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There has been a lot of anticipation about Gphone, the hardware device that was to be introduced by Google. Well, there is no such Google Phone being launched, at least not now. The speculations about Google entering the mobile phones market started the time when Google bought Androids Inc in July 2005. Android at that time wasn’t very popular and hence not many knew about the functions of Android, this accelerated the rumors all the more. However Google is launching software called Google’s Android for the mobile phones. Though it’s already been clarified that software will not be a Google brand as such and Google’s Android software will be used by the mobile phone companies and hence will not bear any Google trademark or logo. Huge amount of investments have gone into making of this software and the company hopes to cash in on the investment and hard work they have put into it by selling advertisements on the mobile phones.

René G. from Munich Germany has just designed a case for his computer so he can enjoy the latest update from World of Warcraft and have it make gourmet coffee at the same time. 80 hours and $3000 were put into the making of this machine and he says that every penny was worth it. He said one of the more difficult parts of making the machine was the cooling system. If the computer grew too hot in the case then the hardware would fry but if it wasn’t warm enough…well, no one likes cold coffee.

SEO or Search Engine Optimization is a great tool that you can “exploit” for your business. With proper research, you can add key phrases to your website so that it will be ranked higher by search engines like Google. Google doesn’t only look into the meta-tags of your website but it goes for the content. Even with the clever keyword phrases that you place in your meta-tags, it will not get the recognition from Google’s search engine. Your website has to be full of key phrases to get a higher page ranking.

Everyone has the right to protect their privacy and that doesn’t exclude the internet. Whenever we go online, we have a unique IP address that will pinpoint our location. It’s our “online address” or even our fingerprint. Whenever we go to a website, our IP address will always show up and with proper tools, it could be proven that you’ve visited this website.

Microsoft took a different turn this time with its new operating systems with advising businesses to not switch over to the new Vista system until the first service pack was released. Before, Microsoft had always advised its clients to start using the newest OS as soon as it was released, but because Microsoft was afraid of the glitches or bugs that wouldn’t be ironed out until the first few months or simply a business move, they decided against it. As of right now, many major corporations are employing the Vista OS even against advice from Microsoft, but as of yet there are no major problems arising.

North Rhine-Westphalia has signed a new contract with Novell systems for them to provide Linux to thousands of their computers up on German campuses in Germany. Hundreds of thousands of German Students already use the OS for their school work and for fun and play so the move was a natural one. This deal makes it one of the largest in Europe that’s ever happened and perhaps it is one more step against conglomerate Microsoft and their ever present Windows. This move has also influenced other countries and cities such as the Netherlands and Amsterdam to purchase a trial period for their own computer systems. If they enjoy it enough, they could end their contract after it expires with Microsoft.

Torrentspy lost their case against MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America) that was filed last year claiming that the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) had hacked into their systems to gain email addresses that belonged to the executives of Torrentspy. Although they had lost their case, the MPAA did confess that they had paid someone $15,000 to deliver the addresses to them anyway, clearly a red flag. The MPAA for many years now have been trying to shut down the major websites such as Torrentspy who they claim (along with other similar sites) cost them over $2 Billion dollars a year in revenue. A $15,000 bribe isn’t a big price compared to that number. Although Torrentspy encourages its members to not download illegal material, it still continues and the MPAA will continue to try and defeat their adversary.

Recently, Mercedes-Benz have been displaying their distaste for navigational directions from cars, and now they’re going to start doing something about it.

The major car making corporation has made a signing deal with mega internet giants Google and Yahoo to have them use a system to send maps directly from their sites, to your Mercedes-Benz.

The new system works as thus, a new button has been added to their map sites and with a quick touch, the information will be sent directly to your phone or car for easy navigability. No more worrying about printing or hand writing the directions from your computer. Everything is in the car already.

Some ISP’s (Internet Service Providers) have chosen another route for increasing revenue by inserting advertisements into websites. The adverts are included with the webpage’s by JavaScript and HTML. The problem ISP’s may face is that neither the Internet User nor Webmasters are confronted about this subtle form of advertising. And again, websites that may pride in not containing advertisements will feel exploited could push forward a legal battle concerning this matter.

Developing a proxy is almost as easy as using a proxy; unfortunately, nothing comes for free. Servers that allow web proxies to run on do not come cheap; by far the cheapest host that allows proxies is GoDaddy with hosting plans from $3.99 a month. Domain names also cost a little bit (from $2.99 at GoDaddy.com). When buying hosting, make sure you order plenty of bandwidth, as this is the main factor that will decide whether your proxy stays online 100% of the time, or just 10% of the time.

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