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My current antivirus software is about to expire soon. So i decided to check out some other new antivirus software on the net if should there is other product which is better then the one i’m using now. (or rather cheaper )

I came across Eset NOD32 antivirus software (Malaysian site). To my curiosity, i clicked on the buy link and wanted to know how much they are selling. And this is what i found:-

Check the above the red circle, to buy a 2 years license is actually much more expensive then 1 year! I’m not sure how they actually calculate the “promotion” price but i think it is definitely a typo and they should rectify soonest possible.

HTC and Motorola are getting very serious in coming out mobile phones which has built in with Android OS. Although both of the companies strategy are slightly different.

Taiwanese handset vendor has predicted that phones
based on Google’s Android operating system will account for  as much as 50 percent of its devices portfolio in 2010. According to sources at Taiwan’s Digitimes, the rise in Android phones suggests the vendor will be focusing less on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform. The report adds that HTC is planning another high-profile handset in September or October of this year based on Qualcomm’s BREW Mobile Platform (BMP). The deployment of BMP-based models and the enforcement of Android-powered handsets will help further enhance HTC’s competitiveness, the sources said.

Motorola announced the launch of advanced Android development resources through MOTODEV, including a new App Accelerator Program and MOTODEV Studio for Android Beta. MOTODEV will offer developers early access to a new suite of Google Android developer tools and programs, along with the opportunity to attend the next MOTODEV Summit in San Diego, CA, on October 6, for advanced training and information-gathering. The program is intended to accelerate the development of applications to be used on Motorola’s mobile devices using the Android operating system scheduled to ship later this year.

“Motorola is focused on helping our global network of best-in-class developers create, deploy and successfully market their Android applications to ultimately unleash greater innovation into the mobile application development space,” said Christy Wyatt, Vice President, Software Platforms and Ecosystem, Motorola. “We believe Android and open software has the freedom and flexibility to foster innovation, accelerate time to market, and deliver the most personal and customized mobile experiences for consumers.”

To give developers a head start in creating apps that realize the full power of Android and utilize Motorola’s newest handset features, the company invites developers to join MOTODEV’s App Accelerator Program. Through this program, select developers will have the ability to submit their applications to Motorola and leverage the opportunity to distribute through a variety of channels, including carrier stores, the Android Market and third-party distributors. In addition, the program will specifically offer developers.

via Mobile88.com

Google is launching an OS call Google Chrome OS for PC based computers.

“Google Chrome OS is an open-source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks,” noted the company in a statement. “Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.” Eventually the OS will also be used on other laptops and desktops. The operating system is a “natural extension” of its Chrome Internet browser, launched last year, the firm said.

Google was keen to stress that the Chrome operating system is a separate effort from Android, though, like Android, it will be open-source, meaning other developers can have access to and modify the code. “Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks,” adds the company in a statement. “Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the Web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google.”

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Access to affordable high-speed Internet and mobile phone service are key to economic growth and job creation in developing countries, the World Bank said in a report.

The report, Information and Communications for Development 2009, found that for every 10 percentage-point increase in high-speed Internet connections there is an increase in economic growth of 1.3 percentage points.

“Internet users in developing countries increased tenfold from 2000 to 2007, and there are now over four billion mobile phone subscribers in developing countries,” said Mohsen Khalil, World Bank group director for global information and communication technologies.

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