Sunday, January 2, 2011

Happy New Year 2011!!!

Happy new year everybody!!! skaf's world reaches 60 posts today. Wow, 2010 was a good year, and hoping to do the same this year too.

Nasty Android trojan called
"Geinimi" has been discovered in China, which sends sensitive private information back to a central server, also enable the central server to control some functions of the phone. Also the unauthorized SMS issue still exists, while Google is working on for a solution.


Universal phone charger specifications has been finalized. It's based on micro-USB architecture and will be used by all the mainstream manufactureres including Apple, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson worldwide in 2011.

HTC has published a teaser web page that strongly suggests it will be unveiling a Long Term Evolution (LTE/4G) handset on January 6. Verizon executive too confirms Motorola LTE handsets pretty soon.

HTC's 4G Thunderbolt phone could be powered by Dual-Core 1.2GHz MSM8960 processor and will contain an 8MP rear facing camera and 5MP forward facing camera. Also a 4.3 inch screen, the ability to record and playback at 1080p, 16GB of internal storage, and a kickstand that conceals a little speaker. And will run on
Android 2.3.



Intel introduces new ultra-compact 310 SSD series, which offers x25 performance at one-eighth the size. Skype may soon join Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on China's internet blacklist. :D

Crucial promises more output with less consumption through its Ballistix 240-pin DIMM PC3-10600 memory sticks.Sony Computer Entertainment chief suggests that the next PSP (PSP2) might have a touchpad, as rumored.

Archos 7 Home Tablet sees revision 2, with Android 2.1 and faster 800MHz CPU.


Kodachrome film is seriously at the end of its life. So hurry up if you still have anything to print.

Black Ops was nomonated most pirated title of 2010 games by IGN. Also a survey released by KickassTorrents and torrentfreak.com reveals 'inception' was the mostly used phrase throughout BT communities. Below is the top 10 list.

BitTorrent Zeitgeist 2010

1. inception
2. iron man 2
3. 2010
4. xxx
5. french
6. avatar
7. dvdrip
8. despicable me
9. porn
10. clash of the titans

And also the most pirated movies of 2010.

Rank                Movie                     Downloads    

1                    Avatar                          16,580,000    
2                    Kick-Ass                       11,400,000    
3                    Inception                       9,720,000    
4                    Shutter Island                9,490,000    
5                    Iron Man 2                     8,810,000    
6                    Clash of the Titans          8,040,000    
7                    Green Zone                    7,730,000    
8                    Sherlock Holmes             7,160,000    
9                    The Hurt Locker              6,850,000    
10                   Salt                             6,700,000     


2.2 million Honda owners' accounts has been hacked, but no financial data has been compromised. If you're a Honda owner and receive emails seems genuine, be little conscious about that, can be fake.


BMW Vision EfficientDynamics spotted in Abu Dhabi signaling it is closer to production.

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