Google announced the availability of Google Earth for Android tablets Honeycomb 3.0. Recent applications, among others, support the technology of three dimensional (3D). Innovation does Google do to pamper users. With new technology, someone who opens a map of Manhattan will feel totally located in the middle atmosphere of this city.

Another renewal is the search menu at the top. In addition to enabling users to find one location, it will facilitate users ‘flying’ from one location to another comfortably. Search on Google allows one to get quick information about the place, panoramic images, Wikipedia and buildings in a three-dimensional format.

Google Earth began to be introduced in 2005. Google conducted a series of reforms to the service ‘global map’ that reaches over 197 million hectares of this site. Google describes that with the latest services, mobile users are now turning to the tablets would enjoy something else. Proverbial of regular movie theater to the IMAX Theatre.

The advancement technology of Virtualization and Cloud Computing is the hottest topic in information technology now. In many ways, promised that the application of both can reduce IT costs, provide facilities for companies in the IT business as well as making the company able to focus on its core business. However, facts show that there is still a gap between expectation and reality of the implementation of virtualization and cloud computing.

Implementation of private storage as a service is the least mature. This can be seen from the gap between expectation and reality. Some 81 percent of companies think about the implementation of private storage as a service, but only 28 percent felt the reality as expected. 100 percent of companies surveyed expect complexity reduction, but only 53 percent who felt the application of a private storage as a service to meet expectations. Storage virtualization also faces challenges because the biggest gap in this case is on agility, scalability and ability to follow the trend of technological development. In the matter stability, only 45 percent of the 100% enterprise who had expected to find that the appropriate implementation of storage virtualization a reality. Implementation of hybrid / private cloud computing also faces gaps. Among the enterprises which it is hoped that implementation will reduce capital expenditure, only 46% percent who felt it.

Gap has also appeared in terms of scalability (54 percent) and computational cost (46 percent). Some of the side that is matures enough on the desktop and server virtualization. The average gap in the desktop virtualization is 0 percent even though there is still a disappointment on the provision of application. Meanwhile, the gap in the server virtualization is only 6 percent even though there are still problems in scalability and agility. Outside about gap, Symantec survey also found other facts. Enterprise is currently starting to focus with business critical applications.

As many as 63 percent of companies have a plan to do virtualizes thing in the database applications within the next 12 months. However, companies are slower in utilizing hybrid technology / private cloud for business critical applications. Symantec survey also found that service quality is a concern to companies who implement virtualization and cloud computing. Symantec also found that IT and business executives are not aligned.

CFO and CEO level is less open in the moving business critical applications in hybrid / private cloud as a matter of security and control. Based on this fact, Symantec recommends. IT and business should be aligned in virtualization and cloud computing efforts. Then, do not work in an environment silos (isolated) because this would bring no benefit. So it must be comprehensive. Step can be started by using the existing infrastructure and make the necessary modernization. We also need to set realistic expectations, and then see the results. However, virtualization and cloud is still in the stage of maturation.

What kind of phone Nokia’s first run with the Windows operating system have been revealed and leaked on the Internet. The cell phone-code named “Sea Ray”. Recently, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop introduced in front of an audience that is not allowed to take pictures.

A YouTube video clip that showed Mr. Elop also asked the crowd to “get rid of their camera,” so they knew something “super secret”. The new handset is very similar to the N9, a smart phone that recently launched Nokia. Sea Ray phones using the new operating system but not MeeGo. Features N9, front view with a glass and 8 mp camera. Nokia Phone Windows added a new embed buttons, possible for the camera, and the LED flash at different locations.

In leaked on the Internet, Nokia will also launch the smart phone version of Windows Phone with name-password “Mango”. Some comments on the Internet saying “leak” it is part of the thrill-seeking tactics Nokia for users of the Nokia Phone Windows. Nokia will launch its official at Nokia World in London in October.

After learning about the business model of gaming industry in recent article, developers can determine the payment methods. There are so many things you need to know about this kind of business and one of them is Method of payment for the game that had been done among others through subscribe, download, or F2P (free to play). F2P is really suitable for them who want to develop social gaming. F2P also has a variety of options, namely the item mall, Donations, exclusive sponsorship, and In-game / advergaming.

The payment system is an item mall game that is played for free at the beginning but for some specific items, gamers must pay some money. If you choose to continue playing for free, gamers have only limited access to some specific items only. While Donations the payment system allows gamers to donate some money without being given a specific target. Players can transfer within its capabilities.

Then, the exclusive sponsorship of the payment system is that you build a game to use a company’s marketing communications to convey messages of the product. Some companies such as manufacturers of cigarettes and drinks ions never do this to educate consumers about the product at the company closer to consumers. The entire cost of production will be taken care by company and you will be able to make a profit.

The Last one in-game payment or advergaming which you put ad links on the right or left side of the game, or even after the game was over played. The ads also can be a link to your own subsidiary or links to other games that you also develop. This system is commonly called cross promotion. This system was made by Zynga, which makes gamers know all Zynga games are developed without excessive promotion.

The Development of gaming industry is not just for entertainment for its users right now. Social network development of media also plays important role in the advancement technology of “social games” and as a result, there are many game developers try to expand their business into social media since it could give them a lot of profits they never imagined before.

It’s kind of important for games developer knows about the business model and gamer behaviors. What do you know about gamer behaviors? Basically, there are four types of gamer, which are: Core Gamer, Status Gamer, Actual Gamer, and the last one is Social Gamer. Before you start develop one game, you know about which kind of gamer behaviors you want to put yourself into because it could be an important factor that plays important role in what kind of game you want to develop.

Core gamers are gamers who spend all their time just to play games. It could even be three days and three nights in front of computer screens or gaming device. The Status Gamers are gamers who just love collecting gadgets that provide gaming applications. Status gamers even never finish every game he plays because it sought only a social status that he is a lover of games and have all the gadgets and gaming equipment from old products to new products.

Actual gamers are gamers who only play games on the sidelines of the activity through the mobile phone, laptop, or tablet hers. While social gamer is a gamer who plays games via social media applications with the goal of expanding the network of friends. People who play games on Facebook are not necessarily categorized as a social gamer. If he does not aim to expand friendships and simply play a constant application, he can enter the category of core gamers.

After learning the types of gamers and their behavior, game developers can start building the game with a focus on one type of gamer. Social gamers is one of the good market at present because of the increasing number of social media users is significant enough to be a target game business.

To build a social media game, a developer needs a minimum budget of 100,000 to 300,000 U.S. dollars with the developing time for 4 to 12 weeks and developing a team total of at least 10 people. Once the game is built and published, the important thing to always do is run weekly feature updates and respond back any feedback from users.

Weekly update feature should be routinely performed, if not, gamers will be bored. However, these weekly updates costly, so you should also think about the mutual money from gamers. Do not be proud of your game is played hundreds of thousands or even millions of users, but if there is no money, it’s useless. To earn income from the game business, developers must determine the business model of the executable. A business model for video games is starting from the developer to publisher, to the end user. While the business model for mobile game developers are starting to firm ported, then the publisher just got to the end user.

The porting company is porting service provider for gaming applications on mobile devices. “The game is finished, it should be ported in order to support for many handsets. Standard ported is 250 times. So, one game alone should be ported over 250 times. So, for developers who want to do business in the mobile application must provide an additional budget ported for this.

Sony Ericsson introduced its latest series of Xperia, Xperia Active. This Smartphone is devoted to consumers with active lifestyles, especially sports fans. In accordance with the target, active Xperia is designed to support various activities. With the Android platform 2.3, this phone has been installed and equipped with a 1GHz processor and multimedia entertainment facilities such as a 5 megapixel camera that can record HD video.

Interestingly, this phone is waterproof to a depth of one meter. To prove it, the Sony Ericsson put the phone into a container of water for several minutes. When in the water and lifted, the phone can still receive calls. Active Xperia claimed to be able to survive in water up to 30 minutes. That ability after the engine is protected by two covers. Outermost, the cover is made of rubber so it is safe if it falls.

Another interesting thing, although your fingers are wet when you touch the screen, scratch-resistant multi-touch screen still works because the wet finger tracking feature. The screen is also dust-proof which also means that you do not have to worry about outdoors activities.

Mobile phone with three-inch screen has been installed applications that help exercise such as GPS, compass, barometer, and iMapMyFitness. Heartbeat and pulse can be monitored in real time. The smart phone that will be circulated in the market in September 2011 is equipped with various accessories that facilitate the use of such a headset ear loop to hands-free that can not be separated when running, arm and wrist strap case for use during exercise. Regarding the price, the Sony Ericsson has not been willing to reveal.

In order to accommodate their main focus, Sony Ericsson launched their latest product which uses the Android platform, Xperia Ray. This phone is the latest generation of Xperia with a captivating design. This phone is using Android platform 2.3 and 1GHz processor. Xperia Ray is one of three Sony Ericsson’s latest products that will be on the market in September 2011.

In terms of form, Ray Xperia is similar with the previous generation, the Xperia Arc. However, the Xperia Ray with aluminum frame has a size smaller and lighter. As for thickness, it’s slightly thicker of 0.7 mm. This phone offers superior 8.1 megapixel camera with power. Like digital cameras, the camera has been equipped with various features that help produce the best images such as auto focus, face detection, smile detection, up to 16x digital zoom, image stabilizer, aperture F.2, 4, touch focus, flash and much more. The camera is also capable of recording HD video (720 p).

In terms of multimedia and entertainment, this phone is equipped with an application music player, music tones, PlayNow service, Facebook, twitter, Google search, YouTube, android model (more than 200,000 applications), 3D games, radio, video streaming, and more. To support multimedia, this phone comes livesound, ie headphones with fashionable design and anti-wrinkle. In addition, it’s also available LiveKey the device to access the applications with one touch.

Steve Walker, Global Head of Marketing at Sony Ericsson said the Xperia Ray is a manifestation of the seriousness of Sony Ericsson to develop Android-based smartphone and the world of entertainment.