Veľký čínsky múr v internete by Magdalena Rosova

Google už viac nebude v Číne iltrovať výsledky vyhľadávania v internetovom prehliadači. Namiesto Googlu bude výsledky filtrovať samotná čínska vláda. Hoci používatelia internetu v čínskom vnútrozemí aj v Hong Kongu teraz zdieľajú rovnaký prehliadač Google, výsledky ich vyhľadávania sú naďalej odlišné. Ak napríklad v Pekingu napíšete do vyhľadávača názov „Falung Gong,“ názov duchovného hnutia zakázaného čínskou vládou, prehliadač zamrz! ne približne na minútu. Ak v Hong Kongu vyťukáte do prehliadača rovnaké slová, objaví sa vám množstvo odkazov o hnutí. Čínska komunistická vláda využíva systém blokovania, ktorý má v krajine filtrovať tabuizované témy. Vyhľadávanie zakázaných tém ukazuje chybu „stránka sa nedá zobraziť.“ Akonáhle sa používatelia snažia vyhľadať zakázané témy, prehliadač približne na minútu prestane zamrzne, a potom ukáže chybu a nezobrazí stránku. Internetové stránky v anglickom jazyku majú väčšiu šancu prekĺznuť cez filter, pretože čínska vláda je zameraná hlavne na väčšinu populácie, ktorá hovorí iba čínsky. Vláda je okrem inte! rnetových stránok schopná blokovať i citli! vé príspevky na blogoch či na Twitteri. Keď niekto napíše do vyhľadávača zakázané slovo, systém blokovanie okamžite spustí blokádu, ktorá znemožní ďalšie vyhľadávanie a nezobrazí ani predošlé výsledky vyhľadávania. V pondelok Google zastavil svoj prehliadač v Číne a čínsky google.cn presmeroval na už existujúci prehliadač Hong Kongu. Pred tým však Google vrátil cenzurované výsledky vyhľadávania. Google chcel, aby jeho používatelia vedeli o cenzúre a dúfa, že obyvatelia zatlačia na vládu, aby zrušila blokovanie internetových stránok. Dvanásteho januára Google oznámil, že nebude naďalej cenzurovať svoj internetový vyhľadávač a rozhodol sa presmerovať ho na prehliad! ač Hong Kongu. Hong Kong je vďaka svojej minulosti britskej kolónie semiautonómny a má viacej slobôd ako vnútrozemie Číny.

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Veľký čínsky múr v internete by Magdalena Rosova

Google už viac nebude v Číne iltrovať výsledky vyhľadávania v internetovom prehliadači. Namiesto Googlu bude výsledky filtrovať samotná čínska vláda. Hoci používatelia internetu v čínskom vnútrozemí aj v Hong Kongu teraz zdieľajú rovnaký prehliadač Google, výsledky ich vyhľadávania sú naďalej odlišné. Ak napríklad v Pekingu napíšete do vyhľadávača názov „Falung Gong,“ názov duchovného hnutia zakázaného čínskou vládou, prehliadač zamrz! ne približne na minútu. Ak v Hong Kongu vyťukáte do prehliadača rovnaké slová, objaví sa vám množstvo odkazov o hnutí. Čínska komunistická vláda využíva systém blokovania, ktorý má v krajine filtrovať tabuizované témy. Vyhľadávanie zakázaných tém ukazuje chybu „stránka sa nedá zobraziť.“ Akonáhle sa používatelia snažia vyhľadať zakázané témy, prehliadač približne na minútu prestane zamrzne, a potom ukáže chybu a nezobrazí stránku. Internetové stránky v anglickom jazyku majú väčšiu šancu prekĺznuť cez filter, pretože čínska vláda je zameraná hlavne na väčšinu populácie, ktorá hovorí iba čínsky. Vláda je okrem inte! rnetových stránok schopná blokovať i citli! vé príspevky na blogoch či na Twitteri. Keď niekto napíše do vyhľadávača zakázané slovo, systém blokovanie okamžite spustí blokádu, ktorá znemožní ďalšie vyhľadávanie a nezobrazí ani predošlé výsledky vyhľadávania. V pondelok Google zastavil svoj prehliadač v Číne a čínsky google.cn presmeroval na už existujúci prehliadač Hong Kongu. Pred tým však Google vrátil cenzurované výsledky vyhľadávania. Google chcel, aby jeho používatelia vedeli o cenzúre a dúfa, že obyvatelia zatlačia na vládu, aby zrušila blokovanie internetových stránok. Dvanásteho januára Google oznámil, že nebude naďalej cenzurovať svoj internetový vyhľadávač a rozhodol sa presmerovať ho na prehliad! ač Hong Kongu. Hong Kong je vďaka svojej minulosti britskej kolónie semiautonómny a má viacej slobôd ako vnútrozemie Číny.

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The great cyber wall of China by Magdalena Rosova

Google Inc. does not filter its search engine in China anymore. It is now Chinese government itself which filter the sensitive topics in the country. Although internet users in mainland China and Hong Kong now use the same Google search site, their experiences are still much different. For example, if you type to Google's search engine words Falung Gong,” the spiritual movement banned by the government, the Web browser stops responding for about a minute. Do the same in Hong Kong and you get plenty of links about referring to the movement. Chinese communist government uses its complex “Great Firewall” to filter taboo topics in the country. Searches f! or prohibited topics produce “page cannot be displayed” errors. When users search for taboo topics, the browser stops working for about a minute and then generate an error. Sites in English language have bigger chance to get through the filter, because the government is mainly focused on the majority of inhabitants who speak only Chinese. The government also block sensitive postings on blog or Twitter. When someone enters a forbidden word in a search engine, the Great Firewall immediately triggers a strong blockage that disable further searches. Google stopped its search service in mainland China on Monday and redirected “Google.cn” to already existing Gong Kong-based site. But before that Google returned censored results wanting its users to know about the omissions and hoping they would pressure the government to lift a ban. On Jan. 12 Google announced it would no longer censor results on its web search engine and decided to redirect the us! ers to Hong Kong, which is semiautonomous as it was a British! colony in the past.

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by Magdalena Rosova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

Cantell TV is the fastest growing provider of digital broadcasting coupled with telecommunications, allowing people to easily control, view, upload and share digital content through proprietary interface coupled with free phone calls. Cantell TV is committed to delivering infinite choices to your world of entertainment at the tip of your fingers.

The great cyber wall of China by Magdalena Rosova

Google Inc. does not filter its search engine in China anymore. It is now Chinese government itself which filter the sensitive topics in the country. Although internet users in mainland China and Hong Kong now use the same Google search site, their experiences are still much different. For example, if you type to Google's search engine words Falung Gong,” the spiritual movement banned by the government, the Web browser stops responding for about a minute. Do the same in Hong Kong and you get plenty of links about referring to the movement. Chinese communist government uses its complex “Great Firewall” to filter taboo topics in the country. Searches f! or prohibited topics produce “page cannot be displayed” errors. When users search for taboo topics, the browser stops working for about a minute and then generate an error. Sites in English language have bigger chance to get through the filter, because the government is mainly focused on the majority of inhabitants who speak only Chinese. The government also block sensitive postings on blog or Twitter. When someone enters a forbidden word in a search engine, the Great Firewall immediately triggers a strong blockage that disable further searches. Google stopped its search service in mainland China on Monday and redirected “Google.cn” to already existing Gong Kong-based site. But before that Google returned censored results wanting its users to know about the omissions and hoping they would pressure the government to lift a ban. On Jan. 12 Google announced it would no longer censor results on its web search engine and decided to redirect the us! ers to Hong Kong, which is semiautonomous as it was a British! colony in the past.

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by Magdalena Rosova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

Cantell TV is the fastest growing provider of digital broadcasting coupled with telecommunications, allowing people to easily control, view, upload and share digital content through proprietary interface coupled with free phone calls. Cantell TV is committed to delivering infinite choices to your world of entertainment at the tip of your fingers.

Google: začala sa nová vojna? by Barbora Misakova

Pred dvoma mesiacmi informácia o problémoch spoločnosti Google s čínskou komunistickou vládou obletela celý svet. Internetový gigant vtedy povedal, že možno ukončí svoje operácie v tejto ázijskej krajine najmä kvôli kybernetickým útokom, ktoré z nej boli riadené. Ako spoločnosť oznámila, primárnymi cieľmi kybernetických útokov boli najmä mailové účty aktivistov v boji za ľudské práva. Spoločnosť chcela zastaviť akúkoľvek cenzúru svojho vyhľadávača google.cn, aj n! apriek ostatným možným problémom, ktoré by hrozili ako napríklad ukončeniu služieb v Číne a uzatvoreniu svojich úradov. Lídrom na čínskom trhu je internetový prehliadač Baidu, ktorý má až 60 percentný podiel. Google má len 31 percent, čo vedie vedúceho projektanta Baidu k názoru, že Google chce opustiť Čínu z finančných dôvodov a nie kvôli ľudským právam, ako tvrdia. No čo ak má Google už cenzúry naozaj plné zuby? Keď v roku 2006 spúšťali v Číne svoj prehliadač, súhlasili s menšou cenzúrou, dnes sa však táto dohoda javí ako zradenie vlastného firemného motta – nebyť stelesnením zla. Preto spoločnosť v pondelok oznámila, že zastavila cenzúru svojho čínske! ho prehliadača. Ako prezradil vedúci právny fun! kcion 25;r David Drummond: „Dnes sme zastavili cenzurovanie našich služieb – Google Search, Google News a Google Images – na Google.cn. Užívatelia navštevujúci Google.cn budú automaticky presmerovaní na Google.com.hk, kde ponúkame necenzurované vyhľadávanie v zjednodušenej čínštine, špeciálne navrhnuté pre užívateľov pevninskej Číny a poskytované cez naše servery v Hong Kongu.“ Kým v januári to vyzeralo na opustenie Číny, teraz sa internetový velikán rozhodol v pokračovaní bojov. Nuž uvidíme čo sa stane. Ak sa mám priznať, som vcelku zvedavá, aká bude reakcia nielen Čínskej vlády, ale najmä ľudí ako takých.

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Google: new war started? by Barbora Misakova

Two months ago, the information about Google’s troubles with Chinese communist government, flied around the world. Internet giant has said it may end its operations in this Asian country following a cyber attack originating from the country. As Google announced, e-mail accounts of Chinese human rights activists were the primary target of the attack. Google’s will to stop censoring its Chinese search engine – google.cn – was beyond all questions. Even beyond closing the site and Chinese offices. Market leader Baidu has about 60 percent of the market while Google has only 31 percent. That’s why Baidu questions Google’s decision to quit for ! human rights issue. Chief architect of Baidu thinks it is for financial reasons. But what if Google is really sick of this constant censorship? Google launched google.cn in 2006 and even though they agreed to some censorship, today it seems like they just betrayed its company motto – don’t be evil. That’s why Google announced Monday that it has stopped censoring its Chinese-language search engine. As Google chief legal Officer David Drummond said: “Earlier today we stopped censoring our search services – Google Search, Google News, and Google Images – on Google.cn. Users visiting Google.cn are now being redirected to Google.com.hk, where we are offering uncensored search in simplified Chinese, specifically designed for users in mainland China and delivered via our servers in Hong Kong.” While in January they were thinking about leaving China, now the Internet giant plans to continue research and development work. Let’s see wha! t will happen. I have to admit I am very curious what the reac! tion of Chinese people will be like!

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by Barbora Misakova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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Wireless industry is not growth business any more by Magdalena Rosova

Even though smartphones are the hottest area in technology, investors do not see potential and possibility of future growth in the area as subscriber gains slow. There is no doubt that smartphones will boost demand for wireless services like video, games or mobile web, but analysts are afraid that there will not be sustain revenue growth. About 90 percent of people in the United States already own cellphones. Mobile subscriber growth is notably slowing down in the US and expectations for new subscribers are very low. Because of the drop analysts expect mobile operators such as AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc to focus on advanced mobile services. Operators can ! charge users of smartphones extra monthly money fees for advanced services, data services like Internet access or texting. However, that will not prevent revenues from falling. The revenue growth for the U.S. wireless industry was not more than 2.6 percent by the end of 2009. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett says wireless industry was not a growing business any more. Moffett and many others analysts forecasts a 10 or even more percent drop in the following quarter. Pricing of services is another big issue. Operators Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint Nextel Corp and T-Mobile USA went down with prices to win customers from each other and to scupper Leap Wireless and MetroPCS Communications, which sell prepaid wireless services. Customers using prepaid wireless services easily change operator as they do not commit to long term. The companies now also need to upgrade their networks because smartphones demand heavy data and such upgrade can be very costly.

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by Magdalena Rosova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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FCC to organize an auction but no one knows when by Zivka Deleva

The U.S telecommunications regulator, Federal Communications Commission decided to organize new auction this summer for airwaves that didn’t make it last year when there was a spectrum auction. We are talking about the D-block, which includes 700 megahertz band of the airwaves which were valued at about $19 billion, when in 2008 other blocks were sold to carriers. Telecommunication companies are waiting intolerantly for the Commission to come up with its terms and condition, so they will know what to offer. The term “early summer” is still only a pale frame, because the Commission officials still haven’t set dates. It is very possible that the auct! ion which is meant to be organized for commercial purposes, off course, will take place not sooner than one year. Analysts say that this kind of auction would be very much welcomed for smaller carriers like, T-Mobile, so it can fight better with giant companies like AT&T and Verizon Wireless. This auction would be very important because the FCC cam finally bring a decision for one national wireless communications system for police, ambulances or firefighters. That is very important, because these categories could not communicate among each other during the terrorist attacks on September 11, and the Hurricane Katrina, as well. The Commission’s biggest interest is to create efficient public net for public safety workers when it is going to be necessary. For that, the Commission is planning to ask some money from the Congress, around $12 billion and $16 billion, during a ten year long period. The Federal Communications Commission is so called “independent agency! ” of the United States government. The majority of its c! ommissio ners are appointed by the president of the country. So, how independent this agency is, what do you think?

by Zivka Deleva for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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HTC sued over 20 patents by Magdalena Rosova

Apple Inc sued cellphone developer HTC Corp for stealing its technology patent. HTP Corp said it can fight off a infringement lawsuit and it is planning to issue a formal response in the next few weeks. Apple brought lawsuit against HTC, accusing it of infringing on 20 iPhone technology patents. HTC makes phones based on software from Google and Microsoft, which are Apples biggest rivals. HTC said it would do everything to fight off the suit. HTC's vice president Jason Mackenzie said they felt confident about their innovation and they would defend themselves in the case. However, Mackenzie refused to be more specific about how HTC is planning its defense. Mackenzie on! ly promised to issue a formal response in few weeks. HTC disagrees with Aplle's actions and is determined to use all legal tools to fight for its rights. Although Apple did not name Google as a defendant, many analysts view the lawsuit as an attack on Google, as many phones made by HTC use Google's operating systems. For example Nexus One, which is also directly sold by Google. Mackenzie did not want to comment this aspect of the case and told reporters to direct such questions at Apple. Apple filed the lawsuit in U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court in Delaware on March 2. In the lawsuit Apple seeks to prohibit HTC from selling, marketing or distributing infringing products in the United States. In the suit Apple lists the infringing products, which include also Nexus One. Among others listed phones there are for example the Hero, Dream and myTouch, which are using Google's Android mobile software.

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Apple žaluje HTC za ukradnutie 20 patentov by Magdalena Rosova

Apple podal žalobu na výrobcu mobilných telefónov HTC za použite technologických patentov Apple. Spoločnosť HTC sa obvineniam bráni a je odhodlaná bojovať za svoje práva. V najbližších týždňoch sa chystá zverejniť svoju oficiálnu odpoveď na obžalobu. Apple sa chce súdiť s HTC a viní firmu z použitia 20 technologických patentov, ktoré sú použité v iPhone. HTC vyrába telefóny, ktoré používajú softvér od Googlu a Microsoftu, dvoch najväčších rivalov Apple. HTC s! a bráni obvineniam a tvrdí, že súd vyhrá. Viceprezident HTC Jason Mackenzie povedal, že spoločnosť sa cíti istá svojimi inováciami a v prípade sa budú oprávnene brániť. Mackenzie však odmietol bližšie špecifikovať spôsob, ktorým sa chce HTC obrániť. Mackenzie iba prisľúbil zverejnenie oficiálnej odpovede, ktorá má prísť v najbližších týždňoch. Spoločnosť HTC nesúhlasí s konaním Apple a je odhodlaná využiť všetky legálne kroky, aby chránila svoje práva. Hoci Apple v obžalobe nespomenul Google, mnohí analytici vnímajú obžalobu ako útok na Google. Mnoho telefónov od HTC využíva operačný systém Googlu. Napríklad Nexus One, ktorý navyše Google aj priamo ! predáva. Mackenzie nechcel komentovať tento aspekt! prí ;padu a požiadal reportérov, aby otázky tohto typu kládli Apple a nie HTC. Apple podal žalobu 2. marca na Americkú medzinárodnú obchodnú komisiu a na Americký miestny súd v Delaware. V žalobe žiada zákaz predávať, propagovať a distribuovať v Spojených štátoch produkty HTC, ktoré používajú ukradnuté patenty od Apple. V žalobe Apple uvádza zoznam produktov HTC, ktoré používajú patenty Apple. V zozname figuruje aj Nexus One. Medzi telefónmi sa objavili aj mobily ako Hero, Dream a myTouch, ktoré využívajú mobilný softvér Android od Googlu.

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HTC takes a stand in Apple suit by Zuzana Zelenakova

HTC Corporation took an official stand Wednesday concerning Apple lawsuit issued at the beginning of the month. Apple accused HTC of infringing technology patents on about 20 iPhones. “HTC disagrees with Apple’s actions and will fully defend itself. HTC strongly advocates intellectual property protection and will continue to respect other innovators and their technologies as we have always done, but we will continue to embrace competition through our own innovation as a healthy way for consumers to get the best mobile experience possible,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation. HTC expressed its confidence pointing out the world-wide r! ecognition they receive for their work. HTC is the one that stands behind the first phone to the market that uses the Android mobile platform, the HTC Dream from 2008. The company received many awards, for example MIT Technology Review´s 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2010. In 2009, it introduced a user interface called HTC Sense developed for phones using Android and Windows Mobile systems. The first phone to feature the HTC Sense was HTC Hero introduced soon after. It is the third phone manufactured by the Taiwan-based company for the Android platform. The suit mentioned above was filed with the US International Commission as well as the US District Court in Delaware in March 2 with Apple seeking to ban selling the infringed HTC products in the US. Among the infringed goods are three mobile devices by HTC that run on Android system – Hero, Dream and Touch – as well as Nexus One, an Android smartphone from Google manufactured by HTC, which was released i! n January, 2010. The phone can for example transcribe voice to! text. " We feel confident in our innovation and our ability to defend ourselves in this case," Jason Mackenzie, vice president for HTC's U.S. business said.

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IPad subscriptions could boost magazine circulation by Magdalena Rosova

The iPad gives magazine publishers a new way to boost flagging circulation of magazines and newspapers. The Audit Bureau of Circulation announced its decision to change definition of a digital magazine. The definition will be changed due to the new class of tablet-style devices. The new rules set that publishers an count paid digital subscriptions as a part of a magazine circulation if digital version has all the same editorial and advertising material as printed magazine. The decision allows publishers to design articles and photos and accommodate the digital version for Apple Inc.'s iPad. The iPad will be in sell from April 3. Before the new rule the could only cou! nt digital versions that looked exactly the same as printed magazine. But magazines need first the Audit Bureau of Circulation to approve their software application for the iPad and other devices. The bureau has already approved software for Conde Nast's Wired magazine that will be available from June. IPad versions of GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Glamour will also come in future. Subscriptions on already existing e-readers, such as Amazon Inc.'s Kinde, do not count as they do not have any ads. The task for publishers is now to get readers to pay for their digital application. Few magazines and newspapers have already persuaded large numbers of people to pay for the digital version. For example, about 6,800 people downloaded the first issue of GQ's iPhone application for $2.99. The digital version meets the new rules of the Audit Bureau. The magazine's overall circulation is almost 900,000 and so the number of subscription may look insignificant. But it is just! the beginning of the process. The number of people that downl! oaded se cond issue in January more than doubled to about 15,100.

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Federal Agents Quietly Using Social Media by Magdalena Rosova

Maxi Sopo, accused of bank fraud charges, escaped to Mexico and enjoyed his life so much that decided to post about it on Facebook so that all his friend could read about his new adventures. But unfortunately, a federal prosecutor in Seattle watched it as well. The prosecutor tracked Sopo's friend and found his address in Mexico. Sopo was arrested by Mexican authorities and now is awaiting extradition to the U.S. Sopo learned that the federals are on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn ad Twitter as well. It was very costly lecture. Law enforcement agents are using popular social-networking sites to track the wanted persons and to gather information about them. The Electroni! c Frontier Foundation, civil liberties group based in San Francisco, sued the Justice Department and five other agencies. The group wanted to fore the government to stop using social networking. When sued the government, the fundation received a document of Justice Department. An internal Justice Department document revealed that U.S. agents secretly log into internet social sites to exchange messages with suspected persons. They try to identify a target's friends and relatives and they search for private information about the suspects. Investigators can for example use the personal information such as postings, pictures or videos to check the suspects' alibi. For investigators social networks are great source of information. The Justice document says that “Knowledge is power.” In the past federals monitored AOL and MSN chat rooms to find sexual predators. But today's social services contain more worthy information. The social medias are literally treasur! es for agents. But the document does describe any boundaries f! or using the social medias. According to an Internal Revenue Service document IRS employees can not use deception or create fake accounts in order to get information. The Department of Justice says that its agents use social networking legally and they follow internal rules. However, the department refuses to uncover what those rules are.

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Google's Nexus One far behind Apple's iPhone by Zivka Deleva

Surprisingly or not, it seems like the best search engine Google that decided to put some efforts in mobile telephones as well, didn’t succeed as expected. Google’s Nexus One smartphone definitely experienced big failure. In the first 74 days of sale, the numbers are astonishing different. Google sold scarcely 135.000 Nexus One units. Someone will ask why precisely 74 days? It is because three years ago, at the same timeframe, Apple sold 1 million iPhone units! And Motorola’s Droid sold even 50.000 more units! Nexus One is the first fully branded handset. OK, numbers say everything, or almost everything! If iPhone was the first of the smartphones on market it had the big task to attract people and it did. On the other hand, maybe that is one of the reasons shy Motorola had even bigger success when promoted it’s Droid. Other important reasons for Google’s flop might be the fact that it started selling at the end of the shopping season, unlike its! rivals and it decided to sell only by its own web site, rather than in stores! And, in fact, Google didn’t spend a lot of money on marketing the smartphone. "Google Nexus One may go down as a grand, failed experiment or one that ultimately helped Google learn something that will prove important in years to come. Apple's more vertically integrated strategy vs. Google's more open Android platform approach offer strengths and weaknesses that remind us of PC vs. Mac from the 1980's," – wrote Peter Farago from mobile analytics company Flurry, that made the research. On the other hand, Google management is satisfied with its mobile first newborn. According to some experts, Google’s goal is to influence with its the Android software. You can buy Nexus One for $529 or if contracted with T-Mobile, you can buy it for $179. When it first came, iPhone costed $600 and Droid, on the other hand was only $200.

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Neksus Uan na Gugl daleku zad Ajfoun na Epl by Zivka Deleva

Iznenaduvački ili ne, se čini deka najdobriot prebaruvač „Gugl“ koj odluči da se vloži vo mobilnata telefonija isto taka, ne uspea kako što se očekuvaše. „Neksus Uan“, smartfoun-ot na „Gugl“ definitivno doživea golem neuspeh. Vo prvite 74 dena na prodažba, brojkite se začuduvački različni. „Gugl“ prodade edvaj 135.000 primeroci. Nekoj bi se zaprašal zošto točno 74 dena? Toa e poradi toa što pred tri godini, vo istata vremenska ramka, „Epl“ prodade 1 milion primeroci od „Ajfoun“! A, „Droid“ na „Motorola! “ prodade duri 50.000 povekje! „Neksus Uan“ e prviot celosno brendiran račen aparat za „Gugl“. Dobro, brojkite kažuvaat sé ili rečisi sé! Ako „Ajfoun“ beše prviot smartfoun na pazarot, sekako imaše golema zadača da gi privleče lugjeto i vo toa uspea. Od druga strana pak, možebi toa e edna od pričinite zošto „Motorola“ imaše duri i pogolem uspeh koga go promoviraše svojot „Droid“. Drugi važni pričini za neuspehot na „Gugl“ bi možele da bide i toa što negovata prodažba započna na krajot na potrošuvačkata sezona, za razlika od negovite rivali i isto taka „Neksus Uan“ beše prodavan samo na internet, a ne i vo prodavnici! I vo suština, „Gugl“ ne potroši mnogu pari na promoviranjeto na „pametniot telefon“. „‘Neksus Uan‘ na ! 216;Gugl‘ može da se smeta za golem propadnat ekspe! riment i li nešto što mu poogna na ‘Gugl‘ da nauči nešto što kje se pokaže važno vo godinite što sleduvaat. Poispravno integiranata strategija na ‘Epl‘ protiv pootovrenata ‘Android‘ platforma na ‘Gugl‘ nudi silni i slabi strani što né potsetuvaat na Personalnite kompjuteri protiv Mek vo 80-te godini“ – napiša Piter Farago od kompanijata za analiza na mobilni telefoni „Flari“, što go napravi istražuvanjeto. Od druga strana pak, menadzmentot na „Gugl“ e zadovolen so svoeto mobilno prvorodenče. Spored nekoi eksperti, celta na „Gugl“ e da vlijae povekje so svojot softver „Android“. „Neksus Uan“ može da go kupite za 529 dolari ili dokolku e vo dogovor so „T-Mobile“, možete da go kupite za 179 dolari. Koga prviot pat izleze na Pazar, „Ajfoun“ čineše 600 dolar! i, a „Droid“-ot od druga strana, pak, samo 200 dolari!

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Cisco systems unveils super-fast Internet router by Magdalena Rosova

Brand new super-fast Internet router was introduced by Cisco system on Tuesday. The hardware has 12 times the traffic capacity of other competing systems. Use of Internet became the every day part of our lives. People around the world are accessing rich content such as TV online, videos, and television shows. Most gadgets connecting to the Internet demand such content. With the new router rich content on Internet will be much more accessible. Chief executive of Cisco France Laurent Blanchard believes the new router would become the third generation of Internet. Blanchard further suggests that their new hardware would boost US competitiveness and speed up the economic rec! overy. The router is able to move unbelievable quantity of information at shocking speed. Blanchard says it could download the whole collection of the Library of Congress in just one second. Using the new system all people in China would be able to make a video call at the same time. Every motion picture would be streamed in less than four minutes. AT&T , provider of local and long distance telephone services in the United States is prepared to begin using the system and it plans to switch the router in the US in about two years. The system should be interesting for Google, which recently said it would like to create its own high-speed broadband Internet network. However, the another Cisco chief executive John Chambers warns it would take long time to deploy the hardware. Many things in infrastructure need to be changed before people can have benefit of the new system.

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Super-fast Internet router unveiled by Magdalena Rosova

New super-fast Internet router was introduced by Cisco system on Tuesday. The hardware has 12 times the traffic capacity of other competing systems. Chief executive of Cisco France Laurent Blanchard believes the new router would become the third generation of Internet. Blanchard further believes that their new hardware would boost US competitiveness and speed up the economic recovery. The router is able to move unbelievable quantity of information at shocking speed. Blanchard says it could download the whole collection of the Library of Congress in just one second. Using the new system all people in China would be able to make a video call at the same time. Every motio! n picture would be streamed in less than four minutes. will begin using the new system and switching the router in the US AT&T, a provider of local and long distance telephone services in the United States is prepared to begin using the system and it plans to switch the router in the US in about two years. Use of Internet became the every day part of our lives. People around the world are accessing rich content such as TV online, videos, and television shows. Most gadgets connecting to the Internet demand such content. The system should be interesting for Google, which recently said it would like to create its own high-speed broadband Internet network. But another Cisco chief executive John Chambers warns it would take long time to deploy the hardware. Many things in infrastructure need to be changed before people can have benefit of the new system.

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Avatar gi isprovocira 3D televizorite da vlezat vo domovite by Zivka Deleva

Se čini deka elektronskata industrija nikogaš ne spie! Taa ima barem edno oko otvoreno za da gleda što se slučuva vo svetot, što im treba na potrošuvačite ili što im se dopagja i togaš go prezema naredniot golem čekor i sozdava istorija. Znaejkji kolku neophodna e tehnologijata vo životite na denešnite lugje, golemite kompanii sozdavaat “tehnološki zavisnici” koi ednostavno mora da kupat što ima na pazarot. Sega e vreme za tridimenzionalnite televizii da vlezat na golema vrata vo našite domovi. Vo isto vreme, golemite elektronski kompanii najavija deka kje im priuštat povekje vozbud! a na filmskite ljubiteli vo nivnite domovi. Svesni za toa kolku golemo vlijanie imaše spektakularniot “Avatar” na publikata vo cel svet, “Panasonik”, “Soni”, “Samsung Elektroniks” definitivno ne spieja so dvete oči zatvoreni. Se čini deka rivalite si najdoa nova naprava za koja treba da se natprevaruvaat. Blagodarenie na ignoriraniot od Oskarite “Avatar”, animiraniot “Gore”, “Alisa vo zemjata na čudata”. Interest za tridimenzionalnite filmovi se raširi kako bura. Otkako “Soni” gi objavi planovite za 2010 godina, konkurencijata gi najavi svoite proizvodi. Najgolemiot svetski televiziski proizvoditel “Samsung Elektroniks Ko Ltd” otkako gi lansiraše 3D-televizorite vo Južna Koreja, planira da gi globalizira tridimentionalnite vizuelni efekti vo domašni uslovi i da prodade najmalku 2 miliona primerici samo vo ovaa godina. Japonski! ot lider “Soni Korp” planira da počne so prod! ažb a na tridimenzionalnite televizori vo Japonija vo juni. Namerata e televizorot od 46 inči da go prodava za 3.875 dolari, a 40-inčniot – za 3233 dolari. Samo 3D očilata kje činat okolu 130 dolari. Otprilika vo istoto vreme, “Soni” planira da go osvoi i amerikanskiot pazar. Od druga strana pak, “Panasonik Korp.” e podgotvena da gi pridobie amerikanskite ljubiteli na 3D televizorite počnuvajkji ušte utre. Ostanuva da vidime i vremeto da pokaže koj kje uspee da ja ubedi publikata najmnogu!

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Avatar Provoked 3D TVs to Enter Homes by Zivka Deleva

It seems like the electronic industry never sleeps! It has at least one eye opened to watch what’s going on in the world, what do consumers need, or like and that comes with the next big step and creates history. Knowing how essential the technology is for modern people’s lives, big companies created techs addicts that simply have to buy what’s new on the market. Now it’s time for the 3D televisions to enter on a big door in our homes. At the same time, giant electronics companies announced that they are going to give more excitement to the movie fans at home. Aware of how big influence the spectacular “Avatar” had on the public worldwide! , “Panasonic”, “Sony”, “Samsung Electronics” definitely don’t sleep with the two eyes closed. It seems like the rivals have found themselves a new item to fight for. And thanks to the Oscar-ignored “Avatar”, the animated “Up”, “Alice in the Wonderland”, the interest in 3D movies has spread as a storm. After “Sony” announced its 2010 plans, the competition came up with its own products. The world’s biggest TV maker - “Samsung Electronics Co Ltd” after launching the 3D TVs in South Korea is planning to globalize the three-dimensional visual effects at home and to sell at least 2 million samples this year only. Japanese leader “Sony Corp” plans to start selling 3D TVs in Japan in June. The intention is for a 46-inch screen to sell for $3,875 and for 40-inch model it would want about $3223. Only the 3D glasses are going to cost about $130. At about the sam! e time, “Sony” plans to conquer the American marke! t. R 20;Panasonic Corp.” on the other hand, is ready to win over US 3D TVs fans, starting tomorrow. Time will show who is going to succeed in convincing the public the most!

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Google to Create TV Program Search Engine by Milota Sidorova

Gossips in New York say that world number 1 search engine Google Inc and the U.S. Number 2 satellite TV operator Dish network Corp are testing new feature that enables program searching via TV the same way as it does on internet. The search service will work partly on Google's wireless operating system Android and TV set-top boxes. Program service will be accessible equally from TV sets as well as from internet. According unofficial information the feature will represent personalized searching environment for TV programs. Customer should enter key words or another input information and the list of results will be available as we know it from Youtube. Shortly it will be smar! t and interactive TV program 24 hours a day. Developing such feature makes sense in the times when most of TV channels have also theirs internet alternative. Not only that, most of TV makers are developing traditional TV sets with internet access. Both media are becoming inseparable. American TiVo Inc has been already competing the market with such product. Dish and its sister company EchoStar are another providers, but along with TiVo they run patent dispute over hybrid product. Google entered the business with Google Search Appliance in 2002, extending the portfolio with document search technology Mini in 2005. The list of product name its email account Gmail, photobanks, free websites, Youtube and many more. It also sells thematic packages for example as Google Apps Premier Edition – for business users in 2007. The platform Andorid is vivid rival to Windows or Apple's OS X.

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After 3D movies, 3D TV sets are coming by Barbora Misakova

Three-dimensional movies are motion pictures made by special cameras that record images as seen from two perspectives. Then special projection hardware and in the past also eyewear provide the illusion of depth. That gives you a feeling you are in the movie, its scenes and not in the theatre. These kinds of movies have existed in some form since 1890, but their production and projection were too costly. But today’s era of digital media enables their resurgence what is seen not only in the increasing number of newly produced 3D movies, but also in the production of 3D TVs. As techniques of three-dimensional presentation are in the frame for attract viewers more than st! andard TV sets, it is understood the will be very popular. The Nikkei business daily informed on Sunday, that Panasonic Corp. will work shoulder to shoulder with the top U. S. electronics chain Best Buy Co. This cooperation should market and boost sales of Panasonic’s 3D TVs in the USA. This report is also warning for other TV makers such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, LG Electronics Inc and Sony Corp. they are not alone on the US market. People living in major U. S. cities will have opportunity to view 3D videos in 300 Best Buy stores where the special exhibition corners will be set up. And what about the price? A 50-inch TV will cost about $2,500. According to report, the US price of Panasonic’s 3D TVs will be about 30 percent cheaper than in Japan, but won’t have internet access capabilities. If the firm’s expectation of 1 million 3D TVs sold in one financial year fulfill, the time will show…

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Najskôr 3D filmy, potom 3D televízory by Barbora Misakova

Trojdimenzionálne filmy sú natáčané špeciálnymi kamerami, ktoré majú schopnosť nahrať obraz, ako keby sa naň nazeralo z dvoch rôznych perspektív. Potom sa takto natočené filmy prostredníctvom špeciálneho premietacieho hardwaru, prípadne aj (najmä v minulosti používanými) špeciálnymi okuliarmi poskytujúcimi zdanie hĺbky, javia ako 3D. To nám dáva pocit, že nesedíme v kinosále, ale že sme súčasťou filmu a jednotlivých jeho scén. Takéto druhy filmov existovali už od roku 1890! , avšak náklady s ich tvorbou a premietaním boli až príliš vysoké. Dnešná éra digitálnych médií umožňuje ich znovu oživenie, čo sa prejavuje nielen na čoraz väčšom počte novovytvorených 3D filmov, ale aj na rastúcej výrobe 3D televízorov. Nakoľko technológia trojdimenzionálnej prezentácie má väčšie predpoklady zaujať dnešných divákov ako bežné televízory, predpokladá sa, že 3D TV sety budú po čase veľmi populárne. Obchodný denník Nikkei v nedeľu informoval, že spoločnosť Panasonic bude spolupracovať s popredným elektronickým reťazcov Best Buy Co. Táto spolupráca by mala viesť k väčšej ponuke a najmä k oživeniu predaja 3D televízorov v USA. Táto ! správa je však aj varovaním pre ostatných ! výr obcov elektroniky akým sú napr. Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics či Sony, že na americkom trhu nie sú sami. Ľudia žijúci vo väčších amerických mestách budú mať možnosť vzhliadnuť rôzne 3D videá vo viac ako 300 obchodoch Best Buy, kde budú zriadené špeciálne výstavné kútiky. A aká bude cena? Za televízor s 50-palcovou obrazovkou zaplatia Američania okolo 2,500 dolárov. Podľa oficiálnej správy bude cena týchto televízorov až o 30 percent nižšia ako v Japonsku, no prístroje nebude možné pripojiť na internet. Či sa firemné očakávania 1 milióna predaných televízorov za fiškálny rok splnia, ukáže až čas...

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Mind-reading computers turn heads at high-tech fair by Magdalena Rosova

Devices allowing people to write letters of play pinball just using the power of their brains were the biggest boom at the world's biggest high-tech fair. Crowds were lured to see a man wearing a cap with electrodes playing pinball with great proficiency without using hands. The electrodes monitor the brain waves associated with the man's thoughts and send the information to a computer, which moves the flippers. Scientist believe the technology invention may be used for more than just a fun. They are researching ways to monitor drivers' brain waves to improve reaction times in a crash. Scientists say that in an emergency stop situation, the brain kicks in about 200! milliseconds before driver reacts. Michael Tangermann from the Berlin Brain Computer Interface said that in an emergency situation drivers automatically braked. The scientists do not want to take away that kind of control, but they realize that there are many things the car can do in the crucial time, for example tighten the seat belt. A car using the brain-wave monitoring technology can also warn driver when he is sleepy and advise him to take a brake. Another gadget allows users to control robots by brain power. Scientists also developed a similar electrode cap that allows people to write without using their hands. The computer register the stimulated brain waves of the person and the chosen letters appear on the screen. It takes about four minutes to write a word of five letters, but researchers believes that they will speed the technology up in the future. The technology is ideal for disabled people, it may help them to communicate and control devices using ! the brain.

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Apple files suit against HTC by Zuzana Zelenakova

Apple Inc. filed a suit against Taiwan smartphone maker on Tuesday for infringing about 20 of its iPhone patents. Steve Jobs, Apple´s chief executive commented the company´s move: "We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it.” "We've decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours," he added. The company that created fancy gadgets such as iPod or Macintosh computer accused HTC of stealing patents concerning hardware, user interface and others belonging to the iPod. HTC Corporation, or High Tech Computer Corp! oration, is the manufacturer of Google´s the Nexus One smartphone, that uses Android operating system, launched in January, 2010. It is widely speculated that the lawsuit is in fact and indirect attack on Google as many of the HTC smartphones mentioned in the accusations use Google´s open source Android operating system, including HTC Dream, also marketed as T-mobile G1 in the US and Europe, which was the first phone using the Android mobile device platform. "It's probably simpler for them to go after the company making the infringing goods, which is HTC. It's easier to prove at this point," says Mark Simpson, patent attorney from Saul Ewing based in Philadelphia. Among others mentioned in the suit are the HTC Touch Pro, the HTC Touch Diamond, or the HTC Tilt. Lawsuits such as this are common practice among technology companies. For example, Apple is currently being sued by Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia. Another recent dispute concerns the Blacberry maker Motio! n accused of patent infringement by Motorola. In an official s! tatement as response to the lawsuit HTC issued that it had not had the opportunity to look into the matter more closely. "Until we have had this opportunity, we are unable to comment on the validity of the claims being made against HTC."

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Iracké ženy usilujú o silnejšie postavenie v politike by Zuzana Zelenakova

Zmena ústavy, o ktorú sa sčasti pričinili Spojené štáty vyžaduje prinajmenšom dvadsaťpäť percentné zastúpenie žien v parlamente. Avšak prvé zmeny zvolené na základe tejto ústavnej zmeny v roku 2005 nedokázali prekonať bariéru mužskej dominancie. Iracké ženy dúfajú, že nadchádzajúce voľby budú v tomto ohľade znamenať počiatok novej éry. Len druhé parlamentné voľby od americkej invázie Iraku sú naplánované na 7. marca. „Kvóta týkajúca sa ! počtu žien v parlamente bola veľmi dôležitá v predchádzajúcich voľbách, pretože žijeme v spoločnosti, ktorej vládnu muži a kvóta bola nevyhnutná na to, aby ženy získali vôbec nejakú šancu na pôsobenie v politike,“ hovorí členka parlamentu Maha al-Douri. „No v budúcnosti by mala byť odstránená a ženy by sa mali postaviť mužom v rovnocennom boji, pretože ženy v politike dokázali svoju kvalifikovanosť a spoľahlivosť.“ Rozvíjajúcu sa ženskú politickú sféru v Iraku nedávno posilnila novovzniknutá strana, ktorú založilo dvanásť žien a ktorá sa zameriava na práva žien a ich pracovné obsadenie, konkrétne ide o asi 700 000 irackých vdov. Po páde Saddama Husseina v roku 2003 sa ira! cké ženy dovolávali stanovenia určité! ho minim álneho počtu žien v parlamente a dúfali v podporu zo strany USA. Pôvodne požadovali 40 percent parlamentných kresiel. Avšak americký postoj k veci bol pre nich veľkým sklamaním, podľa nich mali Američania dôležitejšie priority. „Odfotili nás s americkým prezidentom a ministrom zahraničných vecí,“ hovorí ďalšia členka parlamentu Safia Taleb al-Souhail. „To nie je podpora. Podpora je upovedomiť politických vodcov, že tu sú aj vodcovia ženského rodu.“ Spolu s ďalšími ženami v irackej politike je proti článku v ústave, ktorý podporuje vznik legislatívy, podľa ktorej by náboženskí vodcovia získali určité právomoci pri rozhodovaní o takých záležitostiach ako je napríklad manželstvo č! ;i rozvod. „V porovnaní s ostatnými krajinami v tejto oblasti je Irak navonok popredu, ženy sú členkami parlamentu i ministerkami,“ hovorí politický analytik Haider al-Musawi. „No je to iba maska. v skutočnosti je Irak v porovnaní s nimi pozadu.“

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TiVo unveils new set-top box by Magdalena Rosova

TiVo Inc introduced a brand new television set-top box that besides ordinary program listing allows finding videos from Web outlets such as YouTube. TiVo, famous for awesome digital TV recording, will offer its “Premiere” box this April at starting price $300. The Premiere box will be availabe at Best Buy and Amazon.com. Users of the new TV set will be able to find myriad videos via a single system. TiVo wanted to differentiate itself from digital video recorders (DVR) offered by cable and satellite providers. DVRs are favorite among people for their ability to record shows, pause live TV and skip commercials. DVRs are distributed free by cable companies, bu! t they luck many of TiVo's features. TiVo will offer two models, first one that holds 45 hours of HD content will be available for $300 and the second one that holds 150 hours will cost $500. Providers such as Time Warner or Cablevision have handed out millions of DVRs. Customers of these providers pay a monthly fee, which is cheaper than TiVo's. Analyst James McQuivey thinks that even though TiVo offered more benefits, it was more comfortable for customers to stay with their cable providers. TiVo's new innovation is good for its current customers who can simply upgrade to better version. McQuivey does not expect new customers to join. The new box was built on a flash platform, it uses Adobe Flash software. That means the system can work with related tools and services made by outside developers. TiVo has DVR deals with providers Comcast, RCN Corp, and Virgin Media. RCN is the only provider that will distribute the new boxes this year.

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TiVo predstavuje nový digitálny set-top box by Magdalena Rosova

Americká spoločnosť TiVo predstavila v utorok svoj nový televízny set-top box, ktorý okrem bežného prezerania televíznych programov ponúka možnosť prezerania videí z internetových stránok, napríklad z obľúbeného YouTube. TiVo, ktorý sa preslávil vysoko kvalitnou digitálnou televíziou, dnes ponúka nový box nesúci názov Premiere. Premiere bude v predaji od apríla a jeho predajná cena je 300 dolárov. Premiere box sa bude dať zakúpiť v internetových obchodoch Best Buy a Amazon.com. Premiere umožní s! vojim užívateľom prezeranie miliárd videí jednoducho cez jeden systém. TiVo sa chcel odlíšiť od bežných digitálnych televízií (DVR), ktoré ponúkajú bežné káblové alebo satelitné televízie. Digitálna televízia je medzi ľuďmi vysoko obľúbená kvôli schopnosti nahrávania programov, možnosť zastaviť vysielanie a preskočiť reklamu. Káblové televízie zadarmo poskytujú digitálnu televíziu, avšak tá nemá všetky vymoženosti, ktoré prináša TiVo. TiVo ponúkne dva modely. Prví dokáže v pamäti uchovať 45 hodín nahratých videí vo vysokom rozlíšení a bude sa predávať za 300 dolárov. Druhý model uchováva 150 hodín videa a jeho cena bude 500 dol! 5;rov. Poskytovatelia ako Time Warner or Cablevision rozdal! i už ; viac ako milión digitálnych setov. Zákazníci im za to platia mesačný poplatok, ktorý je podstatne nižší než u TiVo. Analytik James McQuivey si myslí, že hoci TiVo ponúka viaceré výhody, pre zákazníkov je stále pohodlnejšie a výhodnejšie ostať verní káblovej televízii. Nová inovácia od TiVo je výhodná pre už existujúcich zákazníkov TiVo, ktorí môžu jednoducho prejsť na novšiu verziu. McQuivey nepredpokladá, že by ponuka prilákala veľké množstvo nových zákazníkov. Nový televízny set je postavený na platforme flashu, využíva softvér Adobe Flash. To znamená, že do systému sa budú dať naprogramovať aj množstvo ďalších doplnkov a služieb. TiVo uzavrel! dohody s poskytovateľmi digitálnej televízie Comcast, RCN Corp a Virgin Media, avšak iba RCN bude distribuovať nové sety už tento rok.

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Apsolutna bezbednost? by Barbora Misakova

Ne čovečkiot život, ami informacijata e najvažnata rabota od sé, denes. Taa mora da bide zaštitena za da ne stigne vo pogrešni race, koi bi možele da ja zloupotrebat. Vo erata na internet-komunikacijata, koga informaciite se lesno dostapni, kibernapadite se opšta komponenta na našiot sekojdneven život, a nie duri i ne go znaeme toa. Toa e kako moderna forma na špionaža. I kako što ovie kibernapadi se sé posofisticirani, rabota na snabudvačite na informatičkata tehnologija ne e samo da gi predvidat, no i da né zaštitat. Faktot deka nekoi informacii se považni od čove! 69;ki život e dokažano od noviot centar za bebzednosno razuznavanje, koj beše izgraden vo vreme na najgolemata ekonomska kriza. Najgolemiot partner na Pentagon – “Lokhid Martin Korp.” go otvora svojot vtor interen centar za bezbednosno razuznavanje. Prviot otvoren vo Gejtezburg vo 2008 godina, kje dobie nov brat vo Denver. Kako što velat analitičarite i razvivačite na softveri, problemot na kibersigurnosta e kompleksen šah-natprevar pomegju amerikanskata vlada i domakinite od pametni napagjači od nacionalnite državi i kriminalni državi. Erik Hačnis, analitičar za kiberrazuznavanje vo "Lokhid", veli deka postojat 1milion “incidenti” sekoj den, tie mora da gi sortiraat i da gi prepoznaat onie aktivnosti što imaat najgolem rizik. Najgolemiot pristap, ne samo na "Lokhid", e da im se pogledne na zakanite v oči. So ogled na toa deka sekogaš postojat možnosti za napad, n! ikogaš ne možete da bidete zaštiteni sto procen! ti. Toa e pričinata zošto "Lokhid" sé ušte se koncentrira da na izdržlivosta na mrežite što bi im ovozmožile da dejstvuvaat duri i koga bi bile napadnati . No,toa sé ušte ne e pobeda. Dodeka postojat zakani što go menuvaat sekoj den, togaš nikogaš nema da postoi apsolutna sigurnost.

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Absolute safety? by Barbora Misakova

Today, not human life but information is the most important thing from all. It must be protected not to get to wrong hands which could misuse them. In the era of Internet communication, when the information is easily accessible, cyber attacks are just common component of our daily life, and we even don’t know about it. It is like a modern form of espionage. And as these cyber attacks are more and more sophisticated, it is a job of information technology providers to not only predict them but also protect against them. The fact that some kind of information is more important than human life is proved by the new security intelligence center which was built in the time o! f the biggest economy crisis. The Pentagon’s biggest contractor – Lockheed Martin Corp is opening its second internal security intelligence center this week. The first one opened in 2008 in Gaithersburg will have a new brother in Denver. As analysts and software developers say, the cyber security problem is a complex chess match between U. S. government and a host of smart attackers from nation states and criminal groups. Eric Hutchnis, a Lockheed cyber intelligence analyst, says there is 1 million “incidents” a day; they have to sort through and identify those activities with highest-risk. Biggest approach, not only Lockheed’s, is to try to get ahead of the threats. As there is always a chance to be attacked, you can never be protected on 100 percent. That’s the reason why Lockheed is working to increase the resilience of networks that would enable them to operate even if they were attacked. But it is still not a victory. While there are! threats changing every single day, then there never will be a! bsolute safety.

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Stopercentná bezpečnosť? by Barbora Misakova

Dnes to nie je už ľudský život, ale informácia, ktorá má najvyššiu hodnotu. Informácie musia byť chránené, aby sa nedostali do nesprávnych rúk a nemohli tak byť zneužité. V ére internetovej komunikácie, kedy sú všetky informácie ľahko dostupné, sú útoky počítačových pirátov už bežnou súčasťou našich životov. Často si to ani sami neuvedomujeme. Je to ako moderný druh špionáže. Nakoľko sú tieto útoky čoraz sofistikovanejšie, je prá! ;cou poskytovateľov informačných technológií tieto útoky nielen predvídať, ale pred nimi aj chrániť. Skutočnosť, že niektoré druhy informácií majú väčšiu hodnotu než ľudský život je dokázaný existenciou nového bezpečnostného spravodajského centra, ktorého výstavbe nezabránila ani najväčšia hospodárska kríza. Najväčší dodávateľ Pentagonu – Lockheed Martin otvára tento týždeň svoje druhé centrum vládnej tajnej spravodajskej služby. Prvé centrum otvorené v roku 2008 v Gaithersburgu bude mať teda nového brata v Denveri. Ako analytici a softwaroví vývojoví pracovníci hovoria, problém ochrany pred útokmi týchto počítačových agresorov je ako šach! ový turnaj medzi vládou Spojených štá! tov a mn ožstvom šikovných útočníkov z národných štátov a zločineckých skupín. Eric Hutchnis, Lockheed analytik, hovorí, že denne musia čeliť 1 miliónu „incidentov“, pričom ich úlohou je ich nielen roztriediť, ale predovšetkým rozpoznať tie, ktoré vykazujú znaky najväčšieho risku. Najväčšou snahou všetkých bezpečnostných agentúr je získať náskok pred týmito hrozbami. Nakoľko je tu však neustála hrozba napadnutia, nikdy nemôžete byť ochránený na 100 percent. To je dôvod, prečo Lockheed pracuje na zvyšovaní odolnosti sietí, ktorá by im umožnila naďalej fungovať aj v prípade, že by boli napadnuté. No to však nie je konečné víťazstvo. Kým tu v#! 3;ak existujú hrozby meniace sa zo dňa na deň, nikdy tu nebude absolútna istota a bezpečnosť.

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Is WAC a real solution or a distraction? by Milota Sidorova

Do you think the time when one software application is able to work on every device is coming? Some think it is, some not. Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) that was created just about two weeks ago aims to offer such unified platform. Developers will have to make an application only once and then make it work on any carrier, device or OS. In general, it seems to be pretty good idea, but right, you can smell a lot of technological problems in the air. To mention just few of them – a successful update of WAC platform will be probably conditioned by phone's or device's operating system update. And if it's not working through air and is more than easy process it is! not working for many customers. According researches, most of the customers and technological equipment users have no IT knowledge and are not keen on spending hours to keep their devices updated. And that's probably the biggest problem of Apple App Store. It says it is providing several thousands applications, but let's talk about the demand and the quality. Most of them are working well or on average level. Most of them have no real function, one could say it is only improving a visage of device. But if mobile operators, application and platform developers could provide the exact product demanded by the market, it would save the enormous energy and campaigns to steal App Store. Ok, WAC was also created to rival Apple software that is currently dominating the market. But hundred of perfectly working apps covering the major customers could face even thousands of unknown apps.WAC platform would have to kill some more bugs. It would have to deal with hundreds, perhaps thousa! nds devices and handsets – it means hundreds or thousand! s of dis play resolutions, input options (meaning to keyboard, trackball), processing power, background applications or GPS.So far the only universally working app is web. This may be the option for unifying the system. But it may be not. WAC has been joined by AT&T, China Mobile, Orange, Verizon, Sprint, LiMo and many other operators around the globe, as well as device manufacturers LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola or Panasonic.

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