IPad mini received support Siri

Yesterday it was reported that the new device from the company Apple iPad mini was supported by Siri. An interesting fact is that the voice assistant did not get iPad 2, and most likely will never get it. It is not clear why Apple did so with the release of a new device that supports Siri, better camera, support for more wireless protocols, and many other improvements over the iPad 2, and thus at lower cost.

Where and how the owners use their tablets devays

Google has published an interesting research results, the purpose of which was to find out how and where the owners use their tablet PC device. In fact, without any studies suggest how to use tablets, but the corporation very seriously to his study. True, a small sample of people - only 33 people from the U.S.. However, the results are interesting.

First, as to where the plates are used most of the time. As might be expected, many people use their own tablets in bed / on the couch. However, boards operate and during cooking, and quite often. Here is a plate showing, where most people use their "tablets".



The company also discovered during any busy people working in parallel to the plates. It turns out that about 60% of tablet owners use them while watching TV. Another 40 are working with "pills" while eating / drinking. In addition, 27%, as mentioned above, operate a tablet PC during cooking.



For those users who watch TV with the tablet, these people are trying to learn more about the heroes of the film or of any transfer for browsing. Oh, and many include TV only to create a background noise, or not to be bored. At the same basic employment rights while watching TV is access to email on the tablet, or work with the tablet that has no relation to TV viewing.

It should be noted that about 58% of users are looking for with the tablet information on their gadgets, or gadget that I would like to buy. It is true that the purchase of such users is preferably carried out with a desktop, not tablets.

Sony will update the smartphone to Android 4.1 in mid-Q1 2013

Sony has new details about the updates branded devices to new version of the Android. There is both good news and not so. Let's start with a pleasant: the list of upgraded smartphones hit Xperia T, Xperia XT and Xperia V. And now the rest.

Unfortunately, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean gets to the device only in the middle of the first quarter of the year, ie wait until February platform Xperia owners do not have to. Better, of course, later than ever, yet the company could and quick.

Updates will receive all models in 2012, but the question with updates for 2011 Xperia sample answered in the negative: after much thought Sony did decide that they do not owe Jelly Bean. Developers are not sure of what these devices if they get Android 4.1, will be able to provide the desired level of performance.

Nokia: let Microsoft will get your phone

Finnish giant did not get upset if the company Bill Gates will release its own smartphone.

Stephen Ilop, head Nokia, put the future of the veteran mobilestroeniya map success of the operating system Windows Phone authorship Microsoft. But the last and after two years of existence have not been able to take its rightful after Google Android and Apple iOS smartphones place under the sun. Redmond this, of course, is not happy, and apparently intends to release its own smartphone brand Surface in 2013.

The head of Nokia, which seemingly should resent this turn of events, on the contrary, welcomed hypothetical novelty: «Surface-phone will have a stimulating effect on the ecosystem. We approve of any attempts to HTC, Samsung, Microsoft, or anyone else who is heavily invested in the development of Windows Phone-direction. "

Of course, no specifics regarding Surface-phone has not been told, but if he will repeat the project Surface-plates, we can safely say that we are waiting resolutely quality product that Microsoft partners are definitely unhappy.

First photos of the updated third-generation iPad

With the new iPad Mini could be held announcement updated version of the third-generation iPad, which will dock connector Lightning.

Journalists blog Apple.Pro managed to photograph the new iPad connector Lightning. As you can see from the photo, the body plate is completely identical to that of a standard iPad last generation.

In addition to the updated versions of the latest generation iPad should be present universal LTE-chip, which provides compatibility with LTE-networks in many countries around the world. It is possible that the sale of the old iPad versions will be terminated immediately after the release of the updated version. Announce iPad Mini and other devices shall be held in a presentation on October 23.

Quad mini-PC for $ 89.

If you need a compact, powerful computer, it is possible that the developers of the Chinese company tried Hiapad knowingly, releasing the PC dongle Hiapad Hi-802.

This is one of the first such devices, equipped with a processor with four cores - i.MX6 ARM Cortex-A9 from Freescale. Hiapad Hi-802 has 1 GB of RAM, microSD card slot and supports wireless technology Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth.

HDMI-connector on one end of the gadget allows you to connect it directly to the corresponding port on the TV, and a USB-port on the other end can be connected, such as a keyboard or mouse.

Available Hiapad Hi-802 appears in the next month for $ 89.

Bluetooth 4.0 will become super popular in 2013

The introduction of Bluetooth 4.0 will increase the rate in 2013. While this type of standard is mandatory only for ultrabooks. Handset manufacturers do not always use the fourth version of the "blue tooth", in spite of its ultra-low power consumption.

In 2013, the situation with the popularity of Bluetooth 4.0 has dramatically improved. In 2012, did not achieve the goal of 100% implementation of the standard.

Only in early 2013 OS Microsoft, RIM and Google will make the installation of Bluetooth 4.0 requirement for the hardware. Introduction of the new standard will promote the reduction of prices. Bluetooth module manufacturers promise that the single-mode chips will cost only a buck apiece .

Windows 8 - the most secure OS

As a part of Windows 8, we see a lot of improvements, including in the security field. Moreover, the new system could be the most secure in the line of releases Microsoft. And this is not personal opinions of Microsoft commercials. Its assessment of security Windows 8 gave expert of ESET Aryeh Goretsky. However, he immediately made a reservation, despite the efforts made by Microsoft, you still can not rule out the risk of infection by certain malicious modules.



After all, such a common social engineering approaches often lead to handwritten install malware user. Parallel Goretsky pointed to the problem that Windows 8 will likely not be avoided because the system is not so much technology as hacking "tradition." The fact that the popularity of the system in any case, the authors draw attention to the Trojans.

They, in turn, will make every effort to find security breaches Windows 8. As a result, users will likely have to use a bunch of traditional core platform security, anti-virus solutions and their own sanity.

iPad mini can work 24 hours

Recently the company Sharp has introduced its new tablet called Aquos Pad, which goes on sale in Japan in December. The main feature of this gadget is a display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and technology IGZO, which enables its battery with 2040 mAh battery life work is 2.5 times longer than the batteries on the market of tablets. Technology IGZO (encoded in the abbreviation name of complex chemical compounds - indium, gallium and zinc) has been much reduced in pixel size, which provides a clear picture and a significant increase in the efficiency of the battery.

Since Sharp supplies displays for various gadgets Apple, the assumption of the possible use of the technology in the new tablet seems to present itself. But we will not dwell on this, but just describe in detail how, in what a spectacular little thing can turn the innovative iPad screen.

In this case, we recall that the battery Aquos Pad has a capacity of 2040 mAh, while the new iPad mini, according to available data, this index will be equal to 4490 mAh. According to Sharp, the hardware configuration of the tablet allows it to operate without recharging for up to 12 hours. Recall arithmetic course for first class and obtain a display Sharp IGZO autonomous operation of the new budget tablet Apple can reach 24 hours. Just imagine: a whole day of continuous video!


Agree: iPad the length of time comparable to the Kindle, can shatter all the feeble attempts of competitors to settle in the tablet segment. However, in addition to planning in terms of hardware, there is another important strategic component - marketing. If killing the screen from Sharp to appear on the iPad mini, it will allow us to speculate on what will be of a new generation of "big» iPad. Apart Connector Lightning, an updated and improved dynamic camera in view of the above, it also can expect the same display. However, we are dreaming, let's return to earth.

Knowing the company Apple, which did not miss his attention any technology that can allow it even harder to break away from the competition and strengthen its position as an innovator of global scale, we can be sure that sooner or later she will want to use this display in their products. And if 23 October, we will not see the display on the IGZO iPad mini, this technology may well appear at the next sentence iPad or, say, MacBook Air. Would not have any of you gave up a laptop that can run all day without having to run to the outlet.

Of course, guesswork thankless, besides about the technology IGZO know that while it is available only for tablets with 7-inch (iPad mini, we recall, is a bit more). However, the idea that the period of autonomy of our favorite gadget can be more than doubled, at least encouraging.

Tablet for $ 99: the first features

Extra-Google tablet costs only $ 99 to appear on the market later this year, just before the Christmas sales, the publication DigiTimes. In addition, it was learned some of the characteristics of new items. So, what was sacrificed for the sake of an attractive price tag?

First, we had to give up the quad-core Tegra 3 in favor of a cheaper chip WM8950 from Taiwanese manufacturer WonderMedia Technologies, which includes a single-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with a clock frequency of 800 MHz and a pretty decent graphics accelerator Mali-400 MP. Recall, the same schedule is set to Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note. Power of this processor will be enough to play the video format Full HD, well, in conjunction with improvements in the Android 4.1 (maybe even new released running Android 4.2) specific gaps in the performance of common tasks you should not be overlooked.

Entrusted the production of displays another Taiwanese company HannStar Display. Rather, in order to save the resolution will be reduced from 1280 x 800 to 1024 x 600 pixels. According to DigiTimes, the assembly cost tablet Google will take over the company Quanta Computer.

Superbyudzhetny gugloplanshet can compete not only iPad Mini, the price of which can not be called very affordable, but also become a rival Chinese no name-producers at the expense of its quality.

I wonder if you would have purchased a tablet or is it believed that the best podnakopit and buy a more powerful device?

Smartphone with powerful battery

Japan was the announcement of a new long-running smartphone Casio G'z One Type-L.


Novelty refers to neubivaemoy smartphones. It complies with IPX5 / IPX8 and can withstand a 30-minute immersion in water to a depth of 1.5 meters, and can hold at least 3 minutes at a power shower.

Casio G'z One Type-L is based on the 2-core Snapdragon processor with a frequency of 1.5 GHz. It is a 4-inch IPS LCD-display, 8MR camera and 1800 mAh battery, which is enough for 10.5 hours of talk time and 15 days of standby time in LTE-networks. And the presence of the phone 1seg TV tuner and an IR sensor indicates that the Casio G'z One Type-L is intended only for the Japanese market.

The smartphone operating system is Google Android, and the thickness of his body at the thickest point is 15.9 mm.

The new iPod Touch does not have light sensor

In mid-September of this year, employees of the company Apple announced the release of a new generation of music players, iPod Touch, and most recently, the device will be open sale. As it turned out, a fifth generation iPod Touch is not an item such as an embedded sensor light.

After news spread of the Internet, Apple engineers have made ​​an official statement that said they had to sacrifice the light sensor to make the player as thin as possible.

Android is much more popular than iOS

According to the survey by the consulting company Accenture, which was attended by 18 000 people around the world, Android is much more popular than iOS.

According to a new study conducted among active users of mobile devices around the world, 41% of mobile users prefer Android and only 22% said its iOS operating system. Not far from the development of Apple's located and offspring Microsoft, with 18%.

Results in this study are not limited. The proportion of respondents who use mobile devices to access the Internet at least once a day, was 69%.

68% of respondents aged 14 to 19 years of daily use the Internet to exchange messages, as well as noting the serious age-gradation of mobile users.

Among people aged 14 to 29 years the proportion of owners of mobile devices comes to 82%, and among respondents over 50 years old figure drops to 45%. Also marked increase in the use of mobile devices for business purposes and 20%, but the percentage of people using such devices for personal use, is still much higher at 58%.

Killer iPad 3 - Google Nexus 10 will be released in 2013

Nexus tablet 10 with the highest resolution display of tablet computers will be available in the first half of 2013, says the publication CNet. Also, once again confirmed the information that Google will release a new 10-inch device with a South Korean company Samsung.

Nexus 7 will display with a pixel density of 216 ppi, which will be increased to 300 ppi in 10-inch Nexus 10.

In order to meet the deadline, Samsung will have to increase production of monitor displays, which will be a real gem Nexus 10. The company is rather ambitious task - to "produce a" tablet with the highest resolution on the market. Nexus resolution 10, which will be 2560 × 1600 pixels, "shut up for now" iPad 3 and Kindle Fire HD.

Recall that the density of a pixel density Retina display, mounted on the third-generation iPad, is "only" 264 ppi and Nexus 10 is positioned primarily as a main competitor last "apple" of the tablet.

Mass production of these superdispleev not be an easy task for the Samsung, so we will not be surprised if the announcement of the new gugloplansheta will transfer at a later date. Whatever it was, the official statement from the Internet giant, we expect in the near future.

As you consider whether Nexus 10 compete iPad 3?

Photos battery iPad mini

Dear resource MacRumors received several shots battery, which owns iPad mini. Naturally, this is only the statement source images, but looks quite truthfully. The battery has a model number A1445 and serial number parts Apple 616-0641. The battery capacity of 4490 mAh at 3.72 volt voltage 7.16 W / h
While authenticity battery fails, but all the numbers and symbols are similar to batteries in other devices Apple. In addition, the proportions of the parts will perfectly into the case a little tablet, about which we have heard so much.

Voltage 16.7 W / h - this is the average between the iPhone 5 (5.45 W / h) and the third generation iPad (42.5 W / h). Rumored to have iPad mini will not display Retina, so that this power is well suited.

IPhone will complete another company

The new Apple iPhone has turned a rather problematic. Scratches on the case, delays in deliveries and that Google has their cards do not got time to pose. Tim is clearly not to be envied, because he has to solve global problems. And it looks like one of those issues resolve all the problems of the new iPhone, has already been solved, or at least at the stage of decision.

Let me draw your attention that the time delay (3-4 weeks) delivery iPhone 5 after ordering through the online Apple Store has not changed for three weeks in a row. That is, if you ordered your iPhone 5, for example, on September 24, it is still up to you, most likely, never arrived.

The first reason for this delay was the extremely high demand for the smartphone. In principle, this is a common thing for the new iPhone, and such a development could well be expected. But more terrible happened. Surfaced flaws in the housing smartphone, which forced Apple to tighten control over the products at factories. That this was the second reason for the fault which many book your iPhone 5 is still waiting for them.

Solution to meet demand on the surface: Apple to increase production capacity. This is done in the most faithful way possible - to attract new partners to help it cope with a shortage of smartphones. As a new partner, Apple was the company Foxconn International Holdings, a subsidiary of the familiar Foxconn Technology - a key partner of Apple, engaged in the production of the iPhone and iPad.

At the moment, any details on the terms of contract between the two companies is not, but we know that Foxconn International Holdings can begin work on assembling the iPhone in the coming months. So we can not say with certainty what kind of phone model will be assembled at the company factory. Now Foxconn International Holdings already manufactures smartphones Nokia, Huawei and ZTE, reports portal Slashgear.

The main objective of Apple is not so much demand-how to establish order in the manufacturing plants, which are responsible for the quality of the housing iPhone 5. Once Apple corrects the problem, the company can transfer care to ensure the user's demand for a smartphone, which once again was a hit.

Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820: price of wireless charging

Became known the price of accessories for wireless recharge power Windows Phone 8 new products of the Finnish giant.



Recall: just put the Nokia Lumia 920 or Lumia 820 connected to a current source charging pad to the smartphone battery started to replenish electricity. The technology standard Qi is the magnetic induction, by which energy is transmitted between the built-in mobile device and the charging surface coils in the case when the distance between them is sufficiently small (4 cm).

At the top-end Lumia 920 support wireless charging introduced directly into the battery, but sredneklassovomu Lumia 820 will have to acquire a special rear panel - the benefit they are removable. Cost of the latter is 20 euros (25 dollars).

Nokia offered a nice range of Qi-reel stands:

- A standard platform for 55 euros (70 dollars);

- Vertical Stand (thanks to NFC-module triggers a pre-selected application, such as an alarm clock or music player) for 70 euros (90 dollars);

- Charging pad authorship Fatboy for 80 euros (105 dollars);

- Dock with audiodinamikami brand JBL (via NFC-and Bluetooth-enabled communication can play music from the top of the phone laid) for 145 euros (190 dollars).

In order to spread Qi-standard Nokia has agreed to host the Qi-sites with airlines Virgin Atlantic (at London's Heathrow Airport and later in New York it. John Kennedy) and a network of cafes Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (in some of the world's major capitals.)

GTA V will be released on March 1

Neither Rockstar, no publisher Take-Two still has not announced the release date for one of the most anticipated games - Grand Theft Auto V. First, there were rumors that the project will be released in October this year, was called even the date October 23. Then there is evidence that will have to wait until spring 2013. If you believe the British division stores GameStop, the game is scheduled for release on March 1.
Previously published by Take-Two hinted that GTA V will be released before the end of the financial year of the company. It ends March 31, so it may well be that the game will hit stores in early spring.

Grand Theft Auto V will be released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

What is the next killer from Apple?

Over the past five years we have seen iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV. Each product of Cupertino was able to some extent to make a revolution in a particular market. But sooner or later, the revolution is over. And no matter how successful it is, after a while, people forget it. The world needs something new, something innovative, something revolutionary. So what will be the next "killer" from Apple, which will make a splash in the market and create a panic in the headquarters of the competition?

Like any other company, Apple, of course, if she wants to always be the leader in the various markets (some of which, by the way, the company has established itself), it at least should not surprise us. At regular intervals, but it is. Only request to Cupertino - it does not do it too often. It's not that we can not lay out every year about a thousand dollars for a new product - all can and difficult, but solvable problem quite different.

We - stupid. Yes, yes, it is stupid, whether you admit it or not. Of course, we are not talking specifically about you, it is in general: people - stupid creature. If Apple will surprise us too often, we do not just get used to it and we expect the same effect on each of the following presentations of each new product, we will demand it. What happens if Apple did not surprise us? Think of a situation with the iPhone 5. Basically, the new flagship is not surprised us, because we already knew everything because of the numerous leaks. All ended up being unsatisfied users simply poured Cupertino mud.

We have become like little spoiled children. The only difference is that the children have at least some credibility in the face of parents and even machine or a doll, a gift for his birthday, were no better than those that have been donated to the New Year, the children still say parents sincerely "Thank you." And we? «Apple should have ...", "When Steve Jobs was not like this ...", "I want more ...», «Apple is not a cake ..." - still have doubts about the stupidity or want to continue?

But let's go back again to the "killer" of Apple. How can it be and what would it be?

The first thing that comes to mind - is, of course, iPad mini. Will the iPad mini be a "killer" in the sense of the word, in which we want to see him? No, it can not. It is possible that it will be to those of our competitors' products, but no more. I am more than sure that most of the output will suffer iPad mini is Samsung. Someone else remembers their "mini-tablets"? Everybody knows Kindle Fire, Google Nexus and has not yet appeared on the light iPad mini. But the "Apple" mini-tablet will not be a killer, he will not make a revolution, no matter how popular he would not.

We already know perfectly everything about the 7-inch tablet. What may surprise us iPad mini? It will be the best of his older brother, but it will all be smaller. Color cabinet? This surprised us is the next generation iPod Touch. Small tablet market has been around for a long time, and no revolution has not, even when the market is just appeared.

iPad 4? This is not a revolution. Whatever major changes it will not work - it's just the echo of the past, updated to the present. Pour a little gasoline on the fire last revolution - it is useless, because there is no fire, and the coals are no longer red.

About Computers, unfortunately, does not have to say, because in terms of sales, they are not even close to the iPad, and more so with the iPhone. Perhaps, some may try to make a revolution of television Apple (let's call it iTV), but, frankly, I have little idea what could be in this iTV, which can not be obtained from the set of "normal TV + Apple TV». Get rid of the Apple TV, which takes a certain area on the table under the TV - in fact, a revolution: Now the dust will wipe the entire surface.

Apple spoiled us too much. Do not know how to keep Cupertino ace in the hole, we are shown all at once, even if it has not been fully completed yet (this opportunity to convey greetings cards Apple).

Perhaps, in the next five years, no revolution, we have not seen. Of course, we will use the new devices from Apple, which will be "the finest of the ones that we have ever seen," "the easiest of the ones that we have ever taken in hand" and so on and so forth.

But if the revolution of the hardware products and can not wait, it should expect from software. For example, it is possible to believe that sooner or later, iOS mobile operating system will be fully integrated into our cars (AvtoVAZ, come on, now): maps, navigation, Siri, iTunes and so on. What if with our iOS-devices can not only remotely monitor your home, but also to control the light, temperature, and other comfortable things?

Even with all that, many believe that Siri - this is not a good product, if the virtual assistant will learn to recognize our emotions, likes and dislikes - this will be a real revolution. And even if Apple will show us this opportunity at the same stage as his cards - it will still be a revolution, the defects of which go unnoticed.

In fact, all the possible revolutionary innovations associated with the software iOS or OS X, you name it. Too many of them, but so far it has no end, hand in which you can win not only a tremendous profit, but also the world's honor and respect.

Therefore, most likely, the next "killer" from Apple is not just another gadget, which, of course, be able to make a splash in your market, and software, through which, it is quite possible, "murderer" and he will be a gadget. All, of course, depends on where the product will be integrated, if at all.

Spy phone is easy

A defect in the GSM-standard allows you to track the location of any 3G-devices.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Berlin Technical University discovered a vulnerability in the GSM-standard for identifying the location of 3G-devices using public equipment.

Security issues were identified cellular standard in the past, but they demanded that the attacker special skills. The current exploit virtually every available because it does not need any exotic cryptographic procedures or to obtain security keys.

Experts, using the usual, but with administrative privileges root-base femtostantsiyu broadcasting the 3G-signal, conducted two types of attacks: the IMSI-notification and protocol authentication and key agreement (AKA).

The attack on the IMSI-notification (International Mobile Subscriber Identity, international mobile subscriber identity) causes the mobile device to show your IMSI-number in response to a request TMSI-(Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity, a temporary mobile subscriber identity) - just as the regulatory authorities disclose anonymity phones, tracking them by their unique ID number.

The attack on the AKA-protocol sends an authentication request to all phones in an accessible surface, and all devices, except the target, fail to synchronize. In this way, verified the presence of the desired device in a certain area.

The researchers tested the existence of vulnerabilities in networks of T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2 in Germany and SFR in France. It became clear that the attacks affect every service, adhering to standard 3G GSM. Along the way, it turned out that the required equipment can be used to track the movement of phones inside buildings with femtocells.

GSM-standard previously been put at risk, as it allows to clone and track the location of phones. New types of attacks are based on weaknesses in the standard protocol, not on some "holes" in the device or the principles of its encryption.

Industry group 3GPP study report of experts, but the introduction of "patches" will take some time. In any case, wondering what would happen next, as IMSI-numbers are used in LTE-standards.

Named the price Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562

Smartphone Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 was announced in the last month.


A few days ago the German Amazon announced the cost of the device, which was at 254.89 euros. The same price is likely to be installed on the smartphone and other European countries.

Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It has two slots for SIM-cards, 4-inch WVGA-screen, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, 5MP main camera, front VGA-camera, a processor with 1 GHz, 768 MB RAM, 4 GB of internal memory and a slot MicroSD.

The new smartphone has not yet appeared on the European market. But the people of India can already buy this phone for 255 euros.

Oppo Finder - thinner than the iPhone5

Chinese manufacturers have gone in earnest. Producers are increasing, and their gadgets are getting better and cheaper. A striking example is the smartphone Oppo Finder. Elements of the case are made of metal. And most importantly - body thickness of only 6.65 mm. And yes, it is the thinnest smartphone in the world!

Smartphone features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display with 480 x 800 pixels. The device works on dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor with 1.5 GHz (Qualcomm S4 MSM8960) and graphics chip Adreno 225.

The device has on board 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory, 8-megapixel main camera that can shoot video Full HD, and a 1.3-megapixel front camera, which also records HD-video (720p). The model runs on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich with a modified user interface.

Published official image tabletphone HTC One X 5

The network has an official image of the device HTC One X 5, which is likely intended to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The model is a hybrid between a smartphone and a tablet, equipped with a 5-inch display. According to rumors, the new product is the screen resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels.

It is assumed that HTC One X 5 is based on a quad-processor and equipped with at least an 8-megapixel camera. It is possible that the device will be able to work in networks of LTE, and as a software platform will make Android 4.1.

Official presentation of the HTC One X 5 is expected on September 19.

It turned out that this image a few days ago, it was published at Flickr. The author made ​​industrial designer Danny Tu, who called the device "concept." As noted by Engadget, the light of these data raises serious doubts as to the appearance of the HTC One X 5.

Huawei will provide WP8-smartphone Ascend W1 September 25

Chinese edition Winp with reference to reliable sources reported the imminent announcement of the first WP8-smartphone Huawei - device called Ascend W1 may be submitted for 25 September. It is noted that the current arrangement is necessary tests defined range of colors - smartphones will be in black, white, blue and pink versions.

About the appearance, according Winp, known also that W1 will be different from existing Ascend P1 and D1, other information about the design and the "stuffing" of the smartphone yet. It is expected that WP8-Huawei smartphone will be available in November - December 2012. His first U.S. residents can purchase a number of European and Asian countries.

According to unconfirmed information, the price of Ascend W1 is equal to or less than that asked for the Nokia Lumia 920.

Canon launched the cloud photo store

Canon has launched a service Project 1709. It is designed to store photos on the Web and their classification, according to Pocket-lint.

Repository stores the pictures uploaded to the computer (via a web interface or through a client), and the pictures published by the user on other websites. Now it is automatically saved photos from Facebook; later to Project 1709 "would tie" and other services. Storage can detect duplicate photos.

Each image can be to be labeled, "tags". Next to the photo display data EXIF. Photos can "share" in social networks or send the link to it in the mail.

Project 1709 operates in beta version. Registration for the service is by invitation only. Full version of the repository will work in 2013.

Apple unintentionally deceiving buyers iPhone 5

More often than not one of the popular gadget launches is not without some incidents and the new Apple iPhone 5 is no exception.

So, when you make a pre-order the new iPhone 5 buyers could see the inscription that the smartphone comes with a special adapter with 30-pin dock connector on the Lightning. However, as it became known later by a journalist from The Next Web, Apple is still not going to deliver this adapter with the iPhone 5.

To date, the special adapter uses so popular, that the next term of delivery is only October. It is likely that in order to avoid lawsuits Apple decides to give free adapter with 30-pin dock connector on the Lightning to those who bought the iPhone 5 until a certain date.

10 interesting features of the Samsung Galaxy S3

When the Samsung Galaxy S3 just been presented, all immediately began to praise its basic features: slim body, crystal clear display and fast processor. Also mentioned functions like Pop Up Play, which were presented for the first time. Now, after some time, we can draw attention to those features that are not evident at first acquaintance. So:
You've probably already heard about the function Pop-Up Play, which allows you to play videos on top of other programs without interruption. But perhaps you do not know that Galaxy S3 allows you to lock video player to accidentally touch the display did not stop losing video. You can lock the video by pressing the on the smartphone.
If you just opened my eyes, experiencing hunger for information, you may well have the liking feature Briefings, which will read you the news headlines instead of the traditional alarm clock.
Answer calls has never been so easy: all you have to do is just bring the phone to your ear. Clever device detects movement and automatically connects the call. To reject a call, you will simply run your finger across the display.
Section Motion Section - a motion detection settings in S3 - all interesting thing. So, with it you can just mute the playing track covered with palm smartphone.
Do a group photo was always inconvenient timer usually works nevovremya. But now, with a voice command, you can easily tell your smartphone when you need to make the frame. Just hear the order «Shoot» when ready.
Binding of a melody to call a certain person is nice, but how to recognize who is calling when the sound is turned off? To do this, S3 provides options for vibrating alert, which can be attached to a particular contact.
S3 is also very convenient to take screenshots: To do this, simply hold his hand on the display.
If you twisted the volume to maximum, but still barely hear the interlocutor, you can further increase the volume of a call by pressing the button next to the contact conversation.
Double-click next to the headphone connector will automatically show you the list of contacts or the latest messages.

And the most important, perhaps, an interesting feature Galaxy S3: EQ settings to align the sound of conversation. You can customize kachstvo conversation going in the menu «settings -> call sound EQ settings -> personalized EQ.

Scandal: Nokia stole the design of the new players Apple. Or vice versa

On the Internet there was a funny picture, which, if they see the right people can be a starting point for a new patent battle of Apple (and she takes them on almost all continents).


Apple, if you remember, does not forgive those who repeats. Samsung, for example, the American judges were forced to pay a billion dollars. Nokia once had blacklisted the company was not included, but there are fears that it will soon add.

Take a look at this picture - Nokia Lumia and the new iPod Nano is really very similar. The same rectangular shape, the same "stuck" curved screen (only Nano it with a white border). Colours and the like. Just outrageous. Is Apple abusive?


If we go into the history of design away, remember iPod Nano, introduced in September 2010, well before all the Lumia. And here there is a sneaking suspicion that Apple is not repeated, Nokia, on the contrary, because the smartphone Lumia looks like two glued together Nano model 2012.

Of course, this is all just fun and irony, it was too tired from all the legal battles Apple and competitors. However, few will be surprised if any claims based on this frivolous comparisons do occur.

September 18 Intel and Motorola made ​​a presentation of a new product

September is full of simple announcements of different mobile manufacturers. Some have already reported, some preparing for the show today, Motorola (like HTC) delayed presentation to the 18th.

Information that the U.S. company would be something present to the public on September 18, has already appeared on the network, but the official invitation to the event came just now. In the latest commercial for Motorola in conjunction with Intel promises us something very powerful and fast, indicating that it was "time to forget about the limitations."


Given the fact that the presentation of Motorola joined Intel, we can expect the announcement of the smartphone processor-based Atom Medfield. In this theory fit into the allegations that Motorola bring to Europe a new smartphone RAZR M processor with Intel. And the word "borderless", used in the teaser seems to be taken literally, as the RAZR M has a very thin frame display.

So, mark your calendar to another important date and look forward to new announcements.

Thickness ultrabook new generation will be reduced to 15 mm

As part of the annual conference for developers IDF Intel representative told us what they see ultrabooks next generation.

Thickness on the market ultrabooks usually is 17-20 mm. In Intel expects that the next generation will be able to reduce the thickness of a few millimeters. Thus, as part of the event was showcased ultrabook NEC LaVie Z thickness of 15 mm, which is available from the end of August on the market in Japan.

The model is equipped with 13.3-inch display with a resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels, an Intel Core of the third generation (Ivy Bridge) with integrated graphics, 4GB of memory, flash storage capacity of 128 GB, support for USB 3.0 and HDMI.

Create thinner laptops will allow the development of the industry of electronic components, explained in Intel. Thus, the thickest part of the hard drive will be - 5 mm. This newly introduced Western Digital. The thickness of the battery will be from 3 to 5 mm and keyboard - not more than 2.5 mm, and the LCD screen - 2.4 mm.

In addition, with the release of the fourth-generation Core processors (codenamed Haswell) in the future, Intel expects to significantly increase the battery life of ultrabooks. The TDP of these processors will be between 10 watts.

Samsung and HTC are waiting for iPhone 5

Today will be welcome to many presentation of the 6th generation smartphone from Apple - iPhone 5. With great trepidation this presentation offers lawyers Samsung and HTC: if the new iPhone will support networks LTE, then Apple gets into an interesting situation.


Samsung has more than 12% of all patent rights, one way or another related to LTE, and HTC recently purchased 2 more LTE-patent. HTC representatives said they did not slow down with the filing of lawsuits against Apple, in the case of such a possibility.

HTC has a very good chance to achieve in the International Trade Commission ITC ban sales of the new iPhone 5 in the U.S., as it is primarily about patents registered in the United States. So, it may soon come the next round of the patent war against Apple.

Nokia will punish those responsible for the creation of misleading promotional materials

Last week, Nokia showed a new generation of smartphones, and especially praised their ability to record video and create images. Promotional materials did look impressive: even in the dark picture is excellent. But then there was a scandal, and it became clear that the videos and photos were taken not on the Lumia 920, but with the help of professional equipment.

To be honest, not a good development for Nokia, for which the new smartphones will be almost the last hope for the revival of the market. Now consider that the potential buyers, which almost deceived about the options of the main model? In fairness, we note that the Lumia 920 does create a good photo in the dark, but not as much as in the demo materials (detailed test chamber smartphone spent journalists The Verge, the results can be seen here).


Nokia has promised to conduct an internal investigation to find out how you can prevent such a marketing blunder. She is very sorry that it happened.


"As far as we understand now, mistake was made by accident. But it was foolish not to prevent the video and photos that content created by another device and not the one that shows how to ", - said the representative of Nokia Sezan Sheehan (Susan Sheehan).


Sheehan declined to name the company that has produced a promotional video.


«Nokia will deal with the issue quickly and fairly quiet," - she said.

Analysts said the gaffe during the announcement is unlikely to affect sales of Lumia 920, but it may adversely affect the value of shares in Nokia.

YouTube application is available for iOS

About a month ago, the network has information that Apple has removed the YouTube app from iOS 6. The reason given was called the expiration of the license, YouTube client in mobile OS. However, the program can already be downloaded from the App Store.

Exterior applications like Google+ client for iOS. According to those who have already tested the new YouTube on iPhone, the program features high performance and functionality is almost identical to Android-counterpart.

Instead of buttons at the bottom of the screen commonly used gestures such as swiping your finger to the right, you can open the list of subscribed channels and other content. Similarly, you can flip through the comments without interrupting the video view. Added ability to display subtitles, improved search and auto-complete system, improved integration with popular social networks.

While the client is only available for YouTube iPhone, iPad tablet support will come later.

Update third-generation iPad is expected in autumn

The rumors that this fall we are waiting for some updated third-generation iPad, appear with surprising regularity. At this time, representatives of the research firm DisplaySearch have decided to share new information about changing your iPad, as well as to explain the possible reasons for such a sudden update. The main reason for the update tablet model is the appearance of a reduced dock connector and new IGZO screens Sharp.

In the most recent research company DisplaySearch found out that the updates are expected iPad simultaneously with iPad Mini, probably this fall for the premiere will have a special event. Currently, Apple is actively working on the supply of screens for an updated version of the third-generation iPad. New screens will have to be cheaper, but it is thinner, lighter, and less energy.

The third generation iPad was a bit thicker and heavier than its predecessor, so now Apple is working to release a new tablet with a dock connector for compatibility with new accessories that will begin to appear after the premiere of iPhone 5. Another objective is to reduce the update and cheaper battery, which is very positive impact on the cost of a tablet.

By and large, this update is more of interest to the company and to the new buyers. Those who already own the third-generation iPad will not see for themselves the causes of change in the updated version of the tablet, so the disappointment of what happened update should arise.

If Apple did release an updated model in the middle of an established life-cycle, it can be a signal that the spring waiting for the fourth generation of the iPad is not worth it. It is possible that Apple, refusing numbering plates, decided to put them in the model number is closer to computers and notebooks, not smart phones. In principle, this step is logical, since few people are ready to change the pads with as often as the iPhone. By themselves, the plates are fairly stable platform, so that significant updates can go about the same periodicity as the iMac and MacBook, but not every year.

HTC smartphone sales continue to fall

Despite all the efforts of the HTC attract the attention of customers to the company's products, the financial position of the Taiwanese manufacturer continues to be extremely difficult. According to recently published reports, in August sales volumes HTC dropped another 4 percent compared to July, and by 47 percent compared to the same period last year.

Against the background of stable growth of smartphone sales Samsung led Galaxy S3, as well as a quick release of the iPhone 5, it's clear that HTC plans to strengthen its position in the company of the world's leading manufacturers of smartphones and tablets have failed, and the company must urgently seek a way forward.


Taiwanese manufacturer can continue to try to produce high-quality smartphones, but in matters of marketing resources and well-established distribution network to the level of Samsung or Apple HTC still does not hold.

Experts predict that in the near future to companies like Sony and Motorola will be able to bypass HTC in shipments of smartphones. Nor should we ignore the ambitious Chinese newcomers in the face of Huawei and ZTE, which are also actively looking for options to expand its presence in the international market.

One of the possible directions of development that can improve the situation a few HTC, experts have called the making of devices on the new platform Windows Phone 8. If successful, the start of sales of these devices in the fourth quarter of the Taiwanese manufacturer is able to correct its order statistics of sales in the current year. But do not forget that there are competitors like Nokia and Samsung are not planning just to lose market share.

It must be noted that the recent rumors are increasingly linked with the name of the Taiwanese manufacturer of devices for the creation of brands such as Facebook or Beats, why HTC is always the option to return to their ODM-roots ...

In Samsung Galaxy Note II could stand 13MR camera

 New Samsung Galaxy Note II could get a 13-megapixel camera.


As expected, many sources, Samsung Galaxy Note II really had to get 13MR camera. But journalists Ddaily claim that Samsung had to opt for the 8-megapixel sensor, as Sony has not been able to provide the necessary volume of supply of more powerful cameras.

Interestingly, the Sony delivers 13MR camera Smartphone LG Optimus G. But LG, most likely, will not experience the difficulties faced by the Korean Samsung - missing 13MR camera LG receives from its subsidiary LG Innotek.

2-core tablet with price 125.99 dollars

In sale the budget tablet ICOO D70PRO. Budget for devices with dual-core processor with a frequency of 1.6 GHz and the operating system Android 4.0 ICS. Its price is only 125.99 dollars.

For this money, the buyer becomes the owner of the 7-inch tablet with multi-touch screen (1024 x 600 pixels), a graphics chip Mali-400, 1 GB of RAM. Data storage has 8 GB of internal memory that can be extended by another 32 GB with memory cards microSD. On the back side of the case is a 2-megapixel camera, and a VGA screen on the video chat. Of the features of WiFi connections can be identified and mini HDMI. Well, even in plus support for Flash 10.1.

Sony Xperia T and V are ahead Galaxy S III and HTC One X in tests

After a recent presentation, where the company has demonstrated a new range of Sony Android-based smartphones, many experts have criticized the Japanese manufacturer for not too hasty transition to quad-core processors. After all, the flagship Xperia T / Xperia TX, and waterproof smartphone Xperia V are based on are not the most advanced dual-core Snapdragon S4 «Krait».

However, as it turned out, some problems are not even the most powerful by modern standards, hardware solutions can overcome multi-core platforms, used in such leaders as the Galaxy S III or HTC One X ...


Specialists from the portal GSMArena test the new package Benchmark Pi, which does not consider the presence of multi-core configurations and will only work with a single nucleus, and found that the performance of processors in devices from Sony is at a decent level.

Moreover, even in the test Quadrant, which "knows" how to work with multi-core processors, the results Xperia T, TX and V rose to the occasion. As for the graphics test, the core Adreno 225 that is used in the S4 is also pleased with the high level of performance.

There were first smartphone based on Firefox OS

Mozilla company and its partner Telefónica showed samples of portable devices running the new operating system, Firefox OS. New smartphones will be available in Brazil in the beginning of next year.

Firefox OS is a web-based platform, which is based on the popular mobile browser. Therefore, applications that run on the new smartphones will not be permanently assigned to a particular operating system, such as iOS, Android or Windows Phone. The above approach ensures many advantages. For example, users who choose to buy a new cell phone, do not have to worry about its compatibility with familiar applications and existing content.

The intuitive user interface places like Firefox OS mobile platform Android. Mozilla representatives also argue that one of the main advantages offered by the OS is for exceptional performance. Site Explorer AllThings, present at the launch, said quite a high performance mobile phone key features, as well as games downloaded from the online store Firefox OS Marketplace.

According to available information, Firefox-smartphones will come with 15 preset programs created under the Web standard HTML5. Includes tools for working with e-mail and text messaging, calendar, browser Firefox and the application to work with the camera. As in other modern mobile operating systems, each application will be submitted to a separate icon on the home screen. The developers have also been claimed to support the functions «pinch-to-zoom» and embedded editing photographs. By the way, despite the "online" nature of the new operating system, users can work with the most important applications even when not connected to the Internet. According to Chris Lee (Chris Lee), Product Manager Firefox OS, some programs are able to store data in the cache.

The first devices based on the new mobile operating system will be available in early 2013. They will spread the company Telefónica, which offers its services in 18 countries in Latin America and Europe. The list of partners includes Mozilla and other big telecom companies (Sprint, Deutsche Telekom, Smart and Telecom Italia) and manufacturers (TCL, ZTE and Qualcomm).

The creators of Firefox OS is not going to compete with manufacturers of powerful and expensive smartphones. Their main task is placing on the market today-end mobile devices, offered at an affordable price. However, Mozilla plans can not be called unambitious. Currently, the company is standardizing 40 additional API-interface that Web developers will have access to various mobile phones (such as vibration, the mechanisms of the dial, the charging battery, etc.) and be able to expand the functionality of their applications.

Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820: Price and Availability

At the last presentation of the new Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Nokia somehow papered over their cost of exact timing of the appearance on the market. But these "secrets" revealed the German resource Winfuture.
It is reported that in Germany, the flagship Nokia Lumia 920 will appear in mid-October and will cost 600 euros (about 24,400 rubles at current exchange rates). Germany will be one of the first countries in the first wave, which appears this smartphone. Among other European countries, where the unit will be in mid-October - France, Britain, Italy and Russia. In late October, Lumia 920 will be available in Poland, and in November - in the Nordic countries, Portugal and Spain. In addition, it is expected that a little later in the sale will be a cheaper version of the smartphone without the support networks of LTE.
Recall, Nokia Lumia 920 got a 4.5-inch PureMotion HD + IPS-display with a slightly curved and heavy-duty glass (1280x768 pixels resolution), dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5 GHz, 1 GB RAM and 32 GB of internal memory (support Memory card not present), 2000 mAh battery and wireless charging. Resolution front camera - 1.3 MP, main - 8.7 megapixel technology PureView.

The second device - Nokia Lumia 820 - according Winfuture appears in the same countries two weeks later. Its cost (in Germany) will be 450 euros.
Smartphone features a 4.3-inch ClearBlack OLED-display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. He received a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5 GHz, 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory (there is support for memory cards microSD, and 7 GB of SkyDrive), 8 megapixel primary and a 0.3-megapixel front camera and interchangeable panel. Battery - 1650 mAh.

Note that usually the difference between the European and Russian price is about 20-30%, but can be more depending on the appetite of the seller.

Apple revenge Samsung

... A decline in orders for the supply of memory chips for the upcoming iPhone 5.



According to the Korea Economic Daily, Apple removed the name from a list of Samsung memory chips for the first batch of the new iPhone. According to the "Reuters", Cupertino only reduced the size of their orders.

Korean giant is a key partner for the supply of critical components for the iPhone 5, including processors, displays, memory chips. But Apple in the light of large-scale trials with Seoul is trying to spread the supply chain components among different companies. Thus, if the RAM chips and flash memory is actually only one supplied by Samsung, now they are engaged Toshiba, Elpida and SK Hynix. But the batteries now have to do with the Koreans and the Chinese and Japanese Amperex Technology Panasonic. Supply of displays for the iPhone 5 is largely are coming from LG, a leading competitor Samsung.

Pogo Connect deprive Galaxy Note main advantage

Company Ten One design, manufacturers of different stylus for touch screens, and decided that owners of devices Galaxy Note it is time to leave without their main advantages and announced Pogo Connect - Stylus with Bluetooth 4.0, touch sensitivity. New product made by special technology Crescendo Sensor, which makes the pen very sensitive to the touch response and handles even the slightest touch on the screen. Crescendo Sensor operates at any angle and provides hundreds of levels of touch sensitivity, without any calibration.

Developers will need to update their applications to work with the new Pogo Connect, but it is already 12 applications fully support the new stylus: Brushes, PDF Pen, Procreate and others. Soon there will be support for a new stylus and Paper Noteshelf.

Another nice feature of novelty is that the stylus has no moving parts, which would provide him with greater strength, resistance to external influences and ease of use.

Pogo Connect will be available for pre-order on October 1, and the cost of new items will be $ 79.95. The first 2000 customers will get a nice bonus in the form of a blue tiger on the body caused by laser engraving.

To be fair, this technology still is a compromise, and lags behind S Pen, kotoyre used in Galaxy Note at least due to the fact that here we are talking about the stylus for capacitive screens, but Samsung uses a very fine pen. In any case, stylus, touch sensitivity - this is what was missing many owners of iPad, so Pogo Connect - accessory, which you should definitely pay attention to.

Nokia Arrow caught on spy shots

Next week will be held in Helsinki International Exhibition Nokia World, in which a Finnish company, is likely to show after its first Samsung smartphones with Windows Phone 8. Expected of her, at least two models, including a camera phone PureView Lumia.

The network got pictures of one of the new products, which was codenamed Arrow. This press photo, which she presented in five different colors - red, yellow, blue, white and black. Apparently, Nokia will remain true to the chosen design: bright polycarbonate housing demand.


After some time on the internet spy shots surfaced, which, according to Chinese sources, also shows a new smartphone Nokia with WP8. True, it is somewhat different. Perhaps this is just an early prototype, which managed to make an escape from the factory in the pocket of any employee.

Nokia World will be held September 5-6. In addition to mediocre Arrow on it can show more and Phi, which may be on the total camera phone Lumia. What else is waiting for us at the event, will soon be known.

The simplest mobile phone in the world

The phone OwnFone no screen, no possibility to dial or SMS. However it performs the basic function of the phone - calls, but only those numbers that have been pre-installed in the order.

OwnFone only available to UK residents. The site of the manufacturer, consumers can write to the phone from 2 to 12 numbers. Each number will be tied to the shortcut button on the front panel. Besides the buttons contacts in the phone there is a button to end a call, volume control and call button on-off switch. Phone numbers linked to the shortcut button, can be changed by calling the help desk.

The manufacturer also has to choose the color and design of the phone is its ofromleniya.

OwnFone battery lasts for 3 days of active service. To fully charge the phone, it takes only 1.5 hours. OwnFone comparable in size to a credit card, has a thickness of only 7 mm, weight - 40 grams. OwnFone worth 55 pounds.

Americans began buying large quantities Samsung smartphones

According to a large U.S. company Gazelle, in the last few days, a 50% increase in demand for smartphones Samsung. According to experts, if the trend continues, the price of Samsung company will begin to decline. "Consumers want to have time to get on board the ship," - says Anthony Skarsella of Gazelle.

Skarsella reminded of the judgment in favor of Apple, which accuses Samsung of violating patents. According to experts, because it future smartphones Samsung «would be very different," no more "functions that users are so used to Android», that is pushing for the purchase of the "classic" of Samsung company.

As experts MarketWatch, Samsung adds problems and early announcement of the iPhone 5, which, coupled with the decision of the court, Apple will significantly strengthen its position in the U.S. market. In addition, in December, will consider a ban on U.S. imports of products of Korean companies. Last, we recall, is ready to modify some smartphone models.

LG has announced a 4.7-inch smartphone LG Optimus L9

LG has announced a 4.7-inch smartphone Optimus L9, which the company is positioning it as a stylish budget device. The device was a dual-core processor with 1 GHz, GB of RAM, 5-megapixel camera and a battery capacity of 2150 mAh. The operating system installed Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The amount of internal memory in the LG Optimus L9 is 4 GB, its dimensions - 131,9 × 68,2 × 9,1 mm, weight - 125 g For information about the display not. The company also has not said when and at what price to sell the smartphone. If you believe the information from the images, we can assume that sales will start on October 19. It is expected that the official data will be disclosed during the exhibition IFA 2012, which kicks off in Berlin this week.

Total control of the Internet will begin in December

The future of the digital world has been the subject of heated argument, and it is unclear whether it will in fact available to all
Daniel Thomas (Daniel Thomas), Richard Waters (Richard Waters), James Fontanella-Khan (James Fontanella-Khan)
The man standing in the center of a huge stadium, presses old computer terminal, and in the darkness before the eyes of billions of viewers around the world flashing message: "This is for all."

It was Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who worked on the World Wide Web, and then lost control of it to others. This episode is an extravagant ceremony of the Olympic Games in London demonstrated how his invention launched the digital revolution - just as much as its predecessor, industrial and social revolution.

Two decades after its discovery the future of the digital world has been the subject of heated argument: many are wondering whether it's actually available to all.

In December 2012, the new Dubai World Conference of International Communication, which will be a number of legal rules governing the Internet - a worldwide network, which already connects more than two billion people, the number of users is growing daily by 500,000 people and which became the basis for the web, by Tim Berners-Lee.

Technically, the conference will discuss the international agreements to regulate telecommunications, but some proposals go beyond the fact that many users find sufficient control of the Internet.

This struggle is a long history of a closed-door meeting hall of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) - one of the UN agencies. Western nations, in particular - the U.S. and EU member states do not want to provide ITU with additional powers, as it can have an indirect support to dictatorial regimes in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia. These modes are often accused of using network monitoring capabilities to persecute political dissidents.

"If a few years ago led to new rules that allow more control over the internet, the" Arab Spring "would not come - said one EU diplomat influential. - Internet should be left free and untouched, the less we get involved in it, the better" .

Most disputes erupt around the wording of law that should be taken at a conference in Dubai. Some of the proposals that have been published ITU and who has already read the Member States of the organization, considered by many to create a favorable environment for government intervention in the content and access to the Internet. Because of the vague wording of the government will be able to block anything - from spam to allegedly illegal material of a political nature.

Proponents of free online try to avoid vague language on national sovereignty and security, which can be used as a cover to legitimize censorship, secret surveillance and blocking sites.

"For many of the proposals are well-intentioned, but they can also be a legal ground for restricting freedom of expression," - said Vint Cerf (Vint Cerf), in which Google is often called the "chief evangelist for the Internet."

According to the nonprofit group Internet Society, a purely technical (at first glance) suggestions for names, numbers and addresses of distribution websites can become a tool for the destruction of freedom and openness.

"At stake is the future of the Internet - said Mr. Cerf. - Some countries have sought to strengthen national control over the Internet. Not surprisingly, behind this authoritarian regimes in the first place - Russia and China. "

In fact, the recommendations to be adopted at a conference in Dubai, are unlikely to seriously affect the situation in most authoritarian states. In countries such as Iran and North Korea, there is strict censorship or a complete ban on the internet. In August, the list of banned words in China added, and it was included in the name of Gu Kylan - wife of Bo Xilai, who until recently was one of the most powerful officials in the country. For the murder, she was sentenced to death with reprieve.

If we do not take into account concerns about politics and human rights, the debate over the ownership of the Internet have a commercial background.

The hottest battle between representatives of 193 countries, which should take part in a conference in Dubai, will unfold over the question of whether to allow the telecommunications group, to charge for digital content providers access to their networks.

Some telecom companies are increasingly expressing their displeasure mechanisms of the Internet. According to them, they take on the hard work of physical infrastructure and do not have access to digital gold-bearing sources that have helped companies such as Google, to make great fortunes. As once said the head of one of the telecom companies, they took care of all the costs of building roads in the hope of seeing a return on their investment. Now, "car makers" want to make a network free.

Some telecommunications companies want to get right to charge content providers highly profitable return for guarantees smooth operation of infrastructure. Many Western politicians and Internet activists are hostile to the idea of ​​charging, calling it a kind of "tax" on the internet. Latent threat in this case is that telecom companies can reduce the speed of websites, which will increase the chances of second-class citizens in the new digital world.

Given these political and commercial disputes, it is not surprising that the ITU Secretary General Dr. Hamadoun Toure (Hamadoun Touré) recognizes that at a conference in Dubai may flare up with serious arguments.

He hopes that the conference participants will be able to take the "Ten Commandments" or universal rules of global communications. According to him, these commandments must not only set standards and rules, they should "prepare the ground for competition, innovation and economic growth." Even the mention of the economy in the debate around the internet may seem objectionable to those who believe the network bastion of the free market and a guarantee of a free society.

The last time members of the group gathered for the revision of international standards in telecommunications in 1988, when the Internet was in its infancy, and, according to Dr. Touré, the standards need to be improved.

"In 1988, we only had a voice, - he said in an interview with reporters, Financial Times. - Now is the time, distance and place do not matter ... Someone has to pave the road."

He rejects the view that "the UN is trying to take over the Internet", adding that the need to work together. "All stakeholders should be involved in this work. It is this phone made in China, working in Brazil. Give a definition - it is a problem ... so we need to work under a common denominator, according to uniform standards. We have no right to make mistakes. "

However, some participants of the conference want to maintain the status quo. According to them, ITU attempts deception to expand their reach by going beyond the traditional telecommunications and, thus, allow outside interests to gain control over the Internet.

Extending the jurisdiction of ITU in the new field of the internet can lead to a "highly undesirable" results, according to Tony Rutkowski (Tony Rutkowski), an expert in the field of Internet, who helped organize the conference in 1988.

According to him, some delegates pursue "extreme goals" for various reasons, religious, political and social nature.

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Network neutrality is likely to be the most sensitive issue. This issue is at the heart of the dispute is whether telecommunications companies to charge content providers.

Governments in a number of European countries are considering legislation to preserve network neutrality, but the representatives of the telecommunications industry believe that it may prevent them from maintaining the physical infrastructure of the Internet in the financial sense.

"Network neutrality - it's like one size fits all. And you know what? One size is not for everyone, "- says Ben Fervaayen (Ben Verwaayen), CEO Alkatel-Lucent. According to him, the telecommunications company - is the missing link in the value chain between content providers and manufacturers of electronic equipment.

Telecommunications infrastructure needs to increase investment in order to be able to meet the requirements for data volume is doubling every year, even in countries such as the United Kingdom and the USA. Given that connects to the Internet more and more people in Africa and Asia, and fears that the existing infrastructure can not withstand the load, it is justified.

Dr Touré noted the need to guarantee investment in the future that may seem to many tacit support of the positions of major telecommunications groups. "Who is going to build a network? Unless it can develop without investment? No. "

Etno, lobbying organization, acting in the interests of the major telecom operators in Europe, invited the UN to recognize their right to charge content providers for traffic prioritization. Chairman of the Board Etno Luigi Gambardella (Luigi Gambardella) argues that the income statements to bind to the investment needs dictated by the growth of Internet traffic.

Stephen Richard (Stéphane Richard), Director General of France Telecom, rejected the suggestion that it might be a 'tax' on the internet. "I think our business position does not allow us to collect this tax from Google or any other major supplier of traffic."

However, critics say, it may mean that those who do not pay telecommunications companies may be in a "slow right lane." Some have also voiced concern that it required the creation of a supervisory body, and this in turn can lead to abuses.

Even with the above, representatives Etno believe they can count on the support of the countries of Asia and the Middle East, and that they already have supporters in the face of North America and Europe, despite initial concerns in government circles.

The European Commission is still reflecting on what is its place in this commercial relationship. European Commissioner for Digital Development Neelie Kroes (Neelie Kroes) reported FT, that "in commercial negotiations must address a number of issues and to create a foundation for investment, which will allow all the participants along the value chain to benefit from the huge growth potential of the online economy."

However, according to Mr. Cerf, these price structure against the principles of the Internet because they can impede innovation. "When Larry Page and Sergey Brin started Google, they did not need to enter into a contract with each provider of Internet services in the world. It reminds me of a model of behavior, where your temple a gun and say, "You make a lot of money. Share with us. " The alternative is a healthy competition and improve their own additional services. "

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According to many experts, the conference in Dubai may prove fruitless.

All ITU Member States have the right to vote, and within the organization is now in pacts are complex, backed by powerful countries, but Dr. Toure insists that during his term decisions will be made only with the consent of all participants.

"No proposal will be accepted, unless there is a consensus," - he added.

However, according to many observers, it will be impossible, given the scale of disputes flaring up around offers, so lobbyists now they say that the discussion of controversial proposals for the management of the Internet, will be postponed until next year.

The EU is determined to not provide ITU additional powers in regulating the Internet in general.

This echoes the position of the EU The original U.S. proposal, published on August 3, which states that Washington will prevent any attempt to expand the powers of ITU in the management and Internet content. In June, Robert McDowell (Robert McDowell), a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, said that the expansion of control over the Internet must be stopped. "Given the potential for rapid growth, the proposed amendments that seem insignificant today, can be fatal to the growth of wealth and expand freedom tomorrow," - he said.

Freedom, which are limited in improving control tools

As they say, Daniel Thomas (Daniel Thomas) and Katherine Hill (Kathrin Hille), Internet - is not such a free, as it may seem to many people in Western countries. Governments have a larger number of closely monitoring the use of the network in their own countries - and this is not only authoritarian regimes, which plays an active role in monitoring the Internet.

Nowhere is such limitations are seen in Asia and the Middle East. Internet users in China, for example, can not enter into foreign websites, and the level of censorship on its own Chinese site has grown considerably over the past three years.

To block any suspected malicious foreign information in China uses the principle of keyword filtering. Bypass such censorship can however leverage internal controls are becoming more ubiquitous: the censors working at both the administrative level and at the level of the various online services - such as blogs, search engines and chat rooms. No user can hide their identity for a long time. Almost daily to the list of restricted keywords are added all new combinations: their entry into the search box, or has no effect or leads to encrypt or destroy posts in microblogs.

Iran has taken another step to control: the government plans to completely block access to the World Wide Web for the benefit of its own internal network. According to Iranian officials, this will help prevent cyber attacks and espionage, backed by foreign powers, but many believe that this will also help to conduct online monitoring the activities of enemies of the regime. Many human rights activists have accused Tehran of filtering and control of Internet traffic.

Other countries in the Middle East is also a content filter and block access to restricted sites, especially those where you can find information about the protest movement in the region, called the "Arab Spring."

Statements in favor of establishing such control sound and developed countries. For example, the Australian Government has put forward a proposal to create a filtration system that could block the web address and a website with domain names.

On the commercial level, many accused the European telecommunications group in the speed limit access to applications, you can instantly send messages - such as Skype, because they threaten the business major providers of mobile communications services.

Large companies in the technology sector are also not exceptions in capacity constraints around their applications and devices. One example is the company Apple, whose representatives have recently stated that they intend to exclude the map service Google service and YouTube, allows you to transfer video footage from the list of applications available on its electronic devices.