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Mars expedition

2012-05-01T00:38:54+02:00

Linz - the Austrian Space Forum has brought together researchers from ten countries and three continents that are developed in the Upper Austrian Dachstein caves first May, a total twelve more days of experiments in preparation for a manned Mars mission to perform. Among other things, a space suit simulator will be tested. The project was presented at a media day on Saturday. For several years it is known that there are also cave systems exist on Mars. If ever there is life on Mars, there could still be found. Because they offer protection against cosmic radiation, stable environmental conditions, high humidity and low temperature fluctuations. The experiments in the Dachstein caves, according to Gernot Gromer, President of the Austrian Space Forum, the world's first under realistic conditions. Suit prototype is tested in the test including the prototype of the Space Forum Austria-designed "Aouda.X space suit." Worldwide, four teams are working on such coverings. The aim is to investigate what requirements they must meet, such as. According to the suit Groemer a "spaceship and computer to put on" is. It is equipped with life support systems such as heaters, fans, sensors and electronics, and about 45 kilograms, he portrays.

A great day!

2012-04-27T20:00:00+02:00

Energy in 2050? How innovation can help?

2012-04-25T11:55:00+02:00

Energy in 2050: trends, scenarios and ideas.

See below my recent presentation based on recent papers and article. Key things are :

Act on Both sides : supply and demand
Focus on sober homes and sober industries
Empower energy efficiency
Anticipate impacts of any policy or economic initiative on jobs, CO2 emissions, investment capabilities, balance of trade
Need for costs and prices transparency
Work at continent level (Europe)
Establish world standards for nuclear safety
Keep the doors opened and keep an eye on any trends and technologies. Meanwhile use current technologies to remain nimble + flexible to face demand.

The World Was My Gar

2012-04-17T13:32:15+02:00

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The World's Largest Multitouch LCD

2011-08-23T06:22:47+02:00

The World's Largest Multitouch LCD

Perceptive Pixel presents the largest multi-touch LCD monitor in the world with its 82 inches, the company presented during the event SIGGRAPH 2011 a multi-touch LCD monitor which is regarded as the world's largest flat screen in its class with a size of 82 inches and only six inches deep. The Sony vgp-bps9 battery comes in to expand the product line targeted to the professional activities of the company Perceptive Pixel who recently launched a 27-inch monitor for desktops.

Areas of design, finance, government, media, energy control, computer graphics, animation professionals and interactivity can undoubtedly be the focus of this new 82-inch monitor from Perceptive Pixel. Besides this, the product may be useful in creative and collaborative environments such as in areas of Sony vgp-bps9 s battery, project reviews, create storyboards and brainstorming sections among others. No doubt a perfect display for any company with a large meeting room. The 82-inch monitor has a resolution of Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels.

The pattern is 120Hz with a touch response time of less than 1 millisecond and other resources. According to Jeff Han founder and chief scientist of Perceptive Pixel "multi-touch system has become critical in determining how we interact with technology today. In 2006 here at the Sony pcga-bp2nx battery introduced the first major multi-touch screen with rear projection technology. I'm proud to be back at this event with another great innovation for the industry."

Meanwhile LG launches two new monitors in Full HD, the company announced the launch of two new monitors for the Japanese market that combine a number of advanced design with a minimalist and elegant. The new LG models with E2251VR-BN 21-inch and E2351VR-BN 23-inch are the new stakes of the company for Sony vgp-bps8 battery. The monitors have a simple appearance with its base in shades of chrome and clean lines which makes the product a valid option for exhibitions and shows and can be integrated seamlessly to a variety of settings and decorations.

The two new LG monitors have backlight LED screens with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels with a contrast of 1,000:1, brightness of 250 cd/m2, response time of just 5 ms and a viewing angle of up 170 degrees. With this set of configurations LG promises the best possible image quality independent of the environment chosen by the user to install the monitor. The resources offered by the new LG monitors also allow the user to use the peripheral for various purposes, Thinkpad x60s battery shows the set of connections that the model has, so we have mini D-Sub ports, DVI-D and HDMI.

Video, Blu-ray and other media playback equipment can easily be used with this monitor. As for prices on 21 inch will cost $ 200 and $ 230 higher. The company's goal with this release is to change the way business people communicate, share information and collaborate, enabling more intuitive interaction in different Thinkpad t42 battery. The screens are now available for order but Perceptive Pixel did not reveal the price it's probably quite high.

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Inovisi Revitalisasi Infrastruktur Fonwar

2010-11-19T07:43:40+01:00

Rencana akuisisi PT Inovisi Infracom Tbk terhadap Ozura World Ltd senilai US$30 juta akan mendorong perseroan menyediakan pelayanan infrastruktur kepada platform seluler sosial milik Ozura yakni Fonwar. Menurut Dirut Inovisi, Jerry Djajasaputra, piranti lunak IM Fonwar saat ini memiliki lebih dari 16 juta pengguna pada Juni 2010 dan diharapkan jumlahnya akan berlipat ganda setahun ke depan. Beliau juga menjelaskan dibandingkan dengan para pemain internet konvensional, seperti Facebook dengan pengguna sekitar 500 juta pengguna (US$1,5 miliar) dan beberapa situs lain, internet seluler Fonwar dari Ozura World yang hanya memiliki 16 juta pengguna yang tergolong kecil. Namun Fonwar jelas tak asing lagi di ranah bisnis tersebut. Disamping ukuran, lanjutnya, selama 2 tahun terakhir perusahaan mencatat telah memberikan 30 juta game dan aplikasi yang telah diunduh pengguna. Selain itu telah terjadi pertukaran pesan instan hampir mencapai 1,2 miliar pesan singkat dari telepon seluler. “Hal itu menunjukkan kepercayaan yang kuat dalam kerja sama antar perusahaan dan didalam Ozura World,” ujar Jerry. Perusahaan menargetkan penjualan lebih dari US$120 juta dari kegiatan bisnis yang berkaitan dengan internet seluler dan diharapkan akan berlipat ganda pada 2013. Rencana akuisisi itu menyertai rencana perseroan mengakuisisi perusahaan investasi migas Abundant Global Ltd dan Ozura, dengan nilai akuisisi Rp500 miliar-Rp800 miliar, setara US$56 juta hingga US$89,61 juta. Nilai rencana akuisisi itu di atas prediksi sebelumnya yakni sebesar US$30 juta hingga US$40 juta.Fonwar adalah penyedia mobile social entertainment service dengan layanan instant messenger yang memungkinkan penggunanya chat dengan MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, dan Facebook hanya dengan satu aplikasi. Fonwar dapat digunakan baik dengan iPhone, Blackberry, maupun Android. Informasi lengkap kunjungi http://www.fonwar.comOzura World adalah perusahaan digital entertainment media terkemuka, yang mengembangkan dan mendistribusikan produk-produk mobile seperti games, digital content, pembayaran elektronik, dan sebagainya. Informasi lengkap kunjungi http://www.ozura.com

FIFA delegation's visit to Russia 'formal but friendly' - sports minister

2010-08-19T23:50:49+02:00

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday that the visit of a FIFA delegation to Russia to consider the country's bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022 was "formal," yet friendly.The delegation arrived in Russia for a three-day visit on Monday."It was a formal visit but it had a very friendly atmosphere," Mutko said. "The team (FIFA delegation) is made up of professionals so even such a short visit was enough for them."

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"Now we want to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cups in Russia more than ever," he added.Russia's rivals in the bid are England, Australia, the United States, Spain and Portugal, and Belgium and the Netherlands. Japan, South Korea and Qatar are bidding for the 2022 World Cup only.Under a FIFA rotation policy, the 2018 event will most likely be held in Europe, with Russia appearing as a serious contender as the Kremlin has pledged billions of dollars.FIFA will appoint hosts for both World Cup dates on December 2.

compatibility, a remote

2010-05-11T20:53:27+02:00

work is being done on speeding up graphics display using hardware acceleration (a big push for IE9) using WebGL. Developers get some new tools, as well: Firebug compatibility, a remote JavaScript debugger, web console, web inspector, a new profile manager, and possibly a timer API and memory diagnostic tools.The presentation emphasized that plans might change, so we shouldn't take any of this as written in stone. For a complete look at the plan, you can view the video presentation and its accompanying slideshow on Beltzner's blog. You can also leave feedback on the project by leaving a comment in his Firefox 4 Rypple account.

open tabs to a server and all

2010-05-11T20:53:05+02:00

the address bar.Syncing, better privacy controls that allow users to easily decide what they want to share with sites, and geolocation features are also on the table for Firefox 4. Like Opera's Link and Google's Sync, Mozilla's Weave Sync lets you synchronize bookmarks, history, saved passwords, open tabs to a server and all your devices. The new JetPack plugin system and a new extension manager will limit extensions' ability to affect the entire browser and make programming compatibly easier. Better on-page search with highlighting is also in development.Under the covers, some new capabilities for developers to take advantage of will appear in the next Firefox. Support for 64-bit platforms will bring Firefox in line with Internet Explorer and Safari. And

video started by Apple has

2010-05-11T20:51:43+02:00

"seem" faster. But this means taking interface elements away, which could provoke a user backlash.And speed hasn't been the only setback for Firefox: the recent fracas over web video started by Apple has also put Mozilla's browser in a lonely position. Apple's Steve Jobs denounced Flash as the standard for Web video, saying that Apple products like the iPad and iPhone would instead favor HTML 5 video. Though Firefox has been an early supporter of HTML 5 video, too, it's gone with the less-polished and less-popular Ogg Theora format, where Apple, Microsoft, and Chrome have settled on support for the licensed H.264 video format, which enjoys widespread use on the Internet.Mozilla considers Ogg completely license-free, though there have been doubts raised about its

There's hard work to be

2010-05-11T20:51:20+02:00

questioned about this increasing pressure from competitors, Beltzer unambiguously stated, "We are in it to win it." But he went on, "It's no longer the case where it's all easy wins. There's hard work to be done here."Improving Firefox's speed was foremost among Beltzner's goals. The fact that Chrome, Opera, Safari, and Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview score higher than Firefox on the widely used SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark has to be a motivator for this objective. The browser's next JavaScript engine, dubbed JagerMonkey, is the first line of attack on this front. Firefox has also long trailed these competitors in the time it takes to open the browser app. Beltzner noted that not only does he want Firefox to run faster, but that the interface should be simplified so that it would

3.7 would be ditched in

2010-05-11T20:51:00+02:00

enabling new open, standard Web technologies (HTML5 and beyond); and empowering, putting users in full control of their browser, data, and Web experience.Beltzner noted that Firefox 3.7 would be ditched in favor of an update to 3.6, called 3.6.4. Both use plug-ins to run in separate processes (called "Lorentz") for improved stability and security. He said unequivocally that the target was to ship version 4 by the end of the year. A beta is planned to hit by the end of June, and the final release should ship sometime from next October to November.Since the arrival of Chrome just over a year ago, Firefox's market share has stalled at just under 25 percent, and this has to concern Mozilla, whose browser had enjoyed seemingly unbridled growth over most of its five years of existence. But when

plans for the near future.

2010-05-11T20:50:38+02:00

In an attempt to spark some momentum for Mozilla's open-source Web browser, Firefox team leader Mike Beltzner delivered a Web video presentation Monday night outlining the product's plans for the near future.Beltzner outlined goals and dates for changes to Firefox's internals and user interface, with the caveat that they were subject to change. Firefox growth has recently stalled in the face of competition from Google's Chrome, and enthusiasm has been growing around other recent efforts such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview and Norway's Opera 10.5. Apple, too, has made waves lately with its Safari browser, a version of which is included in its hot CE devices, the iPhone and iPad.Beltzner listed the three main goals of the plan, to make Firefox: fast, as in super-duper fast; powerful,

Nintendo profit drops for first time in 6 years

2010-05-06T21:55:16+02:00

TOKYO – Japanese game-maker Nintendo suffered its first drop in annual profit in six years, hit by a price cut for the Wii home console and sliding global sales.The maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games said Thursday that net profit for the fiscal year ended March 31 fell 18 percent to 228.6 billion yen ($2.5 billion).Kyoto-based Nintendo Co., which does not break down quarterly numbers, said annual sales slipped 22 percent to 1.434 trillion yen ($15.4 billion).Nintendo is expecting tough times to continue. It forecasts sales to fall 2.4 percent to 1.4 trillion yen ($15 billion) for the fiscal year through March 2011 and expects earnings to slide 12.5 percent to 200 billion yen ($2.2 billion).But the company expressed confidence in the popularity of its game machines. It is banking on a handheld that allows for 3-D games without the need for special glasses and which is set to go on sale this fiscal year.Nintendo is facing intense competition from Microsoft Corp. with its Xbox 360 and Japanese rival Sony Corp., which makes the PlayStation 3. Both are also bringing 3-D gaming to their home consoles although those games require special glasses.Nintendo's handheld may also face a challenge from smartphones like the iPhone, which are increasingly popular and offer games and other entertainment content.Company officials have repeatedly shrugged off such concerns, including new fears about the threat from the iPad, saying that they know the game business, and appeal to a wide range of players, including the elderly, and both men and women.

Facebook hit with new security and privacy problems

2010-05-06T21:53:11+02:00

As a tech blogger, I can count on a few things. Every day there will be something to say about Apple. And with almost as much regularity, Facebook will screw up something related to user security and privacy.This week the popular social network has found itself besieged by these issues — one an intentional change to the way Facebook works, the other a major security bug.The first involves a new way for applications to be added to your Facebook profile. Facebook has made it possible for some sites to hook into your profile if you use one of those ubiquitous Facebook sharing buttons on a third-party site. By simply clicking a “share this” button somewhere on the Web, you can suddenly find one of these sites (like the Washington Post or CNET) added to your profile without your approval or even knowledge.The addition is automatic and there’s no easy opt-out mechanism.MacWorld offers a convoluted system to get rid of these self-adding sites, but it’s not a walk in the park and it’s not permanent. Click a “Share” button again and the app will just come back. Per its story on the matter:“To see a list of your current Facebook applications, click Account in the top right corner of Facebook, then select Application Settings from the drop-down menu. If you click on the Edit Settings link for one of the new applications, you'll always see one tab called Additional Permissions that has a box that's unchecked by default. Checking it will give that application permission to 'Publish recent activity (one line stories) to [your] wall.' Sometimes there is a second tab with an option to add a bookmark for that link to your wall. And a few apps also have a Profile tab where you can add a box to your profile for that site and pick a privacy level for it.”For now, anyway, it looks like this “enhancement” is here to stay. There's really nothing to prevent this feature from remaining: Facebook isn't subject to any special law outside of what it pledges in its terms of service, and those terms can be changed at any time. If you want out, you will likely have to quit the service. Few probably will.

FCC says it has compromise on key broadband rules

2010-05-06T21:52:07+02:00

WASHINGTON – The head of the Federal Communications Commission thinks he has come up with a way to salvage his ambitious national broadband plans without running into legal obstacles that have threatened to derail him.FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Thursday that his agency has crafted a compromise in how it regulates high-speed Internet access: It will apply only narrow rules to broadband companies. The FCC chairman, a Democrat, said this delicate dance will ensure the agency has adequate authority to govern broadband providers without being too "heavy-handed."But his plan likely wil hit legal challenges from the big phone and cable companies and already faces significant opposition from Republicans at the FCC and in Congress.The FCC has been scrambling to come up with new regulatory framework after a federal appeals court last month cast doubt on its jurisdiction over broadband under existing rules.The FCC needs that legal authority for the sweeping national broadband plan that it released in March. Among other things, the plan aims to give more Americans access to affordable high-speed Internet connections by revamping the federal program that subsidizes telephone service and using it to pay for broadband.Genachowski also needs this authority to move ahead with his proposal to adopt "network neutrality" rules prohibiting phone and cable companies from prioritizing or discriminating against Internet traffic traveling over their lines. Internet companies such as Google Inc. and Skype Ltd. say these rules are needed to prevent broadband providers from becoming online gatekeepers and blocking Internet phone calls, streaming video and other services that compete with their core businesses.Genachowski said his new regulatory framework will allow the FCC to move ahead with its plans and "support policies that advance our global competitiveness and preserve the Internet as a powerful platform for innovation."The FCC currently treats broadband as a lightly regulated "information service." It has maintained that this framework gave it ample authority to proceed with its broadband plan and to impose net neutrality rules. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected this argument.So now Genachowski is seeking to redefine broadband as a telecommunications service subject to "common carrier" obligations to treat all traffic equally. Similar rules apply to other networks that serve the public, including roads and highways, electrical grids and telephone lines. But Genachowski said he will refrain from imposing more burdensome mandates that also apply to traditional telecom companies. For instance he would avoid imposing obligations for the broadband companies to share their networks with competitors.The proposal is intended to strike a balance that can satisfy both Internet service providers that oppose new regulations and public interest groups that are demanding greater consumer protections. FCC officials stressed that they intend to regulate only Internet connections, not the online services flowing through them.The FCC will soon seek public comment on Genachowski's proposal. It would have to be approved by three or more of the FCC's five commissioners, and Genachowski is expected to have the support of his two fellow Democrats.

Neb. – KeyOn Communications Holdings Inc

2010-05-04T18:06:56+02:00

OMAHA, Neb. – KeyOn Communications Holdings Inc. plans to buy wireless Internet service provider Dynamic Broadband Corp.KeyOn provides wireless broadband, satellite video and voice over Internet protocol services. The Omaha-based company said Tuesday it will issue stock and assume Dynamic Broadband's debt as part of the deal.Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed, and KeyOn officials did not immediately return a call Tuesday.KeyOn officials say Dynamic Broadband's operations in Iowa and Minnesota are next to its existing Iowa service area, which will make integration easier. KeyOn will serve parts of 12 states after the deal closes in the second quarter of this year.

Calif., – Apple Inc. said Monday that is has

2010-05-04T18:05:31+02:00

CUPERTINO, Calif., – Apple Inc. said Monday that is has sold 1 million of its new iPad tablet computers in the month after its launch, meaning it's been selling more than twice as fast as the iPhone did when it was new.Apple said it reached the milestone on Friday, when the new 3G model of the iPad was delivered to its first buyers. That model can access AT&T's cellular broadband network. The first models had only Wi-Fi access."One million iPads in 28 days — that's less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone," said CEO Steve Jobs. Demand keeps exceeding supply for the tablet, he added.The iPad went on sale in the U.S. on April 3. Apple has already the delayed the international launch of the device, saying sales in the U.S. were unexpectedly strong. It's planning to start taking orders for the iPad from international buyers on May 10.Apple shares rose $5.26, or 2 percent, to close at $266.35 Monday.The iPad is half an inch thick and has a 9.7-inch screen. The Wi-Fi-only models start at $499, and the 3G models at $629.

A little less than a year after introducing

2010-05-04T18:05:03+02:00

A little less than a year after introducing its second Android phone, the HTC-built myTouch 3G, T-Mobile unveils a new flavor of the handset, complete with a roomy slide-out QWERTY keypad, a trio of custom widgets, and an upgraded camera.Set for release in June — no precise date or pricing details yet — the myTouch 3G Slide is a direct descendant of the very first Android phone in the U.S., the old T-Mobile G1 QWERTY slider from 2008. A bit of an ugly duckling, the HTC-manufactured G1 (which is still on sale for $99 with a two-year contract, by the way) was succeeded by the slimmer, sleeker, but QWERTY-less myTouch 3G ($149 with service) last summer, and since then, big mobile players like Motorola and Samsung have jumped into the Android game.Now comes the myTouch 3G Slide, a variation of (rather than a replacement for) 2009's myTouch 3G, which harkens back to the G1 with its full-on, slide-out QWERTY keypad. I haven't seen the Slide in person yet, so consider this post more of a preview than a review.The Slide's new (old?) thumb board will probably make for a welcome addition for anyone who'd rather tap on actual keys rather than an on-screen keypad. As usual, however, the convenience of the physical QWERTY comes with a price: more bulk, with the 0.6-inch-thick myTouch 3G Slide weighing in at a hefty 5.8 ounces, an ounce more than the iPhone and about 1.7 ounces more than the myTouch 3G.The myTouch 3G Slide runs on Android 2.1, the latest version of the Android OS, and while it lacks HTC's handy "Sense" user interface (good for quick access to your latest e-mails, social-networking updates and weather), the Slide boasts a trio of custom widgets: Genius Button (not to be confused with Genius on iTunes), which fires up voice commands at the touch of a button; myModes, which lets you create a series of discrete modes for, say, home and work (complete with specific themes, widgets and apps, all of which can be set to activate according to the time of day or even your location); and Faves Gallery, which collects 20 of your favorite contacts and their latest texts, e-mails and social-networking updates in a single home-screen widget.Hardware-wise, the myTouch 3G Slide comes with a 3.4-inch HVGA touch screen, an optical joystick and (in back) a 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash, an improvement over the myTouch 3G's 3.2-megapixel lens. Also on board: support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and T-Mobile's 3G network, as well as GPS (good for use with the free Google Maps Navigation app). In terms of storage, expect the Slide to ship with an 8GB microSD memory card, which you can swap out for 16GB or 32GB modules.

With its roomy display, slim profile

2010-05-04T18:04:34+02:00

With its roomy display, slim profile and 10-hour battery life, the iPad makes for an ideal travel companion, especially if you have a long plane flight in your future. But if you plan to take the 3G-embedded version of the iPad overseas, prepare to pay up — big time — for the privilege of roaming on international 3G data networks.AT&T has revealed its international data plans for the iPad, AppleInsider reports, and apparently they're the same as the ones for the iPhone — which, unless you happen to be Daddy Warbucks, is not good news.The cheapest international 3G plan starts at $24.99 for 20MB of monthly data (as per the AppleInsider report), which comes out to $1.25 per megabyte. To put that in perspective: The Yahoo! home page weighs in at about a quarter of a megabyte, so a visit to yahoo.com via your 3G iPad through AT&T's international roaming plan will cost you more than a quarter. Want to check out the news on the New York Times home page, which averages about half a megabyte? That'll be 62 cents, please. Check your email (hope you don't have any attachments) and watch a YouTube video or two, and you'll run through your 20MB allotment in a heartbeat.AT&T does offer other international plans for the 3G iPad with more monthly data, but don't expect to save much cash by buying larger buckets of megabytes. For $59.99, you can get 50MB a month — about $1.20 a megabyte — while $119.99 gets you 100MB for 30 days.The only plan with a reasonably big allotment is the biggest, priciest plan: $199.99 for 200MB, or a buck a megabyte. That's still cutting it close, given that most iPhone users consume about 250MB of data a month — and to add insult to injury, AT&T's domestic 3G iPad data plan includes a 250MB option for a mere $15 a month.So yeah ... for that money, I'd expect a gold-plated MicroSIM to go with my international roaming plan. (And by the way, don't even think about going over your monthly allotted megabytes, or you'll have to pay a half-cent overage charge per kilobyte, or about $5 per megabyte.)Speaking of MicroSIMs: What about swapping out the AT&T MicroSIM that comes with the 3G iPad for one from a local data carrier? Well, theoretically, that's possible; once Apple announces iPad availability and pricing overseas on May 10, we might have a situation where you could get a MicroSIM with a local iPad 3G plan for a specific country. Whether that actually happens, though, is another question; and don't forget, the MicroSIM card used by the iPad is a lot smaller than standard, readily available SIM cards you find in most other GSM phones.Another option, of course, is to simply stick with Wi-Fi when you're traveling abroad with the iPad (or any smartphone, laptop or netbook, for that matter). As always, though, be careful about sending unencrypted usernames, passwords or other sensitive data over an open Wi-Fi hotspot.

Federal regulators plan to examine whether

2010-05-04T18:04:06+02:00

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators plan to examine whether Apple Inc. is violating antitrust rules by requiring software developers to use Apple programming tools to create applications for the iPhone and iPad.A person with knowledge of the inquiry tells The Associated Press that officials at the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are sorting out which agency will examine Apple's policy. The policy could prevent developers from using outside tools such as those from Adobe Systems Inc. to design apps for Apple's devices.The person with knowledge of the inquiry, who was not authorized to speak publicly, noted that it is in a preliminary stage. The government regularly scrutinizes corporate conduct without taking action.

power devices, touch

2010-05-03T19:35:57+02:00

management."Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs," he said. "But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards - all areas where Flash falls short."

Jobs went on to detail a list

2010-05-03T19:35:25+02:00

they say we want to protect our App Store - but in reality it is based on technology issues. Adobe claims that we are a closed system, and that Flash is open, but in fact the opposite is true," he said.Jobs went on to detail a list of complaints about Flash, raising questions about its security, "technical drawbacks," and power-

which is not compatible

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services, such as iTunes.In a long, detailed letter posted on Apple's website, Jobs cited a number of problems with Flash, which is used to run video on many Internet sites but which is not compatible with Apple's iPhone and iPad.""Adobe has characterized our decision as being primarily business driven -

Adobe, which controls

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suite of mobile devices, escalating the war of words between the two companies.Jobs said Flash's system is closed because it is a proprietary system from Adobe, which controls everything from its features to its pricing. Ironically, perhaps, similar charges have been lobbed at Apple's products and

Steve Jobs on Thursday

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“Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great HTML5 tools for the future, and less on criticizing Apple for leaving the past behind.”SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Thursday called Adobe Systems Flash multimedia software a "closed system" that is ill-suited for the company's

Jobs concludes by stating

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they’re instead focused on creating software that, written once, can run anywhere. Apple, Jobs says, wants developers creating apps that leverage every advantage the iPhone OS offers.Jobs concludes by stating that HTML5 will prevail on mobile devices—and desktop ones too. He wraps-up with this stinger:

made earlier this month, in

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Finally, Jobs spends a lot of time discussing why Apple will no longer allow apps compiled with Flash to run on the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. He echoed points Macworld contributor and beloved pundit John Gruber made earlier this month, in stating that cross-platform development tools like Flash aren’t focused on creating the best iPhone OS apps;

impossible to use, since

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video can run for 10 hours on an iPhone, while software-decoded video runs for just half that time.Jobs then points out that even if the iPhone OS supported Flash, many Flash-based Websites and interfaces would be near impossible to use, since Flash wasn’t built with a touchscreen interface in mind.

now. We have never seen

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incapable of performing well on mobile devices. He writes “We have routinely asked Adobe to show us Flash performing well on a mobile device, any mobile device, for a few years now. We have never seen it.”He also criticizes Flash for its unpleasant affect on battery life, saying that hardware-decoded H.264

It’s around this point in

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games, Jobs is curt: No, they don’t play on the iPhone or iPad, but the App Store includes more than 50,000 games—more titles, he says, than there are available “for any other platform in the world.”It’s around this point in Jobs’s note that the gloves come off. He attacks Flash as being vulnerable to exploits, crash-prone, and

nearly 20, including

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available in a more modern format, H.264, and viewable on iPhones, iPods, and iPads.” Since more and more sites are embracing Flash alternatives for video—and Jobs rattles off nearly 20, including heavyweight YouTube—he argues that iPhone OS-device wielders aren’t really missing out.On the topic of Flash

own Safari browser.

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WebKit project—with its HTML5 rendering engine—is used by Google’s Android browser, along with Palm, Nokia, and a forthcoming Blackberry browser alongside Apple’s own Safari browser.Jobs then takes issue with Adobe’s claim that 75 percent of video on the Web is Flash-based, since “almost all this video is also