Google opens Romanian office years after Microsoft, Yahoo

Google will open it’s first official office in Romania this year, the online giant grabbed ex-Microsoft’s business director, Dan Bulucea. The local team will be responsible of developing business and implementing Google strategy in Romania, establishing relationships with Romanian partners, communicating to local companies the benefits of new media and direct ad sale. Continue reading →

Afghanistan mobile network gets better

Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) plans to increase coverage, particularly in rural areas, and provide a range of new mobile services. Nokia Siemens Networks will modernize and expand the operator’s 2.5G (GSM/GPRS) network and provide subscriber data management and charging and billing platforms. Continue reading →

Asimo’s 10th birthday

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Asimo 10 years

ASIMO has reached a huge milestone and will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on 31st October. A decade ago, Honda created a humanoid robot so advanced it started a revolution in humanoid robot technology. To mark this date, dedicated Anniversary websites and films have been launched today, with new photos, videos, the story of its creation and smartphone apps. Via NewsMarket

Five Trends for 2011 Emerge from Mining Social Media

J.D. Power and Associates has identified five important consumer trends that have emerged from examining social media commentary, according to the opening presentation at the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Internet Roundtable. The conference is currently being held at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev., through Friday, Oct. 22. “Mining social media content and clickstream behavior yields tacit knowledge streams that are rich with insight about consumer behavior, including the thought processes and decision-making that consumers either can’t or don’t articulate,” said Dave Howlett, senior director of consumer insights and strategy at J.D. Power and Associates. “Understanding this information is crucial to targeting customers and driving sales.” Continue reading →

NASA astronaut checks in on Foursquare

NASA astronaut and International Space Station Commander Doug Wheelock became the first person to “check in” from space Friday using the mobile social networking application Foursquare. Wheelock’s check in to the space station launches a partnership between NASA and Foursquare to connect its users to the space agency, enabling them to explore the universe and discover Earth. Continue reading →

AirLive NAS-23, Terabytes for your home network

image002 2 AirLive NAS 23, Terabytes for your home networkAirLive, one of the networking and communication equipment producers has released the 2Bay DiskMaster AirLive NAS-235 that allows user to back up important data faster and easier. AirLive NAS-235 is equipped with advanced CPU, Flash and Memory. AirLive NAS-235 supports multimedia broadcast and download, including audio streaming, such as iTune, MP3 broadcast server, video streaming via media player by using UPnP AV standard, and built-in downloader for BT, FTP and HTTP. With AirLive WN-200USB, the 150Mbps USB dongle, AirLive NAS-235 becomes a wireless file server with up to two 3.5” SATA hard drives for instant file sharing in the network. Continue reading →

LG Optimus 7 hands on

Today we got out hands on LG Optimus 7 phone with Windows Phone 7. It looks great and it moves very good. Comparable with iPhone 4 or Galaxy S, probably faster than Nokia N8. But i didnt got to put it to work. I hope it will come soon for testing. See the movie bellow.

Nokia N8 – hands on, gaming

Short hands on. See bellow how gaming runs.

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“Ridiculous” and “nonsese” might mean negotiations are under way

Sources say Microsoft-Adobe rumor ‘nonsense’ and All Things Digital says numerous sources at both companies have called the reports “ridiculous”. But, as qwe all know it, when this kind of negotiations take place, both companies say “No” to the reports. Microsoft has a pile of cash and no companies – that makes sense – to buy. Adobe has some issues, but they are still great in many ways. So it’s only a matter of time before someone will buy them.

Via CNeT, NYT

AirLive AirMax Duo – outdoor dual radio base station

AirLive introduced AirMax DUO, the outdoor solution for backbone connections, dual radio base station. AirMax DUO is a dream device for WISP/ISP/Telecom to build the wireless networks. It is the key wireless infrastructure component to quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably deliver high-speed Internet access to any area. The AP features 2 Atheros 11a/b/g radios boosted by extra amplifiers to 28dBm Peak Power in 5GHz mode, of course unit can distribute Internet Signal on booth spectrum 5GHz or/and 2.4GHz frequency band so it is perfect for mixed environment who still are on migration process to lower of interference in 5Ghz.

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