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?

New sound system from Bang & Olufsen embedded

The CES show is still ongoing and the most interesting technologies, whether computer, is the audio and video. This time the famous Bang & Olufsen announces the launch of its latest invention: the embedded sound. This is a solution that integrated audio is comprised of two active speaker means (BeoLab 15), an active subwoofer (BeoLab 16) and an amplifier prepared for shelf (1 Amplifier). All components are designed specifically for installation in wall or ceiling.

This new system is based on a wide range of unique capabilities that Bang & Olufsen uses to install sound systems in unexpected places. The active speakers are designed with high-end components that provide a comprehensive performance sound from compact constructions. It created a visual identity distinct but discreet, with a motorized tilt function that directs the sound as intended when the speakers are connected, then collecting them when they are no longer needed.
 

Power discrete
" This solution active sound, recessed wall, is designed for installations where people want to get a great sound without having to reserve space for free speaker positioning, "said product manager Michael Jensen. " The combination of two speakers and a subwoofer - all elements being concealed, and all drivers fed by separate amplifiers - provide a sound experience of high quality throughout the division. And the motorized tilt complements the real magic that enhances the listening experience. "

The innovative feature of inclination
The new tilt function in BeoLab 15 allows target the middle and high tones as desired. By connecting the system the column is tilted and automatically takes predefined angles to direct the sound to be heard optimized. When the system is off, the BeoLab 15 picks for the seating position.
The new system meets international standards of construction while maintaining separate amplifiers and speaker drivers. The innovative cable compensation function automatically calibrates all cables at distances up to 100 meters in order to ensure an optimized bass performance.
The BeoLab 15 is an active column two-way closed box with a tweeter ¾ "and a third average unit" which includes tilt function to allow direct sound up to 45 ° from the docking position.

The BeoLab 16, the active subwoofer system, comprises two pairs of woofers 4 "in sealed boxes separate, driven in phase using the principle of acoustic balance to allow reproduction of deep bass without undesirable vibrations in the wall.
The Amplifier 1 comprises six separate amplifiers. Two Class D units with the power of 2 x 150 watts power the subwoofer. Each BeoLab 15 is powered with 150 watts for the midrange unit and 45 watts for the tweeter. Adaptive Bass Linearisation ensures deep bass and crisp up a range of 45 Hz
The new sound solution with the BeoLab 15, the BeoLab 16 and Amplifier 1 will be available in stores Bang & Olufsen selected from February 2013. With the rrp of € 3.495 per system.

Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (GT-P5100)

Samsung is the leading manufacturer of Android devices, it has a wide range of technology and equipment with a superior quality, and this tablet, follows the same line.
After having presented the  unboxing  on the 24th of December, we spent some time analyzing the potential and features of this tablet, and the result will be seen in this analysis.

ere you can see in this review, in detail, the main features, internal details, comparisons with some other hardware and equipment.

1 - General characteristics

• General Specifications
• Box

2 - Hardware design and

• Screen
• SoC (CPU and GPU)
• Cameras
• Design and Buttons
• Storage

3 - Software

• Android and TouchWiz interface
• Unique Applications

4 - Performance and autonomy

• General Benchmarks
• Interaction with some of the best games of Play Store
• Battery

General Specifications

OS: Android 4.0.3 with TouchWiz UX UI
CPU: 1GHz Dual Core Cortex-A9
RAM: 1GB
Display: PLS TFT 10.1 "1280 x 800 pixels
Cameras: Rear - 3.15 Mpx, Front - VGA
Video: 720p

Box

As mentioned in the unboxing, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 comes with a USB cable with 30-pin connector, an adapter to connect the power plug and manual.

Screen

This tablet has a built-in screen 10.1 "  Super PLS  capable of reproducing images and videos to a quality far superior to that played by most tablets with IPS technology.
It has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels with about 149 ppi, being very low for the screen size and resolution, allowing visualization of pixels with the naked eye in both images, and full HD images with the camera. Already on the other hand, the brightness and clarity of the screen is sufficient for proper viewing in sunlight or open environments with very light.

Despite being coated with Gorilla Corning Glass, there appears to be resistant to marks of the fingers, in less than no, show good marks as much mexemos the screen.
The playback quality of image and video is expected within what could be better is true, but we can not expect much better from a PLS, so that currently uses the IPS True, being much higher.
A 10 inch screen is ideal for any type of situation, especially for jobs picture, writing texts and emails, read documents, watch movies and even play (perhaps not entirely appropriate for when games require the use of sensors and fingers).

SoC (CPU and GPU)

The Galaxy Tab 2 has a TI OMAP 4430 SoC, 1GHz Dual-Core ARM Cortex-A9, although not Quad-Core SoC is a fairly efficient.
I performed several tests the CPU and the results can be quite pleasant, but in some situations, like watching a Full HD movie 720p, is that there was a higher processing and a higher battery consumption in standby mode or normal consumption 300 ~ 500MHz, even during games I tried, failed to 600MHz processing.
During testing I have not seen any crash or freezes yet to play Need For Speed ​​Most Wanted, more detailed in some parts, the game is a little slow motion, which is not the case in Asphalt Heat 7 or Modern Combat.

This SoC has a PowerVR SGX540 GPU, the same found in all equipment with the Hummingbird SoC (Ex. Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab), Samsung Galaxy Nexus and others, despite being a Dual-Core processor, supports almost all types of work and graphics processing.

Cameras

The quality of the camera is quite good, not exceptional, but is within what a good camera can provide 3.15MPx. One of the weaknesses is not flash, it's really a shame because in some places darker the quality of the photos are not really bad quality. Another downside is not having zoom.
The front camera is VGA, I was not expecting something much better to judge that the main camera is only 3.15MPx, the images are quite dark and without much quality, but the quality is normal for a camera of this type.
The recording quality is 720p, the video gets a very good quality, of course it also limited the quality of the lens itself.

Storage

This tablet exists in both 16GB and 32GB, used for this analysis is 16GB. The usable space and is just over 11GB, the remaining space is used by the system, a good part of the space used by the system is the TouchWiz interface that even in smartphones occupies a good portion of the space reserved for the system.

Unique Applications

As with any stock rom, this also comes with the trade mark unique applications such as:

Chaton - This is a chat application, as the name implies, it is necessary to use a Samsung account, which can be created to access the application.
Game Hub - Game Hub -  is a gaming portal that you can download to the device.
Memor. -  Memorandum mean in Portuguese, is an application that works like a notepad where you can add lines for things not to forget.
Music Hub -  music portal is a gender iTunes, where the album appears highlighted and where we can buy the album or song separately.
Readers Hub -  is an aggregator of news, however, like the other "Hub" is required in order to use Samsung account.
S Planner -  And an agenda where we can make exclusive Samsung markings, etc..
Suggest S -  is a portal of suggested applications and games can be both friend suggestions as to others in the network. Need account for Samsung works with Samsung Apps.
Samsung Apps -  is similar to Google Play, is a store of applications and games.
Polaris Office -  is an application of the kind of office that usually comes in stock roms, Documents To Go

Autonomy
This tablet has a battery of 7000 mAh Li-Po and one would expect a great autonomy.
I did an extensive test battery in GLBenchmark HD mode Egypt C24Z16 with brightness at 100% and 30 FPS, and the test lasted 1 hour 28 minutes and 27 seconds and was still at 38% battery, which make up the test equipment ask to load, the result would be greater.
In standby lasts over 1 week at normal consumption, 1 week or next. I like using automatic brightness, influence the battery life, but the maximum brightness, the battery will hold about 4 5 days (more or less).

Pros

• Graphics processing and general
• Design
• Autonomy excellent
• Simplicity in use and how we can hold the tablet
• 10.1-inch screen, ideal for all types of use
• Quality of the camera in bright environments
• Reception Wi-Fi
• GPS signal acquisition
• MicroSD card slot and SIMSlot for microSD card and SIM
• Stereo sound (a column on each side of the tablet)

 Cons

• It does not have flash
• It is resistant to finger marks
• Not having updated to Android 4.1 or higher
• Sensors misallocated in which slightly spoils the design
• The camera could be better
• Price could be lower given the strong competition

Conclusion

Overall the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is an excellent device, however, before the competition, like the tablets of the BQ, the price could be lower. Samsung has produced excellent equipment and this is certainly one of them.
You can not please everyone, but in my opinion, I liked the experience I had with this equipment.

Facebook Messenger for iPhone now lets you make calls

Facebook had left in the air that something big was preparing to present this week.
Those who followed the event , last Tuesday, saw firsthand the presentation of Graph Search service . Today, however, Facebook quietly launched another interesting feature. The new ability to make calls using the application of social network messaging.

The site The Verge informed that the Messenger app for iPhone has a new button for free calls, only for United States users.
This initiative had been already tested in Canada earlier this month, where he was told that the service would soon in the United States.
Now Facebook has launched today confirms that the app with this functionality, without giving additional information about the expansion of the same service to other countries or mobile operating systems.
The service, it seems, is not yet available to all users, even within the North American continent, some tests were made in return "Free Calling Unavailable".
The process appears to be quite simple. Calls can be made ​​either via WiFi and 3G or 4G network with, you choose the contact you want to chat and click on the i that appears on your profile.
The person on the other side receives a message via Push notification to accept the call or not (since both are using iOS and within the United States).
This is another method that can be used, but now with a scenario of millions of users. We are talking about a much larger scale, with implications that may have an impact of another magnitude, as we talk about communications without associated tariff, without any cost or operators besides Internet package that may or may not have a cost to the user's iPad iPod Touch or iPhone.

It will be the beginning of the end of the mobile operators?

Facebook presents Graph Search

After much to speculate about what Facebook would perform at the event this Tuesday made, behold, the most popular social network in the world announces something completely different to that expected by most.
It was not submitted any Facebook Phone , but the Graph Search, fucnionalidade one that will allow the user to search on various things about their friends, places, photos and interests.
Learn more about the Graph Search.

In a constant attempt to set the world more connected, Facebook introduced the Graph Search , a tool that tells you various information about your friends, such as their interests, locations where they were, restaurants, photos, etc ... can also relate all these filters.
Facebook currently has over one billion users , more than 240 billion photos, more than one billion connections.

But then what is the Graph Search?
First things right, typically blue in color, has three circles, each with a line, which bind and formal a triangle, symbolizing the links on Facebook.

The Graph Search is available starting today, but only for some utilizadres U.S. because is still in Beta phase.
However can test this service on site Graph Search and book your place waiting, registering.

See this video, a demonstration of what the Graph Search:

 

With this new tool you can find everything related with their friends, and their friends.

The Graph Search presents you with a favorable search bar at the top of each page, and each time you search for something, Facebook will give you suggestions of what you can find, for example, simply write "Friends" as the engine tells you several suggestions like "... who like to walk; ... who likes to listen to music," among others.
After clicking on Search, it will be researched by which the title of that page.

During the event, Zuckerberg also explained the difference between Web search and this Serach Graph.
The Web Search is poised to pesquiser about certain keywords provided by the user, such as 'technology'. In turn, the Graph Search searches on phrases or combination of phrases such as "Friends of mine who live in New York and like Queen."
This research will provide access to people, photos, interests, etc. .. that has been shared on Facebook.
Virtually Facebook is a browser!

Another difference is that the data contained in Graph Seach come from Facebook, and were shared with certain people, and many contents are not public, but only visible to friends.

Here now must be many to question the privacy ...
Well, but during the event, and all explanations that occurred, it appears that privacy is assured, and this is one of the main priorities of Zuckerberg and team remaining in this project.
Thus, for a lot of information that is contained in Google Search, the user can only view the remaining placed as public . The information and content shared with friends only, will only be displayed in Graph Search, by those same friends.

 

Today the Beta was available, but only used for some of the U.S., yet some features are not yet available but will be in the coming months.
What can research on Graph Search? Some examples:

• People: "friends who live in my town," "people in my town who like rock."
• Photos: "Photos like that", "Photos of my friends, before 1999", "photographs in new york."
• Places: "Restaurants in Viseu," "Cities visited by my family."
• Interests: "Music that my friends like," "Movies that people liked and I also like", "Languages ​​that my friends talk." 
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• What is Graph Search?

  • Graph Search is a new way for you to find people, photos, places and interests That are most relevant to you on Facebook.

  What is Graph Search is useful?
  

  • Graph Search will help you instantly find others, learn more about Them and make connections, explore photos, quickly find places like Local Attractions and restaurants, and learn about common interests like music, movies, books and more. All results are based on the unique strength of relationships and connections.

  What can I search for?
  

  • Graph With Search, you can search for people, photos, places and interests.

  How do I search?
  

  • Type your search into the blue bar at the top of the page. As you start to type, suggestions Appear in the drop down. You can refine your search using the tools on the right-hand side of the page.

  Some example searches include:
  

  • People who live nearby and like tennis
  • Photos before 1990
  • Photos of my friends in New York
  • Sushi restaurants in Palo Alto my friends have liked
  • Tourist attractions in Italy visited by my friends

  How are you rolling this out?
  

  • Graph Search is in a limited preview, or beta. That means Graph Search will only be available to a very small number of people who use Facebook in U.S. Inglês.

  How can I get Facebook Graph Search?
  

  • You can sign up for the waitlist at www.facebook.com / graphsearch

  Does Graph Search change any of my current privacy settings?
  

  • No. Graph Search follows your current privacy settings. You can only search for content That Has Been shared with you.

  How do I control what tags, locations and photos can show up about me?
  

  • To control tags, photos or posts about you with locations That Appear in search, go to your Activity Log 

  
   The Graph Search seems to be a very interesting project, and I am very curious to try. I am sorry that it had not been presented before my thesis, because it would give me way too!

GMusic, Google Music is also on Windows 8

The Google Music service is still not available in Portugal, despite being slowly being extended to other countries. This was not a limitation to their use, and anyone could register this service.
With Google's decision not to develop native applications for Windows 8, its users must seek alternatives to using this new operating system.
That's where the GMusic, an application for Google Music account access from Windows 8.

The GMusic is not, of course, a Google application but it will not take away any merit or features.
Can you give users all the features you can find on the site Google Music, but with the advantage of being within the interface of Windows 8.
Once authenticated the user has direct access to songs that have this service available, whether you sent or however you bought. These songs are presented in a list, organized by playlists, artists, albums and genres by.
Access to one of these categories presents to you the songs that compose it and then we can access them.
The GMusic is also, of course, a reader of those songs, which allows it to be integrated with Windows 8 so they can hear your music while using Windows 8.
The research, and because it is a Windows 8 is integrated and allows to easily find songs or artists seeking.
The GMusic has available a large number of keyboard shortcuts that allows direct control from the keyboard of your computer without having to use the mouse.
Two other features that GMusic have available so easy is to create new playlists and sort songs.

The GMusic is a viable alternative for those who want a Google Music client that integrates directly with Windows 8.
None of these tools are expected from Google in the near future and therefore it is necessary to use these alternatives.
If users are Google Music and your OS is Windows 8 then GMusic is a mandatory presence in your system. Test it and tell of your righteousness!

MIT attacked by Anonymous in tribute to Aaron Swartz

Family and group Anonymous justice and MIT accuse of being responsible for the suicide of Aaron Swartz

On the 13th January (Sunday) gave the sad news of the death of Aaron Swartz. Suicide by hanging, have occurred in her own apartment in New York. For everyone there are many tributes and messages of condolence to the family, that are being posted on social networks and on various websites.
Note that Aron's family blamed the suicide of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and accordingly the President of MIT already announced that it will be held an internal investigation in order to assess whether there is any relation between the death of Swartz and MIT.
The group Anonymous, in tribute to Aaron Swartz, attacked the site of MIT and demanded an overhaul of the laws governing computer crime.

Born in 1986, Swartz was co-author of the first specification of the RSS when he was only 14 years and was co-founder of the site Reddit (news website based on social sharing). He was a defender of freedom of expression and free flow of information on the Internet and awaiting trial for being accused of stealing about 5 million documents in a web-based platform called JSTOR archive and also a scientific MIT.
In the message left by the Anonymous group, the MIT site, reads that "Having been the Government or not contributing to the suicide of Swartz, the complaint made to him was a" grotesque mistake "Aaron died of justice .. the fight for freedom of expression and access to scientific information by all "

"Whether or not the government Contributed to his suicide, the government's prosecution of Swartz was a grotesque miscarriage of justice, the distorted and perverse shadow of the justice That Aaron died fighting for - freeing the publicly-funded scientific literature from the publishing system That makes it inaccessible to most of Those Who paid for it - enabling the collective betterment of the world through the facilitation of sharing - an ideal That We Should all support ".

The message of the group Anonymous can be read in its entirety in Patebin here . Note that the family of Aaron Swartz and the group Anonymous accuse Justice to be "wicked."

iClapper - Control your Mac with claps!

The technology has no limits ... ok but will not yet know what those limits are. So give programmers the technologies usefulness and functionality put at our disposal.
This application that we present can now be used for various purposes, from helping someone with a disability, to develop a resource that takes advantage of this remote through palms.
The sounds have always been seen as an effective way to give commands to machines and calculated "ears" of the Mac's can be used to connect and manage applications and services. This application is not as complete as it can be to come in the future, because their margin for improvement is huge, but here is already a good base to work from.

Let us then serve this application, the commands that are available for free, to show that it is possible, remotely, enabling multiple commands using the palms. The video below shows the example that can use easily. Of course the goal is to expand the capability for more applications and services and there are more options in addition to free, paid for a package that can acquire. It was interesting in the future be more services.

Using the iClapper ...

One. Download the iClapper from the Mac App Store and open it on your computer. Has the link at the end of this article.
2nd. You will be rewarded with a video introduction to the service and will have to do the calibration of the actions to the application "know" the sound of his palms. Note the noise around you.
3rd. After finishing the calibration may now apply the rules tab Actions within the application preferences.

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1st. The window Preferences can be opened when the iClapper is open, from the menu bar . Here you can create various actions and to present different rules, among other features.

As an example let's rules for home use and others for use while at work.

2nd. As noted above, we can create a set of rules for each of the preferences. The rules consist of a command , an Action and a confirmation message , the latter option.

3rd. To create the rule clicking the button with the sign + (plus) , located at the end of the column Rules . Then you can customize the command and the action to your liking.

4th. For commands , we can choose a number of combinations of palms or palms. If we choose a number of palms, we can choose clapping in the range of 2 to 5 palms.

If we choose a combination of palms, then we can have a first combination with X palms and have another combination with other X palms , can range from 1 to 5 for each set. We will have to adjust well defined intervals so you can make sense and that the application recognizes the pattern of these combinations.

5th. For actions, we can choose functions that already exist in the operating system, like Mac telling time or date. We can still make the application connect to iTunes, check e-mail or call pause QuickTime and, of course, if we pay by other packs.

You can buy packs of individual actions, costs 0.89 cents each or you can buy the full pack, with those who are available for, and the assembly cost 3:59 €. It's a good deal.

6th. To remove rules, simply select the rule and click the sign - (minus) that lies at the end of the column Rules , next to the button that adds.

Other Functions

1st. We can have notifications iClapper. We can be notified when the application recognizes a September palms, a command, etc.., including putting Growl for this purpose. This can be enabled on the tab Notifications .

2nd. We can select the input signal devices, we want to see used in iClapper. For example, we may want to use an external microphone and not the Mac, it can be parameterized in the separator Input Device .

In summary ...
iClapper is a very simple tool to use. Anyone can use the palms more vigorously or softer to order the Mac to connect or disconnect applications and services. Opens a multitude of options, well exploited by the developers of this tool in the future, can be very useful especially in terms of accessibility.
If they want to see something more evolved, I suggest you watch the Pro version of this application.

JailBreak reached the tablets with Windows RT

Unlike the markets for PCs, which is in total decline according to data from IDC , the market for tablets has grown substantially in recent years, having been sold 17 million devices in 2010, 65 million in 2011 and 122 million in 2012.
The Apple iPad continues to be a leader in this isolated segment (about 57% of the market), but in recent times there has been a significant growth of tablets sold with Android, especially after the entry of the Nexus 7 and clear the equipment from Samsung . Microsoft remains committed to achieving a reference position in the segment of tablets, and there are many manufacturers who have bet on devices with Windows.Samsung . Microsoft remains committed to achieving a reference position in the segment of tablets, and there are many manufacturers who have bet on devices with Windows.
Recently, the XDA site, the tool was released RT Jailbreak Tool for "unlocking the restrictions" of tablets with Windows RT allowing the installation of applications not signed by Microsoft ARM.





With the release of Jailbreak Tool tool RT users with tablets with Windows RT now have the ability to install applications ARM, not signed / certified by Microsoft and who are outside the Windows Store. The tool makes use of a vulnerability in the Windows kernel RT.
Microsoft responded by stating that it would consider such a tool, and that would be taken appropriate action. However, even in December 2012, Microsoft has announced that the tool is fully secure and appreciated the work done by the investigator netham45 .
We are aware of the social engineering technique That Could use the tool to bypass an app restriction in Windows RT devices. This issue is not a security vulnerability, and we have not seen attempts to take advantage of this social engineering technique. In order for this social engineering technique to be successful, the user would need to be lured to click on a malicious link, and click through Also an additional security alert. As always, we Encourage all customers to avoid opening suspicious links and emails. We will continue to appreciate the work of Researchers, and we will take action to help protect Appropriate customers.


As tablets with Windows RT typically use Secure Boot, you must always run the jailbreak tool so you can get back to run / install unsigned applications compiled for ARM.
Note that, currently, there are already several applications recompiled for ARM including most importantly Putty, Notepad + +, 7-Zip, TightVNC, among other RDP client. Confirms here the list of applications already ported to Windows RT.
So far there is still no solution from Microsoft to resolve this vulnerability. On page XDA Developers can be found more details about the tool and installation process.
After Installous have been turned off ...

"Will .. RT Jailbreak for Windows is a factor that can lead users to purchase tablets with the Microsoft operating system?"

Aaron Swartz, creator of RSS commits suicide

Life is full of ups and downs! According to information published in several international sites and have been confirmed recently by the lawyer's own uncle and Aaron Swartz, this will have committed suicide on 11th January in New York, in her apartment.
Born in 1986, Swartz was co-author of the first specification of the RSS when he was only 14 years and was co-founder of the site Reddit (news website based on social sharing). He was a defender of freedom of expression and free flow of information on the Internet and awaiting trial for being accused of stealing about 5 million documents in a web-based platform called JSTOR.

Swartz, through some articles published, was already showing signs of depression and health. Student at Stanford University, a member of the Experimental Center for Ethics at Harvard University, became known after being accused in July 2011 of breaking into the servers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and stealing about 5 million articles of scientific content and literário.Sabe that the penalty could reach 35 years in prison.

Considered a genius by the hacker community, Swartz was also a founder of Demand Progress , a group of defenders of freedom of expression on the Internet, created with the aim of achieving progressive changes in policies. Note that this group stood out during the protests against the bill SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act).
Swartz dies at age 26 ... and certainly that this "small" Computer prodigy would still much to give the world of computing / technology.

CES 2013 - Samsung unveils prototype flexible smartphone

The CES is undoubtedly a prominent stage for much of the technology that has been developed over the past few months. Clear case is the revelation of flexible prototype phone from Samsung, dubbed Youm. This phone runs Windows Phone 8 and promises to revolutionize, but to say that Bill Clinton, former U.S. president, who helped in the presentation of the lecture Korean brand.

According to Samsung, the technology ' flexible 'in Youm has been used since June 2012, not going to have a prototype with no release date. However, compared to Samsung's continuing emphasis on this product, it is natural that their rivals begin to think twice and use that as the operating system Windows Phone 8 can demonstrate that their demand seeking dependency Google through Android accesses can continue.
After all, this technology may still be away from your ideal. The presentation of the same showed a flexible screen, in fact, a solid but where the processing components. Despite its small size, the box processing components, this may be the greatest obstacle.
Through the Internet we can read some articles by experts even claim that these devices can turn into something much more durable than the glass itself, especially in falls or accidents that allows them to absorb the force rather than from / crack as with glass.

During the presentation of Youm, the prototype underwent several pushups and folded without any color distortion more evident. Moreover, and in order to understand the importance of this technology, Corning , maker of Gorilla Glass , which is widely used in mobile phones, is also currently developing a flexible glass product dubbed Willow . With a little luck, the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 might contemplate such technology or even, perhaps, the new version of iPhone. Keep in mind that the latter technology, Willow , could never have the same flexibility of plastic, for obvious reasons.
With all this, grow even more rumors that Samsung comes along several years ago this kind of technology, flexible screens. Is getting closer? It seems so, and with good results.

Complete the Start menu in Windows 8

In truth there is much talk about the new look of Windows 8, but a question that is arising more frequently is the absence of the traditional Start menu and the Start button.
As our readers probably already guessed, the 8StartButton is a tool that can be used to restore the Start button in a way that allows us to learn and benefit from all the new features and options that can be found in Windows 8, and that the  former  Start menu has accustomed us over the years. Let us know?

Obviously there are several tools that want a Start menu in Windows 8, but the 8StartButton do it in the most immediately recognizable, ie the Start button simply works as expected and delivers what we really want it. It almost goes without saying that the tool is not limited only to bring back the Start menu, but it also gives us greater control over the appearance and function.

 

The tool allows us to choose choose from one of the many ready images of the Start button, or choose to use one of our own preference and there are numerous ways in which we can customize how the menu itself works.

Nevertheless, it should be borne in mind that while the 8StartButton is certainly recognized as a Start menu, users may not face exactly the same as the menu found on previous versions of Windows - it is this rather a renovation and addition the new and controversial look of Windows 8.
As a complement, the tiles can be included in the Start menu for easy access to our most used tools, and the right-click menu can be customized to allow access to additional options.

No matter which direction we have chosen for our taskbar, with 8StartButton can be integrated in all positions and a low consumption of system resources - this means we can take advantage of this application without compromising performance.
The free version presented here is really just a sample of what we can expect in the full version. For only $ 14 this can be possibly a cheap way to make Windows 8 work the way you want!