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Friday, January 24, 2014

Create faster broadband l 44 films per second

British companies Alcatel-Lucent and BT reported that they got the fastest broadband in a joint trial. Achieved speeds of 1.4 terabits per second, which it is enough to transmit 44 HD movies per second. The test was conducted by a connection 410 kilometers from the iconic BT Tower in central London, and the city of Ipswich in eastern England. The challenge was to leverage existing infrastructure to achieve data transfers more efficiently. Despite the good news, it could be many years before the users can notice any effect. The progress registered in London is seen as a very important service providers pass internet because it means that an increasing amount of information can be sent through the broadband infrastructure already exists. This reduces the need to invest in costly improvements and upgrades of facilities and equipment. "BT and Alcatel-Lucent are taking advantage of what they have," said Oliver Johnson, chief executive of analyst firm Point Topic broadband. "That allows them to increase their capacity without spending more money, "he added. Alcatel-Lucent chain told BBC that the demand for wider bandwidth increases at a rate of 35% every year , which creates the need for more efficient information transfer mechanisms. The pressure is on companies providing internet, especially when it grows increasingly popularity of online services that transfer large amounts of data, such as online movie site Netflix. High speeds are achieved with fiber cable technology already exists and has been installed in most of the British territory and elsewhere.

The next Apple iPhones are 4.5 and 5 inches, according to WSJ


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Apple has decided to leave behind the iPhones 4-inch screen and is working on 4.5 and 5 inches for its upcoming smartphones, as he assured the Wall Street Journal. With this paradigm shift, the Cupertino compete in screen size from other manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, Sony and Nokia, among others, that in the last year have opted for the 5 inches in their latest handsets. For its part, Apple had remained outside this trend with 4-inch screens on their smartphones, the iPhone 5S and 5C, after changing the size of their screens only iPhone 4 to 5, ranging from 3 5 to 4 inches. Thus, one might think that the apple company chooses to conduct a strategy similar to that made with their latest generation of tablets. Apple launched the iPad while Air, 9.7-inch mini iPad and Retina, 7.9 inches, and the difference in size of screens contented preferences of all users in size of the devices.

Friday, January 3, 2014

Sony launch a smartphone with Windows Phone this year

Windows Phone may get a new boost in 2014 thanks to Sony since the Japanese company have plans to launch a smartphone with the mobile platform MicrosoftThe manufacturer of the Xperia line traditionally used Android, the operating system of Google, for your phone. According to figures from Strategy Analytics, the mobile platform Microsoft had 4.1% of the global smartphone market between July and October 2013, a figure that doubled as obtained in the same period in 2013 and that was enough to displace BlackBerry for third place in the ranking of operating systems. However, the numbers of Windows Phone are comparatively low: Android achieved 81.3% market share, followed by iOS of Apple, he held a distant second, with 13.4% of the segment during the third quarter. In 2013, Nokiawhose mobile division was purchased by Microsoft in September 2013, retained 92% of the market of Windows Phone with its line Lumia , especially the 520, which was the best selling smartphone with this operating system. According to the website The Information, now Sony also add to its range of smartphone terminal with Windows PhoneThe website notes that the parties have already met several times and even used as possible designs for the phone. While Sony launched its commitment to Windows Phone in 2014, has not yet revealed a precise date for submission. The team from the Japanese company would not only compete with Nokia, but could also increase the presence of Windows Phone in the field of mobile operating systems. In an attempt to broaden its Windows Phone partners, Microsoft would also hold talks with ZTE to include your operating system in a line of low-end phones for the Chinese company to the United States, Europe and China. If the project, the mobile division of Sony would be working with the company in entertainment archenemy. This year, both Sony and Microsoft released new versions of their consoles,PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, respectively. Both companies launched their teams in November, in time for the American Black Friday, and said to sell a million units in its first 24 hours on sale. Sony's console is available in Argentina, while that Microsoft does not have arrival.

India l A minor was raped twice and burned alive

In India an underage girl was raped twice by a group of criminals and then burned alive. Then his body was kidnapped by police with the intention of cremate without family consent. The 16 year old was raped twice by a group of 7 rapists in October and died two days ago, according to The Telegraph. First criminals tricked out and made ​​his home in Madhyamgram, near Calcutta, to rape. The next day he was found unconscious by his parents in a nearby fieldImmediately the victim went to the police accompanied by his father to report the crime and the return was kidnapped and raped again by the same criminals. In the following weeks, the family of the young man received several threats, allegedly by rapists, to withdraw their names from the police. The owner of the house where the family allegedly linked with offenders lived reached expel the rented home. On December 23, she was burned alive after the arrest of some attackers. In local media spread the teenager attempted suicide, but his father said it was an act of rapists . He died from injuries sustained on Tuesday 31 December. Finally, according to the newspaper The Times of Indiahis body was kidnapped the same day by police, who were then home of the family to demand the death certificate of the adolescentHowever, they could not do it quickly because the father refused to give permission despite the threats. The body was returned to his family, finally cremated when all the relatives arrived on 1 January.