The best thing has been on Twitter in 2012

Since there are only a few weeks left in 2012 and it would be normal that we saw a lot of material as an annual summary of many websites. One of the sites that does this is Twitter, and the company's engineers have spent a long time creating a special page and a video.
The page in question is 2012.Twitter.com and has 5 categories:

• Golden Tweets
• The pulse of the planet
• Only on Twitter
• Tendencies
• New Voices
• Your year on Twitter

Different tweets and conversations are in first place in the categories in which we can certainly find all sorts of facts and events that occurred throughout the year. Among some of the most important events we find Obama's re-election, the Olympics and Sandy Hurricane U.S. shores. "Your year in Twitter" is obviously a very special category of each user.
In the following video you can also see some of the top hashtags of the year:

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Xbox LIVE gets lots of entertainment apps

In the early hours of yesterday, the known SkyDrive Microsoft said this on Xbox LIVE, but that's not all, because a little while later it was announced that more than 40 entertainment companies around the world would also soon arriving in said platform, of which 10 will be arriving next week.
The rest of the applications, some 33 to be exact, would be released gradually over the coming months. Applications may be purchased from the store being Xbox LIVE as they are released, although in some places are available more quickly than others.
For Spanish speaking countries available applications are actually few, and only Mexico and Spain will receive them by now.
For Mexico: Azteca and Televisa GameTrailers.
For Spain: Fightbox, GameTrailers, Livesport.tv and TV3.

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Twitter announces filters to photos

Twitter had the idea of buying Instagram for a long time, but it seems that he lost that race a couple of months ago. Unable to gain Instagram, the company's famous microblogging site has chosen to create their own filters to photos that users upload. For a few weeks this function was only a rumor, but has now been officially confirmed. We can access the application of filters by incorporating Twitter tools and will be available from today along with other updates that are being introduced into these times.
From now on, and will be able to edit and give a new look to the photos that go up to Twitter, and it seems that the Android and iOS applications will also have similar functions available.
It seems that now Twitter is the new competitor to Instagram.

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Tips to survive the 3 days of darkness

It is more than probable that in recent days we have all heard about the 3 days of darkness in 2012 and on December 21, 2012 . As the famous date approaches, more and more people become aware of the rumors, and not only through the social networks and the web, is now a topic that play a lot in the mouths of many.
We can not have complete confidence if we will live three days in the dark or not, but just in case it would not hurt to have on hand some tips in case the event be true. Just do not remember that we have devices such as mobile phones , computers , smartphones and whatever works electrically or rely on electricity to function.
It is likely that many, if sought something about it on the web, have been found with notes on a Tibetan monk who has given some tips to survive the three days of darkness. What advice has given this person? Mainly five:
1) Finish all outstanding issues. He says that to prepare for the changes ahead, we need to end all outstanding issues we have before next December 21 and possibly not leave anything important for the next year.
2) The day before the phenomenon, it would be on December 20 when it happens on schedule, it is recommended that people go to camp if you own a house there, ie, away from the city. It also suggests that we need food and food for at least two months because the power grids would take to be put into operation again.
3) We should not forget to book things like candles for the days of darkness and later, if it is winter and it is also necessary to gather wood for heating and warm.
4) Between 21 and 24, days that supposedly live in the dark, it is recommended that windows with fabric cover ourselves, not to look out and not go out as much as possible outside.
5) When the light is restored, the monk advised us to stay a little longer in the field before returning to the city (if we left the golf course). This is because for a few weeks humanity continue to receive the result of the phenomenon. The lama said that the planet will recover fully only at the end of March.
Something that emphasize various websites is not to go outside and not answer the door. Foods that should be canned and keep similar, remember that having no electricity we can not use refrigerators, so many types of food will become inedible after a few days. A first aid kit is not bad and where possible we must have the full gas bottle. Partner with neighbors and make agreements with them is a good idea. And above all, there remain calm.
If you have any tips you'd like to share, feel free to do so in the comments.

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Nokia reveals details of Windows Phone 7.8

It seems that the guys from Nokia are in a good mood as they have released some details concerning the new version of mobile operating system Microsoft , Windows Phone 7.8, update soon and will be hitting the masses. While already announced that the home screen will have a redesign, that's just the tip of the iceberg because the operating system will have a lot of new things.
Among the new features in WP 7.8 is the ability to use the image of the day when Bing to block the screen, and talking about the lock screen, there are two new modes for when you carry in your pocket and when Children take our smartphone . Besides this there will be 20 new color themes, will have Bluetooth Share, improvements will have to level the camera with the ability to remove even possible photobombers. Some applications will also be updated and have promised further developments we hope to know soon.

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Sony Yuga design could have a glass

For here we have spoken of Sony Yuga a few times in recent weeks. This is the new smartphone company logo is expected to be launched in the first quarter of 2013, according to a very recent rumor will have a great glass design on both the front and in the rear.
Do you think that the fact of a smartphone has a glass design for both forward and back, will change the way we use it? Currently, the most popular example of a smartphone with glass design is the iPhone 4/4S, but remember that it is only in the back rather than the front. The bad part is that many people have reported that the back cover of the mobile Apple have been broken.
Hopefully this is not the case of the Sony smartphone and that it is equipped with a high-strength glass.

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New Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch announced

People Lenovo undoubtedly be proud to announce the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch as it is the ultrabook touch with screens 14 inches lighter market. The device is optimized to run with the new Windows 8 and its low weight of 1.5 kilograms is because it is made ​​primarily of carbon fiber. If you wonder why the thickness is about 20.8 mm.
Peter Hortensius, Lenovo's Product Group president, has said that give the user the ability to control your ThinkPad better through the touch screen is part of the natural evolution of the company's products.
If you want to know more about their technology , including some of the specifications of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch includes a screen 14-inch HD +, Intel Core i5/i7 processor and Dolby Home Theater v4. It also has an HD webcam, microphone, fingerprint reader and has RapidCharge.
The price of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch is $ 1500 dollars.

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GhostShell again make a major attack

GhostShell, a hacktivist group that is becoming increasingly popular, has revealed 1.6 million accounts and records belonging to various companies and government agencies. A total of 37 different organizations were attacked by the group and lots of data were placed on sites like PasteSite and Pastebin.
GhostShell managed to infiltrate systems NASA, the European Space Agency, the FBI, Interpol, a Pentagon contractor, the Federal Reserve and many others in an attack called # ProjectWhiteFox.
Among the stolen data includes IP addresses, login details, home addresses and e-mail accounts of both private and public. It is also said that documents were stolen with important industry data.
The group claims to have sent an email to the government on 150 servers of companies and agencies that have security issues.
GhostShell became known after attacking a group of servers 100 universities in October and declare war on Russia in November. Now they say that this will be his last attack of the year and we should take it as an early Christmas gift.

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