BitTorrent will have service file synchronization

BitTorrent is, usually associated with content sharing, more or less legal, but always using the protocols peer-to-peer.
But this service has been to alter its portfolio of offerings and now goes well beyond simple file sharing. His latest announcement, made yesterday, presented the Sync to synchronize files between different machines and operating systems.

Sync is to have only been shown as being in a pre Alpha, which means that only tests and is not yet available to all users.
This new service will enable automatic synchronization of files between different machines, always safely and distributed. Probably will use the protocols on which the file sharing BitTorrent, which ensures a stable and proven already high levels of safety.
This service aims to compete in an area where most large companies are investing a lot of time and capital. THE services of accommodation in Cloud Files are trendy and it will be in a slightly different way, an alternative to sharing files among multiple machines.
Despite the information provided by BitTorrent is still very scarce, was presented a picture that shows that Sync should be available for most platforms. The Mac OS, Windows and Linux should be a certainty, but probably mobile devices will also be targeted.
For the Sync still be in a very early stage, pre-alpha, BitTorrent does not have the available Sync but is accepting registrations for a limited group of elements for the first tests. You can subscribe to this page .

Today, BitTorrent Sync is in the pre-Alpha stage. And we're hoping That users like you can help us build something sick. If you're comfortable using early, incomplete software, and if you're committed to helping us figure out the better way to sync, we want to hear from you.

BitTorrent has been particularly active in developing and presenting alternatives to their page. A few days ago we presented you the Surf , an extension for Chrome that allows discharging contents through this network directly by the browser.
The vast list of existing BitTorrent clients now suggests a strong adherence to this new service, making it an immediate success.
It remains however to know whether the functionalities it provides will be able to compete with the competition has now accessible to everyone and, in most cases the cost. There must be a differentiating factor for the change to be given.

Apple is smaller .... depreciated about 34%

The equivalent of a ... Spain GDP

Competition in the segment of mobile devices is becoming stronger and stronger. The giant Apple most valuable company in technology , it makes sense to close the effects of financial markets and also the competition since September and already lost about 34%, which corresponds to a GDP (Gross Domestic Product) or Portuguese 227 billion dollars, something like 170 billion euros.
But that is due to depreciation of the company?

 

In September 2012 the giant Apple was worth more than three times the entire Portuguese economy but, being based on the data base of Thursday's Wall Street, shares of the tech giant lost about 10% of its value, reaching a minimum Only $ 455 / share. This penalty is due in part to the sales figures achieved not by Apple in the last quarter of the year, ie Apple sold 48 million iPhones less (29% more than in the same period) and analysts expected the company to reach sales order of 50 million.Thursday 's Wall Street, shares of the tech giant lost about 10% of its value, reaching a minimum of only $ 455 / share. This penalty is due in part to the sales figures achieved not by Apple in the last quarter of the year, ie Apple sold 48 million iPhones less (29% more than in the same period) and analysts expected the company to reach sales order of 50 million.

Leadership problems? Competition problems? Will Apple have to do something innovative in the area of ​​Software? What are your plans for the future .... are some of the issues that arise.

Moreover, Apple also disappointed analysts have grown by just about 17% (to 54 billion dollars), which despite being the company's best result so far, the market expected a lot more.

According to analysts, the problem is that Apple will be in the future, ie, which plans and innovative new equipment that will put on the market to continue strong leadership and isolated. The fear on the part of analysts is that the company will lose ground to Android and its main rival, Samsung, which has put on the market a variety of equipment for various segments of society and which somehow have attracting consumers.

It is also known that sales of Mac computers were reduced from 5.2 to 4.1 million. Still, Still, Apple once again make history as it sold about 22.9 million iPads, higher than analysts' estimates was that of 22.4 million units.

"Consider that the depreciation is due to Apple's own company or to stiff competition? What strategies should be followed"

After all what is faster: Ubuntu 12.10 or Windows 8?

The war between operating system is something that has always existed in the world of computing. The war is certainly more intense in the field of mobile devices, including iOS and Android, but the segment of desktop operating systems to the eternal comparison between Windows and Linux systems continues.
While there are several quality criteria to assess an operating system, such as security, reliability, complete programming interface, simple and well documented truth is that the tendency is always to make an evaluation based on performance.
Windows 8 or Ubuntu 12.10, after which the fastest?

Windows 8 was to be known as the ultra-fast operating system! However, this is only possible if you have a system with multi-core processor, SSD and UEFI technology (learn more here ).
Moreover, and despite the Linux stand out, in terms of performance, other operating systems, the truth is that the latest versions of Ubuntu distribution have received some criticism from users ( some suggestions to improve performance ).
But the question remains!! Ubuntu or WIndows 8, which is faster?
To answer this question, nothing better than having two machines side by side exactly alike! The video below shows the results of two tests:

• 1) Boot
• 2) Log in

Specifications of the machines

• Intel Core i7 2600 K@3.40 ​​Ghz
• 16 GB DDR3 RAM @ 1333 Mhz
• Western Digital Hard Drive 7200.10 RPM

Let's see who is faster :

Surprised? After all the time differences are not so disparate.

Disillusioned with Windows 8 or surprised or with Ubuntu 12.10? 

Microsoft Announces Poker game for Windows 8!

Being one of the most played game types worldwide, whether playing or hurt (especially the wallet) would not be surprising that the Poker arrive sooner or later the United Microsoft.
Thus, recently announced the launch of World Series of Poker : Full House Pro due out this spring.
World Series of Poker: Full House appear well this spring for Xbox Live and Windows 8 with new game modes, representation of casinos and real possibility of further games.

 

However, leaders of Microsoft ensures that the genetic chain of World Series of Poker will remain untouched " transmitting gamers either the Xbox 360 or PC, all the authenticity of a World Series of Poker event real, a totally realistic way . "
World Series of Poker: Full House offers the following features:

• Availability of service total 24 × 7 where players can come and go at any time in games.
• Promise to offer daily packs of chips the player can enjoy and so go on evolving career.
• Updated content and many new features
• Continue a game on Xbox 360 or a system with Windows 8, which means you can play a game and resume anywhere and anytime.
• Variety of game modes, from the Singleplayer mode to simple online games or international tournaments.
• World Series of Poker: Full House presents the comments of professional ESPN, Lon McEachern and Norman Chad thus giving a more credible to the game.

Here is a Trailer from the game:

Google wants Gmail authentication with ring ...

Computer security, in particular the confidentiality and integrity of data, has been a priority of the companies that provide online services. There are many recent years which give news known attacks by hackers carried out, in order to obtain services and invade personal data.
Moreover, users have a tendency to define passwords, little complex and very often obvious. Aware of this issue, Google has indicated that it has an ongoing project which aims pioloto implement a new security mechanism for gmail.



The authentication mechanism proposed by Google may be weird but considering that the use of biometrics is effective and inviolable (this time), then the proposal can be interesting. According to the Wired site, the investigation of this mechanism will be published in the magazine I EEE Privacy & Security which will be available later this month.
According to researchers from Google, the year 2012 has been the year that did reflect on the use of your password, since this is a cheap and weak mechanism to authenticate users on the Internet today.
The idea of Google is to make use of a small card Yubico that supports encryption and enabling the authentication of users. They should also be made ​​of changes in browsers, for integration with this mechanism. At first it may be just a mini card after inserted into the USB port can do user authentication.



However, Google said that it is also planned to integrate this mechanism with smartphones or even a ring embedded in a smartcard. In these cases, if someone steals your smartphone or ring is easier to inform Google's own successful for it to take the appropriate action.

We'd like your smartphone or smartcard-embedded ring finger to authorize the new computer via a tap on the computer, even in situações Which in your phone might be without cellular connectivity

For this idea to succeed, Google is aware that this mechanism will be adopted by other services / businesses. For this, we have developed a protocol (details were not disclosed) that will allow the use of such a mechanism, and is fully independent of Google.
Note that Google has implemented about two years a security mechanism with two-step verification , which become more complex. However, this security mechanism can easily be "overtaken" by a phishing attack - a scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive people in order to reveal credit card numbers, bank account information, numbers social security, passwords and other confidential or sensitive information.
This new authentication mechanism is interesting and based on the giant Google has everything to succeed. However it raises some issues such as the need to acquire a physical device for authentication. Let's see what the future holds and what paths to follow in the area of ​​user authentication.

Consider this authentication mechanism, proposed by Google, will be effective?

Mega now available

Last Minute: Mega now available

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- Via Twitter ( here ), Kim Dotcom has announced that the bandwidth of the shot 0 for 10 Gbps and thousands of records per minute!
- There are many people to register but then can not enter. The service does not allow password recovery!
- The new Megaupload offers 50 GB of free space on the plane, much more that Google Drive (5 GB) and SkyDrive (7 GB)
- Kim Dotcom said there are times that are more than 100 000 people have already registered
- The Mega service encrypts the data with a very strong security key (2048-bit RSA)

After we informed the MediaFire , MegaUpload joins the also the major cloud storage offerings.
The service of the legendary Kim Dotcom will spend its name to Mega , and will offer 50GB of storage in the cloud ... totally free and is available now!

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As foreseen, the Mega is arrived Saturday, and a few minutes earlier than planned. From what I've testemaos, the new service offers a performance and an interesting minimalist but very functional interface.

Some features to highlight

Multi-Language Interface
The Mega (still in beta) supports several languages, including Portuguese.

Uploading Files and Directories

The interface also allows the uploading of files or (a novelty) to upload whole directories.



Upload directory

Pricing plan PRO

The service presents Mega very competitive prices and with excellent features compared to other solutions available in the market



Kim Dotcom ha moment has published a screenshot of Megamovie! There will come a new service for movies / music?

SITE IS ALREADY ACTIVE. HERE GET ACCESS TO MEGA

Kite - The tablet that supports dual boot with Android and Linux

Forecasts indicate that 2013 will be a year of many new features in the segment of mobile devices. As mentioned in other articles, the sale of PCs is falling, according to data revealed by IDC and Gartner, and increasingly tablets try to occupy the market, oo space left by PCs.
If the PCs support dual boot, ie more than a native operating system on the same machine, why not the tablet also offer this possibility? But ... it seems that a company has already thought about it ... we know the Kite - The tablet that supports dual boot with Android and Linux.



The Italian company DaVinci Mobile Technology began accepting pre-orders for registration of its new tablet Kite Full-HD. It is a tablet of 10.1 "with the ability to run Android 4 and Ubuntu 4.12 (for ARM).


This tablet has excellent features include support for USB keyboard and mouse and according to information from the company itself, will cost about 309 euros without VAT (approx. € 370 with VAT)

Key features

• Processor : Samsung Exynos four Quad-core 1.4 Ghz
• GPU : Mali-400MP
• RAM : 2 GB
• Memory Internal storage: 32 GB
• Display: 10-inch Full HD with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 IPS
• VGA front camera and rear camera of 2 MPx
• Wi-Fi b / g / n
• Bluetooth version 4.0
• Support for USB keyboard and mouse

In addition to the features above, will also be available a docking station to increase productivity with the equipment, coupled with mobility that this offers . The company did DaVinci Mobile Technology already know that the equipment will be available from March 2013.

Does support for dual boot, will be an asset to the success of this equipment?