Saturday, July 9, 2011

Samsung Dart Review [T-Mobile]

What I’ve got here is one of the three newest members to the mid-range line of phones over on T-Mobile. The smallest and sleekest of them all and that is the Samsung Dart. While reading this review you might want to take into consideration this is a mid-range phone at best, it is meant to compete with other offerings like the LG Optimus or even the Motorola Cliq. This phone might just be the perfect phone for your children as a first smartphone.

Before I break it down a little bit here is the hands-on and unboxing video for you to get a better idea of the hardware of the phone.

Samsung Dart hands-on and unboxing

Hardware

The Samsung Dart also known as the Galaxy Mini is one of the smallest Android phones around. Weighs just around 3.80 oz and sized at 4.09 x 2.40 x 0.51 although it might feel large if you’re coming from a flip phone or a everyday feature phone but for most Android users this is a small device. One of the phones biggest pros is also a con and that is the screen. It has a 3.14-inch TFT display with a low 240×320 resolution so it isn’t the best looking display, but that small screen gives this phone pretty great battery life. Below you can see both the phone and its screen size compared to the other recent Samsung offerings.

It has a 600 Mhz CPU as well as a 3.2 MP camera on the rear, the battery is 1200 mAh so like I said above it lasts plenty long when it only has to power that size of a screen and processor. The overall design is actually pretty nice and the reason I say that is for a mid-range phone that is free with a new 2-year contract it has some decent build quality. The Samsung Gravity Smart slider actually feels a bit cheaper in comparison.

Software and Performance

It has a 600 Mhz processor like stated and even though you wont be playing some of the latest games in the Android Market it will handle some and I was able to play Angry Birds on the phone. I know that is a big deal to some. Performance while scrolling through homescreens or the app tray seemed great for what you pay for. It was quick and snappy and didn’t seem to freeze or lag, but then I’m not doing anything all that consuming either. It is running Android 2.2 so thing feels pretty smooth. It comes with Swype, Wifi Calling and a few other apps pre-loaded and that is all. They kept that list short but that is better than having apps you wont ever use.

Camera

The camera is a 3.2 MP shooter but it lacks an LED flash so you better make sure you have enough lighting to get the job done. It does have a decent face detector feature but the auto focus seems to be lacking and I had a hard time getting a great shot. The shutter speed was quick and once focused the photos turned out good for only being 3.2 MP. Here are a few test photos so you can see the quality yourself.

Auto focus could have been better for close-up photos but it still turned out ok. (If you like blurry close-ups)

Wrap-Up

Again this is the Samsung Dart, a mid-range device from Samsung on T-Mobile USA and it is available right now. If you’d like to compare it to the other three devices coming from Samsung for T-Mobile we’ve reviewed the Exhibit 4G and unboxed the Gravity Smart with a full review coming soon. Those are your choices from the mid-rage T-Mobile list in the Android world.

To finish things off I’ll just say no this phone might not be the best, but for what you are getting and the price you pay it is a great little starter device. The build quality and software running on Android 2.2 make for a seamless and smooth day to day experience. My only concern is the screen resolution is low and it does have a pretty blurry display. I think the original G1 might have looked better but that is just a guess. For any first timer getting a smartphone or for your kids this would be a good start. Make sure you check out all the photos in the gallery below so you truly get a feel for the hardware. Thanks for reading.

HP TouchPad, Smartphone Hacked

A researcher discovered a zero-day flaw in HP's new TouchPad that lets an attacker inject code into the Contacts application in order to steal information from the device or to build a botnet.

Orlando Barrera--who late last week published a proof-of-concept for an attack that would exploit this vulnerability in WebOS 3.0--says his latest research, which uses a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack to inject code into the app, is related to vulnerabilities he discovered in an earlier version of HP's WebOS. Back in November, Barrera and fellow researcher Daniel Herrera reported their findings that the "Company" field in the Contacts app window was "unsanitized," which allowed them to inject code that ultimately grabbed the Palm's database file with emails, email addresses, contacts, and other information. They demonstrated at an Austin Hackers Association (AHA) meeting in Texas how this would allow an attacker to slip in keyloggers and build a mobile botnet.

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"This [new flaw] is a similar vector ... the problem is the underlying WebOS architecture," says Barrera, who disclosed his latest findings at an AHA meeting last week. "Think of WebOS as a giant web application, [leaving it open to] security issues like cross-site scripting and clickjacking, all of which are potential issues you could find in the entire operation of the Web operating system and all of its apps and third-party apps."

WebOS is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, as well, he says. "It's a really simple exploit platform," he says. "The only reason it hasn't been exploited before is market share, but now that HP is trying to get into the PC tablet market, it has a potentially larger market share and becomes more of a target."

Barrera says he published the XSS PoC because it shows how simple it is to exploit the platform, and he didn't want to provide clues to "script kiddies" on how to compromise a PDF reader on the device or to perform a buffer overflow attack on it, for example, he says.

"This is an entire OS--it contains user data like mail, contacts, passwords, contact information, videos," etc., he says. And the lack of input sanitization in some of the fields in the Contacts app leaves it vulnerable to malicious code injection and, ultimately, remote code execution.

"In theory, you could attempt to create a botnet by using this exploit against several WebOS users and injecting a JavaScript backdoor," Barrera says.

Vietnam’s anti-virus software enter the world’s top three

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the latest test of the UK’s Virus Bulletin laboratory, Vietnam’s Bkav has become one of the three best anti-virus software products in the world.

Virus Bulletin’s tests focused on the ability to recognize virus with sample virus of RAP, Wildlist, Trojans, Polymorphic, Worms and Bots.

The Bach Khoa Network Security Company’s Bkav Pro 2011 recorded high marks. It detected 100 percent of Wildlist, 100 percent of Polymorphic, 98.8 percent of Trojans, 99.81 percent of Worms and Bots and 98.1 percent of RAP virus.

RAP is a very important criterion among them and Bkav ranks third of 43 antivirus software products tested this time, higher than Kaspersky with 94.2%, AVG 94.4 percent and Avira 93.7 percent.

Vu Ngoc Son, head of Bkav Research and Development Department, said that software users have contributed highly to this success through their comments on the product.

In late 2010, Bkav entered the top ten anti-virus software products tested by the Virus Bulletin for the first time.

Virus Bulletin is a highly reputed anti-virus software verification firm in the world.

Android Phones Get New McAfee Security Option

Having security software on a PC or Mac is required today to help ensure your computer is safe. You cannot assume that if you stay away from certain websites, such as some file sharing services or porn sites, that your PC will remain free from attacks. Sites themselves get hacked and are turned into malware distribution centers, infecting their unsuspecting audience. The situation with smartphones is different. Do you need similar protections on your phone?

McAfee has released a security suite designed for Android phones, and it offers the ability to backup and restore data, remote locking capabilities, an audible alarm to help find a lost device, remote device wipe, real-time anti-malware protection, safe Web searching, and remote management.

Some of these features are standard fare for other platforms. Windows Phone 7 and iOS, for example, support remote wiping and support for finding a lost device through a Web portal.

The full-time antivirus software is a different story. Focused malware attacks on a smartphone platform are pretty rare--with the exception of Android. In addition to distributing over 100,000 apps, the Android Market has also been known to distribute malware itself. The most recent example is a strategy guide for Angry Birds that frustrated users could download to get tips on how to crack certain levels.

Another feature that is interesting is the safe Web searching. McAfee uses their SiteAdvisor technology to alert users to sites that are known for phishing attacks, identity theft, credit card fraud, and more. It does this by providing color-coded ratings next to search results. This is similar to how it works in desktop versions of safe searching technology.

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The key question: Is this worth the cost? The financial cost isn't the only consideration--there is a performance cost as well. The full suite, called McAfee Mobile Security, costs $29.99 in the Market and is good for one year, so it is less than $3 per month. A lighter program called WaveSecure is $19.99 per year and lacks the antivirus and safe Web search features.

The performance cost is what you pay to run this software all of the time. You don't get something for nothing. Getting the SiteAdvisor rankings costs a bit of speed and some bandwidth. Antivirus programs on the PC have long been accused of sapping performance and a resource-constrained device like a smartphone won't fare any better.

The benefits cannot be ignored though. Like anything else, you have to weigh the pros and cons. Both versions provide a seven-day trial period before you have to fork over the cash. If one of these interests you, give them a thorough test drive. More detailed information can be found here. For IT departments considering installing mobile security products, playing with a relatively cheap client can be a great way to evaluate how the device performs.

Friday, July 8, 2011

Mozilla updates test versions of Firefox to v6 (Beta), v7 (Aurora) and v8 (Nightly)

Mozilla has started the Firefox development merry-go-round again, updating its Beta, Aurora and Nightly 32-bit and 64-bit builds to versions 6, 7, and 8 respectively.

Unlike the recent Firefox 5 release, version 6 introduces some visible new features, including a Permissions Manager for better privacy, while version 7 sees Firefox taking long overdue steps to address its memory consumption issues.

Once again, the question arises: which version should you install, and what sets each release apart? Read on for our updated guide to what’s happening with each version of Firefox.

Firefox 5 FINAL

This is the latest stable release of Firefox, and as such is recommended for most users. It contains all of the radical improvements of the landmark Firefox 4 release, but while new features were entirely absent, version 5 delivered on its promise of improved performance, better support for emerging standards (specifically HTML5 and CSS3), and squashing various bugs.

Firefox 6 Beta

Anyone looking for new features in Firefox 5 would have been left disappointed. Firefox 6, however, does see the introduction of several new features, the main one being a new Permissions Manager.

Accessible from the Address Bar by typing about:permissions, the Permissions Manager allows the user to set privacy controls for individual websites. Choose “All sites” to set up your default settings for cookies, passwords, location, off-line storage and pop-up windows, then select individual websites to set customised policies that apply specifically to that site.

One bug Firefox 5 didn’t address was the one that sees Firefox’s memory consumption increase the longer it’s left running, resulting in degraded performance. Yesterday we posted a workaround involving a free add-on, but Firefox 6 sees the first steps taken to resolve this problem. Typing about:memory into the Address bar reveals an expanded dialog with buttons at the bottom of the screen that can help free up memory that Firefox has consumed.

Other changes in Firefox 6 include a new “scratchpad” for developers, allowing them to test live Javascript code, and support for more CSS3 and HTML5 standards.

The Beta installs over the top of the stable version, so is not recommended for less experienced users. Make sure you take a backup of your Firefox settings using a tool like MozBackup before you begin.

Firefox 7 Aurora

Aurora is an “alpha” build of Firefox, which means it’s undergone minimum testing only. As such it’s not suitable for everyday use, which is why Firefox Aurora is installed as a separate build alongside the stable or beta build, allowing you to test its features without affecting your day-to-day browsing. Settings are shared between Firefox Aurora and your other build, however, so again caution should be exercised before installing it.

Version 7’s headline improvement is the fact it takes steps to provide a proper remedy to the age-old memory leak problem. Instead of relying on the user to manually free up memory using the about:memory dialog, version 7 takes control of the process itself through increased garbage collection frequency and defragmentation of memory chunks, which will reduce Firefox’s memory consumption by tens or even hundreds of megabytes over a lengthy period.

Version 7 also sees the Address Bar tweaked to resemble Chrome and Opera: that means the http:// prefix disappears completely (https:// still appears, however, for secure sites), while www. is also grayed out to emphasise the domain name.

Firefox 8 Nightly

Firefox’s Nightly channel gives users access to code hot off the press, but while you’re looking at the latest bleeding-edge version of Firefox, you’re also venturing into uncharted waters because much of this new code has had no testing at all. Nightly builds update regularly, so once installed you’ll find your build updating on a much more frequent basis than other unstable releases.

Again, although Firefox Nightly installs alongside other builds of Firefox, we still recommend all but developers and serious, knowledgeable enthusiasts avoid using it.

As things stand, there’s little to write about version 8 of Firefox. There are no release notes to work from, although we do know that planned features for version 8 – web developer tools such as the Style Inspector and Highlighter Tool – haven’t yet been implemented in the build currently available.

Firefox Nightly is also notable for introducing the first dedicated 64-bit build for Windows users. This was introduced in version 7, but no 64-bit build has migrated to the Aurora channel, suggesting Windows 64-bit users will have to wait a little longer before enjoy the benefits it’ll bring.

So, to summarise

Which version of Firefox should you try? Stick to the most stable version you feel comfortable with, and if you do decide to give the Nightly build a try, back up first, or use a non-critical machine or virtual setup (try VirtualBox), just in case…

Top 5 reasons to own the Nokia X7

The Nokia X7 has just landed in the UK with a look and style all its own. The second Nokia smartphone to launch with Symbian Anna, this is a big-screen entertainment machine that is sure to impress. Check out our top five reasons to own the Nokia X7.

Check out our Nokia X7 hands-on preview

4-inch AMOLED touchscreen
The Nokia X7 is the only smarthphone sans keyboard in the Nokia lineup with a 4-inch screen. The larger screen means movies come to life and playing games is a great deal more immersive. We’ve loved using the Nokia E7 for just that reason but if you don’t need the QWERTY keyboard then the Nokia X7 is the way to go.

Symbian Anna
Be ahead of the pack and get your hands on Symbian Anna, the latest version of the Symbian^3 operating system before your mates do. The update won’t be reaching most Nokia smartphone until August but you’ll find it pre-installed on the Nokia X7, delivering a smoother user experience, quicker load times and a host of new features.

Unique design
If you like to stand out from the crowd then you need to own the Nokia X7. Too many smartphones simply look like blank boxes, you can thank the Apple iPhone for that we reckon. However, the Nokia X7 is all about standing out from the crowd with its angular sides and retro-stylings. It’s not a look everyone will be able to carry off but we think it’s a winner.

Stainless steel body
While we're talking about design, in this age of plastic phones it's great to see a smartphone sporting a full metal jacket. The stainless steel of the Nokia X7 adds sturdiness without compromising on weight. This is one smartphone that will be able to take a few drops and dinks without getting into a state.

The One Plan for Nokia X7
The new Nokia X7 will be the first handset to be integrated with the latest version of Ovi Store at launch this week. The Nokia X7 will be available on Three’s ground-breaking price plan, The One Plan , which offers the customer all-you-can-eat data which means there is no limit to the amount of downloads you can make.

The Nokia X7 is on exclusive only deals from Three, who have some pretty compelling price-related reasons of their own why you should get hold of this smartphone. Check them out at Three.

Review: LG Optimus 2X - New Zealand’s First Dual-Core Smartphone

If you’ve been following 2Degrees’s marketing run since its inception, you may have noticed a progression from budget prepay carrier, to low-end consumer contracts.

The release of the LG Optimus 2X (and its latest marketing campaign) is perhaps the best indication the third ranking New Zealand network is keen to get a piece of the lucrative high-end and commercial contracts dominated by Telecom and Vodafone. As a handset the Optimus 2X (cousin of the G2X) is a natural progression and knockout competitor against the offerings of the aforementioned stalwarts, for now at least.

Hardware

The Optimus 2X is the first dual-core Smartphone to be carried by one of the big three networks, so this is of course its defining draw card. The dual-core processor does make for a noticeably speedy Android experience, and what’s pleasantly surprising is how economical the Tegra 2 processor is on battery life.

The build quality is also extremely solid. The 2X features a 4 inch Gorilla Glass screen that rounds off to an aluminium bezel. The only downside is a metal strip that sports the camera lens and flash along the back, my review unit seemed to have taken a few hits before it arrived with me, and scuffing on this metal strip seemed to sport the only real telltale signs of its past life.

Specs wise, the 2X sports 8 GB of internal storage that can be easily expanded anywhere up to 40GB through the unoccupied MicroSD slot. The phone’s screen is not quite as responsive as some of its competitors (HTC Sensation or Samsung Galaxy S II), and although image richness is very solid, the 2X could have done with a slightly higher resolution over the 800x480 WVGA IPS it’s kitted with. The screen does wash out quite heavily in direct sunlight. That said, the screen is really the only thing that could do with a competitive boost, Specs wise.

Interface & Android

The phone’s interface is sporting a light skin over the stock Google Android OS. Whilst I’m not a fan of these manufacturer tweaks in general, LG’s implementation is far less intrusive than the likes of Motorola’s ‘Motoblur’ or, HTC’s ‘Sense’. In some cases LG has really added some flourish to the experience.

Browsing of Pictures and Videos in the Media Gallery is hard to describe but trust me; it’s nothing less than gorgeous. The downside is that the 2X is still running Android 2.2 (as opposed to the latest 2.3). 2Degrees says an update will be on its way sometime before October, but it’s something to keep in mind if you want to be on the bleeding edge.

Camera & Multimedia

The phone sports an 8 Megapixel rear-facing camera with a single LED flash. The image quality is really outstanding. If we had to be picky the shutterbugs amongst us will notice there’s no dedicated camera button, and some images feel a little under saturated, that said, the stable of effects will have these tweaked and optimized in no time. The 2X also shoots fairly immersive 1080p video, the only downside being some slight frame rate issues which make the video appear a touch sticky on wide panning shots. That said, a single object moving inside the frame looks impressive, as does the autofocus and exposure functionality.

The front-facing 1.3 Megapixel camera was completely acceptable quality wise, but it’s worth noting the 2X doesn’t yet support Skype. If you were planning on video chat your best options at this stage are probably ‘Qik’, or ‘Tango’. What is cool is that any video you shoot can then be played directly through the phone’s inbuilt mini-HDMI port to a Plasma or LCD.

Connectivity

Data on 2Degrees is super cheap, and with a phone like this you’ll probably use lots of it. Unfortunately it’s not available everywhere, especially if you happen to spend a lot of time roaming on Vodafone’s network when out of 2Degrees’s range, so something to keep in mind. The Optimus 2X is available on 2Degrees for $899 unlocked or with a subsidy for Contract and Corporate customers.

Currently neither Telecom or Vodafone offer a direct competitor to the 2X, however Telecom’s poised for the launch of its 1.2 Ghz Dual-Core HTC Sensation (review coming next week). Even with rumours of the iPhone 4S (or 5) the iPhone 4 is still a worthy contender for those heavily vested in Apple’s iTunes ecosystem.

All up the Optimus 2X is an incredibly well built multimedia phone with great hardware and software. The dual-core processor allows for a super-speedy user experience, but responsiveness of the touch screen, and Android OS upgrades may be a slight letdown for some users.

Review: Sony Ericsson MW600 Bluetooth Stereo Headset with FM Radio

Bluetooth technology has come a long way in the past few years. No longer are wires required, and the quality of wireless transmissions has made stereo sound transmittable through the air waves to device such as wireless speaker systems, and of course, wireless headsets. The Sony Ericssons MW600 is a stereo wireless headset that can be wirelessly connected to your phone or other Bluetooth enabled device and then used to listen to your music and make phone calls. read on for the full review of this pretty feature packed device from Sony Ericsson.

Sony Ericsson MW600 Contents

Design:

The Sony Ericcson MW600 is almost unnoticeable to use. It’s small and lightweight, weighing in at only 13g. If you try to visualize the MW600, it’s about 2 inches in length and not much thicker than a ball point pen. The front face of the device sports an OLED display, one side holds a rocker switch for music control and navigation while the opposite side has a touch sensitive volume slider. Sliding your finger in either direction along the strip increases or decreases the volume accordingly. Similar to many other wireless Bluetooth devices in this category, the end of the device has a 3.5mm headphone socket to plug in the provided headphones or other headphones of your own choosing. On one end of the device there is a USB port used for charging as well as a dedicated power button. The rear of the device has an alligator clip design clip-on system to easily attached to your shirt or jacket.

Sony Ericsson MW600 USB End

Controls:

The buttons allow for complete and seamless control of your music streaming, voice calling and FM radio. Yes, this device also features an FM Radio tuner with RDS. The central button located between the forward and reverse buttons is used as the play, pause and after a longer press, selection button for switching between the FM Radio or the sounds from your connected device. The forward and reverse buttons interact with your device to skip songs and whatever else the application on your device maps these controls to.

Sony Ericsson MW600 Face

Performance:

An area that sometimes gets neglected in a device of this type is the actual quality of the voice calls when you’re using your phone through the headset. I’m pleased to say that the call quality from this headset is simply awesome. Calls are crystal clear and people I spoke to all said that I was loud and clear from my end. The MW600 can be paired with two handsets simultaneously and is rated as providing up to 10 hours of continuous play time. I didn’t have a chance to prove this, but I had the device playing for almost five hours and it was still going strong.

Music streaming from my Pandora queue was played with ease and the quality again was excellent and worthy of a five star rating from me.

The RDS feature of the built in radio was nice, displaying information about the music station your listening to and the songs being played is a nice feature for any radio, let alone in such a small device.

Sony Ericsson MW600 Complete

Conclusion:

Is the MW600 worth the $60 or so (cheaper if you hunt) it costs? I’d say that’s a Yes. Being able to lounge out in the yard with my phone inside the house and not have to worry about where it is, is nice. Phone calls effortlessly answered with the touch of a button and my music muted is just plain easy on the brain. Much easier than having to go hunting for your phone and then heading over to the stereo unit to turn down your music so you can chat with the person on the other end of the phone.

HTC Purchases S3 Graphics

VIA announced today that it's signed an agreement to sell its share in S3 Graphics to the mobile phone manufacturer HTC. S3's GPU technology (dubbed Chrome) powers VIA's various chipsets and is paired with the company's Nano processor as part of its CPU platform. Given VIA's relative sliver of market share, this might not seem like an important transaction—but it is.

It's been over a decade since S3 was a major player in the graphics display industry; the company's 2D 'Trio' series of video cards were quite popular in the pre-3D era. S3 attempted to enter the 3D market, but the company's ViRGE products performed so abysmally, they earned the nickname '3D Decelerators.' The company followed the ViRGE with the Savage 3D and Savage 4 architectures, but never managed to produce a competitive 3D part. It was eventually purchased by VIA; its GPUs were integrated into that company's motherboards.

Multiple companies brought S3-based cards to market, but the company ultimately stopped building discrete GPUs.

S3's one lasting contribution to the 3D industry and the reason we're talking about the company today, was S3 Texture Compression (dubbed S3TC, alternatively known as DXTC). When it debuted the Savage 3D architecture in 1998, S3 also demonstrated an algorithm that could be used to compress a 4x4 block of pixels to 1/6 (24-bit) or 1/4 (32-bit) of their original size. Since both memory bandwidth and total video card RAM were at a premium back then, S3's technology was widely adopted. Microsoft incorporated S3TC support into its DirectX 6.0 standard; S3TC remains in widespread use today.

On July 1, Apple was found guilty of infringing two S3TC-related patents. Six days later, we see HTC buying S3 Graphics for some $300 million (VIA and S3's primary investment holder, WTI Investment, will split that amount $147M/$153M respectively). Meanwhile, the burgeoning success of NVIDIA's Tegra platform means S3TC support is going to be increasingly important to mobile devices. Like the 3D accelerators of yesteryear, mobile devices are tasked with squeezing high performance from minimal amounts of RAM and limited device bandwidth. HTC's decision to buy S3 on the heels of the ITC decision is well-timed indeed.

According to VIA's Board Director, Tzu-Mu Lin, "The transaction would allow VIA to monetize a portion of its rich IP portfolio, yet retain its graphics capabilities to support the development and sale of its processors and chipsets. We wish to thank WTI for its capital contribution to support S3 Graphics since 2005." This implies that VIA has retained some degree of access to S3's GPU IP. The scope and length of that agreement are unknown, though it presumably covers products based on the most-current IGP technology VIA has to offer.

merek susu yang sudah dinyatakan bebas bakteri Enterobachter sakazakii

Adapun ke-47 merek susu yang sudah dinyatakan bebas bakteri Enterobachter sakazakii untuk usia bayi 0-6 bulan, seperti yang diungkap dalam jumpa pers di Gedung Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informasi, Jumat (8/7/2011), adalah sebagai berikut.

1. AL 110 (Nestle)
2. Anmum Infacare (Fonterra Brands Indonesia)
3. Bebelac 1 (Nutricia Indonesia)
4. ENFAMIL (Mead Johnson Nutrition-Filipina)
5. Enfamil (Mead Johnson Indonesia)
6. Enfamil A+ (Mead Johnson Indonesia)
7. Enfamil A+ (Mead Johnson Indonesia) beda bets
8. Enfamil A+ HA (Mead Johnson Indonesia)
9. Enfamil A+ O-Lac (Mead Johnson Indonesia)
10. Enfamil A+ PF (Mead Johnson Indonesia)
11. Frisian Flag Tahap 1 (Frisian Flag)
12. Isomil Advance (Abott)
13. Lactogen 1 Klasik (Nestle)
14. Lactogen Gold 1 (Nestle)
15. LACTONA 1 (Mirota KSM)
16. Morinaga BMT (Kalbe Morinaga)
17. Morinaga BMT Platinum 1 (Kalbe Morinaga)
18. Morinaga NL-33 (Kalbe Morinaga)
19. NAN (Nestle)
20. NAN 1 (Nestle)
21. NAN-1 (Nestle Philipine)
22. Neocate (SHS International)
23. Neosure (Abott)
24. Nutricia Bebelac (Nutricia Indonesia Sejahtera)
25. Nutricia Nutrilon (Nutricia Indonesia Sejahtera)
26. Nutrilon (Nutricia Indonesia Sejahtera)
27. Nutrilon Hypo Allergenic (Nutricia Indonesia Sejahtera)
28. Nutrilon Less Lactose (Nutricia Indonesia Sejahtera)
29. Nutrilon Pepti Junior (PBM Nutritionals)
30. Nutrilon Premature (NV Nutricia)
31. Nutrilon Royal (Nutricia Indonesia Sejahtera)
32. Nutrilon Royal 1 (Nutricia Indonesia Sejahtera)
33. Nutrilon Soya (Nutricia Indonesia Sejahtera)
34. pre NAN (Nestle)
35. Progestemil (Mead Johnson)
36. Prosobee (Mead Johnson)
37. S-26 (Wyeth Indonesia)
38. S-26 Gold (Wyeth Indonesia)
39. S-26 PDF Gold (Wyeth Indonesia)
40. SGM 1-Presinutri (Sari Husada)
41. SGM BBLR (SUGIZINDO)
42. SGM BBLR 0-6 bulan (Sari Husada)
43. SGM LLM (Sari Husada)
44. Similac Advance (Abott)
45. Susu Bimbi 1 (Netania Kasih Karunia)
46. Vitalac BL (Sugizindo Bogor)
47. Vitalac Step 1 (Sari Husada)

Facebook HOAX: Virus spreading like wildfire on FaceBook! a trojan worm “knob face"

Here's another "warnings" still keep going, spreading, and circulating on Facebook. Warnings messages that says about a "Trojan worm" - Knob face. With almost 700 million users, it seems Facebook is such a good place to run these "warnings". Here's some of warnings, check out:

ATTENTION!!!!!!-Virus spreading like wildfire on Facebook!!

It  is a Trojan worm called "Knob Face". It will steal your info, invade  your system and shut it down! DO NOT open the link "Barack Obama Clinton  scandal". If "Smartgirl 15" adds you, don't accept it; it is a virus.  If somebody on your list adds her then you will get the virus, too!! Copy and paste to your wall please!! 

Then these below are another variation who has the similar with this warning:

Virus spreading like wildfire on Fb and My Space! It is a trojan worm called koobface.  It will steal your info,invade your system and shut it down! DO NOT  open the link Barack Obama Clinton Scandal! If SmartGirl15 requests you  as a friend, don't accept it ;it is a virus. If somebody on your list  adds her, you get the virus too! Please copy and paste to your wall. Confirmed on MSNBC and SNOPES..please pass on!

HEADS UP Virus spreading like wildfire on FaceBook!  It is a trojan worm called “koob face”. It will steal your info, invade  your system and shut it down! Do NOT open the link “Barack Obama  Clinton Scandal”! If “SmartGirl15” adds you, don’t accept it; it is a  virus. If somebody on your list adds her then you get the virus too! Copy and paste to your wall please! Fb fam look out for each other!

Virus spreading like wildfire on Facebook!!  It is a Trojan worm called "Knob Face". It will steal your info, invade  your system and shut it down! DO NOT open the link "Barack Obama  Clinton scandal". If "Smartgirl 15" adds you, don't accept it; it is a  virus. If somebody on your list adds her then you will get the virus,  too!! Copy and paste to your wall please!!!

Well, in our opinion all warnings above refers to "computer worm" called as Koobface or Koob Face (Wikipedia: Koobface is a computer worm that targets users of the social networking websites Facebook (its name is an anagram of "Facebook"[1]), MySpace,[2] hi5, Bebo, Friendster and Twitter). While we assumed that the words “Knob Face” is wrong spelling, so this warning is invalid (false), and inaccurate. So because these messages warnings indicates wrong, so it should be ignored, because sending those warnings messages are useless, while if you keep it going sending on you help your friends get confused. So that,if you receive these messages, never repost them to your friends.

Ex-Realtime Worlds devs come to Android with tower defence game Equilibrium

There are plenty of mobile start ups coming out of the console games business, and one such is Outlander Studios, formed from the ruins of APB developer Realtime Worlds.

It's just released its first mobile release, an Android strategy game called Equilibrium.

In this, you choose either the side of human or of orcs, taking control of one side of a tower defence-style map. You get to generate various buildings to boost your production, staffing them with units as your resources enable.

Resource management

It's an interesting system in that units and buildings are shown at the bottom of the screen on a scrollable deck.

You drop the buildings onto pre-defined locations, upgrade existing buildings, or drop units into your main base, as your resources mount up and units and buildings become available and lit up. This is dependent on how much they cost.

In terms of strategy however, you don't have any control over how your troops attack. The gameplay revolves around turn-based alternative waves of attacks from you and then your enemy until one of you is destroyed.

There are 12 campaign missions - six per side - as well as 10 difficulty levels and 18 quick game maps - nine per side.

Equilibrium is out now, and is free for the basic Campaign mode, or £1.99 (or local equivalent) for quick play and the future addition of online leaderboards, achievements and no ads.

Android 2.2, with a 1GHz CPU and 800 x 480 touchscreen resolution or higher is required to run the game.

You can get some idea of how it plays in the following video.

Mozilla plugs Firefox memory leak issues

While Mozilla’s Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers around, it’s not without its faults. One of the major problems that it’s known for is its notorious memory leak problem that has been a staple problem that’s been reported with every release of the browser. According to the latest reports, Mozilla might have solved the problem.

Apparently the problem stems from the JavaScript engine in Firefox, and Mozilla has come up with a solution to fix the leak. It’s currently in testing right now and results seem to be looking good. However don’t expect it to arrive anytime soon. The memory leak bug is expected to arrive only in Firefox 7 (two more updates to go since it’s at version 5 now). How many of you often experience the memory leak bug in Firefox?

Protect Your Computer Against Summer Threats

VASCO Data Security Inc. (Nasdaq: VDSI; www.vasco.com ), a leading software security company specializing in authentication products, today announces the results of its aXsGUARD Gatekeeper Internet Threat Survey. 400 small and medium enterprises with 5 to 250 internet users were surveyed during 2010. The survey focused on mail and web traffic. The main conclusion is that, starting from September, a tremendous decline in the number of rejected and SPAM mails can be noticed. The blocking of three major worldwide botnets can explain this relapse.

A botnet is an accumulation of infected computers or bots that have been taken over by hackers – so called bot herders. Generally, the computers connected in a botnet are infected by a virus, such as a Trojan horse or a computer worm. Trojan horses are destructive programmes masqueraded as benign software applications. However, they can allow a hacker remote access to a target computer system, so that he can execute various operations, such as data theft, downloading or uploading files or adding the computer to the malicious botnet. Computer worms are a type of malware that multiplies itself and uses the computer network to spread the copies of themselves. The term botnet is often associated with the performance of malicious tasks or functions. The bot herder can control the botnet from a distance and cause damage at the moment he himself decides to.

In 2010, 3 large botnets were active on the world wide web. The results of the aXsGUARD survey 2010 show a growing amount of rejected mails during the year, with a peak in August of more than 97 million. Also, the spam that was found on mails from non-blacklisted servers peaked with 31.22%. In September, the first major botnet was blocked, which can be noticed in the relapse to 75 million mails and 21.64% SPAM. Two other botnets were rounded up in November and December, which led to respective 53 and 39 million rejected mails – a staggering decline of 60% - and 20.40% resp. 11.00% SPAM mails.

Traditionally, rejected mails and SPAM mails come to a head in the summer months. People have more time to surf on the internet and companies are not as vigilant about the internet use of their employees. Moreover, in July and August, students have more time than during the year. It is suspected that there is a connection between the students' spare time and the number of viruses and botnets developed in the summer months.

With the summer months coming closer, VASCO advises the internet user some measures for a better 'internet hygiene':

Install a reliable firewall. Vulnerable services are suppressed by a firewall, so your network is protected against outside attacks.
Make sure your anti-virus software is up-to-date. This software averts, traces and removes malware, for instance computer worms or Trojan horses. With so many different viruses swerving around, a good anti-virus would be no luxury.
Do not open attachments in mails from senders you do not know. After all, it must be clear that not every internet user has good intentions.
Surf with common sense. Avoid websites and doings of which you imagine they can cause harm.

"With these figures, we want to make all internet users attentive to the vulnerabilities on the internet, both for companies and for end-users. In holiday periods, certain companies are less vigilant and not always aware that a lot of damage can be caused by not taking evident security measures into account. We'd like to encourage end-users to urge their banks and applications providers to install better security and strong authentication," explains Jan Valcke, President and COO at VASCO Data Security. "We therefore stress the importance of automatic solutions that help companies protect their safety on the internet. aXsGUARD Gatekeeper provides different modules such as VPN, firewall, anti-virus, hacker detection and content scanning, helping companies to keep virtual vermin out."

About VASCO

VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions and services specializing in Internet security applications and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as a global software company for Internet security serving a customer base of approximately 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries, including more than 1,700 international financial institutions. VASCO's prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.

Forward Looking Statements:

Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements (1) are identified by use of terms and phrases such as "expect", "believe", "will", "anticipate", "emerging", "intend", "plan", "could", "may", "estimate", "should", "objective" and "goal", "possible", "potential", and similar words and expressions, but such words and phrases are not the exclusive means of identifying them, and (2) are subject to risks and uncertainties and represent our present expectations or beliefs concerning future events. VASCO cautions that the forward-looking statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors have been described in greater detail in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include, but are not limited to, (a) risks of general market conditions, including currency fluctuations and the uncertainties in world economic and financial markets, (b) risks inherent to the computer and network security industry, including rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards, increasing numbers of patent infringement claims, changes in customer requirements, price competitive bidding, and changing government regulations, and (c) risks specific to VASCO, including, demand for our products and services, competition from more established firms and others, pressures on price levels and our historical dependence on relatively few products, certain suppliers and certain key customers. Reference is made to VASCO's public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding VASCO and its operations.

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