Technology Becoming More Advance, Physical Game DVD Purchase Start to be Abandoned

Changing era and the development of the technology of the internet has bring the data a lot of change in world's gamers trend. The way through purchase of  physical item, such as buying DVD began to be abandoned and gamers switch to digital purchases or via download.

Change in trend is stated by the NPD Group research and analysis agency in the U.S. market. According to Anita Frazier, industry analyst of NPD, the market demand decline in physical product and the increase of demand in digital market was seen clearly through a report from NPD.

According to this agency, gamers in the U.S. has spent 1.38 billion dollars in the first three months of 2012. Nearly half of these figures is the sale from digital content.

6 Million LinkedIn Password was broken by Hacker

LinkedIn users data was successfully broken by hackers and has been published to the internet. LinkedIn officially said that there are more than six million passwords users that was broken. Hackers published the file that contain key code and password into a Russia web forum. They invited the hacker community to help use that key code.

LinkedIn, which has more than 150 million users, said the leaked password is no longer usable. All users will receive an e-mail with instructions to change the password, said LinkedIn. They will receive a second e-mail with details on why the change was necessary.

Just use Google, "Internet is Dead" Virus will be Detected

Now, users don't need to fear the threat of viruses "July 9" which is rumored to block internet access on that date. Google search engine will take parts to warns users by detecting DNS Changer virus that can make the computer confused on July 9, 2012.

If the user's computer is infected by DNS Changer, just do a search using Google, then Google will let you know that your computer is infected with DNS Changer or not.

"The warning will appear at the top of the column after the user performs a keyword search," says Google security engineer, Damian Menscher told CNet technology website.

Google will give warning : "We believe that your computer is infected with malicious software. If you don't take action, you might not be able to connect to the internet in the future."

DNS Changer malicious programs founded at the end of 2011. FBI and police managed to capture some of Estonia cyber criminals who make the DNS Changer program. Its come from a company from Estonia, Rove Digital, on November 8, 2011.

Faceporn beat Facebook in Court

Facebook declared defeated in his attempt to sue social network with pornography content that have similar names, Faceporn. Since 2010, Facebook has been trying to buy the domain Faceporn. This is done to secure the search results of "Facebook". Last time, Facebook already purchased and patented various domains with keyword "Face" and "Book". Until now, Facebook has 10 domains with that two keywords, and 17 domains that are still in pending ratification.

Well, for Faceporn, Facebook took legal steps to acquire that adult social network domain. However, last week, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White stated, Facebook lost the lawsuit. Besides failed to get Faceporn domain ownership, Facebook is also obliged to pay some money to Faceporn to replace the cost to pay lawyers and legal costs. Facebook lawsuit was rejected because of lack of personal jurisdiction.

Apple to build Space Shuttle Building (Apple Campus 2)

Several citizens that live at Cupertino, United States, recently received a flyer brochure that sent out by Apple. That brochure  contains a description of "Apple Campus 2", the new building will be built by Apple. The images show some construction picture about how the building will be built, so people can imagine how Apple's new headquarters look like.

In the brochure, "Apple Campus 2" building will be circular with a garden in the middle. Roofs will be covered by solar panels. Steve Jobs once said that four-floor building will be like "spaceship was landing".

Campus Building complex which was first introduced in June 2011 is planned to be built in an area of 71 acres that now occupied by 26 old buildings. The trees will be planted on the land around it.

Play Electronic Piano Logo at Google Search Today

Have you opened Google.com today? Before typing a keyword in the search engine Google, you can try to put the cursor on an electronic piano keyboard that appears in decorative Google logo today. The keys can be read, as you play the electronic piano.

Today (05/23/2012), Google decorative logo (Doodle) was designed to commemorate the anniversary of the inventor of electronic music, namely Robert Moog. He was born on May 23, 1934. The man who has a long name Robert Arthur Moog was an inventor of electronic music with the terms of the famous Moog Synthesizer.

Electronic musical instruments ever created by him are Minimoog Model D, Minimog Voyager, Little Phatty, Moog Taurus, Bass Pedals, Moog Miniature and the Moogerfooger line of effects pedals. Now, his electronic music has even entered into the device with iOS operating system, namely the Animog IOS app.

Thanks to the new processor, Ultrabook Will Be More Affordable

Although thin and lightweight, Ultrabook still not very popular because the price is too expensive for consumers. However, that soon will change because Ultrabook cheaper version is being prepared.

Intel, the microchip giant heavily promoting Ultrabook, will launch Celeron processor Ultra-Low-Voltage (ULV) type 877 and 807 are each valued US $ 86 and $ 70. These processors are much cheaper than Core i7-3720QM that sold for US $ 378.

Intel Celeron 807 processor uses one core that works at speed of 1.5 GHz, while the Celeron 877 is dual-core processors that works at speed of 1.4 GHz.

"ULV" on the new processor refers to the so-called low-power consumption of only 17 watts. Both have architecture base Sandy Bridge and is made with 32 nm fabrication process.

Beat Internet Explorer, Google Chrome is the most widely used Browser in the World

Google Chrome has long been expected will surpass Microsoft Internet Explorer as the most widely used browser in the world. This year, Chrome finally broke their new position last week. StatCounter research institute released a report about the most widely used web browser in the world. The result, Google Chrome has managed to surpass Internet Explorer for the first time this year.

Actually, in the end of 2011 Google Chrome had beat Internet Explorer for the first time as the most popular browser in the world.

But even Google Chrome has become the most widely used browser globally, Internet Explorer still dominates the usage internet browsing in North America, including United States.

StatCounter was released data about the most widely used internet browser every week.

Microsoft made their own Social Networking, Socl

Microsoft quietly launched their own social networking site, Socl, Sunday (05/20/2012). The means of the name Socl come from "Social".  The address of the website is at So.cl. Microsoft social networking project has actually been leaking since the end of 2011, even all already known that it would be named Socl.

On the About of Socl website, its explained that social networking is an experimental research project for learning objectives developed by FUSE Labs from Microsoft. Socl combines social networking and search feature to help general public, especially students, to discover and share interesting web pages.

Search results data in Socl is powered by Bing search engine. In Socl, users can log in using Facebook or Windows Live account. Once you login to Socl, users will be faced with a variety of topics and proposals to invite friends to Socl.

Facebook was sued US $ 15 billion

Facebook, social networking site that just release IPO last Friday (5/18/2012) yesterday, faced lawsuits worth 15 billion U.S. dollars  in federal court.

As reported by Bloomberg, in a joint indictment, a number of the account owner claims that Facebook social networking site has violated their privacy by tracking Internet usage by recording the activity of cookies, even after logout.

Class-action demands was filed to the Federal Court of San Jose, along with 21 other charges of privacy violations. The last case was filed on behalf of citizens of the United States that create Facebok account between May 2010 until September 2011.

Different devices, Google Chrome Tab will not missing

Imagine the following conditions: you find an interesting recipe while browsing in the office. When you want to try that recipes at home, you forget what materials are needed. No other way, the recipes must be searched again. Sometime you can't find the recipe if you forget how you can arrived to that website.

Now the situation can be overcome, at least by Google Chrome browser. Latest version of Google Chrome can synchronize the browser tabs between different devices.

As reported on Vr.Zone.com, by logging in to your Google, Chrome users can save tabs that already opened in the browser, and then you can access them from other computer or mobile device. Not only that tab can be stored, users can navigate "back" and "forward" to what you ever opened on the browser, so it's really like to continue browsing from the previous computer.

Google Launched Knowledge Graph

Google officially launched its newest features in their search engine, Knowledge Graph. With this feature you will get search results more content-rich, interactive, and more detail. Why is richer? By Knowledge Graph you will find a more diverse content. And this will be more interactive content because Google will explain the details.

Let's say you search on Google search engine with keywords "Vincent Van Gough". On page result later, Google will provide more detail than usual. In search pages later, on the right side of search results, you will find information about "Vincent Van Gough" from several angles.

Let's say "Vincent Van Gough" associated with the figure (person), books, sites, or products. If the related person, Knowledge Graph will show more detailed information.

Youtube launched Culinary Channel

Youtube will launched new channel that will group all video about culinary called Hungry in July this year. There are a lot of variety of videos in Youtube. At 2011, Youtube broke through 1 trillion YouTube playback and 1 million upload items per day. A lot of variety of video in youtube divided into several channels. And Youtube users can browse videos they like in the channel.

The latest channel in Youtube was made by Chad Hurley. This channel will present anything about food or culinary. This channel will be called Hungry.

This channel is not just ordinary channel. This channel is designed by someone who experienced in this field. He is Bruce Seidel. An executive of two culinary programs that already closed : Food Network and Cooking Channel.

Google + : A "Ghost Town" Social Network

Google may claim that their social networking site, Google +, has 100 million users until early April 2012. However, a study says otherwise, Google + is like "ghost town". Google + has many residents but minimal activity, that's roughly how to describe Google + condition for now. Based on a survey carried out by RJ Metrik research institutions to 40 thousand Google + users based on random sample, it was noted that the activity of Google + users are quite low.

According to RJ Metrics survey, each post gets an average of only one "+1" (similar to Like on Facebook) and a reply anyway. In addition, there are about 30% of Google + users who only make  a public posting once in social networking and never again make second posting.

Active users on average do a post every 12 days, even 15% of Google users who have made 5 + posts never again make a public posting. The number of publicly posting of all active users on average continues to decline each month.

New MacBook will be Lighter and use Retina Display?

Apple reportedly is preparing new MacBook Pro laptop with thinner size and a few new features. As reported 9to5mac blog sites, Apple's new Macbook will be released on summer this year.

Latest MacBook Pro 15-inch screen will features Retina Display and USB 3.0 port. Retina Display technology is the display technology used in iPhone 4 and new iPad. Laptop computers from Appple is rumored to have thinner physical dimension than the previous MacBook Pro generation, but not sharp at the edges, like MacBook Air.

Same with the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro does not have an optical drive. According to Apple, Mac users can rely on App Store for software installation, replace the DVD drive.

Apple also implements screen technology known as "Mac Retina Display". According to Apple's claims, the screen on MacBook Pro has amazing quality. The size of the screen resolution can be changed later as the user want.

Iran Limited GMail, Yahoo, and Hotmail Usage

Iran's Telecommunications Ministry began to restrict the use of electronic messages (email) from foreign service in corporate banking, insurance, and mobile operators. The government wants the company to use Iran's Mail, a local email service that have addresses domains ending with .ir (dot IR).

Not only employees, restrictions on the use of foreign mail applies to the customers of the company engaged in three industry sectors. Government agencies and universities must also use the email address from domain .ir.

The Iranian government is not directly banned GMail, Yahoo and Hotmail. Reported by the AFP on Tuesday (5/15/2012), this step is part of government efforts to secure and monitor the communications of their citizens, by cutting off internet connection to foreigners and global email service providers.

Yahoo! CEO officially resigns

Once rumored to resign, Scott Thompson finally decided to officially resigned as CEO of Yahoo! on Sunday (5/13/2012). As reported by Reuters, Thompson resign from the position that he held for four months because of controversy about his education record.

The official statement from Yahoo! said that Thompson did not have a prove that he have college degree in Computer Science, although the title is listed in his official resume. For temporary, the position Thompson will be replaced by Ross Levinsohn, head of Yahoo! Global Media.

As reported, last week, Yahoo! formed a committee to track the records of history education in Thompson's curriculum vitae.

Take a Peek the sexy HP Specter XT

HP Specter XT is Hewlett-Packard (HP) flagship product in premium ultrabook segment. This device looks fairly sexy, sleek and slim, and could attract attention. This premium laptop has 13.3 inch wide screen, weighs 1.39 kg and 14.5 mm thickness. The body also has a thinner design at its end (bezel line).

Specter XT is one of Envy family member. The latest line of HP Envy notebook has been supported by Beats Audio, which is a high-performance audio technology that is supported by Dr. Dre. Spectre XT is equipped with four speakers. Two above the keyboard and two more on the side. There is backlit on the keyboard. That means its can be relied upon in low light conditions.

Women More likely to be addicted to Facebook

A recent study found that women are more likely to become addicted to Facebook than men. The findings are published in Psychological Reports journal. In the research, the psychologist from University of Bergen in Norway involving 423 students to observe signs of addictive behavior in how they use Facebook. Researchers used a measurement tool called "Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale", to measure how addicted each participant to Facebok, ranging from one (very rarely) to five (very often).

In the scoring method, each participant is also asked to comment about their feelings related to the urge to use Facebook, failure to restrict to use Facebook and and their feelings when they can not access Facebook.

In contrast with Google, Bing will capture Social Network Website Content

Microsoft is revamping their search engine system. Microsoft will reform Bing in order to capture content from social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and others. Bing step of course in contrast with Google that since the beginning of 2012 decided to stop to capture social networking content.

In demonstration that conducted by Microsoft on Thursday (5/10/2012), search activity at Bing will be divided into three columns, Core Web Results, Snapshot, and Sidebar. This three column is scheduled to be released in late May 2012.

On the left side, there is Core Results Web. This will show several website according to keywords. There is no difference with previous Bing search. Since this is main search engine, then it is greatest portion in search results than others.

This Smart Glasses results from Google Video

Google is currently busy with smart glasses product called Glass Project Glass. Google promises these glasses can do many things (multi-tasking) like smartphone. Project that utilizes augmented reality technology can be called future project, which may just be a concept.

However, Google officials have done several steps to "show off" to make sure that the glass is really smart. One of the founders of Google, Sergey Brin, wearing a prototype smart sunglasses at a charity event in early April 2012.

After Brin, now it's Sebastian Thrun turn to show off that smart glasses. As founder and head of Google X, Thrun is responsible for Google Project exhibited Glass photo camera photos that was taken by Google's smart glasses.

Hewlett Packard introduce HP T410 (The First Computer without Power Cord)

Thin client solutions have become standard solution for a company that wants to save cost of using PC. And there are many vendors already that offering these solutions. However, this time Hewlett Packard (HP) introduced a thin client solution that is completely different. HP introduces thin client solution that does not require the use of power cord (power) at all. It was introduces at Global Influencer Summit even that held at Expo Center in Shanghai, China.

The product is HP T410 All in One which consists of a 18.5-inch monitor and board computing unit (zero client unit) inside it. So where computer users get the power source?

HP T410 currently only use 13 watts of power needs, including for LCD monitor. The computer got the power source from Ethernet cable (network cable).

Sleekbook : HP Flagship to Compete iPad

2011 years ago, Hewlett Packard (HP) had intended to sell their personal computer (PC) division. This because the division's performance continues to decline eroded of  the trend of tablet. However, HP eventually cancel to sold their PC division.

Now, the division that responsible for HP desktop and laptop products to become their mainstay the compete the tablet dominance that lead by Apple with iPad and Samsung with Galaxy Tab.

This was disclosed by Dion Weisler, Senior Vice President, Printing and Personal Systems Group, HP Asia-Pacific in break-out session event HP Global Influencers 2012 that was held in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday (05/09/2012).

Dion said, Ultrabook will be able to answer the needs of users who want another product that is as flexible as tablet. Ultrabook has almost everything in tablet, which is thinner, lighter, and the battery can last for long time, and the main thing is it can be turned on / used instantly.

Media Center is not included in Windows 8

Unlike the previous operating system, Media Center is not included in Windows 8, Microsoft officially announced that Windows 8 will not be bundled with Media Center. This means that users of Windows 8 will not be able to play DVDs without buying additional software.

In Microsoft's official blog about Windows 8, Microsoft team said that globally, DVD sales have dropped significantly from year to year. On the other hand, the team said, Microsoft needs to pay significant royalties to be able to play DVDs.

That's why Microsoft chose to separate the software for playback of traditional media, optical media (DVDs) and broadcast television. The software will be optimized for the Windows team 8 is an online multimedia.

Earn Dollars by sharing in social networks Wingsplay

Social Media especially social networking have a lot of benefits. In addition to friendship and communication media, social networks are often used to market our business. Not a few marketers who looked at social media as a tool for corporate and brand marketing strategy. They realized if social media has a powerful effect, represented by twitter tweet and Facebook status updates.

Wingsplay is a startup that tries to combine social media and business. There are two benefits if you use Wingsplay. The first is for owners of social networking accounts, and the second for advertisers. With Wingsplay social networking you can also earn some income. As account owner, you can sponsored ads on social networks.

Lenovo make their product as The Avengers Character

There are many ways has been done by computer manufacturers to make their products success in the market. One of them, Lenovo tried to translate their product as a character in The Avengers film. There are four figures from The Avengers movie that were specifically chosen by Lenovo as their role model which are : Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, and Hawkeye.

IdeaCentre B520 (Iron Man)

IdeaCentre B520 All-in-One desktop called Iron Man. This is because the device is claimed to have robust design, new technology and high specification.

Google Docs Add 450 Fonts and 60 New Templates

Google Docs is one of the most popular Google online services, beside Google Mail and Google Maps. With Google Docs you can process documents either in text format documents (Word), presentation (Power Point), or style spreadsheets (Excel) without having office applications in your computer.

Recently, Google Docs has added 450 new fonts and 60 templates.

"In recent months we have made some updates at Google Docs. And today we announce any major changes in Google Docs, " Isabella, Software Engineer Google Docs, wrote at Google Docs Blog.

NComputing Released Thin Client 3-in-1

NComputing launched NComputing M300, virtual desktops device with thin client technology. Computing device can be used by three users simultaneously with only 6 watts of power consumption. According to Raj Dhingra, CEO of NComputing, M300 target organizations with three to 45 users in an environment such as classrooms, laboratories, library, work room, business center, and call center.

"With variety of management tools in M300, IT managers can implement faster network based on Microsoft Windows or Linux compared to other solutions," he said in  written statement on Thursday (03/05/2012).

M300 was designed as thin client device that is easy to use, powerful, and affordable. Along with vspace Server 6.6 software, thin client devices M300 3-in-1 allows an organization to add virtual desktops with lower costs than the use of computers.

Cube, Game that help you to more familiar with Google Maps

Last weekend, Google finally launched a game titled "Cube". Cube is actually created to help users understand Google Maps digital map service. Cube games can be played by visiting www.playmapscube.com, using the latest version of  browser.

In the game, you will be offered to explore popular cities in the world. Visitors will confronted by a cube and blue balls. Each side of cubic filled with buildings of three-dimensional shape, which indeed looks like digital map in Google Maps.

While the ball is similar to an object that must be visited several sites in that cubic. You have to direct the ball to across the correct path and arrived as soon as possible at the destination location has been determined.

Inspired by Steve Jobs, Facebook Facilitate Organ Donor

Facebook social networking create new features that facilitate users who want to donate their organs. This move is an initiative of Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, who was inspired by Steve Jobs. Later, Organ Donor features will be added in user profile pages on Facebook. User can click Life Event on profile page, then click Health and Wellness, then Organ Donors option will appear.

Users can write what organ, they want to donor, location of residency and other information, such as blood type. Information can also be distributed on Facebook timeline.

"We think that everyone really can help spread awareness about organ donation and participate in it. This could be a big part to help resolve the crisis out there," said Zuckerberg.

Twitter Watching You Through Discover Features

Are you actively use Discover feature and Search on Twitter? If so, there is a big chances that you'll excite with this latest update. Twitter will watch your activities to display various information according to your interest in Discover tab. The main purpose of the development of this feature is that you no longer need to follow variety of additional accounts that are relevant to your interests.

Through their technical blog, Twitter announced that it had increased personalization algorithms and real-time indexing. In other words, Twitter has been perfecting their search feature to make it more personal for you.

Mon.ki: Integrate Google Chrome Web page with Twitter Conversations

Mon.ki often referred as social surfing application. Because this tool is able to synergize web pages with  Twitter. Mon.ki will be used as one of Google Chrome extension. So you must first download the tool (1.6 Mb) from Google Web Store.

With Mon.ki, a web page that is opened will be paired with conversation that occurred in Twitter. Mon.ki itself will appear on the right of Google Chrome browser screen.

Mon.ki will automatically reconcile similar topics of conversation with the content being opened in user's Chrome browser. Then Mon.ki will find the whole topic of web pages that are opened to display tweets related to the content that being read by the users.

Instagram also popular in China

Instagram popularity skyrocket, including in China. where the success is evidenced by the number of photos uploaded to Sina Weibo. Sina Weibo (Twitter version of China), reportedly inundated by hundred thousand images of Instagram. This happened just a month after Instagram adds its support to that microblogging service.

The further report states that there are as many as 50,000 Sina Weibo users who register to Instagram, as reported by TheNextWeb, Tuesday (04/01/2012).

This figure is quite remarkable considering Kevin Systrom (founder Instagram) was not too excited to China.

Firefox 3.6 will automatically upgrade into Firefox 12

Mozilla will stop the use of Firefox 3.6. The trick will be done by automatically upgrade Firefox 3.6 into Firefox 12 when the users online. This is not the first for Mozilla, because the previous version, Firefox 3.5 has also experienced the same thing.

Alex Keybl, Firefox Manager said that automatic upgrade from Firefox 3.6 to Firefox 12 will occur in early May. The decision to perform an automatic upgrade is done after discussion for several weeks in Mozilla.

Upgrade is important to keep users safe when accessing Internet using Firefox.

Previously, Mozilla has made the final update and Firefox 3.6 is no longer supported by security updates since April 24, 2012.

About Dealing with Viruses, Mac Left Behind 10 Years from Windows

The news about trojan that attacks thousands of Mac computers this month invite a comment from Kaspersky CEO, Eugene Kaspersky. Eugene said that Mac has been left behind 10 years from Windows, in terms of operating system security.

"Apple will realize very quickly that they are currently experiencing the same problem with Microsoft 10 years ago," Kaspersky said while speaking at Info Security 2012 which took place in London, on Wednesday.

So far, most viruses are created by cyber criminals is intended for Windows-based computers.

Microsoft is busy all the time because of these virus attacks. Microsoft should improve and update their Windows when a security hole is found.

Python Virus Attack Mac and Windows

Mac users just shocked by the appearance of Flashback malware. Now, there are another malicious programs that are also designed to attack Windows. The virus is detected as Mal/20113544-A and Mal/JavaCmC-A.

According to security vendor Sophos, virus was made using python programming language and assaulted by exploiting loopholes that exist in Java. Whether it's also Windows version or Mac OS version.

If the virus succeed to infiltrate, its will download the files needed to launch the action. The downloaded file is different depending on operating system used by the victim.

Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin is released

Developers of open source operating system Ubuntu has announced the release of their latest operating system, Ubuntu 12.04 with Precise Pangolin as its release code. This new version brings several improvements and updated software packages with user interface display change.

Ubuntu 12.04 is including the release of LTS (Long Term Support) up to 3 years for desktop versions and 5 years for server versions. Ubuntu 12.04 is the first LTS release that receive long-term support up to 5 years. Previous LTS desktop versions only support up to 3 years.

Ubuntu 12.04 is using Unity desktop environment that has been used by Ubuntu since version 11.04 version, and this new release has many changes.

The most significant changes in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin is the addition of HUD (Head-Up Display) menu that make users easier to access menu, the user just simply press a button to activate HUD and start typing what to do with the user.

Open Source Software will Dominate in 2013

According to Gartner research, in 2013 Open Source technology will dominate the software solutions in modern industrial and commercial. General Manager for ASEAN Red Hat, Damien Wong explained that the condition should be exploited, especially for local software developers to create more software based on open source. Based on Gartner research, open source technology will be used in 85 percent of software solutions in modern industrial and commercial.

In 2014, at least 75 percent of open source software that is managed by the company will provide positive ROI (return on investment). Moreover, the investment to use open source software was not expensive, so it doesn't need a lot of investment.

Microsoft Will Sell Bing to Facebook?

Facebook is aggressively buying patent, after Instagram and AOL patent , Facebook reportedly being persuade to buy Bing search engine from Microsoft. As quoted from Cnet, said there are some people in  Microsoft is trying to explore that possibility. However this is without the agreement of CEO Steve Ballmer.

This news was published at New York Times. The reason why this step must be done is to compete Google that so dominate recent years. So, it need a company that focus more on the internet. Facebook which has good relationship with Microsoft is considered as strong candidate to buy Bing.

But according to New York Times, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the plan. Facebook still wants to concentrate on its core business.

Hwelett Packard use BMW techonology design to create HP Workstation Z1

Hewlett Packard (HP) work together with BMW Design Works USA to create workstation design (PC desktop premium). HP decide to work with BMW because they want to present luxurious design on their new product. HP implemented BWM design technology for their new product, HP workstation Z1.

For performance, HP Z1 has advantage because its "Hybrid". This means that it can use Quad Core Intel Xeon processors or Intel Core i3. So we can use that workstation as regular PC or PC server.

For graphics, the workstation use Intel graphics card HD 2000 or Intel HD 3000. If the user need higher performance, HP has provided Nvidia Quadro graphics card.

Free Microsoft Antivirus (Microsoft Securty Essentials) is Ready to be tested

Microsoft released software Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) version 4.0 on Tuesday (04/24/2012). Microsoft Security Essentials is an antivirus software and anti-malware that can be downloaded and used by the Windows users. Not only Windows 7 and Windows Vista that gets an update, but Windows XP will also get this update.

Microsoft describes that one of Microsoft Security Essentials features, Automatic Remediation is already upgraded in this update. Thus, virus or malware that attack your computer will automatically go into quarantine, even if user has not issued  quarantine order.

Friendster Change into Social Discovery and Gaming Platform

Friendster is not over yet. It's what we will see if we visit Friendster website recently. Friendster just redesigned its website. Friendster no longer compete with Facebook like before. Now, Friendster focus more on discovery and game.

"We want to offer unique experience to users, as well as combining search, finding content and social function in it," said Friendster in its official statement Wednesday (25/04/2012).

In December 2009, Friendster has changed ownership. It was sold to company called MOL Global, digital payment company based in Malaysia. Ganesh Kumar Bangah, MOL Group Chief Executive Officer said that as industry pioneer in social networking, Friendster actually have paved the way for the emergence of other networking sites.

Officially Released, Google Drive Provide Space Up to 16 TB

Last week rumor said that Google will launch an online data storage service on Tuesday (4/24/2012). It seems that the rumor proved to be true. Google finally officially launched Google Drive yesterday. Google provide free 5GB of data storage capacity. Google Drive is currently available for computer that using operating system Windows, Mac OS and Android. From the description on official site Google Drive, Google Drive will also be made for iOS-based devices, like iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Google Drive can be used to store data of all formats, documents, photos, videos, applications, and everything you want. For users who frequently use Google Docs, Google Drive will make their work more comfortable, because all the documents will automatically stored in  Google Drive.

Toshiba cancel to Acquire Epilda Memory

Toshiba Corp. withdrew from tender sale of Japanese chip maker, Elpida Memory. Toshiba's withdrawal make company that bid Elpida remaining two foreign companies, including SK Hynix and Micron Technology.

Toshiba decided not to proceed to second stage of tender after the discussion deadlocked. Earlier this month, a source said that Toshiba exploring cooperation with SK Hynix to buy Elpida Memory, after it turned out that Toshiba offer is lower than Micron Technology offer.

Check Google Mail Statistics using Google Meter

Busyness sometime makes a person does not realize that many emails were ignored. Countless emails that are not read and not replied. However, now all can be known with an application that helps users to know email statistics. GMail Meter Apps is application that is made by Romain Script Vialard, top contributor to Google Apps Script.

The concept is similar to an application Google Account Activity service that provides statistics about the use of Google Account. The difference is, Google Account Activity is used by Google account owner, whereas GMail Meter is more specific to Gmail users.

Facebook Buy AOL Patents for $550 Million from Microsoft

Facebook just bought 650 patents and AOL applications from Microsoft for $ 550 million. This purchase is done just a few weeks after buying Instagram for $ 1 billion.

Previously, Microsoft had purchased AOL patent for $ 1 billion in cash. Microsoft today announced it has only 275 patents from AOL, as 650 patents and other applications was purchased by Facebook on Monday (04/23/2012) local time.

However, Microsoft also said it has a license agreement for those 650 patent.

"The agreement today with Microsoft showed how important this acquisition to Facebook. This is another significant step taken to build a portfolio of intellectual property to protect Facebook for long time," said Ted Ullyot, Facebook lawyers.

Pinview : Make Facebook Interface is similar to Pinterest

Pinterest, social network that carries concept of virtual pin board sharing grow significantly. The number of users and frequency of visits is growing everyday. Pinterest social networking has become the third most visited social media website in United States, still under Facebook and Twitter but was able to overtake Google's social networking (Google+). This data was released by Experian, in a report entitled "2012 Digital Marketer: Benchmark and Trend Report".

One factor why people like Pinterest is because the interface of Pinterest easily enjoyed. Now, through an application called Pinview, Pinterest interface can also be enjoyed on Facebook.

Former Google CEO No Longer paid 1 U.S. Dollar

Initially, Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt salary has the same as salary as Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs. He only get paid 1 U.S. dollar per year . However, after promoted become Executive Chairman of Google, Schmidt salary rose to 1.25 million dollars per year.

According to Associated Press, Eric Schmidt just release her position as Google CEO in late April 2011. His positions are then handed over to new CEO, Larry Page. Google's Schmidt has been CEO for 10 years although paid only $ 1 per year since 2005. Schmidt income in 2011 was about 937.500 U.S. dollars.

According to documents filed to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, that salary still will be added by compensation of U.S. $ 6 million bonus and subvention worth nearly 264,000 U.S. dollars.

New iPad Queue at South Korea and Malaysia

Again, long queue occurred at the latest release of Apple's New iPad at South Korea and Malaysia. In Korea, the customer who lucky to the first New iPad is a student. Meanwhile in Malaysia, they who are lucky to be the first buyer are couple of lovers.

Hairul Nizam Saruddin (36) and her partner Maria Sharifah Nadia Syed Jaafar (31) is the customers from Malaysia who proud to bring home their new iPad. "We are the biggest fans of Apple products," said Nizam who worked as employees of automotive administrator.

Quoted from NST, Friday (04/20/2012), they both already have iPhone 4 and was looking forward to the arrival of iPhone 5. As for Sharifah who works as an IT programmer, she is also interested in buying new iPad because the retina technology that makes the screen more sharp than previous models.

"The processor is also better and this is the best tablet on the market. Very, very worth it," she said.

Customer enthusiasm is evidenced by the long lines outside Apple's Stores. Standing long time to stay outside the store seemed become common scenery when a new product of Apple is launched. Below are the situation when New iPad will be launched in Korea and Malaysia.

Road Myeongdong, Seoul, South Korea

Midvalley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur