Syrian rebels made ​​use of Skype

We have not talked much about it in recent days, but since about last Thursday, the Syrian Internet services were cut by the government, as well as flights, although the latter has already resumed, but not so with the Internet.
In the absence of the Internet connection to communicate with the rest of the globe, the Syrian rebels have chosen to start using the courier world No. 1, the popular Skype. By using this software through a satellite connection, the rebels and can communicate with people outside and inside the country.
Also been reported in the last few hours that the Internet connection is almost restored throughout the country, so that using this method will not be necessary, but it is more than likely that will be used in the future in a similar situation .

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Do robots are a danger to humanity?

This is a question many have been made, mainly fans of science fiction and especially those who have seen movies like Terminator.
The philosophy professor Huw Price, cosmologist and astrophysicist Martin Rees and one of the first developers of Skype, Jaan Tallinn, the three have founded the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk , a project to study the risks Mankind may have for certain potential threats as artificial life, nanotechnology, biotechnology and climate change. Although the project points to several areas, which is striking at artificial life, or in other words, robots.
Usually, when you play the theme that robots could be a danger to humanity, is treated as a matter of pure science fiction. Still, more and more scientists and engineers are beginning to take this issue more seriously and are realizing that indeed intelligent machines could prove dangerous for humans and believe that in the not too distant future we really to deal with this problem.
We should note that, as the technology advanced, the growing reality is closer to fiction. The project will be officially launched next year, although it appears that there is no exact date set.
Have your say: do robots are a danger to humanity?

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Skype 3.0 for Android now available

If you usually use much the app from Skype on your Android device, then we have good news for you. Yesterday was released the new update of the Skype application, which is now in version 3.0. As said, this new version has been optimized to run perfectly on tablets, so you can enjoy Skype at its best when using one of these devices. Now the app works perfectly in popular tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Google Nexus 7, Acer Iconia, Asus Transformer Prime, Motorola Xoom and Sony S, among others.
Besides this, it has also improved the audio level using the SILK codec, designed specifically to capture all the details of the voice of a person speaking, and the best part is that even with very good connections is obtained good quality.
What do you expect to upgrade to Skype 3.0? Do it now!

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Skype denies in talks clips

 

Those responsible for Skype denied on Friday that made ​​changes in the terms of service for voice over IP to allow clips of calls between its users. According to reports published this week, the change would be a requirement for governments of different countries and serve to assist the police in investigations confidential.

The charges arose after the company was bought by the giant Microsoft, which recently filed a patent for the surveillance of conversations in voice over IP programs. In addition, Skype would have secretly changed its terms of use, and migrated to a system supernodos, which would facilitate access to conversations.

However, Skype's chief development officer, Mark Gillett, said the allegations are "false." "The move to the super was not made ​​to facilitate access to communications of our users and not to cooperate with the authorities," said a post on his blog .

According to Gillett, the super help the stability of the Skype network, allowing people to be located on the servers of the tool and a connection with another contact is established.

To better understand the case, read the charges against Skype and Microsoft this week.

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Lorenzo (CMT) recognizes that there is a regulation "asymmetric" between operators and service providers

 

The president of the Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT), Bernardo Lorenzo, has acknowledged that there is "asymmetric regulation" between operators and Internet service providers 'over the top', as whatsapp and Skype.
"Operators complain that there is an asymmetric regulation and I agree," stated Lorenzo told reporters after the presentation of the financial report and sectoral telecommunications regulatory body.
However, the head of the CMT has clarified that he does not believe that the solution is an "intensive regulation." Lorenzo added that the European regulator for electronic communications (Berec) is "starting" to talk about this. "They are beginning to talk, but traders are worried about cannibalizing their services," he added.
Lorenzo has highlighted the increased competition in the sector. In this sense, the two main market, Telefónica and Vodafone, reduced market share Mobile 2.7 and 1.3 percentage points to 39% and 28.2% respectively and, in return, Telstra and MVNOs were increased theirs, accounting for 5.3% and 6.8%. Also, fixed broadband, Telephone lines and 124,422 lost for the first time, its market share fell below 50%.
In addition, the president of the CMT has highlighted the "significant" drop in prices that has occurred in the telecommunications sector last year and have contributed to the fall in revenues in the sector.
PRICE FALL
In particular, mobile communications prices fell more than 16% and a standard package of fixed telephony and fixed broadband, more than 7.5%. However, Lorenzo has admitted that SMS prices remain "high" despite decreased by 9.9% compared to 2010.
In any case, Lorenzo pointed out that CMT only regulates wholesale prices should, yes, almost unseen in retail prices.
As for portability in a day, has stated that Lorenzo has been in place "recently" so it is reasonable that initially takes place "some type of incident." Since last June 1 customers can switch carriers without losing their phone number (portability) within one working day, compared to the previous four days.
Looking ahead, Lorenzo provides a moderate growth of fixed broadband lines and double-digit mobile broadband, driven by the use of intelligent terminals and tablets. "It will increase further the speed of Internet access, both fixed broadband and mobile, but will reduce the data traffic in SMS and MSM" has come forward.
Asked about the bill that are unified with the regulators (CMT, CNE, CNC) under the new National Market and Competition, Lorenzo has merely replied that the agency is headed by the plan for 2013, although know what will happen next year.

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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)

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