But this must be in tune with what is needed on the device or handheld enterprise where you have needs such as different input methods .. . Also, if you see the support of-life, it does not really fit with the business side of consumers. ”

Currently, noted Mary-Jo Foley of ZDNet, Microsoft is offering at least six different operating systems (and confusing) for mobile phones and mobile devices. Microsoft has two different mobile phone operating system – Windows Mobile Phone OS 6.x and 7.0. If Kin phone OS, which is a modified version of OS 7.0, counted, their number to three. That’s new for Windows Embedded Handheld OS.

Mail.com Site Sold 100 Million U.S. Dollars

comMail.com web site address in cyberspace surprise after selling millions of dollars. Mail.com Media Corporation or the owner agreed to remove the MMC as the following domain address e-mail service provider to the United Internet AG, the German telecommunications company. The value of these sales were not announced. However, the approximate range of between 50 million U.S. dollars and 100 million U.S. dollars.

In his announcement, MMC said it has reached an agreement with United Internet AG in the sale transaction. MMC will continue to be a content provider at mail.com. The user’s e-mail at mail.com will soon be diverted to service GMX Mail is an e-mail service United Internet AG. Users can still use e-mail address with a domain mail.com, but using a new platform view GMX Mail.

Sale of MMC Mail.com affirm steps that will focus on the business of digital media online. In the next few weeks, MMC promised to announce his new corporate identity. During this time, in addition to providing services mail.com, MMC also has OnCars, Deadline.com, Movieline.com, and Boy Genius Report.

Nokia N8 Sale Pending

N8 nokiaNokia delayed the launch of the Nokia N8 from the original plan in late September into October. This announcement is surprising because only a lapse of less than a week since the product with another new phone line touted in the Nokia World event in London, England.

“In some countries, we plan to begin opening N8 reservations to consumers began in late September. To ensure the best experience for users, we decided to delay delivery for several weeks to make some improvements,” said an official statement released by Nokia, Tuesday (21 / 9 / 2010).

N8 is a product that uses the Nokia flagship operating system Sympyan ^ 3 for the mining time. This product was mentioned would be a serious competitor Apple’s iPhone and the Android based smartphone sejumalh that have been circulating on the market today.

N8 assess market analysts as a weapon Nokia to answer the challenge that Apple began to erode, especially in the realm of the smartphone market. Despite still master of the mobile phone market overall, the success or failure will determine the future N8 Nokia in the smartphone market continues to rise.

“A tool does not usually have an important influence for the development of Nokia. However, with the N8, the company had more opportunities,” said an analyst with FIM Bank. Therefore, N8 for the second time delay could be a bad precedent and threaten the revenue targets Nokia in the third quarter.

Nokia will not participate followup Create a Tablet PC

tablet pcCell phone companies are still controlled the world market, Nokia, will not be part of it makes the tablet personal computer (PC), as did Apple with its latest flagship product, iPad. Nokia remains concentrated in the smartphone business.

“We will not chimed in to make the tablet PC, we remain focused on smartphones,” said Georges Linardos, Vice President of Product Nokia Media Group at Nokia World 2010 forum in London.

A few months ago Apple successfully launched the iPad, tablet PC are full touch screen. Success followed by Toshiba with iPad Smartpad products, with LePad Lenovo, Dell, Samsung, and some PC or mobile phone manufacturers also jumped into the bandwagon tablet PC.

Linardos admitted, Intel MeeGo operating system also makes Tablet PC dive following the successful iPad. However, Nokia still will not make a tablet PC. Linardos explains, still concentrating on Nokia smartphones with Symbian operating system.

Currently the product is the Symbian platform Nokia N8, C6, C7, and E7. Fourth smartphones are also discussed in the forum Nokia World 2010 though it was launched and distributed in the market some previous state.

World Embryo SparxUp Future Digital Industry

sparxupAttendance SparxUp Awards 2010 are expected to become an embryo for the digital industry in the future. Digital world can be regarded as the key in the development of the creative world of being able to accommodate at the same time bridging the cross-industry.

This was conveyed by the Fire Ant Colony CEO and CMO Forums, a press conference launching “SparxUp Awards 2010″ in Epicentrum Walk, “Digital bridge all industries and we expect from the event will SparxUp large companies,” he said.

He also went through SparxUp Awards 2010 is expected to accommodate people in the digital community of creative industries that still have not been exposed to a lot.

This contribution for joint projects in the digital world together, there must be the pearls are emerging, “he said. He sees the cooperation of digital media is very important in developing the webpreneur this beginner.

Meanwhile, SparxUp Awards 2010 is a startup digital arena biggest race categories Best Social Networking Site, Best Use of Tech, Best e-Commerce, Best Games, Best user generated content, portal Best, Best Mobile Application, and Best WAP for participants ie the local webpreneur newbies.