Windows 8.1 has release date

The company and as is rumored will be available on October 18 as a free update from the  Windows Store. Windows 8.1  will be offered as a free download for those who are already using Windows 8, the operating system introduced last year." Windows 8.1  brings many improvements in areas such as personalization,  Internet Explorer 11, search by  Bing, integrated applications, and includes some new, better experience  Windows Store  and connectivity to the cloud with  SkyDrive, "  said Brandon LeBlanc, director Marketing and Comunicaiones. 

Lumia Nokia added a new 4.7-inch screen

After presenting the Lumia 1020 Nokia now returns to enlarge its line of phones Lumia with 625, a mid-range smartphone-floor equipped with 4.7-inch screen, the largest in the range of smartphones in the company, with resolution of 480 x 800 and 201 ppi. The display also incorporates super-sensitive touch technology, which allows the phone to handle even with gloves. The Lumia 625 comes equipped with 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash that produces video at 1080p and VGA front. Inside, the smartphone is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor at 1.2 GHz, 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD. It 2.000mAh battery that provides up to 15.2 hours of 3G voice and run Windows 8. One of the highlights of the Lumia 625 is that it supports LTE connectivity. Includes Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, GPS and Glonass. The 625 measures 133.25 x 72.25 x 9.15 mm and weighs 159 grams. Comes in orange, yellow, green, white and black, with a matte finish, and brings interchangeable polycarbonate housings, which are sold separately. As explained Vinay Jayakumar, product manager of Nokia , the design is one of the most remarkable features of the new Lumia and one of the aspects of the phone which is most proud. In this regard, the rounded surfaces stressed, even in the corners of the glass to give the cell an organic feel to the touch, similar to that which gives a pebble. The Lumia 625 will hit markets in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia between July and September this year and will cost around € 220 before taxes and subsidies.

Microsoft is testing a smart watch translucent aluminum

Microsoft which has just been renovated from head to toe, you want to focus more on the hardware. And one of the gadgets which are working (like average tech sector) are electronic watches. The latest news from Redmond suggest that Microsoft is testing a new model of smartwatch with a translucent aluminum construction and connection to the cloud. After several tests with models prototyped by the development team Xbox , now are the guys of the group Surface those who are trying to convince the bosses to choose their proposed smart watch to take it forward. What little is known is by no means certain, but it does not take Sherlock Holmes to take for feasible many of the following ideas. The SmartWatch have a magnetic connector as the Surface and a screen of 1.5 inches, which will use a series of interchangeable straps blue, red, yellow, gray, black and white. The clock would count with 6 GB SkyDrive combined with those who would be accessed through the LTE connectivity and would be based on a modified version of Windows 8. So far little novelty, but people AmongTech leaked that the watch body would be made ​​of aluminum oxynitride, a kind of translucent aluminum quite expensive and three times harder than glass. If we add now split a Surface and Xbox have joined in one group led by Julie Larson-Green , we can but wait some time to start seeing the first pictures blurry  smartwatch for Microsoft.

Microsoft will address complaints about Windows 8

The U.S. company said it will provide a redesigned version to consumers and businesses this year. The changes, part of a package of computer programs which was given the code "Blue", is a tacit admission of flaws in Windows 8, ubiquitous radical an overhaul of Microsoft Corp. operating system. With transformation presented in October, Microsoft hoped to have a more prominent role in the growing market of mobile devices, while preserving its dominance in personal computers. But the design of Windows 8, which makes emphasis on interactive mosaic-touch controls seems to have confused many people as the one that impressed. A major research firm, International Data Corp, says Windows 8 contributed to a low of 14% in sales of personal computers worldwide during the period from January to March this year. This represents the most severe downturn that has recorded over the same quarter last year. Meanwhile, sales of multifunction phones and tablets is picking up. The biggest beneficiaries have been Apple-maker of the iPhone and iPad, and Samsung, which sells more devices that operate Android program from Google. Google is benefiting also the popularity of Android through a growing traffic generated to their services, which has created more opportunities to expose advertising company that charged. Instead, the major PC makers, such as Hewlett-Packard and Dell, who sell primarily Windows-operated machines go through a financial crisis that has damaged their actions and raised questions about its future. However, despite the warning signs, Microsoft insists he is pleased with the performance of Windows 8. The company, based in Redmond, in the state of Washington, said that so far we have sold over 100 million licenses of Windows 8, compared to about 60 million in January.

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 home. Microsoft 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.

Popular Searches of 2012 l overwhelming dominance of the iPhone 5

Published studies begin to search engines and Web pages to determine what were the most popular topics of 2012 . In a year marked by great events as the U.S. elections, Olympics, Hurricane Sandy and death of Gaddafi, who had as main object of interest to the Internet was ... the iPhone 5! The data was first published Bing from Microsoft, which showed that its users have a particular interest in Apple and especially for the iPhone 5, "gadget" that also leads the table of the most searched on  Google News. The website Ask.com also introduced the ranking of the questions that have been made ​​during 2012. Coinciding with Bing, the two main questions were related to Apple and Facebook, the two generated more than 100 million questions.

The ranking of the top stories on Google sought are:

1.  iPhone 5

2.  Elections 2012 in United States

3.  2012 Olympics

4.  Hurricane Sandy

5.  Reality show The Honey Boo Boo

6.  Gangnam Dance Style

7.  KONY 2012

8. The Academy Awards

9.  Kindle Fire HD

10.  The Facebook IPO

Moreover, if we focus only on searches related to technology, the iPhone 5 also takes first place and still factory peers, iPads (4th generation and Mini). The Top 10 is completed by the Samsung Galaxy S3, the Kindle Fire HD tablet, the iPad 3, iPod touch, Xbox, Playstation 3, iPhone 4 and Windows 8. With a market share of 16%, Bing is the second most popular search engine in the U.S. behind Google (almost 67%),  according to comScore.

Microsoft l Windows Blue in the middle '2013

Windows 8 the latest operating system from Microsoft than a month after its launch has sold 40 million copies, you may have already 'updated soon. That 's what would be thinking that Microsoft, according to the blog The Verge, so by mid' 2013 should reach 'Blue', a cross between an upgrade and a new version. The 'rumors' sites specialize in Blue speak of a first step towards an operating system to be updated annually, as already' Apple does.

Error Microsoft allows pirating Windows 8

Most users of Windows know that Microsoft offers a trial version of its operating system, which can then be renewed, but that access to the final copy should pay some amount of money. Taking advantage of this situation, hackers began offering counterfeit copies of Windows , with which it was necessary to renew the license. To cope, the Redmond company prepared with Windows 8 system more resistant to counterfeiters. But not everything went as expected. According to the website The Verge, Microsoft made ​​a mistake. In late August, some people who had access to the final version of the operating system that allowed use of activation codes from other companies for certain services and so have temporarily Windows 8 . According to reports the site, certain users are allowed to update the Media Center of Windows 8 Pro until January 2013 with a code. The pirates discovered that the code be fully activated copy of Windows 8. Thus, it was possible to download an illegitimate copy of Windows 8 , activate it with false codes and then upgrade to the original version by the Media Center.

Surface "is the perfect term for Windows 8

"The novelty of the device is that it becomes a blink of an eye of a portable tablet"said  Steven Sinofsky , in charge of Microsoft's Windows unit, during the official presentation of the product in  New York.  The gadget is the response of the firm to enter the business from rivals such as Apple's iPad and Google with  Nexus 7.  Surface has a touch screen 10.6'' , above which owns 9.7'' iPad from Apple, tablet segment leader. Has  a thickness of 9.3 mm and weighs 676 grams. It also has connections to ports  USB and MicroSD-additional internal capacity of 16 GB.Connectivity includes  Wi-Fi  and  Bluetooth 4.0. Surface has a " kickstand " (kickstand) that serves as a tripod to film or take pictures.The unit has front and rear camera, both with a 720p HD, and an estimated range of 8 hours of battery .  The tablet is preinstalled with the new streaming music service on Xbox Music and through Windows Store will be able to download  games.  The highlight of the design is the  protector Touch Cover  is also a  full keyboard .When connected, allowing the tablet  becomes a computer . The protector is only 3 millimeters and comes in  different colors . The display and keyboard are connected through a  magnetic mechanism . The 32GB version with Windows RT -running a simplified version of the operating system Windows 8 - and Office package will cost  $ 499 , ie, to be the same price as the 16GB iPad last. The device does not have the cover-keyboard, which will cost extra  $ 100. Will be available on October 26 for consumers in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, UK and U.S.. Microsoft already enabled the purchase  of the tablet in its web . Separately, Touch Cover are priced at  U.S. $ 119  in white and  $ 129  in other colors.The model with  Windows 8 Pro  will be available in January.