Nokia X7 appears again, looks AT&T bound

More photos (well actually renderings) of the youthful looking Nokia X7 surfaced. This time we are getting to see the Symbian^3 smartphone from all sides and once again we notice an AT&T tattoo on its forehead.
In addition to the carrier allegiance, the new Nokia X7 images confirm the 8 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash on the back of the device. If we were gamblers our money would be on it being a fixed-focus unit, much like the one of the E7 and C7.


There is still no information as of when the 4-inch display device (nHD resolution and ClearBlack technology seem certain) might be officially announced. The Mobile World Congress starts next month and sounds like an easy guess, but last year Nokia made no announcements there so we don't know what to expect now.
We'll find out more about that soon enough. Stay tuned!
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RIM Siap Ikut Aturan Soal Penyadapan di Indonesia

Selain soal sensor akses internet di BlackBerry, Research In Motion (RIM) juga dikejar tuntutan pemberian akses penyadapan di lalu lintas sistem pengguna BlackBerry Tanah Air oleh pemerintah.

Menurut Gregory Wade, Managing Director RIM Asia Tenggara, pada dasarnya, perusahaan yang diperkuatnya tersebut akan selalu tunduk pada hukum yang berlaku di negara dimana RIM beroperasi, termasuk di Indonesia.

Nah, terkait dengan permintaan pemerintah untuk dapat membaca data di lalu lintas sistem BlackBerry, Greg memberi sinyal jika hal itu bisa saja dilakukan. Asalkan, ada ketetapan hukum yang mengatur akan hal itu.

Misalnya, dijabarkan Greg, pihak berwajib tengah menjalankan penyelidikan atas suatu kasus dan membutuhkan informasi atau konten yang ada di dalam perangkat personal device.

"Dalam investigasi itu pasti kan ada proses hukum yang melegalkan aktivitas untuk mencari bukti tersebut, dan ada dokumen pendukungnya. Nah, jika secara legal kami akan bekerja sama dengan itu," tukasnya, di sela BlackBerry Developer Conference Asia 2011 di Bali International Convention Expo.

Pemerintah Indonesia sendiri sebelumnya mendesak RIM untuk membuka data yang wara-wiri di sistem BlackBerry untuk kepentingan penyelidikan.

Salah satu yang paling diincar pemerintah salah satunya adalah agar memudahkan untuk membongkar praktek korupsi, meskipun hal ini dapat dimanfaatkan pula untuk kasus lainnya.

Negara lain yang juga menginginkan akses untuk membaca data di sistem BlackBerry adalah India. Negara Bollywood tersebut dilaporkan sangat membutuhkan akses ini untuk lebih memantau aktivitas teroris.

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Cara Baru, Mengisi Baterai dengan 'Menghirup' Udara

Beberapa tahun ke depan, mengisi baterai menggunakan energi listrik mungkin akan kuno. Karena akan bermunculan cara baru mengisi baterai yang lebih ramah lingkungan dan hemat energi. Salah satu contohnya, mengisi baterai dengan 'menghirup' udara!

Ya, ide segar tersebut datang dari IBM dan masuk dalam salah satu dari lima inovasi teknologi yang disiapkan IBM dalam waktu lima tahun ke depan. Disebutkan IBM, kemajuan di bidang teknologi baterai dan transistor memungkinkan sebuah perangkat bertahan 10 kali lipat dari kemampuannya saat ini.

IBM memperkirakan, para ilmuwan di tahun-tahun mendatang tidak lagi mengembangkan baterai lithium-ion berat seperti digunakan saat ini. Salah satu alternatifnya, yakni dengan membuat baterai dapat diisi dengan udara.

"Mereka membuat baterai yang menggunakan udara yang kita hirup dan selanjutnya dapat bereaksi terhadap bahan metal padat energi sehingga baterai bisa lebih tahan lama," terang IBM .
Disebutkan IBM, jika berhasil hasilnya adalah baterai yang dapat diisi ulang, ringan, berdaya besar dan mampu memberi daya apa saja, mulai dari perangkat konsumer hingga mobil listrik. 

IBM juga merekayasa ulang blok bangunan dasar dari perangkat elektronik yaitu transistor, agar jumlah energi per transistor dapat ditekan menjadi kurang dari 0,5 volt.

"Dengan kebutuhan energi yang rendah, kita mungkin tidak lagi membutuhkan baterai dalam perangkat kecil tertentu, seperti ponsel atau e-reader," jelas IBM.

Hasilnya, disebutkan IBM adalah perangkat elektronik tanpa baterai yang dapat di isi ulang dengan teknik yang disebut energy scavenging. Teknologi ini sudah digunakan beberapa produk modern, misalnya jam tangan. Dengan demikian, jam ini tak perlu lagi diputar dan dapat di isi baterainya dengan menggerakan lengan.

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Asus Eee Pad Slider: Hands On

Las Vegas – Asus unleashed a total of 4 tablets at CES 2011, but only one had a permanently attached keyboard. The Eee Pad Slider has a 10-inch touchscreen that slides up to reveal a physical QWERTY keyboard. Armed with nVidia's Tegra 2 and Android 2.2 (it'll have Honeycomb when Google allows OEMs to release it), the Slider has the foundation for a good tablet experience, and we spent some time with it to see if that was the case.

The one I looked at was an early unit, as paint was still chipping off from various spots. But the Android 2.2 software load was production-ready. Granted, it's supposed to run Google's Honeycomb OS, but so far only Motorola has a working demo of it. When it ships, the Slider will have its own custom Asus skin called, "My Way", which accesses a number of themes pertaining to music (think Apple's cover flow), photo slideshows, and video streaming. The video streaming app is pretty neat, as it can connect to any DLNA device in your living room, which, with a good WiFi connection, can stream video content in 1080p. It took about 2 two seconds for each Asus proprietary app to load, longer than I expected from a tablet of this caliber. All the apps beyond Asus's customizations launched and worked flawlessly.

What makes the Slider different from all its other slates is the built-in keyboard. You lift up the screen from its top a quarter of the way and it'll slide on its own until you see the QWERTY keyboard. It's about half the size of a standard one, and it'll feel cramped after typing on it for a while. Sliding the screen back down took more effort, but I'll just chalk it up to pre-production hardware. In slate mode, the Slider is remarkably thin despite its keyboard attachment, thinner than the Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series, which use a similar sliding screen implementation.

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The 1,280-by-800 resolution is high up there for a 10-inch screen. It has both a front facing camera (1.2 Megapixel) and a rear-facing one (5 Megapixel) with Flash LED. Bluetooth and 802.11n WiFi are your built-in wireless connections, and it'll have 3G at some point later on (Asus declined to comment on which carriers the Slider will support). There's a full size USB 2.0 port, as well a mini one. A Micro SD slot and mini HDMI port are available as well. Local storage will come in the form of a 16GB or 32GB SSD drive.

As with most Android tablets, the preferred platform seems to be Nvidia's Tegra 2. It streams 1080p video, is gaming friendly, and Honeycomb-ready, so what's not to like? Memory configurations go up to 1GB and the 25WH battery promises up to 6 hours of battery life.

When it ships, which is sometime in May, the Asus Eee Pad Slider will run from $499 to $799. Hopefully by then, it'll have Google's Honeycomb and the purported 3G wireless radio.

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Android 2.4 leaks on an XPERIA Arc prototype, is still Gingerbread

Sony Ericsson just announced that the XPERIA Arc will be running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but a prototype was caught in the wild that claims to have Android 2.4 on board. It appears that Google have another update in store for us before the tablet-ready Honeycomb comes.

Much like Android 2.0 and 2.1, which both carried the Eclair moniker, 2.3 and 2.4 will share the Gingerbread name. As you could imagine the differences between the two versions aren't too dramatic really, but the source claims that there's a notable performance improvement.

Android 2.4 Gingerbread on a Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

There are also some new animations, some new player application and noise reduction option in the call options. Some mysterious videochat option also appeared, but it wasn't enabled on that prototype. Have in mind that the guy that got to play with the new Android version only had about 15 minutes to spend with it so there might be more to Android 2.4 than we can tell you right now.

We'll see when the official Google announcement comes. With Honeycomb expected to be finalized in just a few months the Gingerbread preceding it should already be nearing completion.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc hands-on pictures and video

We got our hands on the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc and we hurry to give you some live shots, video demos and quick screen comparison with two of the most popular mobile screens out there. The Arc is full of surprises, so let's not waste any more time and see some action.

We expected quite a big gadget, but in the end we found the Arc is ok to handle as there's hardly any unused space around the 4.2" screen. The extraordinary 8.7mm thickness (in the center at least) and the arc-like design add for the impression of a smartphone that's quite smaller than what the screen size might suggest.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc live shots

The battery cover reminds us of XPERIA X8 with the dark blue splash at the bottom. Unfortunately Sony Ericsson has decided to use glossy plastic, which turns the rear panel into a smudge magnet. The smudge problem also applies for the mineral glass-covered display, but similar to iPhone 4 you can easily clean it.

More live shots of XPERIA Arc

Proceeding to the software side of things we meet something familiar. The XPERIA Arc has the typical Sony Ericsson theme and TimeScape UI but beneath that there's the latest Android Gingerbread. Here is a demo video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bocxu3WITpI&feature=player_embedded

We were surprised by the lack of the Mediascape UI, but this just might be due to the pre-release status of our unit.

Unlike its X10 predecessor, the Arc is fast and responsive all the time, without any interface glitches, loadings or noticeable lag whatsoever. And this is just a pre-release unit with the software being far from final. We expect the retail Arc to be an excellent performer.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc relies on an LED-backlit LCD screen with the BRAVIA Mobile Engine for picture improvement. Sony Ericsson calls that combo the Reality display. Well, in reality, it's nothing out of this world.

If we have to compare it (and we do, don't we?), it's definitely better than the screen of the Desire HD and that of the previous XPERIA X10. The Samsung's Super AMOLED screens and the Apple iPhone screen are still on top. And so is, the Nokia Clear Black display too. So on it's own, the Arc's Reality display is a really nice achievement but that's about it.

The Arc's Reality display compared to iPhone Retina and Samsung Galaxy S Super AMOLED

Looking head-on at the Arc's display the colors seems natural and the contrast is excellent. When you look from the side, the viewing angles are nice too, but the contrast and the colors can't keep up.

The Arc's Reality display compared to iPhone Retina and Samsung Galaxy S Super AMOLED

Still we give the credit of Sony Ericsson for the improvement over its previous generation displays and hope we'll see some development in this direction.

Well, that's pretty much everything we wanted to share with all of you today. We're working on our XPERIA Arc preview and you should expect it in a few days.

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Toshiba T215 – 11.6-Inch

Toshiba have just recently announced the Toshiba Satellite T215 for the US market, and its already available to order.

The Toshiba Satellite T215 is a 11.6-inch thin and light notebook powered by AMD hardware. It is basically the AMD version of the Toshiba T210 which was announced very recently in the UK with Intel hardware.

The Toshiba T215 officially goes on sale this Sunday (June 20th), but J&R are already listing two versions of the Toshiba Satellite T215D for $470 and $499 for the single core and dual core version respectively.

Toshiba are saying the T215 takes off where netbooks left off, giving you more power and screen space, but maintaining portability and battery life. Five hours battery life is expected.

Toshiba Satellite T215D

Design wise it looks like a larger version of their netbook offerings with a metallic interior. It measures 284 x 202.8 x 16.6 – 26.2 mm and weighs just 1.48 kg / 3.3 lbs.

Both models both feature an 11.6-inch LCD with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics, HDMI output, eSATA, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

The highend model (Toshiba T215D-S1150) features the dual core AMD Athlon Neo K325 1.3GHz processor, and is available for $499. The Toshiba T215D-S1140RD is $30 less at $470 and features the single core Athlon Neo K125 1.7GHz processor.

Toshiba Satellite T215D

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Toshiba Updates Satellite Notebooks with Intel Sandy Bridge

We got a chance to take a look at the new line of Toshiba notebooks updated at this year's CES. Most of the Toshiba Satellite lineup will be making use of Intel's new Sandy Bridge chipset. This latest generation of Intel's Core i3, i5, and i7 processors promise to deliver significantly better processor performance and some improvements in the integrated graphics so you won't have to drain your laptop battery with a dedicated graphics card when you're just surfing the web or working in Microsoft Office.

Speaking of dedicated graphics, many of the new Toshiba Satellite notebooks use the latest NVIDIA GeForce graphics with NVIDIA Optimus technology despite Intel's latest integrated graphics solution. Optimus automatically switches between the Intel integrated graphics and the GeForce dedicated graphics to give you video and gaming performance when you want it and as much battery life as possible when you need it.

Satellite A665 3D

• 15.6" diagonal widescreen HD TruBrite 3D-ready display (120Hz)
• NVIDIA 3D Vision kit with active shutter 3D glasses and integrated 3D Vision IR emitter
• Toshiba Video Player with easy 2D-to-3D DVD conversion
• Intervideo WinDVD BD player with 3D Blu-ray Disc support
• 2nd Generation Intel Core processors with Intel TurboBoost 2.0 technology
• Intel Core i7-2630QM or Intel Core i5-2410M
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M GPU with 1 GB of GDDR3 video memory
• Up to 8 GB DDR3 Memory
• Hard drive configurations available up to 640 GB
• 802.11 b/g/n wireless and Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR (on select models)
• Integrated 4G WiMAX wireless technology (on select models)

Updated Qosmio X505

• 18.4-inch 1080P HD TruBrite widescreen display
• 2nd Generation Intel Core processors with Intel TurboBoost 2.0 technology
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M graphics with 1.5GB of DDR3
• Up to 8GB DDR3 Memory
• Starting price of $1,299

Satellite M645

• Satellite A665: 2nd Generation Intel Core i3-2310M, Core i5-2410M and Core i7-2630QM
• NVIDIA GeForce 310M, GeForce GT 540M, or GeForce GT 525M graphics processors with NVIDIA Optimus technology
• Up to 8 GB DDR3 memory
• Up to 640 GB hard drive configurations
• harman/kardon stereo speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio technology
• USB 3.0, Intel Wireless Display 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, WiMAX, Slot-loading DVD drive and Blu-ray Disc drive

Satellite E305 (Best Buy exclusive)

• Powered by the 2nd-Generation Intel Core i5-2410M processor with Intel HD graphics and Intel TurboBoost 2.0 technology
• Exclusive Aluminum Finish in Champagne
• All-new Touch Pad design with smooth right and left mouse buttons
• Premium Raised Tile keyboard with LED Backlighting
• Starting weight of 4.95 lbs. with a slim profile measuring just 1.2 inches thin

Mini NB505 netbook

• Powered by the Intel Atom N455 dual-core processor
• Windows 7 Starter OS
• 250 GB hard drive
• 1 GB DDR3 RAM
• Full-size raised-tile keyboard and large multi-touch touch pad
• 10.1" LED Backlit display

Toshiba also had the child-friendly Satellite Kids PC L635 and the AMD-powered Satellite L675D out on display as well. Overall, a lot of new technology-packed notebooks that we can't wait to get our hands for full reviews. Stay tuned for more information on these upcoming notebooks in the coming weeks and months as Intel Sandy Bridge systems start shipping.

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Razer Switchblade: The Future of PC Gaming?

Fresh from its debut at CES 2011, the Razer Switchblade is turning heads and making people rethink what "PC gaming" means. This Intel Atom-powered handheld mini notebook promises to deliver PC games running on Windows 7 and still run those games at 30 frames per second or more!

Razer is a company that has long been known to PC gamers as a manufacturer of some of the best PC gaming accessories. However, at this year's Consumer Electronics Show the center of the Razer booth wasn't dedicated to headsets, keyboards, or mice. No, the real attention was focused on the Razer Switchblade prototype.

The Razer Switchblade is essentially a new take on a handheld gaming device: Take a Windows 7 notebook, shrink it as much as possible, give it a cool control interface, and make sure it can play a vast library of existing and future PC games. Although representatives from Razer were quick to point out that the Switchblade is months (or more) away from actual availability, we haven't been this excited about PC gaming on a mobile platform since the Alienware M11x.

Unlike traditional gaming notebooks such as the Alienware M11x, the Razer Switchblade features a much smaller 7-inch capacitative multi-touch screen and a unique keyboard design that is just plain cool. Rather than limiting the tiny handheld PC with a traditional QWERTY keyboard, Razer is using a dynamic, programmable keyboard.

The keyboard itself is actually a second LED-backlit touchscreen display which has been overlaid with transparent tactile keys. This means that each key can be transformed into whatever is needed for Windows 7, a specific application, or a specific game. For example, when you first turn on the Switchblade and look at the keyboard you'll see a traditional QWERTY keyboard. However, as soon as you launch a movie, the text on the keys changes to a media player interface similar to a DVD or Blu-ray player. If you launch Left 4 Dead 2 or World of Warcraft, then the keys change into a custom interface with shortcuts for specific gameplay controls.

This is hands down one of the most innovative ideas we've seen for a keyboard.

After you look past this amazing keyboard, the details about the Razer Switchblade get a little fuzzy. This "concept prototype" is powered by an unreleased and unnamed Intel Atom processor and runs the Windows 7 operating system along with a custom Razer UI to control the keyboard changes and make it easier to use the main 7-inch display. Similarly, there is no word on what Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is powering the games that run on the Switchblade.

Representatives from Razer kept mentioning the Switchblade would play games and video at "30 frames per second" but wouldn't go into any more details about resolution, in-game detail settings, or even whether the frame rates mentioned were minimum, average, or maximum frame rates. Although Razer hasn't settled on the final technical specs for the Switchblade, it will likely ship with a 128 GB SSD, Wi-Fi, 3G, a USB 3.0 port and a mini-HDMI port for watching video or playing games on a larger screen. Razer also claims the Switchblade will give PC gamers about 4-6 hours of gameplay and "significantly more" battery life if you're just browsing the web or using it as a Windows PC.

The big question here is: Can the Razer Switchblade deliver on the hype? Although we're talking about a future version of the Intel Atom processor and an unknown GPU, we've yet to see an Atom-powered device deliver the level of in-game performance that PC gamers expect accross a wide range of game titles. Razer only had a few in-game screen shots and short demo video clips to showcase the performance of the Switchblade. It isn't clear whether this handheld Windows 7 PC can handle more than a few specific games or even how well it performs with those games. Of course, another major factor that will dictate whether PC gamers embrace the Switchblade is the price. Most Atom-powered netbooks start around $250, but it's doubtful that Razer will deliver a device like this at netbook prices.

Our hopes are high, but we'll have to reserve our judgement until we can get our hands on a production-level review sample of the Razer Switchblade.

Be sure to visit the NotebookReview.com homepage for updates on this innovative product as they become available.

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Saingi Apple, Amazon Luncurkan Toko Aplikasi

Langkah baru dijejakkan Amazon di awal tahun ini. Amazon mengundang para pembuat aplikasi untuk mendaftarkan hasil karya mereka di toko aplikasi online-nya, Amazon Appstore Developer Portal.

Terjunnya Amazon di pasar aplikasi online memberi sinyal bahwa perusahaan yang berpusat di Seattle, Washington, Amerika Serikat (AS) ini siap menyaingi Apple yang sukses di ranah ini.

Beberapa pengamat ada juga yang menyebutkan, langkah ini merupakan bagian dari persiapan yang dilakukan Amazon untuk meluncurkan Amazon Appstore untuk Android akhir tahun ini. Seperti diketahui, September 2010 Amazon menyatakan rencananya meluncurkan toko aplikasi khusus untuk platform Android.

"Konsumen juga memiliki minat yang kuat di ranah mobile. Dan kami berupaya keras agar layanan dan produk terbaik kami tersedia di perangkat mobile," terang Amazon di blognya, seperti dilansir Wall Street Journal.

Untuk itu, dikatakan Amazon pihaknya terus menginovasi pengalaman berbelanja mobile dengan aplikasi Amazon Shopping, Amazon Price Check dan yang terbaru, Windowshop untuk iPad.

"Sebuah toko aplikasi adalah langkah logis kami berikutnya untuk Amazon di bidang mobile," ujar Amazon.

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TV 3D Tanpa Kacamata

Harian Yomiuri Shimbun melaporkan raksasa elektronik Jepang Toshiba akan memperkenalkan 2 model TV yang dapat menampilkan efek 3D tanpa menggunakan kacamata. Menurut laporan tersebut, perusahaan ini telah mengembangkan metode penyinaran dari berbagai sudut untuk menciptakan efek stereoskopik. Teknologi ini dilaporkan akan bekerja pada pemirsa tanpa memperhatikan sudut mana mereka melihat layar TV. Televisi ini akan berharga beberapa ribu dolar. Perusahaan ini sudah meluncurkan kacamata 3D TV mereka awal tahun ini, namun banyak mendapat keluhan dari pelanggan mereka yang menyatakan bahwa kacamata mereka membuat mata iritasi. TV 3D pertama di dunia yang Tanpa menggunakan Kacamata khusus (3D). telah dilunsurkan ileh Toshiba yang mana merupakan kristal televisi definisi tinggi dalam tampilan 3D. Perusahaan yang berbasis di Tokyo berharap ini bisa menjadi terobosan dengan meluncurkan TV 3D. The REGZA GL1 Seri TV yang menggabungkan gambar digital dengan double convex sheet untuk membuat gambar yang penuh dengan kedalaman dari sudut manapun dengan menggunakan parallax

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Opera untuk Tablet

Untuk pertama kalinya, Opera akan memamerkan produk terbarunya, yakni browser Opera untuk tablet pada perhelatan Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011.

Sejauh ini, video preview Opera untuk tablet yang diposting di YouTube hanya menyebut-nyebut tablet berbasis Android dalam demonya. Tidak disebutkan secara spesifik versi Android mana yang dimaksud. Opera hanya memberi catatan, browsernya itu dirancang khusus untuk tablet dan fungsi touch-nya bisa digunakan pula pada netbook.

"Kami ingin mengingatkan, pengenalan produk ini di CES 2011 bukan peluncuran publik, melainkan preview publik Opera tablet untuk pertama kalinya," kata Christen Krogh, Chief Development Officer untuk Opera Software seperti dilansir PC Mag.

Opera juga mengatakan masih belum akan memberitahukan waktu peluncuran Opera tablet. Namun pembesut browser asal Norwegia ini menjanjikan Opera tablet untuk Android akan segera tersedia untuk diunduh dalam waktu dekat.

"Pada 2011, tablet akan menjadi gadget yang wajib dimiliki. Untuk itu, Opera merespons situasi ini dengan memperkenalkan Opera untuk tablet," tambah Krogh.

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Lenovo Perbarui Jajaran ThinkPad Edge

Di ajang Consumer Electronic Show 2011, Lenovo akan memperkenalkan beberapa

produk terbarunya. Salah satunya adalah generasi terbaru dari jajaran ThinkPad Edge.

Lenovo berencana memperkenalkan ThinkPad Edge E220s dan E420s. Perangkat ini meneruskan jajaran Edge, yaitu laptop yang dirancang untuk Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM).

Meski dirancang untuk segmen bisnis, dalam hal ini UKM, Lenovo menampilkan desain yang tidak konservatif pada jajaran Edge. Irene Santosa, Country Manager, Home and Small-Medium Business unit, Lenovo Indonesia.

"Laptop-laptop ThinkPad Edge dirancang untuk UKM dengan 10-99 karyawan. Para pelanggan ini menginginkan tampilan laptop consumer, tapi seringkali juga membutuhkan kinerja dan fitur yang lebih baik seperti yang biasa ditemukan dalam laptop-laptop bisnis," ujarnya.

Irene mengatakan, ThinkPad Edge dirancang untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pelanggan UKM yang melakukan swakelola perangkat mereka, menghargai desain yang sederhana dan bersih, serta menjadikan nilai estetika sebagai salah satu patokan dalam mengambil keputusan.

Potensi Pasar UKM

Menurut Irene, ThinkPad Edge cocok bagi pasar UKM di Indonesia. Ini karena perangkat itu dianggap cukup hemat biaya dan memiliki kemampuan yang membantu pengelolaan dan produktivitas.

"ThinkPad Edge memungkinkan mereka untuk fokus pada pengembangan usaha, bukan pada pengelolaan sistem TI mereka. PC-PC Lenovo menyertakan tool software pengelolaan dan produktivitas yang disebut ThinkVantage Technologies. Software ini sangat membantu UKM, mulai dari back up dan data recovery hingga menyederhanakan koneksi Internet," ujarnya.

Secara global, tutur Irene, UKM adalah mesin pertumbuhan di belakang perekonomian pasar berkembang. "UKM mempekerjakan lebih dari 80 persen tenaga kerja dan menyumbang lebih dari 50 persen terhadap Pendapatan Domestik Bruto (PDB)," katanya.

Adanya lini produk ThinkPad Edge terbaru, ujar Irene, Lenovo siap menyambut
pertumbuhan kuat di segmen UKM. Diperkirakan peningkatannya bisa mencapai 30 persen dari tahun sebelumnya, secara global.

Sudahkah UKM Butuh Notebook?

Irene mengakui, kebanyakan perusahaan segmen UKM lebih memilih desktop dibandingkan notebook. Namun, ia juga melihat banyak UKM yang karyawannya sangat mobile dan menganggap notebook sebagai kebutuhan primer.

"Inilah yang membuat kami mengembangkan form factor yang lebih tipis dan ringan sehingga laptop menjadi semakin mudah dibawa, seperti ThinkPad Edge," tutur Irene.

Demi merebut hati UKM, Irene menampilkan beberapa solusi layanan dan dukungan untuk ThinkPad Edge. Ini termasuk ThinkPad Protection untuk melindungi dari biaya perbaikan yang tidak diharapkan seperti kecelakaan dan terkena tumpahan, Priority Support untuk dukungan teknis kapan saja selama 24 jam, serta Hard Disk Drive Retention yang memungkinkan pelanggan menyimpan hard drive gagal atau rusak agar data tetap aman di tangan mereka

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FBI Kejar Hacker Pendukung WikiLeaks

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) akhirnya turun tangan untuk melacak para peretas pendukung WikiLeaks yang sempat menyerang situs PayPal, Visa, dan MasterCard.

Bahkan, badan intelijen Amerika Serikat ini telah meminta kepada sejumlah negara untuk memberikan bala bantuan jika mendapat informasi terkait para pelaku. Operasi pelacakan ini sendiri dikatakan telah melibatkan badan intelijen AS di Eropa dan Kanada.

Dipilihnya kawasan ini tentu bukan sembarangan. Pasalnya menurut laporan yang masuk ke FBI, aksi dari para pelaku terendus dari ketiga wilayah tersebut.

FBI pernah melacak aktivitas pelaku berasal dari alamat IP di Kanada. Namun tak berapa lama kemudian, FBI mengendus aksi serupa dengan memanfaatkan server di California, AS.

Tak berhenti sampai di situ, investigasi yang dilakukan kepolisian Jerman juga mencium aksi serangan Denial of Service(DoS) kepada PayPal berasal dari alamat IP di Texas, AS.

WikiLeaks menjadi fenomenal lantaran berani membocorkan setumpuk informasi kawat diplomatik milik pemerintah AS. Banyak yang terpaksa memusuhi WikiLeaks atas aksi nekatnya itu.

Pun demikian, WikiLeaks bukan berarti tanpa pendukung. Sekelompok dedemit maya membuat ulah dengan menyerang sejumlah situs atas nama membela WikiLeaks. Pelaku ada yang menamakan dirinya Anonymous.

Kepada Guardian, juru bicara Anonymous yang menamakan dirinya 'ColdBlood' membeberkan beberapa informasi perihal kelompok peretas yang mendukung WikiLeaks tersebut.

Berdasarkan penjelasannya, Anonymous terdiri dari gabungan beberapa dedemit maya yang kebanyakan masih berusia remaja. Di sisi lain, mereka juga merupakan para profesional IT yang tentunya memiliki keahlian yang cukup mumpuni.

Dalam grup tersebut tidak ada sturktur organisasional yang nyata. Mereka semua bersatu karena kesamaan ideologi.

Anonymous lahir pada tahun 2003 dari sebuah forum internet bernama 4chan, yang akrab dengan para hacker dan gamer. Anonymous lahir sebagai tribute untuk mengenang 4Chan

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Tablet HTC Scribe Siap Diumumkan?

Pasar tablet yang semakin seksi turut memikat HTC. Meski terkesan malu-malu kucing, vendor asal Taiwan ini sudah lama terdengar bakal merilis tablet jagoannya. Bahkan kini, HTC dilaporkan sudah mendaftarkan paten untuk tablet yang dinamai HTC Scribe.

Dilansir Metro, HTC mendaftarkan nama Scribe di kantor US Patent and Trademark Office pada tanggal 26 Desember lalu. Scribe dideskripsikan sebagai perangkat handheld wireless, yaitu komputer tablet.

Tidak banyak detail terungkap mengenai HTC Scribe yang konon bakal mengadopsi prosesor dual core tersebut. Kemungkinan besar, Scribe adalah tablet berbasis Android yang sekarang sedang dibuat oleh HTC dan akan dipasarkan pada tahun ini juga.

Diprediksi, HTC bakal mengumumkan eksistensi tabletnya di perhelatan pameran elektronik Consumer Electronic Show (CES) yang akan segera berlangsung atau pada ajang Mobile World Conggres (WMC) di Barcelona.

Tahun 2011 sepertinya akan jadi arena pertarungan sengit para vendor yang memutuskan terjun ke pasar tablet. Betapa tidak, banyak produk andalan rencananya dirilis tahun ini, misalnya tablet Honeycomb dari Motorola sampai PlayBook. Belum lagi kehadiran sang pionir dalam versi baru, Apple iPad 2.

sumber: http://www.detikinet.com/read/2011/01/01/115024/1537278/317/tablet-htc-scribe-siap-diumumkan/?i991101105

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