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ADFA cadet charged over shower video

2011-08-26 10:59:30 | promotional usb

It is alleged the phone was recording video while she was showering.

This morning, 21-year-old ADFA international cadet Obaid Fayyaz appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court charged with committing an act of indecency.

Police arrested Fayyaz last night after seizing a mobile phone, laptop and a USB memory stick from his room.

Magistrate Lorraine Walker granted Fayyaz bail on the condition he surrender his passport and not have contact with the female cadet.

No plea was entered and he will reappear in court next month.

In a statement, Defence said it was taking the allegation "very seriously" and would cooperate with the relevant authorities.

The arrest came on the same day Defence Minister Stephen Smith said an independent report into sexual abuse allegations within the ADF had to be delayed because of the sheer volume of complaints.

The Government asked law firm DLA Piper to begin a wide-ranging inquiry into sexual abuse within the Defence Force after a female ADFA cadet claimed she had been filmed on a webcam while having sex with another cadet in April.

The woman said the footage had been broadcast to other cadets in a nearby room without her consent.

Mr Smith said it was taking more time than expected to complete the process because of the number of complaints.

"The review has received over 1,000 allegations - some from people who contacted the review directly, some referred to the review from the minister's office or the Defence Department," Mr Smith said in a statement.

"While the role of the DLA Piper review team is not to fully investigate allegations, it must report, based on the information provided to it, an evidence-based and reasoned initial assessment of each allegation."

The report is now due at the end of September.


Annual product fair has ideas for marketing, corporate gifts

2011-08-25 14:54:50 | promotional usbs

MERRILLVILLE | Business leaders, owners and marketers are invited to the 2011 Idea Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Avalon Manor, 3550 U.S. 30.

The show is the annual marketing showcase for Northwest Indiana. It's an open-house format, and the free event offers appetizers, refreshments and giveaways.

The show offers ideas to businesses on corporate gifts, safety incentives, holiday gifts and tradeshow giveaways, said Andrea Pearman, president and CEO of Diversified Marketing Strategies.

This event is ideal for owners, managers, marketing professionals, sales professionals, human resource professionals and event planners. Promotional items include many name brands such as Nike, Zippo, Timberland, Cutter & Buck, Swiss Army knives, promotional usb, Rosebud Farms, Adidas, Flexfit, Bose equipment, custom-imprinted wine and liquor, and pens of all types.




Effects of Japan crisis lowers profit at China's Eva Precision

2011-08-25 14:48:47 | promotional usbs

Net profit fell 25 percent in the first six months of the year, to HK$104.2 million (US$13.3 million), as sales growth slowed to only a 7.1 percent gain, to HK$879.0 million (US$112.7 million), the company said.

"Our business growth was temporarily slowed down by the earthquake in Japan and the nuclear emission and massive power disruption that followed, which hit our customers' supply chain in Japan," Eva told the Hong Kong stock exchange in an Aug. 23 earnings report.

The Hong Kong-based company, which has about 100 injection molding machines, has significant business with Japanese office products manufacturers like Canon.

Operating costs for the firm rose because customers found it difficult to plan their production processes as the crisis deepened, and because the firm had already taken on new workers in China in anticipation of growth before the quake, Eva said.

Sales from its plastic injection unit rose 10 percent, to HK$260.4 million (US$33.4 million), while sales in its plastic mold making unit dropped 25 percent to HK$45.1 million (US$5.78 million), as the aftermath of the crisis pushed companies to delay new projects, Eva said.

Still, Eva Chairman Zhang Hwo Jie said in a statement that major customers have told them that "the worst is now behind us," and he noted that the firm still saw revenue growth because customers are concentrating manufacturing with larger firms like Eva.

The company also opened its first West China production base in July, acquiring a metal stamping firm in the city of Chongqing. The investment will help it grow in China's domestic automobile components manufacturing market, Eva said.

The company has previously said it wants to diversify business away from a heavy reliance on Japanese exports.

The firm may also be poised to make a large investment in another inland Chinese city, Wuhan, Hubei province, telling the Hong Kong stock market in June that it was looking at acquiring land there for factories.

Chinese newspapers reported that the firm had reached a 1 billion Chinese yuan (US$156.3 million) agreement with Wuhan's government for an auto parts production base, but the company disputed that any deal had been reached.

"The size and scale of the production plants to be constructed are still under consideration," Eva said.


Create plug-and-play VPN with iTwin for Mac

2011-08-24 10:27:11 | polished tiles

The award winning iTwin may look like another USB flash drive but it is anything but. It’s actually a device that creates a military-grade, encrypted connection between two computers so that files can be accessed, edited and backed up over the Internet. Starting today, it will even link up PCs and Macs to make remote file access even more fluid.

This device comes in handy for situations where sensitive documents absolutely cannot fall into the wrong hands (ex. legal documents), where the remotely accessible files need to be editable, and sending files to a cloud service like Dropbox is still too unsecured even if it requires a password. Plus, USB thumb drives and cloud services typically have a finite amount of storage and can be costly for larger devices or accounts, so a single device that can bridge computers makes more sense.

I’ve been testing the iTwin out on two PCs and it mostly lives up to its billing as an easy to use device, especially considering the technology that it enables — a secured wireless bridge on a (double-ended) stick. Here’s a run down on how iTwin works plus my thoughts while using the device.

   1. Keeping the two ends connected, plug one end into a promotional usb port on a computer with the files you would like to make remotely accessible.

      You may encounter an error message saying your local time and time zone need to be correct before you can complete installation. If that’s the case, sync your computer’s clock to “time.nist.gov” (the Microsoft server clock did not work for me). You would have to unplug and re-plug the iTwin to trigger the installation process.
   2. Give the device a name. This is particularly important if you will be using multiple sets of iTwins in an office.
   3. You will be prompted to provide an email address so that you can disable the connection over the Internet, in case you lose one half and want to prevent a stranger from accessing your sensitive data.
   4. When you see an iTwin window pop up on your screen, you can disconnect one half of the device and plug it into Computer B. By separating the device, it initiates a secured session that will kick in when the other half is plugged in as well.
   5. To make files on a local computer (I’ll call it Computer A for clarity) accessible to Computer B, simply drag and drop files into the iTwin Local Window. Files not placed in the Local Window will be invisible to Computer B. Don’t see a window? Open “My Computer” and you should see “iTwin” listed as one of the drives on your machine.

      Neither half is master nor slave so Computer A could host different files for remote access as Computer B. This is what I found most confusing about the iTwin. If you click on the iTwin icon on your Quick Launch bar, you will see that there is also a Remote Window that shows you what files you can access on Computer B, but there is no way to see both side by side. By switching between the two windows, you’re able to edit files without saving multiple copies and sending files with complicated file names to colleagues.
   6. There is no time limit on how long the two computers can be connected. That said, I noticed one half would be unresponsive from time to time so I would just unplug and re-plug it back into the USB port.

      Done using the remote computer to access your office machine? Simply unplug your half but make sure the other half stays plugged in so that you can re-establish the connection whenever you like. Once both halves are unplugged, you would need to start at Step 1 to create another session.


Smartphone review: HTC Sensation

2011-08-23 11:33:06 | promotional usb

The Sensation is running Google's latest version of Android (2.3), but it's also the debut for HTC's Android Sense 3.0 UI. Sense has historically been the most heralded of the non-stock Android UIs and whilst some will think the latest revision only improves on this I'd argue 3.0 seems to add little in feature functionality but much in drawn-out animations. That said, one's needless animation is another's appetizing eye-candy. Carrying my demo-unit around the newsroom, the Sense UI courted a number of double takes from my majority iPhone sporting colleagues. I even had it taken off me a number of times - which I guess is either a good or bad thing. Again, the downside here is that at 1.2 Ghz the Sensation should theoretically be faster than the likes of the Optimus 2X, but the top-heavy UI seems to drag back the Hardware. With HTC announcing it will be unlocking boot loaders from its latest line-up, the Sense UI will be a non-event for Power Users looking to replacing it with a stock Android experience, but even for regular users the animations might start to wear thin over time (fortunately HTC lets you tone them down should the aforementioned animation fatigue ensue).

The Sensation really is a multimedia powerhouse. Media options extend beyond the 16x9 QHD screen. The phone's rear-facing 8-Megapixel Camera rivals anything else in its class, but this isn't the Phone to beat the iPhone 4's still quality. That said, the Sensation's video eclipses anything I've seen so far on a Camera phone. Perhaps this is where the 1.2 Ghz processor really comes into play. The Sensation shoots full 1080p Video, at 30 frames per second (fps), and despite being a camera phone the video is incredibly fluid. Video playback is definitely helped by the QHD Display, but those hoping for a mini-HDMI output similar to the LG Optimus 2X are out of luck, unless you're willing to fork out for a proprietary adaptor cable that supports HDMI over USB. The Sensation does incredible Skype video calls over Wi-Fi, of course it degrades a little over 3G but is still perfectly usable. It's also the best performer I've had using the Qik video service.

Data speeds on the Sensation support 3G at 14.4 Mbps down and 5.76 Mbps up, but there's no HSPA+ support here. Fortunately, Telecom has recently revamped their Smartphone plans making them much more competitive, especially with the likes of 2Degrees. A $60 per month plan with 100 Anytime minutes, 300 texts, and 1 GB of Data will net you a $250 subsidy on the Sensation's $1100 list price. But that's really not your best option. Telecom are currently running a promotional usb deal that will get you the Sensation for free on a $100 monthly plan of 300 Minutes, 300 Texts, and 2 GB of Data. So essentially you're getting the plan for a little shy of $50 a month (if you're willing to go contract).

Ultimately, the Sensation is one of the most fully featured Smart Phones on the market. It presents a return to the solid build-quality HTC seemed to deviate from with the likes of the Desire HD, or HD7. Feature wise the 1.2 Ghz Dual-Core processor feels incredibly quick but you can't help but think its' been reigned in a bit by the top-heavy Sense UI. The QHD screen is really immersive, as is the HD Video Recording, however even at 8 Megapixels the stills photography is a little soft against some of its competitors. That said, with its competitors in mind, the two main rivals LG's Optimus 2X, and the Samsung's Galaxy SII have a real fight on their hands. The Sensation tends to leave both in its wake in terms of build quality, and its multimedia features coupled with the Sense UI will probably give this phone a slight lead for many users.