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Pope Francis Praises Role of the Internet | Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, recently issued a statement indicating his interest in technology, particularly the internet.

In a statement to show the Catholic Church's World Communications Day, Pope Francis argues that the internet is a gift from God that should be utilized in the best possible way by humans.

"The Internet is something that is very good. A gift from God," the Pope said as quoted by the pages of The Verge. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.
According to him, this time the Internet has become a medium to facilitate communication between groups that were once separate. This means that the internet is helping people in social relationships without being bound to space and time.

Roman Catholics worldwide leadership Argentine also explained, "communication is something that is fundamental to human beings, and this is facilitated by the achievements in the world of technology."

Pope Francis himself is known to be quite active in using the Internet, especially social media, to communicate with followers or publish religious activities.

Before Pope Francis, two predecessors, Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope known to have a Twitter account, while Pope John Paul II was the first pope to support the use of the Internet for positive things in the year 2001.

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This Startup Bought and Closed Yahoo | Secretly Yahoo has annexed a startup from Seattle, United States. But instead of raised, a small company was actually shut down by Yahoo.

Startup question is Sparq. They say they have created a unique application that runs on mobile devices, such as smartphones.  This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.
They create applications that enable integrated with Yahoo's Internet services. This is thought to make the Internet giant was hooked and bought it.

Sparq is a small company based in Seattle, USA, with 12 employees. The company is led by Jesse Chor who previously worked as an application developer at Expedia.

"We are proud to announce that it has acquired Sparq Yahoo. We started with a simple product, but now our products have been used millions of users," wrote Chor.

Not clear how the value of Yahoo's acquisition of the Sparq, but according to some analysts estimate that the startup is worth more than $ 1.7 million. Demkian quoted from Business Insider

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HTC CEO Indonesian Flee to Microsoft | Microsoft Indonesia announced that its board of directors has appointed Budi Janto, former CEO of HTC Indonesia, became Director of the Consumer Channels Group (CCG) Microsoft Indonesia.

Andrew Diantoro, President Director of Microsoft Indonesia optimistic, Budi Janto merger will strengthen the company's position in the future. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.

"Budi Janto's proven expertise in leading business devices has become a significant value to Microsoft," Andrew said in a statement in Jakarta, Monday, December 23, 2013.

He added that Microsoft's transformation into a company's software and services have opened new opportunities to serve the needs and trends of technology, ranging from cloud computing, big data, mobility, and social enterprise.

"Budi will lead the division at Microsoft Indonesia CCG is responsible for making the task of working with Microsoft's Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), retail, mobile operator and distribution partners," said Andreas.

"Budi Janto also will create new business opportunities in providing exciting consumer experience of Windows products, Windows Phone, Office, and Office 365," he added.

To note, Budi Janto has extensive knowledge in consumer behavior in a variety of industries. His career began on the top level global companies, such as Coca Cola, Heineken, Castrol, and in the field of telecommunications companies.

He also worked as a "cigarette vending" in Britisih American Tobacco (BAT). In this firm, was born in Palembang December 3, 1971 it served as Key Account Manager.

"Experience and its lead Budi Janto make sure we are able to contribute significantly to the growth and achievements of the company," said Andreas.

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Director of Operations Yahoo Backward | Yahoo operations director, Henrique de Castro reportedly resigned effective as of today Thursday, January 16, 2014. The number-two on the California-based Internet company that decided to stop after serving in his post for 15 months, which is chosen shortly after Marissa Mayer served as CEO of Yahoo.

Unfortunately, Yahoo reluctant to reveal what causes Henrique de Castro away. However, speculation is strong enough circulating outside the says, the company's advertising revenue does not take place quickly as expected, thought to be the main reason he was fired. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.
As known, as part of a mission to turn "spirit" back Yahoo, Mayer and team have done some corporate actions, including buying a micro-blogging site Tumblr. He also has changed the Yahoo home page and deliver e-mail for free.

However, for Mayer, acquisition alone does not seem sufficient to restore the heyday of Yahoo.

Women who are former employees of Google first took over the number bench Yahoo in July 2012, and plans to revitalize the company, including the development of society into the shaft of the Internet, particularly via mobile devices.

However, after spending money for investment, Yahoo instead of crashing to the peak position of number two on the U.S. digital advertising market, after sliding Facebook, according to eMarketer.

Digital advertising market share eroded Yahoo about a half percent to 2.87 percent last year, where Facebook and Google's stock continued to rise.

Just to note, De Castro "hijacked" by Mayer of Google in October 2012, with an annual salary of U.S. $ 600,000 (Rp 7, 2 billion).

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Google Develops Smart Contact Lenses, Can Check Diabetes | Google has announced the presence of smart contact lenses. The announcement came Thursday. The lens was enabled to health, control blood sugar or diabetes users.

As reported by USA Today, Friday 17 January 2014, Google's smart lens will measure glucose levels by utilizing a wireless chip and sensor glucose. Lenses utilize to measure tear glucose diabetic person. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.

Internet giant's share stories happenings emergence of this wearable device. The company listened to most diabetics rarely checked their glucose levels because of an injection or blood test.

While Google wants to facilitate testing glucose levels in a way that is simple and easy.

The experts actually have been looking for better ways to glucose, for example through sweat, saliva, urine until the tears.

Examination through tears relatively more realistic, but the knock on the way it was collected. For that, I then bring the smart contact lenses.

"Anyone wondering, mini electronic devices, such as chips and small and thin sensor, can measure glucose levels with great accuracy," Google said.

In making the smart lens, I have to work hard, chip designing towering super thin mini and independently. The lens is also designed flexible material such as plastic films.

Chips and sensors embedded between two layers of contact lens materials. There is a small pinhole in the lens of the eye that allows liquid water to seep in glucose sensors. Uniquely, this lens can analyze the glucose level every second.

The Mountain View-based company that has conducted several studies to test the comfort and functionality of smart lens.

We also explain how the relationship tear glucose and blood glucose by cooperating with diabetes. In addition, the company also consult with the Food and Drug Administration.

Contact lens smart Google is the work of a specialized laboratory known as Google or Google X. Google Glass and a car without a driver is one of the products of the laboratory.

The two founders of this project, Babak Parviz and Brian Otis, who had collaborated at the University of Washington, joined Google X. Parvis has contributed to develop the Google Glass, while Otis joined the project it smart lens.

Contact lenses are now still limited to a prototype and is likely to be commercialized in a few years.

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England Test World's Fastest Internet | A broadband network (broadband) internet fastest in the world has been successfully tested in London, England. With these speeds have increased new hope in the transfer of data in very short time.

Reported by the BBC, Friday, January 24, 2014, tests conducted telecom operator BT Alcatel-Lucent and managed to reach speeds of up to 1.5 terabits per second, or can send 44 HD movie in 1 second. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.

Internet speed test was conducted at a distance of 410 kilometers, which connects between the two telecommunication towers BT's in London town Ipswich, eastern England.

The new breakthrough in Internet speed is considered very important by the Internet service provider (ISP). Due to transmit very large amounts of data can use the infrastructure (broadband) available, without the need to upgrade infrastructure that requires huge cost.

"Alcatel-Lucent and BT has made a new breakthrough. Thing that allows them to increase the capacity of its broadband without having to spend very much money," said Oliver Johnson, chief Executif Point Topic, broadband analyst firm.

In a statement to the media, Alcatel-Lucent and BT revealed the demand for bandwidth continues to grow as much as 35 percent per year. So, we need new ways to be able to send large data in a short time.

"Actually, there are several methods that internet data transfer can occur quickly, such as using lasers is done in the laboratory. However, the tests we did with the real conditions and outside the laboratory," wrote Alcatel-Lucent and BT.

Use of fiber optic

In addition, to obtain a super-fast Internet access usually uses fiber optic cable technology. This technology is applied in the whole world.

Kevin Drury, Director of Marketing for Alcatel-Lucent's Optics, said to increase internet access in the rush hours, usually using a new path using fiber optic cable.

"It forms a flexible, tailored to specific needs. Example, to access the streaming video will get a large capacity, while to open a website using only a small capacity," said Drury.

She explained, but with the increasing number of data access that uses fiber optic cable to make a new challenge. That is, the more the data traffic then the potential emergence of disturbances and faults.

"But, the fastest internet test which tested the Alcatel-Lucent and BT are very stable and free of errors and disturbances," said Drury.

InstaB, Applications "Instagram" Special Baby Photos | Not a few parents today feel confused to store photo albums "little guy" in the era of online and mobile. Most of them chose to keep it on Facebook, but feel uncomfortable and outdated.

That is the reason why so many emerging applications lately for baby pictures out there. One of them, InstaB, the application which is a combination of Instagram and Path to gather photos from time to time for the "little guy." This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.

InstaB combines photo applications and social media, with treats and semi-automatic photo look familiar to other applications such as InstaWeather or StoryCam.

If InstaWeather displays the weather forecast, InstaB pages present a picture of a baby from day to day based on the date, baby's mood, and he was counted per day.

To be more interesting and colorful, the application also borrows features InstaB LINE, namely Sticker. Live download, then you can put the stickers on the photo to make it more attractive and "talk." You can also purchase additional stickers funny if you like.

Judging behind the scenes, InstaB application developed by startup companies from Malaysia, StrongByte. "InstaB launched in March 2013. Currently, InstaB already installed by 16,000 users in the world," said Tang Tung Ai, founder and CEO of StrongByte, cited Tech In Asia, Monday, January 20, 2014.

Application is done by three people recently overhauled massive for iOS version 7. While InstaB Android version has also been released, but has not been overhauled. Features and zoom is still the old version.

Want to have? You can directly download it on iTunes and Android Play Store

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Download File 800 MB in Korea Just 1 Second

Download File 800 MB in Korea Just 1 Second | Some areas of Europe and the United States have already adopted the 4G LTE Internet connection for smart phones and tablet devices. However, the 4G LTE market is still very small in some areas.

Meanwhile, in South Korea, 4G LTE technology has been sold commercially since 2010. In fact, today, Ginseng is preparing 5G technology implementation in 2017, as reported by Geek page, Friday, January 24, 2014. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.

South Korean government's aim to roll out the service in 2017 5G is so super-fast Internet network that can be enjoyed by residents begin no later than 2020.

In terms of the speed of the Internet, 4G and 5G is vastly different. If the 4G network 800 MB file can be downloaded for 40 seconds, using technology 5G, the file can be downloaded in just one second, or 800 Mbps, or 6400 Mbps (megabits per second).

Indeed, to hold services 5G, the South Korean government requires huge funds. Reportedly, the government in the State Ginseng was already set aside U.S. $ 1.5 billion (equivalent to Rp18, 2 trillion).

But, the government does not fund itself, but getting additional funds from companies that have an interest in the provision of 5G technology.

Some companies are ready to invest for the implementation of the 5G networks in South Korea is SK Telecom, Korea Telecom, LG, and Samsung. In fact, some time ago, Samsung has also tested the 5G network with a data transfer speed of 1 Gbps.

With the implementation of 5G technology, the South Korean government hopes will soon have access to a 4K video streaming service and make the service transmission hologram. This effort to make the world of video will be growing in the coming years.

South Korea is the first country in the world that is ready to roll out 5G Internet network project. The project is expected to be a good start and start followed by other countries.

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80% Facebook Losing Users

80% Facebook Losing Users | "Doomsday Facebook." It results from a recent study conducted by a team of researchers at Princeton University, USA. It is estimated that, three years into the future, Facebook will be abandoned by most of its users.

For nearly 10 years, the Guardian launched, Friday, January 24, 2014, Facebook is already spread around the world like a virus disease.  This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.
But, gradually Facebook user loses attraction. Thus, in 2017, Facebook is forecast to be left by 80 per cent of its users.

Facebook is already lasted longer than rival MySpace and Bebo. Based on Google Trends graph, the peak of the search made by Mark Zuckerberg's social networking that occurred in 2012. But, slowly and then not move and instead continued to decline.

"Like a virus, Facebook spread to the human body before finally dying and then dead," said John Cannarella and Joshua Spechler in his statement in a paper titled "Modeling of Epidemiological Dynamics Online Social Network '.

Collapse of the Facebook throne similar to Myspace. Site built in 2003 and reached its peak in 2007 with a total of 300 million users. However, in 2011, the user busy to leaving MySpace.

"Three years after reaching a peak, Facebook is also expected to be left by millions of users," said one researcher.

Facebook Finance Director David Ebersman acknowledges the decline in daily Facebook users. Especially among the teenagers.

"In October 2013 last month, Facebook reported the number of active subscribers remaining 1.2 billion, and plans to seek new investors for the development of the site," said Ebersman.

Facebook also not be abandoned by investors. Because, in this month Facebook's stock price reached a record high.

Currently, the valuation of the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg to U.S. $ 142 billion (Rp1.728 trillion).

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