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Samsung and Xiaomi start the battle before the Mobile World Congress

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Samsung and Xiaomi start the battle before the Mobile World Congress The South Korean presents the Galaxy S10 and its strange folding mobile of almost 2000 euros, while the Chinese exhibits the MI9 - its flagship - with triple 48-megapixel camera    In the war of smartphones , Samsung and Xiaomi decided to leave the game board of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to show their weapons days before the big event of mobile telephony that takes place in Barcelona between February 25 and 28 . The main manufacturers will stop to show their most advanced terminals to date but the South Korean giant and the powerful Chinese have wanted to make this Wednesday, 'the first day of the MWC' to present their next flagship with the technology appointment of the year to return from the corner. The flashes are guaranteed and the duel for being the best terminal of 2019 has already begun. The Xiaomi MI9 The first to take the lead has been Xiaomi , who was a few hours ahead of ...

This is how technology influences the family

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This is how technology influences the family Parents see the arrival of smartphones too early for minors    The smartphone, the tablet, the console, the laptops and now the smart speakers are already one more member of the family, which, in some cases, generate tension and in others reduce the digital divide between generations. This is one of the conclusions of the study 'Impact of screens on family life'. The appropriate age for the 'first screen' is 10 years , as expressed by the families surveyed by GAD3 and Empantallados. That first technological friend is usually a tablet. Three years later, at 13, the first mobile phone arrives in the pockets of minors, although for four out of ten parents "arrived too early". In addition, one out of every three parents interviewed acknowledges that they are overusing technology and do not recognize themselves as a good model for their children.   The use and time is one of the main conflicts for 74% of f...

The video game industry increases its turnover by 15% in 2017

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The video game industry increases its turnover by 15% in 2017 The employment registers a strong push, but the difficulties that cross the microenterprises and the descent of the programs of helps impede a greater growth    The Spanish video game industry continues to grow for another year. In 2017, the sector reached 713 million euros in turnover, 15.6% more than the previous year. In turn, employment recorded a strong push and reached 6,337 professionals , 16.5% more. However, it is not all gold that shines, according to the "White Book of the Spanish Development of Video Games 2018" , an X-ray of the state of the sector promoted by the Spanish Development of Video Games (DEV), with the support of Icex, which illustrates the weaknesses and strengths of the 'gamer' industry in our country.    The report reveals that 88% of companies invoice less than two million euros , which reflects an extremely polarized business fabric, composed of a broad base of mic...

Your rights on Whatsapp

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Your rights on Whatsapp The app wants to implement group invitations    Everything you say in a WhatsApp group can be used against you, but you also have the right to a lawyer. It sounds like a phrase, but it is totally true. In Spain there are already several sentences that justify the dismissal for insults in Mark Zuckerberg's famous instant messenger application. However, lawyers and lawyers remind that "the privacy of a WhatsApp group is similar to that of a telephone conversation or an email". Although, they add that "if one of the participants in the conversation is the one who makes it public, they can be used as an argument to punish the employee ". To this equation, the experts add a question. Is it legal to share a screenshot of a conversation on WhatsApp? The answer: it depends. The action is usually very common, however if the conversation of a third party may be incurring a crime of revealing secrets and if it is done on social network...

Popsicase, the Spanish cover for Pokémon Go

Popsicase, the Spanish cover for Pokémon Go The accessory includes a small sliding handle to hold the mobile safely    Pokémon Go continues to break all forecasts and continues to generate business opportunities. A Barcelona company has put on the market a smartphone sleeve to help users capture pokémons. The company 'Popsicase' has begun to market its invention on the internet, which is a case that includes a small sliding handle that facilitates the operation of the phone with one hand in a simple and safe way. "It is the perfect complement to play Pokémon Go", claim the inventors, who have started to market their patent at € 19 each slip-sleeve handle, says María José Pedragosa, one of the company's managers. The 'popsicase' case has been made to fit iPhone 6 and the last quarter of the year will be available for later versions of Apple's smartphone and its invention, patented internationally, has been designed and produced entirely in...

Virtual reality lands live in the NBA

Virtual reality lands live in the NBA NBA and NextVR have announced that each week of the season they will broadcast a game in virtual reality, with special announcers dedicated to it.    Starting next November, NBA stars like Lebron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry sneak into homes around the world thanks to the agreement of the American League and NextVR. With the arrival of the 2016/2017 season, the NBA will broadcast through virtual reality a game of the best basketball league in the world. In addition, it will do so with special speakers dedicated to it, with multiple camera angles and graphics optimized for virtual reality, they explain. Users who want to enjoy the experience will have to have a full NBA League Pass subscription to see the games in virtual reality there will be no ads, although there may be 'sponsored experiences'.    "This programming marks the first regular agenda of live matches broadcast in virtual reality by a professiona...

Cellnex Telecom deploys broadband in the new state of Atletico de Madrid

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Cellnex Telecom deploys broadband in the new state of Atletico de Madrid The company will provide service to the 68,000 spectators of the site thanks to a network of 'small cells' that can work with different telephony operators   Cellnex Telecom will equip the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, the new 'home' of Club Atlético de Madrid, from the 2017-2018 season, with multi-operator mobile broadband coverage, thanks to the signed agreement between both parties. Cellnex has already closed agreements with several operators - among them Telefónica, Vodafone and Orange - which, from the outset, will offer their customers access to voice and data services in 4G broadband and in the future 5G. The deployment of this infrastructure in the Wanda Metropolitano will improve the user experience and avoid the network failures that usually occur in areas of high connectivity demand due to the conglomeration of a large number of simultaneous users.    This solution is a pio...