Did you notice that Youtube Doodle is a colorful Philippine Jeepney?

Charice congratulates Youtube and Google for the official launching of  Youtube Philippines. Charice  talked how YouTube changed her life.

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According to a blog post, Google mentioned that “By combining Admeld’s services, expertise and technology with Google’s offerings, we’re investing in what we hope will be an improved era of flexible ad management tools for major publishers”.

Admeld CEO Michael Barrett on a blog post said that:

“This is an exciting moment for Admeld, not only because it speaks to the quality of our platform, team, and the results we produce for our clients, but also because it underscores Google’s dedication to helping publishers get the most out of the display ad landscape.

What’s driving this relationship is a shared belief that managing display advertising is still far too complicated for publishers, and together Admeld and Google can help address some of the underlying inefficiencies. Though we have no specific integration plans yet, we imagine our combined offerings can help publishers make more informed, efficient, and profitable decisions across all tiers of their inventory.”

Though Google is curbed by intensified scrutiny, the company’s appetite for acquisition has not affected. Google spent more than $2.6 billion buying more than 60 companies since the end of 2009.

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The recent lawsuit to hit Apple is the iCloud, a data storage solution service (or barrage of servers). Apple has just acquired the iCloud.com domain name from Swedish company Xcerion, in which the iCloud Communications has sued the Apple.

iCloud Communications is a voIP equipment and service provider, SIP, PBX and conferencing services based in Arizona and was founded in 2005. The company claims to be a cloud computing company as well, and did not engage in any sort of business, and that it has been using the name since 2005.

The suit reads:

As was the case of the “iPhone” and “iAd” marks, Apple discreetly applied for a foreign trademark registration for ICLOUD months prior to the launch announcement on June 6, 2011 (Apple applied initially in Australia for iPhone, Canada for iAd and Jamaica for iCloud). That foreign ICLOUD application appears to now form the basis for the various iCloud applications for which Apple filed in the United States on June 1, 2011. Apparently, Apple is attempting to use a foreign jurisdiction’s laws to gain priority for its U.S. registrations while circumventing the notice and publication requirements for trademark applications filed here in the United States with respect to “intent-to-use” applications.

The suit continues:

“The goods and services with which Apple intends to use the ‘iCloud’ mark are identical to or closely related to the goods and services that have been offered by iCloud Communications under the [iCloud marks and logos] since its formation in 2005. However, due to the worldwide media coverage given to and generated by Apple’s announcement of its ‘iCloud’ services and the ensuing saturation advertising campaign pursued by Apple, the media and the general public have quickly come to associate the mark ‘iCloud’ with Apple, rather than iCloud Communications.”

The suit seeks an injuction to bar Apple from using the iCloud name, destruction of all promotional materials and other items bearing reference to Apple’s iCloud service, and monetary damages including forfeiture of profits obtained using the iCloud name.

The iCloud Communications does not currently hold any registered U.S. trademark registration for the iCloud name.  Although, trademarks are not required, however, it gives protection to any trademark use.

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During the Open Mobile Summit, Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka said that “Our first book is coming out–a cookbook”. Now, when you are planning to cook a dinner for your special someone and running out of ideas, you’ll be thinking of Rovio again through the cookbook.

Moreover, Rovio wants to invade the TV, in which they just recently acquired a Finland based animation studio Kombo and plans to launch an animated movie in the next three years.

“We’re getting serious about animation. Already produced a series of animated shorts. We’re going to make more of those. We’re going to make longer animations. And who knows, one day we’re going to make a movie,” said Vesterbacka, according to CNET report.

After successfully hitting the game, Rovio is now taking a major step to capitalize success of Angry Birds and turn the game studio into a whole entertainment franchise around the game like Disney.

The new “V-MODA for True Blood” line will consist of tailored-budget headphones and earphones that will give emphasis with True Blood’s alluring, sexy style.

These vampire-stuff inspired headphones were crafted by V-MODA’s Chief Visionary Officer and DJ, Val Kolton. True Blood avid fans, music lovers, artisans, and night-dwellers will all admire its immortal durability, thanks to V-MODA’s MaterialEDGE military-tough testing processes.

The V-MODA products used timeless materials which include metal plates, Kevlar-reinforced cables and elegant fabrics so that they will stay longer without showing any signs of deterioration. This is somehow similar to True Blood vampires’ vein. Along the design of these products, the quality of what they call “supernatural” audio is not compromised.

No word on pricing yet, but certainly they are not cheap to begin with. Well, looking carefully in the design and the sound quality, there’s no reason not to go to “V-MODA for True Blood” headphones.

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The IT Pro portal website caught my attention with their recent exclusive Apple’s A5 chip vs the Samsung Exynos. The guys behind this website are really genius when it comes to covering the latest technology news which are also my interests.

Anyway, I would like to share their original post, which you can find it here.

Connectivity-wise, 3G users should go for Chromebooks, because without an internet connection, the Chrome OS will be useless. Looking into prices, the Wi-Fi only model of Acer Cromia sells for  $380 which is a bit pricey than the $430 of Samsung offering.

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Co-CEO Sanjay Jha has confirmed that the MOTOBLUR brand name will be separated from the manufacturer’s name, however few of UI’s social functionality will remain on devices and proprietary Android skin in any press materials, which the last mentioned has not confirmed yet. The decision has been made due in part to public feedback.

Motorola’s smartphones within the last two years have had a wide effect on the Android market, and some of the great smartphones released since 2009 have been from Motorola.

Motorola’s handsets within the last 2 years have had a profound affect on the Android market, and some of the strongest smartphones to be released since 2009 have been from Motorola. This issue will not definitely affect the company performance in the mobile market.

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Produced in two forms called Warhead and Devastator, the Warhead 7.1 allows you to communicate on Xbox Live without plugging your headphones while the Mad Catz Base Station connects to your Xbox.

These noise cancelling headphones can be connected through USB, and the Base Station features an on-screen battery readout, and if your headphones run out of juice, the Base Station has you covered with a spare battery all powered up.

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