Facebook and Yahoo closed its patent battle

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook and Yahoo reached an agreement Friday to form a society of Internet advertising and licensing, ending their demands for ownership of patents.

The settlement resolves allegations of technology patent violation that began under the administration of former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, who was later fired after a scandal over inaccuracies in his resume. Sources told Reuters that the chief executive (CEO, for its acronym in English) procedure, Ross Levinsohn, is the favorite to take the job.

The strategic agreement between Facebook and Yahoo - that expands an existing partnership that allows Facebook users to share content on Yahoo - includes patent cross-licensing and collaboration deals media advertising during major events like the Olympics or the Super Bowl.

"I am pleased that we could resolve this in a positive way and are looking forward to working with Ross and the directors of Yahoo," he said in a statement Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer and newest member of the board.

Yahoo, which once was the most distinctive Internet company, has struggled to accommodate a digital world dominated by companies like Apple, Google, Facebook and Twitter.

Its board has gone through several problems since it rejected a takeover offer from Microsoft for 44,000 million dollars (about 35.851 million euros) in 2008 and had four CEOs in four years. The company did not say when a decision on a permanent CEO.

Demand for Yahoo had motivated some criticism that tried to get some money from a company that was about to go public in the largest IPO in Silicon Valley.

Facebook sued in March, saying the biggest social network in the world had violated ten patents, including several covering online advertising technology. In its application, Yahoo said that Facebook was considered "one of the worst performing advertising pages" before adopting the ideas of Yahoo.

Facebook, which became public in May, filed a countersuit a month later and myopic Yahoo ranked for its decision to prioritize "litigation innovation."

Facebook has been strengthening its patent arsenal. In April, announced an agreement to pay Microsoft $ 550 million for hundreds of patents that created AOL.

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New payment system in-app linked to your phone bill

Cashlog has made available to developers of Android SDK your new in-app billing. Dropped tools allow programmers to bill users for content they consume into applications without requesting new data, making the toll charges associated with the SIM card. The system allows to acquire content via 3G and Wi-Fi.

From Cashlog explained that its solution enables application developers to monetize their content for Android directly, offering the ability to add this payment to your other options. The vast Further enhanced Cashlog solution is that the customer pays through your phone bill without leaving the application without introducing any kind of personal information or credit card or even your phone number.

The company stressed that what makes Cashlog SDK is a unique solution that automatic recognition of numbers can be performed on the 3G network and Wi-Fi via smartphone or other device based on SIM.

Such services were limited to 3G connections, so that the possibility of shock is applied in Wi-Fi makes it particularly interesting. In the company have thought it necessary to offer a solution like this, especially considering that 70 percent of Internet traffic through 'smartphone' is carried out by Wi-Fi.

"The simple shopping experience through Wi-Fi is the competitive advantage offered by Cashlog solution, especially if one considers that most users connect to the mobile Internet in this way," said the director of Cashlog in Spain, Fernando Borja.

The in-app Cashlog solution is valid for all Android devices (smartphones, 'tablets' and Smart TV) and its makers have stressed that is a perfect complement for e-commerce products such as virtual currency, videos, music, news, quotes and games.

"We have focused our work on getting that experience quickly and securely through both 3G and Wi-Fi. We are confident that our solution in-app for Android will help e-businesses to dramatically improve their sales," he stressed Fernando Borja.

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Philips T7 Plus, a mid-range tablet and cheaply

 

Virtually every day we are seeing some new tablet model, and this time the lucky one is the new Philips T7 Plus, one that runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The new 7-inch device features a Philips 1GHz processor inside (I suppose it is a core), along which we will find 512MB of RAM and an 8GB internal memory, which can be expanded using a microSD card . To all this we must add that the T7 Plus Philips also has a 2 megapixel camera on the back and front for video calls. It also has Wi-Fi.
The price of the device is around $ 194 U.S. dollars.

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A mixture of Wii and Kinect want to change the man-machine interaction

 
Another thing is that it succeeds. Because if something we have been taught that betting systems to revolutionize the interaction systems is that their results are not always as good as expected. In this case, the initiative is called Leap Motion and consists of a device that sits in front of a monitor and is able to recognize the hand movements of users to be reflected in the computer without any contact.
Motion Leap can be considered as a remix of that seen in Wii and Kinect. The philosophy is the same as in the other two systems, converting the user's own command and control. The idea is to apply the Motion Leap philosophy navigation on a PC, allowing interaction with its various elements without actually touching the screen or mouse and keyboard.
The device, with a rectangular shape, is situated at the bottom of the screen and the user must place his hands in an elevated position on Leap Motion. According to the creators of the system, have developed a 3D recognition technology with specific software, allowing users a completely new interaction.
Its creators say Leap Motion "is more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a more sensitive keyboard and a touch screen." In addition, they promise that the system is "200 times more accurate than anything else on the market", which promises much considering the advances in the field of motion recognition from Microsoft has been achieved with Xbox .
The device is about the size of an iPod and connects to the computer through a USB key. From their website they promise that the system is very easy to install, noting that its release is as important "as the first day of the mouse", but simpler because users do not need to learn to use it.
In his video presentation, you can see that Leap Motion to get around various activities and services of a PC in the style of Minority Report. Motion Leap makes virtually simulate the interaction that achieved with touch screens, but without touching.
As for the functions that can be performed, the test shows that Motion Leap shares and as such established pinch the screen to zoom or scroll to make a simple gesture are possible. The system promises high accuracy and can be applied to design programs, video games of all types and billing and office applications or browsing.
This is an innovative, useful for certain activities but perhaps completely for others. Its design and apparent ease of use are its great strengths. The device and can be booked and costs $ 70 (56.3 euros).
Related links:
- Leap Motion (http://www.leapmotion.com/)

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S Health monitors the health of users in the Galaxy S III

 

The company Samsung has announced the availability of S Health, a personal fitness application for the ultimate smartphone in South Korea, the Galaxy S III. This application lists a series of parameters that indicate the health status of each user, control and manage lifestyle to achieve a healthier lifestyle.

This application supports multiple medical sensors, such as blood glucose meters, blood pressure monitors and other analytical body. S Health allows sensors automatically transmit all measures of health to the smartphone via Bluetooth or USB, providing all information and recommendations on moving the health status of the user.

Applying S Health, log all information about the user's health through graphs showing the results of a simple and easy to understand. S Health is designed to analyze the data for long periods of time, which is an advantage for all those who need to monitor your health regularly.
Users can also manually enter data about your diet, exercise performed, drug consumption and other health criteria. In order to facilitate users to share their progress, S Health includes a system of integration with social networks that lets you update messages in online platforms like Twitter.
S Health is available for download in Spain, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Korea through the application more networks installed by default in the Galaxy S III, and also through the category with the same name in Samsung Apps. The company plans to launch S Health in more countries soon.

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Google Play and your problem with malware

 

"700,000 downloads in three months"

Google Play, the official app store Google has allowed in the first quarter distribution of 17 applications with malware that has registered 700,000 downloads before being withdrawn. Security researchers have found that Android malware grows at a rate much higher than the planned, just as dangerous.

The data from malware and infections in Android are increasingly worrisome. Trend Micro has said that we have seen so far is not far from the "worst" and provides data that give an idea of ​​the magnitude, increasing the problem. According to security company in the last quarter doubled identified malicious applications from 10,000 to 20,000 in just one month.
In the first three months of the year, 5,000 identified TrendLabs malware designed to infect Android phones. This is a high amount, which at the time and was surprised by its magnitude. However, the figure has soared to quadruple in the coming months.
From Trend Micro have commented that the most worrying is that even in the official store of Google applications, Google Play, have distributed some of the infected files. Specifically, Trend Micro has said that a total of 17 malware application with Google have been sold in Play for long enough to record 700,000 downloads.
The objectives of the cybercriminals seem to remain the same as in previous months. According to Trend Micro, is looking to get money from their victims by charging premium services or viewing special announcements via mobile. In addition, data theft and personal information remains one of the interests of criminals, who have also begun to create botnets with these devices.
"The growth of Android malware is sustained and highlights the criminal interest in the mobile platform and particularly in the Android operating system. Criminals have always followed the behavior of users and continue to do so. As we move to a steadily towards the mobile web, mobile devices offer criminals new ways to generate revenue, "said the director of security research and communications at Trend Micro, Rik Ferguson.
TYPES OF THREATS
Although the volume of threats is increasingly high, the fact is that Android malware can be summarized various groups. The most common type of malicious app, which represents 30 percent of all those found by Trend Micro, is a form that poses as a legitimate application very popular. Trick users imitating another app is the most common.
Another group of malicious apps that users should avoid are those that allow hackers to spy on mobile devices and monitor and control your GPS signal, in addition to the reading of any text and calendar information. Two of these types of threats, so-called Spy Phone Spy Tool and PRO +, were recently discovered by Trend Micro as apps available for download on Google Play.
From Trend Micro users have recommended to bear in mind that Android is an open ecosystem where the level of enabled applications before they are allowed by Google Play is minimal. For this reason, the site has more risk than others who have a tighter control as the App Store.
If Google has a higher risk Play in nature, others stores may pose even greater security risks. For this reason, users should remain cautious about what to download. As a recommendation, Trend Micro has advised distrust of payment applications that are being offered free of charge, unless the company responsible for communicating to preform some sort of deal.

 

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