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Mozilla Firefox 5 Prepare Faster

Mozilla Firefox 4 is likely still fresh in the ears and still 'hot' in computers of millions of users, but Mozilla is already tight and ready to schedule a special date for the launch of the open source Firefox browser the next version.

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Mozilla plans to launch the final version of Firefox on June 21, five, six, followed by Firefox in the middle of August. Mozilla does have a tight schedule by dividing the 18 weeks to the third version of the browser, which each spend six weeks.

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iPhone alarm glitch

NEW YORK (AFP) – The bells weren't ringing for many iPhone users this New Year's weekend, when thanks to a glitch the alarms on Apple's iconic mobile phones failed to go off, causing many to oversleep.
It was the second time in just a few months that the alarm function on the phone failed to activate correctly, prompting an avalanche of complaints on the social networking micro-blog Twitter.
"Dear iPhone, why didn't your alarm go off this morning? I set six of them. I've now missed church. Thanks for nothing," said one user Sunday morning.
"Some sort of digital iPhone pandemic is going on. Alarm clock failure reports are pouring in from all sources around the globe," said another Twitter user.
Apple said in a message sent to Macworld magazine that the California-based company was aware of the problem. "We're aware of an issue related to non-repeating alarms set for January 1 or 2," spokeswoman Natalie Harrison said.
"Customers can set recurring alarms for those dates and all alarms will work properly beginning January 3."
The problem seemed to be affecting Apple's most recent versions of iPhones and iPods launched in November, but website Engadget suggested that it may also have hit earlier versions.
The problem first occurred when the clocks went back at the end of October and early November when Australian and British iPhone owners complained of being late for work because their alarms had not switched over to the new time.
Apple did not immediately respond to a query from AFP on Sunday.

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Transfer Data Using Sound Waves

Yamaha recently announced it is developing and testing how to use sound waves as a means to send data between devices. Devices that emit sounds such as TV and radio will be able to send information through high-frequency sound signals on certain devices like the iPhone.

This can be done using the sound signal with high frequency 18KHz, which can be produced by a variety of audio devices currently available.



Technology companies have been tested by Yamaha in Japan using the iPhone is equipped with special applications, allowing mobile phones to take an audio broadcast is then translated into a URL for browsing the web.



In the early stages, the speed of data on this technology is still very limited ie 80bps. However, high speed for Infosound not everything, because the technology is designed for audio devices can send data in the form of additional information for the user.



Infosound can be sent through a signal frequency that is inserted into the broadcast voice broadcasting which is then translated by the smartphone, so users get a detailed explanation about the music they are listening as well as about the movie they saw. This technology can also be used to send the ad impressions.



According to Yamaha, this technology is not affected by noise, so users do not need to adjust the position of their speakers. Meanwhile, the effective distance of about 10 meters for the technology could function properly. Unfortunately there is no definite information, when this technology will approach every family room.

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