Monday, July 30, 2012

Panasonic develops artificial system of photosynthesis to reduce pollution

  Japan's Panasonic claims to have developed a system that, with sunlight transforms CO2 into fuel. CO2, aka carbon dioxide is a pollutant and a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. According to the company, your system has 0.2% efficiency under laboratory conditions. According to Panasonic, the index is similar to real plants and more than any previous experiments conducted in the area. The company also says that the system...

Facebook changes the photo viewer

  The Facebook announced on Monday (30/07) an update to your system for viewing photos. From now on, they get bigger and reorganized. When the user clicks on the "Photos", located below the cover photo, he will see large images fill the page. From there, you can navigate between photos marked, and the shared albums. There are also how to mark images as favorites, so they are highlighted in the profile. Just click on a star that appears...

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...

Bing now lets you tag friends in Facebook searches

  On Monday (30/07), Bing announced a change in its search engine to make it more social. The tool Microsoft now lets you tag friends in Facebook during consultations, so they help with the results.When you want to look for something on Bing, the user can type the name of up to five friends from Facebook in the search bar. With prior approval, the matter is posted in the Timeline and the selected contacts are notified.The feature is part of...

Rumor: Apple negotiated investment in Twitter

  The Apple and Twitter in the last month talked about the possibility of the iPhone maker to invest in order to participate in the social network, but negotiations have cooled in recent months.According to Reuters , the Apple held talks with Twitter to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in recent months. But now, nothing is being discussed. It is not known at what level the conversation took place, or if companies gave up on a possible...

Rumor: Apple negotiated investment in Twitter

Last week, EA released a gameplay video for "Need for Speed: Most Wanted" showing a slightly "Burnout" with punch and turbo on all sides. The video explains some specifics of the game, as you open the city to explore, the police chases that start after the race, the points that compare their online racing with his friends, collectibles, and various maneuvers. At the end of advertising, an image appears suggestive. It is the picture...

Android follows dominant, but moves away from the U.S. iOS

The Android is still the most widely used mobile system in the United States, but the distance to the IOS decreased during the second quarter of 2012, according to CNET . The Google system dominates the market and is present in 56% of U.S. smartphone, but participation has declined compared to June 2011, when 61% of the Android mobile devices used. The sale of appliances with the platform fell from 15.3 million last year to 13.4 million...

5 iPhone hits stores on Sept. 21, says site

  Apple will announce the new iPhone in a special event to be held on September 12, according to information from the blog iMore from sources "that have proven accurate in the past." The device would be put on sale nine days later, on 21. And besides the iPhone 5, must also be shown the iPad Mini and the new version of the iPod nano. Although dates have not received the sales of these two products, iMore believes they will be in stores...