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Announcement of the next Ice Cream Sandwich and Nexus is rescheduled
When Samsung and Google have decided to postpone the event to launch the next Nexus speculation was that it would have been made with respect to the death of the co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs. Also came the rumor that the device would show that they infringe certain patents that are involved in one of dozens of lawsuits and so presumably the new collective happen in a place where there is no process yet. Confirming (or not) this rumor, the conference was rescheduled for the city of Hong Kong.
The invitation to the press yesterday said the new conference will take place at 10 am this day 19 months at the exhibition center of the city and also points out that the announcement will be broadcast live on in the Android YouTube channel. For those who want to follow here in Brazil, the conference should take place at midnight on the day 19 GMT.
Samsung has already hinted what it is to present to the past, releasing a teaser video. And some pictures of the supposed Galaxy Nexus or Nexus Prime has also leaked to the mountains, along with their technical specifications. What are we waiting for now is only the official confirmation of the name of your hardware, and with any luck, a release date and price. Fortunately we need only wait until next Wednesday.
Until then, stay with the video showing the newest symbol of Android being placed on the campus of Google, along with the others.
The invitation to the press yesterday said the new conference will take place at 10 am this day 19 months at the exhibition center of the city and also points out that the announcement will be broadcast live on in the Android YouTube channel. For those who want to follow here in Brazil, the conference should take place at midnight on the day 19 GMT.
Samsung has already hinted what it is to present to the past, releasing a teaser video. And some pictures of the supposed Galaxy Nexus or Nexus Prime has also leaked to the mountains, along with their technical specifications. What are we waiting for now is only the official confirmation of the name of your hardware, and with any luck, a release date and price. Fortunately we need only wait until next Wednesday.
Until then, stay with the video showing the newest symbol of Android being placed on the campus of Google, along with the others.
Skype leaves the Google search bar
Microsoft today announced they have completed the acquisition of Skype. It is no surprise, therefore, find that the current installer Skype has abandoned a feature.
"In new version of Skype offers we have removed the Google product flow installation of Skype," Skype said in the release notes for Skype 5.6 for Windows.
The question is whether the new command will give Skype the blessed plugin that automatically turns all phone numbers on web pages seen in dialable options (write anyway), entitled to bond with just one click and using Skype (obviously ) as a way to make the call. I think disabling this plugin is the first thing I do after installing Skype on some machine.
It also remains to be seen whether Skype will get a bar of Bing soon. Admittedly, it makes sense for Microsoft to adopt this strategy, although it is irritating to the geek community.
"In new version of Skype offers we have removed the Google product flow installation of Skype," Skype said in the release notes for Skype 5.6 for Windows.
The question is whether the new command will give Skype the blessed plugin that automatically turns all phone numbers on web pages seen in dialable options (write anyway), entitled to bond with just one click and using Skype (obviously ) as a way to make the call. I think disabling this plugin is the first thing I do after installing Skype on some machine.
It also remains to be seen whether Skype will get a bar of Bing soon. Admittedly, it makes sense for Microsoft to adopt this strategy, although it is irritating to the geek community.
Find My Friends App Catches Wife Cheating
Upgrading to iOS 5 launched by Apple last week brought a slew of news. And for a particular user, also brought a new not very pleasant the discovery that his wife is not as accurate as the matrimonial provided.
According to a thread created by the forum ThomasMetz MacRumors site, the user found that his wife was cheating on her after she said she was in a place, but the application Find My Friends showed women in another place.
ThomasMetz gave an iPhone 4S for his wife and installed the Find My Friends without her knowing. The application displays the location of other friends on the map. On any given day she said she would meet a friend in an area of New York City. But when I decided to check ThomasMetz, opening the Find My Friends, realized that she was elsewhere. And to prove it, took the screenshots you see above.
Obviously, all this can deal only with a false story to get attention. But it also highlights some privacy issues involving geolocation services, and are becoming increasingly embedded in programs and mobile phones. And as demonstrated here, Find My Friends Apple is a very invasive and ... wait a minute.
Oh! Apparently anyone with more than two neurons can disable it. Forget the issue of privacy then.
According to a thread created by the forum ThomasMetz MacRumors site, the user found that his wife was cheating on her after she said she was in a place, but the application Find My Friends showed women in another place.
ThomasMetz gave an iPhone 4S for his wife and installed the Find My Friends without her knowing. The application displays the location of other friends on the map. On any given day she said she would meet a friend in an area of New York City. But when I decided to check ThomasMetz, opening the Find My Friends, realized that she was elsewhere. And to prove it, took the screenshots you see above.
Obviously, all this can deal only with a false story to get attention. But it also highlights some privacy issues involving geolocation services, and are becoming increasingly embedded in programs and mobile phones. And as demonstrated here, Find My Friends Apple is a very invasive and ... wait a minute.
Oh! Apparently anyone with more than two neurons can disable it. Forget the issue of privacy then.
Fall of BlackBerry services decreased traffic accidents
If you have a BlackBerry device then probably you was one of those affected by the fall of the company's services last week. In the list of consequences of this decline are some items already nervous as users expected, loss of important messages, possible financial losses and many others. But one particular consequence was something nobody could have predicted: the days of unavailability of services from RIM, traffic accidents decreased for two Arab cities.
Those who claim they are the chiefs of police of the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and Dubai, the second largest city in the nation. They say they saw a 40% drop in accidents in the first and 20% drop in second, both during the period in which the BlackBerry services were unavailable.
Be smart: make pairing the BlackBerry in the car and do not send SMS.
The police chief Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim, and Brig Gen Hussein Al Hareth said this was because, due to the decline of services, BlackBerry users could not read e-mails or texting with their phones while driving, which forced them to pay more attention to the traffic.
As Abu Dhabi has a lot of businesses and commercial buildings you expect the number of executives working on them is too high, then the data from the local police to make sense. But another factor may be also pointed out by staff of the Naked Security: the death of national team football in the UAE, Theyab Awana. He died in a traffic accident while sending a message on your BlackBerry, which may have caused a greater awareness of this danger to the Arab population.
Those who claim they are the chiefs of police of the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and Dubai, the second largest city in the nation. They say they saw a 40% drop in accidents in the first and 20% drop in second, both during the period in which the BlackBerry services were unavailable.
Be smart: make pairing the BlackBerry in the car and do not send SMS.
The police chief Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim, and Brig Gen Hussein Al Hareth said this was because, due to the decline of services, BlackBerry users could not read e-mails or texting with their phones while driving, which forced them to pay more attention to the traffic.
As Abu Dhabi has a lot of businesses and commercial buildings you expect the number of executives working on them is too high, then the data from the local police to make sense. But another factor may be also pointed out by staff of the Naked Security: the death of national team football in the UAE, Theyab Awana. He died in a traffic accident while sending a message on your BlackBerry, which may have caused a greater awareness of this danger to the Arab population.
iPhone 4S makes absolute success in first weekend
The success of the iPhone 4S was confirmed on Monday by Apple. In a statement, the company headed by Tim Cook said that 4 million smartphone units were sold in the first weekend. Not bad for a device that Apple enthusiasts frustrated at first, right?
"The iPhone 4S is a hit with consumers around the world, and together with iOS 5 and iCloud is the best phone of all time," said Phil Schiller, VP for global product marketing, in a statement. According to Schiller, for more than 20 million users of iOS 5 in the world. It was expected, given that the latest system for smartphones Apple works on three generations of the iPhone: 4S, 4 and 3GS.
iPhone 4S
The information disclosed by Apple contrasts with the initial reaction of anyone that loves technology and accompanied the launch of the iPhone 4S (did the-minute coverage here): frustration.
I have seen some sites where information is questioning the failure originally planned for the new iPhone. I speak for myself: I never imagined drop in iPhone sales later. The Apple smartphone is an electronic popular not only in the technology, but in the daily lives of ordinary users as well. There is a vast market of eager devices with the famous apple in his back. It's not because he was frustrated with the lack of killer features that a buyer will leave Apple to buy an iPhone with more powerful processor, better camera, video recording at 1080p and virtual assistant Siri.
In black and white
To reach the figure of 4 million units Apple has sold worldwide launch of the iPhone 4S in very important markets. Follow the list of nations where the smartphone is on sale for Friday: Germany, Australia, Canada, United States, France, Japan and the United Kingdom. With such a riot, it's no surprise that the device has sold 135% more than the iPhone 4 in its first weekend (as provided by Asymco).
The base price of the iPhone is $ 199 for the 16GB model, provided the customer agrees to a 2 year contract with Apple's partner carriers. The same value is repere with minor adjustments in other countries and conversions. For Brazil usually worth the price of the unlocked smartphone, which is $ 649 (expensive!) by the same 16 GB.
In the iPhone 4S Tupiniquins land must come only at the end of the year when the unit is officially "in over 70 countries" (Apple's words).
"The iPhone 4S is a hit with consumers around the world, and together with iOS 5 and iCloud is the best phone of all time," said Phil Schiller, VP for global product marketing, in a statement. According to Schiller, for more than 20 million users of iOS 5 in the world. It was expected, given that the latest system for smartphones Apple works on three generations of the iPhone: 4S, 4 and 3GS.
iPhone 4S
The information disclosed by Apple contrasts with the initial reaction of anyone that loves technology and accompanied the launch of the iPhone 4S (did the-minute coverage here): frustration.
I have seen some sites where information is questioning the failure originally planned for the new iPhone. I speak for myself: I never imagined drop in iPhone sales later. The Apple smartphone is an electronic popular not only in the technology, but in the daily lives of ordinary users as well. There is a vast market of eager devices with the famous apple in his back. It's not because he was frustrated with the lack of killer features that a buyer will leave Apple to buy an iPhone with more powerful processor, better camera, video recording at 1080p and virtual assistant Siri.
In black and white
To reach the figure of 4 million units Apple has sold worldwide launch of the iPhone 4S in very important markets. Follow the list of nations where the smartphone is on sale for Friday: Germany, Australia, Canada, United States, France, Japan and the United Kingdom. With such a riot, it's no surprise that the device has sold 135% more than the iPhone 4 in its first weekend (as provided by Asymco).
The base price of the iPhone is $ 199 for the 16GB model, provided the customer agrees to a 2 year contract with Apple's partner carriers. The same value is repere with minor adjustments in other countries and conversions. For Brazil usually worth the price of the unlocked smartphone, which is $ 649 (expensive!) by the same 16 GB.
In the iPhone 4S Tupiniquins land must come only at the end of the year when the unit is officially "in over 70 countries" (Apple's words).
Scientists found that salt increases the density of hard drives
Salt, the same one you use for salads, meats and all sorts of food, has a technological application that nobody imagined. It can be used to increase the density of hard drives used in computers today. The discovery was made by a group of scientists from the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering of Singapore, led by Joel Yang. But before you think you just open and play an HD salt to increase its capacity, know that is far more complicated than that.
(a) - surface with 1.9 TB per square inch (b) - surface with 3.3 TB per square inch
The magnetic disks of a hard drive are made of aluminum or a combination of glass and ceramics, and in both cases they get a thin magnetic layer on the surface. It is this layer where they are read, written and stored data. What Yang was discovered that adding sodium chloride solution used in the process of creating this layer, called lithography, it was possible to create magnetic structures even smaller than before, reaching the scale of nanometers.
Thus, with smaller structures occupying the same surface, a disk may have multiplied its storage without the need for a new technology and without having to add more hard disk drives. In tests of the team they were able to multiply the Yang space an HD 1 TB to 6 TB using this technique.
How is the early stages of research, the technique still needs to be improved before being implemented. But Yang ensures that your technique does not require any major change in the current infrastructure of the manufacturers of HD, which ensures that we will see in future higher-capacity drives costing the same price or even less than at present.
(a) - surface with 1.9 TB per square inch (b) - surface with 3.3 TB per square inch
The magnetic disks of a hard drive are made of aluminum or a combination of glass and ceramics, and in both cases they get a thin magnetic layer on the surface. It is this layer where they are read, written and stored data. What Yang was discovered that adding sodium chloride solution used in the process of creating this layer, called lithography, it was possible to create magnetic structures even smaller than before, reaching the scale of nanometers.
Thus, with smaller structures occupying the same surface, a disk may have multiplied its storage without the need for a new technology and without having to add more hard disk drives. In tests of the team they were able to multiply the Yang space an HD 1 TB to 6 TB using this technique.
How is the early stages of research, the technique still needs to be improved before being implemented. But Yang ensures that your technique does not require any major change in the current infrastructure of the manufacturers of HD, which ensures that we will see in future higher-capacity drives costing the same price or even less than at present.
Adobe Reader surrenders to iOS
Love and hate, so we can define the situation between Apple and Adobe. The second announced that a second new application for iOS: Adobe Reader, which is operating in iDevices branded apple on the back. As creator of the PDF, we could imagine that the app for reading PDF of them is better than the others - that Apple's own included. Well, things are not so.
Adobe Reader (App Store) offers the most basic features of a PDF document reader. The display of pages is done continuously (one below the other), single page (one beside the other), and automatic (which I still do not quite understand how it works).
The survey also apparently works well. After placing the term I want to look in the document, Adobe Reader automatically displays one of them, with the highlighted word. At the bottom buttons appear to the app back and forth between the other results for the search.
As with iBooks (App Store), Apple's official app for reading digital books, Reader in Abobe's iPad send the document to display as if it were an attachment. According to the company, you can still mark the most important pages, but I have not figured out exactly where this feature is.
Anyway, this is an application that does everything that the iBooks do. Why download it? Because he read encrypted documents. Only the competitor Apple also does this.
What was missing in the app: at least one way to add notes and highlight the most important passages of text displayed. I bet it would be a killer feature for students and people who deal with a lot of documentation (eu!).
Finally, Adobe Reader is a free app with just under 6 MB. Fulfills the same functions as the iBooks. Is up to you to download or not. I confess I did not see much point in having it on my iPad.
Adobe Reader (App Store) offers the most basic features of a PDF document reader. The display of pages is done continuously (one below the other), single page (one beside the other), and automatic (which I still do not quite understand how it works).
The survey also apparently works well. After placing the term I want to look in the document, Adobe Reader automatically displays one of them, with the highlighted word. At the bottom buttons appear to the app back and forth between the other results for the search.
As with iBooks (App Store), Apple's official app for reading digital books, Reader in Abobe's iPad send the document to display as if it were an attachment. According to the company, you can still mark the most important pages, but I have not figured out exactly where this feature is.
Anyway, this is an application that does everything that the iBooks do. Why download it? Because he read encrypted documents. Only the competitor Apple also does this.
What was missing in the app: at least one way to add notes and highlight the most important passages of text displayed. I bet it would be a killer feature for students and people who deal with a lot of documentation (eu!).
Finally, Adobe Reader is a free app with just under 6 MB. Fulfills the same functions as the iBooks. Is up to you to download or not. I confess I did not see much point in having it on my iPad.
RIM apologizes to customers
RIM's customers, now you have a reason to celebrate. After being without access to services from Research In Motion for a day and a half (in Latin America, according to the company), the company will usually give them paid applications for free.
Applications will be available to users over the next week in the App World and will remain available until December 31, 2011, according to the company.
RIM released the following list of applications that will be free in its core applications from October 19.
Sims 3 - Electronic Arts
Bejeweled - Electronic Arts
N.O.V.A. - Gameloft
2 Texas Hold'em Poker - Gameloft
Bubble Bash 2 - Gameloft
Photo Editor Ultimate - Ice Cold Apps
DriveSafe.ly Pro - iSpeech.org
iSpeech Translator Pro - iSpeech.org
Safe.ly Enterprise Drive - iSpeech.org
Nobex Radio Premium - Nobex
Encore Shazam - Shazam
Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant - Vlingo
In addition, the company will offer services free periods for which usually charges. Follow the statement sent by RIM that I reproduce below.
RIM's business users will also be offered one month of free technical support. Those who are already customers of the service will be offered an additional one month extension to his current contract for technical support, while users without technical support contract at the time of the offer will receive one month free trial to the BlackBerry Technical Support Services - Enhanced Support (Technical Support Service BlackBerry - Advanced Support), RIM.
RIM plans to release more information about it on its site.
Applications will be available to users over the next week in the App World and will remain available until December 31, 2011, according to the company.
RIM released the following list of applications that will be free in its core applications from October 19.
Sims 3 - Electronic Arts
Bejeweled - Electronic Arts
N.O.V.A. - Gameloft
2 Texas Hold'em Poker - Gameloft
Bubble Bash 2 - Gameloft
Photo Editor Ultimate - Ice Cold Apps
DriveSafe.ly Pro - iSpeech.org
iSpeech Translator Pro - iSpeech.org
Safe.ly Enterprise Drive - iSpeech.org
Nobex Radio Premium - Nobex
Encore Shazam - Shazam
Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant - Vlingo
In addition, the company will offer services free periods for which usually charges. Follow the statement sent by RIM that I reproduce below.
RIM's business users will also be offered one month of free technical support. Those who are already customers of the service will be offered an additional one month extension to his current contract for technical support, while users without technical support contract at the time of the offer will receive one month free trial to the BlackBerry Technical Support Services - Enhanced Support (Technical Support Service BlackBerry - Advanced Support), RIM.
RIM plans to release more information about it on its site.
Canon 5D MK II and iPhone 4S compete in quality
One of the most notable differences in the new iPhone 4S over its predecessor is the new CMOS sensor of your camera, which is now 8-megapixel camera and also lets you shoot 1080p - against the "meager" 720p 5 megapixel camera iPhone 4 .
Using a tripod with a special adapter, a user of the video site Vimeo identified as Robino Movies capacity compared this film with all the powerful Canon EOS 5D Mk II camera work is so good for videos that last year reached to be used for the production of the show House MD.
The subject performed the same footage with the equipment. With two cameras in hand and an idea in mind, this was the result:
As you can see, the Canon offers better image focus, color resolution and image depth. But we must remember that the EOS 5D Mk II is a model for professional use that is found in the tune of U.S. $ 3 thousand, while the iPhone is just a smartphone 4S. Not bad, huh?
Using a tripod with a special adapter, a user of the video site Vimeo identified as Robino Movies capacity compared this film with all the powerful Canon EOS 5D Mk II camera work is so good for videos that last year reached to be used for the production of the show House MD.
The subject performed the same footage with the equipment. With two cameras in hand and an idea in mind, this was the result:
As you can see, the Canon offers better image focus, color resolution and image depth. But we must remember that the EOS 5D Mk II is a model for professional use that is found in the tune of U.S. $ 3 thousand, while the iPhone is just a smartphone 4S. Not bad, huh?
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin: "Steve had a passion for excellence"
Like all the executives who knew Steve Jobs personally, the two big bosses at Google also mourn the death of the co-founder of Apple. The current CEO of Google, Larry Page, and special projects director, Sergey Brin, just now published statements on their profile on Google + over the loss of one of the great minds that the technology industry has ever known.
Larry Page remembered the moment that Steve Jobs offered advice to him, although not very well. He said:
"I'm very, very sad to hear the news about Steve. He was a great man with great brilliance and incredible achievements. [...] The focus on user experience over all was always an inspiration to me. He was very nice to talk to me when I became CEO of Google and spend their time offering advice and knowledge, although not any better. My thoughts and Google are with his family and the entire family of Apple "
Sergey Brin said:
"Since the early days of Google, Larry and whenever I needed inspiration for vision and leadership, we did not need to look beyond Cupertino. Steve, his passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product (including the Macbook in which I write this now). And I witnessed it in person the few times we met.
On behalf of all of us at Google and more widely in technology, we feel very much. My condolences to his family, friends and colleagues at Apple. "
On the Google homepage is a link to Apple's website accompanied by the words "Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011."
Larry Page remembered the moment that Steve Jobs offered advice to him, although not very well. He said:
"I'm very, very sad to hear the news about Steve. He was a great man with great brilliance and incredible achievements. [...] The focus on user experience over all was always an inspiration to me. He was very nice to talk to me when I became CEO of Google and spend their time offering advice and knowledge, although not any better. My thoughts and Google are with his family and the entire family of Apple "
Sergey Brin said:
"Since the early days of Google, Larry and whenever I needed inspiration for vision and leadership, we did not need to look beyond Cupertino. Steve, his passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product (including the Macbook in which I write this now). And I witnessed it in person the few times we met.
On behalf of all of us at Google and more widely in technology, we feel very much. My condolences to his family, friends and colleagues at Apple. "
On the Google homepage is a link to Apple's website accompanied by the words "Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011."
Bill Gates: "Working with Steve Jobs was great honor"
Colleagues, friends and competitors. That's how Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and current billionaire philanthropist, talked about the death of iCEO. Gates made a short speech, his office sent to members of the media world.
"I am truly sorry to hear of the death of Steve Jobs. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and all that Steve Jobs touched through his work.
Steve and I first met about 30 years ago, and we were colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half of our lives.
The world rarely see someone who has had the profound impact that Steve had, and that the effects will be felt for many generations to come.
For those of us lucky enough to work with him, was an insanely huge honor. I'll feel great lack of Steve. "
The advisory reports that Bill Gates the businessman will not grant interviews on the subject.
"I am truly sorry to hear of the death of Steve Jobs. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and all that Steve Jobs touched through his work.
Steve and I first met about 30 years ago, and we were colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half of our lives.
The world rarely see someone who has had the profound impact that Steve had, and that the effects will be felt for many generations to come.
For those of us lucky enough to work with him, was an insanely huge honor. I'll feel great lack of Steve. "
The advisory reports that Bill Gates the businessman will not grant interviews on the subject.
The life of Steve Jobs
Born February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, the son of the then university students Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne Schieble, was adopted by the couple Paul and Clara Jobs and raised in Mountain View, California.
Upon completion of his studies in the second degree, was hired as a temporary employee at HP, where he met his future partner and partner Steve Wozniak. In 1972, he enrolled at the University of Reed, who left after one semester. He was hired as coach after two years at Atari. He worked for the company long enough to make a spiritual journey to India, where he converted to Buddhism.
On 1 April 1976 with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne called an investor, he founded Apple Computer Inc., intended to produce computers for personal use. Eleven days later hit stores the first creation of the company, the Apple I and Apple II the following year, the first machine to gain personal business success. In 1982 came the Apple Lisa in 1984 and one of his greatest creations, the Macintosh.
Jobs was ousted from Apple by John Sculley in 1986, head of Pepsi that he had hired.
Far from the giant apple, he founded the NeXT Computer and acquired animation division of Lucasfilm, Pixar. In 1997 the company returned to the executive who helped found. Under his leadership, Apple has canceled contracts for the licensing of their computers and reduced its product line.
In 1998 the company launched its first product under the new administration Jobs, the first-generation iMac that featured bright colors and initiating the all-in-one. In 2001 came the two main products in the decade: OS X and the famous iPod.
Upon completion of his studies in the second degree, was hired as a temporary employee at HP, where he met his future partner and partner Steve Wozniak. In 1972, he enrolled at the University of Reed, who left after one semester. He was hired as coach after two years at Atari. He worked for the company long enough to make a spiritual journey to India, where he converted to Buddhism.
On 1 April 1976 with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne called an investor, he founded Apple Computer Inc., intended to produce computers for personal use. Eleven days later hit stores the first creation of the company, the Apple I and Apple II the following year, the first machine to gain personal business success. In 1982 came the Apple Lisa in 1984 and one of his greatest creations, the Macintosh.
Jobs was ousted from Apple by John Sculley in 1986, head of Pepsi that he had hired.
Far from the giant apple, he founded the NeXT Computer and acquired animation division of Lucasfilm, Pixar. In 1997 the company returned to the executive who helped found. Under his leadership, Apple has canceled contracts for the licensing of their computers and reduced its product line.
In 1998 the company launched its first product under the new administration Jobs, the first-generation iMac that featured bright colors and initiating the all-in-one. In 2001 came the two main products in the decade: OS X and the famous iPod.
Steve Jobs Passed Away
This is a difficult post to write. After creating dozens of products and services that have revolutionized the computer industry, Steven Paul Jobs, or Steve Jobs, died on the night of Wednesday at age of 56 years.
Details are still scarce, but Apple confirmed today in a brief press release the death of its former CEO saying that "the passion, energy and brilliance of Steve were a source of many innovations that enrich and improve our lives."
Although it has not been revealed the cause of his death, Steve Jobs has fought a hard battle against cancer for some time. He came to get away for treatment twice and also received a liver transplant in 2009.
In honor of its co-founder, Apple now displays a photo of a young Steve Jobs on the cover of your site. It leads to this page, which reads:
"Apple has lost a visionary and a creative genius and the world lost a great human being. Those of us who were lucky enough to meet and work with Steve Jobs lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve Jobs leaves behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be a cornerstone of Apple "
Already in Cupertino, Apple headquarters, the flags are flown at half-mast.
According to the family, Steve Jobs passed away peacefully alongside the people he loves.
Details are still scarce, but Apple confirmed today in a brief press release the death of its former CEO saying that "the passion, energy and brilliance of Steve were a source of many innovations that enrich and improve our lives."
Although it has not been revealed the cause of his death, Steve Jobs has fought a hard battle against cancer for some time. He came to get away for treatment twice and also received a liver transplant in 2009.
In honor of its co-founder, Apple now displays a photo of a young Steve Jobs on the cover of your site. It leads to this page, which reads:
"Apple has lost a visionary and a creative genius and the world lost a great human being. Those of us who were lucky enough to meet and work with Steve Jobs lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve Jobs leaves behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be a cornerstone of Apple "
Already in Cupertino, Apple headquarters, the flags are flown at half-mast.
According to the family, Steve Jobs passed away peacefully alongside the people he loves.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Apple announces new application Find My Friends
During the event Let's Talk for the iPhone 4S, Apple introduced a new application for your smartphone, the Find My Friends. In this app, you can register your friends, and as its name suggests, and find them wherever they are.
It is not, however, an invasion of privacy. This is because the Find My Friends only shows the location of people who chose to share such information with the user formerly. The application sorts your friends and family registered in a list. When selecting one, the location is displayed on a map of the region, very similar to what Latitude was already doing.
One interesting feature of Find My Friends is the ability to program it to only display the user's location at predetermined times of day. Disable the application is also quite simple, which ensures total control over the information shared. The Find My Friends iCloud will run the service from Apple.
Aside from interacting with friends, the program also has a great potential to be used by families. For parents, especially the exact location of their children can be a source of relief. What promises to be a big social application can also become an issue of safety in many cases.
It is not, however, an invasion of privacy. This is because the Find My Friends only shows the location of people who chose to share such information with the user formerly. The application sorts your friends and family registered in a list. When selecting one, the location is displayed on a map of the region, very similar to what Latitude was already doing.
One interesting feature of Find My Friends is the ability to program it to only display the user's location at predetermined times of day. Disable the application is also quite simple, which ensures total control over the information shared. The Find My Friends iCloud will run the service from Apple.
Aside from interacting with friends, the program also has a great potential to be used by families. For parents, especially the exact location of their children can be a source of relief. What promises to be a big social application can also become an issue of safety in many cases.
Firefox may lose 2nd place later this year to Chrome
The fight between web browsers became more fierce in September 2008, when Google released the first public beta of Chrome. Since then the browser is gaining more and more users, especially the speed at which renders pages, something that other companies have tried to emulate. For Internet Explorer while sitting comfortably in first place the most used but the second place, it is still Firefox, you can change hands in the near future.
This is pointing to the statistics of StatCounter, which measures traffic and millions of hits on sites around the world. According to its current global graph, Firefox is now at 26.8% interest in the race while Chrome is with 23.6% in December but that could change. If the growth of Chrome and Firefox continue to fall at the same rate, the Web browser will have 25.3% at the end of 2011 against 26.6% of Google's browser.
Since Net Applications, a competitor of StatCounter and telling statistics to measure more accurately, have converged data. According to them in December of that year, Firefox will remain in second place with 22.3% share, followed by 17.8% with Chrome. The excess of the Google browser should happen only in the middle of 2012, by which time the share of Internet Explorer should drop to below 50% for the first time.
Even with an imminent overtaking or not, Mozilla has worked to bring innovation and a good performance improvement for Firefox in recent months. The question is whether this will be enough for it to continue in second place for some time.
This is pointing to the statistics of StatCounter, which measures traffic and millions of hits on sites around the world. According to its current global graph, Firefox is now at 26.8% interest in the race while Chrome is with 23.6% in December but that could change. If the growth of Chrome and Firefox continue to fall at the same rate, the Web browser will have 25.3% at the end of 2011 against 26.6% of Google's browser.
Since Net Applications, a competitor of StatCounter and telling statistics to measure more accurately, have converged data. According to them in December of that year, Firefox will remain in second place with 22.3% share, followed by 17.8% with Chrome. The excess of the Google browser should happen only in the middle of 2012, by which time the share of Internet Explorer should drop to below 50% for the first time.
Even with an imminent overtaking or not, Mozilla has worked to bring innovation and a good performance improvement for Firefox in recent months. The question is whether this will be enough for it to continue in second place for some time.
So I wanted to work at Google
Whether the diploma under your arm has to do with management and business or engineering, it is likely that Google is the company of your dreams. A survey by Universum with 160 000 job seekers shows that, once again, Google is a company where everyone would like to work.
The Universum made the survey among job applicants of the 12 largest economies in the world in terms of GDP (this includes Brazil, which currently appears in the sixth or seventh, if I remember correctly). Then set up a list with 10 companies from both the most interesting area of business and engineering. And Google got the better of both.
This is the third year in a row that Google appears as the first in the list related to business. In the second appears to KPMG, a consulting firm in several areas, including taxation and auditing.
Technology companies are present in both lists. For business we have Google (1st place), Microsoft (6) and Apple (9). For engineers, technology companies appear to a greater number of times: Google (1st place), IBM (2) Microsoft (3), Intel (5th), Sony (6) Apple (7) and Siemens (9).
And why so many people are interested in working at Google? Why is Google. We have already started by the astonishing numbers of the company - the leader in search and advertising on the World Wide Web. Google is famous for allowing employees to devote most of their time to particular projects, which can then be incorporated into the company's product portfolio. Not to mention the delightful facilities of offices around the world search engine, which tend to draw attention to the convenience and irreverence.
Yes, this photo is from Google office in Sao Paulo
So I wanted to work at Google. But something tells me that the company would not accept an employee who reports on it almost daily here in TB. And again, I'm not as interested in business and engineering to the point of the challenge. I leave the burden (!) To you, noble readers, who understand the subject better.
Is willing to work at Google? This page presents opportunities for the operation in Brazil. Warning logo: say it is very difficult, almost impossible, to join the firm. Another reason for so many people keep an eye on Google.
The Universum made the survey among job applicants of the 12 largest economies in the world in terms of GDP (this includes Brazil, which currently appears in the sixth or seventh, if I remember correctly). Then set up a list with 10 companies from both the most interesting area of business and engineering. And Google got the better of both.
This is the third year in a row that Google appears as the first in the list related to business. In the second appears to KPMG, a consulting firm in several areas, including taxation and auditing.
Technology companies are present in both lists. For business we have Google (1st place), Microsoft (6) and Apple (9). For engineers, technology companies appear to a greater number of times: Google (1st place), IBM (2) Microsoft (3), Intel (5th), Sony (6) Apple (7) and Siemens (9).
And why so many people are interested in working at Google? Why is Google. We have already started by the astonishing numbers of the company - the leader in search and advertising on the World Wide Web. Google is famous for allowing employees to devote most of their time to particular projects, which can then be incorporated into the company's product portfolio. Not to mention the delightful facilities of offices around the world search engine, which tend to draw attention to the convenience and irreverence.
Yes, this photo is from Google office in Sao Paulo
So I wanted to work at Google. But something tells me that the company would not accept an employee who reports on it almost daily here in TB. And again, I'm not as interested in business and engineering to the point of the challenge. I leave the burden (!) To you, noble readers, who understand the subject better.
Is willing to work at Google? This page presents opportunities for the operation in Brazil. Warning logo: say it is very difficult, almost impossible, to join the firm. Another reason for so many people keep an eye on Google.
Security Essentials Update removes Chrome by accident
It seems that Microsoft already has its arms to resist the inevitable advance of participation in the Chrome browser market. But instead of focusing on upgrading your own Internet Explorer, implementing more advanced support for HTML5 and other web technologies used, the Redmond giant decided it would be better to take an alternate route: Delete the comptuadores Chrome with a little help Microsoft Security Essentials, your anti-virus software.
According to ZDnet reports the site, many users have had their Chrome facilities were corrupted and unable to reinstall the browser after you have updated anti-virus settings 1.113.656.0 number that identifies it as a variation of the virus PWS: Win32/Zbot .
Ok, we do not think even the creator of an Internet Explorer update released intentionally corrupt to the Security Essentials for the sole purpose of filing the competition. But it is quite convenient that the Google browser was the only one affected by this false positive. Fortunately, Microsoft has admitted the mistake and apologized.
In a statement to ZDNet a company spokesman said about 3,000 users of security software were affected and new definitions, this time with the number 1.113.672.0 have already been released to fix the problem. The affected users, however, must manually update.
According to ZDnet reports the site, many users have had their Chrome facilities were corrupted and unable to reinstall the browser after you have updated anti-virus settings 1.113.656.0 number that identifies it as a variation of the virus PWS: Win32/Zbot .
Ok, we do not think even the creator of an Internet Explorer update released intentionally corrupt to the Security Essentials for the sole purpose of filing the competition. But it is quite convenient that the Google browser was the only one affected by this false positive. Fortunately, Microsoft has admitted the mistake and apologized.
In a statement to ZDNet a company spokesman said about 3,000 users of security software were affected and new definitions, this time with the number 1.113.672.0 have already been released to fix the problem. The affected users, however, must manually update.
Ubuntu One also released for Windows
It may sound contradictory, but the official service backup file of Ubuntu is coming to Windows. Canonical, the company responsible for developing the distro, said many people need to work with Windows and Apple's OS X, though they would prefer using Ubuntu. For these people are leaving the Ubuntu One client operating system native to Uncle Bill.
Ubuntu One was thought to be a multiplatform service. He was even on Linux, even because in this system its cradle, and nothing more sensible than to reach the most used operating system in the world.
So, Canonical can attract more users to the service - if they toparem pay to have some benefits, even better.
One of the settings Ubuntu
Canonical says that Ubuntu One other systems facilitates the sharing of files. In the scenario envisaged by them, a house where one computer runs Linux and other OSes Ubuntu One could use to share documents between different users of the machine. Basically, the same kind of thing that Dropbox does have some time (the SugarSync also, as I remember).
Are you interested in testing Ubuntu One on your computer with Windows? The download is available from that page.
Of course, you must create an account in Ubuntu One to start up your files. Users of free version of the service are entitled to 5 GB to use and abuse the way you prefer. Anyone who wants more than that need to shell out $ 3.99 per month for 20 GB of secure space and also the convenience of the streaming music service provided by Canonical. Granted, the price is not exorbitant, especially for those in need.
If you like the idea of having 20 GB to make your backups but do not want to spend less than $ 10 per month with this, my best suggestion is to appeal to the Microsoft Live SkyDrive. With one difference: it is only up without synchronization of files on different machines.
Ubuntu One was thought to be a multiplatform service. He was even on Linux, even because in this system its cradle, and nothing more sensible than to reach the most used operating system in the world.
So, Canonical can attract more users to the service - if they toparem pay to have some benefits, even better.
One of the settings Ubuntu
Canonical says that Ubuntu One other systems facilitates the sharing of files. In the scenario envisaged by them, a house where one computer runs Linux and other OSes Ubuntu One could use to share documents between different users of the machine. Basically, the same kind of thing that Dropbox does have some time (the SugarSync also, as I remember).
Are you interested in testing Ubuntu One on your computer with Windows? The download is available from that page.
Of course, you must create an account in Ubuntu One to start up your files. Users of free version of the service are entitled to 5 GB to use and abuse the way you prefer. Anyone who wants more than that need to shell out $ 3.99 per month for 20 GB of secure space and also the convenience of the streaming music service provided by Canonical. Granted, the price is not exorbitant, especially for those in need.
If you like the idea of having 20 GB to make your backups but do not want to spend less than $ 10 per month with this, my best suggestion is to appeal to the Microsoft Live SkyDrive. With one difference: it is only up without synchronization of files on different machines.
Amazon To Buy WebOS
Born at the hands of the former Palm since last year and living in very humble circumstances in the custody of HP, WebOS can be very close to winning a new home. According to sources at the site Venture Beat, the all-powerful Amazon is "very close" to close an agreement to acquire mobile platform that had as the highlight of his recent career high demand for touchpad tablet, sold at a discount after Buddy the announcement of his retirement.
The sources claim that HP has been talking with several companies to chart the future of the WebOS, but that the U.S. e-commerce giant is the company that is "closest" to close the deal. The mobile platform would be used to give life to the next generation versions of the Kindle and Fire, tablet presented earlier this week.
A deal would fall like a glove for both parties. HP is a library of mobile system with enormous possibilities in a market that she has no interest in play and Amazon would have taken something away to allow her to continue their products Android platform - as it already does with the Kindle Fire, which runs a custom version of the operating system as the little robot that you can barely recognize it.
While the agreement does not, HP will offer the devices in WebOS less glamorous than tablets. The company will launch in December a new generation of professional printers managed by the platform, I have expressed in the past.
The sources claim that HP has been talking with several companies to chart the future of the WebOS, but that the U.S. e-commerce giant is the company that is "closest" to close the deal. The mobile platform would be used to give life to the next generation versions of the Kindle and Fire, tablet presented earlier this week.
A deal would fall like a glove for both parties. HP is a library of mobile system with enormous possibilities in a market that she has no interest in play and Amazon would have taken something away to allow her to continue their products Android platform - as it already does with the Kindle Fire, which runs a custom version of the operating system as the little robot that you can barely recognize it.
While the agreement does not, HP will offer the devices in WebOS less glamorous than tablets. The company will launch in December a new generation of professional printers managed by the platform, I have expressed in the past.
Microsoft will profit $ 444 million From Android
Goldman Sachs estimates indicate that Microsoft will gain about $ 444 million from the sale of mobile devices in 2012. This would be a figure well below expectations if we were talking about Windows Phone Windows 7 and 8 for the tablets which should hit stores until next year. But MS should raise this money, who would say, with sales of Android-equipped devices.
Last week Microsoft signed a patent licensing agreement with Samsung, which would serve to avoid battles in the courts on behalf of Android. South Koreans agreed to pay between $ 3 and $ 6 for each MS to the Android handset sold, still according to estimates by Goldman Sachs. Before the deal to close this value was about $ 10, but none of the companies which confirms the correct figure.
Ballmer: happy with the contract
Once the MS-Samsung deal was announced, Google released a statement saying it was an "extortion." The HTC is another company that has agreed to pay a "protection fee" in exchange for the MS to dodge headaches.
Either way, this can be considered a partial victory for Microsoft. Although several of its divisions are profitable and healthy, the department responsible for mobile devices goes with little reason to celebrate as pathetic record sales and expects this agreement with Nokia to take off.
Last week Microsoft signed a patent licensing agreement with Samsung, which would serve to avoid battles in the courts on behalf of Android. South Koreans agreed to pay between $ 3 and $ 6 for each MS to the Android handset sold, still according to estimates by Goldman Sachs. Before the deal to close this value was about $ 10, but none of the companies which confirms the correct figure.
Ballmer: happy with the contract
Once the MS-Samsung deal was announced, Google released a statement saying it was an "extortion." The HTC is another company that has agreed to pay a "protection fee" in exchange for the MS to dodge headaches.
Either way, this can be considered a partial victory for Microsoft. Although several of its divisions are profitable and healthy, the department responsible for mobile devices goes with little reason to celebrate as pathetic record sales and expects this agreement with Nokia to take off.
Microsoft Patents method of detecting age (and restrict content) with Kinect
Today a Microsoft patent that was revealed and it has high chances of being released as a feature to help parents of children to control what their children can watch on TV.
The patent revealed this week shows that the company created a detection method that uses 3D cameras age, possibly even Kinect. Through this method would be possible to estimate how old a person is using proportions of body, height, distance between the shoulders, head size, and other features, something that the very Kinect is already able to do by telling a good tracking system joints. And from that discovery would leave other features, most specifically the restriction of adult content on TV, if Kinect detects a person under 18 years for example.
Certainly there is the possibility of false positives happen, as in the case of elderly people with dwarfism, but with an administrator password would be possible to unlock the content as is already happening today. This new method only put one more barrier of protection for those smarter teenagers who already know how to circumvent the restriction password.
The patent revealed this week shows that the company created a detection method that uses 3D cameras age, possibly even Kinect. Through this method would be possible to estimate how old a person is using proportions of body, height, distance between the shoulders, head size, and other features, something that the very Kinect is already able to do by telling a good tracking system joints. And from that discovery would leave other features, most specifically the restriction of adult content on TV, if Kinect detects a person under 18 years for example.
Certainly there is the possibility of false positives happen, as in the case of elderly people with dwarfism, but with an administrator password would be possible to unlock the content as is already happening today. This new method only put one more barrier of protection for those smarter teenagers who already know how to circumvent the restriction password.
Websense integrates with Facebook on links to prevent distribution of viruses
The malware protection for large companies connected to the web has become something standard and expected of them. Twitter started to shorten all links with the t.co therefore, to prevent some malicious site were affected. Beyond it, Google already has for many years a tool that detects infected pages and displays a warning that this tool is used by several other companies. With the increasing number of users, Facebook had to think a similar strategy. And it seems he could.
Those working in large companies with an Internet connection have probably stumbled upon a screen of Websense or any similar service with them. They are known to block access to certain sites that are deemed unproductive in the business environment, such as social networking and video sites. But in the case of Facebook, they will help prevent attacks and dissemination of spam, malware and viruses in the social network, since the database of Websense is extensive and is constantly updated.
With the new filter, released all the links in posts on Facebook will by Websense, which will allow or block access to the site the link. If the link is blocked Facebook will display the alert displayed in the image above and the user will still have the option to ignore it and access the site anyway.
Facebook has been using since the beginning of the year a service link analysis, but it proved ineffective because spammers constantly switching the field of URLs and the service could not keep pace.
Those working in large companies with an Internet connection have probably stumbled upon a screen of Websense or any similar service with them. They are known to block access to certain sites that are deemed unproductive in the business environment, such as social networking and video sites. But in the case of Facebook, they will help prevent attacks and dissemination of spam, malware and viruses in the social network, since the database of Websense is extensive and is constantly updated.
With the new filter, released all the links in posts on Facebook will by Websense, which will allow or block access to the site the link. If the link is blocked Facebook will display the alert displayed in the image above and the user will still have the option to ignore it and access the site anyway.
Facebook has been using since the beginning of the year a service link analysis, but it proved ineffective because spammers constantly switching the field of URLs and the service could not keep pace.
Schmidt promises that Google will not "spoil" Android
When asked if the purchase of Motorola Mobility represent any change of course in the philosophy of the open Android or the company would have some kind of special treatment the ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, said that nothing will change. During an interview with Bloomberg news network executive said, among other things, that will not "spoil" Android.
"The ecosystem of Android is our number one priority and we will not do anything with Motorola or any other company ruin the dynamic of this industry. We need strong and stiff competition among all suppliers Android. We will not be favorites in the future and people need not worry about it, "the executive said in an interview.
Schmidt also said that the 17 000 patents that Motorola should have come with the "end" with the fierce legal battles that have been taking place between the technology giants because of alleged intellectual property embedded in their mobile devices.
Now the question is whether the statement will calm some of the spirits market, which saw the creation of Googlorola with suspicion since it was announced. At the announcement of the purchase, analyst Michael Gartenberg, Gartner, said the situation was a "nightmare" for the other companies that produce devices with the platform.
"The ecosystem of Android is our number one priority and we will not do anything with Motorola or any other company ruin the dynamic of this industry. We need strong and stiff competition among all suppliers Android. We will not be favorites in the future and people need not worry about it, "the executive said in an interview.
Schmidt also said that the 17 000 patents that Motorola should have come with the "end" with the fierce legal battles that have been taking place between the technology giants because of alleged intellectual property embedded in their mobile devices.
Now the question is whether the statement will calm some of the spirits market, which saw the creation of Googlorola with suspicion since it was announced. At the announcement of the purchase, analyst Michael Gartenberg, Gartner, said the situation was a "nightmare" for the other companies that produce devices with the platform.
Google opens shops to sell Chromebooks in England
In an attempt to make their little spoken emplaque market Chrome, Google made its debut yesterday in opening the first retail store for selling notebooks with the system. Located in London, England, and named the "Chrome Zone", the shop is installed in the neighborhood of Tottenham and so far have a single product on their shelves: Samsung Chromebook, which hit stores in late July.
According to Arvind Desikan, marketing director of Google UK, "80% of computer sales are made in retail stores." "Inspired by" the famous Apple Stores, the Zones have Chrome benches where prospective buyers can try the machines and rely on staff to clarify any doubts. But while the apple stores bet on soft colors and clear ways, the shops Google contrasting surfaces white with shades of blue, green, yellow and red in their decor.
The store opened last Friday, day 30 and another branch will open next Friday, March 7, in the town of Essex, also in the land of the queen. They sell a WiFi version of the Samsung Chromebook for 349 pounds, while the 3G model costs 399 pounds ($ 990 and R $ 1,130, respectively). Other companies in the world should be announced "soon."
According to Arvind Desikan, marketing director of Google UK, "80% of computer sales are made in retail stores." "Inspired by" the famous Apple Stores, the Zones have Chrome benches where prospective buyers can try the machines and rely on staff to clarify any doubts. But while the apple stores bet on soft colors and clear ways, the shops Google contrasting surfaces white with shades of blue, green, yellow and red in their decor.
The store opened last Friday, day 30 and another branch will open next Friday, March 7, in the town of Essex, also in the land of the queen. They sell a WiFi version of the Samsung Chromebook for 349 pounds, while the 3G model costs 399 pounds ($ 990 and R $ 1,130, respectively). Other companies in the world should be announced "soon."
Samsung launches new Galaxy Tab 7, this time with Honeycomb
With the launch of Galaxy Tab tablets 8.9 and 1.10 you would think that Samsung would drop the format of its first seven-inch tablet, which was originally announced in September last year and came out with Android 2.2. But no. Today the giant South Korean consumer electronics show is not ready to leave the area 7-inch tablet with the announcement of Galaxy Plus Tab 7.
The tablet comes with new design like its predecessor, but slightly altered and rounded. In its list of technical specifications are a screen resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, a dual core processor with 1.2 GHz clock speed, 1 GB RAM, 2 megapixel camera front and rear 3-megapixel camera with LED flash and auto-focus, 4,000 mAh battery and 3G connectivity, WiFi and Bluetooth. It will be sold in two colors, black and white versions of 16 and 32 GB and weighs 346 grams.
Deserved and comes with new hardware, plus the Galaxy Tab 7 but also with Android Honeycomb 3.2 and, as usual, comes with support for a variety of media codecs, including DivX Although there is a price linked to tablet, but there is an estimated date, it will be available in Austria from the mid-October and the other countries from there.
The tablet comes with new design like its predecessor, but slightly altered and rounded. In its list of technical specifications are a screen resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, a dual core processor with 1.2 GHz clock speed, 1 GB RAM, 2 megapixel camera front and rear 3-megapixel camera with LED flash and auto-focus, 4,000 mAh battery and 3G connectivity, WiFi and Bluetooth. It will be sold in two colors, black and white versions of 16 and 32 GB and weighs 346 grams.
Deserved and comes with new hardware, plus the Galaxy Tab 7 but also with Android Honeycomb 3.2 and, as usual, comes with support for a variety of media codecs, including DivX Although there is a price linked to tablet, but there is an estimated date, it will be available in Austria from the mid-October and the other countries from there.
Apple announces iPhone 4S
Apple announced a day ago, during its event Let's Talk iPhone the newest version of its smartphone. The iPhone now called 4S has the exact same design as the model anteriorb but has upgraded the technical specifications to compensate for the lack of visual news.
The new iPhone comes with 4S A5 processor, the same as 2 and iPad is dual-core and has a 1GHz clock. He is also considered a "world phone" to be compatible with CDMA and GSM in one device. And how iOS 5 arrives on October 12, 4S iPhone will already be sold with this version of the system.
Besides the processor, 4S iPhone also comes with a new camera. Now with 8 megapixels of resolution, it also has a new backlight technology, 5 lenses, focal length of 2.4 mm and 30% more detail. And that for still images. In terms of video, the new camera can capture up to 1080p resolution and comes with image stabilization technology, which should ensure a lower amount of YouTube videos appearing shaky.
Another of the innovations implemented by the new Apple iPhone model is an enhanced voice control more than the previous. Through an integrated system to the machine, purchased with a company called Siri, the phone will understand what you say and respond accordingly. Questions like "How's the weather in San Francisco today?" Will be answered with the view of the application of climate in the city just named. It will only be available in English, French and German for now.
For those who thought the iPhone 3G 8 GB was already dead and buried, a surprise: he will continue to be sold, at least in the U.S.. There he goes out of favor with loyalty contract with operators. In addition the iPhone 4 also still on the market, this time for $ 99 and with only 8 GB capacity.
IPhone 4S will go on sale Oct. 14 in the U.S. for $ 199, $ 299 and $ 399 respectively for models 16, 32 and 64 GB.
The new iPhone comes with 4S A5 processor, the same as 2 and iPad is dual-core and has a 1GHz clock. He is also considered a "world phone" to be compatible with CDMA and GSM in one device. And how iOS 5 arrives on October 12, 4S iPhone will already be sold with this version of the system.
Besides the processor, 4S iPhone also comes with a new camera. Now with 8 megapixels of resolution, it also has a new backlight technology, 5 lenses, focal length of 2.4 mm and 30% more detail. And that for still images. In terms of video, the new camera can capture up to 1080p resolution and comes with image stabilization technology, which should ensure a lower amount of YouTube videos appearing shaky.
Another of the innovations implemented by the new Apple iPhone model is an enhanced voice control more than the previous. Through an integrated system to the machine, purchased with a company called Siri, the phone will understand what you say and respond accordingly. Questions like "How's the weather in San Francisco today?" Will be answered with the view of the application of climate in the city just named. It will only be available in English, French and German for now.
For those who thought the iPhone 3G 8 GB was already dead and buried, a surprise: he will continue to be sold, at least in the U.S.. There he goes out of favor with loyalty contract with operators. In addition the iPhone 4 also still on the market, this time for $ 99 and with only 8 GB capacity.
IPhone 4S will go on sale Oct. 14 in the U.S. for $ 199, $ 299 and $ 399 respectively for models 16, 32 and 64 GB.
Adobe releases Flash 11 and Air 3 for download
Adobe today released for downloading 3 version of its AIR platform and version 11 of its renowned Flash plugin. And as such major change requires longer version, the two came up with significant changes to the above, but not exactly news to those who accompanied the release of beta versions in the past.
With Adobe Flash 11 included, among other things you can check here, support for 64-bit processors and an own renderer which uses native hardware accelerator, called Stage 3D, and support for the Unreal Engine 3, the engine games responsible for the graphics of Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War 3 and several others. As for mobile platforms like Android and BlackBerry OS, Adobe promises to support the arrival of Stage 3D soon, but already provides performance improvements in version 11 plugin.
In the Air 3 are performance enhancements in general, to ensure a higher refresh rate but without overtaxing the hardware. For this reason the new version of the platform is also compatible with TVs also connected as Samsung and LG. Some applications may be run on these Air TVs, provided they are optimized for what they offer.
With Adobe Flash 11 included, among other things you can check here, support for 64-bit processors and an own renderer which uses native hardware accelerator, called Stage 3D, and support for the Unreal Engine 3, the engine games responsible for the graphics of Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War 3 and several others. As for mobile platforms like Android and BlackBerry OS, Adobe promises to support the arrival of Stage 3D soon, but already provides performance improvements in version 11 plugin.
In the Air 3 are performance enhancements in general, to ensure a higher refresh rate but without overtaxing the hardware. For this reason the new version of the platform is also compatible with TVs also connected as Samsung and LG. Some applications may be run on these Air TVs, provided they are optimized for what they offer.
Samsung tries to stop Sale of iPhone 4S
Even as the five alleged iPhone was still a rumor, Samsung had already mentioned it would file a lawsuit against Apple to prohibit its sale in some countries for alleged patent infringement. Now we know that the said iPhone is not real, the process of Samsung had to have some parts changed and moved forward, the company announced today that it will ask for the lock to sell the iPhone 4S in two European countries.
The countries chosen to receive the lock request are France and Italy, and only the second of them by Tim Cook was quoted yesterday as one of those who receive the iPhone 4S stores in the next 28 days. France will receive the device later this year but if Samsung's request is accepted, the early sales may be delayed. About the process, the company said "Apple has continued to violate our intellectual property" and should therefore open up new applications in other countries similar judicial, but does not mention which or when.
While one arm of the Samsung tries to stop selling the new iPhone, the other tries to offer a helping hand to be shaken: the Australian subsidiary of South Korean electronics tried to supposedly make a deal with the giant apple to stop the process and able to get your Galaxy Tab 10.1 on the market. But the agreement was promptly snubbed by Apple, which indicates that this legal mess is still far from being finished.
The countries chosen to receive the lock request are France and Italy, and only the second of them by Tim Cook was quoted yesterday as one of those who receive the iPhone 4S stores in the next 28 days. France will receive the device later this year but if Samsung's request is accepted, the early sales may be delayed. About the process, the company said "Apple has continued to violate our intellectual property" and should therefore open up new applications in other countries similar judicial, but does not mention which or when.
While one arm of the Samsung tries to stop selling the new iPhone, the other tries to offer a helping hand to be shaken: the Australian subsidiary of South Korean electronics tried to supposedly make a deal with the giant apple to stop the process and able to get your Galaxy Tab 10.1 on the market. But the agreement was promptly snubbed by Apple, which indicates that this legal mess is still far from being finished.
New video shows the possible curved screen Nexus Prime
While not spending millions of dollars with lawyers in a patent dispute with Apple, Samsung also like to invest a few million in advertising and equipment development. The most anticipated is currently supposed to Nexus Prime, which may (read "will") be announced at a news company in the next 11 days. Today, to further entice geeks Eager for another Android model of "pure", Samsung released a video showing what to expect from him.
(YouTube Video)
Like the vast majority of teasers for 30 seconds, then rolled the video enough to get to the point you want to display. And when he shows, leaves no more than 3 seconds on the screen. It is a device that seems to have the screen more curved than the Nexus S and a design changed considerably. The text says that "something big is coming," which also fits with the recent rumors that the Nexus Prime would have a huge screen of 4.6 inches.
Unfortunately we still have to wait until next Tuesday for more details of that device. And who are Americans will still have to wait to resolve a legal problem involving names and brands to see the device appear in stores operators in the country.
(YouTube Video)
Like the vast majority of teasers for 30 seconds, then rolled the video enough to get to the point you want to display. And when he shows, leaves no more than 3 seconds on the screen. It is a device that seems to have the screen more curved than the Nexus S and a design changed considerably. The text says that "something big is coming," which also fits with the recent rumors that the Nexus Prime would have a huge screen of 4.6 inches.
Unfortunately we still have to wait until next Tuesday for more details of that device. And who are Americans will still have to wait to resolve a legal problem involving names and brands to see the device appear in stores operators in the country.
Zune HD Is Dead?
Sign in multimedia player market is not something that any company can do. A company like Microsoft, for example, has millions and millions of dollars to market research and product development can afford it. That's what the company did with the Zune media player launched in 2006 to combat the dominance of the iPod. Today, Microsoft appears to have officially given up on this player, once and for all.
The WinRumors noticed just now that any reference to the Zune HD, the last line of Zune player which was still sold, completely disappeared from the official site. Now the page refers only to devices that can play and buy content from the Zune Marketplace, as devices with Windows 7 Phone, Xbox 360 and Windows PC computers.
Microsoft has not officially confirmed the death of the Zune HD, but appears to be only a matter of time. And although the line of players with the Zune brand is dead, the Zune service will continue to be offered by the company, as the page indicates.
Few people know but the interface tiles Phone Windows 7, which had demonstrated its first release in February 2010, was certainly inspired by the interface of the Zune HD, launched in November 2009. So in a way the Zune HD will continue living inside the cell, even after his death.
Update at 16:01 | As the reader pointed out in comments @ Garcian, the Zune HD is back to the site. The change, according to what Microsoft told Gizmodo, it was only a "publishing error." Time to save the confetti, fireworks and postpone the party store for the mass of the seventh day.
The WinRumors noticed just now that any reference to the Zune HD, the last line of Zune player which was still sold, completely disappeared from the official site. Now the page refers only to devices that can play and buy content from the Zune Marketplace, as devices with Windows 7 Phone, Xbox 360 and Windows PC computers.
Microsoft has not officially confirmed the death of the Zune HD, but appears to be only a matter of time. And although the line of players with the Zune brand is dead, the Zune service will continue to be offered by the company, as the page indicates.
Few people know but the interface tiles Phone Windows 7, which had demonstrated its first release in February 2010, was certainly inspired by the interface of the Zune HD, launched in November 2009. So in a way the Zune HD will continue living inside the cell, even after his death.
Update at 16:01 | As the reader pointed out in comments @ Garcian, the Zune HD is back to the site. The change, according to what Microsoft told Gizmodo, it was only a "publishing error." Time to save the confetti, fireworks and postpone the party store for the mass of the seventh day.
Review: MacBook Air 2011
How to overcome a great success last year, and sell the same product, even for the same people? With the Apple iPhone has proved to be master in this art and now repeats the dose with the new 11-inch MacBook Air. Like a winning team does not move, the external design is the same as they were launched in October 2010, except the keyboard, which is now backlit.
What's in the box
Keeping that began with the Air Line launched in 2010, no CDs or DVDs, but now anything stick too! Everything needed for the restoration of your new MacBook Air comes into it in a separate disk partition. If even that fails to recover can be done online. Do not like it? You can buy a flash drive for $ 199.00 at the Apple Store. The traditional apple stickers still in the box. By connecting your notebook to find Lion, the new cat that lives in Apple computers.
Design
Reissuing the design of the previous edition, the MacBook Air 11 "has no external modification. In dimensional terms, there was a noticeable change in weight, just 20g more, now weighing 1.08 kg. Due to the small space, there is an SD slot, handy for downloading pictures and present in all other Macs today. Thus the thinnest notebook Apple continues with dimensions ranging from 0.3 to 1.7 cm.
Keyboard
A keyboard that glows in the dark seems unnecessary until you need it, this feature is no longer a privilege only of the line Pro Air either version 11 or 13 inches now have this functionality. Of course, like anything that lights up, it helps to consume battery. Our test was performed on a Portuguese keyboard layout, having the [c] and the seats ['acute], [^ caret] and [~ til] entered without the need for combination.
Battery
If the battery from the previous version was good, it got better. The model tested was the MacBook Air 11 "1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 with 4GB of memory. For activities such as heavy traffic and use WiFi, the battery lasted almost four hours. Now to type a text and work with spreadsheets without the need for grid connection and with a minimum screen brightness, the battery survived for nearly seven hours!
Display
With a resolution of 1366 x 768 screen on its 11.6 "LED-backlit technology glossy, MacBook Air is great for writing texts, emails, surf the web and also for watching movies. If you already have an adapter for the Mini Display Port connector (sold separately) it can also be used in the new Air to connect it to an external monitor.
Connection Thunderbolt
Much has been said about the new connection adopted by Apple, which now present in its entire line of computers. With it you can connect monitors and other peripherals such as external hard drive on the same connection, forming a clothesline. With this, the MacBook Air 11 "will not be limited to only two more USB connections, except that for this to happen more peripheral connection with this have to hit the market. Today, Apple is the only 27-inch Cinema Display.
Trackpad
The trackpad with multitouch technology (like the iPhone's display), makes up to four fingers simultaneously, very useful and versatile to use all the features of the interface gestures Lion.
Performance
Using an HD solid state (SSD) MacBook Air 11 "starts in just 19 seconds, the whole boot is slow after you're used to Air.Seu performance for day-to-day life of an ordinary user is very good.
Edit text, update your social networks or organize your music in iTunes are tasks done without owing anything to the other Macs, including a movie in Full HD (1080p) without choking. Combining this with the MacBook Air mobility is an excellent solution for daily interaction with the digital world.
Accessories
All this mobility, lightness and design has a price: not everything is integrated into the notebook. If you need to connect your MacBook Air to a wired network, using a CD / DVD or read a SD memory card you must buy an accessory, such as reduced space would not fit any more.
What's in the box
Keeping that began with the Air Line launched in 2010, no CDs or DVDs, but now anything stick too! Everything needed for the restoration of your new MacBook Air comes into it in a separate disk partition. If even that fails to recover can be done online. Do not like it? You can buy a flash drive for $ 199.00 at the Apple Store. The traditional apple stickers still in the box. By connecting your notebook to find Lion, the new cat that lives in Apple computers.
Design
Reissuing the design of the previous edition, the MacBook Air 11 "has no external modification. In dimensional terms, there was a noticeable change in weight, just 20g more, now weighing 1.08 kg. Due to the small space, there is an SD slot, handy for downloading pictures and present in all other Macs today. Thus the thinnest notebook Apple continues with dimensions ranging from 0.3 to 1.7 cm.
Keyboard
A keyboard that glows in the dark seems unnecessary until you need it, this feature is no longer a privilege only of the line Pro Air either version 11 or 13 inches now have this functionality. Of course, like anything that lights up, it helps to consume battery. Our test was performed on a Portuguese keyboard layout, having the [c] and the seats ['acute], [^ caret] and [~ til] entered without the need for combination.
Battery
If the battery from the previous version was good, it got better. The model tested was the MacBook Air 11 "1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 with 4GB of memory. For activities such as heavy traffic and use WiFi, the battery lasted almost four hours. Now to type a text and work with spreadsheets without the need for grid connection and with a minimum screen brightness, the battery survived for nearly seven hours!
Display
With a resolution of 1366 x 768 screen on its 11.6 "LED-backlit technology glossy, MacBook Air is great for writing texts, emails, surf the web and also for watching movies. If you already have an adapter for the Mini Display Port connector (sold separately) it can also be used in the new Air to connect it to an external monitor.
Connection Thunderbolt
Much has been said about the new connection adopted by Apple, which now present in its entire line of computers. With it you can connect monitors and other peripherals such as external hard drive on the same connection, forming a clothesline. With this, the MacBook Air 11 "will not be limited to only two more USB connections, except that for this to happen more peripheral connection with this have to hit the market. Today, Apple is the only 27-inch Cinema Display.
Trackpad
The trackpad with multitouch technology (like the iPhone's display), makes up to four fingers simultaneously, very useful and versatile to use all the features of the interface gestures Lion.
Performance
Using an HD solid state (SSD) MacBook Air 11 "starts in just 19 seconds, the whole boot is slow after you're used to Air.Seu performance for day-to-day life of an ordinary user is very good.
Edit text, update your social networks or organize your music in iTunes are tasks done without owing anything to the other Macs, including a movie in Full HD (1080p) without choking. Combining this with the MacBook Air mobility is an excellent solution for daily interaction with the digital world.
Accessories
All this mobility, lightness and design has a price: not everything is integrated into the notebook. If you need to connect your MacBook Air to a wired network, using a CD / DVD or read a SD memory card you must buy an accessory, such as reduced space would not fit any more.
YouTube loses rack server in the U.S. and displays errors in place of videos
Productivity peaks may have noticed on Thursday, when the famous video site YouTube was off the air once again. By reports on social networks, the site is down for at least half time and there is an explanation of why yet. Although the site navigation is possible with thumbnail display of videos, none of the videos can be played. The reports are that the errors displayed range from Error 502 or Error 500, among others.
YouTube recently increased the size limit and time of the videos for users who do not have copyright problems with the site. Since then, a greater number of members now have the ability to send files up to 20 GB and lasting for more than 15 minutes, but engineers do not think YouTube did not anticipate a significant increase in traffic.
According to sources from The Next Web site, the reason for the unavailability of the site would be the "loss of a rack" on servers located in New York, although the official account on YouTube and Twitter only warns that engineers are working to restore it as much as before.
Yes, YouTube uses Google's servers which are notoriously very powerful. But no, they are not 100% free of faults.
YouTube recently increased the size limit and time of the videos for users who do not have copyright problems with the site. Since then, a greater number of members now have the ability to send files up to 20 GB and lasting for more than 15 minutes, but engineers do not think YouTube did not anticipate a significant increase in traffic.
According to sources from The Next Web site, the reason for the unavailability of the site would be the "loss of a rack" on servers located in New York, although the official account on YouTube and Twitter only warns that engineers are working to restore it as much as before.
Yes, YouTube uses Google's servers which are notoriously very powerful. But no, they are not 100% free of faults.
HTC Ultimate with WP7 is approved by Anatel
The list of smartphones with Windows 7 Phone will be sold in the country is still unknown because the manufacturers and Microsoft itself are still a mystery, although some leaks can not hide. It seems that at least one name is already confirmed indirectly, because the system of the FCC approval of devices. In the agency's Web site were published late last month documents confirming the arrival of so-called HTC Ultimate in Brazil.
This model would, according to staff Geminder, HTC Titan with a different name, country-specific. He has a Snapdragon processor with 1.5 GHz clock, 512 MB RAM, 4.7 inch screen with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, 8 megapixel camera with LED flash, 16 GB of internal storage, and Windows 7 Phone Mango.
Although they are identical in design, it is not possible to know if the HTC Titan HTC and Ultimate are the same device as there are not many hardware details. Still, even if he seems to compete face to face with the current leads Androids that are flooding the market. We only hope that these devices do not take too long to arrive in the country.
This model would, according to staff Geminder, HTC Titan with a different name, country-specific. He has a Snapdragon processor with 1.5 GHz clock, 512 MB RAM, 4.7 inch screen with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, 8 megapixel camera with LED flash, 16 GB of internal storage, and Windows 7 Phone Mango.
Although they are identical in design, it is not possible to know if the HTC Titan HTC and Ultimate are the same device as there are not many hardware details. Still, even if he seems to compete face to face with the current leads Androids that are flooding the market. We only hope that these devices do not take too long to arrive in the country.
Nokia will lay off 3,500 employees
In February this year, Nokia signed a deal with Microsoft to bring Windows 7 to its Phone device. Two months after the first sign of the negative side of the company's restructuring appeared to cut 4,000 jobs. Today Nokia announced that it will lay off 3,500 more employees, with 1300 Location of industry and commerce and with the 2200 closure of a factory in Romania.
But not all bad news: the 2200 employees working in the Romanian factory of Nokia employees will continue until the end of the year and should continue to receive salary, even without working until March 2012, which should give enough time for them find a new job. In addition to plant closures and layoffs, Nokia also will choose a CEO for the joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks, responsible for network equipment.
With lower than expected financial results, it is natural that Nokia starts to cut costs to remain active until the arrival of Windows mobile Phone 7. And that puts even more pressure on those responsible for its development, since if they do not do any success Finnish mobile phone giant may cease to exist.
But seeing that already "leaked" so far as the Nokia Sea Ray, I'd say the chances of that happening are slim. Do not you think?
But not all bad news: the 2200 employees working in the Romanian factory of Nokia employees will continue until the end of the year and should continue to receive salary, even without working until March 2012, which should give enough time for them find a new job. In addition to plant closures and layoffs, Nokia also will choose a CEO for the joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks, responsible for network equipment.
With lower than expected financial results, it is natural that Nokia starts to cut costs to remain active until the arrival of Windows mobile Phone 7. And that puts even more pressure on those responsible for its development, since if they do not do any success Finnish mobile phone giant may cease to exist.
But seeing that already "leaked" so far as the Nokia Sea Ray, I'd say the chances of that happening are slim. Do not you think?
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
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