Malaysia's RON97 Naik Lagi 10 Sen Seliter to RM2.50??

Sebelum ini petrol RON97 naik 10 sen kepada RM2.40 pada awal bulan Januari 2011. Kini, bermula 1 Februari 2011, ianya akan naik lagi sebanyak 10 sen kepada RM2.50. Itulah laporan thestar, "RON97 petrol up 10 sen to RM2.50, sources say".

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Android Mini Collectible Figure –Choi Shan Dou!!

For Android fans who want to have a fortune at the coming Chinese New Year, you want to get the special edition Android mini collectible figure — God of Wealth (cai shen).
The Android Mini God of Wealth is an Asia exclusive special edition collectible which only available in limited quantity within Asia.
The cute Android figure God of Wealth wears in red, smiley face, left hand holds a golden ingot, right hand holds a couplets shows “Here comes the God of Wealth” （财神到）. Yes, it has a cute hat, too!
Now you can get it from TakenShop.com for RM38.80 (~USD$12.70). May the God of Wealth brings you and your family good fortune and prosperity!

Internet income report for SPblogger Dec2010

Well done Vibrant, Google AdSense, ContextWeb and BlogAds. All of them hit record high on December. Once again, Vibrant is the big boss. It is really the king of in-text ads. I published Infolinks and Kontera ads previously. They could not even come near to Google AdSense earning, not to mention overtake it like Vibrant did.
Internet income report for December 2010
Vibrant – US$ 976.25 (RM 2945.15)
Google AdSense – US$ 901.01 (RM 2718.16)
ContextWeb – US$ 540.10 (RM 1629.37)
BlogAds – US$ 146.46 (RM 441.84)
Nuffnang – US$ 78.99 (RM 238.31)
Grand Total: US$ 2642.81 (RM 7972.83)
1 USD == 3.0168 RM. Err… USD is getting weaker each day. Look like this dropping trend will continue on year 2011. Hopefully, increased blogs’ traffic can cover currency conversion loss.
By the way, this is my last Internet income report. Thanks to those who follow these reports. Hopefully, it encourages you to continue blogging. I did a proof of concept myself. Online blogging really can bring revenue to you. It replaces my 8 to 5 daily job. You can do the same too.

iPad celebrates first birthday with infographic

Happy birthday iPad! Launched on January 27, 2010, it’s hard to believe that a year has passed since the launch of this iconic device. More importantly it is hard to conceive of a world without it. Very possible that if it not for the iPad there wouldn’t be a PlayBook and a Galaxy Tab and a Xoom.
So while we wait impatiently for the replacement to make its debut lets head on over to after the jump and scroll down memory lane to see how much the iPad has completely revolutionised the tablet computing world.
Now that the pleasantries are over and done with, when are you going to whip out the iPad 2, Apple?

Huawei Ideos – Android 2.1

Finally, the most awaited affordable Android mobile phone Huawei Ideos has finally arrived in India. This phone comes at a time when 3G Services will be launching very shortly and also when Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is in place so that even CDMA customers can migrate to GSM for using this phone. So, let’s check out what are the feature set this phone comes with. In India this phone is launched in collaboration with AIRCEL. AIRCEL has launched this phone with exclusive free Internet offers. With this phone, AIRCEL Postpaid customer gets free Pocket Internet of 2GB per month and also attractive prepaid bundle offers like FREE Pocket Internet of 750 MB with FRC (First Recharge) of Rs.67 in selected circles on 2G Speeds. Please note that this handset from Aircel is not a locked handset which means that it can accommodate any GSM SIM Card.

Specifications & Features
First and foremost, straightaway this mobile phone comes with Android 2.2 version out of the box which means that at least you don’t have to wait for Froyo version. This IDEOS comes with a 2.8 inch QVGA capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 320X240 and comes along with other standard features like G Sensor, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, Micro USB slot, A GPS, Proximity Sensor, FM Radio, 3.5 mm jack, Light Sensor, in built Google applications like Maps/Search/ Gmail, 3.2MP camera and also this phone is HSDPA capable which means you can enjoy a whopping Internet speed of 7.2Mbps on 3G network.
Memory and Battery
This Huawei Ideos comes with an internal memory of 200MB which can be expanded with the help of external memory card. This device sports 256 MB of RAM and a 512 MB of ROM. This phone also comes with a battery life of 1200mAH which promises to give a Stand-by time of 288 h or a Talk time Up to 9 h. Please note, this phone comes with a capability of storing unlimited phone book and sms entries.

Malaysian Bloggers Earn Up to $1 Million MYR Annually?

Fellow Malaysian bloggers are earning up to RM1 million annually and their revenue are taxable income.
The first news in this morning that caught my eyes is about “Malaysian bloggers earn up $1 million Ringgit (~USD$327,500) annually”.
“Wow! Who is that?”

According to the daily [Berita Harian], bloggers, who post their personal accounts are now exploiting their blogs for business transactions or advertisement placements, earning an average monthly income of RM70,000.
The daily highlighted blogger Mira Abu Bakar, whose highest monthly income revenue through advertising revenue was RM12,000 in 2008.
Mira, who has been operating her blog Redmummy.com since 2005, earns an average monthly revenue of RM2,000.
She admitted that she had to declare her side income with the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) as she was unaware about it until she received an audit.
An IRB spokesman said online businesses including via Facebook were bound by the Income Tax Act 1967 and their income were taxable just like fixed income.

[via TheStar Online]
Apparently, Mira is NOT the millionaire blogger. The RM1 million revenue is for fellow Malaysian bloggerS.

6 Popular VOIP Software for Linux that You Might Not Know

Ekiga

It was previously known as Gnome Meeting. It can be downloaded free. We can enjoy videoconferencing and VoIP calls through Ekiga. All H.323 compatible hardware and software can be used with Ekiga. We can use it with UNIX also. To use Ekiga, we should have SIP account. Meanwhile, to make PC to phone calls, you should have account with any VoIP service provider. Although Ekiga people recommend Diamond card Worldwide Communication Service but there are many other VoIP service providers like Vonage, Axvoice, Broadvoice etc.

Gizmo5

It was earlier known as Gizmo Project. This is free software for pc to pc calls. Like other applications, it also has features like call recording, missed calls, messenger style text messages etc. It can be used for computer to phone calls too.
(Editor note: Gizmo5 has been acquired by Google on November 12, 2009)

Skype for Linux

The most commonly used VoIP application is Skype. It has approximately 500 million users across the globe. The reason behind its popularity is that it is built on the basis of another VoIP service and users do not have to deal with the complicated SIP settings. Although, Linux version of the product is not as comprehensive as that of windows but still it is useful for the people who want to use it on Linux. However, there are many who fail to detect camera with Skype.

Empathy

This software is like an universal client for various instant messengers or chat software. Nearly all the chat software features are included in this software. This software is included in Gnome in its 2.24 version.

Twinkle

Twinkle is the most popular Linux based SIP software. It supports Linux only and it is an open source SIP client. We can use two lines simultaneously in Twinkle. It offers 3 way conference calling facility. It has in band as well as out of band DTMF. STUN support for NAT traversal is also available. It is available as a Firefox extension also.

KPhone

This SIP user agent is also used for Linux. It supports IPv4 and IPv6. Kphone supports NAT-traversal STUN. It offers SRTP encryption for voice.

Check with your VoIP provider

The point to remember is that only software is not enough if you want to make VoIP calls. You have to subscribe with some VoIP provider also. There are several VoIP providers like Vonage, Axvoice and Skype etc. Some VoIP providers recommend particular software for their service. Before you install the software, you should ask your service provider if any particular application is required for their application.
Guest post: This article is written by Mr. Zach Ripples. Blogging is his passion and he has been doing this since he was an O level student. His favorite topic is VoIP technology. Currently He is working for Axvoice – Internet Phone Service Provider in USA and Canada.

Download Firefox 4 Beta Now. It is FAST!

Firefox 4 beta is now available for download now and it is few times faster than previous version. Users are also encouraged to give feedback about the beta version.
Firefox 4 has a slicker look and tab bar is at the top by default. Some new features are Firefox settings synchronization, tabs organizer, and new add-on manager that opens in tab.
A major improvement of Firefox 4 Beta is the huge performance enhancements (few times better than Firefox 3.x).

Refer to the chart below:

I downloaded the Firefox 4 beta 10 for Mac OS X version. In order to test Firefox 4 beta in production, I have set Firefox as my default browser (I was using Google Chrome as default web browser).
In my test, loading Facebook.com is about 1 second faster than Google Chrome. The memory usage is well kept under 300MB, while Google Chrome is a memory monster!
In a nutshell, I like Firefox 4 and I will try it for a longer time to see if Firefox will return to be my permanent default browser or not.

Chocolate-themed Smart Car

Car manufacturer Mercedes Benz on Wednesday unveiled a chocolate-themed version of its Smart car in Tokyo, just a couple of weeks before St. Valentine's Day

Car manufacturer Mercedes Benz on Wednesday unveiled a chocolate-themed version of its Smart car in Tokyo, just a couple of weeks before St. Valentine's Day.
It was uncovered at the International Fashion Fair in Tokyo.
The car looks as if it is fully wrapped up by hundreds of chocolate bars.
The body and interior of the two-seater compact car were specially designed by Japanese accessory maker Q-pot for the fashion event.

Smart Car Vending Machine in Japan

Smart Marketing in Japan
The clever "vending machine" pictured above is located in Japan. You can't really buy a smart car from it, but you can get brochures and info about the various smart models. Yeah, it is anti-climactic.
Smart Car: Good and Bad
The smart fortwo is certainly a mixed bag. While the diesel version gets in the 60+ miles per gallon range and can be run on biodiesel, the gasoline version is only rated at a combined 36 miles per gallons by the EPA. But that doesn't take away from the smart's impact in making very small urban cars more mainstream, and making other compact cars look bigger in comparison.

Upcoming Smart-like Cars
The teacher might soon be surpassed by the students: Toyota's iQ urban microcar looks like it might be more practical with its 3+1 seating configuration, and it will probably have better performance and fuel economy than the smart car in the gasoline model. There's also the all-electric Mitsubishi's i MiEV which shares many design elements (though it is bigger).

Ferrari’s revolutionary new four-seater, all-wheel drive FF

 

The replacement from Ferrari for the 612 Scaglietti model is finally here after much hype and expectations. The concept of this car comes from the well known Maranello, thus in turn increasing the expectations from the upcoming car. The car will be called the Ferrari Four aka FF. The FF is all set to become one of the most versatile models that the company has ever produced. A four seater with ample luggage space, the car is equipped with an all wheel drive system and a shooting brake body style. This year’s March edition of The Geneva Motor Show will see the release of the much awaited car.

Ferrari's fantastic four-wheel-drive FF flagship four-seat fastback

The long-anticipated successor to the 612 Scaglietti takes the stage as Ferrari's flagship grand tourer. It carries four seats like its predecessor, but elongates the roofline for a shooting brake/hatchback body-style that offers plenty of cabin space and – with those rear seats folded down – as much cargo capacity as a small wagon.

It may be the first shooting brake to roll out of Maranello since the legendary 250 Breadvan, but that's not even the extent of the firsts pioneered in the new Ferrari Four. It also carries the company's long-in-the-making part-time all-wheel drive system: the innovation is called 4RM, and while technical details haven't been revealed, it is said to be only half as heavy as a conventional system, helping the front-engined shooting brake keep a 47:53 rearward weight bias. Coupled with a sub-4,000 pound curb weight (some 110 pounds less than the 612), the HELE stop-start system previewed in the California concept from the Paris show also helps keep emissions and fuel consumption down.

Of course nobody buys a Ferrari for its environmental credentials, so here's the info you've been waiting for: 0-62 in 3.7 seconds (a third quicker than the 612) and a top speed of 208 mph (about nine mph faster than the 612). Credit that bit to the all-new, direct-injection, 6.3-liter V12 and its 651 horsepower and 504 lb-ft of torque, which you can read about – together with the other technical details – in the press release after the jump. Ferrari's also launched a dedicated microsite for the new flagship.
 

Top 10 Supercars of the Last Decade

10. Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
Top speed: 248 mph (399 km/h), 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) 2.8 seconds. Weight: 2750 lbs (1247 kg).
Steve Saleen introduced the limited-production, hand-built S7 on August 19, 2000 at the Monterey Historic Races. Until 2004 it featured a naturally aspirated 7.0-liter V8 engine with 550 horsepower. In 2005, the S7 was replaced by the S7 Twin Turbo, which featured the same engine with twin-turbo system packing 750 horsepower.
The body of the S7 was entirely made form carbon fiber and until today it is the only car produced by Saleen not based on an existing chassis. Base price for the S7 TT was $585,296 and it was produced in 2005 and 2006 in very limited numbers.
9. Mercedes-Benz SLR 722
Top speed: 209 mph (337 km/h), 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 3.6 seconds. Weight: 3900 lbs ( 1768 kg)
The SLR range was started in 2004 by Mercedes-Benz and McLaren. Five variants in the SLR family have been produced – two coupés, two roadster versions and finally the SLR Stirling Moss, which is the most exclusive and limited to just 75 examples.
Regular SLR(Coupe and Roadster) has a 5.5-litre V8 supercharged making 626 hp, in the 722 Edition and Stirling Moss version it produces 650 hp. Pricing for the regular SLR started at around $495,000 and the very limited Stirling Moss, which just recently went on sale is priced from $1 million.
8. Aston Martin DBS
Top speed: 191 mph (307 km/h), 0-60 mph (0-100 km/h) in 4.2 seconds. Weight: 3737 lbs (1695 kg).
Aston Martin launched the DBS in 2007, in the heart of this GT sports car is a hand built V12 engine that produces 501 horsepower. In addition to the coupe there is also a convertible version called Volante, which was introduced earlier this year. Base price for this beautiful Aston starts at $269,000, making it one of the cheapest cars in our list.
7. SSC Ultimate Aero
Top speed: 270 mph (434 km/h), 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 2.8 seconds. Weight: 2850 lbs (1293 kg).
Power comes from a 6.4-liter twin-turbo V8 that develops 1,287 horsepower. Stopping a car going over 250 mph is not easy, so 2009 year model has an AeroBrake to slow the vehicle down.
2008 model year had 1183 hp and it successfully held the “World’s Fastest Production Car” title last year. Now with extra 104 horsepower it is even harder for competitors to snatch the title. Despite being the “fastest production car” it does not impress as much as some of the other cars in our list.
6. Lamborghini Reventon
Top speed: 211 mph (340 km/h), 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 3.3 seconds. Weight: 3671 lbs (1665 kg).
Based on the Murcielago, this stealth fighter inspired supercar is very rare. Lamborghini only produced 20 cars(plus one for the Lamborghini Museum marked as 0/20).
Reventon was priced at 1 million euros ($1.5 million). Power comes from a tuned version of the Murciélago LP640’s 6.5 L V-12, rated at 640 hp.
Last fall at the Frankfurt Auto Show, Lamborghini introduced Reventon Roadster, which is also limited to just 20 units and can be yours for 1.1 million euros.

5. Koenigsegg CCXR
Top speed: 250+ mph (400+ km/h). 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 3.1 seconds. Weight: 2822 lbs (1280 kg).
Price starts at: $1,200,000 (870,000 Euros).
CCXR is the first green supercar. When run on regular gasoline, the 4.7-liter twin-turbocharged engine develops 806 horsepower, when run on E85 Biofuel it develops an impressive 1018 horsepower. In 2009 Koenigsegg produced 25 units, it takes around 55 days to complete one car.
4. Pagani Zonda Cinque
Top speed: 217 mph (350 km/h), 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 3.4 seconds. Weight: 2667 lbs (1210 kg).
Pagani introduced the first Zonda back in 1999 and so far 115 different Zonda’s have been produced. Top of the line model is a Zonda Cinque, which is limited to just 10 cars (5 hard top models and 5 roadsters). Power comes from an AMG sourced V12 engine that produces 678 horsepower.
The Zonda Cinque uses a new clutchless sequential gearbox, shifts now take less than 100 milliseconds. The Cinque (pronounced chin-kway) also has a revised form of carbon fiber which uses titanium to increase strength.
All cars were sold out very fast with prices starting at 1.3 million Euros ($1.8 million USD).
3. Porsche Carrera GT
Top speed: 205+ mph (330 km/h), 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 3.9 seconds. Weight: 2000 lbs (1380 kg).
Between 2004–2006 and 1,270 cars were produced. Base price was $440,000. Porsche’s performance numbers have always been very modest, road tests in reality indicate that it can accelerate form 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
Power comes from a mid-mounted 5.7-liter V10 engine that produces 605 horsepower. CGT came only with a six-speed manual transmission. Basic five colour paint scheme includes Guards Red, Fayence Yellow, Basalt Black, GT Silver and Seal Grey. Custom colours were also available from the factory. Rumor is that Porsche is working on a successor to the CGT, which should arrive in 2-3 years.
2. Ferrari Enzo
Top speed: 219 mph (350 km/h), 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 3.3 seconds. Weight: 3010 lbs (1365 kg)
Named after the company’s founder, Enzo Ferrari. It is one of the most powerful naturally aspirated production cars. Ferrari built 400 examples between 2002–2004, initial production run of 349 cars was sold before the production began to existing Ferrari owners. Ferrari Enzo features carbon-fiber body, F1-style electrohydraulic shift transmission, and carbon fiber-reinforced Silicon Carbide ceramic composite disc brakes. In the heart of Enzo is a 6.0-liter V12 that produces 650 horsepower at 7800 rpm.
Base price for the Enzo was $670000, and today if they come to the market trade above $1,000,000. Successor to the Enzo will arrive in 2012.
1. Bugatti Veyron
Top speed: 253 mph (407 km/h), 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 2.5 seconds. Weight: 4486 lbs (2034 kg)
Base price: €1,100,000 (£899,000/$1,550,000).
Veyron is the most taled supercar of this decade and for a reason. Sales started in 2005 and close to 300 units are sold so far. Reportedly every car is sold with a great loss, despite its very high cost. Total production is 300 units plus limited editions(you can read about the recent limited editions here). Power comes from a 8.0-liter 16 cylinder quad-turbocharged engine that develops 1001 horsepower and 1250 Nm of torque.
Jeremy Clarkson declared the Veyron “the greatest piece of engineering ever. No, I’m sorry, this is the greatest car ever made and the greatest car we will ever see in our lifetime.”

Android phone

U Mobile broadband= 5 sen per MB!!

In conjunction with U Mobile BlackBerryservice launch, U Mobile has reduced their PAYU data rates from 1 sen per KB to 5 sen per MB! That’s a huge difference.

This takes effect immediately today 21st January 2011 on all excess usage on U Mobile broadband plans. Based on the new PAYU usage of 5 sen per MB, that’s equivalent to RM50 per GB upon exceeding your bundled data quota. For power users, it is still recommended that you go for UB68 which comes with no excess charge if you exceed 5GB of usage.
You can check out more details of U Mobile Broadband Plans here.

UMobile reveals BlackBerry Plans & Packages

U Mobile offering FREE 6 months subscription for early birds & U Mobile’s BIS service also available when roaming into Celcom 2G areas.



On device bundle, they are offering the BlackBerry Bold 9780 for RM1700 while the BlackBerry Curve 9300 for RM1075 on 12 months contract of the monthly RM40 BIS plan. Both BlackBerries will be covered with a 24 months warranty.

On the mobile usage such as voice and SMS, there’s a special Pay As You Use (PAYU) voice plan that offers. Voice calls are charged at a modest 18sen/minute to all networks while SMS is charged at 5 sen to U Mobile and 12 sen to other networks. There’s no commitment for this PAYU plan so you just pay whatever you use on top of your BIS plan.
UPDATE: U Mobile is also doing an Early Bird promotion where they are giving out 6 months Free BIS service on 12 months postpaid contract. This gives you a total savings of RM240. The FREE 6 months however only takes place from the 7th till 12th month of your subscription.

10. How does the device bundling promotion of “Early Bird” works?
Under “Early Bird” promotion, subscriber is required to pay for the 1st 6 months BlackBerry® Internet Service Fees. The FREE monthly subscription will only apply on the next following 6 months of your bill.

While U Mobile normally doesn’t give you data while you are in domestic roaming, surprisingly you still can use BIS on Celcom 2G network albeit on slower EDGE/GPRS speeds. So this means that U Mobile’s BIS is now available nationwide and not just limited to U Mobile’s 3G coverage areas. However just like its U Mobile 3G Broadband, other data services such as WAP, tethering and video streaming are not available while roaming on Celcom. All these were hidden under the Early Bird FAQ on U Mobile’s Blackberry page.

13. Am I able to use the service when I am roaming on Celcom 2G?
Yes, you are able to perform all normal voice call, messaging (sms and mms), internet browsing and BlackBerry® service mentioned in Question1 nationwide. In Celcom 2G network, data speed will be at GPRS or EDGE. However, you’re not able to view Youtube, access the WAP Page & Internet Tethering while in Celcom 2G network.

For more information, visit U Mobile’s BlackBerry page.

Android concept phone

Designed by interaction designer Kristian Ulrich Larsen, the Flip phone is convincingly something we all can look forward to may three to four years down the line.
The party trick of the Flip is its three screens that can transform into different interfaces depending on what the user wants to do with it. The designer says that having three screens on a phone opens up a number of possibilities in dealing with the content on the device. Like the ability to expand content onto multiple screens or having multiple apps running on separate screens, it’s possible for the user to do a lot more productive, and creative things.
Video presentation and pictures of the Flip concept Android phone after the jump.