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So far very stingy with details about its future OS, Microsoft finally opened the floodgates of information. A blog was created, where the details of Windows 8 should arrive. Microsoft just launched Windows Building 8, participatory forums to talk about the various stages of development of Windows 8.

Developers will have the opportunity to prove technological developments and interface that will make this new OS a major break, compared to that of Windows 95 which had then introduced the concept of “office”. This time, the operating system is organized around the “tiles”, colored squares familiar to users of Windows Phone 7.

The OS is well designed for mobile computing, Two out of three mobile computers (laptops, net books, notebooks, tablets, slates, convertibles, etc.) “Almost all PCs have a wireless connectivity. The screen size varies from less than 10 inch screens the size of a wall, through the multi-screen HD, “said Steven Sinofsky, director of the Windows and Windows Live in the first post of the blog.

Windows 8 will be suitable for touch screens of all sizes, and a host of new hardware, including ARM processors. The latter, very energy efficient equip a large number of tablets. The blog will deliver little by little details about the future of Microsoft OS, to prepare for an early release of Windows 8 in 2012.

A study by Gartner, 24% of users of social networks in the world have reduced their use of these sites since their registration. But 37% used more than before. Mature or tired? A study by Gartner, the use of platforms for social networks tends to slow down to a certain class of user analysis Silicon.fr.

The study is called User Survey Analysis: Trends in Consumers’ Use of Social Media. It was conducted among nearly 6300 people aged 13-74 years in 11 “developed markets” between December 2010 and January 2011.

Thus, nearly a quarter of respondents (24%) say they use (a lot or a little) less than their preferred network today as when they register. This is not surprising, the excitement of novelty pushing to get involved in its discovery.

But 37% of users, mainly young people fond of new technologies that they use more frequently their site of choice. The trend shows a certain weariness of social media among the early adopters, and the fact that 31% of” Aspirers reported that they began to get bored with their social network, is a situation that providers should monitor social media, because they will have to innovate and diversify to keep the attention of consumers, “warns Brian Blau, research director at Gartner.

Among the arguments advanced by those who attend fewer social networks online, there is concern issues related to respect for private life. A concern that affects mainly older users (33% of respondents) while 22% of teens share their opinion.

The White House joined foursquare in a little over a year of presidential elections in 2012. Users can now follow Barack Obama in his travels around the world.

Starting on top speed for the new foursquare page from the White House. In the nomination contest in the elections of 2012, the latest weapon of communication Barack Obama has already attracted more than ten thousands of users.

“Now you can keep you informed of the tour of tours of the President and report it to your friends that you are in the same place that Barack Obama”, says a spokesman for the White House. Barack Obama is currently on a journey by bus in the northern United States. A trial run which is part of the digital revolution experienced by Americans.

For Foursquare is a famous stunt. The social network-based relocation with 10 million members joined club members include Facebook, Twitter, Flicker and YouTube, all services that host an official account of the White House.

Obama has promised to use particular function Tip Lists. Thus, it will compile the highlights of his travels and consist of routes it will recommend to its subscribers.

In the U.S., Amazon Web Services launches a new service called cloud GovCloud compatible with the requirements of security, management and storage of data related to procurement. Amazon Web Services, a pioneer provider of IT services in the cloud (extension activities of the famous online bookseller), addresses the public markets in the United States.

To adapt to the regulation of sensitive information at the federal level (International Traffic in Arms or ITAR), the industry group BtoB e-commerce Jeff Bezos is making a special offer: AWS GovCloud (us) Region. It is intended to comply with recommendations issued by the federal government, the states of the United States and municipalities in the treatment and accommodation of public data.

Thus, according to the ITAR rules, only U.S. citizens and legal residents have access to stored data. The AWS offers GovCloud must also comply with safety standards such as PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 27001et SAS 70. This offer is for public agencies and organizations and subcontractors under government contracts or government handling of sensitive information.

In a contribution AWS blog dedicated dated August 16, states that the instances EC2 must be integrated in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). AWS states that other services “house” is available in the original: Amazon Simple Storage Service, Amazon Elastic Block Store, Amazon Cloud Watch AWS Identity and Access Management.

Among the agencies that could migrate to this service is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA, or sites such as U.S. Treasury and Recovery.gov Treasury.gov already hosted on Amazon’s servers.

The professional social network is launching a new version of its iPhone and Android, its mobile site and rewritten in HTML5. LinkedIn just refresh the versions of its mobile applications and its Web site accessible from any browser embedded on a mobile terminal.

Without providing details on the mobile traffic generated, Chad Whitney, head “Product” of the company operating the professional social network, and ensures that the number of pages viewed via mobile web has grown 400% in one year.

In a contribution blog dated Aug. 16, it indicates that the iPhone and Android have been completely rewritten LinkedIn to become two to ten times faster depending on the features. They are organized around four key areas: updates (similar to the “wall” Facebook), the Inbox, “You” and “Group and” (the groups and the adding new contacts). The wall is the default home page of the application.

The mobile site LinkedIn is also being rewritten in HTML 5. Something to be accessible from the iPhone, a sworn enemy of the Flash.

According to a study released by Yahoo, the holders of a smartphone connected to the Internet rely more on mobile social networking, consultation e-mail and online research than those using a PC. In his study “Mobile Modes: How To Connect with Mobile Consumers” , Yahoo highlights the various uses made ​​by mobile users from their smartphone by using the mobile Internet.

Sunnyvale firm has analyzed the types of content that mobile users prefer to access through the mobile Internet. She was separated into seven categories: “Connect” (Access to e-mails, social networks and other instant messaging), “Search” (use a search engine), “Entertain” (listening to music, games, streaming videos), “Manage” (“manage different aspects of his life”), “Inform” (read news articles), “Shop” (online shopping), and “Navigate” (use of a mapping or GPS).

The study by Yahoo, uses around the mobile Internet from a smartphone strongly resemble those used on a PC connected to the Web. Mobile Internet allows users to stay connected at any time of day, in every situation.

However, aficionados of mobile Internet usage have some favorites, which differ from those “consumed” from a computer. Thus, uses more popular among Internet users on the move are those based on “snapshot”. They use more social networking and other e-mails from their mobile devices (38% against 32% for the PC).

Apple provides the first update to Leo, the new version of Mac OS X. It is theoretically fix bugs encountered particularly with BSOD (Black Screen of Death). It is possible to download the first update by Lion OS.10.7.1 Mac version.

Apple has set up two separate updates depending on the products in its range: one aimed at new Mac Mini and MacBook Air and the other for the other Mac. This is a small update in terms of file size to download, only 68.8 MB and 79.29 MB, but will prove essential for solving some annoying bugs.

Note, however, it will correct any security breach. Mac OS X 10.7 (Leo) was released July 2011; there is less than a month. But this will be enough for users to refer a number of bugs. Among which we find the emergence of a black screen corresponding to a random crash of the operating system.

He was baptized BSOD (Black Screen of Death) in reference to the infamous BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) appeared on early versions of Windows. On the Apple support forum, under “Lion randomly crashes – black screen” has been seen 48,000 times.

Pell-mell, are also solved the problems of random disconnected network Wi-Fi, a problem of lack of sound that can happen when the Mac is connected to an HDTV via HDMI or SPDIF optical output cable and the bug on video playback in the web browser Safari .

Facebook has just put his hand on a young publisher of interactive books: Push Pop Press. Initially, this acquisition will improve the interface of Facebook’s community site. Facebook has acquired the start-up American Pop Push Press, the latter announced in a statement on its website, notes Silicon.

This start-up specializing in interactive digital publication of books brought out a single application: Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, the software (free) with environmental conferences around the Al Gore on climate change. The co-founders Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris, ex of Apple, the company worked with Melcher Media and publisher Rodale for this publication. This book is also available on the Apple iOS, ie iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

What will still make its acquisition of Facebook? On its website, Push Pop Press said it had finished with this kind of publications. They will bring their technology and what they have learned to help design the “greatest book in the world, Facebook.” For its part, Facebook is not planning to enter the eBook market. The Role of Press Push Pop will be, officially, to improve the design community site by making it more interactive, giving users “more ways to share their stories.”

Furthermore, it may well be that, as specialists in the application of IOS, developers Push Press Pop involved in the development of the long-awaited Facebook application optimized for iPad. Note that the amount of the transaction n has not been sent.

The security of the mobile OS Android is still being questioned by an investigator, who discovered dozens of popular applications making androphones vulnerable. It is not known yet whether the acquisition of Motorola Mobility at a high price will enable Android to impose lasting (over 43% of the smartphone OS market that has now Gartner), but the increase in security vulnerabilities in the mobile OS Google knows it surges.

According to Riley Hassell, a researcher and founder of the security company cited by Privateer Labs Silicon.fr, dozens of widely used applications are poorly secured and smartphones make the host vulnerable. “Developers often fail to follow safety guidelines, and writing applications,” said security expert told Reuters.

“Some applications are liable to communicate with the outside. If these applications are vulnerable, so an attacker can remotely compromise the application and potentially the phone using something as simple as a text message “complete there.

For security reasons, Riley Hassell is careful to name the applications concerned fallible. Time, at least, that patches are available. In preparing his lecture called Android Hacking for Profit for the Black Hat conference (July 30 to August 4) that the researcher has discovered the vulnerabilities of Android.

Including a feature that allows an application to communicate with others running. Exploited maliciously, this feature allows you to insert a password “protection” or a fake login page, says the researcher.

ARCEP publishes the results of a survey conducted during the second quarter of 2011. The mobile penetration rate is now 101.6%. A figure which contribute significantly virtual operators (MVNO). The previous record of ARCEP, the fashion in France was to SMS. On another acronym, the MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) take over and enjoying increasing success with their prepaid.

Not that the statistics of the Observatory of markets and electronic communications relayed by ARCEP , make chilling. But the mobile Significant Advances in France. Over 66 million SIM cards to circulate today, for a penetration rate of 101.6%.

Such percentage may sound like an inconsistency. Yet it reflects a symbolic reality: France now exceeds the threshold of the SIM card per person. Ile-de-France prances still leads with a rate of equipment that is approaching 150%. This is considerably more than the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, a 113.5% halo.

Corsica completes the top three with 104%. The bottom of the class is called Franche-Comté, Auvergne and Brittany, with just over 75 SIM cards per 100 individuals. This increase is however less without the help of virtual mobile operators. Virgin Mobile, Mobile Post, Zero Package and others now hold 9.52% of the market, a third more than a year ago.

Their prepaid plans to include special rates for most Internet access. Hence the increase in the proportion of 3G compatible SIM cards and M2M