Orange enters the new 2011 year with half a million customers

Mobile operator Orange Armenia has announced, that it is concluding its first year of operations in Armenia with 500,000 active customers.

Bruno Duthoit, Orange Armenia CEO, said: «2010 was a very important year for us: this was the first full year of operations. The year of 2010 was a year of a lot of innovations, new offers, extension of the coverage, construction of the customer base and investments. We are happy and proud of these achievements that are the result of the devoted and enthusiastic work of the whole Orange team. We thank all our customers who have trusted us and are with us, in the same time we want to ensure that Orange will continue being their caring friend».

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E-Club - New TV Program Covering IT and Technology in Armenia

Facebook has left Yahoo behind

Facebook has become the 3^rd largest website in the world according to new metrics from comScore. It has finally passed Yahoo for third place, pulling in 648 million unique visitors for November 2010 versus Yahoo's 630 million, PC Mag says.

Only Microsoft, with 869 million unique visitors, and Google, with 970 million, stand on Facebook's way at this point. Yahoo drops down to fourth, though that should really come as little surprise--Facebook has been chipping away at the search giant for some time now.

But when it comes to getting people to watch online videos from media sites Facebook is No 2, TechChurch reports. Google remains the largest source of outside traffic, but Facebook has passed Bing and Yahoo according to a report on Online Video & The Media Industry.

In Armenia popularity of Facebook is growing, and Facebook closes the year 2010 with almost 105.000 users from Armenia.

Ընդդիմությանը եթեր տրամադրող «Գալա» հեռուստաընկերությունը հեռարձակման լիցենզիա չստացավ

«ԳԱԼԱ»-ի սեփականատեր Վահան Խաչատրյան

Հեռուստատեսության եւ ռադիոյի ազգային հանձնաժողովը երեքշաբթի օրը հրապարակեց Շիրակի մարզում թվային ցանցի միջոցով հեռարձակում իրականացնելու համար հայտարարված լիցենզավորման մրցույթի արդյունքները: ՀՌԱՀ-ը 14 միավոր գնահատեց Գյումրիի «ԳԱԼԱ» հեռուստաընկերության հայտը, եւ հաճախության համար պայքարում հաղթեց Գյումրիի «Ցայգ» հեռուստաընկերությունը, որի հայտը գնահատվել է 42 միավոր:

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Հայաստանում հեռարձակման թվայնացման այլընտրանքային առաջարկությունների փաթեթ է մշակվել

Խոսքի ազատության պաշտպանության կոմիտեի նախագահ Աշոտ Մելիքյանը (աջից) եւ փորձագետ Մեսրոպ Հարությունյանը լրագրողներին են ներկայացնում այլընտրանքային առաջարկությունները, Երեւան, 21–ը դեկտեմբերի, 2010թ.

Երեւան | 21.12.2010 | «Ազատություն» ռ/կ – Խոսքի ազատության պաշտպանության կոմիտեի նախագահ Աշոտ Մելիքյանի գլխավորած 5 հոգանոց աշխատանքային խումբը Հայաստանում հեռարձակման թվայնացման վերաբերյալ այլընտրանքային առաջարկությունների փաթեթ է մշակել, որով, մասնավորապես, առաջարկվում է ազատականացնել հեռարձակման լիցենզավորման գործընթացը:

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VivaCell-MTS Launches 4G Test Network in Armenia

PM Tigran Sargsian (L) and VivaCell-MTS CEO Ralph Yirikian (R) at the launch of VivaCell-MTS 4G test-network

VivaCell-MTS, Armenia's largest mobile operator announced the commercial test-launch of 4G LTE network in Yerevan more than a month after Orange Armenia staged a public demonstration in the Armenian capital.

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Արձագանքում են ՀՌԱՀ-ի որոշմանը

Տիգրան Կարապետիչը պնդում է, որ «ԱԼՄ TV»–ն մրցույթի բոլոր կետերով հաղթում է մրցակցին՝ «Երեւան TV»–ին։

Խորհուրդներ սկսնակ լուսանկարիչներին

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Ինտերնետային տեքստի առանձնահատկությունները

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Winners of Broadcast Licensing Competitions in Digital Network Announced

On December 16 the National Commission on Television and Radio determined the winners of the 18 broadcast licensing competitions. As it has been reported, the competitions, announced by NCTR on July 20, 2010, are held in Armenia for the first time and are stipulated by the digital switchover from analogue broadcasting. Only two frequencies (No.8 and No.11) had two applicants, each. In the other 16 competitions the companies did not have any rivals (see details in YPC Weekly Newsletter, October 22-28, 2010).Read more »

Հայերեն Համակարգչային Ուսուցողական Միջավայր` Հայաստանի ու Սփյուռքի Դպրոցների Համար

Հայաստանի ու Սփյուռքի հայկական դպրոցներում աշակերտները կկարողանան ինֆորմատիկա սովորել նոր Հայալեզու ուսուցողական համակարգչային ծրագրով:

«Լոգո» ծրագրային փաթեթը ժամանակակից համակարգչային ունիվերսալ ուսուցողական միջավայր է, որտեղ աշակերտները կկարողանան գրել, նկարել, ստեղծել իր ցենարով գրված մուլտֆիլմ, հորինել երաժշտություն, խոսեցնել հերոսներին:
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Global Watchdog Slams Armenian Frequency Tender

The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) called the Thursday decision of the National Commission on Television and Radio to keep A1+ TV off the air “another setback for freedom of expression and information in Armenia.”

“It’s clear that keeping a critic off the air is more important to this government than its international legal obligations,” said Giorgi Gogia, the HRW’s South Caucasus researcher.

A1+ was arguably the sole Armenian TV station critical of the authorities before losing its broadcasting right in 2002 in a similar licensing competition administered by a government-influenced body. The company, now operating a popular news website and ‘On-line TV’ has failed to regain its license in any of a dozen tenders it has taken part in since.

In its statement issued late on Thursday the group underscored that Armenia has denied a broadcast license to the company “despite a European Court of Human Rights judgment that previous denials violated freedom of expression.”

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«Ժողովրդական հեռուստատեսություն» հիմնադրամի Հոգաբարձուների խորհրդի հայտարարությունը

Հենց նոր ավարտվեց “Ա1 +” հեռուստաընկերությանն աջակցող “ժողովրդական հեռուստատեսություն” հիմնադրամի Հոգաբարձուների խորհրդի նիստը:

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UK court upholds decision to grant bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

The founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange has been granted bail by a judge in London.
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«Ա1+»-ի քվեարկության լուսանկարները

ՀՌԱՀ-ը քվեարկում է «Ա1+»-ի հայտը

ՀՌԱՀ-ը քվեարկում է «Արմնյուզ»-ի հայտը

«Ա1+»-ը կրկին եթեր չստացավ

Հեռուստատեսության եւ ռադիոյի ազգային հանձնաժողովը (ՀՌԱՀ) հինգշաբթի օրը հրապարակեց թվային հեռարձակման ցանցի միջոցով հեռուստածրագրերի եթերային հեռարձակում իրականացնելու մրցույթի արդյունքները:
Ըստ այդմ, «Ա1+»-ը պարտվեց նույն հաճախականության համար հայտ ներկայացրած «Արմնյուզ» հեռուստաընկերությանը, իսկ ԱԼՄ հեռուստաընկերությունը` «Երեւան» հեռուստաընկերությանը:
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No More WikiLeaks for US Air Force Staff

The US air force has blocked employees from accessing the websites of the Guardian, the New York Times and other news organisations carrying the WikiLeaks US embassy cables.

At least 25 sites that have posted WikiLeaks files had been barred, said Major Toni Tones of the US air force's space command in Colorado. Tones said the action was taken in accordance with a policy that "routinely blocks air force network access to websites hosting inappropriate materials".

Staff who attempt to access the blocked sites instead see an on-screen message saying: "Access denied. Internet usage is logged and monitored."

While the US defence department has issued orders against visiting WikiLeaks or downloading classified documents from the site, it has not ordered a blanket ban on visiting news organisations reporting on the contents of the classified cables. The army, navy and marines have not sought to block access to any websites.

The air force's move follows instructions by the government that staff should not access the cables, with the Library of Congress instituting a bar on accessing WikiLeaks's website.

One member of the US armed forces could be celebrated for his part in the WikiLeaks drama. Berkeley city council is considering a resolution in support Bradley Manning, the army private accused of releasing the documents.

Source : The Guardian

Emin and Adnan: They are back and they thank everyone!

Facebook's Zuckerberg Declared Time's Person of the Year 2010

For connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them; for creating a new system of exchanging information; and for changing how we all live our lives, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is TIME's 2010 Person of the Year.

Almost seven years ago, in February 2004, when Zuckerberg was a 19-year-old sophomore at Harvard, he started a Web service from his dorm. It was called Thefacebook.com, and it was billed as "an online directory that connects people through social networks at colleges."

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Pashinyan Graffiti hits Yerevan's Walls

Graffiti art depicting imprisoned journalist, chief editor of local daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times") Nikol Pashinyan has been seen on the pedestrian underpass near the Chekhov school on Baghramyan Blvd. in central Yerevan.

The graffiti is the work of "Art Laboratoria," al local group of painters and artists. 
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NCTR Violated The Principle of Transparency. Statement

The Board of Trustees of "People's TV" Foundation, which aims to return a local embattled company to the air, has issued a statement.

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Resignation of Yerevan Mayor Puts Little Armenia on Global News Agenda

A friend sent me this photo a couple of days ago with an intriguing comment which I just had to share: 

"Saw this on the metro news you get for free during my weekend in London. I don't know but I was feeling proud ???"

Ex-President's Family Sues Newspaper For Libel

Armenia -- Former President Robert Kocharian with his wife and children.

Armenia’s former President Robert Kocharian and his family have filed a libel suit against a pro-opposition newspaper "Zhamanak" over series of reports published in September, claiming ex-president's involvement in imports of pharmaceuticals and ownership of a chain of drug stores. Citing an unnamed source, "Zhamanak" daily also alleged that Kocharian’s older son Sedrak has purchased a diamond mine in India.

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YouTube Rewind 2010: Year in Review

See what the world watched on YouTube in 2010 with YouTube Rewind: http://www.youtube.com/rewind

Re-watch the year's most popular videos and use the interactive timeline to see the moments that defined YouTube in 2010.

Top 10
#1: Bed Intruder Song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW...
#2: Tik Tok Kesha Parody - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7n8Gq...
#3: Greyson Chance 'Paparazzi' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDlC7...
#4: Annoying Orange Wazzup - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL_qGM...
#5: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like (Old Spice)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykV...
#6: Giant Double Rainbow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk...
#7: This Too Shall Pass OK Go - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFn...
#8: The Twilight Saga Eclipse Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2HIda...
#9: Jimmy Surprises Bieber Fan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKEQwv...
#10: Gymkhana Three, Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TshFW...

Armenian Media Close to Being Considered 'Not Free'

The Armenian media is on the border of moving from "partly free" to "not free", according to the findings of a sociological study carried out by the Committee for the Protection of Freedom of Expression, Aug.–Sept. 2010.

The study was carried out in order to determine the level of freedom that Armenian media possess, taking into account the influence of legal, political, and economic factors.
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Facebook սոցիալական ցանցի օգտագործողների թիվը Հայաստանում անցնում է 100 հազարից

Նոր օգտագործողների գրանցումները Facebook սոցիալական ցանցում անցած 7 օրերի ընթացքում ըստ Facebakers.com-ի

RFE/RL [November 23, 2010] -- Հայաստանում Facebook սոցիալական ցանցից օգտվողների թիվը անցած 6 ամիսների ընթացքում կրկնապատկվել է՝ անցնելով 100 հազարից։

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Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review

The Full Website Built Entirely on a YouTube Video

BooneOakley.com is an advertising company, which has built its entire homepage into an interactive YouTube video. As you can see the embedded video above, it is essentially a full agency website from portfolio right through to the contact us page.
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YouTube lifts 15-minute time-limit for more users

The video file upload section in my YouTube account today looked like this. "Congratulations! Your account is now enabled for uploads longer than 15 minutes," the information note above the upload button said. Cool... I seldom make videos longer than 3 minutes, but knowing there are no limits certainly feels great!
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Yerevan's Mayor Gagik Beglarian Resigns and Quits Blogging

Gagik Beglarian's blog before closure

Following his scandalous resignation over beating a presidential aide, Yerevan's Mayor Gagik Beglarian has closed his blog, which was opened last year ahead of May 2009 municipal elections in Yerevan which had ensured his position as mayor for 4 years.

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Reporters Sans Frontières Reacts to Assange's Arrest

Secretary-general of «Reporters Without Borders» sent a letter to the British Secretary of State for Justice condemning the arrest of Wikileaks’ Julian Assange.
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WikiLeaks. Hatching Truth

WikiLeaks. Հայաստանն ընդունել է Իրանին զենք փոխանցելու փաստը

WikiLeaks կայքում հրապարակվել է հերթական ամերիկյան դիվանագիտական փաստաթուղթը, ըստ որի Հայաստանի իշխանությունները «դրական եւ կառուցողական» դիրքորոշում են որդեգրել «Իրանին զենք փոխանցելու գործում Հայաստանի ունեցած դերակատարությունը բացահայտելուն եւ կանխելուն ուղղված ԱՄՆ-ի առաջարկությունների նկատմամբ»:Read more »

Facebook-ի նորացված պրոֆայլի մասին

Facebook-ի նորացված պրոֆայլը առիթ եղավ, որ յուզերփիքս փոխեմ (նախորդի՝ 3 տարի անփոփոխ մնացածի չափերը, պարզվեց, փոքր են)։

Նկատվում է, որ հարմար է նոր պրոֆայլը նկար, հղում, վիդեո տարածելու տեսակետից։

Միանգամից երեւում է՝ առաջին պլան, աչքի ընկնող տեղ են դուրս բերվել Send Message ու Poke կոճակները։ Poke-ը երեւի պահանջարկ է վայելում, իսկ Send Message-ը ոնց որ թե facebook մեյլի նախերգանքն է...

Arrest of WikiLeaks Founder Politically Motivated

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (file photo)

LONDON, December 7, 2010 -- The founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has been arrested by British police.
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Get off Facebook and have a Sleep!

More than 70% of British adults check social network sites before kissing Good night and turning the lights off. Furthermore, according to a study commissioned by hotel giant Travelodge shows that 18% of them send a daily night-time tweet to their followers. The average amount of time spent on social networks while between the sheets is 16 minutes.

The research also found that as well as social networking, a quarter of Britons do their weekly grocery shopping between the sheets. One in 10 adults pays the bills online before nodding off and 35% of people catch up on the latest celebrity gossip. It also revealed that 84% of adults use their mobile phone to wake themselves up in the mornings.

The survey involved 6,000 adults in the UK. Experts have warned the online activity performed from bed is affecting people’s sleep.

“Being exposed to bright light from computer and mobile phone screens while in bed completely delays the brain and body’s ability to get to sleep. As a result, people are not able to get to sleep as quickly as they should and aren’t getting the required amount of sleep they need each night”, sleep specialist Dr Michael Hastings told Press Association.

The specialists advice to turn off the gadgets at night and turn to good old books for a decent sleep.

ArmNet Awards 2010 Announces Winners

Screenshot from the Website of Sergei Parajanov museum in Yerevan, which won the Grand Prize in ArmNet Awards 2010

ArmNet Awards 2010 competition concluded on Saturday with the official award ceremony.
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Wikileaks Under Attack

PayPal, the popular online payment service has "permanently restricted" the account used in fund-raising efforts by WikiLeaks.

"PayPal has permanently restricted the account used by WikiLeaks due to a violation of the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy, which states that our payment service cannot be used for any activities that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity. We've notified the account holder of this action," the service said in a statement on its blog Friday.

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CPJ: Armenian activist and editor attacked, placed in strict jail

New York, December 2, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about reports that Nikol Pashinian, an opposition activist and editor-in-chief of the independent daily Haykakan Zhamanak, was beaten in custody and moved into solitary confinement.

On Tuesday, authorities moved Pashinian into the strict-regime Artik prison. Pashinian's lawyer, Vakhe Grigorian, told CPJ that the move was in retaliation for editorials Pashinian wrote from prison and published in Haykakan Zhamanak. He wrote about alleged corruption in the Armenian penitentiary system, Grigorian told CPJ.

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Social Media Addiction: Are You At Risk?

Do you count Foursquare, Farmville and Digg among your best friends? You may be addicted to social media! Don't become a statistic!

YouTube's Leanback: Totally Cool TV Experience!

I've been playing around a little bit with YouTube's Leanback service - the simple, easy-to-use YouTube interface for the big screen and I love it. You have to try it right now if you haven't yet.
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Babes Show off Tablet PCs in Taiwan

IT Month is the Black Friday of Taiwan, since they don't really do Christmas they have to invent a sale to make some extra cash at this time of the year. What goes on here? Well new products come to market, the Eee Note for example, we've also go a new netbook that will be debuting during the show. Which one? Check back Friday to find out!
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Armenian News Aggregator Launched

A system of automatic processing and systematization of Armenian news websites www.mediagid.am has been launched on Tuesday.
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