Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The United Kingdom is developing a force of cyber

The United Kingdom is working to develop its military capabilities in cyber attack, not only defensively but also offensively. For the first time, the Department of Defense has acknowledged the existence of specialized units in the creation and use of cyber weapons. For the British army, the Internet is part of the battlefield of the future "and should be considered like any other theater.

"Cyberspace is a new battlefield, but the rules and norms, logic and standards that apply in other areas have their equivalent in cyberspace," said Nick Harvey, the Defence Minister, The Guardian. The nature of these offensive capabilities and cases in which they could be used, however, remain secret.

The EU is concerned about the concentration in the sector of hard disks

The European Commission will investigate the concentration in the hard drives because it is concerned about the competitive effects of the projects of two Asian groups to sell their work in this field to American competitors. Specifically, the Commission, guardian of competition in Europe, announced Monday, May 30, the opening of thorough investigations on two acquisition projects.

The U.S. Seagate Technology has announced its intention to repurchase $ 1.4 billion (971 million euros) the activities of South Korea's Samsung Electronics in the hard drives while Western Digital intends to do the same with those of Japanese Hitachi for $ 4.3 billion (2.98 billion euros).

Monday, May 30, 2011

ViewSonic will ViewPad 10Pro Windows 7 and Android applications

ViewSonic is prepared to present all their new devices at the upcoming Computex technology to be held this year in Taiwan. Among its highlights are the new 10-inch tablet, the ViewPad 10Pro, that this time gives us a great news. The ViewPad 10Pro be able to run Android applications, and Windows 7. While the manufacturer is touted as the first tablet dual-boot this is not true.

ViewSonic will 10Pro Windows 7 Professional but this will incorporate an effective Android emulator that will allow the gadget to run applications on this platform. While there is a dual-boot the new ViewPad 10Pro continues to be an interesting option with excellent features. Regarding the tablet technology comes equipped with an Intel Z670 Oak Trail speed to 1.5 GHz with 32 GB of internal storage memory expandable via MicroSD.

Kenwood mp3 player throws the most striking

In the world of design technology has become more and more important when different from the rest of the products, the universal components have made the difference between the brands and the second is virtually nonexistent. Kenwood is very clear and it has introduced its new line of mp3 players that come with a really striking design.

This is the new Kenwood MG-G608 which comes in three different designs and make us feel the music in full color. In terms of technology the Kenwood MG-G608 has an internal memory of 8 GB which can be expanded using MicroSD memory, 2 "display, Bluetooth connectivity, Class W and battery technology with 9 hours of battery life.

Asus plans to launch a tablet-smartphone

It is a fact that technological gadgets manufacturers have saturated the market for tablets, so now the only differentiating factor is important when launching a new product. Asus is working to surprise us and maybe do that with their new PadFone. The PadFone be a sort of hybrid between a tablet and smartphone will seek a midpoint between the tablet 7 "4-smartphones." It is possible that the device is a kind of tablet 7 "with a phone built but it is early to speculate since the announcement has only shared the name of the model.

The secret to an unforgettable? Persons or objects, and a few landscapes

Dozens and dozens of shots to capture the falls of Niagara, the Yellowstone Park or the views of the Dolomites, to secure the holiday of hearts forever? Wasted effort, it seems, if there are half finished or friends with you too. Because what makes a memorable image is the presence of a human subject, and natural landscapes and views are forgotten more easily.

Scientific approach to deal with a subject so elusive and highly personal, given that the visual memory is very subjective, is a study - the first of its kind - the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to be presented in June at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern recognition, in Colorado Springs.

Iran create its own Internet

According to The Wall Street Journal Iran's government is planning to create its own network in order to close the cyberspace to external influences beyond the national censorship. According to the American newspaper, the Iranian authorities to sell the project as a savings for the population as well as an effective way to safeguard the Islamic principles of the revolution of bad influences.