Monthly Archives: February 2016

Motherhood Is Not A Liability To A Woman’s Ability In Business

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When I started my first technology company in my early 20’s it never even crossed my mind that I was a bit of an anomaly being a female CEO in a male dominated tech industry.  Frankly, the first time I really even became aware of how few women executives there were in the tech industry was when I attended a national technology leadership conference. As I walked the exhibit hall it was pointed out to me by one of the male CEOs that I appeared to be one of the only females in the hall that wasn’t there as a hired “booth babe” (his words, not mine) to help draw executives into their booths to hear about companies latest technologies. I looked around the room and to my surprise, he was right. At the time I simply thought to myself, “hmm, that’s interesting” but it didn’t even cross my mind to consider my gender as a worry or limitation. Perhaps that came from being raised by parents who taught me that boys and girls were equally valued. And it probably didn’t hurt that at the age of four my mother bought me a t-shirt that read, “Anything boys can do, girls can do better.” I had no reason not to believe that, so I didn’t let it worry me.

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Leaks of unnamed Xperia model surface ahead of Sony event

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@evleaks has unveiled an Xperia model that’s supposed to be released at Sony’s event at MWC tomorrow morning. The device could possibly be a new line of models or a spinoff of the Xperia C series. Since there’s no front facing flash, it may or may not be an Xperia C model.

*drops the other shoe* http://pic.twitter.com/v611vo0bAv— Evan Blass (@evleaks) February 21, 2016

The device in the leaked image features an Xperia logo on the rear along with a single LED flash, dedicated camera button, and large top and bottom bezels, likely because the side bezels are razor thin.

There is also a standard shaped power button which obviously signifies lack of a proper fingerprint scanner that we’ve seen on the Xperia Z5.

Sony’s event is scheduled for 8:30AM this morning at MWC’s local time.

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Some Key Issues In The Apple iPhone Decryption Matter

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As many people are well aware, on February 16 a U.S. magistrate issued an order compelling Apple to assist the government in bypassing the security features of an iPhone 5C used by one of the perpetrators of the December 2015 San Bernardino attack. Apple responded with a strongly worded statement from CEO Tim Cook calling the order a “dangerous precedent,” and is expected to file its formal opposition with the court by February 26.

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Así es la nueva cámara de los Samsung Galaxy S7

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Así es la nueva cámara de los Samsung Galaxy S7

El MWC de Barcelona ya es un hecho y todas las presentaciones de smartphones que estábamos esperando se están produciendo en cascada. Una de ellas es por supuesto la del Samsung Galaxy S7, un nuevo buque insignia que tanto nos ha dado para hablar últimamente.

Una de las grandes características de este dispositivo es su cámara, que si bien parece tener una menor resolución que su predecesor, no significa que el objetivo vaya a ser peor. El marketing con los móviles ha hecho pensar a los consumidores que cuanto mayor sea el número de megapíxeles mejor va a ser la captura, algo que no siempre tiene por qué ser verdad y que por suerte está empezando a cambiar en el mundo de la tecnología móvil.

La cámara del Samsung Galaxy S7, de 12 megapíxeles

Como hemos comentado, el hecho de que sólo posea 12 megapíxeles, algo menor al Samsung Galaxy S6, no significa que vaya a ser peor ni que las capturas que tomemos vayan a poseer menos calidad. Algo muy importante a tener en cuenta cuando hablamos de un objetivo no es sólo su resolución, sino también la apertura de diafragma. ¿Qué significa ésto? Es muy sencillo, el Samsung Galaxy S7, que poseerá una apertura f/1.7, logrará obtener unas fotografías mucho más luminosas si así lo queremos o lo necesitamos.

Esto conlleva a que por ejemplo las imágenes que tomemos en un interior algo oscuro o en un exterior a la noche se vean mucho más nítidas y luminosas, algo que si echamos la vista atrás, era uno de los grandes handycap de los smartphones hasta el día de hoy.

Así es la nueva cámara de los Samsung Galaxy S7

Además, el sensor va a ser mayor que el del anterior dispositivo, de media pulgada. Esto significa que tendrá un tamaño de píxel mayor que en cualquier otro dispositivo que existe en el mercado, haciendo que a pesar de su menor resolución, capte por cada píxel más información, utilizando además la tecnología Dual-Photodiodo.

Otra de las grandes ventajas que hemos de la nueva cámara de Samsung es que contará con una tecnología muy similar a las que poseen las cámaras reflex de Canon, que no es otra cosa que el dual pixel autofocus. Con ella podremos hacer un autoenfoque de mayor precisión y por lo tanto, calidad.

Una de las tecnologías que incorpora el nuevo Samsung Galaxy S7 es el Live Photos o fotos animadas, logrando de esta manera tomar varias capturas en un seguido de segundos para crear no un vídeo, sino una pequeña animación de las capturas que hemos realizado. Es importante recalcar que tampoco se trata de un GIF, algo que muchos podrían estar pensando en estos momentos.

Si sois unos amantes de la fotografía y además os interesa lo nuevo de Samsung, estáis ante una gran propuesta de cámara por parte de la firma. Ahora solo falta esperar a poderlos probar para tener nuestras propias impresiones. ¿Es muy importante para vosotros el factor foto antes de adquirir un nuevo teléfono móvil?

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Here’s an in-depth look at the Galaxy S7 camera

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge come with a few differences but share many identical specs.

The camera is one of those and is a key focus on both devices. Samsung scaled down the resolution from 16MP to 12MP which has resulted in bigger pixels (1.4µm on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge compared to 1.12µm on the Galaxy S6).

Couple that with the larger aperture of f/1.7 – which is now also class leading in smartphones – and you’ve got a serious contender for the best camera on a smartphone.

And the results are spectacular, there is no two ways anout that. Check out these camera samples that we shot in the unfavorable indoor light at the Galaxy S7 anouncement venue.

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge camera samples

The new Dual Pixel technology is an evolution of Phase Detect auto focusing, and it makes the Galaxy S7 wicked fast in acquiring focus. You can check out the video we took that demonstrates this better than any words could.

But it’s not all about the hardware – Samsung has put lots of work into the software behind the new camera.

For starters there’s Motion panorama which captures the moving subjects in the panorama, instead of just butchering them in the stitching process – it’s like a panoramic video almost.

Another feature, Motion photo, captures a three-second video before you’ve pressed the shutter – it also allows you to preserve a still photo.

The built-in Hyperlapse mode is a first on a Samsung cameraphone as well, and it is a great add-on that makes digitally stabilized time-lapse videos.

For the front-facing 5MP camera there’s Spotlight which accentuates certain facial features in a selfie (Beauty Mode).

There’s also Selfie Flash, which uses the screen as photographic fill-light in low lit environments.

Finally, Wide Selfie captures a panorama with the front-facing camera.

The only thing we’re not sure about is what Smart OIS stands for. There’s no specific mention of optical image stabilization on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge and the less protruding lens could mean it’s only Electronic image stabilization (EIS). We’ll certainly have to see about that before we pass our final judgement.

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