The best technology in 2015 – Pplware

Along with the typical technology that will continually evolve with each passing year, such as computers, smartphone or tablets also other areas have had special emphasis this year passed.

Every year there are different trends, driven as much by fashion as per need of the market, and 2015 was a year in which some technology intensified with evidence. Curious?

Displays 4K

The need to bring more visual detail to the user, combined with the current capacity of the network connection or storage, make 4K technology an almost “commonplace” in 2015.

With a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, area 4 times the FullHD resolution, sizes up to 65 “and based on IPS and LED technology, the UltraHD TVs 4K began this year to come up with more affordable prices, promising to take all the realism for its users.

Not simply that, too curved panels are most popular, getting simulate more intense immersion in the content viewed such as Samsung JS8500 can do, for a price, though high, is not prohibitive. The content in 4K are scarce, it is a fact, but are beginning to emerge brisk, especially with the help of services like Netflix.

Fitness Technology

One of the areas where technology is working positively is to encourage the exercise. The simple automatic registration of physical activity and the ability to store a history or share with friends also trigger some propensity for these activities.

Supported not only for the bracelets or smart watches, but also scales or heart bands, these accessories have been a strong trend in 2015. One example is the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S that for about € 25 can supervise the exercise, count steps throughout the day, monitor sleep and to measure heart rate.

Action cameras

Also related to sport, but now more radical the action cameras are also fashionable. The possibility of storing video images only in the first person, whether in difficult terrain, in the air or in water, makes these cameras an gadget increasingly desirable. Competition between brands is also tighter, but the GoPro continues to lead in user preference, much the fault of the fantastic quality of the end result, such as the GoPro Hero 4.

There are other equally interesting options, more or less suited to the purpose you want, and TomTom Bandit is also an option to be considered. With video recording up to 4K and photo 16MP, has autonomy to three hours of continuous recording and includes various sensors such as speed, g-force, speed and heart rate.

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Technology in 2015: the year of confirmations – Exam Information

The year now ending was very little profitable technology targeted at the end consumer. It was a year of confirmation. We saw the mass of drones and confirmed the potential of 3D printing when placed in the hands of the most common users. Virtual reality has been postponed to 2016 and electric cars entered timidly, in our daily lives. Incidentally, the “green” cars continue to make its crossing of the desert and fight against the Goliath of fossil fuels. The Tesla leads the squad (in innovation) with powerful vehicles that need 30 minutes of charging (a technology that uses ultra-fast loading systems) to provide 200 km of autonomy. It is still not ideal, but there you walk. In the world, who sold more electric was Nissan. We are still far from massification and technologies such as hydrogen watch for your opportunity in an area that is still suffering various technological upheavals … so common to the early stages of an industrial transformation that can help change the planet. In Portugal, the few electric circulating still do not pay the electricity they consume. Yes, MOBI.E network remains free. Just load the car and go. Who pays? The state. We therefore. In cars, the year ends with a story that comes from the US where the first tests of a flying car passed. The TF-X will start flying in 2016 in a closed circuit.

SMARTPHONES

This was the year when the market slowed smartphones, but continued To grow. There, now in Portugal, over five million such devices. Ie half of the Portuguese population has a smart phone in his pocket. All studies indicate that this is the moment when it reaches the tipping point and that from here, growth, if any, is much slower. In the world, China, India and Brazil … are the markets where this type of terminal is growing at double digits. They are the engines that continue to feed manufacturers such as Apple, Samsung or Huawei to materialize, there, the higher sales volumes. In fact, consumer electronics manufacturers have found another battlefield:. The Wearables

Smartwatches, bracelets, scales, sensors to put in tennis, doors … we’re getting surrounded by interconnecting devices and this revolution had the starting gun this year.

Yes, in 2015 Apple and Samsung have fueled their rivalry. But while the US company continues to grow in value and to diversify their activity (the rumors about the entry in the segment of electric cars were constant) with a successful debut in the music streaming market; South Korea suffers from the reduced margins in the segment of smartphones and tablets and the Chinese competition. It is true that Samsung is also changing. And see below. It is marking the ground in areas with high growth potential such as the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality. Investments that will offset the short time

By the way, buzzwords like:. Internet of Things, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Deep Learning … continued to make the headlines of the companies that are using these technologies to make business. But it was nice to see that they are really being implemented. There are cities in Portugal (Oeiras, for example) where the routes of garbage collection are already optimized due to the placement of sensors within the crates. Outside and within the concept of Deep Learning, a robot taught himself (I repeat myself) playing chess in 72 hours and do it to the level of International Master. Artificial Intelligence has evolved at a pace that some consider frightening. In fact, some entrepreneurs Technology lead this threat so seriously that created a USD bottom billion for the development of Artificial Intelligence is closely monitored and all developments become available to the largest possible number of companies.

In Health, scientists have used biotechnology to edit DNA lives cells and thus change the design of some beings. They were created so that mosquitoes do not have the ability to spread malaria or dogs with stronger muscles. And so, too, that we all start eating genetically altered in a few years.

SPACE

But it was out there in space which witnessed the most important moments. Was passionate accompany the “return to life” of Philae probe (in late 2014) and see all the information that the little robot could collect a meteorite moving before shut forever – the European Space Agency tried unsuccessfully to one last communication with the device last Christmas Day.

The discovery of water on Mars made the headlines and left us dreaming of easier space exploration where colonies and scattered planets serve as “posts supply “for exploratory missions. He was now to know that have been frozen carbon dioxide to create the ravines and the Martians beds. . And no water

The year ends with good news: SpaceX was able to recover a rocket that was sent on a mission. That is, an aerospace company can privately finally optimize its operation reusing part of the aircraft. What gives SpaceX, Elon Musk, the ability to start operating, actually, in 2016.

It is important to Elon Musk because he is the great visionary of the year that is now ending. In fact, so it was in 2014 and probably will keep that title until 2020. The boss of Tesla and SpaceX is aiming to change the world. Be in Space, is down here on Earth. Even taking into account that the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) today considers as “enemy of technology.” This is because Musk is one of the main activists in controlling the development of Artificial Intelligence which he considers a major threat to humanity. And you’re right. As we scan everything that surrounds us, we need computers that are able to analyze real-time large amounts of information. In fact, the machines will have to intuit scenarios and take preventive action on occasion.

This is the way we started to go more clearly in 2015 and no longer going to stop breaking. Artificial Intelligence, with all the inherent dangers (who does not like a good plot Sci-Fi?), Is part of our future. Incidentally, our evolution and survival as a species depends on more intelligent machines. And it never became as clear as later this year.

Essential technology points to 2016 – Computerworld Portugal

Interesting facts about IT budgets, priorities in hiring and strategic initiatives for next year

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Disruption! A comprehensive conclusion can be drawn from the results of the investigation Computerworld 182 US IT professionals, is that 2016 should be a year in which IT will be an agent of change.

I am ready to move fully to the business center in 2016, when the digital transformation becomes a high strategic priority. CIOs and their technology organizations are well positioned to lead this change thanks to the growth of IT budgets, increasing professional and a pronounced shift towards strategic expenditure.

In the midst of the breakneck pace of change technology and business, where to direct your focus in the new year?

IT Budgets increase again …
As companies continue to rely on technology to help them differentiate themselves in the market, technology budgets remain on an upward trajectory.

Almost half (46%) of those surveyed by Computerworld reported their technology spending will increase in 2016 on average 14.7% (in comparison, last year, 43% said they would increase spending on average 13.1%).

By the same number (42%) revealed that their technology spending will remain the same, with only 12% predicting a decrease in IT budgets.

Security and cloud computing are the main areas to invest With
security concerns high on the minds of IT professionals as they prepare for 2016, it is no surprise that exactly half of respondents choosing security as the main area where their companies plan to increase spending.

Cloud computing comes soon after, and the main area where organizations think divest is no software “on premise.” – two trends that indicate how the travel companies to the cloud will continue in 2016

IoT tops new areas of expenditure
After several years without major investment, the Internet of Things seems to finally have the attention of technology executives, with 29% of respondents identifying it as a new area investments in 2016.

The Green IT, which had also been forgotten in many organizations, appeared on the radar of respondents, with 16% saying they will invest in energy-saving technology next year.

The main challenge of IT professionals:. budget
As is the case every year, budget constraints appear in the list of leading challenges identified by respondents

The security took second place among the concerns of IT professionals, after a year of corporate attacks increasing and more severe.

duel goals for IT in 2016
The goals of the survey respondents for their most important projects in technology traiem the bimodal nature of modern IT.

Technology leaders say they are struggling to maintain or improve service levels, long one of its main responsibilities. At the same time, they are looking to generate new revenue streams or increase existing ones, a new responsibility in most technology departments in progress.

“As technology becomes an integral part of all aspect of business and the way we interact with customers, is to raise the profile of the IT group and force you to think about more than just keeping the lights on, “says David Cearley, an analyst at Gartner. “We are seeing a greater alignment of IT to boost the digital business.”

A journey to the cloud
move towards 2016, the cloud computing does not show signs of slowing down, with technology leaders to indicate that expenditure and new cloud initiatives remain on the rise.

In terms of where organizations are in this transition to the cloud, 29% of respondents confirmed that had already changed some enterprise applications to the cloud, with more to come, while 7% said they are in the process of migrating mission-critical systems to a cloud environment.

Interestingly, a total of 20% of respondents are to counteract this trend completely, revealing that they are not moving to the cloud at all

IT teams will increase
With budgets to grow and the projects to not miss, many companies are thinking to hire more people. About 37% of respondents said they were planning to increase their staff, compared with 24% last year.

According to the new role of IT as an organizational agent of change, 42% of respondents with plans Hiring looking for people who combine technology and business knowledge to enable them to articulate the value of IT to achieve business objectives.

security Talents and BI should be scarce
With all eyes on safety, it is not surprising that respondents expect to be difficult to hire technologists with these specializations.

According to Robert Half Technology’s 2016 Salary Guide, salaries in the security field should increase between 5% and 7% next year, ranging from 100,000 to nearly $ 200,000 on average.

Disruptive Technologies
When asked about the technologies that are likely to have an impact in the next three to five years, respondents chose cloud computing / “software-as-a-service” by a wide margin, followed by IT self-service, predictive analysis, the Internet of Things and unified communications.

The cloud will continue to reshape the IT companies, according to IDC analyst who forecasts that more than half of the infrastructure investment and enterprise software that will be based Cloud in 2018.

Kicking the tires of new technologies
All types of virtualization and options “as-a-service” lead the lists of technologies of respondents the inquiry that are being developed or tested in their organizations, BI / analítca, cloud computing and mobile / wireless near the top 5.

“Virtualization 2.0″ is of particular interest to the respondents, when companies advance beyond the first steps of server virtualization to explore desktop, storage, mobile options and virtualized network.

2016 is the year of IoT In
Next year, the Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer science fiction but a reality in the near future for IT organizations in many industries, say observers

29% of respondents identified IoT initiatives -. and projects related machine-to-machine and telematics – such as new areas of spending for next year. In comparison, only 12% of respondents last year said the IoT would be a new expense in 2015.

Similarly, the percentage of respondents who said they plan to launch projects of IoT over the next 12 months rose from 15% last year to 21% this year, with 14% saying this year they plan to test this type of technology, up from 7% last year.

“Wearables” in company? Not yet
Although handheld devices targeted at the consumer, such as Google Glass and Apple Watch, the reality is that companies are not willing to make practical use of wearable systems (“wearable”) at least in the near future.

The technology “wearable” was the last in the list of systems currently being evaluated in trials and pilot projects by respondents, with only 4% of respondents saying they had projects progress involving “wearables.”

In addition, 78% said they were not currently working on such applications or anticipate the need to support “wearables” in the near future. Only 8% said the “wearables” will play a role in their business operations or technology, while only 12% indicated that they were to adjust its mobile device management strategies to include them.

You are addicted to technology? – IOnline

A specialist in energy control and techniques for sleeping Hospital Nightingale in London, Nerina Ramlakhan, told the BBC that the kind of people who spend most of the time ahead of technological devices “live in survival mode . “

 
 

What happens is that the sympathetic nervous system is working in forced pace and so it is normal to feel tired, taking into account that the body is working to adrenaline-based, noradrenaline and cortisol. ” The expert also points out that there are commonalities among addicts technology:. Perfectionism, competitiveness, aggressiveness and tendency to have everything under their control

 
 

“For people with these traits, it is very hard to relax,” he adds, and therefore, the simple act of updating notifications on your phone to create a sense of gratification. In conclusion, someone addicted to technology is actually addicted to dopamine, a neurotransmitter responsible for adrenaline and a stimulant of the nervous system.

 

Technology in 2015: transformation and transition – Computerworld Portugal

Adapt or fail: technology providers have had to re-invent when users discovered how to manage this connected world

The cloud and mobile computing have created an imperative for the world of technology: change or fail. This year, all legacy vendors such as Dell, EMC and Microsoft have taken important steps to reinvent themselves, which generated some of the largest technology news of the year. And there are omens of great change at the intersection of technology and culture: autonomous cars, technology “wearable”, the use of drones for Fun and Profit

This led to an increased focus on security, privacy and. public policy concerns, as consumers and businesses to find out how to manage this connected world. Not necessarily in order of importance, here are some of the great stories of the 2015 technology.

EU launches anti-competitive charges to Google
The European Commission accused April Google of abusing its dominant position in search services on the Internet, promoting its own shopping comparison product, Google Shopping. The decision against Google could include a fine of up to 10% of the annual revenue of the company. The Commission also opened an antitrust investigation to Android, suspecting abuse of a dominant position by Google, among other things, require device manufacturers to aggregate their own services and applications with the Google mobile operating system. For Google, the cases reach the heart of how the company controls access to services and generates profits. For some Europeans, it is a righteous blow against the hegemony of one of the giants of American technology.

Microsoft releases Windows 10
Only a year ago or so, seemed Microsoft was stagnant in the Windows OS, moving towards irrelevance in a post-PC era. But with the release of Windows 10 for PCs in July, along with subsequent versions for mobile devices, the company has a new lease on life. Microsoft is offering a truly unified platform of Windows, in which universal applications can be implemented through a wide range of devices – even in the Xbox and HoloLens system. The operating system was complemented in October for the well-received Surface Pro tablet 4 and the first company laptop, the Surface Book, a notebook equipped with keyboard. The company can now say you have mobile devices with specifications to suit everyone and a unified software platform to run on these devices.

Dell buying EMC
planned acquisition for 67 billion dollars EMC Dell, announced in October, is the largest incorporation of technology, a union titans aged whose domain has been eroded by the cloud. Dell, along with EMC and its VMware subsidiary, will be able to provide private and hybrid cloud systems as alternatives to Amazon or Microsoft, and Google public clouds. The agreement occurs when the digital transformation of the business via cloud and mobile technology vendors are struggling to keep bringing the registration of mergers and acquisitions of the .com era, set in 2000. HP’s division this year at HP Inc. for PCs and printers and HP Enterprise software provider is another reaction to the digital transformation:. alienation as a way for legacy suppliers remain agile

Safe Harbor dies
European Union Court of Justice has rocked the business world with a decision in October that shook the Safe Harbor agreement, with thousands companies – including Google, Facebook, and Apple – counted for the transatlantic transfer of personal data. The court said the pact, which allowed companies to transfer EU personal data to the United States since adhere to the so called Safe Harbor principles, protecting inappropriately information about EU citizens. The US and the EU are negotiating a new agreement, but the case triggered by a complaint lodged by Austrian law student Maximilian Schrems against Facebook, highlights how privacy issues are changing the rules on how personal data are processed in the cloud.

FCC Net Neutrality Rules rekindle cool storm
Facing fierce opposition from major service providers and its own Republican members, the Federal Commission Communications (FCC) voted in February to approve net neutrality rules, changing the broadband classification as a public regulated service, which prohibits companies from blocking or selectively delaying web traffic and provide prioritization services paid traffic. Supporters say the rules away from the major suppliers to act as guardians of the Web. But the decision has to withstand a barrage of lawsuits. While network neutrality proponents are hopeful, there are no guarantees: last year, an appeals court overturned the rules of net neutrality that the agency approved in 2010, saying the FCC put them in the wrong section of the Telecommunications Act <. /> p>

Apple Watch attracts admiration but little passion
Apple Watch, released in April, was the most anticipated gadget of the year and notable both for what it has not achieved as the who has. Apple’s entry in the market “wearables” has been a success by the standards of other companies, but your clock failed to get success as the iPod, iPhone and iPad. Apple debuted as number two suppliers of “wearables” worldwide, after the Fitbit. But Xiaomi ended the third quarter as a strong candidate for the post, after Apple revealed a small growth quarter-on-quarter, according to IDC. The price of the watch is high and its wide range of features requires a learning curve. However, even if you have not had the huge success of Apple’s other products, it stimulated competition and drew attention to a product category that will only grow over the next few years.

Tesla allows Autopilot
more futuristic consumer technology that appeared in commercially available products this year emerged as an upgrade “over-the-air” software to vehicles from Tesla Model S: autopilot functions that allow cars stay away from each other, changing lanes and vouchers. A few weeks after the October update, a million cars had installed features and Tesla ran to limit some of the controls after conductors disclose what the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, called “crazy” videos showing drivers to take the hands off the wheel. While Teslas are not fully autonomous, they enter a market dogged by Google and Apple as well as other car manufacturers, to introduce a technology that will fundamentally change the transport sector.

Attack on OPM highlights security holes
After the reports that first appeared in June on a data breach in the Office of Personnel Management Systems (OPM) US, the news kept getting worse. The first figure was revised and it is now estimated that the hackers fled with information, including Social Security numbers, 21.5 million people – almost all of which have undergone a safety investigation for a job in government through the OPM since 2000. The hackers are also likely to be involved in the violation of at least 10 other companies systems, including United Airlines and Anthem insurance. A politician said the attack was a much more serious blow to national security than the 9/11 attacks. The Chinese government, accused of complicity, denied involvement, but the fiasco of poor security practices continues to explode in the most sensitive systems.

Lenovo Superfish and the dangers of “bloatware”
Lenovo unnerved users worldwide in February, when they discovered that the company had pre-installed adware on PCs selling in order to inject ads in browsers. It turns out that the software, Superfish Visual Discovery, settled a root certificate auto-generated in the Windows certificate store, which could allow the so-called “man-in-the-middle” attacks, with traffic interception against any user had the application installed. This could help steal confidential data such as bank details. Although Lenovo receive the prize of worst decision of the year, Dell was also close: November it was discovered that the manufacturer had preloaded their systems with a management pack, including a self-signed digital root certificate that allowed the attackers spy on traffic to any secure website. Manufacturers said their intentions were to be útieis but their actions reveal the real dangers of this so-called “bloatware.”

Government to citizens: register drones
drones interfere with fire operations in California, moving uncomfortably close to airports and aircraft, carrying contraband to a prison and fall at the US Open tennis tournament. And this holiday season, should be one of the main present, with the total units sold in the US to reach hundreds of thousands of units. Faced with the potential problems that arise with the growing popularity of these unmanned aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced in October that would require the registration of drones consumers. The FAA has begun to loosen the restrictions on commercial use of drones but these registration rules are the clearest sign that the unmanned aircraft are spread on a large scale.

The best technology in 2015: Water on Mars to the threat of … – Express

The year now ending was very little profitable technology targeted at the end consumer. It was a year of confirmation. We saw the mass of drones and confirmed the potential of 3D printing when placed in the hands of the most common users. Virtual reality has been postponed to 2016 and electric cars entered timidly, in our daily lives. Incidentally, the “green” cars continue to make its crossing of the desert and fight against the Goliath of fossil fuels. The Tesla leads the squad (in innovation) with powerful vehicles that need 30 minutes of charging (a technology that uses ultra-fast loading systems) to provide 200 km of autonomy. It is still not ideal, but there you walk. In the world, who sold more electric was Nissan. We are still far from massification and technologies such as hydrogen watch for your opportunity in an area that is still suffering various technological upheavals … so common to the early stages of an industrial transformation that can help change the planet. In Portugal, the few electric circulating still do not pay the electricity they consume. Yes, MOBI.E network remains free. Just load the car and go. Who pays? The state. We therefore. In cars, the year ends with a story that comes from the US where the first tests of a flying car passed. The TF-X will start flying in 2016 in a closed circuit.

Smartphones

This was the year that the market for smartphones has slowed, but continued to grow. There, now in Portugal, over five million such devices. Ie half of the Portuguese population has a smart phone in his pocket. All studies indicate that this is the moment when it reaches the tipping point and that from here, growth, if any, is much slower. In the world, China, India and Brazil … are the markets where this type of terminal is growing at double digits. They are the engines that continue to feed manufacturers such as Apple, Samsung or Huawei to materialize, there, the higher sales volumes. In fact, consumer electronics manufacturers have found another battlefield:. The Wearables

Smartwatches, bracelets, scales, sensors to put in tennis, doors … we’re getting surrounded by interconnecting devices and this revolution had the starting gun this year.

Yes, in 2015 Apple and Samsung have fueled their rivalry. But while the US company continues to grow in value and to diversify their activity (the rumors about the entry in the segment of electric cars were constant) with a successful debut in the music streaming market; South Korea suffers from the reduced margins in the segment of smartphones and tablets and the Chinese competition. It is true that Samsung is also changing. And see below. It is marking the ground in areas with high growth potential such as the Internet of Things and Virtual Reality. Investments that will offset the short time

By the way, buzzwords like:. Internet of Things, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Deep Learning … continued to make the headlines of the companies that are using these technologies to make business. But it was nice to see that they are really being implemented. There are cities in Portugal (Oeiras, for example) where the routes of garbage collection are already optimized due to the placement of sensors within the crates. Outside and within the concept of Deep Learning, a robot taught himself (I repeat myself) playing chess in 72 hours and do it to the level of International Master. Artificial Intelligence has evolved at a pace that some consider frightening. In fact, some entrepreneurs Technology lead this threat so seriously that created a USD bottom billion for the development of Artificial Intelligence is closely monitored and all developments become available to the largest possible number of companies.

In Health, scientists have used biotechnology to edit DNA lives cells and thus change the design of some beings. They were created so that mosquitoes do not have the ability to spread malaria or dogs with stronger muscles. And so, too, that we all start eating genetically altered in a few years.

space

But it was out there in space, we saw the most memorable moments . Was passionate accompany the “return to life” of Philae probe (in late 2014) and see all the information that the little robot could collect a meteorite moving before shut forever – the European Space Agency tried unsuccessfully to one last communication with the device last Christmas Day.

The discovery of water on Mars made the headlines and left us dreaming of easier space exploration where colonies and scattered planets serve as “posts supply “for exploratory missions. He was now to know that have been frozen carbon dioxide to create the ravines and the Martians beds. . And no water

The year ends with good news: SpaceX was able to recover a rocket that was sent on a mission. That is, an aerospace company can privately finally optimize its operation reusing part of the aircraft. What gives SpaceX, Elon Musk, the ability to start operating, actually, in 2016.

It is important to Elon Musk because he is the great visionary of the year that is now ending. In fact, so it was in 2014 and probably will keep that title until 2020. The boss of Tesla and SpaceX is aiming to change the world. Be in Space, is down here on Earth. Even taking into account that the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) today considers as “enemy of technology.” This is because Musk is one of the main activists in controlling the development of Artificial Intelligence which he considers a major threat to humanity. And you’re right. As we scan everything that surrounds us, we need computers that are able to analyze real-time large amounts of information. In fact, the machines will have to intuit scenarios and take preventive action on occasion.

This is the way we started to go more clearly in 2015 and no longer going to stop breaking. Artificial Intelligence, with all the inherent dangers (who does not like a good plot Sci-Fi?), Is part of our future. Incidentally, our evolution and survival as a species depends on more intelligent machines. And it never became as clear as later this year.

Companies will re-hire. Especially in industry and technology – Daily News – Lisbon

Three out of four companies want to hire in 2016, driven by the output of the troika and the fall in the unemployment rate. Wages are expected to remain almost unchanged, but there is a betting trend in benefits

The next year will be recovery for the labor market, particularly in the industrial sector and technology, anticipate recruiting. The output of the troika of Portugal and the breaks that have been registered in the unemployment rate, combined with the need to strengthen the teams reduced to “functional minimum” during the most aggressive period of crisis, are the reasons for the optimism of Portuguese companies.

The industry and technology are the sectors referred to by all recruiters that the DN / Mad Money asked where it will hire more in 2016. In the case of industry, companies look for professionals responsible for maintenance, production and logistics. In the technology, the most sought after occupations are related to information technology (Java and .Net programmers, system administrators or big data, for example), online business management and technical support.

But there more, the recruiter Adecco emphasizes bioengineering as one of the most dynamic sectors, as well as the oil industry, although the latter has a caveat: “This recruitment is above all an international mobility component, are sought Portuguese engineers to work abroad” explains Tiago Costa, director of Professional unit of Adecco Portugal. Hays already highlights the demand for chefs.

The evolution of the labor market will no doubt positive. “The trend is uphill with respect to job offers. This is due to a sense of financial stability by the early departure of the troika and some recovery in the unemployment rate,” explains Tiago Costa. “Many teams had been reduced to functional minimum during the strongest period in order to optimize costs crisis. Once there was a slight improvement in the economy, companies felt the need to return to strengthen their structures and to invest in the growth of teams “adds Marisa Duarte, team leader of Hays Response.

Despite improvements in economic environment, working conditions change little. Most contracts are offered full-time and fixed-term, although there are some direct inputs for tables in the case of middle managers, says Nuno Troni, director of recruitment Randstad. Temporary work remains standard practice especially in factories and increasingly among qualified young people. Still, says Marisa Duarte, there is “a tendency to bet on benefits to compensate for the absence of significant wage increases in recent years.”

On the side of the contraction are the construction and retail and distribution. These sectors not only will not hire – or will even say goodbye. – As are those who pay worst

Three in four want to hire

Next year three out of four companies predict recruit a higher number than this year, says Nuno Troni. Predictions of Ranstad are in line with those in the study “Workforce Pay + 2016″ prepared by Korn Ferry Hay Group. The consultant points out that 76.3% of Portuguese companies want to hire new employees for tables next year. “With the growth of exports and an increase in demand, companies seeking to strengthen their tables with employees to ensure the productive areas,” explains Miguel Albuquerque, director of products and services Hay Group. “On the other hand, the need of disposal of products as well as increased competitiveness of the market, means that companies strengthen the sales teams,” he added.

Real wages stagnate

2016 should also be a year of salary increases, but increases will be “more modest than those in the rest of the European countries,” said Nuno Troni. It even shows the study of Korn Ferry. Portuguese workers must meet an average salary increase of 1.3% next year, when the European average is 2.8%. However, with the average inflation of the last 12 months fixed at 0.39% (according to data from the National Institute of Statistics relating to November), the real increase in wages in Portugal will be virtually non-existent: 0.4%. In Europe the actual increase will be 2.3%. The consultant justifies the minor increases in the absence of a state budget for 2016, which creates a climate of uncertainty.

The energy sector is at the top of that pay better, with wages base 17% above the national average and a total compensation greater than 21%. On the side opposite the distribution and retail, with wages 15% below average, and the construction, which pays about 12% below average.

Companies will re-hire. Especially in industry and technology – Daily News – Lisbon

Three out of four companies want to hire in 2016, driven by the output of the troika and the fall in the unemployment rate. Wages are expected to remain almost unchanged, but there is a betting trend in benefits

The next year will be recovery for the labor market, particularly in the industrial sector and technology, anticipate recruiting. The output of the troika of Portugal and the breaks that have been registered in the unemployment rate, combined with the need to strengthen the teams reduced to “functional minimum” during the most aggressive period of crisis, are the reasons for the optimism of Portuguese companies.

The industry and technology are the sectors referred to by all recruiters that the DN / Mad Money asked where it will hire more in 2016. In the case of industry, companies look for professionals responsible for maintenance, production and logistics. In the technology, the most sought after occupations are related to information technology (Java and .Net programmers, system administrators or big data, for example), online business management and technical support.

But there more, the recruiter Adecco emphasizes bioengineering as one of the most dynamic sectors, as well as the oil industry, although the latter has a caveat: “This recruitment is above all an international mobility component, are sought Portuguese engineers to work abroad” explains Tiago Costa, director of Professional unit of Adecco Portugal. Hays already highlights the demand for chefs.

The evolution of the labor market will no doubt positive. “The trend is uphill with respect to job offers. This is due to a sense of financial stability by the early departure of the troika and some recovery in the unemployment rate,” explains Tiago Costa. “Many teams had been reduced to functional minimum during the strongest period in order to optimize costs crisis. Once there was a slight improvement in the economy, companies felt the need to return to strengthen their structures and to invest in the growth of teams “adds Marisa Duarte, team leader of Hays Response.

Despite improvements in economic environment, working conditions change little. Most contracts are offered full-time and fixed-term, although there are some direct inputs for tables in the case of middle managers, says Nuno Troni, director of recruitment Randstad. Temporary work remains standard practice especially in factories and increasingly among qualified young people. Still, says Marisa Duarte, there is “a tendency to bet on benefits to compensate for the absence of significant wage increases in recent years.”

On the side of the contraction are the construction and retail and distribution. These sectors not only will not hire – or will even say goodbye. – As are those who pay worst

Three in four want to hire

Next year three out of four companies predict recruit a higher number than this year, says Nuno Troni. Predictions of Ranstad are in line with those in the study “Workforce Pay + 2016″ prepared by Korn Ferry Hay Group. The consultant points out that 76.3% of Portuguese companies want to hire new employees for tables next year. “With the growth of exports and an increase in demand, companies seeking to strengthen their tables with employees to ensure the productive areas,” explains Miguel Albuquerque, director of products and services Hay Group. “On the other hand, the need of disposal of products as well as increased competitiveness of the market, means that companies strengthen the sales teams,” he added.

Real wages stagnate

2016 should also be a year of salary increases, but increases will be “more modest than those in the rest of the European countries,” said Nuno Troni. It even shows the study of Korn Ferry. Portuguese workers must meet an average salary increase of 1.3% next year, when the European average is 2.8%. However, with the average inflation of the last 12 months fixed at 0.39% (according to data from the National Institute of Statistics relating to November), the real increase in wages in Portugal will be virtually non-existent: 0.4%. In Europe the actual increase will be 2.3%. The consultant justifies the minor increases in the absence of a state budget for 2016, which creates a climate of uncertainty.

The energy sector is at the top of that pay better, with wages base 17% above the national average and a total compensation greater than 21%. On the side opposite the distribution and retail, with wages 15% below average, and the construction, which pays about 12% below average.

Check out the seven best alternative social apps for iPhone – R7

Facebook dominates the social networks. Million tweets are sent every day on Twitter. Endless photos are posted every minute on Instagram, not to mention, of course, the popularity of Whatsapp … But what if people want alternative applications? The Apple App Store is full of them! Check out the top seven social apps for your iPhone – and have fun

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Toyota will present new technology that promises to surpass Google … – Showmetech.com.br (Blog)

by Erico Abdala – Sat 26, December 2015 General

New system of Toyota can leave obsolete Google Maps

In life it is not always possible to know where we are going and where we come from. However, when it comes to vehicle navigation, there are several options that can help people find their way. The Google Maps is the most widely used option and known by most, but the giant of service Mountain View may be about to gain a strong competitor.

Apparently, the Toyota shall, at CES 2016 , a new mapping technology that will be able to keep maps up to date. The images would be generated from the joint work between the fleet of vehicles the automaker and not by monitoring cars equipped with cameras in 360 ( as does Google ).

The idea is to use combination of features between images for maps with accuracy of up to 5 cm can be shared among drivers. The manufacturer must implement the mapping technology only on expressways. – Reading no major streets might possibly also be made by smart cars

However, the constant updating of maps do not It is the only advantage that the new system should offer. The Toyota believes will reduce the risks while traveling. It would be possible, for example, to identify holes through the cloud-based monitoring system. Thus, alerts would be issued to vehicles that were traveling the same route. In addition, the updates also keep updated drivers in relation to other situations, such as changes in speed limits and signage, which would also be shared by users of the service.

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Trends in technology in education by 2016 – Blasting News

The use of technology in education is already a reality today. Trends for the coming year will value the security of data and the more effective participation of students in the creation of projects.

The technology has always been present in the area of ​​education as an aid to the learning process. Since the earliest times, where used devices such as the abacus, until the present day, with personal computers and more recently mobile phones and tablets, the technology always is renewed to bring not only new solutions but also new features that favor the Learn.

The use of the Internet by children and young people is a reality that also reaches the classrooms and generates debate among educators. One must think of investments, which will certainly be high in order to keep pace with technological developments in the educational field.

The replacement of paper books for electronic books, called ebooks, and the use of resources such as Internet and mobile devices in the classroom, are already present in many establishments, and in the future, this growing trend will have an even greater impact, which is good, provided it is used to sharpen the imagination of students and support the work of teachers, complementing it.

1) Each student should bring their own instrument

Although ideal for a fully integrated educational system with connectivity, was a laboratory with equipment such as laptops, 3D printers , mobile and 3D glasses available to students, this still will not be a reality in 2016. Students are who will take to the classroom their own mobile phone or tablet as a common school supplies. Therefore, it is important that schools at least offer a good Wi-Fi connectivity and establish rules for the use of these devices during class.

2) audiovisual content

Use Videos in classrooms is already a reality. For 2016, students can develop their own audiovisual content and present lessons as a result of what was learned in a particular discipline.

3) Discussion on Data Security

Debates schools about Internet safety are already carried out in schools, and this trend will continue with more strength to the year 2016. It will be important to inform students about the care to be redoubled to files and information.

4) The Internet of Things

The daily life of the population is around connectivity and internet. It is impossible to live without it for just about everything. The learning system, is something still distant, but according to researchers, the use of new technologies in education for a long time has been the case in European countries, and this trend will begin to be reinforced already next year in Brazil, in projects to be realized in spaces for creation, so-called “Space Maker”, which is a technological version of “Do It Yourself”, which will give more room for appreciation, creation and discovery of the students.

Backpack with 15 cameras is the new technology ‘Street View’ of Google – RTP

Now we show you the equipment that capture images in more complicated access sites such as Machu Pichu in Peru.

They are backpacks that carry no less than 15 cameras, transported by ‘trekkers’ , people who offer to take them to places inaccessible to motor vehicles.

City have 10 points with more advanced technology … – The Tribune

At one time, a backpack is abandoned in a public place. At another point, someone jumps the fence of a school. Next the region, a cluster of people is formed in a corner. Unusual movements like these are examples of egregious that the cameras with intelligent video analysis can capture and send warning signals to the central station of City Hall.

Today, approximately 20% of 519 Municipality of security cameras have this technology. Soon, another 10 points will receive this increase. The sites were chosen by military police because they are considered as areas of public security interest that deserve special attention.

The equipment intelligent video analytics allow demarcate spaces and trigger alarms as programmed rules, such as a strange move in a certain place. Currently, about 100 of these devices are distributed in strategic locations and assist in instances of resolution. In the future, advanced technology will be part of the Operational Control Centre (OCC), with integrated operations in various sectors.

“This technology points when, for example, there is an abnormal gathering of people, which can generate a suspected trawler. Immediately, an alarm is triggered in our monitoring. The image is frozen and can trigger the police or the Guard itself, “said the municipal secretary Security, Sergio Del Bel.

cameras with intelligent video analysis are part of the Senses, a system of monitoring crime in the state, integrated video surveillance network of municipalities. In the City, it begins to operate from next week, according to the Municipal Security.

Implemented predominantly in fixed cameras, Intelligent Analysis technology enables drawing on the image of the camera areas that trigger alarms from rules of movement. The intelligent video analysis equipment allow you to create situations like:

= & gt; amount of people passing in the demarcated area

= & gt; draw a ‘virtual fence’ so that if someone jump a fence, trigger an alarm at the central monitoring

= & gt; set to alarm an object left in an area for a long time (a briefcase or backpack that could characterize an explosive).