The reason HP printer dared to raise prices

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Hewlett-Packard (HP) set up a laser printer strategy of raising prices by 15 percent to 20 percent per unit in the first quarter of 2012.

"Because we want to highlight and improve product quality to customer service," said Market Development Manager HP Laser Printer Products Group, Charles Johnson Simanjuntak after the launch of three HP LaserJet printer on Wednesday.

Charles exemplifies the quality of the product on HP laser printers, among others, the ability to connect to the printer and handheld devices to wireless internet (wireless).

"Special Pro 200 color LaserJet MFP M275, this product is capable of scanning three-dimensional," said Charles.

Operation LaserJet Pro 200, continued Charles, streamline workflow from image capture, editing, and printing images.

"Enterprise LaserJet Printer 600 has the function of tracking the number, type, and the printing of security documents and keywords for use with security," said Charles.

Charles adds HP innovation and service done by direct approach to potential customers.

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North Korea conducted a military parade April 15

North Korea has advanced the military parade planned to coincide with the launch of a rocket, in an effort that seems to increase the presence of foreign officials, said a Japanese report Wednesday.

Large parade featuring military hardware that was originally scheduled for Pyongyang on 25 April, but now will be held 10 days earlier, said Kyodo News from Seoul.

Parade 15 April it will be announced at the launch by North Korea for what they claimed was a satellite launch, but the West says it was a missile test.

The parade, organized by the Korean People's Army, with a magnitude of 1.1 million soldiers, was officially held to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country.

"By inviting foreign representative as possible to Pyongyang

on the satellite launch around mid-April, North Korea seems to want to show to have international support for his action, "Kyodo quoted the sources said.

The European and other international officials are considering to boycott the parade if to coincide with the launch, to avoid giving legitimacy atmosphere, Kyodo said, without naming its sources.

Pyongyang design to play host to a number of diplomatic delegations and the media, are invited to a series of celebrations in the scale of the "unprecedented" to commemorate the late leader of the communist ruler and rally behind the new and untested.

April 15th will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the first leader Kim Il-Sung, founder of the dynasty that ruled since 1948.

Pyongyang announced it would launch a satellite between 12 and 16 April rocket launch, insisting it is for peaceful purposes.

United States, which has delayed plans to provide food aid to North Korea, and several other countries have strongly condemned the launch as a disguised missile test that violated UN resolutions.

Ruling Communist Party will hold a special conference on 11 April in clear steps to complete the transfer of power to Kim Jong-Un, who served under the dynastic succession when his father Kim Jong-Il died last December, according to AFP.

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"Woman in Black" sequel coming soon

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

London - horror film "The Woman in Black", starring Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe and topped the UK box office earlier this year will be a sequel.

Sequel it will narrate the incident 40 years later than the original incident, reported Reuters.

"The Woman in Black: Angels of Death" is based on a story that has just been completed by the author Susan Hill.

The sequel is about the couple who lived in haunted houses Eel Marsh.

The first film, which has earned an impressive income, 120 million dollars in ticket sales worldwide were adapted from a novel by Hill with the same title and become the best-selling horror film in the UK in the last 20 years.

Hammer Films says it is working on a new film and screenwriter Jon Croker Hill will adapt the work into a screenplay.

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Suu Kyi's party won 43 seats in the elections Myanmar

Angon - The party led by Aung San Suu Ky won nearly all seats in elections, made ​​the main opposition group was included in the national assembly, according to official results shown on Tuesday.

National League for Democracy (NLD) won 43 seats from 44 electoral districts in which they have candidates in elections on Sunday, said the election commission announcement on state television.

Great victory that gave Suu Kyi's first seat in parliament, while the great majority will not threaten the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).

The NLD won 37 seats in the lower house has 440 seats, along with four seats in the upper house and two in the regional council, said the results were.

A quarter of the seats reserved for elected officials without the military.

NLD losing one seat in the state of the Shan National Democratic Party won by Shan, who has strong support among the ethnic.

USDP won only one seat in one area pemiihan Sagaing, northwestern Myanmar NLD where candidates canceled their participation.

Suu Kyi's election for the political position is a recent change in the country formerly known as Burma was detained after decades of military rule that ended last year.

Myanmar's civilian government last year surprised the critics with a series of reforms such as the release of hundreds of political prisoners and opposition groups agreed to return to the country's main political currents. AFP

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Champions League fixtures

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Paris - Barcelona will face AC Milan in the second leg Champions League quarter-final, while Chelsea will host Benfica. Games like fate spinning wheel turns, no defeat, no victory.

The following schedule of quarter-final second leg UEFA Champions League that took place this week. The match took place at 1845GMT.



Tuesday

In Munich, Germany

Bayern Munich (GER) v Marseille (FRA) (2-0)



In Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona (ESP) v AC Milan (ITA) (0-0)



Wednesday

in Madrid

Real Madrid (ESP) v APOEL (CYP) (3-0)



in London

Chelsea (ENG) v Benfica (POR) (1-0).

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Indonesian dominance in the U.S. robotics contest

Robot teams from three universities in Indonesia, ITB, ITTelkom, and Unikom (Bandung), dominated the race of intelligent robots "Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest (TCFFHRC)" at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Specialized staff Mendikbud Sukemi by electronic mail to Reuters on Monday Indonesia stated that the robot team took home eight international titles.

The eight titles include: the winner of one and two (division wheeled fire extinguisher robot / ITTelkom); won one, two, and three (division-legged robot fire / ITTelkom and ITB), the winner of one (RoboWaiter Division Entry Level / Unikom); and champions one and two (RoboWaiter Advanced divisions / UNIKOM).

TCFFHRC 2012 followed by 130 teams that competed in various categories. Besides the United States there are several other countries, like Portugal, Israel and China. TCFFHRC intelligent robot is an annual competition held fire extinguisher at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Competition that has lasted for 19 years it has become the reference standard fire extinguisher robot competitions in schools and colleges in various parts of the world, including Indonesia.

Rules of the game in the competition TCFFHRC adopted in robot competitions in various countries, from national to regional level. Indonesia also adopted the rules of competition in the arena TCFFHRC Indonesian Intelligent Robot Contest (KRCI) for the category of a wheeled robot and legged robot category.

There is some division games on TCFFHRC. In the division of Fire-Fighting, intelligent and autonomous robots are trying to find a fire in a maze-like floor plan room of the house, then turn off the fire and returned to its original position. Fire-fighting division is divided into two categories, namely division wheeled robot and legged robot division.

RoboWaiter Division, in charge of a companion robot that elderly people who have limited (disable). Robot is able to move the dish from the larder or refrigerator to the table. The division is divided into two categories, Entry Level and Advanced.

Robot team in Indonesia sent through a national selection in Indonesian Intelligent Robot Contest (KRCI) 2011. KRCI in Indonesia is one of the contest Contest Robot Indonesia (KRI), which consists of three types of races are held each year.

Three types of robot competitions in the covers KRI KRI, KRCI, and Art Contest Robot Indonesia (KRSI). KRI refers to the international event in Japan, KRCI referring to the international arena in the U.S., and KRSI robot is an event unique to Indonesia.

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Unique and distinctive way of playing gamelan xylophone

Monday, April 2, 2012

Denpasar, Bali - Indonesia Rector Art Institute (ISI) Prof Dr I Wayan Rai S.MA rate, artistry xylophone, one of the rare species that are endangered art in Bali has a way of playing that is quite unique and distinctive.


"The uniqueness is able to provide its own color in the midst of the diversity of the island culture and art heritage," said the Rector of ISI Denpasar, Professor Wayan Rai. S in London on Monday.


Commenting on the work of a book titled "Gambang, the precursor of Balinese gamelan music" that I Wayan Sinti dluncurkan MA, He said, xylophone is a classic Balinese gamelan that has a long history in the midst of change and rapid growth.

Type of art Balinese xylophone according to the belief function in accordance with the concept of "village Mawa How To" and "Village Kala Patra", ie the place, time and circumstances.


Wayan Sinti figure known as "dedengkot" kerawitan Bali known as Bali widespread at the local, national, and even internationally.


It was thanks to his ability in the arts kerawitan, reliable and already have the composer produced monumental works.


Through the launch of the book is expected to provide answers to the business and deepening understanding of the art xylophone among young people on the island, please Prof Rai.


Wayan Sinti (69) born in the village of Banjar Dauh Kutuh Ubung Kaja Denpasar Gambang launched a book about 160 pages thick which is equipped with DVD and CD to give understanding to the public in learning about the type of art.


Other works that can be enjoyed by the wider community to the international level, among others Gegitaan Wilet Mayura (1982) and four percussion lelambatan lokarya (1993)

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Peek at the new look of Windows 8

Latest operating system Windows 8 offers some of the recent changes to simplify the user, one with the look of Metro UI interface to maximize the utilization of the touch screen.

Microsoft has implemented a UI display in the view antaramuka Metro Windows Phone.

Google also adopts the view that the pages of the browser machine interface (browser), Google Chrome, so users can simply put a link on the home page with a favorite short cut or a specific icon.

"There are icons that not only displays pictures but also a description of these links, for example, news links will display photos and news leads so users can quickly find out," said EVP Business Development PT. Navcore Nextology Zulkarnain Farid told a news media about Windows 8 Developer Boot Camp in London on Friday (30/3).

How to create an application with the password was quite interesting. Users only need to draw the dots in the picture wallpaper screen coordinates predetermined by the user.

However, if the user forgets the user can still open it manually by typing the name of the password, just like how to open password on a Windows PC.

In addition to the side bar there are additional icons such as search, share, device, setting.
"With the share icon, users can submit any kind of news, photos, and link to a friend email a friend or social networking account. Windows operating system 8 is very easy to develop," he said.

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Nokia working together with nine music label

Friday, March 30, 2012

Nokia to work with Indonesia to provide music label ninth download service (download) Indonesia about 60 thousand songs for free but legal, for consumers of all Nokia products Asha.

"Nine label is Aquarius, Musica, Rainbow, Trinity, RKA, Sunny, Virgo, Indosemar, and Emotion. But we are working with other labels who want to join," says Entertainment Services Manager Nokia Indonesia Widhi Asmoro at launch Nokia Asha 302 on Thursday.

Nokia invites the users of digital technology to download music legally, which means supporting the advancement of music Indonesia, he said refusing to say the business model that is woven with those labels.

Free song download service is legal but can be done in the family Asha Asha 200 Dual SIM Nokia, Nokia Asha 300, Nokia 303 ​​and Nokia Asha Asha latest, Asha 302.

"Especially in the new Nokia 302 Asha is no icon Nokia Music is easier for consumers to download songs with tight, 14.4 MB per second, for free for six months and keep for ever in a 2 GB card is capable of containing about a thousand songs , "said Product Manager Nokia Irwan Hermawan.

Qwerty phone is priced Rp1.150.000 price it also comes with free browsing facility for three months, social media icons such as tweeters and Facebook, to the media "chat", he said.

Meanwhile, singer Justin Bieber who attended the event said, feeling happy that their efforts are supported by the musicianship of the leading manufacturers of gadgets.

"If it does not start like this, in the digital era musicians will be more at risk of loss, because the songs that made ​​the labors, the people downloaded illegally, now millions of people downloading songs illegally," he said.

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