Sony relaunches between ultra definition TV, smartphones and tablets

 
BERLIN - Kazuo Hirai, President and CEO of Sony, on his first appearance at IFA as a number one Japanese company, has broken through the inertia pointing first (in very general terms) to the reorganization of the company. The term "execution", combined with the concepts of speed and focus and referred to the need to implement changes, including substantial new approach on the market, has been the subtitle to the presentation of the many new products - from smartphones Xperia audio devices with NFC technology through the big 84-inch 4K TV and computers convertible touch with Windows 8 - brought to showcase at the event in Berlin.




Speaking of how Sony wants (dutifully) carve out a presence of weight in the new era hi-tech, Hirai has borrowed a motto very popular in the computer field - "do more with less" - to say how the new generation of devices should complement more technology (and therefore performance, functionality) saving energy and optimizing the interaction with other digital devices. And integration of all the business lines (and product) is also the vision of "One Sony" company.


Sony: home computing evolves in the sign of Windows 8

With the Playstation 3 coming in the first titles in augmented reality

Gaming, digital imaging and mobile with the appropriate boundary Vaio computers and Bravia TV (business remains important, but in view of profitability), are the strategic objectives of Sony in terms of further expansion in entertainment solutions. And in that sense the highlight of the "proposition" are also described by Hirai, and once again, the content (music, and is in this sense a partnership with the Berliner Philharmoniker for streaming concerts on home entertainment systems Bravia) , movies, games), and concept taken more than once, the user experience.




With the icing on the cake and the inevitable application of a multi-dimensional project signed by the Computer Entertainment division, Wonderbook (the first title will be developed in collaboration with JK Rowling), which takes shape through the PlayStation 3 console and the Tool Kit camera / sensor / PlayStation Eye and augmented reality technology that transforms the pages of a book in the reading experience interactive digital 3D.


By Christmas the TV 4K of 25 thousand euro

The commercial code is complete KD-84X9005. For lovers of big TV format is the icon, under the brand Sony (a model of the same size and based on the same technology also has the Toshiba), the film that arrives in every way in the living room. Certainly not for everyone, given that worldwide this device will be on sale from the end of 2012 and in Italy in December we will see in the store with a price in the order of 25 thousand euros.

Sony Xperia SL: color and power, the technical

Sony Xperia SL is finally official after a long period of rumors and rumors have chased along with the stolen photos of a device which confirmed all expectations. It is nothing but a version of the already well-known Sony Xperia S, which was presented earlier this year at CES 2012 in Las Vegas in January. Eight months later, Sony Xperia SL accelerates performance also offering different color choices of the body (see photo), but the highlight of this smartphone, as well as dual-core processor Qualcomm MSM8260 pumped up to a frequency of 1.7GHz, is the camera well as 12.1 megapixel camera with features and controls for excellent photos. Above a bit 'of photos after the jump the technical details of Sony Xperia SL with all the features.


Sony Mobile is officially a few smartphone models (like S and Xperia Acro GO), but focuses more on quality and so after a long silence reappeared on the market with the new Sony Xperia SL which is a medium-to high-end device. Not high, because the processor is still a dual core and a quad core as the patrician rivals. Among the technical features, as already mentioned, stands out the presence of a 12 megapixel camera with backlit sensor, 16x digital zoom, LED flash and autofocus responsive and fast. It can also record movies in Full HD 1080p resolution.

Sony Xperia SL is equipped with a TFT screen of 4.3 inches at a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and 16 million colors and measures 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm for 144 grams of weight. It will be available in the colors black, white, silver and pink that is black, white, silver and pink and at first will use the system opeativo Ice Cream Sandwich but then probably move to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean quickly.

Android OS 4 Ice Cream Sandwich

LTE connectivity

Touch screen 4.3-inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine

Processor 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4

Internal memory 32GB

12 megapixel camera with Exmor R technology

1GB Ram

GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Sony Xperia SL will be presented at IFA 2012 in Berlin next month end of August and would probably be on the market in the fall at a price to be provided, hopefully it is not outrageously high, but within the range of 399-499 euros maximum.

The Earth will eventually devoured by the Sun five billion years. Scientists find conclusive evidence

 

The fate of the planet Earth? It is already written: finish devoured, but rather incorporated, our parent star, the Sun latter fact to meet internal energy to the motor that operates the nuclear fusion will expand, becoming a small star quiet as it is now a so-called giant red cooler, but still about 4 thousand degrees, and huge. In short, the Sun will expand and "eat" Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars that will eventually also probably completely vaporized.

Do not panic, if all goes as it should have at least another 5 billion years available. Astrophysicists have long known him, or rather the theory him he said, but now, thanks to a team of American scientists, Polish and Spanish, think they have the ultimate test.

Using it one of the most powerful telescopes existing observatory Mac Donald in Texas, they found the light coming from the star BD +48740 traces of a rare and important as well for us, lithium. The strange thing is that the battery lives, so to speak, very little in the interior of stars, turns immediately into other elements.

A red giant, like the one observed, is by definition a star very old, about 9 billion years, so the only explanation is that lithium come from a planet, solid, which was vaporized from the star itself. A little 'as a lady who put a nice smell, not his, that we feel passing by. A lot of luck for the team since the observed process is obviously shorter than the billions of years we are talking about the existence and evolution of a star.




In order to become fully aware of the phenomenon we put some numbers: the Sun is a sphere of 1.5 million kilometers in diameter, our Earth is much, much smaller, about 13 thousand km, 100 times less, to understand how the sun expands we think that the distance from the Earth to the Sun is 150 million kilometers. Then the Sun will expand hundreds of times getting colder and subtle but huge.

Other tests, more sophisticated and complex, are treated in the work that astrophysicists have published in one of the largest and most quoted journals. This result therefore very specific, certainly important, it would not, however, received the notoriety that at this time, is going around the world in the media, if it were not that well represents our end. But still, again, missing several billion years, if the calculations of astrophysicists are not wrong.

The "like" Zuckerberg is worth 3 million visits to the site

Maybe you do not have much more appeal for investors trading but certainly Marc Zuckerberg is still the baton of social networks. It was enough that Sunday would send a post s iGrill, the world Apple app that allows you to keep an eye on the performance of your remote Grill, impallare the site of the American startup with three million visits almost simultaneous.


In short, a huge advertising so as to make now on the site of the iGrill camping "coupon Zuck" which entitles you to free shipping of devices that allow the barbecue to "dialogue" with the iPhone, iPad and iPod, warning if the temperature is correct and when cooking is completed. It all comes down to 60 meters away from the grid. For a cost of around one hundred dollars (the app is free).


Course has already started with facebook integration that allows you to see in real time what they're grilling your friends around the world.

Proof of coffee and Coca-Cola: get the keyboard completely washable and only costs $ 40

 

How many are accustomed to drink a coffee, enjoy a drink or a snack sitting at your pc? And how many of them stumble in classic incident to overthrow glass or cup or bag in danger of prejudice, perhaps permanently, accessories or components of the computer?

Of studies in this regard perhaps they do not exist yet, but according to the latest gadgets by Logitech users affected by this phenomenon must obviously be many. The Swiss company has announced for the U.S. market (product availability in Europe is scheduled for October) a keyboard Washable Keyboard K310-la - fully washable.




Until the revolution touch put into retirement mice and keyboards, provided that this will happen, so here's the solution to eliminate the problem of the buttons dirty and marked by streaks of various kinds. The keyboard in question is designed to withstand repeated washing in the sink and be left to soak (without cable and USB) in about eight inches of water before being dried.

The secret of Keyboard K310 Logitech? Soon said. A drainage hole in the back and keys whose characters are stamped by a laser printing with a special coating Uv to avoid that water, in the long run, dissolve them. And there is another advantage that the product is compatible with Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7) can show the presence of conscious users to clean their tools: the price set at $ 39.99.

Apple-Samsung, the background to the decision flash: for the jury some decisive email

 

Were some e-mail messages to tip the balance for a verdict favorable to Apple in legal battle with Samsung. This was revealed by a member of the jury, Manuel Ilagan: with eight other witnesses heard, viewed documents, considered the arguments of the prosecution and the defense for three weeks.


Yesterday he told the news website Cnet that the evaluation was also affected by some email, where within the Korean group was considered the addition of features into its products similar to Apple. He also contributed to the vision of smart phones designed by the Asian before and after the market launch of the iPhone. Samsung has announced an appeal against the judgment of the court in San Jose condemning the Korean chaebol to pay $ 1.05 billion to Apple.


The decision of the judges raised threads: it took 21 hours, equivalent to less than three days. It is a fairly rapid for a complex case. To expedite the process examined a matrix to examine each request for judgment on the smartphone models. A lift contention was, also, the place. San Jose, where the court is located, is a city in California's Silicon Valley and is part of an area where Apple has taken the first steps thanks to the intuition of two young entrepreneurs, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak: they turned their passion into a startup that has been successful in the field.




And their story is now immersed in the local culture. Even the ability of jurors to understand technical issues has been the subject of debate: they listened in court detailed descriptions on the design of products and software applications. But four out of nine members of the jury had training in technical subjects or work experience in the high tech industry.

How to sync the iPad with Google Contacts

The Contacts application is the iPad from Apple is capable of storing various types of contact information such as phone numbers, email addresses and offices. The entries that you create directly on the iPad are stored locally on the device, but you can set up your iPad to synchronize contact data with other services. For example, people with Google accounts can synchronize their iPad with Google Contacts.

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1 Tap the "Settings" icon on the home screen of your iPad.

2 Go to the "Mail, Contacts, Calendars," then tap "Add Account".

3 Select "Microsoft Exchange" from the list of account types.

4 Enter your full email address of Google in the "User Name" and your Google Account password in the "Password" field. Leave the field "Domain", and tap "Next".

5 Type "m.google.com" in the "Server" field, and tap "Next".

6 Move the slider next to "Contacts" in the "On" position.

7 Tap the "Done" button, and choose the option "Keep my iPad" when the device requires the processing of existing data.

LG thinks big:Smartphones and big screen 3D TV

 

In a sign of the extra large screens. You can frame it twice in a European ad signed by LG Electronics, in about a week from IFA, the consumer electronics major event held in Berlin from 31 August.

On the mobile, the joker who puts on the table the Korean company called Optimus Vu, smartphone based on Android operating system 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich whose peculiarity lies in the most important five-inch screen with IPS technology (resolution of 768 x 1024 ) in 4:3. Already elected by the experts in real (and currently only) rival of the first successful hybrid halfway between phone and tablet, the Galaxy Note from Samsung, the Optimus Vu is expected in Italian stores from next month with a List price of 500 euros. The hope of Lg is obviously to repeat sales results in Korea, where the debut (in March) to date have been over 500 thousand units sold this equipment.

The model for the EMEA region and the Americas, compared to the first version, has its an important attribute as the quad-core "4-plus-1" Nvidia Tegra 3, guarantee high performances in terms of gaming, Web browsing and multitasking. In a nutshell a mini pc (thought more for entertainment than for professional use) pocket.

Much more cumbersome instead the proposal that addresses Lg entertainment lovers from living room with TV 3D 4K Ultra Definition 84-inch (213 cm) diagonal object of commercial launch in Korea today, the manufacturer brand another step in the forward path the TV to a real interactive and multimedia center of the house. Only, however, for an elite audience, considering that for the last creature of Lg serve the equivalent of about 18 thousand euros, the price for Europe, where he will arrive on shelves in September after the inauguration of Ifa , is still to be determined.

The business card with which this product is spoken in any case, as regards the quality of the offer, virtually alone, eight million pixels and a resolution of 3840 x 2160 points (four times the current screen Full HD) and visual quality at the top also guaranteed for video played from external hard drives or Web sites




Other strengths of this TV is so big its Cinema 3D, which allows you to adjust the depth of vision in three dimensions, and the 1,400 applications and premium content available on the platform Smart TV owner. All this is topped by a 2.2 sound system with two speakers and two woofer 10W 15W.

Samsung announces investments to four billion dollars in Texas. Who gains is Apple

Perfect timing. The announcement by Samsung of four billion dollars in investment on American soil to expand production of chip (SoC) for smartphones and tablets did frown at several observatories in stars and stripes. I have wanted to read malignant investing in Austin also veiled attempt to influence the process in extremis Californian who sees Samsung oppose Apple. The reason would be: we are talking about a $ 2.5 billion that could create many problems to the Korean giant. The announcement comes even as the dust has settled. The jurors yesterday in a meeting will be speaking later this week.

However, that Samsung is neither the first nor the only investment of a certain weight in the United States. Since 1996, the Korean giant has focused on Austin $ 13 billion transforming the "town" in Texas's second-largest chipmaker after Intel. In total, Texas is the largest foreign investment of all time.

Paradoxically, the first to benefit from the increased production capacity will be right there procedural rival Apple, which is currently one of the most important customers of Koreans. The dual core processor Apple A5, designed by Cupertino is manufactured by Samsung. We find the iPad 2 and the updated version of Apple A5X nell'iPad 3.

The plant will be active in the second half of 2013, says Cnet. If by that time the relationship with Apple will not spoil a good deal for both. But especially for employment with stars in stripes. Regardless of the outcome of the process.

iphone vs samsung galaxy

 
The iPhone was the smartphone for a long time favorite of the Italians, but recently things are changing as evidenced by a survey Conducted by SuperMoney, based on applications submitted by potential customers on the portal to search for rates related to a particolare device.


From the total number of requests made ​​by users on average riguarda Approximately 57% to Samsung, while 29% is for an iPhone. Following the launch of the Galaxy S III, the last jewel of the Korean home, the preference for Samsung phones has Increased so evident in the month of June, in fact, the Demands of Samsung mobile phones have Increased by 23.3%, while Those of Apple phones have Declined by 38.2%. Date Confirmed Also in July.


The offerings of the telephone operators do not Affect customers' choices, as is Samsung smartphones offer Typically, Both Apple and examination under the terms and conditions and on the other hand, the devices have a similar price if sold without a contract.


Surely the novelty effect plays an important role, I know you Probably Will Be Launched When the new iPhone 5, the situation will reverse, with a large number of potential customers who will try to find out about the proposals Offered by telephone operators for the new Apple smartphone.


However it would be interesting to see if Samsung Certain Characteristics of the Galaxy, Such as using large or AMOLED Android operating system, do tip the balance Towards smartphones of Korean producer. Not to mention the design, the cutting edge of Apple products, but as it is elegant in the long run, Perhaps even boring, as evidenced by some comments from our readers.

arcapel as1 smartphone 3d 3g sim dual 4-inch screen lg full review

 

least officially, has not arrived yet (should arrive by February), we we we are procured by buying it directly on their site www.arcapelshop.com to put an end to our curiosity and to give you a full review. AS1 has arrived on our test bench 1 week ago. We wanted to test thoroughly to be able to give a comprehensive overview of this device in the U.S. that is having good success. A smartphone that surely ranks among the top of the range dual sim.


Package:


A box with a convenient strap to remove the container, all accessories are supplied "Cable Micro USB / HDMI adapter, earphones, batteries and user 2's" all targati HTC.


The device belongs to the range Dual Sim, Dual slot with 1 GSM only GSM/3G and the other, with Android OS 2.3.5 Gingerbread, special TransFlash expansion slot for memory by TF card (supports up to 16GB) . Taken in hand, you feel that you have immediately a phone well made, excellent grip thanks to the houses slip rear (slightly rubberized), soft lines, with a thickness of 9.65 mm and a weight of 122 grams with Battery included. At the top we find the power button on / off / standby and 3.5 mm Headset Jack. On the left side are the volume keys and usb input which can 'be used to charge the device, and to connect to the internet, both for HDMI connections. Below are the 4 keys that enable the rapid Touch to move easily between the settings of the device.


AS1 has 3 different interfaces (one interface Htc Style, a Samsung Style, and a 3D Spb shell), you switch to another interffaccia without having to restart the device and the breaking of a few seconds.




The display (which together with the processor is in our opinion the real strength) is a 4-inch LG Capacitive a risolzione from 800 × 480, the touch screen has a high sensitivity, responsive and believe me you will notice the difference the various screens that we have tried on several smartphone to date reviewed.


Excellent reception dispositvo (tested with 3 and Vodafone), good audio even if hands-free if there is zero need to reduce at least 1 notch because the volume too high. Present the proximity sensor useful to reduce battery consumption.


Finally, at various differenzadei Chinafonini that decimated the network, we find more applications by default chinesi (the usual QQ, etc.) that could not be removed, with the great inconvenience which exploited the system unnecessarily.


Dual Core Processor


If the extreme lightness of the smartphone lets the plaster first time you pick it up, trying to run applications and games, one is amazed by the fluidity with which you move from one context to another and from one another interffaccia (remember that the device has 3 interfaces). The chip it uses a Dual-Core Processor from 860 MHz RIGHTS (since we specify the actual martphone "CDs Chinafonini" currently on the market and that you find on the net, although so are listed as producers equipped with 1 GHz dual core cpu etc, this is not absolutely true, the most powerful we've got to check up to 500 Mhz).


The components that benefit more from this power are clearly visible both during web browsing, and during the use of games as well as when playing video on it you can really see the benefits in terms of power and responsiveness, we were pleasantly surprised, by using the cursor to move forward or backward one Dvix (about 800 Mb), which we purposely loaded, the device takes you to the selected point in time instant without any loading.

All this computing power requires of course a price to pay: the battery life. The 1250 mAh after the tests have allowed us the facts, to arrive in late evening (keeping an eye on the WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS). One possible solution is to keep off the automatic synchronization of e-mail and lowering the screen brightness.

AS1 interfaces on Android 2.3.5

The work done by engineers are not limited to the inclusion of the latest hardware!

The manufacturer has concentrated so much on software as hardware. All "moves" with the latest version of Android, but 2.3.5 What dominates is the management of the 3 simple interface, the interface between these 3d heads the SBP, a shell that is enjoying great success (even in mobile world congress).

The customization possibilities are virtually endless. You can choose to have as many screens in the home, such as widgets and place them in the order in which the main pages. In the menu of applications you can choose whether to display the list as a contact list or grid mode shift orizzontale.Per maniacs order there is in fact the ability to create folders in which to put groups of programs.

We're used to seeing our Android divided into screens, each of which hosts applications, folders, and widgets. Shell 3D AS1 incorporates this concept "and how not to do", but instead of using the screens using the panels.

What better opportunity to exploit the 3D. By accessing the selection of panels via a button always visible at Home you will be taken in a 3D environment where you can look from different perspectives and sliding panels to achieve what you want. The use of 3D graphics is not just a quirk, but it actually speeds up the selection of the right panel.

Here, for example ONLY some windget incorportati:

3D World Time: Earth and the right time in 3D

3D Picture Viewer: picture viewer in 3D

3D Viewer SMS: SMS viewer in 3D

3D Weather Graph: estimates of the trend forecasts; Ah already in 3D.

Calendar: guess

Weather: Weather

Wireless switchers: control connectivity devices

3D Birthdays: a hand to commemorate the birthdays of all this back to 3D

Also on the settings screen or from the editing panels, you can activate the 3D visualization steroscopico. Activating this mode you can navigate through the panels sterescopico 3D, just like the movies.

Adobe Flash to Android farewell deleted the app from Google Play

 

Now it's official, Adobe Flash Player has been removed by Google or by the play of market applications for devices running Google Android. The decision was made by the same Adobe that deemed it unnecessary to continue support after the last OS update, version 4.1 Jelly Bean, has been rendered incompatible with the much-discussed software. Thins as the difference between the "philosophy" of content management with IOS - the operating system from Apple - that right now the door was closed directly in Flash, one of the most hated software by Steve Jobs himself. Above, a bit 'of screenshots of the application when it was still available for free download.


















Goodbye Flash Player for Android, then, that disappears from Google Play for incompatibility with the latest version of the Google OS, Android 1.4 Jelly Bean, which will debut onboard the tablet Nexus 7 in Italy in the month of September. And all the apps that were based on Flash to work? The BBC, for example, has already announced to be at work to cover this gap, but there are many applications and games that they will now be dismounted. Adobe Flash Player became available for free download from the Android Market from Google first and then play destinandosi course to all smartphones and tablets with Google operating system.

The software weighed 4.2MB and it promises to make browsing the web and the exploitation of its services with a more complete experience according to Adobe. The latest version of Adobe Flash Flash Player thus remained available for all smartphones and tablet until a few days ago, then disappeared and you will never see again. A sort of little big posthumous revenge for Steve Jobs who had now fought against Adobe Flash Player, a technology considered to be deleted because they do not qualitative.

The news of the abandonment of the application development for Android is not new since it already since last November 2011 it was announced that there would be no more updates for the Google OS. But it seemed he might continue to exist download applications on the market: it was not so, since with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software is not compatible, it was decided the date of August - August 15 in fact - as the last day of attendance . Who will be installed on your device continues to display the page, but will no longer be updated.

Surfing the wifi on your computer means giving up some 'of banda? no more

Want to improve your computer's wireless connection? Intellinet Network Solutions has what you need: the wireless USB adapter 300N High-Gain. In the best conditions the possibilities of load and speed of MIMO 2T2R, with the 802.11n which operates with 40 MHz of bandwidth, allow to reach an actual speed of connection to the network of 300 Mb / s.



The adapter supports software AP function that turns the client into a wireless access point and wi-fi is equipped with the safety requirements of WPA and WPA2, WPS, CCX and 64/128-bit WEP.
Slightly larger than a pencil but with two powerful antennas Wireless USB Adapter 300N is designed to be able to follow wherever you need a reliable connection. All for just over 34 euros: spending much be faced if a wireless broadband is that really what you need.

Samsung Series 7 Slate, a tablet and a little more

 

With the iPad tablet and Android we are accustomed to the concept of a tablet that is not original. The idea of ​​Steve Jobs has been to streamline an existing product by making it user friendly, but schermoni hawkers are not his own invention: real computer running Windows, benefited from an extreme mobility, but cornered by poor processing power and autonomy laughable. Now a lot of Samsung to combine the best of these two conceptions. Inside the 7 Series Slate, in fact, beats an Intel Core i5 is a PC in every respect. The materials are derived from the plastic, but also the design, robust and well cared for, in some ways to see the Korean Ultrabook. The feeling is to keep your hands to an object slightly heavier than a Galaxy Tab, but infinitely more valuable.




The 11.6-inch display (1366x768 pixels resolution) lights shining brightly: the 400 candles in Slate prides specifications are shown from the start of Windows. Although it is already on the market with Windows 7 Home Premmium, on board we found a beta Windows8, Slate system it will be updated soon as we have on the market. Out in 10 seconds scarce, we are already at the Start menu.




Those used to the interface of Windows Phone will feel at ease, while those who do not know anything about Live Tile Company and the first will be a little 'disoriented. Windows 8 in fact inspired by the OS designed for touch interfaces of smartphones, and relegates to the rank of a classic desktop app of the many present. We often found ourselves doing forward and backward through the Start menu and windows Beloved Classic, but after a while 'we have got used to it.




What is undeniable though is that they spin operations as splinters, always and everywhere: in addition to the Core i5, on the slate there are 4 GB of RAM and a hard drive with 128 GB solid state, plus the ability to expand memory cards via . But the fluidity elarapidità the tablet are the product of a very good job, much of what Samsung engineers of Microsoft developers, and make you forget the shots of the various Windows 7 tablet seen before. In particular app designed for Windows 8 are masterpieces of style and lightness. Ordered, intuitive, fast: The interface also affects the cut XL Metro and further improved compared to that seen on smartphones. Unfortunately, in addition to branded or sponsored Microsoft software there are still enough products in the Marketplace in order to assess the ecosystem, while the traditional applications for earlier versions of Windows work within the aforementioned Desktop environment: LibreOffice, Photoshop and many other software are fully compatible, the display is standard on Windows 7 and load times and use is still fast, even if they remain closer to the previous generation of windowing operating system.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

Add an S to the name and strengthens the model that the Japs-Finnish manufacturer has made ​​in the last season. Thus are the extras that come on the phone Xperia Arc, becoming Xperia Arc S, and correct version of the magazine that brings with it both new hardware and software. Especially for its ergonomic shape and design make this smartphone is easy to keep in his pocket for use with the full 4.2-inch display. There is no front camera while the rear is a 8.1 megapixel camera with video recording that goes up to 720p at thirty frames per second. Sony Xperia as this model is the height of the previous specifications of all hardware rispetto.A pushing the smartphone processor is a Qualcomm MSM 8255T 1.4 GHz, compared to the previous version with 1GHz, an enlargement that makes the device more responsive, faster and fluid in all operations. The internal memory is expandable to 1 GB to 8 GB with a micro SD which increases storage space. The price level Sony Ericsson Xperia, the Arc D has been proposed on the market to 399 euros.

WhatsApp vs. Viber, challenge shots update

Most of those who have a smartphone app downloaded between WhatsApp or Viber, the two main applications for smartphones and tablets that make it possible to exchange messages and make calls at no cost, using the internet. Among the many messaging services designed for mobile devices, such as IMessages, which is Viber WhatsApp messenger are integrated over time is the major operating systems, by updating and evolving hand in hand on both iPhone OS, available on the app store, also in Android app . As far as we WhatsApp iPhone was recently released version 2.8.1 of the main novelties of bringing the possibility of setting a profile picture, which will be viewable from the contacts. Increase the limit of the chat group that goes from 10 to 20 people. Also now you can disable the option to not show others the last time you were connected to the application. Viber, WhatsApp main competitor, is not been watching, and after updating the IOS version has brought also on the new Android version by opening the way for Jelly Bean, version of Google's mobile operating system which will soon be compatible with, and introducing the group messages. The release of Viber release is 2.2.0.1344. You can bet that the contest between the two applications will continue to sound of new.

The pills electronic edible

 
Who suffers from a chronic illness is well aware that taking the medicines at pre-established times and in the correct amounts is not always easy. Problem solved thanks to a new type of sensors embedded in a pill to swallow.




These sensors are the first devices that can be assumed by the oral route approved by the Food and Drug American. The pill which contains them, in essence, transmits medical data from within the body to a mobile phone.




The sensor, made by California-based company Proteus Digital Health, is the size of a grain of sand and consists of a tiny chip containing magnesium and copper traces. When swallowed generates a slight electrical voltage which carries a signal towards the surface of the skin where a patch sends the information to the smartphone of the treating physician.




Within a few minutes the microscopic tablet dissolves, leaving only the minerals in the body aforesaid. The ultimate aim is, by the physician, to take appropriate action if the medicine is not taken properly, possibly correcting the dose or replacing it.

iPad no longer banned in China: Apple "buy" the brand for $ 60 million

 

Apple iPad will use the trademark in China and Taiwan no longer be outlawed: it has paid a sum of 60 million dollars to the local society Proview that several years before the debut of Cupertino's tablet had registered the brand in the Asian territory, for another product. It thus closes a legal controversy that sees Apple sure winner, as the first request for Proview was even 1.6 billion dollars for the "discomfort" caused. Position that is slightly softened then dropping to $ 400 million until the final decision of the court in Guangdong of "only" 60 million. A high figure but not sufficient for Proview you start a decisive step toward failure.



The Proview Technology had demanded compensation of 1.6 billion dollars that Apple would use a mark already registered. What? iPad. The name chosen for the tablet from Cupertino home was in fact correspond to that of a patented product in China and Taiwan since 2000, and being iPad officially released in 2010, Apple would be forced to pay the Chinese. It is not the first time that Apple has to face such a problem, partly because of the simple choice of names in its portfolio. The Proview Technology asks it to Apple 1.6 billion in fines for using a mark already patented. The story dates back to 2000 when the Asian giant iPad recorded for use in China and Taiwan. The story would come out just now because, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, the company would be a grave economic situation and thus should make ends meet.

Having read so that Apple can count on a surprising liquidity of over $ 400 billion (the company currently ranks first in this special classification), the Proview Technology has seen fit to ask for a small part, using an old case of coincidence. It had happened at the launch of the iPhone, which used a term already registered by Cisco, but it was settled. The Chinese are already making their lawyers, have also taken steps to prepare themselves back with the statement that open to the goodness and the prestige of Cupertino who has made "a great device, which Apple has been able to exploit," says Yang Rongshan, president of Proview Technology, which then adds, "But is not a valid reason to justify his incorrect behavior here." From immediately thought of two possible solutions.

The first was that Apple would pay compensation to the Chinese society. The second, more likely, is that for the period of the process will be blocked trade iPad in China and Taiwan but then return to the situation today in a short time, as in Germany. China and Apple are two worlds in continuous conflict, although in Asia there are many of the manufacturers who produce the iDevice, Foxconn head. Eventually, he found a very cheap deal for Apple: $ 60 million and greetings with the Proview now bankrupt.

The 82 percent of the smartphone market is between Android and IOS

The numbers proposed by IDC's global balance sheet for the first quarter show that the smartphone market is now becoming a two-horse race between Samsung and Apple, with four other vendors to do the sidekick. And if care is taken to the operating system platform even more is a battle between two Android and iPhone OS which control 82 percent of the market. Android sales of 90 million, 45 per cent of Samsung. Only a year ago this 82 percent was 55 percent. In particular, the total market share of Android in the quarter was 59 percent versus 36 percent a year earlier compared with 23 percent of IOS with which Apple had grown from 18.6 million to more than 35 million units.


Symbian drops to less than 7 percent. BlackBerry OS is in fourth place with a market share of 9, per cent. One reason for the criminalization of RIM, in addition to the decrease in consumer satisfaction among the very phenomenon which sees businesses open BYOD IT also consumer platforms. Windows Phone from Microsoft sees its market share grow from 2.6 to 3.3 percent penalized by the slow release of Nokia devices and the lack of substantial support from other vendors.

Stream Flow and Pure Pure One, the web radio summer

 

Summer brings music and the music of summer passes for the Web, as well as via iPhone, Android and IOS. Yet, with Stream, offers an application to play wireless Internet radio or music stored on Android and IOS systems, but also throughout the network at home. We have tested with the One Flow (pictured) The application obviously uses DLNA technology to connect devices to systems such as One Flow. To use the free app just search for Pure Lounge in the stores of different operating systems and install on the device. But as for playback on devices like Flow One, they just connect to your WiFi network, they will download the firmware update for autonomy in the Stream, and then at that point will be usable even with your favorite device.




At IFA 2012, Pure Stream will also enrich the Pure Music service whereby users can register to stream millions of songs, or directly on your device, or by connecting it to One Flow, or other device yet, the application compatible with Stream . The subscription music that is already activated at the moment only in the UK for about £ 5, will be extended to other countries.




One of his good Flow is a digital radio that can receive course also with the system via FM RDS, the price is not right for everyone. Costs 150 euros, though it's smart to add 50 euros for ChargePAK E1 rechargeable battery, which to our great surprise and sad is not included in the package. One Flow for this can only work if connected to the mains. A selection of unusual and somewhat questionable marketing, as well as to announce the Lounge as a free mobile application only for a limited period. Inexplicable ... There is only the idea of ​​buying even the App ... as well as services.




The little box also has a USB port for software upgrades and possibly to use One Flow via Ethernet, with the adapter (try also what you already use for your notebook, which features high probability). There is an audio output for headphones and an Aux input. Then with only two buttons you can control the digital radio, the traditional FM radio, the Pure Lounge resources, and services provided by your iPod or iPhone ... and good radio summer!

Tablet Windows 8: Microsoft official accessories, mouse and keyboard

 

Microsoft has introduced its new range of accessories for Windows 8 tablet that will be distributed directly to the brand of Redmond. For now we will start with two sets with a mouse and a keyboard with both able to communicate wirelessly with the tablet. The Bluetooth keyboard is recognized as the Mobile Keyboard Wedge Wedge Touch as a mouse while the mouse and you will now also an update of the famous Touch Mouse. Above, an image that showcases both accessories with a hypothetical tablet with Windows 8. Meanwhile the day was made official debut of Microsoft Surface, which will be seen on the market from next October 26 as planned, along with Windows 8.






Microsoft has thus introduced a new range of official acccessori with mouse and keyboard for the tablet with Windows 8. This is Wedge Touch Mouse and Keyboard Wedge Mobile, which will be also accompanied by a couple of other devices such as mobile Sculpt Sculpt Touch Mouse and Keyboard. Starting with Wedge Touch Mouse, is distinguished by its particular shape and the target mobile to which he devoted himself; uses BlueTrack technology to offer better performance than the traditional laser light and thus can run on any surface, even as irregular or soft sofas. Costs 69.95 dollars.

Wedge Mobile Keyboard is a wireless Bluetooth keyboard that offers a simple, minimalist design your emphasis on speed dial buttons designed specifically for Windows 8 such as the Bing search engine, or to share your items. At a price of $ 79 must be accompanied by a folding hard case. They are cheaper and easier that the other two accessories Sculpt Sculpt Mobile Touch Keyboard and Mouse, even in this case the design is optimized for mobile use precisely in mobile computing.

The mouse is available for both right and left-handed at a price of 49.95 dollars and also uses BlueTrack technology. Instead of the wheel mounts a sort of touch-sensitive trackpad and ideal for moving from within the Metro. Sculpt Mobile Keyboard The keyboard communicates wirelessly via Bluetooth and is characterized by smooth, curved shape for greater ergonomics. Costs $ 49.95.

Bing integrates Facebook and makes "social" his research

 

If the strength of Google is that it works very well, what is that Bing is a "social search engine". And the last function of tagging friends' lives up to this vocation.

With the "Friend Tagging" you can tag your Facebook friends in every search for Bong, directing them to your query, as well as only Bing.


This is done in social Bing bar, making it easier to share with your contacts and find things that look on the web.

Sure, Google has tried to make her more social + integrating the Google search, but Facebook is that perhaps everyone would like to see integrated into their favorite search engine.