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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Indonesian dominance in the U.S. robotics contest

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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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Peek at the new look of Windows 8

Monday, April 2, 2012

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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Now available Facebook app for Enemy

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

So far, Facebook is a positive place. We can express love but can not say do not like. We can find a friend on Facebook but could not find the enemy.

Now it is changed. EnemyGraph latest application allows us to add our enemies in profile page, either from a list of friends and fellow users of the application.

Once you declare hostilities, then your enemies will appear in the list of enemies dialam Facebook profile and other users can view the application.

Application was made by Terry Dean of the University of Texas at Dallas. Terry called his work as "blasphemous to the social media 'and predict Facebook will remove the application.

A petition signed by three million people calling for the 'hate' on Facebook, but so far has not offered a social networking facility.

Five users have expressed hostility to the Twilight film series, the two have expressed displeasure against the film reviewers Tomatoes page and someone has made a feud with the Nobel Prize-winning German author Thomas Mann.

"When I see a list of friends in the early era of social media, I think where his enemies list?" Terry said. EnemyGraph attempt to further define the relationship between users and other entities in the entire social graph Facebook.

'Most of the social network tries to connect people based on friendship, as you want like a certain band, movie or sports teams. I like them because I have to be their friend. However, the well connected and motivated by some of the things they do not like. '

"We give the trial a few weeks before the application is closed," said Terry.

"Some people ask us about the potential for abuse. If you do not make friends with someone, or not a user of the application, or not famous, you will not be listed as 'enemy'. We will also carefully monitor the application."

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Airborne Reconnaissance Drones, Seek Muggers

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

A site about the state of technology soon everyone can later be monitored his activities, even though you just bask in the backyard. The U.S. Congress has responded to the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) operational readiness of the drone.


There can be no single person who would be happy if it could be spied on reconnaissance drone that will operate the local police in the United States. Moreover, until then the person is classified as a suspected insurjen.


Drone called the Draganflyer UAV's (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), shaped like a cross between a helicopter, dragonfly, and a video camera drift. Approximately the size of a kite that kids used to play and can float in the air (hovering) for 20 minutes before moving to the point or different heights.


Police who operate the Seattle Police Department, advised that the Draganflyer UAV flown no higher than 400 feet from the ground; can be controlled from just a police patrol car. Predictably, the authority of national security the United States will soon operate a similar vehicle in larger sizes.


Thus, observation and surveillance can be conducted more in-depth, and the spacecraft will be named Shadowhawk, a similar-shaped helicopter owned by Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Texas. This will be used SWAT team.

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Instagram Go To Android

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Photo sharing applications, Instagram Android platform will be expanded after the success achieved in the IOS user 27 million (iPhone platform). "This is an acquisition of Facebook users level that we saw," says co-founder of Instagram, Kevin Systrom, as reported by TechCrunch in the SXSW festival in Austin Texas, USA. Systrom not give a detailed explanation about Instagram applications for Android, but the company said it is not ready for a breakthrough total. "In some ways, this (application for Android) much better than the application for IOS. It's crazy," said Systrom. Instagram for Android, according to Systrom, require longer periods of time because the company is focused on the development of IOS. "We have a priority. Thinking about innovation we had planned," said Systrom. Instagram launched in autumn 2010. Systrom and his partner, Mike Krieger, Instagram see many users share the photos. Instagram get attention for IOS when the iPhone 4 with a compatible camera quality is launched. Systrom said as many as 67 percent of users still seem active application "login" in the past week.

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Microsoft windows 8 preview give free !

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Microsoft Corp provide free preview version of Windows 7 and can be downloaded for free by everyone, and each consumer can test it and give testimony about the latest Windows operating systems that were used on their device. The last preview version will be available for download starting today at http://preview.windows.com, call Microsoft at a broadcast session interrupted exhibition Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday (Tuesday PM). The preview version is intentionally provided to consumers following the release of the Windows 7 Developer Preview late last year which was rumored by the microsoft has been downloaded over 3 million downloads. ' With Windows 8, we strive to recreate how differences in the way people interact with their PC's and how to cultivate it all feels like a natural extension of the device, whether using Windows 8 tablet, laptop, or desktop pc, ' said Steven Sinofsky, President of the Windows and Windows Live Division Microsoft. In an occasion of Windows 8 Consumer Preview in Barcelona attended partners from Europe and around the world, Microsoft provides some updates-update key (main) in Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Since the release of version Developer Preview in September last year, has made the development of Windows 8 disegala dimensions. Appropriate user expertise in implementation of the device's touch (touch) through improved performance, quality and reliability in all subsystems, says Microsoft. Windows 8 Consumer Preview was mark the opening of the store Windows application Store that provides Windows applications from the Manager and third parties. Connect synch into cloud computing Microsoft through Windows Phone device or PC. With the Microsoft account users are able to access cloud storage, and other services from the company. In Windows 8 have also been equipped with the latest version of Microsoft's browser, Internet Explorer 10.

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How Interpol Catch Anonymous Hackers?

Friday, March 2, 2012

A number of 25 members of a group of the hacker the most sought-after ' anonymous ' already get fold interpol moments ago with alleged crimes cyber in south america and europe . Now the thing is , shows some questions in public are wondering , how the police can track a group of the hacker great and very smart who 've made a mess in the sites that a government . Anonymous was the one group and members of an organization have a collective of diverse identity concealed or pseudonym . With skill and supported the ability of technology ( hacking ) is high from each of its members , if seen are extremely improbable that police capable of tracing the hacker anonym group able to find online activities through them . This audience who want to described by police that of a structure anonymous was a fatal mistake . They are still members share identity native in real life between one to the other . Of errors that make the hacker is still very weak against penyelinapan efforts within the organization without them knowing it. And this is done by the police to do the tactics of infiltration of the group Anonymous. Makes them not need to be tracked through technology, but the old way is through informant technique. Spy deliberately prepared to undercover police officers into the organization Anonymous. Then he was as a new member of the organization's mission is to sabotage it from within. And then with the informant was then all the data about anonymous can easily be retrieved. "Some of those who defected are our friends who have anonworld.info server, and that's what makes us fooled," said a statement from one of the members of Anonymous, 'Skao' on the AP. 25 Anonymous members have been arrested on charges of damaging waves on government websites in Colombia and Chile. Shortly after that moment, Anonymous Interpol website turned destructive. Finally, with a series of events that then immediately setting up an international police agency arrests a tactic that has been described above. Do tactics Interpol in arresting this cunning or devious Anonymous? Please write in the comment box.

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Yahoo Prosecuted Copyright to Facebook

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

San francisco : the company an email yahoo demanded the biggest rights to one of its rivals is social network sites facebook related to the use of the web . As 're told reuters tuesday ( 28 / 2 ) , electronic mail service management company has been given a patent includes charges mechanism screenings advertising , the arrangement will privacy , rss of the news , and services a message . In the virtual world largest of the two companies are negotiating meeting to 10 to 20 each other patent owned yahoo . On the occasion , yahoo asserts that some other companies already pay its patent , but facebook is not give a response of that . The company which is based in california , the united states , that give a warning that will make this case to the court if facebook not pay for the claim .' Yahoo has a great responsibility due to shareholders and especially its employees over copyright and wealth of the company, '' said a spokesman for Yahoo. According to one source, if Yahoo so suing Facebook, will be the largest battle ever existed in the history of the internet technology and will probably become a trigger for War, the first world of the Internet. And, it will also greatly affect the internet company and dealing with both these companies, such as Apple Inc., GOOGLE, Microsoft Corp. and Motorola Mobility.

Source: Techno News

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Adobe Photoshop Touch Now Comes In iPad

Monday, February 27, 2012

AdobePhotoShop Touch now can be enjoyed on the iPad
Just today, Monday (02.27.12) local time, Adobe has released Photoshop for theiPad Touch 2. This earlier version has been released a long time for Android tabletby more or less the same features. But, Adobe Photoshop Touch stated that theywill function a little better on the Apple tablet. Photoshop Touch is the firstapplication from Adobe that they had planned in six series between the collection ofAdobe's Touch Apps. According to rumors this application is created from aninspiration that is the Creative Suite for Mac and PC. Several collections of AdobeTouch Apps include Adobe Collage for moodboards; Adobe Debut for presentingand reviewing creative work; Adobe Ideas for sketching; Adobe Kuler color themesfor exploring, and Adobe Proto for website and mobile app prototyping is scheduled to be completed released at the end of 2012. So what is a fixed price for the AdobePhotoshop Touch for the iPad 2 in the App Store? Very affordable. Only USD 9.99or about Rp 90-thousand. "Photoshop Touch combines the magic of Photoshop withtablet features. "The process of editing images or photographs will feel much different from the usual." Said David Wadhwani, Adobe's SVP Digital Media.Adobe Photoshop Touch is available now and ready to be downloaded through theApp Store at a price of USD 9.99 and can be installed on the iPad 2 that supportsIOS-5. Full use of video techniques for Adobe Photoshop Touch can follow this link.

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Facebook application for Android is a Malware Spreaders

The spread of malware on several Android-based mobile devices during the year 2011 the number rose dramatically, even reaching 3325 percent. Internet security firm Sophos said that, one of the media that the current spread of malware should be aware of is through a Facebook application.

Malware taking a gap into the Android Market through Facebook applicationsbecause Google has posted a "wall" was named "Bouncer" in charge of securingmobile malware attacks, spyware, and trojans, and able to learn the behavior of suspicious applications.

One internet security researcher, Vanja Svajcer try menberikan explanation of the workings of malware in through the security scanner on Google for the AndroidMarket, especially those suspected of the Facebook application.

Svajcer said that a few days ago he was getting a friend request on Facebook.Through Android phone, direct Svajcer check facebook profiles of people who fileda friend request, to ensure the friend request is accepted or rejected.

However, in when they want to go to the prospective user's profile page, the browserwas instead directed to a specific web page browser, which suddenly, malware will be downloaded automatically into the phone.

Malware name given is "any_name.apk". Surprisingly, the downloading of malwarewithout the consent of the user and automatically installed directly in the phone. In fact, the downloading of malware that will make the user's pulse immediately cut off.

According Svajcer, this is the most popular tricks for spreading malware on mobiledevices. Because of the way it is considered the most simple way of spreadingmalware, as well as toll bypass internet users.
Here's a video showing how to spread malware via Facebook Application:

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