Windows 7 becomes the most popular operating system in the world

 

Windows XP operating system may be the most beloved of the story (as far as Windows terms of course), but 10 years after it was launched, and not the most popular, because that distinction now belongs ultimately to Windows 7.
It has taken three years, but at the end of the Windows 7 managed to surpass his brother and now has a market share of 42.76%, while that of XP is at 42.52%. Yes, that's almost a tie, but certainly W7 has been gaining on XP for quite some time, and certainly in the next few months the space between them becomes greater.
Something worth this is related to the launch of Windows 8, which is expected in late October. While an increasing number of promotional campaigns in favor of that OS, users who will determine if W8 will be a failure or a success. If Windows 8 is not successful for some reason (confusing interface, no start menu, etc.), Then W7 will be the one to benefit, as did XP when Vista was released.
What operating system you use today? Personally, I use two: Windows XP and Fedora.

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Fotor, one of the best photo apps for Android

 

Fotor is, without doubt, among the best photo apps available for Android devices. Fotor includes everything you might need: it has a camera mode, a mode of high dynamic range camera, editing functions available and even allows a photo collage.
Fotor is also an app intuitive, easy to use, it has a great interface and has many functions at our disposal. In one of its strongest points is its editing tools, among which include filters, frames and many more.
Fotor is available for free on Google Play .

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ZTE Grand X IN, new Android smartphone with Intel

Undoubtedly Intel entered late in the phone market mobile , but that does not mean you are ready to succeed in it.  If you wonder how we can buy a smartphone with Intel processor to one that uses Qualcomm or Nvidia, then you'll soon find out as ZTE has announce the new Grand X IN. If the name sounds familiar, it's because the Grand ZTE X was announced some time ago, and this is the mobile version of this but with Intel Medfield.
To our knowledge, this new smartphone thanks to the technology of an Atom Z2460 CPU, which is accompanied by 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory. The Grand X IN ZTE also has a 4.3-inch qHD display, has an 8-megapixel camera and a 0.3 megapixel front, and also runs the Android OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
It is expected that the initial launch will be in Europe during the current month.

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New solar panels produce electricity and hydrogen

 

A new development in the investigation of the materials used in solar panels reveals something big would be possible to create solar panels that produce electricity and hydrogen while. This is important because it would increase the effectiveness of the solar panel when generating clean energy. You may not know it, but hydrogen is seen by many as the future of energy, like helium 3.
This new technology seems to be based on the use of synthetic nano-crystals: one has a rod shape and produces hydrogen by photocatalysis, while the other is responsible for producing electricity from light, ie is photovoltaic.
This is still in the research stages, but its creators believe it is possible for mass production to sell in the market. If the project is successful, it could become an excellent alternative to current solar panels.

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Bill Gates rejected the idea of ​​a tablet in 1998

 

Microsoft had the idea of creating an e-reader in 1998, but the project was rejected by Bill Gates.
The information came to light in a report by Vanity Fair with some ex-employees of Microsoft, and was confirmed by the executive, which at the time was the president of the company, during the interview with a North American channel program PBS , occurred on Monday.
According to Gates, the idea of a touch tablet had already occurred "long before" the rise of the iPad, made ​​by Apple. But, the project offered at the time was just "a little good" in the opinion of the co-founder of Microsoft.
According to a MS programmer, Gates would not have approved the device interface for not "seem" enough to Windows.
"The tablets we had made ​​before were so thin, and not as attractive as they would later," Gates said during the interview, which also revealed as Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder knew of manufacturing the same . "He did some things better than me," he stated.
The Surface, the tablet announced by Microsoft on June 18, will be a chance for the company to be inserted permanently in this market. According to the executive, with this device the company will have "something that can change the rules again."

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Google Patents gloves similar to those used Take Cruise in Minority Report

 

In a few years they will sell gloves with sensors in the fingertips, like what Tom Cruise used in Minority Report.

Increasingly we approach our homes to the technology we see in movies, but I think we have much to transport us as do Star Trek. At least now we will be able to use the technology that uses gloves Tom Cruise in Minority Report.
Well, not the exact same but very similar as these gloves possess a processor powerful enough to recognize objects, compare images, and send orders. But we must not get so excited because these gloves are not as advanced technology so it will need another device to interact with them. These gloves with cameras and motion sensors were patented last year but only approved the request last week.
The sensors are going to be able to find in the fingertips and allow us to record the hand movements and translate into orders for the device. "Like human nature," they say in the patent. At least for the first version of the gloves, we'll need another device to interact with them but hopefully for the version 2 can be used alone. In addition, the sensors capture the lateral movement, the zoom and move back to the different screens .
Google obviously we are presenting devices interesting as not to forget what Project Glass lenses, augmented reality glasses were presented in early July at the developer conference Google I / O. With these glasses you can record and send images to other devices, and to see them through their own lenses. It's still a bit early to talk about prices but if you know that your marketing will begin in 2014.

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Solar Power: personalize your Android with cool wallpapers

 

Solar Power is an app to customize our mobile phone using Android live wallpapers from our sun. The aim of the application is to give your mobile device a new design with an interactive and stellar.
You can customize some colors, asteroids and do a couple of tricks when you interact with the home screen, all at the cost of probably a slightly larger battery consumption, but if you like the application undoubtedly worthwhile.
Solar Power is available in Google Play for $ 1.

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HTC Desire X can be seen at IFA 2012

 

And just as everyone thought would present no new HTC phone at IFA 2012, the Taiwanese manufacturer has surprised us all with the launch of the new HTC Desire X.
Formerly known as Proto, the new Desire X is a smartphone that features a Snapdragon S4 processor and is aimed at those looking for a new mobile phone midrange. Along with the aforementioned CPU, the HTC Desire X also gives us a 4-inch screen, 5 megapixel camera, integration with Beats Audio and 4GB of internal memory, but also offers 25GB of cloud storage via Dropbox.
All of the above makes a good X Desire smartphone at hand and runs with Android 4.0 ICS. It is expected to launch in Asia and Europe in September.

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