Sony PlayStation Vita to debut 17 Dec in Japan

Portable gaming device to come equipped with 3G, WiFi connectivity. Sony Corp. said Wednesday it will launch its next-generation portable game machine, the PlayStation Vita, in Japan on Dec. 17--earlier than in any other country--along with 26 software titles. The new device will debut outside Japan some time next year, the company said without being specific. In Japan, the Vita is expected to become a major competitor to Nintendo Co's 3DS handheld machine this holiday season. The 3DS, which debuted in February, plays games in 3-D without the need for special glasses. The Vita is equipped with an organic light-emitting diode touch-screen display, which is particularly suitable for high-definition graphics. "This new device is packed with every possible function, and that's why we confidently call it the ultimate entertainment system," said Hiroshi Kawano, head of Sony's Japanese game unit, at a press conference. The Vita comes in Wi-Fi and 3G network models. It is expected to become a key element of Sony's strategy of offering entertainment services such as videogames, movies and music on networked devices. Earlier this year, Sony's videogame business suffered a serious blow when hacker attacks on its PlayStation Network caused a massive data breach worldwide and forced the company to temporarily shut down its online game service. Kawano said the Vita will have its own Web browser, music player and photo and video applications. It will offer easy access to social networking services such as Twitter and Facebook.

Facebook eyes late 2012 for IPO - report

Sources claim CEO Zuckerberg holding off on listing to keep staff focused on product development.

Facebook Inc. has set the later part of 2012 as the time for its much-anticipated initial public offering of stock, the Financial Times reported online Wednesday, citing people familiar with the social networking powerhouse.
The IPO, expected to be one of the world's biggest with a possible valuation of up to $100 billion, had been expected by April 2012, with some investors and analysts speculating that it could even come this year.But sources told the FT that Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg wants to wait until next September or later so that Facebook's employees will remain focused on product development rather than an IPO payout.

India minister facing difficulties tracking social networking content

Govt saw 33 reported incidents of misuse of social networks between April and July. Indian security agencies are facing difficulties in tracking content on social networking websites as they are encrypted, the federal information technology minister said Friday. "The government regularly interacts with telecom service providers and solution service providers to address the issue and implement solutions to the extent possible, keeping in view the security, service and developmental needs of the country," Kapil Sibal told lawmakers in the upper house of parliament. Indian licensing rules make it compulsory for telecom companies to provide facilities for lawful interception and monitoring of communication flowing through their network, including from social networking websites, he said. Between April 2010 and July 2011, as many as 33 incidents of misuse of social networking websites, related to publishing of objectionable content relating to political leaders, religion, national security and individuals, have been reported to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, he said. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team is a federal agency that monitors computer security incidents in the country.

Samsung Electronics unveils new tablet with advanced display technology

Electronics giant bulks up high end of its portfolio with LTE-equipped Galaxy Tab.

 
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new tablet computing device equipped with an advanced display technology, as part of the push to develop a broader range of products using the company's ultra-thin panel for larger mobile products, touted as the key feature of its flagship smartphones.

Samsung, the world's second-largest handset maker after Nokia Corp. and the largest maker of TV sets, memory chips for computers and other digital gadgets, as well as flat-panel screens for many products, revealed the new 7.7-inch Galaxy Tab using its active-matrix organic light-emitting diode, or AM-OLED, display, which is more energy efficient than the typical smartphone screen, at the 2011 IFA trade show in Berlin.

The 335-gram Galaxy Tab will run Google Inc.'s upgraded Android operating system, called honeycomb, and uses a dual-core 1.4-gigahertz processor, Samsung said. The device also has a 32 gigabyte memory and is equipped with advanced mobile network technology called long-term evolution, or LTE, which offers faster download speeds than the current third-generation platform, allowing users faster access to TV programs, movies and video conferencing.

Samsung launched its first 7-inch Galaxy Tab in 2010 to better compete with rival Apple Inc., which is currently engaged in a broad legal fight with the Korean electronics giant around the globe, including in South Korea, Germany and Japan. Apple fired the first shot in the U.S. in April by filing a patent complaint against Samsung, claiming the electronics company "slavishly" copied its iPad and iPhone.

Samsung Mobile Display, a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Samsung SDI Co., supplies the new display technology to Samsung and other global handset makers.

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Source: Samsung's official website.

http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/mobile-tablet/GT-P1000CWATGY/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail

China Telecom to light up fourth Europe-Asia fibre route by end-2011

Operator builds on its 'Information Silk Road' to support its enterprise, telco customers' latest IP services.

China Telecom Europe (CTE) on Wednesday confirmed its plan to switch on its latest fibre cable linking Europe and Asia before the end of the year. The cable system has been in the works since July 2010, and will expand the company's Euro-Asia Network Solution (ENS), becoming the fourth of its terrestrial routes to span the two continents. CTE's three other fibre networks include the Transit Europe-Asia (TEA) cable built in partnership with Rostelecom; the China-Russia 2 (CR2) – in partnership with Transtelecom; and the Transit-Mongolia cable that connects Beijing to the other two systems. The fourth cable will connect China to the TEA and CR2 fibre links via Kazakhstan, forming what CTE refers to as an "Information Silk Road", enabling the operator to support the latest-generation of IP services on behalf of its enterprise and telecoms customers either based in the region, or eyeing potential growth opportunities there. "Now that the foundation of the Information Silk Road has been firmly established, I am looking to enrich the network infrastructure with more innovative and value-added solutions and services," said CTE's managing director Yan Ou, in a statement. China Telecom Europe said ENS is able to deliver any combination of voice, video, data and IP traffic simultaneously, and offer single channel connection speeds of up to 10 Gbps. "From the day the Information Silk Road was conceived, I have envisaged it to be a state-of-the-art network delivering next-generation communications across Europe and Asia, rather than merely a group of low latency cables," said Ou. Still, latency was certainly an important factor when Ou outlined CTE's plans for its fourth terrestrial cable. He explained to Total Telecom last year that the Kazakhstan route would cover the shortest distance between China and Europe, and would therefore see lower latency compared to its other cable systems. More overland fibre links would also reduce Asia's reliance on subsea networks, which are vulnerable to damage caused by shipping, and the continent's seismic activity. Regional ICT think tank LIRNEasia proposed during this year's CommunicAsia the building of a cable system starting in Japan that would run into Europe via Turkey. If constructed, it would be the world's longest cable system. ............................................. Source: TotalTelecom

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Apple's new CEO Tim Cook addresses employees in staff letter

With less than 24 hours under his belt as the new CEO of Apple, Tim Cook has sent a letter to the company's staff this morning, thanking his predecessor, and predicting bright things for Apple's future. The note reads, in part,

I am confident our best years lie ahead of us and that together we will continue to make Apple the magical place that it is.

Read the full text of the letter after the break.

Team:

I am looking forward to the amazing opportunity of serving as CEO of the most innovative company in the world. Joining Apple was the best decision I've ever made and it's been the privilege of a lifetime to work for Apple and Steve for over 13 years. I share Steve's optimism for Apple's bright future.

Steve has been an incredible leader and mentor to me, as well as to the entire executive team and our amazing employees. We are really looking forward to Steve's ongoing guidance and inspiration as our Chairman.

I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change. I cherish and celebrate Apple's unique principles and values. Steve built a company and culture that is unlike any other in the world and we are going to stay true to that-it is in our DNA. We are going to continue to make the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do.

I love Apple and I am looking forward to diving into my new role. All of the incredible support from the Board, the executive team and many of you has been inspiring. I am confident our best years lie ahead of us and that together we will continue to make Apple the magical place that it is.

Tim

আবারো প্রাইভেসিতে পরিবর্তন আনছে ফেসবুক

সম্প্রতি সোশ্যাল নেটওয়ার্কিং জায়ান্ট ফেসবুক কর্র্তৃপক্ষ সাইটটিতে বড়ো ধরনের পরিবর্তন আনছে। কর্তৃপক্ষের ভাষ্য, ‘প্রাইভেসি কন্ট্রোল’ আরো সহজ এবং নিরাপদ করতেই এ পরিবর্তন আসছে ফেসবুকে। খবর টেলিগ্রাফ অনলাইন-এর।

সংবাদমাধ্যমটি জানিয়েছে, প্রাইভেসি এবং নিরাপত্তা নিয়ে ফেসবুক কর্তৃপক্ষকে বেশ সমালোচনা সইতে হয়েছে। নতুন একটি প্রাইভেসি টুলবার ফেসবুকে যুক্ত করে প্রাইভেসির বিষয়টিকে ফেসবুক গুরুত্ব দিয়েছে। এ টুলবার প্রাইভেসি কন্ট্রোল আরো সহজ করবে বলেই জানা গেছে।

জানা গেছে, নতুন টুলবারের সাহায্যে কে ব্যবহারকারীর তথ্য বা ছবি দেখবে বা দেখার সুযোগ পাবে না সে বিষয়টি ব্যাবহারকারীর জন্য আরো সহজ হবে। 

ফেসবুক কর্তৃপক্ষ জানিয়েছে, নতুন টুলবার আনতে ছয়মাসেরও বেশি প্রাইভেসি বিশেষজ্ঞদের সঙ্গে কাজ করতে হয়েছে ফেসবুক কর্তৃপক্ষকে। 

জানা গেছে, সবচেয়ে বড়ো পরিবর্তন হিসেবে ধরা হচ্ছে ‘অ্যাপ্রুভাল’ বিষয়টিকে। এ ফিচারটির বৈশিষ্ট্য হচ্ছে, কোনো পোস্ট ব্যবহারকারীর অনুমতি ছাড়া ওয়ালে দেখাবে না।

সংবাদমাধ্যমটি জানিয়েছে, ২৫ আগস্ট বৃহস্পতিবার থেকে চালু হবে ফেসবুকের নতুন এ প্রাইভেসি কন্ট্রোল ফিচার।

১৩ বছরের কিশোরের বৃক্ষাকৃতি সৌর প্যানেল

সৌর প্যানেল সব সময় সমতল হতে হবে এমন কোনো কথা নেই। সম্প্রতি গাছ আকৃতির সৌর প্যানেল বানিয়ে সবাইকে তাক লাগিয়ে দিয়েছেন ১৩ বছর বয়সী এক মার্কিন কিশোর। তিনি গাছের ডালের মতো করে একটি সৌর প্যানেল তৈরি করেছেন যা সমতল প্যানেলের চাইতে দ্বিগুণ আলো সংগ্রহ করতে পারে। খবর সিনেট-এর।

সংবাদমাধ্যমটি জানিয়েছে, আইডান ড্রয়ার নামের ৭ গ্রেডের এক শিক্ষার্থী পিভিসি পাইকে গাছের ডালের আকৃতি দিয়ে এ সোলার প্যানেল তৈরি করেছেন।ড্রয়ার জানিয়েছেন, ‘আমি প্রথমে খেয়াল করেছিলাম গাছের ডাল ফিবোনাচ্চি সংখ্যাক্রম মেনে চলে। সালোকসংশ্লেষণ প্রক্রিয়ার জন্যই গাছের ডালগুলো এ সংখ্যা মেনে চলে। আর এ বিষয়টি বুঝতে পেরেই আমি একটি সমতল সোলার প্যানেল এবং গাছের আকৃতির সোলার প্যানেল তৈরি করেছিলাম। সেখানে এক বছরের আলো সংগ্রহের হিসেবে সমতল প্যানেলকে পেছনে ফেলেছে গাছের আকৃতির এ প্যানেল।’সংবাদমাধ্যমটি আরো জানিয়েছে, আইডান ড্রয়ার তার এ উদ্ভাবন বিষয়ে একটি গবেষণা পত্রও লিখেছে। তার লেখাটি আমেরিকান মিউজিয়াম অফ ন্যাচারাল হিস্ট্রি ইয়াং ন্যাচারালিস্ট অ্যাওয়ার্ড জিতেছে।জানা গেছে, নিজের উদ্ভাবিত সৌর প্যানেলের জন্য পেটেন্ট আবেদনও করেছেন ড্রয়ার।

Indian company launches Android-based tablet for $99

Lakshmi Access Communications introduces 4.3-inch budget device; plans higher-end products.

A little-known, privately held company Friday launched a tablet computer for $99 in India, adding to competition in a market where local players are bringing in low-cost versions of the device to take on the likes of Apple Inc.'s iPad and Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Tab. Industry experts expect many Indians, especially in rural areas, to buy tablets instead of laptop and desktop computers to access the internet, just the way they embraced mobile phones over fixed-line phones. Internet penetration is still very low in the world's fastest-growing telecom market where more than half the population of 1.2 billion people has access to mobile phones. Designed and launched by Lakshmi Access Communications Systems Pvt. Ltd., the 4.3-inch Magnum Pepper Tablet PC works on Google Inc.'s Android operating system. It is manufactured in China. "We have made it affordable, we have ensured it fits the pocket," Mahendraa Kumar Jain, the company's managing director, told Dow Jones Newswires. Lakshmi Access plans to also produce and sell other tablets, priced up to $799, he said. The 4-gigabyte tablet will work both on wireless internet and third-generation communications networks, and comes with a 800-megahertz processor and 256-megabit random access memory. Competition in India's tablet-computer market has been increasing with the introduction of third-generation communication services that enable high-speed internet access on the move, and its growth is likely to be fuelled with the launch of fourth-generation phone services later this year, or early next. Earlier this week, India's Beetel Teletech, a unit of Bharti Enterprises Ltd., launched a $220 tablet PC, after Reliance Communications Ltd. unveiled a model at about $280. Samsung Electronics launched its 10.1-inch and 8.9-inch tablets in India for $799 and $750 in early August. Apple's iPad 2 costs $499 for the 16-gigabyte WiFi-only unit in India, while Research In Motion Ltd. sells its 7-inch PlayBook for $617. Meanwhile, Jain said Lakshmi Access plans to raise up to INR1 billion from private-equity firms by March and launch an initial public share offering in the next 12-18 months. more info:  http://goodereader.com/blog/tablet-slates/lacs-launches-a-dozen-android-tablets-in-india/