Sunday, May 29, 2011

AT&T Sets Upper Data Transfer Limits for Its Broadband Subscribers, Only Aimed To Dodge the Download-Hungry Subscribers

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The good day of unlimited internet usage will finally come to an end today, for those who were the most generous web-users and never thought about the data the pull on, might have to rethink. Today is the day that AT&T has previously announced, when it will implement its data caps for all the U-verse and DSL broadband subscribers. Each will now be charged separately on a disclosed tariff, once they have surpassed their pre-set monthly data limits. The data limits were designed and announced to be implemented now, since in March, hence all AT&T broadband customers shall be very vigilant from today onwards there internet is not completely free.

South Korean Police Dep. Suddenly Searches the Offices of Google in Seoul Questioning Their Method of Data Collection


South Korean police launched another raid at the global internet gain company, Google on Tuesday. The local offices of the company were subjected to an investigation launched by the cyber crime wing of the police department; they were in search of any evidence in favor of the allegations regarding Google using its mobile phone advertising platform, ‘AdMob’ to secretly collect private data of its customers illegally.
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The police searched the office of Google located in Seoul, and confiscated several hard drives and along with other computer data, which it considered helpful in the investigation. According to the spokesperson of the crime unit in the police department, he informed AFP, that all the confiscated material is directly related to its questioned "AdMob" platform only, and no further damage was done during the raid.

YouTube Launches Two Separate Programs for Training the New Class of Video Bloggers


YouTube has declared the chosen members who will be admitted in the two upcoming projects of YouTube; NextUp and Creator Institute, these efforts are made in regard to make the content on the website more sparkling by educator the random uploaders. These totals of 45 uploaders were chosen after six-week long hunt, which will be educated on how to do better successful video blogging.
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Firstly, The YouTube Creator Institute is intended to make an average uploaders shape with extensive professionalism. It was specified for this program that the participants should be non-partners, which means they shouldn’t b already making money from their videos. Ten uploaders were selected for each program; one held at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and the other at Columbia College, Chicago.

The News Of Bin Laden's Death Was Liveblogged and First Revealed on Twitter


Surprisingly the news regarding the death of global terrorist like Osama bin Laden was not first revealed by a massive media company. It was first ever informed publically though a “tweet.” The official announcement of White House, made on Sunday night, only stated that president Obama will 
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personally be delivering an address for entire country at 2230 precisely. Further assumption were made largely on individual basis, that words on street state that U.S. officials have successfully terminated either the Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, Leader of Al-Qaeda Bin Laden, or one of the other "national security" target. However, the first direct confident news was brought by Keith Urbahn, the chief of staff of former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, through his twitter account. He was the first one to confidently state that the death of bin Laden is going to be announced. He wrote: "So I'm told by a reputable person they have killed Osama Bin Laden."
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