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Nokia announced a collaboration with Disney in welcoming the latest cinematic masterpiece ‘TRON: Legacy. “As part of the pre-release HD trailers that have been loaded in the Nokia N8, movie fans can download a variety of unique content related to TRON directly from Ovi Store.

As part of this collaboration, Nokia Global also sponsored screening of the movie ‘TRON: Legacy’, held on December 11, yesterday at the El Captain Theatre in Los Angeles, and attended by a number of actors in the film.

TRON fans, an adventure film set in the back of the digital world through high-tech three-dimensional view, can personalize the Nokia N8 hers with wallpapers, ringbones and pictures as well as download the application exclusive ‘TRON: Legacy’ Challenge.

Exclusive application in the form of a combination of various services such as Ovi Maps and Ovi Store to present an exciting challenge and involve the user to plot the film itself. Through this application, users can determine the position of Flynn’s Arcade via a special code on Ovi Maps and playing puzzles using images and video content downloaded from Ovi Store. This application has been available on Ovi Store from 25 November 2010. By completing all the challenges in the application, users can also win the chance to watch the premiere of the movie ‘TRON: Legacy’ in Los Angeles, USA.

You also can take advantage of HD video capabilities of Nokia N8 to watch exclusive footage of previewing and pieces behind the scenes, all in HD quality. Nokia N8 is the perfect device for exclusive content TRON. This is an incredible opportunity for us to find a complementary partnership that was perfect.

In the current booming qwerty BlackBerry and other handphone, Onyx had made a surprise appearance. Stars who attended this answer the problem of BlackBerry such as the battery that wasteful and an easy trackball worn.

However, not a few who doubted the ability of 9700 or BB Bold type is often called Onyx. Perhaps due to the smaller size of the Bold with the rather expensive price. And if traced back, Onyx suitable successor and complement called the Bold. Check out 10 reasons why you should buy a BlackBerry Onyx follows.

Operating System
Onyx uses BlackBerry OS version 5.0. Compared to the Bold was still using version 4.6, OS Onyx become its own advantages.

Using the Trackpad
Since Gemini is launched, RIM seems to want to replace the trackball with a trackpad as a primary navigation facilities.

Media Player
BlackBerry handsets now support multimedia activities (music, photos, video) with satisfactory results.

Full Connectivity
As the successor to the Bold, Onyx support all connections from Wi-Fi, 3G/UMTS, Bluetooth, and USB.

Battery
This handset is able to serve your conversations up to 6 hours, the longest in all BlackBerry handsets.

Dimensions and Design
Smaller than the Bold make feel more comfortable Onyx taken.

Camera
Magnitude 3.2 MP camera with a variety of additional facilities capable of maximizing the shots.

Hi-Res Display
Onyx screen has a density of 480 x 360 pixels. This class with Storm screen resolution.

GPS
GPS features have been designed in such a way that location-based applications to work optimally.

Bluetooth v2.1
This technology is a development of Bluetooth v.20 which has become a standard BlackBerry handsets. The ability of short-range connections has been improved for faster data transfer process according to the distance.

MasterCard has recently launched an online transfer application, especially for users of IPAD and iPhone. Through an application called MoneySend, now the users of the iPhone and iPad can send and receive money via their gadgets. This free application can be downloaded through the iPhone App Store.

MoneySend is a service that is integrated with the MasterCard Debit, MasterCard Credit, or a prepaid account from a bank that offers MasterCard. As quoted from PCWorld, each time sending money up to U.S. $ 50 (about USD 460 thousand), and this service will charge U.S. $ 0.29 (approximately USD 2600). As for the transfer of up to U.S. $ 200 (approximately USD 1.8 million) will be quoted as U.S. $ 0.99 (approximately USD 9 thousand) and transfer the above amount will be deducted U.S. $ 2.95 (approximately rp 27 thousand).

Maximum of money that can be sent by the client through this application is U.S. $ 2,500 (about USD 22 million) per month. However, to receive money at all free of charge. To enjoy this service, the application will require the customer phone number. Each time a transaction, the account will identify the phone number, and asks for a password. According to MasterCard, there will be no information stored on the iPad or the iPhone, making it more secure. Unfortunately, this new service can be enjoyed by customers in the U.S. MasterCard. Besides using a MasterCard card, or iPad iPhone owners can also register this MoneySend service on a prepaid service provided by U.S. Bancorp Bank.

Some credit card companies are slowly but surely began to widen their service center on the mobile platform. In addition to the application MoneySend, MasterCard also offers applications for the iPhone called ATM Hunter, which allows iPhone users to find the nearest ATM using GPS. While its competitors, VISA, is preparing to test-payment system using your iPhone handset, utilizing a special wrap for the iPhone that provides a microSD card slot besutan DeviceFidelity.

Co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, also developed a similar system of payment named Square, using a card reader that connects to the headphone jack of iPhone, iPod Touch, and several types of Android phones.

This is the breakthrough that Google’s attempt at market driven. Platform Android smartphone has now been widely used for various brands will be developed to turn their phones into a means of payment of financial transactions as well as credit cards.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt was showing off a prototype mobile phone at the opening of Web 2.0 Summit in San Francsisco, USA. From the outside view is not different from other Android-based smartphone, but the components in it have been equipped with special chips that support Near Field Communication technology. According to Schmidt, the latest version of Android, called Gingerbread, will support this technology.

This can replace the function of credit cards, payment systems To enable it, users must use a smartphone that uses NFC chip and operating system Android. Users just need to get closer to simbl or certain signs in the goods to be purchased to make automatic payments.

Schmidt confirmed that Google will focus on working with developers processor technology and will not establish special relationships with retailers. Cooperation submitted independently fixed transaction between credit card issuers and sellers of goods. Google also will not attract a fee from the transaction through such technology.

Schmidt did not know when the dream really uses a lot of people. However, sooner or later people will leave a credit card and financial transactions directly from a cell phone.

The Chinese government said it would launch a manned space laboratory within the next ten years. The move is believed will make the country increasingly narrowing the gap with the United States and Russia as a superpower that could reach the moon.

Xinhua quoted an official as saying the field of space laboratory space will be launched before the year 2016 to test techniques and equipment. Not yet clear if the lab will be manned for the long term.

China’s space station program will use technology already available, such as spacecraft Shenzhou spacecraft and the Long March 2F rocket launcher. Xinhua did not provide details about the size of the lab.

Manned space laboratory will introduce science, technology advancement and innovation of our country, increase the overall national strength and makes an important contribution to enhance national prestige.
The initiative was apparently not able size of the international space station operated jointly by Russia, the U.S. and other countries. But, Chinese laboratory is the latest sign of growing technological abilities space country.

China launched a moon orbiter is the second this month. The country has also managed to send astronauts to walk in space at 2008. Previously only the U.S. and Russia are capable of doing that.

China plans an unmanned landing on the moon and the moon will be operating the vehicle explorers in 2012. The country also aims to collect samples of rock and soil on the moon around the year 2017. The country’s scientists have been discussing the possibility of sending humans to the moon after 2020.

China competes with Japan and India in the field of outer space, but the plan is facing international scrutiny. Beijing has stated that the exploration of outer aims to peace.

Fear of outer space arms race between the U.S. and other countries to increase after China’s successful test to destroy obsolete weather satellite with a missile from the ground in January 2007.