Sunday, February 28, 2010

Google "Street View" service repeated complaints

February 24, Milan, Italy, a court sentenced Google three current and former executives for breaching privacy laws, and they are sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, suspended. The case for the plaintiff is an endorsement of the group with Down syndrome called "Weiwei Tang association." The organization appeared in 2006 on the Google video site a video, which shows a tendency of autistic students in four people being beaten and humiliated of the screen. The court held that Google did not involve "personal content" of the video monitor, and the negative attitude of the relevant complaints, slow to react.

At the same time, since Google launched "street view" service in Europe, repeated complaints, in addition to anti-monopoly, the EU's current investigation of the company has also increased the invasion of privacy projects.

"Street View" is the Google Maps service to start in 2007. The company's staff to use public transport with the camera running in the streets, and street scenes captured pictures to send to the web. From this service since it was launched, the dispute has been without interruption. Last year in August, and since no ambiguity on the street view treatment for suspected violation of state privacy laws, the Swiss Government asked Google for rectification. Recently, Google announced that Internet users in Germany this year to provide this service, it immediately drew strong opposition from various sectors of Germany.

European Union privacy laws regulators February 11 letter to Google, said it would clear picture of the street to retain copies of the year is not appropriate. The EU data protection agencies asked Google to be with the Data Protection regulatory agencies to cooperate and Google has the time to retain user data under investigation. EU justice Viviane Reding said: "In Europe, we have high standards of data protection. I hope that all companies must abide by the rules of the game."

In addition to widespread complaints from outside of Europe, Google "Street View" in the United States was also criticized. America "Computer World" February 26 article published a computer expert, said that Google Maps Street View on the little, it seems more like a show off its tools to demonstrate their vast empire, and found everything was recorded and placed on-line capability. The expert said that if the "street view" caused by the global legal and privacy complaints, then Google should not continue to support this feature.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Google Gmail e-mail capability a major adjustment

Google has recently made substantial adjustments to the Gmail service, shut down Gmail in the laboratory five functions, while another six feature upgrades for the proper function of Gmail.

Be integrated into Gmail in the six functions:

1, the search auto-complete feature: in Gmail, enter the contents of a search, the user will see a search box will appear similar to the recommendations of Google search entries, Gmail proposals, including contact names, labels, as well as some advanced search features.

2, quick access to the labels feature: If you want to search for a specific label, the user simply type "gl" and "label:", Gmail search box will jump out of a search assistant. This feature is like to use keyboard shortcuts, user settings, to help users simply enter the first few letters of the label can be a complete tag information.

3, add accessories to remind the tool: This tool can analyze a user's e-mail content, such as "attachment" or "including" the words, so that the user can make when you forget to add additional reminder.

4, the message YouTube preview: If the person by mail send a YouTube link to the user, the user can watch videos in the Gmail e-mail.

5, a custom label colors feature: Users click on "Add Custom Colors", from the more than 4000 kinds of colors can be customized in different colors to mark their own label.

6, Vacation Resonder function: in the "settings" to activate this feature, users can set up Gmail, advance their own start and end dates of leave, during which automatically respond to mail.

Gmail has been abandoned five functions:

1, Muzzle: this feature to hide friend's Gmail chat status. Not all users have to give up this feature on Google is satisfied with an existing user to start online petitions calling for re-add this feature.

2, fixed-width font: In response to a menu option that allows users to fixed-width font view the message. Firefox users can still add Greasemonkey to use this feature.

3, Email Addict: allows the user to turn off a feature Gmail15 minutes.

4, the signature by adding location information: With the rise of location-based services, this feature has been canceled, what surprises us.

5, random signatures.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Facebook appears to access problems in stand-alone server failure

According to media reports, the United States and other countries reported that users, Facebook an access failure, while the failure began on Saturday morning.

According to reports, some users can not log the phenomenon occurs, but although other users can log on, visit the Facebook site, but surprisingly slow pace, from time to time failure. London, Bangkok and Mexico City, customers reported similar problems. Many Twitter users are released through the fault message.

Facebook spokesman Matt Hicks said that as a stand-alone server, a problem, users can not access Facebook, view friends profile or site of special features, but were affected by the failure affected only "a small number of users."

Saturday 18:00, Facebook said the problem has been resolved, users can rest assured that use.

Facebook has more than 400 million worldwide users, sites rarely had such a small fault. In contrast, Twitter encountered the problem seems more serious. Last year in August, affected by the hackers, Twitter short messaging system to disable a few hours. Facebook has also encountered such problems, but they were not as complete cessation of service Twitter.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Sony: Wii game developers are moving away from turning PS3

February 19 news, Sony said that Nintendo Wii game console is losing developer support.

Nintendo Wii is perhaps the most popular console of this generation. However, this game has an important issue for its success may be far-reaching impact. This problem is only the first party game software can be run very well on this platform.

Sony believes that the market research firm NPD Group latest on Wii games sales figures indicate Sony gaming platforms have a good prospect. Sony is responsible for the relationship between publishers, senior vice president Rob Dyer said, seeking more return on investment of third-party game developers are moving away from Nintendo's Wii turned to Sony's PS3.

Dyer said, publishers say that they are not prepared to use the resources in the Wii console area. In my work, we have to compete with Microsoft and Nintendo. We compete for resources. So, in my conversations with publishers, I asked them "You have the resources be used where?." The past, the answer is, "You look at how popular Wii game console? Or how popular DS game? We should use the resources here." They did so and realize that third-party products in Nintendo gaming platform is selling well.

Dyer said that because of these games publishers to recover these resources and these resources are used in our gaming platform. Sony will be able to provide you with exclusive content. We will invest more in this regard engineers to figure out how to maximize the use of Blu-ray technology, and from the PS3 console to get more revenue.

Friday, February 19, 2010

EU Windows users with effect from March 1 to choose the browser

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft Thursday announced that next week will be part of the European Union for Windows users to launch the browser options window, with effect from March 1 for the European Union all Windows users to introduce this option.

The receipt of the Norwegian browser maker Opera's complaint, the European Commission accused Microsoft of using its dominance of operating system market to provide protection for IE interfere with the browser market. But Microsoft last year, with the European Commission reached a settlement on the matter. According to the settlement agreement, Microsoft will allow Windows users to choose the browser, and through Windows Update to provide users with this feature.

In order to fulfill this commitment, Microsoft Windows users for the European Union to provide a special selection window, allowing users to choose and install a market share of the top five browsers. This five browsers are IE, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari.

According to the settlement agreement reached last year, Microsoft no later than March 17 to provide users with this option before, and in mid-May to complete the relevant update process.

Microsoft deputy general counsel, said Dave Heiner, Microsoft weeks in advance to fulfill this commitment. He said: "We plan to March 1 for the whole week where users in Europe, launched this update." Hainer added, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom next week, the user can manually through the Windows Update to download this update .

XP users will receive the "High Priority" non-security updates, Vista, and Windows 7 users will receive the "important" updates. As long as users will be Windows Update set to automatically update, this feature will be automatically downloaded and installed PC. Users can choose other settings according to their own will reject the update.

Microsoft initially did not intend to introduce such a selection window, but to introduce the user does not contain the browser's Windows 7. However, as the computer partners and corporate customers have expressed opposition to Microsoft in August 2009 finally abandoned the idea.

According to Internet traffic monitoring bodies StatCounter data, IE browser, currently in Europe, a market share of 45.5%, Firefox, Chrome, Opera's share was 39.2%, respectively, 6.3% and 4.3%.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Google Gmail proposed increase in social networking features similar to Twitter

According to foreign media reports, sources, Google plans to increase its e-mail service Gmail, a new feature that allows users easier and faster to share media with the information and status updates.

The source said Google will be the first to launch this week, aiming to make Gmail e-mail services and more sociability of the new features. Gmail will add a new module that allows users to browse to select the contact's status updates. At present there is a Gmail user can display contact information, a brief chat toolbar. But the new interface will allow users to view more friends, a movement of the updated region, this form is very popular on the Facebook and Twitter.

One source also disclosed that, Google also plans to share YouTube video content and Picasa photo-sharing services into the state updating the stream. However, Google will soon release these features, is still unknown. In this regard, Gu singing girl spokesman declined comment.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

The nation's largest training site was closed down hackers

Hubei Province in order to provide illegal control over the success of the destruction of computer information systems program for the main content of the largest hacker training website "Black Hawk safety net", the main suspect Lee, Zhang was arrested.

Last year, in April, Huanggang Municipal Public Security Bureau Network Security Detachment with Ma City Public Security Bureau Network Security Battalion to the detection of the Department of the Governor's "black POINT" series, the case of network attacks, arresting suspected of wantonly engaged in network attacks, fraud, theft and dissemination of computer viruses, illegal control of Computer Information Systems Mr. Han and other criminal acts such as six criminal suspects. Police found, of which 3 per line "Black Hawk safety net" of a member of their long-term study on the site, communication technologies for criminal hackers using the Web site of the program implementation of the crime.

According to the survey, Black Hawk safety net is the largest of hacker training sites, primarily through membership fees the form of an open recruitment to teach all types of hacking techniques, and provide thousands of Trojan horse software for download. Since its inception in 2005, a total of more than 12,000 enrolled members fees, the collection of contributions of more than 7 million yuan.

After six months of investigation and evidence collection and careful preparation, November 26, 2009, police organizations, more than 50 police officers, dispatched to Wenzhou, Huangshan, Luohe, Xuchang and other places, according to the law, "Black Hawk safety net" had a seizure, in one fell swoop captured Lee certain other three major criminal suspects, the complete closure of all sites involved in the case.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Google search hacking to be carried outside the United States National Security Bureau, user privacy concerns

Google will work with the nation's largest intelligence agency cooperation in the National Security Agency raised outside on network user privacy concerns.

The world's largest search engine company and the world's most powerful electronic surveillance by government departments will cooperate in the name of network security, and they targeted it is China.

According to "Washington Post" reported yesterday that Google is working with the nation's largest intelligence agencies - the National Security Agency (NSA) consultations, by the latter to assist its investigation earlier song called Valley, possibly originated in China of hacking attacks. The newspaper quoted informed sources as saying the survey is to better protect their users from Google again attacked.

Yesterday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu's response to the argument that: "I would like to stress that China is a country ruled by law, and we act according to law. Google is also the issue dealt with in accordance with Chinese law."

At the same time, the U.S. Senate to launch attacks against China. 2 On the evening, the U.S. Senate approved a demand that China "on Google to explain the incident and investigation" resolution.

Earlier in the day the Senate Judiciary Committee on Human Rights and Legal Affairs Committee Chairman, Democratic Senator Durbin said, has written to 30 technology companies to submit "in Chinese the right to report" for the month of events at the congressional hearing Google would do preparation.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

AOL released fourth-quarter net profit of 1.4 million U.S. dollars reported revenue decline 17%

CNET Technology News Network International reported February 4 local time February 3, AOL's fourth-quarter earnings, net profit of 1.4 million U.S. dollars, a year earlier loss of 1.96 billion U.S. dollars; revenue fell 17%, to 8.097 100 million U.S. dollars, better than the average analyst estimate of 708.3 million U.S. dollars.

Time Warner in December 2009 to complete the work of AOL spin-off. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong through investment professional websites, improve advertising sales and cut its 6900 employees to about one-third increase profits.

Armstrong said: "Investors are very optimistic about AOL's long-term development, they think 2010 is unlikely to revive AOL, which is a long-term task."

AOL shares rose 58 cents in the New York Stock Exchange at 4:15 pm to close at 25.23 U.S. dollars. This year its shares have risen 8.4%.

AOL to show ads in the fourth quarter domestic revenue grew 1.5% to 151.7 million U.S. dollars; the total decline in display advertising revenue as its international revenue fell 22%.

Armstrong said that because the company plans to redesign the technology platform that will be staged in the international market "great retreat." He said: "We expect to return to the international market, 2011,2012,2013 year."

February 4 Ensidia the world's first 25 people to kill the Lich King Arthas

At yesterday's Association of Illidan server, Blood Legion, after the completion of the 10 bowled, Ensidia big bang before the completion of the 25 people difficult Lich King kill, it is amazing. Eu Bimei clothes to open a full day later, but prior to serving Association of America completed the Lich King 25 were difficult to say that it is a "feat."

Ensidia Association Introduction

Ensidia Society can be said that in the most popular online game World of Warcraft PVE in the strength of the strongest teams of the. The council raised from SK-Gaming and Nihilum's PvE team merger, as the current World of Warcraft PvE strength of today's top two teams, among them the world's first kill we had a memorable battle, and now the two teams decided to merge Is This means that the history of the most powerful team, the birth of a PvE? Will there be a new team, an adversary? All this in the "Wrath of the Lich King" and see the outcome ... ...

November 25, 2008, they announced the merger of the Society's new name: Ensidia

July 8, 2009 early morning, the server wars of conquest in mainland China Taiwan Association "Stars" has made a world of zero guardian Jug Sharon FD, to Ensidia sounded the alarm.

February 3 news: Since Blizzard open "World of Warcraft (WOW)" WLK3.3.2 a new patch after the completion of the Lich King Arthas who became the world's first kill wower their collective concern. However, in Beijing at 16:30 on February 3, 2010 or so, Illidan server's Blood Legion Association, the world's first model of the Lich King kill 10 people, here's them I press into the Lich King's first kill of the game screenshots Let everyone for their congratulations to bar!

25 people, and as of press time, about 10 suits Society of the United States beat the 25 leaders of the Lich King's porter Ice Dragon Queen Sinda Gou Sa, while the previous green dragon fighting has completed more than 200 associations, today and tomorrow services in Europe and Taiwan will update 3.3.2, added to the Wrath of the Lich King contention for the final decisive battle.

It is reported that many foreign media carried out specifically to the kill live, a lot of Chinese players to have witnessed this magical moment, the myth of the Lich King has finally become history. At a time when more and more Chinese players were issued with emotion: in foreign Lich King Arthas has been to kick the bucket, and we do not know when the Chinese players will be able to see the Lich King.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Office 2010 into the RC phase in June officially released

February 3, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft has confirmed that developers have been provided to some of the RC version of Office2010.

Microsoft spokesman said: "We have to TAP members with an RC version of Office2010, which is part of the development plan, but will not publicly available to all users."

RC version of the release meant that Office2010 development work is nearing completion. Last year in November, Microsoft has publicly released the Beta version of Office2010, in the 7-week time period has reached 2 million downloads times.

Office2010 final version is expected to launch in June this year, is divided into six versions. Among them, families and Student Edition priced 149 U.S. dollars, commercial version of 279 U.S. dollars, while the professional version of 499 U.S. dollars.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Google preparation for the network enterprise software store

According to foreign media reports, sources, Google is preparing to introduce the network enterprise software store in order to compete with Microsoft to get more software developers to support.
These sources said that Google's network of enterprise software store will include the development of other developers of enterprise software to enhance the Google Apps features. Google Apps is Google's office software, including e-mail, word processing and spreadsheet functions. They pointed out that Google may be released as early as March Networks enterprise software store.
It is reported that Google allows the user to the network enterprise software store software, and sharing revenue with developers. Are using Gmail or Google Docs users can quickly access the menu at the top of already purchased software.
Google spokesman said in a statement that the company "has been working with partners to provide more solutions for businesses, but have no comment."