iPhone Telkomsel Indonesia
Update June 8, 2010: iPhone 4G wireless technology is launched by Steve Jobs in WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference). The price has yet to be disclosed in the US since it”d be on sale come July 2010, not to say outside America such as Indonesia.
The rumors that iPhone will make its presence in Indonesia in cooperation with Telkomsel has been around for quite sometime now. But it seems there’s no certain timeline as to where it’d be in Indonesia and ready for public. In Apple official website, it only explain thus concerning this matter:
Telkomsel
iPhone 3G will be available at all Telkomsel locations across Indonesia. Which means there’s probably one near you.
While Telkomsel, as iPhone’s official representative in Indonesia has yet to set the time limit as to when iPhone will be available. It only offers you to fill out the order form (in Bahasa Indonesia) in which Telkomsel promises to call you once the stuff is available.
Despite I’m interested to buy the 16 Gb smartphone, I’m not interested to sit down in queue by filling up the waiting form. I think I’m better off patiently waiting until it’s available in Telkomsel outlet near me.
Reading Gmail Email with No Internet Connection
With Offline Gmail, we can read our Gmail’s email offline:
Today we’re starting to roll out an experimental feature in Gmail Labs that should help fill in those gaps: offline Gmail. So even if you’re offline, you can open your web browser, go to gmail.com, and get to your mail just like you’re used to.
Once you turn on this feature, Gmail uses Gears to download a local cache of your mail. As long as you’re connected to the network, that cache is synchronized with Gmail’s servers. When you lose your connection, Gmail automatically switches to offline mode, and uses the data stored on your computer’s hard drive instead of the information sent across the network. You can read messages, star and label them, and do all of the things you’re used to doing while reading your webmail online. Any messages you send while offline will be placed in your outbox and automatically sent the next time Gmail detects a connection. And if you’re on an unreliable or slow connection (like when you’re “borrowing” your neighbor’s wireless), you can choose to use “flaky connection mode,” which is somewhere in between: it uses the local cache as if you were disconnected, but still synchronizes your mail with the server in the background. Our goal is to provide nearly the same browser-based Gmail experience whether you’re using the data cached on your computer or talking directly to the server.
Of course, it’s still in beta. And it’s still tried only in US or UK for next days. Be prepared, however, to always look over at your Gmail tab if the facility is already available for you. If it’s the case do the following:
1. Click Settings and click the Labs tab.
2. Select Enable next to Offline Gmail.
3. Click Save Changes.
4. After your browser reloads, you’ll see a new “Offline0.1″ link in the upper righthand corner of your account, next to your username. Click this link to start the offline set up process and download Gears if you don’t already have it.
Genes may affect popularity, researchers say
Surrounded by friends? It’s all in your genes
A new study comparing the two types of twins shows that genetics might affect social behavior, and the scientists who made the discovery say they are closing in on some of those “personality” genes.
“Absolutely, and we’re on the case,” said James H. Fowler, an associate professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, and lead author of a report in this week’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “We’ve identified some, and we’re waiting for further tests for verification.”
The new insights won’t help turn a wallflower to a social butterfly, Fowler cautioned, in part because “genetic engineering is very difficult,” but mostly because social behavior stems from the interplay of genetics and upbringing.
Sky News, BBC won’t broadcast Gaza charity Ads
Sky News, BBC will not broadcast Gaza public service charity appeal ads
The fighting in Gaza is quiet, at least for now, but it has sparked an uproar in Britain, where two major broadcasters are under fire for refusing to air a charity appeal to help Palestinian victims there.
The conflict pits the venerable British Broadcasting Corp. and Rupert Murdoch’s burgeoning Sky News empire — which maintain they must protect their journalistic impartiality — against British lawmakers and protesters demanding that the Gaza appeal be shown.
They argue that Sky and BBC are denying viewers the chance to learn about the horrendous situation civilians face in Gaza so they can, if they wish, make contributions that would help provide badly needed food, water and medicine.
Jeremy Corbyn, a governing Labour Party lawmaker, said he and other legislators will demand that the appeal be broadcast when they meet Tuesday with BBC executives.
