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Google dumps Firefox toolbar; is a split with Mozilla next? In a short blog post, Google has announced that it will no longer continue development of the Google Toolbar for Firefox.
Balancing Website Content and Design The two factors that are necessary when designing something are consistency and uniformity. You need to work on the complementarity of factors such as the colors, themes, and concepts. These should all go together and you have to decide what looks good with what.
Adobe releases Flash to HTML5 converter Adobe today released a tool, codenamed Wallaby, that converts Flash to HTML5.
Western Digital to acquire Hitachi GST for $4.3 billion Western Digital and Hitachi, Ltd. announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby WD will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies...
Natalie Tran In Top 10 YouTube Earners With $100,000 A Year Queen of Australia from YouTube, Natalie Tran is one of 10 individual stars in the world that YouTube more than $ 100, 000 made on the site last year.
Google Docs Viewer Now Handles 12 More File Types he Google Docs Viewer just got a whole lot more useful. Now, it lets you view more than just PDFs, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents, displaying 12 new file types, launching from the Gmail application, Google Docs, or embedded in any website.
Microsoft Bing: Powered by Google? Google has accused Bing of stealing its search results. It's fight time in the search world.
Google Pushes Education Software Through App Store Google is talking with makers of educational software to help build a marketplace for online learning programs, an industry whose value may approach $5 billion
Dell Hopes to Catch Acer With Help from China, India The U.S. company has fallen behind its Taiwanese rival for the No. 2 spot worldwide but aims to close the gap thanks in part to more sales in Asia's two giant markets
Japanese AKAI launches triple-SIM phone in India apan-based AKAI Mobiles is launching its first triple SIM phone in India.
YouTube Rolls Out Its New Homepage To Everyone YouTube started experimenting with a new homepage last month, amping up its recommendation features so it would suggest new content you’re interested in.
ARM & IBM Partner on New Mobile Chipsets IBM and ARM have announced that the two companies will be partnering on advanced semiconductor technologies designed to power the next generation of mobile gadgets.
How to Make Your PC as Fast as the Day You Bought It One of the most frustrating things in life is a slow computer.
W3C's new logo promotes HTML5--and more Underscoring the confluence of technology, politics, and marketing, the World Wide Web Consortium today unveiled a new logo for HTML5.
Has '4G' lost its meaning? Wireless carriers in the U.S. have turned 4G into a meaningless marketing term, and standards purists are none too pleased about it.
Firefox 4 Will Arrive in February Firefox 4 is nearly ready for release, a recent post on Mozilla's developer mailing list suggests.
12 Things You Need to Know About Internet Explorer 9 Beta Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled Internet Explorer 9 Beta, a release that focused on paring down the browser experience so that users can quickly and easily access rich, HTML5-enabled sites.
Facebook’s Ad Revenue Hit $1.86B for 2010 According to recently released figures from eMarketer, Facebook‘s revenue for advertising alone — which excludes revenue for virtual currencies and other sources — came to an astonishing $1.86 billion for all of last year.
Nokia phones will no longer 'come with music’ Nokia has decided to stop offering its Ovi Music Unlimited service in 27 of the 33 countries where it was offered, the Finnish phone maker said on Monday.
With Apple's Jobs on leave, many questions and few answers With Steve Jobs taking another medical leave, Apple customers, investors, partners and employees are again left to wonder what implications this will have for the company’s stock, financial performance, product development and business operations.
Sobees Launches iPad App NewsMix, A Socially Curated Digital Magazine Sobees has made a business of creating innovative social media clients, particularly focusing on bringing Twitter, Facebook and social search to the a variety of platforms.
AMD, Intel, NVIDIA: our silicon will power future "smart" TVs This year has seen two major developments in the TV market: 3D, and the Web. TV makers are betting that consumers will flock to stores this holiday season to upgrade their plain old 2D and Web-less panels with models that will let them bring the Internet into their living rooms without requiring them to add another box to their entertainment center.
WikiLeaks given Swiss bank account data WikiLeaks has taken possession of discs containing the banking details of 2,000 prominent people with Swiss bank accounts. The discs were presented to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today in London by former Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer.
How to Switch from a PC to a Mac You've decided to "think different" and become a Mac user. Here are the things to consider and steps to take as you make a big change to your computing lifestyle.
Obama Wants Internet ID for All Americans CBS reports that the Obama administration is currently working on the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, a cybersecurity effort that essentially hands out Internet IDs to all Americans.
Digital piracy Websites get 53 billion visits a year Findings from a new study on piracy have been re-published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in hopes of scaring people.
Wikileaks Loses $935,000 Every Week According to Assange, the site is bleeding about $935,000 every week since the release of the diplomatic cables late last year.
India snags APAC mobile ad crown India is the largest mobile advertising market in the Asia-Pacific region with 5.8 billion impressions monthly, according to a new report.
Ferrari Working On Mind Reading Technology? Ferrari has reportedly applied for a new patent application that’s said to cover technology that monitors a driver’s mental and physical state...
Chinese auction site touts hacked iTunes accounts Tens of thousands of reportedly hacked iTunes accounts have been found on Chinese auction site Taobao, but the company claims it is unable to take action unless there are direct complaints, according to news reports.
Samsung sells 10 million Galaxy S handsets in seven months Samsung confirmed that its Galaxy S handset reached a 10 million sold milestone in a mere seven months after the device was launched in June 2010.
Facebook Users Uploaded A Record 750 Million Photos Over New Year’s It does not come as a huge surprise, but it is still staggering to think about over the New Year’s weekend, Facebook saw 750 million photo uploads from its users, and it sets a new Facebook record.
One-of-a-Kind Amphibious Car You Can Buy Now (Hydrocar) Have you always wanted a vehicle you can drive on land and water? If you don’t mind an amphibious car that needs a little testing and troubleshooting, the Dobbertin HydroCar could be for you — if you’re equal parts wealthy and crazy..
New Year’s Eve at Times Square Gets Its Own Mobile Apps Can’t be in Times Square for New Year’s Eve? The Times Square Ball App for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android could be the next best thing.
AOL Acquires About.me Just After Official Launch Splash-page startup About.me has been acquired by AOL for an undisclosed sum. The company went from stealth project to acquired startup in just a year’s time.
Twitter raises $200m in new finance Twitter has raised $200m (£129m) in new finance, in a deal that values the social networking service at $3.7bn.
Nvidia Gaming on Intel's next-gen chip Graphics-chip supplier Nvidia says it will do just fine despite claims by Intel that its next-gen chip will offer a higher-octane gaming experience.
Instagram Gains Suggested Users, 7 New Languages, And Yes, 2 New Filters An update to Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app for the iPhone, has just hit the App Store. And while the version numbering (1.0.6) may not make it seem like a big update, there are a few notable things about the latest version.
Atos Origin to acquire Siemens' IT services arm Atos Origin intends to buy the IT services arm of Siemens in a deal valued at 850 million euros (US$1.14 billion), the companies have announced.
Edit Photos and Videos With ArcSoft MediaImpression 3 HD--for a Price This one-stop shop allows you to organize, manage, and edit a variety of media files with one program. Import your photos, videos-including high-definition video files-and music into ArcSoft MediaImpression 3 HD.
Asia to be global mobile app hub Asia will soon overtake the West and become a global hotbed for mobile application development and innovation, proclaim analysts who cite the region's language diversity and long road to market maturity as main growth factors.
Google Ventures Gives $600K to iOS App Maker Miso Media Media, an iPhone and iPad app maker whose product hasn’t yet launched in the iTunes App Store.
Microsoft Blocking Kinect Sex Games Microsoft said it will block software developer ThriXXX from releasing its newly revealed Kinect software on the Xbox 360 console.
Learn HTML5, JavaScript and CSS With Mozilla’s Free “School of Webcraft” Mozilla is getting ready for the January semester of School of Webcraft, a 100% free developer training resource run in partnership with Peer 2 Peer University.

Events/COMPetition

Click Asia Summit 20th, 21st and 22nd January 2011, at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India

Click Asia Summit 2011 is Asia's largest Digital & Mobile Marketing conference and expo to be held from 20th-22nd January 2011 at the beautiful Taj Lands End, Mumbai. This conference brings unprecedented learning and business networking opportunities with speakers from around the world and CXO attendees from leading corporations in Asia and beyond.
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Social Media Marketing Conference Singapore

January 17-18 and 20-21, 2011, Singapore & Hong Kong: Join us at this interactive conference on Social Media Marketing to acquire effective techniques for boosting your brand performance and ROI. Find out how Intel, Nokia, Watsons, McDonald’s, Volkswagen, HP, Canon, Johnson & Johnson, Wall Street Journal, SMRT and more incorporated social media activities to get ahead of conversations. Through in-depth case studies and workable solutions, learn how to develop coherent platform integration strategies, handle a social media backlash and identify KPIs for the effectiveness of social media campaigns.
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Interaction Design Contest

The aim of this competition is to design applications for the next generation Internet of Things.
Deadline is January 7, 2011
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2011 Kitchen Tools Design Competition

Whether your food means pasta in Pisa, salad in Seattle, or life on the go in Shanghai, Mumbai or Dubai, your world is changing. Cultures and economies are making new demands.
Deadline is April 23rd, 2010
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Delta Awards 2011

The Association of Industrial Design ADI-FAD calls for companies and designers from Spain and other countries to take part in the Delta Awards with products that are distributed in the Spanish market.
Deadline is January 15, 2011
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2011 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project Awards

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) launched Top Ten Green Project Awards to showcase excellence in sustainable design principles and reduced energy consumption.
Deadline is January 24, 2011
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2011 International Design Excellence Awards

Beginning December 1, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is accepting entries to its 2011 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) program from designers, students and companies worldwide.
Deadline is February 4, 2011
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Red Dot Award: Product Design 2011

Red Dot Award: Product Design is entering a new round. Designers and companies are once again called upon to enter the global comparison and submit their products. Deadline is February 9, 2011
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New In MARKET

Razer's special edition Naga Maelstrom and Molten mice: too pretty to touch
Still curious if there's a market for mice with a dozen or more buttons on the side? Wonder no more. Know More>>

Wacom has debuted a new Cintiq display that you can draw on like a graphics tablet, the Cintiq 21UX
The new remodelled Cintiq promises enhanced pen performance and innovative ergonomics for more creative control, comfort and productivity, insists Wacom. Know More>>

Sanyo Releases Three Full HD Xacti Camcorders
Sanyo announces its 2009 line-up of nine new HD surveillance cameras that offer up to 4MP MJPEG and Full High Definition (HD) video for critical security monitoring. Know More>>