Facebook tests new design for Timeline

Not too long ago that the use of the new timeline on Facebook became mandatory for all members (and pages of companies) on the site. In fact, this happened in January this year. Now the network is already planning a new social change: according to the TPM site, a redesign of the timeline is already being tested with some users.

In the new "new" timeline, there is a greater emphasis on the cover image of a profile. On her part to be displayed are the user information such as name, where you live, a company that works and where he is studying. Conversely, some areas have lost prominence: the pictures, avatars of friends, map and 'tanned' that were presented in a set of images below the hood, the new design will be shown in text only.

One of the editors of the site, Carl Franzen, who was rewarded with a new version of the timeline contacted confirmed that Facebook is testing this new look with a portion of the members. As always, there is no forecast for when this new timline will be implemented for the rest of the members or if she will not undergo further changes.

This is the layout of Facebook as well: wait you get used to the redesign of a page to replace it. Ok, so there are not many changes, but that does not mean that users can not (as always) complain. And I bet my left arm it is that a large portion of them will do.

New Xbox Coming In 2013

Although Microsoft categorically deny any information about the development of a new generation for the Xbox, a contract between two studios leaked this week says otherwise. The document states that a possible replacement for the Xbox 360 is (or at least was) expected to hit stores in the third quarter of 2013.


In 2010, the publisher Activision Blizzard has won a contract with the studio Bungie, creator of Halo, for the development of an MMO called Destiny. The request included exclusive versions of games for both Xbox 360 and for an Xbox 720, even though he swears that the MS does not exist. At the time, companies had signed for the creation of four games that begin to be marketed from the end of 2013, with three sequences each.

The "revelation" happened by accident during the trial of a lawsuit against the distributor Actvision Vincent Zampella and Jason West, developers of the game Call of Duty. The contract lawyers revealed by Activision Blizzard also notes that a version of Destiny game for the PS3 would arrive "at the end of 2014," while a mysterious PS4 is slated to receive the Destiny 2 - this without any date or release date.

Earlier this year rumors indicated that the design of next-generation Xbox went by the codename Durango (which follows the standard Microsoft to baptize their projects with names of geographical locations). Rumors around the appliance caught fire when Sean Tracy, chief designer of Crytek (Crysis responsible for) said on Twitter that I was participating in ume "meeting in London on the Durango," message that was deleted shortly after.

According to the website Pocket Lint, manufacturing units of the Durango has already begun on the company Flextronics factory in Austin, Texas. Far from being the end product, the machines will be used by producers for the creation of the first titles for the next Xbox.

Ballmer predicts 500 million users on Windows 8 in 2013

The anticipated Windows 8 should be released before the end of this year and, despite changes of interface scare more conservative users, the expected adoption of the system is great. The proof came out of Steve Ballmer's own mouth: he says that by the end of 2013, 500 million users will install the new system.

The statement was given in a presentation to the CEO of Microsoft in South Korea The executive also said that Windows 8 is "the rebirth of the Microsoft Windows" and also said that "it is certainly the most important work we've done." When asked about Skype, Ballmer said that a version for Windows 8 (probably with the support interface meters) will be released "soon" but did not say how soon it should happen.

Much is said of the big news of Windows 8, mostly on what Microsoft is doing to improve the user experience with the system. But is that such news will even make it to have all that Ballmer expects this adoption? That change will stop some users on Windows 7 right? We'll have to wait to find out, but I bet many will wait to upgrade (I'll be one of them). The forecast is that in October this year the system is already available for sale.

Remember that in July 2010, one year after its release, Windows 7 had sold "only" 170 million licenses. Already the latest figures released by Microsoft in January this year, realize that more than 525 million licenses of the system had been sold.

Investors accused Mark Zuckerberg of promoting fraudulent IPO

It makes just a week that the actions of Facebook had its debut on Nasdaq U.S. stock market, focused on technology companies. The price paid per share has been falling every day, which raises questions about a possible dot-com bubble of the decade. Amid this situation, the first social network of investors when the company was out of the bag, opened action against the government accusing Zuckerberg of Facebook and the whole troupe to promote a fraudulent IPO.

Investors concerned say Facebook hid some projections about the growth of the site that could be decisive for the purchase of additional shares during the IPO, the largest in the technology sector.

The bank Morgan Stanley and Mark Zuckerberg are nominally quoted. According to the complainants, was somewhat pessimistic projections about the growth of Facebook due to the expansion of the site on mobile devices. Since the phones and tablets no propaganda, is in doubt the ability of the social network to generate revenue from this activity - considered the main site (in addition to selling our data on the black market, if you depend on some adherents of the theory of conspiracy).

Such a report that the expected growth would not be met was shared by Morgan Stanley days before the IPO to a select group of investors. The information should go through full disclosure, investors complain that the sign process.

Regulators of the stock market of the United States notes the report published by Reuters news agency, according to a report published by CNN Money.

This week we got the news that Facebook is among the companies most valuable brand in the world, a list that includes Microsoft, IBM, Amazon and Apple, giants for years. We also learned that a new design for the Timeline is in development.

Low cost Google Tablet arrives in July

The rumors that a Nexus Tablet would be launched on the market later in 2012 are not new, but new information shows that the tablet by Google hit the market in July and will be quite affordable, with prices ranging from $ 199 to U.S. $ 249, directly competing with the Kindle Fire, currently the most popular Android tablet market.

The tablet was developed in partnership with Asus has 7-inch screen. Initially, 600 000 units to be manufactured, but the Mountain View company expects to sell up to 2.5 million devices in 2012. According to Taiwanese DigiTimes, Google planned to release a tablet input in May, but the design and manufacturing costs did not reach expectations and the schedule was delayed.

With the Nvidia plaforma Kai, you can bring the quad-core Tegra 3 for Nexus Tablet absurdly without increasing prices, which may affect sales of the Kindle Fire. Despite the Amazon to sell your tablet for only $ 199 at the North American market, the Android 2.3 device has a highly modified and does not allow access to Play Store, the user is limited to Amazon's App Store. Bad for Amazon, good for us - when the toy arrived in Brazil, of course.

If all goes well, the tablet low cost will be announced during the conference for developers Google I / O, what happens in San Francisco between 27th and June 29th. As expected, Asus and Google said they would not comment on rumors or market speculation.

Google+ for Android is updated and is similar to the app for iOS

Out of nowhere, Google has decided to renew the interface of the mobile application of its widely used Google + social network. Amazingly, the IOS was awarded the upgrade before your darling Android, which has always preferred to launch applications from the search giant. Now, the update reached the green robot bringing several innovations in application design.

The new Google + prioritizes the image to text, and brings the user experience more g? Ráfica, as in Flipboard. The typography was modified, making reading much more smooth and enjoyable. Check out the images:

Although the change is radical, the Android application is not identical to the iPhone. The icons remain in an upper bar, and some were kept gestures, such as to change the feed slide. The interface of hangouts showed a slight shift in time to invite friends to chat, displaying their contact pictures and easier to find.

The application is now available for update in Google Play. However, there are many owners of Android phones that will enjoy the new version: the application page in the store indicates that the versions of applications can vary depending on the version of Android installed. It's a shame, but it's the price you pay for "differentiation", defended by Eric Schmidt.

Android smartphone sales dominates market

According to IDC  152.3 million smartphones were sold in early 2012 and 59% of them where with Android while iOS on 23% of them.

"The popularity of Android and iOS is due to a combination of factors that competitors have struggled to keep up with (...) Neither were the first to reach the market or offer a number of features, but the user experience easy and intuitive offering made ​​quickly won followers in mass, "says Ramon Llamas (haha," Llamas "), a senior analyst at technology research at IDC.

The IDC notes that the broad market leadership Android occurred for a variety of designs and flavors that the platform is offered on the shelves, which made ​​its sales jump 145% compared to 2011. The agency says the biggest sellers of little robots were the Koreans from Samsung, which accounted for 45.4% of sales of the devices with the operating system.

Despite being behind in the overall proportions, the IDC notes that the iPhone had "its best quarter ever," shot up the good sales of the iPhone and the arrival of the 4S model to operators who had never marketed the omnipresent and omniscient apple smartphone . Sold 88% more than last year.

Symbian is already the end climão that party because of the arrival of Windows Phone 7, which is still struggling to gain a place in the sun. With 2.2% of the market, its sales grew 26.9% over 2011. Meanwhile the almost defunct Blackberry still has 9.7% of the pie, but its sales fell 29.7% compared to 2010.

Sony launches new Xperia in Brazil

Announced in mid-February, the latest Android devices from Sony were launched today in Brazil. Following a naming scheme most mundane, the Xperia U, S and P coming into the country to fill the markets for low, mid and high end, respectively, and are part of what Sony is calling for NXT Series.

The Xperia U is the least powerful of all, but have good specifications. With 3.5-inch screen and 800 x 480 pixel resolution, the device also comes with a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 5 megapixel camera and 8GB of internal storage. It goes on sale in June for U.S. $ 899.00.


Since the Xperia P is the mid-end, with a 4 inch screen with 960 x 540 pixels, 1 GHz dual-core, 8-megapixel camera and 16GB of internal storage. He arrives in July with a suggested price of $ 1,399.00.

Last but not least, the Xperia S arrives to compete with the top of the market and it certainly tries. With 4.3-inch screen and 1280 x 720 pixels, this device has a processor of 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 12.1 megapixel camera and 32GB of internal storage. It will be released in June for U.S. $ 1,799.00.

All appliances come with Android 2.3, but it has the Android 4.0 update for the company confirmed. They are on display at the press conference, so expect new posts soon with our first impressions in hand with these appliances.