Hurricane Irene arrived in the U.S.

Hurricane Irene on Saturday, demoted to a category, has just reached North Carolina. The mayor of New York, meanwhile ordered the evacuation of 370,000 people

Hurricane Irene on Saturday, demoted to Class 1, on Saturday reached the Atlantic coast of the United States. He arrived near Cape Lookout, North Carolina. The people had started on Friday night to feel the first effects of Hurricane Irene, whose arrival has led the authorities to implement emergency measures including evacuation orders unprecedented in New York. Rain and high winds are identical to those generated by a tropical storm.

States Carolina to Maine through Washington, the local authorities declared a state of emergency at the approach of the storm about 900 km in diameter could affect 55 million Americans. Barack Obama said that the consequences of the hurricane, an unusually wide, could be "extremely dangerous and costly." "Everything suggests that this will be a historic hurricane," said the American president to his compatriots, who remember the devastating passage of Katrina on New Orleans in 2005.

Evacuation of 370 000 in New York

Friday night, North Carolina, trees were uprooted, the areas were flooded and electricity was cut to 7600 inhabitants of the city of Wilmington because of weathering due to the first hurricane.

Hurricane Irene arrived in the U.S.

Hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists have begun to move away from the likely path of depression. In New York, 370,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes in low lying areas of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, the authorities feared flooding from Sunday in the city but also on Long Island, more East. "We had never done until now in a forced evacuation, and we would not do it today if we did not think this storm was likely to be very dangerous," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He added: "It's not a joke, your life could be in danger."

The army ready to respond

U.S. airlines for their part, canceled nearly 8,000 flights and moved their equipment out of the likely path of the hurricane. Transit will close at noon and the roads could be cut if the winds are above 90 km / h.

Leon Panetta, the Defence Secretary, announced that the army was ready to assist, if necessary, and that more than 100,000 members of the National Guard could be made available to affected States.

The people stayed near the Atlantic coast have established reserves of food and water and tried to protect their homes and property.

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The tablet on the way to supplant the PC

The decision of HP, world's largest manufacturer of computers, separate from its PC reflects a major change in the industry and marks the emergence of new players.

This is a milestone in the history of computing. The world's leading manufacturer of PC announced that it will withdraw from this activity. In making this decision, Leo Apotheker, CEO of HP, takes note of a double reality: the market has already switched to the HP tablets and missed that turn.

The boundary drawn between PCs and tablets no longer be needed. Laptops and the "Pad" or "Tab" to the same target audience. "The tablet is the ultimate mobile device. It will even be the first TV screen connected in homes and transportable, "predicts Christopher Aulnette, CEO of Netgem.

PC sales will continue to grow in the coming years, but at a slower pace. In the last quarter, they rose by only 2% worldwide and even dropped by 19% in Europe, according to the latest study by Gartner. PC sales have been hard hit by soaring sales of tablets. DisplaySearch fact of Apple the leading seller of laptops, PCs and by adding the shelves in the same category. HP is demoted to second place. "The slowdown in sales growth of PC is due to higher sales of tablets," said Richard Shim, senior analyst at DisplaySearch. So much so that by 2016 it is expected to sell more bars in the world of laptops. This is due to consumer demand. The PC market is still supported by demand from businesses.

The launch of the iPad, last year, PC makers were first considered this the emergence of a new market. They readily confined the tablet to the consultation content, reserving the game more "noble" computing, content creation, to the PC. It only took a few months to shake the certainties. On a daily basis, the consumer sends e-mails, watch videos, plays, reading a newspaper, surfing, photo sharing on the Internet ... So many things that are perfectly feasible on a shelf, or even more easily than a laptop . Besides all uses brought by additional accessories such as holders for music.

While the tablets are not equipped with big hard drives capable of storing data. But Apple has already provided an answer to storage problems with icloud. All information can be stored on external servers. The only limit to access constantly, you need a connection worthy of the name. The tablet can connect at home Wi-Fi or outside the network via the Internet Mobile Broadband 3G.

An integrated model

Finally, the supply of tablets will continue to evolve, driven by competition among big players, Apple and Google, and their "challengers" Microsoft and RIM (BlackBerry).

"To exist on the consumer market for personal computers, must be able to sell PCs, tablets and smartphones, said Ranjit Atwal, an analyst at Gartner. The profits come from the ecosystem that results, not hardware sales. "Apple is the model. After developing the application store on iPhone and iPad, he extended the principle to the Mac.

As such, Leo Apotheker wanted to go too fast. He left no time to its operating system WebOS, or its application store, AppCatalog, to develop. "The transition of a business model to another is not easy, and HP probably has overestimated the value of its brand among consumers," said Ranjit Atwal. In the last quarter, PC sales to individuals of HP fell 10%, while those companies grew by 20%.

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Fünfzigsten Jahrestag des Baus der Berliner Mauer

Berlin Der heutige Tag markiert den fünfzigsten Jahrestag des Baus der Berliner Mauer, die in zwei Teile, auch grüßt die Erinnerung an diejenigen, die getötet, während er versucht, die Mauer überqueren waren geteilt.

Vleil der zwölften bis dreizehnten August / August der Präsident des kommunistischen Osten Deutschland Walter Olbraist es zu starten "Operation Rose."

Und mehr kosten als zehntausend deutsche Truppen östlich der Bau einer "Mauer des Schutzes gegen den Faschismus" in der Tat ein Hindernis für die Übertragung der osteuropäischen Bevölkerung, die Bereiche von den alliierten Truppen besetzt stoppen und verhindern, dass sie an der Flucht durch die West-Berlin war eine kapitalistische Enklave erlaubt.

Die Entscheidung fiel, nachdem er mehr als 2,5 Millionen Menschen an demokratischen Deutschland mit einer Bevölkerung von 19 Millionen Menschen verlassen hatte.

Aber die Ostdeutschen setzten ihre Versuche, in den Westen zu bewegen, mit allen Mitteln zu verstecken Mechanismen, um zu graben Tunnel. Er starb in der Nähe der Wand 136 von ihnen nach Historiker, die die Zahl der Menschen in Versuchen getötet zu überqueren, um zwischen 607 hundert Menschen geschätzt werden.

Und soll der Gedenkfeier beginnt an diesem Morgen in der Kirche war in der Pufferzone errichtet zuvor. Stattliche und Materialien für das Leben derer, die Flucht vor den Grenzsoldaten starben erschossen.

Ceremony und Glocken
Der deutsche Bundespräsident wird Christian Wulff auf der zehnten Brief in Anwesenheit von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel und Berlins Bürgermeister Wowereit Mlaus Sozialdemokraten am Monument Street Bernoir (Bernoir Strasse) von der "Mauer der Schande" in zwei Teile geteilt zu liefern.

Am Mittag Stqra Kirchenglocken und die Züge in den Bahnhöfen und die Bewegung in der Stadt für eine Minute zu stoppen.

Auch heute noch nicht vorbereitet U-Bahn und S-Bahnen, in welcher Form sie vor dem Bau der Mauer war, nach 22 Jahren im Herbst.

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Samsung Galaxy 10,1 révision

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Le plus lisse tablette Android encore: enfin l'iPad 2 a, presque littéralement, a rencontré son match

Date de révision: 10 août 2011

Révisé par: Darien Graham-Smith

Prix ​​Lors de la révision: £ 399 (£ 479 TTC)

Revue

Comme nous l'écrire cette critique, il a été annoncé que les ventes de Samsung tablette Android derniers doivent être stoppé à travers l'Europe, suite à des poursuites judiciaires d'Apple. Coup d'œil sur le tableau et il n'est pas difficile de voir pourquoi. Le Galaxy Tab 10,1 ressemble étrangement, insolemment semblable à un iPad 2 - et il n'a probablement pas aidé que ses capacités et de configurations différentes 3G sont au prix d'adapter précisément les modèles correspondants d'Apple. Samsung prévoit de faire appel contre la décision, mais les stocks actuels sont vendus une fois on ne sait pas si et quand il y en aura plus.

C'est une honte, parce que le Galaxy Tab a beaucoup de choses pour elle. Les regards ont été mis à jour depuis Samsung abord démontré l'appareil en Février, mais il est encore plus léger que l'IPAD 2 à 565g, et une fraction d'un millimètre de plus minces. Le dos en plastique n'est pas aussi épreuve que boîtier métallique d'Apple, mais comme le transformateur Asus Eee Pad - jusque-là de notre tablette Android préférées - il se sent solide et chaude au toucher.

L'écran est un plaisir aussi - une multitouch 1200 x 800 écran LCD donnant plus d'espace de l'écran que l'IPAD 2 et une hauteur nette de points. Basé sur Samsung technologie PLS Super - l'entreprise propres prennent IPS - c'est aussi lumineux et coloré que vous pourriez demander, offrant excellents angles de vision et d'une luminosité maximale arrêtant des 492cd/m2 (plus lumineux que l'affichage d'Apple), avec un ratio de contraste percutant de 600:1. Le seul inconvénient est que, de façon prévisible, le format panoramique se sent un peu lourd en orientation portrait.

En interne, le Galaxy Tab 10.1 est basé sur un processeur 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processeur dual-core, nouveau correspondant du transformateur Asus. Il n'est pas surprenant, donc, pour voir le benchmark SunSpider JavaScript complète dans un très proche 2,4 secondes - juste un smidgeon derrière les 2 iPad 2,1 secondes. La page d'accueil BBC a ouvert en 5,6 secondes, et l'indice de référence Quadrant Android uniquement l'onglet Galaxy 2200 a marqué, encore une fois un score typique d'une tablette haut de gamme.

En pratique, cela rend Honeycomb une expérience Snappy. Le défilement et animations tournantes semblent légèrement saccadé par rapport à l'iPad 2, et quand vous glissez pour faire défiler vers le haut ou le bas d'une page, il ya un délai avant que le mouvement de minuscules registres. Mais ce sont en général niggles Android, et ils sont faciles à vivre. Globalement, les applications et les front-end sont aussi sensibles que vous pourriez demander.

Samsung a également superposé son TouchWiz 4.0 personnalisations sur l'interface Android régulière. Il s'agit notamment de "panneaux vivre" - grand widgets d'information pour vos écrans d'accueil - et un "Plateau Mini Apps" le long du bas de l'écran d'accueil. La notification et la zone des paramètres en bas à droite de l'écran est remplacé par une version propre de Samsung, offrant plus simple à une touche d'accès aux réglages les plus fréquemment utilisés.

Une voyante "tilt pour zoomer" fonctionnalité a également été ajoutée au navigateur et divers éléments d'interface ont été retapé avec un chiffon propre en noir sur blanc regarder. Ces changements ne sont pas trop intrusif, mais ils ajoutent peu à l'expérience. Potentiellement plus utile est la copie préinstallée de bureau Polaris, ainsi que quelques applications sur mesure de Samsung. Il s'agit notamment du Social Hub, qui combine vos services de réseau social en une seule interface, et le Hub Musique, un magasin de musique intégré alimenté par le service 7digital.

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Wall Street bounce or no bounce?

Wall Street is evolving in an extremely volatile on Friday and is now displayed in a dispersed two-hour closing. The rebound in the Dow Jones remains weak while the evidence seemed to want to plunge a few hours ago. Rumours suggesting the support from the ECB, Italy and Spain, came somewhat calm the operators in the afternoon. Moreover, the market is only half reassured by the latest employment figures across the Atlantic, marked by a decline in unemployment to 9.1% and 117,000 new jobs. Finally, the S & P still maintains the pressure on a possible deterioration in the U.S. note ... The DJIA bounced currently 0.86% at 11,481 points while the Nasdaq yield 0.13% to 2553 pts.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor on Friday, the creations of non-agricultural jobs in the United States for the month of July 2011 were well above consensus, numbering 89,000 against 117,000 expected by economists on average. The U.S. unemployment rate declined slightly further to 9.1% against 9.2% consensus and 9.2% reported a month before. Job creation in June are reviewed last up to 46,000, against 18,000 previously estimated.

In the private sector, the government no fewer than 154,000 jobs created in July after 80 000 in June (revised from 57,000). Consensus was 110,000 in July.

The index on the Monster Online recruitment for the U.S. came out in July 2011 rose by 4% compared to last year at 144 after 146 in June 2011 and 143 in May. It was 138 in July 2010. This is the 18th consecutive month of increase in the indicator year on year. The decline compared to June is in turn consistent with the seasonal normal.

Italian and Spanish rates "spread" relax on Friday night as rumors, citing the fact that Italian and Spanish central banks have purchased on behalf of the European Central Bank debt securities in their country, traveling at the moment markets. According to other rumors quite similar, the European Central Bank would be willing to support the Italian and Spanish bonds if these countries are subject to certain reforms.

While the "double dip" a growing threat and that financial markets are battered, U.S. President Barack Obama has again tried to reassure markets on Friday by saying that the U.S. would get out " we'll go out, things will get better ", he protested loudly. The U.S. president also reiterated that his country had managed to create jobs in the private sector for 17 consecutive months ...

VALUES OF THE DAY

AIG (-3%) has released its second quarter results. Its net income was $ 1.8 billion and operating profit after tax was $ 1.3 billion. Over the same period last year, the Group had a net loss of $ 2.7 billion, and operating profit after tax of $ 793 million. Q2 2011 EPS is $ 1, against $ -19.57 in Q2 2010. However, operating profit (after tax) per share was $ 0.69, against $ 1.18 a year earlier.

Fluorine (5%) announced its second quarter results. Profits are $ 165 million ($ 0.94 per share) against $ 157 million ($ 0.87 per share) a year before. The consensus was $ 0.81 in EPS. Its revenues climbed 17% to $ 6 billion. Of 2011, the Group is an EPS between $ 3.40 and 3.10, against a previous range of 3.00 / $ 3.40.

LinkedIn (-1%), the professional social network recently introduced on Wall Street, announced yesterday the quarterly detonating. For its second fiscal quarter, the Group has in fact posted a net profit of $ 4.5 million and 4 cents a share, compared with a profit of $ 938 K and 2 cents per share during the same period last year . Income, $ 121 million, soared on the other hand 120% year on year, against about $ 55 million in Q2 last year. Adjusted EPS was 10 cents per share. The Wall Street consensus was 4 cents loss per share and $ 104.5 million in quarterly revenues. For the quarter began, LinkedIn expects revenues ranging from 121 to $ 125 million. For the year, revenue is estimated between 475 and $ 485 million. The projections are also much higher than the consensus ($ 439 million in annual sales).

PMI Group (-27%), mortgage insurer American had already unscrewed from 53% last night on Wall Street after announcing that it would stop new insurance in several states because of its inadequate levels of capital, mainly those subsidiary of PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. In the second quarter, PMI has lost $ 135 million and 83 cents a share, against $ 151 million and $ 1.11 per share a year earlier. The new challenge course, the pressure on bond insurers. MGIC also unscrewed last night on the American coast, as well as Radian Group.

AES (2%) recorded for its second fiscal quarter net income increased by 21% to $ 174 million and 22 cents a share, against $ 144 million a year earlier. American Energy Group generated revenues up 16% to $ 4.54 billion, for an adjusted EPS growth of 17% to 28 cents, slightly higher than the consensus.

CF Industries (4%) announced its second quarter results. Its earnings are $ 487.4 million ($ 6.75 per share) against $ 105.1 million ($ 1.54 per share) a year before. Its revenues climbed 38% to $ 1.8 billion. Analysts on average expected a quarterly EPS of $ 6.95, on revenues of $ 1.7 billion.

Pitney Bowes (2%) published its second quarter results. Its earnings are $ 100.9 million ($ 0.49 per share) against $ 61.4 million ($ 0.30 per share) a year before. Bottom adjusted EPS totaled $ 0.52, against $ 0.48 a year earlier and $ 0.52 consensus. Its revenues climbed 1.3% to $ 1.31 billion, against $ 1.32 billion consensus. During the year, the Group is always an EPS between $ 2.35 and 2.15.

Procter & Gamble (2%), the giant consumer products, posted the fourth fiscal quarter 2011 net income up 15% to $ 2.51 billion and 84 cents a share, against $ 2.19 billion a year before. Revenues are appreciated for their 10% to reach $ 20.9 billion. The consensus was 82 cents EPS and $ 20.6 billion in billings. The Group is considering Cincinnati for the year 2012 adjusted earnings per share ranging from 4.17 to 4.33 $, up 6% to 10%. The market consensus is $ 4.45.

Viacom (1%), the U.S. media group, reported in the third fiscal quarter ended in June 2011 with net income of $ 574 million and 97 cents a share, against $ 420 million a year before, or 69 cents per share only. Revenue rose to $ 3.77 billion in the quarter, against $ 3.28 billion last year. Media networks and filmed entertainment posted double-digit growth of their business. The adjusted EPS has accounted for 99 cents against 71 cents a year earlier. The consensus was 86 cents EPS for $ 3.5 billion in revenue.

Priceline.com (+10%) has unveiled its second quarter results. Its earnings are $ 256.4 million ($ 5.02 per share) against $ 115 million ($ 2.26 per share) a year before. Adjusted basis, EPS totaled $ 5.49, against $ 3.09 for the same period last year, and $ 4.85 consensus. Its revenues are $ 1.1 billion, up 44% against the $ 1.08 consensus. In Q3, the Group is an EPS between $ 9.30 and 9.10 (above expectations), on revenues up from 37 to 42%.

Weight Watchers (16%) reported for its second quarter net earnings of $ 87 million and $ 1.17 per share, against $ 56 million a year before or 73 cents per share. The Group of New York took advantage of consumer demand in North America and the UK market. Revenues totaled $ 486 million, against $ 377 million a year earlier. Group boosts its forecast for annual EPS between $ 4.05 and 3.85.

Sunoco (-4%) has released its second quarter results showing a net loss of $ 125 million ($ 1.03 per share), against a profit of $ 145 million ($ 1.20 per share) a year before. The loss is mainly due to asset write-downs in the industry "chemistry" of the Group. Adjusted EPS totaled $ 0.40, against $ 1.31 for the same period last year, and $ 0.47 consensus. Its revenues climbed 25% to $ 12.02 billion, against $ 8.7 billion consensus.

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Testing the Nexus S: A new Google Phone from Samsung

summary

1. Video:
2. photo presentation
3. What about the phone?
4. Web surfing comfort is it to go?
5. A good player?
6. The digital camera (+ video capture)
7. Video playback (DivX, MKV)
8. What about GPS?
9. The video games (3D)
10. About the NFC
11. Nexus S: An update on the screen
12. autonomy
13. conclusion

Testing the Nexus S

After you have chosen HTC to design a mobile first sold under its own brand, Google is now turning to Samsung. In South Korea, this new mobile succeeds S Galaxy which it shares many common features.

The Nexus S benefits of attention because Google is the first device to ship version 2.3 of Android (Gingerbread). Outperforms the terminal does all Android smartphones, including Galaxy S? The answer at the end of this test.

photo presentation

The Nexus S is largely based on the design of the Galaxy S. The shapes are slightly more rounded, but the casing is made of the same material and is seen decorated with similar motifs. At the rear, on the lower part, there are also the protuberance which facilitates handling. However, the Nexus S is slightly heavier than the Galaxy S (129g against 118g)

Another difference from the Galaxy S: No SD slot is present on the Nexus S. The unit is equipped with an onboard memory of 16 GB which he will be content.

What about the phone?

Comprehensive smartphone functions we could almost forget the basic function ie call. No worries individuals to report on this plan, the Nexus S offers excellent sound quality. The called party can confirm the quality of the microphone. On the physical level this time, when the Nexus S is in the ear, round the edge of the upper part of the mobile appears comfortable.

The software layer is no exception in that it offers a good grip. Gingerbread does not revolutionize the genre, but the basic menus for Android are entirely satisfactory. At all good.

A good player?

On this point, the Galaxy S scores from the Nexus S. Google engineers have been content to offer the standard player of Android as the Galaxy S has a much improved program Smasung. Result: the user loses the many audio profiles that were offered by Samsung

While it is always possible to take a walk through the Market to find an enhanced, but the reader board still retains the advantage of better integration at the heart of the system.

Another downside, the FM tuner expensive smartphones to the Samsung brand goes out the window. Too bad.

The digital camera (+ video capture)

The Nexus S has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus single LED flash that produces very detailed pictures of good quality (see example). In front, there is an objective video VGA (640 x 480), but no dedicated hardware button to the NPC is present. On the software side this time, the Nexus S has a picture layer native Android 2.3. The lack of customization from the manufacturer does not have a problem here: the options are relatively complete by default. You can change the focus mode, exposure, white balance, resolution, quality, or select a preset profile (night, snow, landscape, etc.)..

The nice little extras have not been forgotten: you can geotag the photos or apply one of three filters monochrome, sepia and negative.

As for video capture, the Nexus S disappointing compared to the Galaxy S. While the younger brother was able to swallow the 720p @ 30 fps without flinching, the Nexus S simply the best of a stream 480p @ 30 fps (720 * 480 AVC encapsulated in a .3 gp file). In the end, the video is fluid, but the definition is less than that they were entitled to expect from a terminal of this caliber. There is also the effect of scanning (indoor) and the brightness variations fairly brutal.

Video playback (DivX, MKV)

However, strangely, when we expected a total incompatibility with the MKV (supported on the Galaxy S), we see that the 720p files of this type can be read in a perfect fluid on the Nexus S ... without the soundtrack is supported.

What about GPS?

The Nexus S has a relatively high-performance chip. The device is capable of performing a first cold fix in 38 seconds. After closing and restarting the GPS application, the following positions are carried out in 8 seconds. On GPS applications, in addition to Google Maps, it is always possible to go through the Market to unearth the right program.

Caution, however, we found that our test version of Navigon not working on Android 2.3. It's a safe bet that the commercial version poses the same problems. Contacted by us, Navigon announced that the next update to 3.5.4 MobileNavigator for Android will provide compatibility with Gingerbred. This should be available by late March.

The video games (3D)
3D performance of mobile are no exception. Relatively intensive games such as Reckless Racing run in a perfectly fluid.

About the NFC
The Nexus S is equipped with an NFC (Near Field Communication). If this technology is a lot of attention, its practical applications are still little known to future buyers. Of all the possibilities, there are two examples.

First, Samsung provides a native application soberly named "Tag". This provides similar functionality to programs reading tags 2D (Datamatrix, QR codes, mobile tag), but this time, the process relies on the NFC chip, not the AFN.

The tags read or generated by the program can still contain a contact card, a URL or plain text. The tags can be interpreted from another compatible terminal or a small antenna that is not thicker than a sheet of paper (see photo above).

In the near future, we can also save its data bank to make payments with their NFC smartphone. For the system to have a real interest, it was not until the equipment is widespread among traders.

Nexus S: An update on the screen

With a maximum brightness, the blacks are much deeper on the Super AMOLED. However, we note that the Super AMOLED exaggerates the colors, especially shades of green, blue and yellow. This excess of saturation in combination with a contrast ratio of muscular cause a loss of detail in the display. Ultimately, the Super Clear LCD delivers a more realistic colorimetry, while the Super AMOLED is rather in the flattering. There will be so for everyone. While the announcement by the manufacturer of less consumption with the Super Clear LCD finish perhaps tip the balance.

conclusion

No doubt, the Nexus S is one of the best Android smartphones available today. The unit is slick, the screen offers an excellent report and this time it was finally right to a native integration of Android 2.3. Speaking of Gingerbread, it's a safe bet that the official support of Google provides good tracking updates. This was the case for the Nexus (which is to benefit from 2.3), there is no reason that the Nexus S escapes to the rule. It is only speculation, but this possibility should be considered.

Yet despite all these good indicators, the Nexus S may well miss its target. Even if the motive is good, he can not drive a sufficient distance to the Galaxy S. Even more annoying, some achievements of the Galaxy S disappear with the new Nexus. Thus, the FM tuner, support Divx, capture HD and SD slot through the cracks. Of course, Samsung said an NFC chip, but given the low penetration of compatible devices, it is not an argument.
Finally, if we take a look at the calendar, we see that the Nexus S does not come at the most opportune moment, stuck between a Galaxy fit S and S 2 Galaxy particularly expected.
Nevertheless, the impatient are not too embarrassed by small gaps from the Galaxy S can be seduced. The device is positioned without difficulty on the best of the podium.

Pricing and availability: SFR announced an exclusive two weeks from March 4 on the Web store, and then in the SFR space. The Nexus S will be available at € 149.90 (€ 199.90 - € 50 offer of repayment) with a subscription Illimythics 5 + 1H. In this operator, the device will be sold with packages frozen at 299.90 euros, or free subscription to 509.90 euros. According to SFR, the launch of the terminal was delayed due to late delivery of a new firmware version by Google (this would be a patch that provides better support for the touch-sensitive layer). Note that although this exclusivity, the mobile is available for several weeks in Phone & Phone. According to SFR, these devices imported from the United States.

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"Ms. Splosion Man" on Xbox Live Arcade

Spearheading the 2009 Summer Live Arcade for Xbox 360, Splosion Man had known explode codes game platforms and surprise the player with a gameplay simple but very effective. After Comic Jumper, as friendly but conventional, the bearded Twisted Pixel decided to follow up and a companion Splosion Man: thus was born Ms. Splosion Man.

Since scientists have managed to capture the poor Splosion Man, the eponymous hero of the game platform out two years ago, it now bears the heavy burden Madame do everything in its path SPLOS. If the last baby Twisted Pixel uses the mechanical eldest of her young, it does not offer a multiple number of novelties. Among these include for example the rails along which Ms. Splosion Man glides, the pink walls against which we can SPLOS at will, the explosive barrels that can change the plan or the various guns that recall barrels of Donkey Kong Country series. Of course, we meet also new enemies and bosses crazy. But even more than the addition of these elements, it is their combination that makes this suite a title even more crazy and more enjoyable.

With its level design perfectly controlled, Ms. Splosion Man is devilishly more rhythmic and the best players will feel able to literally fly over the levels as the various elements fit together and link together smoothly, but that does not provided an easy game. Without reaching the cruelty of a Super Meat Boy, Ms. Splosion Man is a die and retry demanding, and even more difficult than Splosion Man. Fortunately for the lows, it is always possible to zap a passage after several failures. However, complete all levels to discover all hidden pairs of shoes and flushing out all the secret exits require patience. At the fifty plus fifty solo multiplayer levels (four local or online), more focused on reflection. Height of luxury: it is possible to unlock a game mode for directing two Ms. Splosion Man with a single controller and then to try one at multi.

Do not spoil the creativity of the design level reflects on the graphics. If there is still only three worlds to discover, they are still much less worked and especially visually repetitive than the first game, which was still rather ugly. Ms. Splosion Man also wants to be a bit less linear, since it is possible to choose (a little) its way onto a world map that reminds Super Mario Bros. 3. Music more girly and sweet with aspartame may nevertheless offend. Some feel the effect too much soup and splosif clash with the gameplay of the title, no offense to his heroine supercharged. The sound environment is also more assured by the hysterical cries of Ms. Splosion Man, who spends his time singing the repertoire of Girl Power (Beyoncé Gwen Stefani via the Spice Girls) when it does not silly facial expressions. Yes, developers have gone further into delirium, and one need only account for a walk in the bonus or watch the tutorial.

8 / 10: very good. While Splosion Man banging already high both in the form (crazy world) and substance (splosif gameplay), Ms. Splosion Man surpasses her husband in style. Not content to integrate seamlessly with the original recipe, the news reinforces the concept without compromising the simplicity of the controls. Craziest, funniest, prettiest, but also more demanding than its predecessor, Ms. Splosion Man is a series inspired offering a great challenge to all those who had exploded Splosion Man: one hundred levels, pairs of shoes to recover, output secret to be discovered and a heroine hysterical. What SPLOS joy.

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Deutschland kritisch Gesichtserkennung Facebook

Constable der Privatsphäre von Hamburg, Deutschland, sagte in einer längeren Erklärung, dass die Gesichtserkennung von Facebook eingestellt sind im Gegensatz zu deutschem Recht verfügt. Für Johannes Caspar, Leiter der Agentur für den Schutz der Privatsphäre, hat Facebook nicht das Recht, biometrische Daten auf seinen Nutzern ohne Einholung ihrer Einwilligung zu sammeln.

Die größte soziale Netzwerk der Welt hatte diese Funktion Anfang Juni gemacht, nach einer Testphase und es wird automatisch erkennen, die Gesichter der Mitglieder des sozialen Netzwerks, und kombiniert automatisch die Bilder, um das Profil der Beteiligten. Allerdings können Benutzer wählen, um diese Funktion zu deaktivieren, wenn sie wollen.

Facebook, die zwei Wochen, um die Fragen der deutschen Agentur reagiert hat, stellt fest, dass diese Funktion mit der europäischen Gesetzgebung ist, und bekräftigt, dass sie gesperrt werden kann. Aber das Bundesland Hamburg, ist vor allem die Tatsache, dass Facebook biometrischen Daten speichert, ohne Einwilligung ist problematisch. Obwohl eine lokale Behörde hat Constable der Privatsphäre Hamburg weitreichende Befugnisse und können Bußgelder von mehreren hunderttausend verhängen.

Das Land Hamburg und Facebook hatte bereits im Januar kollidierte, wie das Unternehmen Bücher verwendet, um E-Mail-Adresse des neuen Nutzer.

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United States: "Enough about the debt, we must talk about jobs"

Barack Obama urged, Tuesday, August 2, Congress to address the economy and job creation, after the final adoption of a text to the Senate avoid a default in the United States while providing for reductions budget. The president quickly passed the agreement, just hours before the deadline set by the Treasury on Tuesday at midnight. Senators approved the text by 74 votes against 26, the day after its adoption in the House of Representatives by 269 votes against 161.

The threat of default is ruled out until at least 2013, Obama scolded Congress for having launched a war of trenches on deficits and public spending rather than focusing on unemployment. "We must do everything we can to grow this economy and put America to work, the president said. Everybody has to get started. It is only justice."

Worrying indicator

In the Senate, Majority Leader Democrat Harry Reid, echoed the president: "The number one job of Congress should be to create jobs for Americans." Mr Reid also announced that the first text that would address the Senate on his return from leave in September would be a bill on patents, which the Democrats hope to make job creation. On the side of the House of Representatives, the Democratic minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, hit hard by running: "Enough about the debt. We must talk about jobs."

The U.S. economy is indeed in bad shape, with an unemployment rate of 9.2% growth, low, 1.3%. And the latest indicators are not reassuring: household consumption fell by 0.2%, according to data released Tuesday in June (read the editorial of the World: "After the debt, the stagnation awaits Obama"). And markets were not soothed by the agreement on debt approved Tuesday night. The New York Stock Exchange ended down sharply: the Dow Jones lost 2.19% and the Nasdaq, 2.75%. Asian markets followed the same path at the opening Wednesday: Tokyo was down 1.42% and Hong Kong, 1.97%.

NON-TAX INCREASE, THE MAIN CRITICISM

Tuesday, Moody's has raised its outlook from "stable" to "negative", saying that the measures passed do not necessarily sufficient to improve the state of U.S. public finances.

"This is not the deficit reduction plan that I wrote," said the Republican minority leader of the Senate, Mitch McConnell, whose party would have liked more budget cuts. As for the Senate Democrats, Harry Reid said that a majority "believe that this arrangement is unfair because the rich have not helped." The text contains no tax increases, a point that Obama had to give in to pressure from Republicans. According to a poll CNN-Opinion Research poll, 60% of Americans disapprove of the fact that the text contains no tax increases for the wealthy.

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Low success for the domain names "sensitive"

More than 6000 requests from individuals or legal entities have been filed in one month to acquire Internet domain names so far banned as "internet.fr" but also "islam.fr", while the decree governing the new law was published Wednesday, August 3. A relatively low figure given the number of domain names put on the market (30 000).

In October, the Constitutional Council censored the 2004 law governing the allocation of Internet domain names and set the July 1 deadline to review the legislation. The decree detailing the changes was published Wednesday in the Official Journal.

Some 30 000 new words so far have been banned on the market: there are indiscriminately "camp de concentration", "Hitler," "xenophobia," "Nazism", "Koran", "Mosque" "union", "satan", "church", "slave" or "home-close". Since July 1, "more than 6100 applications were filed," said Mathieu Weill, executive director of the French Association for Internet Naming in cooperation (AFNIC), the Office of the official registration. Fr.

"VOLEUR.FR", "INTERNET.FR" OR "CANNABIS.FR" now allowed

Any person "demonstrate a legitimate interest" in the terms of the decree - and having been the first to file his case - may be a buyer of these new names to develop a web site or linked addresses.

"The names of the most popular by far are terms like 'internet.fr', 'url.fr', 'entreprise.fr' or 'pme.fr'. There are also some applications, largely minority, for 'musulman.fr ',' chretien.fr ',' juif.fr ',' voleur.fr ',' cannabis.fr 'or' piratage.fr ", summarized Mathieu Weill. For example, can ask "legitimate" name "internet.fr" "someone with a business in the Internet industry, a person wanting to write a history of the Internet, or a person 's Internet calling ", he said.

For the names more "sensitive" for example relating to religion, "we must also justify a legitimate interest and act in good faith, but there is an additional reserve which says that a domain name may be refused if it can be breach public order ", said Mr. Weill. The decree stipulates that each office and registration should "report immediately" to the government "domain names registered or sought with an obviously unlawful or contrary to public order."

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Hosni Mubarak's trial will resume on August 15

The first day of trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was completed in early afternoon Wednesday, August 3 in Cairo. Less than six months after the fall of his regime, carried away by a popular revolt that has killed 840, according to an official report, Hosni Mubarak appeared in a landmark case for Egypt and the Arab world, which was broadcast live public television. The next hearing is set for Aug. 15.

The Rais fallen pleaded not guilty, categorically rejecting all charges against him. Mubarak has been accused of involvement in the killing of demonstrators and corruption.

"All these accusations, I deny them completely," he said. The former president appeared lying on a stretcher in a large cage with bars blacks in the police academy in the capital laid out in court. He remained in custody in a nearby hospital in the city until the next hearing, which he should attend, said the judge. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, the son of former president accused of corruption, who appeared at his side, also pleaded not guilty.

The lawyers of Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib El-Adli, have also asked as witness the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (AFSC), Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, who was for twenty years the minister of defense.

Outside the court, hundreds of people, including victims' families and journalists were gathered and followed the hearing on a giant screen. Supporters of former president clashed with his opponents in the early morning, and when the hearing was adjourned for a break.

Hosni Mubarak, who is aged 83 years and ruled Egypt for 30 years, is accused of conspiring to "commit premeditated murder and attempted murder against the participatnts in peaceful demonstrations in Egypt." He is accused of "inciting the police to take" the demonstrators or to "terrorize". If convicted, Mr. Mubarak is punishable by death.

His lawyer, Farid al-Dib, has argued that Mr. Mubarak is too ill to stand trial and has not authorized the brutal repression of demonstrators. Mr. Al-Dib assured that Mr. Mubarak had cancer and that last week he was in a coma, that the hospital where he was treated for heart problems denied. One of his doctors said he was in a relatively stable but he was weak because he refuses to eat, and is very depressed.

IMPORTANT SAFETY DEPLOYMENT

Before the trial, many Egyptians were skeptical to say his presence in the dock. Others accused the army, in power since his resignation, to aim to avoid "humiliation". But Wednesday morning, Hosni Mubarak left on board an ambulance, the hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh, where he remained confined in her room, in custody since April. He landed in the morning at the military airport of Almaza in Cairo. His son, as his wife Suzanne were held in Tora prison in Cairo.

Mubarak appeared alongside his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, and six senior police officials. The trial will resume on Thursday July 4. The businessman Hussein Salem, a close Mubarak will, in turn, tried in absentia. All must answer charges of misappropriation of public money and killing of protesters during the revolt.

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The new Spider-Man is a young black and Latino Brooklyn

A new superhero was born Wednesday, August 3, launched by Marvel Comics publishing in the United States: it is a modernized version of Spider-Man, whose alter ego is now a teenager in New York mid -black and half Latino. In everyday life, the new Spider-Man Morales called Miles. He lives with his parents in the neighborhood of Brooklyn New York, at least when he is not busy chasing the bad guys in his red suit and blue.

The previous incarnation of Spider-Man, one of the comic hero whose popularity has never wavered, was Peter Parker, a white orphan originally from Queens, still in New York. But he was killed by his nemesis, the Green Goblin, in the June issue devoted to his adventures.

"When the opportunity arose to create a new Spider-Man, we knew it had to be a representative character, its origins and experiences, the diversity of the twenty-first century," said Axel Alonso, Editor Chief of Marvel, in a statement on the official website.

"The character of Miles follows the narrative tradition of characters like Peter Parker, but also shows that it is a new, unique, Spider-Man and it is worthy to be called," he added .

Axel Alonso told they had the idea of ​​changing the ethnic origin of Spider-Man when Barack Obama, whose father was African, acceded to the White House in January 2009. During the campaign, Barack Obama had also said that Batman and Spiderman were his two favorite superheroes because of their "inner turmoil".

But other proceeds before the change, it was still necessary that Marvel is the right opportunity. This is done with the death of Peter Parker. "To kill Spider-Man, it was necessary that we know who would replace him", said Axel Alonso, whose origins also played.

Her father is Mexican and her mother British, as the author of Spider-Man, Brian Michael Bendis, is Jewish and has two adopted children from Africa. "I know he made it a personal matter," said Dr. Alonso. "The theme is the same: a great power leads to great responsibilities," said Bian Michael Bendis to USA Today.

Spider-Man is a superhero's most popular on the planet. In March, a copy of the first comic book featuring his adventures, was released in 1962 and sold 12 cents at the time, was sold for $ 1.1 million at auction.

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