Amazon has a new Kindle

Amazon is betting to convince the world that it is necessary to have an electronic book reader (or e-reader in English). To do so, introduced the third generation of Kindle, its flagship product.

The new reader is smaller and lighter than its predecessor and includes two models. One that connects to internet-download books or surf the web, via Wi-Fi, priced at $ 139, and one that also connects using the cell phone networks, via 3G or GPRS, at a price of $ 189. Reach the international market on 27 August.

The Kindle 3 is "smaller, lighter, faster and 50% better contrast" in electronic ink display, said in the presentation Jeff Bezos, chief executive of the company.

The new Kindle, which replaces the international version that sold out several days ago is the latest bet Amazon to continue at the top of the sale of electronic books.
Just a few weeks had reduced the price of Kindle 2 from $ 259 to $ 189, after its rival Barnes and Noble do the same with your reader Nook and after the sales success of the IPAD, Apple, which also can read digital books.

War eBooks

Amazon's move seems to anticipate a "war" of electronic books by year's end between specialized readers like Kindle or the Nook and electronic devices such as tablets and smartphones.
In fact Forrester, the market research firm, predicts that by 2015 more than 29 million people in the U.S. have an e-reader and some of these devices cost less than $ 50. The company also predicts that Amazon will survive the "iPadmanía."

One of the main features of Kindle is that it allows the device to connect to the Internet to download books in 60 seconds and connect to certain websites without having to pay for that service.
Until now it was speculated that Amazon may be charged for this service, but with the new product the free connection is maintained and the company expects that to be a magnet to attract new customers.

Goodbye to the printed books or Kindle?

Since the first Kindle made its appearance on the market, people questioned whether digital books come to one day replace printed books.
A few days ago Amazon announced that for every 100 printed hardcover books that people had bought into place over the last three months, had sold 143 eBooks.

"In the coming years I think most books to be sold will be digital, Steve Kessel, vice president of Kindle.
"People prefer the experience of reading, you have a library in your hands and you can think of a book and download it 60 seconds later," he said.
Following the launch of Apple's IPAD, some analysts predicted that the Kindle would suffer a loss of market. The Apple tablet has sold over three million products, while unknown turnover Amazon reader.


Kessel, however, says not affected.

"There has been no impact on Kindle sales have accelerated," he told.

Launch wireless broadband network in the U.S.

Consumers and businesses in the U.S. could have more connection options next year with the launch of a new broadband wireless network that seeks to compete with the phone.

Harbinger Capital Partners The company on Tuesday introduced its new wireless network LightSquared, which should cover 92% of the country's population by 2015.

But there are still several legal and financial obstacles to overcome. And another thing is that at first the service will not offer LightSquared conventional mobile phone calls, but only exchange of information. You can make phone calls, on the broadband wireless and data connections, but the technology has not reached its full maturity.

Although this represents a different proposition LightSquared in the wireless market. Only two more companies, Verizon Wireless and AT & T Inc., have concrete plans to build nationwide networks using the same technology for fourth generation (4G) that would LightSquared.

Sprint Nextel Corp., through its subsidiary, Clearwire Corp., is building a third network with a different 4G technology that may have less support from equipment manufacturers.
Consumers do not buy directly LightSquared service. Instead, the company will sell access to other companies, which in turn resold. LightSquared seeks to attract cable TV companies, telephone companies do not have access to the wireless broadband network and sellers who want to offer wireless service under its own brand.

The new wireless briadband network

Dan Hays, telecommunications specialist at consulting firm PRTM, said LightSquared "could provide another opportunity for major brands and retailers such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Office Depot to enter the wireless market as service providers consumers. "
LightSquared plans to begin service in the second half of 2011 in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver and Baltimore.

Nokia Siemens Networks will build, will maintain and operate the network under a contract for 7,000 million dollars and eight years, said LightSquared. Nokia Siemens is a company created by Nokia Corp. of Finland and Siemens AG of Germany.

Apple gives iPhone buyers bags

 Apple announced Friday that it will give away protective cases to buyers in the latest model of iPhone to counter the problem of interruption of the wireless signal that occurs when the user some way this subject of "superteléfono."

The Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs apologized to customers who are dissatisfied with the iPhone 4. "We will do whatever it takes to make them happy, and if we can make them happy, we will refund you and say sorry to the inconvenience and we'll do better next time," Jobs said at a news conference at the headquarters of the company in Cupertino, California.

Jobs, who expressed irritation at the criticism of the phone, said that no cell has an excellent reception. "We are not perfect," he said. "The phones are not perfect." Jobs showed a video reproduced phones competition, including a Blackberry, they lost the signal to take them in some way.

The CEO of Apple denied that there is a problem with the antenna. "At the moment we do not feel that we have a huge problem to solve," he said. "This has left much of proportion that is incredible."

Apple iphone and her bags

Cell phones usually have the antenna inside the casing. In designing the iPhone in April, Apple opted for a new design using components from the external casing of the phone as an antenna. That saved interior space, but made a point to plug in the bottom left corner blocking the wireless signal.

Consumer Reports magazine said that by covering with a cover corner or even a piece of tape solved the problem. The magazine refused to recommend the phone and on Monday asked Apple to compensate buyers.

More than three million people who have already bought an iPhone 4 can enter the Web site of Apple since the end of next week and request the case "Bumper." Those who buy an iPhone before September 30 will also receive gift sleeve. Apple will send refunds to those who have already bought a bag "Bumper."

Consumer Reports said on Friday that free bags are a good first step toward finding and solving the problem of signal from the iPhone 4.

International Free Software Forum Web security debate

Concern about the amount of data stored online applications like Google Docs will be the main topic to be discussed at the 11th edition of International Forum of Free Software (FISL), held from 21 to 24 July in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Even being practical enough - and increasingly popular following the growth of broadband and laptop computers with little memory to store files - the technology of "cloud computing" has its detractors.

"The question is what level of reliability that we have to archive our information systems 'Cloud Computing'", questions the ambassador Libre.org Software Association, Sady Jacques.

The central theme is divided into 17 lines ranging from software development languages to education and digital inclusion. 400 lectures and discussions will be on digital culture for all skill levels, as expected, involved between five and seven thousand people from all over the world. It is the biggest free software event in Latin America.

Although some of the programming is aimed at developing practical solutions and the creation of specific programs, for the most contentious issues the organization intends to present immediate alternatives, but seeks dialogue. "These are questions that can yield solutions perhaps in ten years", plans to Jacques.

The debate on the evolution of communication technologies seems to be the main aim of the Forum of Free Software, not coincidentally, is a present event. "The collaborative action network places us in a world without borders. We are connected to hundreds of others around the world, all the time. Even so, touch is essential for the dialogue will be strengthened even further," justified.

To that end, the 2010 edition will be discussed in a specific social network, created and supported by the Noosphere: an unusual free web platform for this purpose, developed in Brazil. In the noosphere, the user profile becomes a personal blog and all content can be produced collaboratively.

Subscriptions for the 11th International Free Software Forum via the Internet and are closed, but be able to log directly in Porto Alegre, while the event is happening.

Large companies are also investigating open source

Between the first meeting and that of 2009, which was attended by Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, the difference is the competitiveness that currently support free software. "These systems are much more stable, better finishes and better quality of construction," praises Sady Jacques.

If ever there was distrust on the part of users, their use is now a reality in industry and especially within governments. However, in the eyes of ordinary people, even free software has not been popularized in the same proportion. "There are many systems whose uses are invisible to the eyes of the consumer," he laments.
Calls proprietary companies - that have not yet allow free movement of their codes on the web - are also investing in research and recognize the importance of open source solutions. "IBM and HP are examples of that reality," he said.
This results in today's open source operating systems are adapted perfectly to the peripherals produced by the owners. "The Linux system recognizes the connection of any printer, webcam or camera," exemplifies.

Despite the spread, there is no precise numbers of users of open source software. "It is difficult to account precisely because it is a controlled system, there are organizations that centralize data. But we know that thousands of creators in the amount of projects in progress," says Jacques.

New FIFA installment of the game lets you create your own league

The eleventh version of the FIFA game, which will be released next September in the United States, will offer tools that allow the player to customize the most of the items given the opportunity to create their own football league, announced today the company EA Sports.

One of the creative producers of the game, Colombian Santiago Jaramillo explained that this customization will be possible thanks to the "Center building" a new game feature that will provide the opportunity for users to design their players, their ideal football team and even the kit and shield.

So far the game only allowed to create a player with similar features to the user.

The "Center building" will modify the content of FIFA 11 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 connecting to the internet and choose different templates to create their kits, so you can well "have the league who have always wanted," said Jamarillo.

He explained that an additional meeting aims primarily to the Latino community, especially the Argentine users, who have always wanted to see represented their own leagues or teams of South America.
In previous versions of the game had only represented the Brazilian league and teams like River Plate and Boca Juniors of Argentina League in the category that includes clubs from around the world.

Jaramillo told Efe that the problem is that "there are a limited number of teams and the game always needs a context to gain value for the user."
In contrast, the "Center building" the first opportunity for the user to create their own context and reproduce, for example, all Colombian League, said.

In addition, users can download through internet leagues and teams set up by other players.
Also new this year is the custom audio allow fans to assign the edges to the teams and leagues in play or even hear the sound of their names in the stands of stadiums as well known as Old Trafford or the British San Siro Italian.

According to Jaramillo, in this new edition has been given priority to the game's authenticity and personality of the players, through a component called "personality plus", which can provide more realistic behavior of the players.

Russian Portal Yandex search Tatar language incorporates

The users of Yandex, the leading Russian internet search engine, may henceforth make your inquiries in Tatar language, the company announced today in a statement.

In addition, Internet users can access the homepage, the search interface and email of Yandex in the two official languages of the Russian republic of Tatarstan: Russian and Tatar.

The search engine, which takes into account the morphology of tartar, you can find so far about 700 sites in that language, said Ochir Mandazhikov spokesman Yandex, the RIA-Novosti agency.

For users of Tatarstan, the search engine ranking includes regional approaches, ie, allows local type searches, such as where to eat a "pizza" or a selection of companies "Taxi."

The company also opened a sales office in Kazan, Tatarstan's capital, to promote the products of Yandex and promote the development of Internet advertising in the Muslim republic, near the Volga.

According to the Federal Statistics Service in Tatarstan live about 3.7 million people, of whom more than half (two million) speak Tatar.

The Foundation "Public Opinion" states that about 1.5 million inhabitants of this republic monthly Internet access.

Meanwhile, the portal LiveInternet statistics indicates that 58 percent of Tatarstan searches were conducted last year by Yandex, representing a growth of 20 percent.According to the company itself, users of the republic made nearly 45 million monthly searches on the portal.

Meanwhile, the number of daily users who use the services of Yandex in Tatarstan is over 300,000, of which 75 percent goes to homepage, 72 percent use the form, 17 percent access to email and 24 percent look for images.

China partially blocks the Google search service

A Google search feature was blocked in China on Thursday said the company while waiting for Beijing's decision on whether to renew its operating license amid tensions over censorship.

The mainland Chinese users were unable to use the feature "suggestions" of the online search giant, which offers possible results as you begin typing a question, the company said.

"It seems the search requests produced by Tips Google are being blocked for users in mainland China," Google spokeswoman Jessica Powell in an email. "Searches that do not use normal query suggestions are not affected."

Google's relations with Beijing have been strained since the search giant based in the United States said in January that it no longer wanted to cooperate with the Chinese Internet filtering after it was discovered that several hacker attacks came from China.

Google Inc. closed its search engine based in China on March 22 and began to prosecute users to your site in Hong Kong unfiltered, but the company said this week it would suspend the automatic change because Beijing objected and threatened to withdraw its license.

The deadline expired on Wednesday, Powell said that Google did not receive any notice from the Chinese regulators. She said that the license is valid until 2012, but must be renewed annually. He refused to say what is the status of Google while you wait for a response.

A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Qin Gang, did not answer directly when asked if Google would be allowed to operate in China.

"Companies operating on the internet, while doing business in China must comply with Chinese laws and regulations," Qin said. "We hope that all foreign companies, including Internet companies, obey the laws and regulations of China."

Finland declares access to broadband as a fundamental right

Entry into force of the new Law on Communications Market as of today has made Finland the first country in the world that recognizes the internet access via broadband as a fundamental right of all citizens.

The new rules, adopted eight months ago, forcing the 26 telephone operators in Finland to provide an Internet connection "high quality and reasonably priced, with a download speed of at least 1 megabyte per second (Mbps).

Thus, the new legislation includes access to broadband in the list of basic communication services must reach all corners of the country, with others such as telephone or postal mail.

"From now on, broadband connection at a reasonable price is a fundamental right in Finland. This is undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements of the Government in terms of regional policy, and I'm proud of it," he told a statement, the Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications, Suvi Lindén.

"I hope people take this opportunity and contact with telecom operators in the area in which they live," she added.The Finnish Government's objective is to increase the minimum speed internet access through fiber optic cables up to one hundred megabytes per second (Mbps) by the end of 2015.

At the same time, aiming at the same time increase the percentage of Finns have access to the network, from 95 percent today to over 99 percent.