The following is a list of countries by fixed (wired) broadband Internet subscriptions and penetration rate, compiled by the International Telecommunication Union mostly for the year 2010. It refers to subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This can include for example cable modem, DSL, fibre-to-the-home/building and other fixed (wired) broadband subscriptions. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile cellular networks.
Note: Because an Internet subscription may be shared by many people, the penetration rate will not reflect the actual level of access to broadband Internet of the population.
After Google Panda now it’s time for Google Penguin to changing changing
the search rankings around the web. This update to Google’s algorithm
was rolled out a couple of days ago, and it’s main purpose is to make
Google be able to recognize and punishes web spam more effectively.
"Google has said before that search engine optimization, or SEO, can be positive and constructive—and we're not the only ones.
Effective search engine optimization can make a site more crawlable and
make individual pages more accessible and easier to find. Search engine
optimization includes things as simple as keyword research to ensure
that the right words are on the page, not just industry jargon that
normal people will never type.
“White hat” search engine optimizers often improve the usability of a
site, help create great content, or make sites faster, which is good for
both users and search engines. Good search engine optimization can also
mean good marketing: thinking about creative ways to make a site more
compelling, which can help with search engines as well as social media.
The net result of making a great site is often greater awareness of that
site on the web, which can translate into more people linking to or
visiting a site.
The opposite of “white hat” SEO is something called “black hat webspam”
(we say “webspam” to distinguish it from email spam). In the pursuit of
higher rankings or traffic, a few sites use techniques that don’t
benefit users, where the intent is to look for shortcuts or loopholes
that would rank pages higher than they deserve to be ranked. We see all
sorts of webspam techniques every day, from keyword stuffing to link schemes that attempt to propel sites higher in rankings.
The goal of many of our ranking changes is to help searchers find sites
that provide a great user experience and fulfill their information
needs. We also want the “good guys” making great sites for users, not
just algorithms, to see their effort rewarded. To that end we’ve
launched Panda changes that successfully returned higher-quality sites in search results. And earlier this year we launched a page layout algorithm that reduces rankings for sites that don’t make much content available “above the fold.”
In the next few days, we’re launching an important algorithm change
targeted at webspam. The change will decrease rankings for sites that we
believe are violating Google’s existing quality guidelines.
We’ve always targeted webspam in our rankings, and this algorithm
represents another improvement in our efforts to reduce webspam and
promote high quality content. While we can't divulge specific signals
because we don't want to give people a way to game our search results
and worsen the experience for users, our advice for webmasters is to
focus on creating high quality sites that create a good user experience and employ white hat SEO methods instead of engaging in aggressive webspam tactics.
Here’s an example of a webspam tactic like keyword stuffing taken from a site that will be affected by this change:
Of course, most sites affected by this change aren’t so blatant. Here’s
an example of a site with unusual linking patterns that is also affected
by this change. Notice that if you try to read the text aloud you’ll
discover that the outgoing links are completely unrelated to the actual
content, and in fact the page text has been “spun” beyond recognition:
Sites affected by this change might not be easily recognizable as
spamming without deep analysis or expertise, but the common thread is
that these sites are doing much more than white hat SEO; we believe they
are engaging in webspam tactics to manipulate search engine rankings.
The change will go live for all languages at the same time. For context,
the initial Panda change affected about 12% of queries to a significant
degree; this algorithm affects about 3.1% of queries in English to a
degree that a regular user might notice. The change affects roughly 3%
of queries in languages such as German, Chinese, and Arabic, but the
impact is higher in more heavily-spammed languages. For example, 5% of
Polish queries change to a degree that a regular user might notice.
We want people doing white hat search engine optimization (or even no
search engine optimization at all) to be free to focus on creating
amazing, compelling web sites. As always, we’ll keep our ears open for
feedback on ways to iterate and improve our ranking algorithms toward
that goal."
link schemes designed to increase rankings of certain pages or websites
keyword stuffing used to increase the rankings of a certain page
duplicate content used with the purpose of increasing the size of a website and thus its rankings
redirects and cloaks used to show one things for users and another for search engines
This is Google Penguin !
Rating by Author :
Techveger : Traveler in Technology
Rating : 5 out of
5
(1 review from Author.)
My Comment : very interesting, every time Google updates something and spammers are ready with its alternatives.
I loved the second image that they will be readily moving such scrapy content from web.
Talk to me in : Google+ Date : 2012/05/06
The Samsung Galaxy S3
is a smartphone from Samsung that was launched on May 3 2012 in London,
UK. It is scheduled to hit the European market on May 25th. Among the
technical highlights, the Samsung Galaxy S3 features a 4.8-inch 720p display, quad-core
processor and 8-megapixel camera, all crammed into a good-looking,
impossibly slim and light casing. At this point we have few concerns,
and this smart phone looks set to reproduce the Galaxy S2's success
Specifications:
Screen:
4.8” Super Amoled HD display Storage:
16/32/64GB depending on model, plus expandable MicroSD card Cloud storage:
50GB Dropbox for two years Colour:
Pebble blue or marble white Battery:
2,100mAh (wireless charging optional extra) Camera:
8MP rear; 1.9 MP front Resolution:
720 x 1280 px (306ppi) RAM:
1GB Dimensions:
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.55 mm Weight:
133g Operating System:
Android 4.0.4 Processor:
Exynos 4 Quad (1.4GHz)
Features
S Voice: This is Samsung’s Siri clone, letting you control the phone with your voice. It’s unclear what the limits of S Voice are (Siri has been infamously criticized
for not working as advertised), but Samsung has chosen to emphasize
just a few simple tasks users can peform with voice: unlocking the
phone, hitting snooze on an alarm, playing songs, sending texts and
scheduling events.
Smart Stay: Tapping your screen to stop it from timing out
before you’re done reading will never happen on the Galaxy S III,
according to Samsung. Smart Stay uses the phone’s front-facing camera to
monitor your eyes, so it knows when you’re reading, watching video or
doing anything where your attention is on the screen but not actively
doing anything with it.
Face Recognition With Auto Tagging: If your cellphone camera
can recognize faces, why not let it assign names to them and
automatically tag your photos? The Galaxy S III does this, letting you
quickly share (via email or picture message) to all the people in the
photo with just a couple of taps — assuming their faces are already
associated with your contacts. It’s not clear how this would translate
to tagging on Facebook, but it seems like a no-brainer.
S Beam: No need for the cloud if you want to share files on
the Galaxy S III. You can transfer files up to 1GB to another person’s
phone just by tapping them together. The connection is made via
short-range near-field communication (NFC) and the files are delivered
over Wi-Fi Direct. The feature is limited, though: Both phones have to
be Samsung Galaxy S IIIs.
Direct Call: This is a simple change, but probably a welcome
one for many. If you’re texting someone and decide you want to call them
instead, just hold the phone up to your ear. The phone automatically
places a call to the person with whom you were just texting.
AllShare Cast: The link between phones and TVs is getting
stronger with features like AllShare Cast. With just a few screen
swipes, the phone easily lets you mirror what’s on your device (photos,
videos and the web) to the bigger screen. It’s a great idea — and where
the world is going — but like S Beam, it has a similar limitation of
needing Samsung equipment to work — either a TV or a special dongle.
The Samsung Galaxy S III has many welcome features, following in some
areas (like voice control) and leading in others (social tagging). We
can’t wait to see the U.S. model, which Samsung says will be able to
connect to LTE networks. While the timing of the launch hasn’t been announced, Samsung says it’ll be available this summer.
Video
Opening Samsung Galaxy S3 in London
Compare Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Samsung Galaxy S2
Galaxy S3 VS "iPhone 4,HTC One X,Google Galaxy Nexus"
Apple iPhone 4S
Samsung Galaxy S III
Google Galaxy Nexus
HTC One X
Network
3G (HSPA+)
4G LTE
4G LTE
4G LTE
Display
3.5 inch Retina display, 960-by-640 pixels
4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED, 1280x720
4.65-inch Super AMOLED, 1280x720
4.7 inch, Super LCD2, 1280x720
Weight
140 grams
133 grams
135 grams
130 grams
Operating System
iOS 5
Android 4.0 with TouchWiz
Android 4.0
Android 4.0 with HTC Sense
Front Camera
VGA (less than 1 megapixel)
2 megapixels
1.3 megapixels
1.3 megapixels
Rear Camera
8 megapixels with LED flash
8 megapixels with LED flash
5 megapixels, LED flash
8 megapixels, LED Flash
Camera Features
Touch-to-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR
Touch-to-focus,
geo-tagging, face and smile detection, burst photography with best
photo selection, share with friends via face recognition
Touch-to-focus-geo-tagging, face detection, zero shutter lag
Simultaneous video and still, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, burst photography with best photo selection
Storage/Memory
16/32/64GB, 512MB RAM
16/32/62GB, 1GB RAM
16/32GB, 1GB RAM
16GB, 1GB RAM
Talk Time*
7 hours, 41 minutes
Unknown
8 hours, 23 minutes
9 hours, 57 minutes
Web Browsing Time*
6 hours, 56 minutes
Unknown
3 hours, 1 minute
4 hours, 18 minutes
SD Card Slot
No
Yes (up to 64GB)
No
No
Killer Feature
Siri, natural language voice assistant
S Voice voice commands, eye recognition
Face Unlock
Beats Audio integration
Price
$199 on contract (16GB storage)
Unknown
$199 on contract (16GB)
$199 on contract (16GB)
Carriers
AT&T, Verizon, Sprint
Unknown (rumored Verizon, Sprint)
Verizon/Sprint
AT&T
PRICE !
The Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB variant comes in Blue and White colors and is now available for pre-order from Clove UK
for 458.33 GBP (~US$741) (549.99 GBP including VAT). The first stock is
expected on May 30th. No details about the prices of 32GB and 64GB
variants yet.
Samsung's History
From its inception as a small export business in
Taegu, Korea, Samsung has grown to become one of the world's leading
electronics companies, specializing in digital appliances and media,
semiconductors, memory, and system integration. Today Samsung's
innovative and top quality products and processes are world recognized.
This timeline captures the major milestones in Samsung's history,
showing how the company expanded its product lines and reach, grew its
revenue and market share, and has followed its mission of making life
better for consumers around the world.
Rating by Author :
Techveger : Traveler in Technology
Rating : 4.5 out of
5
(1 review from Author.)
My Comment : It's One the Best cell Phone today ! Talk to me in : Google+ Date : 2012/05/06
If you’re a fan of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim who,
like me, has been going through withdrawal symptoms after finishing the
game, the good news is that your wait for news on the long-rumored DLC
is finally at an end. Bethesda has officially announced the summer 2012 release of Dawnguard, the first of hopefully a few DLC expansions for the massvely popular and thoroughly life-consuming role playing game.
Bethesda will also launch an English Kinect support update for Skyrim later today. A full list of English voice commands is now available.
The company said French, Italian, German, and Spanish versions are all
in final testing and should be available in the next few weeks.
This good news does come with a catch, however, as Dawnguard has only been confirmed for the Xbox 360 version of Skyrim. This is due to an exclusivity agreement between Bethesda and Microsoft,
which stipulates that the first two DLC expansions will be exclusive to
the Xbox 360 platform for the first 30 days. Owners of the Playstation 3 and PC
versions will hopefully see a release shortly thereafter. Whether it
will be another six moths until the second DLC expansion gets released,
that is anyone’s guess.
Bethesda will reveal more information on Dawnguard at E3 2012, which runs from June 5 to 7.
03-05-2012....Release Date; Protection....................GFWL
Fighting.........Game Type ; Disk(s)......................1 DVD
RELEASE NOTES
The long awaited dream match-up between the two titans of fighting is
here! Street Fighter X Tekken is the ultimate tag team fighting game,
featuring one of the most expansive rosters of iconic fighters in
fighting game history. The critically acclaimed Street Fighter IV game
engine has been refined with new features including simultaneous
4-player fighting,a power-up Gem system,Pandora Mode,Cross Assault
and more. Street Fighter and Tekken players alike will cross the line
in this revolutionary battle!
Features:
Dream Match Up - Dozens of playable characters including Rolento,
Zangief,Cammy,Sagat,Hugo,Ibuki,Poison,Dhalsim,Ryu,Ken,Guile,
Abel,Balrog,Juri,Vega and Chun-Li from Street Fighter as well as
Heihachi,Lili,Julia,Hwoarang,Raven,Kuma,Yoshimitsu,Steve,
Kazuya,Nina,King,Marduk,Bob,Law,Paul and Xiaoyu from Tekken.
Real-time Tag Battle - Fight as a team of two and switch between
characters strategically.
Gem System - A brand new feature that combines customization with
strategy,the Gems add an extra level of depth and provide a
pioneering way to experience fighting games. A total of 57 Gems
(5 Assist and 52 Boost) come standard in the game and players have the
ability to equip three different Gems that improve upon weaknesses or
capitalize on strengths. Play your way!
Briefing Room - Get your combos and timing just right with help from
your friends in this online training mode.
Scramble Mode - Four separate players,online or offline,control each
of the four characters on screen for the ultimate battle royale.
Pandora Mode - Sacrifice yourself in battle to give your partner a
short,but powerful,boost in strength.
Familiar Controls - In Street Fighter X Tekken,controls will feel
familiar for fans of both series.
Juggle System - Toss your foes into Tekken-style juggles with Street
Fighter X Tekken s universal air launching system.
Cross Assault - By using the Cross Gauge,a player can activate Cross
Assault and attack with both of their characters at the same time.
Super Art - Using the Cross Gauge you can immediately unleash a Super
Art. Ryu s famed Shinku Hadoken,Kazuya s Devil Beam as well as the
Tekken characters all have original Super Art techniques.
Robust Online Modes - In addition to the online features from Super
Street Fighter IV,Street Fighter X Tekken features totally upgraded
online functionality,new smoother netcode and some extra surprises.
OS: Windows Vista.
HDD: 10GB of free space (or more).
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo 2.60GHz (or higher) or AMD Phenom II X2 (or higher).
RAM: 2GB (or more).
Video Card: DirectX 9.0c / Shader3.0 nVidia GF8800 or higher compatible (or higher).
Sound: DirectSound compatible,DirectX 9.0c (or higher) compatible.
Input Devices: Gamepad (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended).
Rating by Author :
Techveger : Traveler in Technology
Rating : 4 out of
5
(1 review from Author.)
My Comment : Good Game for Fighting Talk to me in : Google+ Date : 2012/05/05
Gear up as a member of the Umbrella Security Service and battle against all of the forces at play in Raccoon City. You’ll come face-to-face with horrifying Resident Evil enemies like hunters and lickers as you navigate the Raccoon City Streets in search of your targets which include series icons like Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy.
Features:
Experience the Fear: Set in the terrifying world of Resident Evil
Three Corner Conflict: Zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.Ws) create an unpredictable third force that leaves the battlefield in chaos
Campaign Mode: Both single player and up to 4 player co-op: You are part of the Umbrella Security Service. Protect the truth behind Raccoon City’s downfall by any means necessary
Competitive Multiplayer: Bring the fight online in 4v4 competitive multiplayer modes such as Team Attack,Biohazard,Survivors,and Heroes Mode
Define your Play Style: Gain new abilities and skills unique to your playable character as your experience level increases
International Team Development: a fully loaded,third person co-op / multiplayer shooter developed in collaboration between Capcom Japan development studios and an experienced Western multiplayer specialist studio
System Requirements:
OS: Windows Vista(R)/XP,Windows 7
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better,AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB free hard drive space
Video Card: NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8800GTS or better,ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3850 or better
DirectX : 9.0c or greater
Sound: Standard audio device
Other Requirements: Online play requires software installation of and log-in to Games For Windows – LIVE
Rating by Author :
Techveger : Traveler in Technology
Rating : 4.2 out of
5
(1 review from Author.)
My Comment : New Dangerous ! Talk to me in : Google+ Date : 2012/05/05
Only you can determine how events will play out,which planets you will save from annihilation and which alliances you will form or abandon as you rally the forces of the galaxy to eliminate the Reaper threat once and for all.
Battle with your comrades or even your own friends in this all-out galactic war to take Earth back. With co-op online multiplayer missions new to the Mass Effect universe,you can choose from a variety of classes and races,form an elite Special Forces squad,and combine weapons,powers and abilities to devastating effect as you all fight together to liberate key territories from enemy control in this third entry of the epic intergalactic RPG franchise.
Not everyone will survive. An ancient race known only as “Reapers”,has launched an all-out invasion leaving nothing but a trail of destruction in their wake. Earth Has been taken,the galaxy is on the verge of total annihilation,and you are the only one who can stop them. The price of failure is extinction.You are Commander Shephard,a character that you can forge in your own image.
You determine how events will play out,which planets to explore,and whom to form alliances with as you rally a force to eliminate the Reaper threat once and for all. How you wage this war is completely up to you: go into combat with guns blazing or use cover to plan a more tactical assault. Utilise your squad to full effect or take a lone wolf approach. Rain death from a distance or go toe-to-toe with enemies using devastating melee attacks. Mass Effect 3 will react to each decision you make as you play through a truly unique experience of your own creation.
A rich,branding storyline: Experience a sci-fi epic with multiple endings determined by your choices and actions throughout the game.
Massive in scope: Battle on many worlds across the galaxy as you unite the ultimate force to take back Earth before it’s too late.
Large-scale and intelligent enemies: Battle enormous enemies and take on a smarter type of foe that will consistently challenge your best combat tactics and put you on the edge of your seat.
Unlock customisable arsenal: Tailor each weapon with devastating upgrades including scopes,barrels and dozens of other unique attachments. Each weapon boasts its own powerful impact and visual flair.
Unleash death from afar or go toe-to-toe: Customise your soldier and squad to engage the enemy on your own terms. A huge variety of weapons,abilities and equipment allow you to combat the enemy in your preferred style of play.—-
* OS: Windows XP SP3 , Vista or Windows 7
* CPU: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
* RAM: 1GB for XP / 2GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
* HDD: 15 GB free disk space
* Graphics: 256 MB graphics memory
* Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9.0c
Recommended System Requirements
* OS: Windows XP SP3 , Vista or Windows 7
* CPU: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
* RAM: 2GB for XP / 4GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
* HDD: 15 GB free disk space
* Graphics: 512 MB graphics memory
* Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
* DirectX: Version 9.0c
Supported Graphics Cards:
Minimum: NVIDIA 7900 or better ATI X1800 or better
Recommended: AMD Radeon HD 4850 or NVidia GeForce 9800 G
Rating by Author :
Techveger : Traveler in Technology
Rating : 4.2 out of
3.7
(1 review from Author.)
My Comment : Must test One Play Talk to me in : Google+ Date : 2012/05/05
THE MACHINE AGE HAS BEGUN in this immersive and atmospheric squad-based
shooter in which you need to regain control of a futuristic Tokyo from
an emerging robotic threat.
Set in 2080,the story starts when Dan Marshall and his squad are
sent to bring the robotic community under control as they begin to
infiltrate society and slowly take over undetected,leaving humans
redundant in their wake.
Thrilling encounters with highly intelligent robotic enemies require you
to think tactically , make challenging,real-time moral
decisions and build up trust with your team mates in order to guide your
squad to safety and success.
Key Features:
A NEW TAKE ON FUTURISTIC TOKYO – Experience dual layered Tokyo with a
run down and derelict lower city and a clean and affluent upper city.
THE CONSEQUENCE SYSTEM – Under the pressures of battle every action , every choice and every word affects everything.
PROCEDURAL DAMAGE – Fully destructible and highly resilient robots adapt
to the damage they sustain encouraging you to analyse each enemy , find their weaknesses and dispose of them in the most efficient way.
WEAPON MODIFICATION AND SKILL SELECTION – Alongside a full armoury of
unique weapons , put emphasis on the skills that will benefit you.
Minimum:
OS: Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory: 2GB RAM (XP)/3GB RAM (Windows 7 / Vista)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT220 (512MB) / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (512MB)
Hard Drive: 8 GB free hard drive space
Recommended:
OS: Microsoft Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.66 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory: 3GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB) / ATI Radeon HD 5750 (1GB)
Hard Drive: 8 GB free hard drive space
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Rating by Author :
Techveger : Traveler in Technology
Rating : 4.3 out of
5
(1 review from Author.)
My Comment : Looking this game ! Talk to me in : Google+ Date : 2012/05/05
