New and Improved Facebook Pictures

Photo’s that brings more people on using facebook has now improved.

Facebook has improved their photo storage which has started just three days ago and is now well operating. From 604 pixels that can be uploaded, it has now improved to 720.

It is good news for facebook users. They can now view their friends and fb friends clearer and even larger. They could also upload bigger photos. And larger number of pictures coukd be added in their albums.

by: Ella MAy Galindez

Source:http://www.msnbc.msn.com

Rootkit: New Threat

Smart phones are now becoming regular PC with further development and changes on its features. Recently, new models of cellular phones offer internet accessibility just like e-mails and other variety of programs or applications commonly known as “apps”. This makes cell phone susceptible of malware.

Rootkit attacks the heart of a computer’s software. It could cause a smart phone to eaves drop, track the owner, and drain the battery which makes the phone of no use. This happens without the owner‘s knowledge.

Rootkit can only be detected from outside a corrupted operating system or through its external. Virtual machine monitor is the specialized tool that examines every system operation and data structure.

Its effect could be very harsh. Smart phone users tend to carry their phones most of the time or almost all the time for personal and business use. This gives the attacker great chance to eaves drop, or on worst case, extract personal info from phone directories or even know the exact location of the owner through querying the phones Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver then finally drains the battery leaving it dead.

by:Ella May Galindez
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/

New Code: Algorithm

Computers have been vexed by computer worms for so many years now. Worms are malicious computer programs which if it infected the computer, can spread throughout the network without human control. Once the worms have penetrated in the system, it then pest the computer by stealing or erasing hard drive data, interfering with pre-installed programs causing it to become slow, and it even crash home and work computers.

A new code has been developed just as to solve the problem on these computer worms. Yoon-Ho Choi, a postdoctoral researcher in information sciences and technology together with his colleagues created the new code or commonly known as algorithm which helps protect computers from malicious worms.

Algorithm works by estimating the size of the suggestive host population. From there, it monitors the occurrence of infections within the area. Then, it sets a threshold value just enough the average numbers of scan necessary to infect a host by an infected host.

by: Ella May Galindez
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/

Making “SMART” Technology

For years now SMART Communications Inc. has served us with good technology to get in touch with our loved ones. They have not stopped and developed furthermore for our benefits. And their hard works have not failed them for bragging 3 out of 11 awards during the Mobile Asia Congress held in Hongkong by the GSM association (GSMA) – the global trade group for the mobile industry.
“Being recognized for our efforts to bring the benefits of mobile- based financial services to the grassroots through Smart Money as well as Smart’s Island Activation Program and make a difference in people’s lives is as much challenge as it is an honor.” Smart chief wireless advisor Orlando B. Vea said dedicating the awards to the Filipino people.
SMART MONEY
Through Smart money, the world has first benefited from cash payment card linked to a mobile phone. It has now reached the Philippines and launched the countries first mobile- based internet security lock feature that enables Smart subscribers to make more secure online purchases with the help of mobile phones.
Online fraud and other potential abusers are not to be frightened of. It is prevented by the new security feature that unlocks the Smart money account prior to a purchase and then automatically locks it after the transaction.
Input of Personal Identification Number (PIN) via mobile phones are required to all card holders that purchases online via Smart Money to signify that an online transaction has been sanctioned.
Another good feature of Smart Money is that it gives the Smart subscribers the opportunity to manage their money from their mobile phones whenever they want, wherever they maybe as Smart Money insure to notify account holders via SMS whenever transactions are made on their account.

by: Ella May Galindez

Eco-friendly gadgets: Features of 2010

What are prominent and amazing to the consumers’ choice this year, is not only cool gadgets doing cool stuffs making our daily life not so miserable. Eco-friendly gadgets are most likely their choice because of the ever growing crisis of global warming and its effects to nature and mankind.

Besides of several devices with 3D technology that were introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show 2010, the “green” products were also prominently featured in this edition of the trade show.

The gadgets that were showcased in the said show ranged from basic solar chargers to computers to even a bike. These products also have a participation in The Greener Gadgets Conference that took place last February 25, 2010 in New York

Products didn’t only bear green colors to represent their commitment in loving our nature; they showcased products that are energy-saving which allow a decrease in the rate of greenhouse gases and gas emissions. Some of the gadgets have less concentration of mercury, less emission of carbon-dioxide (CO2), and a decreased used of toxic substances.

Some participants also presented hydrogen-based products where water vapor is produced in order to operate, so the air pollution is minimal. For example: A car with an electric engine and a hydrogen fuel battery that would release zero pollution into the air.

However, in spite of the efforts to produce these devices and products, some companies need to have a stronger commitment to help protect our planet. According to the last Greenpeace report about electronic industry, some companies like Toshiba, Sony Ericsson and Nokia are the most ecological firms (report of January 2010). But other companies like Nintendo, Lenovo, Microsoft and Fujitsu are not having good positions in the “greener electronics ranking”.

Even though eco-friendly products haven’t been tested regarding their durability and capability from those of other non-eco-friendly technologies, it is still a trend that people would follow; and a supporting campaign to save and preserve earth and nature.

A Technological Way of Feeding your Baby

Feeding a baby is an enjoyable activity, right?

Well, maybe not always, especially if some spoonfuls of food are not reaching their final destination: Your baby’s mouth. Instead, they end up on the floor or your baby’s clothes.

The ThinkGeek JetBib could be a really useful gadget, especially if you want to feed your little baby without having pieces of food everywhere. It includes a bib with a printed landing strip and a plane-shaped spoon (an airliner).

Both the plane-shaped spoon and the bib (that is to say, the landing strip) come with luminous LEDs that serve two purposes: On one hand, flashing red lights on the plane’s wings will spark your baby’s curiosity; on the other hand, as the gaping baby is making some delicate moves, the motion-activated LED lights in bib will illuminate to guide the plane toward a safe landing without unexpected deviations of the flight. Of course, the final destination is your baby’s mouth.

JetBib is recommended for children age 12 months and older. Maybe is not a very sophisticated gadget, but it can catch your baby’s attention and, at the same time, your child will have a lot of fun with this. Of course, it will also save your time and effort if you don’t have to clean the whole surrounding area after feeding your child.

As mentioned before, the Leds on the bib are motion activated and they are placed on the sides of the landing strip. The red lights on the plane can be controlled by using an on/off button and each set comes with three removable spoons that can be cleaned up in a very easy way.

This completely shows that technologies are for all sort of ages, and even babies could get a handful of them.

Kit Bernal

BJ 3-1D

Touch and Go

These days, or should I say “techno-days”, wiser and amazing technology have completely absorbed people along with their daily activities. “Instant” is the right word for our technological needs. And these instants include electronic notebooks, laptops, and netbooks.

Touch screen-gadgets has defined the beginning of wiser and exceptional technology. And HP, one of the first companies to design their products with touch technology, introduced a new netbook that allows users to use online resources in a fresh way when they need to access and use web sites, e-mail, social networks, instant messaging, photos, music and more.

The Compaq AirLife 100 includes a 10.1-inch bright screen, Android operating system (full multitasking support), and a customized touch interface.

Definitely, HP is taking advantage of its legacy and innovation in the touch technology. This way, the customized touch interface offers a new touch navigation experience, an easy system to make zoom in and out on web pages in the browser and a set of additional touch resources and shortcuts menu.

This new netbook also reinforces the strategic agreement signed on November 2009 between HP and the European telecommunications company Telefonica to define a partnership that provides mobile broadband services to markets located in Europe and Latin America.

According to the companies, HP and Telefonica have created this association in order to offer an unsurpassable online experience for customers. These would definitely make online sourcing easier

Kit Bernal
BJ 3-1D