AltaVista site was a search engine used by all those who wanted to search.AltaVista is Google's ancestor, and without this the network will not be the same like today .AltaVista now belongs to Yahoo. The public relations gave a sec ad: "Please visit the Yahoo! Search Search for all your needs"
That was the message from Friday, Yahoo has announced that closes AltaVista on July 8. Along with AltaVista, other 11 products that do not matter to the company will be dissolved. Jay Rossiter, vice president of Yahoo that takes care for platforms, said that the company would continue to "focus on creating beautiful products that are essential for you every day." In other words, Yahoo has decided to focus its resources on things that work and that users need..
However, disappearance of AltaVista will leave a void in the stomach to Internet users .
Sony presented the Xperia Z Ultra. This phone stands out with its display of 6.4 inch , with the most advanced hardware CPU currently, only 6.5 mm thick, resistant to water. In my opinion, the phone is huge I do not know with what I could compare it. My question is : where want to go with these photos (I mean the size) ? Probably soon when we purchase a phone it will be necessary to buy a pair of pants with generous pockets . But back to specs : 6.44 inch display with resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels, 342 ppi, scratch resistant. Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800 at 2.2 GHz quad-core processor, Adreno 330 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB of storage and microSD slot up to 64 GB. Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. 4G speeds up to 150 Mbps download, 3G speeds up to 42 Mbps in download, Wi-Fi a / b / g / n / ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, microUSB, USB-on-the-go, 3.5mm jack, A-GPS and GLONASS. 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama, 1080p video at 30 fps, HDR, video stabilization, a 2 megapixel front camera that records 1080p at 30 fps.Battery 3050 mAh, 212 gr. and 6.5 mm .
The fragmentation of Android versions is a burden to developers
"Fragmentation Version is a burden for developers, as you know," said Tim Cook."Actually ..." he says, "if you do some calculations, you will see that iOS6 is the most popular operating system in the world and ranks second place a version of Android, which was launched in 2010".
According to Cook, who did the presentation, iOS6 is installed on 93% of the 600 million devices shipped by Apple.Tim compared the percentage at 37% of the Android's Gingerbread, also Cook said that 26% of devices running Ice Cream Sandwich and 33%, Jelly Bean.
These values include only "versions of Android that relate to Google Play store, not those of the Kindle and Nook," said Cook. "Even so, the story is a sad one."
Cook also said that Apple devices are used more minutes per day than those with Android. "50% of iPhone users invest more time in their use than those with Android devices," he said, citing a study by Experian.
Cook was keen to point out that developers of programs and applications for iOS can earn money. Apple would have paid $ 10 billion to the program, to date, says Cook. "The timing is very favorable." "Last year, we paid $ 5 billion of this money."
Take a look at Android and pull some conclusions: Google has washed his hands and give updates to seller terminals. Yes, you can quickly download a build of Android and you install it yourself the old terminal, especially if you are passionate, but if HTC, for example, you lose HTC Sense, phone charm that is all, if you install the Samsung, you lose not-know-what and so on. Just ordinary user who "does not have to like that" installed, you want to be able to run all the old and new.
If Samsung or HTC does not allow the update to the new version of Android, the user has great frustration because has paid for a smartphone and she want to run all possible applications for the operating system you chose. Imagine that Samsung has just screwed 10 million Galaxy S users, which does not offer the possibility of update to the new version of Android, though the hardware would theoretically face, whatever it says Samsung.
According to MacRumors, the new phone will have a more efficient battery than the iPhone 5, a new dual-LED flash rear camera and a model APL0698 chip, which were manufactured in 2012. Therefore, it is a new chip, A7, A6 not, as the iPhone 5. It will Elpida DRAM probably 1GB as A6. The exterior design will not be but very different from the iPhone 5.Apple will launch iPhone 5s this year, along with a low-cost smartphone with plastic casing.According to sources, the new products could be presented officially in September.
By closing Google Reader remained less than ten days, but Feedly, which seems at this moment is the most serious candidate to replace him, has already announced implementation of the first option in the list that presented it in early.
The most important novelty is implementing its cloud service for synchronizing the flow of news, the company eliminating dependence on Google's software platform. For those who have already switched to Feedly, migration will be done by simply visiting the page cloud.feedly.com and restart the application.
The second novelty is waiving Chrome extension, Firefox and Safari in favor of a simple Web interface that is compatible with any browser, including Opera or Internet Explorer, which until now had access to the service Feedly.
Not all applications and services previously announced have been updated to include support for Feedly instead of Google Reader. The company announced that applications NextGen Reader, Press, GReader, Newsify, MENER and gNewsReader already received updates while Reeder will follow soon, adding to the list and online platforms IFTTT and Sprout Social.
Becoming independent of Google Reader and already having a satisfactory number of compatible applications, Feedly has yet to complete certain steps such as authentication other than the Google account, improving Web interface, or the launch of a public API. The company, however, said authentication Twitter accounts, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Microsoft and Facebook will be launched soon, along with other news.
Russian billionaire Dmitry Itskov invited several experts this weekend in New York to talk to them about how people will achieve immortality. It was held at the Congress Global Future 2045, funded by billionaire by the age of 32. He already has 20,000 supporters.Dmitry Itskov believes that in 2045 everyone will have an android like Data from Star Trek, which you can order it. Wants to make a revolution, and the new world to be called "neo-human".
He believes that in 2020 we will be able to control objects around us using brain. In 2025, we will be like Futurama, that we have the ability to transplant the brain into a robot that will replace a dying body. Ten years later, in 2035, we will not need robots, because we can move the mind ditrect a computer. In 2045, artificial brains will control the holographic bodies.
Google Cloud Print is a new application now available for free on Android , and it enables users to print directly from their handsets using device compatible sites.You can share a photo or a document that Docs or gallery applications and this directly to Cloud Print. The application requires minimum Android 2.3.3 and occupy only 1.9 MB. Is free and your printer should be on the list of devices compatible with Google Cloud Print. This new technology allows you to connect printers directly to the web without a PC as an intermediary. Cloud Print works on phones, tablets, Chrome terminals, PCs and practically any device connected to the Internet. You can download the application here
From 15 Juli Yahoo will delete IDs inactive for over a year
Prepare tolosea servicefromYahooIDsieinactivefor over ayear.ThatoldIDthat you usedin high school andyouignoredlatelymight be lostsinceJuly 15.We must recognize that the move is a good one, especially since many people make multiple ids at a time waive some of them. Yahoo IDs will reset in the middle of next month and say they do this in order to free the user name that the world wants, but can not access them.Obviously there will be attempts to spam but Yahoo will allocate only one ID of a person. Funny thing is that many people will interpret the message as spam to Yahoo, because it sounds like those mails fixed "Starting ... Google or Microsoft will close the service Gmail / Hotmail", which are obviously spam
The new iOS 7 comes with several features which were not announced in the press conference in San Francisco.One of these features is that the user receive a signal when it introduces a power cord that is not an original Apple product.
Once inserted the cable, the next message appears on the phone screen :
"This cable is not an original cable and may not work perfectly on the iPhone."
Apple want to convince its customers to use from now only original products.
Apple has unveiled the changes they had prepared for the seventh version of the iOS operating system, changes that were rumored for months, since the division lead Scott Forstall left to leave the room iOS Jonathan Ive.IOS passing through the biggest change since the launch, iOS 7 will provide an interface where all items are new, since the shape or size of icons and fonts system and ending with the new way of switching between applications or a Control Center that bring buttons for quick access to features such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, which many wanted them in the first place.
The interface uses small tricks to seem more attractive, remarking dynamic wallpaper using the parallax effect to give a sense of depth or transparency for windows or keyboard. From the exposition is noted that all pre-installed applications have been updated, the old pseudo-three-dimensional textures and elements being replaced by airy environment that offers clear fonts, bright colors and rich presentation modes where iOS was quite overcome, such as calendar, weather or email client.
Interesting changes could be seen in the camera interface that is fully restored and includes photo filters, this premium options and video capture 60 frames per second. With this, and Photos received some updates, such as the ability to group images by time and geographical location, and sharing best, including Air Drop, a service file sharing peer to peer connection via Wi -Fi.
But the changes are not just cosmetic. iOS multitasking will bring a greatly improved from current communication through a small number of APIs, which is backed by a new graphical interface for viewing open applications that use large image preview, and switching between applications similar to WebOS . To optimize energy consumption, iOS 7 will include a number of optimizations such as simultaneous updates to multiple applications while updating background applications depending on the extent of use by the user and can update some apps in the background at each notification received, and application developers will receive no less than 1,500 new APIs.
Finally, the list of news also includes the possibility to initiate FaceTime calls only for voice, VPN settings in each application, synchronization between terminals notifications, blacklist for calls and messages and a better protection for stolen terminals, which will allow activation formatted terminals than used before deleting the account.
Google is close to buying application Waze navigation and traffic information for more than $ 1 billion, the Wall Street Journal said a source close to the situation. Understanding could be announced in this week, said the person cited.Contact the WSJ, Google and Waze representatives have declined to comment.Earlier, sources close to the situation claimed that among the companies interested in taking over Waze would include Apple and Facebook.
About 45 million drivers are using Waze in 193 countries, according to the website of the company that developed the app, Waze Inc..Waze was created in Israel and the company has about 100 employees, including a team of research and development in the country.
The new Apple's phone whose launch is approaching already arouses much excitement among fans eager to find out more details. Latest indications seem to be disclosed even to one of the housing, ie the front panel to be mounted components of the new iPhone.The photos obtained in one of the Foxconn factories in China shows, in addition to employees who sleep during the program, work benches filled with this important element of the housing structure. If it proves to be real, the metal changed repertoire reveals an arrangement of sensors present above the screen. While camera location remains practically unchanged, the details shown using a ribbon connector changed.
Picture appeared in France "the source", so should be treated as a rumor.
Apple is preparing to announce new versions of iOS and OSX
The main event of the conference, which will take place today, will bring on stage the director general Tim Cook and other executives of the company, who will present two new versions of operating systems, iOS (for devices mobile: iPhone, iPad) and OSX.
The general public will have access to early versions of the first two systems developed by reorganizing management software division of the company, now under the control of Jony Ive, one of the trusted men of Steve Jobs, which was previously occupied by design.
Presentation from today has a stake higher for Apple than in previous years after the appearance of a current of skepticism and mistrust among investors about the company's ability to continue the rapid pace of innovation, to remain a dominant force in the mobile product market communication and maintain high profit margins that has accustomed shareholders.
Apple shares fell by 17% earlier this year. Friday, Apple closed up 0.8% on the New York Stock Exchange, recovering the decline in the first part of the session due to a report sent around noon by an analyst who believes the group could surprise Monday by launching an iPhone low cost or an improved version of iPhone 5.
The company has already yielded pressures tablet market, releasing last fall mini iPad, a smaller version less performance and less expensive Apple tablet. Apple's new operating system for mobile devices most likely will be called iOS 7.It is anticipated that this year's version will bring major changes from previous versions, due to the influence of Jony Ive.
HTC One is one of the most impressive smartphones released in this year. For the Chinese market, the Taiwanese manufacturer has created a dual SIM version of the terminal. The integrity of the housing of aluminum and ceramic was less affected by the use of a detachable rear cover. This cap covers the two slots microSIM and microSD card slot.
It is unknown at this time if HTC decides to introduce a dual SIM One of other markets in Europe. A phone that supports dual SIM is not appreciated by mobile operators and can be bought only with full price. In Russia, its price will be equivalent to € 720. Specifications Dual SIM version of the HTC One will not be different from the model initially launched. The only exception is petnru support microSD cards. Tempting a this terminal?
The phone is resistant to water and dust.Samsung Galaxy S4 Active was officially announced today, and the most important thing that comes is that fared well in the water and dust.
8MP camera, somewhat lower than for Samsung Galaxy S4, is also designed specifically for people passionate about adventure, because it can take pictures underwater "Aqua Mode". This mode allows shooting clear images and videos in rich colors underwater.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active resist sinking at 1m depth in water for 30 minutes.
The Smartphone Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has a LED screen, unlike Super AMOLED fitted to S4. Otherwise, specs are preserved. The screen has a 1080p resolution, a 5-inch diagonal and u quad-core processor is 1.9 GHz. There is 16GB of space that can be expanded with a microSD card and 3GB of RAM.
The phone has 4G, infra-red port, Wi-Fi and NFC, and the battery is 2600 mAh. The operating system is Android 4.2.2, and the phone is equipped with Air View, Air Gestures, F Health and Watch ON IR.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is a bit larger and thicker than the S4, with dimensions of 138.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm and weight increased by 21 grams to 151g.
The new Yahoo Mail interface becomes mandatory from today
In mid-December last year, Yahoo has introduced its new Web service interface for email, this announcement was accompanied by the launch of a new applications for Android, iOS and Windows 8/RT. Starting today, the new interface is mandatory and users will have to accept the terms of use and privacy policy us.
Yahoo announced that the new interface will become mandatory and that the interface class will be eliminated in April. The company announced that the migration will begin today's final and Yahoo users will receive a message will inform them that they are obliged to accept the transition to the new interface can still use free email service.
With this change, Yahoo announced the new privacy policy. Just like Gmail, Yahoo Mail will scan all messages sent and received by the user, personal data will be used to display relevant advertising content and to detect dangerous files or phishing attempts.
No matter how powerful it would be a phone, if not resist when it is dropped, it may not be to the liking of many users who want a gadget that they can rely in any situation.
The guys at Android Authority have make a dropping test with the new Samsung Galaxy S4 and a iPhone 5. Here's where the phones are better:
If this test does not impress you, look how they are doing when it hit Galaxy S4 with strong force with a hammer. Yes, glass cracked, but the phone is more powerful than previous models launched by the company in South Korea. Gorilla Glass 3 does its job.
TechRax tested the phone in water, while it was running. And it has done remarkable.
One of the latest advertisements posted by Microsoft to YouTube , show what you can buy with the money that you give for a Samsung Galaxy S4 64GB.The comparison made by Microsoft seems slightly forced. You can not get a consensus on the Galaxy S4 and Lumia 520. One goes in the top category and the other relies on low-cost segment. Galaxy S4 comes with a 5-inch display with resolution FHD / 1920 × 1080 pixels, Qualcomm quad-core CPU at 1.9 GHz or Exynos 5 Octa, 2 GB RAM, 16/32/64 GB + microSD up to 64 GB, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, 13 megapixel camera, 4G / LTE, 2600 mAh battery.
Nokia Lumia 520 comes with 4-inch IPS display with resolution 480 × 800 pixels, dual-core Qualcomm CPU at 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 8 GB of storage and microSD slot, Windows Phone 8, 5 megapixel camera, battery 1430 mAh. The major differences between the experience offered by the Lumia 520 and Galaxy S4.
