Monthly Archives: September 2015

‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3’ Loses All Single-Player On Xbox 360 And PS3

Posted on by

Want to play through Treyarch’s gritty futuristic campaign for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3? You’ll need an Xbox One, PS4 or PC. Less than two months out of release, Activision has announced that the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game won’t be getting a campaign mode, though they will still be getting zombies and multiplayer. The older machines just can’t take the heat, the company says.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1MurEg4
via IFTTT

Why Would You Want To Watch Netflix In Virtual Reality?

Posted on by

My girlfriend was incredulous about one of the big announcements coming out of Oculus Connect yesterday: a fully integrated Netflix app for VR, available on Gear VR today. At first blush, it seems like the epitome of silly announcements that stream out of Silicon Valley: “it’s Netflix, but slightly different! And it’s going to change the world!” To anyone who doesn’t eagerly chomp up any news about Facebook’s Oculus Rift and its VR brethren, this is absurd. But are there good reasons why people beside the truly tech-obsessed want to watch Netflix with head-mounted goggles?

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1LCEzhA
via IFTTT

Pentagon Might Learn More About Innovation From General Motors Than Silicon Valley

Posted on by

The Pentagon has spun up an initiative to try to learn about innovation from Silicon Valley.  Defense secretary Ashton Carter visited Facebook headquarters in April, and since then several of his key subordinates have made the trek west to talk with various tech gurus about how the military can speed up its lagging efforts to innovate. A military liaison office has been set up in Silicon Valley to tap into the energy of the digital revolution at ground zero.

from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1NRjJes
via IFTTT

La FTC estadounidense investiga a Google por monopolio

Posted on by

Google-oficinas

La FTC estaría preparándose para llevar a Google a juicio por monopolio. No es la primera comisión gubernamental que quiere llevar a los tribunales a la empresa de Mountain View, ya que en otras partes del mundo la compañía del buscador también está bajo la mirada crítica por estas mismas razones.

La FTC, según informan en Android Authority, considera que Google ha estado abusando de su posición en el mercado. Según se recoge en la fuente, el organismo habría llegado a un acuerdo con el Departamento de Justicia para encabeza una investigación que tendría que ver con Android. Más concretamente, lo que se busca es determinar si Google ha estado obstaculizando a la competencia el acceso a Android.

Te puede interesar: La CE acusa a Google de monopolio, ¿corre peligro Android? Te contamos las claves

Como ya hemos comentado en otros artículos en este blog, a las agencias les preocupa que Google dé preferencia a sus servicios por encima de las third parties. ¿Cómo haría esto? Preinstalando sus propias aplicaciones en los dispositivos Android por defecto, lo que muchos ven como una ventaja injusta para con sus competidores. El hecho de que los fabricantes no pedan hacer forks de Android sin perder acceso a servicios esenciales también será parte de la investigación.

La FTC no es la única que se ha quejado en el pasado

Google Shop

De momento esta investigación está en sus primeras fases, lo que significa que las pesquisas de la FTC podría no acabar en un caso judicial con el que poder llevar a Google a los tribunales. La FTC ya condujo una investigación antimonopolio al negocio de búsquedas de la empresa de Mountain View en 2011, pero nunca se pudo llevar el caso a los juzgados por falta de pruebas.

Hace poco que Google ha tenido otro episodio similar a este en Rusia, donde la empresa Yandex –que tiene actividades similares a las de Google en el país eslavo– presentó una queja al servicio antimonopolios del país para que obligase a Google a ofrecer servicios alternativos a los suyos. Recordamos que Yandex se ocupa de los servicios de Jolla, y tener una expansión a Android les podría ayudar a conseguir una mejor posición, al menos en Europa del Este.

Te puede interesar: Jolla utilizará Yandex.Store como tienda de apps y HERE como servicio de mapas

Por otra parte, no está de más recordar que a la Comisión Europea ya se lanzó contra Google por Monopolio. Las preocupaciones de la Comisión pasan por las aplicaciones preinstaladas como Chrome, Hangouts y YouTube, que consideran que ponen a la empresa de Mountain View con ventaja con respecto a sus competidores.

¿Y tú que piensas? Pásate por La FTC estadounidense investiga a Google por monopolio para dejar tu huella.

Puedes unirte a nosotros en Twitter, Facebook o en Google+

Publicado recientemente en Andro4all

from Andro4all http://ift.tt/1MuhVq1
via IFTTT

Android-powered BlackBerry Priv officially confirmed

Posted on by

It is all official now, BlackBerry will be launching an Android-powered smartphone and it will be called Priv. This new information comes in an official company statement only hours after Evan Blass leaked the name online.

BlackBerry’s statement proves the existence of the slider, previously named Venice. Ever since we caught a glimpse of the unit at MWC 2015, it has been shrouded in a lot of mystery and we had to only make do with speculations. CEO John Chen says he has kept his promise to only do an Android if it can reach the high security standards of the company:

Today, BlackBerry is announcing two new additions to its handheld device roadmap. First, the company will launch a flagship slider device, Priv, which will run on the Android operating system, bringing together the best of BlackBerry security and productivity with the expansive mobile application ecosystem available on the Android platform. In combination with BlackBerry’s efforts to support Android for Work on the BES12 platform, the new device will offer best in class security for enterprise customers. BlackBerry expects the device to be available late in the calendar year in major markets in-store and online, and will release further details in the coming weeks.

But, despite this new and exciting change of pace, BlackBerry also made it clear that it is not giving up on its BES12 platform and all it has accomplished and will keep building products and services upon it:

While the new device will provide a choice in OS to new and existing customers, the company remains committed to the BlackBerry 10 operating system, which enables industry-leading security and productivity benefits. Second, the company will continue to develop and enhance the BlackBerry 10 operating system and is confirming plans to release platform updates focused on security and privacy enhancements, with version 10.3.3 scheduled to be available in March 2016.

From what is known till now, the BlackBerry Priv is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 808 chipset, and come with 3GB of RAM. It is said to feature an 18MP rear camera with dual-LED flash, and run Android…

from GSMArena.com – Latest articles http://ift.tt/1YFw76s
via IFTTT

Samsung undisputed smartphone leader in Q2, reports says

Posted on by

Engulfed by all the mobile tech innovations, amidst a hectic and ever-so-dynamic realm, we often tend to overlook the business side of things. Operating on an international scale is no mundane task and quarterly market reports tend to reveal trends and processes on a bigger scale that can make or break an OEM.

The latest Counterpoint research numbers are now in and from the looks of things Samsung is still king of the smartphone world. It seems that the Korean giant has managed to skillfully counter declining sales of its current Galaxy S6 flagship, thanks to a wide variety of other offers, both in the premium and mid-range segments. Samsung managed a 19 % global share, compared to 10% for Apple, which is a distant second and 7% for Huawei in the third spot.

There are, however, a few clarifications to be made. The aforementioned numbers are for mobile phones as a whole, when we narrow things down to smartphones only, which currently have about 75% market share, Samsung shines with an even more respectable 21% globally, followed by Apple with 14% and Huawei with 9%.

Breaking things down by continent reveals an identical picture, except for North America, where Apple leads with a 31% share and Samsung is second with 24%. Also, bear in mind that the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have just hit user markets today and their sales in the following weeks are sure to change the picture in Q3.

But, apart from Apple and Samsung, this batch of sales report does offer insight on a few other trends. Most notably, the impressive growth from various Chinese OEM’s on international markets.

Huawei has really been doing great for itself, while Xiaomi is another major success story as it already has a 5% share in the global smartphone market. In fact, in Asia alone, Xiaomi managed to surpass Apple with 11% of the market, compared to Cupertino’s 10%.

This trend will likely continue in the following months. Asian brands are on the rise – Asus, for instance, has been the fastest growing brand with 500% raise in shipments, followed closely by vivo with a growth of 400%. This, combined with major market expansions in India and Africa, where growth rates can exceed global values by as much as seven times, means that Chinese manufacturers are quickly becoming a strong force in the mobile realm.

Source |…

from GSMArena.com – Latest articles http://ift.tt/1YFw5vj
via IFTTT