Microsoft hopes to sell several million in its first year Surface

 

The CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, has said that the company expects that its first 'tablet', Surface, able to sell "several millions" of units in its first year. Ballmer is confident in the capabilities of the device, but has not specified the exact sales forecast consider attainable.
Surface is one of the major bets on Microsoft for this year. This is Microsoft's entry into the market of 'tablets' as a manufacturer and its potential can make the future of the sector and partly by the company. Microsoft Surface is expected to consolidate a device that stimulates the adoption of Windows 8 by other manufacturers and that this battle to the current ruler, the iPad.
At the moment we do not know the price of the device or its exact release date, which could be in October with Windows 8, but each presentation makes clear that Microsoft is one of their star products. The latest to confirm it has been the CEO of Redmond, Steve Ballmer, who has dared to make an estimate of sales that could get Surface in its first year.
Without going to specify an exact number, Steve Ballmer has said that Microsoft hopes to sell "several million" Surface in its first year, as quoted by ZDNet. This is a forecast that, without being at all clear, to see the optimism that permeates Microsoft to release.
Ballmer did not want to give accurate forecasts, in part not to condition the release of the terminal. But he noted that sales of Surface shall be computed on the total expected Windows terminals sold in the next year, which will reach 375 million. Thus, it is clear that Microsoft is confident that both get Windows 8 as Surface boost PC sales and increasing the presence of Windows in the field devices 'tablet'.

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RIM's shareholders re-elected to its board

The shareholders of RIM, the maker of the BlackBerry, have re-elected to the board of the company for its annual meeting, the first led by new CEO Thorsten Heins, who faces an uphill battle to relocate to the company's track.

Heins commented Tuesday that the strategic review of RIM is focused on recovering the firm with a revamped product portfolio with its axis placed on the strengths of the company.

At the same time, the executive has acknowledged that the firm will suffer a decline in average selling prices and a drop in service revenue this year as it tries to sell the BlackBerry 7, which have struggled to compete with iPhones Apple and mobile operating system Android.

The shareholders meeting is an opportunity for investors to make the new management tough questions after a year in which the shares fell almost 80 per cent and the share of the firm in the smartphones market collapsed .

Just last week, Heins, that RIM has promised to make an "efficient machine" announced a delay in the launch of the new generation of BlackBerry 10 until early next year. With this model, the Canadian firm hopes to reverse the decline in market share.

The new head of marketing for the firm, Frank Boulben, has tried to take drama to this delay, saying Monday that the delay will give vendors more time to meet the renewed devices before they reach stores.

RIM suffered its first operating loss in eight years and said it would cut 5,000 jobs, nearly a third of its workforce, it struggles to compete with technology giants the likes of Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft.

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Casio renews its Exilim camera line

Yesterday, Casio announced it will add new models to its Exilim camera line, which will include: EX-N1-N10 EX and EX-N20. All three have powerful camera of 16.1 megapixel sensor and feature a 5x optical zoom. All three models offer advanced features when taking a photograph, as is the case for the Premium Auto function, which analyzes the scene to choose the best configuration for your photo and Make Up function, used to make beautiful shots of faces.

The EX-N1 offers several different colors like blue, black and pink, while the EX-N10 is available in pink, gold and black and the EX-N20 in brown, blue and red.

 

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Android phones will LibreOffice

 

LibreOffice, for those who do not know, is the largest competitor that has the Office of Microsoft today, and is present in the operating systems of computers world's most popular, which are Windows, Linux and Mac. seems that also the suite now also LibreOffice will have a version for the Android mobile operating system.
As you can see in the picture below, the app is doing well under way, but is just taking its first steps, so surely the first version to be released in a couple of months, but hopefully with less delay, especially if improving the interface with touch screens, which apparently is what is giving more problems to the development team.

 

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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.

 

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Keep 32: goodbye to decay?

After a long time researching, scientists from Yale University and the University of Santiago have developed a molecule capable of destroying the bacteria that cause cavities, and in only 60 seconds.
The molecule, called Keep 32 (as the complete human teeth has 32 ​​teeth), has the ability to completely eradicate the bacteria Streptococcus mutans in only one minute and prevent development for several hours. The aforementioned bacteria is causing the origin and development of cavities.
According to plans, within 14 to 18 months and if approved, we will start seeing this new integrated chemical in toothpaste, candy and gum / chewing gum.
The major concern that arises is due to the fact that the Keep 32, being a chemical capable of killing bacteria, fits within the category of antibiotics, and if that is not 100% effective (which happens with many antibiotics), the bacterium Streptococcus mutans have the opportunity to develop resistance, which undoubtedly will make it much more dangerous than it already is.
What do you think? Would you rather continue with traditional methods to fight cavities or would you use products with the Keep 32?

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Panorama DMD, a great app for creating panoramas on Android

  

Panorama DMD is an application for Android devices that allows us to make panoramas easily because an app is intuitive and very easy to use. While most cameras Ice Cream Sandwich native already have this type of functions to make panoramic photos, DMD Panorama is compatible with Android 2.2 and later versions, making it ideal for those who do not own a mobile Android 4.0 .
The Android version can be found free on the Google Play store , while the IOS version costs $ 2 in the iTunes store. 

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Lenovo IdeaPad Y580, a great laptop for gamers

 

Besides being a sector-oriented multimedia laptop, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 may be given other uses, which as a guess by the title includes gaming. This is because the team is a powerful Nvidia GeForce GTX 2GB 660m inside, next to which we can place a Core i5 second generation, or a third-generation i3/i5/i7, as we need and can afford to buy. For a multimedia notebook, the Y580 is a bit poor in audio industry because it has only two 1.5 W speakers, but at least have support for Dolby Home Theater v4.
The rest of the specs of the Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 include up to 8GB of RAM, 1TB hard drive, 32GB solid disk, Nvidia Optimus technology, optical drive of your choice (DVD, Blu-ray or Blu-ray Combo) and a HD webcam. Regarding connections, has WiFi, LAN, Bluetooth and WiDi, while among the ports we will find USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA and a card reader.

 

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