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11 Thousand Facebooker protest government Saudi Arabian

saudifloodMore than 11,000 names listed in a Facebook page titled ‘National Campaign to Save the City of Jeddah’.

Page created on the site facebook Arabic version was followed by tens of thousands of protesters from Saudi Arabia. They all jumped into Facebok after 103 people died in floods that occurred in the Hajj season.

Via Facebook protest was aimed at the Saudi government is considered to be the party guilty of such casualties. Facebook chosen because the path of protest banned in this country.

In the pages that facebook site, tersalurkanlah all complaints, criticisms and opinions Saudis responded that drainage damage caused deadly flooding.

The government judged guilty because they do not fix the construction of irrigation. Some even accused the authorities of corruption for funds should be used to repair it.

A total of 200 images and videos have been publish by protesters who formed a group on Thursday. Many of those who ask for some officials to be fired.

“People want to express their feelings about this,” said Riyadh al-Zahrani, supervisor of the protest campaign. He also added that this group was created to unite the community and organizing volunteers to underline just how serisunya situation.

Deadly floods that occurred in the middle of the pilgrimage season is of concern because it coincides with the millions of Muslims from around the world across the city to Jeddah to Mecca and Medina.

Acer Prepare ‘Rain’ Android phone

acerandroidAcer smartphone more serious business. Apart will launch its first Android-based handsets, Acer Liquid in early December, the computer company is also ready to remove the product with other smartphones in 2010.

Acer says is likely to release approximately 10 Android-based smartphone. “Maybe 8 to 10 devices,” said Aymar de Lencquesaing, Acer’s Head of Mobile Phone Products.

In 2009 this year, Acer’s already released a line of smart phones, but all rely on the Windows operating system. As the trend of rising Android phone up, Acer did not want to lose the opportunity.

“Clearly there is momentum for Android. Development faster than we originally anticipated,” said de Lencquesaing.

Currently, Android has a 3.5 percent share of global smartphone market. While Microsoft’s market share reached 8.8 percent, down from a previous 13.6 percent last year.

Acer itself had no intention of producing many phone models as do other vendors. Their targets ‘just’ mastered 6 to 7 percent of the smartphone market in the next 3-5 years. Year 2010 is estimated, the total number of handsets sold Acer reach 1 million units.

Game Call of Duty Generates USD 28 Trillion

call-of-dutyActivision Blizzard Inc. very satisfied with the sales performance of the game ‘Call of Duty’. Proceeds around the world to penetrate the U.S. $ 3 billion or equivalent to Rp 28.3 trillion.

Since the day of his birth in 2003 and then, game-type first-person shooter was already sold 55 million copies in various parts of the world.

Activision says, the numbers are not the result of their unilateral claims, this data is taken from the compilation of institutional research analyst NPD Group, Charttrack, GfK and the company’s internal forecast.

Previously, the sixth of this game – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – the newly launched early this month has also set a record.

In the first five days of presence in the market, it managed to grab the game of U.S. $ 550 million from the proceeds. While in the United States specifically and the United Kingdom, for the first day of sales alone is able to record up to 4.7 million copies.

“If you imagine how many gamers are playing Call of Duty, the same as seeing entertainment most watched in this modern era,” Chief Executive Umbar Activision, Bobby Kotick.

Acer and Dell lured Windows 7

win7Windows 7 began to show his ability in the world computer industry. Acer and Dell for example, do not hesitate to praise for the operating system that Microsoft products.

Compliments are made directly by the CEO of Acer, Gianfranco Lanci. He said that the arrival of Windows 7 some time ago torn exciting computer business.

Lanci dared to look more optimistic stretcher company targets sales growth of up to 15% for 2010. As for the range in October to December 2009, Acer hopes to achieve 25% growth compared to last year.

“When we look at the features that have Windows 7, then we will soon know
that this product will provoke a request, “.

“As a result, we do not have plans to revise the targets that have been launched,” said Lanci.

Voiced similar satisfaction PC vendors from the United States, Dell Inc. According to the company, they should thank the Windows 7 due to trigger twisted PC sales in the industry that happened lately.

Beautiful iPhone Worth USD 31 Billion

iPhoneAn iPhone is offered with a fantastic price of about U.S. $ 3.2 million. What makes this iPhone price so expensive?

Is Stuart Hughes, a British designer, who dress the Apple’s smartphone this product. No less than 10 months were spent to make the iPhone has become so beautiful.

Apart from solid gold weighing 22 grams 271 carats, this iPhone look even more beautiful with a sprinkling of diamonds 136 carat flawless 68.

Logo on the back of this smartphone is also composed of 53 diamonds, do not miss the navigation buttons were decorated with diamonds.

To complement the luxury, the iPhone has a storage box made of gold granite Kashmir, and the inside is coated Nubuck leather, and has a weight of about 7 kg.

This luxurious smartphone ordered by an Australian businessman who did not be identified.

With all the luxuries that are owned, no wonder the iPhone has a fantastic price, which is approximately U.S. $ 3.2 million or around Rp 31 billion.

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