Nokia N900, The Phone & Mobile Computer

Maemo 5 on the Nokia N900

Extreme speed. Outstanding performance

Enjoy fast application processing and multitasking on a live Dashboard. Experience the full web with the Maemo browser and high speed wireless broadband connection. Personalise your own panorama desktop on the touch screen.

Keep your conversations going

It's a phone. It's a computer. Chat with regular voice calls, internet calls, instant messages and SMS. Share your location, mood and status. Email on the go with rich HTML and full keyboard.

Capture, tag and share

Take high quality photos and wide screen videos using the 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. Tag photos and browse them using the tag cloud, share online, or store in the massive 32 GB internal memory.

Get to know Maemo

Maemo brings the benefits of computers to the mobile world. Designed with the internet in mind, Linux-based Maemo software introduces a new era of mobile computing.

Technical Specifications:

• Display - 3.5 inch touch-sensitive widescreen display800 × 480 pixel resolution
• Processor and 3D accelerator - TI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHzPowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
• Memory - Up to 1GB of application memory(256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)
• Mass memory - 32 GB internal storageStore up to 7000 MP3 songs or 40 hours of high-quality videoUp to 16 GB of additional storage with an external microSD card
• GPS and navigation - Integrated GPS, Assisted-GPS, and Cell-based receiversPre-loaded Ovi Maps applicationAutomatic geotagging

Microsoft Lowers Price of Xbox 360

New round of price wars among the game consoles: The software company Microsoft makes it a competitor to Sony and lowers the price of its flagship model, the Xbox 360 Starting from this coming Friday is the Elite version of the console with a 120-gigabyte hard drive for 250 euros, thus giving about 50 euros cheaper than in the past, the company announced today. The cheapest version of the console, the Xbox 360 Arcade is no hard drive, have continued for 200 euros. During the past Christmas season, the manufacturer had lowered the price of the entry model, however, already at 180 euros. The Xbox 360 Pro with 60-gigabyte hard drive will slowly phase out Microsoft.

Sony announced just last week before the computer game trade fair in Cologne Gamescom a smaller and more fuel-efficient version of the Playstation 3 for $ 300. Also this device contains a 120-gigabyte hard drive. The price of the PS3-old model also falls from 400 to 300 euros, but he will be sold only remnants. Nintendo wants to turn to hold on to the price of the Wii, which has been offered since the initial release in late 2006 for 250 euros.

"We know that the price is a critical factor," said Microsoft manager Chris Lewis. Users respected but also on the utility and entertainment value of the consoles. Microsoft wants the Xbox 360, therefore, continue to expand in the living room entertainment center. From fall through the Console, there will be a direct access to social network Facebook, or short message service for Twitter. In addition, the video-on-demand offerings will expand and movie downloads in full HD with 5.1 audio will be possible.

Our Future is in the Ocean

This fact was revealed by Desy Mantiri, the Secretary of Local Secretariat of World Ocean Conference, at a restaurant in Jakarta. Sinyo Harry Sarundajang who not long ago was elected as governor of North Sulawesi province likes to visit the islands under his territory and one day he reached the borders with the ocean territory of the Philippines. On one occasion, when visiting the northern-most island, the Island of Miangas, the Governor all of a sudden said that “our future is in the ocean”. At that time the idea was not that clear. Does that have anything to do with the life of the people in the North Sulawesi? Does it anything to do with the economy? Or is it about tourism? Or is it about something else?

At the end of October 2005, about two months after elected as governor, Sarundajang had to attend a working meeting with the ministers. In this meeting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the governors to search for policies in order to solve the impact of the increase of fuel oil prize in respective areas. This latest prize of fuel oil was effective for five months (the increase was announced in May 2005), and has noticeably affected the economy of the people.

Upon arriving from the working meeting, Sarundajang became more and more fervent in thinking of the ocean and the territory of North Sulawesi. “The future” that was mentioned in the Island of Miangas became more obvious. “The future” has many aspects: it’s about the economy, ecology and tourism. Although this province has many tourist sites, the promotion and facilities that support it is obviously far from adequate. The most obvious evidence is that not many tourists have visited the tourist site in North Sulawesi; way far lesser than the tourists who come to Bali and Lombok. As a result, the tourism in North Sulawesi is not truly an economic strength for this province. So what to do? “Manado must be promoted to the world by inviting the world to visit the area,” said the Governor.

This idea was in the subconscious mind of the Governor Sarundajang and when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited North Sulawesi, the plan in his head was revealed; the plan to “make the world visit Manado” by conducting a World Ocean Conference (WOC). The participants are all the countries in the world that have sea territory. The Governor knows that as many as 121 countries out of 192 country members of the United Nations have sea in their territory. The President immediately shares the same idea to carry out such an international ocean conference. This event will not only benefit Manado but will also bring something useful for the surrounding areas and Indonesia as a whole.

Talking about the WOC, not many people know what was happening before the revelation of the idea in front of the President. It started merely as a big idea, how about in Manado that has sea territory part of “the triangle of coral reeves” we organize World Ocean Summit. “The triangle of coral reef” is the term for the ocean territory of six Asia-Pacific nations which are 75% of the coral reef of the world. This idea was presented behind closed doors, directly or indirectly, by three key figures to the Governor Sarundajang. The three leading figures are: Joop Ave, former Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication 1993-1998; Pieter Sondakh, a national entrepreneur of North Sulawesi descent, Sander Batuna, local leading figure of North Sulawesi who has great concern about the development of his soil. Sarundajang strongly supported the idea, but he had to figure out how to make the idea a reality.

Source: Venue Magazine

Sail Bunaken The Biggest Maritime Event in 21 Century

Manado (ANTARA News) - Sail Bunaken is the largest maritime event in 21st century. This big event held in Manado and Bitung, 12-20 August 2009, involving dozens of countries completed with battle ships and sailing vessel.

"This is a good moment to restore the image of Indonesia, because Sail Bunaken - as the biggest maritime event in the world - has been successfully held in Manado," said Aji Sularso, The Directorate General of Supervision and Control of Marine Resources and Fisheries, The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Republic of Indonesia in Manado, Thursday 13 August 2009.

The programs in Sail Bunaken such as Sailing and Flying Pass from various war aircraft and battle ships is an activity that is rarely done in the world.

To get a best credit in this prestigious event, North Sulawesi province needs the local community's support to succeed the event.

According to him, there are two important issues related to the implementation of the Sail Bunaken in North Sulawesi, which is the great potential and resources of the marine biological, that very suitable to be converted to people's economic activity.

"The Indonesian can promote the available potential by inviting investors to invest capital in Indonesia," he said.

Then, the Indonesian people can show the power of defense and maritime security, so that it can not be regarded lightly by any country.

"There are already thousands of foreign participant residing in North Sulawesi, it means that they acknowledge that the event in Indonesia has been recognized internationally," he explained.

source: Antara News

RIM Adjusts Blackberry MDS

The Canadian Blackberry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) continues approach on two software -Java and Web applications- development in the future. It can be derived from elements of the so-called Web Widgets that generate HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and as an application to install.

For that RIM adjusts the development environment Blackberry MDS. MDS Runtime and MDS Studio starting at the end of the year has no longer available, the support ends in mid-2010. New devices with OS 4.7.1 and higher are no longer MDS Runtime support.

To ensure the support of Web applications development, RIM offers a new version 1.2 plug-ins for Visual Studio . It requires Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition on Windows XP and Vista in 32-bit version. In addition, RIM released a new plug-in for Eclipse 3.4, which is based on the same version of Windows.

Both tools include a device simulator, so that applications can be run directly on your PC for free, without having to install them on a BlackBerry device. Javascript can be used with the new plug-ins both for debug and profile. Moreover, they show the contents of transmissions to XMLHttpRequest.

The old Visual Studio plug-ins with V.1.0 and 1.1 are in the same frame as MDS Studio and Runtime. Both are no longer available or supported.

LNG Bontang Excess Diverted to Tangguh's Buyer

Jakarta, 07-29-09 (Antara News) - The government maximizes the decrease in liquified natural gas (LNG) export from Bontang Plant, East Kalimantan, and Arun Plant, Aceh because of a global crisis to meet domestic needs.

"Our priority is to fulfill domestic market," said Chief Executive of Upstream Oil and Gas Supervisory Agency (BP Migas) Mr. R. Priyono in Jakarta on Wednesday (07-29-09).

According to him, the domestic market is done by divert it to LPG and supply it to PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM) through the exchange scheme (swap) between Bontang and Arun. Some of the other LNG used as a commitment substitute of Tangguh Plant in Papua.

PT Pertamina (Persero) has ensured will absorb eight cargo or equivalent to 340,000 metric tons from 400,000 metric tons LPG Bontang production.

The first shipment of LPG Bontang cargo (eq. 44,000 metric tons) have been done on 26 July 2009.

The Expert Staff for Information and Communication Affairs of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Kardaya Warnika add, Indonesia can not simply divert the export contract of LNG Bontang and Arun in the country without the agreement with the buyer.

"Contract does not mention the divert option of the buyer to another," he said.

Until the end of the year 2009, a decrease in export volume of Bontang and Arun is estimated to reach 12 cargo (a cargo equivalent to 125,000 cubic meters) lower than initially predicted as many as 18 cargo. The plan of LNG export reduction that comes from Bontang (10 cargo) and Arun (2 cargo).

Due to the global crisis, the buyers of LNG Arun and Bontang usually called as the traditional buyer, which is Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan has reducing the purchase.

Indonesia and previous buyers agreed to lower the cargo 18 on this year, but eventually become a 12 cargo.

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Apple blocks Google Voice app for iPhone

The long-awaited Google Voice application for the iPhone has been officially shot down by Apple.

There were a scattering of reports on Monday, and then a Google spokesperson confirmed it: "Apple did not approve the Google Voice application we submitted six weeks ago to the Apple App Store. We will continue to work to bring our services to iPhone users--for example, by taking advantage of advances in mobile browsers."

In addition, all third-party applications that use Google Voice have been pulled by Apple, according to a report in TechCrunch. The developer of one of those apps, GV Mobile, says he was told the decision came from Apple because his app "duplicates features that come with the iPhone."

It's unclear why Apple is refusing the app to be sold in its store, though there are hints that it may have come at the behest of AT&T, the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the U.S. Google Voice is a free application that lets users assign a single number to ring their home, work, and cell phones, and also get voice mail as text transcriptions. Google Voice has been described by some as an "end run" around wireless carriers because it allows for free texts, but users do still use minutes on their AT&T phone plan.

John Gruber of DaringFireball.net reports that it was in fact AT&T's request that Apple block the application, but points out that Apple too has good reason to reject it: "Google Voice is a mobile phone service provided by the maker of one of the biggest competitors to the iPhone OS (Android). What if Google Voice were instead Microsoft Voice?"

It's also by now well established that the application approval process for Apple's App Store can be confusing and frustrating for individual developers, and now even for giants of the technology industry. Just last week, another dust-up occurred with Google and the iPhone, when Apple refused to approve Google's Latitude for the iPhone unless it was designed as Web-based app.

source: News CNET

STEFANIA COLAC AND ALEJANDRO SPITZNER Alert!!

Breaking News...... ALERT!!!! * DO NOT REQUEST TO ADD: 'STEFANIA COLAC' AND
'ALEJANDRO SPITZNER'. THESE ARE HACKERS. SO TELL ALL ON YOUR WALL. IF SOMEONE
ADDS THEM THEY EARN YOUR CONTACTS, EMPTY COMPUTERS AND ADDRESSES. SO COPY AND
PASTE THIS TEXT ON YOUR WALL * FACEBOOK VIRUS GOING AROUND. IF YOU GET AN INBOX
MESSAGE WITH A VIDEO LINK SAYING VIDEO OF YOU - DO NOT OPEN - **IT IS A VIRUS!!!
Pass it ON.

When you open your Facebook or Twitter or Myspace account recently, maybe you will find this alert, it is on your wall, your friend wall, groups, or your inbox.

What is this alert about? In most cases, such alert are fake. This one seems to be fake too, it's a kind of hoax. If one of those two name above is in your friend's list, that doesn't mean that you'll get hacked. Even if you receive a suscpicious email with a link in it, do not open or follow the link they suggested. So disregard the alert and keep it for yourself to stop the case, the hoax doesn't work for you or maybe doesn't bother you at all.
But for some individual, especially a person with a virus-phobia, they'll act spontaneously by sending the alert to all his/her friends, website social network account, groups, YM or other community services. In this situation, the hoax is successful.

Back to the alert above, we know that there was something going on of that we cannot be sure. In some cases, that recently attacking Twitter, please read the information on Yahoo News, the spam campaign like this alert seems to be the beginning of attacking. As a result, the level of server traffic suddenly increase.

Of course, you don't want any of your social networ account turn slow-down, so not to re-distribute this alert is very wise since you can't find any reliable source to verify its voracity. You should know that this is a hoax tactic, and the good action is NEVER PASS IT ON.

LNG Bontang Sales Contract to Japan Finish in October 2009

Jakarta, Kompas.com - Upstream Oil and Gas Supervisory Agency (BP Migas) to seek LNG Bontang sales contract extension to western buyer, Japan, can be completed in October 2009.

Deputy Operations BP Migas, Eddy Purwanto explains, at this time BP Migas and the parties involved in the selling process are negotiating the Sales Purchase Agreement (SPA).

They are PT Pertamina (Persero) as the appointed seller and Total E&P Indonesie, Chevron, and Vico as the field owner which supply Bontang factory. "We espect that SPA can be completed by the end of October, although we can not be sure. And, this is a technical issue, and usually technical issue is fairly sticky," said Eddy.

According to Eddy, so far there is no change in volume or price for the request of the sales contract extension by the Japanese buyers. "Still in accordance with the HoA," he added.

On 13 February 2009, the Head of BP Migas Raden Priyono went to Osaka, Japan, to witness the signing of HoA of LNG Bontang sales contract extension.

The HoA of LNG Bontang contract sales extension is signed by Pertamina, Total Indonesie, and Inpex Corporation to the six western buyers, Chubu EPC, Kansai EPC, Kyushu EPC, Nippon Steel Co. Ltd., Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., and Toho Gas Co. Ltd..

If the level of HoA up to a sales contract extension, then the sale of LNG will be valid for 10 years beginning in 2011 until 2020.

source: Kompas Bisnis Keuangan

Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition - The Superior Performance Out Of The Box

The first three processors in Intel's new Nehalem generation shouldn't really have come out until mid-November, but Intel obviously wanted to forestall AMD's first 45-nanometre server processors, which are already being listed by online dealers. The market leader in semiconductors has at any rate allowed the world's press to start reporting today on the test kits that were distributed a few weeks ago. These contain the Core i7 965 Extreme Edition – 3.2 GHz – and Core i7 920 – 2.66 GHz – 45-nm four-core processors developed under the codename Bloomfield, the DX58SO motherboard – codenamed "Smackover" – with the X58 – Tylersburg 36S/I10R – chipset, the LGA1366 processor socket and three DDR3-1066/PC3-8500 memory channels, two processor coolers, and one of the X25-M solid-state disks (SSDs) presented some time ago – DX58SO Smackover X25-M.

As with the Atom, Intel has again reactivated hyper-threading (HT, Intel's implementation of simultaneous multi-threading, SMT) in the Nehalem generation processors. HT was introduced with the Pentium 4 and later abandoned. Each of the four Core i7 cores thus reports a second "logical" or virtual core to the operating system, so that in certain situations better use is made of the available arithmetic and logical units. Hyper-threading is just one of many Nehalem innovations, however. Another is that Intel has now definitively turned away from the front side bus architecture. The memory controller is now in the processor itself, no longer in the Northbridge of the chipset. This is intended to shorten latency times appreciably when accessing RAM. As in the K10 generation of the AMD64 processors, all four cores of the Core i7 – each of which has 256 kilobytes of L2 cache – now have a memory controller – with three DDR3 channels, an – 8 MB – L3 cache shared jointly by all cores, as well as a QuickPath Interconnect (QPI, up to 25.6[ gigabyte/s]) housed on a chip, with 731 million transistors jostling each other in an area of 263 square millimetres. For comparison, in its Phenoms and quad-core Opterons fabricated in 65-nm technology in Dresden, AMD currently squeezes 450 million transistors on to an SOI die with an area of 285 square millimetres.

The performance capabilities of the Core i7 965 Extreme are clearly defined through the various benchmarks performed on the test system. The strong points for the 965 were its superior performance out of the box with the dominance throughout the various benchmarks, especially with the productivity tasks performed by high end workstations. The graphics performance was not as strong in the gaming categories versus the 920, but once overclocked, the 965 out performs the 920 solidly in the gaming benchmarks with a lesser clock speed after overclocking. The additional headroom in overclocking with better cooling would certainly add to the performance of this chip, but when considering the price point and classification of this chip, many of the systems that this chip would find a home in would include water cooling and various other provisions to allow for stronger and higher overclocks, with a much stronger dominance over all the other chips in the market.

Although we are talking here about Intel's handpicked test specimens of its new processors, the first benchmark results do nevertheless show their enormous potential. In the SPEC CPU2006, and with high optimized code thanks to Intel's latest C/C++ and Fortran compilers in version 11 beta, which already use SSE4.2 commands, a Core i7 965 Extreme Edition scored 110 points in integer throughput – int_rate_base_2006 – and 85.1 points in floating-point operations – fp_rate_base_2006, measured under 32-bit Windows Vista in each case. This first representative of Nehalem thus overtakes not only all previous x86 and x64 processors, but also most of the tandems made from two quad-core Opterons – 2360 SE: 92.7/84.7 points – and, in floating-point throughput, approaches two 3.2-GHz Xeons. Unusually, we had to carry out the CPU2006 tests under 32-bit Windows instead of 64-bit Linux, because the 64-bit code of the benchmark suite requires 2 gigabytes of RAM per core, thus a total of 16 gigabytes for eight cores, but the Core i7 processors with 2-gigabyte DIMMs on boards with six slots can only drive a maximum of 12 gigabytes of RAM. Unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs with a capacity of 4 gigabytes cannot yet be supplied.

In more practical benchmarks, the Core i7 965 Extreme Edition can't so clearly outdo its predecessor, the Core 2 Extreme QX9770, which also has a clock frequency of 3.2 GHz, particularly in applications that compute with a single thread or with only a few threads in parallel. The Core i7 965 was in any case just 8 per cent faster than the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 on an X48 motherboard with PC3 12800 memory – DDR3-1600 – in the BAPCo SYSmark 2007 benchmark, and in 3D games the Nehalem's lead was negligible most of the time – BAPCo SYSmark 2007 X48-Mainboard. Only World in Conflict, which obviously exploits several cores, ran somewhat faster on the Core i7 965. With some other games, even a Core 2 Duo E8600 – 3.33 GHz – held the lead.

Multi-threading applications, such as compiling a Linux kernel, ran 26 per cent faster, and the Cinebench R10 rendering benchmark ran 34 per cent faster. Hyper-threading yielded marked advantages in compiling – 22 per cent – and rendering – 11 per cent, and HT only minimally slowed down the BAPCo SYSmark 2007.
For our benchmarks, we had activated the new Turbo Mode, in which the processor over clocks itself unless all cores are working to full capacity. Depending on the CPU's version, Turbo Boost raises the clock frequency by one or more steps, each step being 133 MHz. That is the basic frequency of the processor, which governs the higher clock frequencies of its arithmetic and logical units, the L3 cache, the memory controller, the memory modules, and the QPI. In our measurements, both Core i7 965 and Core i7 920 could be over clocked by one step in each case, which gave a performance boost of at best 5 per cent – but this makes the computer's power consumption rise markedly under full load. At 194 watts with the CPU under full load and 82 watts in no-load operation, the system with the Core i7 965 was nevertheless still somewhat thriftier than the comparison system with the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and with the same fittings as far as possible – the graphics card being a Radeon HD 4550 in each case. By the way, we used a standard, but quite lively SATA hard disk instead of the Intel SSD for our measurements.

With a very powerful cooler and on motherboards with overclocking functions, you can set a higher thermal design power (TDP) for the Core i7 than it nominally has – 130 watts. If you then enable even higher Turbo Boost multipliers, automatic overclocking will reach the 4-GHz mark with the expensive Core i7 965 Extreme Edition.

Besides the Core i7 965 Extreme Edition – list price $999 – and the Core i7 920 – $284, Intel also intends to release a Core i7 940 – 2.83 GHz – $562. The Lynnfield – quad-core, possibly without HT – and Havendale – dual-core plus graphics – versions of Nehalem that are intended for medium-range boards with an LGA1160 socket won't come out until the third or fourth quarter of 2009. Besides Intel itself, at least Asus, EVGA, Gigabyte, Foxconn, and MSI intend to release LGA1366 boards with an X58 chipset, some with the SLI function. Any such board will cost more than 200 euros. Of course, Intel must now prove it can deliver the Core i7 and the X58 chipset as planned. Data sheets for the new products are not expected until mid-November.

source: http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/118430

IIMS 2009 has successfully reached the target of IDR 1.7T

The Transaction value of the biggest automotive exhibition in Indonesia, The 17th Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2009 has successfully reached the target of IDR 1.7 trillion. During the 10-day of exhibition, the value of transactions recorded at IDR 1.731 trillion, or slightly below the previous year, which recorded at IDR 1.799 trillion.

the automotive industry will soon rise from the influence of the global crisis

"This is a proof of the national movement of the automotive industry. We are optimist that the automotive industry will soon rise from the influence of the global crisis" said Mr Johnny Darmawan, The Chairman of the Committee after closing IIMS 2009, Sunday, August 2nd 2009.

However, on the other hand, the target of 250,000 visitors was not reached. Until 07:00 PM, on the last day of exhibition, the number of visitors was only 237,687 people.

Secretary General of The Association of Indonesia Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) Mr Freddy Soetrisno added, from the total value of transactions recorded, it is about 65% car sales contribution and 35% from motor sales and automotive supporting products.

"With the conditions that IIMS has reached Rp 1.7 trillion target, then we optimistic, car sales target this year will reach 450,000 units. This is a strong indication that our automotive industry not too down " he said

source: Kompas Otomotif

BlackBerry Bold 9900 Pluto

The rumor about BlackBerry Pluto or BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Magnum 9220 appears in Softpedia. Blackberry Pluto, which resembles Onyx, has a touchscreen display and QWERTY keypad, While the Magnum, which will be the successor Blackberry Bold will be present with the features of 3G.

Blackberry Bold 9900 is estimated to be released by the end of third-quarter of 2009 with the specification below:

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 (RIM Pluto) Specs

Datasheet Views:	13333 views since addition of datasheet (January 14, 2009)
Datasheet State:	Incomplete specifications
Expected Release Date:	September, 2009
Project Codename:	RIM Pluto
Predecessor Model:	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000
Software Environment
Embedded Operating System:	RIM BlackBerry OS 4.7
Memory Storage capacity
RAM capacity:	128 MiB
ROM capacity:	128 MiB
Secondary ROM capacity:	1 GiB
Display
Display Type:	color transmissive TFT , 65536 scales
Display Diagonal:	2.6 "
Display Resolution:	480 x 360
Sound
Microphone(s):	mono
Loudspeaker(s):	mono
Audio Output:	3.5mm
Cellular Phone
Cellular Networks:	GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1900, UMTS2100
Cellular Data Links:	CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
Call Alert:	32 -chord melody
Vibrating Alert:	Supported
Speakerphone:	Supported
Control Peripherals
Positioning Device:	Touchscreen & TrackBall
Primary Keyboard:	Built-in QWERTY-type keyboard
Directional Pad:	Not supported
Scroll Wheel:	Not supported
Interfaces
Expansion Slots:	microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash
USB:	USB 2.0 client, 480Mbit/s mini-USB
Bluetooth:	Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Wireless LAN:	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Infrared Gate:	Not supported
Multimedia Telecommunication
Analog Radio Receiver:	Not supported
Digital Media Broadcast Tuner:	Not supported
Satellite Navigation
Built-in GPS module:	Supported
Complementary GPS Services:	Assisted GPS, Geotagging
Built in Digital Camera
Main Camera:	3.1 MP
Autofocus (AF):	Supported
Built-in Flash:	mobile light (LED)
Additional Details
Battery:	removable

The release of these devices are still a rumor, even you can see the image manipulation by Photoshop at Crackberry. Still everything about this smartphone is a speculation.

Samsung Star GT-S5233A

	Full Touch UI TouchWiz v1.0 offers more versatile, intuitive and easy-to-use navigation Large 3.0” LCD with 262K Color WQVGA showcases brilliance and optimized view 16:9 LCD supports hyper QWERTY keypad for upgraded ease of input Haptic offers tangible feedback when using the touch screen Auto rotating display easily switches back and forth to optimize viewing of large content
	Design Compact size measures a palm-friendly 104x53x11.9mm Sleek squared shape with chic black color completes touch style
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	Music MP3 Player plays multi-format music files (MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+/WMA/WAV) DNSe enhances acoustics including a virtual 3D sound effect and an equalizer Music Recognition identifies songs for you; just record a clip of the song (just a few seconds is enough) on your phone, send it to the server, and the song will be identified within seconds Music Library is easy to organize and manage with MTP Background Music lets you keep listening while you access other applications FM Radio with RDS lets you tune into 24-hour music and information
	Internet Experince Full browser (Jasmine) support lets you surf the web from anywhere Both vertical and horizontal views offer optimum viewing (auto rotates when you move the unit) Easy access to Google Mail, Google Search and Google Maps RSS Reader automatically streams news and entertainment directly to your mobile Update your blogs via SharePix, no PC needed

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Yahoo Zimbra Desktop, The Email Manager

Now you don't need to open the www.gmail.com or mail.yahoo.com to send and receive email. By using software Yahoo Zimbra Desktop email client - an open source and freely used - you can manage various of web base email.

The most interesting feature of this software is to be able to email client for various types of webmail on the internet such as Yahoo mail, Google mail, Microsoft Hotmail, AOL Mail and more. And more interesting if you have several email accounts, you will be able to manage your email simultaneously.

This software allows you to make a daily task such as send and receive setting, check messages in periodical time so you can manage when the software will make the communication to the server to send and receive email, this is very useful if you have limitations in your internet connection.

Similar service like Yahoo Zimbra Desktop has released before by Google, which is using open source applications Gears Project, Gmail users can run applications offline.

However, Zimbra Desktop has advantages over using a Web browser that has Ajax technology interface. With this technology, a Web browser could elanorate with some interface.
In addition, Zimbra Desktop has a familiar design with a look like e-mail client such as Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird.

Zimbra Desktop Service is available for a number of operating system or platform, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS 10.5 Leopard, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat Fedora 7, Debian 4, openSUSE Linux 10.2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, and Ubuntu 6.06 LTS.

To enjoy Zimbra Desktop service latest version, you can download the 49MB files for the Windows operating system, 44MB for the Mac OS, and 52 MB for the operating system Linux.

Download page www.zimbra.com/products/desktop_download.html

17th Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2009 officially opened

17th Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2009 officially opened by Ad interim Coordinating Minister for the Economy who is also Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, representing the President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who planned to be opened this annual exhibition.

The government invites principals automotive world is not simply to sell their products in national market, but also make Indonesia as a production base.

The Chairman of The Association of Indonesia Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) Bambang Trisulo added, "This annual exhibition will takes place for 10 days, and will display 21 car's brands, 7 motorcycle's, and 124 automotive components.

"Although the crisis occurred, and shocks bombing last week, our commitment is still rounded and organized this exhibition. In addition, guests, such as JAMA and Siam, also came. This is still a good idea as evidence of the national automotive industry, in regional and even wider, "he said.

IIMS 2009 will begin to be opened to the public on 25th July to 2nd August 2009. The entry ticket is Rp. 20,000 for weekdays and Rp. 30,000 for the weekend.

The 17th Indonesia International Motor Show 2009

Event Date: 24 July to 2 August 2009

Opening & press day: 24 July to 2 August 2009 (presscredentials required)

Public show: 25 July to 2 August 2009, 11.00 to 21.00

Venue: Jakarta International Expo Arena, PRJ Kemayoran, Jakarta

Line ups 2009

Toyota	New Yaris
Lexus	All New RX 350
Daihatsu	Luxio, Baby Alphard, CNG-fueled Gran max
Mitsubishi	Grandis, Strada Triton Exceed, Pajero, Lancer Evolution, Lancer EX
Suzuki	APV Luxury, Grand Vitara, New Swift
Mercedes-Benz	CLC 200 Kompresor, cLS 350, C63 AMG Estate, ML350 New Generation, Roadster SLK 280 coupe, CLK 280
Honda	All New City, All New Civic, All New Jazz, All New CR-V, Freed
Nissan	X-Trail Xtronic CVT
Mazda	Mazda2
Proton	New Saga, Exora
Hyundai	i10
Ford	New Ranger, New Focus
Isuzu	Panther
BMW	7 Series, M3 Coupe
VW	BlueMotion, DSG, TDI

http://www.gaikindo.or.id/

The Green Furniture is Indonesia - IFFINA 2010

International Furniture and Craft Fair Indonesia 2010

IFFINA or The International Furniture and Craft Fair Indonesia, now stepping ahead with a big improvement, more better and more attractive. IFFINA as one of the biggest furniture exhibition in Indonesia now again present for third time with a complete big variety of furniture and craft.

ASMINDO and Dyandra Promosindo proudly present “International Furniture and Craft Fair Indonesia 2010” or also known IFFINA 2010.

IFFINA 2010 will presents to you potential buyers from all over the world that will bring more buyers more than last year which success with get good points in terms of quality International Buyers which is a real important factor in terms of International Fair. Attended from 91 countries the participants were member of the sector, potential buyer and client.

With a concept of ” One Stop Buying Center offering with Quality and Uniqueness”, IFFINA 2010 includes wide selections of furniture and handycraft product, Household and Accessories, Materials of Furniture. All come with the best quality you have ever found.

With full supported from the Government, IFFINA 2010 is become a place and opportunity for you to enlarge your furniture and handycraft business with a huge potential market.

With a business to business concept, awarding and buyer’s night, IFFINA 2010 is the answer of today’s chalenging market.

The Commitee of IFFINA 2010 implement the Strategic Promotion Program that is very knowledgeable and effective, by updating and inviting all International Buyers trough various communication media.The IFFINA has become the icon of furniture and handicraft exhibition and build awareness as a compulsory annual exhibition.

IFFINA 2010 will take place at the Jakarta International Expo, one of the biggest exhibition sites in Jakarta. With an easy city access, not too far away from the International Airport of Soekarno Hatta and the Jakarta’s Port Tanjung Priok, and completed with modern facilities. JIExpo’s total exhibition area consist of around 40.000 sqm of open space and 27.000 sqm of Exhibition Halls.

So, what are you waiting for? Immediately ensure your participation in a world-class exhibition of furniture and craft, IFFINA 2010, and achieve a golden opportunity to meet and establish business cooperation with the global buyer and potential clients from all over the world.

IFFINA 2010

IIMS 2009 - Experience The New Atmosphere Of The New Venue

Welcome to The 17th Indonesia International Motor Show

In attempt to continue working towards an even bigger and better automotive show, this year we are challenging you to experience The 17th Indonesia International Motor Show in a new atmosphere of the new venue that will surely be more fantastic than ever!

We are planning to exceed the previous Indonesia international Motor Show tremendeous achievement. The 17th Indonesia International Motor Show are expected to draw more than 200.000 visitors, 800 local and international journalists, and attract over 300 brands troughout the industry.

The 17th Indonesia International Motor Show will also cover larger area. Around 80.000 sqm of Jakarta International Expo - Kemayoran will be used for the exhibition, including Hall A, Hall B, Hall C, Hall D, Hall E and Outdoor area. Also anticipate the new and exiciting programs that push you adrenaline level to the max.

Indonesia International Motor Show 2009

Drive For A Better Life

"Drive for a Better Life"

Indonesian automotive industry, which arising since the 1960s, has grown together with the global automotive industry and the country's economic. The development is not only seen on the product output but also on the drive and attraction of the sector toward its supporting industries and other related industries. Moreover, the development is also seen on its contribution to industrial and development growth of the country. The current financial crisis has forced the industry to face serious challenges such as how to maintain the innovations to produce high quality products with up-to-date designs at reasonable price, and at the same time, efficient and environmentally friendly.

Realizing the current roles and challenges of the industry, IIMS 2009 endorsed the theme of "Drive for a Better Life", meaning that the national automotive industry will keep on supporting people toward a better life.

A Better LifeA better life is a quality life. IIMS 2009, which is the 17th automotive exhibition to be held, is expected to be the benchmark of the national automotive industry that pays more attention to the environment. Especially on areas related to the production process, the product itself, and the technology - and thus creating higher value and aesthetics in life. Developments in automotive technology are also emphasized on creating environmentally-friendly technology which will lead to a healthier, safer, and more comfortable driving experience.

Contribution to Economics Indonesian automotive industry is an industry with multiplier effects. Starting from the production of components, vehicle production & assembly line, distribution & sales network to the after-sales service, the industry absorbs huge work force. In addition, the industry also helps the growth of other industries, such as financing and insurance. The development of automotive industry and the related industries provides huge contribution for tax income. The industry itself is currently the 4th largest contributor for the country's tax income. Furthermore, the high growth of national automotive industry and the sizeable market potential could attract foreign investors to develop their business in Indonesia.
The current global crisis is a challenge for any business, including automotive, to be more creative and innovative so they can continue making breakthroughs in order to remain survive and growing.

Drive for a Better LifeOn the processing and production levels, automotive industry is facing challenges to create technology innovations that use environmentally-friendly materials, to increase the use of local contents and local labors. On the value level, the automotive industry's result (the products) must be able to increase the quality of customers' life and the environment. High quality products (or the vehicles) must show their excellence characteristic not only in the design that fulfills high aesthetical value, but also on the comfort, safety, mobility, and user-friendly technology.

Unquestionably, the better life theme should be supported by the related industries, such as environmentally-friendly components and fuel, so that the emission will also have better quality.
IIMS 2009 will be the venue for Indonesian automotive industry showing their ability as one of the pillars of creative economic development as well as the place for automotive users and enthusiasts to see and enjoy the development of Indonesian automotive industry.

Indonesia International Motor Show 2009

What is Tribestan?

What is Tribestan?

Tribestan is a completely natural non-hormonal herbal (phytochemical) biostimulator derived from the plant Tribulus terrestris L., Bulgaricum, which contains predominantly saponins of furostanol type (not less than 45% in Tribestan), with prevailing quantity of protodioscin. It is a natural herbal alternative to synthetic anabolic hormones without any clinically proven toxic effects.
Nearly 20 years of experience with natural herbal Tribestan administration has seen no toxicity and negative effects to date. Tribestan (Tribulus Terrestris L.) improves sexual activity, and also improves and prolongs penile erection in men. In women it improves sexual activity, stimulates ovogenesis and has other beneficial effects as well. Traditionally used as a dietary supplement to enhance vigor, vitality and stamina.

What Is Tribestan Used For?

Since the body's natural testosterone promotes protein synthesis and positive nitrogen balance, the benefits for the professional or the recreational athlete engaged in active training and workout, are muscle cell growth and increased body strength as well as faster recuperation and recovery from muscular stress.

What Should You Take It For And Who?

• Sexual performance enhancer, longer erections, ovulation problems, PMS prophylactic
• Libido booster
• Prostate enlargement therapy
• Infertility treatment, increased sperm count, improved sperm motility and viability
• Impotence treatment
• Optimization of hormonal levels
• Increase of muscle mass for bodybuilding related to lowered testosterone production as a result of steroids and heavy loads on the body. Tribestan stimulates protein synthesis as well.
• Recovery of the sexual reproductive system as a result of the use of toxic substances, steroids, etc.

Naturally Safe For Enhanced Performance

• Improves muscle growth and body strength
• Enhanced libido sexualis and erectile function
• Increased the number and motility of spermatozoa
• Optimizes body's natural testosterone and LH
• Alleviates some symptoms associated with male and female menopause
• No adverse effects
• No toxicity and side effects

Use In Sports!

Tribestan administration leads to increased muscle mass in active sports by activating the enzyme associated with energy metabolism. At the same time it has also been reported to have the ability to stimulate some functions associated with the increase of the body's natural endogenous testosterone and lutenizing hormone (LH) levels. With the increase of the body's natural endogenous testosterone level, it can help alleviating some symptoms associated with male menopause.

On Muscle Growth And Body Strength

For years, Tribestan has been used by athletes of the Soviet Bloc. The Bulgarian strength athletes have also used it extensively with effectiveness. Tribestan has passed all the drug tests at every competitive level and has been used with significant results by top professional athletes as well as by recreational athletes. With its good safety profile and its natural herbal origin, Tribestan is sold as a dietary supplement in many countries with little restriction on its use. Nearly 20 years of experience with natural herbal Tribestan administration has seen no toxicity and negative effects to date.

On Safety

• Special attention should be given to the harmlessness of the natural herbal product Tribestan.
• No evidence of acute, sub-acute and chronic toxicity has been found during the experimental behavioral, hematological, functional, biochemical and morphological studies.
• Absence of carcinogenic and teratogenic effect.
• No adverse effects were noted in any of the clinical studies and additional research demonstrated no adverse effects on the Central Nervous System and the Cardiovascular System.

A Summary On Clinical Studies On Tribestan

• Tribestan has also been reported to be a popular medicinal herb in Bulgaria, Eastern Europe and North America for the treatment of sexual deficiencies. Three major medical centers in Bulgaria have therefore conducted clinical studies on Tribestan effect on reproductive functions. Since 1981, Tribestan has been incorporated into mainstream medical treatment in much of Eastern Europe for:
• Improvement of libido and erectile function.
• Increasing serum concentration of testosterone and LH
• Stimulation of spermatogenesis with increased concentration of spermatozoa, increase in sperm motility and viability

Report On Libido Sexualis And Erectle Dysfunction

• In clinical studies on 212 patients, 85% of patients with reduced libido, demonstrated improved libido after 30 days and 94% after 60 days of treatment with Tribestan.
• For 36 patients with chronic prostatitis and reduced libido, 75% reported favorable effects at the end of the treatment cycle.
• In animal studies, libido and sexual reflexes were restored in 71% of subjects with complete absence of libido. In subjects with poor libido and sexual reflexes, recovery was recorded in 100% of cases.
• Treatment of patients with unilateral and bilateral hypotrophy of the testes, demonstrated enhanced libido and improved spermogram after 60 days.
• In patients with primary and secondary hypogonadism, 78% reported restored and enhanced libido with 22% reporting improved erection.

Report On Stimulation Of Spermatogenesis

Tribestan administered to males with idiopathic oligoasthnozoospermia or with spermogram disturbances due to varicocele, has shown increased concentration of spermatozoa, increased percentage of motile spermatozoa. Increased spermatozoa motility rate and, for some cases, increased volume of ejaculate of 1 to 2 ml. In controlled studies the number of Sertoli cells increased by 40% with no change in the number of Leydig cells.

Report On Increase Of The Body's Natural Testosterone

In patients with testosterone serum levels below the lower limit of the norm, the physiological levels were reached after treatment, whereas in patients with normal initial levels, the testosterone level was not significantly changed after treatment.

Source: http://www.tribestan.com/

Two Bomb Blast in JW Marriott and The Ritz Carlton Jakarta

Jakarta - Friday, July 17th 2009, two high-explosive bombs blast in JW Marriott Hotel and The Ritz Carlton Hotel. The first bomb exploded in the basement of JW Marriot at 7.45 pm local time and the second in Airlangga Restaurant in Ritz Carlton in several minute after. 9 people died in this tragedy and 53 people has seriously injured. This is a suicide bom, The Breaking news of a local TV show a CCTV recording of a man with a hat carrying a trolley-bag just before the blast the accident.

Detik-detik Menjelang Ledakan [a CCTV Recording]

The Land of Minangkabau

The Land of Minangkabau being the Capital of Indonesia’s West Sumatera region, Padang is the home of the gentle and refined Minangkabau people. Their ancients matriarchal culture is the largest of its kind in the world. Here, women are head of the family and the community. West sumatra’s main attraction is Bukittinggi Situated at 3,000 feet above sea level, this delightful town surrounded by volcanoes and green valleys has a pleasant climate and is the culture seat of the Minangkabau people. Other places of interest include Batusangkar, the home of minangkabau Kings, Ngarai Sianok, a spectacular geogolical wonder, lake Singkarak, the largest in west sumatra and a well developed recreation and water sports center and the Rimba Panti Nature Reserve.

The name Minangkabau is thought to be a conjunction of two words, minang ("victorious") and kabau ("buffalo"). There is a legend that the name is derived from a territorial dispute between the Minangkabau and a neighbouring prince. To avoid a battle, the local people proposed a fight to the death between two water buffalo to settle the dispute. The prince agreed and produced the largest, meanest, most aggressive buffalo. The Minangkabau produced a hungry baby buffalo with its small horns ground to be as sharp as knives. Seeing the adult buffalo across the field, the baby ran forward, hoping for milk. The big buffalo saw no threat in the baby buffalo and paid no attention to it, looking around for a worthy opponent. But when the baby thrust his head under the big bull's belly, looking for an udder, the sharpened horns punctured and killed the bull, and the Minangkabau won the contest and the dispute.

http://www.pactoltd.com/

The Mystery of The Stone Sculptures of Bada in Besao Valley

How did they get there? Why were they made? Who made them? It is still a mystery and an exact count of these stone sculptures, which are scattered in the valleys and mountains of central sulawesi, are still unconfirmed. Are theses megalithic finds relics of a pre-historic culture or were they made during the early Hinduistic period? No one knows because their shapes do not conform to anything else found in other parts of the country and are completely strange in shape and carving. Of more than a hundred sculptures, the giant statue at SEPADA called Batu-Palindo is the most prominent. Because of this mystery, central Sulawesi, is the most intriguing place in Indonesia and so little is known about it.

http://www.pactoltd.com/

Mollucas, The Spice Archipelago

Maluku, formerly known as the Moluccas, is not so much a province as an archipelago. It sprawls across 851,000 sq km, of which only one tenth island and consist of over 1,000 islands. Their total population is 1,9 million. The sea in this area is very deep-reaching 4,971 m in the Bacan basin, southeast of Halmahera. The highest mountain is Mt. Binaiya on Seram, at 3,000 m. The largest islandsare Seram, Halmahera and Buru, although the most important economically are Ambon, Tiny Ternate and the Bandas. Recent economic attention has focused upon the expansion of the fishing industry, especially tuna and shellfish and on forestry. Other important crops include the sago palm coffee and coconut.

History

Maluku was important as a source of spices long before the first European discovered the islands. Arab, Chinese, Malay and other seafarers traded here. And indeed the first Europeans had to employ the services of local pilots in Malaka to help them find the fabled Spiceries . The name Maluku is said to derived from the words Jasiratul Jabal Maluk - meaning the Land of many Kings and the islands of Mikiku are mentioned in 7th century Tang Chinese document.

Although the islands are very much at the edge of the Indonesia World, both geographically and economically, it was the spices of Maluku which initially attached the european powers to Asia and to the east isles. They become known as the spice islands, or spiceries. It was only here that clove and nutmeg were cultivated and the early history of southeast Asia was moulded and driven by the fabulous wealth that the spice islands had to offer the adventures explorer.

Now the spice no longer generate they wealth that they once did, Maluku has been forced to find an alternative raison d’etre. Not only are the islands more than 2,000 km from Jakarta, but they are very geographically dispersed: Morotai in the North is over 1,000 km from Tanimbar in the South.

Source: Indonesia Handbook, 3rd by Joshua Eliot, Liz Capaldi, Jane Bickersteth

Mount Semeru

Also called Mahameru or the great Mountain. It is one of the world’s most beautiful peaks and at 3,676 m the highest mountain on Java. The Bromo – Semeru massif covers about 800 sq km, the biggest of all the volcanic regions of east Java. It sits above a sparsely populated region of volcanic highlands, wooded hils and picturesque crater lakes which offer excellent camping and trekking opportunities. Semeru is still active on occasion spewing out hot ash and solidified chunks of lava but usually contenting itself with a huge belch of smoke every 15 minutes. At nights hot lava and dancing red lights shower down the volcano’s steep sides, disappearing in the dark forest below.

Climbing it : Though all the appropriate to Mt Semeru are strenuous and only for the fit the mountian is a far easier climb than Mt Merapi in central Java. The difficulty with semeru is that you have to walk great distances ( 6-7 hours ) from your last possible transport to the base of the cone, and only then you do really start the steep part of the climb up to the summit ( about 4 hours ). Get to the summit no later than 10.00 a.m. because the wind often shifts from S to N and carries with it poisonous sulfur, plus by that time visibility is nil.

http://indonesia-tourism.com/