NASA announced the findings of Curiosity

Today Monday, authorities and NASA researchers will give a press conference to announce the findings of Curiosity and give a general update on what the little robot on Mars has been doing in recent months.
While rumors suggest otherwise, the conference will not talk about anything really extraordinary as it was believed at the time .
Representatives from NASA's JPL rumors say that it has become a very important discovery on Mars early in the mission are not true.
According to several reports, Curiosity, or rather, one of his tools, called SAM, would have detected signs of life in a soil sample from the planet, but the JPL states that no evidence has been found of the existence of Martian organisms yet.
What do you think will be announced at noon today at the conference in San Francisco?

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Syrian rebels made ​​use of Skype

We have not talked much about it in recent days, but since about last Thursday, the Syrian Internet services were cut by the government, as well as flights, although the latter has already resumed, but not so with the Internet.
In the absence of the Internet connection to communicate with the rest of the globe, the Syrian rebels have chosen to start using the courier world No. 1, the popular Skype. By using this software through a satellite connection, the rebels and can communicate with people outside and inside the country.
Also been reported in the last few hours that the Internet connection is almost restored throughout the country, so that using this method will not be necessary, but it is more than likely that will be used in the future in a similar situation .

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Nexus 4 runs again

The 8GB model of smartphone Nexus 4, which is produced by Google and Samsung, is once again totally exhausted, while shipments of the 16GB model will begin in about six weeks as estimated. This is the second time in which this terminal, which incidentally runs the latest version of Android (4.2), is running since it was launched. For now the store no detailed Google Play will be available again when the 8GB model.
The Nexus 4 was launched early last November along with the Nexus Nexus 7 and 10 produced by Samsung. All three devices had good sales in the beginning, but it seems that only four managed to keep the Nexus, and the fact that is exhausted is a clear proof of this.
When will we see the Nexus 4 in stock? Do not know yet, but the fact is that should not take long.
Does anyone around here already own a Nexus 4?

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7 people are imprisoned for the case of the young man who sold a kidney to buy an iPad 2

Last year, a young Chinese man sold a kidney to buy an iPad 2. The 17-year-old was just over $ 3000 for the illegal operation, after which used the money to buy an iPad 2 and iPhone 4, the two most popular devices from Apple at the time.
The boy fell ill shortly afterwards and the people involved in the case were taken to court. Finally, after many months of waiting, 7 of 9 people alleged to have been involved in the operation and negotiations with the boy were convicted and sent to prison.
Song Zhongyu, the lead surgeon, and He Wei, the agent agreed to the operation, were sentenced to five and three years' imprisonment respectively.
What do you think about these cases in which people offer something of his body in exchange for a large sum of money to buy devices like smartphones and tablets?

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BitTorrent will become a fully legal company

BitTorrent, the company behind the technology that allows thousands of daily share all kinds of files for free over the Internet, has decided to take a new direction. The executive director of marketing, Matt Mason, has said that plans are "aligned with the entertainment industry and start distributing movies, music and books on legal form." It's clear that BitTorrent wants to prove he can become more than just a company that offers free downloads. For now, the two main software client of the firm, which are the namesake and known BitTorrent? Torrent, have a total of 160 mill0nes users worldwide.
BitTorrent says that about 40 million users are active on a daily basis, which is much more than those with services like Netflix and Hulu combined. Viewing things in this scenario, no wonder a company planning to become fully certified. "It's a constant change. People do not know that we are a company. They think that we are two teen in a basement in Sweden, "said Mason.
What is troubling to many is obviously cutting free download service, which is why the company is so successful.
Is this a bad move by BitTorrent?

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New Dell laptop running with Ubuntu and are dirt cheap

If here is a fan of Linux, or preferably the Ubuntu distro, who is looking for a new laptop or notebook then we have good news , since Dell has started selling two new low-end models that run with said operating system .
Teams are the Vostro 2420 and 2520. The only difference between them is that the former has a 14-inch screen while her sister has a 15.6-inch. The strangest part is that both cost the same: $ 300.
Obviously for that price one must wait for hardware very weak, and the truth is that it is, since the processor that carry these two laptops Intel Celeron B820 is a dual-core 1.7GHz and the sad thing is that we can not acquire with a more powerful one. There is an identical version but with Windows 7 it costs $ 370, and if in addition to this we add an Intel Core i3 will cost us $ 420.
Using Dell Ubuntu has given is actually a bit poor and gives the impression that the company thinks who uses a computer these do not need a big machine, which is true only in part. Let's be honest: a computer cost $ 300 and with CPU Celeron is really small thing, but this kind of systems aimed at an audience that's used for simple tasks that do not require much resource consumption, but with the release of Steam for Linux that is about to change.

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Intel would be used in future iPad and iPhone

The strained relationship of the company on the block with South Korea's Samsung could lead Apple to start using Intel processors in future versions of their devices known mobile : the iPad and iPhone. No doubt it would be an interesting fact, but in turn would be a little strange because Apple also plans to stop using Intel processors in their Macs to start using ARM processors, or so the rumors suggest.
After the apple achieve take $ 1,000 million to Samsung after a trial has been trying to cut its relations with the Asian company, so the title of this article should not be surprised, especially after the price of the processors Samsung Apple sells to rise by 20%.
All this is convincing that the apple should change providers, but for now that will not happen and that future iOS devices will not be released until many months.
Do you think Apple should make this change?

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Nexus 10 Analysis

In addition to the new Google Nexus tablet 7 to compete in the marketplace of economic tablets with smaller screens, the Mountain View company also confirmed the launch of a traditional tablet with 10-inch screen.

This is the new Nexus 10 will offer a competitive price and performance art to take its place among the best-selling tablets in 2012. Best of the device is its powerful processor Samsung Exynos 5250 dual-core power that surpasses all others used by the Google brand.
The 10-inch screen and the ability to view HD content, plus other accessories like a powerful camera, improved virtual keyboard, the latest version of the Android operating system and outstanding performance make the new model Google Nexus 10 is present to battle as one of the contenders to win the throne of tablets in 2012.

Product Reviews

The design of the Nexus tablet 10 is very true to the Nexus family line, even when different devices have been assembled by different companies. Nexus 7 is from ASUS, LG Nexus 4 and now the Nexus 10 has been designed by Samsung.

It has a weight of 603 grams and acceptable design with rounded edges and comes in black with plastic details. The subject is comfortable and despite having a large size with dimensions of 269 x 177.6 x 8.9 mm thanks to the material can be safely and not feel that slips to hold.
The screen is one of the most important elements of this new member of the Nexus family. It has 10.055 inches, about the size of the tablets from Samsung, and offers WQXGA resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. The glass Corning Gorilla Glass is high quality and can protect the screen from bumps and scratches.
In terms of connectivity the device is pretty simple. Only has support for WiFi, so users who hoped to use 2G or 3G mobile networks can go looking for another device. The Nexus tablet 10 has no support even SIM card. It has WiFi Direct function to improve the speed of file transfer, Bluetooth 4.0 and support Near Field Communication
Nexus 10 provides direct access to all Google services family, from Maps and Gmail to Calendar, Picasa and Google Talk, all with quick access once we synchronize our user with Google account.
External connections of the new tablet include admission microHDMI to manage multimedia content, 3.5 mm headphone jack and microUSB classic to sync the device to your computer and charge the battery.

The camera of the Nexus 10 is also of high quality, has a 5 megapixel sensor and can capture images at resolution of 2592 x 1936 pixels. Includes auto focus, face detection, photo and video geotagging, LED flash and touch focus, among others. It has a secondary camera (front) with two-megapixel sensor for video calls premium.
In the multimedia section is flawed not because it offers support for all major formats and using Android 4.2 allows downloading all kinds of breeding programs to see your movies and favorite shows anytime and enjoy video games and music.
Storage memory will come in two versions, 16 or 32 GB and is not included microSD card slot so you have to take advantage of this limited space. The Exynos 5250 processor is a dual-core 1.7 GHz and also has a graphics processing unit Mali-T604.
Will the Nexus 10 become the benchmark for tablets 2012?

Specifications

• Dimensions, 263.9 x 177.6 x 8.9 mm
• Memory storage, 16/32 GB
• 2 GB of RAM
• LED Display IPS LCD capacitive 10,055 inch WQXGA resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
• Corning (R) Gorilla (R) Glass 2
• Camera 5 megapixel sensor
• Autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
• Secondary camera 2 megapixel
• Multimedia playback, compatible formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX, WMV7, WMV8, VP8, 3GP, ASF, AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, MKV, WebM, MP3, AAC, AC- 3, AMR, FLAC, MID, WMA, WAV
• Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
• Exynos 5250 processor dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex A-15
• Mali-T604 GPU
• Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor
• WiFi, WiFi Direct
• Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk and Picasa
• Document viewer, image and video editor
• 9000 mAh Battery
• 400 euros (16 GB)
• 500 euros (32 GB)

Positives

Your money and power are the two most positive aspects of this new tablet Nexus family. Part of the tablets segment of 10 inches or more and fight directly against the next generation iPad. For its performance and price surely achieve great sales.

Negatives

The lack of support for mobile networks can be a disadvantage for a group of users. The storage memory is limited to 16 or 32 GB and can be expanded via microSD cards.

Conclusion

Google uses its dominant position to offer first-line devices with low prices. It's a play that not many companies can do but that surely will serve to fully enter the tablet market and try to unseat Apple. The Nexus 10 is a luxury tablet, with great power and versatility, ideal for gaming and multimedia playback. A device for its price and performance will surely come to be among the best of 2012.

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