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This is a small article which draws on various scientific speculations about the future of our computer.

 Once is not costumed, it is better to start with the internal as external, i.e. that the machine in the stomach.

 Disk:

 The good old hard drive that we know will disappear and the medium term, replace it with an electronic memory, which only has advantages.  Indeed, the DD uses physical movement which involves many inconvenient, such as consumption, noise, wear, speed, etc..  Our new hard drive, which is actually a memory, is not only a capacity of several thousands of Go, it will be stronger, quieter, energy-efficient; will allow speeds of reading and writing more important.  The very fact that there will be no physical displacement will decrease the heat release and make your computer less noisy than before.

 Each of these components to its clearly defined role, but ultimately the boundaries becomes blurred and these components may assume the three roles.  Of course there will always be a main component processor, CG, etc, but it will also be able to help other types of components.  And therefore we will have a final multi-processor system but also multi-graphics card that will integrate the memory.

 The optical drive

 It will disappear in favor of electronic drives and the Internet, which will make everything available for download, no need to move, you’ll be constantly connected.

 Connections

 The pc will be permanently connected, or you are in the world either by land or by terminal facilities satellites.  The Internet will become predominant in defining your computer; compose your computer or the pc like a vulgar object inanimate.

 There will no longer need physical connection to anything, even for loading onto your computer, everything will wave.  For loading, I will see a hybrid or battery will be connected by a wave charger but at the same time the PC would be equipped with solar panels.

 The screen, keyboard, touchpad

 To start the screen will be touch and there will be no physical keyboard and touchpad will also be replaced by a touch screen.  The computer itself will not only be folded at 180 °, but also the screen to rotate 180 °, to submit to the will of the user.

 We could also see as a solution, instead of the touch technology for the projection screen on a wall and another of laser projection technology for the keyboard.  We would then have an image of a keyboard that on the desktop with which you can type.

 The operating system

 It is undoubtedly linked to the Internet and will be characterized by a dynamic adaptation according to the user to guess his desires.  It will make many operators automatically …  This means that little by little we become dependent on the machine.

 The external forms

 Besides being folded, folding, components screen - keyboard & touchpad - components are detachable one from the other remaining connected wave.

 The screen becomes a small television OUQ quoi whatsoever else. Conclusion

  That is the main aspect to see what our computer.  The computer in all its forms can be found everywhere, whether in your razor or your toaster.

The U.S. group Microsoft announced Tuesday that it sold 28 million copies of its video game console Xbox 360 since its launch in late 2005 after a Christmas splendor that enabled him to increase his lead over the PlayStation 3 (PS3) Sony.

 “Despite a difficult economic context, the Xbox has experienced in 2008″ the best years of its history, “said Microsoft in a press release, which made its entry into the market for video games only six years ago.

 The group has reaped the rewards of its aggressive pricing policy, offering the cheapest console on the market (179 euros for the entry level model).

 In Europe, Microsoft has won eight million customers, thus widening the gap with the PS3 over a million consoles, “he said, explaining the numbers by” an excellent year-end. ”

 According to the research institute GfK, sales jumped 100% in December compared to 2007 in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

 In the world, the PS3 (399) elapsed to nearly 19.5 million units since its commercialization in late 2006.  Nintendo Wii (249), which targets a family audience, still dominates the market with more than 45 million consoles sold to date.

 We’ll have to wait at least until February 4 next whether Orange, the first French telecom operator, will succeed to the face of competition which decided on 17 December last, by a resounding decision to break the Apple has exclusivity granted since November 2007 on the distribution of the iPhone, its famous multimedia phone.  This was announced Wednesday that the UFC-Queue Choicer, the consumer protection association to AFP, confirming the information given by the newspaper Les Echoes.

 The operator had immediately appealed the decision “as a precaution”, i.e. in an emergency, due to the Christmas period, conducive to sales of mobile phones, pending a decision on the merits of here “twelve to fifteen months.”  Meanwhile, all other operators are allowed to sell the device under their own network.

 Indeed, competition authorities had ruled that the exclusivity of Orange was “to introduce a new factor of rigidity in an area that already suffers from a lack of competition.”  In addition, the duration of five years, deemed particularly long, was the “decisive”.

 Orange had appealed immediately, followed by Apple, even if these remedies are not suppressive.  And since, SFR and Buggies Telecom are in talks with Apple to sell the iPhone.  They told the AFP not to await the decision on appeal.

 The association said in a statement asking the Court of Appeal “confirm” the suspension of the exclusivity, arguing that “it is in the interest of consumers”, stressing the significant discount applied during the holiday season pares decision of competition authorities. The latter therefore pursue their negotiations with the firm to the apple and told the AFP not to await the decision on appeal.

 These are approximately 600,000 iPhone Orange said they sold since the release in France in November 2007 of its first version, with three quarters of an aircraft in its second version of third generation (3G).

 Two years after the launch Windows Vista, the latest operating system from Microsoft, the software giant is already preparing the release of its successor called Windows Seven.  As early as Friday, the computer fans will be able to try a pilot version in English of Windows Seven.

 Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, has confirmed the launch of these first tests during his presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show last night in Las Vegas.  However, Windows Vista has sold 140 million copies between February 2007 and March 2008 had demanded six years of development and an investment of several billion dollars.

 Faster

 In fact, Windows Vista has sparked mixed reactions from users.  These have sometimes regretted having to change computers for running Vista that requires a large memory.  Microsoft had not anticipated the emergence of notebook, these small PC on which to surf.  Windows Vista is too heavy to equip these machines.  The notebook is equipped with Windows XP!

 However, Windows Seven whose date of marketing has been set at January 2010 will be able to run on the notebook.  Windows Seven should be both faster and able to work with touch screens.  Its use will be simplified and it will be possible to network the various terminals of the same household to share its contents and view the online tools (cameras, printers).  But Steve Ballmer also announced new services to Windows Live, the Internet platform of Microsoft.

 First, users of “messengers”, the instant messaging service that has 21 million users in France, will be automatically connected to all social networks with whom Microsoft has established partnerships (Face book, Flicker, Linked In, over blog , My Space, You Tube, Daily Motion, Twitter …).  Users can also store, edit and share photos and create private spaces with groups of friends.  Finally, Steve Ballmer welcomes an agreement with Dell that Windows Live and Windows Search will be available by default on all PCs sold next month.

The American documentary Standard Operating Procedure by Errol Morris product in 2008 makes us travel to the prison of Abu Gray where he presents us with a new day.  The documentary explains the abuses that have been made prisoners by officers and they tell us their reasons.

 Errol Morris has managed to make a good documentary about a U.S. military unscrupulous where American soldiers explain their actions against prisoners by the fact that it was the orders of senior officers, therefore, they were forced.  From this, one can understand that it is not they the real culprits, but even when these are the orders, they could refuse or even not to do and say the opposite.  In its place, they obey the orders and stupid, they take photographs of their actions, but it is to take pictures with them before the camera to better prove their guilt.  Let us talk about his photographs: a human pyramid with naked prisoners, a young soldier holding a prisoner on a leash nude where it has the big smile or a prisoner on a chain being to psychological torture, it’s hard to know that it is the most awful.  The problem is that there is no evidence to tell them.  In conclusion, this documentary allows us to better understand this event featuring young soldiers with no experience in a useless war and once again we see that American justice has failed.    The documentary is mounted even if there are short lengths during interviews with the soldiers.  Errol Morris managed to explain the event, but we do not provide precise answers on the real culprits. 

This is the finding that financial analysts are in general, and especially Exane BNP Paribas, which gives its estimate for the three French operators of mobile telephony.

 The figures are wrong because in six years, planning the entry of a fourth player, taking the low range (10%), loss of customers will be SFR at 2.3 million, 3 million for Orange and Bouygues Telecom for 1.3 only.

 In terms of turnover, the situation is logically identical with a fall in prices induced by the new entrant (perhaps Free) to be 14%.  Shortfalls then vary from 700 million to 1.5 billion euros per operator.

 However, if analysts believe more and more the economic model of low-cost Free, others like Martin Bouygues are furious and say as it became the custom: “deploy a 3G network to 1 billion euros, as Free says, seems to me impossible, except to the cuckoo on the incumbents, “and continued:” Establish, in town, new antennas for a new network is feasible given the environmental pressures. [And] if the government allows new entrants to come to the ultra-low cost “in the mobile, it takes a heavy responsibility. Ultimately, a price war could cause 10,000 to 30,000 job losses with operators. These choices have serious consequences, especially if they promote someone who does not. ”

 This statement seems to be a most significant sign of the future price war.  Free with Freebox and perhaps his motives, is already in the eyes of many experts as a “credible brand” on this new niche for her.

 Motion Portrait is a technology that converts an image in three-dimensional and animated.  Modeled after the subject of the picture, it is possible to change her hair, the color of his eyes, to add accessories such as glasses and even do speak in synch with a recorded voice.  The rendering is done in real time and the engine is put together well enough that the company claims can achieve rendering with a cell phone.  (See video later in the ticket)

 Obviously, the applications of such technology are numerous, all the processing industries of the person, such as hairdressing, makeup, optometrists; perhaps even the plastic surgeons will be interested.  This treatment is not only applicable to an image, but to any 2D image.  The site features a demonstration conducted with a type of animated character, with a child’s drawing and even a photo of a dog.

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has formally submitted the technical specifications of the version of USB 3.0, also known as Super Speed USB, the new generation of the main standard for connecting peripherals.
 According to Intel, at the head of his committee establishment, data transfer with USB 3.0 can be up to ten times more efficient than the current USB 2.0 or 4.8 Gigabits per second (over 600 MB / s).  A flow rate achieved in particular by using fiber optics in addition to the traditional copper connectors.  This technology is also presented as more efficient resource.
 Together with Intel, the technical specifications have been written by Microsoft, HP, Texas Instruments, NEC and NXP Semiconductors, in the consortium USB-IF.
 However wait until the end 2009 for the entry of the first computers USB 3.0, and 2010 for other products and peripherals - external hard drives, cameras and music players - nearly 10 years after the first appearance of USB 2.0.
 Note that the USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0.

A hacker recently stole a popular U.S. website the results of a study of 28,000 passwords.
 The file was published on the Internet, which has made the following analysis.
 -16% Of Internet users choose the facility.  (We knew!) They choose their first name or that of their children!
 -14% Choose a simple sequence of digits “1234″, “12345678″ or known letters …    QWERTY or AZERTY (as the European or English keyboard).  Sometimes, the name of a singer or the name of a hero of TV series…
 - 4% choose the word “password” (password) or “password1″ but it will not stop hackers!
 -3% Choose a message of anger … And as the study is American, is:    “I do not care (I do) or” Whatever “(anything) or” Yes “or” No “.
 -3% Choose emotional expressions as    “Iloveyou” (I love you) or “Ihateyou” (I hate you).
 For the remaining 60% is other words, they were still pirated!
 So when choosing a password for his email or his bank account, it is better to think!  The words simple and unimaginative seem    well facilitate the work of pirates…
 So, Robert Graham, society Errata Security, who conducted the study, gives the following advice:
 Choose passwords that contain at least eight characters, a capital letter and a symbol or figure. “

Each week, the drafting of a famous website offers a selection of the best new software.  Edition of the newest:

 Free YouTube Downloader Converter, vacuuming videos

 This utility allows you to download videos from sharing website YouTube.  Simply copy the URL for your video and automatically download the application.  You can then convert this file to AVI, 3GP, MP4, MOV, WMV.  If you have a portable player such as iPod, iPhone, PSP, etc..  you will be able to transfer your files.

 Free

 Floola, another way to fly his iPod

 This application allows you to control your iPod or any mobile that supports iTunes.  You’ll then be able to operate using Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.  The program requires no installation and facilitates the exchange of files such as playlists.

 Free

        Tuniac to manage its music library

 This player and audio file manager supports many formats including APE, MP4, the 3GP, WAV, WMA and others.  The application lets you view your library of titles, create playlists and export them, edit metadata and other information on your album or artist.  You can do a quick search, regardless of the category (album title, artist, etc..), Retrieve and display the album art, etc..  Several playback modes are available.

 Free Software

 Wallpaper Juggler, for a change of scenery

 Easily change background image with Wallpaper Juggler.  Select the folder containing the images to be applied in the screen, grab some pictures to make your list, set the interval between each change (from 30 minutes to 12 hours), adjust the provision of the image and allow the application do the rest.  You also have the possibility to change pictures manually whenever you like.

 Free Software

 UltraDefrag defragments quickly and effectively

 This defragmentation program has three interfaces: graphical, console and native.  The first interface you can see the map of defragmentation, the second should be further in the planning of tasks and finally, the console interface is designed for programmers and users.  An HTML report is generated at each defragmentation process.

 Free Software

        GPU-Z probe card ATI

 This very powerful little application allows you to instantly find any relevant information on your graphics card or GPU (graphics processor).  Easy to use, you can see the ID, the type of memory, shaders, versions of the pilot, the frequency of the GPU, etc..  Note that the application works with cards like nVidia or ATI.

 Free

 s4 League, shoot anything that moves

 This shooter game in the third person only works online.  The concept is simple: you participate in a championship called “S4 League”.  Initially, you start by creating a character to your image by choosing its appearance, its style and abilities.  Then your choice of weapons at the beginning of the game, each a little more diversified game play on your character …

 Online Game - Free

 Dancebattle Audition, dance online

 With this set of line dancing, you can participate in a hearing world for the election of the best dancer of all time.  Your career starts with creating your character it will heal up as a dancer must above all have style.  Many customization options allow you to get a unique style that could differentiate yourself from others.

 Online Game - Free

 Legend of Princess, a game easier to pass the time

 This little platform game is very colorful and very simple.  Like Link, Zelda hero, your character has to save a princess in distress fighting monsters of all kinds and recovering lives, bonuses and gems.

 Free

 Men of War, the World War was triggered

 This set of real-time strategy (STR) has the theater of operations in Europe and North Africa during World War II.  The story takes place on three campaigns: Soviet, Allied and German.  Each has its own scenario and a structured schedule that gives you a different view of war.  The game features hundreds of historical models of tanks, vehicles and weapons that are ready to be used.

 Demo