Malaysia Today was blocked

Malaysia Today news portal was blocked by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (SKMM) because its editor ignored many warning letters, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said.

The editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin lashed out against the blocking of the online portal, saying it was a breach of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) charter.

Under the MSC Malaysia 10-Point Bill of Guarantees, the Government promised to “ensure no Internet censorship”.

It was reported that all 21 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country had been ordered by SKMM to block the website.

This is Malaysia. When the blogger is pro-government, you can say anything you like, and the Government will tag it as they are practicing "no Internet censorship". When you are telling the "truth", they will say it violates Section 263 of the Communications and Multimedia Act.

Anything in Malaysia is double-standard where it be education, property buying, public listed company, etc. Yeah! Patience, perseverance and hard work paves the road to success. Happy 51st Merdeka!

You've got Gmail!

Gmail is the fastest-growing online e-mail offering in an increasingly competitive market.

If you use online e-mail programs, chances are you've added Google's free Gmail to the mix. Since leaving "by invitation only" status in early 2007, Gmail has seen its usage rise 47%. It's the fastest-growing online e-mail offering.

Microsoft and Yahoo dominate webmail. They're virtually tied for the top spot. In February, the most recent statistics available, they had 256.2 million and 254.6 million users, respectively, according to researcher ComScore Media Metrix.

Google is No. 3, with 91.6 million users. No. 4 AOL, the company that first popularized Internet mail in the 1990s, has 48.9 million.

“熊貓”還是“貓熊”？

Source: 星洲日報

峇株巴轄讀者蘇華貴在信中提到，目前備受矚目、人們口中的中國國寶“熊貓”，其實是“貓熊”之誤。正是由於以訛傳訛，至今絕大多數人都已習慣“熊貓”之名。

針對“熊貓”的說法，長期以來已有過不少討論。熊貓（Panda），又叫大熊貓，生長於四川盆地周邊的山區，是中國特有的野生哺乳類動物，全球現僅存約3100只，瀕臨絕種而備受保護。

既然“貓熊”是其本名，但後來為何又通稱熊貓呢？有一種說法，認為這是從1940年代開始的“錯誤”，因為當“貓熊”兩字橫排時既可讀成“貓熊”，也可讀成“熊貓”（古時中文寫法是從右到左，但多是直寫），因此產生了混淆。但學界已有人指出了其中的疑點，故這個說法不足置信。

據瞭解，當時早已出現“熊貓”與“貓熊”之爭（而且爭議不限於中文，就連英文世界也有“bear cat”或“cat bear”的討論），然而，“熊貓”很快便約定俗成了。況且，作為中國國寶，如果名字出現誤寫、誤讀，有關方面又豈會容許這種以錯為對的情況，而不立即糾正呢？

姚德懷先生認為，這兩個名字的混淆，源頭可能就在於“小熊貓”（又名紅熊貓，英文通稱Red Panda、Firefox），主要是受到英文的影響。朱建頌先生則認為，1915年編成、1935年出版的《中華大字典》和1938年出版的《辭海》中對“熊貓”皆有解釋，縱使釋義與今稍有不同，但也足以證明，把貓熊稱作熊貓“並非1940年代所發生的以錯為對的偶然現象”。

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到底是貓熊還是熊貓？

Gmail is now 7GB

Hey... What to say?!
Today, Gmail has officially reached the 7GB mark free storage!
Yeah, 7GB! You can basically store anything to it using Gmail File Space beside emails!

While writing on this, Gmail is marching to its another milestone!

Apple and Microsoft prepare to go head-to-head in the first British Technology Awards

Considering the pure power associated with their combined market dominance, it’s perhaps no surprise to note that Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are leading the way on the recently announced shortlist for the inaugural British Technology Awards.

With Apple’s iconic branding attached to hot-selling products such as the iPod music and media player, MacBook Air computer, and the touch-screen iPhone, the Cupertino-based technology specialist looks to be a sure-fire hit with the Brits, bagging a total of 11 nominations across the event’s 13 categories.

Meanwhile, Redmond-based software behemoth Microsoft follows close behind with 9 nominations that reflect a popularity built solidly around the company’s powerhouse Xbox 360 videogames console, its Windows Vista operating system, and Windows Media Player 11.

Organised by publisher Incisive Media, the first ever British Technology Awards will offer a slightly different flavour of content than traditional technology industry bashes.

Specifically, the event will play host to an Internet zeitgeist award that will be decided between social networking phenomenon Facebook, video-sharing Web site YouTube, and online TV content catch-up service the BBC iPlayer.

Similarly, Apple’s iTunes Store will be up against the likes of innovative videogame Guitar Hero for the Music Technology award, while the BBC iPlayer will be taking on Sony’s PlayStation 3 videogames console and Sky for the Home Entertainment award.

Furthermore, all of the event’s gongs will be awarded based on votes cast entirely by Britain’s everyday gadget-lovers. According to Incisive, consumers are the primary focus, which is why all the categories will be voted for exclusively by the general public.

Other categories worth looking out for include Gadget of the Year, which will no-doubt see the Apple iPhone attempting to beat off the likes of the Nokia N95 and BlackBerry Curve for top honours, and Best Gaming Technology, which throws Nintendo’s Wii Fit into the ring alongside Guitar Hero, the Sony PlayStation Portable, and Microsoft Flight Simulator X.


Voting on the shortlist is open now, and the proud winners will be unveiled this coming October. The full list of categories and nominees is as follows:

Gadget of the Year
Apple iPhone
Apple iPod Touch
TomTom Go 720
Nokia N95
BlackBerry Curve
Fujifilm F100fd
Archos 605
Slingbox

Best Music Technology
Apple iTunes
Windows Media Player 11
Audacity
Play.com
Guitar Hero
Ion USB turntable
Creative X-Fi
Napster

Business Technology of the Year
Asus Eee PC
3G USB Modem
BlackBerry Curve
Panasonic ToughBook
Vodafone USB 3G modem
Intel low-power Xeon quad-core processor
HP Compaq ultra-slim dc7800 PC
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Best Home Entertainment Technology
BBC iPlayer
Nintendo Wii
Freeview
Sky
Panasonic Viera HDTVs
Sony Bravia HD LCD TVs
Sony PlayStation 3
Microsoft Xbox 360

Best Kids Technology
Nintendo DS
Windows Vista parental controls
Advent Kids laptop
Scalextric Digital
Hornby DCC trainsets
LEGO Mindstorms NXT
Fisher Price Kid Tough digital camera
Bebo

Most Stylish Technology
Apple iPhone
Apple Macbook Air
Sony Vaio TZ
Acer Ferrari ultra-portable laptop
Canon SX100 IS camera
LG Viewty
Dell XPS One
Samsung LE series LCD TVs

Best Gaming Technology
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii Fit
Sony PS3
Microsoft Xbox 360
Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Nintendo DS
Guitar Hero
Sony PSP

Best Mobile Technology
Apple iPhone
Nintendo DS
BlackBerry Curve
Nokia N810
Asus Eee PC
Sony PSP
Google Mobile
Samsung Q1 Ultra

Most Indispensable Technology
Google Maps
BT Broadband
Apple iPod
BBC iPlayer
Sky
Apple iPhone
Virgin Media
Facebook

Technological Innovation of the Year
Apple iPhone
Windows Vista
Intel Core 2 Quad processors
Apple MacBook Air
Asus Eee PC
Adobe Photoshop Express
Belkin Wireless USB Hub
Google Docs/Apps

Best Online Technology
BBC iPlayer
Skype
You Tube
Facebook
Google Docs
Windows Live
BT Digital Vault
Pinnacle PCTV to go

Retailer of the Year
Amazon
Play.com
John Lewis
Ebuyer
Tesco Direct
PC World
Maplins
Argos

Greenest Technology of the Year
Bye Bye standby
Toyota Prius
Windows Vista
Lexus LS600H
Fujitsu Siemens Scenicview P22W-5 ECO
G-Wizz
Oneclick Intellipanel
Apple OS X

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Updated: And the winners are...

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