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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Android loose ballast

Since the presentation of the "editing Google" Galaxy S4 is rumored that there could be a similar move by HTC. Yesterday Sundar Pichai, head of Android,confirmed that in a few months there will be an edition of the HTC One with a unadulterated version of Android for $ 599. The decision promises to end the problem facing many Android users. Google Updates throwing not arrive on time because manufacturers often have to modify all layers of software they added either to differentiate from the competition, either by specific requirements of the phone companies, which in the U.S. are much more market power in Europe. A HTC One or Galaxy S4 "pure" from that perspective are much more palatable. Google has promised immediate updates for these phones, while those of its Nexus models. In principle, these "Google Edition" will be on sale only in the United States and across the we b, but the idea is that more advanced users will find a way to install this version on their handsets pure also purchased through other channels. No solution to the problem of updates is perfect, however, and this creates a new point of tension in the platform. Google now competes with its Nexus line directly with Samsung and HTC. I also did before, yes, but since I could only sell through the web and did not produce a large number of devices the presence was tolerable. Now these two manufacturers are in the same field, and is one that threatens to saturate soon. Google-owned Motorola, announced yesterday that it plans to launch a mobile own "created closely with Google" before the end of the year. There will be a model Nexus, Google has confirmed that it will continue to manufacture , but other phone more in the market. Four manufacturers (especially if the sample spreads between LG, Huawei and Sony) in a market where the only brand that is selling a sustainable profit margin, for now, is Samsung (all other companies lose money) and where the price is now the only way to differentiate.. Nearly five years after starting their Android strategy, however, the search is inthe best position to achieve its vision to start selling independent operators-at least the U.S. - that during this five years have had a say on the final shape and appearance of the phones and many of its applications. But after trying several Android-and some of them American version, with specific operator applications, I wonder if all proprietary software, all those layers, they were only ballast or with these versions "pure" will miss something.Amid unnecessary application and service sometimes sneak some interesting option.

U.S. approves sale of communications equipment to Iranian

United States approved the sale of communications equipment and Internet services directly to Iranian citizens in order to achieve government restrictions prevent Iran. The Treasury Department authorized the export of certain services, 'software' and 'hardware' personal communications now that there are greater restrictions on access to information in Iran, but maintained the ban on the sale of such equipment to the Iranian government. "This license allows U.S. persons to the Iranian people offer equipment safer and more sophisticated to communicate with each other and with the rest of the world , "the agency said. Social networks played an important role in the protests unleashed in the wake of Iran's disputed presidential election 2009, and thanks to them the opposition, called the 'Green Movement' , could capture the world's attention to their cause. In fact, in some way inspired the uprisings of the Arab Spring of 2011. The U.S. government dropped for the first time some technology restrictions after the elections in 2010, which allowed U.S. companies to export to Iran a 'software' certain basic and free Internet services, such as chat and email. On the other hand, Washington gave the green light to new sanctions over human rights abuse against, among other censors the Committee to Determine Criminal Content Instances against Mir Asghar Hejazu , deputy chief of staff of the supreme leader. The sanctions prohibit Americans from doing business with those affected and freezes any assets they have in U.S. banks. The State Department also established visa restrictions to 60 government officials for alleged human rights abuse.

NATO held a summit in 2014 to prepare for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan

The North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) will hold a summit in 2014 to prepare for the withdrawal of international troops in Afghanistan, to be completed by the end of this year, announced on Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama. Obama made ​​the announcement after meeting in the Oval Office of the White House with Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, with whom he discussed the transition in Afghanistanand other security issuesThe last NATO summit held in Chicago (USA) in May 2012 and is not yet defined which city will host the event in 2014. Rasmussen said he and Obama discussed the planning for 2014, when NATO troops will be devoted to "train and advise" to Afghan forces, he noted. United States in Afghanistan currently maintains more than 60,000 soldiers , who are part of the international mission led by NATO in that country (ISAF), which should culminate in late 2014 to transfer full security responsibilities to Afghan forces. Last February, in his speech on the State of the Union, Obama announced that year reduced by half the number of troops in Afghanistan, with the release of 34,000 military until next February, and confirmed that the occupation will end in late 2014, as planned. What Obama is not yet clear how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan beyond 2014 and what will be its role in the framework of bilateral security pact signed in May 2012. According to Obama, in his conversation with Rasmussen also discussed Libya , where NATO intervened militarily in 2011 to overthrow the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, and stressed the importance of remaining "strong partners" in North Africa.