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Welcome to Latest Hot News and Blogs by Salar Golestanian
 Brand new seemingly unstoppable "tech support" scam - Beware!
Last week I had a call from what sounded like BT technical support. Because I have a BT account, I thought I listen to the support agent - But soon I realized they are not BT and it immediately sounded like a clever scam. I listened some more to learn and see if I can warn others against this new scam. My further research shows that this ... Read more |
 Making money from Walled Garden App Stores - (Part 1)
Apple has announced that the Apple App Store has sold 15 billion apps to over 200 million customers. That's a whole lot of "Angry Birds," and in turn, a whole lot of iOS devices floating around the market. The bad news, for Apple, is that a judge has sided against Jobs and company in regards to their protests against Amazon's use of the name "AppSt... Read more |
 WordPress 3.2 will finally drop support for Internet Explorer 6
The most important news on the American Independence day was that someone significant in the web world finally drops the support for IE6. WordPress has released an upgrade for the popular, self-hosted blogging platform. Unlike the last few WordPress upgrades, which focused on improving developer tools, WordPress 3.2 is primarily abo... Read more |
 Skype: Going Going Gone for $8.5 billion to Microsoft
This morning We woke up to one of the biggest deals this year in the IT world with Skype Going Going Gone for $8.5 billion to Microsoft, the largest deal in the software giant’s history. IMO the size of the deal makes me think it was like an Auction scenario that took the price so high. Read more |
 The New Information Age - What are Web 3.0 or 4.0?
I saw an interesting blog about the New Information Age by Vivek Wadha where he discusses the Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn Founder) statement "that if Web 1.0 involved go search, get data and some limited interactivity, and if Web 2.0 involves real identities and real relationships, then Web 3.0 will be real identities generating massive amount... Read more |
 Google Page Speed Online - Part Two - The Tips Are Helping A Lot!
Last week I talked about Google's new tool to see 'how fast your web page is?' and salaro.com was a respectable 78. I had a quiet moment today to test some of the recommendations. Since the cacheable resources had a short freshness lifetime. So by specify an expiration at least one week in the future for the .gif, .jpg, .js and so on, I gained more... Read more |
 Google Page Speed Online - Part Two - The tips can help a lot!
Last week I talked about Google's new tool to see 'how fast your web page is?' and salaro.com was respectable 78. I had a quite moment today to test some of the recommendations. Since the cacheable resources had a short freshness lifetime. By specify an expiration at least one week in the future for the .gif, .jpg, .js and so on, i gained... Read more |
 Another one bites the dust: HP Kills Off webOS Phones & The TouchPad
Technology giant HP has announced major plans to restructure the company, discontinuing its months-old tablet product and mobile phone lines and selling-off its personal computer business. Developed after HP's $1.2 billion purchase of Palm and its critically acclaimed webOS operating system, the HP TouchPad has struggled in spite of a multi-million... Read more |
 Apple's Q3 earnings exceed estimates, 20 million iPhones sold
Apple at Cupertino just reported its best quarter ever, with earnings of $7.79 per share, revenue totaling $28.57 billion, and a net profit of $7.31 billion. We know you're probably more interested in sales figures, however, Apple's continued to ship iPhones and iPads at a steady pace, with 20.34 million smartphones and 9.25 million tablets sold la... Read more |
 One of oldest DNN hosting providers "GoDaddy" Sold for $2.25 Billion
GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar, has been sold to three private equity firms in a deal valued at $2.25 billion, the company announced late Friday. As a report predicted a week ago, private equity firms KKR & Co., Silver Lake Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures sealed the deal, in which they agreed to take on GoDa... Read more |
 AWS Summit 2011 | London
This is a busy week for me with WebConnection in Germany and tomorrow trying to get a deeper understanding of Amazon from the system architect perspective. Although I am still skeptical about all the Hoo-ha about Cloud business, I thought I visit and check things out from horse's mouth. Read more |
 Microsoft is taking notes from Apple with windows 8
Boomberg reported that Microsoft is putting some restrictions on makers of processors used to run the coming Windows tablet-computer operating system, Acer Chairman Wang said. In the process Microsoft is becoming more like Apple by bringing some hardware discipline to Windows 8 tablets, to the annoyance of OEMs who've had decades of freedom. Read more |
Featured Web Trends Blogs
 HTML5 update on Video format challenges and some examples
Currently, html5 video is more and more used in websites, and we can say that html 5 video is the future of video on the web. HTML5 video is an element introduced in the HTML5 draft specification for the purpose of playing videos or movies, partially replacing the object element. Read more |
 Browser compatibility is the biggest issue for HTML 5
There are a huge number of use cases for HTML 5 like mobility which is very promising. However, if the support of cross browser issues can't be resolved, HTML 5 can't leap forward. It is said that W3C is going to endorse HTML 5 in the middle of this year after API is finalized. Currently Chrome and Safari are on par with on another in terms of HTML... Read more |
 'YouTube Live' goes Live
YouTube with Google Behind it has been growing steadily in recent years and now it has over 2 Billion views a day. However it has been all about viewing a video that is recorded in the past. Now YouTube has announced the initial roll out of YouTube Live which will integrate live streaming capabilities and discovery tools. Read more |
 WebGL & HTML5 based on OpenGL ES 2.0 for the Web - Can it replace Flash?
Khronos Group is the Open Standards for Media Authoring and Acceleration which is a non-profit consortium of companies like Google, Apple, Intel, Mozilla and more dedicated to creating open standard APIs through which to display digital interactive media — across all platforms and devices. Has provided the graphics library that basically... Read more |
 Good News for HTML5 with Mobile Firefox Skips Flash on Android
These days life is getting very difficult for web developers like me, It seems that we have to test against a bigger variety of devices than ever. It is no longer enough to check for IE 6-9, FF, Opera, Chrome, but also Safari for Apple for desktops. We now have to test mobile versions of Safari for iPad, iPhone, Android and no doubt soon Tablet var... Read more |
 WordPress Blogs just got a lot better with iPad Reader
As an iPad owner that is aware of the changing Web landscape and the fast advances that Tablet world is making. I was curious about what WordPress has done with WordPress.com blog that is hosting 18 million blogs are available now in an iPad-friendly interface, complete with touch interactions and easy customization. This is a huge achievement so I... Read more |
 A NEW WORLD ORDER IN SHOPPER MARKETING - Esomar Conference - Brussels
Companies face a new world order in shopper marketing as consumers have evolved following the recent recession. The global financial turmoil caused a profound change in shopping behaviour: motivations, values and priorities are creating new shifts in the mechanics of commerce, online Retailing is also continuing to grow at the expense of ... Read more |
 Google Blog About The Plan to Combat Search Spam
Today SEO czar Matt Cutts published a detailed article on the Google Blog regarding the company’s efforts to improve the quality of Google search results. Matt is admitting what Google has been suspecting for months: there are more spammers trying to scam unsuspecting Googlers. Read more |
 Record-Breaking $43.4 Billion in Q4 2010 U.S. Retail E-Commerce Spending
comScore Reports Record-Breaking $43.4 Billion in Q4 2010 U.S. Retail E-Commerce Spending, Up 11 Percent up from last year. comScore is a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q4 2010 U.S. retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that online retail spending reached a record $43.4 billion for the quarter, up 11 percen... Read more |
 Kindle Fire is a great product - not sure about Kindle only content!
This week the world’s largest online retailer Amazon.com Inc, unveiled its Kindle Fire tablet computer, taking aim at Apple Inc. bestselling iPad with a device that’s smaller and less than half the price. It is clearly not as good and it does not do as much. But then it is 1/2 price and to a lot of people that have budget constraints du... Read more |
 Sony Shows Android 2.3 Walkman With 4.3-Inch Screen, Wi-Fi but no Phone!
I have no idea why Sony did not add a phone for this good looking walk man to Compete with the iPod? Sony Japan announced the NW-Z1000 series today, their three newest Walkmans, which come with an array of flashy features. Now Sony priced and dated the devices for their home market. The prices start at $364 or £200 with 16GB on board which su... Read more |
 IBM and 3M Glue to allow us to Sustain Moore's Law
IBM and 3M are working together to create an adhesive that can be used to stick layers of semiconductors together. Using some 100 such layers, they should be able to create some fast commercial-grade processors. IBM believes that taking this approach should give the ability to create processors that are roughly 1000 times faster than the ones used ... Read more |
 Did Google Buy Motorola for hardware, software or just patents they own?
Google acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion, This is probably very good news for more official Google Android devices? But as I understand it, the main reason for the big price tag is Motorola's their mobile patents – all 17000 of them and some more pending. To get Google pay this big sum, the rumour is that Motorola was hinting that... Read more |
 The crowded Tablet Market is helping Apple's iPad right now
Last week I was at my local PCWORLD superstore in Guildford/UK and walked by the brand new Tablet section. I was rather shocked to see it had as bigger real-estate as laptops. So I thought I spend some time testing various connected devices from 180 GBP to high end devices at around 600 GBP. I initially thought with that many choices, the... Read more |
 More on iPad 3 will have a 3D screen and film studio support
Back in May I said that I was happy not to upgrade to iPad2 because iPad 3 is bound to be 3D so i might as well weight as there is nothing wrong with my iPad One. Now in a new report from RCRWireless claims that the iPad 3 will definitely have a 3D screen with major backing by large Hollywood film studios. Question: Glasses... Read more |
 239 EXTRA magazines hits iPad app store last month - Some good free Apps too
Recently more and more free magazines are hitting the iPad and no doubt other Tablets when they eventually get going. However, I do find them intriguing as these days I just don't have the time to buy papers, and unless we have an election going on, or some disaster going on that requires my immediate attention, these free Magazines are the way to ... Read more |
 iOS 5 News - Yes: No More Secrecy by Apple!- iCloud on tap at WWDC 2011
Apple announced today that it plans to introduce the next generation of its mobile platform, iOS 5, as well as a new cloud service called iCloud at the Worldwide Developers Conference next week on Monday, June 6. This is a highly unusual move for Apple, which normally tries to keep their centre-ring announcements secret until the scheduled event. Read more |
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About General News and BlogTopics by Salar Golestanian the founder of SalarO.com
These are various short and long News Articles and Blogs by Salar Golestanian the founder of SalarO.com about the latest topics that interest me. The subject matter are mixed topics from Web Trends, Technology, Software, Science or Current Afair, or whatever that can affect Internet Technology in any shape or form. I have been told that the best place for these would have been for me to place them on a page at SalarO.com, However, some of these Blogs have less of a commercial or corporate genra, so they are placed here in this personal site. These Blogs help me explain a little more than normally is allowed in the 140 character real-estate of a typical Twitter post. They may also link you to the actual news or site that can expands further on my comments. SalarO.com is a respected UK web consultancy with a proven record in DotNetNuke WCMS and System Integration expertise for ‘.Net’, E-Commerce systems. Recently we have also been working with nopCommerce as highly versatile ecommerce solution that can live alongside Wordpress to deliver great blog engine that Google loves. We possess the necessary skills to create solutions based on the 3 technology as well as mobile apps for iOS/Android so they can communicate with your WCMS or E-commerce portal using nopCommerce. We are also helping some of our clients at Salaro to setup and use wordpress as fringe sites blogging about their products and services helping to maximize SEO potentials on the key words that can increase their Google position. SalarO team is expanding their offerings with a range of custom modules, extensions & templates for DNN and nopCommerce. |