Comparativa del Samsung Galaxy S7 frente a sus rivales Android

Samsung has bet on the winning horse with the new Galaxy S7. Its new flagship in mobility has maintained the aesthetics of its predecessor, but has delved into a number of features, some identity in the past of the South Korean brand and others, with an eye to long to their direct competitors.

The new smart phone returns to bet on two different versions, one of the most striking is the Edge version, which has the slightly curved edges of the screen. This innovation, however, has remained in this season that Samsung needs a shock to return to growth in its mobile division.

Lost sales is not unique to this brand, since even Apple, which seems alien, has also begun to suffer some market saturation. The new "smartphone" high-end, has regained microSD card slot, this being a fundamental part for many consumers. It will accommodate up to 200 GB of capacity added, an amount negligible to store all our lives in pictures and videos.

Also, in another twist to the recent past, it has improved the strength of the terminal, making submersible even a provision which Sony has shown in recent years. It is resistant to water and dust (IP68). Will this be the final decision of the brands in the future?

Screen of 5.1 inches and conventional structure, the Galaxy S7, which includes capabilities to charge wirelessly, incorporates a powerful camera technology Dual Pixel Sensor, own professional cameras, whose speed is, on paper, superior to all rivals .

Furthermore, in a decision which confirms the growing interest of an emerging technology such as virtual reality, the firm has made this "smartphone" in the gateway of experience in 360 degrees with a camera, Gear 360, which can capture images and videos in this format that YouTube has begun to support.

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Microsoft's adventure with futuristic glasses HoloLens starts in March

The virtual reality technology this year promises to mark a major turning point in an industry, the technology, which seeks to overcome the success of smart phones, a product by a curve whose innovation is slowing down. With three of the main arrival phase devices to the market, Microsoft is experimenting with HoloLens, whose development kit will be available from March.

The augmented reality device of the US firm, still under development, ask $ 3,000 developers interested in testing their performance and possibilities, according to the specializing unveils "Windows Central". They are many and interest is growing, although the high price gain prototype can tarnish their impact, as happened to Google with its famous Glass, which already begin speculation about what it will cost commercial version of this device .

This proposal will, however, that few users who manage to get the device. Delivery Development Kit is not scheduled until March 30. The date coincides with the Microsoft developer conference, Build, which this year will be held at the Moscone Center (San Francisco) from March 30 to April 1.

Several integrated applications
Also will come with an application for computers that allow, among other things, download images and videos recorded with HoloLens wirelessly and play via "streaming" what a user is currently viewing. It will also include HoloStudio, a tool to create 3D designs using motion gestures and voice, an adapted version of the video call application Skype "to interact with holographic world" version, and HoloTour, a service to display videos at 360 degrees, another industry trends and brands like LG and Samsung have already tried their luck with the launch of cameras that capture in this format

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The 5G network revolution: the unicorn of "Telcos"

The great unicorn telecommunications, 5G, has had a major role during the Mobile World Congress, held in Barcelona, ​​at the height of the virtual reality that monopolized the attention of attendees and media. Unicorn, because almost looks like a mythological being, as it is a technology that, for now, it is unknown how it will work really, when it will be possible for citizens, though there are already projects in ciernes- and what standards will the industry in the 2020, date shuffle by industry to arrival. Yes, the experts agree on one thing: it will change everything, will be a before and after in our lives.

Mark Zuckerberg himself, master of Facebook, criticized the presence of 5G, during his speech on Monday, downplaying their development. "The 5G is good but you have to carry all first internet" anticipated to say, but the background of his words trying to reinforce its vision of the future. As we know, within the priorities of Facebook is that of bringing connectivity to places where it does not exist now. At two thirds of the planet, but it also generates a business around. Despite the apparent philanthropic cause of the matter, the idea of ​​bringing the Internet to rural areas would multiply its potential revenue. Because when "Zuck" says internet is, however, it refers to Facebook.

More than technology
For the uninitiated in what refers to 5G, this technology offers a new way to connect. Contrary to what many might even think it is not just a network technology, ie a new frequency, but it is much more than that. 5G is an ecosystem composed of three parts, network, cloud and infrastructure. Its top priority is to expand speeds and, in turn, act pillar for the new era called "Internet of things".

"Now an operator gives you the same service to a person making a call by sending a WhatsApp. That makes no sense because it does not require the same type of connection "
Andrew Coward, Brocade
As underlined Andrew Coward, the specialist firm Brocade actually the key and the novelty of the 5G is managing connections. "Now, an operator gives you the same service to a person making a video call by sending a message WhatsApp. That makes no sense, because it does not require the same type of connection. " This is where comes into play one of the most important parts of 5G, called "slicing". Well, what does this mean? It refers to divide the connection parts giving the customer what they need at that time, optimizing the network.

According to NTT DoCoMo, signing world's leading telecommunications, the current infrastructure is unable to absorb the amount of requests that require Internet in the future, according to the specialist firm Intel, there will be 50,000 billion connected devices by 2020. "Modular the connection could lead even a month; and 5G happen instantly, "company sources say ABC.

Among the main benefits of 5G network, will be, according to the firms involved in its development and deployment, the usual increase in speed that users have been experiencing in recent years up to the current 4G. But where innovation really will be, on the one hand, allow many simultaneous connections, opening the doors to the "Internet of things" and therefore an intelligent home in which objects 'talk' to each other.

"99% of the industrial equipment is not connected; when it is we will be participants in a new level of efficiency and economic change '
Guo Ping, Huawei
Guo Ping, Huawei rotating CEO, is clear: "The 99% of the industrial equipment is not connected; when it is we will be participants in a new level of efficiency and significant economic change ". In his view, "before the 5G touch down, we need to start working. We need to increase connectivity and create new business models to support the integration of vertical industries and allow the digitization of traditional industries, thereby driving the digital revolution. "

The Chinese firm, in fact, is one that is putting more efforts in this type of connectivity, with projects still experimental and seeking alliances with telecom operators. Not only in his country but internationally. In 2025 there will be 100,000 million connections worldwide. Of these, those occurring among 7,000 million people who inhabit the Earth only represent 10% of the total. Thus, most take place between people and things and between objects.

Ricardo Blasco, a researcher at Ericsson, in the area of ​​autonomous driving great opportunities evidence. "Imagine something as simple as an intersection without visibility, in which two cars connected approach can be prepared much earlier to stop optimizing their energy consumption and security. Case in the professional environment, with heavy goods vehicles, where much of the gasoline consumption is used to overcome wind resistance, if the trucks were one after another, would be only the first which consume more gasoline " says this newspaper.

Control a robotic arm distance
The other benefit that we will be (predict experts) will decrease drastically latency connection. Latency is the response time of the network since the information is sent to the network, until it returns. Today, the best 4G connection in an optimal situation, can have a latency of 10 milliseconds. 5G will bring a latency of 1 millisecond. Thus, it will allow certain things as autonomous driving, remote surgical operations or could experience in Ericsson, control a robotic arm to 5,000 kilometers without any delay, making it ideal for hazardous locations for workers, such as mines or oil platforms.

In addition to the emerging technology of virtual reality, this Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has seen many approaches and agreements among companies that are making it possible 5G. Because, as Aicha Evans, corporate vice president and general manager of communications and devices group Intel said, "the solution of 5G going to give the ecosystem, not just a company, with global agreements such as have never been seen before." Proof of this are the agreements between Telefonica and Ericsson for example to enhance this technology, and, in turn, Ericsson Qualcomm. In addition to launching the prototypes in testing we could see Nokia on video "streaming" or Intel processors for 5G.

intermediate technology
While we wait for the 5G is made possible in 2020 we have the 4.5G proposed by Huawei and will start marketing this year. An intermediate technology with the aim of improving current connections, using three techniques, multiplying emissions data, adding the frequencies of carriers and modulating the signal. An evolution of 4G to prolong the life of existing infrastructure, reaching the expected speed of 1 gigabyte per second, to enable services, such as video 4K mobility, or coming, as Ryan Ding, president of Products and Solutions Huawei , "almost match the audio quality of a mobile call to a fixed line phone."

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Connected cities: a fledgling project with a future

The cities connected are already a reality. Little by little we are seeing how the different systems of our cities will be connecting to the cloud. From the lighting, security cameras or cars themselves. In the end, all will be fully linked to the network.

Carlos Delso, Commercial Director of Huawei Enterprise, tells us his experience with projects that have started to perform with Vodafone, Orange or Telefonica in Madrid. The aim is that cities are increasingly connected and are thus more efficient. They are virtually pilot programs and there is still much to reach that city we imagine with all connected systems.

Rivas Vaciamadrid in, for example, Huawei has installed an evolution of a tetra network, critical communications network, used by police or firefighters. They have migrated to a more efficient emergency because it allows real-time video or geolocation LTE network. What was once just voice before, it is now high speed video and geolocation.

When recording an act of crime and save it directly to the cloud, it is no longer possible to delete it while it is accessible to all the police, with all the benefits that entails. "The problem is the frequency. We talk about old radio concessions and remains an expensive spectrum, "says Carlos Delso. "The need exists she continues, 'because in critical communication networks has always invested because it is necessary. Security services, which are essential, be the first to change. But it is only the beginning, a part of the city connected. "

"There are still many issues to resolve to reach the connected and efficient city that we all hope, but every day we are closer to it '
Actually, when we talk about the connected cities, the great challenge lies in the standardization and everything can be integrated with other components: from street lamps bulbs to light counters. Only decide which sensors have priority over the rest is a step forward. "We are not aware of the number of devices that will connect in the coming years. We'll have millions of devices sending information. We are at the beginning of the connected city, but we do not know, even remotely, where they will get, "said the expert.

Narrowband is another one of those protocols that are not yet standardized, with many advantages, such as reduced energy consumption. For example, a parking sensor can last up to 10 years without needing to change the network or install new infrastructure. Thus, the fact of having to look for parking and leads directly to the open space would have been assigned to be over.

In addition, narrowband allow manufacture cheap devices such as water valves, which can be opened and closed remotely. Also, you can keep track of pets, the elderly, children, connected ... "We will find new possibilities"

Carlos Delso states how energy savings, fines and parking come first because they are profitable on their own and are financed themselves. If a city comes to energy efficiency, such as the illuminations, the numbers are on their own for any municipality. In other systems, however, it is more complicated because they have no immediate economic return. "There are still many issues to resolve to reach the connected and efficient city that we all hope, but every day we are closer to it," he says.

Mediatek is dumped into the Internet of things

J.M.NIEVES | BARCELONA

It may be one of the most dangerous competitors of Qualcomm, especially in mobile input ranges and a half. Mediatek processors indeed are present in an increasing number of smartphones. The reason: a price very content and exceptional performance. Two characteristics that place the firm in a prime position when we are through the door leading to the connected world, the internet of things. Today, already one billion products are sold worldwide with Mediatek technology. For example, three out of five of the TVs that exist on Earth.

In this edition of MWC, the company introduces new products designed specifically for photographic devices and to improve the quality of images on the screen. And also the first solutions based on artificial intelligence and will, for example, smartphones recognize the face of their owners. In Spain, Mediatek dominates the phone market "white brand" of several Spanish operators, from Vodafone to Orange. And national brands like WIKO or Wolder.

The new Helio P20, for example, is a processor of medium / high range with 16 nanometer technology, 20% more powerful than the previous model and 50% less memory consumption. Like other P series processors, can build thinner and much processing power phones. Hi-fi audio support and high quality images.

Mediatek this year also features a biometric sensor, called MT2511 Biosensig, specially designed for integration into wearables devices (watches and bracelets) and measure our constant Biometric. And a complete processor to "smartwarches" MT2523, which has been all integrated sensors.

Companies like HTC or Sony are already beginning to incorporate processors Mediatek in some of its most advanced products, and the company says that very soon we will begin to also see in the flagships of the most renowned manufacturers.

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NEW FOOD OF THE FUTURE

Humanoid robotics continues taking new steps. important steps that allow conceive of a future in which, despite its negative connotations about a possible dystopian world, intelligent machines will coexist with humans.

Specialized Boston Dynamics, owned by Alphabet (before Google), a firm has unveiled the new generation of Atlas, one of the most advanced robots today. The new version, more stylized aesthetics, has a lower (84 kg) and smaller (175 centimeters) weight and is designed to perform tasks in inaccessible environments and is capable, according to the development reached, overcoming a difficult terrain and situations of great difficulty as snow. This is achieved thanks to the incorporation of new sensors that analyze in real time the terrain is advanced.



One of the challenges of robotics is to get the robots are increasingly autonomous and able to move more fluidly. The new version of Atlas is balanced to overcome various obstacles, a real milestone in the industry, which looks like gradually being overcome new goals, seemingly banal.

Another of the achievements is its ability to collect packages considerable weight (around five kilograms) to deposit them on a shelf. In addition, the robot can even overcome another obstacle in testing one of the technicians Boston Dynamics throws the box to the ground with a hockey stick and automatically gets react in time to continue the work already scheduled .

This activity will allow, in the future, improve storage processes in enterprises. Atlas, the new generation has improved its ability to stand upright. Researchers have gotten the machine to be able to rise when, in a deliberate way, a human being has thrown to the ground. It is able to support the efforts of their 'carers'.

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Facebook conquest the company as the showcase of the future

Social networks have made their way into the corporate business strategy, not just those that focus on the Internet. Companies of all calibers have long tried to capitalize on these social platforms, and rooted in society, and where millions of people -potenciales customers- together in an informal and relaxed environment, where the presence of new forms of communication such as videos and images generate a great conversation.


They know they should be, but often the companies themselves know some of the tricks and secrets to take advantage of social networks. How to sell a product? What style do you use? Is it really necessary to "feisbuquear" or "tweeting"? And one of the formulas, advertising inserts, the great internet business thanks to the segmentada- advertising, has served as a catapult for companies. Amid the hurricane "dospuntocero" Facebook has announced that there are already more than three million businesses actively advertised in the social network, which has about 1,590 million users worldwide currently.

This figure may not represent more than just a sample, but the fact is that the US multinational has registered a growth of 50% over the previous year. Most of these businesses, however, are SMEs; small and medium enterprises who struggle daily to compete against the tentacles of the most powerful brands.

The main sectors are the Services, Local Trade and eCommerce. They are more than 50 million such businesses that use the so-called fan pages to try to reach your customers. The use of "smartphone" is more relevant in this context. Internet access is becoming increasingly mobile. According to data provided to ABC, more than a million advertisers create ads directly on Facebook from your mobile device.

Tool to create corporate videos
And the movement of people seem to work even though, in the beginning, Facebook was designed as a social network to connect people. Now, it may seem inconceivable, follow a brand is commonplace. Only in Spain, 83% of its users is the space of an SME.

Globally, of course, the figure rises to one billion people, ie nearly 70% of users have connections with a company within the service, which prints a value more: more than 2,500 million comments thereon although the company has not detailed what percentage of them are negative or positive. Because, the truth, often a negative campaign by users forced to back down to a mark or, at least, apologize.

Looking to enhance business pages, Facebook has launched a new service, "The Story of Your Company," which allows editing simple videos incorporating music as soundtrack to display products and services.

Facebook ensures that companies have turned squarely on his landing on this platform. "We work constantly to provide businesses with the resources they need for their presence on Facebook is satisfactory and effective. With the announcement of the new video tool 'The Story of Your Company', we want to help any business, is the size it is, it can be shown to the world in a simple innovative way yet, "explains ABC Irene Cano, CEO of Facebook Spain.

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Cordiality and respect between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao

DRAFTING INTERNATIONAL.- With the slope of the last car of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, the fighters offered a sample of good manners and education world. Before disputing the historic unification bout welterweight title, both gave a final press conference without the slightest altercation.

The presentation of the two pugilists with reporters, held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (Nevada), stage combat next Saturday, which will break all brands of revenue, was a carbon copy of the first held last month in Los Angeles, all promotion, cordiality and respect.
Mayweather Jr. turned to ask again that fans the world who have given their support to continue doing so and now more than ever 'buy' the fight for pay television that will cost no less than 100 dollars, brand new.

While Pacquiao again recalled his humble and misery he lived in his native Philippines origins, when he was a child and have reached the pinnacle of fame and it all thanks to God who has guided long he made his will.

The only ones who showed the real face of the background of the fight, millions lasganancias going to leave, were the promoters and the two television networks Showtime and HBO will have the rights of transmission of a fight that could leave some revenues of around 500 millions of dollars.

Pacquiao, 36, brand 05/02/57, 38 KO's, and champion in eight different divisions, the only one who has succeeded in boxing history, will receive a guaranteed purse of $ 100 million ypidió Mayweather Jr. that after combat maintain respect between them, is achieved are an example for all.

"It's time to fight and, for that we are here," said Mayweather Jr. in a short statement to the media. "I feel good, I feel strong and I am convinced that we will give a great show."
Unbeaten American champion 38 years (47-0, 26 KOs), followed in their line of neither direct nor a bad word against Pacquiao that over the years he shied away not to face what he called from "monkey" to "yellow" .
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"This is business, it's my job. I've been here before. I'm proud to be here in the greatest event in history, "said Mayweather, a guaranteed purse of $ 150 million that could rise to 180, depending on the income den for TV rights payment will be .
Both men now work in private face to be ready for Friday's weigh which will be the last public act in which they appear before boarding on Saturday ring and demonstrate with facts that made the "Fight of the Century"

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