Google plans to open a shop on the Internet Tablets

Google plans to open a online store to sell directly to consumers tablets, according to a report released by The Wall Street Journal.

The store "online" offer tablets made ​​by Samsung Electronics and Asustek Computer based on Google's Android operating system, the report said, citing unnamed sources.

Google sold a "smartphone" with Android-Nexus-One directly to consumers in 2010, but closed the store at four months claiming that he had not met expectations.

Google now depends retail partners and suppliers to sell Android phones made ​​by a number of manufacturers and the software has become the operating system world number one, ahead of using the iPhone maker Apple, Reuters reported .

But Apple dominates the tablet market with its iPhone, which took two years ago.

Fire tablet Amazon Kindle, which retails for $ 199, works with open source Android, but the device has an interface that does not use as many Google services.

Google may share the brand of some of the tablets sold through the store and has considered the future funding of the cost of tablets, to make them more competitive with the Kindle Fire, according to the Journal. It is unclear when Google plans to open the store.

BlackBerry crisis: abandon the fight with the iPhone and Android and go 3 top executives

The problem for RIM is that the furor generated iPhones and Android hit the world of business executives and professionals, who increasingly require companies who deliver their phones more attractive, especially the Apple

The manufacturer of the Blackberry smartphone, Canada's Research in Motion (RIM) announced that it will focus on corporate customers and cease to try to compete in popularity with iPhones or Android-based devices.

On Thursday, RIM, when he presented the results of the quarterly loss of $ 125 million, announced changes in his staff directive and its business strategy.

"We can not do everything ourselves, but we do what we are good. We believe BlackBerry can not succeed if we try to be the apple of everyone's eyes," said the chief executive of the firm, Thorsten Heins, who assumed command company in January.

Blackberry back to what it believes was the reason for its success: corporate customers attracted to facilitating communications with their offices via electronic mail and messaging system exclusive.

The advertising strategy launched in U.S. showing the change seems to indicate "satisfied customers" that emphasize the safe and less playful in their phones.

The company remains a leader in corporate communications and proudly say that even the U.S. president, Barack Obama, refused to leave him once he arrived at the White House.

The problem is that the furor that generated the iPhones and Android hit the world of business executives and professionals, who increasingly require companies who deliver their phones more attractive, especially those from Apple.

In the last quarter of 2011, Apple sold 37 million iPhones, more than the RIM BlackBerry units placed in the last three quarters together. In this last quarter were sold 1.1 million BlackBerrys.

The new ads rejuncia included the former chief executive of RIM, Jim Balsillie, his seat on the board of the company, plus the departure of chief software technology, David Yach, and the head of global operations, Jim Rowan.

The company hopes the improvements will introduce the new BlackBerry operating system 10, although its release has taken longer than anticipated.

Amid the war of the smartphones of the last five years, RIM tried to open a larger consumer market where he was overtaken by iPhones and a range of smart devices.

Blackberry has lagged behind in the world of applications, which are the main attraction for young users.

Another great failure was his effort to produce a tablet that would compete with the Apple iPad recalled international news agencies.

The RIM playbook received very negative assessments, among other things, because it incorporated an email program, or the trusty BlackBerry messaging system is one of the hooks to ensure the loyalty of its users.

The Playbook are available today in the United States at $ 200, an amount that is not only less than half its original price of $ 500, but is even below the production cost of the device.

Nokia recommends drying the rice cell

Water is one of the worst enemies of smartphones. Unfortunately, many users will have suffered its effects, which in certain cases involving the "goodbye" to the terminals.

As explained by Abc, from Nokia wanted to give a ray of hope to those who took a bath incidental to their devices and published an infographic explaining the five steps to bring back to life a smartphone "drowned".

For the skeptics, yes, the rice seems to work.

1. All steps are more or less obvious, but the former is the clearest. If the smartphone is dropped into the water, the first thing is to let it drain all the liquid. As if it were to hang clothes, users must leave the bulk of liquid falling from the device before any other step. It is essential that as much liquid as possible out for this process to a greater chance of success.

2. The second step is to draw cards and battery. Users must remove your SIM card, memory cards that may be on the device and, if possible, remove the battery. According to Nokia, says ABC, with that being pursued to prevent a short circuit that could cause water to be the least of the problems of users. In addition, these parts may no longer work, but will have to check later.

3. Third is the drying of the device itself. With a towel or dry cloth, users should try rubbing the device to dry the maximum possible surface. At this point, is expressly prohibited from using paper and electric dryers. Paper, in contact with the fluid, would affect parts of the device and dryers, usually hot air, can have a deleterious effect similar. Therefore, users must use towels or cloths.

4. The next step, the fourth, which clears one of the universal questions. The myth of rice seems real. Nokia recommends putting the cells after drying with a towel, a bag of rice. The bag should be placed on a radiator and it is best to leave it there for at least the equivalent of a night.

As explained Abc, the objective is to use rice an absorbent material that can remain with the moisture that the terminal has in its interior. Thus, Nokia confirmed that the myth of using rice is real, and is recommended in such situations.

5. The last step is to test the device on. In this case, the board of Nokia is back to put the pieces have been removed in the second point and wait to see if the device reacts. If you're lucky, the phone works and if not, Nokia expects that the user has made a backup of its contents.

Mouse Computer Masterpiece i1550GA1-SP, a new PC for gamers with 64GB of RAM

The truth is that Mouse Computer has looked to this release. This is the Mouse Computer Masterpiece i1550GA1-SP, probably the best PC for gamers that the company has made​​.

For starters, its interior is a powerful Intel Core i7-3820 at 3.6GHz, the graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5 GB, 1TB disk and has no less than 64GB of RAM, and if memory serves, is the desktop PC with more RAM than we have seen so far.

The operating system of the Mouse Computer Masterpiece i1550GA1-SP is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit with Service Pack 1 and the cost of the machine is about $ 3500 dollars.

ViewSonic Shows His 'Tablets' Android IceCream Sandwich And A Preview of Windows 8

ViewSonic has announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona its new generation of ViewPads of 7 and 10 inches. The line, which includes devices ViewPad 10e, 7e and ViewPad ViewPad 10Pro will be extended with new ViewPads E70/G70 and E100/P100, shown for the first time in Europe. Most of the 'tablets' used IceCream Sandwich Android 4.0, although the P100 VierwPad using Windows 7. Curiously, the company has shown this as well with Windows 8.

ViewPad G70 works with the latest Android operating system 4. This is a 'tablet' 7 inches in the line of the first Galaxy Tab, which uses 3D interface ViewScene ViewSonic own. It features 3G connectivity, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, mini HDMI, USB and even micro mini USB. It has a 1GB RAM and 4GB storage, which can increase up to 32GB thanks to its integrated slot for Micro SD cards.

ViewPad G70 incorporates a capacitive multitouch screen with a resolution 1024 by 600. It also includes a 2 megapixel rear camera and front camera 0.3 MP. The color depth is 8 G70 ViewPad bit, 250-nit brightness and 500:1 contrast ratio.

With a suggested retail price of less than 307 euros, the launch will occur in Europe in the second quarter of 2012.

The 'tablet' E70 7-inch ViewPad also uses Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ViewScene 3D interface and ViewSonic. Includes a 1 GHz processor and 4GB storage memory. It also includes other features like a front camera, Wi-Fi and the possibility of increasing up to 32 GB of storage via Micro SD card.

ViewPad E70 is one of the 'tablets' more portable and affordable on the market. It has a suggested retail price of 153 euros and its European launch is also expected during the second quarter.

ViewPad E100 NEW

The ViewSonic E100 was first presented at the MWC show. It has the latest operating system from Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG - news), Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, with support for Adobe Flash interface also incorporates 3D ViewScene ViewSonic.

It is equipped with a 1024 by 768, IPS display (KOSDAQ: 051820.KQ - news) 9.7-inch LED-backlit Cortex processor 1 GHz is a slim, lightweight device that has a thickness of 9.1 mm and weighs only 620 grams. ViewPad E100 allows the user to stay connected through the following features: Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, HDMI, USB and Micro SD card support. There is also a 3G version.

ViewPad E100 has a suggested retail price of 307 euros with Wi-Fi and 3G 384 euros. Its launch is planned for the second quarter of 2012.

Finally, ViewPad P100 running Windows 7 Professional and features dual camera and sharp 1280 by 800 IPS screen 10-inch N2600 with an Intel dual core 1.6 GHz ViewPad P100 has an RRP of 615 euros with Wi -Fi and 3G of 768 euros and will be available late in the second quarter of 2012.

The company has shown the 'tablet' at the show with a version of Windows 8 installed on Windows 7. An interesting curiosity to whet your appetite ahead of the release of version of 'preview' for users who will Microsoft (NasdaqGS: MSFT - news) on Wednesday afternoon at the Mobile World Congress. However, it was a very preliminary version for developers that did not allow running applications, just browse through the menu and set some device options.

ZTE PF112, A New Smartphone With Android 4.0 HD

ZTE returns to the attack with one of its smartphones with better technology to date, a high-end mobile ZTE called PF112.

This phone has Android 4.0 ICS S4 Qualcomm Snapdragon processor inside, next to which are 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory and a 1650mAh battery. On the outside screen sports a 4.5 "HD resolution (1280 × 720), an 8 megapixel camera and front camera for video calls.

The bad thing about the ZTE PF112 is not yet aware of its price or date of release, but hopefully not much later.

LG May Be The Next Phone Brand Nexus

LG (KSE: 003550.KS - news) and Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG - news) could come together to develop the new generation of phone Nexus (Xetra: 522090 - news). The first generation was HTC (Other OTC: HTCXF.PK - news) with nexu One, after Samsung Nexus Nexus S and Galaxy-Now, as rumored, that the third generation could be manufactured by LG.

As confirmed to Cnet (NasdaqGM: CNET - news) at the MWC 2012, these talks are well advanced find and source points himself head of the mobile phone division of Seoul, Ramchan Woo. Specifically, Woo seems to have recognized that they are "in talks" and are "working on it."

After the prestige and benefits that have Nexus devices, LG wants to work with Google directly. This would give LG an image reinforced, and that so far has failed to beat their rivals in the sector have begun later than the rest. However, LG is looking to improve their performance and one of the last terminal of the company that has highlighted is the LG Optimus 4X HD.

If confirmed the project with Google, the company expects the new terminal is a success as the other two generations have been very successful in the market.

LG INTERFACE

LG stands apart from its competitors by designing your interface. Woo has confirmed that the interface is very important because "some people are uncomfortable with the first user interface of Google." But LG is not the only example of a custom Android interface. HTC, for example, has had great success with its user interface Sense.

The only complaint is with the customization of the interface, requiring higher development process, which affects the speed of update. In this sense, LG has admitted he must improve.
Woo stated that the company will make small adjustments such as using a white background, compared with the likes of Google for black backgrounds, or adding navigation buttons are separated below the screen, unlike software buttons that are found in Ice Cream Sandwich.

iPad 3 Will Be Presented On March 7

It's official. It has been confirmed by Apple iPad 3 will be announced on March 7. The company Apple has begun sending out invitations for the launch event of the iPad 3 to be held in just one week. The event will take place at the Yerba Buena Arts Center in San Francisco on Wednesday.

What are your expectations? From here we expect a quad-core processor, a Retina display very high resolution, two cameras and a general improvement in the RAM, and a reduction in weight and thickness may be even lower. It would be good to tell some kind of exclusive software.

Apple suspends sales of iPhone 4S in China after riot

Apple suspends sales of iPhone 4S in China after riot

BEIJING (Reuters) - Faced with a near-riot Friday for the release of the iPhone 4S, the direction of the main Apple store in Beijing has suspended sales of the device, causing a stampede and angry customers who bombed showcase their eggs.

After these incidents in the fashionable Sanlitun, Apple has suspended sales in all its stores in China, adding that the device was available on the Internet or Apple authorized resellers.

Clashes erupted between security personnel from the Apple Store and customers when the store manager came and preached to a crowd at 7:00 refrigerated, some of whom had spent the night outside, the iPhone 4S would do their not provided as expected.

The police had to strive to keep dissatisfied customers and, in photos published on the Internet, we see a man bring a bag of rotten eggs which then takes the crowd to throw them on the window of the shop.

"We have cold and hungry. They told us they do not sell (the unit). Why, why?" Exclaimed a man in his twenties in front of a camera Reuters Television.

"I started queuing at about 23:00 and beyond in the queue, the place was packed," he told Xiatong Huang, 26.

"Around 5:00, people who had arrived in the square and the queue has completely disappeared. Everybody was fighting, several people were injured," he added, explaining that police had then hit the crowd .

Incredible demand

The iPhone 4S, latest smartphone featuring the Apple brand, was highly anticipated for its release in China and 21 other countries on Friday.

"The demand for the iPhone 4S is amazing and our stores in China are already out, Apple said in a statement. Unfortunately we were not able to open our shop in Sanlitun because of the influx, and to ensure the safety of our customers and our employees, the iPhone is not available at this time in our shops in Beijing and Shanghai. "

Apple products are extremely popular in China, where many want to be among the first to offer new products.

It seems that many scalpers had crept among the customers of the Apple Store Sanlitun Friday, the parallel market is highly developed.

According to the New China news agency, dealers hired a thousand people to get copies of the iPhone 4S Friday.

Huang Xiatong described groups of 50 people wearing the same hat or similar gloves and said police had spoken with their leaders.

Around 10:00 am, the crowd had left the vicinity of the Apple Store Sanlitun, where police continued to guard. In the shop of the Xidan district, where the sale took place, there was not an iPhone at 09:00.

Ziyuan Yang, Melanie Lee and Sabrina Mao, Gregory Blachier for the French service, edited by Benoit Van Overstraeten

Interview: Virgin Mobile "ready" to confront Free

Interview: Virgin Mobile "ready" to confront Free

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, president of Virgin Mobile said its strategy after the launch of Free Mobile.

Virgin Mobile is the fourth French operator behind Orange, SFR and Bouygues. It could soon be dethroned by Free Mobile, which launched Tuesday two packages, one limit, at very aggressive prices. Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, president of Virgin Mobile, book Point.fr his impressions and concerns after the event which profoundly transforms the market for mobile telephony.

The Point.fr: Were you surprised by the announcements of Free Mobile?

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux: We were ready, the arrival of Free Mobile was announced long ago. However, we were surprised by the package to two euros, more aggressive than expected. The profitability of this offer does not seem assured, but that's their business. Free has been very successful launch, with a nice buzz. However, it was unnecessary to insult competitors, this has not helped anything.

Have you tailored offers that you had planned, after the conference of the Free?

The arrival home of Free coincides with the launch of a new technology model called "full MVNO". We turn now exclusively through Orange, and in the month of March, we will also SFR. We can choose which provider is most interesting according to the situation of each client we have served. We designed offers more attractive because of this new model, and we anticipate the launch of Free Mobile. On offers to 9.99 and 19.99 euros we offer to our subscribers, we have adjusted after the conference.

Will you offer other offers soon?

The reference market is lower, so we adapt ...

Packages for 4 hours 9.99 euros to 19.99 euros and unlimited, now reserved for those who are already customers