April 2014 – Tech Replies

Why An EPEAT Certified Pro Laptop Is The Way To Go

April 29, 2014May 1, 2015 admin

When shopping for a new laptop, there are a multitude of options. Often, the consumer has a checklist of features that the new product should have. There is one particularly important feature that may make or break a buyer’s decision to purchase or to keep looking. The important feature is whether or not the computer is certified by EPEAT, the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool. So, what is EPEAT certification all about? EPEAT is a system that aids buyers in finding products that are environmentally friendly in their existence, usage,…

Using an app to promote your business

April 27, 2014November 25, 2015 admin

There are so many reasons why developing an app for your business is worth the money and time you will invest. Almost every business that you frequent will tell you that they have some form of an app for their business, and that this app brings them more followers and customers in the end. There are some businesses that create apps to promote things like in-store discounts, while there are other businesses that have the ability for you to place orders or purchase items from the app itself. Whatever the…

Structured data and rich snippet of Google – All you need to know about them

April 24, 2014May 1, 2015 admin

Rich Snippets are an essential part of attracting more traffic from the search results of Google. In reality, SEO will hardly matter if your clients see the description that does not match with what they are looking for. One or two lines of the text that appears under the search results will have to give the search engine users a sense of what is there on your search page and why it is appropriate to their requirements. However, Google does not seem to know which parts of a page are…

Nike rethinking its strategy in technology to wear

April 22, 2014June 5, 2014 admin

The company lay off a part of the team developing the Fuelband wristband, but refuses to withdraw from the market for wearables technologies with competitors such as Samsung and LG, together with the possible arrival of Apple. Despite being one of the pioneers in implementing technology in physical activities, Nike decided to discontinue making their electronic bracelet Fuelband after announcing the dismissal of 70 employees of the computer hardware manufacturing. In turn, the Oregon-based company devoted their efforts in developing software of the technology segment for clothing.

They manage to hack Samsung Galaxy fingerprint reader

April 18, 2014June 5, 2014 admin

The biometric sensor of Samsung Galaxy S5 was one of the outstanding features of the smartphone of the South Korean company for the last Mobile World Congress. And a few days before its commercial release, the reader has managed to be hacked, after the announcement of analysts German security firm Security Research Labs, who managed to activate various functions and services through a copy of a fingerprint. The method is based on a mold made with glue and graphite spray, and had already been used for the same security company…

AMD Introduces Radeon R9 295X2, its fastest graphics card

April 15, 2014June 16, 2014 admin

AMD introduced its new graphics card Radeon R9 295X2, a model that the company introduced the most powerful in the segment, and following in the footsteps of the versions presented in October last year, the Radeon R9 and R7. The company emphasized the integration of two units of graphic prosecution Radeon R9 Series in this model, that allow optimal performance to the most demanding graphics requirements of current and future games, even at 4K resolution screens.

Twitter reveals new design that brings it closer to Facebook

April 11, 2014June 16, 2014 admin

The profile page of the Twitter users have a visual redesign, which will personalize a photo in the header and highlight the most interesting tweets. The company confirmed this change in a statement posted on its official blog, saying that the new view will be available beginning in a small number of accounts, but will be extended to other users around the world in the coming weeks. image from: blog.twitter.com At the time, Twitter has faced many changes in the appearance of its platform in order to reach a wider…

A device can charge a cell battery in 30 seconds

April 8, 2014June 16, 2014 admin

A new prototype developed by an Israeli company promises to complete the battery charge a cell phone in under a minute. With its origins in the Department of nanotechnology of the University of Tel Aviv, StoreDot presented a device based on peptides, a series of molecules made up of amino acids that can be used to reduce drastically the loading time of electronic devices. The demonstration, held at the conference of Microsoft Think Next, it was made with a Samsung Galaxy S4, but this Israeli start-up plans to adapt this…

Amazon looking to get into the TV and launches its device Fire TV

April 6, 2014June 16, 2014 admin

The company led by Jeff Bezos introduced his team play multimedia content such as TV shows, movies and music that allows; also has an accessory that allows access to video games. Amazon introduced the Fire TV, the device that allows you to play multimedia content on the TV, such as TV shows, movies or music, many of which are present in the online catalog of the company led by Jeff Bezos. With this announcement, the Fire TV is positioned as a competitor to devices like the Apple TV, Roku Streaming…

A transparent cell phone to avoid accidents in the street

April 3, 2014June 16, 2014 admin

Several companies seeking to develop features that will help unsuspecting pedestrians; Apple just released an order to patent a technology that allows you to see what is behind the phone. Are you one of those who can not stop looking at the phone even when you walk down the street? You’re not alone. Due to their inherently mobile nature, smartphones are often used while walking. This is fine for voice calls, but it is problematic for actions that require visual attention as reading or writing text messages.