Monday, May 24, 2010

Apple to Drop the price of iPhone 3GS to 99$ ??

Morgan Stanley expects that Apple will Drop iPhone 3Gs Price to 99$ next month after the Release of the next iPhone, according to Fortune.
Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty raised her Apple price target to $310 per share saying that investors continue to underestimate iPhone share gains, better-than-expected iPad demand, the growing Chinese market, and increased penetration of the corporate market.

This is largely based on a proprietary Morgan Stanley/Alphawise survey that showed:
- The percentage of current iPhone customers planning to upgrade rose sharply from 18% in Nov. 2009 to 58% in March 2010. Huberty estimates that the combination of a growing installed base and a rising upgrade rate could yield 19 million upgrade units in 2011.

- She expects Apple to cut the price of the iPhone 3GS to $99. If Apple and AT&T (T) could also find a way to cut monthly service costs to $75 from about $90 today, demand for iPhones, she estimates, would increase by another 7 million units per year.

- According to the Alphawise survey, 16.8% of Verizon (VZ) subscribers say they are "very likely" to purchase an iPhone when and if it becomes available on their network (in the second half of 2011 in Huberty's base case, first half in her bull case). This could add another 8 million iPhones per year.

Google Keeps 49% Of AdSense Revenue

For the first time, Google has released its Revenue Share breakdown for Adsense, They are sharing the revenue shares for "AdSense for content" and "AdSense for search.". For Adsense for Content, They pay 68% of the revenue that they collect from Advertisers for Publishers, and for AdSense for Search they pay 51%.


Here's the significant part in Google's Post about "AdSense for content"
AdSense for content publishers, who make up the vast majority of our AdSense publishers, earn a 68% revenue share worldwide. This means we pay 68% of the revenue that we collect from advertisers for AdSense for content ads that appear on your sites. The remaining portion that we keep reflects Google's costs for our continued investment in AdSense — including the development of new technologies, products and features that help maximize the earnings you generate from these ads. It also reflects the costs we incur in building products and features that enable our AdWords advertisers to serve ads on our AdSense partner sites. Since launching AdSense for content in 2003, this revenue share has never changed.
And about "AdSense for search"
We pay our AdSense for search partners a 51% revenue share, worldwide, for the search ads that appear through their implementations. As with AdSense for content, the proportion of revenue that we keep reflects our costs, including the significant expense, research and development involved in building and enhancing our core search and AdWords technologies. The AdSense for search revenue share has remained the same since 2005, when we increased it.

For Facebook Users, Your Phone Numbers are exposed by "Evil" App

Evil, a new app designed by Tom Scott, He just want to prove that users are sharing their personal info on the web. The App is simple, You can visit the website and you will be able to see a list of six constantly changing Facebookers whose numbers are out there for all to see. Tom Scott has censored the last four digits of the appeared Facebook Users as he says in the site’s Q&A: “It’s called Evil, not diabolic.”

You can see this post in the site that explains How it works, and Why, and Everything:
How does it work?
There are uncountable numbers of groups on Facebook called "lost my phone!!!!! need ur numbers!!!!!" or something like that. Most of them are marked as 'public', or 'visible to everyone'. A lot of folks don't understand what that means in Facebook's context — to Facebook, 'everyone' means everyone in the world, whether they're a Facebook member or not. That includes automated programs like Evil, as well as search engines.

Just navigate your browser to the website and check it yourself. and you can Check out this video of how it works below:



So, Do you think Facebook is losing his Users, Do you think they have mistakes in the privacy?
Keep updated with us for News on this topic.

Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's WWDC with a Keynote on June 7

Apple will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address by CEO Steve Jobs on Monday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m. This year’s WWDC sold out in a record eight days to over 5,000 developers.
The significant part of Apple's Post:
The five-day event running from June 7 to June 11, is focused on providing advanced content for skilled developers across five key technology tracks: Application Frameworks; Internet & Web; Graphics & Media; Developer Tools; and Core OS. Apple engineers will deliver over 100 solutions-oriented technical sessions and labs. WWDC 2010 gives an incredibly diverse community the opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iPhone®, iPad™ and Mac® developers from around the world.
You can check the whole post at Apple.com from Here.
Apple is expected to unveil the next iPhone on June 7, And we are just waiting for This DAY! You can keep updated with us to Know the News Up-To-Date.

Twitter Bans All Third Party Ad Platforms - They Really Do

Yes, Twitter has just announced that they will ban all Third Party Twitter Platforms, This means the end of Ad.ly and the just launched Tweetup. They Says:
We will not allow any third party to inject paid tweets into a timeline on any service that leverages the Twitter API.
You have to keep updated with us with news about this topic, the significant part of Twitter’s post is below:
As our primary concern is the long-term health and value of the network, we have and will continue to forgo near-term revenue opportunities in the service of carefully metering the impact of Promoted Tweets on the user experience. It is critical that the core experience of real-time introductions and information is protected for the user and with an eye toward long-term success for all advertisers, users and the Twitter ecosystem. For this reason, aside from Promoted Tweets, we will not allow any third party to inject paid tweets into a timeline on any service that leverages the Twitter API. We are updating our Terms of Service to articulate clearly what we mean by this statement, and we encourage you to read the updated API Terms of Service to be released shortly.
Why are we prohibiting these kinds of ads? First, third party ad networks are not necessarily looking to preserve the unique user experience Twitter has created. They may optimize for either market share or short-term revenue at the expense of the long-term health of the Twitter platform. For example, a third party ad network may seek to maximize ad impressions and click through rates even if it leads to a net decrease in Twitter use due to user dissatisfaction.
Secondly, the basis for building a lasting advertising network that benefits users should be innovation, not near-term monetization. Twitter is uniquely dependent on and responsible for the long-term health and value of the platform. Accordingly, a necessary focus of Promoted Tweets is to explore ways to create value for our users. Third party ad networks may be optimized for near-term monetization at the expense of innovating or creating the best user experience. We believe it is our responsibility to encourage creative product development and to curb practices that compromise innovation.

Update 1: The company notes three guiding principles:
  • We don’t seek to control what users tweet. And users own their own tweets.
  • We believe there are opportunities to sell ads, build vertical applications, provide breakthrough analytics, and more. Companies are selling real-time display ads or other kinds of mobile ads around the timelines on many Twitter clients, and we derive no explicit value from those ads. That’s fine. We imagine there will be all sorts of other third-party monetization engines that crop up in the vicinity of the timeline.
  • We don’t believe we always need to participate in the myriad ways in which other companies monetize the network.

Update 2: Here is the relevant part in the updated T&C:
IV. COMMERCIAL USE

It is our goal to provide you, our ecosystem partner, with a policy that is clear and transparent about what you can do to monetize your Service. This is best summed up in two principles:

respect user content — Tweets may be used in advertisements, not as advertisements.
respect user experience — build your service around the timeline, not in the timeline.

And now, for the details:

1. Twitter Ads.

Twitter reserves the right to serve advertising via its APIs (“Twitter Ads”). If you decide to serve Twitter Ads once we start delivering them, we will share a portion of advertising revenue with you per our then-current terms and conditions.

2. Advertising Around Twitter Content

(a) We encourage you to create advertising opportunities around Twitter content that are compliant with these Rules. In cases where Twitter content is the basis (in whole or in part) of the advertising sale, we require you to compensate us (recoupable against any fees payable to Twitter for data licensing). For example, you may sell sponsorships or branding around gadgets or iframes that include Tweets and other customized visualizations of Twitter. Please contact us for questions and information at twitter_ads@twitter.com, or to notify us of an advertising opportunity.

(b) You may generally advertise around and on applications or sites that display Tweets, but you may not place any advertisements within the Twitter timeline on your Service other than Twitter Ads.

(c) Your advertisements cannot resemble or reasonably be confused by users as a Tweet.

(d) You may advertise in close proximity to the Twitter timeline (e.g., banner ads above or below timeline), but there must be a clear separation between Twitter content and your advertisements.

3. Using Twitter Content. You must get permission from the user that created the Tweet if You:

o want to use their Tweet on a commercial durable good or product (for example, using a Tweet on a t-shirt or a poster or making a book based on someone’s Tweets); or

o create an advertisement that implies the sponsorship or endorsement on behalf of the user.

How to: Install / Test Android 2.2 Froyo on your Computer

Well, I explained how to Install Android on iPhone 2G and 3G using Automatic Method and Manual Method, But what about Trying Google's Android 2.2 Froyo on your Computer. Gizmodo has explained how to try Google Android 2.2 Froyo on your Computer compatible with any device. Just follow the Step by Step guide below..
What you need?
The Android SDK for Windows / Mac from Here.
A Good Computer to work on (notebooks will strain to emulate a smartphone).

Steps:
Step 1: First, you should Extract the Android SDK. After Extracting, Click on Tools Folder, Open a file called "Android". This will start the SDK manager app.
Step 2: Now in the Manager App, Click on Available Packages button in the left column. It will present you with single option for download
Step 3: From the download list, select and download the following four items

Step 4: After Download is completed, Go back to the "Virtual Devices" section in the left column of the SDK manager. On the right side of the window, click New.
Step 5: From this window, you can define the parameters of your imaginary, emulated Android phone. Now you will need to decide some settings. You can get by with a small virtual SD card, so you can write few hundred megabytes. For the screen resolution, don't necessarily choose the highest setting (WVGA854) — it's 854 pixels tall, which may be taller than your computer's screen, if you have a MacBook or other smaller widescreen notebook.

Step 6: Now after customizing your settings, click on "Create AVD", Let it for few minutes till it finish (Don't worry if the App is unresponsive for a bit longer)
Step 7: Now after Finishing, You will have a simulated Android phone in the Virtual Devices Section. Select your phone, and click Start. (Just let the App do it, and Don't Worry)
Hola!! You're in Android Froyo!

What about the Apps?
Sure you will ask about getting some Apps, I can say it's missing a lot of settings, including close-source apps like Google Maps. You won't be able to test out Flast. But You can install all manner of other apps. and Here's how to do that:
Step 1: Download Eclipse Tool from Here.
Step 2: Install the Android Development Toolkit in Eclipse from Here.
Step 3: Point the ADK to the directory where you're keeping your Android SDK files.
Step 4: At last You can Import and Run Android Apps But you will have to search the internet for the App you want to try. The file format should be .apk [via Gizmodo]

Now, If you get any errors, or any problems with this guide just ask what you want and I will answer you.

Steve Jobs: 'You Won't Be Disappointed' - We Hope So!!

Steve Jobs has Replied and Responded to an email from Bryan Webster who asked if Apple plans to blow Google's announcements, he mentioned in his E-mail "F**k the google Android Team" You can check the screenshots below from Bryan Webster and Steve Jobs...
I hope we won't be Disappointed, Thanks Steve Jobs ..