Sunday, March 30, 2014

Civil Protection issues alert due to bad weather - The Ball


Seven of the Azores islands are being plagued by bad weather, with the Civil Protection to issue an alert for security reasons.

At the origin of this alert are the predictions of sea waves, wind and rainfall in western and central groups.

Among the recommendations of the Civil Protection’s population is removed objects that may create barriers to free flow of water or cleaning of drainage and consolidation of roofing systems.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Video: IPhone lost in the snow is retrieved with Metal Detector - PT Journal

Monday, March 3, 2014 16:10 | João Miguel Ribeiro

A young man who had lost his iPhone, while skiing, not given up on the retrieve. A week later, he returned to the site with a metal detector and a camcorder. Despite several days now buried in snow, the device still works. A young

lost iPhone, while skiing, but he could get it back a week later with the help of a metal detector.

The story is told – and filmed – by Chris Wong. In the video, the young man explains that the device will have fallen in his pocket during a descent, by which at the time did not realize.

not met, decided to return to the place on the following Saturday, fitted with a metal detector and a video camera attached to the helmet.

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friends advise to have judgment and not waste time, the truth is that the idea resulted:. Chris Wong eventually find your iPhone, slightly buried in the snow

The device was a special case, but still the young man put it inside a packet of rice so that it sucked the water. After few minutes plugged in, the device was turned on and it still worked.

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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Inspired by Lego, Google plans to launch 50 mobile modular ... - veja.com

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Google plans to launch in early 2015 a line of modular smartphones, whose parts resemble the Lego toy. The device, which will hit the market from $ 50, can be assembled according to the user’s needs. All its components (memory, camera, battery, screen) are joinable. This means that consumers can improve device performance by acquiring new resources.

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The idea was born at Motorola and was incorporated by Google after the acquisition of the company in 2012. The proposal, called Ara Project, the smartphone comes as a set of blocks that can be easily modified – exactly as with Lego pieces.

In an interview with TIME magazine , Paul Eremenko, Google said that the prototype will be ready in the coming weeks. The company’s goal is to launch modular cell in early 2015. Also according to the company, the smartphone will not connect to 3G and 4G networks. The only way to surf the web through the device will be through Wi Fi.

blocks smartphone will be connected through a base, which will be offered to consumers in three sizes: small, medium and large. These skeletons will be sold by the seeker himself, from $ 50, and modules will be developed by manufacturers. The prototype unit will be shown publicly for the first time in April, during a developer conference organized by Google in California.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

What's top of the range Samsung choose: S5 Galaxy Note or 3? - TeK.sapo

Samsung has maintained the tradition of presenting top-notch two phones per year. In the first half introduces to the market a range of Galaxy S device and a mobile phone in the second half of the line noted.

Each new device supersedes the previous top of the range, but with the presentation of the Galaxy S5 a point is reached where both the new smartphone as Note 3 exhibit unique better than those that exist in the other model.

TeK No comments have emerged on which of the two titans will be the best buy in a short time features and . Based on the technical specifications of the equipment, the analysis has taken the Galaxy Note 3 and one has heard of the Galaxy S5 – while not arriving in Portugal – the TeK will try to indicate that the user profile is for each phone <. / p> Starting from the premise that, choose which model to choose, will hardly bearable.

Where the Note 3 seems to be higher than the S5 Galaxy

screen size , featuring 5.7-inch panel, the Note 3 provides a more complete viewing experience for both multimedia and Web browsing to
in supporting digital pen , the incorporation of an S Pen brings a whole other dimension to Note 3 to the Galaxy S5 users are unlikely to achieve. Drawing, writing, document editing and verification of information notes are some of the fields that can be availed with the help of the stylus
more RAM memory,. Want a smartphone is fluid and this field is greater than the Note 3. By submitting 3GB of RAM, 1GB more than the memory on GS5. In the long run have more RAM is also a plus, since some applications tend to be heavier in terms of resource consumption.

Where the Galaxy S5 seems to be superior to Note 3

in the screen quality , despite having the same resolution as the different sizes condition significantly the number of available pixels per inch, with a clear victory for the Galaxy S5:. 432ppi versus 386ppi of Note 3
in biometric sensors if like enhanced security and maintain health an eye, the fingerprint reader and other heartbeats will be an asset to you. Besides being emerging technologies, give the phone a member of the vanguard that has
Note – on camera ,. Main photo sensor Galaxy S5 has 16 megapixels, which from the outset should ensure better pictures than the sensor of 13 megapixels of Note 3. If you are a lover of photography and the phone is a mandatory addition to more professional machine, opt for this choice
resistance ,. S5 Galaxy is resistant to dust, splashes and submersion up to a meter depth for 30 minutes.

By way of summary, if you are a business, dealing with many documents, presentations, multimedia files, or simply a person who bends the smartphone to the demands of productivity, the choice has to lie with the Galaxy Note 3. A stylus, which may seem superfluous, it has great utility and functionality specific.

If you want to be at the forefront, is the small details of the technical specifications have great weight in the evaluation of a mobile phone, if you think a reader heartbeat is an important function and that is the need of a phone with higher levels of resistance, I think first in the Galaxy S5.

The comparison made between the two tops range from Samsung could be applied to other models of smartphones that are on the market. 5c iPhone or iPhone 5s? LG LG G2 or G Flex or even Google Nexus 5? Nokia Lumia Lumia 1020 or 1050?

But given the recent launch of Samsung and questions from readers, is a superficial assessment. What cellphone prefer: S5 Galaxy Note or Galaxy 3

Note Writer : corrected a typo in the text

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Emergency system in cars will be required in October ... - TeK.sapo

The European Union has long dreamed of eCall and yesterday, February 26, MEPs approved a bill that would mandate the implementation of the emergency system in all new cars from October 2015.

were 485 MEPs who approved the project, against 151 votes for and 32 opposed abstinence. The eCall system will be free and across all countries, that is, besides being implemented in 28 Member States, a user can use the system even if it is outside the country of origin.

The responsible Europeans believe that the implementation of eCall can help decrease the number of deaths on the road, through a purchase of emergency response services, and the number of wounded. It is estimated that the tool can help save 2,500 lives per year.

In 2012 28 million people and 1.5 million others were injured in road accidents have died, according to EU data.

eCall system automatically establishes a call to 112, but the system can also be activated by the drivers themselves. The tool sends the precise location coordinates, which makes the process faster rescue.

The bill approved yesterday predicts the system to be installed in all new cars and light commercial vehicles. Members of the European Parliament revealed in a statement that the deadline of October 2015 may prove to be increased if the manufacturers can not develop and test the eCall there.

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Suspended sentence for man who ran over pilgrims - The Ball

The man who ran a group of pilgrims in Warners, Póvoa do Lanhoso in 2012, killing a woman of 48, was sentenced to three years in jail, on probation.

The defendant, who had admitted the accident, explaining that crashed due to a hedgehog, was convicted of negligent homicide, failure to aid integrity and offenses.

The accident occurred in July 2012 when the pilgrims followed the Selho S. Jorge toward St. Benedict of the Open Door in Guimarães.Uma woman died and four people were left with injuries.