The publisher Skyfire announced the availability of its mobile browser in version 2.1 for smartphones running Android. Skyfire now take care of posting videos in Flash and have passed the 500 mark 000 users.
750 000 additional sites compatible, that is the figure announced by skyfire in launching this new version capable of playing video clips in Flash format. Remember that with Skyfire, the videos are transcoded files compatible with HTML5 and optimized for display on mobile devices, the process is conducted on company servers. This would result in "a reading faster and more fluid with less load times, fewer jumps and a better image cycle battery.
Skyfire said in a statement that through testing, users watched twice more videos from their mobile battery with a gain of about 30% compared to the native integration of Flash Player. In arguing that most flash videos are designed for a computer monitor and a broadband Internet connection, the Skyfire team said its technology is adaptable to mobile Internet connections to return better performance.
To download skyfire 2.1 beta, go to the Android Market.
Friday, June 25, 2010
A first victory against Viacom Google
While Google has scored a first victory in the case between it and its subsidiary YouTube to Viacom. Indeed in spring 2007, the U.S. media group (MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, etc..), Had filed lawsuits against Google claiming disseminated without permission of content owned by their respective video services. Among the content in question include the show The Daily Show With Jon Stewart or South Park cartoons and SpongeBob SquarePants.
For its part Google says not to have impeded the law protecting the intellectual property rights (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). In fact, Viacom had not sent enough information about each of the barriers. It's really about this argument that the court judge ruled in favor of Google. He believes that this is not Google, which ranks as qu'hébergeur, finding the offending videos. The judge said that in February 2007 Viacom has sent Google a detailed list of 100,000 videos, an initiative that resulted in the withdrawal of the latter in 48 hours.
Satisfied with the verdict, Kent Walker, Vice President and General Counsel for Google, said: "This is an important victory, not only for ourselves but for billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share content" . In turn Viacom considers that the decision contradicts strong laws to protect authors arranged by the United States Congress and the recent past cases before the Supreme Court. The group is expected to appeal the decision.
For its part Google says not to have impeded the law protecting the intellectual property rights (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). In fact, Viacom had not sent enough information about each of the barriers. It's really about this argument that the court judge ruled in favor of Google. He believes that this is not Google, which ranks as qu'hébergeur, finding the offending videos. The judge said that in February 2007 Viacom has sent Google a detailed list of 100,000 videos, an initiative that resulted in the withdrawal of the latter in 48 hours.
Satisfied with the verdict, Kent Walker, Vice President and General Counsel for Google, said: "This is an important victory, not only for ourselves but for billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share content" . In turn Viacom considers that the decision contradicts strong laws to protect authors arranged by the United States Congress and the recent past cases before the Supreme Court. The group is expected to appeal the decision.
Facebook is one billion users
The social network hopes to reach the number one billion users by 2012. This intention was clearly displayed by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's guru to British newspaper The Guardian. He said the arrival of the "Credits" will encourage users to register in droves offering virtual goods, but also games and mobile applications.
Zuckerberg said then that the turnover of social networks this year is expected to be between 1 and $ 1.1 billion, or between 820 and 900 million euros, according to data dating back to March. To achieve this, the direction of Facebook has decided to focus on seduction in some countries.
Russia, China, Japan and South Korea are states including many Internet where Facebook is not the first social network ... These four markets are therefore considered interesting, potentially generating traffic and income.
Zuckerberg said then that the turnover of social networks this year is expected to be between 1 and $ 1.1 billion, or between 820 and 900 million euros, according to data dating back to March. To achieve this, the direction of Facebook has decided to focus on seduction in some countries.
Russia, China, Japan and South Korea are states including many Internet where Facebook is not the first social network ... These four markets are therefore considered interesting, potentially generating traffic and income.
Microsoft Research, a private mobile social network
Engineers at Microsoft Research Laboratory have developed a new community network destination smartphones and has the distinction of being private. Called Contrail, this service is communicating with an external server but the data are sent automatically encrypted.
The magazine reports these TechnologieReview.com About Mohomed Iqbal , a specialist in Microsoft Research who says: "When you share a photo with your friends on sites like Flickr, their servers are also able to read this information." He added: "With Contrail, the server will never know my information (...) and only see encrypted data transfer".
The decryption is carried out by the phone people who have previously elected to receive notifications of updates. A user can for example choose to enter all the pictures of one of his contacts to which a keyword has been added. Once the application is approved, all transfers will be secured thereafter. Also in this application, Microsoft Research has also examined the geo-location. In addition to encrypting data sent on Cellular News is able to draw a geographic area within which he wants to be tracked by friends, but also determine for each of his contacts with certain restrictions such as time slots.
Mohomed Iqbal said then: "I do not mind maybe just look at my Flickr photos and my emssages but people might react differently regarding the geo-location. Imagine that you use an application to monitor the position of the mobile phone of your children ... what if the servers were compromised. "
Based on Microsoft Azure infrastructure, Contrail is available as a layer (API) over which it is possible to graft any kind of community network. While Google and Facebook are routinely accused of neglecting the privacy of their users, then perhaps Microsoft will he win the favor of developers. Still, the personal data of Internet users are an inexhaustible and perfectly targeted to develop a monetization strategy.
The magazine reports these TechnologieReview.com About Mohomed Iqbal , a specialist in Microsoft Research who says: "When you share a photo with your friends on sites like Flickr, their servers are also able to read this information." He added: "With Contrail, the server will never know my information (...) and only see encrypted data transfer".
The decryption is carried out by the phone people who have previously elected to receive notifications of updates. A user can for example choose to enter all the pictures of one of his contacts to which a keyword has been added. Once the application is approved, all transfers will be secured thereafter. Also in this application, Microsoft Research has also examined the geo-location. In addition to encrypting data sent on Cellular News is able to draw a geographic area within which he wants to be tracked by friends, but also determine for each of his contacts with certain restrictions such as time slots.
Mohomed Iqbal said then: "I do not mind maybe just look at my Flickr photos and my emssages but people might react differently regarding the geo-location. Imagine that you use an application to monitor the position of the mobile phone of your children ... what if the servers were compromised. "
Based on Microsoft Azure infrastructure, Contrail is available as a layer (API) over which it is possible to graft any kind of community network. While Google and Facebook are routinely accused of neglecting the privacy of their users, then perhaps Microsoft will he win the favor of developers. Still, the personal data of Internet users are an inexhaustible and perfectly targeted to develop a monetization strategy.
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