The Neeva search engine fails and shuts down
02/06/2023After months of efforts, Neeva, the search engine designed by two former Google employees that aimed to provide a user-tracking-free and ad-free service, has announced its closure. Since its launch, Neeva has failed to gather a sufficient user base to sustain the project, even after announcing Neeva AI and becoming the first search engine to provide real-time AI-driven answers to most queries. Therefore, today, on June 2nd, Neeva will disappear as a search engine. Its founders will redirect their business to a new area, and subscribers with active licenses will receive a refund for the unused period. Neeva has also announced the deletion of all user data.
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Acer
AcerSince its creation in 1976, the Taiwanese hardware and electronics corporation Acer has excelled in the manufacture of computers, laptops, and, more recently, tablets and smartphones. Today, it is the fourth-largest PC manufacturer in the world. Although it is in the wake of the big brands that set the pace of the computer market, Acer strives to create innovative products that meet the needs of users.
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Google will retire Hangouts in November
04/07/2022From today, all Hangouts users when they open the messaging app, will see a message inviting them to switch to Chat. The reason is that continuing with its plans to migrate all its users to this tool, Google has confirmed that Hangouts will not be longer operational this coming November. As they has explained on its official blog, users who still use Hangouts in Gmail will automatically switch to Chat, The change includes the transfer of conversations, history and contacts. Those who access Hangouts through the web or the mobile application must carry out this transfer with the help of Takeout, Google's data download tool.
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Alcatel
AlcatelIt is not easy to summarize Alcatel's long history as a global telecommunications giant. Alcatel, now called Alcatel-Lucent, has been evolving and innovating in the telecommunications field for more than 100 years. Undoubtedly, Alcatel stands out for its telecommunication services. Their presence in the fixed home phone market was quite significant a few years ago. Nowadays, they focus their innovative energy on creating high-quality smartphones and tablets with attractive and increasingly functional designs. Today, Alcatel plays a major role in R&D activities in France, its country of origin.
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Fundación Telefónica wants to convert the world's first website into a World Heritage Site
27/05/2022Fundación Telefónica is determined that the first website in history, the one of the british computer scientist Bernes-Lee, from 1990, could be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and has announced a campaign to achieve this goal. The action named “ElSitio1155” identifies the Bernes-Lee website as a fundamental piece of the history and culture of humanity. And this is like this, becouse this website, in addition to be the first to exist, marked the birth of the World Wide Web, and also led to the first step to the connected world of today. If recognition is achieved, it would be the first time that UNESCO would do so to a virtual and non-geographical site as usual. Prior to the presentation of its official proposal, Fundación Telefónica has launched a support campaign through its social networks and communication channels to make everyone aware of the importance of this first website in the world, the pioneer of more than 1.9 million websites accounted for on December 31, 2021.
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Cisco
CiscoCisco creates powerful connections and high-end protection systems throughout the world. Founded by computer specialists in 1984 at the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation located on the campus of Stanford University, its first achievement was to connect computers between the different departments of the University itself, creating the first efficient and practical connectivity network. Today, it is one of the leading companies in Internet communications, enabling people to establish powerful connections in business, education, research, and creative sectors. It is headquartered in San Jose, California, with subsidiaries around the world.
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D-Link
D-LinkD-Link is today one of the world leaders in innovative and efficient connectivity products and systems. Their field of action is so extensive that they manufacture products for homes, businesses (small, medium, and large), and demanding service providers. For enterprises, D-Link is the only supplier able to offer unified solutions. It has extensive product ranges in areas like security and storage, switching, and IP video surveillance. In the home products market, D-Link is one of the most popular manufacturers because of its Fiber/ADSL/Cable Routing, Wi-Fi AC, Powerline, Wi-Fi Amplifiers, 3G/4G Mobility, Storage, Connectivity, Home Automation, and Video Surveillance lines. In our online store, you will see many of these products at the best price.
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How to keep your Mac safe?
28/06/20215 things you should do to protect your Mac How many times have we heard that Mac is a more than secure and unbreakable system? For years, Apple has made its security through obscurity, or in other words, its proprietary software, flagship and brand guarantee. Today, however, just when Mac is no longer a minority option, Steve Jobs' system has become another favorite target for hackers and cybercriminals. The market has responded to this with the development of specific protection tools for Mac, while Apple works on optimizing its system in each version. Knowing what kind of tools exist for Mac and which ones are already included in our computer will help us to stay safe and choose the best strategy that fits our needs and use of the equipment. 1. Use computer security tools Cybersecurity is a universal and necessary practice in all operating systems today. The objective is to ensure protection against attacks and theft by cybercriminals who are looking for personal or confidential information stored on our computers or that enters or leaves them, in order to use it for their own benefit. What is VPN security? Cybersecurity tools help us to minimize our footprint on the Internet and thus increase our privacy and security. In this regard, VPN services for Mac stand out, as they incorporate advanced protection technologies capable of connecting to the Internet through intermediate servers, so that our IP address - our identification on the network - is replaced by the IP address of this secure server, without anyone being able to trace our connection. This type of VPN service also encrypts any information leaving our computer, thus preventing it from being accessed on its journey to its destination. This is essential, for example, when using public Wi-Fi networks to connect to the Internet. 2. Keep the operating system and software up to date As simple as it may seem, one of the best and easiest ways to protect a Mac is to always have the latest version of the operating system installed and to work with updated software downloaded from the Mac App Store. System updates usually include security patches, among other things. How do I update my Mac? Through the System Preferences Panel of our computer we can set that when there are available updates we receive a notice from MacOs warning us of it or that these updates, whether system data files, security updates or official software are installed automatically. To check if we are working with the latest versions available and our Mac is up to date we can do it by checking through this same panel if there are updates available at that time. If we have checked the automatic updates option, Mac will do this task for us routinely. 3. Use secure settings Mac's default security settings can be greatly enhanced by manually configuring the security and privacy terms of our computer. How to change the Privacy and Security preferences on the Mac? By accessing the "Privacy" tab of the "Security and Privacy" option of the Control Panel we will have the option to manage what information we allow our computer to make available to others over the Internet or on a network and what applications we allow access to our data and files. In the same way, but through the "Security" tab, we will be able to incorporate passwords for the access to different tasks and operations of the computer and through the "FileVault" tool we will be able to ensure the encryption, for example, of our personal information or certain documents for which a password will be required to unblock them. 4. Use an Antivirus for Mac There are antivirus programs developed specifically for Mac. Some of them are special for certain threats, although in general most of them offer a wide range of services to help us keep our computers safe. Which is the best antivirus for Mac? The range of antivirus for Mac, free and paid, is nowadays much wider than a few years ago, highlighting among the most complete and advanced, antivirus with malware protection functions in real time, tools against digital identity theft, protection against spyware or advanced detection and removal of blackmail programs. 5. Make regular backups Apple has a native function, Time Machine, which makes backup copies of our hard disk on a separate secondary disk, so that if for any reason we suffer an attack or a breakdown we can recover all the information. Many antiviruses offer a backup service, backup or backup similar but in the cloud, as a preventive measure against writing errors on the disk, theft of devices or even against data hijacking or ransomware.
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Engel
EngelEngel has been manufacturing and marketing electronic products throughout Europe for almost 50 years. Although they mainly offer products and solutions for televisions and antennas, they also manufacture telephony and connectivity accessories, such as routers. Engel is today a leading company in the DTT sector and one of the major manufacturers and distributors of technological products for community and individual reception of terrestrial and satellite television. At Engel, they always strive to create technologically advanced products that offer competitive solutions to both the telecommunications professional and the end user.
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What is the value of a Bitcoin?
11/06/2021Since Bitcoin first appeared in 2009, this digital currency not issued by any government or company, nor, under the umbrella of any kind of economic policy, has gained a foothold in the market and has already started to fit into existing legal frameworks. What gives Bitcoin its value? The great value of Bitcoin is that it is a decentralized and global currency, an alternative to fiat currencies (those issued by governments). All transactions with Bitcoins are public and each of these crypto currencies belongs exclusively to its owner, therefore, it is a currency that cannot be intervened by anyone. What can I do with Bitcoins? To date, with this cryptocurrency, it is possible to monetize all kinds of services, in addition to making investments, free or practically free of commissions, which in the medium to long term are proving attractive. This has made Bitcoin an asset in which to invest and an increasingly popular means of payment through which to transfer value from one user to another without losing friction along the way, going through an intermediary or paying a commission. What is the price of a Bitcoin? Like any other good, the price of a Bitcoin varies according to market demand, although the fact that it has been designed to behave as a deflationary asset and that its supply is limited to 21 million coins, facilitates that by the law of supply and demand itself, the Bitcoin exchange rate tends to rise continuously. As of June 9, at the time of writing this article, the Bitcoin value today is 30,007.86 euros, 3.4 times its price a year ago, when the Bitcoin to Euro conversion rate was 8,629.5 Bitcoins for 1 euro. In 2010 Bitcoin price was less than one Euro cent. What does the value of Bitcoin depend on? The value of Bitcoin depends on the trust and acceptance of users to use it, hence why Bitcoin is rising in value some days and not others. As Bitcoin has been implemented as a means of payment in multiple transactions and its popularity has grown, its value has grown in parallel. Likewise, when there have been news or events that have questioned, for example, the suitability of this crypto currency, its price has fallen. Like any other currency, the price of Bitcoin fluctuates and it is the users themselves who set it at the time of the purchase and sale transaction, which prevents the existence of a single price for Bitcoin, since it is not operated through a single platform as is the case with other currencies. Even so, buying and selling prices of Bitcoins tend to be quite similar. To know how much Bitcoin costs, there are several online platforms, known as "Bitcoin trading platforms" that report live the evolution of the value of the cryptocurrency. Is it safe and profitable to invest in Bitcoin? As with any other asset, investing in Bitcoins is profitable if we know how to do it at the right time. On the other hand, the Blockchain technology on which Bitcoin is based is reliable and difficult to manipulate, with no risk of being counterfeited, although some experts believe that the perfect, 100% inviolable system has not yet been created. In the cryptocurrency segment, convertibility is contemplated, so that Bitcoins can be exchanged for fiat currencies. What can I buy with Bitcoins? Over the last few years, a large number of companies have incorporated Bitcoin as an official method of payment for their goods and services From travel companies to ticket sales platforms for all kinds of shows, through gaming platforms, digital bookstores, software stores or even non-profit organizations already accept this digital currency. That is, Destinia, 13tickets, Gear Best, Shopify, Wordpress, Hostinger, Greenpeace,... among many other companies. eBay is currently considering adding Bitcoin as a method of payment. What is Bitcoin mining and how are Bitcoins generated? The users themselves through a totally decentralized system create Bitcoins. To become a bitcoin creator, computers with high computational capacity are needed to process and verify transactions and quickly solve the complex digital processes of generating the currency. This work is called mining and one of its best attractions is that the system offers "miners" rewards in Bitcoins in exchange for these services, which has made this activity very appealing for certain users. Is it profitable to mine Bitcoins in Spain? Bitcoin mining requires very powerful equipment, with high calculation capacities to solve operations, being nowadays totally inoperative for this operation the PCs of domestic or office use. The investment to mine Bitcoins requires, in addition, to assume the large power consumption required by this more powerful equipment, which makes Spain, at this time due to the high price of KW/h, an uninteresting market for mining Bitcoins. On the contrary, other locations such as China, Iceland, Iran or Georgia, where the Bitcoin mining business is in full expansion, are very interesting.
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Talking about Google is almost like talking about a relative. It sounds strange, but it is a reality that its presence in our daily lives is impressive, well, shocking, if we think about it. Google is considered one of the Big Five companies in the American IT industry, along with Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. Although its scope is immense, roughly speaking we can say that it specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Founded in 1998 in the United States, Google is today a multinational company. It was created to organize information and make it accessible to everyone. And, as we already know, it did just that.
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HP
HPAnyone who is still immersed in the world of PCs today is undoubtedly familiar with the HP brand. Hewlett-Packard, founded in 1939 in the United States, is one of the pioneering brands in computer software and IT services. As a curious fact, in 1972, the company launched its first mini-computer, the HP 3000, a product line that is still in use today in many companies. That same year they launched the world's first scientific pocket calculator at an affordable price.
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Huawei
HuaweiHuawei is the world-leading telecommunications provider. It has a wide range of products and services. It is estimated that more than 3 billion people worldwide use Huawei products and services to make calls, send messages or surf the Internet. Founded in 1987 in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Huawei today employs more than 195,000 people in more than 170 countries around the world. Huawei, an independent, privately-held company, has grown exponentially since its inception to become the world's biggest telco equipment vendor and the second-largest smartphone manufacturer.
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Intel
IntelAt Intel, they believe in that phrase you've heard a million times: it's what's inside that matters. Intel is an American multinational technology company that has been manufacturing semiconductor chips, microprocessor developers, and processors since 1968. Most of today's personal computers (PCs) are powered by Intel processors.
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Lenovo
LenovoFounded in 1989, the Chinese company Lenovo is today another of the world's technology giants. By the beginning of 2021, Lenovo was the largest seller of personal computers in the world by units, and, to give more scandalous data, since 1995 they have sold more than 500 million PCs worldwide. It's not all about PCs. Lenovo also designs, develops, and manufactures tablets, smartphones, workstations, servers, supercomputers, electronic storage devices, IT management software, and smart TVs from operating sites around the world.
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Skechers
SkechersThe Skechers brand, was created in 1992 in California, and is probably best known by the name under which it was created, L.A. Gear. It was dedicated to sports and casual equipment, as well as backpacks and other practical accessories aimed at the world of sports. Despite its transformation, Skechers is still very popular today, because in its company philosophy it tries to combine the mission of making the American Way of Life accessible to the world of footwear and other sports accessories, and to rely on effective advertising with well-known people, especially in the American market. Headquartered in Manhattan Beach, it is currently the third largest athletic and casual footwear brand in the United States.
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Spc
SpcIntroduction: The technology company SPC, has been present in the market for almost 30 years and has made it its mission, since its inception, to make available to all consumers the latest technology. SPC has always been committed to establishing itself in the market with products featuring a Smart vision of technology. This company is basically, rebelling against the fact that even today, quality technology is often exclusive and is based more on the status and not so much on the connection between people. We all have the right to be connected.
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Trust
TrustTrust is a well-known Dutch brand founded in 1985. Today, it is the No. 1 supplier of digital accessories. They define themselves as a value-for-money brand. At its inception, it imported accessories for computers, game consoles, and video games, but given the niche market that was opening up at that time in the world, it began to manufacture its own products. Its purpose is to simplify everyday life by providing smart solutions for the home, office, and almost any environment. They offer a wide range of quality products and have very competitive prices.
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