FlipSide, new iPhone case that acts as a control game

There are all sorts of controls for smartphones and tablets, but what's a little weird to see is a cover that fulfills the function of a control for games and that is also solar powered. One such case is the flipside, and it's exclusive iPhone. This new case has been designed and created by the efforts of firms Justice Frangipane and iDevices.
That FlipSide use solar energy to operate means that we will not have to worry about replacing batteries and almost always have energy to function, unless it is night obviously.
Besides this, it seems that the creators are already working on a version for Android smartphones, but given the large number of phones that are different with that operating system is likely to be released only to a few.

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Java and Adobe are the main targets of hackers and malware in 2013

The next year, according to research conducted by Panda Security, vulnerabilities of software will be the main target for cybercriminals. In particular, Java and Adobe will become the main targets of hackers.
The guys said Panda, in 2012, Java was compromised multiple times and used to infect a wide variety of users, and the software is installed on millions of devices of all kinds. Other software has also been very committed is Adobe Acrobat Reader ie, Flash, etc. and there are also several security flaws at. Adobe applications are also abused by hackers to infect all types of devices.
At the level of web sites that could suffer more attacks are Facebook and Twitter, given its growing popularity and the large amount of users they have, not to mention all the information flowing through them. Panda also suggests more careful with Skype.
In addition, warnings to stay safe are also Mac users who rely heavily on their platform but perhaps keep a few surprises next year.

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The Oppo Find 5 will have a 32GB model

Oppo Digital, the company behind the phenomenal smartphone Oppo Find 5, has a surprise for his fans around the globe. Yesterday morning, perhaps on the occasion of Christmas and trying to give a "gift" to his fans, decided to launch a small teaser via Facebook where you can see a variant of counting Find 5 32GB of internal memory, is say twice what was thought to be the only option available.
When the Oppo Find 5 was officially unveiled earlier this month only knew the existence of the 16GB model, but as we now know that there is an extra model. The 32GB model is priced at $ 570 dollars.
Oppo has also released the countries that will be released on May Find and Spain at the moment is the only Spanish-language which will be present. In addition, the launch is scheduled for the first quarter of 2013, so in the coming months we'll see for sale.

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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 with the rest of the market touch smartphones such as the iPhone and mobile apps, while the number N is more targeted audiences that already own a BlackBerry terminal and wants to modernize a bit buying a model with better technology.

 

 Remember that the launch of BlackBerry 10 is scheduled for late January 2013, ie in less than five weeks and we can have a look.

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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 Google Maps for iOS was released in June and became extremely popular in a few hours.
Notably, the Nielsen study used data only from January to October, so the app from Google did not enter the list.
The full top 10 is as follows:
1 - Apple Maps
2 - Facebook
3 - YouTube
4 - Stocks
5 - Weather
6 - Facebook Messenger
7 - The Weather Channel
8 - Twitter
9 - Pandora Radio
10 - Instagram

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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 and adapted to curved surfaces and even serve to recharge all types of devices and electronic gadgets
It is worth mentioning also that the manufacturing process of these cells also reduces costs and avoids the complications of some conventional processes.

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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, since the Mini is pathetic.
If this device is actually released in March, surely many of the people who bought an iPad 4 will be somewhat angry with apple to launch new iPads every few months.
Also worth noting that the same Japanese blog reports that an improved version of iPad Mini is in the oven and use a Retina display with A6X processor, a CPU that is equal to the current iPad.

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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 no less than 6.1 inches and I'm sure just won the award for smartphone world's largest.
The phone originally was to be presented at CES 2013, but it seems that has leaked a couple of weeks before.
And what is the hardware that makes this Android phone? Well as we said has a 6.1 inch screen with full HD resolution, but also carries a powerful quad-core processor at 1.8GHz and has a large 4000mAh battery. Its density is 361 pixels per inch, surpassing even the Retina display of the iPhone 5.
It is expected that the price of Huawei Ascend Mate is nearly $ 500.

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