Services for file storage in the cloud: which to choose?

With the launch of Google Drive on Tuesday, the field service file storage has added another strong competitor. A competitor that already comes with a huge user base due to the smart move for Google to update the application to the Google Docs Drive. But the fact is that there are various services of the kind on the market, each with its differential and price.

To prevent you from seeking out the web information on each of the storage services available, we we raised the main information about them in one post only. Find out which one to follow that will suit you best.

Box


Possibly the oldest of all, the service was launched in 2005, when nobody had any idea what the hell would the storage in the clouds. Available in Box.com.

Free Storage: 5 GB (for personal accounts)
Prices paid storage: 25 GB (U.S. $ 9.99 per month) or 50 GB (U.S. $ 19.90 per month) in accounts deemed "personal." For businesses they offer 1000 GB ($ 15 per user per month). There are unlimited plans, but they do not provide the price on the page.

Limit file size: 25 MB per file on the free account, 1 GB per file in the paid account (personal) and 2 GB in another paid account (company).

Applications: For desktop operating systems, Box only provides applications for Windows and Mac OS X if the account is used for business. Personal accounts can only use the applications for Android smartphones and tablets (free), tablets, and devices with IOS (free) and also for BlackBerry OS and PlayBook tablets (both free).

Sharing: Allows you to share files through the links in a private account. You can also share folders.
Extras: The Box differential is such that in accounts of companies, a file can be edited online by a variety of users simultaneously. Strangely the bill paid staff do not give that option. There are also features such as tracking versions of files, post comments and e-mail notification when a file is viewed or edited.

SkyDrive


Microsoft Office, it was recently updated. Despite new free accounts have a limit below, users who had enabled the service received prior to 25 GB of storage free gift. Available in live.skydrive.com.

Free storage: 7 GB
Price Paid storage: 20 GB ($ 10 per year, less than 82 cents per month), 50 GB ($ 25 per year, less than $ 2.09 per month) and 100 GB ($ 50 to year, less than $ 4.17 per month). Remember that prices vary if they are in real;

Limit file size: 300 MB per file (free and paid accounts) if it is sent over the web and 2 GB for files sent by the desktop application.

Applications: For desktop systems, SkyDrive offers synchronization applications for Windows and Mac OS X (free). In mobile systems, there are applications for iOS and Windows Phone (free);

Sharing: allows creation of public links to files and also share folders;

Extras: Tightly integrated with Microsoft services such as Hotmail and Office Web Apps. Allows you to edit files seamlessly with Microsoft Office, embedding files in ofrmato Office for viewing pages and share files, photos and folders directly with social networks like Facebook and Twitter. It also offers the option to download an entire folder in. Zip.

Dropbox


Created in 2007 by a group of MIT students known, even if it was released only in 2008 during the TechCrunch50 conference. It is a service that became a reference for the creation of several other, mainly for its support on mobile platforms. Available in Dropbox.com.

Free storage: 2 GB;
Price Paid storage: 50 GB ($ 9.99 per month or $ 99 per year) and 100 GB ($ 19.99 per month or $ 199 per year). There is the option of 1TB of storage called Dropbox Teams, but the company does not disclose what price;

Limit file size: Unlimited;

Applications: in desktop systems, Dropbox offers applications for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (all free). For mobile platforms, there are applications that lets you view files but not edit them) for systems iOS, Android and BlackBerry;

Sharing: There is a folder for all accounts that Dropbox is specific to public records, but you can also give access to other files in other folders of an account by clicking the right mouse button and accessing the "Get link";
Extras: Invite friends to open an account on the service will give you (and your friend who is called) plus 500 MB of extra storage for free. But the maximum you can achieve with this method is 18 GB. For paid accounts, each friend is entitled to an extra GB and the maximum you can earn with the method is 32 GB.

SugarSync


Originally created as a photo storage service in 2006, it was only in 2009 that SugarSync is the name that has won and went on to hold other types of files. It is available in SugarSync.com.

Free Storage: 5 GB;

Price Paid storage: 30 GB ($ 4.99 per month or $ 49.99 per year), 60 GB ($ 9.99 per month or $ 99.99 per year) and 100 GB (U.S. $ 14.99 per month or $ 149.99 per year);
Limit file size: 2 GB;

Applications: for desktop systems, there are applications for Windows and Mac OS X (free). On mobile platforms, SugarSync may be offering more support so far: there are applications for Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Symbian and Windows Mobile;

Sharing: allows you to share any folder, but that users have access to files you must have an account on the Service;

Extras: Like Dropbox, the service offers storage space for those friends who create accounts indicate. On free accounts, each invited friend earns 500 MB of space for both users and the limit for that account type is 32 GB. If you invite a friend to open a paid account for at least 30 GB, you and he get 10 GB of storage and there are no limits to the maximum storage.

Google Drive


Google is a bet on the field of storage services that was released today, highly integrated with Google Docs and functionality of collaborative editing. Available in drive.google.com.

Free Storage: 5 GB;
Price Paid storage: 25 GB (U.S. $ 2.49 per month), 100 GB ($ 4.99 per month), 200 GB ($ 9.99 per month), 400 GB ($ 19.99 per months), 1TB (U.S. $ 49.99 per month), 2 TB (U.S. $ 99.99 per month), 4 TB (U.S. $ 199.99 per month), 8 TB (U.S. $ 399.99 per month) and 16 TB (U.S. $ 799.99 per month);
Limit file size: 10 GB;

Applications: For desktop systems, there is a free application for Windows and Mac OS X. On mobile platforms, the only application is currently available for Android. But Google warns that an IOS version is coming soon;

Sharing: Provides public link of the file and allows you to share with + Google, Gmail, Facebook and Twitter with one click. You can also keep the file private and share it with selected users who have a Google account;
Extras: The Google Drive provides recognition of texts and images and preview more than thirty types of files, including HD video and images generated by Adobe Photoshop;

Ubuntu One


Created by Canonical in May 2009, the service is available in one.ubuntu.com.

Free Storage: 5 GB;

Price Paid storage: 20 GB ($ 2.99 per month or $ 29.99 per year);

Limit file size: 5 TB;

Applications: For desktop systems, the Ubuntu One offers applications for Windows and Ubuntu (both free). Applications on mobile platforms are available for Android and iOS (both free as well);

Sharing: You can share folders, but you must have an account on the service to access the files;
Extras: Tight integration with the Ubuntu. The application comes pre-installed folder and synchronized with the cloud can be easily accessed by the user's Documents folder. It also has streaming music service similar to Play Music, Google, for $ 3.99 monthly.

Cubby (beta)


This service is created and released this month by LogMeIn, known remote access service for desktops. He is still very raw, but worth mentioning. It is available in Cubby.com.

Free Storage: 5 GB;
Storage Price paid: Not available;
File size limit: Not available;

Applications: In desktop systems, there are synchronization applications for Windows and Mac OS X (both free). In the mobile platforms are applications for Android and iOS (both free).
Sharing: Not available;

Extras: The Cubby protects the files under a 128-bit encryption. The synchronization application allows greater control over what is shared or not, and can choose what content is available on each device, whether smartphone or tablet. For now the service is in beta, you need an invitation to enter.

As you can see, there is a better service in all aspects. The Google Drive offers the largest range of extra storage, Dropbox does not limit the size of files and have the option to SkyDrive easy sharing with social networking. In the end, you'll have to choose what fits best in your life.

Apple Announces WWDC 2012 and provides updates to iOS and OS X

Apple announced on Wednesday the date of completion of its known WWDC, or WorldWide Developers Conference. The event takes place at Moscone West, San Francisco, California, between 11am and 15 June. The event will offer over 100 workshops, all taught by engineers from the company itself and that apple will explore several new platforms iOS and OS X.

There are some novelties compared to the previous event. This time will not be able to resell the tickets and all sessions are available free for streaming to registered developers. Phil Schiller, vice president of marketing at Apple, said that "we can not wait to share the latest news about iOS and OS X with developers."

Reportedly this is one of the most important events in the calendar from Apple. At WWDC 2010 iPhone 4 was announced while in 2011 it was the turn of iOS 5 and OS X Moutain Lion gain prominence. There is still no information about the presentation (or even if there is one), but unlikely Apple will lose a chance to show the world you have booked. My bet is with iOS 6 and maybe an update in the line of MacBooks.

Interested developers can buy tickets on the website of WWDC 2012. Each developer can just buy a ticket and it sells for U.S. $ 1,599.00 for five days.

A little more than an hour after the announcement, the ticket to the conference have already been exhausted.

Google Shows Google Phone of 2006

Google this week showed the first sketches of mobile device. Called "Googlephone", originally conceived in mid 2006, it was revealed during the trial of the lawsuit filed by Oracle against the search giant. Oracle owns Java and states that the source code of Android has copied parts of his language, thus requiring compensation for breach of copyright.

Two years before the official launch of the first Android smartphone, the HTC G1, the oldest ancestor of googlephones exhibited a physical keyboard and there was no mention of touchscreen or something. In fact, there are few technical details and the only description of the features is that it "would integrate Web 2.0 services in a simple way to use the phone."

At the time there were not any mention of Android. Google bought a startup founded by Andy Rubin in 2005, but only in 2007 the little robot platform has been certified by the operators.

Other details about the device were not disclosed, but at the time Google was working with the hypothesis launch the model with a processor ARMv9 200 MHz, 64 MB of RAM, a miniSD external storage, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 1.2 and screen 16-bit color - settings worthy of laughter today. Remarkable, only Google's plan to offer unlimited data connection to customers for an affordable $ 9.99 a month - far less than the $ 29.90 charged monthly on the HTC G1.

The process of Oracle against Google was filed in 2010, but the trial only began on April 16. In the process, Oracle claims that Google has no authorization to use certain features of Java and seeks damages of $ 1 billion. Google defends itself already showing a post made by Jonathan Schwartz, former CEO of Sun Microsystems, Java developer acquired by Oracle in 2010, in which the executive gave his blessing to use the Android platform.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Released - See what's new

After the trial versions of all time, finally Ubuntu 12.04 LTS was released, and it's time to know the news of this new version of the popular Linux distribution on the planet. The main novelty is the new HUD menu system that lets you run commands on the menu by typing what you want to do, without using the mouse. The standard menu is still there, but if you want to test the HUD is just press the ALT key and type what you want to run.

Before continuing, it is necessary to understand that the version of Ubuntu is 12.04 LTS (Long Term Support). And what that means? Firstly, LTS versions are time expanded support for five years. This means that Canonical will continue releasing updates and security fixes for this version of Ubuntu by 2017 at least. And, secondly, that the Canonical has focused all its efforts on a stable and quality, avoiding large changes in the system and new developments that could pose future problems.

Even the code name for version says so: The anteater shows the need of Canonical interest in creating a version of Ubuntu is that you need and get Performance. And will they? Let's see what's new:



(YouTube Video)

Moreover, in general, both the login screen and the Unity were much nicer and faster, bringing a series of fine adjustments. For example: Now, when changing the wallpaper, the whole color scheme of the launcher is automatically changed to match the predominant color of the wallpaper. The Video Lens has also been upgraded and became part of the Unity, allowing you to search for videos on the Internet for various services.

To make life easier for beginners, the installer program now adds newly installed programs automatically on the launcher, and a progress bar lets you quickly see where she stands with the installation. And speaking of installation, the Ubuntu installer displays a stream of the hashtag # ubuntu during installation (you obviously need to be connected to the internet to see).

Paranoid on duty can have fun with the new manager privacy tool that allows you to choose what you will or not in the system.

There are a number of innovations that will be addressed in a review here in Tecnoblog. If you can not stand to wait, you can download the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on the Canonical website directly or through torrents also available there. If you're already using Ubuntu and want to upgrade, just type the following commands in Terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
update-manager-d

Anyway, it is likely that the update notice to appear soon for all users.

Microsoft gets royalties of 70% of Androids sold in the U.S

Microsoft announced on Wednesday (25) who signed one of those patent licensing agreements with manufacturers of Android devices. The agreement was signed with Taiwan's Pegatron. Thus the Redmond company already has contracts with four of the five largest producers of Android devices in the city, which means it receives a small fee for no less than 70% of phones sold in the U.S. platform.

The amounts involved in the negotiation, as always, were not disclosed. But the tactic of MS is already known. The company comes into contact with manufacturers of Android devices (and Chrome, say by the way) and says that owns about 15 patents used in devices of the little robot. To get rid of headaches court the manufacturer agrees to pay certain amount to Microsoft every Android device sold.

So far the tactic has worked. Companies like Compal, HTC, Samsung, Quanta, Wistron, and LG has signed licensing agreements for patents Android with Microsoft in the past, which makes the Redmond company has more than whoever bill with the platform.

In 2011 Google announced the purchase of Motorola, interested in expanding the number of patents for mobile devices that has in its portfolio. The idea of ​​the web giant was offering legal advice to partners, but good to note that not everyone is willing to fight: the Pegatron is a subsidiary of Asus, who earns good money selling computers and tablet computers running Microsoft products.

Opera 12 Beta brings beautiful visual themes

Opera Software announced on Thursday (26/4) the availability of a beta version of Opera 12. For now, from what I see, the main novelty is the visual themes (skins), which can either be downloaded from the Download Center as a user-created from the Dev Opera, Opera Software's channel for developers.

Some of the topics that currently are present in the download center are very pretty. As I do not use Opera so often so I do not know if any of them existed previously or if the company is only now releasing functionality. Anyway, it's worth giving a look.

Opera says that Opera 12 Beta supports 64-bit processors (download here). According to the company, the loading time of pages and software boot landed with the implementation of the architecture support. Likewise, the Opera argues that the execution of plugins in separate processes makes the experience of browsing the Internet much more interesting than the competition.

The test version of the browser uses the HTML5 video tag. Browser does not depend on Flash or other plugin to trigger the camera and capture images. I tested here with a demonstration site designated by Opera Software, and I can say that it worked perfectly. Except that my notebook's integrated camera work is not the best. Below you see the result.

Support Do Not Track, an initiative that blocks the transmission of your personal information to the web site owner, drag and drop compatible with HTML5, and hardware acceleration or WebGL are other features in Opera 12 Beta.

Worth the download.

Opera Software says it has 250 million users around the world - accounting includes those who use Opera Mini or Opera Mobile, to my knowledge.

Dropbox responds on links to malware and phishing

We posted recently about the misuse of Internet users have been doing some of the new tools offered by Dropbox. Earlier this week the company announced the ability to share any file in any folder with anyone, simply ask the system to generate a single link. Well, today came the reply from the Dropbox on the subject - they comment on piracy and malware being spread from their servers.

"We explicitly prohibit the abuse of copyright and employ a series of measures to insure that our sharing feature is not used in the wrong way." That was the official response obtained by Tecnoblog. Although questioned on the subject, the company did not answer about what technologies you use to scan the file servers of dubious quality, so to speak.

Anyway, it seems that it works. The link in the same Tecnoblog presented yesterday is no longer accessible (you can click with ease) on the afternoon of Thursday (26/4). Anyone trying to access the link is a message that it is restricted content that is no longer available.

The Dropbox was considered by the Stop Badware initiative as one of the fastest growing companies taking steps to avoid exposing users to risk opening infected files. Report published in September last year by the Stop Badware shows the company that qualifies as a provider of hosting services, with links taken off the air within 45 minutes, time considered low.

In some cases, the Dropbox team personally responds to requests from Internet users about complaints of fraudulent or malicious links. This is one of the commitments that Dropbox provides Tues

They said in a statement that "Dropbox is concerned with security and user experience above all else and works with a variety of companies [that offer solutions] phishing and malware in order to stop denial of service attacks."

Meet Cowbird, Wikipedia for life

Personally, I see the Cowbird - project launched this week by the artist and engineer Jonathan Harris internet - like one of those things that gives me reason to never lose enthusiasm for the web. It combines unique factors when we try and separate the wheat from the chaff: text, sound, images, links, maps, dedications, timelines, or a mix of them all. And no, the Cowbird is not competing with Facebook or Tumblr, not far ...

In short, the project is summarized in a kind pessoaclopédia where individual stories are shared and which are targeted by tags. When covered in more detail, to give notice because the Cowbird walks snapping ultra-empathetic reviews of vehicles like the Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Mashable, TechCrunch and many others.

It is a platform very, very well done, where its members - invited storytellers - contribute and distribute their own content, enriched by a nice mix of media and in an environment very friendly to the reader.

The contents of the Cowbird not only glides before our eyes, but also inspires and invigorates the personal character and so well thought of as a project. The idea is to join the most common elements in the composition of stories to technology resources more readily available.

According to the definition of its own creators, the stories produced - when they are relevant and interesting to the rest of the Internet - eventually culminating in a production cooperative and result in large "sagas" or important records of a particular event or moment, such as collection of 522 stories that make up the movement Occupy there.

The result is a peculiar constellation of each surfer looks, produced with his personal vision and mingling with the other around any topic, drawing a picture quite atypical of perceptions and ideas.

From a practical standpoint, the Cowbird defines himself as a kind of Wikipedia for the life in which, instead of collecting information of a canonical by its members, it collects, organizes and redistributes their personal experiences.

Besides the nice idea, is how the site works. The fusion of images and text with audio - like that of many of the existing legal stories in the collection - the leading blogging and also consume information and art for a very different level.

From that perspective the Cowbird can not be considered a social network, but a common environment that compartmentalizes and slows the pace of social networking to a more individual experience. He also is not a tool of social co-content, as Storify cool. Since the project does not focus on preferences, but in experiments, the Cowbird eventually produce a large seam of interesting stories that are organized on a non-linear and non-chronological also; what separates clearly the category of daily or simply blogging.

Even the choice of name is humorous, as the birds and cowbirds are different from those piam everywhere (a reference to the rebate Twitter?) And are known to be opportunistic and even kind of "necessarily" social, putting their eggs in the nests of other birds. When eggs are removed from the nest, they return to the same place and detonate the other eggs of the host as well. Something like "share or die" if we philosophize much about ...

The fact is that the site is incredibly attractive and although not a very large amount of users (12,580 members as of this matter), if the forecasts of all major portals and Internet experts are correct, are projects with the same footprint the Cowbird that will manage the way we recorded our view somewhat more consistent and as we give testimony relevant to our time.

And in a time when the talent to break up all the trash is actually a survival tool online, small valuables honest, well-made are more than a mere finding.

Gmail space increases to 10 GB

Google has just increased the space to 10 GB for free accounts.

The news is a celebration of the company after the launch of Google Drive service, data storage in the cloud, in the early afternoon. The 7.5 GB offered free of charge were increased to 10 GB, an increase of 33%. The space is enough to save approximately two thousand PowerPoint presentations of 5 MB and 20 MB of five hundred videos sent by his aunt.

The additional space is not available to all users, but each one should receive this within hours. I'm just using my 2821 MB of 7703 MB, but free to injecting the forehead. If 10 GB is small for you, there is the possibility to use the plans to expand to 25 GB with the same prices as Google Drive.

Google Drive - First Impressions

Google has released Google Drive. This is the cloud storage system managed by the giant web. An evolution of Google Docs, so to speak, with all of your important files saved in a folder that is there in the company's servers - wherever they are.

Perhaps Google Drive is not released into your Google account. Maybe you're at work and not have to install the application (for Windows, Mac or Android). Maybe you just want to even read without permeate your PC with Google things that take you privacy. For all these cases and most others I could not imagine, here are the first impressions of the Drive.

Installation
This test was done with Google Drive the application to sync in Windows 7. To download the installer check this page. Of course the Google Drive have to be active in your Google account.

The installer is those who need to download a series of components before actually putting the software to run on your machine. Then, the Explorer restarts (quiet, you will not miss any work in progress!) Already with the Google icon Drive active in the system tray.


Installing the Google Drive
Add your username and password. The Google Drive will ask if you want to change the job folder on your machine or you want to select which folders in Google Docs currently synchronized. By default it syncs everything, to the delight of one who likes to simplify things. Consider that the Docs previously offered only 1 GB and you realize that no matter how many files you have there, the Drive will fit all - unless your HD is less than that.

The Google Drive application automatically creates a new entry in the Windows Explorer Favorites. Excellent, so that the user has access to the fastest synchronization capabilities in the cloud. Microsoft did the same with the application SkyDrive, available for download on Monday (23/4).

Operation

Folder synchronizes with Google's cloud
The Google Drive folder on the computer replicates exactly what already existed in Google Docs (this is the default option). Drag a file to the causes, automatically, it appears in the web interface for the service. The reverse is true when you send a file via the Google Site Drive - moments after it appears on the computer, depending on size.

I have no doubt that the arrival of the Drive will bring more visibility to productivity tools from Google, called Google Docs. All documents created with technology googliana open directly into the browser, as if they were shortcuts to what's on the internet. I disabled the wireless connection from my machine to check and, indeed, so has no way to edit the documents. However, Google offers an extension that enables offline editing.

Anyway, answering some readers ecosystem Office fans: there's no way to open a Google Docs document, be it text, spreadsheet or presentation in MS applications installed on your computer. The contents of these documents is even downloaded to the PC - the link to the internet is the most important. Can you think of retirement as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

It also has no way to edit Microsoft Office documents from Docs. Remains as it was before: the Google cloud system handles these files as if they were attached. You can view, but editing is available only after the files are converted to Google Docs.

Details: The file is being edited with "~" in front there at the Google Drive. Default behavior, considering that runs on Windows and in the windows system is so.


Word document in Google Drive
At least the synchronization is fast. Being open with this same text in Word and have shared with our editor Lucas Braga, the new version appeared in the browser seconds after I press the button to save the document. Just do not have to constantly update the web interface, which means that the person accompanying the edition can not know what has changed. Also can not make changes to the document.

Docs files shared with you (or you) also appear in the folder of Google Drive. Again, we're talking about a simple shortcut for productivity services from Google on the web. Must continue to use the browser to move these documents. All the better if Chrome is also produced by the giant web.

Conclusion
The operation of the new application is very similar to what we are accustomed to do with Dropbox and SugarSync. Was repeated yesterday by Microsoft with the release of SkyDrive app for Windows, Mac and iPhone. Simplifying to the extreme, involves creating a folder on the computer that is synchronized with the cloud.

As competitors, the application of the Google Drive: allows you to choose which folder will be synchronized; displays the synchronization status in the system tray, start with Windows (you can disable it).

Unlike competitors, Google Drive: Do not create a link to download each file (function that Dropbox released yesterday), do not edit documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint in the cloud (as SkyDrive), does not synchronize folders in different directories, as SugarSync, has integration with Gmail to download attachments directly to Google's cloud.

False Instagram Application for Android brings malware

Indisputable success since it was released for Android, Instagram now suffering the evils of success: the Internet is circulating a fake version of the application, which is actually a malware.

The fake app first appeared in Russia, from a page (obviously) false. On that page had a link to a *. Apk's Instagram modified with malicious code. By copying the file to your phone and install, the device was infected.

When running the application false, the cell begins to send text messages to a number. This number is a number "premium", and each received text message generates a certain value. Thus, the creator of the fake app could have hundreds, maybe thousands of messages per day being credited to your account and earn a good amount at the end of the month.

Ultimately, the malware takes advantage of the lack of much knowledge of what some users of a security flaw in itself. By electing to download the program for any website, not Google's Play, the user ends up being the victim of attacks and infected files to the phone. Therefore, it is a tip: when you download applications to your Android, remember to always use the sites and offices.

First Smartphone with Intel chip arrives on April 24

In January, Intel and Lenovo have joined forces to show the world the K800, the prototype of the first smartphone to replace the traditional ARM chips for a unit's x86 Atom family. The first smart phone to be launched on the market with this kind of chip, however, is another company called Lava. And you can hardly buy it: The device will be sold only in India for now. And he called Xolo X900.

The Xolo is processdor X900 Z2460 Atom "Medfield" with only one core that runs at 1.6 GHz clock. The model has a responsibility to give life to the Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but should have an automatic update for Android Ice Cream Sandwich after the beginning of its sales, scheduled to begin 23 days in Indian stores and online the next day.

The highlight of the X900 is your GPU operates at 400 MHz, which should ensure good performance in games. Furthermore, their settings are very typical in the world of smartphones such as 4-inch screen and 8 megapixel camera and the ability to record videos in 1080p.

According to Lava, the Xolo X900 has a battery with 5 hours of battery life for browsing, 45 hours audio and 8 hours of talk - the same average phones with ARM chips, which arguably have less appetite for energy than traditional Atom.

For those interested, the X900 will cost the equivalent of $ 800 without carrier subsidies.

Future smartphones will be able to see through walls

Researchers at the University of Texas, USA, announced the creation of a chip that could cause any cell may be able to see through walls in the near future. The invention was developed using a complementary metal-semiconductor oxide (CMOS), which can detect frequency electromagnetic waves in the terahertz range.

The technology can be used to "see" through walls of wood, to help merchants identify counterfeit bills and even help doctors to look for tumors, without resorting to expensive tests or magnetic resonance imaging to potentially hazardous X-ray

"CMOS technology is affordable and can be used to produce many of these chips," explains Professor Kenneth O (yes, his last name is "O"), who led the study. "The combination of CMOS with terahertz means you can put one of these chips in the back of a smartphone, turning a device that you carry in your pocket on a device that can see through walls," explains the researcher.

"There are so many things that can be done with this new technology that has not even think of them all," said O. Commenting on possible concerns about possible violations of privacy that type equipment may cause the teacher explains that it only works properly up to 10 cm away.

For some time there are some applications that simulate x-ray for mobile phones, actually used by kids 11 years impress your friends at school for 10 years. Now it was serious. But still there is no prediction of an apparatus equipped with X-ray arrives in stores.

Samsung launches hotsite and reveals teaser for the next Galaxy

Samsung announced yesterday (22/4) a mysterious message on Twitter that we have the the next galaxy, which represents the much rumored smartphone of the South Korean manufacturer. After the release of a hot site with countdown for today, some vehicles have announced that Samsung would release more details about the possible Galaxy S III. And that's what happened!

But do not expect to discover the technical specifications or design of the new Galaxy soon. Samsung released a teaser revealing the grandeur of its launch, with reference to galaxies, worlds, and sheep ... (?). At the end of the video, we have two spots, with blue and white colors, possibly indicating that the new smartphone will be released with two different styles, like Apple does with the iPhone.

What we know so far is that the new Galaxy will have quad-core 1.4 GHz, screen resolution of 1280 × 720, internal storage of 16 GB, 1 GB RAM, 8 MP camera, NFC and battery 2050 mAh.

Still no official information was revealed by the manufacturer, and probably only have some confirmation in the Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 event held in London on May 3.

Skype for Windows Phone comes out of beta but still requires 512 MB ​​RAM

The expected launch of Skype (beta) for Windows Phone happened in February, after many people asked why Microsoft (current owner of Skype) still had not released a version for its mobile system. This weekend the application is finally out of its beta phase and jumped to the version number 1.0.0.62 bringing various stability improvements and navigation, but with little new.

One detail that has not been fixed by Microsoft but the company will ensure that the future is the fact that the application does not run on low-end smartphones, those who have less than 512 MB ​​of RAM. Another problem is that Skype does not have the ability to run in the background on the system, which makes it less interesting still to go.

On the other hand Microsoft has included in this update the chance to call 1-800 numbers (Toll Free U.S. and Canada) and also gave support connections from premium accounts do not have balance. It seems that the functionality of the application is not very high on the priority list in Redmond. But they are developing the program, that's what matters right?

See the official Skype blog a list of known issues and the rest of features. And download it in Windows Phone Marketplace.

Vulnerability in Hotmail allowed to change password of any account

A serious security flaw in Hotmail email service from Microsoft was discovered earlier this month and quite explored last week. It allowed a person with knowledge of the failure to swap the password of a Hotmail account even without the original password or even to answer the familiar questions of confirmation. He had only one Firefox extension and willingness to violate the security of any account.

The way this vulnerability was exploited was very interesting. By putting a Hotmail email address on the login page and click "Forgot Password", you get some options to regain access to your account. If he chooses the option "Send me an email link reset" the page in question was an HTTP request with what would be the alternate email account in question, so that the link was sent to this address. This HTTP request, however, could be changed with the Tamper Data (a Firefox extension just in order to modify data in an HTTP) to send the password reset link to another email.


Thus a person could send the link to your own email, reset the password of a bill and gain access to it very simply. And if it were linked to other social networking accounts like Facebook and Twitter, these accounts also had just committed. As the site points Whitec0de.com, the vulnerability has been patched by Microsoft, but just search for "ثغرة الهوتميل 2012" on YouTube to see many other videos of it being exploited.

The discovery of the vulnerability was made by a hacker Arabic and I guess due to the difference of languages ​​contributed to prevent it from spreading too much. But another hacker just publishing this vulnerability in a forum known (and charging $ 20 to steal accounts) and it ended up being widely exploited. The Microsoft Answers site contains a number of people who were attacked and had their accounts changed to Arabic.

We got in touch with an official position of Microsoft asking the company about the vulnerability, but until the moment of publication of this post there was no response.

Microsoft launches SkyDrive applications for Windows and Mac

Microsoft released the SkyDrive synchronization application for Windows and Mac OS X. Now, all users can enjoy the 25 GB of free storage to keep the same data on a home computer and work - a big plus point in relation to competing services, which provide only 2 GB or 5 GB.

The application for Windows works exactly like Dropbox. a folder.

Downloading applications from SkyDrive can be done on this page. In the version for Windows Phone, which was updated recently, Microsoft also gave special attention to the iPad application, to support the Retina Display.

Nokia announces software update for Lumia 800

Earlier today we received a statement from Nokia in Brazil reporting on software update for the Nokia 800 Lumia. The unit that arrived at the home market a few weeks ago, tends to be more stable and longer battery about 30% higher after the owners install the update. While the announcement occurs on Thursday, I have upgraded my Lumia 800 since the beginning of the month.

Nokia says that the battery life should increase especially in terms of conversation on the network 3.5G (HSPA +). According to the manufacturer, the update to version 1600.2487.8107.12070 also improves the audio experience in calls or playing music and the screen brightness settings.

The update is available to all customers, both unlocked handsets as tethered appliances updating operator.

Lumia 800 owners should refer to the Zune Software (Windows) or Mac application Connector (for Mac).

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Windows 8 will change language at any time

I have no doubt that Microsoft is committed to making Windows 8 (name officially confirmed today) the best operating system that exists for most users. It depends on the business of it. So it is with some satisfaction that I see that the company has simplified everything by launching only two SKUs (or versions of products) for consumers to choose. And at least one more information, confirmed today, promises to simplify our lives.

In announcing that Windows 8 will have three versions (PC or two tablets and one for ARM chips), the company also released the list of features that are present in these systems. To our joy, on this list change language "on-the-fly" both in traditional and in Windows 8 Pro or RT.

This means that something has always been available on Mac OS and Ubuntu (just to name the two systems with which I am most familiar) finally comes to Windows all versions. Whether you are a poor Windows user or eight traditional owner of a rich Windows 8 Pro, you can change the language of your machine when you want.

As the reader Felipe Zorzo points, the feature works by means of an integrated control panel with all the languages ​​that the user chose. When adding a new one, it is downloaded the language pack format and can be activated at any time. The MS is not clear if the PC must be restarted to use another language.

We do not have more details on this function, as well as the complete list of features in Windows 8. But MS gave the clue: the exchange of language work through the Language Packs or language packs. They exist today - it's not surprising - but the scope is of another order.

To me it should be the default option to change the system language. Appeal of the most basic. But only for those who have Windows 7 Ultimate (or Enterprise) when we talk about the most current version of the operating system. That is, an option only for those who own high-end version of Windows. The most expensive and therefore not widely used.


This ends up with Windows 8. Everyone will have the chance to change the language, are users of Windows 8 or Windows Pro 8

He was cousin who is visiting you can use Windows in German if you wish not to lose the experience of using the computer in their mother tongue. Ball inside Microsoft! (After much asking this feature, it is good to say)

Just do not ask me if the Language Packs are paid. I hope not.

Facebook knows a lot about you and Google does not like it

Despite the growth of Facebook have ample space in the media, Google is still by far the largest online ad world. In 2011 the giant web has raised no less than $ 37 billion on advertising network, while Facebook only  $ 2.9 billion.

But that does not mean that Google is quiet compared to Facebook. As pointed out by columnist Dan Frommer, of ReadWriteWeb, Google is "horrified" with Facebook that he knew too much about users.

"Facebook knows who you are because you told them," says the journalist, who points out that social networking is able to display ads for navigators, customized according to your profile. "The users voluntarily provide a series of data such as location, age, gender, interests, relationship status, education and work," he says, breaking explained the reasons for the web giant is investing aggressively in their own social network (and on their potential profits) in recent times.

All this was nothing more than mere speculation if not for the aggressive attitude of the CEO Sergey Brin compared to Facebook in an interview this weekend the British newspaper The Guardian.

"Very powerful forces are aligning against the open side of the Internet around the world," he said to the newspaper, which then explains that the threats come from governments seeking to restrict the communications of their citizens, companies that want to fight piracy and "walled gardens" that Facebook (and Apple) controem to strictly control the content accessed by your users.

According to Brin, Facebook "does not make it easy to transfer data from your servers, as it comes sucking Gmail contacts for years." He went on saying that he and Larry Page could never create something like Google Facebook existed at the time. "You have to play by their rules, which are very restrictive. (...) Google developed in an open environment. Today there are many rules that hamper innovation, "he says.

In any case, opinions about Facebook Google have been very different. In 2011, the chairman Erich Schmidt went on to say that Mark Zuckerberg came to deny a partner with your company, which ended by the creation of Google +.

Hospital in London is testing Kinect in operating rooms

The use of Kinect in operating rooms is not new. It has been deployed in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom successfully and already helps surgeons to perform operations with greater agility, speed, since it allows the unit tests and x ray films to be seen without being manipulated. A Brazilian hospital brought this technology to the country, more specifically for operating rooms in the city of Londrina, Parana.




The video above shows how doctors use the software called Intera, which was created by the Evangelical Hospital in London, is responsible for scanning and display on-screen x-ray plates, allowing its manipulation by specific movements. Besides the advantage of not needing to touch the plate to see the details of the patient (thus avoiding having to go through a new sterilization process), the level of detail increases when the plate is scanned.

The software created pleo hospital, which by the way has had its patent pending, runs on a computer running Windows 7 and allows the physician to interact with the Kinect up to 4 meters away. He is on trial since January and the end of this semester will be present in 12 theaters.

Microsoft promises to dramatically speed up startup apps on smartphones

Your smartphone still takes several seconds to open games with spectacular graphics applications or heavier. To decrease the loading time of the software, the research division of Microsoft created the Falcon algorithm that collects data about user habits and allows for nearly instant startup of a program.

Complicated? Not so: the idea is quite simple. When enabled, the Falcon will discover what applications the user runs more depending on the time when the smartphone is being handled. The information collected will be used to pre-load the software into memory. So if you always wake up at around 7am in the morning and out of bed so open your favorite feed reader, the Falcon begin to pre-load the application in system memory moments before. Works like magic.

Play a lot of Monopoly in Windows Phone when connected to Wi-Fi network at home? The system can automatically load the game so you come home from work.

Using the GPS smartphone, the Falcon will also take into consideration the place where you are. He brushed his teeth, he left home, boarded the crowded subway and you're almost getting to work? The system load alone a calendar application or Foursquare in the background - after all, to check in at the office is always important. The feature is still a prototype, but it works well.

The Falcon is part of a larger project called Microsoft condos, which aims to improve the user experience of mobile device according to the context. The first public demonstration of the idea should occur during the MobiSys conference, held in the UK in late June.

In the official video, Microsoft demonstrated Windows Phone Falcon in a modified, but there is no forecast of when the time saver available to the end user.

Gmail suffers service outage, Google investigates

Google admitted on Tuesday that Gmail is having problems. The first suspicions arose, as always, when social network users reported that they could not access their accounts. The vast majority of them (at least according to my calculation) reported error 500. The App Status Dashboard, where Google records the operation of the service, already warns of the problem.

Also according to the App Status Dashboard, the first problems started at 13:47 Gmail. Google reports that the service has been standardized for some users and should be working for everyone in the future, but does not give an estimate of when this should happen. The company says that it affected only 2% of users.

It is not often that Gmail goes down, even as one of the Google services that have more users. But when it comes out, no matter how that affects only a small portion of users, the fact that always generates many complaints on Twitter, Facebook and the like. And it was different this time.

The last time that Gmail was off the air on September 23 last year.

SkyDrive adds support for larger files, OpenDocument and short URLs

With the imminent launch of Google Drive, file storage services are not running to be disadvantaged. The Dropbox recently doubled the bonuses in users and developers of LogMeIn decided to enter the market with Cubby. Now it's time for Microsoft to release updates to SkyDrive.

To announce the news, the SkyDrive team decided to wear the shirt, sent a text document to the service itself. By downloading, the first novel: the file was saved in OpenDocument format - yes, the open source standard that Microsoft fought to defend their own format, OOXML. Other texts (*. Odt), spreadsheets (*. Ods) and presentations (*. Odp) should also be sent normally to SkyDrive and visualized with Office Web Apps.

Windows Phone users who use the native sharing photos links will automatically shortened by Twitter sdrv.ms. Previously, the links had huge pictures, which were shortened by the microblogging service. The preview images, available for Instagram, Twitpic and other services, however, is not available, which may alienate some users - including me.

Google pays incredible debt because of Street View

Exactly one year ago Google was in the midst of a controversy involving the Maps service. European authorities revealed that the Street View cars collected more than photographs of the places they passed, also recording data from Wi-Fi networks of citizens. This practice has made the web giant was heavily criticized by government agencies and investigated until now had his first punishment.

After carefully examining the case, the FCC - Federal Communications Commission or Federal Communications Commission - the U.S. has determined that Google will have to pay an incredible, unbelievable, frightening and ridiculous fine of $ 25,000, more motivated by ill will the company to cooperate with the investigations that the invasion of privacy itself.

"For many months Google deliberately delayed the investigation of the FCC does not respond to requests for relevant information or offer certification and verification of your answers (...) misconduct of this nature are threats to the ability of the commission to investigate possible violations of law in the future" it said in its decision.

In its defense, Google says "do not agree with the statement that the FCC did not cooperate with the investigations and that will soon make an official announcement." Also remember that the data collection was done within the law and did not pose any threat to citizens, despite the FCC's claim that the cars also collected personal data, passwords and browsing history, without going into detail on this subject.

In 2011, Google earned $ 39 billion, which gives roughly U.S. $ 1,173 per second. Thus, the punishment for the FCC web giant was equivalent to just over 21 seconds of hard work. So far at least, nothing evil, Google.

Lumia is not good enough to suborn Android and iPhone, says agency

"No one comes to a store looking for a Windows Phone." This is an account executive for a telecom operator in Europe a unique story, without revealing sources, says Reuters. The news agency reports that Nokia devices in particular Lumia  710, 800 and 900, disappointed in a survey of major telecom leaders of the old continent.

The article signed by Leila Abboud and Georgina Prodhan raises a number of points that put the main focus of Nokia's mobile system from Microsoft in doubt. In summary, Reuters says that "the bet to challenge the dominance of the iPhone and Android has failed to convince phone operators in Europe."

In the text, the same source that gives the statement that opens this article reads: "If Lumias with the same hardware, come with Android instead of Windows, it would be much easier to sell them." Although the Nokia sales reporting festive line Lumia, the same company has warned that shareholders can expect a performance more or less when you leave the next financial results.

Another executive, another European operator, on condition of anonymity said it would be good for companies in the sector is the dominance of Apple were reduced. This resignation around the apple company is due to the bargains that Tim Cook and his team impose on operators, as the number of devices that must be purchased and the profit margin that practice as well as the subsidies offered to customers.

Even with the complicated relationship in the face of Apple, operators are consulted by the agency say that Nokia has disappointed in some ways. For example, when launching the Lumia 800 with battery problems (solved by a recent software update). They also say that the products are priced above the average, since they are not exactly innovative.

According to Reuters, operators pay somewhere between 600 and 700 euros, while the Samsung smartphones running Android come out in the range of 300 to 500 euros. The agency says the Lumias cost about 220 euros in the last quarter.

In fact, the path chosen by Nokia is not the easiest. The Windows Phone - Read the Miniblog Opening windows with our personal experiences of using the system - comes to market after the iPhone and Android had a dominant market position. To complete, the products are not innovative (an opinion which I share with the executives cited) and seem to cost a lot in the European market. Yeah, Stephen Elop, this time complicated.

The information I have from Nokia Brazil is that the release of Lumia was one of the largest in company history in this tropical country and certainly the largest in recent years. The question remains how is the selling of Lumias in stores and on the operators.

What went wrong with the Sega Games?

Yes, Sega technically still exists. For us, veterans of the console wars of the 90s, the Sega represented one of the giants of the console market. A perennial force in the industry that caused indescribable surprise when he announced his retirement from the world of hardware.

As you may remember, in 2001, Sega announced it was withdrawing from the business of manufacturing the console. The news was a shock, the first thing that all the magazines and specialized sites at the time accounted for is that yes, soon we would be witnessing the anathema that is Sonic (and other Sega franchises) migrating to all other consoles - including Nintendo .

Sonic Advance, the first Sonic game with the name "Nintendo" on the cover. As it was difficult to accept at the time ...

However, after the dust settled and digest the initial shock, the output of Sega was not something so unexpected. The writing was on the wall, as they say the gringos (and as a biblical reference, and we could also say it is not?). It all started with the Sega CD.

This is perhaps the version of the add-on that you knew, there were two. The Sega CD, as the name and the figure above make clear, was an accessory to allow her to run Mega Drive games on optical media. Unfortunately, the Sega CD did not work. Two years later (if you consider the U.S. release dates), Sega once again try to give the Genesis a boost in the battle against the SNES.

This accessory (which has a jeitão of workaround) was to give a boost function in the graphics capabilities of the Mega Drive. Moreover, the 32X had no "way" of nasty and it actually was. The section required a separate power supply cable and plugging it into the Mega Drive (apparently fit into the cartridge slot was not enough to make data communication).

Sega bet high on these strategies to revitalize the Mega Drive, unusually when they failed, the company's credibility was a little sore.

Then came the Sega Saturn, which was essentially a "home arcade." The island was a vehicle to bring the arcade games (an area that Sega has always stood out) to the room of gamers.

The launch of the Sega Saturn was a disaster. The high price ($ 400 at the time, equivalent to more than $ 600 today) and the initial availability of a measly six games contributed to a weak debut. In the end, Sega gamer overestimated the interest in a home arcade machine, and the Sega Saturn was discontinued less than four years after its launch.

By that time the league had more than one successor on the way: the project "Katana", better known as Dreamcast. I was there in the United States, at the very end of 1999, and let me tell you: the furor caused by the console was unheard of for me. He was very well in the market ... for a year.

Meanwhile, there was the successor to the hugely successful Playstation. Most gamers preferred to play the new version of a console that led the class, the retry of a manufacturer who had stepped on the ball constantly and whose last successful console arguably had been released a decade earlier.

And that's what killed Sega. A sequence of wandering punctuated by a good attempt to recover the value of the brand, the problem is that by then a competitive weight climbed in the ring, and then it was.

Ever wonder how the scenario gamer would be different if Sega was still in the race?

Windows Phone 8 Apollo Coming To Every WP Phone

The current devices with Windows Phone 7 officially receive the next major release of Microsoft's mobile system according to Nuno Silva, the evangelist of Windows Phone in Portugal. It was almost certainly upgrade the smartphones to Tango, but still did not have more information about Windows Phone 8, code-named Apollo.

In an interview with Portuguese Forum Forums, Nuno Silva says that Microsoft has confirmed the information that all smartphones will be upgraded to Apollo. As is also true for older devices such as LG and Samsung Omnia 7 Optimus 7, launched in late 2010. These devices had more modest GPU and single processor, clocked at 1 GHz, but have received official update for Mango.

One of the key features of Windows Phone are the restrictions of hardware and software that Microsoft imposes on the platform. No customizations made by manufacturers and operators - except pre-installed applications that can be removed easily - and hardware settings defined by the company, new versions of the system can run even on older devices.

The question is on account of the recent rumors that Samsung would focus their efforts on Windows Phone 8, which allow the production of more powerful hardware to smartphones - handsets with Android full of RAM and quad-core processors, the platform was not as striking for potential buyers. Will the new version of the system would run well even in the first generation Windows Phones?

Update | According to a "reliable source" in The Verge, there is no update for the Mango Apollo, which may indicate that the Evangelist in the Microsoft Windows Phone Portugal confused by the information passed company. "We affirm publicly that all applications will work in our Marketplace in the next version of Windows Phone. But we have nothing to say about future releases, "said a Microsoft spokesman. Because the source is anonymous and there is still no official stance of the manufacturer, we can not confirm any information at this time.

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Nokia Lumia 900 costs $ 209, but can be obtained "for free" in the U.S.

the Nokia 900 Lumia has been approved by the FCC and had its rated output value. The IHS, a consultancy that conducts market research, gave his guess for the cost of production of the brand new Windows Phone with 4G connection, relying on the price of labor, the unit  costs U.S. $ 209 for the Finnish manufacturer.

Although the company is reliable, I have my doubts about the veracity of that cost. In the table of expenditures does not include the license for Windows Phone, charged by Microsoft for each device sold.

If all this is true, Nokia is taking a hell of a loss: the recent bug related to the connectivity of the phone, the company is giving $ 100 for those who purchase the Lumia 900 until April 21. The device is sold in a cell phone plan with two years of loyalty, at a cost of $ 99. In the end, Nokia is giving Lumias 900 for consumers.

The idea of ​​Nokia seems retain the consumer. I do not know how she will recover Stephen Fry injury, after all, she does not receive commission on sales of applications, being restricted only to a claim that the manufacturer has with operators. After all, the total value of the unit is paid during the two-year contract, right?

During that month (or quarter, maybe half), our editors and Thiago Mobilon Thássius Veloso recount their experiences to explore the world of Windows Phone Miniblog Opening the windows. Have you seen what they are praising or complaining?

Boeing announces development of Android smartphone

In a world where the vast majority of companies developing devices with Android are manufacturers of mobile phone or similar devices, its a little strange when an aircraft manufacturer announced that it intends to enter the mobile market. But that's exactly what the popular Boeing made ​​this week.

The differential of the company, according to the announcement, will be offering an Android phone that will have a tight security tied to him, your buyers will receive the device as well a team of professionals trained in self defense.

Ok, this part is not true (but sounds like a great difference). What is true is that Boeing plans to do with it is a phone that uses the infrastructure of the company to enable encrypted communications and is cheaper than the current solutions in the area, costing up to $ 20,000 per device.

If you expect something like a date for release or an estimated price, keep looking. Boeing has not released any further information that the device "is at the end of their development," indicating that he will soon be sent for prototyping and then mass production. The expectation is that still in 2012 the unit is released, but it will be specifically targeted for the U.S. government or business, then it should not exactly take off in sales in the ordinary consumer. But she may appear unofficially on eBay.

Boeing does not yet know which brand to use the machine or if you want to get him to come up with airplane mode enabled at the factory, in an ironic way.

Intel reveals specifications for tablets with Windows 8

Intel is working with other manufacturers to develop Windows 8 tablets. Like ultrabooks, following a series of specifications imposed by the Santa Clara maker to obtain the seal, the tablets with Intel must follow specific features, including the battery life of at least 9 hours.

During the Intel Developer Forum, held this week in Beijing, the company announced that the processor code-named Clover Trail equip the tablet with the Microsoft operating system. The new mobile processors from Intel have frequency 1.8 GHz, dual-core and will be able to bring technologies currently present in the Core i5 and Core i7 as HyperThreading, which emulates logical cores for increased multitasking performance.


The tablets possess 3G and 4G and battery with at least 9 hours, or approximately 30 days on standby. This equipment with a 680 grams and less than 9 mm thick, similar to iPad third generation. The Neowin reports that, although much of the equipment using the format commonly adopted in most tablets, some will have physical keyboard and 11-inch screen, as in the prototype image below.

Since Intel has several proprietary technologies, many of them will be implemented also in tablets. The Wireless Display, which displays the contents of the screen on an external monitor or TV, is one of those features. The gadgets also have enhanced security and encrypted files to business users, the solutions provided by the Educational Learning Series.

What we still do not know is the price of these tablets. In a market dominated by iPhone, it is difficult to successfully adopting similar prices to those charged by Apple, as some manufacturers Android tablet. If the values ​​are not inviting, Windows 8 is in danger of doing the same success as Windows Phone 7 on smartphones do today.

Facebook increased amount of data that users can download

Facebook announced yesterday a change in relation to how their personal data is available. The post published by industry social network responsible for the privacy says that from now on users can download more of their personal information they publish. Originally established in 2010, the new release of data now has 39 categories and among them are photo albums, public posts, events, notes, and messages sent to your friends list.

All categories of information that Facebook owns your users' social network has provided only some of them gradually. The new version of the history file (available in the account settings) includes previous names, friend requests and the IP address of where the user may have logged into the service. The post also says that "new categories should be available" soon.

Probably because they are preparing for an IPO scheduled for the month of May, the measure should at least soften the mood though, did not please as much as expected. Currently, 40,000 European users have requested a complete copy of all data compiled by the network. According to a privacy law of the European Union the company has 40 days to fill orders.

The best known case is that of the German law student Max Schrems, who succeeded in obtaining justice entitled to recover all your data. He said Facebook had records of all its geographical relocations and a host of other information that he had even deleted his profile.

YouTube increases video monetization program for more countries

You do not need to see the cover of a popular Brazilian magazine in technology (hehe) to know that there are already hundreds of Brazilians making money with YouTube. But today the video site that Google chose to invite people to include in the category of farmers, who receive a portion of the ads shown. Now anyone can enroll in the program and go on to win some money with your clips.

The announcement was made on the blog of the creators of YouTube which is also one of the minimum requirements to become a partner: have at least one video that generates revenue. That means, you have to have at least one clip with enough views for ads that are displayed on it. Otherwise, Google will not bother to show advertising.

There are a slew of terms, policies and codes of conduct that a YouTube partner must follow to stay within the program and you can read all of them this link. To enable monetization of your account, make sure you have a video that meets the requirement, go to this page and click the big blue button.

Among the benefits that partners can take advantage of YouTube is the customization of video thumbnails, creating banners on your pages and other items. Besides Brazil, who live in the U.S., UK, Japan, Spain, Argentina and 13 other countries may also ask to be partners on the site.

Bullet Proof Case For iPhone

You've probably seen the most varied and fun cases for the iPhone. They range from the shape of a chocolate bar, go through a tape and are also sold to video game design controls. But now an unexplored category of formats for cases appeared. This is a bullet proof case for iPhone 4 and 4S. It makes your smartphone even bigger and heavier and with a very stylish protection, only that little laptop.

The cover was created by the Japanese (who else could be?), Which is your country going through a wave of shootings between criminal organizations. The accessory is a kind of armor that covers your iPhone with a steel plate 2.54 cm thick at the back, which is responsible for the protection prevent fire from damaging the cell in question. It is even with the front white to match the color of the apparatus.


Moreover, the manufacturer of the case presents buyers with a bullet (toy, obviously) of 12.7 mm. However this only cover costs more than the iPhone itself: they are measly $ 648 dollars that can be spent in the shop of the manufacturer, all in Japanese.

And if you thought your iPhone was the smartphone safer world, know that you are sorely mistaken. While this case does not have bullet proof, Apple's device will remain insecure. One day I will see someone on the street using one of these.

Mozilla plans to block Flash by default in Firefox Browser

Much of the content available on the Internet needs a plugin to work, but these supplements are also those most responsible for errors in browsers, and presenting the user with security vulnerabilities. Fortunately the new features in HTML5 can replace several plugins and Mozilla is taking the opportunity to implement a lock on Firefox.


Upon entering about: config of Firefox, the user will find a new flag called plugins.click_to_play. With the setting enabled, the user must click on the area that the content would appear to allow the execution of the plugin. This should also automatically block Flash ads, saving battery power in notebooks and leaving the RAM available to be used for something more important.

The novelty exists in the latest Nightly build of Firefox, but you must activate it manually. Jared Wein, a software engineer at Mozilla and the one responsible for implementing the feature also works to create a setup wizard where you can define which sites may or may not run plugins. Chrome also has the same functionality for some time, but in Firefox the lock can be activated by default.

More information can be found on the Mozilla wiki. To test the feature, simply download the Nightly version - or wait until the release of Firefox 14.0, when the option should be available to all users.

iPad third generation approved in Brazil

Brazilians interested in acquiring the current generation iPad may be more quiet. The system that informs the FCC certifications and approvals attesting that since the beginning of the night, the certification documents for the Apple tablet are available for consultation. This means that, from now, Apple Brazil can start selling the new iPhone at any time in the Brazilian market.


iPad 3
The third-generation iPhone was presented by Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, in a conference on March 7. There were several changes, but the clear focus is for the display that follows the concept of Retina Display Company - provides a resolution of 2048 × 1536 pixels on a screen of 9.7 inches.

In the document submitted to the agency you can read that the plants are two: the province of Shenzhen, China, and offices of Foxconn in Jundiai, São Paulo.

Both the iPad simple, with connectivity via Wi-Fi only, as the most complete, which also has 4G, were approved by the FCC. It does not mean, however, that the products work with the 4G technology used in Brazil. The tender for the procurement of the following update on the mobile phone network was launched yesterday and it appears the frequency of 2.5 GHz, for which the iPhone is unable to operate.

Everyone knows that Apple has a habit of commenting on matters before the hour. So I thought it best not to disturb those who are still in office in Sao Paulo to ask when the new iPhone is due in stores.

Scientists create the first prototype of the quantum data network

Innovations such as computing and quantum communication over long distances are great on paper, ideations and equations. However, this type of technology will never be available to you and me unless we can figure out a way to create the first quantum networks. Oops, wait ...

The day before yesterday , German scientists from the Institute of Quantum Physics Max Planck announced what may be considered the first prototype of such a network, where a link between quantum per two atoms very far apart (21 meters) was successfully established .

The traquitana for the tests was assembled as follows: each laboratory housed two compositions are exactly alike - an optical cavity containing a rubidium atom between a pair of reflective mirrors separated by a distance of one millimeter.

Even rubidium containing a stable isotope and high activity - and slightly radioactive half-life of 49 billion years (3 times the estimated age of the universe) - and be kind of a darling in this type of experiment, the result was really amazing. Each atom of rubidium, one in each laboratory, served as a qubit (quantum bit). When this atom gives off a photon, the polarization of the photon contains information produced in qubit, ie, the 'quantum state' of this record.

The trick was when the Germans caused the atom to release a photon by a laser, so that he could be irradiated onto the optical fiber (60 meters in length) that lead to the second laboratory. When the second atom of rubidium absorbed the photon emitted by the first, he has amassed quite the same quantum state of the atom source. Shazam! Information transmitted and recorded correctly.

For us mere mortals only remains to determine the reason quite special - and very well drawn - for this first transmission was successful. Yes, the mirrors.

Photos are extremely small. The most likely is the way they make mistakes and do not hatch or are as planned, missing the address and not transferring the record. In the German model, we can even say that there was some "delay" in this meeting, although I would say that today it is no more than merely esculachar conquest.

In the near future, the speed of transmission should be even more enhanced, probably with something like these mirrors, since they were the ones responsible for making the photons from one atom ricocheteassem fired as many times as necessary to meet another atom. Voila! Now imagine when the path does not involve these richochetes?

But more exciting was to proof that scientists were able to weave these atoms via quantum, regardless of the distance between them. This has been something of a lost ark harvest of this research, especially because the quantum information or record is extremely sensitive and can not be cloned. Still, no change occurred when the atoms are entangled quantum mechanically by the German model, even when the photon is detached from the first, nor when it was transferred to the second.

Such is the enthusiasm that the experience with the mirror optical cavities should be improved to form a network node type and they should act as "quantum repeaters". The improvement of the method may result in the composition of ultra-fast networks, secure and very low cost so that the scalar technology to the point of making business. The processing and data transmission via quantum eliminate a lot of hardware and literally changed the game data computing as we know it today.

A somewhat more complete review of the experiment are available from Scientific Computing. Meanwhile, we dream of the day we'll stop talking in bits, to start talking about qubits.

Ufone Brings Annually SMS Package For 666 Rs

There are already many attractive SMS Packages by different companies in Pakistan that are daily, weekly or monthly. Those who likes to do lot of SMS Messages on regular basis takes advantage of these Packages. i have a good news for all these people that Ufone has now launched a annually SMS Package in 666 Rs.

With this package you can do more than One Lakh 100000 SMS Messages for 365 days in just 666 Rs. after getting this package you will not have tension of SMS charges or subscribing or Unsubscribing for various packages for next one year.  Tax is also included in these 666 Rs.

For getting this amazing package Send "Sub" to 601 from your Ufone Mobile No. now. I think all SMS lovers should get this amazing package. for spending 666 Rs you will not have to worry for one year.

Incidents of Blackmailing Taking Place On Facebook

Social Media has many benefits and we can connect to people all around the world using these amazing Social sites like Facebook, Twitter and Orkut Etc. But These social sites are also used by some bad souls who do bad activities on these sites. Recently many incidents of blackmailing Girls on Facebook are reported.

Various types of incidents like hacking Facebook Ids of Girls and then blackmailing them are taking place. Many a times photos of Girls taken from Facebook are edited and then used to blackmail these girls. So i will suggest Girls to avoid using their real photos on Facebook. they should also be careful while adding people as friends.

PTA and other Institutions should also play their role to stop such activities and take action against the responsible people.

Professional Bloggers Should Be Careful About Their Health

Blogging has taken shape of a complete profession in recent years with increasing popularity of blogs and various chances of earning money through them. Now Millions of people around the world are professional bloggers who earn their income only through blogs without doing other Jobs and businesses. But the sad thing is that large no. of Professional bloggers suffers from various diseases and reason for it is nature of this job.

most of professional bloggers spends most of their time at home on computers which can make them suffer from diseases like Obesity, Eyes problems, back pain, nerves problems. I am a professional blogger and i am also suffering from many diseases because i spend too much time on computer working in my blogs.

I will advice all the bloggers to follow these tips to stay away from diseases:

Do Walk everyday.
Take rest after every few hours on your bed by closing your eyes.
Do Exercises daily.
Try to go out by leaving your work sometimes.
Remember money is important but health is more Important.
Sleep early at night and wake up early in the morning.

By following these easy tips you can keep your health better and can also concentrate on your blogging.

Entire English Encyclopedia In Just 9.7 GB

There are several ways to access an offline version of Wikipedia, either by desktop applications, their versions for mobile or even DVDs sold by companies affiliated with known online encyclopedia. But they all fail in one respect: they do not offer all the items available, some barely a 2000 theirs. Yesterday's own Wikipedia announced that solved this problem by providing an entire encyclopedia on giant file of 9.7 GB.

To create the file format used to organize OpenZIM, which is a type of compression format "specifically set up for sharing content Wiki," they say. Provide this file to a server, of course, explode all possible odds, then Wikipdia launched the collection through a torrent you can download here.

Within this file are only articles in English Wikipedia (at least those created by January this year) and no pictures available in the online version. To get an idea, only thumbnail images of items were added to the final file size would be about 100 GB. But are all included in this file lists, tables, quotes and mathematical formulas. So is sufficiently complete and well illustrated.

Erik Moeller, Wikipedia, specifically cites the official blog post that the offline version of the site will be very useful during a zombie apocalypse. I think he was biased for the zombies and forgot that the possibility of alien attack is something equally probable.