BrailleTouch, text messages typing applicationon smartphones for the blind! [Video]

A few months ago we saw the efforts of scientists to develop an application to easily manage smartphones and tablets by blind or visually impaired people.

This seems to have managed to do now researchers Georgia Institute of Technology with the creation of the application BrailleTouch. The application builds on palpation and elevated dot Braille allows blind people to type and send text messages from any touchscreen device.




H BrailleTouch application puts three buttons on each side of the phone (right and left) representing the six dots of the Braille code for the English alphabet.


Regardless of how the device keeps the user, the buttons are aligned automatically, and as you type, the application reads each character. According to the researchers, the user can enter up to 32 words per minute with accuracy of 92%.


In the video below you can watch demo implementation:

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The countdown for the 25 billion downloads from App Store began!

Apple yesterday began the countdown for the 25th billionth app to be downloaded from the App Store. The promotional page on the site of ETAP states:
Today, nearly 25 billion apps have been download worldwide. Something that is so shocking, and the same applications. That's why we want to say thanks. Download the 25th billionth application and you could win a Gift Card from the App Store, value US $ 10.000. Simply visit the App Store and download your best fit.
The last quarter alone, the App Store revenue was more than $ 700 million. The total revenue of App Store to date is about $ 4 billion. It is worth noting the difference between 25 billion app downloads and 316 million iOS devices Apple, with 11 billion downloads from the Android Market and Android devices 250 million of Google. To App Store launched three years ago, on July 10, 2008, and that of Google followed three months later, on October 22, 2008.
If you have not read, Apple sold in 2011, more devices iOS Mac distance in 28 years.


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Eventually who is to blame that applications "steal" our data? [infographic]

When an application is "stealing" our personal data, how confident we are that we have allowed ourselves to access?

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New homepage in Mozilla Firefox 12, integrating applications and chat later!

Mozilla has accustomed us to constant releases of new versions of the Firefox browser, however, will have noticed that changes made ​​are from small to almost non-noticed by the user.

However, perhaps for the first time since the release of Firefox 4, is preparing to bring features found in Google Chrome, as a new homepage with tabs that lead to the most popular websites of the user.

This addition will be the version Mozilla Firefox 12, while it is in the works and the integration of applications and chat functionality for future versions! However, according to the schedule maintained by the company, the new homepage will be available in April and applications in the summer, so it remains to see if reach functionality in Google Chrome or he will escape further ...

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Symantec reveals malware applications in Android Market!

The talk of malware applications on Android Market has been running for several months with Google recognizing the problem and removing many problematic applications, nevertheless, Symantec published today that the virus has infected Android.Counterclank 1-5 million users android in 2012!

According to the company's largest "epidemic" malware in the history of Android, and it is a slight modification of trojanandroidTonclank transmitted through some applications (see list below), which allows the reception of orders without the user's knowledge and leaking important personal information.

So if you have installed any of the following applications, it is advisable to immediately remove and restore your device to original settings.

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