Google is the leader of the Fortune of the hundred best companies to work for in the United States for the fourth time, followed by SAS, an expert in software and services, and CHG HealthcareServices, company research on health issues. Apple and Facebook are the big absences.
The list is drawn up by the results of a macro employees from hundreds of companies randomly selected and a questionnaire that the company responds. Thus, one third of the note corresponding to the responses from the company while employees correspond to the other two thirds.
Despite data showing no job growth, according to data published in the list, Google has 34,311 employees, a number that increases to the same rate as income, which came to be around 38,000 million dollars in 2011, that makes it the best choice to work on it. SAS, enterprise software expert, up positions in the ranking positioned second after occupying the third position in the last list.
Your income, about 2,700 million dollars and its emphasis on creativity make take second place on the list. This ranking also highlights big pharma technology among which are Ultimate Software, NetApp, Qualcomm, World Wide Technology, Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation or TEKsystems, according to the list published by Fortune.
Ultimate Software has starred in a big jump in the rankings as it sits at No. 9 while last year was ranked 25 in the list. NetApp is maintained in the ninth year of the list because, according to his own Fortune, "sometimes employees have the opportunity to receive special recognition."
Intel and Microsoft are manufacturers of computers that are on the list and occupy the lowest positions (68 and 75 respectively). In both cases, the concern for the health of their workers making them appear in the table.
For Microsoft, good health insurance and facilities to keep fit, make it stay at 75 in the standings. Meanwhile, Intel fell 22 places in the rankings from last year due to his interest in the health of workers has decreased from last year. Finally, the absence of large companies in the field of new technologies like Facebook or Apple, not reflected in the list despite being among the 50 best technology companies to work according to a ranking made by Glassdor popular.
Motorola is currently working on a "smartphone" supported by Google, according to sources close to leaked plans the newspaper "The Wall Street Journal." This would be the first bet of Google for making real hardware, which is cited with the code name "X phone".
The launch of a "smartphone" consisting could be the first step in the company to position itself as a viable competitor in the mobile handset market. Right now with its Android operating system dominates the scene at the software level, but there is an important part of the revenue is derived from hardware and Google in this area is just remarkable.
The acquisition is aimed precisely Motorla build this niche hardware for Google. No wonder that the same sources that leaked the plans to build a "smartphone" later also indicate that work on a "tablet".
Before Google has already launched under its brand line of "smartphones" Nexus, the first built by HTC, Samsung and other two with a last with LG. In the field of tablets and marketed under the same umbrella devices made by Asus and Samsung. Motorola has launched this year, last September, its terminals Razr, the first since it was acquired. However, these devices have been questioned for not being at the highest level.
Ladies and gentlemen, another round is more in the titanic clash between Mountain View and Redmond. The market for Internet search remains a very sensitive issue, and in his last term, Microsoft has launched the "Scroogled" seeking to expose you some details about the presentation of results in Google Shopping service. With Black Friday over, purchases through the Web come to another dimension with the arrival of the Christmas season, and from the perspective of Microsoft, its Bing search engine delivers results "more honest" compared to the competition.
I well remember a line from the movie "Antitrust", 2001. Tim Robbins's character mentions that when you're on top, people attack the quality of the product. Departing and returning from fiction to reality, we find Google under media pressure in Europe and Latin America, while the Federal Trade Commission is considering making a claim against the Mountain View giant. Meanwhile, who reminds us that it is still at war with Google is Microsoft, through its recent campaign "Scroogled". The term "Scroogled" is no more than a corruption of the English word for "j * Dido", but the advance of Microsoft goes one step further.
Microsoft's complaint alleges that when searching for products on Google Product Search, the user does not receive the results "more relevant", but actually receives first ads that have been paid, getting priority. Technically, Microsoft is right, because Google Shopping recently adopted a scheme known as "pay-to-play". This works for now only in the United States, but will expand to other countries in 2013. However, as I have found other specialized portals, Bing does exactly the same. In addition, the video makes the mistake of saying that the results are for "the highest bidder". The results are sold, but no bid involved.
Another spark that draws attention, another brush to take into account and keep anecdotally. It is not the first time Microsoft comes to crossing Google, and definitely not the last. This new campaign reminds us to "G-Mailman", another invention of Microsoft, although at that time it was under attack was the Google Mail service. Personally I think it is an appropriate time (despite it's proximity to Christmas) so that Redmond enter into this kind of duels. And while Bing has about 16 percent of searches on American soil (which is primarily directed this campaign), the overall numbers clearly indicate that Bing should have other priorities before impact advertising. Moreover, the "pay for performance" is another variant of product placement, and it is not necessary to mention what we saw in series like "Hawaii 5-0" or movies like "The Amazing Spider-Man" ... Right?
Technology is advancing by leaps and bounds. Commented Rodolfo Carpintier, founder of the Internet incubator and investment DAD, that the growth rates of the companies "are getting faster" and "the problem is that the products are short star 'forcing' reinvent '. World renowned firms such as Apple products have led to its fullest, are required to "be able to do it again."
The demand is high and a poor reception from consumers can reverse the ranking. Example of Nokia, fourteen years at the top, has fallen four places in the ranking of companies with greater sales numbers. "The thing to do is what they've done well to repeat many times," summarizes this technological expert. Experts agree in indicating that it is "very important" to have a workhorse that identifies the strength of the brand.
Samsung, the consumer electronics to mobile
The Korean firm is present in the world of "smartphones" with its Galaxy models. Its Android devices have driven to a high level after HTC became the first mobile operating system available. So popular and so successful has your SIII, which has already outsold its direct rival, the iPhone, in the market Unidos.En of 'tablets' struggle to gain a foothold with a powerful Galaxy Tab, which has received the congratulations of the experts.
And is that Samsung makes its way into the second position worldwide mobile phone sales (23% market share). The data speaks for itself. During the second quarter of 2012 sold 50.2 million "smartphones" worldwide. Immersed in the legal battle with Apple in which he had to pay one billion fine for copying designs, the company is present in other sectors such as consumer electronics and entertainment, heavy industry, financial services and even industry chemistry. Can claim to have sold the first plasma TV in the world.
Apple, design and art
The Cupertino company competes in the mobile device market with two products of remarkable success: the iPhone, whose sales account for two thirds of total company profits, and iPad, the king of 'tablets'. The technology firm that embodies concepts such as art and design, has a very robust arsenal of products focused on the publishing, advertising and creativity. The iPhone 5 broke all sales records. Only on the first day of orders placed 2 million units, double that of its predecessor, the iPhone 4S. So much is the impact that their owners are "more satisfied" than the rest of other brands, according to a survey.
Star can also boast about the urban legend that their computers are alien to computer viruses. Besides others, developed Safari, your browser exclusively, but his philosophy of total control only makes is in its iOS operating system. Can not forget the iPod (Classic, Nano, Shuffle and Touch), which changed the music consumption model since its launch ten years ago. Your success is undeniable: 275 million units sold since.
His latest surprise, a mini version of the iPad, has already begun to manufacture a whopping figure of four million units per month. Another of his successes have been implanted worldwide Apple Store where they bring their products to their fanatical followers. Betting on Apple means jump through hoops, given the tight control exerted on the applications.
Microsoft, king of operating systems
Two decades on top They note his career as one of the most important companies in history. The Redmond company you must have been able to introduce operating systems in homes with Windows, its hallmark and so are known mainly. After several upgrades (Windows 95, 98, Millenium, NT, XP, 7 and 8), is the platform for excellence. It is found in 90% of computers. It is the most widespread, both in homes and businesses. Its interface is recognized by all for its simplicity and popularity. It is their flagship, along with the office suite Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) with much of users daily living, but now has stiff competition with Google Docs services, OppenOffice.org or iWork.
With its recent launch of Windows 8, which focuses mainly on the world of mobility, waiting to enter the "tablets" and mobile devices, but has had a tepid sales start. Now with Surface, whose arrival in Spain is rumored to spring next year, have begun to expand the manufacture of hardware. With a strategic agreement with Nokia, the Windows Phone 8 will seek progress terrain. They can also boast integrated Internet Explorer, which has generated so many complaints until May and was the world's most used browser. He has had several legal problems by favoring Internet Explorer browsers detrimental to other existing and its technology has been overtaken by other competitors like Chrome.
No slouch in the fighting in the field of gaming with the Xbox 360, rival Sony Playstation 3. The product, made in collaboration with Intel and Nvidia, has sold 24 million units, according to official figures. Microsoft's strategy has been, in many cases, buying competitors products and services, such as Skype, which it acquired last year by 9,000 million dollars. They owed MSN, now integrated with Skype, and instant messaging service known.
The truth is that if Apple has managed to make its stores of his trademark, Microsoft intends to do the same. For this, the company is looking for the formula that best suits each city and open environment in which one of these stores. The plans of the company is already carrying these stores in Europe.
Google, the search for excellence
Developed by the Open Handset Alliance, Android bet is betting on Google. By working in the cloud, to have everything in sync, for robustness and speed. Samsung or HTC make their devices with this platform, currently the highest penetration. In fact, worldwide reached a market share of 50.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011, more than twice the second operating system (Apple iOS) more quota. Leads this market segment.
81.7% of the new "smartphones" in the Spanish market with the Android operating system, according to the latest report on buying habits, possession, spending and use of mobile telephony in Spain by the consulting firm Kantar Worldpanel. Compared to the share achieved in the same period last year, has improved its share from 58.1% to 81.7% mainly due to sales of the cheaper models. Per share, followed by Android platform Symbian (Nokia), with 4.9% of the renovations, and in third place is iOS, starting to feel the effects of the release of the iPhone 5 and it is 4% of the renovations. For its part, RIM (Blackberry) has a share of 3.4% and the Windows (Microsoft), 2.9%.
But what is known by Google, that bill more than $ 100 million a day for the ads 'online', is to be the biggest search engine in the world, and has a powerful array of services and products that have been developed as its Gmail email account or your own browser Chrome acquiring companies in many cases, as in the case of management platforms Blogger or YouTube video. The recently initiated into the world of technology even associate their logo with internet. However, the company founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, has been accused of repeatedly skipping the privacy of its users.
The nickname "Internet giant" is accompanying him. It is present even in the world of mobility. Google has a range of devices called Nexus. The first was made by HTC Nexus One, followed by two "smartphones" manufactured by Samsung, the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus. Already in 2012 it introduced the first "tablet" Nexus, the Nexus 7, manufactured by Asus, which have accompanied the Nexus phone 4 and the "tablet" Nexus 10, presented last October. Nevertheless, in recent years has suffered severe failures. Your social networking strategy has been great fiascos (Google Wave or Google Plus) versus successful platforms like Twitter or Facebook. To this we must add that have not yet found the key operating systems with the Chrome OS project.
BlackBerry mobile sales plummet. The strength of the iPhone and the strength of Android has swept the market of "smartphone". RIM, maker of BlackBerry, is in danger of being a company irrelevant. His last trick is the creation of the BlackBerry OS 10.
Delays and competition
The expected launch of the BlackBerry 10 operating system has been delayed more than a year. RIM has been criticized for improvisation. The official date of January 30, 2013 and is final. The delay forced to compete with systems now renewed this year: Apple iOS 6, Google Android 4.2 and Microsoft Windows 8. Android and Apple monopolize and 90% of the operating systems market.
Sales Fall
In the third quarter of this year, BlackBerry copaba 4.3% of the smartphone market, while last year occupied 9.5%, according to IDC rate. In 2010 was 14.5%, and 19.5% in 2009. In exchange, RIM began the year at $18 per share, but in September came to rub the six dollars, down 65%. Now has an upward trend by renewed expectations and has already passed the ten dollars. Poor results led to the change in the direction of the company in January, and the announcement of the dismissal of 5,000 workers, 30% of the workforce. The company hit bottom with a story of "The New York Times" last October with the thesis that BlackBerry users were ashamed of their phones.
Features
Although we have to wait to January 30 to meet definitive features of the new OS Blackberry 10, already unveiled some of its peculiarities. The main novelty is the possibility of having a single mailbox for all email messages and social networks without having to jump from application to application. You do not need a button to the home page, unlike iPhone and Android, and will have a multitasking space to develop different functions simultaneously.
Focused on businesses
The hallmark of BlackBerry has traditionally been its implementation in the business. RIM wants to regain lost ground. BlackBerry 10 will offer the possibility to completely separate the data and applications of the personal office. Another ambition of the operating system is that the mobile device is also the center of the desktop through its connection to keyboards, displays and other devices, as recorded by "The New York Times". RIM also intends to maintain its good reputation in the field of security.
New mobiles
The launch of BlackBerry 10 will also feature the presentation of two new devices to make the event more attractive: a touch screen and a keyboard "qwerty", one of the hallmarks of the company's phones. The analysts believe that the move to survival, but can not cut large distance. Competition has invested heavily this year as RIM and again delayed its release. Samsung sold and 31.3% of the phones, and Apple 15%. The iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy SIII are now the height of technology "smartphones".
Applications
RIM has made a great effort to convince developers that want to be part of the application market, a land that had hitherto despised. As shown by the sales figures, recognized courier and security on your devices is not enough. The problem is to get the developers are willing to build applications fit for a "smartphone" that, so far, less than 5% monopolize the market, rather than seeking only the return of create for Android and iPhone.
Tablets
BlackBerry 10 platform unifies phones and tablets. Devices with previous operating systems can not be updated because the environment is completely new, nor the current and last. The company justifies that there is a previous update but a completely new platform. The PlayBook tablet in principle itself may be updated. One of the premises of the new operating system is valid both for mobile and tablet.
Internet of Things
The CEO of RIM, Thorsten Heins, admits as much realism aspiring to third in the market for "smartphones", below Apple and Samsung. His big bet in the medium term is the internet of things: phones and tablets that give orders to allow cars, appliances, office.
The ongoing tug of war between the two companies will continue. Neither by hook or by crook, Samsung wants to negotiate "at all" with Apple as the Cupertino came with the Taiwanese HTC with a patent license agreement. And it intends to negotiate "at all."
This was considered the head of Samsung's mobile division, Shin Jong-kyun, who has said that, at present, South Korea is considering the possibility of reaching some agreement with Apple, as she has done the Taiwanese HTC this week in the heat of battle in the courts over patent infringement over the world.
As recorded by Korean news agency "Yonhap News," Jong-kyun has come out against the negocación showing with its competitor. "It may be true that HTC has agreed to pay $ 276 million to Apple, but we do not intend to negotiate at all," he says.
This war has been open since April 2011 and, if at any time someone could think that the conflict could be settled through discussions between the two, Samsung is responsible for removing this theory. Apple sued HTC in 2010, accusing the Taiwanese mobile phone company of violating patented technology for the iPhone maker. It was the first major Apple legal battle against a manufacturer that used the Google Android operating system
The last application for Android OS camera 4.2 allows not only to pan as the company, but also upload them to Google Maps. Thus, users of Google can help in mapping platform with 360 degree views, the style of which offers Google Street View.
Google Photo Sphere is an application that created with great precision at 360 degree panoramic images by automatically overlapping the edges of each frame. Photosynth is similar to the popular Microsoft application.
Taking Photo includes a plurality of views, comprising the sides, up and down and around, to create an authentic experience in 360 degrees. The result is similar to that obtainable with other panoramic apps designed to create, as the equivalent of Microsoft, Photosynth.
But this app is included in the latest version of Android, JellyBean, includes the ability to upload the image to Google Maps. The images appear on the platform of virtual maps of the world most important as blue circles.
When you click on them, open the user's photo, with the shooting date and signature. Can also access a virtual gallery displaying the catalog of all the images shared by internet users.
The difference to the images that users upload from Panoramio, is that Photo Sphere integrates a 360 degrees, similar to that provided in Google Street View. With this tool, photo enthusiasts can share more realistic images of various parts of the world with others.
But, in addition, may compete directly with some of the 360-degree panoramic offered by Google Street View. To do this, you must be a user account on the social network in Mountain View, Google+, through which the image will be loaded in Google Maps.
The application is available in the latest version of the Google OS, Android 2.2. The Californian company at an event yesterday presented their latest gadgets, tablet Nexus 10, along with a 32GB version of the Nexus 7, 4 and the Nexus smartphone latest JellyBean, and other applications.
Cargo, aimed, fired and exited the backfire. Straight to the face, like one of those famous facepalm that abound on the Internet, Oracle received more bad news. Is that as he lost the duel for a trial of two years and a half in front of Google, the jury understood that Oracle had exceeded their demands and 1,130,350 to be paid to the Mountain View for expenses and damages. Another case where the oracle could not foresee anything.
The ring is a cooker that burns incessantly angles. Within her feet burned two contenders, whom enclosure lights dazzle as much as their own go blind the public glare. And then the referee mutters, faces shrinking eyebrows, mouth guards are embedded in the jaw and four gloves collide in the center, begins combat. So, two years and six months ago, began the race to put in sidewalks opposite two heavyweights of the computer industry. In one corner, Oracle, with its better-known database with thousands of patents to his name. On the other side, Google, the company that, if today we were to hazard a dystopia, rule the world in a few years. The cause: patent infringement and a claim of 6 billion dollars from Oracle. In that trial, Oracle alleged violation of seven patents and other claims 132, but each complaint was rejected.
After two and a half years of assaults, legal strategies, covert payments to blogs and websites to speak in favor or against each company, to show voltage compatibilities between services and products, and then to make all this a telenovela of computing, the judge's verdict is already public knowledge and it appears that Google has benefited by being absolved of any guilt and responsibility. So, in the costume of innocence made at trial and the victim makeup, Google came to seek redress for the expenses he had to face during these two years and six months. Google demand was for $ 4,030,669 to cover costs for various commercial litigation and damages. Anyway, the judge seemed excessive and after appropriate calculations, Oracle reached sentenced to pay $ 1,130,350 to Google. Something like: pay for having bothered.
Faced with the possibility of winning a sum of nearly 6 billion dollars, losing 1 million and something does not seem so bad for these companies where the risk is part of their daily actions. What matters is that perhaps guilty of this development of the trial could have been the lawyers, says the specialized site Groklaw. But not everything has gone wrong, because the controversial scene that had settled on the unethical practices of Google and Oracle to pay bloggers celebrities to speak ill of the company and thus adverse influence on the ruling power, were also dismissed by the judge, who said that all this came to nothing and the trial died. The backfire, Oracle. Things that happen
Since MTV became the refuge for the reality show characters as quirky as frivolous and music became merely a background for some advertising, YouTube became the place for the presentation of music. That's where we now know many of the artists knew that before on TV, but YouTube has not yet taken advantage of this new way to discover music and so must come as Seevl tools to give new Encare the matter.
Youtube is not only the recycling center of thousands and millions of home videos of kittens doing tricks in front of the cameras of their owners, but has become the animator evenings as the DJ on duty through the computer. Yes Play music through YouTube is a more frequent and has been the way in which many people not only put environment birthdays, reunions and other circumstances, but also serves to meet new artists. As YouTube does not have this feature and did not want to implement God knows why, Seevl loaded shoulder the task and presents a new way to discover music in YouTube.
The system is presented Seevl we might expect from a Chrome extension and works through a sidebar that is positioned to the right of the video (at the height of recommended videos, for example) and from there gives us indications on the song and the artist that we are currently listening to. In turn, has a division into categories of information presented that shows the activity of the band, the origin, which has had collaborations with other famous (featurings), genres that usually circular, the instruments, the label with which they signed and more that you may be interested to know when an artist. In fact, through the YouTube search bar you can find each of these data separately, for example you can find a group of artists from a particular time or a particular gender. You can even find some that play a particular instrument. This is specific to Seevl.
But the description does not end there, and that is their main feature is to provide a recommendation system based on your tastes as you've exposed on YouTube or Facebook (requires login and acceptance of terms of use). For example, on Facebook I declare that I like Korn, and then I recommended Seevl a video of a band with a similar genre or Korn or even mentions some new Korn video, like maybe a live show. Thus are woven networks of association between your tastes, your favorite bands and bands that are known. In fact, you have an option to automatically generate a playlist with all recommended. Seevl This is one of those extensions for Chrome I test, recommend and leave installed.
"When you grow up travel in airships to work" our grandparents said, and still today we wipe your ass with a toilet roll nineteenth. However there are areas where it is manifesting itself that we are close to that we saw in movies, as the case of Google Glasses and everything concerning augmented reality. Now we learn the new patent giant's Mountain View, Seeing With Your Hand. The glove is a minicomputer Google for augmented reality in our hands, and here we tell you how little is known of this invention is still very green.
The future is coming little by little. In truth, comes to milliseconds. But I mean in terms of available technology and developments in the thought that since childhood. Google Glass showed the world a video and everything was turned about augmented reality and interaction. He brought quite a stir as innovative device itself, but also moved imaginations about what other devices could interact with these futuristic glasses. The day arrived. It all began on August 21, when Google took the patent to which he called "Seeing with your hand." For anyone who has not seen the prospectus, the name can be quite strange, but coming from Google and some of his ideas for the near future and can go imagining. The glove in question is described as an accessory that has cameras in the section of the fingertips, with gyroscope, compass, accelerometer and other motion detectors integrated with the rest of the hand.
Of course not end there this glove composition of Google, but at the height of the palm find a CPU, RAM and storage unit, with the ability to communicate LAN. While lifting the jaw finish floor, we tell you everything that's on a glove and still not begin to make predictions about what they could do with this glove. For example, cameras can be used to make tiny worlds and show zooms through Google Glass , and also to serve as Minority Report keyboards with the addition of some sort of projection or read in real time, for example, plates of paper or rubber with print, like a keyboard. Communication Glove internet, computers and even other gloves is also covered.
The patent also can read the Seeing with Your hand also could control virtual interfaces through gestures, which besides being something that any fan of science fiction dream, is a possibility ever closer thanks to the speed wireless transfer and improvements in processors that handle converting gestures into commands. As a patent is not a patent application to be understood that these gloves Google have a possible future, but today we do not have any details on when or how, nor have a sample of their physical existence beyond the image presented above. However this does not deprive us of putting our minds to work and think about utilities, capabilities and potential alternative technologies that could serve both as complementation or supplementation of these gloves augmented reality. From here, and as a thought exercise, I suggest putting your imagination and intelligence to discover and share applications and functions for a glove like these.
It has leaked another feature of the map application that will include iOS 6, the new Apple's mobile operating system. His guide service to alert drivers of the streets and roads are under construction. The function has been discovered by a reader of the blog , who forwarded the information.
Apple wants Google services are minimal in their phones. The next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6, shall not bear nor Google Maps Youtube application, two apps that always included since the launch of the first iPhone.
The new mapping application was created with the collaboration of Tomtom, Waze, an application that generates a free map and updated thanks to the contributions of its users, and even NASA. Want to offer a powerful alternative to Google Maps for Android, which already offered driving guides natively, but not in its application for iOS.
It is expected that both iOS 6 as the next iPhone be presented on September 12, and is available to buy within days.
If anything Google Glass project has generated so far is a wave of inspiration, and no, I speak of those skits that can be seen on YouTube. The almost instantaneous dynamic translation and language would be an excellent feature for a device like Glass. This has also been explored under concepts from different companies, so it is not something that is completely off the radar. Still, one ahead of Powell Will all using augmented reality glasses, and the help of two Raspberry Pi. The translation is not as "fast" as we would like, but that is another story.
The language barrier is still there, beyond translation resources that technology can offer us. I still see people intimidated by a manual is in English, and although manufacturers have been able to expand the contents of the instructions for their products into other languages, this is not always so. Many people are curious about other languages, and make every effort to learn it. But neither are those who show immediate rejection by texts and conversations that can not understand. Unfortunately, we are still far from something as dynamic and precise as the universal translator from Star Trek, however, there are several shortcuts that can be taken. After the noise that caused the Glass project of Google, someone thought it would be a good idea to add a dynamic translation subtitles to augmented reality glasses, and appealed for it to no less than two Raspberry Pi.
When you add hardware combo glasses themselves (1200 Vuzix Star), iPhone, iPad (will not be exclusive to IOS devices), a television, two microphones, and a transformer. The glasses are connected to the terminal S-Video of a Raspberry Pi (both use Debian Squeeze operating system), while a microphone is connected via Bluetooth to a smartphone or tablet to implement noise cancellation. Captures what the microphone is then sent through a local network API translation of Microsoft, the slowest point of the whole process of generating subtitles according to Powell, even with the existence of a cache to improve performance common sentences.
Powell required the help of his sister Elizabeth, who has some knowledge of Spanish, and despite his accent, the translation is more accurate than I would have personally expected. It is also worth mentioning that the system would not be limited to a Spanish-English conversation, since the API can process up to 37 languages, with different levels of accuracy. This is something very complex that it becomes a final product in the short term, and the cost of glasses (five thousand dollars), make it unlikely to reproduce this project. but it is one of the best things I've seen so far involving the Raspberry Pi.
Seems to be a way that everything that is successful must inevitably go over their existence. There is no doubt that the use of the vast and growing network of mobile Android is raging at the security and privacy, and if you needed proof to be believed, a researcher at Microsoft has just discovered a botnet of Android devices Yahoo! Mail uses to take advantage and make money and then sending spam SMS from mobiles affected.
The most pernicious Internet, with its nooks and malicious criminals know a little more computer niches and to detect the focus of their attacks on what is growing and it provides enough facilities to take advantage. In this sense, the explosion of attacks on Android phones and the constant barrage of spam is not an accident but the result of an unlawful activity as mounting an international botnet Android devices that today are making much money sitting on misinformation and ingenuity of millions.
Suspicions were expressed on the table of strategies, but only recently, and after investigation he called exhaustive, Terry Zink, Microsoft engineer, has discovered a complete and international botnet is attacking over and through Android devices. The owners of the phones and tablets are taken through the creation of thousands of false applications for Android, or have failed when a link is going to acquire or seem to work properly but in fact you are taking credit for sending expensive SMS from the phone to "collected all the trouble." That is, the devices are used to send and receive spam that not only cost money to those who suffer, but also endangers their safety and their data.
The details revealed in the MSDN blog talk about a method that has as main objective to make money from users' mobile after reaching the user spam from Yahoo Mail boxes funny thing is that from the same subject in the mail written information is as follows: "Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android" would seem to indicate the hackers devised a malware that can take Yahoo! Mail accounts and use them to send these messages to large scale using a botnet of Android devices interconnected. The location of the botnet was easy, yet not so much. Is that Yahoo! Mail provides the sender's IP, the problem is that the addresses come from different countries such as Chile, Thailand, Ukraine, Oman, Lebanon, Indonesia, Russia, among others
According to him, many of these conditions are given by the free and illegal downloading of Yahoo! Mail and other services that usually are extra. What he proposes as a first solution is that users only use Googe Android Play to download applications and so have security on it.
By now you may have heard of Amazon EC2. If you need a computer / server and virtual private (or more) running constantly and allowing applications to be administered at any time through the cloud, that's the kind of service you seek, however, the neighborhood is about to a bit more populated. With the I / O conference entering its final day, the Mountain View giant officially announced its platform Google Compute Engine. With more than 770 thousand families and counting, the new platform promises GCE increased processing power at lower cost, something that definitely sounds good in theory.
Perhaps an average user with a desktop, a laptop and / or tablet available to ask (with some validity) that want a virtual computer in the cloud. If your hardware needs are met, there may be no reason to have one, but the point is that, in most cases, these needs "no" are covered. Virtualization is one of the best things we have passed, and having access to all virtual machines that we want in exchange for a certain cost increases the chances of success for any project. I know some users use virtual systems in the cloud to create "boxes torrent", however, such use is negligible in comparison with large-scale projects that require thousands of cores in parallel, to carry them out in a reasonable time.
Here is where the new option of Google, called Google Compute Engine. Web sites, online games, content distribution and databases are some applications that can have virtual environments based on Linux (Ubuntu or CentOS are the main options) GCE. The key to better understand the GCE platform is think big. During his demonstration, executed an application focused on analyzing the human genome, and assigned to it about 600 thousand families, which verifies that the CGE has a level of flexibility and impressive processing power. Google has said that his GCE can provide up to fifty percent more calculations per dollar, and when operating on such a scale, there is no doubt that every penny counts.
With this announcement, Google clearly seeks to erode the position of Amazon EC2. It's as if Google is in a sort of cold war against Amazon, the first consumer-level tablet with the Nexus 7, and now with a very high-profile platform as CGE. Obviously, Amazon has several years ahead and have more varied options (virtual systems can run Linux or Windows, according to what the user needs), but beyond the differences, the smallest instance of Google seems to deliver more amount of resources worth more than reasonable. The platform is in beta, and Google is already offering "trials" limited to selected projects.
Like it or not, Google does not rest and while you put your content before the start of a new extension for Chrome, the people of Mountain View is working on an artificial brain of billions of neural connections using 16,000 computers. While still unable to go into space as the mind of the crew and then conspiring to kill all humans in it, now is working to identify cats on the web through a learning process that does not carry any human assistance.
Although Einstein said that human stupidity is one of the only certainties, our brain is the machine that every scientist dreams of imitating through some invention that forever revolutionize artificial intelligence. The calculation capacity, the unused potential and everything that makes the mystical brain has drawn attention to laboratory scientists Google X, apart from the invention of augmented reality devices and cars that drive themselves, have made research on neural networks and how machines can learn alone if they are connected to each other and the Internet. Thus, the artificial brain of Google begins to take shape.
The first test was done to the neural network consists of 16,000 processors Google more than a billion connections was to get online and expose it to 10 million thumbnail images found on YouTube videos. The neural network then began searching for what humans look for more: cats. According to information leaked, the neural network is taught herself to discover the cats in the pictures, and the result will be presented by researchers next week, but they are very satisfied as cats have been recognized efficiently in a list than 200,000 objects. It also reconfirmed the biological hypothesis that says that individual neurons are trained to detect important objects, even in the era of today are cats.
This learning model which is called "deep learning" (Learning in depth) is part of the latest in research of speech recognition by computers these days, and Microsoft also demonstrated to be aware and in the process of investigation. Despite not even dream of achieving the power of human cortex, the Google brain artificially proves to be more and more intelligent as it faces huge amounts of data. Is that since Google insisted that there was some support for the selection and identification of objects during the learning process and that this could have been neurologically successfully completed by repetition. That is, they never told "this is a cat", but the neural network invented the concept itself.
Why should only the financial pundits would they benefit from the IPO of Facebook? The so-called "small shareholders" also want to take part in the phenomenon of the Internet economy. But many obstacles lie ahead of them.
Before 3:30 p.m., Friday, May 18, impossible for an individual to claim the purchase of one of the 421 million shares "FB" on sale at 38 dollars on the Nasdaq market. No special treatment is planned for the 900 million social network users. But even at the fateful hour, it is primarily institutional investors and the wealthiest investors, who will be favored. Insurance companies, pension funds and other mutual funds are tailleront and the lion's share.
"The actions Facebook will be a very good investment"
The "small investors" can then access a lot of shares reserved. Only the definition of "small" is relative: Brokers face a huge demand and announce that they will favor their best customers. Fidelity in the U.S. broker, the actions Facebook will first be reserved for customers with at least $ 500,000 in their account or those who perform at least 36 transactions per year. "It's certainly not a system where a first come first served," said one employee. Same story at brokers TD Ameritrade, which require at least $ 250,000 in his account or 30 transactions in the last three months.
Let's face it: [small shareholders] are unlikely to have Facebook shares at the time of IPO, "notes the analyst Rocco Pendola The Street. But," there is still plenty of time to take the train on. This is a long-term, very durable, and with good growth prospects.
In the days following the listing of social network, any individual may purchase shares through their bank or by placing an order to purchase shares by telephone or Internet, either via a website dedicated to the Exchange. Anyway, "the actions Facebook will be a very good investment," said Philippe Torres, head of technology watch The Workshop. "The high-tech companies like Google and Apple keep the distance with the stock market turnover exponential."
It's been a couple of years we took a look at the progress of Google Chrome in HTML5 language use through the site called Chrome Experiments. Since then, developers have not only demonstrated their skills in implementing HTML5 and JavaScript in general but will also see many experiments with extensive use of WebGL. I decided to revisit this interesting site, and make a selection to my readers.
Much has been said about WebGL , how to open the door to the applications with high 3D and hardware allow the use of video on our browser more efficiently. However, the position between the developers of browsers is polarized, which does not fall quite right for those interested in creating programs and games that make use of this API. The best proof of this comes through the different experiments available on the Web. There is always one that works in a browser and completely fails in another, while in other cases you have to manually activate WebGL because their support is not complete. Also come into play other aspects such as video drivers, as they may introduce unexpected problems.
But WebGL progresses, and the same experiments that expose weaknesses in browsers also show a remarkable growth in the use of the API. From simple technical demonstrations to complete games to keep you glued to the screen, it is clear that you can achieve impressive features and effects, all from inside the browser, without need for external software. The potential is enormous, and we want to share this idea with our readers through few experiments collected from Chrome Experiments site. You may already know some of them, but there may be one or two who take them by surprise.
WebGL Aquarium
Nothing better to start with a classic like the WebGL Aquarium. Is almost a year and a half on the site, but still delivers a wonderful view.
WebGL Terrain Editor
Imagine a future of browser games with map editors and land, completely in three dimensions. Canyons, mountains and craters with corresponding textures are visible in WebGL Terrain Editor. GLSL is the main language, while WebGL is responsible for rendering. Excellent.
X-Wing
Anyone who is considered "fan" of Star Wars should see this more closely. An impressive flight in an X-Wing through the eternal runner in the Death Star, avoiding structures and their limits your ability. No explosion of the Death Star at the end, but if any ... phone, LucasArts!
WebGL Path Tracing
WebGL is not all about performance, but also allows some really eye-catching effects. The example of Path Tracing WebGL focuses on lighting and shadow generation, and the best part is you can change the position of objects, recording immediate changes. Put some pressure on your graphics card (there are some reported incidents), but you should certainly try.
Human Bio
Personally I consider it one of the best. There are some tools to visualize different aspects of the human body, but the level of quality that has Biodigital Human definitely worth your attention. It may be simple curiosity, but who want to record some things on anatomy and English at the same time, you can not ignore.
Cloth Simulation
Finally, a very good simulation of fabric, which is altered according to his brush with the areas and contact with the air stream than you think. And to think that some time ago we needed a dedicated physics card to generate a similar effect.
While Apple has released an update these days its mobile operating system (IOS 5.1.1), the Internet is full of rumors about iPhone OS 6, which will probably be presented at the WWDC 2012 developer conference, held from 11 to 15 June in San Francisco. A new feature that has become an increasingly body is the disappearance of Google Maps as App preinstalled on IOS. Apple will have its own map application, clear and simple, although it seems that those who wish may be downloaded from the App Store Google option.
Apple controls the design of the implementation of IOS Maps, but the server owned by Google. It is believed that changes in IOS 6. Apple would have already completed mapping and would be willing to use their purchases by companies Placebase, C3 Technologies and Poly9.
The same rumors indicate the new application will include a powerful role in 3D.
The conversion of the mapping system is the most remarkable new Internet users expect from IOS 6. However, there are many other possible modifications. These include facial recognition as a system of locking / unlocking of the team, as does Google in Android 4.0.
Remember that the new iPhone, released in March, moves with IOS version 5.1 (now updated to 5.1.1), which introduced a few changes from iOS 5, so that "appleadictos" believe that, inevitably, the new operating system will be ready in the coming weeks, at WWDC in June. This version also introduced an enhanced version of Siri, the voice personal assistant that Apple introduced its iPhone 4S, and NFC payment technology.
The State of Nevada on Monday granted the first license for a automatic car, lacking driver. Last year, the state legislature legalized the presence of these roads in their vehicles, which are experimental. That law came into force on March 1, and the State has taken only two months to grant the first license.
Thus, Nevada, which, with 12.3%, has the highest unemployment rate in the country, hoping to attract a group still unexplored for technology companies. Google, in fact, is after the initial legislative momentum such action. The company has been testing cars such years.
Last summer, one of these vehicles had its first accident near the company headquarters in Mountain View. Google maintains that the car was in manual mode when the crash occurred, of little importance. Their cars have come so far on California roads. They say in the company that these cars have traveled 257,000 miles in a few tests in the U.S..
In an entry on the official blog of the company, in 2010, the engineer and vice president Sebastian Thrun explained how these cars, "Our automated vehicles using video cameras, radar sensors and laser rangefinders to 'perceive' the rest of the vehicles, well as detailed maps to navigate the road. "
Google often used in the Toyota Prius hybrid car project. One of them was granted the first license in Nevada, after lawmakers were to try on some roads and streets of Carson City, the capital, and Las Vegas, the largest metropolitan area. The company also has some Audi TT and Lexus RX450h, also automated.
Nevada law, however, does not allow unhindered movement automated car occupants. They must be in at least two people, one driving and one in the passenger seat. The companies also must provide the State Administration a test plan, a list of roads that the vehicle will circulate and invest millions in the relevant insurance.
All hands to battle in London: Samsung stormed the Earls Court Exhibition Centre to present its newest, the Galaxy SIII. Over two thousand European participants were invited. Samsung partners and journalists are there to discover the new high-end smartphone.
Presentations, the new Galaxy SIII sports a more rounded design than its predecessor, the Galaxy SII. It also has a larger screen, which is not necessarily an advantage. Admittedly, the resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (306 ppi) can play high definition videos and use the device for some functions of a tablet. But access to the upper corners of the screen with your thumbs is difficult to say the least. This could deter people with small hands to get this smartphone, which will be available in France in early June, from 649 euros. The device will be available in white or blue, not black, to the surprise of familiar with the brand.
"For humans"
At a conference Thursday afternoon, officials Samsung presented the product as "inspired by nature" and "developed for humans." And some features seem to confirm improved ergonomics. For example, the phone automatically dials the contact displayed on the screen if the user wears the device to the ear. Is captured, the software automatically recognizes faces and includes profiles + Facebook or Google to associate with the image. A function that will delight not necessarily defenders of privacy. One of the gadgets that will probably fade most geeks is the wireless charger, which recharges the battery by simply placing the phone on a dedicated area, without connecting.
Technically, the Galaxy SIII is compatible 4G (some versions). It embeds an 8-megapixel main camera and a 1.9 megapixel front, both capable of recording videos in HD. It has a gigabyte of RAM, and will be offered in three versions incorporating different storage capacities (16, 32 and 64GB). You can add a micro-SD memory card. It measures 136.6 mm x 70.6 mm x 8.6 mm, and weighs 133 grams.
