Tech & News

NASA launches game that emulates the Curiosity rover landing on Mars

2012-07-17T11:23:00.001-07:00

"Mars Rover Landing" is downloaded for free through Xbox Live and play without controls.

The partnership between NASA and Microsoft introduced its first product: a free game where the user must make the Curiosity rover lands safely on the surface of Mars.

The game was released yesterday and is now available from Xbox Live Marketplace.

Its operation is simple: the user controls the system through Kinect landing, and must ensure that your browser reaches the surface before you run out of fuel.

The graphics of the game are canned quality, which seeks that the player can feel part of the "seven minutes of terror", the complicated landing sequence of Curiosity.

Curiosity was launched into space on November 26 last year and should reach the surface of Mars on August 6.

Skype releases updates for affected versions of the chat service failure

2012-07-17T10:44:00.000-07:00

The company released a new version of software for Windows, Mac, Linux and Windows Phone.

SAN FRANCISCO. - The Internet telephony software Skype released an update for its clients on different operating systems after a crash announced yesterday.

According to the company yesterday, the error occurred in some versions of the software and made that if the application failed and closed, the last message sent in a chat is sent to a separate contact, chosen at random.

The company, owned by Microsoft, announced an update for their version of Windows, Mac, Linux and Windows Phone, platforms affected by the fault.

While the update is recommended for all users, requiring only those who currently have installed Windows versions 5.1, 5.8 for Mac, Linux 4.0 and 1.2 for Windows Phone.

Spool purchase Facebook to mark and share content on mobile devices

2012-07-17T10:25:00.003-07:00

Facebook added mobile technology with the acquisition of Spool, a young company that specializes in identifying and sharing content on smartphones or tablets.

"Spool's team has extensive experience in developing mobile software and a passion to make the content easy to consume," Facebook said Monday.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Spool can organize content using bookmarks online to access digital stories, videos or other material in different Internet-connected devices.

"We created Spool to make Web content easy to consume on a mobile device," the company said in a blog, which announced its entry into the leading social network.

"We firmly believe that the solution of these problems will become increasingly important in a world that primarily access the Internet through mobile devices."

Facebook, which is headquartered in Menlo Park, California (west), as a priority to improve its mobile offering to meet the demand of users increasingly access the service from smartphones or tablets.

Announce thin screen in the next iPhone

2012-07-17T10:20:00.000-07:00

According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple's new phone will incorporate touch sensors on the LCD itself, it will be 0.5 mm thinner and much brighter than previous models.

Announced today the site of The Wall Street Journal, the display of the next iPhone will be much thinner, it will include touch sensors on the LCD itself, eliminating the layer that included in previous models. This same technology also allows the display is much brighter.

This new technology, which is being manufactured by large Asian companies, including LG and Sharp, Apple also allows costs decrease, as the company will not have to buy the touch screens and LCDs from different providers.

Gravity Rush PS Vita

2012-07-17T09:41:00.002-07:00

Answers to your questions about "Gravity Rush"

Rush Gravity director, Keiichiro Toyama, answered questions from the PlayStation community about the impressive action adventure PS Vita.

If you could control gravity, what actual building subirías you first? Would you be a superhero name? (Draotha, The Netherlands).

I would love to join the world of Comic Strip (as they call the French and Belgian comics), so it should be the Eiffel Tower! My partner would be a black rabbit and call him Rabbit Gravity.

Are games like Rush Gravity's why you have devoted to the world of videogames? (Jas-Balboa, United Kingdom)

Yes, the type of game I always wanted to do is something like Rush Gravity. The type of graphics you created Moebius (Jean Giraud) have always been rondándome head and for a long time, I wanted to create a game that had that kind of atmosphere.

To control and experiment gravity was a childhood dream that you helped create Rush Gravity? (Elpatron_972, France)

Say Yes to the experimental and the control of gravity is an important issue for me. Also I find moments or trips where you can leave the course marked as inline skating, which is very exciting. The sea separates my home from my job, so even I have dreams in which I go to work for deep diving.

New game from the creator of Angry Birds is now available

2012-07-15T21:31:00.001-07:00

The Finnish company announced that its new Rovio game Amazing Alex, is now officially available on iPhone and Android mobile operating system.

The game, which tells the story of a curious child who likes to build things, is the successor to the hit Angry Birds, which adds millions of users around the world and deals with angry birds that want their eggs from the pigs have been stolen.

Amazing Alex has 100 different levels, where the idea is to overcome stage respecting the laws of physics.

To download the game, you should go to the AppStore and Google Play.

Nokia halved in the U.S. price of its new smartphone

2012-07-15T21:16:00.003-07:00

The measure aims to curb losses in market share to rivals such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.

Nearly three months after its launch, Nokia said on Sunday that halved the price in the U.S. its new smartphone Lumia 900, from $ 99 to $ 49.99 with a two-year contract.

The move is an effort to stem losses in market share to rivals such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.

Nokia spokesman Keith Nowak said the price reduction "is part of our life cycle management in progress, which is between Nokia and operator customers."

Nowak also said that a price cut is not unusual in this period of the life cycle of the smartphone, noting that Samsung also dropped the price of its Galaxy S II-released by Lumia 900.

Sales of the device with Windows operating system have been slow and Microsoft also said that current devices can not apply their software Windows 8, what would become almost obsolete.

The three major rating agencies downgraded Nokia to action category "trash." Nokia is expected to submit its second quarter results on July 19. When inquiring about the extent to analysts, they said that there will be a loss in the handset business of 236 million euros (289 million), from 127 million euros (156 million) in the first quarter.

Tormenta solar afectará la Tierra este fin de semana y científicos prevén que secuelas serán menores

2012-07-14T21:56:00.002-07:00

Esta llamarada solar es la sexta que ocurre durante el año y se estrellará contra el campo magnético de nuestro planeta, por lo que no se esperan problemas importantes en el suministro eléctrico y comunicaciones.

Una tormenta solar afectará este fin de semana a la Tierra, sin embargo los científicos prevén que las secuelas que ésta podría traer serán menores, debido a que se estrellará contra elcampo magnético de nuestro planeta.
Asimismo, los expertos ya han dado aviso a empresas de electricidad, aerolíneas y otros sectores que podrían ser dañados. "No pasará la gran cosa", señaló Joe Kunches, miembro del Centro de Predicción del Clima Espacial, ubicado en Boulder, Colorado, quien agregó que "no prevemos daños a sistema alguno".
Esta llamarada solar es la sexta que ocurre en el año y ninguna de las anteriores causó problemas importantes. Cuando se trata de casos severos, las erupciones solares pueden interrumpir el suministro eléctrico y dañar satélites, así como suprimir las señales GPS y las comunicaciones por radio de alta frecuencia.
En ocasiones, las aerolíneas modifican sus rutas de vuelo para evitar en las regiones de los Polos la radiación adicional por las erupciones solares. De hecho, en 1989, una poderosa erupción solar averió la red eléctrica de Quebec, donde dejó a seis millones de personas sin energía.
Juha-Pekka Luntama, experto en clima espacial en la Agencia Espacial Europea, dijo que las empresas de servicios públicos y de navegación "registrarán algunas alteraciones pero podrán superar cualquier problema" que les ocasione el torrente de partículas solares.
Este tipo de llamaradas ocurren en el ciclo normal de 11 años de actividad del Sol, que alcanzará su mayor intensidad en 2013.
Asimismo, luego de que termine la tormenta vendrá el espectáculo: la colisión de las partículas solares contra el campo magnético exterior de la Tierra causaráauroras boreales más brillantes. Respecto de esto, Kunches señaló que quizá durante este fin de semana sean visibles auroras trémulas entre la frontera de Estados Unidos y Canadá, así como en el norte de Europa.

Why iPhone 4Gs over iPhone 5?

2012-07-14T21:49:00.001-07:00

The iPhone 4gs has the latest technology on the actual screen – its using high resolution patented technology which was designed by Samsung – the iPhone 5 does not have this as it proved to be way to expensive.

The features of the iPhone 4gs are not available on the Apple website – this is simply because they do not want to cannabalize the sales of their new coming phone.

All it boils down to is businesses are there to make money, and they will not always make the product of the highest quality, if it means they can get a higher profit margin producing a lower quality product, then thats exactly what they will do.

Reveal possible new features of Samsung Galaxy III

2011-12-30T10:51:00.000-08:00

The next phone would be presented in Barcelona next February and would have the3D technology.

The Samsung Galaxy S, the official competitor Apple iPhone, will soon have a new version, which is speculated will be presented in February next year at the MobileWorld Congress, the mobile fair held every year in Barcelona.

One of the main features that would have this device, including 3D technologywithout the use of lenses (like the Nintendo 3DS), it will definitely do this formatcontent such as movies or games.

It would have a quad-core, high-definition screen, and come with the Androidversion Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest mobile operating system from Google.

Other leaked specs is that the smartphone would have 2GB of RAM, and a 12-megapixel camera.

Sony PSP Vita sold 321 000 units in two days in Japan

2011-12-20T17:20:00.000-08:00

Its great attraction is its catalog of games, which already has 24. Comes to Americaand Europe in February.}

A good first weekend was the new Sony handheld, the PSP Vita. In its first two days on the market Nippon sold over 321 000 units of the console.

The data come from Sony, but the research firm Enterbrain, while supporting thegood wishes for Vita. But even with this success, a fact worth to Sony: sold fewer units than the 3DS in the same period of time.

When the new Nintendo handheld was released in February sold 371 000 units inthe same two days. The problem, and the advantage for Sony, is that sales of the 3DS fell sharply within a few weeks, resulting in heavy losses for the company.

One reason would be the poor library of games, so Sony was prepared and when launching the new PSP already has 24 titles available.

The PSP Vita arrive in the U.S. and Europe in February and is expected to reach Chile near the same date.

Apple wins patent war partly from HTC

2011-12-20T11:26:00.000-08:00

The International Trade Commission ruled that the U.S. only HTC would have violatedone of the four patents for which Apple had claimed.

Apple won a partial victory in the war against HTC patents for advanced phones,after the International Trade Commission U.S. (ITC) ruled that the Taiwanese company infringed only one of the four patents in a lawsuit filed by rivalestadonidense.

The U.S. commission imposed a formal ban on import HTC phones that infringe the patent, which begins on April 19, 2012.

Experts say, however, that the ITC decision will not hurt the Asian giant, as the rulinginvolves only a patent that HTC, who has time to resolve the matter. HTC gets almost half its revenue from the U.S. market.

"It's a limited victory for several reasons," said Peter Toren, a lawyer specializing in intellectual property law firm partner of Shulman Rogers in the United States. Rogerssaid the ruling does not prevent import as many phones as HTC wants to April.

"It gives a lot of time to make a change HTC design, which I understand are alreadyworking," he said. The order becomes effective in April, but the impact is not felt until several months later, "he added.

HTC said Monday that the ruling was a victory for them and said it planned tocompletely eliminate their mobile technology linked to the patent.

The patent in question refers to technology that helps users to click on phone numbers and other data contained in a document, such as email, to dial directly orverbosity.

HTC said it was "satisfied" that the judge has reversed some of the decisions takenearlier by the administrative law judge, who ruled in July that HTC infringed two patents from Apple in the manufacture of its Android smartphone.

Carolyn Wu, Apple spokeswoman, said of the sentence: "We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours."

PlayStation 4 would go into production later this year

2011-12-15T13:35:00.000-08:00

Both Sony and Microsoft have denied active and passive their next consoles (PlayStation 4 and Xbox hypothetical 720) were to see the light soon. In recent weeks, however, hearsay and analysts have determined that 2012 will be year of newplatforms.
Obviously, though both companies deny it, are already working on such machines.We had it on tracks in recent months, but we will not get confirmation, especially asthis bucolic speech endure "our console is designed to perpetuate a decade."

Download Android Market applications exceeding 10,000 million

2011-12-07T10:19:00.000-08:00

Google says that the average monthly growth stood at 1,000 million downloads.

The number of applications downloaded from Android Market for devices withGoogle's mobile operating system has exceeded 10,000 million, according to the company of Mountain View in its oficial Blog.

In July 2010 the number of downloads was one billion, while a year later, in July thisyear, reached the figure of six billion.

Since the search engine company indicate that the average monthly growth stood at1,000 million downloads.

"Of course, none of these applications exist but for the thousands of developers who created Android, every day surpass their own limits," says the blog Eric Chu, Androiddeveloper.

Xbox users can choose movies from Netflix to the movement of your body

2011-12-07T10:03:00.000-08:00

From today is available an application to use the online service of films and serieswith the console and sensor Kinect.

The popular system of online Netflix movies and runs from today on the Xbox 360game consoles, where even the user can control the system with the movement of your body, if the sensor has Kinect.

This new experience can be enjoyed for Netflix users in Chile, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, the United States and Canada. Xbox was the only console that was missing, since the service was available in Latin America for PlayStation 3 and Wii.

"We are delighted to be available in the Xbox, because game consoles are amongthe most popular devices used by our members," said Neil Hunt, Netflix chiefproduct.

Among the new version of Netflix on Xbox highlight the ease of reproduction of the following chapters of the series that is being, or the ability for the user to rate thefilms, audio and subtitles configure or revise related content.

With Kinect addition, the experience becomes interactive and you can browse categories and movies with body movement.

Netflix for Xbox transmission is also compatible with high definition (720p) withDolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.

To work, you need to download the application from Xbox Marketplace, in addition to Xbox LIVE Gold membership, free high speed Internet and a Netflix membershipfor unlimited streaming.

Apple gets 95% stake in the market for Tablet

2011-12-04T08:48:00.000-08:00

Competition in the market is bounded quickly as handset vendors and PCmanufacturers are entering the new category of devices.

According to research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple reached a 95% share of the tablet computer market with its iPads in the July-September quarter.

However, competition in the market is bounded quickly as handset vendors and PCmanufacturers are entering the new category of devices, located halfway between the traditional personal computers and smart phones, following the success of theiPad Apple, which began shipping in April.

The total market grew to 4.4 million tablets in the September quarter from 3.5 millionthe previous period, according to research firm.

"War of the tablets is ongoing. Apple has pushed rapidly its famous brand, a strongretail presence and an easy to use for the development of the segment of the tablets in a multimillion-dollar global business," said analyst Neil Mawston SA .

Phones and tablets are main targets of cyber attacks in 2012

2011-12-03T07:00:00.000-08:00

A study says that mobile devices will be the prime targets of cyber attacks over the next year.

A study says ESET Latin America 2012 is the year where mobile devices will become one of the main objectives of computer attacks, especially those who occupy the Android operating system.
Likewise, the evolution of security in desktop operating systems will lead to more complex threats, the report "Trends 2012: mobile malware," prepared by the Research Laboratory of ESET.
Of 41 new variants of malicious code to Android operating systems tested, 70% appeared during the last half of 2011, establishing itself as the period of greatest threats to development of this platform in the last two years.
The rate of use of Google's mobile operating system has increased strongly in the world, thus becoming a target for cybercriminals.
According to Gartner, in mid-2011, Android is the leading mobile platform with more than 400 million devices worldwide, growing at a rate of 550 000 computers per day.
An example of the impact it can generate an attack of this type on this operating system is the DroidDream case, an application that infected more than 250 000 computers that downloaded from the Android Market. Google decided to remotely uninstall the application of all the systems infected by malicious code, and notified by e-mail to all users whose mobile device had been attacked.
"The creators of malicious applications on Android are finding many of the features found years ago in Windows XP. The growth in market share and the ability to spread malicious code will position Android as one of the privileged targets developers malicious code during 2012, "said Sebastian Bortnik, Awareness & Research Coordinator ESET Latin America.
By 2012, more malicious code will also appear with capacities of infringing digital signature systems that have the most modern operating systems.
The threat landscape for next year presented less frequently include highly complex threats and attacks impact with simple and easily accessible to developers, with a greater degree of massiveness.
On the other hand, can be expected locally generated attacks in Latin America, especially hacktivist type, ie attacks for ideological rather than economic.
Social networks may also play an important role in the spread of attacks, and could increase the rate of spread of banking Trojan, the malicious code more characteristic of our region.

THE NEW IPHONE 5 - COMING JUNE 2012

2011-12-01T12:11:00.000-08:00

The all new iPhone 5 is already buzzing with speculation. Will theiPhone 5 be a complete redesign? Yes! The current Apple iPhone release wasn't much to rave about, although people do really like Siri, the personal assistant. However, the iPhone 5 is going to have some amazing new hardware and features like 3D video and pictures, newly designed keyboards and 4G speeds to name a few!

The new iPhone 5 is going to be loaded with awesome new features like video chat on 3g and 4g (no longer restricted to WiFi only), face recognition and extreme downloading. Also there is a new chat service between Apple devices! Similar to the blackberry messenger service. It has also been integrated into the SMS/MMS application used originally on the iPhone models. (List of possible features below). The new iPhone 5 features are speculated, these features are well received by the public and will typically follow suit based on previous releases and their features.

This iPhone 5 will be equipped with a two A5 chip processors and higher more powerful graphic chips that can deliver higher video resolutions (5-9 times better and 7 times faster) and amazing "still" images when taking pictures, AND it will make multi-tasking a lot faster, in addition to adding support for 4G speeds. The processor will have speeds at 1.5 - 2.0 GHz and 1GB of RAM. Obviously the new iPhone 5 will have iMessage, iOS5, iCloud and all the standard features of the iPhone 4S, including Siri the personal assistant. These improvements alone will be healthy competition for the newly released Samsung Galaxy S II.

Apple recently filed several patent applications in order to bring 3D picture capturing to the iPhone 5. This phone will be capable of rendering, capturing and processing 3D images, which coincides with the recent changes to the dual-camera hardware. The new iPhone 5 will also be capable of taking pictures in Panorama!

The new iPhone 5 will boast 4G also known as LTE (Long Term Evolution)speeds, according to AT&T which is due to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) which is in line with the most recent technology standards for mobile networks.

Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S, a faster version of its best-selling smartphone that includes a virtual "personal assistant" you can talk to. And now, Apple will release the iPhone 5, which looks promising in terms of being sleek, packed with new hardware and finally less restrictions. Very exciting! We will update our information as soon as we learn more about the newest features of the iPhone 5, as more information comes in daily. Again, the iPhone 5 is going to be a complete redesign so there is still a lot to learn about this device. Check it out ....

A few features of the new iPhone 5:

Thinner sleeker design

Physical Keyboard (Possible)

Built in GPS standard

Face Recognition Security

Face Time on 3G and 4G

Custom SMS tones

Custom E-mail alerts with ability to assign different tones to each email address

Shatter resistant

8 MEGAPIXEL Camera front and rear

64G Basic and 120G memory

Extended battery life = 20 hours talk time on 3G and 10 hours on 4G. Standby 1000 hours.

Full 1080p HD Recording AND 3D Video Display !!!

Messaging indicator light.

HTML5 (safari) Flash Player capable

SIM-Less Phone - Basically, the iPhone 5 will be a World Phone, or World iPhone. This is accomplished huilding 2 to 3 internal antennas which makes it capable of GSM and CDMA technology, so you can take the phone to any network!

iPhone 5 Launch Date

Based on previous releases and the recent release of the iPhone 4s, it is expected that hte new iPhone 5 will be released somewhere between June and July of 2012. Apple has typically released these phones very orderly, but with this complete redesign of the new iPhone 5, along with the recent off schedule release of the iPhone 4s, July of 2012 looks like a viable target. Steve jobs was working VERY hard on this new iPhone 5 to be released in 2010 with a full and complete redesign that will deliver outstanding results and performance.

iPhone 5 price

Currently, we have estimated pricing but we can not publish them since it will all depend on what carrier you choose to purchase your iPhone 5 with. The iPhone 5 price will be subsidized by all carriers and how much of the cost they will lower the iPhone 5 by will depend on the length of the contract you sign. Currently, the iPhone 5 will be available on AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint, with more carriers coming in the future. If this iPhone 5 is truly a world phone, you will be able to take it to any carrier that wants to support it.

PlayStation 4 could leave by 2014 according to reports.

2011-12-01T11:58:00.000-08:00

The company Sony is already planning its new console project. The rumor that does not seem like a long way to give your console to Microsoft for Xbox 720 and is already developing Ps4.

The console will only be in face of pre-production. This way you can not know anything yet. Although they reported that there is no specification in this respect and that their efforts are focused on the PlayStation 3.

The battle to be the best console for sale apparently could return in a little longer.

Sony Playstation 4, Features, desing, games and relase Data

2011-12-01T11:53:00.000-08:00

Sony is certainly in competition with Microsoft to bring up its next generation gaming console to the market. When the PlayStation 3 was released five years ago, it was sold out in almost every store, and as of June 31, 2011 there were more than 51 million units sold.

The competition gets tougher and intense in the video game market, and Sony is preparing itself for the release ofPlayStation 4 or PS4. In fact, while the PlayStation 4 is currently getting its treatment, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 6 are in the early stages of planning and conceptualization at Sony’s R&D labs.

The world eagerly waits for the next generation PlayStation 4 sported with hi-tech gaming features and latest technologies. Gamers are not just expecting the PS4to have a combination of motion and dual-shock controllers, but also 3D gaming experience. There’s no reason why one should not expect what the next version of PS4 will contain, since technology has advanced widely and effectively.

The Sony PlayStation 4 is said to be made of eco-friendly materials. The gaming console is expected to be made up to 60% of recyclable materials. Apart from that, it will also have a “Eco Start” feature, which will allow gamers to save and resume games, without having to switch off the console.

Additionally, it is choreographed to switch off every 30 minutes of no activity. The interesting part is that during this time, the console will self-charge automatically from a rechargeable cell. This not only saves energy, but also maintains and extends the life of the console.

Although the device is blended with eco-friendly features, it certainly needs those specifications which are essentially required for any hardcore gamers. The PlayStation 4 is expected to sport a 1.5 TB hard disk drive, which allows users to store a large number of games. It will have USB 3.0 ports along with an HDMI connect port.

The Sony PlayStation 4 will have full 3D support with 4K2K compatibility, and supports 3D Blu-Ray. It is enabled to synchronize with Sony Ericson, and also synchronize with the Sony Bravia. The Sony Entertainment Network (SEN), formerly called Qriocity, will also be included in the console.

In terms of CPU, the current PS 3 uses a cell based processor with 1 PPE (Power Processing Element) at 3.2 GHz. We are expecting the PS4 to have 32nm 8 Core Cell processor with 16 SPEs, along with a 22nm Kepler. We are also expecting the console to have a boatload of RAM, with at least minimum of 2GB RAM.

Facebook now states may have more than 60 000 characters

2011-12-01T11:43:00.000-08:00

CALIFORNIA .- The message was short on social networks are starting to fall behind. While the texts written by Twitter users still have to be 140 characters inFacebook are longer. In fact, much longer: over 60 000 characters.

In a post published yesterday on the social network, Vadim Lavrusik, program manager for Journalists announced Facebook Facebook now accept comments up to 63,206 characters.

This means that states, messages in other people's walls and even the comments on photos may be that extension. To put this in perspective, according Lavrusik, a novel "average" could be written in just 9 states Facebook.

The evolution of the size allowed for the texts in the social network has been interesting. As of March 2009 could have 160 posts carateres. That month 420 were authorized in July this year reached 500. In September 5000 accepted characters per message and now, three months later, we reached 63 206.

New iPhone iPad 3 and 5 have 4G connectivity and would come in 2012

2011-12-01T11:02:00.000-08:00

TOKYO .- The Japanese newspaper Nikkei Business reported that Apple would release new iPad and iPhone during 2012 and both count 4G connectivity via LTE networks.

According to Nikkei Business says the Apple CEO Tim Cook had visited Japan inNovember to meet with executives from NTT DoCoMo, one of the largest telephone companies in the country. That would come to an agreement for the distribution of new products.

The iPad 3 would be launched during the northern summer in Japan (you may launch in the United States is first). Meanwhile, the iPhone 5 would be presented later in September or October as this year.

Both devices come ready to use 4G networks via LTE. With this, the devices may also work with the networks of Verizon, one of the carriers selling the iPhone in the U.S..

So far not much is known about the new devices. IPad 3 is expected a higher resolution screen and the iPhone 5 is rumored to have a screen larger than 4 inches, and have a new design.