As smartphones are distributed explosively, recently LBS is highlighted as killer contents in the smartphone again. LBS has not been developed well except a few of services like navigation and map. Especially location related services such as “gypsii” has not been popular. There are some reasons why the service is not that successful. Though Nokia […]
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Facebook entering a LBS
Database is getting important in internet world. Recently it is spotlighted as the key of success. A few days ago, there was news about the investigation of police on Google in Korea and France. This problem is because of collecting private information including Wi-Fi location. Why do they focus on database? Exactly they need systematic […]
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Apocalypse now Redux
I saw this movie on TV by the merest chance. Inspite of its long, long running time(as many as 3 hours and 22 minutes), I never felt tedious. Rather, I was totally mesmerized by the gloominess. This movie is based on the famous novel, “heart of darkess” written by Joseph Conrad. Though there are some […]
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Dell releases its first smartphone.
Low price and high performance are key points to survive in smart device market. Amazon aggressively launches the 3rd generation Kindle with $139. It’s the cheapest e-book reader right now. In the smartphone market, a competition between companies is getting fierce and even new entrants are threatening traditional phone makers. Nokia has lost their market […]
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Mobile security is a rising issue.
Recently India is investigating whether RIM’s blackberry has a security problem. The official said that smartphones have the potential to be misused by militants. Now mobile security is a hot issue. Because smartphones adopt Wi-Fi and bluetooth, the problem is getting serious. And in Korea, Google is investigated by police for the reason why they […]
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Ray : The great R&B musician’s history
Ray Charles Robinson is the greatest contemporary musician in the world. He lost his sight at 7 years olds. Because of an aid of his mother’s education, he overcame his visual handicap and learned living a life independently. And he got to the top of R&B step by step. Surely there were some serious problems […]
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The Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki is one of the greatest animation director in the world. He has carried a strong empasis on wildlife and nature conservation. The Princess Mononoke starts with the fighting scene between the young man and god of disaster. This chasing scene is so active that I can’t keep my eyes away from the animation. […]
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Mobile wallet is waiting for jump-up
If mobile cards spread out and coupons are provided by mobile internet, what will happen? Maybe it needs new media that can organically contains those applications. i.e. virtual wallet(mobile wallet). Most of us use wallets. And it’s the common thing that people carry important photos in their wallets as well as money and credit cards. […]
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Social commerce is booming.
A month ago there was press release on social commerce business by Amazon and Facebook. Like Zynga’s social game, Amazon may use Facebook’s open API and they can offer some items to customers or strengthen shopping reviews. It’s rather easy to anticipate the effect of social commerce. Because social commerce is relied on human network, […]
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collateral
What is “collateral”? While I see the movie, the question was twirling in my head. A synopsis is very simple. Just killing people and preventing last murder. There is no reason why Vincent(Tom Cruise) kills people(surely he was asked to kill, but that is so superficial answer). A director puts an importance on the procedure […]