VMLite VNC Server: Control your Android device from your computer

 

I never cease to amaze all tasks can be performed with the applications. There is an app called VMLite rather curious VNC Server that was developed with one purpose: to allow control our Android phone or tablet with our computer . The control can also take place from another Android device if they prefer.
VMLite VNC Server has a cost of $ 2 on Google Play.

Read More

Popularity of games on mobile devices increases

 

Not long ago ago, Nintendo and Sony were the leaders in the mobile gaming market thanks to consoles like the Nintendo DS and the PSP. Now, due to the increasing popularity of smartphones and other devices phones , which are increasingly well equipped, popular mobile consoles are not as popular.
During the last quarter of the year, Nintendo sold 1.8 million 3DS units worldwide, which is a good number, but nothing impressive. On the other hand, the PS Vita Sony had a good launch, but the company is struggling to maintain sales. One of the reasons that lead pricipales low sales is the increasing number of devices with iOS and Android. More and more titles are released and popular new mobile devices and this is not good for Sony and Nintendo, who have had poor sales compared to previous years.

Read More

My Kingdom for the Princess 3, a game in which you build your own kingdom

 

There are all kinds of applications and games for phones , and one of the strangest I've seen (and I say this not only for the title), is My Kingdom for the Princess 3. This is a game in which we must manage a kingdom and falls under the category of simulation and strategy.
It is available free on Google Play.

Read More

New Digg iPhone app

 

Digg is back, and he returns with a new app for iPhone. The Digg popular platform, created to share all kinds of news from different fields, has been relaunched and now even has its own application for that from our iPhone, we begin to see and share the most popular news, interesting and controversial point.
The user interface that is equipped with the app is great, fast and intuitive. To get to the Digg app, just spend the app store and download it for free.

Read More

HTC comes out of the South Korean market

 

After closing its office in Brazil and discontinue a factory in North Carolina (USA), Taiwan's HTC makes the South Korean market.

"This is a difficult decision that has direct impact on people who contributed to the growth by which HTC has in recent years, "the company said in a statement. She did not mention anything about layoffs.

In an interview with PC World , analyst Nicole Peng said that in 2011 the company had 2% of the mobile phone market in South Korea in early 2012, the number dropped to 1%.

For Peng, the company should invest in more obvious and certain countries such as China, which has the largest market for smartphones.

Read More

Ninth digit in SP: Understand how this change will work

 

From this Sunday (29/07), with mobile devices will have a 11 digit code 9 at the beginning of their numbers. The only mobile phones in the 11 remaining unchanged - with eight digits - are Nextel radio.

As for now, is valid for any link regional, national or international made to the metropolitan area of ​​Sao Paulo, which comprises 64 municipalities. But the idea is that the ninth digit password to operate throughout Brazil.

During the press conference of Anatel, held in Sao Paulo this setxa Monday (27/07), Adeilson Birth, manager of interconnections of the agency, said there is no deadline for the change of numbers in the rest of the country. "It may take several years. We can not say how long it will take to standardization. However, the next areas to receive the ninth digit should be 21 (RJ), 31 (MJ), 51 (RS) and 81 (EP)" he said.

According to Nascimento, the change is justified by the need for greater availability of numbers. Currently, the region with code 11, the operators have requested assignment to 42 million lines. With eight digits, the maximum combination of different numbers is 44 million. Already with nine digits, the maximum combination of lines shall be 90 million different numbers.

Adaptation

The change is not abrupt. The FCC and the telephone operators in Brazil drew up a plan of gradual adaptation. In the first ten days after the start of installation, whether to add the digit 9 in the calls, the calls will be completed automatically. But, you may receive warning alerts the operator to change. The switching time of reporting the change is not charged to the user.

After this period of ten days, the calls made without dialing the new number will be intercepted and the user is informed of the need to update your schedule. After day 23 January 2013, there will be no more warnings of this kind, and if someone calls to area 11, entering only eight numbers will receive the message that number no longer exists.

Instabilities

The manager of the FCC noted that on Sunday there may be some instability in the system, resulting from changes in the structures. "There will be small and should not last more than one or two minutes," he said Nascimento.

The spokesman also reiterated that all operational responsibility of the operators is that, even bore the cost of $ 300 million in upgrading the infrastructure needed to adapt.

Read More

Nokia will close its last factory in Finland

 

Nokia decided to close its last factory in Finland, his country of origin, and must dismiss 780 workers who worked on it, according to Slash Gear .

The factory gave the last phone produced today (27/07) and operations will be completely closed until September.

The closing of the plant in the town of Salo is more action in a restructuring plan of Nokia, who must resign to 10,000 employees worldwide to cut costs.

Read More

'Our own phone would not make sense, "said Mark Zuckerberg

 

Forget the rumors of a telephone Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg assured that the company does not intend to produce a smartphone in its own time, according to CNET.

During the announcement of the stock of the company , Zuckerberg said that the focus of Facebook is to develop a platform and not hardware. "Producing our own phone does not make sense to us," said the creator of the social network.

Zuckerberg said the successful application of Facebook for mobile phones and said the company's goal is to support a system in which other apps are created and integrated into the social network. "That's why we support Apple and work near it," he said.

Rumors of a phone's own Facebook are not new, but gained strength in recent days. Bloomberg said this week that social networking would have closed a partnership with HTC to create the smartphone, which was launched in 2013.

Read More

Pocket Planets: Explore the galaxy using your Android phone

 

Pocket Planets is a wonderful application that will undoubtedly be a delight for any astronomer and passionate about the stars. The app allows us to explore the galaxy through our mobile phone or Android tablet. It has very good three-dimensional graphics and has many interesting facts and information, all of which makes it the perfect application for the amateur astronomer or for which it is still amateur.
Pocket Planets has a free version and a paid one that costs $ 3.

Read More

Filtering the new Acer smartphone with 4.3-inch QHD screen

Acer is finishing the last details of its plan to launch a new smartphone whose name is unknown at this time. The device information leaked by a little carelessness a reseller.
According to the filtered data, the mobile Acer will be a dual-SIM with 4.3-inch QHD screen. Inside, take a dual-core processor at 1GHz and with this we find 1GB RAM and 4GB of internal memory, and a 1500mAh battery.
In addition, the smartphone features a 5 megapixel camera and includes a microSD reader, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.
The phone will be released on 8 August and its price will be $ 233. It will be available in black and white.

Read More

Engineers are critical of the benefits of mobile MWC fair deviate to tourism and trade

 

Members of the College of Engineers and Surveyors Telecommunications of Catalonia (COETTC) have criticized the appointment of Barcelona and Mobile World Capital has most benefited the tourism industry conference and trade sector at the Information Technology and (ICT).
Specifically, almost 30% think that the volume of business that has brought the celebration of the World Mobile Congress has been diverted to other sectors beyond telecommunications as conference tourism, and not in the ICT sector, which has not benefited at all (41%).
28% of respondents believe companies have congress tourism or commerce which increased revenues that quote being taken out of the sector.
For the president of COETTC, Ferran Amago, the current economic situation and the limited internationalization of national ICT company can not afford to waste as the global opportunities offered by the Barcelona World Capital.
"Domestic companies are not now benefit from the boost that could give them both the capital of Barcelona as the successive editions of the World Congress of reference for the sector," he said.
MOBILE: BETTER FUTURE
For 36% of these engineers, industries engaged in the development of products and applications for mobile devices will be the ICT sector will have a positive progression in the next two years.
In addition to the mobile sector, technical engineers and experts say telecommunication electronic commerce (21%) and cloud computing businesses (17%) as the other two sectors that also have good prospects.
In addition to the world of mobile phones, smartphones and tablets, technical engineers and experts say telecommunications e-commerce has been chosen as the second sector mark a significant growth in the next biennium.

Read More

Motorola Defy Pro, a mobile high strength with a QWERTY keyboard and touch screen

 

You should make quite a while since the last time I saw a mobile phone from Motorola with QWERTY keyboard. But that's not all you have the new Motorola Defy Pro, as this small addition to the above type of keyboard, also has a touch screen that is protected by Gorilla Glass and glass is resistant to land and water.
Regarding the specifications, this is a mid-range mobile as it has only a 2.7-inch screen, 5 megapixel camera, use the Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread and has WiFi and Bluetooth.
To our knowledge, the Motorola Defy Pro will be arriving in Brazil on 15 July, but do not know what the price, but still consider that there will be high.

 

Read More

Researchers develop a system that blocks our mobile while driving

 

The risks of going on the phone while driving or going to write a text message are just known, yet people are still doing. While some countries have laws banning cellphone use by drivers, are often ignored.
Recently, researchers at the University Anna of Technology , located in India, have created a new system that prevents the driver is talking or texting on his mobile.
The system is activated when it detects that the driver is using his phone and quickly blocks the signal from it. The problem that can happen is they lock the phones in the rest of those who are in the vehicle, although this should not happen because it is a short-range system.
Besides this, it is planned that the system can be integrated with the offices of the traffic control departments in order to reduce the use of cameras.
We will have to follow him closely to see how it evolves.

Read More

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.

Read More

Lilliputian Systems : Super E Battery Emergency Scooby Doo

 "Today's Smartphones use much more power, increasing the need for a more efficient way to recharge when on the go," said Steven Schwartz, Vice President of Merchandising and Product Development at Brookstone.  "Lilliputian's groundbreaking technology provides power, wherever and whenever you need it. This breakthrough aligns well with our commitment to innovative solutions that make life easier."

Fuel cell maker Lilliputian Systems today announced that Brookstone will be the first retailer to carry its portable USB power source, which will be sold under Brookstone's brand. The fuel cell device is about the size of a thick smartphone, and the lighter fluid-filled cartridges are about the same size as a cigarette lighter. It's a big step forward both for Lilliputian Systems, a 10-year-old spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and for portable fuel cell technology in general. Several fuel cell companies have developed portable power systems, but a number have failed. The new fuel cell will charge any device that has a USB cable.

    In a test lab, Lilliputian systems engineer Souren Lefian plugged a white iPhone charging cable into the Mobile Power System prototype and forwarded a few watts to my phone. There wasn't much that was thrilling about the process, aside from knowing that I can now claim to have gassed up my iPhone. Then, Lefian (pictured at left) switched cables and charged up his Android phone. On Lefian's computer screen, a graphic showed how much fuel was left in the MPS' tank, as well as how many watts it was sending to the phone, and how full the phone's battery was.



According to the manufactuer, the device will be able to charge an iPhone 4 between 10 and 14 times with one cartridge, which can work out to approximatly one or two weeks of use for most users.

Price 100-200$ (~ from author)

techveger via lilliputiansystemsinc

---

Lilliputian Systems, Inc. has developed the world’s first Personal Power™ solution for Consumer Electronics (CE) devices, a revolutionary family of products targeted at the $50 billion portable power market.  The Company’s breakthrough solution delivers the only viable small form-factor battery replacement that provides the enormous run-time improvements demanded by today’s CE devices.  Lilliputian’s patented Silicon Power Cell™ technology is based on highly-efficient solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) wafer fabrication methods, and is fueled by recyclable high energy butane cartridges.  The technology is reliable, U.S. Department of Transportation approved and environmentally friendly.  Lilliputian’s solution enables a 5-10X longer run-time versus similarly sized batteries.  The Company’s elegantly designed solution both complements today’s devices and can seamlessly integrate into future devices – all while ensuring the consumer enjoys an essentially infinite supply of Personal Power™ for their CE devices.

Read More