YouTube trailers most views in 2012

This is a bit of a ritual at the end of the year: the giant web publish their retrospective revealing things that have marked the year on their respective platforms. Twitter and Google have published their review of the year 2012, and YouTube also with his remix of Gangnam Style and Call Me Maybe , today is the famous video platform that Google publishes the trailers the most popular in 2012.

Contrary to what one might think, the first of the top 10 places are taken by films ... but video games. This is Call of Duty Black Ops 2, the blockbuster Activision, which monopolizes the first two places respectively with 35 and more than 29 million views.

The big success at the box office logically come next: the movie The Dark Knight Rises recorded more than 26 million views and the latest installment of the James Bond saga, Skyfall, more than 17 million views.

The following places are occupied by the film Ted (15 million), the film Hunger Games (12 million) and the series Revolution (9000000). The game Call of Duty Black Ops 2 occupies the 8 th and 10 seats while the film Skyfall is also very present with his 9th place and its 8 million views.

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A 10-inch tablet Nokia in preparation?

The rumors are becoming more insistent. The Finnish manufacturer could have a touch pad next February at the MWC, Digitimes advance.

Nokia succumb to fashion shelves. The Finnish phone manufacturer would close Compal Electronics and Qualcomm to finalize a tablet with a screen 10 inches, reports Digitimes website. In March, the vice president of Design department had already confirmed Nokia hints at the realization of such a project.

According to sources close to the deal, Nokia had originally planned an initial production of 200,000 units equipped with a chip Snapdragon S4, the first quarter of 2012 to test the market. But his plan was somewhat cooled by the announcement of a tablet competitor, produced by his own partner Microsoft Surface.

Nokia has not changed his tune, he just pushed the development of the machine to leave the field open to the machine of his partner. The Digitimes advance and a Nokia Windows tablet stamped RT should be formalized at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​which takes place from February 25 to 28 next.

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Kodak sells its patents on digital photography

In bankruptcy, the photography pioneer has sold for $ 512 million 1100 patents to reassure its creditors.

The photography is finished for Kodak. The fallen giant announced Wednesday, December 19 selling a large patent portfolio auction. Since last summer, the U.S. firm currently placed under the protection of Chapter 11 bankruptcy trying to sell some of its intellectual properties to reassure its creditors.

The group and its bailout funds $ 525 million for the sale of 1,100 patents. They then pass into the hands of two companies specializing in the management of patents: RPX Corporation and Intellectual Ventures.

The new giants of the photo

In fact, behind these two groups lie the giants of high-tech that will use licenses. According to a document submitted to the court, there are including Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, RIM, or Facebook on the American side. Asian manufacturers are also interested in technology Kodak, as the South Korean  Samsung  and Taiwan's HTC, Huawei Chinese, Japanese and Fujifilm.

These patents are primarily related to the capture, storage and analysis of digital images. Initially, Kodak hopes to recover $ 2.6 billion, playing card lawsuits for patent infringement, in order to raise prices. This strategy has not worked and the firm in bankruptcy has finally reached an agreement to end the ongoing actions.

After 131 years of existence, the photography pioneer filed for bankruptcy on January 19, failing to innovate at the right time. Kodak thought indeed hard as iron in the sustainable future of the film, at the expense of digital.

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Bbox Tab: Discover the world of Bbox TV on your tablet

Bbox Tab is the new concept launched by Bouygues Telecom . Now, with Android tablet or iPad, you can explore the universe of the Bbox TV. All guests have a free application.

Bouygues Telecom continues its momentum by offering an innovative concept. In the month of June, the company offered consumers the Bbox Sensation , it enriches its offer disseminating the contents of the Bbox TV on the shelves. The application also provides an additional attraction because you can operate digital content into your home via the tablet with an intuitive and easy to use.

Television

You can watch TV on your tablet or email programs on the main screen. They can also be shared on social networks like Twitter and Facebook.

Programs

With this application, refer directly to the shelf programs or schedule recordings to the decoder of the Bbox. This new concept offers the opportunity to manage favorite channels while setting reminders so you never miss issue.

VOD

Bbox TV with the tablet, view quietly while VOD content. Select what you want and place them in your favorites for later viewing on your TV.

The Direct

The tablet also allows you to stay connected to the live TV while surfing the Internet via the integrated browser application. The latter is already available for all customers with a Bbox iPad (1, 2, 3 and iPad mini). The owners of tablets Android will soon have a compatible application.

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7000 Wii U fell from the truck in the United States

A large stock of console Wii U was stolen from a warehouse in Seattle, United States. The damage is estimated at $ 2.28 million.

An impressive booty was stolen from a warehouse near the airport in Seattle. Not less than 7,000 Wii U representing a value of $ 2.28 million were stolen in the night from Saturday 15 to Sunday 16 December, reveals the site Kotaku. Which is still filled with 64 pallets Wii U!

"I'm a cop for 28 years and I've never seen anything like it. This is straight out of the movies", was surprised Sergeant Cindy West, during his testimony for ABC News.

To make their case, the robbers arrived with two semi-trailers and used forklifts on site to rob all merchandise. Investigators are now looking for two trucks bearing the inscription McKinney to find stolen consoles.

For its part, Nintendo has deployed an anti-theft, the report of the police. But the Japanese automaker said no more, certainly to prevent thieves deactivate the security system.

The police have also asked users to warn in case of massive sales of Wii U on sale sites online like eBay. "The sale of consoles will lead to their capture," provides Sergeant Cindy West . Adding that he will  "of ifficile 7000 Wii U to hide."

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Samsung Exynos the fault repaired as soon as a patch is prepared

Samsung has release on the fault that affects Exynos terminals running Android. Several million mobile owners are concerned and expect a patch with great impatience. Korean done faster.

Terminals running the Exynos chip series 4 are affected by this vulnerability. It therefore affects the Note, Note 2, S3, S2 (except GT-i9100G), the More Tab and Galaxy Note 10.1. This problem is quite annoying since the root is accessible via any application. Samsung has been notified and a spokesman told the press that the company was aware of the fault occurring on the terminal "Samsung is aware of the potential safety issue related to Exynos processor." Korean is already working since patch should be shared as soon as possible. Samsung said via a press release "The question arises only if a malicious application is used on the affected devices."

Temporary patches

It is therefore recommended to be careful when downloading applications. Use platforms that offer legitimate applications with authenticated sources. This will limit the problems pending official patch from Samsung. This indicates that it "will continue to monitor the situation until the patch has been made ​​available to all devices." An update should be released on Smartphones Exynos covered by this vulnerability. Caution is therefore needed and do not be fooled by applications that look real when they are malicious. In fact, the news is full of such situations, if you download an application on Google Play verify that originates from the good editor.

This vulnerability was revealed by a member of XDA-Developers forum. This suggests also a temporary fix. Many solutions have been shared on the Internet.

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RIM promises 70,000 apps to launch BlackBerry 10

RIM has announced the availability of over 70,000 applications in the store, at the launch of BlackBerry 10.

Research in Motion put everything on the BlackBerry with 10. Scheduled for 30 January, the new OS will boost sales of the Canadian manufacturer, currently in turmoil. In 2012, its sales accounted for only 5% of market share in the smartphone sector, according to iSuppli iHS.

The new range of devices along with BB 10 will have to send heavy restart the economic machine. But the quality of a smartphone and its operating system no longer enough to attract new customers. It also requires that the directory applications compatible or sufficiently large to please the greatest number.

However, in an interview for the magazine Forbes, Frank Boulben, marketing director promised that BB will have 10 since its launch more than 70,000 applications optimized for the new OS. Among these, are the most popular, such as Facebook, Twitter, or Foursquare. A Taste of applications is here.

Rather confident, Frank believes in Blackberry Boulben 10, saying it would be "the greatest comeback in the history of technology".

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