Tuesday, December 25, 2012

First photos of a physical QWERTY BB10

Recently leaked a couple of pictures that belong to a new device that uses the new RIM BlackBerry platform 10. It is a smartphone with a touch screen is almost square in which we find a QWERTY keyboard, which is a known element of the BlackBerry line. The new mobile belongs to the new BlackBerry N series, to be released after the L series is released, which is fully touch smartphones. The main reason behind the series L is able to compete...

Apple Maps: the most used iPhone app in 2012

IPhone users Apple may not have loved the Maps application for the company, but the app was used more than any other in the smartphone from Apple in 2012 according to Nielsen data. It is estimated that Maps was used by about 32.4 million iPhone users monthly, surpassing even Facebook which reached 28.6 million. We all know that Maps was a major disaster for Apple, even the company's CEO, Tim Cook, apologized about it. Earlier this month...

Scientists develop solar cells that can stick and unstick

A group of scientists at Stanford University have made ​​a great advance in the field of solar cells. They have created the first flexible solar cells that can be stuck to almost any surface of any kind of material, either glass, plastic or even paper. To remove the adhesive enough to take a little water. While similar cells have been created previously, always ended deforming them, but in this case it is not. These new cells can be bent...

iPad 5 could incorporate elements of iPad Mini

Only recently launched the iPad in April and are already talking about the next generation of tablet Apple , which currently call iPad 5. According to sources close to a Japanese blog, Apple will launch the new iPad in March. It is also said that the device will save some similarities with the iPad Mini as it will not only thinner, but also lighter than the current model. We further expect that differs in one thing: the screen resolution,...

Huawei Ascend Mate, new 6.1 inch phablet

Lately smartphones manufacturers are thinking that it is better the larger screen of the new device they have created, but it actually is not. Soon there will be virtually no difference between the size of a tablet and a smartphone , so we'll be talking on the phone while holding up a brick next to our ear. The Galaxy Note II 5.5 inch was a bit extreme for many, but the grand prize goes to the Huawei Ascend Mate, a new phablet which measures...

10 devices discontinued in 2012

During the years have been seen many new devices of modern technology , while others have been discontinued and you were removed from production. Let 10 major devices that were discontinued this year. 1 - The White MacBook Apple: although it was discontinued in 2011, 2012 was the year in which his life was finally discontinued production. This laptop used to be quite used by students because it was more expensive than the rest of the Apple...

Monday, December 24, 2012

Acer Iconia B1, a $ 100 tablet

Usually the cheap tablets are often of poor quality, but in this case we have one that is good quality and low price as well: the Acer Iconia B1. It is a device that many rumors but nothing confirmed officially. Will it be able to compete with the Nexus 7 Asus and Google ? Probably not, since their specifications are a bit poor in comparison. What we have here then? The first major advantage and the unique prácticmanente Acer Iconia B1...

iOS 6 had a huge growth thanks to China and not to Google Maps

When the app maps Google iOS 6 was released several days ago ago, soon positioned at the top of the download list and only 48 hours had been downloaded 10 million times. 4 days ago I commented that many people had upgraded to iOS in June following the departure of that application, but the truth is that not due to this, but to something else: the launch of the iPhone 5 in China. Last week not only was the launch of Google Maps, but also...