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Written by Sergey Rogachov
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Thursday, 03 June 2010 |
As one probably knows, I am an old Opera browser fan.
Many times Google PR staff ignores the best browser ever Opera , probably with the intention of promoting Chome.
You can see http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/modern-browsers-for-modern-applications.html for example . Here Google skips Opera in a list of "modern browsers".
But this time Opera strikes back in a very smart and funny response to this Google ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgQDjiotG0
You can see the response here .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaT7thTxyq8
Low tech, but funny.
Sergey Rogachov CTO |
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Written by Yuriy Nekrasov
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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 |
February 16, 2007… Forty of the brightest undergraduate entrepreneurs, from four universities, took a part in one of a kind competition hosted by Illinois Institute of Technology and sponsored by Motorola. Playing field? – Downtown Chicago. Focus? – Creation of a new concept Motorola phone.
One of DePaul University’s teams came in fifth, proposing a concept/idea that three years later will be picked up by some.
May 12, 2010… Gdgt.com is on a live tour. A massive crowd of geeks and geek wannabes await by Gallery 233, downtown Chicago, for the start of the event. Some interested in free merchandise, some in free booze, but all united with passion for technology. An impressive list of sponsors onboard showcasing their products: KIN, Windows Phone 7 Series, HTC, Logitech, Boxee, Cherrypal, Nero,Drobo and more…
Cherrypal is what caught my attention. Max Seybold, the founder of Cherrypal, became interested in finding a way to bridge the “digital divide”. He believed that everyone should have access to technology and the benefits of the Internet, not just those who can afford to spend $500 or more on a new computer. The idea is simple; the business plan is brilliant. Focus on emerging markets as well as third world countries and you get a very precise target market that covers the mammoth part of the World’s population. This market is often overlooked, yet it provides arguably the largest buying power. The demands of this target market are much less sophisticated allowing for major development cost savings. Focusing on features that most people needed - check emails, listen to music, surf the web, watch the occasional video and use an office suite - a laptop was created that used ninety percent less energy and eighty percent fewer parts, thus making it affordable to the target market.
This is a very “responsible” concept answering to human rights and environmental safety. Information is power, and internet is the easiest way to information. Why not make the World a better place, while making a fortune?..
Cherrypal’s first product, C110, received 2.5 million hits on the website the first day leading to a complete sellout. The latest Cherrypal’s product is called Africa, it is a 7” mini laptop that costs $99.
I am proud to have been a part of DePaul University’s team that have clearly put this concept forward.
Intersog was recently contacted by a British company, will keep them anonymous at this stage, to partner on a similar venture. We are asked to take charge of developing an interface for the new device. Check back to stay in the know about the unfolding of this probable project.
Yuriy Nekrasov,
Social Media Specialist
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Written by Vadim Chernega
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Friday, 21 May 2010 |
Congratulations, a new front on the mobile war has been officially opened! Its name is Tablet Computer. Right after Apple announced its iPad, back in January of this year, many consumer electronics analysts' prediction was - by the end of this year we're gonna see at least 50 devices similar to iPad and it's no brainer the majority of them will be run on Android.
In many ways it looks like a logical continuation to the war between iPhone and Android. Well, when I say war I mean it's a war for companies, who do design, manufacture and market their devices; end user is happy to choose whatever he feels will work for him.
Speaking of what will work and what won't. A tablet computer is not a brand new conception, back in 1998 Apple debuted with their famous Newton but at that time Steve Job's verdict was - no, the thing isn't gonna fly, btw it was a time when Steve got back to the company and became its CEO. Well, 12 years later Apple hit the market with iPad, for the last decade there were and still are many tablet computers but their application is restricted to specific tasks and they aren't meant to be used by people in a way as we see people use iPad now.
It looks like all companies, which now launch their iPad-like devices, were waiting for Apple to come up with their 2010 version of a tablet computer and, because Apple has a long record of releasing successful products, as soon as a tablet will be presented, to copy its conception, alter it enough to not go to trial for copyright infringement and throw it to the market to get their share. Ok, so how we're doing so far? Let me outline the major opponents below:
iPadDesign - Apple, Inc, OS - iPhone OS 3.2
HP SlateDesign - HP, OS - Windows 7
WePadDesign - Latestsets, OS - Linux
Archos 7Design - Archos, OS - Android
And it's just the beginning...
Vadim Chernega,
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Written by Artyom Dogtiev
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
A couple weeks ago I had a chance to be convinced once again that life can be really unpredictable. When I began listening podcasts back in late 2005 I couldn't imagine that several years later I'd be interviewed on Skype by a guy from the company ExperiencePoint , which conducts field research to obtain information, which companies simply can't get about their customers.
The interviewer, Andrew, approached me via a private message, after reading my comments on one of the groups I've joined on LinkedIn.com. He asked for 15 mins of my time to ask me some questions about my mobile learning experience, particularly how exactly I use my iPod Touch for leaning on the go. Every small detail was valuable - where do I listen to them, do I do anything else at the same time, do I follow up on information I learn from podcasts I listen to and so forth. Also, I was asked to provide a small photo journal with some photos of me as I'm listening to a podcast to get a better picture of the environment. And so I provided it, with detailed captions for every photo.
It was an exciting experience because Andrew told me that he had a long list of different people he'd found for interviews. A week before he'd interview an astronaut and now it was my turn to share my experience. Well, it wasn't like I felt like Edgar Mitchell but close :-)
A few weeks ago I was watching a retrospective video on AllThingsD.com - Steve Jobs interviewed on stage at D3 with Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg and Steve was presenting a new feature at iTunes - a podcast. It was 2005 and there was a very limited number of podcasts available on iTunes and now I realize that as I began to listen podcasts in the fall of 2005 I can be considered as kind of a veteran of the podcast movement, if such a thing exists somewhere :-)) The first couple podcasts I began to listen to and which I listen to today are: TWIS - This Week In Science and later TechNightOwl. I have to tell you that there is no way, given the amount of spare time I have daily, I could get the information my brain was starving for without these two sources!
So folks, dig into iTunes, search for stuff you're passionate about, put it on your iPod, iPhone, or anything you can sync with iTunes and enjoy learning!
Artyom Diogtev,
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Written by Sergey Rogachov
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
Being on vacation, I was biking in the Crimea Mountains. We chose an unknown route between different locations using different GPS tracks available on tourist’s forums as guidelines. Several times we got in trouble because of that.
Sometimes there was no route for bikes at all. Sometimes we were unable to find the breadcrumbs at all, because of a GPS precision error. So to find ourselves, sometimes we used old fashioned paper maps 1:50000.
Another kind of troubles is unavailable mobile connection and, thus, Internet. So no Google maps ;).
However the most annoying thing probably was the shortage of power sources. Phones, cameras, camcorders, flashlight, walkie-talkie, well , in short everything was out of power at some point.
But that is enough about the bad. The good: Starting with communication on social websites we were able to ride from end to end without major troubles and were able to get videos & photos of different, mostly very good quality images from amazing places. After that we were able to share the images (gigabytes) over different Internet means, file sharing services, p2p, image services like Picasa, sharing them between people living in 2 countries and 5 cities without major problems.
Despite the troubles I would say it is a triumph of technology.
Sergey Rogachov CTO.
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