Apple donates $ 2.5 million for victims of Hurricane Sandy

Last week, Apple decided to help the Red Cross to give a hand to the thousands of people who were victims of Hurricane Sandy. The company launched a page on iTunes that can be used to make donations to the Red Cross, but fortunately the story does not end here.
A couple of days ago, Apple donated a total of $ 2.5 million to the Red Cross to continue to help, which were funded by all company employees.
It is very likely that all have already noticed that since Tim Cook took over Apple has turned into a company that really supports the charity, which was not the case when Steve Jobs took the reins a couple of years ago.
What do you think of Apple's donations? Should they continue, should ignore them or should donate larger quantities?
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Angry Birds Star Wars comes out on top in only 2 hours

Following the release of Angry Birds Star Wars a few days ago, the developer, the Finnish Rovio, is proud to announce that their new game reached number 1 in the charts in the App Store for only U.S. 2 ½ hours . Rovio says this new record has surpassed several of its earlier marks. The truth is that we must give it up for Rovio to create a fantastic game. If you have not downloaded Angry Birds Star Wars can enter here to select your platform: PC, iOS, Android, Windows Phone or Mac
Angry Birds Star Wars takes us to a couple of planets in the fictional universe of Star Wars. Of note is the great work done by Rovio designing the characters. The red bird is Luke Skywalker, yellow takes the form of Han Solo, the black is the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Big Red has become a brown Chewbacca, while the pink bird is Princess Leia. R2-D2 and C-3PO are shaped not but appear as bird eggs.
According to Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio Chief Marketing Officer, this is the best title in the franchise Angry Birds have developed so far.
Have you tried the new Angry Birds Star Wars?

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Apple is the most innovative company in the world

" Apple is the most innovative company in the world ", what do you think about that statement? Does it look right? Well at least the people of the prestigious firm Booz & Company itself that seems correct, as they have chosen the apple as the most innovative company in the world today. As we said, the firm launched a study entitled "2012 Global Innovation 1000 Study: Making Ideas Work" which highlights what Apple has done goes far beyond occupy the top spot in terms of sales.
Booz & Company asked survey participants who gave their names to companies that they were the most innovative in the world. Respondents could name up to three companies, and 80% of them named Apple when I asked. This reflects an increase of 10% compared to a study that took place last year.
Also worth noting that Google was named by 43% of participants and ranked third, while the multinational 3M took third place. ranks fourth Samsung and Microsoft had to settle for sixth, while Amazon did tenth gain.
Do you think Apple is the most innovative company in the world?

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PengPod, a new tablet of 7 and 10 inches with Linux and Android

It is true that Android is based on Linux, as I discussed a few days ago , but there are many Linux fans who are not satisfied simply with a modified version of the operating system and prefer to be with a tablet that runs with the "real" Linux. Well that's exactly the idea that boys are Peacock Imports introducing new PengPod, a tablet which the technology has provided not only Android, but also Linux.
The dispostivio has two versions: a 7-inch and 10-inch, and comes with a mini PC PengStick. Both models use a A10 processor, running with Android 4.0 and Linux 3.0.42, have 1GB of RAM and 8GB memory feature that can expand up to 32GB. They also include a USB interface and HDMI and WiFi available. The 7-inch model has a 1.3 megapixel camera, while his brother carries a 0.3 megapixel. Both also have speakers and headphone jack.
PengStick specifications are the same as those for tablets, except for the screen, camera and audio outputs, while the low memory to 4GB.
At the moment the company is raising funds to begin production of the device.

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Delta Sub-project: it was the final assembly speaker video

In our particular Sub-Delta project with which we are building our own speaker, plays the most important part of all: the final assembly of components.
As a key task and hard to explain only with text, we have made ​​a video where we explain in detail how to finish this speaker we've made ​​ourselves. Already have homework for this weekend.

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AMD 7890 is coming to fill a small gap in the market

Now that the current generation of graphics cards is closed (except surprise last minute), the two market leading manufacturers begin to think how to get the most out of your current GPU. One of the best ways to squeeze out the technology is what we call medleys, versions with slight variations but they are presented as entirely new products.
In this sense it is beginning to consider the possibility of a new AMD 7890, a graphics card that would position between 7870 and 7950 in both performance and price. It says it could implement a core Tahiti Tahiti LE modified from original, bringing more than a 7870 (core Pitcairn) would result in a 7950 (Tahiti core) speed down.
The final characteristics are unknown, but it is said that AMD will rival 7890 for NVidia GTX 660 and GTX 660 Ti with a price of about 250 euros or so. In this figure and some are over NVidia models, which offers the same performance if it could be an interesting bet for the user.
AMD 7890 could be a cartridge over AMD, the last of the company in the current generation. The news rather than technical (and cores are all presented and new bring only slight changes) are market: a model covering the strip above minimum between 7870 and 7950. A new range mean that AMD will continue talking about the confirmation.

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Acer Iconia Tab A220 tablet will be another more to fight in the 10.1-inch

Acer is betting big on all categories of tablets. If Windows 8 have presented an interesting Iconia W510 - talk about it soon - do not forget that we have many models of tablets with Android system.
One that will arrive soon is the Acer Iconia Tab A220, which has recently begun to appear in one of those records benchmarks and promises to be a pretty decent tablet at a price that, although has not been unveiled, should be adjusted. Do not expect a pointer to the best tablet on the market, it seems that Acer will not fight in those terms if not more in a medium quality at a better price for the user.

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Kisai Maru, the new Tokyoflash watch

Tired of watches conventional? Well if you are looking for a change I suggest that you take a look at the new Kisai Maru, the latest model of the Japanese firm Tokyoflash.
The new clock is based on the conceptual design created by Sam Jerichow, a Tokyoflash fan who lives in Germany.
Maybe you do not understand how to read the time on this watch but the fact is that it is very easy. As you can see, the curve of the watch face has two ends. The end pointing inwards is telling us the time, while pointing outwards is telling us the minute.
The Kisai Maru is now on sale and is priced at $ 150 dollars apiece. Comes in black, silver and earth, which we see in the image.

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