Jumat, 21 Januari 2011

Apple sues Nokia in London over touch-screen scroll patent

Apple has sued Finland's Nokia over claims that one of Nokia's European patents for scrolling on a touch screen is not valid. The suit was filed in London's High Court earlier this week, and is the latest in the legal back-and-forth between Nokia and Apple.



In December of 2010, Nokia filed claims in three European countries, alleging that Apple infringed on 13 additional patents, in addition to 24 patents already descried in the existing US and International Trade Commission filings. To date, Nokia has opened file claims on four patents in the UK High Court, seven patents in district court in Dusseldorf, five in Mannheim and two in the Hague. This latest suit from Apple challenges a filing made by Nokia against Apple in Dusseldorf in September of 2010.



Nokia spokesman Mark Durrant sounded confident in an email sent to Bloomberg. 'Nokia is confident that all of the 37 patents it has asserted against Apple' [are valid], he said. 'We are examining the filing and will take whatever actions are needed to protect our rights.' Meanwhile, Apple declined to comment.



We suspect this won't be over for a long time.
Apple sues Nokia in London over touch-screen scroll patent originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Camino 2.1 alpha preview released, new features in tow

Camino, the open source web browser for Mac OS X, has released Camino 2.1 Alpha 1 -- the first preview release of the forthcoming Camino 2.1 update.



It's been just over a year since version 2.0 was released,
and we can expect to see some great new features and improvements in the upcoming update. Most notably, version 2.1 comes with an enhanced location bar with auto-complete and an offline mode, too.



Other new features to expect are as follows:

  • Improved Plug-in Control: Camino now disables Java by default, and a new hidden preference allows disabling arbitrary plug-ins.
  • Status Bar: The status bar can now be hidden by choosing 'Hide Status Bar' in 'View' menu.
  • Certificate Errors: The certificate error page in Camino 2.1 Alpha 1 is both friendlier and more informative than the one in Camino 2.
  • Gecko 1.9.2: Camino now uses version 1.9.2 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which has enhanced support for web standards and improved JavaScript performance.

However, not all of these new features are fully implemented in the Camino 2.1 Alpha 1 preview release.



Remember, this is a preview release for testing and feedback. This release may be unstable and unsuitable for daily use, but if you're feeling adventurous -- and want to check out the new features -- visit the download page here. If you're looking for a light-weight and snappy alternative to the more common Mac OS X web browsers, visit the Camino 2.0 download page here.



Camino 2.1 alpha preview released, new features in tow originally appeared on TUAW on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Sriyono, Mantan Miliarder yang Kini Jadi Pria Pink Penjual Siomay Keliling

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Jalan hidup tak bisa ditebak. Sriyono, seorang mantan miliarder, kini berjualan siomay keliling. Namun, berkat penampilannya yang eksentrik, predikat miliarder itu tampaknya bakal kembali disandangnya.


Menjadi penjual siomay keliling dengan pakaian dan aksesori serba pink membuat Sriyono terkenal, terutama di dunia maya. Mantan miliarder itu juga pernah menjadi bintang tamu di sebuah stasiun televisi. Bahkan, ada yang menawari bermain sinetron. Semua itu dia lakukan demi bisa bertemu anaknya.

Minggu lalu (16/1) INDOPOS menelusuri rute jualan Sriyono di kawasan kelas menengah ke atas di Jalan Gandaria Tengah, Jakarta Selatan, tak ada orang yang tahu namanya. Tapi, ketika disebut nama Siomay Pink (barang dagangan Sriyono), kebanyakan warga yang ditemui mengenali. Mulai sopir bemo, satpam, tukang ojek, hingga anak-anak.


Siomay Pink juga menjadi identitas pria asal Klaten, Jawa Tengah, itu di dunia maya. Mesin pencari Google menyebut 83.500 hasil yang merujuk pada usaha siomay yang dijalankan Sriyono sambil berkeliling di atas sepeda pink.

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Sriyono menjadi topik hangat di kalangan komunitas entrepreneur. Sebab, selain berjualan dengan kostum dan perlengkapan mencolok serbapink, kegigihannya dalam berwirausaha menjadi inspirasi tersendiri.

’’Mungkin karena saya dianggap nyentrik. Itu saja. Tapi, entahlah, saya nikmati saja momen-momen ini,’’ ujarnya sambil melayani pelanggan. Dia pun meracik bumbu siomay dari panci pink yang terikat di belakang sepeda pink yang telah dimodifikasi dengan sejumlah kotak kayu yang juga berwarna pink. Di depan sepeda itu terdapat dua keranjang pink dengan dua teddy bear pink terduduk di dalamnya.


Sriyono juga mengenakan kaus pink, bercelana pendek pink, topi pink, serta jam dan bahkan anting pink Namun, di balik penampilan nyentrik itu, tersimpan kisah perjuangan hidup yang cukup berliku.

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Kisah sukses Sriyono dimulai pada 1969 ketika pria kelahiran Klaten, 21 Juli 1954, tersebut merantau ke Jakarta untuk menjadi sales mobil. Ketika itu, tiba-tiba saja dia sangat gemar pada siomay dan memutuskan untuk belajar cara membuat makanan itu. Dia lantas berguru pada seorang keturunan Tiongkok asal Pulau Bangka.

Dialah yang mengajari Sriyono membuat siomay. Setahun penuh Sriyono bekerja tanpa digaji untuk mendapatkan resep rahasia sang penjual siomay itu. Beberapa tahun kemudian, sang guru meninggal dan mewariskan usaha Siomay kepada Sriyono. Pada 1980-an, Sriyono memberanikan diri memulai usaha siomay keliling di Jakarta dengan modal patungan dengan beberapa teman.

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Berbagai cara ditempuh untuk membesarkan usaha tersebut. Mulai membikin armada siomay sepeda keliling sampai mendirikan warung-warung kecil. Puncak sukses diraih pada 1996 ketika dirinya berhasil membuat outlet di salah satu mal elite di ibu kota, yakni Plaza Senayan.

Sriyono adalah pendiri dan pemilik outlet Siomay Senayan dengan beberapa cabang. Pendapatan bisnisnya ketika itu mencapai Rp 2 miliar per tahun. Dia menikmati sukses berjualan siomay dengan berstatus bujangan. Sriyono mengenang, tinggal di ibu kota dengan duit melimpah ketika itu bagai hidup di surga.



Bahkan, bisnisnya sangat kuat sehingga ketika krisis 1998 menerpa modalnya tidak berkurang. Tapi, dia justru masih bisa mendirikan outlet di beberapa tempat lain. April 1999, Sriyono memutuskan untuk mengakhiri masa lajang dan menikahi putri seorang polisi.

Pernikahan yang tidak direstui orang tua sang istri itu kemudian menjadi bom waktu bagi kehidupan Sriyono. Pertengkaran demi pertengkaran pun terus muncul sehingga konsentrasi Sriyono pada bisnisnya mulai berkurang.

Ketika itu, dia menjadi satu-satunya pengusaha siomay yang meneken kontrak dengan gerai waralaba Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). Dia menyuplai siomay di puluhan gerai KFC di Jakarta yang ketika itu memiliki menu khusus siomay.

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Namun, persoalan rumah tangga yang tak kunjung selesai pelan-pelan membuat manajemen bisnisnya kolaps. Akhirnya, Sriyono terpaksa menjual hak paten Siomay Senayan dan usahanya pun gulung tikar. Awal 2004, setelah 4 tahun 7 bulan berumah tangga dan dikarunia dua anak, yakni Peksi Safira Miradalita (kini 11 tahun) dan Pramesti Dewi Angelita (kini 10 tahun), sang istri menggugat cerai Sriyono. ’’Saya ingat. (Saat itu) hanya baju yang melekat di badan yang saya miliki,’’ kenangnya sambil menerawang.

Setelah perceraian, sang istri kemudian mengasingkan diri dan membawa serta dua anak Sriyono. Sejak itu dia pun tidak pernah lagi bertemu dua buah hatinya. Dalam kondisi bangkrut, Sriyono sempat ditampung mantan rekan-rekan bisnisnya.

Dia pun sempat mendapat bantuan modal dan berusaha merintis lagi usaha siomay kelilingnya mulai nol dengan konsep awal, yakni belasan armada siomay keliling. Tapi, pada 2008, usaha itu lagi-lagi bangkrut. ’’Saya selalu ingat anak saya dan rindu yang tidak tertahan membuat saya sulit berkonsentrasi,’’ katanya. Kegagalan kali ini membuat Sriyono tertekan.

Dia pun memilih menjadi gelandangan dan tinggal di jalanan kotakota Jakarta. Tiap malam, dia tidur berpindah- pindah, dari halte bus ke kolong jembatan dan dari pinggir jalan ke masjid-masjid. Hingga 2009, Sriyono memilih menetap di Masjid Al Bina di kawasan Senayan.

Setelah beberapa minggu tinggal di sana, tiba-tiba dia mendapat bantuan modal dari seorang jamaah pengajian yang mengetahui latar belakang dirinya sebagai pengusaha siomay. ’’Waktu itu saya diberi modal Rp 1 juta untuk memulai bisnis lagi,’’ katanya.

Awal 2010, Sriyono pun sudah memiliki gerai siomay di mal Pasaraya Blok M yang bernama Siomay Maestro. Namun, lagi-lagi karena tinggal kesepian dan rindu kepada dua buah hatinya, konsentrasinya dalam berbisnis terganggu. Dia pun kembali bangkrut. Sampai saat ini, Sriyono masih berutang kepada manajemen Pasaraya Rp 13 juta.

Di ambang keputusasaan, sebulan menjelang bulan puasa 2010, dia memutar otak dan mendapat ide brilian. Yakni, kembali memulai usaha siomay keliling, tapi dengan tampilan yang eksentrik.

Diharapkan, ketika dia menjadi eksentrik, sang anak akan mengetahui dan dirinya dapat bersua dua buah hatinya setelah lima tahun berpisah tanpa kabar itu. Sriyono pun memutuskan mengenakan warna pink sebagai seragam berjualan. Pernak-pernik pink pun dikenakan untuk berdagang keliling.

Dia juga berusaha tampil di setiap momentum di mana publik Jakarta banyak yang berkumpul. Sriyono akhirnya dijuluki ’’maskot’’ dalam even Hari Bebas Kendaraan alias Car Free Day yang diberlakukan sebulan sekali di jalan protokol Jakarta. ’’Semakin banyak orang yang kenal saya, kesempatan untuk bertemu kembali dengan anak saya semakin besar,’’ katanya.

Tapi, usaha tampil nyeleneh itu tidak semudah yang dia bayangkan. Setiap hari, bahkan sampai sekarang, Sriyono harus rela menjadi bahan ejekan orang-orang yang lewat. Tak jarang perkataan mereka sangat pedas dan menusuk hati. Tak sedikit yang mengira Sriyono adalah seorang waria yang nyambi berjualan siomay saat siang dan ’’berpraktik’’ saat malam.

Tapi, demi menemukan sang anak, hinaan dan cacian itu ditanggapi dengan se-nyum dan hati ikhlas. Bahkan, kini dia sudah memiliki 34 kaus pink, 18 pasang sandal pink, 12 topi pink, 3 jam pink, 3 pasang kacamata pink, kalung pink braces, anting-anting pink, dan tiga pasang sepatu pink.

Upaya tampil eksentrik itu membuahkan hasil ketika dirinya muncul sebagai topik di Twitter dan BlackBerry Messenger. Popularitasnya menanjak ketika kisah usahanya dipublikasikan di situs kaskus.us.

Pertengahan Desember 2010, sebuah koran berbahasa Inggris di Jakarta memuat foto Sriyono dengan full aksesori pink. Hasilnya, pekan lalu, awal Januari 2011, sebuah televisi nasional berhasil mempertemukan Sriyono dengan sang anak.

’’Waktu itu, rasa senangnya tak terhingga. Saya bersyukur mereka mengakui saya sebagai bapak, walaupun mereka memiliki ayah tiri warga Inggris yang kaya,’’ ujarnya, kali ini sambil terisak.

Tampil di televisi mendatangkan keuntungan bagi usaha Sriyono. Dalam dua pekan terakhir, omzet berjualan keliling yang biasanya hanya Rp 200 ribu per hari naik lima kali lipat menjadi Rp 1 juta per hari. Banyak pesanan dalam jumlah besar sehingga pendapatan berjualan berkeliling terdongkrak. Sejak pekan lalu, seorang pengusaha getol menawari Sriyono untuk membuka franchise siomay Yo Pink di beberapa lokasi di Jakarta.

Dia juga mendapat tawaran untuk bermain sinetron. Rundown jadwal casting oleh sebuah rumah produksi juga sudah di tangannya. Lalu, apa yang akan dilakukan sekarang? Sriyono menyatakan, dirinya masih berencana meneruskan usaha berjualan dan akan membuka warung kecil di Jalan Otto Iskandar Muda, Jakarta. Dia fokus meraih sukses lagi dengan Siomay Yo Pink itu.


’’Saya ingin anak saya bangga dengan bapaknya si penjual siomay berkaus pink ini. Saya akan bangkit demi putri-putri saya,’’ ujarnya lantas tersenyum. (sumber: indopos.co.id)

hariansobek quote: jangan anggap remeh orang dengan tampilan luarnya atau profesinya, tapi lihatlah apa yang telah dia perjuangkan untuk menjalani hidup dan melakukan sesuatu dengan sebaik-baiknya :)

Apple seeds first Mac OS X 10.6.7 beta to developers

Apple Insider reports that Apple seeded the first beta of Mac OS X 10.6.7 to developers on Thursday. The beta is Build 10J842 and weighs in at 338.6MB for download.



According to those familiar with the build, Apple indicates that there are no known issues, but developers have reportedly been encouraged to specifically test AirPort, Bonjour, SMB file sharing, and graphics drivers.



It could be some time before we see the release of 10.6.7 to the general Mac public. It's just over two weeks since Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.6 which included the release of the Mac App Store. However, with no known issues reported, it could be sooner than expected.



Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, the next version of Mac OS X, is expected sometime this summer.
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LauncherPro for Android updated, brings fancy home screen transitions (video)


LauncherPro, the fan-favorite Android home screen replacement, has been updated! This is not the much-hyped complete rewrite of the codebase -- that's coming soon! -- but it does bring one of the most-requested features: home screen transitions.



Rather than tell you all about them, we've made a video that shows off the four new Compiz-like transitions -- it's embedded after the break. Suffice it to say, they're very, very sexy. And elastic-y. The other thing this update ushers in is even smoother app drawer scrolling, which is also shown in the video (though it really is hard to say, objectively, whether it's smoother than before!)



You can download LauncherPro from AppBrain, or scan the QR code after the break.

The story of O: A Presidential Novel

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The people's panel: Homelessness

Homelessness appears to be on the rise as cuts start to bite. Five Cif readers tell us their thoughts and experiences

gherkingirl: Changes to the single room allowance mean I might not be able to pay my rent

Becoming homeless came as such a shock to me. I was on a year out from university accumulating work experience and living the life of the average twentysomething in London. Then I was raped in the kitchen of my houseshare just before Christmas. I tried to pretend nothing had happened, but within days I'd been let go from my job. I spent the next months frantically job searching and crying constantly. I paid the rent from my small savings pot and eventually, racked by trauma and scared my rapist would come back, I went to the police and told them the full story, which included the drugs that had been in use at the party preceding the rape. When my flatmates heard this, having been told a different version from my rapist and furious they might get in trouble, they made me leave.
I spent the next few months on the sofas, spare beds and floors of friends. My attempts to find a job were hampered by my emotional state and the fact that I had no address. Eventually the council agreed that I had nowhere else to go and put me in a hostel for women on parole, which I had to sign in and out of.
After a year of this accommodation limbo, the council told me that they had decided that I wasn't intentionally homeless and that my status was vulnerable. They rehoused me to a permanent one-bed flat. The moment I was handed those keys, my life began again. I loved my privacy, my safety, my choices, my own front door. I painted, primped and preened it. I made it a home and thrived, apart from the terrible agoraphobia that enveloped me.
Now my housing benefit is in jeopardy because of the changes to the single room allowance from 25 to 35. No one can tell me for sure that I'll still able to pay for my flat in 2012. The fear of losing my home is so acute that my agoraphobia has become paralysing again and my anxiety is extreme, making me even less fit for work than a few months ago. I feel like if I lose my home again, I'll lose my grasp on my self. I'm not sure I can do this all over again. At least I had hope the first time.

Wayne Stubbs aka ragged: Everyone threatened with homelessness is 'vulnerable'

It is possible simply to fall through the net. After my business failed, I ran out of money and was given notice on my flat, I had a blazing row with my mother, whose sofa was my final resort. 'Call the council,' she stormed. 'They don't just throw people on the street any more.' But they do.
'Since you are a single man with no disabilities, we are not obliged to house you,' said West Berkshire Council. 'But we are obliged to give you advice.' 'OK, then, advise me,' I said. 'Our advice is that we are not obliged to house you,' they deadpanned.
After two nights sleeping in the arrivals hall at Heathrow, thinking I could get away with it if I dressed like a backpacker, security cottoned on and a nice police officer gave me a ride in a van to the airport perimeter and told me not to come back. The night after that was in a bus station. The one after that in a church doorway. I slept fitfully during the day in public libraries.
Some of the charity workers were sympathetic and said they thought they could find me somewhere to stay, but as I wasn't 'vulnerable', I wasn't a priority. Cold, damp and stinking, I was rescued after 10 days by sheer blind luck. A friend I hadn't spoken to for years emailed out of the blue and immediately offered a sofa. I'm now well back on my feet. But having come close to the edge, I religiously keep three months of rent in the bank. Just in case.
My advice to policymakers is that there needs to be housing of last resort available to those who need it which those with no options can access before they end up on the streets. Councils have a statutory duty to house children and those deemed vulnerable, but this should be extended to everyone. It need not be expensive or squalid, and should be a stepping stone to getting people back on track, not a long-term solution. If easyhotel.com can provide people with safe, warm places to sleep in Central London for £30 per night (and presumably make a profit on this!) then it is to the shame of UK society that there are people sleeping on the streets.

Thierry Schaffauser: Abolish private property

I always managed to find a place to stay, but at different points in my life I have been in big trouble with housing. Most people think you take up sex work to avoid homelessness, but the problem can be the opposite. Most landlords are not happy to have a sex worker for tenant, and I often had to lie about the origin of my income. If you can't produce a pay sheet, it is difficult to prove that you have a job, and many people do not consider sex work to be real work; my neighbours once put together a petition to get rid of me after they saw me on TV at Paris's annual hookers' pride march.
In France, I ended up with other sex workers squatting in a building with no heating, gas or electricity. At least we could have showers, albeit with cold water. One day, we were given notice to leave the building, which we did the day before the police arrived. Thankfully I had found a place to live before ending up on the streets.
Next was London. I left an ex-boyfriend with who I had too many serious problems; I had to leave even though I had nowhere to go. I had sex with a few guys who let me sleep at theirs some nights. Otherwise, I found friends who accommodated me for a few days. After a month, I finally had the chance to find a place.
I think I was lucky to be able to use sex work some of the time to find people who could accommodate me. It has always been my main source of income, and that's why I think prohibitionist measures are a mistake. We don't fight poverty by criminalising people and preventing them earning money the way they can.
I believe that the best solution to end homelessness is to abolish private property. Many buildings are empty because rich people need more money in the bank. Owners prefer to keep their property empty: this increases demand for accommodation, thus raising the cost of renting. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly imposed a law to ban wheat hoarding in order to end the starving of the people. They confiscated the goods of the church and aristocrats and abolished privileges. Spending two-thirds of your income just to have a place to sleep is something most people still find normal in London and are ready to do. What is needed is requisition. Property is theft.

Bernadine Lawrence: The cuts will lead to a huge rise in homelessness

After a series of unfortunate events, including being given notice to quit by my landlady, I found myself homeless and with a four-month-old baby. I was more scared for my baby than for myself. We were placed in a 'bed and breakfast': at least it was warm and we had a bed to sleep in, even if it was infested with bed bugs. There was no way of keeping any personal belongings safe and things often went missing. There was no personal safety either.
One of the worst things about being in a B&B was the lack of cooking facilities, which made it difficult to follow a healthy diet. I relied on a wholefood bakery, but most of the other residents relied on burgers and chips. After a year, we moved into "short-let" housing that was about to be demolished. It was run-down and straight out of a Hogarth illustration. I still refer to that place as Suicide Street (I discovered that the previous occupant had ended his own life).
Eighteen months later, we moved onto a council estate with a good community and facilities and, at last, we had nice neighbours. Sadly, I foresee a massive rise in homelessness and I ask the government, please, to reconsider the 10% reduction in housing benefit to all those on jobseeker's allowance for 12 months. Millions of claimants up and down the country will be unable to make up the shortfall from their rent wherever they move and even those in hostels will be forced onto the streets.

Brian Capaloff aka cocteau8: Short-term cuts lead to future costs

I became a housing adviser in York in 1990, and have subsequently held various related roles for four other English local authorities. I presently run a homelessness service for a Scottish local authority.
There is never a day which goes by that does not present fresh challenges for staff struggling to tread water within a context carefully framed by legislation and government-produced guidance. Inevitably, as budgets are increasingly cut, there is hair-tearing desperation at the complete lack of understanding of the 'bigger picture' by those in charge. The bottom line of budgets are being explored locally during endless meetings with savings being sought and cuts in non-statutorily required roles being demanded, but without the willingness or ability to look beyond that financial year.
When accommodation is being sought for the people walking through our doors, we are aware that any solution needs to be sustainable, or else there is the inevitability of a revolving door of homelessness. For many a roof is all that is needed, but for many others that is the start of the story. A lifetime in care, substance misuse issues or mental health problems necessitate the input of other services for the benefit of their household and for the sustainability of entire communities. Housing support shaped around the specific needs of the individual does not come cheap, but if it helps to create a stable home and prevents the deterioration of situations it is worth the price – especially when considered against the cost of tenancy failure, which comes to more than £20,000.
The health impact of homelessness has been widely documented: the cost of ensuring the provision of a statutory role is hardly cheaper than an array of preventative services. The impact upon communities from the failure to empower the more vulnerable and enable them to set root inevitably results in a cost to the exchequer through greater crime levels, issues of anti-social behaviour and a greater turnover of tenancies across the community.
As managers and providers, we are always required to manage the range of risks faced by our service, its staff and its users. The greatest risk currently being faced by us, however, is the now annual inability to look beyond 31 March. Today's short-termism will inevitably result in greater costs for future communities, health service providers and individuals concerned.

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