Microsoft to buy Nokia $ 7.17 Billion

Microsoft has just announced that it has purchased the Nokia, which will only take this purchase and the hardware division and its services division of its patents which incidentally is the core product of Nokia. This makes the Nokia leaving only 3 divisions namely NSN (network infrastructure), HERE (mapping), and Advanced Technologies.

As part of the transaction, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop today will resign and joined Microsoft, where Stephen Elop is likely being groomed to replace Steve Balmer who will step down from the CEO of Microsoft. In addition to displacement CEO, as many as 32,000 thousand employees will move from Nokia to Microsoft including 18,300 manufacturing employees.

 

Nokia price to be paid Microsoft for U.S. $ 7 billion sounds large, but in fact the price is very cheap considering 5 years ago (september 2008) Nokia's market cap of more than U.S. $ 75 billion. Moreover, Nokia bought much cheaper than when Microsoft bought Skype, which reached U.S. $ 8.5 billion.

Purchase Nokia likely intended to strengthen Microsoft's Windows Phone 8, so that ammunition can be challenging mobile giants like Apple (iOS), Google + Motorola (Android) and also Samsung.

Great for Indonesian Market Blog

Great for Indonesian Market Blog

 

Blog rampant phenomenon turned out to save its own business opportunities. Blog drone as a "new voice" for Indonesia began to also compete with traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, and books.

In Indonesia there are an estimated 130,000 bloggers who regularly took him to give information in writing on their blogs.

The market's growing business creates content that can be packaged in the form of a blog which happens to also start looking addressed many corporate alternative place to advertise. After all that, commercial blogs still have to meet a number of requirements to compete with the popular media.

Blog is a new form of the second-generation Web concepts also called Web 2.0-which among other things allows the access of developing its own content and are active. Virtual Consulting Director Nukman Luthfie said blog as an alternative new media in Indonesia must have the courage to do branding if you want to reach the market.

He said Indonesia could be a huge market for users blog or blogger who would like to reap revenues. "Currently, advertisers are looking for and need a place to advertise as through blogs with high blog traffic condition and quality," said Nukman who say it takes at least 10,000 visits per day.

Budi Putra, Chief Executive Officer of k, PT Asia Blogging Networ said content into the power of the blog. "The future of the blog is on the content. As wonderful as technology and key Web services provider in the content," he said.

As the growth of blogs created and managed by the Indonesian, Asian Network has initiated a network of blogs as a way of organizing these blogs so as to have greater bargaining power.

Sony Reveals PS3 to PS4 Upgrade Program

 Sony Reveals PS3 to PS4 Upgrade Program

 

TOKYO - Japanese game console giant, Sony, announced the upgrade program the PlayStation 3 (PS3) PlayStation 4 (PS4). At Gamescom conference, Sony explained that the service allows users to get the tag of less expensive for some game titles that appear on the PS4.

The new tag of this cheap can be obtained if the user buys PS3 games at this time, which will also be rolled in the PS4. For example, PS3 owners buy the game Battlefield 4. Then, he will get a code that can be redeemed (redeemed) through the PlayStation Store to buy Battlefield 4 PS4 version at the launch of the new game console.

DigitalSpy reported on Saturday (21/09/2013), there are five titles that have been confirmed by Sony that is included in the upgrade program. Fifth, among other titles, Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed 4, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts and NBA 2K14 (only in English).

To be able to play a version of the game that have been upgraded, the user must enter a reportedly original disc into the PS3 PS4 whenever they want to play a new game. Upgrading this game, the user bears the tag of USD9, 99 per title game. Specifically for NBA 2K14, users in the UK are priced pounds 11.99.

Sony also revealed that the game code Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed 4 can be redeemed on January 31, 2014. For Battlefield 4 on March 28, while Call of Duty: Ghosts and NBA 2K14 can redeem began March 31, 2014.

PS4 will be available on 15 November 2013 in North America and 29 November 2013 in the UK. This new game console sold for USD399. Some of the games that appear on PS4 include Killzone: Shadow Fall, Drive Club and the Knack. (Ahl)  

BlackBarry Delay Launch BBM for iOS AND ANDROID

BlackBarry Delay Launch BBM for iOS AND ANDROID

Less good news just seems to overshadow all users of iOS and Android apps that have been waiting for the presence of fuel yesterday afternoon. Because the BlackBerry itself is said to have been officially canceled the launch unilateral application of fuel intended for both platforms are popular recently.

The decision forced the cancellation by the BlackBerry was taken considering the fact that BBM Android applications that have not been officially released reportedly been leaked first every related party on behalf of BlackBerry and formally deploy to users. Despite the overwhelming response and even tend to have exceeded the expectations of first use in the first hours after the official announcement yesterday, but it is considered to have become a serious problem for a mobile phone manufacturer is based in Canada.

And like what has been revealed by the recent BlackBerry, at least there are more than 1.1 million registered active users within the first 8 hours of fuel even before the official release of Android. While the aftermath of the annulment of the BlackBerry is proved not only affect the existence of the links on Google's Android BBM Play Store but has also been impacted by the abolition of the fuel link from the iOS App Store list for now.

Customers who have previously already download BBM on iOS devices will be able to continue to use the fuel, while fuel applications unreleased Android will be disabled so that the customer has to download it from this point should first visit www.BBM.com to register and renew the application of fuel The official availability of Android devices.