Manufacturers to send cat main salon

The car crisis in America is deep. The rain cancellations for the lounge car of Detroit, which is known as the main lounge of the U.S.. Even the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan, 10procent good for the market, has no money to participate
The Japanese car manufacturer Nissan is good for one million cars sold in the United States, almost 10 percent of the market. Yet the brand has no money to participate in America's major auto salon in January 2009. Nissan is the largest vehicle manufacturer, which put off for the North American International car show (Naias), the main salon in the U.S..

Nissan showed last week in Los Angeles two new models. The Japanese manufacturer saw its sales in the U.S. last year by 6.2 percent decline. Carlos Ghosn, big boss of Renault / Nissan, had earlier called for the cost savings. Joining a lounge cost is several million euros.

It threatens a fuss sad to be exhibited in the halls of engine town Detroit. Japan's Mitsubishi has also canceled. Suzuki would not unpack. Many European brands remain at home. Porsche said last year that it no longer would come to Detroit, because the brand is not enough customers. Three other major brands such as Rolls-Royce, Ferrari and Land Rover are also not plan their cars to show in Detroit. It is an open secret that the exclusive manufacturers prefer to exhibit at the salon in Los Angeles in California, the state where the U.S. troops span. But there is the palpable crisis. In the previous lounge of LA remained fifth of the expo space vacant in comparison with last year.

Most manufacturers are not saying publicly that they save to stay away from Detroit. "The salon is too early for our innovations. We choose the later lounge of New York ", says the Land Rover to. "We have no major new products," says Alan Budde Deck, spokesman for Nissan USA, to the Detroit News newspaper.

The absent in Detroit making room for some newcomers and those are the Chinese manufacturers. In the previous salon in 2007 they created their first appearance in the basement floor of the lounge. After Chang Feng BYD and Brilliance also now travels to the Naias.

Sjef deceased flutters around as robin

She still has her doubts, sober as she is. Stekelenburg of Mary can not believe that her father after his death has returned as a robin. On January 8 last year died of Sjef Stekelenburg on 67-year-old age. He administered together with his son and daughter-mary Genneper Mill in Eindhoven, a store for flour, seeds and feed for animals. When he was found to be seriously ill, he told everyone after his death that he would come back as a robin. "He felt that a very beautiful bird," says Mary. "We laughed about, but he was very convinced that it would happen. My father was a very positive man. He always managed what he wished during his life. That was, he said, because he was so positive. With that institution came from all his wishes. " The day after Sjef death appeared warempel a robin on the millstone, on the very spot where he often was. "The grief we have the first few days no attention. Later we found it strange." Of the tight birdie ten centimeters was freer in his doing. "He was soon the way inside. Morning he is already at the door of the shop to wait one to go. He is very tame. Every day he is back." During hours of the store rakelings sometimes he flies over the heads of customers. It is also a gourmet. "He seems to refer to my father, his mouth was never quiet. If I eat a sandwich, he comes in and sit down on the ground. Give me a piece of him quickly, then he starts to squeal." "We have him Sjef said. When I talk to him, then he listens. At the moment I stop, he begins to talk." He flute than plenty. " Smiling she says: "People think that I will be a blow to the mill've had. It is very striking, I am actually a very sober man."

Palm confirms saving operation

In handheld maker Palm disappear worldwide probably one in ten jobs. The company suffers from strong competition from Apple and Research in Motion on the market for smart phones. The reorganization is a spokesman for Palm against U.S. media confirmed. Exactly how many jobs are allowed to lapse, the spokesman would not say, says CNet. Nor is it known what jobs sites are deleted. According to rumors, 10 percent of the total of 1050 employees on streets. The reorganization the company does not hold back his plans for next year with a new operating system to own. Palm has worked on a mobile operating system that is based on Linux. This system should replace outdated Palm OS. Presumably, the new software in the first half of next year.

Dutch chemistry experiment into space

Dutch researchers go on the outside of the international space station (ISS) in search of the evolutionary history of the solar system.

Wednesday leaves an unmanned Russian spacecraft to the ISS aboard with a number of containers containing chemical compounds. They are a year exposed to cosmic radiation. Then they returned to Earth for analysis.

The Dutch containers contain different types of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which on Earth are notorious for their carcinogenic properties. Most carbon - a basic element trees, plants, animals and humans have in common - in the universe in form of PAHs.

Molecules essential for life, such as amino acids, proteins and DNA, consist of chains of carbon atoms strung. Once the carbon that must have reached earth from space.

But how and in what form, is still a mystery. The radiation levels in space are too high for this prebiotic molecules, precursors of life, so long may persist.

"We are curious how PAHs evolve in cosmic terms and conditions for products that develop. Since PAHs are also found in comets and meteorites, we hope it can reconstruct the events in the origin of our solar system, "says Pascale Ehren Freud, the Leiden astro biologist who has set up the experiment. According to her, the conditions in the area not to simulate on Earth.

An astronaut, the containers next month to the exterior of the ISS, where a special 'outdoor laboratory' is mounted.

Google wants Chrome pre-installed on PCs

Chrome google Google is planning to agreements with computer manufacturers to make to ensure that they Google the default browser Chrome flour feathers on PCs.

Google Chrome in September was launched in beta version for Windows and will finally become available from January. Sundar Pichai, Vice President Product Management at Google, said in an interview with the British newspaper The Times that his company will work to ensure Chrome to spread. After the launch in September, the browser a surprisingly good start, but soon found that many users after their initial curiosity went back to their old browsers, Internet Explorer and Firefox. Currently, the market share of Google Chrome at 0.54 percent. In the Netherlands the figure is even slightly lower: 0.42 percent.

Google will probably close distribution deals with OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), Pichai said. The idea is that this machine builders Google Chrome since the factory installed on PCs. Another plan is to Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux from them. Chrome will also add-ons will support the Google browser is more interesting for Firefox users who are attached to the Firefox extensions.

Hitler parody growing Internet phenomenon

A parody series on a clip from the movie Crash on the former German dictator Adolf Hitler is the latest internet phenomenon, reports the British newspaper Sunday Times Sunday.

The approximately 150 parody are all based on a scene in which the Führer ontsteekt in anger after having learned that Berlin is surrounded. Internet users of all nationalities and paste their own subtitles in the clip. For example, criticizes the besnorde dictator, for example, the former U.S. Vice President candidate Sarah Palin, he struggled with Windows Vista or he tries to order a pizza.

A movie on the site where Hitler YoutTube by running after having taken it for the popular computer game World Of Warcraft can no longer play accounts for almost one million hits. About as many Internet users view the reaction of Hitler on the news that footballer Cristiano Ronaldo moves to Real Madrid.

Nyko retro comes with wireless controller for the Wii

For those who prefer old-fashioned new-squatters plays Wii games, Nyko has a wireless controller ready: the Wing.

Old-fashioned 8 -, 16 - and 32-bit games are on the Wii to download, but the more sophisticated games require a special controller, instead of the standard remote control of Nintendo's game console. Now the Japanese console maker itself a so-called Traditional Controller for those games, but that should controller with a cable to the Wii remote to be linked.

The Wing is completely wireless. The controller comes with a wireless dongle, which in the remote, the Wii is stabbing. The joypad classical works on two AAA batteries and has exactly the same buttons as Nintendo's wired solution. In addition, Nyko with a USB cable for easy charging rechargeable batteries. The Wing comes on the market in December for about 35 euros.

You will forget your child but ...

Women are so busy today: work, caring for husband and child (ren) and the household. You do not need to think you all those crowds forget your own child and something bad happens ... Last year, a baby died from the Belgian Halle in a parking lot in a scorching hot car. She had her two oldest children to school and has hurried to her work in time to come. In all haste she forgot her baby into the nursery market. While her work on Saturday, was the baby in the car in the parking lot of her employer. The heat was too much unfortunately the baby ... Shortly thereafter came a Dutch schoolteacher same drama. She had a school meeting and forgot her eleven months old baby in the car to the reception to bring. By overheating the baby died. Roos also Wouters, author of the book 'Fuck! I am a feminist, "that suits today has experienced something similar. Luckily not fatal, but in an interview tells them that she was so committed to a new job, that one day she forgot to retrieve her child from school. "I had forgotten my child. What mind was made that somewhere under my weight and my work mainly minor child had become. That can not be right? " Is it you ever experience that Saturday with your head full of things such as meetings and work that you completely forgot your kids? Have you ever been called by the nursery leader who asked if someone came to collect your child yet? Or that you've loaded your messages and you drive away without your child in the car to have put? Dare you to our story to tell?

Juror asks for advice on Facebook

A judge has been suspended because they are a profile site council asked friends and acquaintances over a rape case.


The woman from Leicester put all the details about the abuse of a 14-year-old girl on her public profile on Facebook. They also put on a poll that says, "I do not know what to decide, so I'm curious how you think about it", reports Reuters.

Remarkable because jurors may never to tell others about the process in which they sit, to avoid outside influences.

The woman is suspended and the process goes on.

Rock until it breaks ...

In the new PU is a letter from Mitch, which are imported Rock Band instruments slowly falling apart saw. Now that we are now also become the instruments of Guitar Hero, Rock Band 2 because we have not tested it, but you would quickly think Mitch is not cautious enough. Nothing is less true. Thus there is in America decided to start a lawsuit against Harmonix, MTV, Viacom and EA because of the lack of hardware.

During the normal use of the instruments provided by Rock Band wants mainly foot pedal still break even. That means that you do not even need to be as hard to kick, before it dies after prolonged use. Harmonix therefore still early 2008 to replace all broken hardware, instead of just the hardware that within the 60 days guarantee fell. This was however withdrawn by Oct. 1. And I am not saying that this had anything to do with the release in Europe. The hardware was not adjusted as you and your drum Molt you're still a little peer.

The joke of it all is that Harmonix recognizes that this problem exists and therefore there is the foot pedal of the Rock Band 2 processed metal drum. Rock Band number 1 is still sold with the defect known. This is one of the reasons that they Harmonix and partners now have a process to get the pants. Had we but the software Harmonix and Red Octane's hardware, because everything was better sooner ...

Firmware 2.2 is useless hardware unlock

yessimZoals some iPhone users have already discovered, unfortunately, brings iPhone firmware 2.2 not only progress. The latest software version for the iPhone also ensures that the hardware unlock methods do not work anymore, as the adapter cards that you on the SIM card in your iPhone paste, and the iPhone you can use with any network.
Among other users of Yes-Sim, Furiousim and iFoneguide 3G Sim report that their iPhone with the 2.2 update can not make calls, SMS and / or no longer want to connect to the Internet. On the iPhone club forum has, so far as possible, but unconfirmed solutions to the problem put down.

Thus, to read that it might not help to iTunes 7.7.1, but version 7.7.0.43 to use. The makers of Yes-Sim said that other users of their SIM card has been successful. Someone else to report at the forum that it helps to an institution of the Furiousim to change the patch code. This should the value'5 'gain.

The cause of the problems seems the new base band, which at version 2.2 of the iPhone firmware is meegeïnstalleerd. The base band is regarded as the modem of the iPhone, which handles all mobile signals. On iFoneguide, known for the eponymous unlocksim is to read that it is not expected that the SIM through iFoneguide their sales will ever work with this base band and any subsequent base band versions. It is perhaps in the future be possible to the base band down rates, but we'll have to wait for the iPhone Dev Team.

For users with an iPhone unlocksim still lower than a firmware version 2.2 running and still want to update is the opinion Pwnage Tool or QuickPwn to use and a custom firmware to the base band is not adjusted. Or download a custom firmware via the forum.

On Hackint0sh [link 1, link 2] supporters and opponents of this hardware solutions in a (sometimes heated) discussions wrapped, with continuous combinations supporters and opponents expanded report from the canvases why do some sim solution physically Never can work flawlessly. This has, according to them (including Dev Team member zf_ and Hackint0sh Deco-moderator) indicating that the sim's far too dependent on the specific mobile network and the timings for taking action, making it one moment the card works and the next moment does nothing more. Other complaints that many are mentioned the disappearance of the 3G connection or not the work of the simadapteroplossing abroad (roaming).

Warm welcome at Prince St. Hage

Hundreds of enthusiastic children and their parents were proud last Sunday the cold to the entry of Santa Claus in Prince Hage to be able to attend. The numerous small and large buck was accompanied Goedheiligman a warm welcome to participate. After the entrance of the Saint was happy the party continued at The Cow to the community Ambachtenlaan.

Palm downsizing and working on open source products

In an attempt to keep head above water, the ailing company Palm some of its employees redundant. Palm is currently working on a Linux-based operating system and related hardware.

Palm logo Smartphone Palm operating steadily losing market share to Apple and RIM, the maker of Blackberry phones. Last year, wanted to ten percent of the companies for a Palm choose when buying a smartphone, but this year halved that percentage. Employees would prefer an iPhone or Blackberry boss of the gain, according to research firm Change Wave would be respectively 22 percent and 78 percent of the preferences of companies to find out. The reduced demand is coupled with a revenue loss that the American company requires to be slimming. Palm has announced a portion of his total in 1050 to lay off workers, but the company refuses to call numbers. However, it would have already fired the first place.

To compete with Apple and RIM to be able, if Palm focus on the development of a Linux-based operating system, Nova, and the hardware that this ox running. To that end, two former Apple employees adopted, John Rubinstein and Mike Bell, which the Nova-os and the phone must develop. The two are not the first to the best: Rubinstein was partly responsible for the development of the iPod from Apple, and Bell was in that company head of the department of product development. Palm wants the Nova operating system this year reveal, while the hardware platform for Nova in the second half of 2009 should appear.

Spookrijder dies after accident on A50

On the A50 just before midnight Monday for a spookrijder killed by a frontal collision with a car's coming. About the fate of the occupants of the other vehicle is not known, police reported.


The accident took place south of Calcutta, in the direction of Arnhem. The highway was closed for investigation, but probably for the morning rush hour again released. On the circumstances and the identity of those involved is still unknown.

Drachten residents without water for some time

All residents of the Frisian city Drachten have some time Friday morning with no running water chairs. The cause was under water Vitens a leak in a water pipe at the site of the water tower. The leak came around 07.00 hours. Because the leak so close to the water tower was flooded the area, according to a spokesman for Vitens quickly filled with water. The water, with an average of half a meter, is closed. The 44,500 residents of Drachten now receive water through two other pipelines. "It does take some time before the pressure there is on display everywhere, but around 10.00 hours, everything back in order." The cause of spontaneous fracture is still being investigated. "There was no question of an accident or something like that. It is difficult to ascertain because the leak is still under water."

Mobile Internet usage rises sharply

The iPhone will from today due to stormy weather. If it were up to Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is anyway. The Canadian manufacturer brings for the first time a Blackberry on the market that is specifically directed at consumers. With touch screen and ability to watch movies and photos on popular websites such as Facebook and Flickr site.

In the Netherlands, the first telecom service provider Vodafone. The company may own to say a year exclusively with the Blackberry Storm parade. This gives the counterbalance to competitor T-Mobile, which in three months time erase to attract 60,000 customers for the iPhone. The market for smart phones, or smart phones, is growing fast. In the Netherlands, says about 10 percent of phone users to have a smartphone, says a survey by research firm Telecom Paper. The phones are aggressively pushes by telecom providers, because more revenue, says director Ed Achterberg of Telecom Paper. Delivers an average customer is now 27 euros per month. Subscriptions for smart phones start at that price. Research firm Canalys reported earlier this month that global sales of smartphones in the third quarter had risen by 28 percent to nearly 40 million. Leadership is still Nokia. The iPhone from Apple along hard on. Last quarter, Apple sold more than iPhones did with the RIM Blackberry, according to Canalys. This pain should have done to the precursor of corporate e-mail on the phone. With the Blackberry Storm the company hopes to win back ground. In terms of price distinguishes the phone is not in any case. A subscription will cost between 30 and 65 euros per month, equal to the prices that T-Mobile for a reconciliation of the iPhone asks. Still think RIM a chance to make the iPhone hard to make. The manufacturer makes good ornamental with a new touch screen that bounces in the press, so users are still a click-feeling "if they make a choice. "This is the transition from an ordinary phone easier," says product manager Nevin Dos Remedios of RIM. For the connoisseurs of a touchscreen, it is getting used to. Compared with, for example, the iPhone more effort should be made to a contract it. The new touch screen style was already struggling with critical reviews in the United States. The question is whether enough consumers RIM could appeal. The Blackberry is known as a business phone, with users known as Prime Minister Balkenende and the upcoming U.S. presidential Barack Obama. In addition, the Storm is traveling in a crowded market. Besides Nokia and Apple things, inter alia, the South Korean Samsung and HTC with the Taiwanese back in smart phones to consumers. Samsung recently even claimed market leadership in the Netherlands with its Omnia presented at the end of August.

Porsche Cayenne with DIESEL ENGINE

Is it finally happened! The long-awaited diesel engine in the Porsche Cayenne is a fact. From next year, in a tough three-liter four-actuator itself detonator can be delivered. Power: 240 horsepower, torque: 550 Nm, supplier: Audi, price € 83,900. If there ever been an open secret, then it was the fact that the Cayenne with Audi diesel would be delivered. For a long time ago was gripped by stories by the market, but Porsche did it officially remains silent. Even when Audi boss Rupert Stadler two weeks ago publicly announced that negotiations with Porsche on delivery of a 3-0-V6 TDI were completed and that a 'good business''agreement was concluded. The Cayenne V6 TDI, which is a standard-zestraps Tiptronic automatic transmission has, therefore, is the first ever Porsche diesel. In the first presentation of the new Panamera (more on this Monday morning!) Wanted to Porsche's R & D-opposite chef Wolfgang Dürheimer Auto Telegraaf already lost his mark not opt for a diesel engine because some more torque (550 Nm here, something more than Audi region). ,, Porsche opted for a diesel engine because we Cayenne thus reduced consumption basis. Power and good traction can we get from gasoline, which are lighter, one for us non-negligible advantage.''Dürheimer ditch indeed a priori that the Panamera ever also equipped with diesel engines would be. The 3.0 V6 TDI Audi Porsche will there still a little adjusted (see the increased torque), but what that is or is not reported. Porsche also does not have absolute performance for the diesel model. There is next to the name of power and torque enough to give up in consumption. That is, as the Cayenne 9.3 l/100 km, or 1 in 10.8. It comes in line with a CO2 emissions from 244 g / km. By comparison, the "weakest" Cayenne-petrol (290 hp) has 310 g / km and consumes an average of 1 in 7.8. The Cayenne Diesel will initially be delivered only in Europe, preparations for launch in other markets are already done. Besides the diesel effect is also a Porsche Cayenne Hybrid in development, reports the brand itself. That will be less than 9 liters per 100 km in 2010 and will consume on the market.

Beverrat sandwich for Dijkgraaf Waterboard

Of course, the 'sandwich beverrat' an election stunt of Waterboard Board Velt and Fight. But the meeting in a party near a waterway of the water board in Geesbrug also had a serious undertone. And not just been chosen for Geesbrug. Because here is clearly the damage to the banks of the canal visible. Including damage inflicted by muskrats and beverratten. This year alone were so far 107 beverratten and 1500 to 2000 muskrats in the field of Fight and Control Board Velt captured and slain. The executive board invited the candidate for the general administration in order to become acquainted with what is happening in the field. Currently the elections, until Nov. 25 to 155,000 voters in the area and Board Velt Fight - including the entire municipality Hardenberg and part of the town Ommen - cast. "A director at the water board is not only in a suit sitting behind the board. From your field is also expected to go for the inspection of the water," said Wim Dijkgraaf Wolthuis. The chimney of this year has been completed. "All the dikes along the Vecht are safe," says communications assistant Marga Oosterveld. From her tube was also the idea of the 'sandwich beverrat. " "I thought it was a shame that you shoot them without anything to do. After contacts with the KNJV (the hunter association), we first tasted before we advance our guests this Directive." Those who dared to such a sandwich were enthusiastic ( "it looks like ostrich steak). For those who already rilden to the idea of a 'rat' was a ham or cheese sandwich ...

Opta fined two disseminators of computer virus

Telecom Waakhond Opta has two distributors of spyware called fines imposed by 16 thousand and 88 thousand euro. According to Opta, the two without permission via chat program MSN malicious software on computers of consumers put. In total 180 thousand computers are infected. The two tried on as many computers as possible the ad software Links4all placed to gain. The program spread quickly through MSN. A visitor from MSN link was sent via one of the contacts from his own contact list. Once the link was opened, the software on his computer. When you restart the computer the message was forwarded to all other contacts in the list. The two perpetrators have been a businessman for the finances and caused a young man who developed the software. The businessman must put Euro 88 thousand, 16 thousand his comrades. The height of his penalty is determined in part by the fact that he is a big part of the period that both the spyware have spread, was minor.

Police warns of ghost billing

Several police forces have warned Saturday for a bunch of crooks. Scrappy Electronics in the Netherlands nepfacturen sent for the supply of blank DVDs. For this reason, an amount of 166.15 euros of the bill be written off.

The police have been many declarations and calls received about the scam. She advises all recipients to pay the bill and especially not with the expensive 0900 number to call. If people do have paid, they receive from the bank refunded the money.

Astronaut loses tool kit

Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper during a spacewalk lost a tool kit. They left the bag accidentally shooting and was helpless again see how that wegzweefde. In the bag was a grease gun folded, leaving a camera and the gloves of the astronaut in the sludge were trapped. When they afveegde, escaped the white bag on her grip and they got rid of all its tools. Stefanyshyn-Piper and Brown were trying to repair a faulty hinge on one of the solar panels. Previously saw Stefanyshyn-Piper and her colleague Stephen Brown already has a screw float downstream, but they were too far removed from that to get to. Where they came from is unknown. Extensions to the circular winding tool is dangerous for these and future space flights.

"Microsoft's protection suite is below the standard"

Microsoft's free suite AntiMalware Morro, which the company suggested this week, according to Symantec does not meet current requirements for PCs sufficiently secure. Morro is a free light version of the AntiMalware OneCare suite. That package would Vista and XP users must protect against all the evil that the Internet hosts, such as spyware, viruses and Trojans. Morro will be free to download from Microsoft. "Microsoft has no security business" Symantec has now protected Commenting on the announcement. "I want to stress that whatever security concerns, the OneCare package of Microsoft offered a protection that was below normal," says president Tom Powledgevice consumer business. "It was the ease of use undersized, which is confirmed by several independent reviews." Symantec is therefore assumed that Morro, a slimmed-down version of OneCare, certainly will not comply. According to Symantec security business Microsoft has not. "This sector is fundamentally different from the market in which Microsoft is active," said Powledgevice. Microsoft believes that it needs to Morro good protection into their own hands. "We believe that we Morro, the upcoming Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 to offer our customers the opportunity to raise the level of personal security to choose that they need," says Microsoft spokeswoman Aurelie Couvreur. Still no antitrust issue Or Morro will lead to a new episode in the antitrust cases against Microsoft, will have to wait and see. "We do not want to comment on antitrust-related matters," spokeswoman Judith responds Symantec-Sautereau. Competitor McAfee also wants to go there yet. "It is too early to talk about," says spokesman Joris Evers to CNet. Microsoft assumes that there is no problem with the air. "Morro will be offered as a separate, free download," says Couvreur. The fact that Morro will not be bundled in the retail version of Windows would reduce the risk of an antitrust case in any event should reduce. Earlier the European Commission required the software giant to create a custom version of Windows on the market. Which has the Windows Media Player multimedia player is not standard on board. The program was then free to download on Microsoft's website. The cabinet of competition commissioner Neelie Kroes was not reachable for comment.

Google's iPhone application does not understand English

Google has a new version of its search appliance launched in the App Store of Apple. The iPhone application has voice-driven search as main innovation, but that does not work in English.

Voice search with Google on Monday night appeared iPhoneDe application in the App Store, as an upgrade of the old version of the program. The main new feature is its voice-driven search. The Dutch and Flemish has no meaning in their moerstaal against the iPhone to chatter: the application does not understand English. The application is also in Dutch and gives results when searching through landmark in the neighborhood.

The application seems to do his job well, but has trouble owner to the iPhone correctly understood as there is noise in the background. It was' Tweakers' distorted by the application to 'stella,' and the word was' airplane 'turned into' lil freestyle bow. " The first reactions to the application have been positive, according to Cnet, the voice control faster than typing on the iPhone.

Google originally wanted the program already last Friday launch. This happened through a demo movie and an article in The New York Times. Although the application Friday in the App Store was supposed to appear, for unclear reasons that happened Monday night only.

Google stops virtual world 20-11-08

Google stops Lively.com, a computer where the user their own virtual world can make.

The company now wants to focus mainly on ads and applications, where it has become too large.

"Risk"
Lively was launched in July and is similar to the known Second Life. With a program like Google to give Internet users a new way to connect and express themselves.

"But we must accept that we make it a risk, and not every bet you also what dares to" write the Lively employees on the Google weblog.

At the end of December there Lively final stop them.

Historical image archive online at Google

Google Internet puts the full picture archives of the American magazine Life on the Internet. The photos and illustrations offer a look at the news and everyday life from the 50s of the 18th century.

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According to Google is now 20 percent of the collection digitized and put online. The rest follows in the coming months. The vast majority of the images has never been previously published. Life is known for his photography.

Historical

Among the recorded material are many historic photographs, including images from the American Civil War (1861-1865), the economic crisis of the years 30 and the race to the moon in 60 years.

The oldest images, from the 50s of the 18th century, are particularly drawn portraits, as the Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti and the British General James Wolfe, who conquered Canada on the French.

The photos are accessible through Google Images, a search engine for images. Users can large framed prints of the photos.

NASA test interplanetary Internet

The U.S. space NASA institute has succeeded with special networking software to send data to a spaceship in our solar system.
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Using software with the name disruptions-tolerant Networking, abbreviated DTN, were data such as pictures of the universe sent to a space vehicle Unmanned that 32 million kilometers from earth to float through space, NASA reported on its website.
Solar wind resistant

NASA developed this technology by Vint Cerf and Google, when the two companies a decade ago decided to cooperate. The two giants in their own areas since that time with several projects together. For example, Google Earth uses technology from NASA.

"This is the first step towards developing a new space communications capabilities. An interplanetary Internet," said Adrian Hooke, team leader of the space department at NASA-networking architecture.

The connection in the universe must withstand a couple stootjes can. Thus, space vehicles behind planets or solar wind can influence the connection. The DTN connection works so differently than TCP / IP networks on earth. As a final connection is not found, the information does not disappear but retains it until the connection is found.
Connection to Mars

The delays can send information to, for example, according to NASA Mars up to twenty minutes. But that latency is variable because the distance between Earth and Mars enormous changes. Because the two planets pass several times to have the sun varies the distance between the 60 million miles and 380 million kilometers.
ISS

The intention is that the DTN software in the next round test is added to the system of the international space station ISS. The station is located in orbit around the earth at a modest distance of about 340 kilometers

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder in the new

As many as 18% percent less fuel, but now a rapper 0.1 seconds acceleration time, a 9 km / h higher top speed and 40 hp more power. Meet the cleaner and faster Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder.

Lamborghini seizes the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens this week, for the world premiere of the new Spyder. The open two-benefiting from a series of adjustments made earlier this year in the Coupe have been made. With the qualification facelift sports do you really too short. The Lamborghini-technicians have really strong race car maintenance. For the manufacturer itself is open Gallardo more efficient to manufacture than the previous type, while the buyer benefits in the form of lower vehicle weight, improved performance and sharper rijkarakter.

The race car is distinguished by the fine-cut front that is pointed. The light units know more compact dimensions and are equipped with LED technology in Y-shape. On the back of the Gallardo distinguishes itself from the previous edition by rear units with rotors, a wider air-grid and restyled bumper with redesigned diffuser. The softtop is available in black, beige, gray and blue, is unchanged in twenty count open. For the spectacle, a hydraulic pump, six hydraulic cylinders, an electric motor and a two actuators needed. The hood is under the hood (!) To fold. The separate rear bulkhead also serves as wind. Behind the front seat has two Lamborghini extendable rollover bars, which are to a threat KOPROL in 250 milliseconds show.

Under the beautiful, brutal-looking (mainly aluminum) body panels lies a stiffer body, which is also lighter. It also meets today to the pedestrian safety requirements laid down. Despite changes in body structure and safety car is the total weight of 20 kg reduced. He now weighs 1550 kilograms, of which 57% printed on the rear axle.

The engine is entirely new, reports Lamborghini with pride. The cilindertal is unchanged ten, but the rooms are together now 5204 cc in size. That is 0.2 liters more than the previous type. Partly because of the increased capacity is swept up to 560 horsepower, which is starting today in the type of label is emphasized. LP in the call sign is, incidentally, for Posterior Longitudinal to indicate that the V10 is back in length and the figure 4 in the display indicates the presence of four to. No, a -2 with two wheel drive is not (yet), he comes to it. The maximum power is delivered to 8000 rpm. At the time the tachometer indicates 6500 rpm, the torque of 540 Nm available. It is sufficient for the Gallardo Spyder in four beats to a speed of 100 km / h and 13.1 seconds after the 200-km / h border crossing. As the top manufacturer of Sant'Agata Bolognese 324 km / h on, just 1 km / h less than the Coupe. Standard zesbak provides a manual for the transfer of engine power to the four-wheel drive is optional but a robotized gearbox available. That transmission doped e.gear knows now 40% faster switching.

The price of second-generation Spyder is not yet known. In the first Hessing dealer orders already received. The company reports to Auto Telegraaf that the first copies around April to our country. The current delivery has been increased to eight months. Probably the waiting time further shoot up now interested in the car also have to see.

Vodafone keeps data rate at 3.6 Mbit / s

Vodafone logo Vodafone Netherlands has decided today to the download speed for mobile internet on the phone to maintain the maximum available network speed. At this moment, that 3.6 Mbit / s. Earlier this week discovered a visitor to iPhone club that the speed was drastically reduced with effect from November 17. Vodafone said the argument that the company's Internet speeds more in line with other wild providers in the market. The message was taken up by numerous websites and led to a storm of reactions. Vodafone is apparently so startled that they run back the measure. The reason is that the customers said the quality of the network apparently still important.

Bart Hofker, Director of Consumer says in the press release that Vodafone sent around tonight:

It is good to see how much our customers our network quality and speed appreciate. Our customers are apparently clear distinction between the providers based on quality and not just price. Because we obviously a customer-focused organization, and even if the adjustment but for a specific customer segment extended, we believe it is important that everything will stay as it is and all our customers the typical Vodafone network quality and speed continue to offer. It demonstrates that our mobile Internet customers find important and that Vodafone is leading in this area.

In its mammoth DNA unraveled

Scientists have a large part of the DNA from a frozen mammoth prop can isolate her. They were about eighty percent of the genetic code of the mammoth reconstruction, and the breakthrough makes it possible perhaps in the future to the extinct species back to life to build, reports the journal Nature. Elephant The hair Saturday tens of thousands of years in the Siberian permafrost, and the DNA it shows that the mammoth much closer relationship with the modern elephant than expected. The species evolved six million years ago in different species, and share 99.4 percent of their genes. From the mammoths themselves were also two types. One died 45,000 years ago, the other 10,000 years ago went to the corner. New mammoth The researchers, the DNA of the mammoth in theory ever insertion in the genome of a modern elephant and a mammoth so again on the world.

Launch NXE was not without problems

Microsoft has indicated that the launch of the New Xbox Experience yesterday, not entirely spotless has expired. Thus the plant was not to everyone within a few minutes, Xbox Live Marketplace was not accessible to many people and encountered problems with the background themes, which only half were displayed.

The installation of the New Xbox Experience usually takes no longer than a few minutes. Yesterday was the bustle, though it lasted little longer. As a result, some people instead of a few minutes, a few hours to wait before the new panel was installed.

Xbox Live Marketplace also had problems. Many people could not reach Marketplace, and the number of people what it could, had major problems with the speed of the download service from Microsoft.

In addition to the installation and Xbox Live Marketplace to know the different themes that people can download for the Xbox 360 also has the problems. Several "old" themes such as Gears of War 2, Need for Speed: Undercover, Mass Effect, Castle Crashers and Army of Two are not converted to the New Xbox Experience and are therefore only half displayed.

Asus P565 'fastest smartphone'

The Samsung Soul or Nokia N95 8GB free with Vodafone, ordering directly! The Taiwanese electronics company that is known of the eee PC, the Asus P565 introduced, according to Asus' the fastest smartphone in the world. " The Asus P565 smartphone uses a 800 MHz processor, where the average processor on a smartphone usually has about 500 MHz. The menu and functions of the P565 would thus work more quickly, says Asus. The Asus P565 uses Asus' latest touch interface with the name "Glide" and is aimed at the business market. Push e-mail and Microsoft Office Mobile are supported. The P565 runs Windows Mobile 6 to go and thanks to HSDPA and Wi-Fi support also very suitable for the Internet. It is still unknown when or if the Asus P565 in the Netherlands appears.

"Accessibility government still heavily under the measure '

According to the Accessibility Foundation, which represents the disabled and chronically ill, shooting the accessibility of public still seriously short. However, the foundation improvements.

State Secretary Bijleveld receive Foundation report Accessibility Accessibility 2008 The Foundation presented the results Monday of the so-called Accessibility to Monitor State Secretary Ank Bijleveld of the Interior. The intense interest increased as a result of previous studies hundreds of national, provincial and municipal government under the microscope to see whether they meet accessibility. Especially sites of government would be improved, but provinces and municipalities, according to the foundation still needed work to be done: 8 and 2 percent respectively of the sites meet the minimum requirements.

According to accessibility guidelines of the government itself, sites increasing font support, working with color contrasts and text descriptions for images can give. In addition, they are compatible with devices such as Braille and screen readers, and they must also deal with different browsers can and easy access via search engines. State Secretary Bijleveld said the criticism of the foundation to have taken to heart and has reported that all governments in early December an agreement which will conclude at the end of 2010 all government directives must comply. Especially municipalities will be noted on their responsibility.

www.overheid.nl Compared with 2005, the insufficient number of accessible sites dropped from 96 to 88 percent, mainly due to improvements in the government and especially to sites of ministries. That dropped the percentage of sites with a lack of 85 to 54 percent. For national public Web sites accessible is insufficient share dropped from 93 to 75 percent. In municipal websites is no improvement observed: the percentage of sites that are still inadequate 98 percent.

Eric Velleman director of the Foundation says that the Accessibility especially unfamiliarity with the guidelines is that the degree of public access is so low. According to him there is too much attention to the appearance of the site, and is the low awareness of the user-friendliness.

Graduation in 2008 not without problems Sometimes for days no internet

Of the people who this year switched to another ISP and some difficulties encountered, was almost one fifth longer than a day without Internet. That is clear from examination of the Consumer Association.

The organization has done a survey among 731 consumers who in 2008 switched from his own movement. They took third transition problematic, for example, because of problems with the billing or the Internet. Nearly twenty percent of all respondents Saturday longer than 24 hours without internet. From this group, more than half was three days or longer and not Internet calls.

In 82 percent of the cases the transition to the new seamless Internet connection, however, whether the connection was interrupted for up to 24 hours.

ADSL for cable
Of the people who switched from an ADSL provider to another ADSL provider, had twenty percent longer than 24 hours no Internet. When the walkers on the ADSL to cable (or vice versa), this percentage of sixteen percent. The difference here is not so great. Remarkably, the Consumentenbond, because there is often assumed that the biggest problems occur when switching between ADSL providers.

No snapshot
The results from the investigation concerns about walkers for the full year 2008, confirms a spokesperson of the organization upon request. It is therefore possible that the Internet now manage about switching customers, but that poor results earlier this year, the rates downward pressures. The results can be difficult in other words serve as an indication of how the situation now stands for.

The Consumer Association presents the research, however, as such. "Internet providers have a long way to go. At this moment it is still at 82% of the cases," it reads. And Felix Cohen, director of the Consumers' Association, concludes: "There is still much work to do over the next half month. We keep an eye out the agreements are fulfilled."

Five percent
The Dutch Internet service with State Secretary Heemskerk of Economic Affairs agreed that from 2009 no more than five percent of the walkers longer than 24 hours no Internet. Otherwise, the following possible legislation to compel the companies to better performance.

NU.nl guilty of slow mobile Internet

S NU.nl Laurens3_3 in its nearly decade-are already accused of many things. Thus we suppress the truth about 9 / 11, chem trails, impregnated wood, gray aliens of the species, the Bilderberg Society, the New World Order ... you name it. All true. The latest sensational allegations, however, an entirely different order. Vodafone this week decided that the speed of its mobile Internet is a lot less tooth could. That in itself but - ahem - refreshing in a world where everything is focused on growth and speed. Where competitor KPN recently the speed of its mobile Internet oppompte considerably since Vodafone believes that a speed of 256 kbps should be enough. That was 3600 kbps. All well and good, but what gives the informant as a reason for this Spartan subscription? Listen carefully, he comes: "Most customers use mobile Internet just to nu.nl surfing or e-mail to check." Meanwhile, it appears that the Internet "young adults" almost 20 percent himself a new online junk and find "especially as news NU.nl visit." 20 Percent ... tsssssss. That can be much more!

Verleidde three women for prostitution

The police last week three men in the age of 22-27-year picked up in recent years, dozens of women were recruited via Internet for prostitution. The arrests took place in The Hague, Amsterdam and Nootdorp, as did a spokesman disclosed Monday.


The suspects would have approached their victims via websites like Hyves and Partyflock. Then they would have them during dates and opted to have them moved to work as a prostitute. When the women were once behind the window, they had more protection money to pay the men.

The suspects used according to the police not brute force. Their victims they would have made them dependent on them and have put psychological pressure. The women worked in Amsterdam, Den Haag, Alkmaar and Utrecht.

Two of the suspects are brothers from Den Haag. The third comes from Nootdorp. The public prosecutor suspects them of exploitation. Justice is also trying money and valuables that the three with their practices would have obtained, to tackle. During searches, the police are four more cars and a scooter to complete.

The investigation into the case has been running for a year and is in the hands of the police forces and Amsterdam-Amstelland Haaglanden.

Internet more important than morning coffee

A quarter of the Dutch created immediately after waking up connection to the Internet. They do this even before they go to the toilet or coffee drink. This is clear from examination of Dutch KPN Internet at 669 to Internet usage and rituals of Dutch. 91 Percent of Dutch internet shows (very) important. For 8 percent that applies even one day without the Internet is a day not lived.

A quarter of Dutch makes right after waking connection to the Internet. 41 Percent indicates the Internet have to stand during the period that people at home, 21 percent even during the whole day, even if at that time not at home. More than one third of Internet users indicates only connect to the Internet at times when they really need.

Nearly one third of the Internet will find themselves a Dutch 'online social networker. " This group is mainly engaged in e-mail, instant messaging, visiting social networking sites (such Hyves) and online dating. Still, nearly one third of Dutch people visiting news sites in particular. The Internet type 'online business networker "is applicable to nearly one tenth of all Dutch Internet users.

Last Opel's Vectra significantly cheaper

The Opel Insignia, the brand-Car of the Year 2009, a month before its launch already on tour in the Netherlands. His predecessor, the Vectra is not yet sold out. For space in the showroom to make available the latest Vectra's for an extra sharp price on the road. The cheapest new, regardless knew Vectra has cost only 21,995 euros from today! The price of the Vectra shows sharply reduced prices. The CTS sedan and vijfdeurs with petrol as much as 4.250 euros cheaper. Stationwagon true even for an adjustment of 5.250 euro. The diesel versions have a still more favorable pricing. The four-and vijfdeurs Vectra with zelfontbrander on board now costs 4,450 euros less, the euro Stationwagon 5450. Opel Vectra, the latter's petrol from 21,995 euros. The diesels are there as long as supplies last for at least 25,995 euros. The production of the Vectra was terminated earlier this year. Since then the successor was long in coming, built a large stock of the importer to the transition from Insignia Vectra to go smoothly. How many copies of the great middle class is still available, is not known.

Internet twenty years in Europe

The Dutchman Piet Beer Tema received today twenty years ago as the first non-American an e-mail via the Internet. And so it began. The world, and the Netherlands front, may this afternoon at 14.28 pm a party to celebrate.

It is exactly twenty years ago that the Netherlands became the first country outside the United States got jack on the U.S. 'Internet'.

Piet Beer Tema administrator of the Center of Mathematics & Computer Science (CWI) in Amsterdam received on that November 17, 1988 from the U.S. the first 'global' e-mail that was sent on a kind of semi-open network.

The 'Internet' was until then a purely American matter. Initially there was only Defense use, but what was also a scientific network of the National Science Foundation. Beer Tema wanted to CWI that NSFnet link on November 17 and he got permission.

Other scientific institutes in the Netherlands and Europe were joined there soon to. A few years later followed companies.

In 1993, the nuclear research institute CERN in Geneva a system that the network was much more user-friendly. Thanks to this system world-wide web consumers discovered the Web in record time as communication and inexhaustible source of information.

Beer Tema in 1988 still had to do with a transmit and receive speed of 64,000 bits per second. Meanwhile, consumer nothing more the one hundred and scientific networks may again a thousand times faster.

The man who Netherlands in 1988 helped to the Internet, two years earlier had already realized that clear web addresses were needed. In 1986 he was therefore all the domain name. Com registration.

Beer Tema is retired in 2004, but he celebrates on the Internet today via YouTube into the party.

'Kangaroo is genetically image of the man'

Australian kangaroos have almost the same genes as humans and composition are therefore the key to solving genetic problems. The kangaroo is a source of information about the man kangaroo is a source of information about the man This is what Australian researchers at the Center of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics said Tuesday. Together with scientists including the University of Melbourne and Sydney was the genetic system of a kangaroo charted. "It shows us how our genes are organized, how they work and how they arose," says Professor Jenny Graves at the Australian news agency AAP. For example, on the basis of the model studied the emergence of the sex of a baby. "There are only minor differences. We have some more of this, a little less of that, but they are the same genes in the same composition, "says Graves. The man and the kangaroo were 150 million years ago cousins. The marsupial has its origin in China. Through the American continents they are on Antarctica and later ended up in Australia. "The kangaroo is a tremendous source of information about how we have looked 150 million years ago," says Graves.

Google launches voice-driven search for iPhone

iPhone-owners do their searches no longer typing on the touch screen of their phones. A new version of Google's search software also works with speech recognition.


The company offers the new version of the program since Monday night for free in the App Store, the online software store of Apple. Users can customize their searches after installation say.

Motion Detector

The software makes handy use of the motion detector of the iPhone. If a user's phone to his ear moves, the program automatically switches to the voice-driven mode.

For the software only works for English language queries, preferably with an American accent.