After changing the design of the website last April, Google continues its attempt to make a Google experience easier and more attractive. Following the redesign of the web version, Google + is modernizing its application for iOS.

As reported by the team of the social network, with this new update, are not interested in a simply smaller mobile experience for its implementation. It is intended to take advantage of all the possibilities that the iPhone offers, especially in what their screen refers. They want to transform Google + on something more intimate and expressive.

From the Google blog dare to label this new design as a feast for the eyes. First they changed the way to present images and texts, running at high resolution.

There also changed the home screen, profile images are now larger and have changed the fonts, which are sharper and easier to read. It is also easier to scan and in general all the design is more friendly to the eye, with masks, gradients and visual effects. Concerning the design there are a number of changes that make navigation more intuitive.

The iPhone update is now available from the App Store (version 2.0.0.5888). Google + team has ensured that this same update will come to Android in a few weeks with some additional surprises.

Apple broke the rules with the arrival of the new iPhone, at least the rules as to the names of their products. Experts and users were confident that the new generation of ‘tablet’ of Apple appears under the name of iPad 3. But no, the company chose to name the new iPad.

After the discontent of many by name, Apple explained that this decision was made because they did not like being predictable, everyone expected it to be called iPad 3 and the company wanted to surprise with the new name. After the release of the new iPad, and taking into account the above dates in which Apple has launched its mobile devices, the next release that is expected is a new iPhone. But the question is: what will be called iPhone 5 or Apple will surprise us with an alternative name?

It will take several months to find out what Apple has in store. However, a domain registration offers some light to this incognita or not. The Cupertino Company has begun the registration with the WIPO of the domain iphone5.com. The start of this record can be found through the website of the WIPO, however, does not reveal many details, just the domain name, the company requested and at what point is the process.

In response to this domain registration, Apple may have decided to call it to their next iPhone, but all indications are that this movement is facing the possibility that any other company or user can use the Apple brand. The company obtained the rights to iphone4s.com, iphoneporn4s.com, iphonesex4s.com, iphonexxxforce.com and other domains that were being used by an operator of adult websites.

In addition, Apple has won disputes over domain applesales.com, appleproductsonline.com, appleipods.com, and even ipods.com, among others.

The new team, called the Sony VAIO T13 will be available during the month of June, but contrary to what one might think, do not come with the latest processors from Intel, since it is rumored that it could integrate a i3-2367M.

With respect to the screen, have a size of 13.3 inches and 1366×768 pixel resolution. The storage system will be well covered, since the VAIO T13 will have an SSD of 32 GB, ideal to hold the OS and core applications, and a traditional hard drive of 320 GB. It is also possible that Sony may offer the option of opting only for a SSD. The RAM is 4 GB, while the graphics card is an Intel integrated HD 3000.

The weight of this new ultrabook is from 1.6 kg to which may aid the choice of an alloy of magnesium and aluminum for the manufacture of the computer chassis. And as for connectivity, it has integrated Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 and 3.0, and HDMI output.

Finally, know that there will be a model with 11.6-inch screen and identical technical specifications, and to be known as VAIO T11. All that remains is to know the price of both models.

The malware is distributed through the official store of Chrome and offers a tool to remove viruses from Facebook profile. Victims who fall for the scam will present their accounts; cybercriminals can use to achieve economic benefits.

Facebook and Chrome are both products of success and so are two systems of interest to cybercriminals. In order to exploit the fame of the social network and Google’s web browser, cybercriminals are distributing a new and dangerous malware that could steal user accounts.

The threat from this malware has been released by Kaspersky, whose researchers have sounded the alarm. The company explained that this new threat identified in the official store for Chrome web application.

Titled ‘Learn how to remove the virus from your Facebook profile’, this supposed tool actually intended the opposite. Users who download and install this add-on are actually opening the door of malware on their computer. When installed, the virus may allow cyber criminals to hijack Facebook users.

Besides posing a risk to the privacy of users, this threat is an economic objective. Kaspersky explained that cybercriminals seek to gain control of user accounts in order to make money. To do this, cybercriminals sell ‘I like’ to companies that want their content to increase in popularity. Cybercriminals use hijacked accounts for the ‘I like’, for which demands $ 27 per 1,000.

News Republic offers more than 10,000 full articles every day from over 300 news sources, and allows users to create “My News” channels that filter this mass of information throughout their areas of interest. This customization feature has been enhanced to News Republic 2.0, allowing users to select or deselect sources of content for all channels, which in turn can be filtered by “date”, “mood” or “video only”.

New from Republic News 2.0

• Completely redesigned interface: simple, clean and smart for enhanced browsing experience
• Simple to share an item via NFC (Android)
• Interactive widgets (Android)
• New photo galleries and videos
• Reacting to articles and discover how other readers feel in the new category “Mood”
• Search and add new items on its home page has become easier than ever
• Filter any news channel “date”, “mood” or “video only”
• Select/deselect the sources of news for all channels and for “All news”
• Easily organize news channels in the main page the way you want, in alphabetical order or custom

The application offers full articles – not just RSS feeds – you can easily share with friends via email, Twitter or Facebook. Users can also investigate the stories that matter most to them by function TagNav™ ​​Word Cloud to find related articles, links to YouTube and Wikipedia entries. Real-time alerts to ensure that users are completely in touch and speed when break important news about their favorite subjects.

Republic News 2.0 is available to download for Android and iPhone.

LG is one of those companies that are not necessarily in the center of these patent wars, but this did not happen because it had fewer failures than other companies.

For now, considering that LG has not yet reached the level of success of other Asian companies like Samsung or HTC, the South Korean manufacturer has gone unnoticed.

But things could change soon, as the company has big plans for the future. In a recent interview with iNEWS, Kwon Bong-Suk, Managing Director of LG Mobile Communications, said the company plans to launch a new “thinking smartphone.”

It seems that LG decided to give up its plan to add more features to mobile phones to build truly innovative devices from scratch, “Let’s create a product that can connect closely with consumers, a truly revolutionary.”

The LG representative said that the so-called “thinking smartphone” is an intelligent tool that can make decisions based on some predefined algorithms. Basically, the phone will be able to look at the bottom anything that improves the user experience.

Bong-suk also said that preparations for the rational development of the smartphone are underway and offered a good example of how to operate this device. This smartphone will be able to wake up at 5:30 in the morning, even though previously you set the alarm for 6:00 AM, just because it noticed that traffic on the way to work is very high at that time.

Furthermore, Bong-suk revealed that LG still interested in launching a $ 100 smartphone, but will have to find a way not to affect the user experience.

Internet Explorer and Google Chrome chronic down to the Olympus of the browser. This situation seemed destined to grow stronger over time, but the numbers seem to read something rather than describing a sudden U-turn.

And so the Internet Explorer back to gain positions, Firefox slows down who had made dangerous and Chrome reverses the triumphant ride that had brought it close to the top of the class.

The data are signed by NetApplication. Internet Explorer back to 53.83% after hitting bottom in December with 51.87%, Firefox loses 0.4%, but the month of February, it was closed in making it less active important to the fall; Chrome scored the third consecutive good results going from 19.11% in December to 18.57% today. Safari is confirmed at around 5% market share while Opera does not budge from 1, 6% reaffirming its position as fifth in the sector.

The turnaround could be the result of multiple causes. First is the daughter of a mere calculation, with which NetApplication went to erode the share that Chrome obtained thanks to the pre-rendering of pages and that has no reason to be counted in this statistic. Also could be the daughter of a strong advertising campaign that Microsoft is looking for some countries to point out its IE9, not surprisingly, the browser version in more dust.

The last six months has seen the situation so settle on a new balance. The next element will break the release of Windows 8 , that the autumn will bring new life to the Microsoft world and potentially the presence of Internet Explorer in the industry that has dominated for many years despite Firefox, Chrome, and even in spite of antitrust sanctions of the European Commission.

The digital paper is coming on the market. Those who until now were mere promises to be fair good for printing and for research, are now maturing into a real product ready for distribution. A new sign is LG, from which comes the first true EPD, i.e., E-Paper Display. China will be the market where the new concept will see the light, but since the beginning of next month, the distribution will also begin on the European continent.

The screen by announced the group has a size of 6 inches by definition equal to 1024×768 pixels. The screen, in plastic material, has a thickness equal to just 0.7 mm for a total weight equal to 14 grams. As indicated in the statement released, the screen is resistant to scratches and falls from a height of 1.5 meters, while LG says that the visibility is ensured through an angle of 40 degrees. But of course the main feature is its flexibility: LG did not specify what degree of plasticity of the screen, but the feel of a flexible display is shown as the real turning point as possible, the direction in which the group intends to invest about to revolutionize the world of e-books.

Because this is the promise put forth by LG: a screen that reduces the stiffness by going to the traditional paper and that can reproduce the experience of reading. But not only, “users of the e-book has long expressed a desire for a lasting EDP, as approximately 10% of them damaged by dropping it by accident,” while the new display is capable of ensuring strength and durability much higher. To this was added a better power management and a lower production cost, which should therefore lead the industry in the hands of LG.

There hardly has there hands in the short term, a real plastic device that can be folded, or at least does not seem to be that the current promise of LG. The group seems to be able to achieve by the summer’s arrival on the market of devices more durable that thanks to the higher intrinsic resistance of the most fragile of the current e-readers: the display.

According to Wall Street Journal, Google is working on building an online store to market-driven tablet operating system. These devices will be manufactured by traditional partners that Google has in this sector.

The first manufacturer to develop a tablet for Google store will be Asus. This product will be released this year, probably along with the store. Google wants to have its own hardware store to compete with Apple and Amazon, both of which are very popular tablets, the first and the second most popular in the U.S. Google tried to sell products directly to consumers when it launched the Nexus One built by HTC, but the experiment failed and Google closed the online store.

U.S. consumers are used to pay for heavily subsidized phones offered by mobile operators with two-year contracts, so that without devices seem significantly more expensive contract. However, Google does not have the same problem with the tablets as they do not require operators.

The company can begin offering discounts through the digital store down the prices of tablets sold there, as you can get the money through its entertainment service, Google Play, which offers music, movies, books and courses, applications and games. Until now, Android tablets have disappointed many users. Even the most popular recorded very low sales figures and the best-selling model is a tablet built by Amazon, with a customized version of Android, which does not include the components of Google.

However, Amazon was able to achieve these results as they offered their tablets in a very low price, promoting them heavily on their website. Consequently, Google is determined to do exactly the same.

Over the past months have speculated that Sony later the launch of a new generation of its PlayStation console. The company has repeatedly denied but what is taken for granted is already working on that device. Sony did not disclose any details of that development, but a trusted source portal Kotaku, usually hit with leaks, has revealed some details about the console.

The first is the name of the development project. According to the anonymous source, Sony has called the project Orbis, which could be the name that accompany of the PlayStation name. The company may waive the number four in favor of the name. Thus, PlayStation Orbis would bet Sony. Remember that Sony has already caught betting on a different name in its latest laptop. Rather than name it the PSP 2, the company has opted for PS Vita.

The anonymous source Kotaku confidence has also discussed some details of what could be the hardware of the console. It seems that Sony is working to use an AMD x64 CPU and a powerful GPU Southern Islands. Thus, the console would have potential for developers to create games with a resolution of 4096×2160, a virtually unprecedented resolution. These data confirm that Sony could present large screens in the coming months.

Next to this outpouring of graphic quality, the alleged PlayStation Orbis also allow 3D games run at 1080p. Sony has opted for 3D games and PlayStation 3, so this idea, if not safe, it is very logical. Such games may have 3D quality that has not yet had a chance to enjoy.

Another detail that the anonymous source leaked the plan of distribution of games that Sony wants. Apparently, the new console titles would not be backwards compatible with its predecessors, at least in physical form. This policy is already the case with PS Vita and many users will not like. Furthermore, the intention is to link each game Sony, Blu-ray physical or digital, to an account PS Network. Thus, the company would fight piracy and possible especially with the sale of second hand.

Finally, it appears that the intention of Sony is that the PlayStation Orbis release in 2013. Specifically, the new PlayStation would be available for Christmas, probably limited to certain markets. The company could introduce the device in one of the great fairs of 2013, possibly E3, and then launch the console later this year.