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Google has released updates for three of its Android application, such as: Google Earth, Google Translate and Google Listen. These updates do not make major changes to fix some errors although they came dragging applications.

With the update of Google Earth, it fixes a bug that occurred in the terminals with Vida Tetra 2, is that in many cases the application will hang. As for Google Listen, no improvement has been significant. Have been deleted existing references to Google Labs

Perhaps the update Google Translate is the best. Added the ability to write by hand in the phone’s screen also can be activated in different languages, including Spanish. That yes, we now only in beta.

Smile is famous for its musical applications touch, and above all that we can transform your phone into homage to Ocarina Legend of Zelda. Now we present a new application that will go on guitar this time: Magic Guitar.

The system is based on touch screen areas of our phone simulating guitar strings were right there, thus producing electric guitar sounds that will change as you drag your fingers across the screen or shake the terminal (vibrato).

This application has a large repertoire of known issues that we can play through light guides to continue syncing. These include tracks from artists like The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, KISS, Lanyard Skynyrd, Sublime, Credence Clearwater Revival, Santana, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Styx, Poison, and Bruno Mars.

The market for mobile applications is experiencing significant growth in Spain, where he is expected to produce an increase of over 100 percent in 2012. For this reason, has opened its competition AppCircus the academic world in order to enable young people AVAILABLE for a place to showcase their talent in developing creative and innovative applications.

The AppCircus is the ‘showcase’ roving innovative mobile applications that occur in major cities in the world. The first event of this contest, called AppCircus Academy, brings together young people and professionals involved in the programming world on Tuesday 13 December at the University Carlos III of Madrid. This event is aimed primarily at university students and professionals in the mobile industry and the community of developers.

The aim is to promote awareness and learn these concerns and opportunities offered by a space to explore new ideas and find original solutions to existing problems.

AppCircus Academy will run from 09:00 to 14:30 hours, which will take place several initiatives to encourage the local ecosystem of application developers, completely free. Participants will explore the business of mobile technology through various activities, which include lectures, ‘workshops’, panel discussion and AppCircus contest.

Games for mobile phones, tablets and social networks have managed to open gap in the leisure user, a trend at the fair GameStop, which offers new proposals and debate on the future of these platforms.

GameStop, the most important video game trade show in Europe, held in Cologne (Germany) until 21 August this year includes in its section of lectures and discussions to develop four new areas: mobile phones and tablets, e-communities “online”, independent games and social games.

Unlike other large trade shows like E3 in Los Angeles, where it is not hard to find games for major consoles, GameStop adapts to changing times and either to show their proposals to the public or to do business companies fined this a unique event.

That’s the feeling of Sine Kamala, communications director for the Woo go social game developer, announced the launch of Cologne “Magic Land”, a title that others will join the company and consolidated into Face book as the competition intelligence “Brain Buddies” or veterinary center “Happy Hospital.”

“We came to mass audiences, we fun and if you’ve never played a video game, three minutes after starting one of us, and having fun,” said Kamala on the key to success of titles for social networks, increasingly numerous.

One of the obstacles facing this type of game is that, as users do not usually spend money on them, they can abandon them after a while, so Kamala stresses the need to add updates “every week,” something to Woo go was reflected even in its workforce, which grows proportionally to the success of their products.

Their titles, translated into seven languages, already have a million users only in Spain and some of them, like “Monster World”, “Diamond Dash” and “Bubble Island”, are pioneers in making the leap to Google + by Woo go which has not reached the public GameStop to know them, but to do business in a field in which many companies are starting to take positions.

EA is a major developer who has recently joined the bandwagon of social gaming with classic tailored as “Social Sims.”

However, the spokesman Woo go says that while “interesting” to see what these large companies “in the social sphere,” in his firm are not “scared” and says the competition: “They are the ones who should pregnant seeing what we have achieved with so small a company with 100 workers.”

Bethesda is another company has adapted to changing times, launching a popular version of “Rage” for Apple devices, an initiative that has achieved 100,000 fans on Face book, the developer milestone that has rewarded allowing free download of the game for this week.

Sony does not want to be left behind: in addition to dedicate a space to your phone Experian Play-console, the “Uncharted: Golden Abyss” has been awarded as the best GameStop mobile game of the show.

The letter of welcome to visitors GameStop, the director of the German association of interactive entertainment software, Olaf Walters, also makes clear trend towards the new media of video games.

“The mobile games have become the new national pastime of the Germans and that is something that is reflected in GameStop,” said Walters about the dozens of exhibitors, especially in the business area of ​​the fair, dedicated this year trying to conquer the casual audience.

The players “hardcore” will continue to enjoy video games with the consoles, but the developers are now directed to capture the attention of women over 40 years and, in general, people with little free time, an open market for interactive digital entertainment via mobile, social networking or web browsers as follows developments GameStop offered.

His vast number of different functions that and phone can have today, we added an optional service for charity. Snooze Alarm Clock is running on this kind of mobile phones, also present iPod Touch and phone, and will be the subject worthy of our opinion in the next note.

This new application of the Snooze was generated to increase the amount of donations should be made to NGOs. The basic idea with which the Snooze function is as follows: Each time a person pause and add 10 minutes to wake the phone, pressing the snooze button, it will automatically donate $ 0.25 to the organization that has been predetermined to when installing this program.

Developed by Get Live, Inc. you have the ability to get to make up to two donations per month, thus helping people who need the money. The project, which combines charity with technological advances, is, at present, the highlight of the cellular phone market.

Technology is advancing at a dizzying pace becoming obsolete today what yesterday was an indispensable tool of everyday life. Happened to the “walkman” with the CD and starts going through the text messages from mobile phones.

The progressive introduction of mobile internet browsing (3G) and the boom in the development of hundreds of instant messaging applications that allow users of these networks connect to their phones without having to pay each time they use these services are having a negative impact on the sums.

According to the Commission’s annual report of the Spanish Telecommunications Market, income from sums fell nearly 20 percent in 2010.

The main attraction of these applications is that, compared to the payment associated with each message traditional text, communications offered are free, sometimes you have to pay only a fee for your initial download, it is transmitted over the line phone data.

There are dozens of “apps” similar, but the most popular WhatsApp, compatible with the Android operating system, IOS, Blackberry and Simian.

Besides chatting with the contacts connected to WhatsApp, you can send images, videos and audio files, post the location where the user is and describe its state.

Share this spirit of instant messaging that goes beyond the limitations of SMS text and Kick Messenger Group I and limited to a single operating system and I Message Blackberry Messenger.

Even the social networks want to sink his teeth into this tempting apple.

Face book launched last August 9 an application that lets you send short text messages to mobile devices from Apple and those that work with Google’s operating system (Android), which is for practical purposes an extension of your chat to mobile intelligent.

Introducing your Face book user name, you can chat with contacts in both the social network as the mobile phone, either individually or in groups, and also send pictures and indicate its location.

Banes co Bunco Universal announced, officially, the availability of its mobile tablets, smart phones and devices. BanescoMóvil can be downloaded free of charge for IOS operating systems (phone, iPod Touch and phone), Android and the tablet Blackberry Playbook. The application was available for Blackberry devices from last year.

The announcement came as part of Caracas Tec 2011 event on the technological activity in Venezuela will be in the Millennium CC until Sunday July 17. Banes co is the only financial institution among the 12 exhibiting brands.

Leticia Lopez, executive vice president of Operations Management and Channel Banes co said that that range of operating systems, coupled with the already successful application for Blackberry, allowing more than 90% of users of smart phones and tablets in Venezuela may have BanescOnline all the functionality of where they are and when they need, thanks to the mobility provided by this application.

“After 1 million downloads, and more than 40% of the installed base of BlackBerry users using our application daily, it was necessary to extend the benefits of BanescoMóvil to other platforms,” ​​said Lopez.

BanescoMóvil involves the application of a benefit for our customers to access financial services anywhere, anytime, generating a saving of time which means the transfer to the office without delay. In this regard, improving the user experience allowing making inquiries but not only transfers and credit card payments the same holder, pay services such as CANTV, making card payments from other banks and third party transfers from your mobile or tablet.

“We are very pleased to be the first bank in the world to offer customers an application for Blackberry Playbook,” added Lopez. Of note is also the first bank in the country applying for other tablets, such as those running Android (Galaxy Tab or Motorola Doom, among others) and to IPAD.

For its part, Yvette Closed, vice president of the Center for Design Competition Banes co, said that in the phone and Android devices, the application BanescoMóvil uses the Google Maps technology to guide you and show you the office closest to your location today.

“Banes co has been thorough in testing your mobile application and guarantee that can be used from GPRS on. While there is data network cell phone companies, the application can be fully functional, “said Closed. If your computer has Wi-Fi can also use the application from this connection method.

The inviolability of the application data BanescoMóvil in each of the platforms is ensured because the connection between the device and the servers Banes co is via an encrypted channel (https). Moreover, different applications were submitted to the rigorous standards of Android Market, App World Blackberry and Apple App Store, ensuring the reliability and application availability for download.

The authentication method that uses Mobile Banes co, log a few moments after the period of user inactivity and does not collect or keep your Smartphone or tablet any accounts data consulted.

The Android application runs in 2.0.1 onwards, in IOS 3.2.1 for phone and iPod Touch, in iPod from version 4.0 onwards, while in the Playbook operates in OS v1.0.5.

Closed explained that although the application had not been officially launched and had some days in Android Market making the distinction of being one of the most downloaded last week. More than 1,000 early adopters have given their approval to the application.

“In the last week, BanescoMóvil has been the most downloaded application on Apple App Store over Face

Cash prize of $ 10,000 for the best mobile phone applications related to sport all developers of applications for mobile phones are invited to participate in the contest innovative VIDEO-related sport. 

The first prize winning entry will receive $ 10,000 in cash; the winners of the second and third prize will be graced with 5,000 and $ 2,500 respectively. 

All projects will be posted on the contest web page from which the public can evaluate the applications submitted. Contest begins April 12 and ends September 10. 

All participants can download from developers portal software needed for your VIDEO-. 

The developer platform participants will find software for Dialogic IP Media Server, Host Media Processing, Dias tar Server and Dialogic Gateways. Dialogic Vision Server and also offers access to the network of developers, allowing them to use and test the products Dialogic application development testing. Also offered online courses and to help those interested to acquire the necessary expertise to evaluate, develop and deploy solutions based on Dialogic products. 

The competition is open to all developers willing to new challenges to those already on the market and those who have recently developed some kind of videoaplicación or application for social networks related to the sports world. 

Winners will be determined from an online audience ratings and the evaluation carried out an independent tribunal made up of representatives of telecoms, from mass-media, analysts and industrial institutions worldwide.

Has little to SMS. The mobile applications that allow for conversation at no additional cost thanks to 3G, which just add up the proposals of the giants Face book and Google, are emerging as a powerful new form of communication.

Technology is advancing at a dizzying pace becoming obsolete today what yesterday was an indispensable tool of everyday life. Happened to the ”walkman” with the Candy starts going through the text messages from mobile phones.

The progressive introduction of mobile internet browsing (3G) and the boom in the development of hundreds of instant messaging applications that allow users of these networks connect to their phones without having to pay each time they use these services are having a negative impact on the SMS.

According to the Commission’s annual report of the Spanish Telecommunications Market, revenues SMS dropped almost 20 percent in 2010.

The main attraction of these applications is that, compared to the payment associated with each message traditional text, communications offered are free, sometimes you have to pay only a fee for your initial download, it is transmitted over the line phone data.

There are dozens of ”apps” similar, but the most popular WhatsApp, compatible with the Android operating system, IOS, Blackberry and Simian.

Besides chatting with the contacts connected to WhatsApp, you can send images, videos and audio files, post the location where the user is and describe its state.

Share this spirit of instant messaging that goes beyond the limitations of SMS text and Kick Messenger Group I and limited to a single operating system and IMessageBlackberry Messenger.

The Internet boom has sent shivers various industries, one of the most troubled of the media. But is not no way that we can all benefit from advances in technology?Kickanotch thinks so and has backed it with a tool that allows publishers of media applications to convert their money and advertisers which reads in its slogan: “Put your mark on every hand.”

RevKick It is a system that manages applications for use in translating their money through advertising management roles ranging from managing local banners to send offers and discounts to users through content management utilities, and sending SMS notifications push.

Who would be interested? A small and medium media who want to manage your ads alone, with a view to their mobile applications to give them fairly short time gains. But profit is not unilateral: the customer who decides to advertise can also benefit from integrated analysis tools to collect RevKick easily and fast printing of users and the efficiency of advertising campaigns.

The best: it is ready for the main operating systems: Android, IOS and Blackberry and soon will be ready for Windows 7.

Its CEO and founder, Andy Lynn, said his initiatives to the media industry are due to “the growing need to assist companies to become mobile, easy and profitable for them. Focusing on monetization is what distinguishes Kick notch other companies that advise companies in setting up their mobile versions. “

And while RevKick has 50 clients and now available worldwide, one thing is sure: get many imitations and that’s good for everybody the same way as it will help users to have all your media on your mobile, the media not to be forgotten in the wake of new technologies and to discover new advertising platforms.

It is, fortunately, we lived in a time when innovation becomes standard with astonishing speed.