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The MIT of Massachusetts awards Spanish doctors for their research in patients in coma The Valdecilla Hospital (Cantabria) monitors the neuronal activity of patients in coma with brain damage through a single technological device   The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has awarded the Hospital Valdecilla for a project to monitor the neuronal activity of patients in coma with brain damage through a single technological device. This project is one of fifteen works chosen by the famous American institute and has incorporated it into its innovation programs. The study led by the head of the Valdecilla Clinical Neurophysiology Service, José Luis Fernández Torre, and the assistant doctor of the Internal Medicine Service Miguel Ángel Hernández-Hernández, will enjoy six months of training and mentoring of their projects by professors from the MIT and other international centers. The project, carried out with the Cajal Institute, the CSIC and the MicroLiquid company, aims to devel...

Bangkok creates the 'Pokémon Go Police' The new surveillance unit will travel the main avenues of the Thai city and fine up to 25 euros to the most reckless players The metropolitan authority of Bangkok has created the 'Pokémon Go Police' with the mission of monitoring the main avenues of the city and to avoid that the "fans" of the game of the year cause a calamity in their hunting of "Pokémon", have informed the media local. The new surveillance unit will have 50 agents armed with mobile phones with cameras that guard ten arteries of that metropolis inhabited by some eight million people, not counting the suburbs, according to the newspaper 'Bangkok Post'. The selected streets are Sukhumvit, Phaya Thai, Rama I, Rama IV, Henri Dunant, Sathon, Phetchaburi, Phahon Yothin, Vibhavadi Rangsit and the roundabout of the Monument to Victory. The persecutors of 'pokémones' who with their reckless behavior threaten the circulation of vehicles ...

MIT turns the skin into a touch screen Microsoft and the MIT Media Lab develop an intelligent tattoo that becomes an extension of smartphones The days of the wearables are numbered. Researchers at the most prestigious laboratories remain focused on using human skin as an extension of mobile devices. This is what the members of the MIT Media Lab and Microsoft Research have thought that they have developed an intelligent tattoo that becomes a touch screen. DuoSkin, that's the name of their work, is made up of gold leaf, which when it comes into contact with the smartphone camera becomes a touch panel temporarily. With this connection, the user can interact with several mobile devices. The parents of the project, which will be presented at the next Wearable 2016 International Computer Symposium, have managed to turn tattoos into an interface that can track and show information about the tattooed person, they explain. In addition, as an alternative, DuoSkin incorporates screens that ch...

The new Tesla Model S is set to 100 in 2.5 seconds Elon Musk manages to travel 600 km with his new vehicle without recharging his electric battery    "The fastest car in the world, in production, is electric." So presumes Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, of his new toy. The new Model S is positioned as the third fastest car in the world to reach 100 kilometers per hour in 2.5 seconds. However, the biggest advance of the P100D model that will soon travel the US roads is the new battery. Tesla and Musk win a new battle in the war of electric autonomy. The new Tesla will have a 100 kWh battery is the first to pass the 300 miles and is able to extend the autonomy to 613 kilometers. The P100D update can also be applied to the Model X SUV that can run for 542 kilometers without the need to recharge its battery. "On a day that is not too hot, you can drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco without the need to recharge, I think it's a remarkable autonomy." The important thing i...

Half of Spanish Internet users buy online to save The majority profile of these online shoppers are men aged 35 to 44 with a child who lives at home    The possibility of buying at any time, access to all types of global products and, above all, the ability to save money, are the three preferred characteristics of Spaniards when making purchases on the Internet, according to a study prepared by TNS According to the data, 50% of Spanish Internet users use online platforms to buy the items they need in order to save. The majority profile of these online shoppers are men aged 35 to 44 (52%), with a child living at home. Access to a global market means that six out of ten Spaniards have a preference for going to the world wide web to 'treat themselves'. Among the countries preferred by the Spanish when buying online, China stands out. The items most in demand by Spanish online buyers to Chinese sellers belong to the category of technology (57%), fashion (36%) and decoration (27%)....

The most common risks in buying online The payment method is the main risk that buyers run on the internet if they do not take the precautions indicated    The purchases of trips, tickets or clothes are the most demanded products when it comes to shopping online. However, the sales figures are far from representing an important percentage in the total volume of the sector. Mistrust when making transactions on the internet is one of the main obstacles to take off. On the opposite side, one of its successes lies in the convenience of acquiring products without having to travel, without queuing and just a couple of clicks from anywhere and at any time.    Online transactions have increased the number of sales between individuals, which has caused the number of frauds has increased, says Tripacto. The precaution and security are the main allies when it comes to not having surprises on the internet. Seven out of ten smartphone owners use their smartphone to make purchases...

The safest phones this summer Sony Experia, Samsung and Apple are the makers of the safest devices    Summer is one of the times of the year where mobile devices suffer the most. The beach, the pool or the mountain routes are constant dangers that put smartphones in danger. With the passage of time, manufacturers have been avoiding the security failures of their products and have also incorporated new features to deal with one of the problems of telephones: water. Sony Experia, Samsung and Apple are the stars in this field. In the case of Sony, Sony Xperia have obtained IP65 and IP68 certificates, the highest rating that can be given to this class of devices. These certificates guarantee that no water or dust particles enter the device.    In the second place are the latest Samsung Galaxy models, whose manufacturers have tested the water resistance of S6, S7 and Edge versions. A very similar case occurs with the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, since they are also resistant to...

Facebook will have access to the phone number of WhatsApp users According to the company, they will share this information with different objectives: obviously improve advertising effectiveness by serving ads that are more relevant to Facebook users and suggestions to connect with well-known people    WhatsApp will share with Facebook the phone number of its users, as well as information about the frequency with which they use the instant messaging service. The messaging company, owned by Facebook since 2014, today announced a change in its terms of use and privacy policy that includes this exchange of information between WhatsApp and the social network. "As a subsidiary company of Facebook, in the coming months we will begin to share information that allows us to better coordinate and thus improve the experience between services, which is a typical practice among companies that are acquired by others," Whatsapp said in a statement. Thus, the social network will have access t...

Facebook will spy on WhatsApp data Users have thirty days to accept or revoke the new small print of the instant messaging application    For the first time in four years, WhatsApp changes the terms of its privacy policy. New changes that advance the integration of the instant messaging app on Facebook, after Mark Zuckerberg paid more than 2 billion in 2014. Among all the changes expected from next week highlights the decision to send the number of mobile and other data to the social network and to all the companies of the group commanded by Zuckerberg. In a statement, WhatsApp has wanted to put barriers to the data that will be shared. Although we collaborate with Facebook in the coming months, your encrypted messages will remain private and no one else can read them. Neither WhatsApp, nor Facebook, nor anyone else. We will not publish or share the WhatsApp numbers with others, including Facebook; nor will we sell, share or give your phone number to advertisers, they explain....

Personalized biomedical technology for health care The University of Seville designs an e-health program to improve the quality of its patients    The Group of Biomedical Engineering (GIB) University of Seville (US) Ciber-BBN investigates, in the context of the new paradigm of 'e-health', the design and development of intelligent devices and systems for the supervised and personalized control of the care of health. According to a statement from the Hispalense, 'e-health' can be defined as the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in health care processes, it is about using new technologies so that citizens have a more active role in the control and treatment of your health / illness. This "empowerment" of citizens to manage their own health translates into the promotion of healthy lifestyles, preventive care and proactive interventions.    "It is cheaper to prevent than to cure, maintaining health or avoiding complications in the case of...

Octobot, the first autonomous and flexible robot It is composed entirely of soft materials and 'feeds' a chemical reaction that allows its movements Octobot is the name that researchers at Harvard University have given to their new invention, a small robot of soft material and in which there is no presence of electronics. In addition, the device is only controlled by microfluidics and produced by 3D printing, all made thanks to technological development.

The best Spanish summer phones Wolder and BQ adjust the belt with the launch of their Wiam # 65 and X5 Plus, two terminals with high-end features but with average prices    "I need to change my mobile and I want a good and cheap one". That is the request of many of us when we look for a new smartphone. The Spanish technology firms know this and for a few years they have tried to adapt their offer to it. This summer it was the turn of Wiam # 65 (Wolder) and X5 Plus (BQ), two terminals that include features historically attributed to high-end (fingerprint sensor, NFC, quality cameras), but at prices that follow Adjusting to pockets looking for mid-range. WIAM # 65, the jewel of Wolder    The Cantabrian Wolder firm has evolved over time to get launch his new Wiam # 65, which shows the jump in quality of the company. Since last July 14 the terminal is for sale in gray (Pro gray), gold (Golder freezer) and pink (Laser pink) for a price of 299 euros. Its most outstanding f...

Technology companies promise equal pay for men and women Apple, Microsoft and Facebook are among the fifty companies to end the wage gap    About 30 companies, among which are the big names of Silicon Valley (Apple, Microsoft and Facebook) have signed an agreement whereby they commit to end the wage gap in their templates. "In 2016, the average woman still earns only 79 cents for every dollar an average man earns" in US companies, said White House domestic policy director Cecilia Muñoz, in a message posted on the official blog of the United States. US Presidency    "That figure goes down to 64 cents for African-American women, 59 for Native Americans and 54 for Latinas," he added. The wage gaps are also noted in "the payment of overtime, contributions to retirement and social security," so that although the difference may be small at first, it grows over time, Muñoz said. Entre las 29 empresas estadounidenses que se comprometieron hoy a reducir la brecha s...

US researchers monitor mental health in Instagram images People with depression use the Inkwell filter and healthy ones, Valencia    A simple photo retouching or the choice of a certain Instagram filter can reveal the emotional state of the user. This is revealed by the study of several American researchers who have found an important correlation between the colors of the photos published on Instagram and the mental health of the users. The study by Andrew Reede and Chris Danforth reveals that users associate darker colors and grays with negative moods and colors more vivid and clear with positive states.    Researchers from Harvard University and Vermont University hired 500 workers from Amazon's Mechanical Turk service to carry out the investigation. Each worker was subjected to a previous clinical study, which revealed that 70% were clinically depressed. For each healthy user, the researchers chose the 100 most recent photos. In the case of users with depression, ...

Apple will present the new iPhone 7 on September 7 The company has already sent invitations to the media for a "special event" where, in addition to the new terminals, they could also present the Apple Watch 2    It has finally become official. The rumors that have been heard for weeks now come true. Next Wednesday, September 7, the US company Apple will present its new terminal, the expected iPhone 7, as well as other products such as Apple Watch 2 and its new MacBook Pro, which has not been renewed for four years. The news became official after the media received invitations to a "special event" on Monday, September 7 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco at 10 am (7 pm Spanish time). The date is not accidental: the new generations of its terminals coincide in number with the chosen day. Apple has maintained a rate of launch of a new iPhone model per year, which usually coincides with the Christmas shopping season. Rumors about the successor of the ...

The trial against the founder of Megaupload will be seen in 'streaming' Kim Dotcom tries to avoid his extradition to the US, where he could face a penalty of up to 20 years in prison for piracy    The founder of the page Megaupload has obtained that the court of Auckland that studies its resource to avoid being extradited to the United States by charges of online piracy transmits the session by Internet. "Last minute, the judge granted the broadcast in streaming, a success!" Kim Dotcom indicated on the second day of the process against him.   The 41-year-old German, whose real name is Kim Schmitz, is accused of being enriched thanks to hacking through his website, which before its closure in 2012 was one of the main sources for illegally downloading music and movies. The United States tries to block the diffusion of the process arguing that this could condition the jury, if finally Kim Dotcom finishes being judged in the country. Judge Murray Gilbert has rejected the ...

Brussels obliges Apple to return 13 billion for illegal tax aid in Ireland The company announces that it will appeal the EU decision    "For every million euros of profits, Apple paid 50 euros of taxes." With that forceful affirmation of the Commissioner of Competition, Margrethe Vestager, in the press conference that will go down in history as the highest sanction of the European Union to a company. A total of 13,000 million euros will have to pay Apple to the Irish government for unpaid taxes. A sum 40 times larger than the previous record sanction of Brussels, although it could be reduced, the Commission said in a statement.    Since 2014, Brussels investigates the Cupertino giant for its fiscal engineering and state aid received between 1991 and 2007. European officials explain that the Cupertino giant paid in taxes a percentage of 1% on its European sales, far from the 12.5% ​​set by the Dublin government for Corporate Tax. The Commission considers that two fisc...

Vodafone and Orange, the best companies in Spain The average speed of download in Madrid is faster than in other capitals of the world    Vodafone and Orange move away from Movistar as the best mobile phone companies in Spain in the first half of the year, according to the consultancy RootMetrics Spain. In this new report, Rootmetrics has analyzed the networks of a total of six Spanish cities. To the usual cities of previous works (Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia), on this occasion Bilbao, Málaga and Záragoza have joined.    With the taking of 98,977 samples, Vodafone and Orange have improved considerably in most categories analyzed, leaving in third place with some advantage to the company chaired by José María Álvarez-Pallete. In fourth position, Yoigo. Compared to the data from last year, Orange improved a lot in Barcelona and Madrid and achieved the first place in the six categories (data, network reliability, calls, speed text messages and general performance). M...

My Scholarship, an app to help pay for studies This application allows you to find in a few minutes the best scholarship for the user    The average price of enrollment in a university-level study is around 1,110 euros in Spain, a figure that rises to 2,020 euros on average in the case of master's degrees. Numbers that place Spain at the forefront as one of the countries in the European Union with the highest enrollments. Prices that force many students to get to work waiting to find a scholarship that allows them to get trained in their studies. An economic support, which takes time to arrive, and which has a long bureaucratic process.    To make the process easier, Diana Martinez has developed an application My Scholarship , which "allows to track all existing scholarships and offer the user a list of those that best suit their interests and preferences," he said in a statement. Accompanying the app, Diana Martinez has launched Diana Speaks, an online platform that...

Google wants to use artificial intelligence to fight against cancer The DeepMind division works with English hospitals for the detection of this type of diseases Google is not just a search engine, the technological multinational continues to develop its axis of artificial intelligence. Google DeepMind collaborates with several British centers to improve the work of doctors and treatment for patients. The latest agreement of the technology has a goal and is to develop tools to automatically identify cancer cells in radiology machines. Together with the Hospital of the University of London, they will study a better treatment for patients with head and neck cancer. Current medical technology allows a detailed map of healthy head and neck areas in at least four hours. However, Google expects that with the application of its working methods this time will be reduced to 60 minutes. DeepMind works in deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence that tries to identify patterns after obser...

Samsung Gear S3: smart watches continue to evolve The improvement of the battery, a more refined design and new sensors are the main strengths of this device, which approximates its appearance to that of traditional watches    Although they have been on the market for several years, the devices known as wearable - also known as wearables - are still products that seek their identity. The Berlin IFA held until the next day 7 in the German capital has become a good thermometer to know the maneuvers of different manufacturers to turn things like activity wristbands or smart watches into a mass product and not in an exotic gadget.    So one of the early risers of this technological conclave, the most important in the world next to the CES in Las Vegas and the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​has been Samsung. The South Korean factory has presented its Gear S3, one of the most advanced smartwatches on the market. Last year they left this fair after bringing one of th...

An app to help in the purchase of a home BBVA offers a free application to its customers that allows them to access information about the area in which the property is located, the estimated price or the surface of the house, among other information    BBVA customers who are thinking of buying or renting a home have a new application that provides them with information about the property they plan to purchase. In addition, based on the information provided in the tool, BBVA offers customers the possibility of having an idea about their payment capacity, informing them of the financing possibilities for the purchase of the home, as well as previous suggestions before to formalize the purchase.    The digital tool provided by Madiva Soluciones allows customers, by only including in the search engine the location or address of the property, a report on the area or neighborhood in which it is located, the number of homes for sale or estimated average price of the home. ...

The problems of the Galaxy Note 7 hit Samsung hard South Korean media explain the delay of shipments       The expectation for the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is going to stay a week longer. The disembarkation in Spain was originally planned for this Friday, September 2, but will finally be delayed for a week due to the quality problems that the South Korean has encountered. The first buyers of the latest smartphone have encountered several problems that have aroused all the alarms in the company. Sudden system crashes, random reboots and even possible battery explosions, according to local media, are the reasons why the arrival of the Note 7 will be delayed for a few days.    Several South Korean media, which do not cite direct sources, suggest that Samsung will soon announce a plan to change the batteries of all affected Note 7s instead of delivering a new device to those affected. Although the technology has not confirmed this point yet. Sm...

Santander allows you to hire from mobile The entity sets up a system by which digital customers can identify themselves and sign documents from any device in just a few minutes    Banco Santander has included in its range of digital services a system through which customers from different segments managed by Santander Personal can contract products such as deposits, consumer loans, cards or insurance, among others, directly from their mobile devices, without any need to move to an office. Through Santander ID, the entity becomes a pioneer when it comes to offering in a single process the identification of its users and the signing of contracts in digital form in a few minutes. From this month of September, the system allows this type of operations, for which until now it was necessary to go to the branches, as long as they are operations that do not require the intervention of a notary, as in the case of mortgages.   Santander ID will be one of the main tools of the netwo...

«Television always goes hand in hand with content. That's why 3D failed » vice president of Consumer Electronics of Samsung Spain    Samsung shares with IFA a key aspect: its eclectic spirit. The Asians play the vast majority of clubs that are treated at the most important fair of consumer electronics in Europe and, therefore, is a player to always bear in mind. "What we are pursuing in all our divisions is to redefine the user experience," says Raúl Martín, vice president of Consumer Electronics at Samsung Spain, present these days in Berlin, with whom we have talked about the strategy of the brand to follow with television sets. A year ago we attended IFA at the landing of HDR televisions. In what state is this technology twelve months later?    HDR, is a specification that greatly helps the image quality, which could be described as superb. And his arrival was great news. In terms of content, we also have good news. The television industry always goes hand in hand...

The 'youtubers', standing up against the new Youtube regulations Videos that do not comply with the rules will not be written off, but will not generate profits for the authors    No jokes with sexual references, zero violence and prohibition of using inappropriate or obscene language are some of the new terms of use of YouTube and that many of the users who earn money on the platform did not like it. Videos that do not comply with the rules will not be deleted, but will not generate profits for the authors. A measure that would make many of the main 'youtubers' around the world stop making money with their videos. These have not been slow to show their disagreement before the rules.    One of the most active against YouTube has been The Rubius. The Spanish 'youtuber' has uploaded to the Google platform a video parodying the new rules established by the company and announces "breaking them all". "Easy, Rubius will never stop uploading videos even ...

5G networks will turn cities into centers of high digital density DTT is ready to face a new leap in technological innovation, quality and new services that consolidate it as the basic pillar of the European and Spanish audiovisual model on the 2030 horizon    The road to 5G networks will turn cities into centers of high digital density. A new model of 'site' or urban location for signal transmission will be created, with indoor and outdoor capacity and with technologies such as 'small cells' and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), which will allow improve the service offering and the user experience, explains Óscar Pallarols, director of Innovation and Product Strategy at Cellnex Telecom.    The expert also stresses that the future could bring a digital ecosystem in the vicinity of telecommunication sites with shared active equipment and data transmission centers for connected mobility in urban areas and intercity routes, etc. Pallarols and Josep Ventosa, director of...

Samsung will replace defective Galaxy Note 7 as of September 19 The company says that to date it has received a "small number of incidents" worldwide and at this moment it carries out a "thorough" inspection with its suppliers to identify the affected batteries    Samsung, which in the middle of the launch campaign of the Galaxy Note 7 canceled the sale of its flagship device when it detected a problem in the batteries, announced that from September 19 it will voluntarily replace the terminals that are already in the hands of its customers. for new ones. "For all those who have already purchased Galaxy Note 7 devices, we will voluntarily replace your current device with a new one starting on September 19," the company announced.   Samsung claims to be aware of the inconvenience that this process can cause, but with its action it tries to guarantee the power to continue offering products "of the highest quality" to its customers. "We are work...

Huawei raises its mid-range with its Nova phones It is a 5-inch terminal, 12-megapixel camera and 3,020 mAh battery Huawei has the soul of a sprinter. You only need to see the evolution of the last years of the Chinese manufacturer. An image that has been reinforced with the election of the Berlin Velodrome -a titanic construction erected in the eastern part of the city- to present its novelties in this edition of the IFA. Huawei has landed in the Teutonic capital with a new family of devices: the Nova. It is a family of medium-high range that will complement its flagship series: the P range and the Mate range. The Asian manufacturer, third in the world ranking of mobile builders and second in the Android universe, now faces this type of appointment with the challenge of responding to the expectations created by the good work with terminals such as P9, Mate 8, Nexus 6P or your smart watch. Despite being a company with 30 years, the truth is that in the world of smartphones and consumer...

Philips Hue, light connected to the mood of the consumer The latest innovation of the German company focuses on the creation of lamps with intelligent lighting    Intelligent light is one more step in connected homes. Philips Hue is the latest Philips system to control light through a motion sensor, which even "works in the middle of the night," they said in a statement. Connected to the Philips Hue lighting system, the lights can be set to light when they detect movement, and as the Philips Hue motion sensor also detects whether it is day or night, it will provide the most appropriate light intensity at any time. This presentation at the IFA Fair in Berlin joins the launch in May of Philips Hue White Ambiance. Colored lights helping the mood, which accompanies daily routines. Philips Hue White Ambiance and the extensions of the range provide additional ways to improve day to day thanks to the lighting. Whether you need a soft light to wake up in the morning or what is requir...

Santander allows you to hire from mobile The entity sets up a system by which digital customers can identify themselves and sign documents from any device in just a few minutes    Banco Santander has included in its range of digital services a system through which customers from different segments managed by Santander Personal can contract products such as deposits, consumer loans, cards or insurance, among others, directly from their mobile devices, without any need to move to an office. Through Santander ID, the entity becomes a pioneer when it comes to offering in a single process the identification of its users and the signing of contracts in digital form in a few minutes.    From this month of September, the system allows this type of operations, for which until now it was necessary to go to the branches, as long as they are operations that do not require the intervention of a notary, as in the case of mortgages. Santander ID will be one of the main tools of the...

Fabrics to 'pass' cold Engineers from Stanford University develop a fabric that refreshes the body in warm places    The first full week of September brings a new mercury rise of thermometers, extreme heat that leads researchers to find solutions to lower the temperature. Researchers at Stanford University have developed a low-priced, plastic-based textile that interwoven in the fabric refreshes the body much more efficiently than the natural or synthetic fabrics of the clothes we wear today. "If you can refresh people, it's better than refreshing the building in which they live or work, so we'll save energy," Yi Cui, an associate professor at the University, said in a statement.     Research from Stanford University allows the heat emitted by the body to be transferred by the textile. "Until now there has been very little or no research on tissue design according to its thermal radiation characteristics," says Fan, one of the project...

Telefónica opens the door for customers to charge Google or Facebook for their data We are going to put in the network in a transparent way in the hands of the users all the data and the value of their digital life so that they are the ones who decide", said the president of the company    Telefónica is working on a new service through which its clients regain sovereignty over their personal data and it is they who decide what part of their life they want to share with Internet companies such as Google or Facebook and in exchange for what. The new service, which they have called the fourth platform, was presented today by the President of Telefónica, José María Álvarez-Pallete, at the Telecommunications Meeting that is being held from today and until next Thursday in Santander, organized by the International University Menéndez Pelayo and the technological management AMETIC.     Also the CEO of Vodafone, Vittorio Colao, has expressed in favor of givi...