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Friday, December 27, 2013

Russian experts rule out the hypothesis of poisoning in the death of Arafat

Russian experts to analyze samples of the remains of Yasser Arafat conclude that the death of Palestinian leader was natural and discarded polonium poisoning, said Thursday the agency that conducted the tests. Arafat "died of natural causes and not due to radiation," said Vladimir UIBA, director of the Bureau of Biological Analysis, quoted by Russian news agencies. These findings are consistent with those of the French experts, contested by the widow of the Palestinian leader who died in the historic 2004 French Percy military hospital near Paris. Palestinian leaders blame Israel for the death of Arafat. The Palestinian ambassador in Moscow said on Thursday the Russian news agency Ria Novosti that the investigation into the death of Yasser Arafat will continue, despite a report that Russian experts conclude, as the French, it was a natural death. "I can only say that it was decided to proceed. Respect your position (experts), we attach great value to their work, but has decided to continue that work," research, Faed Mustafa said. The exhumation of the remains of the Palestinian leader was conducted in November 2012 by order of the French judges in charge of investigating the case. Then about 60 samples were taken and were distributed for analysis by three teams of researchers: Swiss, French and Russian. Everyone did their job individually, without maintaining contact with others. At the beginning of December, the prosecutor of Nanterre, near Paris, said French experts concluded the "absence of poisoning with polonium-210 (a highly toxic radioactive substance) of Arafat."Palestinian leader's widow, Suha Arafat said he would use this report to French justice.  An article in the British medical journal The Lancet relaunched the hypothesis of poisoning the Palestinian leader. The article cited the results of a report by Swiss experts have found traces of polonium 210 in Arafat's personal effects. Both Swiss and French teams noted doses higher than the average polonium in the body of Arafat.But according to the French, the presence of a naturally occurring radioactive gas, radon, in the external environment explains these quantities. In November the Palestinian leadership, ensuring rely on reports from Swiss laboratories as they confirm the thesis of a poisoning, designated Israel as the only suspect in her "murder". "Israel is the first, main and only suspect in the murder of Yasser Arafat," said committee chairman Palestinian official investigation into his death, Tawfiq Tiraui. The causes of death of Arafat, who died in November 2003 after a sudden deterioration of his health, never were elucidated. "I remain convinced that the martyr Arafat did not die of natural causes," said Suha Arafat after the publication of the French report, and said he was "very surprised that the French medical report (...) summarizing four pages." According to a survey released Tuesday by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR), the majority of Palestinians (59%) think that Arafat was poisoned by Israel.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

GTA V gone gold from leaks

Rockstar announced that GTA V gone gold, meaning that its development has been completed and is ready to begin the process of production of the copies and their subsequent distribution in the face of it goes on sale on September 17. "We are pleased to confirm that Grand Theft Auto V is officially turned gold and now we are preparing the game for release on September 17 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360", reads a statement on its website. Rockstar has also used this publication to apologize for the recent leak of some materials of GTA V that should not have come to light: "Unfortunately, as many may already know, some people who downloaded the digital book Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation Store in Europe were able to access certain resources, leading to leaked information and materials online game. You can read the statement from Sony here". He continues: "As you can imagine, we are deeply disappointed with the fact that leaks and spoilers spread before launch. GTA V represents years of hard work for many people around the world, and we could not be more excited to share it as God intended finally to you this September 17." GTA V will take us to the city of Los Santos, in the campaign where you control three different characters during the adventure, but will not be available starting threeThere will also be a multiplayer mode called GTA Online, Rockstar handled explain and show two weeks ago. For if anyone walks clueless, we remind you that GTA will feature a special collector's edition and, as with most game pack PS3.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

U.S. paid millions to Google, Facebook and other expenses related to espionage

The National Security Agency U.S. (NSA) paid millions of dollars to large Internet companies, including Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft and Facebook, to compensate for the costs related to requests for monitoring information, as reported by the newspaper 'The Guardian'. The newspaper, citing new documents provided by former CIA technician Edward Snowden, said that in this way the first test financial linkage between these internet companies and U.S. spy programs. These additional costs have to do with the new requirements imposed by the FISA Court , established by Act Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) and responsible for authorizing and supervising the activities of the NSA, which declared unconstitutional the Prism program, surveillance, in 2011. The suspension was decided after news that the NSA intercepted thousands of emails that violated the privacy of persons unrelated to terrorism. This forced the agency to change the way we collect electronic information.

Ensuring a legal framework

Thereafter, the agency began to request that the FISA Court sign it "certifications" annually to ensure a legal framework for such surveillance operations, although these were renewed only temporarily. "The problems of last year resulted in multiple extensions of the maturity dates of the certificates, causing billion costs to providers monitoring program to implement each of the following extensions. Such costs were provided by Special Resource Operations, "said one of the NSA's internal documents, dated in late 2012. Snowden told The Guardian that this body Special Resource Operations is the "crown jewel" . Coordinates all spy programs based on "corporate partnerships" with telecom companies and ISPs that provide access to communications data.

The role of the computer giants

Before disclosing new revelations, the British newspaper asked several of these companies about their role in these programs and whether they had received any financial compensation by the NSA. A spokesman for Yahoo! explained that "Federal law requires the U.S. government to reimburse all costs incurred providers to respond to mandatory legal procedures." "We have requested these reimbursements in accordance with the law," said Yahoo!, but eluded confirm their participation and role in these programs. For its part, Facebook said, also through a spokesman, that "never received compensation in relation to its compliance with a request of government data." Google issued a general declaration that "denied having joined the program Prism or other espionage," says The Guardian. After publishing this article, Microsoft said the British newspaper that "only complies with court orders because it is legally required and not because it compensated for the work".

India l Arrested two of the alleged rapists of Indian photojournalist

The police have arrested two suspected attackers on Thursday took part in gang rape a young photojournalist Indian coastal city of Mumbai, according to a police source reported. Police, who have made ​​numerous arrests of suspects in recent hours, at the moment only has arrested two of the five individuals who were part of the group that committed aggression according to the research. "We have arrested a second accused this morning (the first was arrested yesterday). has confessed his involvement . Inquiries are on the correct line and hope to catch the other three soon, "said the commissioner Satyapal Singh, quoted by IANS. The attack happened late on Thursday in an abandoned textile complex in central district of Bombay , the main Indian metropolis and capital of the southwestern state of Maharashtra. The girl, an intern in practice 22 years, I was doing a story for a local magazine in English along with a partner. The assailants beat the boy and tied him while three of them raped her in turns to the reporter, who suffered serious internal injuries but is in stable condition and out of danger in a hospital in Mumbai. This violation has rekindled outrage against sexual assaults in India , which a large psychosis since late 2012 An 23 year old student died after being attacked in a similar manner with her ​​boyfriend on a bus from New Delhi.

Descent of foreign tourism

The leader of the ruling Congress Party, Sonia Gandhi, called the Bombay rape "terrible crime" and said it "should not have happened," according to local media. Continued violations that has collected in recent months local and international press have affected foreign tourism in India, and led the authorities to amend the Criminal Code to toughen penalties against convicted of rape. A Delhi court must issue a verdict soon in the case concerning the student assaulted on the bus. Observers believe that the death penalty is the punishment likely for the four accused of that crime. A fifth suspect involved committed suicide in prison, according to the official version, and a sixth alleged offender was a minor when the events occurred and has been tried by a juvenile court shall impose the maximum sentence of three years of internment.

Obama discusses with his security team the 'military option menu' in Syria

U.S. President Barack Obama met Saturday at the White House with his national security advisers to discuss military options in Syria after the alleged attack with chemical weapons this week. Although the president is reluctant to intervene in another war in the Middle East, the Pentagon chief, Chuck Hagel, told reporters that Obama had requested a "menu of military options"The Pentagon has spent months studying possible targets, especially since spring, after the first chemical attack. The Chief of Staff, Martin Dempsey, Obama introduced an updated list of possibilities in a meeting that lasted about three hours and the president's cabinet has given few details. Before the meeting, a spokesman told the press that there is still "a variety of options" and that decisions will be made ​​"consistent" with the "national interest" of the United States and how to push the "targets" in Syria, ie , the departure of Bashar Assad. The White House repeated on Saturday that Obama had ordered his intelligence "gathering facts and evidence in order to determine what happened in Syria . Once you have verified all the facts, the president will make a decision on how to respond "as an official underlined the presidency quoted by AFP. The White House says there is no timetable for the president to decide .

Options

Although the government is divided, the U.S. Navy has taken positions and has updated its military targets in Syria. "The Department of Defense has the responsibility to present options to the president to all possibilities," Hagel had previously explained to reporters traveling with him to Malaysia. "And that requires positioning our forces, positioning our resources to carry out the various options, whatever you choose the president." The president now has the last word and advocates involved as little as possible and with European and Arab allies. Among the targets identified are bunkers and platforms to launch chemical weapons. The intelligence services of the United States had detected activity in chemical plants on Tuesday, the day before the alleged attacks east of Damascus.

Caution

In his first public reaction to the alleged chemical attack that killed more than a thousand people on Wednesday on the outskirts of Damascus, Obama stressed the difficulties of intervening over the urgency of stopping the slaughter. "The situation in Syria is very difficult and the idea that the U.S. can solve a complex problem is exaggerated sectarian," the president said Friday on CNN. "Sometimes people call for immediate action, launches into something that does not end well and gets us into situations that can result in very expensive interventions, difficult and expensive to feed more resentment in the region, "Obama said. "We remain the indispensable nation ... But that does not mean we have to get involved in everything at once , "insisted the president, under the shadow of the bad experience of the Bush administration in Iraq. "If America is going and attack another country without UN mandate without clear evidence to submit questions about whether international law supports it, whether we have a coalition that works," said Obama, who also recalled the "tens of billions "that will continue to spend in Afghanistan and victims of the conflict:" Every time I visit wounded soldiers at Walter Reed [the military hospital in Maryland], whenever a letter signed by a victim of that war, remember that there are costs."
A year ago, the president said that the use of chemical weapons was a "red line" for Washington. In spring, the Pentagon announced that it believed that the Syrian regime had used sarin, but since then the U.S. military have worked only attack options that the president and some of his aides have refused to approve. According to the New York Times, the president had a slip to publicly mention the red line since the idea was to pass that message to Syria in private.
Obama defends continue diplomatic pressure for UN inspectors investigate, though he admits he does not expect "cooperation" of the Assad regime, which holds that the attacks are a trap orchestrated by opponents.

8 year old boy killed after an old play GTA IV

Authorities in Louisiana reported that an 8 year old boy shot himself in the head at the woman of 87 years who cared for him after playing a violent video game themed. Although no official reasons mentioned crime, revealed that few minutes before the tragedy the child had been playing Grand Theft Auto IV, containing multiple elements of violence and assassination missions. During the interrogation, according to the network NBC News, the boy said he killed his caretaker accidentally while playing with a gun but researchers believe that "intentionally shot" to the back of the head while she was watching television. Under Louisiana law, the child can not be held criminally responsible because of their age. However, the case falls within the jurisdiction of the juvenile courts, according to federal law.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Blog l PS4 interface, inside

In the presentation of Gamescom 2013 which gave us the date of release of PS4, also saw its interface and analyze here the step by step in a video you can not miss a frame. More or less, what we were taught was all that passes before you start to play a game of the new PlayStationIn the demo, we saw that the overall speed of the interface is high, smooth animations and startup, is not eternal. However, it feels that the machine came from a state of rest. Otherwise, bravo for Sony, which offer a console again. A game made ​​to begin working soon after turning or have control in our hands. Who is in the chair? Well, as we have seen on Twitter and other references, it is the president of Sony World Wide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida . Observe the display console sharing with another user. There are different profiles with your photo and if PS4 Xbox One looks like in this, surely dispongamos many advantages for anyone who has their profile associated with the machine. The truth is reminiscent of the interface of Windows 8 Xbox 360 also adapted some time and certainly use Xbox One in a new version. The Order 1886 passes before our eyes and then DriveClubThe first one we know we want to see more and second, that we love the interiors of their cars. When you hover over an icon shows basic options. A summary, our recent activity and related objects. If you look a bit, see the menu you know from PlayStation 3, the XMBThe menu CrossBar was right by Sony PlayStation 4 is still on. For those who have become accustomed to navigate the PS3 menus, this is good news. We see changes, but with the base that works apparently intact and adapting what other seems to be a hit. Speaking of variations, the Settings menu or configuration passes the far right, next to the icon off. We list the games, the menu button, one with the music symbol and a video together, just before the internet for the issue of browser and more, we suppose. Further to the right we see a TV icon that indicates the section view programs such as IGN channel where available, apps, maybe ... and a down arrow indicates that there are more. If we go to find the top trophy icon, which is held in PS4 and will undergo some changes. Will have to see how he keeps the trajectory and how PS3 and Vita passes from the new Sony console. A little to the left is the profile icon. In this case, it is Shushei Yoshida and put underneath ShuGamescom2013 . It means you can put your real name or hide it, so that you are from Facebook and other social networks, unless you want to maintain your anonymity. Looks like we crossed chat between games or interface with channels to manage and then comes the messages section. Along with this are the friends and notifications. This is interesting because it tells us what happened while we were not playing or when we were on to other things. Here seems to be the challenges when clap our records in racing games or invite us to do something with multiplayer titles. When you reach the section Live from PlayStation , it gets very interesting. It is one of the highlights in previous presentations. The whole issue of recording the games, share them and see what our friends at all times, as they want to, of course. It seems that some videos are live, others deferred and can interact with other somehow. Also appearing ratings. All game sessions can be viewed in full screen or display extra information. If we have the PS4 video camera also recorded our face while we play, youtuber style. Recall that the last 15 minutes are recorded and we can always go back to see those special moments that we want to repeat. In videos, apart from a score, are feedback we say trolling level of each of them and, for example, what is the second WTF! shift. Is the character icon tells us how many people are watching it now? It seems that Sony is having great time while we are attentive to your conference. Another interesting thing is that we can change the camera, at least in the interactive videos. During playback you can make screenshots to share them, name them and, incidentally, we see the PS4 keyboard. Words appear to speed up writing and it seems that the interface is well suited to resolutions of 1080. The evolution from the early days of PS3 has been slow, but it finally seems that we will forget the less happy moments of the interface we've had in the current generation.
Each time is less for the PS4 launch in Europe until October 29 , so we will soon have more information about what we will find when you turn. Do you have entered more eager to have it at home?

New laptops come with batteries more durable

What these have in common are laptops microprocessors that belong to a new family of Intel chip called Haswell. these consume less power than previous generations and promise a 50% increase in battery life for watching videos. The improvements extend to word processing, browsing the Internet and other computing tasks. Stated another way, it is possible to disconnect the laptop in the morning and use all day without recharging , with some interruptions to eat, exercise and some errands. For example, the MacBook Air of 33 centimeters (13 inches)promises up to 12 hours of battery lifeIn the operating system Windows 8, three computers examined-the XPS 12 Dell Inc., the Vaio Pro 13 Sony Corp. S7 and Acer Aspire Inc - promise of seven to nine hours . The point to note is that these laptops thinner and lighter with Haswell microprocessors cost more than $ 1,000 . Other be heavier cheaper or come with older processors. Samsung and other PC makers are launching their laptops just Haswell, so that by the end of the year should be even more to choose from.

What drug left unchallenged Usain Bolt in the 100 meters?

American sprinter Tyson Gay who recently gave positive doping tests, had taken "natural external steroids," so it could be removed from competition for two years, according to the British broadcaster BBC. It was the athlete, specialist in testing 100 meters, who announced last month that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (Used, for its acronym in English) was found positive in doping tests conducted in May, before the World Athletics Championships Moscow this year. Although he had not yet specified what the substance for which the athlete had tested positive, the BBC reported today an excerpt from the letter that he sent to the athlete Used, in confirming that Gay had taken steroids. "Through the carbon isotope test found that the sample offered anomalous analytical results, which reflected a natural external steroids making ", says the letter that the institution sent the athlete on 23 July. The letter also claims that failing a doping test for this type of "anabolic" -chemicals used to increase metabolism, is a violation of the World Anti-Doping Code (Wada, for its acronym in English). Under the provisions of this code, the maximum penalty that could be applied to a convicted athlete taking steroids is the prohibition to compete for two years. After being informed of the results in July, the 30-year athlete voluntarily retired team United States selected for the World Championships in Athletics held in Moscow between 10 and 18 August. Since then, the Used still investigating his case before subjecting the athlete to a disciplinary hearing in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Gay guilt attributed to a member of his team , saying "never" taken "consciously any drugs to improve performance." "There is no question of sabotage. What happened is that I put my trust in someone and failed me , "said the sprinter, who was world champion in 100 and 200 meters in Osaka 2007 , the year he was elected best athlete worldwide. "I hope to run again soon, but accept whatever punishment they deserve, "he added when it was discovered athlete doping. In response to the confessions of Gay, a spokesman for the Used said since the institution appreciated "their voluntary withdrawal from the U.S. team in recent competitions," he said in a statement to the BBC. This year Tyson Gay had regained full strength after a year of injury and surgery on a rib. Its brands -9.75 season at 100 and 19.74 in 200 - had raised hopes in the U.S. team to beat Jamaican Usain Bolt at the World Championships in Moscow, which were played from 10 to 18 August.

Friday, August 23, 2013

The Syrian regime has the largest chemical arsenal in the Middle East

It aims to make conventional forces armed mostly countries, as "historic enemy" Israel. The reports detail the availability of between 500 and 1,000 metric tons of "chemical agents", whose production was carried out in a decentralized manner by companies from various countries. In case of "best efforts", the chemical weapons production effort can reach "few hundred tons per year." There are four production sites which Syria can count: one in the north of Damascus, another near Homs, one in Hama and another near Cerin. The scenario comes from a recent analysis of Rid, Italian Defence Journal, warning that define exactly the type and quality of Syrian chemical arsenal is not simple because the true and verifiable news scarce. The country is impervious to international control he says. The quality and quantity of Syrian chemical endowment follows, therefore, of the attitude of Damascus accessiona relation to international protocols. Although part since 1968 Geneva Protocol, which prohibits the use as a source of chemical weapons, Syria never signed the Chemichal Weapons Convention (CWC)Also implicitly admitted Damascus some chemical arsenal available to refusing for years to consider any proposed inspection or disarmament by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), ie, the international body that deals the implementation of the CWC. Made its considering that Israel admitted possession of its own nuclear weapons. Moreover, the threat by the regime of Assad to employ chemical munitions against any outside intervention forces, which he said would not happen on their own people, is considered a further admission that it has such weapons. The leap in quality in the Syrian chemical arsenal, said Rid, occurred between the 80s and early 90s , and then had another resizing. In this latest cooperation was crucial between Damascus and Iran in the mid-2000s, which "enabled the implementation of more efficient facilities" for the development of chemical agents. These four manufacturing units are spread over large areas small structures, to reduce vulnerability in the event of air strikes. Storage sites, however, are in Homs, Latakia, Palmyra, Hama and al-Safira, near Aleppo. In its analysis, the Italian Journal of Defense tends to conclude that they are between 50 and 100 heads of ballistic missiles with chemical load that has the Damascus regimeAccording to official statements of the Free Syrian Amy, chemical weapons were used by Syria in at least 18 opportunities in fighting on Damascus, Idlib, Homs and Hama, with no international organization could confirm these episodes.

Free Mubarak l Former Egyptian President Mubarak leaves prison and enters the hospital

Hosni Mubarak the 85 year old man who ruled Egypt for three decades , passed Thursday night his first arrest in the military hospital of Cairo's Maadi district. A medical helicopter transported him in the evening at the clinic from Tora Prison where he had been confined since last year. Earlier, the attorney general had ordered his release after the expiry of the maximum period of detention for all court cases are pending dictator. General enjoys among physicians from their first hours away from the slammer. Two and half years after the riots that precipitated its decline, the most populous country in the Arab world through a bloody and bizarre metamorphosis: the coup of July 3 has converted to the Muslim Brotherhood, which won all elections since Mubarak's resignation on "terrorists" decimated by the raids, police repression, political exclusion and intense government propaganda. In a turnabout, Mubarak is now out of a crowded prison-instead-of bigwigs Islamists. To mitigate the possible popular anger, the authorities reined parole ordered by a criminal court. As military deputy, Prime Minister Hazem the Beblaui issued a decree that makes Mubarak under house arrestThe measure required by the youth movement 'Tamarrud' that galvanized protests against Mohamed Mursi, take "under the state of emergency" that prevails in the country since the brutal eviction of camping Islamists which claimed over 600 lives. Face of general indifference Mubarak's minions have celebrated the end of his prison ordeal congregating around Tora Prison. The leader has chosen to return to Maadi military hospital which already happened long stays since his overthrow . The last time was in December. A fall in the bathtub returned to the clinic where he lived his last days the Shah of Persia. But in April returned to the prison infirmary. His new situation keeps some drawbacks:There is no prohibition to leave the country or the blocking of his bank accountsFurthermore, their release does not waive sit on the bench. The former president to appear at the hearings of the judicial process that is open for corruption and killing of protestersIndeed its first meeting will take place next Sunday in the resumption of the trial that is your responsibility to settle the premeditated murder of protesters during the 18 days of unrest that forced his resignation.The process is the most far-reaching indictment to which Mubarak faces. It earned him a life sentence, overturned in January by procedural errors. The pharaoh who subdued the land of the pharaohs target changes in the most tragic week recent Egyptian history . The violence has left at least a thousand deaths, mostly supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi, and police have launched a campaign of arrests against Islamist leaders who has headed the core of the Brotherhood. Its leader, the organization's supreme guide Mohamed Badia, was 'caught' on Tuesday in an apartment in the capitalIn response to the crackdown, the alliance that brings together the hosts of Mursi has called new protests Friday , triggering fears of bloodshed. The Islamist coalition has called his people to join the march will depart from the mosques of Cairo and the adjacent Giza after the noon prayer dubbed "Friday of martyrs'. "We will remain steadfast in the way of the defeat of the coup," says Islamist bloc said in a statement. The cracking will be a test of the ability to mobilize supporters Mursi, weakened by repression, and the degree of hardness of the authorities, which have proved challenging to international pressures that have sparked the latest carnage.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Emergency meeting at the UN about the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria

The alleged attack with chemical weapons in Syria, in the neighborhoods of Al damascene Ghuta and Al Sharkiya, which the opponents have left 1,300 dead, including many children-has shocked the international community, demanding an investigation. United Kingdom and France are among the countries that have announced they will send a letter to the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, with an official request to be carried out an investigation, as confirmed by a diplomat at the UN the condition of anonymity. For its part, the UN secretary general said he was "shocked" by the allegations and has "reaffirmed their determination to start a research in depth on the alleged incidents. From Turkey, the Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu , said it was clear from television pictures from Syria that chemical weapons were used. "We have asked for an immediate investigation by the UN teams," he added.

'Red Line'

On Monday, once again , the U.S. president, Barack Obama, said in a press conference that any attempt by Syria to move or use chemical weapons would change the "calculations" of his government in the area, which evokes the possibility of a direct action in the conflict. So far, the U.S. is providing "non-lethal assistance" to the Syrian opposition and refuses to give them weapons for fear that they may fall into the hands of terrorist groups. Obama has marked the use of chemical weapons as a "red line" that would make him reconsider the military option in Syria, but urged caution Tuesday and said he will wait to have on hand "facts" precise about it before making a decision.

The UN mission

It so happens that for three days, a team of researchers from chemical weapons UN finally entered the country. The team, led by Ake Sellström, former chemical weapons inspector in Iraq for the UN, was ready since last April to enter Syria, but could not do so due to disagreements between the international organization and the Syrian government. It is expected that this mission independently investigate three possible cases in which they would have used chemical weapons.One of the places to which researchers will access will be the town of Khan al Asal , in the northern province of Aleppo, where according to the scheme, 26 people were killed in March in a suspected rebel attack with chemicals. Ahead of any attempt by the UN, the Syrian information minister,Omran to SOABI , said that the Syrian government has no plans for now to allow a visit by UN experts to areas east of Damascus, where according to the opposition have produced the poison gas attacks.This requires an "agreement with the government," said the minister. According to U.S. media reports, the Security Council of the UN will maintain this evening an emergency meeting to discuss the matter. The request was made ​​by France , United Kingdom ,Luxembourg , South Korea and the United States . The decision has been taken by Argentina, which holds the Council's rotating presidency this month. Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Saud al Faisal, also called an urgent meeting of the Security Council of the UN. Shortly after learning of the attacks in those stubborn areas of the capital, the Syrian government denied using poison gas. Moreover, Al SOABI said not to rule out that Islamist brigades have used chemical weapons east of Damascus, "as before in Aleppo". Sellström Ake, from Syria, said the attack denounced by the opposition "should be investigated".

Reactions

For its part, the European Union has also reacted to the brutal attack and called for an immediate investigation. The EU reiterates that any use of these weapons, by any side, would be totally unacceptable ", said a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief, Catherine AshtonThe secretary general of the Arab League, Nabil al-Arabi , has urged the UN mission in the field to be directed "immediately" to the outskirts of Damascus to investigate the attacks. In his opinion, the attack is "a violation of international humanitarian law". Russia, one of the main allies of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, at first crossed the alleged attack to be a "hoax" in the words of Vice President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Duma, Leonid Kalashnikov. He added, "If you really were used chemical weapons, that looks more like the style of the rebels." Hours later, the spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Lukashevich, said an investigation should be done "fairly and professionally". Lukashevich added that "All this does not suggest but once again it is a planned provocation. This is supported by the fact that the criminal act was committed near Damascus, in the same time that the UN mission was working on the investigation of alleged use of chemical weapons there." The general command of the Syrian army has said the accusations are " categorically false "and has been attributed to opposition propaganda.

Sony revealed release date for PlayStation 4 with free copy of FIFA 14

During Games com 2013 from Germany  Sony confimó that the PS4 will be released on November 15 at a price equivalent to $ 399 dollars in the United States. Meanwhile, the new console will arrive in Europe on November 29On the same day also will be available in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama. Catalog available games will be 33 degrees. The PlayStation Vita was down Price: now cost the equivalent of U.S. $ 199, just like the PlayStation 3 12 GB. This Tuesday also was the turn of Microsoft, which announced the list of games that will be available at the time of arrival on the market of its new console Xbox One, that will cost $ 499. At the same event, the company announced that users realize the pre-booking of the Xbox One in Europe will have a free copy of FIFA 14. In turn, the company EA Sports confirmed the inclusion of Argentina league in the famous video which goes on sale from September 27. 

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Apple and Samsung l 'Smart watches' and recognizing footprints phones

The battle between Apple and Samsung has come almost to a level typical of football teams. It's like the fight between Apple and IBM itself in the eighties or, more recently, supporters of the Mac and PC. Or as the classic between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. Now, with sales of 'smartphones' slowing in the U.S., where 61% of mobile phone users already have a device of this type, the question is what will they do Apple and Samsung? The answer, according to U.S. media is all. The two companies are working on a 'smart watch' which, presumably, would also receive messages and email and have a pretty amazing area (for example, it is speculated that this could be flexible). According to Financial Times, Samsung will present its 'smartwatch' early next month at the IFA technology trade fair, held in Berlin from 6 to 11 September. The British newspaper also reported that Apple is far behind in the project, and you can not start making the call 'iWatch' , at the earliest, until late 2014.

Something new

The issue is that so far other 'smart watches', launched by giants like Sony and Microsoft, have crashed on the market, and that Samsung has played very well at the time to imitate Apple, using the Android operating system from Google . So watch the future of the computer is still in the air. Apple needs to get something new because, from the iPhone 5 launched almost a year ago, has not presented any new product. The current president and CEO, Tim Cook, has excelled in improving the supply chain and the company, and satisfy shareholders, two areas in which his predecessor, Steve Jobs, was not one. But the innovative character of Jobs, who was the hallmark of the company, Apple seems to have disappeared. Until yesterday 'The Wall Street Journal reported that the components Taiwanese manufacturer Hon Hai (Foxconn), which is the largest supplier of the giants of consumer technology (only one of its factories in China employs more than 250,000 employees ) two months ago received an order for Apple to produce two new models of 'smart phones' .
One of them is a phone with a screen resolution and the dimensions of the iPhone 5. Among the features of this device might be the facial and fingerprint recognition, ie, face recognition and fingerprint of its owner, which would not require a password. Similar systems have already been implemented in computers and other electronic systems but, to date, their practical results have been mediocre.
The other iPhone would have the plastic housing, and would be aimed at developing countries where Apple prices make their products uncompetitive. The strategy of taking a cheaper version of its devices and was applied by the company, with moderate success in 2012, when it launched the iPad mini.