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Friday, March 8, 2013

What's wrong with Windows 8?


Something is not right at launch of the new Windows and no one knows who to blame. The operating system has had bad reviews but its growth rate is lower than that in his day, had Windows Vista.  According to Net Applications , which measures the presence of the new operating system from network statistics visit various websites in February Windows 8 was present in 3% of all Windows computers considered in the study. That 3% includes both normal versions of Windows 8 as the RT, the version for ARM processors.  In January the presence of the new OS was 2.6% and that Windows 8 is still growing , yes, but more and more slowly. The jump has been less than half percentile, below that recorded in previous months. A single study should not be cause for alarm and more sales if not measured directly but hits the web. But two news related to the fair CeBit in Germany point to a bigger problem for Microsoft. Samsung has confirmed that it will stop selling Windows tablets with RT in Germany due to low demand and Asus says that the adoption figures "still not good". The good news is that for some of the Asus product lines with Windows 8 appear to be working, usually touch-screen models, but other manufacturers may not have much cause for joy. Generally what analysts suspect is that the mobile and tablet are delaying the upgrade of conventional PCs in the homeMicrosoft is there are still some alternatives. It shuffles to a downgrade of the license price , for example, and the company  could update some of the applications of the system to try to draw the attention of users.

UN approves more sanctions against North Korea


The Security Council UN voted unanimously to implement new sanctions agains tNorth Korea for its latest nuclear test , with Pyongyang's government tried to intimidate America. Thursday's vote was made ​​on the basis of a resolution drafted by the U.S. and China , the closest ally of North Korea, so that is a strong message against the North Korean government. The 15 Council members voted in favor of the punishment for a third nuclear test by the country on February 12Applied together, these sanctions will hit and hit hard. increase the isolation of North Korea and increase the cost to their leaders, to challenge the international community, "said U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Susan RiceThis week, in another clear provocation, Pyongyang threatened to break the armistice signed in 1953 with South Korea . While the two countries have not signed the peace and in recent decades there other electrical surges, over half a century ago ruled intend to disarm.

The classic Angry Birds Free for iOS


The Finnish Rovio the developer of the popular video game, announced that for the first time the original delivery  of  Angry Birds can be downloaded for free for devices running the operating system iOS from Apple. The offer includes versions for iPhone  (prior to U.S. $ 0.99), and in HD for iPad (prior to U.S. $ 2.99), which as a relaunch they added 15 new levels.

U.S. | FBI Collaboration with Jordanian intelligence U.S. confirms the capture of Osama Bin Laden's son in law in Jordan


Republican Congressman Peter King has confirmed that U.S. intelligence agents in Jordan have captured the son of Osama Bin LadenSulaiman Abu Ghaith as Turkish newspaper "Hürriyet". Abu Ghaith, occasional spokesman for al Qaeda , could face several charges in the United States, according to sources close to the investigation quoted by the newspaper The Wall Street Journal. In press statements cited by the newspaper, King said that officials of the U.S. security agencies have informed him of the capture, "which shows again that is dismantling the core of Al Qaeda""This goes right to the heart of Al Qaeda because it is the son of Bin Laden .'s a psychological victory for us and a psychological defeat for Al Qaeda, "the New York congressman, who until recently chaired the National Security Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives The U.S. government has not informed until the catch, which is part of the research undertaken in the aftermath of 11 September 2001 on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. Abu Ghaith, whose capture was the result of collaboration between Jordanian autortidades and FBI, has been transferred to New York , according to Reuters. The detainee is in a detention center waiting to be charged and eventually brought to trial in federal court. It is likely that the trial be held in the District Court in Manhattan, a few blocks from the World Trade Center Abu Ghaith was taken on March 1 passed to Jordan , from where he tried to lead his native country, Kuwait, which stripped him of his citizenship in 2001, according to the account of 'Hürriyet. On the way he was intercepted by the CIA , which followed his movements since it detected its presence in Turkey in January. Washington even had asked Ankara to extradite suspected member of Al Qaeda, according to the Turkish newspaper. The Turkish press reported in early February Abu Ghaith's arrest at a hotel in Ankara , after illegally entering Turkey from Iran. In the absence of evidence of crimes committed in Turkey, was released by police but handed over to the immigration authorities. After refusing to accept that Iran was deported to his country, Turkey decided to send him to Jordan. Earlier this week, the newspaper Kuwait Times reported on strict control measures in Kuwait City airport for passengers from Turkey, fearing that Abu Ghaith could be among them.