Google owns Android.me....

         It’s not exactly Googorola-sized news, but I just noticed that Google has very recently gained ownership over the domain Android.me (not worth linking as it is currently not in use – yet?).
 
      Now, Google may have simply asked – or forced – the former owner to transfer ownership of the catchy domain name, so it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s going to launch a product by that name (besides, they already own android.com so why bother?).

       For that and other reasons, I think it’s unlikely Google is planning to make Android.me the home for a new service, although I’ve been known to be wrong before. Either way, somewhat interesting.

       After all, .me domain names are starting to get in vogue lately. Google worked on the Ro.me project, for instance, and there are plenty of other examples such as About.me, which was acquired by our parent company AOL, but also Ask.me, Connect.me, txt.me, Blog.me, Blip.me, With.me and News.me, a joint project from bit.ly and The New York Times).

        Then there are startups like Tango, Kiip and Formspring, which also went with .me domain names.

       The list goes on: Facebook owns fb.me, WordPress owns wp.me, Yahoo owns me.me, Microsoft owns windows.me, AOL owns aol.me, VKontakte owns vk.me, and Time Magazine owns ti.me.

Google should probably have a chat with WhitePages.com, by the way, as they own goog.me.

        According to a recent blog post by the .ME Registry, more than 530,000 .me domain names – in 200 countries – have been secured in the three years they’ve been publicly available for registration.

        Google was smart enough to register a couple of .me domain names from the get-go, including google.me, gmail.me, adwords.me, adsense.me, plus.me, blogger.me, orkut.me and youtube.me.

        For whatever reason, they missed out on android.me and chro.me – but now they’ve solved half of that particular problem

Facebook bans NetLog....

             Netlog isn’t widely known in the United States, but has been around for more than a decade and claims 80 million users, most of them in Europe and the Middle East. According to parent company Massive Media, Facebook provided no explanation of which specific rule they broke, or in what way.

                Yet approximately 1.5 million users who had used Facebook Connect to sign up for Netlog were unable to log on to the site as a result of the ban, which went into effect last Tuesday, we’re told.

                Initially, Netlog was told that they were violating a brand new item in Facebook’s Platform policy that was quietly added about two weeks ago – and stipulates that Facebook apps can’t link, promote, integrate or redirect to any apps on any competing social platform – but that appears to have been a painful communication error on Facebook’s part.

                In fact, Netlog has never launched a canvas application on the Facebook platform, but was considering building one – those plans have now been abandoned, for obvious reasons.

               Facebook confirms that a mistake occurred in the initial communication about the sudden ban, but that they’ve since informed Netlog about the real reasons they got banned.

Asked what those reasons were, a Facebook spokesperson would only say:

"Netlog took extensive steps to access internal Facebook APIs and deliberately compromised intended limitations of our platform. We took appropriate and necessary steps to protect people on Facebook."

                Massive Media, meanwhile, says it isn’t aware of any willful wrongdoing but that they’ll look into the matter before commenting further. Because Facebook initially said that Netlog got banned for linking to a competing social platform, Massive Media actually considered filing a complaint against Facebook with the European Commission over its “anti-competitive actions”.

Stylish wireless Mouse......

                                          

                          The new Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is a Stylish upcoming Wireless Mouse from Microsoft with Touch sensitive surface.Only the rub of a finger over the sensor surface you can scroll through documents or websites.Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse features BlueTrack sensor which ensures that the mouse can work precisely on almost any surface.

                     The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is connected by a 2.4-GHz radio to the PC.It will come with a nano receiver that can be stored in the battery compartment. It also features a battery status indicator and an on-and off switch. There are total of three buttons are available.

           

                     The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse has a symmetric touch surface for left-and right-handed, which will offer a “stylish mix of metal, glossy surfaces and comfortable rubberized palm rest. The rear part of the new Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is designed so that it can be bent by the user as needed,for best hand grip on the mouse.Only the rub of a finger over the sensor surface you can scroll through documents or websites.

                     Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse features BlueTrack sensor which ensures that the mouse can work precisely on almost any surface. The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is connected by a 2.4-GHz radio to the PC.It will come with a nano receiver that can be stored in the battery compartment. It also features a battery status indicator and an on-and off switch. There are total of three buttons are available.

                    The Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse has a symmetric touch surface for left-and right-handed, which will offer a “stylish mix of metal, glossy surfaces and comfortable rubberized palm rest. The rear part of the new Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse is designed so that it can be bent by the user as needed,for best hand grip on the mouse.

RAM with Thermal Sensors.....

                 Transcend (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products,has released a new line of server-grade DDR3 ECC DIMM and Registered DIMM premium memory modules equipped with thermal sensors. This advanced innovation in thermal monitoring technology can greatly enhance memory reliability, efficiency, and overall system stability, making these new modules perfect for use in dedicated servers as well as workstations.

              For high-end systems that constantly process huge amounts of data under non-stop operating conditions, CPU speed regulation and various other techniques to prevent overheating have become increasingly important in hardware design. In order to provide increased performance, Transcend now offers server-grade DDR3 modules that come equipped with an advanced thermal sensor. 

             This allows motherboard chipsets to monitor the exact temperature of each memory module and adjust the memory load accordingly, ensuring the best possible system performance while at the same time protecting the DRAM modules from potentially catastrophic failure and compromised system stability.

         Transcend’s thermal sensor equipped DDR3 memory modules include ECC DIMMs and Registered DIMMs in both 1333MHz and 1066MHz versions, all of which comply with JEDEC (the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) standards. In addition, these modules are built to exacting specifications with the highest quality DRAM chips and components available. 

      Each Transcend memory module undergoes rigorous testing to ensure the best performance possible, and comes with a lifetime warranty and the comprehensive support of Transcend’s renowned global service network. Recognized worldwide for reliable quality, outstanding performance, excellent compatibility and stable operation, Transcend memory modules are the preferred choice of performance-conscious system builders and IT professionals.

Multiple Login on Google...

               Google is rolling out a feature signing in to multiple Google accounts simultaneously from the same browser. When you go to the Google accounts page, you might see a new option: "multiple sign-in". If you don't see the new feature, it will probably be enabled soon.

                                         

                         After clicking on the "change" link, Google informs that this is an advanced feature and that it will only work for Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Sites, Google Reader, Google Voice, App Engine and Google Code. When multiple sign-in is enabled, a drop-down is displayed next to your email address at the top of the page, so you can quickly switch to a new account.

                         "If you use multiple sign-in, the first account you sign in to will be your default account. If you visit other Google products that don't support multiple accounts after you've signed in, you will automatically sign in to your default account for that product. If you sign out of any Google product while signed in to any account, you will be signed out of all your Google Accounts at once." (Google help center)

                   When you enable this feature, the most significant change is that you'll see a new drop-down next to your email address in Gmail and other supported Google products. Click on the drop-down and you can sign in to a new Google Account without signing out from the previous account.

           Another change is that Google's URLs include a different number for each account:http://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/, http://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/, etc.

 

                     Google's help center explains that Google's services didn't allow you to sign it to multiple accounts at the same time using the same browser because Google uses sign-in cookies that only let you sign in with one account at a time. 

                  Obviously, you can use multiple browsers, Chrome's incognito mode, IE8's "new session" feature, multiple profiles, but the new Google feature makes things easier. Now you can read your messages from two or more Gmail accounts by opening Gmail in multiple tabs.

                There are some known issues related to multiple sign-in: this feature is not available on mobile devices, Google Calendar's gadget doesn't work properly in Gmail, you can no longer use offline Gmail and offline Google Calendar and the "note in Reader" bookmarklet only works for the default account.

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