See how the karts were made real Mario Kart 7 from golf carts

Recently, Nintendo, in partnership with West Coast Customs, created two karts real Mario Kart 7 to promote the release of the game on the Nintendo 3DS. Now companies have commented about their motivations and showed a video on how they were made ​​from golf carts.

According to Nintendo of America president Reginald Fils-Aime, the intention was to bring the kart Mario Kart 7 for the 3D world, the real world, to symbolize what happens with the game on the Nintendo 3DS, thanks to its effect as displays 3D images without glasses.

That's when Nintendo signed a partnership and sent the diagrams of the karts for the West Coast Customs, known car tuning company working on the MTV show Pimp My Ride, the original version of the framework that we know here as Old Tin.

The West Coast Customs began working with two electric golf carts GEM, using only their motors and lithium batteries, giving them later chassis, bodywork and accessories according to what we see in the newest iteration of the series on the laptop.

Check out the video where you can see some steps in the process and presentation of karts during the Los Angeles Auto Show:

iPhone and iPad may have suspended sales in Germany

On Friday (9), Apple lost a patent lawsuit against Motorola and could see sales of iPhones and iPads suspended in Germany - with possibility of extension for all of Europe. The decision by the Regional Court of Mannheim, is the result of a complaint for patent infringement against Motorola Mobility Cupertino company in April this year.



The complaint relates to a countdown feature for mobile data transfers, owned by Motorola, which had been used without permission from Apple. The accused devices from using the functionality are the iPad, 2 iPad, iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 4 and probably also the iPhone 4S, released after the injunction.

The decision is still preliminary and Apple may appeal the ban to prevent the sale of their devices. Another option is the modification of iOS gadgets to remove the feature, which is associated to the standard General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) data transfer.

Samsung WB210: compact model with advanced features

In addition to betting on the market of smartphones and tablets, Samsung is also investing heavily in the camera market. Besides the success of the line micro four-Thirds NX, she also wants to break the compact, and makes a good model after another, many with a touch screen or wireless connection. The WB210 is in the middle term, we'll check.

Design

This line of Samsung usually has a good feel and nice weight. The 195 grams give safety and ease of use. The body is black matte plastic. The lens takes good front in black metal with details in silver metal, with the inscriptions on the lens. In front are also the Samsung logo, flash and backlight.

On top is the speaker, microphone, power button, shutter release button, preview photos and zoom control. On the left side is the connection to the computer and HDMI. At the bottom are the default entry for tripods, feet and the lid covering the entrance to the battery and memory card. Behind is only one button, the menu / home. The large 3.5-inch screen is touch and widescreen. Through it you can configure almost all camera functions.

It can be seen immediately on the camera body care with the design of the Samsung. The bottom is slightly sloping, facilitating photos taken in the table. A small detail, thought to the user, who just providing better pictures. The top is also tilted in order to facilitate the footprint and access to the camera shutter button.

Usability

The highlight of the WB210 is the usability of the touch screen that takes care of the back. A resistive TFT LCD of 3.5 inches. It is resistive means you need to press your finger on the screen to complete the actions of the camera, and that means sometimes you have to repeatedly press the screen to turn off the flash or other commands.

In the box there is a plastic stylus to interact with the camera, but it is much more practical to use your fingers. Apart from these sporadic problems, it's great to interact with the screen. Instead of having to mess around with menus and more menus, hidden in pads and physical buttons, this camera comes to almost everything with a few touches, everything from the main menu, accessed by the button next to the home screen.

Because almost all controlled by touch, Samsung has put the icons in the main good size for your fingers. Menu choices are through selection wheel, ok with large buttons, back or cancel.

All virtual buttons are relatively comfortable to the touch, and many of them have the function to help, explaining all the commands the user selected. With one touch you can also take pictures without the help of the shutter button, even choosing the focus where it belongs.

Quality photos and videos

The WB line of Samsung is known for taking wide angle lenses. The model Samsung WB210. A wide angle lens with Schneider-Kreuznach 4.0 ~ 48.0mm, f = 3.5mm - 35mm film equivalent: 24mm ~ 288mm, 21mm) CCD 1 / 2.3 "(approx. 7.76mm).

Another feature that makes it to produce good images is the image stabilization technology through the optical sensor. Tiny sensors that are moving to set aside the shaking movements, even in pictures with low exposure. There are strong movements proof, nor prevent blurred photos in low light damaged, but it helps beginners and people who shake your hand too.

The photos have good contrast and colors. Under low light conditions, the automatic choice of scene bursts forth a little, but let the smallest possible grain in low light. She takes pictures relatively quickly, but the zoom it is a little slow, and you may at a special time to lose because of it.

It makes recording simple videos in HD (720p) at 30 frames per second in H.264 format. The video quality is nice, but requires good light to work well. There is nothing wonderful, but hold up well. The HDMI connection allows you to view your videos on a TV or HD monitor.

Resources

The Magic Frame feature creates images with frames as wall art, Old Movie, Magazine, Classic TV, among others. 2.0 The Smart Auto analyzes key elements of the scene and automatically sets the ideal scene. We also found face recognition and smile, and automatically adjusts focus and exposure for up to 20 faces that you choose to take photos or more.

With the lens wide you can take wide-angle, and how to arrange the program allows white balance, ISO, focus area, Face Detection, quality, measurement, some color adjustments and smart filters, such as tilt shift, vignetting , old film, fisheye, among many others. This program mode is a bit misleading, as it is not possible aperture, diaphragm, etc..

Among the extra features is a very simple video editor, so to take a photo with a touch screen, highlight the object, beauty shot, presenting an overview and a guide embedded.

Also you can connect the Samsung WB210 at its high-definition TV and view photos and videos directly there. The camera comes with the HDMI connection, but unfortunately there is no cable for this box.

For photos the battery lasts more than 500 photos, but there comes an hour of video. And internal storage is small, the Samsung sends along a 2GB microSD card. This is the same card used by mobile phones, and will disrupt some readers who use a lot of computer, designed for SD cards.

What's in the box

The box is minimalist. Inside we find the camera, battery, 2GB microSD card, USB cable, protective rope, marker pen to interact with the screen, CD with software for Windows, quick guide and a manual. No cable or HDMI audio and video.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 emerges with its AMOLED screen Super Plus

Samsung officially announced the launch of the Galaxy Tab 7.7, with the right product to the official website of the South Korean manufacturer. The launch was seen briefly for the first time at IFA 2011 in September, but now the launch is confirmed definitively.

Check here for a hands-on what we did with the new Galaxy Tab at IFA 2011.




Characterized by providing tablets of various sizes, Samsung showed at IFA 2011 Galaxy Tab 7.7 with Plus and Super AMOLED screen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. With this combination, the results of high-definition video displayed on the device are excellent, offering comfort and detail in the images presented.

In addition to its dual-core 1.4 GHz, very welcome for those who intend to play it, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 also works as a telephone, receiving and making calls (as the first Tab of 7 inches). You can even take your phone to face to talk, as if it were a cell phone.

Among other details, the tablet has 1 GB of RAM, front and rear camera, and up to 64 GB of storage.

The launch brings up a question that has never been well answered by Samsung: for the Galaxy 7.7 was removed quickly from the IFA 2011 exhibition? Many thought it was because of legal battles with Apple, and has never been clarified with a more consistent explanation. Anyway, the FCC product reappeared in the United States, and the model is already in pre-sales in some U.S. stores.

More information about specifications, prices and date of arrival to the market the Galaxy Tab 7.7 are expected for the next day. It is possible that Samsung do a demo of it at CES 2012 to be held in early January.

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FIFA 12 breaks new ground once again and please the fans of the genre

The best selling football game around the world innovate without losing their formula for success. FIFA 12 features a new collision system and a new mechanic for the defense, and the new online mode. Check it out.




Staying on top

While PES reigned supreme in the past generation of consoles, FIFA has again been reference that relates to a football game. While in Brazil, the game still lags behind its rival in popularity and sales around the world the game extends its followers every year.

But unlike Konami, EA Sports is political: major innovations every year. And luckily, these innovations give a result and do not compromise in any of its versions. Therefore, it is worth buying a new version every year, something that did not happen in older versions of FIFA and PES, as in any noticeable changes with deparávamos only updates clubs and players.

FIFA also adopted a policy of "revolutionize" some elements of each version. FIFA 11 on the title revolutionized by allowing manual control of the goalkeepers in FIFA 12 that deserves mention is the new mechanics take the ball from your opponent, we'll see throughout the text. This in turn was taken from the first games of the genre, for 16-bit generation consoles.




Living as a player and manager

One of the most interesting modes of FIFA 12 is the Career mode. In it, you can choose to be a player, official or both. Although the last option is most attractive, is not easy to follow his career as a player and still need to manage your time.


The first difficulty in its dual-function is having to adapt the amount of options in the menus. In his role as leader, it behooves you to have to keep an eye on market transactions and take care of the athletes. You also performs the role of coach, need to seek options for his team before an injury or suspension of a player.

Already as an athlete, its function is much simpler. His only goal is to evolve to be called for selection of their country, for it must evolve its attributes on the field, keeping the tactical discipline, how to maintain your position and never opt for individuality. So for players who do not have much patience, how Career Athlete, is still the best option.




The fun is online

The online mode in FIFA 12 is still a major attraction of the game. Now, in addition to face random opponents without any form of punctuation or competition, you can compete in divisions. This is so simple: the player will have some games to accumulate a certain amount of points. This score will make you go, continue, or demotion.

This mode is called Head to Head Seasons. In addition to putting the player to manage the results, makes the level of the players look similar, because only opponents will face the same category.

Although soccer does not have an end, as the case of action games, adventure, RPG and others, the online mode allows the player to end the monotony of always playing against an artificial intelligence, which, although considered good, becomes easy for hardcore players.




Other game modes

Another tradition of the franchise is to present a good variety of game modes. Starting with the traditional national tournaments. Although our name has Brasileirão League of Brazil, the vast majority of national competitions have their official names. And although an official game of the federation, FIFA World Cup is not present in the game, being necessary to create a tournament and you opted for selections. Paid Live Season mode also still present. It is possible to play a full season with updates of actual European leagues.

And so if the Live Season is still being paid, the Ultimate Team, became free in this version. In this mode, which mixes football and card games, you get random cards with players, uniforms, and even cards that increase player attributes. With them, you must assemble your team and evolve, thus earning points that can be redeemed for more decks of cards or a letter with a certain high value. In FIFA 12, there is a greater integration with the rules of the game online, but without the need to buy mode via DLC.


Presence of national teams in generic

Another tradition is to bring the FIFA official leagues, clubs and more over its rival PES. For us Brazilians, we have all the clubs in the Brasileirão 2011 Series A, but not all in original versions with names and traditional uniforms.

This is a more complex problem than you think, and it involves a deal with EA Sports, with each club. However, it is not hard to figure out what these generic teams, such as A. Florianópolis Avaí respect to time.

What about the players, it is still possible to notice a certain relaxation in relation to the attributes of national players. Some prominent players in the league does not have the attributes that should have, in other words, many players are still good and should in relation to other stars who play the most prominent teams such as the European clubs.play the most prominent teams such as the European clubs.




Customization varied

Another attraction of the franchise is in relation to their modes of customization. Regarding the players, you can choose to spend thousands of combinations from simple hairstyles, even physical characteristics. And if not enough, you can choose to download and import a picture of your face for FIFA 12.

And with the teams, you can change the scaling of the selections and place your favorite athlete with hopscotch. You can also perform transfer of players manually, ie, the dream of every Tevez to Corinthians to take the helm can become reality easier than you think.

Changes in FIFA 12

Aiming to increase the level of realism, FIFA 12 features a new collision system that simulates the physical contact in a manner similar to what happens in real fields. With this, plus the player who has more physical strength to take advantage over the weaker opponent, the shoulder system functions as a form of "brake" your opponent.

But the change that most reflected in this new version was the mechanism adopted to steal the ball from your opponent. For many years, holding a button made ​​the player without the ball going up the opponent and try to steal it automatically. In FIFA 12, it no longer exists, requiring the player to use another button to try to clear the ball at the right time, ie the time the ball is not accurate, you will be left behind.




Improved visual timidly

Another trend is clear in relation to the graphics of FIFA 12. Players have more details and facial expressions more convincing than was presented in the previous version. But the game still suffers the same as its rival PES, lesser known players do not have as much prominence as the others, so do not be surprised if one of your club athlete is very different from real player.



The scenarios also developed considerably, with a particular focus on the lawns that change depending on the location of the stadium. What disappoints is still some elements of it, as the crowd of twins and very badly drawn. The weather could also be further developed as a rainy day looks more like a TV interference.


Opponents donkeys

While FIFA and develops the surprising elements in which we thought could not have any improvements, the game is still disappointing not to change what is not pleasing.

The biggest complaint is about the artificial intelligence of the players controlled by the machine. Only one way to define these virtual athletes: stupid. They simply do not understand your move, unless you "force" the so-called "one two", yet he often ignores an offside line.

And if you think that increasing the difficulty of the game solves all your problems, your mistake. The only difference between an easy game and one is the result of difficult moves. That is, while the easiest way the opponent loses an incredibly goal face to face with the goalkeeper, the hard way, an unassuming intersection falls exactly on the head of the opposing attacker, which in turn magically hit the goal.

For those who like challenges, is the most attractive one, but for those who prefer the ease of things, much like FIFA 12 when played with friends or in an online mode.




The eternal bugs

This also causes a lot of anger on the players is the fact that FIFA 12 also carry the curse of the bugs. They occur in many different forms, is a simple header to shoulder, to races in which the ball is for players who fall behind or over other in mysterious ways.

Neither the new collision system can escape this curse. Often faced with players falling like a stone just touching your opponents, or players who lose their balance without rival comes close.

Even with updates already available by EA, FIFA 12 still carries a lot and many bugs. The older players have become accustomed to them, however beginners and felt uncomfortable with it. And for fans of PES, one more reason to criticize the game rival.




Conclusion

FIFA 12 remains the best football game. The new collision system like, and the new mechanisms adopted to take the ball from the opponent promises to revolutionize future games of the genre. The online modes have more integration, especially with social networks, and are more constant over the network connection. What is still dislike the fact that the virtual opponents are well and the eternal stupid bugs that become the main argument in defense of PES fans.

Windows 8: Microsoft introduces Windows Store details

Microsoft has new details on Tuesday (6 / 12) of its new Windows Store, at an event in San Francisco, United States. The App Store should already be released in February 2012, with the Beta version of Windows 8.



The management system follows very similar patterns to the Mac App, Apple. In Store Windows, application developers can provide pre-approved by Microsoft, the price of transferring 30% of the full value of the product from each sale to the company. However, after an app to reach the target of 25 000 units sold, the amount to be paid to Microsoft drops to 20%.

Bill Gates's company still plans to make room for applications in the trial, which could be freely downloaded and used by a certain time limit, the famous "free to test." Time has expired, the consumer would have the option to purchase the full version. According to the vice president of Windows Web Services, Antoine Leblond, this feature is essential, since "the best advertisement possible for an application is the application itself."



The Windows Store is available in the same languages ​​present in Windows, including Portuguese. In addition, Microsoft will automatically convert the values ​​for the major world currencies in order to make the experience easier for the user.

For users of Internet Explorer 10, there will be an integrated experience. Is it possible, for example, search for applications by the search bar of your browser. The official blog of the Windows Store was also created on Tuesday, aimed especially for developers.

LG updates its Smart TVs: Now with Netflix

What's new for users of the online TVs Smart TV from LG. The company officially announced that the video streaming service Netflix is available in models of intelligent TV company, thus expanding the list of contents of the models sold in Brazil.

Netflix is the fourth partner company of LG in the area of ​​streaming video, making the TV manufacturer with the largest number of content in that category. The arrival of Netflix on LG TVs Smart was something expected by the owners of models, not only for providing the content, but for convenience that this update provides, thus eliminating the purchase of a new product only to use the streaming service.

LG researched the behavior of users in relation to services transmitted by streaming video, and the results of the studies found that the feature films on demand is the most widely used within the various content present in the Smart TV. According to Milton Neto, general manager of content for television from LG, "The consumer wants convenience and freedom to watch movies and TV shows when you want. The arrival of Netflix to all lines of Smart TVs from LG allows more users to have access to an extensive list of quality films, TV series, national content, among others. "

Netflix is the world's leading service streaming TV shows and movies. The company is revolutionizing the home entertainment market because it offers the user freedom to choose what they want to watch, when you want, and paying little for it ($ 14.99).

The owners of the Smart TV from LG should receive this update over the next few days (with information via the release of advisory).

Konami gives the details of the new update for PES 2012 In addition, some improvements in the performance of goalkeepers will be added as the ability to stop the balls kicked at a great distance. Another added feature was the search for opponents based on their preferences, which will replace modes Friendly Match or Player Match (according to version) Quick Match mode. The skill card "Speed ​​Star" will also be changes to increase the realism.

Konami has the first details of an update for Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. According to team leader development in Europe, Jon Murphy, the update addresses the feedback made ​​by fans and resolve some situations where the game had problems locking.



In addition, some improvements in the performance of goalkeepers will be added as the ability to stop the balls kicked at a great distance. Another added feature was the search for opponents based on their preferences, which will replace modes Friendly Match or Player Match (according to version) Quick Match mode. The skill card "Speed ​​Star" will also be changes to increase the realism.

See the list of improvements and fixes the following:


- A few moments where the game crashes have been fixed. Especially in the online modes, and Become a Legend Edition, and while selecting some combinations of game plan.

- Problems with one or more players receive a red card in the match, but 11 players were available during the formation of the team.

- In applying MyPES was corrected the problem that occurred when a draw was recorded after victory or defeat on penalties.

- Fixed bug where some meaningless numbers appear on the screen for the menu of the community, Community Card in the list.

- Training data can only be saved in a player's control

- The game data can now be saved and loaded from both sides if you exit the management of data while your opponent is saving or loading data from your game menu and then enter the new management plan for the screen Game.

W Samsung Omnia with Windows Phone Mango, is officially launched in Brazil

Samsung is the next major vendor to offer smartphones with Windows Phone 7 in the Brazilian market. The model W Omnia was officially announced by the manufacturer on Monday (28), and is already marketed by the operator Vivo.


Released internationally in September, the Samsung Omnia arrives W as an alternative to the first release with Microsoft's mobile operating system, HTC Ultimate.

The smartphone has a hardware powerful enough to run Windows Phone 7.5 full, starting with its powerful Qualcomm processor of 1.4 GHz It is sufficient to ensure satisfactory performance, managing other resources of the unit competently.

Besides the processor, Omnia W has 512 MB ​​of RAM, Super AMOLED touchscreen of 3.7 inches with resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, 5 megapixel rear camera, front camera with VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels); and 8 GB of internal memory for storing user data.


In terms of connectivity, the Samsung Omnia W has GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
But one important detail is that it has no slot for microSD cards.
The Samsung Omnia W is now available in stores Vivo in Brazil. The suggested price prepaid plan is R $ 1,349.00. You can find other values ​​in the unit, according to the voice plan and data

iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows together, offers 1 million for mobile apps

The Mobilewalla, company analysis and statistics about the mobile market, made a count of the number of applications offered by leading mobile platforms. The results show that the market is about to reach the milestone of 1 million applications offered.


iOS vs Android

According to the count, the applications available for download in systems iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 combined, record the mark of 991,524 apps. The survey does not include applications for Symbian, for older versions of Windows Mobile applications and Palm WebOS, and the unofficial applications, offered in alternative shops and independent sites. Regardless, the research shows how big is the market for applications, and how this market grew in a few years.

The application market began "in earnest" with the arrival of the App Store, Apple, in 2008, and from there to here a lot has changed, with developers encouraging other manufacturers around the world to create apps for its stores. Additionally, Android and iOS systems together have surpassed the milestone of 1 million applications, but much of these programs were removed from their stores over time.

According to the survey of Mobilewalla, Apple continues to lead the industry with 59.6% of total volume (591,428 applications). Android is in second place with 32.3% (321,020 applications), followed by BlackBerry, with only 4.4% (43,544 applications), while Windows Phone, with just over a year old, already has three 5% (35,248 applications).

The survey also reveals that Apple receives about a thousand new applications per day, while the Android Market apps receives 1,400 / day.

Another fact is that the applications market has doubled in the last 12 months, and that the categories that receive more applications are entertainment (16.68%), games (13.36%), lifestyle (8.02%) and utilities (7.13%).

In addition, the applications market can yield a lot of money for companies that manage to stand out. Gartner says that mobile applications can generate a total revenue of U.S. $ 15 billion in 2011. Since Juniper Research believes that profits may reach the mark of U.S. $ 32 billion by 2015.

New rumors about the next generation of iPad, iPhone and MacBook Pro

The new season of rumors about new Apple products began. The iLounge site has published a series of information about alleged plans for future releases of the Cupertino company for the year 2012, reporting that the iPad, iPhone and MacBook Pro will be fully refurbished.



One of several mockups of the supposed iPhone 5 (Photo:playback)


The new iPad 3 will be released for the month of March 2012, and according to the source, its thickness is 0.7 mm thicker than the iPad 2 (8.8 mm). The reason would be the incorporation of a 'dual light bar "in its high-resolution screen. Even thicker, the new version of Apple tablet would still be much finer than the first iPad, with 13.4 mm thick.

Regarding the iPhone, the source of the iLounge claims that the design of the supposed iPhone 5 does not look anything like the images that circulated on the Internet before the release of iPhone 4S. The new version of Apple's smartphone has a 4 inch screen, and is 8 mm larger than the current model. Apple plans to launch the iPhone 5 during the U.S. summer 2012 (between June and August). If confirmed, the interval will be shorter release since the launch of the first version of iPhone in 2007.

Finally, on the MacBook Pro: the source reports that Apple might even launch a new model of the laptop even thinner than previous releases. In the plans of the company is launching an ultra-thin Mac notebook with 15 inch screen, set to hit the market in March 2012. If true, its production has already started, with small volumes of components being sent to the company's plants.

The information is the "most reliable source" close to Apple and iLounge has that, but there is nothing concrete or official in the details. This does not mean, however, that all these features are not present in the new models, since usually these "reliable sources" are employees of companies that provide components for Apple, which end up having contact with some details of products under development .

Android 4.0 source code was released for x86 processors

Android developers have released the source code version of Ice Cream Sandwich compatible with x86 processors. Thus, the system can be adapted to run on computers, notebooks, tablets and smartphones that have designed the x86 architecture processors such as AMD and Intel.



Releasing the source code is basically make the whole program structure available for developers to read, cut, adapt, rewrite and create adaptations and versions of software. This is only possible because Android is a free system.

The first results have begun to emerge: Chih-Wei Huang, a Chinese developer, has released an Android version that can run on a PC. It still works in beta, unstable on some systems, and has suffered some problems when the processor used is Intel. Services such as hardware acceleration, Wi-Fi internet connection, camera and sound still does not work correctly. To put Android on your PC, you must first of all, download the ISO file system and create a boot disk. From there, just like any Linux distribution - and Android is just another one.

On the other hand, the Android x86 works very well with AMD. Notably, the Brazos, in the present model of Acer Iconia Tab W500. The fact that the system fits so well with the line of AMD may end up arousing greater interest in the mobile device manufacturers to use AMD products. The arrival of x86 chips to compete effectively with the ARM can further enhance competition and lower prices.

Samsung Nexus S takes a special and unique to Google

The Nexus line is composed of equipment manufactured by the partnership of Google with two telecommunications companies, until now HTC (responsible for the first Nexus) and Samsung (who produced this model and finally, the Galaxy Nexus). These smartphones receive special attention from Google and are always updated with the latest platform.

Design

Samsung does not usually disappoint in the design. The front of the Nexus S is beautiful, all dark and without any physical button, can be seen only the speaker and front camera with the screen turned off. When they appear on the four touch buttons standard Android: back, menu, search, and home (each brand puts these buttons in a different order). The screen is curved, adapting a better fit with the face.



Since the back is not very impressive and is very similar to the Galaxy 5, a simpler model from Samsung. The back is made ​​of glossy black plastic, slightly curved, with the words Google and Samsung taking up space with the camera, the flash and the other speaker. Overall, there is a slight feeling of bad finishing, but it solves the footprint.



On the sides, we have the volume buttons and power, while the bottom is the microUSB connection, microphone and headphone standard input (rather convenient). Its weight is 130 grams. It is very light compared to other models.

Screen

The screen is special. Besides coming with Super AMOLED technology - with remarkable brightness and contrast - it is a Contour Display, Samsung technology that makes the screen slightly curved, ideal for typing, with help from a rise in the plastic back. There is nothing much to change the ergonomics and the use of the device, but the result is a more beautiful design. Even under the sunlight it provides a great view and not lose color or read, just by placing the brightness maximum.



The display 16 million colors is 4 inches in size, and is multitouch, capacitive, and come with oleophobic protection, easy cleaning of fingerprints, though not eliminate it. The resolution is only 480 x 800 pixels (WVGA), and there is "Gorilla Glass" (which would give extra protection against accidental risk). The screen and there is no good to complain, but remember that the Motorola Atrix has 540 x 960 pixels, feel some regret. Could have a little more.

Operating System

Here is one of the best features of the Nexus S. He came from the factory with version 2.3 of Android Gingerbread - recently updated to 2.3.6, and has been listed to receive the new Ice Cream Sandwich. Most current impossible. As already said earlier, Google gives special attention to the Nexus line, then it will still receive updates faster than other devices, and for longer. The same goes for new applications and new features in apps already installed.

Internally it is already filled with applications from Google and has native support for VoIP, but has nothing very special. Some details such as the orange glow when we reached the end of a list, off the same as a tube TV and navigation bar in black leaving the system even better.

Usability

For those already dealing with the Android system, get a Nexus S for the first time will not bring any difficulty of use. Who does not know, however, it will take some getting used to, but the system is easy to operate. Google strives to make Android increasingly easy and simple, ready to compete with iOS, but without losing that "what" characteristic of geek.

Version 2.3 brings nice improvements. In addition to the subtleties that we have mentioned in the previous section, other things were added: commands, voice search and writing have improved, being able to run a series of commands and write entire posts just talking (already works well with Portuguese).

The keyboard and writing have also been enhanced. The keys are more spaced, and is a little different writing on it (compared to other versions). Instead of a letter and press release to view options and accents, now you need to keep it pressed and drag it toward the accent, like the iPhone. Text selection is also more practical and simple. Use it with the app Swype is very good.

The five windows available on the home screen let you insert shortcuts, widgets and applications of much use. The notification bar is also useful. The sensitivity of touch is soft and easy to navigate through applications, although an organization into categories - such as the LG uses - fell well.

Hardware and processing

Here we have a great time - but wonderful - set processing. The Nexus S in its interior houses a 1GHz Cortex A8 Samsung's Hummingbird. He has two nuclei as the Tegra 2 of Atrix and Galaxy S II, but does very well with the 2.3 Gingerbread.

The Samsung Nexus S also does not have much RAM, only 512MB (high end cell phones are coming with 1GB). But this also shows the amount to be sufficient. After all, he has dedicated GPU PowerVR SGX540.

Under this set, the Nexus S features a fast and effective. No choking, locking, hiccups, ... nothing! Works well with all games - Angry Birds of the NFS Shift - is movies, surf the internet and supports multiple applications simultaneously connected. But despite not being the most potent of smartphones, overall performance did not disappoint us at all.



As for connections, it is quite complete: Wi-Fi n / b / g, GPS and A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 and quad-band. Speaking on the network, it comes factory unlocked (a requirement of Google). In terms of sensors, also does not lack: haptic response, gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, proximity and light.

Another wireless connection that draws attention to the Nexus S is the NFC (Near Field Communication). She is still being tested around the world, but must be implemented next year. This technology is present in the public transport cards, for example, and allow the user to pay and share data with the phone - if you leave the NFC and go on a transport card next to it, the Nexus S identifies a "tag" .

Because the system is "pure" and has no modifications, and always come with the upgraded system, he did very well in benchmark tests of the Standard Application Quadrant. In tests it was first up devices like the Droid X, Galaxy S and Nexus One.

And do not forget the basics, it performs all connections. The sound is clear and loud, and the proximity sensor does not let you make a mess during calls.

Camera

Samsung usually brings good cameras in their devices, and the Nexus S was not different. The result is nothing compared to a good Nokia, but it has better quality than the cameras of the devices from Motorola or LG.

The camera with 5 megapixel sensor makes great pictures in daylight and in well lit environments. In low light, the grain appears typical of almost any cell phone camera, but the color remains until and sensitivity to light is good.



At the rear, we have an LED flash, but it is not very useful. The camera also has autofocus and touch focus, where you choose the focal point with a touch screen. The photo is also taken as well, since there is no specific physical button for this. In addition, there is no zoom, face recognition or panoramic photos. Few color effects and a few basic settings and scenes (nothing good photo applications - or the next version of Android - can not resolve).

The Nexus S also comes with a VGA front camera for video calls with Google Talk, for example. And speaking of video, one drawback: the rear camera is recording at 720 x 480 pixels, not getting to be not even HD. Although smartphones are not ideal for video, regardless of resolution, HD would be a difference.

Accessories

The box, despite being very pretty, is minimal. Just find the device, in-ear headphones, microUSB cable, charger (which works only with USB cable) and a few roles. As it is not officially sold in Brazil, no accessories available for it here. In fact, there was not much there.

Apps

It comes packed with Google applications in their latest versions: Market, Calendar, Gmail, Google Earth, Maps with Navigation application (in beta it seems an automotive GPS), Google Talk, Google Voice, Voice Actions and YouTube. In addition, it also has support for Flash 10.3 in the browser (just install the Market) owns the car mode, where only pre-selected functions are available in a menu with large buttons, and brings the HotSpot, which allows you to use your Nexus S as an internet router for up to five devices.

Music and media

For videos, is what it says on the Super AMOLED screens: watch movies on it is a wonder. With proper processing, you can watch movies without gagging. Unfortunately, however, has no dual-core processor and not output to HD TV, such as HDMI, you can not play videos in FullHD (1080p).



For music, the Nexus S behind an innovation: the Gingerbread it won the same application Honeycomb, Google Music. Performance is better than the old player of Android, although still not be there very complete. With a prettier interface, you can split your files by song, artist, and other collections. In-ear headphones, the sound is beautiful, and there is nothing to complain about. Since the external sound is average, because the speaker is small, only, and is behind the device, leaving the loud but muffled.

Battery and storage



The battery life surprised. You can get 12 hours with him in the moderate use of the Internet, without major problems. If you (accidentally) leave it in airplane mode, you can get away from the outlet for more than two days.

In storage, a good and bad news: the Nexus S comes with 16 GB of internal memory, providing a reasonable space, but unlike the other models there is no room for microSD cards. Why? We do not know, but it's weird and bad.

Information


Screen: 4 inches
Screen resolution: 480 x 800 pixels
Operating System: Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread
Network: GSM/EDGE/3G
Storage: 16GB internal
Camera: 5 megapixels
Flash: yes
Connectivity: Wi-Fi n / b / g / GPS with A-GPS / Bluetooth 2.1
Sync with PC: yes
Dimensions: 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
Weight: 130g
Battery life: Up to 428h in standby / talk time Up to 7h

Turn your iPad into a real guitar

Transforming the iPad into a musical instrument is the fact that many users would adopt Apple tablet would. And that's what the startup Starr Labs offers the ITAR, a sort of case for iPad arm guitar that promises to transform the product in a real musical instrument.



The product is a project that seeks to raise funds to go into production. The project is published on the website Kickstarter, and was thought to musicians, fans of the iPad and people looking for a fun way to take your tablet on the road.

The fretboard is made up of a system of buttons already patented by Starr Labs, which integrates a dock for the iPad, turning the product into a musical instrument. The product has undergone years of development for him to have a professional result, or at least stay the height of the instruments that the company already produces for artists and bands like Chemical Brothers, Linkin Park, Lou Reed, Ke $ ha, Michael Jackson, and others.

One of the main highlights of the ITAR is that even if a proposal for a guitar, he takes advantage of the touchscreen interface to allow users to play other instruments through the device itself. That is, you can have a full band at his disposal, starting with a loop on drums, a bass line, some piano chords, and his guitar solo. All at the same time.

According to the developers, the ITAR can also be used in the production of podcasts, and can even be useful for amateur filmmakers, because the system can be used with a sound card driver or enlightenment. The product has its own music application that can be customized to better application of effects.

The project is still raising money to go into production, but it seems that we will not see so early in the product market. Missing 7 days to finish the term of donations, they raised only U.S. $ 16.400 to $ 50,000 needed for the product reaches the market. In contrast, those who make donations of $ 200 or more, bring home the first run commercial ITAR. Below the video demo of the product.

Samsung Galaxy Notice shall enter into pre-sale in Brazil

The Samsung Galaxy Note is already being offered in pre-sales in stores e-commerce in Brazil, becoming one among many options available for new smartphones Christmas sales.


ccNote The Galaxy is halfway between smartphone and tablet. The product has a 5.3 inch screen, but let phone functions. However, the unit also differs from other tablets by offering S Pen, a pen-type stylus, which allows the user to take notes, drawings, images and edit a variety of ways to interact with the device.

The model will be marketed in Brazil comes with the Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread), Super AMOLED screen with Swype keyboard, dual-core 1.4 GHz, 8-megapixel rear camera with 4x digital zoom, auto focus and LED flash (with video recording in Full HD - 1080p), 2-megapixel front camera, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 3.0 and 3G, 16 GB of internal memory, microSD card slot up to 32GB, and battery life of up to 17 hours talk time (or 25 days standby).


Like the other Samsung's Android, the Galaxy will note with TouchWiz interface. The product has dimensions of 80 x 147 x 96 mm, and weighs 175 grams.

Some stores such as FNAC and Fast Shop, are now offering the device in pre-sales, with deliveries expected to start for the day December 13. The suggested retail price of the Samsung Galaxy Notice is R$ 1,999.00.

Mac reaches 5% of computers worldwide

Calculations by analyst Charlie Worlf, consultancy Needham & Company, the third quarter should be much celebrated by Apple. For the first time in 15 years, the Mac comes with 5% of global PC market. It may seem little, but we're actually talking about the high point of the line of personal computers the company.

Overall, Mac sales grew 24.6% during the period, a number obtained thanks to the market in the Asia-Pacific and the corporate world. Considering Macs for personal use, there was growth of 25.6%. Since the professional use, the increase was 43.8% in the quarter.

The indicators contrast with the slowness of the global market for PCs The increase in computer sales was only 5.3%. It means that the Mac has grown five times more than the market.

The analyst points to the cannibalization in PC sales promoted by the iPad, the Apple tablet that replaces the conventional computer in various activities. There was a suspicion that the iPad 2 would decrease the sales of Macs, but what actually occurs is a drop in sales of machines running other operating systems - that is Windows, which continues to dominate.

O Mac continua crescendo e vendendo muito, mas nem por isso o OS X decola como antes. Segundo dados da firma Chitika, o Snow Leopard continua como OS X mais disseminado, em 56% dos Macs. O novíssimo Lion figura em segundo lugar, com 22% da base instalada de máquinas.

Surpasses Dell and Lenovo is the second largest PC manufacturer in the world

Lenovo has produced 12.5 million computers in the period from June to September this year, surpassing Dell, who built 11.3 million units. The numbers are from the research institute IHS, the Chinese company and put in second place among the world's largest manufacturers of computers, pushing the U.S. to third place Dell. Leading the ranking follows the HP, which scored 16.3 million PCs Acer maintained its fourth position with 9.5 million.

According to the assessment released to the press by Matthew Wilkins, an analyst at IHS, Lenovo's growth is explained by the high demand for PCs across China, the main market of the brand that was born in 2004, when IBM decided to abandon the production of personal computers was created in the 1970s.

According to Matthew, while the United States and Europe suffer from the economic crisis and live a time of growing interest in tablets, conventional computers remained strong in China, where, factories, Lenovo has an extensive distribution network. So much so that the Chinese threaten the HP, which has lost a good portion of their distributors in the country, given the uncertainty about the continuity in the personal computer market.

Overall, PC sales grew 2.6%, below the forecast rate in the period that includes June, August and September this year compared to the same months of 2010. The number is considered very shy, but it is still relevant: "any growth should be celebrated as a victory of the market due to the time of economic uncertainty and competition from alternative platforms such as tablets," said Matthew.

Manaus get official Nokia store

Nokia continues its expansion plan in the Brazilian retail market, and announced the launch of a physical store, now in Manaus, Amazonas. She opens the Amazon Shopping, and is the 17th of the physical point of sale company in Brazil.

iPhone surpasses celebrities and becomes the most searched term on Yahoo

Every year the search engines are an overview to show which terms are most searched during the period. According to the report of the Yahoo search, 2011, reported that last Thursday (1), searches for iPhone managed to overcome three big-name celebrities. This was the first time the most searched term on Yahoo was an electronic and not the name of a Hollywood star.

The iPhone was the most searched celebrities Jennifer Lopez, singer Katy Perry and famous participant in several reality shows, Kim Kardashian. They were, respectively, in the third, fourth and fifth place. Second place went to Casey Anthony, an American who is on trial for murdering his own daughter.

According to Vera Chan, an analyst's search Yahoo, the popular smartphone from Apple topped the polls due to the launch of the new model, the iPhone 4S, which was very crucial in the news.

The sixth position was with actress Lindsay Lohan, due to their constant involvement with the authorities, and the seventh to the American Idol talent search program American and had a new edition this year.

iPhone surpasses celebrities and becomes the most searched term on Yahoo

Acer Iconia make new tablets with quad-core

Jim Wong, president of Acer, said in an interview with T3 tablets that are a fundamental part of its strategy. In addition, the executive "confirmed" the arrival of new models Iconia Tab with Nvidia Tegra 3 processors, quad-core in 2012.

Wong was not adamant about the new Iconia Tab A510 and A700, but let it slip that, in the two models, "the stories are true" (various rumors circulated on the Internet in recent days). Both models should take 3 Nvidia Tegra processors and will be very similar. The only major difference in favor of the A700 is its considerably larger screen resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, compared to more modest resolution of 1280 x 800 of the A500.

Processors Nvidia's Tegra 3 offers four cores and performance promises to be close to many desktops and laptops on the market today. The official presentation of the models should occur in January and sales are planned for the first half of 2012.

The new Iconia Tab will run Android Ice Cream Sandwich and will hit the market soon after the Asus Prime Transformer. According to Wong, Acer understands the tablet market as fundamental "and continue with a very aggressive stance on this front." Acer was one of the first manufacturers to launch Android tablets with Honeycomb and will be one of the few companies to produce and sell significant numbers of tablets with Windows 7.

Shortage hits 2TB HD iMacs

The scarcity of hard drives in the market because of the floods in Thailand begins to be felt also in Apple products. This is the case of the system purchased iMacs Apple Store order. Consumers who choose the version with 2TB HDs can expect five to seven weeks for products to be sent.
According to the AppleInsider site, this is the first sign that the blackout in the production chain of hit Apple hard drives. Orders for iMacs with SSDs or drives with storage capacity less than 2TB continue to have regular prediction of consumer sending three to five days.

The problem directly affects the iMac line. Desktops Mac Pro, for example, even with the option of HD 2TB in custom configuration by the user, still have normal periods. The consumer can get to choose four 2TB hard drives for each of the four bays of the cabinet who still predicting sending the Apple store still points three to five days. The reason for this may lie in the fact that the iMacs have much more output than the Pro models, more expensive and restricted.

The crisis in the worldwide supply of drives happens due to floods in Thailand. The Asian country concentrates most of the productive chain of inputs necessary for manufacturing the devices. In addition, major brands such as Seagate and Western Digital have plants in the country that are temporarily out of operation.

LG presents DX 2500 monitor with motion sensor and 3D without glasses

The South Korean brand LG aims to become in 2012 the acronym synonymous with using 3D monitors without the need for special glasses. And one of the first releases of the genre is the DX2500, which will also include the additional motion detection and more.



Materializing the company's plans for 2012, the DX2500 is a 25-inch 3D monitor equipped with interesting specs:

Besides the possibility to enjoy the 3D effects in movies and games without the use of cumbersome glasses, the DX2500 also has the technology to detect movements of the head and eyes. The reason for membership tracking technology that serves to provide the best 3D effect for the position that the users are placed in the environment, leaving almost no distortion of images.

LG is also present in an image converter DX2500 from 2D to 3D, within reach of a mouse click performs the migration of imaging modality, according to the needs and comfort of the spectator; very pertinent to those who can not see the effect 3D and may prefer the conventional way of images.

The DX2500 LG has launched its global sales in early January, but has started to be marketed in Korea this week, the equivalent of U.S. $ 1,556 or R$ 2,788.66.

Call of Duty: Elite becomes a subscription service of greater growth, surpassing Netflix and Xbox LIVE

After Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 break some records of entertainment, the franchise apparently did not want to rest, now with a new feat. Call of Duty Elite Activision broke another record, becoming the subscription service, the fastest growing of all time.


The service exceeded speed of accession names like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Sirius XM and even Xbox LIVE. The online service of Microsoft took almost a year to reach the same number of subscribers that Activision, both of which are available for the same price and has free options.

For gamers, Call of Duty Elite offers a variety of high quality content for those who want to be a step beyond the online multiplayer franchise, with statistics, maps, videos, and other resources to improve their performance.

Eric Hirshberg, chief executive of Activision, commented: "The public response to the premium service for Call of Duty Elite wasbeyond our expectations and we want to thank the Call of Dutyplayers around the world for his enthusiasm unprecedented."

Call of Duty: Elite becomes a subscription service of greater growth, surpassing Netflix and Xbox LIVE

Android or iOS? Understand the difference between mobile systems

Android and iOS are operating systems for mobile users of competitors and doubt at the time of purchase is: which is better, iOS or Android? IOS, Apple's operating system, is responsible for making the iPhone and iPad work and dominated the market for a long time. But the Android operating system created by Google, is used by brands such as Motorola and Samsung and smartphone users already won.

Between Android and iOS, there are many differences, similaritiesand unique characteristics of each system. Therefore, theTechTudo prepared a comparative guide, detailing the main points to be considered when choosing which smartphone to take home, with the operating system from Apple or Google.