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Xbox Updates

Microsoft is going to introduce a new update for the Xbox 360’s dashboard and Xbox Live service by December 4, 2007. This update will be an automatic download for the 8 million Xbox Live subscribers. The new features that it includes are Family Control feature that limits how long a child can play with the console in a given day or week. It will certainly be a good one from parents' point of view, isn't it?

Another thing is that it can also be purchased and downloaded through Xbox Live Originals that were previously only available at retail. That's how Xbox Live continues to be a trend setter or unique for in the console market. Hopefully, though, it won’t crash any machines, as there has been some history of that in the past. Here’s a description of the changes:

Xbox 360 Introduces New Features and Console Enhancements with the 2007 Fall Dashboard Update

Free system update hits connected consoles worldwide on Dec. 4; Xbox Originals, Family Timer and more available through download

Google Maps & My Location

Google launches Mobile Phone Locater, "My Location Feature in other words, a mobile phone application. This is Google's diversity and another step towards users' satisfaction.

Daily Tech Says, "Google doesn't want its users to feel likes its watching them -- to alleviate privacy concerns, the system is designed to have minimal access to user information. It will not collect or access the user's phone number or any other personal information that might help to reveal their identity. Steve Lee, product manage for Google Mobile Maps also said the feature could be easily disabled by clicking a link in the help menu, as a further safety measure to set the consumer's mind at ease."

Goolge on the way to have hold of minds probably!

Is Google Still The Search Engine Leader?

While reading a story on eweek.com, I just got confused. It stated and in fact claimed that Google is still the search leader. The confusing point was nothing but a post by SEO Disco, where by he has shown some very interesting facts about Google. Just attempting to have a proof of his reports I searched for 'search engine' in Google, and Google itself was no where on top pages. For a proof I'm attaching an image, have a look at it!





The only thing to ponder on is, whether Google will be SEOing it's home page or not, and or should Google do so?

T Mobile & Apple iPhone: Going Together In Germany

T-Mobile will sell an unlocked version of Apple's popular iPhone in Germany while it fights a legal challenge from rival Vodafone, the company said last week. ~ PC World News

Happened to have a glance at this news today, and wondering, who will have the major hold in the market by the end of 2008. Will iPhone be able to have deep roots in there while Vodafone has a developed infrastructure along with a huge number of subscribers.

Microsoft OneCare: Making Small Business Easier Ever

One of the biggest issues of home and small business network PCs is the security. According to Microsoft's research out of 50% of the PC users are too much concerned about the security issues.

The most highlighted news of today satetd that "Home and SMB networks usually aren't maintained by a full-time IT staff, but management and security issues still arise in those types of settings. Microsoft aims to fill that gap with the latest version of its Live OneCare subscription service, which the company says provides a simple and non-intrusive way to efficiently organize small computer networks."

Besides, all other factors, the most important feature of OneCare is probably the user friendliness, easy to understand features and of course the compatibility with both home and network PCs.

Microsoft is on the go to bring innovations and probably that's the reason it still rocks.

16 Million iPhones by the End of 2008

While browsing latest news about Apple iPhone, I've come across something not new. This is not new because the increased production aiming to generate more revenues has always been the ultimate strategy by big shots like Apple. The thing that made me to think was the consumption in fact, i.e. so many people with iPhone!

The story I've read can be found here , I'm just quoting a part of it here, i.e. related to my theme.

Apple’s iPhone is a multimedia and internet-enabled wireless device that was launched earlier this year in the US, and this month in Europe. The company is in talks to take it to China too. Merrill Lynch reported that Apple would only be shipping 4 million iPhones this year, but 12 million units will be shipped in 2008.

The company, according to sources, is talking to both telecom service providers and retailers, to bring the device to India. HCL Infosystems and Wipro Technologies were also reported to be close to becoming Indian distributors of the iPhone. Reliance Retail, which already has an electronics retail venture Reliance Digital, also figured in the list of potential partners.

The article was about the impact of iPhone on Indian Economy. Not sure whether it'll have any sort of effect on Pakistani Economy as well or not. Well, let's see what happens!

DNA technology to identify guilty dogs

Dogs that attack people and animals can now be traced using new DNA technology being issued to local councils, the NSW government says.

A pack, including DNA collection swabs, gloves and tamper-proof evidence bags will enable council rangers to collect DNA from a dog's saliva, blood, hair or faeces and send it away for testing.

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Why To Differentiate SEM and SEO

It was sometime back that I wrote on Essentials of Higher Search Engine Ranking. It was just an overview, explaining how does each of the component work. Later I happened to read some blog posts and some forum posts on webmasters forums , that just made me perplexed in SEM and SEO. I was in fact stuck at SEM thing as a whole, but on exploring the SEO and SEM avenues I'd come up with a major difference in both and that's nothing but the area of influence.

For further clarification, let's say SEM is a major field having a list of other activities in it, and SEO is one of those activities. SEO is only Optimization of content for Search Engines, while SEM is a whole field covering all aspects of marketing that is or can be done via SEs.

And it's very important to know and the difference and to plan accordingly, as Internet Marketing or let's say any other marketing can't get maximum exposure untill it's planned well and on strategic grounds. Well, that's what I've come up with till right now, it's not something must to believe.

Is iPhone Reliable?

Apple iPhone where it got a red carpet treatment on its launch not only in a particular market, but world wide, does have some technical drawbacks. That's not the problem with iPhone only in fact, instead everything as it's not 100% perfect has some drawbacks.


While just exploring iiPhone is reliable or not that found some technical drawbacks of Apple iPhone, don't know the exact level, but it weighs.