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Cyber-Campaign determines Election Results becoming even
more pronounce lately during the general election in Malaysia. "We
thought that the newspapers, the print media, the television was supposed
to be important, but the young people were looking at SMS and blogs. It
was a serious misjudgement. We made the biggest mistake in thinking that
it was not important," says Malaysia's PM Abdullah Badawi.
Australia's silicon breakthrough with a revolutionary
chip that had far wider application than been proposed. The "GiFi"
chip is one of the smartest chip around for its size with the capacity
to receive and transmit data signal with built-in amplifier and programmable
logics for multitudes of functions. <more>
SONY won this one after losing with Betamax in the VHS
war -their Blu-ray DVD format had finaly succeeded after the Toshiba-led
HD-DVD consortium had finally conceded defeat. <more>
Mine is Bigger, Panasonic Up the Ante with the introduction
of the biggest flat screen TV, 381cm measured diagonally (150 inches in
the old measurement). More appropriately used for commercial display but
expect a few egoistic home-owners to possess them when it hits the market.
<more>
One Laptop per Child project meant well but the two biggest
players, Microsoft and Intel, opted out of it, instead, promoting a more
costly option in achieving similar aims. <more>
Aussie supercharged Internet traffic with an algorithm
to reduce the electromagnetic interference and improve data transfer 100x
faster. The research earns Dr John Papandriopoulos his doctorate but also
supercharged his earning capacity. <more>
GPS with real time traffic congestion reports will soon
be a feature for Australian motor vehicles. <more>
Warning: Office Printers Danger to Lungs! These lasers
emit fine particles that caused lung diseases not unlike those troubling
smokers. <more>
How much you need to retire? Answer to this query is now made
simpler through an Excel program released by Australian Securities &
Investment Commission. <download>
How to protect your Wireless Network now that Wi-Fi plays such
a major role in networking these days due to its convenience, practicality
and even cost savings. However, there are some housekeepings to take care
which may save you much headaches.
<more>
How Ctrl-Alt-Del had wiped out $US38 billion
account and left Alaskan's Tax officers red-faced.
<more>
The lesson to learn, ensure backups are done right all the time.
Another Great Leap Forward in CPU technology
when both Intel and a consortium led by IBM which also include
Sony and AMD announced a breakthrough in compacting 80 cores on a single
chip (current technology is quad-core). This microprocessor will do 1.01teraflops
per second equivalent to the fastest computer hardward ever built in 1996
except that the latter occupied 600 square metres of floor space and consumed
500KW of power. Moore's
Law is still very much alive since it was first coined in 1995 that
the power of computer will double every 18 months. <more>
Internal security threat much overlooked
according to Microsoft's Bill Gates. "Programmers build
bigger moats and thicker fortress walls - but they don't bother to protect
the corporate crown jewels when members of their fiefdom exit the castle
and leave the drawbridge open." <more>
Stolen GPS gives thieves away as the US authorities activated
the devices and located the loot from a warehouse in New York State. The
handpieces use signals from satellites to accurately fix and relay their
positions. The thieves believed theyhad snagged mobile phones and planned
to sell them.
Snapfish for photo-sharing and printing is a snap to
use and right now till Feb 15 you can get free 50 prints delivered to
you in their Australian debut. <more>
WA to get world-class Internet connectivity when more
than 7500km of fibre optic cable will be laid throughout WA in an ambitious
plan for a new internet network that will be 20 to 200 times faster than
the existing system. The State Government is seeking a private operator
to build, own and operate the infrastructure which will run from Esperance
to the Northern Territory border and from Perth to the South Australian
border. In return for building the network, the private operator will
be guaranteed the State Government’s $100 million telecommunications
contract every year for the next 10 years, worth a total of $1 billion.
The tender will be put out early next year and the network is expected
to go live from July 1, 2009. (The West Australians 30 Nov 06)