Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Close the Russian Wikipedia to protest the Internet law

The Russian version of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on Tuesday closed its site in one day a protest against what they said were the plans of President Vladimir Putin to create their own version of "Great Wall of China" to block Internet dissidents. Supporters of the amendments of the law of information from Russia, who proposed the ruling party, United Russia, which will be discussed in Parliament on Wednesday, say the changes are necessary...

The EU funds research to make cities

  The European Union will allocate EUR 365 million in 2013 to make their cities more "intelligent", linking research in energy, transportation and communications to address problems such as congestion and energy waste. Especially in times of economic hardship, the Commission is able to take risks and encourage measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and create efficient ways to save costs in a time when smaller companies are more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...