The censuses of the future will be via smartphones and Internet

The advancement in technology brings the possibility to simplify many tasks, both everyday and industrial levels. Today, in most countries the surveys are continuing forward in the same way: someone passes by us and asks us the data you need to know, such as how many people live in the area, age, income, etc. Well, as we said, the technology advances and progress in various aspects will influence and customs, and the old custom of door-to-door census will end in about 7 years. Obviously this will not be made ​​immediately on a global scale, but gradually will expand.

As announced by the Office of the U.S. Census, in 2020 the census will be carried out over the Internet . Currently being carried out some tests with 250,000 households were randomly selected.

Within a few years, the Internet, smartphones and other products and technologies could produce big changes in our lifestyle, getting closer to futuristic societies that are usually seen in many feature films.

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Tizen is alive and kicking

The first time we made ​​mention of Tizen was in 2011 , when it announced it would be replacing MeeGo. Recently we talked about it in the month of January  when we said that a smartphone Samsung would use, and then in March I commented on a mobile phone that runs high end with said operating system and would be released in August or September. Well now we play the theme.

We must not forget Tizen . Why? Because if it is a little known mobile operating system, is very promising, maybe even more than Android, and also has two giants in the world of technology supporting it: Intel and Samsung.

The South Korean company sees Tizen with many possibilities of success, both in the market for mobile high-end and in the sector of low and mid range. This OS can be a perfect alternative to Android, which as we know is chained to Google.

Intel and Samsung Tizen believe that could be used in many mobile devices as well, which include Smart TVs, cars , smartwatchs, tablets , probably computers and who knows what else.

Despite all this, do not have a picture Tizen easy. Today Android and iOS dominate the market, while Windows Phone and BlackBerry also still lurking. We must not forget Ubuntu OS and Firefox, debuten expected this year.

Do you think Tizen Will it be a successful mobile operating system?

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The Pirate Bay moved their servers to the U.S. and becomes The Freedom Bay

The Pirate Bay is the biggest torrent download site for the world. Recently decided to move its servers to North Korea, but now, due to popular demand, have chosen to settle in the United States.

"We have been working closely with the U.S. government to create a data center where they would stay high strength our servers, so that we can keep them safe from possible attacks by Kim Jong Un and his evil allies" are some of the words that can be seen on the blog of The Pirate Bay , which by the way has now been renamed The Freedom Bay and it even has a new logo.

The news was released as part of a very important and will undoubtedly be a very significant change in the way that The Pirate Bay will operate from now on as planned even remove the torrent of many countries to give more priority to Americans.

Give us your opinion on it in the comments and tell us what was your step favorite joke of April 1.

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Changes between two versions of Android simply by pressing a button

A couple of students from the St. Petersburg Academy have created a magical function for our smartphone . What does this function? It allows us to switch between two different versions of Android with just pressing a button. This kind of creation could be very useful for developers and also for those wishing to try a new version of Android without compromise to have running on your phone now. Of course, before you start using this feature, anyone will investigate how to perform a full backup of everything you have on your smartphone today.

Some great about all this is that each version of Android maintains its own data and files .If you have installed an application on a version just sits there, not replicated to the other. It is as if we have Linux and Windows at the same time in our PC: each retains its own operating system and file information without affecting the other.

The smartphone used in the video is a Galaxy S II from Samsung. Currently the team is also working with a Nexus S.

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The new models of the iPhone have been designed by Steve Jobs

It seems that the guys at Apple long ago have designed new models of the iPhone expected to be launched this year. Both designs were created by Steve Jobs a while before Tim Cook took the reins of the company. Since Steve is the principal designer, many expect great advances for these new releases.

Should Apple continues naming future models of the way you normally, they would be called iPhone 5S and obviously iPhone 6. Of course the first and 5S would be released several months later on 6 see the light, but in the past we have seen rumors that will be launched at the same time.

George Gascon, District Attorney of San Francisco, learned of these details one day he had a meeting with representatives of the company on the block.

The rest of the talk dealt with themes such as locks for theft and the like. Did you know that more than half of the robberies taking place in San Francisco are using an iPhone?

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The Samsung Galaxy S IV can be pre-ordered from April 16

From next April 16, the Galaxy S IV of Samsung and can begin to be pre-ordered through the various phone companies in the world. Prices vary from one country to another, and the United States will cost $ 250 with a 2 year contract. Take this as a reference, as in U.S. usually have the lowest prices when it comes to devices.

Surely you remember the S IV was announced about 3 weeks ago back in New York for an important event that became known mobile specifications and features that incorporate great.

Consider, based on the price mentioned above, the S IV will be a smartphone more expensive than usual. When compared to the iPhone, for example, his contract is a bit more expensive despite being the same. Samsung has kept prices within reasonable steps and this has allowed it to compete directly with Apple's smartphone, but we wonder if this time it will make an exception.

Recall that the Galaxy S IV will feature a Snapdragon processor 600 1.9GHz quad-core or Octa Exnyos 5 1.8GHz 8-core, depending on where it is purchased. All versions feature a Super AMOLED screen of 5 inches with full HD resolution, the operating system will be Android 4.2.2.Jelly Bean and have a 13-megapixel camera, among other things.

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A Russian billionaire wants to transform us immortality in cyborgs

What is a cyborg you ask? Well, for those who are not very familiar with the great universe of science fiction, a cyborg is a being who has a body made ​​up of an organic and cybernetic parts.Generally, the objective of this union is to improve the organics through technology .

A Russian billionaire named Dmitry Itskov has some interesting plans in hand. Itskov wants to become immortal to mingle with machines and so in 2011 he founded the Project 2045 Initiative. The technological singularity is strongly related to this initiative.

Continuing the theme, the project has four phases:

Phase A : between 2015 and 2020 would develop robotic bodies identical to ours that we can manage through a brain interface. This idea is the central plot of the film Surrogates, indeed.Similar brain interface technologies already exist.

Phase B : 2025 is planned to transplant our brain to an artificial body to prolong our lives.

Phase C : between 2030 and 2035 is expected to have bodies to which we transfer our minds, similar to that seen in the movie Avatar, but in this case the body would be robotic.

Phase D : The last step would be developed between 2040 and 2045. We would transform into beings who do not need a physical body and that would form part of the Internet, which would allow us to quickly go to any place in the world and do anything you want, practically. In case you have to interact with the environment, would be done by holograms.

To meet its objectives, Itskov probably need more money than you have now. We tried to raise funds through the biggest billionaires in the world, but has not had much luck. Now scientists hired on his own and has a letter to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, commenting on its proposal to bring humanity to the next generation.

What do you think about this initiative?

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Windows 7 and XP operating systems remain the most popular

 

We just finished the first quarter of the year and we already have several details on the use of operating systems in the world today. According to reports the firm NetMarketShare, Windows 7 still retains the title of the most used operating system in the world. Of course we are talking about a level of desktop and laptop computers, tablets or mobile no.

Windows 7 is used by 44.7% of the teams in the world, while in second place comes the familiar Windows XP, considered by many as the best operating system version of Microsoft . XP has a percentage of 38.7%. It is noteworthy that both versions have fallen slightly compared to their percentage of the end of 2012. The third and fourth places are occupying Windows Vista and Windows 8, respectively, in quantities of less than 5% in both cases.

Mac OS X 10.8 has become a little more popular, reaching 2.65%, while the most used operating system in the world free, Linux has a low 1.17%.

Given the scenario as it comes, no major changes are expected for this quarter, but one thing is certain: Windows will continue to lead as it has done for many years.

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