Facebook confesses, almost a tenth of the profiles are fake

 

I'm sure this surprises no one who has an account on Facebook or surf the Internet every day: the social network in the world is full of liars, and in fact, 9% of Facebook profiles are fake, it equivalent to approximately more than 80 million fake accounts, which are used for different purposes.
Accounts not only undesirable (such as spammers) are counted as false, but also those dealing profiles companies, organizations or even on pets are considered false accounts. Facebook says that for this type of thing, there is the option to create pages, and only accounts that represent humans are considered "authentic." To the list of types of fake accounts should also be added the duplicate profiles, and so arrive at a total 83 million accounts.
Zuckerberg said in June that Facebook has more than 955 million active users, but obviously the real are around 870 million.

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RIM confirms BlackBerry PlayBook 4G LTE comes out on August 9

 

It seems that the rumors were true. After much speculation, has officially confirmed that the tablet BlackBerry RIM PlayBook 4G LTE will be released on August 9, but first come to Canada and then to other markets.
Along with the announcement of the BlackBerry PlayBook 4G LTE, were released the specifications of the device. For starters, it uses a 7-inch touch screen whose resolution is 1024 × 600, inside a processor dual-core 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. Other specifications also include coverage 4G, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, micro USB port, HDMI micro port, GPS, 3 megapixel front camera and a 5 megapixel rear, plus a pair of stereo parlanes.
There is a WiFi-only version (no 4G) using a 1GHz processor and memory has 16/32/64GB. Both models come PlayBook 4G LTE with software included, among which we find an application store, a music, one for videos and more features are also built using the Playbook OS 2 operating system, including integration with social networks.
Will this tablet RIM's salvation? Time will tell.

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Neue Weather a minimalist app to find out the weather

 

Weather Neue is an app that perfectly fulfills its function: find out about the weather and the forecast for the next days. A bit of simple elegance, information on cloud cover, wind speed and direction and humidity is giving you Neue Weather.
If you have little interest in the interface design and instead prefer an app that fulfills what it promises, then this definitely should be on your Android device.
Weather Neue is available free on Google Play.There is also a version of IOS.

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Note Galaxy is already in pre-10.1

 

If you prefer to leave the popular, and instead of getting a tablet like the iPad from Apple or Amazon Kindle Fire opt for something a little less known, then a good choice for insurance is the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, which is already in presale and can be yours for $ 750, a cost that I think is a bit exaggerated. Keep in mind that this price is for the white model and unlocked.
In any case, it may seem exaggerated or not, when you buy the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Notice will be making a tablet whose technology includes a processor Exynos quad-core 1.4GHz. Besides this has 16GB of internal memory and generous touch screen measures 10.1 inches and has a resolution of 1280 × 800.
Other specifications that have leaked a few days ago Android 4.0 include 2GB of RAM and a 5 megapixel camera, but has not been officially confirmed.

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Wikiweb: Wikiweb watches with a cool design

 

Wikiweb application that costs $5 at the App Store, is a new way to look at the Wikipedia. Not only provides a more pleasant to read articles, but also allows us to visualize the large number of connections that exists between two separate articles.
If you like to inform you, study or download applications, then Wikiweb is one that can be very helpful.

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Swumanoid, the Japanese robot could replace the lifeguards

 

Scientists at the Institute of Technology in Tokyo have been very busy lately Swumanoid in developing a humanoid robot capable of swimming and one day could be the replacement of the lifeguards.
Swumanoid The prototype is able to swim and crawl to 0.64 meters per second, you can swim back and even butterfly swimming style that many regard as the most difficult because it is the most stressful, but being a robot, fatigue is not a problem.
The main objective of the team that is developing the Swumanoid is to one day help save the lives of those who are drowning. Are also expected to be used to collect data and repeating patterns to analyze hundreds of times, helping to refine the techniques of human swimmers.

Maybe in 10 years to see these robots saving people on the beaches around the world.

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Goal Defense, a tower defense sports for Android

 

What would be the result of mixing a tower defense game genre with the Olympics? Goal Defense.
That's Goal Defense: tower defense with a sports foundation. While the game looks striking, it is really difficult because you have to stop horde after horde of athletes, boxers, football players, etc.. they will try to get to the trophy.
The app Goal Defense can be downloaded free via Google Play .

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Motorized chair made ​​from Legos

 

ometimes I think Lego blocks can be used to build anything that passes through our mind. One of these creations is a scooter that has been assembled from Lego Mindstorm. The power wheelchair is made mostly of Lego blocks and incorporates a system of small motors, touch sensors have multiple and multidirectional wheels.
It should be borne in mind that there is a chair designed for heavier individuals, as are its limit 90 kilograms. For now it is controlled by a sort of command, but is expected to develop a control function via Bluetooth so that we can control it with our smartphone.

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