For god’s sake! Now Window Vista is cheaper.

Microsoft said in a press conference that ‘In order to increase the demand of Windows Vista, we will lower the price of it.’ Windows Vista was launched last January and is sold at nearly 70 coutries around the world.

The Vista Ultimate Version has lowered its price from 399 dollars to 319 dollars. The Ultimate Upgrade, which is for XP users, has lowered its price from 259 dollars to 219 dollars. The price of Home Premium Version, which is the most popular, has been lowered from 159 dollars to 12 dollars. (The data above is the situation in the US. There might be some differences in other countries)

Also, MS said that they wills top selling Vista Ultimate Upgrade Version in emerging country’s market, taking in consideration that most of this version’s buyers are buying the Windows for the first time. However, they will start selling Home Premium and Home Basic upgrade versions.

In Korea the selling rate of Windows Vista is lower than 1%, so it might not affect the Korean Market. The overall selling rate is 10%.

AAW NEWS, Simon Yu (scientistsimon@hotmail.com)

What a day! Graduation Day is horrible!!!!

Some extreme behaviors are emerging at graduation day, making the day dangerous. These are the problems that is controversial. According to students they say that they do it ‘in order to better memorize their friends’. However, according to teachers and the police, they say that it is an irresponsible and irrational behavior.

<Wheat Flour Spilled over students>

Some irrational graduates spilled wheat four over their friends. Some even brought a whole package of wheat flour to spill over their friends. Although the graduates said ‘it is just for fun, and I might be able to memorize my friends better’, they should have thought about the harms they can give to another people. The teachers would have to clean the classroom which was covered with wheat flours. Also, the School Uniform, which is expensive, will be tainted, forcing the parents to spend money on school uniforms.

Although some students might think it as fun, the society, at least, won’t think that way.

AAW NEWS, Simon Yu (scientistsimon@hotmail.com)

New Comback of 2G phones

Last year, Samsung Electronic (Anycall)’s Miniskirt Phone (SCH-C220), and Motorola’s Razr Squard has been launched. Now, it is the time for them to comback.

<Samsung’s Miniskirt Phone (SCH-C220)>

The Miniskirt Phone has come back with a new function, called the ‘Various Type Vibration’ (>>See more about this function>>) This function can provide users with entertainment, and also, this function has not been loaded in to many phones, so that will make the Miniskirt phone more unique. Also, it has added more colors including Brown. Officially, this will be called as ‘Miniskirt Second Edition’

<Razr squard Luxury Editon>

Motorola recently announced that it will launch its Razr Squard (V9m)’s limited edition. Motorola said that they will cover the edge of the cellphone with gold. Also, the Motorola logo, located at the Battery cover, which is at the back part, of the phone, will be covered with gold. Motorola said that they will only make Thirty Thousand phones, and it is $40~50 more expensive than the ordinary Razr Squard phone. Motorola will hold its launch ceremony in Korea, and they say that they will bring Beckham to the launch ceremony.

The Miniskirt phone and the Razr squard phone was the two phones made from the two companies, who were fighting for the 2nd place in the Cell phone industry. Well, is this the another war between the companies?

AAW NEWS, Simon Yu (scientistsimon@hotmail.com)

Warning: For viewers who live in Korea, I must tell you this, Voice fishing is rising in Korea, so be careful.

No more HD DVD players for Xbox 360!!

Microsoft said in a press conference at 2/24 that they will stop producing Xbox 360 HD DVD layers. That day marks the fifth day after Toshiba surrendered to Sony. Microsoft was one of the core company that has been supporting HD DVD. Blair Westlake, vice chairman of Microsoft Media Entertainment Group, said “We will stop making Xbox HD DVD player.” However, he also added that “We will continue are technical support for the HD DVD player that is already sold”. Ms has been selling Xbox HD DVD player, in resistance to PS3’s Bluray Player. This HD DVD player has been sold approximately 300000 units worldwide. As Walmart, Walt Disney, Best Buy, and many other major retailers and movie companies support Blu Ray, HD DVD’s lead company, Toshiba officially surrendered(?!) to Sony’s Bluray. (>>See an article about this: Part 1, Part 2>>)

MS added in a press conference that “The halt of the production of HD DVD player will neither affect the sale of the Xbox 360 nor the sale of the game titles.

AAW NEWS, Simon Yu (scientistsimon@hotmail.com

New president’s Inauguration

Lee Myeong Bak, who has been cleared of all charges related to the BBK, (He has been accused of having manipulated the stock market) has been inaugurated as the official president of South Korea yesterday. He held his inauguration ceremony in front of the National Assembly building. He spoke for approximately 20 minutes, and many celebrities like Hines Ward, and Kim-Yun-A (Famous figure skating professional) attended. Roh Moo Hyun, who have led this country for the past 4 years, have also attended the ceremony. President Lee said absolutely held a long speech. Anyway, it is good that he is not the ‘president-elect’ anymore, and is a ‘president’, because typing ‘president-elect’ is harder than just typing ‘president’. (Is that funny? I hope so… I was just trying to be funny, and if not, that would prove that my joking skills literally ‘SUCKS’….) President Lee is scheduled to start his official work as the president, starting tomorrow.

AAW NEWS, Simon Yu (scientistsimon@hotmail.com)

P.S. Sorry for the readers of my irrational use of vocabulary… But U know… Just for fun!!!

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The Page ‘Look here, visitors’, and  ‘Attendance’ has been added to this weblog. To get further informatino how to use this pages, go to  ‘Look here, visitors’ and do what you are told (?) to do… Well, I hope you have a nice day….

Administrator, Simon Yu

Famous Internet Company Fails in Korea

Google, Second Life.. These are the companies that had a huge success on the global market. But, this might not be the case in Korea. These companies are failing, while local companies are having their good time.

<Portals are failing>

According to the Industry, Google Korea’s market dominance fell to 1% from 2% after the launch of Universal Search, a search type designed for Korea users. Before, they had confidence that the Universal Search will succeed. However, they didn’t- It made the situation even worse. Naver, the local portal site, has the market dominance of 79.54% in Korea. Main reason why Korean people do not use Google is because of its simple, 2-D interface, and lack of coloring.

<Second Life is Failing>

Second life was recently launched in Korea. However, they are also failing. The response of Korean Netizens are literally ‘quiet’. Why? Korean gamers are familiar with MMORPG games, with quests. However, Second Life doesn’t have a concept of quest. Why? Living a life doesn’t necessarily neeed a quest. Consequently, korean gamers started to think that it is boring. Another reason why Second Life has failed is because its complex member-enrollment system. People want things to be simple, not complicated. Also, the description about how to play the game lacks many informations, which makes it even more complicated. Furthermore, there have been countless Server Failure, which resulted in loss of credit of second life.

An official at the industry said “Even though they succeeded in the global market doesn’t mean that they will also succeed in Korea. In order to succeed in Korea, they should analyze the user’s preferences carefully, and design the whole system to match the demand’.

AAW NEWS, Simon Yu (scientistsimon@hotmail.com)

2008, the year of Battery Explosion

This year may be the year of Batter Explosion. This year, LG’s XNOTE and Sasung’s Sens Laptop has exploded caused by Battery problem.

<LG’s Xnote explosion>

LG’s Xnote Z1 laptop has been exploded because of battery problem. According to a press release, the Laptop which was being used by a reporter who visited a hospital to report about Icheon Explosion (>>See further information at the previous article about this accident>>) had exploded in to pieces, with a loud explosion. It was the first time for a laptop explosion accident to happen in Korea. What differs from the previous accident caused by Dell’s Inspiron Laptop, is that it exploded in to pieces. The official at the industry said that  it is the first time for a laptop to explode in to pieces. An official of LG Electronics said that they will request an investigation about what caused the explosion. The battery which exploded was made by LG Chemicals.

<Samsung Electronic’s Sens Laptop Explosion>

Samsung Electonic’s Sense SFM-3200LW has exploded because of battery problem again. According to a press release by National Emergency Managementg Agency, a Laptop which was being used for 3-4 hours, has exploded. Lee Eun Jee (Fake Name) was using her laptop for 3-4 hours and she put the laptop on a pillow. Then, a smoke started to come from the bottom of the laptop. When she lifted the laptop, the battery fell to the blankets and it burned the blankets in a second. Surprised, she took the melting battery into  the washroom, and just then, it fell to the ground and it broke into pieces. The National Emergency  Management Agency said that they will have further investigation. 

AAW NEWS, Simon Yu (scientistsimon@hotmail.com)

Next Generation DVD: Part 2

There has recently been a war between these two formats, which is called as ‘The battle of the Formats’. However, this ended resulting in Toshiba officially announcing that they will abandon the supply of their HD DVD format.

This war, as one can say, is the Information-Technology Era version of the VHS-Betamax war. People of certain age might knew what happened. Despite the technological advancement of Sony’s Betamax, VHS won. As we can see, the best is not always the winner.

Well, even though this war wasn’t about technology, as the two format’s technology was almost the same, Blu Ray won, because one of the most biggest movie company, Warner Brothers, which is a sister company of the renowned broadcasting company, CNN, has chosen to launch their titles in Blu Ray format. Warner Brothers once considered making a both-type compatible disc, but gave up that plan, and chose Blu Ray as their official format. Also, Sony’s Playstation 3 played a big role in the winning of Blu Ray. Sony’s PS3 has an embedded Blu-Ray player, which made people familiar with Blu Ray.

<Underneath is from CNN>

DATA DOCTOR’s PERSCRIPTION: Buy Bluray player, and if you already bought an HD DVD player, there is some hope because some of the titles that are in HD DVD format is in cheap price. But, try to buy a Bluray Player, as I said!!!

AAW NEWS, Simon Yu (scientistsimon@hotmail.com)

Next Generation DVD: Part 1

<What is Blu Ray?>

Blu Ray, one type of of the Next Generation DVD, is now gaining popularity. Blu Ray, often called BD, contains high-definition video. Blu Ray was developed by Blu-Ray Disc Association, which consists of Sony, Matsushita, Pioneer, Philips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, Dell, Panasonic and Samsung. The movie companies who supports this type of next generation DVD includes Warner Brothers, 20th century Fox, and Walt Disney Pictures. Until now, 450 titles have been launched in Blu-Ray addition, and 250 titles were launched in Japan. Blu Ray player is embedded in Sony’s Play station 3, which is selling well.

<What is HD DVD? >

HD DVD, a.k.a. the High Definition DVD, was developed by a join association of these compaines: Toshiba, Sanyo, NEC, and Microsoft. The movie companies who supported these types were Paramount, Universal Studios and Dreamworks. – These are a lot of  big companies. Microsoft has launched a player that can be attached the Xbox and play HD DVD. The first HD DVD titles were released on April 18, 2006. The spec of HD DVD was approved at the DVD Forums 40th Steering Committee Meeting (held on November 15th, 2007).

>>To be continued>>

AAW NEWS, Simon Yu (scientistsimon@hotmail.com)