Geekonomics

Just received this press release from Adobe. I think it adds a new dimension to the debate that Flash should not be used for mobile because of resource issues. There’s something beautiful about Flash for the fact that you can develop once and deploy on multiple platforms.

HBO, Sony Pictures, Turner, USA Network, Viacom, Warner Brothers and Others Ready Flash Content for Mobile

Singapore — June 23, 2010 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) has announced the release of Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 to mobile platform partners. Redesigned from the ground up with new performance and mobile specific features, Flash Player 10.1 is the first release that brings the full Web across desktops and devices. Mobile users will now be able to experience millions of sites with rich applications and content inside the browser including games, animations, rich Internet applications (RIAs), data presentations and visualizations, ecommerce, music, video, audio and more.

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This geek missed this exciting Sony Ericsson launch event at CommunicAsia so I’m putting up the press release here. By the way, love the X10 mini pro when I tried it last month!

• Sony Ericsson brings together the very best of communication and
  entertainment in
• The Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro will all receive software
  upgrades in Q3. Additional features to be added to the X10 in Q4.
• The Sony Ericsson Xperia extends the range of the most entertaining
  smartphones

Singapore – June 16, 2010 – Xperia™ brings consumers the best communication and
entertainment experiences, delivered in a collection of smartphones to give consumers choice in size and style.

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I stumbled upon this random page created for my blog, by Facebook apparently. Don’t have to time to investigate why or how it happened. But I take it as a wake up call for me to start a Facebook page for my blog so here it is, my brand new glorious Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Geekonomics/101925233191279

Actually I’m away in Bangkok now trying to look inconspicuous with my red shirt so I don’t have time to update the page much yet. However, I just got a pair of free tickets to give away for the Wonder Girls Music Showcase in Singapore this weekend (Thanks to Sony Ericsson and also to Hillary for passing me her extra ticket) so I will be picking a winner to join myself and Hillary at the concert this Friday evening!

How to join and win?

1. Like my new Facebook page

2. Tell us why you must go to this concert on the Facebook wall.

The answer we like the most wins!

Terms and Conditions applies:

1. Final decision is made by myself and Hillary and our decision is final. *evil laugh*

2. Closing date and time shall be Thursday night 8pm Singapore time. The winner will be notified via Facebook with details on the ticket collection.

More information on the concert taken from http://entertainment.xin.msn.com:

Back for more island lovin’, sensational Korean group The Wonder Girls are set to take our city with their addictive pop hits and maniac dance moves

Photo credits to MediaCorp

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This geek was actually quite interested in this event but I couldn’t make it so I’m putting up this press release from NAVTEQ. A team from Singapore Surround Networks Pte Ltd was in the competition but did not win. The winning team Visioglobe (pictured here) actually won a pretty big prize: $735,000 (US) in cash, data and tool licenses, and services; a substantial share of the total global prize pool for the Global LBS Challenge, which is valued at a total over $10 million.

2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge^® Winners Announced for APAC

Visioglobe wins the Grand Prize in developer competition over diverse field of mobile location-based services (LBS) applications

Singapore – June 14, 2010 –

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This is interesting. First of all, to have boot camps sprout out all over China for “internet addicts”. I’ve seen TV reports of these addicts given jabs daily but nobody knows what is contained in the jabs. And now this mutiny. Makes me wonder if these boot camps will ever open in countries like Singapore and Korea?

Looks like this might just be the first smartphone on Android platform to play high-definition (HD) videos directly on your HD television. It features a 720p HD camcorder and 8MP camera with professional xenon flash too!

SINGAPORE – June 9, 2010 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and StarHub today introduced the exclusive launch of MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT in Singapore. This exciting offering allows StarHub to further expand its Android™ smartphone line-up to meet increasing consumer demand.

Combining an ultra-thin, fashionable design with the power of high-speed Internet access on the go, the MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT keeps you up to date with the latest industry buzz and lets you create and enjoy the mobile internet experience that matches your lifestyle. Its 720p HD (High-Definition) camcorder lets you capture your videos in high-definition and, for the first time on an Android-powered device, play them directly on your HD television. The photography buff in you will enjoy the 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash to showcase your artistic flair with crisp, high quality images. (More after the break)

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Adobe has issued a security advisory announcing a new zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2010-1297) that is being exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. The vulnerability is present in the Adobe software for platforms including Windows, Macintosh, Solaris, Linux or UNIX.  

Symantec Security Response has confirmed that the attack involves Trojan.Pidief.J, which is a PDF file that drops a back door onto the compromised computer if an affected product is installed. Upon analysis of an attack, it is also observed thata malicious SWF file (detected as Trojan Horse) is used in conjunction with an HTML file (detected as Downloader) to download another malware (detected as Backdoor.Trojan) from the web.

Possible ways of attacks:

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