New wireless standard published

During the first router with support for the upcoming wireless standard 802.11ac are already at the door, the IEEE Technology Association has now adopted the new standard first 802.11-2012. The new edition combines various enhancements and to improve communication for an extended number of networks.

The IEEE 802.11-2012 version since its launch 15 years since the fourth edition of the worldwide spread standards IEEE 802.11 for wireless 802.11a/b/g/n networks and follows on the versions. According to the IEEE embrace the new version of “significant enhancements in support of devices and networks that offer greater speed and a higher level of security. At the same time supports the new standard, a higher quality of service and a better handoff in mobile networks. “

Also in IEEE 802.11-2012 are ten amendments that were adopted since the last revision (802.11n) from 2007, combined. This specification for Direct Link Setup (DLS) will fast roaming, monitoring of signal quality, operating on the frequency band 3650-3700 MHz, vehicle environments, meshed networks (mesh networking), security, data delivery via broadcast / multicast and unicast listed for compatibility with external networks and network management. The IEEE 802.11n with established increase in the gross data rate of 600 Mbit / s is also included.

As one of the next steps will be increased significantly, especially the data rates. The not yet finally adopted, IEEE 802.11ac is known to the gigabit era for WLAN connections with up to 1,300 Mbit / s ring in (gross).

Samsung leads the distribution of smartphones worldwide, according to IDC

When market figures out it is always convenient pick them carefully. Sometimes the data can lead to confusion. But sometimes we can give interesting information on how the sector is also the health of some companies. This is the case with distribution data, which sometimes tend to be confused with the sales. We advance the issue of labor iSuppli analysts and Strategic Analytics .

In the first quarter of 2012, according to IDC, the mobile phone market has fallen by 1.5% over the same period in 2011. Leaders have also changed the distribution and Samsung Nokia takes over distributing 42.2 million smartphones in the first three months of this year. Or what is the same: 29.1%.

Behind the Korean we met Apple with 35.1 million iPhones and 24.2%. Notable is the decline of Nokia in a year has passed to send 24.2 million to 11.9, leaving him in third place with a drop of half its market share. Fourth and fifth in discord we are RIM and HTC with 9.7 and 6.9 million units respectively.

Do not forget, again, which is distributed units and are in no way as a representative sample of sales. However, it is interesting to see how Samsung in about a year has increased its ability to fill the market with their smartphones, just as Apple, which has also experienced significant growth.

Another fact, quite recurrent in addition, is the fee for operating systems. A study by ComScore Android continues to dominate the U.S. and already has a 51.0% market share in smartphones. Behind, Apple continues to grow while RIM and Microsoft continue to fall, Canada’s 3.7% and the Redmond company 0.8% over the last month of 2011.

E-Plus has with data services for the mass success

The mobile operator E-Plus was able to extend his results in the first fiscal quarter. In particular, the data services contributed a growing share of the revenue, said the daughter of the Dutch telecommunications company KPN.

About 40 percent of new subscribers, and an increasing number of prepaid customers choose its tariff accordingly now for a data item. After 35 percent last year to date are already provided 39 percent of customer revenue from mobile Internet access and SMS.

The company anticipates that it will succeed in the coming months to attract more customers. The central element being a complete flat rate for all services. “With our new brand Yourfone.de we address the rapidly growing segment of customers who demand comfortable Allnet rates,” said E-Plus CEO Thorsten Dirks. In this phase of a changing user behavior in mass-market flats are Allnet from a consumer perspective, the easiest and safest option.

Revenues from mobile services increased according to the information compared to the previous year by 4.2 percent to 767 million euros. Total sales, including sales terminals and other income in the first quarter of 794 million euros, representing an increase of 2.7 percent. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose by 0.7 percent over the same period to 303 million €.

In the first quarter, the company also has the next million mark in customer development. 31 March was one of E-Plus, a total of 23.1 million subscribers on its network. To meet the continued growth, E-Plus is currently high financial investment in its network expansion. It’s all about though, offer a possible stable supply base to be able to. In the race for the highest bandwidth and the use of latest technologies , the company intends not vote . “Quantity instead of quality” is the recipe for success.

Intel Graphics HD 4000 & 2500

With today’s introduction of “Ivy Intel’s” Bridge processor family will receive the popular Sandy Bridge product line after more than a year for a successor. Ivy Bridge will make it all a bit better than its predecessor, but without getting too much of this drop can – our products to the CPU, this Part shows consistently in all respects.
Ivy Bridge, however, is exactly like Sandy Bridge, from far more than just a main processor, as Intel also installed a graphics unit. And there should have been done according to the manufacturer so few, so that the new APU, it should be capable of AMD’s Llano successful products to attack.
Ivy Bridge and Llano
These are two different graphics options again be helpful to the HD 2500 Graphics only a small improvement for HD graphics to represent 2000th The HD 4000 Graphics greater will far outclass the other hand, the HD 3000 Graphics, and can come to the competition from AMD so dangerously close.
In addition to the HD 2500 Graphics Graphics and HD 4000 is represented in the article, the HD 3000 Graphics with the Sandy Bridge processor, Core i7-2600K. From AMD Llano to the fastest version, the A8-3870K has arrived. In addition, Ivy Bridge to be the discrete graphics card Radeon HD 6450, Radeon HD 6570 and GeForce GT make 430th Intel will succeed in the difficult task? Let’s find out.
Who is less for the GPU and more interested in the Ivy Bridge CPU, we recommend our partners over the pure processing power .
However, the advance is thanks to Intel for providing various samples, Asus motherboards for the alternative and the online store alternate , who has provided us prior to the actual starting with “Ivy Bridge” processors from the market.

Apple iPad 4 8-inch display to the Galaxy Tab

Apple will want to take over this year, another new tablet on the market. The new iPad model is sized between the Apple iPhone 5 and the current third-generation iPad to be positioned. Current rumor, which is expected iPad mini or iPad 4 have a display with a diagonal of just under 8 inches. Well priced, the new iPad model below the iPad 3 are positioned.

Rumors about a smaller iPad model has been around for quite some time. Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs had always spoken out against such a model in the 7-inch class. Now the market-related conditions have been altered. With the Apple iPad but remains the market leader, the competition is expanding its activities, however, still continues. Over the next few months, the first tablets with Windows 8 will come on the market. An alternative to the iPad with 9.7 inch screen, Apple could use so well.

The latest rumored iPad could get smaller in the third quarter of 2012 on the market. Most insiders believe that the new iPad model will have a screen size of just under 8 inches. Macotakara recently reported, however, by a retinal display with 5-inch screen, is currently working on the Apple. Ultimately, is currently only clear that the new iPad iPhone model in size between 5 and Apple iPad to the current third generation to be located.

Well priced, the new iPad model positioned below the iPad third Industry insiders speculate that the small iPad mini or iPad 4 will compete in the price range 249-299 dollars. In this price range, the Apple tablet could then compete with the Amazon Kindle Fire. Insiders believe that Apple is already set to start on a figure of around 6 million copies. Details on the technical equipment of the new iPad model are not yet known.

Logitech presents its new keyboard for iPhone protective case

Logitech has just introduced a new keyboard for iPhone also serves as a protective shield for the screen, and as you can see in the multimedia sharing, give an air of ASUS Transformer to Apple product.

The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is constructed of aluminum and communicates with the tablet using Bluetooth connectivity, because the device works wirelessly.

The keyboard has a range of six months of use (two hours), and has a smart system that connects or disconnects the iPhone when closed or open, to save them manually.

In addition to the QWERTY keyboard itself, find shortcuts to other functions such as media control, copy, paste and undo. IPad works on both 2 and in the new iPad , its price is 100 euros, and will appear in this month of April.

500px launches its official application for Android

500px is getting to catch the attention of what until now were heavy users of Flickr with an attractive design and more recently cheaper payment plans . And today you can assume that is present in the best mobile platform with the launch of the official implementation of the service for Android.

With the application we can explore all the galleries of images that users post on 500px filtering by category or with a traditional search, view pictures full screen without distractions and manage the images of our user account (including the option of viewing metadata each photograph). Why not, the application also enables us to share the images themselves or we like through Twitter or Facebook.

500px Android is completely free, and requires a tablet or a mobile phone with version 2.2 or higher free mobile operating system from Google. It can be downloaded from Google Play. If you do not have an account 500px from the same mobile application you can create one.

Microsoft SkyDrive: ODF support and 300 MB files

Microsoft has its cloud storage SkyDrive adds a host of new features and made some further improvements. From now supports the service that is deeply integrated into Windows 8, and the free document format ODF.

From now on SkyDrive users save files in the OpenDocument format is not only online on SkyDrive, but edit them as needed in the browser. ODF is an XML-based file format that is supported by a range of word processing programs, such besides the free Open Office and Corel WordPerfect and Microsoft’s own Office productivity suite.

In addition to the new ODF support, it is now possible to share files from the SkyDrive web interface with Twitter users. In addition, the limit for files that are uploaded via the web interface, increased to 300 megabytes. Users of Windows Mobile can now also use in the transmission of images over Twitter Microsoft’s own short URL service sdrv.ms rather than continue to handle very long links have.

Microsoft offers SkyDrive at the opportunity to obtain full 25 GB free online storage. So far the service is available as a web application and as an app for Windows Mobile available. Windows 8 in works from a deep SkyDrive integration is provided. A desktop client for Windows 7 or Windows XP, Microsoft has even been to yet. But its publication is expected within the next few months.

Amazon launches download service for software

How Amazon today announced that online retailers have expanded to offer software downloads. More than 500 programs and games can already be downloaded on the corresponding pages, more offers will follow.

The new Amazon download platforms are in separate categories, games downloads and software downloads available. Both portals are currently still in beta, in the Amazon still hoping for feedback. Visually, the product pages differ little from the previous presentations on Amazon, although it is performed after payment for downloading instead of waiting for the shipment.

At the beginning of the offer are already many popular games, and popular software is available. In addition to current games like FIFA 2012 or Mass Effect 3 will therefore be about Microsoft’s latest Office version in the Download Store again. The download itself should be interrupted and continued later. In addition, the online profile of the buyer’s deposit, which he has already purchased software so that it it at a later date, and “many times” may (depending on the license) to re-download. Amazon wants to expand the supply of software in the download shop constantly. Already, the title for PC and Mac are supported.

HTC launches in China a new line of phones with ICS

China is a difficult market in which the copies and generic brands take advantage quite reputable manufacturers we know and those we buy our handsets.

Also, it is also true that the country’s east has a wealth of potential consumers: the purchasing power increases, are acclimating slowly to the consumer society, modernizing its infrastructure … so it is all a caramelito for many companies, aware of the changes taking place in China, want to enjoy the cake and your share of the pie.

Despite the existence of private labels (design and production completely made ​​in China) and MIUI and Xiaomi M1 or Meizu , with its latest MX we talked about just this morning , struggling to compete and give their users what they think is the best product based on the needs of Chinese consumers an affordable price, but well-known foreign brands are trying to understand the peculiarities and habits of mobile consumers in the “Middle Kingdom” (Zhongguo /中国, which is how they call themselves in Mandarin).

From HTC, manufacturer Chinese roots (they are from Taiwan), which are clear, what the market needs of the Asian giant is a cheap phone, not exceeding 2000 yuan (240 €, almost an average salary for someone well-formed), ICS, a 5 megapixel rear camera with flash, a 4-inch screen with WVGA resolution (854 × 480), a mono-core processor at 1GHz, half a gig of RAM, 4GB of ROM (expandable via MicroSD) and space for two SIM cards.

That’s why we have taken from the manga a new line of phones, so far unique to China – although do not rule out export to Western markets – called Dragon (I guess it’s because in these parts is the year of the dragon …). It has three terminals, one for each of the main sínicas operators, with identical characteristics but slightly different design. For China Telecom have the HTC Dragon T328d VC for China Unicom Dragon V T328w HTC and the HTC Dragon China Mobile T328t VT.

Will they manage to compete against the spectacular Meizu MX Xiaomi or tetra-core is scheduled to start next month?, I honestly do not think so.