Applause for Ligabue at the Olympia in Paris

Sold out, lots of applause and everyone stood to dance this evening for the concert Ligabue at the famous Olympia theater in Paris. "Bonsoir, 'I am very happy to be here, thank you," he greeted the crowd rocker Italian.
Many Italian fans, who live in the capital or joints specially from Italy for their 'Emperor', which accompanied with songs and dances titles most 'famous Liga: It' s not time for us, one that you are not, on my way, I lost my words, Lightweight. and of course the inevitable Some nights, live or dead X, Libera nos a malo, between stage and reality ', It comes and goes.
She concludes' in the historic temple of music in the French capital a mini European tour of Luciano Ligabue, after stops in Barcelona, ​​London and Amsterdam, crowning two decades of a successful career and now international. Beside her, on stage, the band consists of Frederick Poggipollini, Niccolo 'Bossini, Jose' Fiorilli, Luciano Luisi, Michael Urbano and Kaveh Rastegar. In Italy Ligabue will be back 'on the scene with a series of concerts from September 24 at the Arena of Verona.
Source: Reuters

Microsoft, called Bing search engine that will challenge Google

The advertising campaign will cost 'up to 100 mln usd (WSJ).
Microsoft is preparing to launch a new offensive against Google, the giant Internet search leader online. The Redmond computer giant announced the launch of a new fact search engine "semantic", designed to make the hunt more information on the Net 'simple and straightforward.
Microsoft will promote 'the launch of Bing in the coming weeks, with a massive new advertising campaign on the Internet, on television and in print. According to reports in the Wall Street Journal by people briefed on the facts the campaign should cost about 80-100 million dollars.
The official launch and 'scheduled for June 3, when they will go' retired the old Live Search. A spokesman for the company and they 'refused to comment on the rumors leaked about the campaign.

ONLINE - The final version will be available on-line "in a few weeks in Britain and Canada and a few months' elsewhere, he said. "Live Search", which had only 8, 2% of the U.S. market, was far behind Google (64.2%) and Yahoo! (20.4%). With this launch, the Redmond company hopes to counter the dominance of Google. The main innovation of Bing, according to the group, will be the classification of the information for sub-sections rather than the form of an indefinite list of links to web sites. According to the developers, in addition, the strength of "Bing" will be to work on entire sentences. The American software giant speaks of it as a "decision engine". This explains the slogan that appears at present Bing.com: "Bing & decide." A sort of statement of intent.

Source: AGI , Corriere.it

Wozniak, Jobs seems to be healthy, energetic

Steve Jobs "I feel healthy, full of energy, does not seem to feel bad." He said - reports the Wall Street Journal - co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, on the sidelines of the All Things Digital conference. Jobs should be back to guide Apple in June after an absence of several months due to health problems - he himself explained Apple Chief Executive - most 'complex than expected.
Source: Reuters

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The evolution of the mobile terminal market

+12.7% For sales of smartphones, thanks to unprecedented user experience for browsing the Internet and entertainment
the mobile phone market, and in particular the field of mobile phone manufacturers, is undergoing an important transition for both the difficult economic situation (although many are being improved) for both the multiple forces that are competitive and innovative crossing. The consolidated historical balance of power between companies and is rapidly reshaping the competitive battle is being played in an ever more intense along three main fronts: smartphone, operating systems and applications.

On the first point, we provide interesting insights to data released by Gartner on worldwide sales of terminals in the first quarter of 2009. Although the data for this quarter are strongly influenced by the widespread loss of confidence among consumers who seems to have reached its peak during this first year, there is clearly a trend that is shaping to be a bit of time the mobile phone market: the strategic importance of the smartphone sector for the future of the sector and the slow erosion of market power by Nokia. In fact, overall sales of terminals to the final consumer in the first quarter of 2009 saw a decline of 9.4% over the previous period for a total of 269.1 million units, in contrast to the excellent performance of the smartphone segment, up of 12.7% and 13.5% of all sales for the quarter. The overall contraction recorded is the most intense since 2001, while also significantly reducing the stocks held by mobile sales channels against the conditions of distrust that permeated these early months of the year. Analyzing in detail the smartphone sector, Nokia remains the leader in quarterly sales (41.2% market share for a total of almost 15 million phones sold) but shows a slight but continuous decline over several quarters to be compared to the excellent performance Rim (19.9% ​​market share with sales growth of 67% compared to first quarter 2008) and Apple (10.8% market share with sales growing by 129% compared to first quarter 2008), which advanced seems unstoppable in almost all countries except Japan. The causes of these trends are to be found not only in the aesthetics of touch screen displays of models of Cupertino and RIM (Blackberry Storm), among other things been introduced from other players such as Samsung, but the customer experience gained by these phones. And here we come to the other fronts on which the future of the playing field for handset manufacturers.

The iPhone OS is providing mobile phones to Apple's user experience is absolutely unique in terms of Internet browsing and entertainment starting to break that age and income is not expected initially. In this case, the typical skills of a manufacturer of PCs and mp3 players are making a difference in the field and starting to worry Nokia, whose terminals are connected to an operating system, Symbian OS, which will require a short 'evolution. To oversee this development, there is a foundation - the Symbian Foundation - attended by players such as Fujitsu, LG, Huawei, Samsung, Sharp and Sony Ericsson. Objective not written for this prestigious work table will be to build an operating system capable of countering the software solutions of PC and Web giants such as Apple world, primarily, but also Google with its Android mobile operating system.

The latest competitive front, the application, Nokia has recently announced the launch of its Ovi Store in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Spain and UK, which is compatible with over 50 million handsets worldwide. It will be interesting to see again what experience you will ensure this store, given the great simplicity of the iPhone App Store and the birth of new App Store on the part of almost all the competitors.

Nokia launches Ovi Store, shop online content and services

Compatible with 50 models and 50 million phones in circulation.
It opens today Ovi Store by Nokia, which is available worldwide on an estimated $ 50 million phones on over 50 different models, including the Nokia N97 is about to arrive. Store.ovi.com browsing our site with their mobile phones Nokia, users can immediately start customizing your device to download applications, games, videos, podcasts, tools, location-based services and more.
"Ovi Store opened its doors and its virtual shelves are full of local and global content designed for a wide range of Nokia devices," he said in a statement Tero Ojanperä, Executive Vice President, Nokia Services. "Buying content and applications on the Ovi Store becomes easier and more fun for those who own a mobile phone a smartphone." In countries where service is available, users can update their devices thanks to `Ovi Store mobile application, simply selecting the folder's icon for Download! the cell. The mobile client is available in English, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish and supports payment via the `operator in Italy, Spain, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Singapore and United Kingdom. Around the world `s debit card is available via the` mobile application and the site. In the course of the year will add new countries, languages, devices and functionality. AT & T Ovi Store will make available to its customers in the United States by 2009. Ovi Store offers a range of content evolving both free of charge. Thousands of the leading independent developers and content providers are already distributing their content, applications and games through Ovi Store, while many others will join the platform of distribution on the site publish.ovi.com.
In Italy the Ovi Store are available immediately in some applications also all exclusive Italian made by local developers and content providers, such as "Quo Vadis Baby" by Mixel Scarl, "Vivaticket", "Telepark" and "BOL" made by Movincom consortium, and "Watchmaker" of Zero9.
"For us, application developers of mobile entertainment launch of Ovi Store is an important step, a crucial signal for the development of a wider and more profitable mobile market, both domestically and internationally. I am sure that together with Coloradofilm and Mediaset, we will evaluate with great interest the development of OVI platform of our next production 'mobile', as has recently happened to the application, Quo Vadis Baby "added Mario Fumagalli, president of the consortium Mixel Scarl .
"Movincom, a consortium that brings together exhibitors and is active on the mobile channel will enrich the offer Ovi Store with the purchase via mobile applications for a wide range of goods and services. Including the application Vivaticket guiding clients in the selection and payment of cultural events in more than 1000 Italian cinemas, or Telepark that allows the purchase of hours to rest and recharge cards in over 30 cities. Even BOL, on-line library of the Mondadori Group, intends to enhance its mobile offering by adding to its m-site on-line services already available from `agreement with Nokia-Movincom" said Henry Sponza, Deputy Chairman of the Consortium Movincom Scrl.
"We are proud of the collaboration within the field started with Nokia's Ovi platform" - says Silvio Giovine, Vice President of Products and Services Zero9 - as evidenced by the role that well-established and recognized Zero9 has achieved worldwide as the reference operator in the field of conception, production, aggregation and distribution of multimedia content for mobile phones. " "We are confident - Young continues - it will be a partnership designed to mutually satisfactory results both for us and for Nokia."
Source: AGI

"Star Map" reveals the secret of the pyramid of Cheops

Researcher: the proportions based on the constellation of Orion.
"The secret of the pyramid of Cheops is set among the stars" the researcher says Vasile Droj of Rome, that the tomb of Senmut, architect of the eighteenth Egyptian dynasty (1480-1458 BC), is a "star map" that shows the geometrical considerations that underlie the genesis of the pyramids. The research is published in the magazine "Fenix".
In this representation, the three famous stars of Orion's belt, which represent the three pyramids of the Giza plateau, are inscribed in a rectangle, which in turn hides a square well definable. Inside the three stars generate mathematical geometric relationships that reveal universal principles placed at the origin concept and practice of the pyramid of Cheops.
According Droj the pyramid of Khufu is a real "equation" in which the diagonal of the square, as seen from the grave graffiti, becomes the base side of the pyramid, while the same side of the square becomes the height of the monument. Everything returns to the classic pyramid model with the slope of 52 degrees of the faces.
In other words, the pyramid of Cheops is not an arbitrary construction, but the practical implementation of fixed proportions from the constellation of Orion. For the ancient Egyptians that had a religious significance, as it secured the order of the cosmos, tied to the goddess Maat, against the confusion created by the god of chaos, Apophis.
Underlying everything, dare Droj, there seems to be one of the seven theorems "lost" Pythagoras, kept hidden because it revealed the existence of irrational numbers, as the square root of 2.
At this special relationship would be for the smallest of the pyramids of Giza, one of Micerinos, that this was built just outside the axis identified by the pyramids of Cheops and Chephren, to suggest its own peculiarities.
Source: AGI

Capcom, arriving more than 10 video game titles for the iPhone

Capcom, the Japanese video game manufacturer, has announced its intention to launch more than 10 new titles for the Apple iPhone in the year that ends in March, thus meeting the growing demand for video games for mobile phones.
Capcom, known for series such as "Monster Hunter" and "Street Fighter", launched earlier this month "Resident Evil: Degeneration", the first video game for Apple devices like the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Speaking at the Reuters Global Technology Summit, taking place in Tokyo, the Finance Director of Capcom Kazuhiko Abe said that the horror game "Resident Evil 5" will reach one million units sold during the financial year, exceeding even the base cases , who stopped at 800 000.
"Resident Evil 5", designed for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 from Sony, has been put on sale in March, and Capcom has sold 4.4 million units by the end of the month.
"There is still a very strong demand," said Abe. "Only in April, sales totaled 570,000 units."
Source: Reuters

Mexico, found a sculpture of the Maya 650

A sculpture belonging to civilization 'maya, dated the year 650, and' was found in the state of Tabasco in southern Mexico, a team of archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
The statue, a human figure made of stone slabs, and 'was found in the ruins of Balancan, in the Mayan archaeological site known as' Moral-Reforma'.
The discovery, according to archaeologists, allow 'to get the most datings' precise about activities' in the Mayan region.
The excavation area, not far from the border with Guatemala, in the year 650 was an important junction. The team of archaeologists from the Institute, led by Francisco Cuevas, he found the statue along with six heads in stucco.
Source: Reuters

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In Florence shines Ancient Egypt at Abydos

Shine the temples of the archaeological site of Abydos, 500 kilometers south of Cairo, famous for its shrines dedicated to Osiris and the supposed tomb of the god, called Osireion, in the exhibition held from May 24 to June 19 at the National Archaeological Museum Florence.
It 'called' The Temple revealed. Ancient Egypt in 'Osireion of Abydos' and e 'organized in collaboration with the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities' cultural and the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Tuscany.
And 'curated by photographer Paolo Renier who rebuilt panels and giant buildings on a site. The exhibition includes finds from Abydos and housed at the Egyptian museum in Florence, which testify to the special veneration of Osiris in this place: in addition to images of the two protagonists of the pharaohs is architectural activity of the place, Sethy I and Ramses II, provides some steles dating from the Middle Kingdom until the Roman period is from the site, as a testimony to the veneration of Osiris in this place.
The site of Abydos is one of the most beautiful places of Egypt is but one of the less known than Giza, Abu Simbel, Luxor or Sakkara because, currently excluded from the usual tourist routes.
Source: Reuters

Benedict XVI and the Church in the world through your iPhone and iPod Touch

The H2Onews Application for iPhone and iPod Touch iPhone exclusive distributor of the top stories about the life of the Church in the world.
In collaboration with the Vatican Television Center and Vatican Radio, you can view the news video and audio of the Vatican.
H2Onews is the first application of video news dedicated to the Catholic world, through which to follow the travels and speeches of Benedict XVI, as well as the principal ecclesiastical events worldwide.
The application is available in 8 languages: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian and Chinese.
The news is available in size:
* Video
* Audio
* Text
The application can be downloaded from the official website Pope2You

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