Pinstagram, as you navigate through Instagram estuvieras en Pinterest

If there’s one thing that stands Pinterest is by design and visual appeal, featuring striking images and orderly manner. This same thinking have had two young programmers, Pek Pongpaet and Brandon Leonardo, who set out as a weekend project to develop something to transmit these values ​​to Instagram. Thus was born Pinstagram , starting with an idea very similar to Pingram but much more evolved.

The operation of this application is quite simple: convert your account to Instagram Pinterest walls, from which you can see the pictures of your feed, post comments, click on “Like” … In short, do not lose functionality and is also much more comfortable when viewing the photos. They promise to continue developing and adding features. Hopefully Pinterest not “bother” them too much and not nearly close the project before you begin.

Liquidmetal & Apple: Developing lasts for years

Recently saw the message that Apple plan to the next iPhone to a metal alloy called Liquidmetal put on for some excitement. Atakan Peker of Liquidmetal one of the inventors said, now in an interview that it will probably take several years before it happens.

The iPhone 5 allegedly uses a material called Liquidmetal: That was the headline about two weeks ago. Although it is still a rumor, it has aroused the interest in this almost mythical material. The fact is also that Apple bought licensing rights to Liquid Metal has and even the 2010th

Liquid Metal – Technology & Company

In an interview with ‘ Business Insider ‘Atakan Peker co-inventor of Liquid Metal now speaks plain language of the allegedly revolutionary alloy: First Peker notes that we are dealing with liquid metal to a brand name for a whole new class of metal alloys. These have a unique atomic structure which is comparable to that of glass.

See also: Next iPhone is supposed to ‘Liquid Metal’

Peker himself has discovered the basic structure as part of his doctoral thesis at the California Institute of Technology and developed. As a “perfect” but he would not Liquidmetal longer call: “The technology is mature and has yet to be perfected, both during the manufacturing process, as well as application development,” said Peker. Currently, there would be no suitable infrastructure for mass production, which could exploit the benefits of the technology completely.

As an example, he specifically mentions Apple: After Pekers must estimate the Californian company that has acquired the exclusive rights for use of the material in gadgets, investing or between 300 and 500 million dollars, until the technology can be used on a large scale. As a guide, Peker said that the development (at Apple) need about three to five years.

Xiaomi M1, 150,000 units sold in 13 minutes

Chinese companies phone manufacturers are throwing the boat out this 2012. If yesterday we talked about the excellent performance of Huawei’s sales in the past year , today met the future plans of ZTE , which pass to reach 100 million smartphones sold each year in 2015. However, the news of the day and puts Xiaomi new sales strategy, which has earned for selling 150,000 units Xiaomi terminal M1 in just 12 minutes and 41 seconds.

For some strange reason, the company has chosen to sell the My One batch of limited units. The practical and economical device that runs Android variant known as MIUI, was announced last August. However, the impact among the first owners of the device seem to have fueled the desire for the Chinese to seize one of these devices at a price of 1,999 RMB (about 240 euros at current exchange rates).

Those who did so well, they still have to wait three weeks before get their hands on some of the 150,000 units from this lot and seventh, to follow the trend could mean a boost for the Chinese manufacturer when pretend to put 5 million smartphones in the Chinese market this year 2012.

The anticipation surrounding the M1 Xiaomi has done nothing but bring out the succulent market one of the most populous countries for the whole industry sector. Provided, outsiders are able to compete with the “national product”. A furor only before seen at the marketing of the iPhone 4S which, remember, had to be suspended before the riots.

Unfortunately for us, the My One only available in China, but to satisfy our curiosity more insane we have to look at the excellent analysis by our fellow Engadget one of these copies. We can not finish the article without saying that from … I take it off of your hands, hear!

Graphics Performance: Mobile GPUs soon faster than consoles

In recent years, most recently with the announcement of Qualcomm caused a stir that mobile graphics solutions may soon turn out potent than their counterparts in the current Stand-consoles. Now Nvidia has followed in this regard. It is clear that the said change could occur as early as next year.

What Qualcomm would probably make his Adreno 3xx GPUs, so also be sought from Nvidia, which is now available for the first time a relatively unique temporal fixation. The solid line is for the Nvidia-Slide is the forecast for each product group, while the other depicts the basic trend.

Nvidia’s Mobile Forecast (image: Anandtech)
For the two consoles, according to Anandtech points are to the Xbox and its successor, the Xbox 360 and the mobile curve therefore starts with the first iPhone and also includes some surprising the Nvidia Tegra SoCs 2 and 3

However – and this is left generously overlooked – will appear, new consoles, which in turn will have more power than its predecessor, so that should at least temporarily set back the gap between mobile GPUs and consoles.

Apple responds to Greenpeace saying that the data in your report is incorrect

Apple has remained silent after allegations of the report that Greenpeace published yesterday . The Cupertino company has responded evaluating the study data as incorrect, saying the environmental impact of their data centers is less:

Our data center in North Carolina generate 20 megawatts at full capacity, and soon will supply 60% of that energy from renewable sources from the heart with a solar farm and a fuel cell installation will be the largest in the country. We believe that this pioneering project will center Maiden the greenest ever built, and next year will join the new data center in Oregon whose energy will be 100% renewable.
Greenpeace has also responded:

The Apple today attempt to provide more specific data about your data center in North Carolina is welcome, but do not seem complete data and seeks to emphasize certain information to make your mark on the environment appear smaller.
Whatever it is the mark that Apple is leaving now, and although we said yesterday about Apple investments you can make clean energy with all the money you have, do not think there is room for many Greenpeace negative when from Cupertino are being one of the first companies to fully bet on renewable energy. Not many other companies that are doing the same effort.

Should Apple do more? Greenpeace Or just want to be in front of the media with these reports? Other companies like Amazon have also indicated that data from Greenpeace are incorrect, but the environmental organization attributes this to the lack of transparency from companies to disclose when consumption data facilities.

Blackmailer pest: Data recovery is possible

In the last week, the security experts from Dr. Web called attention to the activities of Ransomware named Trojan.Encoder have risen sharply.

Showed increased activity of Trojan.Encoder initially only in Russia. In the last week the malware authors have started then to take other countries into the EU to target. Meanwhile, users also reported from Latin America to ‘ Dr. Web ‘, which deal with the blackmailer pest.

Trojan.Encoder

A total of five different currently circulating English-language versions of the pest on the Internet that is part of the malware family called Ransomware. It is characteristic for this type of malicious code that various files are encrypted on the disk. Only against the payment of 50 € by Ukash or Paysafecard users to decrypt their data is promised.

In the first step scans the malware systems for victims and holds primarily looking for music, image, or archive files. In addition, files that were created with Microsoft Office, encrypted. The Russian security expert to help customers affected. To this end, through an online form available, can be encrypted on the file upload. In this regard, there is talk of a very high success rate when it comes to deciphering.