Saturday, June 30, 2012

Instagram still off the air after server problem


"Netflix and Pinterest left the air, but service was standard.
Twitter, the network informs that works to solve the problem."

The Instagram, photo-sharing service, is down since the night of Friday (29). The problem would have occurred after a thunderstorm dropped in Virginia, USA, where are the Amazon servers.

In addition to Instagram, services like Netflix, movies on demand over the Internet, and Pinterest, publishing site of images, also left the air, but in the early afternoon of Saturday (30), were working for Brazilian users. In However, the programs may be unstable.

At Twitter, Instagram said the problem should not affect users' files. Still, according to the post, the network "works to correct the problems" and "thank you for your patience."

"No data was lost and we are working through the night to restore service," says the message. The reason, according to the website "Mashable" would have been a strong storm in the U.S. state of Virginia, with winds that affected part of the grid that supplies the servers.

Mercedes and EA are committed to the 'product placement' 'in-game' with SimCity Social


Advertising in video games is becoming more common and quite effective. When the title has a realistic theme, these ads can get to increase that sense of reality, it is undeniable that our world is full of posters and corporate buildings.

So Electronic Arts has chosen to put a real dealer your next installment of SimCity for social networks. To bring the usual 'product placement' which is so common in television shows or movies to virtual worlds and video games.

Electronic Arts and Mercedes-Benz Europe have announced a collaboration agreement to include and offer unique items in the game for EA SimCity Social Facebook. If a player completes the mission that the carmaker proposed in the game, you get exclusive features such as a factory of Mercedes-Benz will increase the playability of your city.

Social SimCity, which is coming soon to Facebook, is the result of close collaboration between Maxis and Playfish studies, and presents the actual simulation of the process of urban construction, providing total freedom to create a city and to make decisions on it.

The shots on rails Resident Evil come to PS3

 

The company Microsoft wants to bring all its services beyond video games, computers and mobile devices. The Redmond are working to incorporate Kinect, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Live, Bing and Tell me in cars to interact with drivers, know your likes and provide information presonalizada.

Microsoft is not content with having achieved success in the gaming industry, with Xbox and Kinect-in-desktop and Windows-mobile devices, with Windows Phone. Now the Redmond bet on the automotive sector but building your own vehicle, as Steve Jobs had in mind with its idea of ​​iCar, but by improving your "software" to provide the best features for drivers.

Microsoft has already shown how Kinect could work in the car with the Detroit Project Mustang. This project incorporated chambers Kinect motion detection in the front and rear of a Mustang.

In this way the driver could have a complete picture from inside the car, through the navigation system screen, what was happening abroad and also what was happening inside, improving passenger safety . Through hand movements the driver could switch screens of information or entertainment control systems.

But Microsoft does not want to comply only with Kinect. According to a job which had access CNET, Microsoft is looking for engineers and developers to join the new draft Connect Car to assist in the development of a next-generation platform for cars.

"For the next generation of Car Connect Platform, we intend to leverage the power of the Microsoft ecosystem, including Kinect, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Live, Bing, Azure and Tell me," according to Microsoft in the offer working. It also highlights that the combination of sensors, user identification, access to the cloud and the data "will transform the cars of the future in intelligent assistants for the driver and his passengers."

The job also explains that Microsoft is working on the communication between you and the vehicle through a natural language to compete with Apple and the software company Nuance, whose next platform will be able to recognize and interact with drivers and passengers.

"The new car will meet its pilots logged and may interact with them naturally through speech, gestures and face tracking. It will learn your habits and offer personalized information and context-sensitive help driving to get to their destination as quickly and safely as possible, "says the company.

Related links:

- CNET (http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57459884-48/kinect-in-the-car-its-coming/).

Friday, June 29, 2012

'Pokemon Black 2 & White 2' coming to the U.S. on October 7


"Games sold more than 1.5 million copies in Japan, says Nintendo.
In 3DS, players can capture pets with special application."

Nintendo has announced that two new Pokemon games in the series, "Black 2" and "White 2" will be released in the United States on October 7. The game is the Nintendo DS, but runs in 3DS without the use of 3D images.

In Japan, the titles are already in shops and together have sold more than 1.5 million copies. In addition to new species of Pokémon to capture during the adventure, the news is some of the pets of past games, such as versions of "Fire Red" and "Green Leaf" will be back. There will also be a way to face coaches classic.

For owners of 3DS, the game will feature a new version of the Pokédex, which provides information about the monsters, and can download the Pokémon Dream Radar application to find Pokémon in the real world using augmented reality features of the laptop.

In the U.S., the games will sell for $ 35.

Closes Activision studio responsible for the series 'Prototype'



"Radical Entertainment had 90 employees and made the game of 'Scarface'
Company has not disclosed how many were fired."


Activision announced on Thursday (28) closing the studio Radical Entertainment, responsible for the game series "Prototype". According to the magazine "GameInformer", the reason of closing of the studio is in the low sales of the latest title in the series.

"The Radical is a talented studio and was a great partner of Activision," said a spokesman in a statement. "While investment in 'Prototype' was great, the game was not a great commercial appeal. After searching for a better solution, we decided to close the studio was the best option."

Some of the 90 employees who were part of the Radical have been integrated into other studios and offices of Activision, which bought the studio in 2005. The company has not disclosed how many were fired.

In addition to "Prototype", Radical Entertainment was responsible for "Scarface: The World is Yours", "Crash of the Titans" and "The Simpsons: Hit & Run." "Prototype 2" was released in April for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

The Canadian government says it RIM to resolve their problems

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Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday that Research In Motion is important for Canada and for the world, but any step to help the manufacturer of next-generation phones with their problems will be taken from the company.

Speaking to reporters in a conference call from Ireland, Flaherty also said he was unaware of proposal to buy the company, but noted that any offer should be reviewed by the Government.

RIM has suffered a contraction in demand for its smartphone BlackBerry, which once dominated the market. On Thursday, the company delayed the launch of the crucial next generation of BlackBerry 10 and announced an unexpected and significant loss in its quarterly operating profit and the dismissal of about 30 percent of its workforce.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Zynga's social gaming network launch for 'unified experience'


"The network will allow people to play against each other across platforms, even if a site is in the FB and the other on an iPhone, for example"

Zynga announced that it will create a social gaming network "to offer a more unified experience" if the players are on Facebook, iOS or Android devices.

Called "Zynga with Friends", the network will allow people to play against each other on several different platforms, even if a site is in the FB and the other on an iPhone, for example.

They will also have access to the same set of social characteristics. This includes group chat and the ability to meet new friends - or "zFriends" as Zynga calls them - and challenge them to play.

Developers can also use external resources with a new, simplified set of APIs (application programming interfaces, in English), said the chief engineer of Zynga, Kostadis Roussos, during the event Zynga's Unleashed in San Francisco.

The company also announced a new crop of games, including two additions to its franchise "village" that are coming soon: "The Ville", where players can build a house and organize social activities, and "ChefVille", in which Users configure and run their own restaurant. They also released the "Matching With Friends," which is available for IOS devices, and "Zynga Slots Elite," a casino game that is coming soon.

The company also is launching multiplayer games, starting with the game Bubble Safari. It will extend the appeal to other multiplayer games, including those who stayed outside developers on the platform.

Zynga With Friends Network builds on the initial success of the gaming experience offered Zynga.com since March, the company said. The resources available on site for players will now be expanded to those who play on Facebook and Android mobile applications and iOS. Developers will be able to access resources through the company's new API.

The social Zynga.com customized streams for the game, offering new "zFriends", for example, based on the activities of similar games rather than shared connections. The company says that 70% of visitors access the social flow that the site offers and documenting the interactions of a user. The data flow will soon be available as part of Zynga With Friends for players on any device or platform, according to Manuel Bronstein, general manager of Zynga.

A company executive, Rob Dyer, head of publishing platform, referred to a "separation of church and state" to assure developers that their ideas will not be cooked. He also said the company is adopting an approach "very thoughtful" for the platform, initially looking for games that do not compete with their own offerings.

Roussos emphasized how difficult it is technically free multiplayer games. At the busiest time of day, the company's games have many active players as the city of Paris has residents, generating a million activities per second. The latency between the server and the client also presents a technical hurdle. The company generates 8 terabytes of data per day, said Reed Shaffner, product manager of Zynga.

Does the company disclose the value of their analysis to developers using its platform. Google Analytics data and analysis to show developers what features users like best, so they can continue releasing new experiences within the game, the company said.

The platform will be launched with the new developer partners - 50 Cubes, Majesco and Portalarium - and also to existing ones, including Sava Transmedia, Mob Science and Row Sham Bow.

Asked about more details on when the platform was going to air, Bronstein said, "You'll see more as a progression rather than as' this was the day that the platform was available."

Google Chrome for Android leaves beta phase


Google released the final version of Chrome for Android devices. This update provides stability and a number of performance fixes the beta, along with some minor adjustments user interface, especially for the 'tablets'. This version is now available for download through Google Play.

Google continues to present new developments in their services. On Wednesday, Google opened the conference Google I/O 2012 where was the latest of Mountain View. His own 'tablet' Nexus 7, glasses Glass Project, the multimedia device Nexus Q and the new version of Android Jelly Bean were the highlights of the first day.

But these are not the only highlights of the company. On Wednesday, the Chrome team has also announced new, particularly in its version for Android. As confirmed by the Chrome team on its official blog, the browser version for Android has left its beta phase and is now available stable version.

This version provides fixes stable performance over the beta, such as errors in the types of sources or the zoom and scroll through the pages, and includes adjustments for the user interface, especially in the 'tablets' . Known issues are available in Chrome support site.

This version is now available for download through Google Android Play ICS and earlier.

Related links:

- Blog Google Chrom

Drive SDK allows you to use Google cloud apps from Android and IOS



The second version of Google Drive SDK adds a new API to allow developers to make use of cloud storage from both Android applications, as for IOS. In addition, the web version also includes enhancements like the ability to convert formats, copy or share files with users.

Last April, Google announced the first version of Google Drive SDK along with a wide range of applications. On Wednesday, during the conference Google I/O 2012-that the Mountain View celebrated these days in San Francisco, the team has submitted the next version of the SDK for Google Drive, with a series of updates that include an extension of the API, simplified development experience and support of mobile applications.

According to the developers of Google Blog, the new Google API for Drive exposes all standard file operations and methods of listings and searches files, format conversion, copying files, managing reviews and share files with users.

They have also introduced comprehensive support for Android and iPhone OS applications using the SDK for Google Drive and having an ally to the cloud. Android developers and IOS can make use of cloud storage directly from their mobile applications. Thus, third-party applications can take advantage of the virtual space to download, upload or edit at any time.

"Mobile applications can use the API for Drive to read and write files directly to Google Drive. Users also can click on Open with on their mobile devices to view or edit the content from your smartphone or 'tablet' as they do from the web ", say the developers.

The new version of Drive SDK is already available on the Google developer.

Related links:

- Google Developers

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Test game online Formula 1 is open to the public



The developer Codemasters has opened for the public testing of the racing game "F1 Online: The Game," based on the automotive category. The title is free and can be played on the browser of the user (click here to play the game).

Codemasters is responsible for the simulation series Formula 1 race and launch "F1 2012" in the second half. She also develops racing series "Dirt."

Unlike racing games on the PC and video games in which the vision is seen behind the car or inside it, the title online player sees the track up and use your mouse to guide the vehicle on curves. The space bar on keyboard uses the KERS system (which takes energy from braking to give a kind of turbo on the car) and "D" key uses the opening wing DRS, used for overtaking.

The promise is that the final version will have all the circuits, drivers and cars of the Year contest in 2011 and runs over the Internet can play against other players. Players will have an online ranking and can create their tracks and vehicles to share with others. You can still create your team, manage it and participate in competitions against the clock (time trials).

Google introduced the tablet to compete with iPhone and Kindle


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google on Wednesday unveiled its first tablet as the company seeks to expand its Internet success in the smartphone market tablets, where it faces strong competition from Apple, Microsoft and Amazon.

The tablet Nexus 7, created with the hardware manufacturer Asus will have a starting price of $ 199 (159 euros). Google introduced the tablet in its annual developer conference in San Francisco.

The 7-inch tablet will present the new version 4.1 "Jelly Bean" Google software, as well as a front camera, screen resolution of 1280x800 and Nvidia Tegra 3.

Google's Android software is the first operating system in smartphones, but struggles to compete with Apple's iPad tablet market.

Those responsible had version 1.4 "Jelly Bean" Android operating system at the conference in San Francisco. The new software is faster, according to its developers, and introduces new features such as the "voice search".

Google introduced the tablet Nexus 7 and Nexus home device Q


Los Angeles (USA), June 27 (EFE). - The California-based Google has introduced its first tablet, Nexus 7, as well as a device to play content in the home, Nexus Q, and the new version of Android Jelly Bean, at the start of its annual conference for software developers in San Francisco.

As expected, Google unveiled a tablet with touch screen 7-inch high definition that designed and manufactured in collaboration with the Taiwanese company ASUSTek Computer designed to compete head to head with Amazon Kindle Fire.

Nexus 7 can be ordered today through Google Play online store for $ 199 (159.5 euros), similar to the successful Kindle Fire, although initially only available in North America, Australia and the United Kingdom when it reaches the market in mid-July.

The tablet features a powerful Nvidia Tegra processor 3, front camera, 9 hours of battery life in video playback and 300 hours standby time and weighs 340 grams.

Nexus 7 has been created to make the most of the entertainment ecosystem of Android, Google Play, in order to optimize the viewing of movies, YouTube, reading books and magazines as well as the use of Google Maps and web browsing Chrome.

The device will come equipped as standard with the new version of Android operating system, dubbed Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, whose features were released today.

More unexpected was Nexus Q, a device that Google hid under a cloth for the event with the intention to surprise the 6,000 attendees and a million spectators who followed the event via the Internet, according to the company.

Shaped like a cannonball, Nexus Q falls into the category of multimedia breeding boxes and seems to compete directly with Google TV, Apple TV, Roku and Boxee Box, even if its contents are limited to those that are accessible through Google Play.

Like Nexus 7, Nexus Q can be purchased today on the Google site Play at a price of $ 299 (240 euros), although in their case only be distributed in the U.S. from July.

Nexus Q is an Android device that operates Internet and serves as a gateway to multimedia content that users have hosted in the cloud with Google Play.

It drives through a phone or Android tablet, which acts as a remote control which Nexus orders Q from the cloud to play videos or music on the speakers or screens that are connected.

Nexus Q is not limited to a device or an account and allows multiple users to make playlists with purchased content in their libraries.

The device is designed entirely by the Google Android team.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Social SimCity is launched on Facebook

 

"Game creation and administration of cities in the social network is free.
Special items can be purchased; help friends in the game."

'SimCity Social' version is the classic simulation game to Facebook (Reuters) 'Social SimCity' is version of the classic simulation game to Facebook (Reuters)

The famous game simulation and management of cities "SimCity" won a version for Facebook, which was launched in the social network on the evening of Monday (25). As with the PC, the title allows the player to create residential, commercial and industrial, raising money and increasing the local population.

As a novelty, the game lets you invite friends to live in the city and help grow it, sending gifts and helping to get special items, as in games for Facebook. The game is free, but items that give more advantages during the game can be purchased.

Other elements of the series such as natural disasters and fire building are present, forcing the player to spend resources to solve these problems and can ask for help from friends.

To jogaro the game, you must have a Facebook account and access the application's "Social Sim City" 



Google Nexus 7 in detail

 

We already know that Google plans to formally introduce the Nexus 7 in the conference Google I / O which begins tomorrow June 27th. But before the official presentation of the product, it is well to remember what we know so far about the Nexus 7, which incidentally is manufactured by Asus.

Indeed, this is the first tablet of Google, will be known as Nexus 7 and integrate an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core, while its operating system will be the new Android Jelly Bean (it is believed that this is version 4.1).

The Nexus 7 is manufactured by Asus and it is the first tablet to use Jelly Bean, which undoubtedly is a benefit of working with Google. The rest of the major specifications of the device include 8GB/16GB memory, 1GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 12 cores, 7-inch multitouch screen with 1280 × 800 pixels, 1.2 megapixel front camera and up to 9 hours battery duration.

The Asus Google Nexus 7 will cost $ 200 if we get the 8GB version or $ 250 if we get the 16GB. No doubt that with that price, with its hardware and the new version of Android will be able to give competition to the rest of the market, including the Fire and the iPad Kindle.

What do you think?

Facebook operator must register as a platform if you want to manage SMS Forwarding


Facebook should register as an operator and report their activity to the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) if you want to manage a storage platform and forwarding of text messages (SMS), and that it would take "real" electronic communications services as a resolution of the CMT.

In the resolution, the telecommunications regulatory body said that Facebook, whose business model consists mainly of managing a virtual social network, offers customers of Telefonica Moviles Spain the opportunity to update their data via SMS.

The company now wishes to extend this service to all users on your network regardless of operator, or providing the service itself or through an operator of storage and forwarding of short messages.

In this sense, the CMT Facebook warns that the notification service that wants to provide not an electronic communications service must be notified to the regulator, but the provision of storage and forwarding associated with it themselves, so the company be entered in the register, since the allocation of numbering can only be made in favor of an electronic communications operator registered.

In addition, Facebook is asking, in the case of registering as an operator of electronic communications services store and forward message on how you would calculate the gross amount of the overall rate of operators required.

In this sense, the CMT explains that calculation shall be made according to the amounts charged to the activity Facebook electronic communications and not play the content.

Current regulations set at 1 per thousand on the rate of gross operating revenues of the companies for determining the amount of the overall rate of operators.

Monday, June 25, 2012

Accessory lets you control PCs and Macs through gestures

"Company says that Leap is 100 times more accurate than the Kinect.User does not touch the screen to perform the commands."

An accessory that is placed in the same position the keyboard promises to control the computer in Windows, Linux or Mac, including notebooks, by gestures without touching the screen. Called Leap, the device is placed in front of the screen, the keyboard position, and recognizes the user's hands and objects that can be used to control programs and games.

The unit should start to be sold in the United States from the end of 2012 and can now be ordered for $ 70 ( click here to watch the video demonstration of the device ).
The Leap promises to be 100 times more accurate than the Kinect sensor for the PC and Microsoft Xbox 360, detecting movements with one hundredth of a millimeter. It lets you surf the inernet, draw, navigate through maps, play games with only your movements.
Being small, the company says the device can be taken on trips.
 
Usuário move o dedo na frente da tela, sem tocar nela, para poder desenhar (Foto: Divulgação)  
User moves the finger in front of the screen without touching it, in order to draw
Games de tiro em primeira pessoa podem ser jogados com gestos das mãos (Foto: Divulgação)  
 
Games first person shooter can be played with hand gestures 
 
Imagem mostra com o Leap detecta as mãos dos usuários (Foto: Divulgação) 

 

Skype conquest to 70 million users of Android

 

Skype has announced that its application for Android has surpassed 70 million downloads for Android. With this record, Skype has said that it is the VoIP service 's most popular operating system from Google , which has come to 1,300 different devices in less than two years .
The Skype service has adapted quickly to mobile devices. The company has been launching mobile applications optimized for each system and terminal, allowing users to make VoIP calls from their devices more comfortable. Skype's strategy has paid off and now can boast of important records.
In this sense, Skype has announced that it has achieved 70 million downloads through Google Play, the Android app store. Such a volume of discharges is an important milestone in the history of Skype, which has ensured that it is "the most used video call application in Android."
So far, Skype has reached more than 1,300 models of Android devices from different manufacturers. HTC Terminals , Samsung, Sony, LG,Motorola , among others, have received the application of video calls most popular Web Despite the large number of models that Skype has come, the company explained that a total of 9 devices account for 25.73 percent of downloads.
The Samsung S2 is the Galaxy terminal downloads of Skype has registered a 8.92 per cent. Samsung Galaxy S (2.8 percent), the Galaxy Ace (2.67 percent) and the Galaxy Note (2.30 percent) are the terminals that are closer to the leader. After the South Korean models Samung, the HTC HD, HTC Sensation 4G and 4G HTC Evo are other smartphones with more downloads.
By country, America is where most have downloaded the Skype application for Android, with 23.26 percent of the total. Japan with 6.9 percent and Russia with 5.1 percent the following countries are about to download the Skype app for Android. Spain ranks sixth in terms of downloads with a 3.17 per cent.
As for languages, U.S. English is the largest presence is in Skype for Android. The Spanish, like Spain, also ranks sixth, with 3.72 percent, preceded by the UK English, Japanese, Russian and German.
Related links:
- Blog of Skype (http://blogs.skype.com/es/2012/06/skype_la_aplicacion_de_videoll.html)

Antena 3 will offer all its content on mobile devices from Samsung

 
Antena 3 and Samsung have developed the 'video on demand available, exclusively, for' smartphones' and 'tablets' of the brand with which users can view the contents of the string downloading, free of charge, the application Samsung Apps, as reported by the Metro chain.
With this application, users have access to all full chapters of the series, news programs and Antena 3 through the 'Hall Mode' using a simple menu that allows you to select the series or program you want to watch the season in question and Chapter accurate.
Thus, users can enjoy a few steps from the entire chapters of their favorite series as' The Boat ',' The Protected ',' The Secret of the Old Bridge ',' Shoulder ',' Moon, the mystery of Calenda ',' Grand Hotel ',' Gourmet Desserts in your kitchen 'or' The Ant 3.0 'high quality and updated, as indicated by Antena 3.
Also available are the latest editions of Antena 3 News and special content such as interviews and in-depth reports.
In March 2010, Antena 3 and Samsung reached an agreement to offer to scoop the contents of the string, through its new Internet @ TV service, the new TVs in the electronics company. In this way, users of the Samsung TVs have access to 'Antena 3', a new standard preloaded application that lets you view free all chapters of the series issued by the chain and enjoy them at all times.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

AMD announced the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition


"AMD expands its range of graphics cards."

AMD has announced a new addition to its range of graphics cards AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition, re-use Core Graphics technology Next (GCN) of the company, offering 32 computer units and 128 units of texturing,

Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager of the division of AMD graphics cards, says that this new model "adds to our award-winning range GCN, offering the leading gameplay thanks to the GPU faster than the industry."

The card includes technologies such as AMD App Acceleration to help perform additional tasks to the CPU, including improvements in the treatment of physics in video games. In everyday tasks of work environments helps accelerate tasks such as digital content creation and reproduction of the same, and work with.

The card includes 3GB of RAM and supports GDDR5 type PCI Express 3.0 as well as configurations with multiple boards in parallel by AMD Cross Fire (along with AMD Eyefinity hatsta can support 6 monitors with DisplayPort connection). Its GPU runs at 1GHz and offers a bandwidth of 288GB / s to 4.3 TFLOPS in single precision and 1.01 TFLOPS in double precision.

It will be released next week in his first labor market partners such as Asus, Gigabyte, HIS, MSI, Sapphire, TUL and XFX from $ 499.

Hone, keychain bluetooth to find the keys to the iPhone


 



Hone is a project that seeks funding on Kickstarter. This is a Bluetooth-equipped keychain that would locate the keys through an application for iPhone and iPad 4S. Hone's creators have managed to almost $ 46,000 asking to begin manufacturing the device.

Kickstarter is an online platform that seeks to promote 'crowdfunding'. It presents all sorts of projects to try to make the Internet community is encouraged to provide financial capital to materialize the idea. Interested parties explain their project, mark the amount needed to develop and explain the remuneration to be received once the idea is realized.

The 'crowdfunding' can help create devices that large companies have not yet developed but may have a great future. Hone is the case, the idea of ​​two brothers to find the keys at all times. Hone is a ring equipped with Bluetooth, capable of responding to the search request made from an iPhone or a new iPhone 4S.
Many users have experienced more than once not find the keys. The time lost in getting your keys and disruption of having to scramble around the house, car or desk Hone has the solution. This Bluetooth 4.0 wardess used to maintain links with the iPhone or the iPhone. When a user loses his keys, simply go to your mobile device and activate the application of Hone.

By detecting the notice from the application, Hone is activated, warning via a vibrating system, lights and sound on the location of the keys. It is always a way to keep the keys located, as long as you also have the phone or the iPhone.

As salient features, Hone has a battery that promises up to 6 months of autonomy and connection has a range of over 45 meters.

Hone's creators have requested $ 46,000 (36,306.2 euros) to start producing the keychain. Thanks to contributions from visitors to Kickstarter, the project has already exceeded $ 39,000 and is poised to materialize. Those interested can make a contribution, depending on which unit will Hone when to make trades or other offers depending on the amount of money committed.

More information:

- Kickstarter

Instacover, renews the image of Twitter and Facebook with Instagram


Users more accustomed to using social networks more often develop a habit to personalize each of their spaces. Instacover is a tool that uses photographs of Instagram to provide funds to cover Twitter and images customized for Instagram. Its simplicity and ease to work with collage made are its main virtues.

Social networks have become many people's image of the outside world. Differentiate and get a more personal image is a challenge for many users, trying to find the formula to boost its presence on the Web Today there are templates or tools that facilitate these activities. One of the most interesting is Instacover.

This is a web application designed to take photographs of Instagram. Network users often create instant photography more carefully than usual, winning with the filters available in the service. Thus, the contents of Instagram are a perfect way to personalize other social networks, particularly Twitter and Facebook.

Instacover can use photos to create interesting Instagram collage of photos from the service recently acquired by Facebook. These collage adaptaptan perfectly to the bottom of Twitter or Facebook the cover of a heavy saving process of creating users.

In addition to savings of time, Instacover known for having a large number of possibilities for persenar the collage. For example, the service allows accounts to use your account or another account to publish them publicly. Thus, the followers of an athlete, artist or other public figure can show their passion by customizing your Twitter account or Facebook with pictures of their idol.

You can also select specific photos, so that the collage show only those that have been indicated. The number, size and shape of the photographs can be selected, making the design meets the demands of users. Once made, the service generates an image to save it and use it.

Finally, Instacover also has a cool feature that lets you link the accounts with the service. This option has two main purposes. The first is to directly export the generated image, saving users time and facilitating the process. The second purpose of this option is used to mark the collage are updated so that they change each time new photos are uploaded to Instagram.

Related links:

- Instacover (http://insta-cover.com/)

Friday, June 22, 2012

Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 is now on sale



The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra ultrabook M5 was originally presented at CES 2012 in January this year. Now the company has just announced that its new laptop is already on sale, and the initial price is is $ 680. The laptop comes in two sizes: 14 and 15.6 inches, and also has a thickness of 0.81 inches and weighs almost 2 pounds. Inside Ivy Bridge has a processor, a NVIDIA card and a long battery life.

The specifications are as follows:

-Processor: Intel Core Ivy Bridge.
-RAM: DDR3 6GB maximum.
-Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 1GB LE or Intel HD.
-Storage: 500GB HDD + 20GB SSD.
-Optical Drive: DVD burner.
-Display: 14 inch or 15.6-inch 1366 × 768 pixels, LED backlight.
-Ports: USB 3.0, Ethernet, HDMI.
-Connectivity: Bluetooth and WiFi.
-Others: 1.3 megapixel HD webcam, card reader, backlit keyboard, high quality speakers.

The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 is available in North America and will soon be coming to other markets.

Resident Evil 6: 20 minutes of gameplay

 
The new films in the series Resident Evil is soon to be released, and the arrival of the new film is not surprising that also is offered for sale a new game. The new title, known simply as Resident Evil 6, has a great video where we can appreciate the playability of the new title from Capcom, and is best which is divided into two parts of just over 9 minutes, so we can see enough of what lies ahead in the game.



 


The release of Resident Evil 6 is scheduled for October 2.

Fruit Ninja Galaxy S3 and a real knife

 
Lately I've had the opportunity to play a video game called Fruit Ninja Mobile, well known to anyone with an iPhone or an Android smartphone. You see, the game is to cut fruit, and if you cut several at once you get extra points, but you also have to avoid cutting the pumps and you can not fail to more than three fruits. Normally, in this game that used to cut the fruit is our toe, which would serve as a sword, but in the video below we have someone playing with what looks like a real knife.


It's a shame that a great smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy S3 is treated that way, but we assume it will not hurt because it has a glass screen with Gorilla Glass 2.

Has anyone tried this with your phone? In my view, would be a little uncomfortable using a real knife.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Final Fantasy VII will come with some new features to Steam


Final Fantasy VII including hit Steam achievement system, stored in cloud, online profiles to compare progress and some other extras, confirmed FinalFantasyVIIPC.com page, registered by Square Enix.

The information has been withdrawn, although it can still be seen in the Google cache. The biggest news about the game is the inclusion of an object to maximize life, magic and money "when you're in a difficult section or no resources to acquire phoenix feathers," the page.

The indicated price is 9.99 euros, expected to be confirmed with an official announcement in the coming days.

Square Enix had long been considering the introduction of Final Fantasy VII and VIII, both PC versions for over a decade, Valve's digital distribution.

Following a fall time, access back to normal Twitter

 
After nearly an hour off the air in a crash that totaled access across multiple platforms, access to Twitter was back to normal on Thursday afternoon. The microblogging service had left the air and prevented the access of users, in addition to the web version, on mobile devices and third party applications like TweetDeck, for example.

In its status page, the company confirmed the problem. "Users may be having trouble accessing Twitter. Our engineers are working to resolve the failure," the company said. Twitter did not say what caused the fall of the service.

Windows Phone 8 will not run on older devices

-Short new-
If you want a smartphone operating system from Microsoft, forget what's already there and wait for the new version coming out who knows when.

The message that Microsoft is (at least for me) is clear: Windows Phone 7/7.5 was an experimental market. A test required because the development time of WP8, but that was well received by the media, but not so much by consumers. I personally think WP7 one of the most interesting things in the world of smartphones.

One thing is certain: despite all the cool items of Windows Phone 7, he gives more to recommend the purchase of a smartphone with this operating system. Microsoft has resolved the issue of fragmentation in the most radical way possible: it will not run on older devices. Recommend a Windows Phone 7 today is that not recommend buying a smartphone with Android 2.0. Can not. It is past is over.

Legend has it that they did not sell well (hello, Nokia), then you better just irritate consumers around the world (thousands rather than millions, right?) And tell them to leave or wait for the next update for Windows Phone 7.8 (seven-to eight-, get it?), which will bring a new or another (including the new home screen). WP 7.8 is pretending perfumery to the purchaser of a Lumia has a modern OS. Bah.

Remember that Windows Phone 8 also means a big bear hug at Nokia (now depends exclusively on the Microsoft Smartphone) ¿the second week after the Surface. With a new operating system without upcoming launch, Nokia Lumia gets stuck in "old". And that is not good for the Finns even more because HTC, Samsung and Huawei have said they will launch devices with WP8 as well.

Friday, June 1, 2012

How to Setting Nod32 Ver.2.7

 

ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security, commonly known as NOD32, are antivirus packages made by the Slovak company ESET. The following operating systems are supported by different ESET products: Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Novell NetWare, Solaris, Windows Mobile platform, and others. ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security are each sold in two editions, Home Edition and Business Edition. The Business Edition packages add ESET Remote Administrator allowing for server deployment and management, mirroring of threat signature database updates and the ability to install on Microsoft Windows Server operating systems.

How to config nod32 ver2.7

 
AMON

1. Click on “AMON”

2. Click on “Setup”



1. Click on the “Options” tab.

2. Place a tick in “Potentially unsafe applications”.



1. Click on “Actions” tab

2. Choose a Radio Button that suits your needs.

3. Click on “OK”.



1. Click on the “Exclusions” tab. If you are having issues with a file being continually scanned, you may be pointed to here in order to exclude such a file.

2. Click “OK”.



DMON


1. Click on “DMON”.

2. Click on “Setup”.



1. Click on the “Setup” tab.

2. Place a tick in “Potentially unsafe applications”.



1. Click on the “Actions” tab

2. The actions you have chosen are for specific file types, in this instance “Files”. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

2. Click on “OK”.



EMON


Note: EMON is now installed by default for use with Microsoft OUTLOOK (not Outlook EXPRESS)


1. Click on “EMON”.

2. Click on “Setup”.



1. Click on “Scanner”.

2. Place a tick in “Scan plain text message bodies” and “Scan RTF message bodies”; I know, but they said the same thing about jpeg files.



1. Click on “Detection”.

2. Place a tick in “Potentially dangerous applications”.



1. Click on “Extensions”.

2. Place a tick in “Scan extensionless files”.



1. Click on “Actions”.

Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

2. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

2. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

2. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.



1.Click on “Environment”.

Follow the Red Arrow and choose a Radio Button that suits your need.



1. Click on “Logs”.

Place a tick in “Log all files”.

2. Click on “OK”.



IMON

1. Click on “IMON”.

2. Click on “Setup”.



1. Click on the “POP3” tab.

2. Click on “Compatibility Setup” > setup



This is where you will be instructed to go if you are having an issue with IMON...



1. You can adjust IMONs compatibility setup by sliding this along arrow along the bar.

2. Click on “OK”.



1. Click on the “HTTP” tab.

2. Click on the Radio Button that reads “Automatically deny download of file”.

3. Click on the “Client Compatibility” button.

This is where you will be instructed to go if you are having an issue with a particular program...



1. It is recommended to change the compatibility level to "Higher Efficiency" unless you experience problems with certain applications.

NOTE: With “Higher Compatibility” mode it is possible that Trojans may slip through IMON.


2. Click on “OK”.



1. Click on the “Miscellaneous” tab.

2. Place a tick in "Log intrusion attempts to the virus log".

3. do NOT click this unless you are advised to, or you are seeing a slow internet connection. This button repairs the LSP chain (Winsock).

Further instructions on repairing Winsock can be found in post number 124 here.

4. Click on “Scanner> Setup”.



1. Click on the “Setup” tab.

2. Place a tick in “Potentially unsafe applications”.



1. Click on the “Actions” tab

Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

2. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Click on “OK”.



1. Click on “OK”.



NOD32

1. Click on “NOD32”

2. Click on “Run NOD32”



1. Click on the “Scanning Targets” tab.

2. Make sure ONLY your Hard Drives have a RED tick.

In this screenshot I have 4 hard drives, hence you can see 4 red ticks. If you only have 1 hard drive then there should only be 1 red tick present.



PROFILES


1. Click on the “Profiles” tab.

2. Place a tick in “Run this profile in cleaning mode” and “Use this profile for scanning files/folders from within the context menu.

3. Make sure this Radio Button is checked.


Each profile can have different scanning settings if you so desire, or you can have NOD32 scan exactly the same way in all profiles. NOD32 is just giving you choices, and choices are good.

It’s like having many pizzas and with each you can choose a different topping, or you may have a favorite topping that you want on all pizzas.



1. Click on the “Setup” tab.

2. Place a tick in everything found within “Scan” box.

3. Place a tick in everything found within “ThreatSense scanning options” box.

4. A warning box will pop up regarding “Advanced Heuristics” and the use thereof. Further information can be found by click on the “more…” link.

5. Click on “Close”.



1. Click on the “Actions” tab

Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

2. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrows and choose Radio Buttons that suits your needs.

The same advice for each choice can be found in the post that covers DMON> Actions tab.

1. Clicking on the drop down arrow reveals the next step.



Follow the Red Arrow and choose a Radio Buttons that suits your needs.



1. Click on the “Scanning log” tab.

2. Place a tick in “Scrolling”.

3. Click on “Quit”.