Amazon returns to users the disappeared books

After two months after many users Kindle have suddenly lost some books (in particular, George Oruella’s novels) and personal notes, company Amazon at last definitively recognised the fault and has decided it to smooth down.

According to New York Times, general director Amazon Dzhef Bezos (Jeff Bezos) has written to all victims of this incident, that they can back receive copies of the lost books or the gift certificate for $30. Notes also will be restored.

New series HD Ready of Zhk-TVs BBK - Mars

Company BBK Electronics represents a new series of Zhk-TVs – Mars. A series is presented by models of category HD Ready (720p, 1080i) with diagonals 19, 22 and 32 inches.    

AMKU has asked Chernovetsky to admit kabelschikov to the municipal property

I.o. Heads of Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMKU) Alexander Melnichenko has addressed in the Kiev state administration with an official proposal in common to create «conditions for competition development» in the market of cable TV. Press-service AMKU has informed on it «proIT».

User’s base SHPD of company Vega for April-June, 2009 has made 110 thousand

Quantity of subscribers of service of broadband access to the Internet of telecommunication group Vega, following the results of the first half of the year 2009, has made 110 thousand About it results of research of company "IKS-Consulting" testify, the correspondent «proIT» transfers.

For a month on "hot" line AMKU 420 complaints to operators of cable TV have arrived

Throughout August, 2009 by phone of a "hot" line of Committee concerning a cable television has arrived about 400 complaints of subscribers concerning activity of operators, and also over 20 written references. Press-service AMKU has informed on it «proIT».

The head Poltava OGA admitted, that abuses the Internet

The head of the Poltava regional state administration Valery Asadchev regularly uses and «even abuses» the Internet. He has declared it during Internet conference on a site «News Poltavschinyi», the correspondent «proIT» transfers.

«I come for work about 8 mornings. And at first I look through all sites:“ Details "," the Ukrainian truth "," News Poltavschinyi "," Ukrnet ”, other information and sports sites», - has declared Asadchev.

Rambler has suspended the to the robot because of technical malfunctions

Russian Internet searcher Rambler, and also numerous services placed on its portal, have appeared today in the middle of day are inaccessible to users because of technical malfunctions, transfer «k2kapital».

Terms of debugging and their character are not known yet.

"Telepsychic" plans to transfer the central office to London

Kharkov IT Company "Telepsychic" plans to transfer the central office to London. The company press-service has informed on it «proIT».

As it is told in the message, from office in London "Telepsychic" it will be more convenient to advance the products in the European and western countries.

Abonbaza SHPD Beeline in the first quarter 2009 has made 68 thousand

The quantity of users of broadband access in Internnet (TM Beeline) and the companies «Golden a Telecom» in the first half of the year 2009 has made the operator of a mobile communication of company "URS" 68 thousand About it data of report IKS-Consulting testify, the correspondent «proIT» transfers.

The quantity of subscribers SHPD of company TeNeT has made 39 thousand

The quantity of subscribers of service of broadband access to the Internet telecommunication companies TeNeT (Odessa), following the results of the first quarter 2009, has made 39 thousand About it results of research of company "IKS-Consulting" testify, the correspondent «proIT» transfers.

In the first half of the year 2009 the quantity of subscribers SHPD from Airbites has made 30,8 thousand

The quantity of subscribers of broadband access to company Airbites Internet in January-March, 2009 has made 30,8 thousand About it results of research of company "IKS-Consulting" testify, the correspondent «proIT» transfers.

The quantity of subscribers SHPD from IPNet in the first half of the year 2009 has made 27,2 thousand

The quantity of subscribers of broadband access to the Internet companies IPNet (Kiev) in January-March, 2009 has made 27,2 thousand About it results of research of company "IKS-Consulting" testify, the correspondent «proIT» transfers.

The quantity of subscribers SHPD from Freenet in April-June has increased by 26,4 %

The quantity of subscribers of broadband access to company Freenet Internet (TM o3) in April-June, 2009 has made 26,4 thousand About it testify results of research of company "IKS-Consulting", are transferred by the correspondent «proIT».

Beeline has entered service of the international roaming into Norway

The operator of a mobile communication company "URS" (TM Beeline) since September, 1st, 2009 has entered service of the international roaming for the subscribers into Norway. The company press-service has informed on it «proIT».

«Kievstar» has distributed dividends

Shareholders of the mobile operator «Kievstar» have distributed dividends for 2008

Shareholders of the largest operator of cellular communication — «Kievstar» — at extraordinary meeting have made decision to distribute 1,9 billion grn. The dividends received by results of work of the company in 2008. It became possible after representatives Norwegian Telenor (56,5 %) and Russian Altimo (43,5 %) have confirmed audirovannuyu the company reporting for last fiscal year. Payment of dividends it is in full planned to make till December, 20th, 2009.

eBay has sold 65 % of service Skype for $1,9 mlrd

The company eBay officially declared on September, 1st, 2009 sale of 65 % of actions of popular VoIP-service Skype, transfers «CNews. RU».

As buyers the group of investors which included venture funds Silver Lake, Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board has acted. The transaction sum has made $1,9 mlrd, its end is planned in the fourth quarter 2009

Where at signalmen a point h?

Domestic a TV set-operators have well experienced potential of the market of the fixed broadband access to the Internet (SHPD) and very much in it have taken a great interest

As is known, leadership keeps "Ukrtelecom" with the project «OGO!», given on technology ADSL (high-speed access to the Internet on the basis of copper user’s lines). Mobile operators, such as Beeline, and recently and «Kievstar», too wish to reach Internet clients and have started to try it to do by means of modern decision FTTx (fibre-optical lines to objects). Who will appear finally in a prize — while to tell hard. But the attention that fact draws, that "Ukrtelecom" declared one of these days the beginning of development of own dense FTTx-projects. This, clear business, does not mean, that the state operator has decided to say goodbye to copper. Simply company, probably, has decided to be prepared for considerable growth of volumes of the traffic which will be overtaken on a network. It will occur because of occurrence of the new services based on video and an entertaining content.

"Ukrtelecom" plans to hold the tender for purchase of 100 thousand USB-modems

The telecommunication company »"Ukrtelecom"plans to hold in September the tender on purchase in 2009-2010 100 thousand USB-modems for wireless data transmission in standard UMTS,"Interfax-Ukraine"transfers

According to the announcement of the state operator, the demand of participants are accepted till 11:00 on September, 22nd, 2009 at the central office of the company in capital parkway T.Shevchenko. Opening of offers is appointed at 14:00 the same day.

The quantity of subscribers SHPD in Ukraine in I half-year 2009 has made 1, 87 million

As of July, 1st, 2009 the quantity of subscribers of broadband access to the Internet in Ukraine has made 1, 87 million testify To it results of research of company "IKS-Consulting", the correspondent «proIT» transfers.

So, quantity of private subscribers SHPD in the first quarter 2009, 7 %, in comparison with the similar period of 2008 1,62 million Quantity of corporate subscribers SHPD also has made, accordingly, has made 0,25 million

The quantity of subscribers SHPD of "Ukrtelecom" in I half-year has reached 681 thousand

The quantity of subscribers of broadband access to the Internet of telecommunication company "Ukrtelecom" in the first half of the year 2009 has made 681tyis. Results of research of company "IKS-Consulting" testify To it, the correspondent «proIT» transfers.

User’s base SHPD of "Will" in I half-year 2009 has made 367 thousand

The quantity of subscribers of service of broadband access to the Internet of telecommunication company "Will", following the results of the first half of the year 2009, has made 367 thousand About it results of research of company "IKS-Consulting" testify, the correspondent «proIT» transfers.

There was final version Opera 10

Opera Software presented the final version of browser Opera 10 which is based on new, more high-speed cursor and differs a number of innovative functions, and, besides, as always, is absolutely free.

New kernel Presto 2.2 in Opera 10 provides 40 %-s’ increase of productivity on such resursoyomkih services, as Gmail or Facebook (in comparison with the previous version - Opera 9.6).

BenQ has let out the first laptops on the basis of CULV - Joybook S35 and S43

BenQ announced release of two laptops constructed on base energoeffektivnyih Intel’ovskih of processors Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV). Model Joybook S35 is equipped by the 13,3-inch screen, display Joybook S43 diagonal makes 14 inches. The permission of the screen at both models which, by the way, has light-emitting diode illumination, — HD Ready 1366 x 768 pixels.

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At once eight new jet printers from Lexmark

Company Lexmark has presented at once eight multipurpose printers, the intended for small and average business.

Platinum Pro905 it is equipped by the 4,3-inch touch display and the adjusted interface, access to the Internet, Wi-Fi 802.11n, a 300-page tray, the press permission makes 4800×1200 dpi.

MTS once again reduces the prices for GPRS/EDGE-modems

MTS-Ukraine declares new depreciation of GPRS/EDGE-modems – more than on 40 %.

Cost GPRS/EDGE of modems EG162 and EG602 is lowered for 151 grivna and now makes 198 grn. (All prices are specified from the VAT). This decrease is made within the limits of the anti-recessionary program of MTS directed on increase of availability of popular services of the company.

iRiver has appeared in the market of electronic books

iRiver has entered the market of electronic books with the new device under name Story. The appearance the reader reminds Amazon Kindle.

Story it is equipped by the 6-inch display with the QWERTY-keyboard under it for introduction of inquiries and other purposes. The case as a whole very thin, in it is 3,5-mm a socket for listening of audiofiles.

Philips represents an economic platform for street illumination Mini Cosmo

Philips Lighting has presented the economic decision for road illumination — a platform of fixtures Mini Cosmo, including such novelties, as Mini Iridium, Mini Modena and Mini Koffer2.

Universal panel Logitech Harmony 700

Logitech represents universal remote control Harmony 700 with which about six usual panels are capable to replace. Panel Harmony 700 is equipped by the colour screen and eats from the accumulator, and also allows to start most often used functions by pressing of one button.

Site Proit.com.ua has undergone to virus attack

Site Proit.com.ua devoted to information technologies, has undergone on September, 1st to virus attack. However, and on September, 2nd some browsers at site start warn about dangerous consequences for the user, informs HiTech. Expert.

In Garmin have thought up the navigator for bicyclists - Edge 500

Garmin has let out the navigator calculated on bicyclists - Edge 500. With its help it is possible not only to define a site and to choose a route, but also to count quantity of the spent calories on various sites of a line.