The main index of European shares closed higher on Monday (30), recovering the losses of last week, with technology stocks advancing after news of mergers and acquisitions in the sector.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed up 1.18% to 1,596 points, getting back near maximum in seven and a half years, to 1,613 points reached in March.
The European Infineon technology company’s shares advanced 4.2%, while the roles of STMicroelectronics and ASML gained 3.6% and 2.9%, respectively.
Technology stocks in the United States had risen on Friday after Intel news negotiations to buy the chip maker Altera in a deal that is expected to surpass $ 10 billion.
Corporate Agreements, along with new economic stimulus measures the Bank European Central Bank (ECB) that helped weaken the euro on foreign exchange markets, led European stock markets to new highs this year
In London, the Financial Times index. & lt; .FTSE & gt; advanced 0.53% to 6,891 points
In Frankfurt, the DAX index. & lt; .GDAX & gt; rose 1.83% to 12,086 points
In Paris, the CAC-40 index & lt;. & gt .FCHI; gained 0.98%, to 5,083 points
In Milan, the FTSE index / Mib. & lt; .FTMIB & gt; had gained 1.20%, to 23,260 points
In Madrid, the Ibex-35 index & lt;. & gt .IBEX; recorded a high of 0.89%, to 11,529 points
In Lisbon, the PSI 20. & lt; .PSI20 & gt; rose 0.07%, to 6,015 points.
As the Apple Inc. and related companies Silicon Valley advance to the territory of medical care, the body responsible for supervising this field in the US said that will give freedom for the technology industry develop new products without excessively strict regulations.
Bakul Patel, who runs the new wave of health products for the consumer in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said most of the equipment to wear, such as Apple Watch, which will be launched soon, and smartphones for applications with focus on health, have some wiggle room before undergoing a thorough examination of the government agency.
“We are taking a very light approach, almost without interfering,” said Patel, digital health deputy director of the FDA, in an interview. “If there is a technology that can motivate people to be healthy, do not want to get involved.”
The FDA is defining its role in a time when health care and technology targeted to the consumer are blending.
Apple, Samsung Electronics Co. and other companies are creating products equipped with sensors that have the potential to collect any information on blood pressure, body temperature, glucose levels, hydration, oxygen levels and conditions outside air.
Software algorithms are being developed to collect separate information on the health of a person in order to offer a diagnosis of possible diseases that, according to its supporters, could end up being more accurate than that of a doctor.
Resources and guidelines
An urgent question is whether the FDA and other agencies have the resources and personnel needed to supervise this sector advancing by leaps and bounds, said Malay Gandhi, managing director of Rock Health, a venture capital firm focused on health and headquartered in San Francisco.
The annual FDA budget is about $ 4.5 billion, a quarter of the $ 18 billion in profits generated by Apple in its most recent quarter.
Patel said that Apple, Google Inc. and other corporations should have a role in reviewing applications to ensure that software developers are not exaggerating the benefits of their products. Both companies visited the headquarters of the FDA in Maryland to discuss their initiatives in health, he said.
The agency issued several guidelines to explain when you want to examine more closely the device wear and smartphone apps.
The FDA concerns focus on accessories and software that attempt to reproduce the functions of a medical device – not the features that simply monitor the steps or heart rate, Patel said. A key issue is how a person could be injured if the product fails.
FDA guidelines on the regulation of mobile applications, published in February, leaving the physical activity monitoring applications and other products for the well-being virtually out of control, while the technology used for diagnosis, treatment and prevention will be examined more closely.
A lot depends on how the device is marketed, Patel said. If a company promotes a product that helps doctors to make medical decisions, this will require greater supervision, he said. In January, the FDA first approved an iPhone application that monitors the glucose level.
trust
The FDA closely observe the new technologies that claim to diagnose diseases or recommend treatments, Patel said. The Apple CEO Tim Cook said on CNBC this month that devices and services such as Apple Watch and the HealthKit system your company may be able to help identify some diseases and cancers in the next decades.
“We need to have confidence in what we get,” said Patel. “The path was traced and all signs point in that direction, but, likewise, research and science need to give us that confidence. It comes down to if it will work or not. “
Patel said that as more products related to health into the hands of consumers, FDA oversight responsibilities will become increasingly critical.
“The FDA has a role to play to provide patients and consumers a level of trust where they can use (these products),” he said.
The company is “Enterprise Solution Provider Partner “manufacturer virtualization solutions
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For Miguel Luz Pinto, CEO of 2VG,” This certificate confirms and acknowledges that display time, technological capabilities and know-how of high 2VG with regard to application of best virtualization solutions and cloud computing with VMware technology to feature combined with the architecture, planning, development, strategy and implementation of the best solutions of this brand. “
The company is a partner with the most skills and expertise, listed on the VMware website, according to the news release.
Margarita Sanz, VMware channel manager, adds that “the distinction reveals a wide range of knowledge and the 2VG raises its capacity to better serve and meet the needs of its customers, whether at the level of the data center, cloud computing solutions or “
For generations, the textbooks were frequently used in the educational process of students, both in schools and in cram schools and universities. However, in recent years, this study material has lost much of its strength . This is the conclusion to an article published in the journal The Atlantic
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Many schools already have replaced by the digital paper books , which reveals a new trend for modern education. One of the main factors driving this change would certainly be the yet caused discontent in childhood , when many children begin to suffer with chronic back pain , caused by the weight of the books that typically carry the backpack
Now college , the problem becomes more intense:. high price of many books required in teaching schedule requires a high investment by the university, which often do not have financial conditions to afford that kind of expense.
It is in this scenario where operates the virtual education digital materials learning, such as software and E-books , for example, are becoming ever more efficient and popular among students.
In addition to facilitating the studies of many students, these new materials have changed the teacher’s role with respect to way to conduct classes in the classroom, and the evaluation methods of the class.
These changes have generated much controversy between various sectors, causing, including a growing controversy about can order textbooks . While some professionals advocate the implementation of technology as a substitute for traditional teaching methods, other have a skeptical view , reaching criticize the digital learning in some cases, judging it detrimental to good performance academic students.
In the midst of numerous bets and uncertainties for the future of digital education , one can say that the changes implemented by technology brought more autonomy to students , which in fact are learning in a educational space that is constant evolution .
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It was the challenge and the desire to develop a project in the region John Piglet , founder of AlentApp , chose the Alentejo to create your startup.
There are less than a year, the university professor decided to found the development and consulting company in the IT area, with investment in capital Own: mobile applications (apps for smartphones and tablet’s) Android (Google) and iOS (Apple), websites (with or without online stores) and portal (with database connection).
“I did because I was born here in the Alentejo and believe that you can do from here. I create a reference in Alentejo and view that is more than wine tourism , sun and sea and tourism . “, explained João Leitão, adding that with two or three projects commissioned by the end of the year, the company will achieve the break even .
choose the Alentejo to “program and develop the world from the Alentejo “opens the opportunity to be able to work with business of young farmers and help develop the region . However, the AlentApp does not close in the Alentejo region and already has business in Spain, Angola and the United Kingdom. “
” We have an extreme lack of skilled labor and few registered patents. There are plenty to grow, “said João Leitão, defending the formula of” proximity technology “as business secret.
If you have a smartphone, you know that the battery is a major weak point, is not it? Currently it is difficult to find a device capable of lasting a full day charge if used with intensity.
Unfortunately there is no technology to make the batteries last for a long time but companies are working to at least deliver faster loading and effective for its customers, so it is not necessary to make smartphones for a long time in the making.
This is the case of the Oppo , which has the technology VOOC Flash Charge , which is capable of carrying up to 75% of the battery of the company’s devices in just 30 minutes <. /> strong>, which itself is a beautiful news for discerning consumers
And to talk about its technology, Oppo decided to produce a video highlighting the VOOC Flash Charge, as we can see immediately afterwards:
If you are a person who uses your smartphone enough for games and videos, for example, the Oppo technology can be a great partner so you can enjoy your device without worry about the delay to charge your battery.
In addition to the Oppo, other companies working with the same purpose. Remember that the Motorola has the charger Turbo Charge r, able to load your major appliances quickly and easily.
In September this year, the Shanghai Microsatellites Engineering Center will launch three satellites in orbit under the TW-1 mission, to develop the areas of telecommunications, maritime surveillance and earth observation. The board will be Portuguese technology with signature Tekever.
About a year, Microsatellites Engineering Center of Shanghai and the Tekever signed a long-term collaboration agreement in Lisbon for the Chinese space mission incorporate the Gamalink technology, created by the Portuguese company.
With this technology has achieved a single physical platform ( hardware ) various types of radio links, each of which uses its own Software . Before, each radio link had its own hardware , so this new technology makes the system simpler.
Ricardo Mendes, director of Tekever says in a statement that the Gamalink technology will allow three Chinese satellite “work together as a constellation of satellites and not a set of three disconnected satellites.” “It’s our technology that makes the three satellites communicate and interact, as in a dance space,” adds responsible.
This is the first partnership of a national company with a spatial Chinese entity. In the case of Tekever, the company has already established cooperation at European level with the European Space Agency (ESA, its acronym in English) to produce technology for Proba-3 satellite, which will study the solar corona and will be a test driver for next generation of satellites.
The Working Committee of Public Service and Administration approved on Wednesday (25), the Bill 7990/14, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), establishing 673 permanent posts in the establishment plans of the electoral regional courts across the country, for the information technology units.
Under the proposal, will be created 418 posts Effective legal analyst and 255 for legal technician.
The opinion of the rapporteur, Mr Paulo Pereira da Silva (SD-SP), was supportive of the proposal. He points out that the area of courts of information technology has shown a great lack of servers, due to the new activities that emerged in 2005 and which are still in progress, such as the Electronic Judicial Process, the implementation of biometric identification of the voter, systems to ensure the vote in transit accessibility for people with special needs, referendum and simultaneous referenda elections; and changes in the database and systems to enable the biometric registration.
Currently, only 90 electoral systems are maintained and developed by the TSE, and another 150 are in production, several of them nationwide. The TSE also provides care and support for all of Elections telecommunications network.
For the text, the expenditures with the proposal will be borne by the budget allocation assigned to the Electoral Court. According to the proposal, the measure is an impact of 2.5% compared to the staffing and costs of Elections, whose amount is $ 78.08 million.
Determinations CNJ > According to the president of the TSE, Minister Dias Toffoli, the creation of jobs addresses the needs of Elections and the provisions of Resolution 90/09 of the National Council of Justice (CNJ).
Among other things , the resolution states that the courts should keep information and communication technology services required for proper adjudication; be permanent staff of professionals; . and replace gradually the contractor workforce to carry out strategic functions and activities
Processing The project will be analyzed in conclusive character by the Committees on Finance and Taxation; and Constitution and Justice and Citizenship proposal Integrity:. PL-7990/2014
“The Amazon is a complex reality, tangled, can be high tech and rustic at the same time,” says Ramiro Lent, Professor of Art Sciences Institute (ICA) of the Federal University of Pará and curator of . occupation SPAM Xumucuís, which opens on Tuesday (31), in Guama campus of the institution
The unprecedented show will take place in an unconventional space: will occupy the walls of the building of Universitec, the Innovation Agency Technological UFPA, at the time of sixth birthday polo. “The idea occupy different spaces with contemporary art, jumping the walls of museums and galleries, has taken power by increasing the possibilities for speeches and other public profile. Perhaps this is the democratization of art, this overflow, “says Ramiro
Called SPAM -. The messages often unwanted arriving by surprise and invade our emails – the show brings together youth works artists, and part of the tradition of landscapes, atmosphere and mestizos elements, to culminate in virtuality and intervention that technology prints to this reality.
“The name refers to that message in mass sent by the internet without right audience, reaching to all without discrimination. This is the sense that sought to propose an occupation with works of digital and contemporary art in a space that was not designed for this purpose, and never received an art exhibition, and provide a meeting with the production of young artists Pará ” explains the curator, creator of Digital Art Xumucuís Hall.
To Ramiro, the invitation to the artistic occupation of Universitec provides a bridge between technological innovation proposed by the Agency of UFPA and the pungent creative and innovative potential of contemporary art produced in the Amazon. . “As the Universitec is an incubator of innovative projects that think a sustainable and technological Amazon, this occupation is, in this context, an incubator for artists”
“The Universitec integrates a new economic matrix for the region: not bet on Amazon as a mere producer of raw material, but want to add science and technology to their genetic wealth in order to work together to keep the forest standing, and generate business generating positive economic and social impacts on the population, ” . punctuates Gonzalo Enriquez, director of the Agency, national benchmark in innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in the Amazon Founded in March 31, 2009, the Universitec performs incubation services to technology-based companies, through PIEBT; development actions to entrepreneurship within the academy; and protection of knowledge, through the Intellectual Property sector
The composition of show design was made from images found on the social networks of five artists:. Cajun Cleber, Diogo Viana, Flavia Souza, Henrique Montagne Figueira and Renata Aguiar. “I downloaded the images, made the proposal of exposure and they stumbled. Were potential works of art that were lost in this great collection of possibilities that is the Internet, “he says.
Service Opening of artistic occupation SPAM Xumucuís in building the Universitec, Technological Innovation Agency UFPA, on Tuesday (31), from 9am, within the six-year anniversary programming Agency, located in the Professional Sector of the institution, in Guama campus. Phone: 3201-8022. Information on Universitec site.
The Research Institute of Stanford, based in California, USA, revealed that its security solution IOM (Iris on the Move), an iris recognition technology, will come included in new tablet model Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 from Samsung.
The presentation of the new version of the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 will take place at ISC West 2015, an event that will take place in Las Vegas between 15 and 17 April.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet that runs on Android, has a 8.4 inch screen (2560x1600px), a quad-core processor Snapdragon Qualcomm 800, 2GB RAM, 16GB / 32GB of storage, two cameras 8MP and 2MP, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 4.0, and a battery of 4800 mAh.
The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, who recandidata the post, tried to vote on Saturday in the company of his wife, Patience, but problems with the new voting technology forced him to leave the polling station.
The leader in exercise, you want to win a second term, came to the polling station in his hometown, Otuoke in southern Bayelsa State, by 09:20 local (08:20 in Lisbon) to start the process accreditation.
However, the technological system to read biometric data of voter identification cards, which is being used for the first time, apparently did not work, forcing Goodluck Jonathan to postpone the intention to vote.
The candidate, 57, whose party (Democratic Party) showed concerns about the technology used in the vote and the ability of members of polling stations in use it, stated that ‘there may be a problem ‘.
“Maybe it’s me,” joked, as called for patience.
“This is the first time we are using this technology, permanent voter cards, card readers,” he said, adding “not worried” despite the problems reported in other polling stations throughout the country.
At least two people were killed in attacks on polling stations
At least two people died in the attacks tables to vote in northeastern Nigeria, allegedly carried out by the radical Islamic group Boko Haram, according to residents and an election official, interviewed by Agence France Presse (AFP).
The attacks occurred in the villages of Birin Bolawa and Birin Doe in Nafada district in the state of Gombe, which has been repeatedly attacked by radical Islamists.
“We could hear gunmen shouting, ‘Do not you warn you to stay away from the election’ ‘said an election official, who requested anonymity.
The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said in a video message released last month that militants of that group would disrupt the elections, which they consider “anti-Islamic”.
“This election will not happen, even if we are dead. Even if we are not alive, Allah will not allow to carry out, “he said at the time.
The same electoral official said masked gunmen arrived in a van Birin Bolawa ‘pick-up’ by 08:30 local (07:30 in Lisbon), shortly after the approval of voters have begun.
A voter was shot dead and the other fled in panic.
“They caught fire to all materials related to the elections, which abandoned when we fled,” added the same source.
Karim Jauro, an inhabitant of Birin Fulani, said the second attack happened by 09:15 local, adding that if they had known the first attack, they would have left the polling station.
“As soon as the people saw them, they began to flee, but the gunmen opened fire at the polling station, killing one man,” he said.
Karim Jauro also reported that then “burned materials bound to the election.” “We believe they are of Boko Haram, who warned the people not to participate in the election,” he said.
About 68.8 million Nigerians are called to the polls today to elect a new president and a parliament in a stressful environment because of the risk of political violence and the threat of Islamist attacks .
The candidates for head of state is 14, among which is the first time a woman, but the dispute, which is expected fierce, involves the outgoing Goodluck Jonathan and former General Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria the head of a military junta between 1983 and 1985.
The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, who recandidata the post, tried to vote today, in the company of his wife, Patience, but problems with the new voting technology forced him to leave the polling station.
The leader in exercise, you want to win a second term, came to the polling station in his hometown, Otuoke in southern Bayelsa State, by 09:20 local (08 :. 20 in Lisbon) to start the accreditation process
However, the technological system to ‘read’ biometric data of voter identification cards, which is being used for the first time, apparently did not work , forcing Goodluck Jonathan to postpone the intention to vote.
The candidate, 57, whose party (Popular Democratic Party) showed concerns about the technology used in the vote and the ability of members of polling stations in use it, said that “there may be a problem.”
“Maybe it’s me,” he joked, as called for patience.
“It’s the first time we are using this technology permanent voter cards, card readers, “he said, adding” not worried “despite the problems reported in other polling stations throughout the country.
About 68.8 million Nigerians are called to the polls today to elect a new president and a parliament in a stressful environment because of the risk of political violence and the threat of Islamist attacks.
The candidates for head of state is 14, among which first meets a woman, but the dispute, which is expected fierce, involves the outgoing Goodluck Jonathan and former General Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria, the head of a military junta between 1983 and 1985.
In late summer is going to be sent into space the first phase of the spatial plan ENGINEERING Center of Micro-satellite Shanghai. There are three small satellites that go off the planet and have in common the fact that carry equipped Tekever Portuguese technology.
And it is precisely the technology under the national company that will allow satellites to function as a small constellation. Thus all three devices will be connected and communicating with each other and with the laboratories on Earth.
“It’s our technology that makes the three satellites communicate and interact, as in a dance space,” says in a statement the administrator of Tekever, Ricardo Mendes.
The spokesman added that this “is the first time that a Portuguese company can establish a business partnership with a Chinese entity in the area of space,” noting the largest investment that China has made available for this area.
After the agreement was signed in April 2014, the Gamalink technology of the Portuguese company began shipping this month – the same system that is already used in land mobile communications and allows a more efficient use of electromagnetic spectrum.
The Tekever is still the internationalization particularly in terms of drones, participating in several European missions, and recently the company received the best mobile applications distinction for the ecommerce segment by Mobizy, assigned by the UN.
The iXpand flash drive quickly transfer photos and videos from an iPhone or iPad to a computer, PC or Mac
Leader in the memory card industry in Brazil, SanDisk announced on Wednesday (25) two new solutions for the users of the space problem of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets
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Released in 2014, the SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Dual Drive reaches its second version and is a USB stick that has micro doors USB and USB 3.0 high speed. Already iXpandTM is a USB stick for iPhone and iPad, allowing consumers to transfer content directly from an Apple mobile device to a Mac or PC computer.
The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB 3.0 Drive has 5 warranty years, while the iXpand stick is provided for two years. Both are already available in Brazil. The first has the same suggested values of the 2014 version: R $ 69.90 (16 GB), US $ 119.90 (32GB) and R $ 229.90 (64GB). Already iXpand can be found with suggested prices of US $ 399.90 (16GB), US $ 599.90 (32GB) and R $ 779.90 (64GB).
According to a survey conducted by IDC, it is estimated that this year people will capture and share pictures 1.6 trillion, and that seven out of ten of these images will be captured on a mobile device. According to Alexandre Jannoni, general manager of SanDisk in Brazil, in conversation with the iG , this trend linked to the number of smartphones to be sold this year led to the SanDisk logo bring these releases. The iXpand was announced in November last year while the Dual Drive was presented in January at CES 2015. “Nobody goes out or like to delete your pictures,” he said.
According to Ana Toiller, head of products and marketing in Latin America, two are the reasons that lead a user to seek a pedrive for your smartphone or tablet: lack of space on the device and need to transfer something . “Today, most people download a file by sending an email to yourself, but with the files getting heavier because the cameras are better, it is almost impossible to send a video via email, for example, the transfer became a problem. ” And on Apple devices, this issue is even more challenging, since iPhones do not have space for memory card, explained the executive.
The Brazilian users still do not feel totally comfortable with cloud computing and prefer to rely on a solution that does not rely on Internet access according to Ana. “The cloud acts as a supplement. Most Brazilians still have trouble understanding how this technology, and also has the issue of cost, there is little free, does not meet the need has still the question of now:. the person does not want to wait connect to catch the presentation to the head “.
Given the high capacity of flash drives, pen drives the can easily be transformed into backup drives and even replace traditional external HD. According to Alexandre Jannoni, flash memory of flash drives has increased durability.
In addition, the USB port has landed in several other facilities such as the car, for example, and must win other destinations like the refrigerator due to the growth of the Internet of Things. This evolution together the USB port, which recently won a new version, the USB-C, should ensure a longer life to the stick, unlike what happened with the CD or floppy disk. “What happens today is that there is nothing better than flash memory, there is nothing in development that can replace our technology,” said the executive.
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The new SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 is available in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB
SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0
The new SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 is available in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB and has the same retractable design that facilitates use, plus a micro USB connector longer, which adapts to smartphones and tablets with covers devices or covers.
The USB drive is a more convenient way to download and share content through the microUSB port smartphones or Android tablets without the need for cables, e-mail or wireless network. The unit also offers USB 3.0 performance with speeds up to 130 MB / s4, the drive to the computer for users to download and make backup photos, videos and other files created on your smartphone.
The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB 3.0 also works with SanDiskMemory Zone application, which allows users to have memory storage control their mobile devices, including the memory card. The application, available for free download in Google Play Store, is compatible with most Android devices and allows users to find, organize, transfer and to back up data. When the device is connected, the Memory Zone application starts automatically, causing users to manage and transfer content between the mobile device and the flash memory drive.
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The stick iXpand is available in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB
Pendrive iXpand for iPhone and iPad
The iXpand Stick is a solution that transfers photos and videos from an iPhone or iPad to a Mac or PC without cables, internet connections or bandwidth limitations. In addition, it keeps the photo resolution quality or original video. The iXpand flash drive is designed with a unique flexible connector that allows direct connection to iPhones and iPads, without the need to remove the protective cover. The unit features a rugged metal exterior that increases their durability.
In addition, the iXpand stick also enables the user to play videos and music directly on the drive, including non-native file formats and Mac compatible PC such as AVI, MKV and WMV6. In addition to the player, the unit has its own battery to make these small functions. The iXpand Sync application is available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and allows users to automatically synchronize, back up and transfer photos and videos. It is initialized when the iXpand stick is connected to an iPhone or iPad. The iXpand Sync application also allows users to take advantage of the identity sensor fingerprint Touch ID to encrypt and decrypt sensitive files on the drive.
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