Windows 8 will not Gadgets

From the final version of Windows 8 will disappear "gadgets" - mini-applications that the user can add to your desktop for quick access to all kinds of online and local information and tools. This was reported by a computer blog The Verge with reference to the Chinese resource Win8China. The lack of gadgets editors Win8China found by reading one of the last builds of Windows 8. However, in public pre-release versions of the system, including the Release Preview, gadgets maintained. It is assumed that Microsoft decided to remove from Windows 8 gadgets because they perform functions in part to the application interface Metro. Official statements about the gadgets Microsoft has not yet done so.

Gadgets first appeared in the operating system Windows Vista, which was published in 2006. They were located on a separate panel on the right or the left side of the screen. In Windows 7, which was released three years later, the gadgets are located directly on the desktop. In Windows 8 will not be as familiar to users, and other elements of the previous versions, including the "Start" button, which became the hallmark of Windows, and graphic effects Aero Glass. Their absence in the final version of the system, which is due out before the end of 2012, confirmed officially.

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Angry Birds Top Free PC Game New PiG Version

Studio Rovio, developer of Angry Birds, this year plans to release a new game, which will need to fight for the pigs, birds and not evil, as it was before. The idea of ​​a new game is to protect the eggs stolen from the birds. In this traditional tower and catapult the game continue. The game, which is expected to appear around the end of December, will feature a variety of subspecies of pigs and the birds in the traditional Angry Birds, they will have different strengths and abilities. 

The official announcement of the new game has not yet been, but the studio did not comment on Rovio information appearing on the Internet. Games against birds to pigs Rovio released in 2009. In addition to "basic" version of the game, the developers will present its regular seasonal variations (eg, summer, or on Chinese New Year). In addition, the Finnish studio has released Angry Birds Rio, developed based on the same cartoon, and the Angry Birds Space (where the birds have to fight the pigs in space, which affects the flight path of birds).

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Iphone Quad will be a Top Iphone

According to online resource DigiTimes, the new smartphone Apple will be the processor with four cores ARM-based chip architecture Samsung Exynos 4, which has already been used in the Samsung Galaxy S III. It is expected that the new smartphone will be available in October. No further information about this single-chip system, which is supposed to be called Apple A6, no. For example, it is unknown clock speed and the graphic element, and therefore say something about the possible speed of the new iPhone is not yet possible. At the same time the company from Cupertino is clearly to be in line with the general trend, when the manufacturers equip the flagship smartphone chips with four cores.

As an example, Samsung Galaxy S III, HTC One X or Huawei Ascend D Quad, whose appearance is expected at the European market at about the same time. Thus, the Californian giant, which has positioned itself as a developer of advanced mobile devices with high performance and functionality, you do not want to lag behind its competitors in the smartphone market.

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Thunderbird Stops the Development of Mozilla

Mozilla Foundation Chairman Mitchell Baker said in his blog that the company Mozilla, Thunderbird mail client issued in 2004, ceases to be engaged in its development. Mozilla will no longer add new features Thunderbird. According to Baker, this may well be able to do third-party developers. Mozilla also will assume the provision of a stable and safe operation of the program in the form in which it exists at the moment. To refuse the active development of the mail client Mozilla decided by the desire to save money and human resources. Now the company is much more important in mobile and network projects, including the operating system Firefox OS.

Mozilla Thunderbird is a mail client to open source. It is used by more than 20 million people worldwide. There are versions for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other platforms. In 2007, Mozilla has already announced that refuses to develop Thunderbird, however this did not happen. The latest version of e-mail program with the number 13 came out in the first half of June 2012. Now continuing the development of Thunderbird 14 and out of beta.

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Firefox Os It Turns Out The First Phone

The Spanish company Telefonica has shown a prototype of public Smartphone operating system Firefox OS, based on web standards HTML5. The company explained the reasons for them, despite the existence of the iPhone and multiple devices on Android, it was decided to use this platform. According to Telefonica, Firefox OS will allow the operator to gain independence from Android. In addition, the platform will reduce the cost of devices without compromising their functionality, said CEO Matthew Key.  Marketers Telefonica sees great potential in the Firefox OS as an engine of growth of the smartphone market, especially in developing countries, and believe that the platform is immune to failures that previously accompanied the set of similar projects. The prototype smartphone was created by Qualcomm, an American manufacturer of processors for mobile devices. Demonstrating a smartphone, representatives of Telefonica said its multitasking feature messaging, access to Facebook and play. The prototype has a touch screen and four touch-sensitive buttons. According to representatives of Telefonica, all functions have been presented are based on HTML5. 

According to Director of Development at Telefonica Carlos Domingo, to create applications for Firefox OS to be easy, since 75% of applications for Android and the iPhone is designed based on HTML5, as well as by a sufficiently strong community of Mozilla and brand awareness. Matthew Key said that the first smartphone based on Firefox OS will be launched in Brazil in the first quarter 2013 cost of the device will not exceed $ 100. "We can create the same experience of interaction, as well as on Android, and even better and at lower cost," - said the head of Telefonica. For the first time that Mozilla plans to develop its own operating system for smartphones, it became known in July 2011 Firefox OS feature is the absence of intermediate layers, due to which access to basic functions of the mobile device is provided, as a rule, only native applications. Thus, at the expense of the device software can be fully modify, adjusting for yourself.

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Tablet Google Nexus 7 Officially Unveiled by techli8

Today at the conference I / O in San Francisco, Google has officially unveiled its own tablet Nexus 7. ​​As the previous plate constructed on a quad processor with a frequency of 1.3Ghz, 12-core video processor Tegra 3 and RAM to 1GB. It will be equipped with front camera of 1.2 megapixels, technology NFC, as well as built-in memory and 16GB for 8 to choose from. Display - 7-inch panel with a resolution of 1280x800. The promised time - 8:00. Tablet Dimensions - 198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm. Tablet manufacturing company engaged in Asus.  The tablet will be managed by a new version of operating system, Android 4.1, code-named Jelly Bean, which was presented at the same conference.

The price for the younger model - $ 199. The model with 16GB memory will cost $ 250. Home delivery - the middle of July. It is assumed that the tablet will be the basis for the consumption of content from the store Google Play. It provides not only software, but also magazines, books, music and TV shows. If so, then its direct competitor - Amazon Kindle Fire, which initiated the production of high-quality low-cost tablet running on Android, can safely retire.

The first thing you notice - it's incredibly solid. Rigid aluminum edges and rubberized back and in his hand he is very reliable. Fits easily into a jacket pocket or even in the pocket of his jeans (although I would not recommend trying). The front camera, rear camera there, and it's good, because there is nothing to take pictures tablet. Rocker volume control, push button, a micro-USB and headphone jack. Unfortunately, there is no way to connect a memory card, but it's not such a problem when hand cloud services Google. Loading is very fast. The screen is bright and clear. Scrolling just perfect - very smooth. JellyBean Operating system looks great and uses all the screen space is extremely effective. On the Home screen icons six programs, plus the icon of the call screen applications. Of course, Nexus 7 still need to drive to understand what it's worth, but the first verdict is this: there are no more excuses to buy any Kindle Fire. Nexus 7 brighter, sharper, faster and definitely more efficient

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