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China - a new "native language" of the Web

The increase in wealth and influence of China will lead to the language of an Asian country to become a major English-speaking and predominantly present in the network. This report concludes Nextweb, cited by kaldata. COM. Currently, the Web, "residents" of about 2 billion people, 42% of them use English. 32.6% Other users communicate in Chinese. With Nextweb believe that the growth of the Chinese market means that the future of Chinese speakers will be dominated by English. In recent years the Chinese government issued a decree requiring all English transfer of Chinese words and phrases in newspapers, magazines and even websites.

Wikipedia has received $ 16 million from donations

Record amount of donations collected Wikimedia Foundation, which maintains the largest online encyclopedia free access - Wikipedia, announced TechNews. BG. Fans of the most popular non-commercial sites with user-generated content in the world have donated $ 16 million to continue the Foundation's projects, it was clear from the statement of Jimmy Wales, founder of The Free Encyclopedia. At the end of last year, he appealed to the public call for donations to the organization for the maintenance and development of Wikipedia as a free resource, and no advertising. 2011 is particularly important for Wikipedia, because your project will be 10 years of age. Jimmy Wales expressed his satisfaction at the fact that Wikipedia to introduce the anniversary year with a full budget that will provide support for Wikipedia and other projects of the organization.

Spammers are held in a retreat

Computer security experts puzzled by the sharp decline in spam around the New Year, according to TechNews. BG. At the end of 2010, spam was four times lower than in August of that year, or 50 billion messages per day, compared with 200 billion, according to the report of the company Symantec. It is known that at Christmas they have suspended the work of the three largest spamarski botnet, but there is still no clear reason, analysts say. Botnet Rustock, for example, sent out about 48% of global spam in its peak. In December, however, Rustock accounted for only 0.5% of spam messages.

Satellite Internet "covers" of the world

The Canadian company Microsat Systems Canada Inc (MSCI) announced an ambitious project for a satellite Internet. It will be launched into orbit a few dozen satellites that will provide complete coverage of the Earth said the Internet TechNews. BG. CommStellation project will rely on 84 satellites in six niskoorbitalni board. Building the network will begin in 2014 and plan to be completed within one year. The satellites will operate with 20 earth stations connected to the Internet at high speed channels. Each satellite will have a capacity of 12 Gbit / s and a lifetime of 10 years.

Also introduces a single point of access

Facebook plans to offer opportunities for its users to use passwords from social networks to access mobile applications. This will contribute significantly over 200 million members of Facebook, which now includes it in a variety of mobile devices, today announced TechNews. BG. For one (Single Sign-On) is a system that allows users to identify themselves in various applications, using an account on Facebook. This function works on devices such as Android, iPhone, IPAD, and IPod Touch, which supports multi-tasking. The number of mobile users of Facebook three times in the past year.

Internet as a fire - warm, but burn

For children, the Internet, like a fire - brings warmth and light, but if we burned and burned. Thus, the Ministry of Culture has identified the importance of child safety on the Internet at the opening of the round table "E-childhood: methods of investigation and legal framework for protecting children online. Event is organized by National Center for Safe Internet Foundation for Applied Research and Communications, told TechNews. BG. As the fire provides heat and light, but if we burned and burned and the Internet brings the knowledge and information, but can turn children into victims, said Dimitar Dereliev, deputy minister of culture. Therefore, as we teach our children to keep the flame must teach them and hold on the Internet. responsibility for the safety of children in each of us as an institution and parents, representatives stressed the State Agency for Child Protection.

Manchester police reported that the Internet

Law enforcement officers in the English city of Manchester decided to be as open to the public. Gizmodo reports that the police last week, three accounts on Twitter, which appear all the received signals. The measure intends to reduce the budget by the Office and will continue for 24 hours. Some tweet 's no cats razbesneli customers and small children playing with the phones of their parents, but there are serious cases such as domestic violence, robberies, assaults and missing persons. The purpose of the police initiative to show what a huge amount of work to do law enforcement officers every day. "In our work, sometimes looks very simple - people think that just in the pursuit of criminals and lock them.

WikiLeaks - the end of the U.S. "kibervoynitsi?

Controversial WikiLeaks website. ORG, which distribute thousands of documents attesting to the true face of war in Iraq and Afghanistan has become a real thorn in the government in Washington. Publications in the 400 000 troops from Iraq report last week led to a real "flood" of alleged violations of national security and threatens military action. CNET noted that even major newspapers like the Washington Post and Washington Times involved in the attack, calling WikiLeaks and all associated companies, via e-stormed and wiped his face with World Wide Web.

"Worm" Twitter is filled with obscene messages

Twitter has again become the victim of an attack the worm. According to observations of the worm Graham Klali lewd messages sent to users of Twitter, keep kaldata. COM. From the published report of security experts is not clear how many user accounts affected by the attack. Communications were named with the acronym "WTF", and then a link and a brief text. The people behind the attack, they used the so-called Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), to manipulate foreign accounts.

America is the pursuit of greater control over the Internet

The U.S. government is not satisfied with the intelligence capabilities on the web, reports New York Times. According to the newspaper, the managers are trying to pass a law requiring all providers of telecommunications services in the country, to leave a "back door" for services. Therefore, as the encrypted messages on BlackBerry devices and Skype and social networks have to be "technically necessary to comply if they receive orders to listen to certain people.

Google Street View is currently in Antarctica

Google also induced a lot of controversy extended service Street View. In the gallery of Street View - Street View Gallery you can see the view on the seven continents. Last added galleries from Brazil, Ireland and Antarctica, said kaldata. COM. In Google Street View Gallery is a beautiful and unusual places, which can be detected using the service. So now you can visually information about many Brazilian cities and their attractions, the beaches look at Latin American country or a walk on the green fields of Ireland. The most interesting of all, of course, pictures of Antarctica, made during a scientific expedition there.

Android applications to spy on users

Many applications Android Submit GPS-coordinates of the phone, and other information on consumers turning to ad networks, research has shown from Intel and two U.S. universities. We examined 30 popular free applications, randomly selected from the online catalog Android Market, reports TechNews. BG. Half of all applications are sent to ad servers of private information, such as the coordinates of your location and phone number. One application of these coordinates are sent every 30 seconds even if your phone does not deliver. Android operating system includes built-in tools for applications to control access to system functions by issuing appropriate warnings when installing programs.

Passage of the site with prices for hotels

The Commission on Consumer Protection savetva not trust the site http://www. reservations. COM /, if we want to make a hotel reservation in the United States. The trader is not included in the final price of all the costs that the customer has to pay. This creates the false impression that prices are lower than actual. Violation refers specifically advertised prices for hotels in the United States. Signal is fed to the Commission in the European system of cooperation in order to protect the consumer PDA (Consumer Protection Cooperation). Although the site is registered in the Netherlands, it has been translated into over 35 languages, including Bulgarian. This greatly facilitates the booking, but warns that the CCP is no guarantee for the correctness of the trader.

Why triem "friends" on Facebook?

Sociologists at the University of Colorado, examined the reasons for the end users of their existing contacts in the social network Facebook, said kaldata. COM. The researchers found that too many meaningless messages that end up on the wall of other users in the long run is likely to result in the termination of relations. Closing statements on political and religious topics, or inappropriate remarks in second place in the list of reasons. Ultimately, it came down just a two interlocutors have something to say. "One hundred and post about your favorite band is no longer causing concern," explains Christopher Sibona, who led the study. Completing 57 percent of all the compounds can be explained by previous activities on the Internet. Interruption of contacts, as a rule, expect those who themselves have sent a request for friendship. Results are based on data from about 1,500 users Facebook.

Google adversely affects the human brain

Currently, none of us can imagine the Internet, and a world without Google. Share changes in network easier for consumers in all respects, and gave them almost unlimited opportunities for effective viewing. Writer Nicholas Carr, however, looks a little more Google and found that the search engine than a positive, can cause a negative effect on people. According to the author of dozens of articles and books related to the IT industry, Google can seriously damage the human brain to inform kaldata. COM. Nicholas Carr argues that the search engine gives too much aid and assistance to the audience and thus your brain a little less lost their ability to problem-solving and logical thinking. In addition, Google offers a huge amount of information that is available at any time while you're online.

Facebook - the most popular and most dangerous

Facebook is the most dangerous social network for U.S. companies. The reason for this is its high popularity among the workers who lose much of their time online. This leads to the spread of viruses, loss of confidential information and financial losses, claims anti-virus developer Panda Security, please TechNews. BG. Just one month, July 2010, one in three of the smaller U.S. companies suffered virus attacks in social networks, says: "Social Media Risk Index" prepared by Panda. In 23% of companies have passed confidential information through these resources. The index is made up of risks in consultation with staff and managers of the company. three-quarters of respondents reported the largest loss of social networks with the virus infection corporate computers, lost data and productivity, and insight into the private life of members of the network.

Addition, replacing e-mail

Time goes by e-mail and this service will soon become obsolete. E-mail will follow the fate of letters and telegrams, to predict the COO of Facebook - Sheryl Sandberg, let TechNews. BG. "If you want to know what consumers will expect from you tomorrow, see what they do teens today," said Sandberg. The latest data, only 11% of children use every day by e-mail, which is a sure sign that soon this type of communication will disappear.

Make the Internet 100 times faster

A group of scientists at MIT have shown the way of the Internet, the rate of which ranges from 100 to 1000 times faster than we use today. "Magic" concept enshrined eliminating or reducing time for data transfer, which involves converting an optical signal into an electric. Thus, the memory is able to handle rapidly to all requests that arrive at the same time. Professor Vincent Chan explains that the idea is "to redirect the flow will eliminate the need for conversion and storage of large / high traffic. As it happens, by creating a special path (connection) between the two major sites, such as New York and Los Angeles where they are grouped together, and then sent to an optical signal in order to avoid multiple simultaneous requests coming from different directions.

Bulgaria refused to field "BD"

Bulgaria refused to register the letters "BD" national address in Cyrillic. International Organization for domain names and addresses, ICANN is motivated by the fact that the visual similarity to the proposal addresses existing in Latin. Despite broad public support in Bulgaria for the "BD", as the most popular combination of letters in the Cyrillic alphabet in the assessment takes into account that the Internet is a global resource and the uniqueness of the most important. According to unofficial information, "BG" as a reminder of the web address of Brazil (BR) and Burkina beans (BF). Department of Transportation Recall that at the end of 2009 was published a poll to select the name of the Internet address of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet. Although conditions may be offered alternative names. BG, as these characters can not be approved by the International Organization for Internet names and addresses, one-third of voters have indicated it is this combination.

France has sued Google for scanning books

The Paris court ruled that the distribution of books in digital format from Google corporation violating French copyright laws and fined 10,000 euros a day until they removed excerpts from literary works, reported in April, the Court also agreed to pay 300,000 euros Google compensation and interest French publishing house La Martinier, filed a request on behalf of French publishers. A Google representative said the company would appeal the decision. The court's decision raises legal obstacles to the intention to Google for scanning within five years all the books in the world of virtual libraries to be accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.

The image from your computer to smell and taste

The conceptual framework of CD Associates and I allow people to experience life on a computer screen. Feeling establish a strong emotional connection between man and machine, so that users can immerse themselves in the Internet, movies and games, today announced TechNews. BG. The device is built 12 rounds, five of which create a sense of sour, bitter, sweet, salty and spicy. Seven other cartridges provide a variety of flavors, a special synthesizer combine them to reconstruct virtually any sensation. The feeling is also equipped with touch screen simulation of tactile sensations.

Obviniha addition, 20% of divorces in the UK

In 20 percent of applications for divorce as the reason indicates the activity of one spouse on Facebook. To do this, told The Daily Mail, referring to representatives of law firms specializing in divorce cases. Every fifth citizen of Great Britain, have decided to divorce, says one reason for divorce is the behavior of spouses in social networks - from flirting to more serious interaction with third parties. As noted by lawyers frequent accusations of "virtual infidelity." In some cases, the jealousy, the associated social networks to communicate with former partners, spouses, etc.

2009: Year of Twitter and Facebook

Twitter, where many write directly from their smartphones short blog posts to 140 characters, and that obscures MySpace, are the two leading social networks in the world. "This is a big winner," the conclusion of Jason Keith, head of the U.S. consulting firm in the field of social networking and organizing conferences on social media, today announced TechNews. BG. Twitter has grown significantly during the year, Keith stresses. "I think in the beginning of the year was 2 to 4 million users. Now they have 40 million. The same has 350 million registered players. If it were a country is the fourth largest country in the world," said Scott Stanzel, a former press Deputy Secretary of U.S. President George W. Bush.

Google Chrome will overtake Safari

Google Chrome made a key step in early January, becoming the third most used browser after Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, according to Net Applications, quoted by IDG. BG. Chrome is currently only held 4.63 percent of the browser market, but at the present time, the rapid development of merit. It's not hard to see the strengthening of the browser Google, taking into account the recent versions of software for Mac and Linux, as well as the noise around the operating system is expected to Chrome.

Facebook offers free antivirus

Facebook users will be able to enjoy the free antivirus for half of the year. Bonus result of an agreement between Facebook and security company McAfee, said TechNews. BG, referring to the blog social network. Protection will be provided by antivirus software McAfee Internet Security. After a six-month period free of charge, users can subscribe to the service at discounted prices. Who wants to take the proposal to join the official group on Facebook McAfee and register on the site of anti-virus developer. Meanwhile, Facebook has announced that social networks now available in a short address of the FB. to me. New domain reduces the likelihood of errors in the spelling of the name in the address bar of your browser and provides extra protection against phishing, the company said.

Web "cutting" Europe is denying access

At its plenary session in Strasbourg yesterday, the European Parliament formally approved the package of reforms in the telecommunications industry in the EU, proposed by the Commission in November 2007, ahead TechNews. BG. Permission was granted to most other political parties. The package will be signed today and will come into force in December. Soon residents of the EU will have more choices as consumers by increasing competition in the telecommunications markets in Europe.

Internet Society writes a complaint to the parliament

Letter of the National Assembly of listening on the Internet - is the working name of court that the home Internet Society is preparing to send to parliament, police TechNews. BG. This is the infamous draft amendments to the Law on Electronic Communications, which provides the SANS and the various departments of interior and defense to have access to real-time traffic data to Web users through so-called interface. The letter was published in the blogosphere, where to gather the views and eventually be added. "But two of the discussion on this topic in MI, many of the experts' opinions on the Internet were not taken into account when preparing the final text of the bill," the letter said. It brings together the opinions of the Access to Information ", Electronic Frontier and the Internet Society -.

Experts will discuss safe Internet for children

Conference: "Children and parents with online = Mission (not) possible" will be opened at 09:30 in "Mattie" NPC's participation in the conference will bring all the partners, members of the school and family in the project. , A Bulgarian NGO representatives and experts from the Ministry of Education and Science, the State Agency for Child Protection, the Center for Human Resource Development.

Thief arrested on data from social networks

German was arrested after being slipped in several popular German social networking site, where data is collected, and then tried to blackmail the operators of sites ahead IDG. BG. Unnamed 20-year-old man from the German city of Erlangen, was arrested Sunday on charges that he created the "subversive" program, which "sift" the site StudiVZ, VZ managed networks. Spyware able to outwit the mechanism of protection of a site and automatically downloads the information to public users, such as names, school, sex, age, profile photo, Dirk adds Representative Hensley. A hacker in the west was not good to confidential information not normally available to other users of information such as phone numbers, addresses and e-mail boxes.

Google will double the speed of Internet

Google is developing a new Internet protocol, which will accelerate the performance of Web services, applications and Web sites, announced TechNews. BG. SPDY (pronounced "Speedy") is an application layer protocol for transmission of content over the Internet, the company explains on his blog. The protocol is designed to minimize the delay through features such as multiplexed streams, prioritize applications, and header compression of HTTP. First SPDY tests in the laboratory are encouraging. Google has created a prototype Web server and browser client, which supports the new protocol. In charge of 25 popular Web site reported an increase in the rate of 55%. Google plans to double the speed of the Internet. The protocol is still at an early stage of development.

Firefox crossed the 25 percent threshold

The market share of Firefox first overcome the barrier of 25 percent, according to the latest Net Applications, quoted in TechNews. BG. Last week, worked with Firefox 25.1 percent of all Internet users around the world. Increase due to Internet Explorer, which was reduced, but remains the most popular browser with a share of 63.3%. Meanwhile, Mozilla has released a beta version of Firefox 3. 6. The new edition features increased performance when working with JavaScript, is less than the response time to user requests, the speed of loading pages and the system reports that the installed plug-ins need to be updated. Firefox hit the scene five years ago, November 9, 2004.

Tracker Pirate Bay has stopped all

The world's largest torrent site The Pirate Bay announced on his blog that permanently closed the torrent tracker. Instead it will use the so-called "magnet" links, which are supported by most torrent clients communicate with PCWorld. Bg. These links allow you to move at all without a tracker, because the files to which they lead are removed through a decentralized network. law enforcement and other such parties can not stop file sharing, as a decentralized network head tracker which copyright owners may be affected. reminded that the basis of lies torrent networks use a central server (tracker), which connects the computers of different users, so they can share information. Meanwhile, thanks to the use of technologies such as DHT (Distributed Hash Table) and PEX (Peer Exchange), a torrent client can find each other and without the tracker.

Microsoft released the beta version of Office 2010

At PDC 2009 developer conference, Microsoft announced the launch of a public beta version of office suite, Office 2010 and Office Mobile 2010, according to PCWorld. BG. At the same time, they were presented to the beta version of SharePoint Server 2010, Visio 2010, Project 2010 and Office Web Apps applications for corporate clients. The main feature of Office 2010 is the ability to work with files, not only with software installed on your computer or laptop, but also through the phone's browser or mobile phone.

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