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In our recent post on how to install the new Facebook Timeline on profile we seem to have received an amazing response from everyone.

Although, many people have been asking me how to uninstall or disable the new Facebook Timeline from profile since they find it hard to adapt to something too new so soon. Here are the steps:

Open the link https://developers.facebook.com/apps

In the Recently Viewed list in the left sidebar, select the app you created to enable Facebook Timeline

Click on Edit App on the top right.

In the page that open, click and confirm Delete App in the Related Links list in left sidebar.

Open your profile and it will be back to normal

I must mention however that Facebook Timeline will be enable by default for every user from September 30 onwards so good luck whining about the new Facebook changes. I think, it’s awesome!

PS: Now all of a sudden all the blogs will start covering news on how to uninstall and disable the new Facebook Timeline, wait and watch!

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Having quick access to connectivity settings like WiFi, Bluetooth, Data and GPS isn’t available on mobile operating systems like iOS (unless you jailbreak) or Windows Phone 7, but we came across an interesting app today â€" for Windows Phone â€" that allows users to place different network toggles on their homescreen in the form of tiles.

Developed by Purity Networks, Network Dashboard lets users take a quick glance at what connectivity settings are turned on while allowing users to pin tiles for each setting to the homescreen.

Setting it up is very, very easy. Once you have downloaded and installed it, all you have to do is launch the app, hold one of the four toggles and then pin them on your homescreen.

After you have pinned your desired toggles, changing WiFi/Data/Bluetooth and Airplane Mode on to off (and vice versa) becomes a one-tap business.

From Windows Phone Marketplace:

Network Dashboard provides a quick, at a glance view into the network status on your Windows Phone. Tap on a tile and you can quickly change the settings. Tap and hold a tile and you can pin it to the Start menu for quick and easy access!

We have personally tested Network Dashboard on a HTC 7 Trophy running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango and can confirm that it works as advertised. The app is completely free but works exclusively with smartphones running the latest release of Windows Phone 7 i.e. Mango. Mango is still sometime away from seeing a complete roll-out, so we suggest you follow our guides (linked to at the end of the post) to upgrade to Mango before you install Network Dashboard.

If you’re interested, Network Dashboard can be downloaded from the link embedded below.

Download Network Dashboard [Windows Phone Marketplace Link]

It is a free app, so there really is no harm in giving it a try. Do let us know of your experience with it in the comments section on our Facebook page.

You may also like to check out:

• Install Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Right Now On Any WP7 Device [How To Tutorial]
• Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Update Now Available! Here’s How To Install It

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Since the rumors of the iPhone 5 began, almost everyone has different views on the device. Many claim that the iPhone 5 will be fully redesigned or at least slightly redesigned, but many others claim that the device will in fact have the same design as the iPhone 4.

In a report from MacRumors, they claim that the iPhone 5 (or codenamed “N94”) has almost the same hardware. It will apparently have 512MB of RAM, almost the same camera, same 3.5” display, glass front and back panels. All of this sounds very familiar; it almost identical to the current iPhone 4.

- 512 MB of RAM: This is to be expected, as the next iPhone should be using the same A5 chip found in the iPad 2, which does in fact offer 512 MB of RAM.
- Camera module height “almost same” as in iPhone 4: Camera thickness is the major limiting factor for overall device thickness, meaning that the next iPhone is not likely to be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4. Sony is said to have started shipping camera sensors to Apple’s manufacturers back in July, with OmniVision coming online to assist in September or October.
- 3.5-inch display: A number of rumors have claimed that Apple will be using a larger display for the new iPhone, but Kuo’s sources indicate the screen will be the same size as that found in the iPhone 4.
- Glass front and back: Although not 100% confident on this item, Kuo’s sources suggest that Apple will continue to utilize the same basic design of the iPhone 4, with glass on both the front and back of the device.
- Manufacturing shares: Foxconn is scheduled to handle 85% of the production load for the new iPhone, with Pegatron taking the remaining 15%. As previously noted, Pegatron will be a bit slower to ramp up production, and will primarily be supplying Apple’s Asia-Pacific markets.

Their source also talked about the next generation iPod touch. According to him, like the iPhone “4S” the iPod touch 5th Generation will also look almost identical to its predecessor. One thing he did say was that, Apple will be producing iPod touches in two models; white and black.

Both the iPhone and iPod touch are expected to have a major redesign in 2012.

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 5 this month, and release it next month. Not much is known about the device, however most rumors do point out to a large screen and an A5-chip.

Related posts:

iPhone 4 Design Patent Won By Apple, iPhone 5 With Same Design Ships September 2011?

Apple To Unveil iPhone 5/4S With Slim Design & Aluminum Back In August?

iPod Touch 4 Illustrations from Case Manufacturers Obtained â€" Shows Camera and Flash

Another iPhone 5 Design Concept Reveals A Different Form Factor

Next gen ‘iPhone HD’ specs: Rumored to contain an A4 CPU, Multitasking, Front camera and 940×640 Resolution; launch on 22nd June?

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PlayStation 3 controllers (Sixaxis and DualShock 3) can now be used on Android phone to play games or just navigate through the phone!

Sixaxis Controller is a paid Android app for rooted phones that allows you to use your PS3 controller with your phone. The best part is, this app is also compatible with PlayStation emulators available in the Android Market.

TeamAndroid.com has covered an extensive tutorial/guide on how you can connect your PS3 controller using Sixaxis Controller Android app. It works with both, Sixaxis and DualShock 3 controllers.

If you have a high-end phone with HDMI output, you can play PlayStation games with a PS3 controller, using an Android phone. An entire console in your hands. Awesome, eh?

Download Sixaxis Controller

You can grab the Sixaxis Controlller app from Android Market: Download Sixaxis Controller

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BANGALORE
(09/28/2011) - Five chip makers, including Intel, IBM, Samsung Electronics, GlobalFoundries and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. have committed investment of US$4.4 billion in research and development in the state of New York over the next five years, to develop new 450-millimeter chip wafer technology, the state’s governor Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday.

New York secured the investment in competition with other locations worldwide, Cuomo said in a speech that was also webcast.

IBM has committed $3.6 billion of the total investment to work on next generations of computer chips, including those using 22-nanometers and 14-nanometers process technology, said John Kelly, senior vice president and director of IBM Research.

Since 2000, IBM has invested more than $10 billion in New York state, its largest investment anywhere in the world, Kelly said.

The transition from 300mm to 450mm wafers will require unprecedented industry-wide collaboration, and the New York project is critical for the new consortium, called Global 450, said Brian Krzanich, senior vice president and general manager of manufacturing and supply chain at Intel.

Intel is already designing and building its future factories to be 450mm capable, and is counting on the results of the research and development in New York in the second half of the decade to go into production in those factories.

Intel has also agreed to establish its 450mm East Coast Headquarters to support the overall project management in Albany.

The investment will retain and create 6,900 jobs in upstate New York, including 2,500 new technology roles, according to a statement issued by the governor’s press office.

No private company will receive any state funds as part of the agreement. To support the project, New York state will invest $400 million in the State University of New York (SUNY) College for Nanoscale and Science Engineering (CNSE) in Albany, including $100 million for energy efficiency and low-cost energy allowances.

The state investment in CNSE will be made over a five-year period. “The state doesn’t fund business. The state funds SUNY if and only if the jobs are actually being created,” Cuomo said

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Ufone Trains Employees on Being Environmentally Sustainable

By Saleh Sikandar · Wednesday, Sep 28, 2011 0 Comments

Ufone in collaboration with AIESEC is promoting initiatives that lead to environmental sustainability and a greener planet.

AIESEC is the world’s largest youth-run organization and is present in over 110 countries and territories and with over 60,000 members. Focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to be global citizens, to change the world and to get experience and skills that matter today.

International interns from various countries around the globe visited the AIESEC office in Lahore and offered their expertise to Ufone in order to impart knowledge and information about global environmental sustainability amongst the organization’s employees. The project included various in-house seminars which proved to be an excellent way to engage Ufone employees in discussion and make them understand how they could work for the betterment of the environment.

Ufone employees have been trained to act responsibly and to make the world a better place by incorporating environment friendly behavior in their lifestyles, and working towards its improvement and sustainability. The aim was to make the participants understand that firstly they were to create awareness amongst themselves and then teach their friends and families on how to be environmentally responsible and sustainable.

After the completion of the training session, Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer at Ufone said that sustainability enables us to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. We measure our actions through the well-being of interacting economic, environmental and social systems. We want our employees to know that the choices they make have a lasting impact on our world. Understanding that the environmental and economic well-being of our planet is tied together with the choices the society makes every day is the first step to making the right decision to move forward.

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• PTCL Gets Environment Excellence Award
• Microsoft Calls for Stronger Intellectual Property Protection

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In our recent post on how to install the new Facebook Timeline on profile we seem to have received an amazing response from everyone.

Although, many people have been asking me how to uninstall or disable the new Facebook Timeline from profile since they find it hard to adapt to something too new so soon. Here are the steps:

Open the link https://developers.facebook.com/apps

In the Recently Viewed list in the left sidebar, select the app you created to enable Facebook Timeline

Click on Edit App on the top right.

In the page that open, click and confirm Delete App in the Related Links list in left sidebar.

Open your profile and it will be back to normal

I must mention however that Facebook Timeline will be enable by default for every user from September 30 onwards so good luck whining about the new Facebook changes. I think, it’s awesome!

PS: Now all of a sudden all the blogs will start covering news on how to uninstall and disable the new Facebook Timeline, wait and watch!

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If you use OS X Lion, you’re probably aware of Mission Control: a new feature that displays all your currently open windows, as well as Spaces. While this feature is functional, it’s not at all customizable, but thanks to a few file edits, you’ll be able to change Mission Control’s standard fabric background to something else more personal.

These steps require nothing but a full copy of OS X Lion and some basic Finder skills. As you can tell from the steps below, you’ll be up and running in a matter of minutes:

How To Change Background Of OS X Lion Mission Control:

Step 1: launch Finder and navigate over to System/Library/CoreServices and locate Dock.app.

Step 2: right-click that app and select "Show Package Contents". This will allow you to actually edit the files within the app.

Step 3: from within Dock.app, navigate over to Contents/Resources. Locate defaultdesktop.png and rename it to anything else you want.

Once we’ve removed that fabric pattern, Mission Control should now display OS X Lion’s standard desktop background: the Andromeda Galaxy many of us have stared at for hours. If you want to spice this up, you must replace this file as well. Don’t worry, it won’t take long:

Step 4: leave Dock.app as it is and navigate over to /System/Library/CoreServices. Back up DefaultDesktop.jpg and replace it with the file you’d like to set as the background for Mission Control.

Step 5: log out and log back in to see the changes! You can alternatively just launch the Terminal (Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app), type in killall Dock and press the Enter key. This will restart your dock.

How To Change Background Of OS X Lion Dashboard:

In previous versions of Mac OS X, the Dashboard would be displayed as a semitransparent layer over the standard desktop, but now in OS X Lion, the widgets have a background of their own. This, too, is so simple that an 8-year-old could do it:

Step 1: locate Dock.app in System/Library/CoreServices. Right-click on it and select "Show Package Contents".

Step 2: navigate over to /Contents/Resources and locate pirelli.png. Just back it up and change it to anything else you’d like. If the file isn’t large enough, it will be displayed as a pattern.

Step 3: as with the previous steps, you’ll need to log out and log back in to see the changes you’ve just made, or just perform the Terminal command we mentioned above.

(via tonymacx86 Blog)

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Since the rumors of the iPhone 5 began, almost everyone has different views on the device. Many claim that the iPhone 5 will be fully redesigned or at least slightly redesigned, but many others claim that the device will in fact have the same design as the iPhone 4.

In a report from MacRumors, they claim that the iPhone 5 (or codenamed “N94”) has almost the same hardware. It will apparently have 512MB of RAM, almost the same camera, same 3.5” display, glass front and back panels. All of this sounds very familiar; it almost identical to the current iPhone 4.

- 512 MB of RAM: This is to be expected, as the next iPhone should be using the same A5 chip found in the iPad 2, which does in fact offer 512 MB of RAM.
- Camera module height “almost same” as in iPhone 4: Camera thickness is the major limiting factor for overall device thickness, meaning that the next iPhone is not likely to be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4. Sony is said to have started shipping camera sensors to Apple’s manufacturers back in July, with OmniVision coming online to assist in September or October.
- 3.5-inch display: A number of rumors have claimed that Apple will be using a larger display for the new iPhone, but Kuo’s sources indicate the screen will be the same size as that found in the iPhone 4.
- Glass front and back: Although not 100% confident on this item, Kuo’s sources suggest that Apple will continue to utilize the same basic design of the iPhone 4, with glass on both the front and back of the device.
- Manufacturing shares: Foxconn is scheduled to handle 85% of the production load for the new iPhone, with Pegatron taking the remaining 15%. As previously noted, Pegatron will be a bit slower to ramp up production, and will primarily be supplying Apple’s Asia-Pacific markets.

Their source also talked about the next generation iPod touch. According to him, like the iPhone “4S” the iPod touch 5th Generation will also look almost identical to its predecessor. One thing he did say was that, Apple will be producing iPod touches in two models; white and black.

Both the iPhone and iPod touch are expected to have a major redesign in 2012.

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 5 this month, and release it next month. Not much is known about the device, however most rumors do point out to a large screen and an A5-chip.

Related posts:

iPhone 4 Design Patent Won By Apple, iPhone 5 With Same Design Ships September 2011?

Apple To Unveil iPhone 5/4S With Slim Design & Aluminum Back In August?

iPod Touch 4 Illustrations from Case Manufacturers Obtained â€" Shows Camera and Flash

Another iPhone 5 Design Concept Reveals A Different Form Factor

Next gen ‘iPhone HD’ specs: Rumored to contain an A4 CPU, Multitasking, Front camera and 940×640 Resolution; launch on 22nd June?

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PlayStation 3 controllers (Sixaxis and DualShock 3) can now be used on Android phone to play games or just navigate through the phone!

Sixaxis Controller is a paid Android app for rooted phones that allows you to use your PS3 controller with your phone. The best part is, this app is also compatible with PlayStation emulators available in the Android Market.

TeamAndroid.com has covered an extensive tutorial/guide on how you can connect your PS3 controller using Sixaxis Controller Android app. It works with both, Sixaxis and DualShock 3 controllers.

If you have a high-end phone with HDMI output, you can play PlayStation games with a PS3 controller, using an Android phone. An entire console in your hands. Awesome, eh?

Download Sixaxis Controller

You can grab the Sixaxis Controlller app from Android Market: Download Sixaxis Controller

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BEIJING (09/26/2011) â€" Apple held talks with Chinese environmental groups earlier this month after the U.S. tech giant was criticized for using manufacturers accused of polluting the environment in China.

The Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), a group based in Beijing, said it held the talks with Apple following a request made by the company. IPE called the initiation of talks a positive sign, given that it was the first time Apple had responded to the environmental groups’ concerns about the company’s suppliers.

In the past, IPE and other groups have released reports accusing Apple of failing to monitor the work conditions and manufacturing processes used by its various suppliers in China. The latest report, released in August, went as far to link the pollution emitted from two suppliers with a rise in cancer rates in residents living nearby.

IPE said it held talks twice with Apple, the second time with the company’s supply chain management. While Apple did not specifically address all of the concerns the environmental groups made, the company said it would continue to communicate and collaborate with them, according to Wang Jing Jing, vice director for IPE.

“In the future, we will listen to what they have to say and we will see how they will move forward,” Wang said. “Our goal is that they will really work to improve the supply chain management.”

Apple did not respond to a request for comment. The company has previously reiterated its commitment to driving its suppliers to meet environmental standards. Apple has said it regularly conducts audits of its suppliers and works with them to correct violations.

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UPayments Now offers Inter Bank Funds Transfer Service

By Mehwish Khan · Monday, Sep 26, 2011 1 Comment

Ufone in collaboration with Habib Bank Ltd. has introduced Funds Transfer facility, which will allow it’s customers to transfer funds (FT â€" sending money to other accounts of the same bank) and Inter Bank Funds Transfer (IBFT â€" sending money to other accounts of 17 partner member banks of 1LINK) is a revolutionary product and a major milestone achieved for the UPayments portfolio. 

For the first time in Pakistan’s history a Telco has offered FT/IBFT services in collaboration with a commercial bank on menu based USSD secured session oriented channel giving liberty to the subscribers to carry out transactions using their existing handsets.

This service enables UPayments active subscribers to transfer funds from their Ufone Handsets using their own HBL account to millions of other HBL accounts or any other member bank accounts listed with 1LINK network across the country. This service can be availed without the internet as users only need to dial *808# from any Ufone handset to access UPayments.

The service not only eliminates the hassle of writing cheques, making demand drafts, reduces the cost of transaction but also eliminates ATM no cash/downtime issues and most importantly the ATM theft cases can be avoided once and for all. Furthermore UPayments FT/IBFT service is available anywhere anytime round-the-clock even on Ufone International Roaming network throughout the world which has over 290 roaming partners.

At present following 17 Banks are listed on 1LINK consortium for FT/IBFT.

• Allied Bank Limited
• Askari Bank
• Bank Al-Falah
• Bank Al-Habib
• Bank Islami
• Bank of Punjab
• Dawood Islamic Bank
• Faysal Bank Limited
• Habib Bank Limited
• JS Bank
• KASB
• NIB Bank
• Soneri Bank
• Standard Chartered Bank
• Summit Bank Limited
• Tameer Microfinance Bank
• UBL

The entire concept of FT/IFBT grew by challenging the traditional customer service approach where customers approach the organization. The aim of UPayments FT/IBFT at Ufone is to allow customers to avail services at their preferred time, place and mode. With this initiative customers can be served at any time and place at their own convenience using their own handsets!

Speaking on the occasion Taimur Faiz Cheema, Head of Value Added Services and Mobile Financial Services at Ufone said:

Our first priority is the convenience and facilitation of our customers. At Ufone it’s all about our valued customers and our team strives to keep up with the new age needs of our customers.

The team at Ufone has worked together with HBL to provide UPayments â€" ensuring that the customer enjoys complete security and control. By virtue of this service Ufone is determined to build a lasting relationship with its customers and be there for them in the true sense.

This initiative in collaboration with HBL, is an extremely proud achievement for the organization as it is a first of its kind service being provided by any Telco in the country. It is our aim and promise to the customers that Ufone will continue to provide the most innovative, secured and customer friendly services in the country.

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• Bank Accounts go Mobile with Telenor Easy Paisa: First Look

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In our recent post on how to install the new Facebook Timeline on profile we seem to have received an amazing response from everyone.

Although, many people have been asking me how to uninstall or disable the new Facebook Timeline from profile since they find it hard to adapt to something too new so soon. Here are the steps:

Open the link https://developers.facebook.com/apps

In the Recently Viewed list in the left sidebar, select the app you created to enable Facebook Timeline

Click on Edit App on the top right.

In the page that open, click and confirm Delete App in the Related Links list in left sidebar.

Open your profile and it will be back to normal

I must mention however that Facebook Timeline will be enable by default for every user from September 30 onwards so good luck whining about the new Facebook changes. I think, it’s awesome!

PS: Now all of a sudden all the blogs will start covering news on how to uninstall and disable the new Facebook Timeline, wait and watch!

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According to a report published today, Samsung Electronics is seeking the ban of Apple’s popular iPhone and iPad products in Netherland.

The report comes with Nu.nl which very clearly states that Samsung wants the import, trading and sales of iPhones 3GS and 4 as well as 3G-ready iPads banned in Netherland based on four patents belonging to Samsung related to 3G technology.

As all iPhones (except for the original) released to date make use of 3G technology, this ban would hold not only for the iPhone 3G, but also for the upcoming iPhone 5!

From Nu.nl (Google Translated):

Samsung requires an import, trading and sales ban for all iPhones and iPads that 3G technology. Samsung claims that prohibition not only for Apple, but also five private companies that distribute and sell the products.

Any ban would also apply to a future iPhone 5. The indictment is as follows: "The ban applies particularly but not exclusively for the latest products from Apple iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, 1 iPhone and iPhone 2."

Apple has requested the court for an address this Monday where its legal team will argue that Samsung’s patents pertaining to 3G technology are general patents and that they are essential to the wireless industry. If the court agrees to this, the ban would be rejected and instead, Apple would then (probably) have to pay licensing fees to Samsung for every 3G-ready iPhone and iPad.

The news comes just two weeks after Apple successfully managed get Dutch courts to ban Samsung’s Galaxy Ace, S and S II smartphones. Besides this, Samsung had to pull all references to their Galaxy Tab 7.7 at Germany’s IFA consumer electronics conference ahead of injunctions from Apple.

Head of Global Marketing for Mobile Communications at Samsung Lee Younghee was yesterday quoted saying:

We’ll be pursuing our rights for this in a more aggressive way from now on. We’ve been quite respectful and also passive in a way. However, we shouldn’t be… anymore.

Younghee’s stern tone is understandable. Apple is on a suing spree lately, and we’re quite certain you can tell as well. The company has particularly been targeting manufacturers of Android smartphones such as Motorola, HTC and Samsung. This has resulted in these Android manufacturers suing Apple back and the corresponding companies are now in what is called the “patent war”. Microsoft too is making use of the situation and are taking licensing fees from HTC and Samsung for every phone they sell.

Recently, a post was published on the official Google blog which said that Apple and Microsoft are running an “organized campaign” against Android and that they are using patents to slow down the platform’s exponential growth.

Anyway, we wish all the best to both Samsung and Apple in their legal battle. May the company with the strongest patents portfolio win!

(via 9to5Mac)

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Since the rumors of the iPhone 5 began, almost everyone has different views on the device. Many claim that the iPhone 5 will be fully redesigned or at least slightly redesigned, but many others claim that the device will in fact have the same design as the iPhone 4.

In a report from MacRumors, they claim that the iPhone 5 (or codenamed “N94”) has almost the same hardware. It will apparently have 512MB of RAM, almost the same camera, same 3.5” display, glass front and back panels. All of this sounds very familiar; it almost identical to the current iPhone 4.

- 512 MB of RAM: This is to be expected, as the next iPhone should be using the same A5 chip found in the iPad 2, which does in fact offer 512 MB of RAM.
- Camera module height “almost same” as in iPhone 4: Camera thickness is the major limiting factor for overall device thickness, meaning that the next iPhone is not likely to be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4. Sony is said to have started shipping camera sensors to Apple’s manufacturers back in July, with OmniVision coming online to assist in September or October.
- 3.5-inch display: A number of rumors have claimed that Apple will be using a larger display for the new iPhone, but Kuo’s sources indicate the screen will be the same size as that found in the iPhone 4.
- Glass front and back: Although not 100% confident on this item, Kuo’s sources suggest that Apple will continue to utilize the same basic design of the iPhone 4, with glass on both the front and back of the device.
- Manufacturing shares: Foxconn is scheduled to handle 85% of the production load for the new iPhone, with Pegatron taking the remaining 15%. As previously noted, Pegatron will be a bit slower to ramp up production, and will primarily be supplying Apple’s Asia-Pacific markets.

Their source also talked about the next generation iPod touch. According to him, like the iPhone “4S” the iPod touch 5th Generation will also look almost identical to its predecessor. One thing he did say was that, Apple will be producing iPod touches in two models; white and black.

Both the iPhone and iPod touch are expected to have a major redesign in 2012.

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 5 this month, and release it next month. Not much is known about the device, however most rumors do point out to a large screen and an A5-chip.

Related Posts

iPhone 4 Design Patent Won By Apple, iPhone 5 With Same Design Ships September 2011?

Apple To Unveil iPhone 5/4S With Slim Design & Aluminum Back In August?

iPod Touch 4 Illustrations from Case Manufacturers Obtained â€" Shows Camera and Flash

Another iPhone 5 Design Concept Reveals A Different Form Factor

Next gen ‘iPhone HD’ specs: Rumored to contain an A4 CPU, Multitasking, Front camera and 940×640 Resolution; launch on 22nd June?

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PlayStation 3 controllers (Sixaxis and DualShock 3) can now be used on Android phone to play games or just navigate through the phone!

Sixaxis Controller is a paid Android app for rooted phones that allows you to use your PS3 controller with your phone. The best part is, this app is also compatible with PlayStation emulators available in the Android Market.

TeamAndroid.com has covered an extensive tutorial/guide on how you can connect your PS3 controller using Sixaxis Controller Android app. It works with both, Sixaxis and DualShock 3 controllers.

If you have a high-end phone with HDMI output, you can play PlayStation games with a PS3 controller, using an Android phone. An entire console in your hands. Awesome, eh?

Download Sixaxis Controller

You can grab the Sixaxis Controlller app from Android Market: Download Sixaxis Controller

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BEIJING (09/23/2011) â€" Apple is opening this week stores in Shanghai and Hong Kong, taking the total number of its stores in China to six.

The tech giant plans to open its first retail store in Hong Kong on Saturday, a day after it opened a store in Shanghai. The company already has two stores in Shanghai, and another two in Beijing.

Demand for Apple’s products in China has soared since the company launched its iPhone 4 product in the country last September. For the first three months of 2011, iPhone sales in China saw a year-on-year increase of almost 250 percent, according to previous statements from Apple’s now CEO Tim Cook.

Apple’s iPad has also dominated China’s tablet market, with a 74 percent share, according to Beijing-based research firm Analysys International.

Demand for the products has been so high that unauthorized resellers in China have created fake Apple stores by using the company’s logos to decorate their shops. Authorities in one city have responded by cracking down on the fake stores.

Apple has said previously it would open 25 stores in China over a two year period. But the pace of store openings so far has been much slower and focused on China’s largest cities. Apple’s newest store in Shanghai will be the company’s largest in the country.

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Zong +1: Best Call Rates for Other Networks

By M Mathar · Friday, Sep 23, 2011 10 Comments

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ZONG is launching a brand new offer named ZONG +1 through which ZONG’s users will be able to select any one GSM operator and get discounted (probably the best) call rate on ALL numbers of that operator.

So this is going to be the best seller package for those who make excessive calls to other networks.

Here’s the idea:

• Subscriber will have to select any other network, for instance Mobilink, to get discounted rates on all numbers of that specific network.
• Call rate for specific one other network will be discounted, all other call rates, SMS, GPRS rates will be carried from your base (pre-selected) package.
• You can Change your network as many times as you want

Offer Details:

• 35 paisa + tax per 20 seconds to a selected operator.
• All calls to other networks will be charged as per package plan.
• Call pulse to selected operator will be 20 second, regardless of the charging pulse of the base package
• Daily Operator Fee: Rs 1.25 + tax / day
• Subscription Validity: One day
• The offer will be auto subscribed at the end of each calendar day

How to Subscribe to Offer:

• Dial *515# and choose the desired operator from the menu or
• Write the name of the operator which needs to be selected and send to 515​

For example, if a customer wants to select:​ Mobilink, he will SMS ‘Mobilink’ to 515

One time Subscription Charges:

Rs 10 + tax. Each addition/modification of operator will be charged at Rs 10 + tax

How To Unsubscribe:

• Send “OFF” to 515

Unlike other operators, ZONG is giving its customers a different (discounted) call rate on 1 operator rather than any 1 number. Also, the users will not have to face the hassle of adding individual numbers of F&F.

Not only this, those who subscribe to the package will also have the leverage of changing their selected operator at any time of the day as many times as they want.

Subscribers of all packages will be allowed to benefit from “ZONG +1” and the service will be activated parallel to all other promotions. Call rate to rest of the operator will be as per user package default rate.

Mr. Salman Wassay, Head of Marketing at ZONG says,

We believe in making lives of our customers easier, we want them to stay connected at affordable rates, we also want them to enjoy quality services and to make all of this possible we keep launching new interesting products and packages.

Our latest offer “ZONG +1” is also a part of these on-going efforts. I can assure you that no network in Pakistan has ever offered anything similar to this.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is voiced to launch the much-awaited, ultimate moon mission, in a few days time. The mission tagged as Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) will mark its launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Pad, located in Florida on September 8th.

According to the officials, the first launch window of GRAIL would take place on 8th September at 8:37 AM EST and the second launch occurrence 39 minutes later at 9:16 AM EST.

The GRAIL mission aims to achieve a series of goals in it voyage of almost nine months around the moon. The mission would consist of two spacecrafts GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B. Wonder why does all this remind of the movie, Armageddon. Coming back to the details, the spacecrafts would be launched with the help of the specially designed, Delta II Rockets. Both the spaceships would would record sensitive data including measurements as they move along a defined path.

The basic reason for this mission is to record the strength of the gravity field around Earth as well as taking recordings between them using radio signals. The measurements would be beamed down to the lab to compare the Moon’s gravitational field according to Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. After gathering these records, scientists would be able to claim them as the most accurate measurements to date.

Moreover, the GRAIL mission would also figure out the composition of the lunar crust. This study would help scientists construct a proper theory as to “how the moon came to be a debatable subject”. The findings would also help in determining on how the inner planets were formed during the formation of the Solar System.

Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator from MIT told:

GRAIL will unlock lunar mysteries and help us understand how the moon, Earth and other rocky planets evolved as well

NASA would make the launch details live with webcasts on various blogs. To keep a follow on the mission, follow the link here.

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Unlocking your computer with a password? That is so five years ago. We’ve come across a new app for OS X today that lets users lock and unlock their desktop using hotkeys, slide to unlock (a la iOS) with keyboard/trackpad/pass-pattern and comes with a plethora of customization options that make it a must-try app.

Developed by iDevelop, Lock Screen 2 completely changes the way users lock and unlock their OS X-powered desktop or notebook. It comes with a variety of options which let you decide how you want to lock/unlock your machine.

From Mac App Store:

Introducing The New Way To Lock/Unlock Your Computer Screen On MacOS
âœ" Lock by hotkeys
âœ" Lock after idle
âœ" Lock before sleep
âœ" Slide to unlock by keyboard
âœ" Slide to unlock by trackpad
âœ" Slide to unlock by passpattern
âœ" Custom slide to unlock text
âœ" Custom lock/unlock sound
âœ" Custom wallpapers
âœ" Open at login option

There are three ways folks can lock their Mac using Lock Screen 2: by using a specific combination of keyboard characters (hotkeys), auto-lock after the computer is left idle for some time and/or auto-lock before the computer goes to sleep mode.

Unlocking options are equally versatile, allowing users to slide to unlock (just like iOS) by pressing a row of characters on the keyboard or by pressing a specific row of characters on the keyboard (pass pattern) or by swiping across the trackpad like a boss.

Besides this, users can customize the lock/unlock sound, the lockscreen wallpaper and the slide to unlock text.

By now, you can probably tell that this is an unusually powerful lockscreen app. This unusual power comes with a price, as Lock Screen 2 costs $4.99. Thankfully, the app is, as of writing, on sale for just $1.99.

I personally wouldn’t pay for an app that supercharges locking/unlocking experience, but, if you’ve got a spare few dollars lying around, Lock Screen 2 wouldn’t be a bad deal. You can download it from the link embedded at the end.

The app is compatible with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and 10.7 Lion.

Download Lock Screen 2 [Mac App Store Link]

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Since the rumors of the iPhone 5 began, almost everyone has different views on the device. Many claim that the iPhone 5 will be fully redesigned or at least slightly redesigned, but many others claim that the device will in fact have the same design as the iPhone 4.

In a report from MacRumors, they claim that the iPhone 5 (or codenamed “N94”) has almost the same hardware. It will apparently have 512MB of RAM, almost the same camera, same 3.5” display, glass front and back panels. All of this sounds very familiar; it almost identical to the current iPhone 4.

- 512 MB of RAM: This is to be expected, as the next iPhone should be using the same A5 chip found in the iPad 2, which does in fact offer 512 MB of RAM.
- Camera module height “almost same” as in iPhone 4: Camera thickness is the major limiting factor for overall device thickness, meaning that the next iPhone is not likely to be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4. Sony is said to have started shipping camera sensors to Apple’s manufacturers back in July, with OmniVision coming online to assist in September or October.
- 3.5-inch display: A number of rumors have claimed that Apple will be using a larger display for the new iPhone, but Kuo’s sources indicate the screen will be the same size as that found in the iPhone 4.
- Glass front and back: Although not 100% confident on this item, Kuo’s sources suggest that Apple will continue to utilize the same basic design of the iPhone 4, with glass on both the front and back of the device.
- Manufacturing shares: Foxconn is scheduled to handle 85% of the production load for the new iPhone, with Pegatron taking the remaining 15%. As previously noted, Pegatron will be a bit slower to ramp up production, and will primarily be supplying Apple’s Asia-Pacific markets.

Their source also talked about the next generation iPod touch. According to him, like the iPhone “4S” the iPod touch 5th Generation will also look almost identical to its predecessor. One thing he did say was that, Apple will be producing iPod touches in two models; white and black.

Both the iPhone and iPod touch are expected to have a major redesign in 2012.

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 5 this month, and release it next month. Not much is known about the device, however most rumors do point out to a large screen and an A5-chip.

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Another iPhone 5 Design Concept Reveals A Different Form Factor

Next gen ‘iPhone HD’ specs: Rumored to contain an A4 CPU, Multitasking, Front camera and 940×640 Resolution; launch on 22nd June?

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PlayStation 3 controllers (Sixaxis and DualShock 3) can now be used on Android phone to play games or just navigate through the phone!

Sixaxis Controller is a paid Android app for rooted phones that allows you to use your PS3 controller with your phone. The best part is, this app is also compatible with PlayStation emulators available in the Android Market.

TeamAndroid.com has covered an extensive tutorial/guide on how you can connect your PS3 controller using Sixaxis Controller Android app. It works with both, Sixaxis and DualShock 3 controllers.

If you have a high-end phone with HDMI output, you can play PlayStation games with a PS3 controller, using an Android phone. An entire console in your hands. Awesome, eh?

Download Sixaxis Controller

You can grab the Sixaxis Controlller app from Android Market: Download Sixaxis Controller

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The 11th Annual ITCN Asia was held started the Expo Center yesterday,  celebrating success of the IT Industry despite the lack of support, provided by the current back city environment. The event, hosted by eCommerce is aimed at bringing about innovation in the ICT Industry in Pakistan.

The event, partnered with some of the leading global and local IT organizations, hopes to “focus on relevant Technology in different Sectors and Sub-Sectors.” The entire event  which has been sub-divided into various conferences and exhibitions also hopes to provide a good balance between the local IT, Telecom & Electronic industry players, senior decision makers and practitioners.

One of the main attractions of the show, especially for students from the IT, Telecom and Engineering disciplines was the P@SHA Launch Pad exhibition. The Launch Pad is an opportunity for students to showcase innovative ideas and projects and talk about how their projects could be used in real-life situations. The projects, which were discussed in front of a panel of judges and various audiences, also had to be able to have a workable marketing strategy to show how practical, or impractical, they actually were!

This year’s projects showcased covered, once again, a vast range of ideas, and were each useful in their own ways. From banking, to social networks, to shopping to controlling cell phone usage in authorized areas, each project was unique in its own way. Some of them included the SIMYX Web, Intelligent Computing Engine, SmartChoice.pk, Shop Holler, Cardless ATM Banking and Grass: Think Social.

 

 

 

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3G Backup Plan Prepared to Meet Budget Deficits

By Aamir Attaa · Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 6 Comments

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Like we all know that Government of Pakistan was desperately looking forward to auctioning 3G licenses to meet it’s budget deficits, however, informed sources claim that government may go with Plan B to meet budget deficits if 3G license auction doesn’t happen this year.

Earlier plan was to generate at least Rs. 75 billion through 3G auctioning, however, after resistance from industry and especially due to hurdles from Etisalat sources tell us that government may drop auction of 3G licenses till next suitable time or may directly move to 4G license auction but not earlier than next year.

During the while government plans to fill budget deficit through acquiring control of Universal Service Fund and R&D Fund money that is lying in banks. Though this plan is kept as a backup and primary efforts are still put together to sell 3G licenses.

If government regulates USF fund money and other funds to be moved to Federal Consolidated Fund then over Rs. 50 billion is likely to be moved from commercial banks to Federal treasury, informed us the sources.

This way government will be able to use the fund money for their operational needs and it can also keep disbursing funds to USF as per it’s requirements.

If government fails to sell 3G licenses this year then there are good chances that auction may not happen before 2013 mainly due to general elections next year. That’s exactly when agreement with Etisalat for not selling any new telecom license will expire.

It merits mentioning here that according to sale purchase agreement with Etisalat for 26 percent PTCL shares, government of Pakistan can’t sell any new telecom license till March 2013.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is voiced to launch the much-awaited, ultimate moon mission, in a few days time. The mission tagged as Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) will mark its launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Pad, located in Florida on September 8th.

According to the officials, the first launch window of GRAIL would take place on 8th September at 8:37 AM EST and the second launch occurrence 39 minutes later at 9:16 AM EST.

The GRAIL mission aims to achieve a series of goals in it voyage of almost nine months around the moon. The mission would consist of two spacecrafts GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B. Wonder why does all this remind of the movie, Armageddon. Coming back to the details, the spacecrafts would be launched with the help of the specially designed, Delta II Rockets. Both the spaceships would would record sensitive data including measurements as they move along a defined path.

The basic reason for this mission is to record the strength of the gravity field around Earth as well as taking recordings between them using radio signals. The measurements would be beamed down to the lab to compare the Moon’s gravitational field according to Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. After gathering these records, scientists would be able to claim them as the most accurate measurements to date.

Moreover, the GRAIL mission would also figure out the composition of the lunar crust. This study would help scientists construct a proper theory as to “how the moon came to be a debatable subject”. The findings would also help in determining on how the inner planets were formed during the formation of the Solar System.

Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator from MIT told:

GRAIL will unlock lunar mysteries and help us understand how the moon, Earth and other rocky planets evolved as well

NASA would make the launch details live with webcasts on various blogs. To keep a follow on the mission, follow the link here.

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We are getting closer and closer to the release of the next major version of Android, folks. Google updated their official Android Developers blog today with a guide on how to make Honeycomb apps compatible with Ice Cream Sandwich so said apps work properly on tablets and smartphones.

Announced at Google I/O 2011, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) is the next major version of Google’s powerful mobile OS Android. ICS will unify Android 2.3 Gingerbread for smartphones and Android 3.x Honeycomb for tablets into one OS that works on smartphones, tablets and everything in between. Not much is known about ICS at this point, except that it will have more efficient multi-tasking, have face recognition and new APIs which will make it easier for developers to develop apps.

From Android Developers:

Early this year, Honeycomb (Android 3.0) launched for tablets. Although Honeycomb remains tablets-only, the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) release will support big screens, small screens, and everything in between. This is the way Android will stay from now on: the same version runs on all screen sizes.

Some Honeycomb apps assume that they’ll run only on a large screen, and have baked that into their designs. This assumption is currently true, but will become false with the arrival of ICS, because Android apps are forward-compatible â€" an app developed for Honeycomb is compatible with a device running ICS, which could be a tablet, a phone, or something else.

Developers are given two options: make their apps tablet only or make them compatible with smartphones.

Apps for Android 3.x Honeycomb can be made tablet only by declaring that they do not support small resolutions and screen sizes or the developers can go with other, more difficult but more rewarding option: to make their tablet apps compatible with smartphones so that, instead of having multiple APKs, there will be one unified APK (much like universal apps which have one .ipa that runs on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) which, Google suggests, will make it easy to update and publish apps.

According to multiple reports, Ice Cream Sandwich will be released sometime next month. Google has stated that ICS is their “most ambitious release to date”, so it being labeled as Android 4.0 makes a lot of sense to us. Still, some folks believe it might be released as Android 2.4 for smartphones and Android 4.0 for tablets; we personally think this would counterproductive, as the main aim of ICS is to unify rather than divide.

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Since the rumors of the iPhone 5 began, almost everyone has different views on the device. Many claim that the iPhone 5 will be fully redesigned or at least slightly redesigned, but many others claim that the device will in fact have the same design as the iPhone 4.

In a report from MacRumors, they claim that the iPhone 5 (or codenamed “N94”) has almost the same hardware. It will apparently have 512MB of RAM, almost the same camera, same 3.5” display, glass front and back panels. All of this sounds very familiar; it almost identical to the current iPhone 4.

- 512 MB of RAM: This is to be expected, as the next iPhone should be using the same A5 chip found in the iPad 2, which does in fact offer 512 MB of RAM.
- Camera module height “almost same” as in iPhone 4: Camera thickness is the major limiting factor for overall device thickness, meaning that the next iPhone is not likely to be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4. Sony is said to have started shipping camera sensors to Apple’s manufacturers back in July, with OmniVision coming online to assist in September or October.
- 3.5-inch display: A number of rumors have claimed that Apple will be using a larger display for the new iPhone, but Kuo’s sources indicate the screen will be the same size as that found in the iPhone 4.
- Glass front and back: Although not 100% confident on this item, Kuo’s sources suggest that Apple will continue to utilize the same basic design of the iPhone 4, with glass on both the front and back of the device.
- Manufacturing shares: Foxconn is scheduled to handle 85% of the production load for the new iPhone, with Pegatron taking the remaining 15%. As previously noted, Pegatron will be a bit slower to ramp up production, and will primarily be supplying Apple’s Asia-Pacific markets.

Their source also talked about the next generation iPod touch. According to him, like the iPhone “4S” the iPod touch 5th Generation will also look almost identical to its predecessor. One thing he did say was that, Apple will be producing iPod touches in two models; white and black.

Both the iPhone and iPod touch are expected to have a major redesign in 2012.

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 5 this month, and release it next month. Not much is known about the device, however most rumors do point out to a large screen and an A5-chip.

Related Posts

iPhone 4 Design Patent Won By Apple, iPhone 5 With Same Design Ships September 2011?

Apple To Unveil iPhone 5/4S With Slim Design & Aluminum Back In August?

iPod Touch 4 Illustrations from Case Manufacturers Obtained â€" Shows Camera and Flash

Another iPhone 5 Design Concept Reveals A Different Form Factor

Next gen ‘iPhone HD’ specs: Rumored to contain an A4 CPU, Multitasking, Front camera and 940×640 Resolution; launch on 22nd June?

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PlayStation 3 controllers (Sixaxis and DualShock 3) can now be used on Android phone to play games or just navigate through the phone!

Sixaxis Controller is a paid Android app for rooted phones that allows you to use your PS3 controller with your phone. The best part is, this app is also compatible with PlayStation emulators available in the Android Market.

TeamAndroid.com has covered an extensive tutorial/guide on how you can connect your PS3 controller using Sixaxis Controller Android app. It works with both, Sixaxis and DualShock 3 controllers.

If you have a high-end phone with HDMI output, you can play PlayStation games with a PS3 controller, using an Android phone. An entire console in your hands. Awesome, eh?

Download Sixaxis Controller

You can grab the Sixaxis Controlller app from Android Market: Download Sixaxis Controller

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FRAMINGHAM (09/20/2011) â€" In an experiment that began in January, servers, networking gear and storage systems have been running in an simple shed without failure.

This experiment is giving David Filas, a data center engineer at the healthcare provider Trinity Health, the ammunition he needs to argue that IT equipment is a lot tougher than most think.

Through winter, spring and summer, these decommissioned systems keep running despite big variations in temperate and humidity. And the uptime of the systems has been better than what Google and Amazon have delivered so far this year.

Filas wants to convince IT administrators at his company, which runs 47 hospitals and other health care facilities, that it’s OK to raise the temperature in data centers. But the IT staff has been reluctant to do so, he says.

The project was inspired by something Microsoft did a few years back. From November 2007 to June 2008, Microsoft employees ran five Hewlett-Packard servers in a tent and reported “zero failures or 100% uptime.”

Filas is running his equipment in a generator shed at the healthcare firm’s Novi, Michigan headquarters, a suburb of Detroit.

There is a block heater on the generator which can generate some warmth, but otherwise “it’s more or less exposed to the same temperature and humidity conditions as the outdoors,” said Filas, who presented his work at the Afcom data center conference last week in Orlando.

The temperature inside the shed ranges from 31 degrees Fahrenheit to nearly 105 degrees. The relative humidity has ranged from nearly 8% to about 83%. But the door of the shed has been accidentally left open a few times, once when the temperature reached 5 below zero.

Filas even tossed sawdust in the shed to make a point about the ability of these systems to handle dust. The dust issue pops up when arguments are made for using outside air to cool data centers, he said.

“I’m trying to dispel the myth that the data center has to be a clean room because it doesn’t; today’s electronics are extremely resilient,” said Filas.

The equipment that is running in this experiment was pulled out of production three to four years ago. There are about a dozen pieces of equipment in this test, including HP servers, Cisco switches, and an IBM disk array.

The plan had been to keep these systems running until January, but Filas said he may extend that and add some workloads to the systems to address a criticism that it isn’t a true test. He is considering networking the equipment and putting it under a heavy load.

Filas said he didn’t expect the systems would fail, but says he is nonetheless surprised on how well the mechanical components have held up, the hard drives in particular.

There hasn’t been a single hard drive failure, he said. The Cisco equipment is very resilient, said Filas. Some Cisco equipment has a manufacturer’s upper temperature limit of 104 degrees, but Filas knows from experience that these systems can handle much more.

“Through unfortunate cooling outages, we have even had everything in a data center shut down except the Cisco equipment. The temperature was 117 degrees, and the Cisco equipment was purring away,” Filas said.

Filas argues that there is no excuse why the inlet temperatures on equipment cannot be between 80 to 82 degrees, which has been his goal in the main data center. He considers that an ideal temperature range for a data center, and says it is a range that also includes a little bit of a safety margin.

The American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has also been raising temperature recommendations as a result of improvements in data center equipment, to an upper limit of 81 degrees, and is expected to increase the ranges again.

“I want my IT staff to be more comfortable with the higher temperatures,” Filas said. “They are accustomed to having it being 65 degrees in the data center and they get very nervous when I dial up the temperature, even to the mid-70s.”

“I’m trying to dispel the myth among my own staff that it has to be that cold, because it doesn’t,” Filas said.

Patrick Thibodeau covers cloud computing and enterprise applications, outsourcing, government IT policies, data centers and IT workforce issues for Computerworld. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @DCgov or subscribe to Patrick’s RSS feed . His e-mail address is pthibodeau@computerworld.com .

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Cloud Computing Seems Promising Future in Pakistan: SAP Country Manager

By M Yasir · Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 1 Comment

The trend of adopting IT services through Cloud Computing is promising but yet to play in full swing but its understanding in Pakistan is relatively low in comparative to some other parts in the South East Asia region.

Cloud Computing is a sustainable, long-term IT paradigm, and the successor to previous mainframe, client/server, and network computing eras. Underpinned by both technology and economic disruptions, Cloud will fundamentally change the way technology providers engage with business customers and individual users via internet as a service.

These views were expressed by Hassan Jamal, Country Manager of SAP Pakistan in an exclusive interview to ProPakistani. He was explaining cloud computing and it’s implementation at SAP.

SAP Pakistan is continuously putting effort in developing the industry dynamics in cloud computing amongst all current and potential stake holders and is quite keen to continue it in future.

SAP Cloud has not been officially announced as yet but it is available via our OnDemand Profile as well as our IaaS (Infrastructure as a service); in scale SAP cloud was available over a year ago and we are hoping to plan it early next year, explained Mr. Jamal.

There are about 25 industries that SAP operates globally in Pakistan, such as Retail, Public sector and Utilities, CPG, Food & Beverages, Automotive, Healthcare, Financial Service and Core Banking.

All the sectors are important for SAP but most potential sectors are manufacturing, telecommunication, public sector, oil and gas etc.

We at SAP focus primarily on the Apps and platform (forthcoming with ByD); Business ByDesign you get single on demand software solution that can manage all of your key business solutions, a tailor solution to your industry.

“I believe it is applicable in all organization across Pakistan. It is an economical way of automating processes across different departments in an organization. In Pakistan we need to ensure that automation takes place to improve the production and other standards in the country so that we can compete internationally and also produce quality human resource,” Jamal added.

The growing opportunities to leverage the cloud, combined with the real innovation it will bring, we term cloud computing an important channel to deliver new value to SAP customers.

I personally believe that cloud computing is the biggest change in our industry in the past 20 years, probably since the adoption of the client/server architecture. It’s fundamentally changing the way we build applications, the way our customers use them, and how the entire world interacts, SAP chief further said.

The Internet has driven a gradual migration of functionality from applications designed for single departments or processes toward resources that are shared and interconnected between people, departments, and companies. So that cloud computing markets provide vendors and customers with clear definitions and labels for cloud capabilities because it can position their offerings in the overall cloud market and better articulate their business value propositions to customers.

As the overall population becomes more Internet-literate, consumers, and digital natives in particular, are using technology to manage and integrate their private and business lives. Increasingly, digital devices and services will combine to create the cloud, an integrated resource for organizing, preserving, sharing, and orchestrating information and media.

The rapid evolution of the SAP cloud on the consumer side raises business users’ expectations for immediate, universal access and unlimited scale of technology resources.

The combination of these three trends with the potential economic and functional superiority of external cloud infrastructures vis-à-vis internal enterprise IT will continue to drive company decisions to out-task the planning, building, and managing of technology assets and processes.

We are also developing a certification program with our partners, so that customers can be confident that a particular cloud computing infrastructure solution will work, and that SAP will support their products on this infrastructure.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is voiced to launch the much-awaited, ultimate moon mission, in a few days time. The mission tagged as Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) will mark its launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Pad, located in Florida on September 8th.

According to the officials, the first launch window of GRAIL would take place on 8th September at 8:37 AM EST and the second launch occurrence 39 minutes later at 9:16 AM EST.

The GRAIL mission aims to achieve a series of goals in it voyage of almost nine months around the moon. The mission would consist of two spacecrafts GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B. Wonder why does all this remind of the movie, Armageddon. Coming back to the details, the spacecrafts would be launched with the help of the specially designed, Delta II Rockets. Both the spaceships would would record sensitive data including measurements as they move along a defined path.

The basic reason for this mission is to record the strength of the gravity field around Earth as well as taking recordings between them using radio signals. The measurements would be beamed down to the lab to compare the Moon’s gravitational field according to Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. After gathering these records, scientists would be able to claim them as the most accurate measurements to date.

Moreover, the GRAIL mission would also figure out the composition of the lunar crust. This study would help scientists construct a proper theory as to “how the moon came to be a debatable subject”. The findings would also help in determining on how the inner planets were formed during the formation of the Solar System.

Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator from MIT told:

GRAIL will unlock lunar mysteries and help us understand how the moon, Earth and other rocky planets evolved as well

NASA would make the launch details live with webcasts on various blogs. To keep a follow on the mission, follow the link here.

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After stumbling a bit from the disbanding of Team TouchDroid, the TouchDroid project is back in action. Redmond Pie has learned that CyanogenMod 7 (based on Android 2.3.x Gingerbread) on the HP TouchPad now has working Wi-Fi, sound and accelerometer!

The news comes straight from the CyanogenMod team. Member greentheonly uploaded a video on YouTube showcasing all of the newly working features in a 5 minute demo.

We weren’t really planning on regular updates re: our Android Touchpad port, but it turns out that people wanted more.

As you can see, several new features have been added and are in-progress. These include wifi, accelerometer, and work-in-progress sound. (This demo uses only a single core and the "mediaserver" program is using 50% of that, which it shouldn’t.)

For those who have queried as to why we are not creating a Honeycomb port using binaries from the Android SDK â€" we are focused on building from the Gingerbread source to pave the way for Google’s upcoming code release of Ice Cream Sandwich.

In the video, you can see greentheonly enabling Wi-Fi from Settings and then downloading Angry Birds Rio. After catapulting a bird (and earning two stars in the process), the developer shows the YouTube web app playing a video. In order to show that the accelerometer is working, greentheonly shows the TouchPad automatically shifting to landscape/portrait orientation. Furthermore, the developer plays around an accelerometer based game to verify that the accelerometer is working accurately.

The video wraps up with a bit of a disappointing benchmark, but since the current CM7 on TouchPad is a work-in-progress, this sort of stuff is to be expected.

The TouchDroid project â€" which aims to port Android over to the discontinued HP TouchPad â€" seemed to have taken a hit after it announced that one of the two teams i.e. Team TouchDroid (the other one being CyanogenMod Team) was disbanding. Thankfully, it turns out that the CM team is making significant progress with the project.

Folks who are interested in helping with the project can follow our guide to learn how to install Android Gingerbread on TouchPad. The rest of us shall have to wait for an easier installation procedure as the current one is quite complicated.

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Since the rumors of the iPhone 5 began, almost everyone has different views on the device. Many claim that the iPhone 5 will be fully redesigned or at least slightly redesigned, but many others claim that the device will in fact have the same design as the iPhone 4.

In a report from MacRumors, they claim that the iPhone 5 (or codenamed “N94”) has almost the same hardware. It will apparently have 512MB of RAM, almost the same camera, same 3.5” display, glass front and back panels. All of this sounds very familiar; it almost identical to the current iPhone 4.

- 512 MB of RAM: This is to be expected, as the next iPhone should be using the same A5 chip found in the iPad 2, which does in fact offer 512 MB of RAM.
- Camera module height “almost same” as in iPhone 4: Camera thickness is the major limiting factor for overall device thickness, meaning that the next iPhone is not likely to be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4. Sony is said to have started shipping camera sensors to Apple’s manufacturers back in July, with OmniVision coming online to assist in September or October.
- 3.5-inch display: A number of rumors have claimed that Apple will be using a larger display for the new iPhone, but Kuo’s sources indicate the screen will be the same size as that found in the iPhone 4.
- Glass front and back: Although not 100% confident on this item, Kuo’s sources suggest that Apple will continue to utilize the same basic design of the iPhone 4, with glass on both the front and back of the device.
- Manufacturing shares: Foxconn is scheduled to handle 85% of the production load for the new iPhone, with Pegatron taking the remaining 15%. As previously noted, Pegatron will be a bit slower to ramp up production, and will primarily be supplying Apple’s Asia-Pacific markets.

Their source also talked about the next generation iPod touch. According to him, like the iPhone “4S” the iPod touch 5th Generation will also look almost identical to its predecessor. One thing he did say was that, Apple will be producing iPod touches in two models; white and black.

Both the iPhone and iPod touch are expected to have a major redesign in 2012.

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 5 this month, and release it next month. Not much is known about the device, however most rumors do point out to a large screen and an A5-chip.

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