Avast 5.0 – free internet security

ALWIL Software, makers of the worlds most popular free antivirus program with over 100 million users, has launched new versions of its popular free and premium software. The new 5.0 furthers the companys objective of offering full-fledged antivirus and anti-malware protection that is modern, sophisticated and free. Together with the free version, avast! is also introducing the new premium Internet Security suite and an update of its paid Antivirus Pro product.

Ericsson: New Heads of Business Units Global Services and CDMA

Ericsson has appointed new heads of its business units Global Services and CDMA Mobile Systems. Magnus Mandersson has been appointed head of Global Services and Rima Qureshi has been appointed head of CDMA Mobile Systems. Available video includes soundbites from CEO Hans Vestberg, Magnus Mandersson and Rima Qureshi. Here.

Movies-on-Demand, a 430m Euros in Western Europe by 2013

Video on Demand (VoD) delivered straight to the television is generating high levels of consumer interest, but little revenue, with free content accounting for more than 95% of the material being watched. However, a new Pay-TV market report from Futuresource Consulting shows that consumers will pay extra for movies on demand delivered by their broadcaster or Pay TV operator. The report reveals that by 2013, transactional revenues from movies on demand alone will reach 2.4bn dollars in the USA and 430m Euros in the leading five Western European countries.

TeliaSonera will build LTE network with Nokia Siemens

Nokia Siemens Networks and TeliaSonera have signed a contract for the delivery of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio network in Sweden and Norway. Under the two-year agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide LTE radio equipment, LTE network management systems, and LTE multi-vendor integration and care services to TeliaSonera. LTE is a wireless communications technology that specifically meets the growing demand for advanced mobile broadband services.

NSN updates chinese TD-SCDMA network

Beijing Mobile deploys Nokia Siemens Networks’ technology and services for future proof TD-SCDMA network that enhances customer experience. This means world-class 3G services and an overall improved broadband experience in 2010. B.M. will migrate the network towards time division variant of Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE).

WordPress Google XML Sitemaps scam

What’s the easiest way to make money out of your good work? Scam people!

That’s the idea behind Google (XML) Sitemaps Generator for WordPress, the infamous plug-in. In the begining it was the Golden Age. The plugin works, your blog rises on the wave and you’re happy. At some point, can’t remember when, the plugin cracks - on one blog at some 2.000 posts, on the other one at some 8.000 posts .

It starts to send Google less and less URLS and your blog stars diving in the deep waters and yout dont know exactlly why. On one blog it says that “everything is fine” but the script makes the sitemap for about one third of the real URL base. On the larger blog, it stopped indexing at arround 60% of the total URLs.

You cannot find help on the site – noone answers – so, in the end you have to pay. This is not a business, it’s a TRICK.

CES: Sony shows new Walkman + new DSLR camera

It’s Sony’s slimmest ever Walkman. At just 7.2mm slim and weighing only 62g, the Walkman A845 video MP3 player proves that less really is more. With a bright 2.8” OLED screen, built-in digital noise cancellation and up to 29 hours audio playback, the new A845 Walkman is the complete feature packed package.

The Sony a450 DSLR camera is the right choice for photographers wishing to step up to a more advanced level. The a450 features the same 14.2 megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor and BIONZ processor in the a550 which makes it perfect for detailed, low-noise images.

Happy holidays, everyone

I really don’t have a lot of time for this blog anymore, I think I’ll move it by the end of the year on a new host.

Thanks alot for reading this and I’ll get back to work next year.

Happy Holidays!

Moved to Twitter and that’s it

I’ll auto-suspend this blog after a coule of years and 2000 articles. It’s a total failure right now, with 20-30 readers per day I know I’m out of time because lots of other projects.
So if you read this, you can follow my updates on Twitter. Cheers!

E-Readers spells succes in the Holiday season of 2010

Gartner says that while the number of electronic readers sold is likely to increase in 2009, it expects 2010 to be the year when e-book readers really become popular consumer electronic devices, culminating in e-reader “mania” for the 2010 holiday season. There are a number of hurdles that need to be overcome before e-readers can become more mainstream, such as e-books needing a wider variety of retail channels, ranging from big box retailers and wireless carrier outlets to lifestyle stores such as Brookstone. More publishers must also be seen buying into e-readers. For example, there has been news about the success of e-book sales of Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol”; however other noted authors such as John Grisham and J.K. Rowling do not have their works available as e-books.

Time spent online? Microsoft gains because of frustrated users desperately seeking help

comScore study shows that, in terms of time spent on sites, the Redmond-based Microsoft sites ranked as the most engaging global property in September, followed by Google, Yahoo, and Facebook. But nobody seems to think why… The truth is that hundred of thousand users using or testing Windows operating systems are spending a lot of time looking how to fix their computers… It’s as simple as that. On Google you spend seconds because it does it’s job right.

Dell Mini 3ix, the Android smartphone

Dell’s first Android smartphone has received FCC approval. The Dell Mini 3i was released in China earlier this year as a stripped down, entry-level model. The FCC signed off today on a more advanced version, the Mini 3iX. This will include Wi-Fi and 3G mobile broadband, the two features most notably absent from the original.

The Mini 3iX will have the same design as its little brother, giving it a 3.5-inch, 360-by-640 touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS, and a microSD memory card slot. In addition to Wi-Fi and 3G, it will have Bluetooth.

Via Brightland >>

Mobile phone sales down 8% in Canada

The expected Canadian mobile phone market recovery will have to wait at least another quarter, says IDC. The market was down 8% in the third quarter of 2009, which marked the third straight sequential decline. Handset makers shipped 4% fewer units to wireless service providers and other channel partners in the third quarter when compared to the same quarter last year despite double-digit converged mobile device growth.

GoToMeeting: the worse client experience ever possible

I was invited to a webinar today by a partner who choose GoToMeeting online platform to create this conference. Man! I am so angry, if I was near GTM headquarters I would definatelly go there and throw some eggs ar them.
First I had to update the browser to the latest Java plug-in, than I had to download and Install the software, than I registered for the conference. When you start the software, you can go directly to the meeting without registering also for GoToMeeting. But It won’t work. It sends you back to registration, no error mesage. And if you try to register for GMT it actually asks for credit card data. Yeah, I’m sure you’ll take good care of it!

GSMA wants to get Europe out of the recession

GSMA (GSM Association) unveiled the European Mobile Manifesto which sets out how the mobile industry will help achieve key European Union objectives to boost economic performance, improve efficiencies, protect consumers and increase the use of green technology. To do this, the mobile industry has undertaken to work more closely with governments, education and health authorities and technology manufacturers. The mobile industry is also calling upon the EU to provide a number of measures to support the initiative.

Through the Mobile Manifesto, the mobile industry outlines its goals to: