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Farmville Zynga Sow The Seeds Of The Farms In The English Countryside
Saturday, March 12, 2011
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With the success last city Zynga games would first game on giant video game, Farmville took a back seat in terms of buzz. But despite competition from its sister-game, Farmville still show impressive figures use Facebook, with 14 million active users per day and 44 million active users per month (this information does not include mobile applications Zynga). Farmville is still the second most popular game on Facebook, behind the town, of course. And in a few weeks, Zynga launch its biggest development of products in Farmville since the game launched a few years ago, another experiment on the farm in the English countryside.
Users can create another company (players previously could only create a farm), a new place and the geographical area of rural England. Zynga has worked to make the new area of agriculture, and the experience unique and distinct from that experience regular Farmville.
When you choose to start a farm in the English countryside, you will be greeting from a Duke of a blimp that will take you to the new region to your garden where you can get started with building your farm. The game itself is similar to the experience sowing in Farmville, but with several new features. The English landscape includes exclusive crops and buildings, a new visual layout, new characters and more.
One new feature that Zynga GM Farmville Todd Arnold highlighted is the ability to raise animals. For example, users may choose to raise sheep, sheep pickled, they want to reproduce, create babies and earn points for reproduction. Although you can create baby animals in Farmville, this new production function is a feature more interactive and in depth.
A new company is also a way to map how you are progressing through the game as your friends. And you can easily go back to the English countryside to your home state of Farmville, and work on farms and at the same time.
Arnold said Zynga assessed a range of climates and locations of the second farm experience, including a strong tropical island, but decided to go with the English countryside. Zynga had a series of investigations into their games and the players responded overwhelmingly positively to the experience of agriculture in the UK.
So far in English country houses developed only on Facebook, but in terms of traction for a new experience to receive the players, which can be extended to mobile applications Farmville. And Arnold said that the hope is that the English countryside will resonate with users Farmville, game company, and add additional breeding experiments.
As mentioned earlier, despite making Farmville Cityville seat again, the game is still to see the use of viruses. Farmville has received 30 million + like in Facebook (English Campaign page Farmville 1.5 + million Facebook likes before launching), and there are now more Farmville tractors in the world.
Judging by the success of almost all social games, Zynga to develop, I'm going to bet that the Farmville Rural England hit.
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Launches Logitech Z906 Speakers
Friday, March 11, 2011
Logitech Electronics came out with another class gadget to add to the list of existing models, and this time it Z906 speakers are worth a second glance and buying.Z906 value system takes home entertainment to another level Because of the certified 5.1 surround sound world has been waiting for.
There is a 500 W RMS, which promises to offer a balanced listening experience, clear and powerful. These are good enough to shake the whole neighborhood, and is likely to play parties.Z906 can be connected to six audio devices at once. These devices can be a TV, DVD, iPod, etc.
Speakers, a compact, lightweight, stackable and easy to install in any home entertainment system. These speakers are 5 satellite speakers, subwoofer, wireless remote control, 3 AAA batteries, speaker wire and 6 feet 6-channel direct cable connection. Five wall-satellite, which must be installed to provide a divine musical experience.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Preview: First Look
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Sony Ericsson is eager to start 2011 in style with strong additions to the line-up XPERIA to please everyone. Arc is the only true flagship Pro Business Messenger smartphone and Play games. What is there for Neo then?
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo looks like a heart and Android Lively. Lively is the original should be? One conclusion would be premature at this point, but consider the advantages. Android instead of rough around the edges, Symbian, bigger screen and better support for multi-touch and more processing power. We assume that we should not look back though. The XPERIA Neo stops fast and we want to maximize the little time we have with him before it is released.
After having reached the Arc, he is entitled to put things in perspective. There are subtle differences between the two smart phones and screen size alone is not enough to tip the balance. Neo should show some respect, but this is not just a beacon - the patrol hierarchy.
The price tags will ultimately make all the difference - the way of looking at things - the Neo is going to make much sense for the most affordable phone that offers relevant characteristics such as continuous autofocus and video light.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo will be marketed as a camera phone. An 8-megapixel camera and HD video recording is a powerful blend and we are more than willing to see them in action.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo at a glance:
General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Form factor: touchscreen bar phone
Dimensions: 116 x 57 x 13 mm, 126 g
Display: 3.7 "16 million colour TFT capacitive touchscreen, 854 x 480 pixels, Sony Bravia Engine Mobile, multi-touch input, scratch-resistant surface
CPU: Qualcomm MSM8255 1GHz Snapdragon Platform
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Memory: 320 MB of storage, 380MB RAM, microSD card slot, the 8GB card with the product
Camera: 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, face detection and touch focus, recording 720p video at 30 frames per second with continuous autofocus
Connectivity: Wi-Fi b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, microUSB port standard GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, port microHDMI
Miscellaneous: Timescape Sony Ericsson user interface, accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, camera, secondary VGA video call
New XPERIA smartphone is a versatile and capable camera phone. If the actual return to live up to expectations, the Sony Ericsson might just be another winner on their hands (when Vivaz).
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The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo looks like a heart and Android Lively. Lively is the original should be? One conclusion would be premature at this point, but consider the advantages. Android instead of rough around the edges, Symbian, bigger screen and better support for multi-touch and more processing power. We assume that we should not look back though. The XPERIA Neo stops fast and we want to maximize the little time we have with him before it is released.
After having reached the Arc, he is entitled to put things in perspective. There are subtle differences between the two smart phones and screen size alone is not enough to tip the balance. Neo should show some respect, but this is not just a beacon - the patrol hierarchy.
The price tags will ultimately make all the difference - the way of looking at things - the Neo is going to make much sense for the most affordable phone that offers relevant characteristics such as continuous autofocus and video light.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo will be marketed as a camera phone. An 8-megapixel camera and HD video recording is a powerful blend and we are more than willing to see them in action.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo at a glance:
General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Form factor: touchscreen bar phone
Dimensions: 116 x 57 x 13 mm, 126 g
Display: 3.7 "16 million colour TFT capacitive touchscreen, 854 x 480 pixels, Sony Bravia Engine Mobile, multi-touch input, scratch-resistant surface
CPU: Qualcomm MSM8255 1GHz Snapdragon Platform
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Memory: 320 MB of storage, 380MB RAM, microSD card slot, the 8GB card with the product
Camera: 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, face detection and touch focus, recording 720p video at 30 frames per second with continuous autofocus
Connectivity: Wi-Fi b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, microUSB port standard GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, port microHDMI
Miscellaneous: Timescape Sony Ericsson user interface, accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, camera, secondary VGA video call
New XPERIA smartphone is a versatile and capable camera phone. If the actual return to live up to expectations, the Sony Ericsson might just be another winner on their hands (when Vivaz).
Nokia Opens New Image Of The E6, Will Determine The Touch Screen Dilemma
The Nokia E6 rumour was not revealed at MWC 2011, but now we have a new image that responds to the important question of whether or not it is through touch.
This is not the first time we see pictures of the E6 get a leak, but this time around the image is displayed on the phone. And apparently, we think that there should be little doubt as to the touch screen.
The first signs of stains clean operation through touch screen. And secondly, if you look closely you will notice the absence of context-sensitive buttons under "Settings" and "Menu" items on the screen.
To confirm this, in the bottom canter of the screen there are four points that indicate the presence of more than one screen. Hopefully Nokia will offer decent players to fill them all.
So far, all the information we have from Nokia E6 XML leaked Nokia said it should be packed in 2.6-inch display with a resolution of 640x480 pixels (Nokia's first touch). 8MP camera with fixed focal confirmed the previous series of shots leaked. Symbian ^3 OS seems to be choice, but E6 could also be part of the Touch and the type of line of Nokia S40 devices, although it would be serious and unacceptable.
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Report: PayPal Express Checkout Help Merchant Sales Bump Of 18 Percent
Payments giant PayPal offers online merchants the ability to use Express Checkout service, which is a single payment method, simplifies the process of consumer purchasing. A buyer does not have to enter shipping, billing or payment to a PayPal payment, accelerate the buying process. All they have to do is enter your PayPal account login. It's like in the theory of options from Amazon one-click ordering. And PayPal has recently implemented on mobile payments. Today, PayPal has released Ipsos Public Affairs reports that show that the integration of supply without payment loophole allowed selling online retailers increase.
The report shows that eight out of ten (83 %), retailers surveyed said sales PayPal
Express increased offer. Among the online retailers that are able to track your income, sales have increased an average of 18 % since the addition of Express Checkout. Eight out of ten respondents (84 %) of those who have noticed an increase in sales that occurred during the first 3 months after offering PayPal. Others say it took four to six months (8 %) or more (8 %) before they realized an increase in sales.
Since PayPal offers, traders say 22 per cent of their total income comes
PayPal Express Checkout. And 25 % of revenue coming from new customers
Is channelled through Express Checkout.
It is important to note that this report is anecdotal and does not indicate the feelings and sales of all online merchants. However, highlights an important trend: a seamless experience of payments, either online or through a mobile device is a factor contributing to increased sales. PayPal has worked to provide alternative payment options and seamless, including a digital merchandise.
PayPal is not the only company to begin operations easier for consumers and merchants. Google launched its own engine Google Checkout payment method for digital goods recently. And we know that the NFC technology on mobile phones is accelerating.
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Samsung Galaxy Pro: What Is Nokia Android Might Seem
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Samsung will continue to exploit the popular smartphone brand in the Galaxy, but the latest version is inaccurate. Fourth, the largest seller of mobile phones in the world is designed Android phone that looks like one built for Nokia: total and 2.8-inch touchscreen and hardware keyboard the front opening of the new Samsung Galaxy Pro
Galaxy Pro users should use the current phone, based on the full keyboard and intermediate specifications: 800 MHz processor, a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and Android 2.2. In essence, the Pro looks like an entry point of smartphones, as it must provide adequate application performance combined with a sensor in the service unit and the ability to stay on social networks or Wi-Fi or 3G. Three is also quietly touting the ability to use Pro as an access point and Wi-Fi companies unlimited data plans, saying: "Those of you who are in the" all-you-can-eat "data only plan you can always be connected to the Internet and you will not have to worry about your bill at the end of the month.”
Samsung is obviously not relying on the popular conception iPhone-like full size of its aircraft S Galaxy. In about six months last year, this line of Android phones, sold 10 million units and has helped increase sales of Samsung smartphones worldwide 318.2 % in 2010 according to IDC. Such growth has beaten Research In Motion, HTC, Nokia and even Apple. And the Pro is just one of many examples of how Samsung is expanding its Galaxy-cover all potential market segments. When Congress last month's Mobile World, debuted Ace, Gio and combined Galaxy Mini.
This diversified approach is similar to standard operating procedure Nokia, which is offering many models combined as one does not fit all. That's why I have curious to see if Samsung's approach to a wide range of mobile Galaxy continues to grow the company's smartphone sales numbers. Unlike Nokia, do not believe that Samsung offers dozens and dozens of different Galaxy models. There is a difference even more necessary given the marginal utility of further falls.
And the phone itself is much like Nokia, which reminds me of what either a Nokia E63 or N71 would look like if they won a touch screen and running the Google operating system. Nokia has essentially locked up his foreseeable future smartphone with Microsoft Windows 7 phone platform, but I wonder: If Galaxy Samsung Pro Android phone, Nokia could easily have designed and built, became a worldwide hit, will Nokia? no remorse platform Galaxy Pro users should use the current phone, based on the full keyboard and intermediate specifications: 800 MHz processor, a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and Android 2.2. In essence, the Pro looks like an entry point of smartphones, as it must provide adequate application performance combined with a sensor in the service unit and the ability to stay on social networks or Wi-Fi or 3G.
Three is also quietly touting the ability to use Pro as an access point and Wi-Fi companies unlimited data plans, saying: "Those of you who are in the" all-you-can-eat "data only plan you can always be connected to the Internet and you will not have to worry about your bill at the end of the month. "
Samsung is clearly on the content design of popular full-screen iPhone-like the Galaxy, receiver S. In about six months of last year, this line of Android phones, sold 10 million units reported and Samsung have helped grow the worldwide smartphone sales of 318.2 % in 2010 according to IDC. This growth has hit that Research In Motion, HTC, Nokia and even Apple. And the Pro is just one of many examples of how Samsung is expanding its Galaxy configuration covers all the possible market segments. Last month, the Mobile World Congress, debuted at Ace, Fit, Thu and mobile Galaxy Mini.
This diversified approach is similar to standard operating procedure Nokia, which is offering many models combined as one does not fit all. That's why I have curious to see if Samsung's approach to a wide range of mobile Galaxy continues to grow the company's smartphone sales numbers. Unlike Nokia, do not believe that Samsung offers dozens and dozens of different Galaxy models. There is a difference even more necessary given the marginal utility of further falls.
And the phone is much Nokia-esque, reminds me much of what is the Nokia E63 or N71 would look like if they got a touch-sensitive screen and were running the Google operating system. Nokia smartphone is substantially blocked in the near future the platform of Microsoft Windows 7 Phone, but I wonder if the Galaxy Samsung Pro Android phone, Nokia could easily have been designed and built, will be hit around the world, Nokia is any platform , remorse?
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Galaxy Pro users should use the current phone, based on the full keyboard and intermediate specifications: 800 MHz processor, a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and Android 2.2. In essence, the Pro looks like an entry point of smartphones, as it must provide adequate application performance combined with a sensor in the service unit and the ability to stay on social networks or Wi-Fi or 3G. Three is also quietly touting the ability to use Pro as an access point and Wi-Fi companies unlimited data plans, saying: "Those of you who are in the" all-you-can-eat "data only plan you can always be connected to the Internet and you will not have to worry about your bill at the end of the month.”
Samsung is obviously not relying on the popular conception iPhone-like full size of its aircraft S Galaxy. In about six months last year, this line of Android phones, sold 10 million units and has helped increase sales of Samsung smartphones worldwide 318.2 % in 2010 according to IDC. Such growth has beaten Research In Motion, HTC, Nokia and even Apple. And the Pro is just one of many examples of how Samsung is expanding its Galaxy-cover all potential market segments. When Congress last month's Mobile World, debuted Ace, Gio and combined Galaxy Mini.
This diversified approach is similar to standard operating procedure Nokia, which is offering many models combined as one does not fit all. That's why I have curious to see if Samsung's approach to a wide range of mobile Galaxy continues to grow the company's smartphone sales numbers. Unlike Nokia, do not believe that Samsung offers dozens and dozens of different Galaxy models. There is a difference even more necessary given the marginal utility of further falls.
And the phone itself is much like Nokia, which reminds me of what either a Nokia E63 or N71 would look like if they won a touch screen and running the Google operating system. Nokia has essentially locked up his foreseeable future smartphone with Microsoft Windows 7 phone platform, but I wonder: If Galaxy Samsung Pro Android phone, Nokia could easily have designed and built, became a worldwide hit, will Nokia? no remorse platform Galaxy Pro users should use the current phone, based on the full keyboard and intermediate specifications: 800 MHz processor, a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and Android 2.2. In essence, the Pro looks like an entry point of smartphones, as it must provide adequate application performance combined with a sensor in the service unit and the ability to stay on social networks or Wi-Fi or 3G.
Three is also quietly touting the ability to use Pro as an access point and Wi-Fi companies unlimited data plans, saying: "Those of you who are in the" all-you-can-eat "data only plan you can always be connected to the Internet and you will not have to worry about your bill at the end of the month. "
Samsung is clearly on the content design of popular full-screen iPhone-like the Galaxy, receiver S. In about six months of last year, this line of Android phones, sold 10 million units reported and Samsung have helped grow the worldwide smartphone sales of 318.2 % in 2010 according to IDC. This growth has hit that Research In Motion, HTC, Nokia and even Apple. And the Pro is just one of many examples of how Samsung is expanding its Galaxy configuration covers all the possible market segments. Last month, the Mobile World Congress, debuted at Ace, Fit, Thu and mobile Galaxy Mini.
This diversified approach is similar to standard operating procedure Nokia, which is offering many models combined as one does not fit all. That's why I have curious to see if Samsung's approach to a wide range of mobile Galaxy continues to grow the company's smartphone sales numbers. Unlike Nokia, do not believe that Samsung offers dozens and dozens of different Galaxy models. There is a difference even more necessary given the marginal utility of further falls.
And the phone is much Nokia-esque, reminds me much of what is the Nokia E63 or N71 would look like if they got a touch-sensitive screen and were running the Google operating system. Nokia smartphone is substantially blocked in the near future the platform of Microsoft Windows 7 Phone, but I wonder if the Galaxy Samsung Pro Android phone, Nokia could easily have been designed and built, will be hit around the world, Nokia is any platform , remorse?
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Guide To Basic Computer Terminology
Monday, March 7, 2011
Ram? Mouse? The first is an animal and one is a rodent right? Ram ... which is the zodiacal sign of Aries ... If this is what these words mean to you that you can certainly use this quick glossary of computer terminology. It would be a good idea to read before buying a computer because these are things you should know about first. If you already have a computer then these computer terms can help you know what to do if your new computer is unknown. Furthermore, this computer terminology can help if you have to call technical support.
Okay let go!
Cache: Cache is another type of RAM relatives. The computer uses cache to quickly move data between the RAM and CPU.
CD-ROM: Most new computers come with a CD-ROM drive as standard equipment. A CD-ROM drive reads data from a disk. These CDs look like a music CD, but keep the data instead of music. CD-ROM also contains games, dictionaries, recipe cards, and many other things that you can load onto your computer.
CPU: CPU, or central processing unit, is the brains of the computer. Most new Windows-based programs use a Pentium or AMD Athlon XP. New Macs use a different type of processor known as Power PC.
Hard Drive: Virtually all computers come with a disk drive that can read and save information on portable diskettes, also called floppy disks. You can use floppy disks to save information or to load new software on your computer.
Hard disk: Hard Drive is also known as the hard disk. Probably never see, because it is located inside the computer. E 'electronic filling cabinet of the computer, and it stores the computer's operating system, files, programs and documents.
Keyboard: Just like a typewriter keyboard, the device is the primary way to write data to computer programs.
Megahertz (MHz): This is the clock speed of the microprocessor. The higher the number, the faster processing. MHz on how many millions of instructions per second can be processed.
Memory: This is the circuit or device that contains information as electrical or magnetic. There are read-only memory (ROM), which is mainly the information stored on a disk, Random Access Memory (RAM), which is the storage chip in the computer. Memory is usually measured in megabytes (MB).
Modem: This mechanism connects a computer to a telephone line so that information can be sent from one computer to another or the user can access an online service or Internet. Given the popularity of the Internet, a modem is now considered basic equipment and comes on virtually all new computers. Most modems come with fax capabilities.
Monitor: An output device that lets you see what you do (which is what we need right now to see). Most computers come with 14 or 15 inch monitors. This size is suitable for the needs of most people. Over 17 or 21 inch monitors also are available but may cost more. I prefer 17 inches.
Motherboard: Motherboard is a printed circuit board that plugs into any computer. CPU, RAM and cache all plug into the motherboard.
Mouse: The mouse is another input device that lets you move your computer easier. It is an object of pocket is good for doing tasks such as moving and pointing to objects on the screen and can replace the function keys and control over the keyboard. (If you need a lesson in how the mouse works and how to use, click here for a tutorial.)
Printer: A printer is an important part of your computer if you want a hard copy of your work. There are four types of printers on the market: dot matrix, inkjet, laser and bubble jet. The dot matrix is the most fundamental. Most inkjets and bubble jets can print color and graphics, and a laser printer offers the best solution to the highest speed.
RAM: Computers save data in two ways: on the hard drive and memory or internal memory. New computer buyers should look for models with at least 16 MB of RAM (or more, depending on what types of programs that are running). Make sure the computer can be upgraded.
Scanner: A scanner is a useful accessory to have if you work with lots of illustrations or photographs. This device can copy written documents, pictures or photos directly on your computer. There are three types of scanners: handheld, hopper and flat.
Sound Card: This device allows the computer to reproduce music, voices and sounds. Make sure you have a sound card, if you're going to play multimedia games.
Video Card: The video card is part of the computer that sends images to the screen.
Well there you have it, a quick course on computer terms. I hope this has helped you in your buying a new computer, or help you with what you have.
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Wireless Networks: How Do They Work?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
The wireless network uses radio waves instead of wires to transfer data between computers. To do this:
Binary code: 1 and 0
It is well known that computers transmit digital information, using binary: ones and zeros. This translates well to radio waves, from 1 and 0 can be represented by different types of beeps. These beeps are so fast they are out of earshot of people.
Morse Code: points and lines
It works like Morse code, which is a way of transmitting the alphabet through radio waves using dots (short beeps) and dashes (long beeps). Morse code was used manually for years by telegraph to get information from one place to another very quickly. Most important for this example, if it is a binary system, as a computer system.
wireless network, then we can think of Morse code for computers. Connecting a combined radio transmitter and receiver, and the computer can send the corresponding points, and dashes (bits, computer-speak) so you can get the information here to there.
Wavelengths and frequencies
You might wonder how the computer can send and receive data at high speed without becoming distorted nonsense. The key for wireless networks is the way it works around this problem.
First of all, wireless transmissions are sent at very high frequencies, which allows more data sent per second. Most wireless connections use a frequency of 2.4 gigahertz (2.4 billion cycles per second) - as often as cell phones and microwave ovens. However, this high frequency produces a wavelength that is very short, which is why wireless networking is effective only over short distances.
Wireless networks also use a technique called frequency hopping. "They use dozens of frequencies, and constantly switch between them. This makes wireless networks more immune to interference from other radio signals than if sent on a single frequency.
Internet access points
The last step of the wireless network is to provide Internet access for each computer to a network. This is done by a special piece of equipment called a wireless access point. The access point is more expensive than the wireless card for a computer, because it contains radios capable of communicating about 100 computers, the Internet connection sharing between them. Dedicated access points are only needed for large networks. Only a few computers, you can use them as a base, or use a wireless router.
Industry Standards
wireless equipment from different vendors can work together to handle these complex communications because there are standards governing the production of all wireless devices. These standards are technically known as 802.11. Because of the industry to meet these standards, wireless networking is both easy to use and affordable today.
Wireless is easy to use
If all these stories of frequencies has you worried - relax. Wireless networking hardware and software handle all this automatically, without user intervention. Wireless networks, for all complexes of its capacity is much simpler to use than you might expect.
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A Brief Intro To VoIP
If you have an ear open to new computer technologies, you are sure to have heard about VoIP. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is an emerging set of applications which allows you to make telephone calls over the Internet. It is already starting to replace existing telephone networks, with some people and businesses opting to cancel their traditional phone line and use VoIP instead.
VoIP was originally developed to provide voice communication between computer users in different locations. Although it still has this application, it has been further developed into a telephone network in its own right. People using VoIP can call any telephone anywhere in the world and can receive calls on telephone sets connected to the Internet or Local Area Network (LAN).
Background
It all started back in 1995 when Israeli computer enthusiasts made the first computer to computer voice connection. In the same year this technology was developed into a software package called Internet Phone Software. All that was needed to talk to another computer user was a modem, sound card, speakers, and a microphone.
The software digitized and compressed the audio signal before sending it over the Internet in data packets. These voice connections could only occur between computers which had the software installed. The sound quality was very poor -- nowhere near the quality of standard telephone connections.
The technology continued to be developed and by 1998 gateways had been established to allow PC-to-phone connections. Later that same year phone-to-phone connections that used the Internet for voice transmission were set in place. These phone-to-phone connections still required a computer to initiate the call, but once the connection was established, the callers could use a regular phone set.
VoIP Today
There are currently many VoIP services available for residential and commercial use. Some of these still rely on PC-to-PC connections but may offer other services such as PC-to-phone and phone-to-phone.
Internet phones are available that plug into the sound card or USB port of a computer. These phones may have number pads and ringers that allow you to use them the same as traditional telephones. The computer can be bypassed completely by connecting a phone directly to a broadband modem (either DSL or cable).
How Does It Work?
The first step in using VoIP is converting your voice into digital data. This is done by 'sampling' your voice -- dividing the analog sound signal into discrete steps that can be assigned a number value. Once your voice is digitized, the data can be compressed.
This compressed digital data is split up into 'packets' of about 1500 bytes that can be transferred over the Internet. As well as the voice data, the packets contain information about their origin, their destination, and a timestamp that allows them to be reconstructed in the correct order. Once they arrive at their destination, they are reassembled and converted from digital back into analog so that the receiving party can hear your voice.
In order for voice data to be transmitted without noticeable delays, a broadband Internet connection is necessary. Many households and businesses are already using broadband (either DSL or cable) so adding VoIP is relatively simple.
5 Sure-Fire Tips for Buying a New Computer
So you're thinking of buying a new computer...
Where do you start? There are so many brands and models of computers available, and it can all be a little overwhelming when you start to look around.
How do you decide what type of computer you need? And perhaps more importantly, how do you decide what the best value is?
I have sold computers professionally for almost 20 years, and there are certain "tricks of the trade" that most computer stores and salespeople use. Knowing these secrets can make your decision easier and will help you buy the right computer for your needs.
1. Buy What You Need, Maybe a Little More
One of the most important things you can do when buying a new computer is make a list of the things that you will be using it for. There are so many different models - with different capabilities - that you can easily buy more, or less, than you really need if you don't.
If this is your first computer, this can be a little tougher. Until you've used a computer, it's hard to know exactly what you might want to do with it beyond the obvious, like connecting to the internet.
Regardless, you should think about some of the things you might want to do. Some possibilities include:
- Connect to the internet
- Play games
- Digital photography
- Digital video
- Type documents
- Accounting
- Design websites
- Programming
- Digital scrapbooking
- Geneology
Some of these things need more power than others. For example, connecting to the internet really doesn't need a lot of power. Even the most basic computer available will probably work just fine.
Digital video and many games need a lot more power. If you don't get a fast enough computer with enough memory, you'll be disappointed with the performance.
Knowing what you're going to be using your computer for will help your salesperson, whether they're on the phone, the internet or standing in front of you, recommend the best system for your needs.
As a general rule you're always better off buying more power than you need rather than less, but buying too much can be a waste of money.
2. Warranty Considerations
Computer warranties are one of the most confusing and obscure parts of your purchase. Most manufacturers have cut back on their customer service to the point where poor service has become a given.
The three most common options are onsite, carry-in or manufacturer's depot service.
Onsite service can be helpful, but think about whether you want to have to be available for a technician to come and diagnose your computer, and possibly have to come back with parts at another time.
Carry in service is a good option, but find out whether the service center is factory authorized for warranty repairs, as well as whether the technicians are all certified.
Shipping your computer to a factory service center can take a long time - sometimes a number of weeks. It also creates risk that your computer will be damaged or even lost in shipping. In some cases, the manufacturer will even replace your computer with another unit and ship it back to you, rather than repairing it. This can result in your losing any information that was on your system and having to reload all your software.
Another aspect of the warranty to find out about is technical support. Find out if the computer manufacturer offers a toll-free phone number and what the quality of service is like.
The better computer salespeople will be honest about this and tell you if a company's service leaves something to be desired. You can also do some research on the internet - most of the computer magazines like PC Magazine and PC World have annual customer service comparisons that rate the larger computer companies.
Always find out how the warranty is handled before making your decision. Even if it doesn't influence your choice, knowing what to expect if something does go wrong will save some nasty surprises down the road.
3. Can You Negotiate the Price Down?
A computer is a relatively large investment - anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. Many computer buyers expect that there is a significant amount of "wiggle room" on the price.
The reality is that most computer hardware - the physical pieces like the computer, monitor and printer - is sold at very low profit margins. Often, computer systems are even sold at or below the dealer cost. When you're buying a computer, it never hurts to ask for a better deal, but don't be surprised if you only get a few dollars off, if anything.
Over the close to 20 years I've sold computers, I watched the profit margins go from over 40% to less than 5%. It's almost embarassing to offer a $20 discount on a $2500 computer system, but that could mean the difference between making and losing money on the sale.
What you can do to get the best price is to do some comparison shopping. Most computer stores offer price-matching guarantees, so if you find your computer for less at another store, most dealers will match or beat that price, even if it means they lose money.
4. How Do Computer Stores Make Any Money?
You might be wondering how these computer stores make any money if they're selling computer for so little profit.
Their money is made on add-on items. The highest profit areas in most computer stores are cables and "consumable" products such as printer ink and paper.
Printer ink is a huge money-maker for most computer stores (even more so for the printer manufacturers). Why is this? Once you've bought a printer, you're going to have to replace your ink at some point, and continue to replace it as it runs out.
Most chain computer stores and office supply stores that carry a large selection of ink cartridges make more from ink than they do from the computers themselves.
Cables also have huge markups. A cable that costs the store $2-3 will often sell for $20-30. That's ten times their cost!
If you're buying a new computer, you will likely need to buy some cables. Some items - printers, for example - don't often include the cables needed to hook them up.
Many printers also come with "starter" ink cartridges that are only half-full. You might also want to pick up some extra ink cartridges.
This is where you should be able to negotiate a better price. Don't expect the salesperson to throw them in for nothing, but they should be willing to offer you a better price. After all, if you're happy with their service, you'll probably continue to buy your ink, paper and other products from that store in the future.
5. What Software is Included?
The last secret of buying a new computer has to do with the software that is included. Most new computer systems include quite a few programs and sometimes the value of the software can be quite high.
Something to watch out for when looking at the included software is "trial versions" or "limited editions".
Many programs that are preloaded are either crippled versions that don't have all the features of the full program, or trial versions that will only run for a certain amount of time before they expire.
Computer are often sold with trial versions of the following types of software:
- antivirus
- firewall
- MS Office or other office suites
- Accounting - both business and personal
The computer manufacturers generally don't make it easy to tell whether the software on their systems are trial versions or limited versions. This is a question that you should specifically ask if you can't find the answer in their promotional information.
If you're buying a new computer with trial versions of the software, keep in mind that you will need to pay to continue using it after the trial period is over. This is an added cost that you need to consider as part of your overall budget.
These five "secrets" of buying a new computer are fairly common sense, but they are not always made clear up front. Knowing what to ask will help you in two ways. First, you can be sure you are getting the right computer for your needs.
Second, if the salesperson or company that you're dealing with explains these things to you without being asked, you'll know you're dealing with someone who is honest and upfront.
Knowing you can trust the people you're dealing with is an invaluable feature of your new computer system.
NEC Media: DoCoMo To Offer The Thinnest Smartphone In The World In Three Weeks
"World’s thinnest smartphone, NEC, Casio Mobile Drive N-04C, is real. And the service NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, did not want to waste time bringing to the market here in stores March 15.
As reported, the media act only 7.7 mm, making it the thinnest 3G smartphone out there (S Galaxy II, 8.49 mm thick).
A 105 g, it is pretty light, too (iPhone weighs 137g 4), especially when you consider that the package of the device:
• 4-inch touchscreen LCD with 480 x 854
• Gorilla Glass
• Android 2.2 (2.3 update in the summer of this year)
• 5.1MP CMOS
• I-mode compatibility
• 1Seg digital TV tuner
• based electronic wallet
• 3G/GSM roaming
• Micro SD card slot
• GPS
• Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
• Wi-Fi
• HSUPA
• Infrared
DoCoMo plans to offer black and white media. Casio Mobile NEC is not yet if this beauty is available outside of Japan, even at one point.
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Apple, Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Make Up 4 Of The Top 10 Most Admired Companies
Each year, Fortune magazine (where I started as a journalist) comes with its list of most admired in the world. In truth, it does not really change much from year to year. Apple once again for the fourth consecutive year, is No. 1 as it should. The company itself created a whole new category of computing contact IPAD last year and is on track to become the most valuable company in the world.
Google is number 2 (although confusingly, that the overall score of 8.22 is higher than the 16.8-Apple, it seems that these are your results in the industry to make their separate Top 50 bills, a spokesman said, even if are labelled "overall score). And Amazon is at No. 7. Microsoft crashes at No. 9. Thus, four of the 10 largest companies are in the technology industry. And IBM is number 12 . After that, the list becomes a jumble, and even a bit questionable. Cisco, Intel, Netflix, eBay, Sony and Oracle has also made the list. Netflix fully deserves to be there and Cisco may, but others seem simply excluded as Yahoo?
In fact, before putting too much faith in this list, but Goldman Sachs is also a list of number 25, which Goldman Sachs, which proved to be too large because of the financial crisis, prison costs and expenses of 3.4 billion dollars just to defend this year alone.
Here are the 10 most admired companies according to Fortune:
1 Apple
2 Google
3 Berkshire Hathaway
4 Southwest Airlines
5 Procter & Gamble
6 Coca-Cola
7 Amazon.com
8 FedEx
9 Microsoft
10 McDonald's
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Android 3.0 SDK Is Now Available To All Developers
Saturday, March 5, 2011
The complete software development kit for Android 3.0 alias, Honeycomb branch Android suitable for tablets and other large display devices are now available for developers.
The API is final, and developers are free to create applications that target the bees and publish them on the Android Market.
SDK arrives just in time as one of the first sports bars 3.0-Android, Motorola executives Xoom, and stores tomorrow. It may not have Flash at the moment, but at least users can enjoy a few new Android 3.0 specific on their shiny new tablet.
You can learn more about new features honeycomb here.
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WP7 Microsoft Resumed In February Update For Samsung Phones
Friday, March 4, 2011
It seems that Microsoft has stabilized the problems that have plagued the first update to its mobile platform WP7. The questions that lead some bricking Samsung Omnia 7 units are compatible and the upgrade has done it again.
Microsoft has pushed an update yesterday, and then we will have communications device users of masonry until now.
The company did not say what the "technical problem" with Samsung smartphones WP7 was, but it's a good thing to be fixed quickly.
The update is sent on a rotation schedule and WP7 your device will tell you when it arrives. Bear in mind, but the update itself is not accessible by air and you must put your phone to your computer and use the Zune to get it.
Microsoft also always sends the update to Windows Mobile 7 devices from other manufacturers, even if you have not received there’s no reason to worry yet.
Now that you have authorized, we hope to return to work in the major upgrade. We try to copy / paste and voice guided navigation in WP7.
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Do You Know how DNS Works ?
The internet uses DNS (Domain Name System) records to translate host names (e.g. www.techbiiz.blogspot.com) into IP addresses (in this case 193.202.110.175) and in some cases vice versa too. When you type the DNS of a website into your browser (which I would hope is Firefox or Opera, and not IE) it begins looking up the host. To do this, it sends a packet of data to one of 13 pre-programmed root name servers. Surprisingly, there are only 13 root name servers in the world! Some are government operated (e.g. NASA, DISA) and some are run by large companies such as VeriSign and Cogent. Just in case you think “oh, that seems easy to attack”, it’s not – they run load distribution systems that can repel more than a 5TB/s DDoS with little more than a slight slowdown in service. The purpose of these name servers is to tell clients (e.g. your web browser) where the name server is for the host you are requesting, so that it can go ask that server for more information. These requests are made using UDP (User Datagram Protocol) port 53. Sometimes this process is recursive, propagating down multiple levels of DNS servers before you get an authoritative response. Here’s an example:
1) Your web browser asks a root name server about www.techbiiz.blogspot.com
2) It replies: The name server ns01.one.com has that information.
3) Your web browser asks ns01.one.com about www.techbiiz.blogspot.com it replies: The name server ns1.tucows.com has that information.
5) Your web browser asks ns1.one.com about www.techbiiz.blogspot.com
6) It replies: The name server ns1.one.com has that information.
7) Your web browser asks ns1.one.com about www.techbiiz.blogspot.com
It replies: The authoritative IP address of www.techbiiz.blogspot.com is 193.202.110.175
See how that works? Each name server passed the buck to the next one, until you finally got an answer from someone who knows it. The authoritative IP address, also known as the A record, is stored as a DNS entry on the name server. Other records, such as MX (mail server) and CNAME (canonical name, i.e. an alias) are also stored in the domain record. A service called ‘whois’ exists to get the contents of these records. There are hundreds of websites that let you perform a whois. My favourite is http://whois.domaintools.com/ but as I said there are hundreds out there. These records often include the name, address and telephone number of the person who registered the domain, as well as the name and telephone number of the company that leases the domain to that person. Private individuals can opt out of the whois lookup to prevent privacy issues.
If you were to attack a name server, you could flood it with UDP packets on port 53 in order to cause large amounts of processing to be done on the server that runs it. This would mean that normal DNS traffic would not always get processed and the users would not be able to resolve the domain’s IP, resulting in a denial of service. In combination with a TCP SYN flood on port 80 of the server itself, a DNS flood can take out a website completely, given enough resources.
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Most 25 Amazing Facts of Computer
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Here is a collection of 25 interesting facts in relation to computer fun facts, facts, facts of Internet viruses and other computer data fun.
1. 80% of all images on the Internet of naked women
2. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is "Crash Course!
3. Bill Gates house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
4. In the year 2012 there will be about 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
5. Domains are registered in the number of over one million names per month.
6. E-mail has been longer than the World Wide Web.
7. Each page of "normal" web has five porn pages.
8. In the 1980's, an IBM team was not considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator *.
9. MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Was it a country it would rank tenth, just behind Mexico.
10. One out of every 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met online.
11. The average age of 21, spent 5000 hours playing video games, exchanged 250,000 emails, instant messages and text and has spent 10,000 hours on the phone.
12. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
13. The first banner ad was used in 1994.
14. The computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart of about 1964 and was made of wood.
15. The first domain ever registered was Symbolics.com.
16. World's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was completed in 1939 and was the first computer fully functional electro-mechanical systems.
17. There are about 1319872109 people on the Internet.
18. There are about 1060 million IM accounts worldwide.
19. While it took 38 years of radio and television 13 years ago, it took the World Wide Web is only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
20. 70% of the contract the virus writer, organized criminal organizations.
21. A program called "Rother J" was the first computer virus to come into view in the wild "- in other words, outside the single computer or lab where it was created.
22. The worst virus attack ever MS-DOS boot sector Michelangelo (1991) from your hard drive and any floppy drive inserted into the computer, which caused the virus to spread rapidly.
23. A computer virus does not appear on all itself. You need to do it by sharing infected files or disks or by downloading infected files from the Internet.
24. Countries with the highest percentage of Internet users in Sweden (75%).
25. The first popular browser was called Mosaic and was published in 1993.
Wiping Your Hard Drive Clean
In this world, yet the E-waste is something that everyone ought to know, but in reality it is not. If you decide to sell, donate or throw away a hard drive that stores all important information, which may include bank statements, e-books, symbols, etc., what would you do? Of course, you're not only stupid to give away. You can delete your data, reformat and give it. Do you? But I do not know that the deleted data can be recovered easily, as I said earlier post? Yes your data is therefore vulnerable to data theft and can lead to a lot of disasters.
In 2003, two MIT students bought 158 used hard drives at various locations and found more than 5,000 credit card numbers, medical reports, personal and financial information companies, and several gigabytes worth of personal e-mail pornography in these units.
So I suggest you get ahead with the safest technologies available here. You must erase your hard drive or other storage media before losing his property. You first need a disk wiping tool. There are many free and paid them there. For example, "WipeDrive 5" is priced at $ 39.95. This could be bad news for you, but the good news is that the free are also quite effective.
You can probably think what this is or how they differ. There is a cleaning algorithm, which may or may not be different in each program. Most algorithms to replace all data with a number, zero or another, and have to format it. The more you do the safer. Disk wiping software erases everything you have and have never met Master Boot Record, partition table, and each sector of the disk drive. This is a standard for clean government, DoD 5220.22-M, but is only one remedy for the security environment, which specifies three iterations to write to the hard drive 6 times. Each iteration has 2 assists, 1 and 0 are overwritten on the data.There is a method known as the Gutmann method, which erases writing a series of 35 models in the region to be deleted.
It is not necessary for you to learn more about the operation, because they have no encryption, you use one. Return to Microsoft, which is Darik Boot and Nuke (DBAN called), which is a very high level of security software that clean, which is free. There are more like "Kill Disk", which supports 17 safety standards.
Drying takes a lot of time. KillDisk takes about 12 hours after the end of a passage of 13 GB of data. So you need to begin erasing weeks before the giveaway. But time is as precious as our knowledge!






















