Today Android users in Asia, include Singapore and Indonesia have developed rapidly in recent years. Based on data from GfK in July 2011, the total market share for smart Android handled and tablets at around 179 000 units per month or a quarter of the total smartphone and feature phone. Android Market trends also increased from 8 percent in the first quarter to 16 percent in the second quarter of 2011.
These positive developments open up opportunities for Indonesia to application developers can create. For that, the Acer organized Acer HackDay, an event to the application developers to create a prototype that is able to work well and Honeycomb-based Android operating system.
"Acer is committed to developing the creative community in Asia country and cultivate innovation in this sector," said Country Manager, President Director of PT Acer Indonesia, Jason Lim, in Jakarta, Friday, September 23, 2011.
Andoid Honeycomb is a version of Android-based platform that is optimized for devices with larger screens, especially tablets. Android introduces the most recent appearance, with design virtual 'holographic' that is also elegant and focus on the interaction content. Meanwhile, Acer Iconia is the first PC operating system to adopt it.
Although local competition, the work of the participants will be placed on the Android Market. "The work they put in there, so it's up there, it could be used abroad," said Head of Marketing Communications Acer Indonesia, Helmy Anam competition between Acer Honeycomb.
Helmy added, the purpose of this competition to find new talent in the development of Android applications Honeycomb. Then, if the follow-up later?
He stressed, the focus is currently used to grow the potential, to the next, it has not thought that far ahead. "We want to see it once was, we do not limit," he added.
Competition segment is a segment of entertainment. Acer targets of this competition is to eliminate barriers in the use of computers or PCs, even more so when the momentum of the explosion of social media.
The competition was attended by 20 participants who previously qualified more than 100 potential participants. Participants were given 24 hours to create the best applications. This program is part of Acer's corporate responsibility to facilitate the online community. Previously, Acer had done for the technological competition among teachers.
Symantec presenting Norton Anti Virus 2012 and Norton Security 2012
To protect platforms, devices and digital experiences, Now, Symantec presenting Norton Internet Security and Norton Anti Virus 2012. The product is claimed to support mobile devices and tablets, both the Android platform and the IOS.
"The last few years, the number of devices, platforms and applications explode, the need to be protected from cyber crime too great," said Janice Chaffin, Group President of Symantec's Consumer Business Unit, in Jakarta, 22 September 2012.
Norton Anti Virus and Norton Internet Security 2012, Chaffin claims, offers the security that goes beyond the traditional Internet security, namely the ability to find your laptop or your Android device is lost or stolen.
"Norton Security 2012 is also equipped with security locks, including Norton Identy Safe in The Cloud that protects personal and financial information," said Chaffin. "It was also able to maintain the security of the web fake, can store passwords in clouds, and can be accessed from any PC that has been installed Norton Security 2012," he said.
Security when users download from the internet is provided by feature Download the Insight that checks each file to be downloaded. With Sonar, users can monitor the applications that run rapidly to detect suspicious behavior and disable it.
This anti virus product supports Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 and are available at retailers and Norton online stores.
"The last few years, the number of devices, platforms and applications explode, the need to be protected from cyber crime too great," said Janice Chaffin, Group President of Symantec's Consumer Business Unit, in Jakarta, 22 September 2012.
Norton Anti Virus and Norton Internet Security 2012, Chaffin claims, offers the security that goes beyond the traditional Internet security, namely the ability to find your laptop or your Android device is lost or stolen.
"Norton Security 2012 is also equipped with security locks, including Norton Identy Safe in The Cloud that protects personal and financial information," said Chaffin. "It was also able to maintain the security of the web fake, can store passwords in clouds, and can be accessed from any PC that has been installed Norton Security 2012," he said.
Security when users download from the internet is provided by feature Download the Insight that checks each file to be downloaded. With Sonar, users can monitor the applications that run rapidly to detect suspicious behavior and disable it.
This anti virus product supports Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 and are available at retailers and Norton online stores.
Photo iPhone 5 with Chip A5
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| iPhone 5 |
Recently, appears photo of the possibility inside iPhone 4S or iPhone 5. Figure it shows similarities with the form iPhone 4 for CDMA than iPhone 4 for GSM, including a space to put the chip A5.
Quoted from MacRumors page, a new photo in a Chinese microblogging site, Weibo, showing the inside (logic board) with all the chips in place, and partly it is mounted on the board.
The photo shows the new iPhone may have a front panel / LCD screen the same as the iPhone 4 in white type. Similarly, a battery and a number of parts in the device.
Not only that, the photo also clearly shows the chip A5, which of course is expected to be a component for the iPhone 5.
From this then comes the debate, whether Apple will introduce new iPhone like iPhone 4 products such as iPhone 4S, whether Apple will redesign the iPhone 5, or do both.
If Apple does release the iPhone 4S and Apple iPhone 5 at the same time, the chip A5 was an indication that Apple is offering a different, which is better than the iPhone that have been there before.
The battery appears in the picture also raises the conversation, because of different specifications. Recent photos showed the battery WHr 3.7 and 5.3 V, 1430 mAh charging capacity. For comparison, the iPhone 4 battery with 3.7 V and 5:25 WHr, with 1430 mAh.
Recent photos show 1430 mAh writings are printed directly on it, though it seems written with a voltage 4.2 V. This picture does not explain completely why the battery has a different voltage.
LG Optimus Q2 will Launch in South Korea
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| LG Optimus Q2 |
LG, biggest electronic company from Korean, has launched its latest smartphone based on Android, LG Optimus Q2. With the Android operating system 2.3 (Gingerbread), the smartphone LG Optimus Q2 is equipped with a slide-out Qwerty keyboard.
As quoted by Mashable page, the LG Optimus Q2 phone has an LCD screen measuring 4 inch IPS. This phone also features a 5 megapixel camera on the back, and a VGA camera on front for video chat.
The advantages of this LG Optimus Q2 smartphone is in its content, namely with Tegra 2 processor 1.2 GHz CPU. This makes LG Q2 Optimus one of the best Android phones on the market.
LG also mentions Optimus Q2 will be a phone with a QWERTY slide-smallest on the market. This will be one of the attractions for buyers.
While the Engadget page called Optimus Q2 as the development of type LU 2300, which also uses the Android operating system.
The plan, next week LG will launch this phone in South Korea. It is not yet known what price will be priced. Also not yet known when LG Optimus Q2 will be circulated in the international market.