AVG releases Internet Security 2012

The crop of antivirus for next year has more member from today. The traditional AVG Technologies, whose software has been famous for a long free (a lot!) Time (today I do not know which foot it goes), announces the 2012 Internet Security. In its paid version, AVG anti-virus has unique features front free version, download accelerator, and monitoring of the machine.



One of the focuses in the development of AVG Internet Security 2012 was the improvement in performance. There's no point having a PC absolutely safe, but that does not allow you to do anything but follow the processes generated by AntVirus. In the version of the application for next year - but now on sale - the installation file was 50%. Also according to the manufacturer, the 2012 Internet Securities uses 45% less disk space compared to Internet Securities 2011.


AVG Internet Security 2012 | Click for larger view
And why buy an antivirus paid when there are so many options on the type of software that are offered at no cost (to you)?

AVG Accelerator works like a download manager. The manufacturer says that it is an accelerator, but not sure if this is correct terminology. Anyway, the promise is to reduce length of waiting to see files and also videos. Since AVG Advisor monitors the machine's behavior to suggest any repairs if a problem occurs.

Watch out for the price: $ 85 for Internet Security solution. AVG Anti-Virus, simpler, costs $ 65. Download here.

I'm still happy and satisfied with the Microsoft Security Essentials. I usually do not get suspicious websites or open strange attachments, so I can say that anti-virus MS has served me very well. As you might imagine, my MacBook exempt use of such software.

AVG claims to have 98 million users around, out of which 5 million are located in Latin America.

Doom is released for sale in Germany 17 years later

There were 17 long years of waiting, but eventually the poor people of (almost) all ages in Germany are authorized by local government to live moments of exquisite delicacy and poetry while trying to use a machine gun to defeat a demon that has a cyber deployed bazooka in place of one hand. They can now buy the popular game Doom.


Doom: pure poetry
Launched in December 1993 by id Software, shortly after his arrival in stores Doom had restricted its sales in Germany for its scenes of violence. Until last Wednesday, August 31, the game had had permission to be sold in schools for adults only.

According to the BBC news network, dropped the ban because "government officials now believe that Doom now only awaken artistic and scientific curiosity, but it has more appeal among the young." The decision to release the game was taken earlier this month by local authorities, who concluded that the advancement of modern images of titles make their graphic violence has less impact.

But the graphics was not the only reason for its ban in 1994. "The story of Doom involves an endless cycle of shootings 'sadistic and bloody,'" said the Federal Bureau Against Media Harmful to Young (or Bundesprufstelle).

Doom 2, however, released in November 1994, remains banned in the country due to the presence of some icons Nazis in some of its phases.

BitDefender provides free anti-malware to Twitter

The Twitter service may seem harmless, but it always depends on what users do with it. To protect Internet users, BitDefender is releasing a security solution specific to microblogging. called Safego , the application ensures that the user will not click on anything that puts your machine (and information) at risk.



The version of Safego Twitter - also has to Facebook, the social network used in the world - has the function more obvious that you could imagine. Each new follower is analyzed by the BitDefender system in order to detect those who are considered spammers.
 
The same goes for Direct Messages (DMs) received through this social media. The same software does a scan of the links in the message. If you have something there that could lead to a virus, phishing scam or something as bad as the Safego immediately warns the user.

Just do not think the application is pushy. He does not block the user to be followed by spammers or DMs that arrive in your inbox. Instead (which is usually expected of a common virus such as AVG Internet Security announced today), the DM sends another Safego with alert informing the user that given at sign or message is dangerous.

To use the software just get in your page and allow access to the Twitter data through the procedure OAuth. Depending on the number of followers, and followed by messages that you have in your Twitter account, you may take the initial diagnosis to appear. Here with me for ten minutes the Safego is running continuously, without providing any information beyond that.

In time, the user must explicitly authorize the Safego scan the DMs. You know, privacy ...

Third Birthday of Google Chrome

Nor does it appear, but the Google Chrome browser is completing three years of life on Thursday, 1st of September. Presented with pomp and circumstance for its parent company in 2008 launched the program was shown as an option to Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, which dominated the browser market at the time. Bet in the simplicity of its interface and high speed as credentials to gain public sympathy.


730 / 1 day in their life, the program won 14 stable versions (the latter, incidentally, also launched today) and the preference of 23.16% of the navigators. In its early days the program existed only on Windows, and in 2009 their versions for Apple's OS X and Linux showed up. In addition, the browser also won two "brothers": Chromium, its open source version of Chrome and is responsible for giving life to Chromebooks, modest computer setup basically made to run applications on the network.

Following the trend of recent months, Chrome ended the month of August as the only browser users to gain among Brazilian sailors.

Figures collected by web monitoring firm StatCounter show that Chrome has closed the month with 31.35% of audience in Brazil (from 30.4% in July), while IE and Firefox falls were sensitive and reached 43.05% and 24.26%, respectively (versus 43.31% and 24.98% of last measurement).

Motorola Brazil In Trouble?

For a long time Motorola has been criticized for neglecting Brazil Brazilian consumers the right to have the Android platform in the latest version available and compatible with the device. Jordan Alexander argues in court documents that the United States, Motorola's Android Cliq (exactly like Dexter) was released in version 2.1.


The old question resurfaces: how far Motorola defines updates to the platform based on using only the conditions of the hardware equipment, and to what extent the attempt to force consumers to switch phone quite frequently also influences in the decision.

In the latest release of the Motorola products to Brazil, a company director told me that, nowadays, there is a centralized page to inform consumers around the world on the latest versions of Android that their devices support. This is a recent initiative, therefore.

Motorola at this point in the game already know the decision of the Special Court in Brasilia. I got in touch with the company seeking a position on the subject - so the answer comes, I update the text.

From the little we understand the Brazilian law, the decision relates only to the consumer unit complaining. In other words, Motorola is not obligated to release the Android 2.1 for all its customers. But, from there, it opens the precedent for a more vigorous action that requires just the update for everyone.

Also from what little I understand of Brazilian legislation, the company can appeal the decision. But it is a first victory.

Microsoft is accused of collecting location data of users of Windows 7 Phone

This week, Microsoft was sued on charges of collecting location data of its users. The alleged collection occur in the most unobtrusive as possible: when the camera is triggered for the first time, the system asks the user to that location to be attached to photos.


Even denying the request, the phone starts to transmit data intermittently Wi-Fi and cellular towers to a Microsoft server.

I think now all the mobile platforms have been accused of collecting location data, right? Count me in: iOS, Android, Nokia / Symbian, and since last week Windows Phone. And who does not collect is hipster, right? All right then.

The interesting thing is that in the commotion locationgate, Microsoft said it would only collect data from the user's location with its permission. Well, not exactly what the author found the process Rebecca Cousineau, with the aid of a security analyst.

To date, Microsoft has not commented on the process.

Apple, Google, Microsoft and Nokia said that use data from the user's geographical location to improve the accuracy of the location when the user is using a map, for example. However, there is some controversy regarding the use of such data, while enhancing the location, they could also be used for other purposes such as marketing strategies.

Personally, I do not care to collect more data or not. Prior to these findings, we used our smartphones quietly, not knowing that information wi-fi networks were collected. Once found, we continue using our phones the same way. What I really care is that these data are anonymous and encrypted.

Microsoft no longer sees Linux as a competitor on the desktop

From time to time Microsoft needs to present to the market several reports with relevant information for investors, customers and partners. And this information is just a list of top competitors in each business area. The last report filed by certain they had removed references to Linux. A change in vision or a serious mistake to overlook the "enemy"?



The change in the report, seen in the picture below, is generating much discussion just by the exchange of competitors. Before the list contained the names of Apple, Google and the Linux operating system, and now changed to "primarily Apple and Google." The mention of Linux and free software was removed.


The change report between last year and this year. Removed references to Linux
There is much to discuss this change, but we can not help but notice something interesting: Google is still seen as a competitor. Now that Google Chrome has been developing ... is not essentially a Linux operating system? Microsoft would not be disregarding a potential player that can appear anywhere in a bid to a competitor? Or is that the company is planning several changes and even pretend to function closer to the free software community? For now are just speculations.

Either way, Linux is still cited in other sections of the document. As far as servers and embedded systems Microsoft still sees Linux as a competitor.

Milestone 3 arrives in Brazil running Android 2.3

No word on the acquisition announced by Google yesterday. This is the way that Motorola executives began a news conference in Sao Paulo in which the product portfolio for the third quarter was presented. The focus is on the Milestone 3, the third generation of those who, for a long time, was considered the direct competitor to the iPhone (currently have the Motorola Atrix for the task).


Android 2.3 running at full steam
According to publicity material, the Milestone 3 can be considered a "power mobile." The smartphone has the latest technology developed by Motorola. About Android "basic" (words of Bortolli Edson, director of Motorola's Mobility Products in Brazil) for resources specific to business users, such as the wipe of all documents held device and encryption.

For mere mortals like you and me, the Milestone 3 introduces dual-core OMAP processor clocked at 1 GHz (with its predecessor had only one processing core 1 GHz). The RAM is 512 MB, which gives life to the Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Yes, this phone from Motorola comes standard with the most current version of the mobile platform. It's the least I expected for a release, inclusive.

Its display is 4 inches. It is large and bright, as I give demonstrations in the area of ​​the event. The screen resolution is the QHD, equivalent to 960 × 540 pixels. Unlike other products made by Motorola for the third quarter, the Milestone 3 has a display that does not disappoint in displaying the pixels: the concentration of dots per inch is much higher than in the Mini Screen, which was also shown today.


Has QHD resolution display (960x540 pixels)
The Milestone 3 comes first in August 29 I live in (the prices and plans for the carrier were not disclosed). The company's promise is that it retails for a suggested retail price between $ 1,800 and $ 2,000. As usual, the other phone companies should offer good discounts for those who run into signing the contract 12 months.

Legend has it that the thickness of the new milestone is 1 mm less than that seen in its predecessor. For me it does not seem like much, but Motorola was celebrating this achievement during the conference. In my brief experience with the Milestone 3, I realized that the smartphone is heavy as previous generations: they are 184g, 169g compared to the previous models (according to the specifications published in PhoneArena).

When it comes to video, the promise of Milestone 3 is about: its 8-megapixel camera captures Full HD (1080p). Connected with HDMI, the phone also transmits video in that capacity for monitors and televisions.

And what about the Milestone 2? It continues to be assembled in Brazil and sold in retail and the operators, but with a price compatible with an older product.


System allows you to set folders to applications
Technical specifications of the Motorola Milestone 3
Processor: OMAP dual-core 1 GHz
RAM: 512 MB.
Storage: 16 GB of internal memory, up to 32 GB memory card.
Display: 4 "QHD resolution (960 × 540 pixels).
Rear Camera: 8 MP (record videos in 1080p).