Apple opens beta of Mac OS X at all

While it was previously necessary to have a developer account to access the beta of Mac OS X , Apple has relaxed the rules and now allows anyone to use.

Named OS X Beta Seed Program , this new welcomes all types of registration and therefore no longer requires to perform the requested $ 100 to acquire a developer account. Once registered,participants will be able to get free test versions of Mac OS X , and so try to send a report to Apple allowing them to refine their system.

It is interesting to note that this decision comes just over a month before the WWDC 2014 will be held from 2 to 6 June in San Francisco, and a new version of Mac OS X could be presented.

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Windows XP is over

Windows XP goes. The operating system of Microsoft, launched on 25 October 2001 , we said goodbye. Redmond today issued a last fix pack (the famous patch Tuesday) and urges the ultimate users of the operating system to migrate to a newer version of Windows . Microsoft gave a press conference yesterday evening, while focusing on its plans for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 update, also reported on the risks faced by users who still use the old OS.

On April 8, 2014 therefore marks the end of support for Windows XP. Microsoft will no longer publish any update of its operating system. Only companies can obtain updates from Microsoft updates sold at exorbitant prices because they require costly development teams. For the general public, no further update will be not released, except that published today. Clearly, what does all this mean? Here's a little summary of what you need to know:

• If you still use Windows XP today, all is not lost. The latest patches from being published , you theoretically still a few days before the first security vulnerabilities of the OS will be exposed by hackers. But it is imperative to hurry.
• The risk that the victim OS are significant security vulnerabilities are enormous. Windows XP is still installed about 27% of users worldwide, hackers already grind brains to discover vulnerabilities in the OS, which their will undoubtedly infect a machine, take control, to retrieve personal information from the remote user, etc..
• It is imperative to migrate to a newer system . It may be Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 Update (or even Vista, why not) or a Linux distribution. Note also that, to switch from Windows XP to a much more recent version of the system, and without loss of data, Microsoft recommends the application Laplink PCmover Express .
• If you wish to continue to use Windows XP temporarily, install a complete security solution. It will not protect you 100%, but will limit the damage until full migration.
• Finally, perhaps more anecdotal, Office 2003 is also patched today for the last time. The office suite can also be a victim of security breaches, it is strongly advised to migrate to a newer version of Office, or failing version to opt for a free solution as Appache OpenOffice .

Finally, for more details, please see our big file on the migration of Windows XP to Windows 7 or Windows 8 , as well as our FAQs stop supporting Windows XP .

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IOS version 7.1 recognizes facial movements

With each new update of its mobile operating system, Apple still does not consider necessary to share all the news. Proof is with iOS 7 .1, as a new feature has been unearthed by The Loop , completely absent from the report update. It is a way to interact with the system in new ways for a device of the Apple brand: with his face.

The idea is reminiscent of the specific applications phones Samsung in Android , able to read the face of the user constantly to adapt its behavior. But unlike the Korean competitor, Apple is not trying to see if the wearer's eyes remain focused on the phone screen or if they are in the correct reading order. There is more here a new option for people with reduced mobility, the function in question to be found in the accessibility of the camera settings. Under the tab "Control Selection"and in Part "Buttons", it is possible to choose the camera, so that it reads two types of movements at the moment: a nod to the right or left. Can be allocated to each action, launch Siri , the notification center to appear or even handle the volume. Our tests have shown that it works, but at the cost of at least strange attitude which could disturb the environment. If your neighbor starts to move the head of the frantic way, so do not suspect a dog before making sure that it does not simply seek to interact with the phone.

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Internet Explorer 11 released in final version of Windows 7

The final version of Internet Explorer 11 has finally arrived. After a Developer Preview released in July, followed by a Release Preview in September, the browser updates definitive edition of Windows 7. This version appears almost identical to that found on machines running Windows 8.1, except for the immersive mode (Metro), which is available only in the latest edition of the OS. Here is a brief summary of the possibilities of this new version, according to Microsoft's blog :

• 30% faster
• performance improvement JavaScript
• support ECMAScript 6 , a programming language whose sixth version is not yet finalized.
  
• dedicated to improving the tools developers (debugging, 3D hardware acceleration, support for HTML5 video without plugin).

The 10 edition of the browser being out there just a year , the pace of updates is now much more sustained. Previously, you had to settle for an update every three years, which coincided with the release of a new version of Windows. Therefore, Microsoft does not intend to drop the browser, and does not want to be outdone by Mozilla and Google . The company is also promoting a variety of ways. The latter date is the short video below, largely inspired by manga. Microsoft would have found it in this character Inori Aizawa, a new icon to represent its browser more fun.

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Kaspersky is stronger than the NSA

The publisher of security solutions, Kaspersky says it is capable of overcoming all attacks.Whatsoever. But especially states that it makes no difference to their origin, and even those from government agencies can spend. Although no name is mentioned, one can easily deduce that it is the NSA is referred ... On his blog , the publisher also returns his research Flame and Gauss , two malware aimed especially to spy on government agencies or private companies working with them.A spokesman for Kaspersky said: "We have a very straightforward policy regarding the detection of malicious software: we identify and shall eliminate any malware attack, whatever its origin or purpose. For us, there is no good or bad malware. " These remarks came as the NSA is still caught in the storm, and the espionage PRISM continues to talk about it, more than 5 months after the revelations of the Washington Post 's Edward Snowden . They will nevertheless will make you smile those who remember that the founder of the famous Russian security solution, Eugene Kaspersky, is himself a graduate of the High School of the KGB's main intelligence service of the former USSR.

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The best programs for iOS and Android

The app offer for Apple and Google smartphones & Co. is unmanageable.COMPUTER BILD helps and makes every day before an app.

More than 900,000 apps can be found in the Apple App Store. In Google Play Store are similar to many (as of September 2013). Various applications that can be found there, have little or no value in use. The installation often hardly worth it. Before deciding about a paid app, you should be sure that you invest in a top app. App of the Day So quantity instead of quality? No! In the App Store for iOS and Android there is both: a huge selection and world-class programs. You have to know what to look only. Just helping COMPUTER BILD! Every day, the editorial team of a new photo gallery app of the day before. Gone are worth a look: The gallery is growing every day by one entry. To learn plenty of free and pay apps know where the installation is definitely worth it. 

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Quickoffice: free install & Drive 10GB Memory dusting

If you do not yet have noticed: Until 26 September, which is the coming Thursday, there is a simple way to his cloud storage with Google Drive to whopping 10GB (ten gigabytes!) increase. All you have to do is Quickoffice to install on one of your android and you in theapp to login with your Google account. After the men from Mountain View, California, the development team took early June 2012 , which is app now converted to standard office applications, since they now free for everyone in the Play Store is available. The additional online storage, it should also indicate for each, the app had been installed and connected after the update with Google Drive. The deep integration with the cloud database is possibly also the deeper meaning behind this promo action to even more users to drive to attract attention. Who still does not know it yet, Quickoffice makes it possible for users, the move to open documents, spreadsheets, etc. Microsoft Office and even edit. With the new drive-link to this need no longer be on the device, but only online. A small note at the end: The Extra 10GB, as in many such actions, enabled only for two years.

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Mozilla Firefox: Extensive update to version 24

The mobile Firefox browser from Mozilla has received a fairly major update yesterday. With Firefox 24 hold a lot of new features to feed your Androids. For example, the developers have copied something from Chrome and Android Beam. It is now just possible to transfer open tabs on NFC from one device to another - sharing content that is actually very easily done. In addition, the fire fox now supports WebRTC, which means the browser can directly access individual hardware components, such as camera and microphone when Firefox directly via a video conference is held. Even the parts of pages, for example by email or social network is now possible directly from the Firefox menu - well suited to users of Android apps will be asking at this point rightly, why only now coming. Interesting but sounds like it still the new night mode, which is from set to request a certain brightness and is designed to make reading in the dark pleasant. Along with new features also bug fixes, for example, were on HTC devices so far apparently no accented letters typed are.But a few quirks of the new version, however, are already known. So does the new Firefox is not on Nexus 10 with Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and generally user can mark any content on the address bar and accordingly not copy or cut on Android 4.3.  So Mozilla has something new for their browser in the luggage, and some of that pent-up demand over other mobile browsers.

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The Bump app has been acquired by Google

Google now owns Bump Technologies. Founded in 2008, this start-up is known for its application to exchange data between two smartphones by typing them against each other.

Google bought the startup behind the popular application for exchanging data between two smartphones by tapping one against the other , have announced the two companies.

"We could not be more excited to join Google," announced David Lieb, co-founder and owner of Bump Technologies David Lieb in a message on the website of the application .

"The team at Bump demonstrated a strong ability to quickly build and develop products that appeal to users, and we think they will go very well with Google," said in turn the Internet giant.

Bump Technologies founded in 2008 is based in the same city in Silicon Valley that Google, Mountain View. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the AllthingsD.com website sales operation between 30 and 60 million .

Google could integrate technology Bump its Android mobile operating system , used by many manufacturers of smartphones and tablets.

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