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 uses a nitride semiconductor to excite the electrons of CO2 until they turn into formic acid, used in dyes and perfumes.

The invention is already patented, but there are no predictions of release. However, Panasonic says it intends to deploy the technology in incinerators and factories, responsible for high emissions of CO2.

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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 to the upper right corner of each.

Despite being shown today, the news is not yet available for all users.

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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.

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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 a package of changes announced by Microsoft to take effect this year. Facebook, who has a partnership, it will be increasingly added to the Bing.

The news has not arrived in Brazil, and there is no information about when to come here.

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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 deal.

For Apple, the investment in Twitter would enhance the strategic relationship with the microblog, which has more than 140 million active users and has over 3 billion messages sent each week.

For Twitter, however, the agreement may not make much sense. The microblog expects to generate $ 300 million in advertising sales this year and company executives say they do not plan to seek more funding today.

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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 of the box the game for Xbox, with a purple belt, used to indicate that certain game works with Kinect.

Despite rumors, EA Games has not ruled on the matter and no clues as to how this integration would work.

The expectation is that news about the game to be announced next Gamescom, which will take place on 19/08 in Cologne - Germany.

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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 this year.

At the same time, demand for smartphones Apple grew in one year, as well as the participation of the IOS on the market. In the second quarter of 2011, 5.9 million iPhones were sold, up from 7.9 million in 2012. This made the Apple market share grow from 23% to 33%.

Meanwhile, the BlackBerry goes down. Smartphones RIM had 10.5% share in 2011 and now account for only 6.5% of the market - the sale of equipment fell from 2.7 million to 1.6 million. According to Strategy Analyst, the drop in sales of the devices is due to "limited portfolio of BlackBerry with a touchscreen and the frequent delays in launching the BB10 system. "

In the coming months, the trend is that the distance between iOS and Android decline even further. Apple may launch iPhone 5 this quarter, and the company believes that sales of its smartphones are lower than expected due to the expectation for the new device.

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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 along with the iPhone.

See a video below that shows the potential of the new housing unit.

 

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