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The future MacBook Pro could join the fever Retinal Display
May 17th
With the new Intel processors , the output of the new Apple computers and laptops in the Pro range is only a matter of waiting.
End of June seems the probable date of departure of the new equipment. An iMac is thinner in all the pools and the renovation of the Pro range of notebooks that come rumors 9to5mac site suggest that the star of the presentation could be a new Apple Macbook Pro 15-inch screen which the decision would be the breakthrough that Apple would seek to re-shoot ultrabooks Competitive Advantage with Windows.
The new Macbook Pro reach a resolution that could be of 2880 × 1800 pixels, which marry earlier rumors about the new panel of this equipment from Apple. Signs of this rise of pixels on the screen of the Apple notebooks have also been found in the next version of the native operating system of the computers on the block, and as I said, it would be a differentiating factor beyond the design or even the Mac OSX.
The design of the new MacBook Pro also be renewed with a slimmer silhouette, no optical drive and it seems that with the arrival of a USB 3.0 port that the company would bet Apple: Thunderbolt. Nobody ever said they were incompatible.
Club Zed fined 200,000 euros by spam “Rico on the fly”
May 9th
It is very likely not remember but one day on the grid Antena3 television there was a program, so to speak, “Rico on the fly” which was based entirely on premium messages pickpocket viewers, to 1.20 euros plus VAT each to qualify for a number of awards that could reach 500,000.
The “program” had a first season but after low audience figures but later withdrew again, controversially included. Club Zed, one of these companies are often enriched based on deceptions and producing space, began to send short messages at the discretion invited to participate the contest.
The allegations came quickly due to the nearly 40 million SMS sent by the company with the invitation to the program. 333 complaints have led to the Spanish Agency for Data Protection to impose what is now called Time Factory Entertainment SL a fine of 200,000 euros.
The Agency has determined that Club Zed mobile numbers used to send commercial communications without consent and without complying with legal requirements as spam. And the company of luck, since the fine could have reached the 300,000 euro limit for serious offenses like this.
After that more than one insurance company this shady business think twice before burdening users with enticing messages that can be inflated invoices to dangerous limits.
Facebook former AOL licensed Microsoft patents
Apr 24th
As the Redmond software giant Microsoft announced via press release announced, licensed Windows developers some of its recently acquired by AOL in patents to the currently the largest social network.
At the time negotiations with AOL, Microsoft gave one day or even access to property around 925 U.S. patents and patent portfolio of the then current AOL, which the group received access to an additional 300 patents that were not for sale.
Facebook has now acquired through the payment of 550 million dollars of Microsoft ownership of 650 of these patents and a license to use the rest of the time Microsoft bought AOL’s patents.
Microsoft, however, remains in possession of 275 patents, a license shall keep for those 650 patents that went on today on Facebook and may also be mentioned that 300 does not continue to use AOL’s patents sold. With the help of the agreement, Microsoft wants a bigger share of the costs – this amounted to a billion dollars – the AOL deal to recoup, but continue to benefit from its advantages.
Ted Ullyot, his character General Counsel at Facebook, described the agreement with Microsoft to build the company as an important step in the ongoing process, a portfolio of intellectual property and the interests of the social network to secure longer period.
Toshiba updates its NB500 series of netbooks
Apr 18th
Now Acer’s strategy for trying to pass located in the high end, Toshiba seems to have said that ‘The Seville was lost his seat’ and multiplied the number of models in its range of laptops. The netbook cannibalization despite suffering at the hands of ultrabook and tablet, also survive in the Japanese catalog with two new models in its range NB500.
The first of these netbooks is the NB510 and its greatest novelty is completely leaving fans to switch to passive dissipation systems aided by the low consumption of the latest Intel Atom.
The NB510 also adds HDMI port to the already common in the netbook. The display of this team is a 10.1-inch 1024 × 600, brightness 200Nits and between 8 and 9 hours of battery life.
Equipped with Intel dual core atom unspecified and 1GB of RAM, live inside a hard drive of 320GB. The SSD option A is not available.
The Toshiba NB520 is almost a twin of the NB510, with the addition that adds to the mix Harman Kardon speakers of 2 watts and Dolby Advanced Audio. A feature called Sleep ‘n Music enables you to use these speakers independently when the netbook is off from the USB port or the audio jack. The USB ports can also be used to charge other gadgets with the power off.
Available in blue, red and brown, this netbook will be marketed soon at a price of 299 euros and 319 NB510 and NB520 for respectively.
Google announces profit of about $ 3 billion
Apr 15th
The search giant has announced its results for the first quarter of 2012 known and can look back on a successful first quarter: With sales of $ 10.6 billion, the company made a profit of 2.89 billion dollars.
This increased compared to the same quarter of 2011, both the revenue and profit: How Google’s’ investors’ side were ‘known to be generated in Q1 2012 (ended March 31,) has about 24 percent more in sales.
The gain boosted the company, which has its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., is also strong. More precisely, there was an increase of 61 percent in the first quarter of last year Google generated approximately $ 1.8 billion in 2012, then $ 2.89 billion.
Far more interesting than the raw numbers are the other economic plans of the Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin: The plan that is both a reorganization of the share structure. The so-called stock split, at the Annual Meeting of the Company on 21 June is to be decided is, in essence, that the Google stock is divided into two parts.
Then, each shareholder gets to a second charge of securities. These additional shares are in contrast to the original but have no voting rights, but they can be traded just like the (voting) “original shares”. Accordingly, there is no shift in power, but the cash while the company (36.7 billion dollars) will be converted into equity.
In order for the stock split practically represents a dividend, the second is now emerging of share from Google will be used for bonuses or other investments. Anyone interested in more detail for the new shareholder structure and the economic consequences, which is incidentally an in-depth and detailed review of colleagues’ Heisenberg ‘recommended.
Raspberry Pi has passed the CE Mark Test
Apr 14th
Earlier this month it was announced that the delivery of the small computer called Raspberry Pi is further delayed, as this device does not have yet are absolutely necessary for the European Union seal product Conformité Européenne (CE) has.
About the official blog , the developers now first good news about CE product label have suggested. In recent days, it was busy for some time trying to pass the necessary tests.
It turned out that one has passed the tests and thus a change to the hardware will not be necessary. The next step will still need various documents to be filled. These are then available for further review by the distributor to a smooth sale of the next batch allows you.
Apart from the product label Conformité Européenne is the Raspberry Pi also compliant with the current in the United States FCC regulation. This also applies to the current situation in Canada and Australia.
When shipping the small computer, which has made the beginning of the year is expected, is that developers shared in the post addressed to the official blog has not been with in more detail.
Facebook is expanding the user self-assessment
Apr 12th
A partial success was the initiative of Austria vs. Europe. Facebook get: The social network has announced that starting today users have the option of an “expanded archive of account information” to download.
On ‘ Facebook Public Policy Europe ‘writes the social network, introduced in 2010 that the “Upload your information down” option is added. This provides the opportunity to receive a portion of the published data on Facebook or activities carried out there as a copy.
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Facebook requires that the user could have been downloaded information about photos, posts, messages, chat conversations, and a friends list, now this self-assessment has been expanded to include several additional points. These include former names, outgoing friend requests and the IP addresses that you have logged on.
Partial success for the Austrian initiative
As the Austrian side ‘ derStandard ‘writes, these are but only by 39 out of 84 data sets that Facebook stores. The Initiative vs. Europe. Facebook welcomed ‘it is the “embarked right direction,” the solution is presented now, but still “far from the statutory scheme.” The Austrian law students from the High Schrems based data protection initiative would have received even at their request on Facebook “57 categories of data in raw format.”
As part of a ‘ press release ‘on the side of Europe vs. Facebook criticized the initiative, now known provision of the given data: this “alleged act of mercy” is a law in Europe, since users must receive a copy of all data stored, if they ask for it.
Gmail for Android updated with features Ice Cream Sandwich
Apr 6th
The Gmail for Android has been updated with changes of a certain depth. Although the most significant developments are set to benefit users with terminals equipped with Honeycomb Ice Cream Sandwich and, in particular tablets, Android update ranges from 1.6 onwards.
The new Gmail brings user experience to Android 4.0 Honeycomb, since updating Gmail for Android is the same (4.0.5) for the two operating system versions. In both cases, we can move the finger between the ancient and more recent conversations, set custom notifications, synchronize emails from the last 30 days or access to labels latest touch the name of the account.
Gingerbread for Froyo and the application is updated to version 2.3.6, with an overall improvement in performance. Gmail for Android adds a new tag API for developers. The application is available for download from Google Play.
Final Freeway 2R. A fondo
Apr 4th
It has always seemed quite incredible that Sega has not taken over the catalog of retro games you have in your hands, he confined himself to merely throw their ports Megadrive hits, regardless of the potential of iPhone games and other IOS devices also letting big stars along the way. It must be that it did not work too well the strategy that made in 2010, releasing games like Golden Axe Columns or because it is completely incomprehensible.
Fortunately there are those who have the luxury of going beyond recovering forgotten classics like OutRun, and updating their mechanics to what really is expected of them today. If the Final Freeway Oyatsukai it was a delight, Final Freeway 2R adds ingredients to the formula enough to make the gaming experience unrivaled unrivaled not only in IOS, but not in the picture consolero.
The latest OutRun, which appeared several years ago in home console, tried to approach the Renaissance spirit which says that the classics of yesteryear can still give a lot of trouble. In this case 2R Final Freeway take the same path, but extending the experience of a saga which is not ashamed to copy.
Also does forgetting that today everything has to be loaded with polygons to enter the eyes, improving the sprites and designs of the first delivery and providing a graphical section in which the sensation of speed is raised to its full exponentiation. A section in which, incidentally, often encounter the vast majority of driving games for IOS devices.
Being a fan of video games and do not know which offers the OutRun franchise is practically impossible, but let me explain their mechanics to those who have just arrived. Arcade style, the game invited us to make a race against time across several areas, choosing which way we wanted to continue as we were approaching the different branches that were presented.
That last detail was overlooked Final Freeway and the developers have had the decency to include in this Final Freeway 2R. But we are not the only change to, or concerning the first game or concerning the title that pays homage.
To begin now offers us the possibility to choose between three riders, one of the classic blonde who always accompanied us on our brand new sports, each with its own characteristics with the intention of adapting to the more players the better. Speed is the same, but varies the vehicle maneuverability and strength.
Yes, strength, because now we must not only race against the clock but also against other participant in the race who continually try to throw us off the road. Leave him in first position by stepping back before reaching the various checkpoints will add extra points, so those who are willing to squeeze the game moving up in the online ranking should take into account that premise.
Our nemesis is hard to crack, so do not be surprised if any of the 13 different scenarios proposed Final Freeway 2R have just printed a tree, causing the car over several times and driver and occupant drag their asses several meters on the ground.
With 2R commented on Final Freeway and should be sufficient for at least echaseis him out, but we are also talking about a universal application that comes to 0.79 euros, fun, long and challenging for those they still love the aesthetics of the 80 almost as much as playing.
Dropbox announces investments by Bono and The Edge of U2
Apr 3rd
It has been recently published: Dropbox announces that it has received investments from Bono and The Edge, two of the components of the Irish band U2. The two musicians have participated in the round of investment of 250 million dollars which has enjoyed the synchronization of files in the cloud over last year.
Not the first time the U2 singer investing in technology-related companies: Yelp, Facebook and even Palm have also received investments from Bono through his company Elevation Partners. In the picture above you can see both members of the group posing with the two founders of Dropbox, Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi.
The official tweet confirmed the news that promises “big” news in the future, as it acknowledges the support of all investors. Now that Google Drive seems to be just around the corner, it may be time to improve the service Dropbox somehow (Need more space minimum for all?) To secure some advantage. For our part, I’m afraid we do not need any excuse to enrich this entry with key information about the singer Bono .