Interview with the Wall Street Journal:Apple CEO Steve Jobs defended iPhone tracking

After days of silence, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces himself to speak, and takes the so-called location-gate affair position.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs defended the iPhone's location finding. The data were collected only in order that the iPhone could make its position quickly, such as the use of maps, the Apple boss. The precise location of an iPhone was "never have been transferred"but.

The electronics group previously published a statement in which he spoke of a programming error that leads to the location data stored on iPhone and iPad a long time. An update of the Apple operating system "IOS"is intended to correct the error soon.

Also on the 10th Planned for May hearing before a U.S. Senate committee expressed its job. "Of course, what is Apple, " said the CEO. To this date, representatives from Google (developed the smartphone operating system "Android") is loaded.

ZDF: Free Apps for Smartphones coming

The ZDF will get free Apps for iPhone & Co. to market. The announced director Markus Schaechter.

The first app, which still appears in the spring of 2011 granted access to YouTube from mobile library (mail archive). An exact date was not mentioned by Schachter. He promised, however, that both the app for the iPhone and iPad as well as "Android" smartphone comes. 2012 defines beginning ZDF then a 'heute "app (Nachrichten) well a' SPORTstudio app after.

The ZDF director sees potential criticism with equanimity. In his view, had the private publishers who make money at their own apps, long enough for the opportunity to establish their offers. The ZDF Apps gives it for free, because the audience already has paid the license fee for the content. It also provides for the Broadcasting Treaty.

TomTom provides police with speed cameras to help

With involuntary help of the navigation manufacturer TomTom, police in the Netherlands has chosen some time streets for speed traps. Made possible by anonymous customer data, acknowledged TomTom.

TomTom sold customer data to the road use at the municipal and provincial authorities. They in turn used for planning of infrastructure projects. The authorities, the data flows but also to the police. The officials noted the fact is often driven out too fast and were planning thus makes the design of stationary speed cameras.

Also in Germany, TomTom's navigation data to the local users. It had been purchased but no municipality data, said a spokesman for the TomTom news agency dpa. CEO Harold Goddijn apologized in an e-mail newsletter from the Dutch customers. "This kind of use we have not seen before, " he insisted. You have full understanding that customers do not want this. Goddijn promised to prevent the possibility of access for the traffic police.

Like me:prevent Facebook from sharing private information to companies

Some ten million German use Facebook, share preferences, photos, status info. What data is public and what Facebook tells the advertisers about users? Who to "Like" is clicked, rate may be more than he bargained for.

The "Like" button-press daily in the social community Facebook million users. Thus, they express their consent to a comment from a friend or the enthusiasm of a YouTube video. Recently, this button is not only the offer of Facebook, other sites have the possibility to include the button. To recommend to friends with a click on an article about Bild.de or movie in the database Imdb.com.

What's on in the background?

• Facebook stores each "Like"-click on any website on its servers. One learns Facebook, which pages, articles and products are you well, you can present customized advertising and make money.

• Appears automatically every "Like"-Click on the so-called Wall of the user. What he has found it good to see, then in any case his Facebook contacts.

• If you do not change in the "privacy" your preferences, may even have seen each of the over 400 million Facebook members, which pages you "Like" is clicked.
• Anyway: The operator of the website, "Like me"on the clicked learns nothing about the Facebook visitors.

• But Facebook wants to pass on to another location information of members. This gives operators of some Internet pages automatically personal data of the user when he calls these pages on Facebook. What are the data automatically for this personalization, says not Facebook. At the start there's only three such sites, including the new online Microsoft Office (docs.com), but it will probably do more.

Stop the transfer of your data to third parties

Check out who does what can learn about you: After you log on to the account, privacy settings and personal information and contributions. What settings you make in order to prevent the disclosure of personal data to other site operators, shows the Quick Start Guide "No private data for foreign firms ".

Unintentionally, open the Preferences

For new registered users on Facebook in all areas apply initially to the company's defined preferences.Die sind seit dem bislang letzten Update der Plattform besonders offen gestaltet – und sie werden häufig geändert und umstrukturiert. Sun shows such as Facebook for all to see the address you biography, information about friends, family, relationship status, residence and hometown in your profile. Who does not want to disclose this information, must fight through the numerous adjustment possibilities. So you still enjoy "social networking " have, COMPUTER IMAGE shows in the Guide "Facebook: How to protect your privacy, " the most important settings.

Improvement in the defense against phishing attacks

A positive message: to avoid that strangers log into your Facebook account, the company now offers the opportunity to PCs or mobile phones to register. Each login attempt by an unknown device then follows the request for identification and an e-mail to the address you specify. This will help you when you sign a non-known computer wants. To activate the function, they also learn the "No private data for foreign firms ".

Facebook and Google start Groupon clones

The coupon service Groupon "is a mega-hit. Now do abhaben and Facebook and Google a piece of the lucrative pie - and start similar services in the United States.

Facebook expanded its service "deals ". So far, the function displays only deals in your area. Now Facebook friends to join in a buying group. The more people opt for a bargain, the lower the final price. Similar Groupon works "Offers" Google: The service you receive regular special offers by e-mail offers. Choose sufficiently interested in the bargain, comes into the business.

Facebook and Google Offers Deals to start in a field test initially only in selected regions of the United States. If and when the services come to us is still not known.

Facebook: How to protect yourself from the stalker-worm

Know who visits your profile most often - a tempting Facebook feature. An alleged stalker App advertises exactly, but behind it lies a worm that is after your friends.

Recommended by friends

The Wicked: The prompt to install the stalker app is apparently of Facebook friends, and therefore comes across credible. Sorry, to copy a fallacy, because if you fulfill the request, sent along with the JavaScript code in the address bar of your browser and call up, installed the malware. The spreads to continue on your profile more than a half million users will already be affected.

Curiosity rather than caution

The pest, you agree to strange-sounding subject lines like "WOW, now you can see who looks at your profile!" In addition to Wall and message bar appeared on the worm on Facebook Chat as well as invitations to events. Click on any case the associated Link - and copy any codes! The information on alleged top-stalkers that appear on the bulletin boards of your friends are generated randomly, the application does not work. The purpose is different: Because of the many clicks and the massive proliferation of the links to earn money by those behind page views.

Step 1: To stop the worm on Facebook

If you have already clicked the link and the instructions are followed the pest, the stalker app in Facebook now has permissions that should be removed urgently. You must delete the application in your privacy settings - the following guide shows the process step by step.

Step 2: To remove TR/Kazy.mekml.1

Experience reports that a Trojan called TR/Kazy.mekml.1 is directly associated with the stalker app on Facebook. The pest hides files, thus creating the impression that they are permanently deleted. In return you will be informed about the problems of your operating system and get a recommendation to buy special software for the repair.

If you then become victims of the worm, check your PC with absolutely free security programs such as Spybot or Ad-Aware and scan your system with a virus scanner such as AntiVir. Dive TR/Kazy.mekml.1 as a fund to remove immediately the pest. After you make with the free program Unhide the hidden content of a Trojan visible again.

According to data theft on PSN: What you should now

Hackers have spied at Sony millions of customer data. COMPUTER GAMES shows you how to protect themselves from abuse.

Since 20 April 2011 Sony's Playstation Network (PSN) is not available. Long shrouded in silence, the company of the reasons. It is now clear: Hackers have found a security hole and spied sensitive customer data. There may be including credit card information of its users. Sony is working feverishly to make the online service, secure and back into gear.

Is clear: your personal information in the wrong hands. The Question: How do you deal with the threat? Reassuring and worrying at the same time: banks are currently at an elevated alert. Compared COMPUTER GAMES gave many of his employees that they proceed from the largest data theft in history. "need for any damages resulting from the possible manipulation in the context of the data theft are liable to cardholders do not, "said a spokesman for the Central Credit Committee, a coalition of associations of private banks, savings banks, state, national and Raiffeisen banks: the same time they calm down. Some banks still recommend to the credit card to lock and to apply for new ones - with the motto "better safe than sorry. " There are also other measures that will protect you from abuse. In the gallery you can find out more.

Windows 7 desktop set up and create space

If you frequently work with Windows 7, the desktop quickly degenerates parking many unnecessary documents and links. We show how to set up individually in a matter of minutes your Windows 7 desktop and keep track. Find All practical tips "set desktop Windows 7" In our slide show.

After a fresh installation of Windows 7 by default, only the Recycle Bin appears as an icon on the desktop. This changes, however, usually quite quickly. Personal Folders, files or links land on the desktop until it literally is in chaos. In this case, Windows 7, a number of good ways to organize the Desktop to get the clear view and is related to everything you need fast.

Standard desktop icons remove

All standard desktop icons such as computer and network may be freely inserted or removed. To do this, right-click an empty space on the desktop and select Personalize. In the next window you click Change desktop icons. You can view the icons computer, trash, user files, system control and network, or deselect. So if you want to create space on your desktop, simply choose from all unnecessary icons and confirm by clicking Apply.

Size of the desktop icons change

In addition to the easy removal of the symbols, there are other ways to gain more space on the desktop. Thus, the icon size can be changed easily using the mouse and keyboard. First, click the left mouse button on any free space on the desktop, so no icon is selected. Now press the Ctrl key and spin the mouse wheel. Then changes the size of the symbols. If there are many icons on your desktop, you create the best place, by shrinking all a little. To restore the default size, click the right mouse button on the desktop and select the shortcut menu to view the setting Medium Icons.

Links to the taskbar attach

With Windows 7 can often be used to remove program shortcuts from the desktop and attach it to the taskbar. To clear not only on your desktop, but can while working faster and more directly access the program links. Simply move the icon directly hold mouse button on the taskbar. Simply drag and drop can then change the position of the link. If you want to create a folder for personal files or programs on the taskbar, then look at the photo show folder Superbar adhere to.

Position, size, and adjust the taskbar transparency

For Windows 7, the taskbar is always default at the bottom of the screen. However, this need not remain so. Click the right mouse button on a blank area on the taskbar, and fix it, remove the hook from the context-entry system tray. Now you can move the bar by drag and drop. To do this in the task bar, hold the left mouse button and move the cursor to the left, right or top of the screen. The size, or width of the taskbar, you also change, move through. Move the mouse to the outer edge of the taskbar, hold down the left mouse button and move the taskbar to the desired size.

If you want to change the transparency of the taskbar, click the right mouse button on the desktop, select Customize, and then window color. Now you can change the color intensity on the dial. For more tips on setting up and cleaning up your Windows 7 desktop, see our slide show, desktop in Windows device 7.

Acer Z576x All-In-One for the living room

Long, the computer not only offices but also conquered the living room. Bulky PCs in beige unit shall, nevertheless, not exactly a pleasant living environment. All-In-One PCs to solve this problem: you touch the keyboard here is hardly used, and if they do, they disappear behind discreetly behind the screen, which can then be used as a TV.

23-inch screen for movie enjoyment

This multimedia-oriented user has the Acer for its Z576x series view. Full-HD is here as the delivery package, such as 5-watt speakers, Windows 7 operating system and a large screen of 23 inches for comfortable movie experience.

The devices come in aluminum-black design, therefore, disappear from cables in the base. Thus, the devices can be easily integrated into your living environment. This is also due a nice lighting effect: Blue LEDs on the integrated speakers can be adjusted in four levels of intensity, of a dull half-light to the keyboard light.

Is operated by the All-in-One is primarily due to its intuitive finger guide. In the bottom of the screen icons of the most used applications that can be selected with a single touch. However, it can in the selection of sub-menus are already difficult to meet the right point.

Up to 1.5 terabytes of storage

In the film-friendly 16:9 Seitenverhätlnis held monitor gives you HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. Depending on the model of the hybrid screen with TV tuner to morph into a TV. For exciting movie experience but can also provide a Blu-ray combo drive that is optional. Optionally, a double-layer DVD drive is on board.

The pulse are depending on the model, an Intel Core i7-i5 or in processor. Serial ATA hard drives with a capacity of up to 1.5 terabytes provide ample storage space. The substantial 8-gigabyte DDR3 cope with the Nvidia Geforce GT440 and graphics-oriented games and demanding applications. Depending on the model and a Nvidia Geforce GT435M is used.

Spend Abel: Eight USB ports

Spend Abel was Acer with the connections. Eight USB ports brings the all-in-One, but only a VGA instead of HDMI port and two audio ports.

For easy organizing multimedia content Acer has installed appropriate applications. So shall facilitate, for example, "touch music" to manage your favorite music, "touch video" streaming movies and YouTube content. Analogous Apps it for Internet use, video cameras and photo organization. The interaction via home network with other IT devices simplifies a specific application.

The Aspire 5761 is available from 799 $. For the Aspire Z5763 proud to 1,499 euros change hands. In any case, it happens: A NVIDIA 3D glasses for the video fans of the third dimension.

New photo: Does the iPhone 5 like that?

Apple has apparently begun to ship prototypes of the iPhone to 5 on selected cooperation partners. Attributes are circulating pictures of the supposed new smartphones.

If you believe the recordings, which can be found about the IT-blog "MicGadget", then looks like the iPhone, the iPhone 5 4th The New hidden "under the hood. " IPhone rumored to be working in 5 of the "A5" processor from Apple, which is installed in the iPad 2, where it provides for increased speed. Plus, the iPhone will give it 5 from launch also in white - in this case Apple slips up in the previous text generation.

Whether the iPhone 5 next to the aforementioned processor receives a more powerful camera with an eight-megapixel image sensor, a NFC chip and LTE support is still not known. Cautious rumors chefs do not believe in a real leap in evolution and is baptized, the fifth-generation iPhone as a precaution "iPhone 4S" - in reference to the iPhone 3G, which offered over the previous small too new.

Activate immediately theft protection for smartphones

With a few tricks, mobile phone thieves spoil the fun quickly or even find the device again. COMPUTER IMAGE shows you how to protect your mobile phone.

Who lost the mobile device, easy to panic - especially when it was stolen. Mainly because with the equipment and phone numbers, important contacts, text messages, emails and photos are gone. Mobile phone thefts can not always prevent. COMPUTER IMAGE shows you how to protect in the event of a case your data from unauthorized access or may not get back even your mobile phone easier.

What protects against unauthorized use?

Lock: aggravated unauthorized access to the phone menu - it can not be operated.
SIM lock: Locks the phone when a foreign SIM card is inserted and automatically notifies you by SMS.
Parental control: Restricts access to certain mobile phone features, including the purchase of mobile programs or access to photos.

Protection against cell phone-Klau: find, lock, delete

More and more mobile phones have three other arrows in the quiver against thieves - as you in the gallery: see "Safety Tips locate mobile phone ". The meeting only if a thief takes your SIM card from the phone. COMPUTER IMAGE shows how to use the functions with the phones from Apple, Samsung, Motorola and HTC.

Some phones can also be upgraded via software with a theft protection. Miss out so the program Anti-Theft by F-Secure smartphone with Android operating program, Symbian S60 or Windows Mobile is a positioning and locking function. How to use the program, COMPUTER IMAGE shows an example of Nokia phones.

What protects against misuse?

Not only the mobile phone theft has serious consequences. Even if unauthorized persons get your phone in your fingers, is in danger. Parents are just burned children - for example, when changing their offspring on the mobile phone by mistake the lock code or phone number whatsoever.

And who would want any prying contemporaries presented on a silver platter, with whom he exchanged phone calls or SMS? The best protection against snoopers and playing children: Enter the phone is not out of hand, can you not lying about it. But because it sometimes happens, you should at least turn on the menu lock your phone and use parental control features, provided that the model possesses it.

Regularly back up your data smartphones on the computer. This works with all mobile phones with computer port using the software that came with the device. If the phone is off, you do not have to laboriously reconstruct your entire phone book.

The cell phone is gone - what do I do?

Clearly angry, you just may be so, but you should respond with a cool head. Proceed as follows:

• Your own phone number to call: The easiest way to recover mobile phones in the home or moved to address honest finder. What you should do it quickly, before the battery is empty.

• The network operator SIM card lock: Do not wait too long or a thief using the phone at your expense. Please order while a replacement card to be quickly accessible. Therefore, depending on the operator due up to 25$.

• Display report: Enter the police out of the model name, the so-called IMEI number. This is a kind of license platefor your mobile . This allows the device to recognize unique if it reappears. The IMEI number is displayed on the mobile phone display when you type * # 06 #. In addition, the IMEI number on a sticker on the phone box.

Insurance pointless

Cell phones are rarely protected in case of loss of the household or car insurance. But there are special mobile phone insurance. According to advertising, they not only compensation for loss, but also when the phone breaks. But in practice, the degree is not worth such a policy. The reasons:

• High costs: The policies cost between 1.45 $ and 7.95 per month or pay a one-time fee of 60 to 80 euros. This is in proportion to the cost of the device.

• Unnecessary time pressure: insurance there are many providers for cell phones that when the contract is not older than three months.

• High Deductible: All insurance companies require a deductible in case of damage 15-60 $, so that the final only to mobile phones from 120 $ purchase price calculated. But also very expensive for mobile phones is worth a degree is not, because most insurance companies only replace between 150 $ and 350 $. Higher coverage is only on payment of substantially higher premiums.

• Klau Klau is not the same: If the mobile phone stolen when it is lying around unsecured, will pay a little insurance. The majority of the insurance pays only if a phone is lost during a break - most thieves coveted fishing equipment but from open bags or jackets.

Cold comfort: only when the phone switches force the owner to pay a large part of the insurance. But not all.

Sony NWZ-A846 (32 GB)

While Apple products dominate the MP3 player upper class, but the others should not sleep. Whether the Sony NWZ-A846 can hold its own even without touch screen, read the test AUDIO VIDEO FOTO BILD.

Noise suppression

The compact Sony NWZ-A846 delivered in the listening test powerful bass and fine treble and won with a pleasant sound. He is mainly suited for outdoors: On the outer sides of the included earbuds (MDR-NC033) are small microphones built to detect the ambient noise such as road noise, the noise of air conditioners or the noise in rail and air. The Sony player then creates an "inverted" sound signal and erases from the noise. In the test, this filter worked so well that even soft classical music could be heard well in noisy environments.

OLED display

The player does have a very small display, thanks to the OLED technology (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen menus and photos but shows very bright, high contrast and rich colors. In relation to the screen size (diagonal: 7.1 inches / 2.8 inches) the resolution with 400x240 pixels is quite high and pictures and videos will reflect detailed. For control, the Sony player a four-part pad, not the screen is touch sensitive. The NWZ-A846 can be after getting time on the buttons to operate quickly and conveniently.

Memory

Using the supplied dedicated USB cable by the Sony connection to the PC, which then recognizes the player as an external memory. When transferring music files to the player is quite fast. One gigabyte MP3s are in five minutes in the memory of the NWZ-A846. Copying the files is done by drag and drop, but also to synchronize with Windows Media Player is available. The battery is charged via USB as well, fully loaded, he played in the test from 27.5 hours long music. Supplied with a plug adapter for the use of ear plugs on the aircraft. Printed there is the Sony NWZ-A846 only a guideline on the memory of the MP3 player includes a detailed instruction manual.

Conclusion: Sony NWZ-A846

The compact Sony NWZ-A846 offers good sound and suppress has earphones, the ambient noise. For those who want to go just listen music, the NWZ-A846 is a good companion.

Apple iPod nano (4th generation)

Flatter, faster, better equipped: The iPod touch, Apple is in the 4th Some features of the iPhone generation 4 and allows video conferences - Face Time Apples.

Apple's iPod touch in the 4th Generation of 7.2 millimeters remarkably lower than its predecessor at 8.5 millimeters. Player moves in the width of 58.9 millimeters, also a new record for a compact. The case has - unlike the iPhone 4 - to continue the flattering hand, silver on the edges thinning back. Yet it is also just as prone to fingerprints. Solution to a problem concerning the fast smearing housing waiting at Apple are still in vain.

Retinal Display

The display has the suffix "retina (retina), has a resolution of 960x640 pixels and is similar to the fourth screen of the iPhone The presentation is detailed and sharp. As usual, four buttons adorn the body, the body of the controller is made using the touch-sensitive display. The new multi-axis sensor (gyroscope) also allows a movement control by tilting the device in all four directions - a fun feature facilities for games like Doodle Jump.

Processor: Gigahertz A4

A processor of type A4 with a clock rate of one GHz ensures speed. It is by the same processor type that is also in the first generation of integrated iPad and to 256 megabytes of memory draws - only half as much as in the fourth iPhone In practice, check all applications ran smoothly, both Internet content and games. The latter can be divided over the newly built Game Center now with friends over the Internet. The operating system of the iPod Touch set to 4G 4th iOS.

Videos and Photos

New compared to previous models, the two small cameras for video conferencing on the front and back. App is the best option to Face Time, and is known by the iPhone 4 works with the iPod but slightly different. To activate an e-mail account is required. Note: Once you have confirmed receipt of an e-mail from Apple, can be started Face Time on the specified address.

The compound is built up via WLAN. The rear camera films in HD resolution (720p), which left a decent impression. It is suitable for photos, but with a relatively low resolution of 0.7 megapixels - that can easily noticeable in missing details in the pictures. The user facing the lens is only good for videos and photos at 640x480 pixels and is intended mainly for face-time use.

iTunes is required

Some disadvantages, however, you must take into account: In order to fill the iPod with music, continues to add the free iTunes program required that before the commissioning of the first iPod to download from the Internet must. The computer recognizes the iPod is not like most other MP3 player simply as a removable disk. The device plays any files that are stored in the Windows audio format WMA. With iTunes can convert WMA files, but the Apple-compatible format.

Battery

Battery performance is very good. Reached the iPod touch in the music business but not quite as promised by Apple 40 hours. With the supplied headphones, the iPod is louder than it allows the European standard DIN EN50332-1: If you turn on the iPod, are his close to 110 decibels in the long run harmful to your hearing.

iPod touch vs. iPhone 4: What is missing?

Apart from the phone function, you must overcome with the MP3 player a few more losses: The iPhone takes pictures at a resolution of five megapixels and has a flashing light, the iPod has only 960x720 pixels (0.7 megapixels), with no flash. A GPS sensor is the MP3 player is not on board. The position determines the maps app via WiFi.

Tip: Parallel to the iPod touch, 4G, Apple iPod nano revised. The MP3 player in the sixth generation is significantly smaller than its predecessor and has a touch screen display. Also small, the iPod shuffle, Apple has brought to its feet.

Bottom Line: Apple iPod touch 4G

The Apple iPod touch in the fourth generation is chic than ever. The new optional equipment is fun, though the camera with 0.7 megapixel resolution is poor. Very simple operation thrilled thousands of additional programs are available to upgrade the MP3 player.

Headphones for MP3 Player

Manufacturers of MP3 players like to save the supplied headphones. The earbuds, however, have a decisive influence on the listening session. The editorial staff has undergone cheap and expensive alternatives, a detailed test.

Are expensive headphones necessarily better?

The survey shows 76 headphones from ten to more than 100 $. The best (Etymotic Research) is among the most expensive copies and falls into the category of in-ear headphones. Significantly cheaper and yet compelling models of this type you get with the Philips SHE9850 in fifth place and the absolute bargain - Panasonic RP-HJE120 - in 15th place For fans of the clip headphones cheap, but somewhat dowdy-looking Koss recommends fourth. A more modern design with a similarly good sound delivers not much more expensive, AKG K 518 LE from tenth place. The price does not always have the music!

Open or closed - which are you?

Open headphones can pass sound waves - in both directions: Ambient sounds should be heard, the user does not feel completely cut off from the outside world. The other way round to get to the neighbor, which plays the MP3 Player straight. An open structure is found in many temples in traditional headphones and in-ear type models that sit flat in the ear.

Closed headphones can penetrate hardly music to the outside and seal off ambient noise from. Generally, you will deliver powerful bass, because sound waves are focused on the ear of the user. Closed structures are found in some large bracket headphones as well as many modern in-ear models. Important for the latter: To maximize the full sound, the ear plugs to seal the ear canal. For different sized ears therefore lie with different silicone sleeves.

The comfort of different constructions

Headband Headphones can sit up easily, but do not hold well while jogging. These factors are headphones with ear-or neckband. If you run with closed in-ear models, there is a risk, bicycle bells and other warning signs to ignore.

The ear plugs of closed in-ear models usually cause a slight feeling of pressure in the ear - that some people find unpleasant. Manufacturers such as Sennheiser, Ultimate Ears and Etymotic Research offer a special service for certain models: A hearing care professional takes impressions of your ears and the plugs formed accordingly. This makes for the perfect fit.

Active noise cancellation

They want when listening to music are not bothered by ambient noise, such as noise from the turbine in an airplane? There are special headphones with built-in electronics to hide the disturbing frequencies. Such models you can not find in the big overview, but the following link.

Sensation HTC: Android-power package with 4.3-inch display

HTC presents a new Android-top model. The "Sensation" has a dual core CPU at 1.2 GHz and records Full HD videos. HTC's first time is the new video service "HTC Watch" on board. COMPUTER BILD has looked closely at the sensation.

Speed ​​and display

Thus on the 4.3 inch display everything goes smoothly, tinkers in a 1.2 GHz HTC Sensation fast dual-core processor from Qualcomm (MSM 8260). In speed tests, the sensation is not just his name. The benchmarks showed average values​​, however, are to be treated with caution: The software is not yet final, and most measurement programs such as Quadrant are not designed for multi-core processors. This is true for almost all the apps so far. Much more important: in practice there is nothing to complain about! The sensation respond almost instantaneously to inputs. Everything is going very smoothly, despite elaborate animations. This is how the use of fun. The SLCD screen in 16:9 format 960x540 pixels brings (QHD) for blasting. This is more than most smartphones (800x480 or 854x480 pixels). Individual pixels are hardly discernible. Finer releases on Apple's iPhone 4 in retinal display: 960x640 pixels, 3.5 inches.

Rich features

On board are wireless-n, Bluetooth, GPS. The hotspot function in actual Android devices nothing special. In addition to 768 megabytes of memory, the smartphone has four gigabytes of storage space on board. Via microSD card, expand the capacity - eight gigabytes are included. HDMI (by adapter), DLNA, Full-HD video recording, eight-megapixel camera and front camera to emphasize the claim as a premium smartphone.

What is missing?

Not much. HTC waived Nahfunktechnik NFC. Comfortable paying via mobile phone is still the future, although the Samsung Nexus S already supports this feature. Hard disks can be - unlike the Nokia N8 - do not connect. It would be desirable for a longer battery life - as with all smartphones. After intensive use, the sensation requires the evening after the microUSB charger.

Fleet photos, high definition video

The eight-megapixel digital camera is also very responsive and makes crisp, high contrast images. The shutter lag is low. The camera records video in Full HD resolution (1080p) on. Handheld shots tremble because of the lack of image stabilization. If the camera is stable, providing the sensation detailed and colorful video. Clips trim loss with the trim function to the desired length. Via HDMI Adapter playing videos or photos from your phone on a flat screen TV. To do this, but need an adapter (30 to 35 $), which binds to the microUSB connector. Elegant is the wireless transmission via DLNA. On the front page is ready, a VGA webcam for video chats.

Aluminum Case "Unibody"

The housing is milled from a block of aluminum, according to HTC. The "unibody" was first introduced on the HTC Legend - there he was massive. In view of the large screen, the sensation is 148 grams and a thickness of only 11.3 millimeters slim right off. It does not reach the simple elegance of an iPhone is 4, but with rounded edges well in hand. The back is stable, has a value than the plastic cover on the Samsung Galaxy S.

Fresh surface and active lock screen

As an extension to HTC's Android operating system interface "Sense 3.0 pre-installed. The smartphone is replaced by spatially acting widgets, which enjoy particularly when browsing through the Home screen to the eye. The calendar contains added features such as sending out invitations and the integration of Facebook events. Once you enable the display of the HTC sensation, the active lock screen offers before the unlock access to important applications such as camera or contacts.

Video service "HTC Watch" on board

The sensation is the first Android Smartphone, the HTC with the the online service. About an app you access (surcharge) on current movies and TV series. Thanks to progressive download movies are now available, further material recharges your phone while playing. In addition to the rental version videos are available for purchase, you may copy up to five HTC devices. On Smartphone films can be started on the Tablet PC HTC Flyer'll see. Playback on TV in Germany is only via HDMI and not through the DLNA interface. HTC Watch is from June of 2011, but prices are not yet finalized.

Conclusion: HTC Sensation

The HTC sensation is most comparable with the more angular, heavier Desire HD. With the QHD screen, Full HD Viedeoaufnahme, HDMI, and the front camera but provides more sensation. To date, there are fewer units with such lush Equipment. The idea to equip the lock screen with key indicators and quick access to applications, reducing the operating steps. In addition to the Sony Ericsson Arc satisfy the sensation is one of the few androids that higher demands on the photo quality. Using the HTC Watch an interesting video service under the wings. Whether the device is a sensation, is another question - what it takes to hit it always has.

iPhone snooping: privacy advocates criticize

Apple's iPhone and tablet PCs permanently save iPad the whereabouts of their users. The privacy advocates and politicians called on the plan.

"This store location data without the knowledge of those affected would be under German data protection law is certainly not acceptable, " said the Federal Data Protection Commissioner Peter Schaar, the news agency dpa. Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner also (CSU) called for Apple's education. The group is silent so far.

The Apple devices store the information on whereabouts of the past months in a hidden file and transfer it on the computer to which they are connected for data exchange. There, they can be read with special software. The IT expert Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden found no evidence that the information to Apple and others are forwarded. You see a problem in the fact that unauthorized persons could gain access to this data, because the iPhone data are not automatically encrypted.

The German network expert Frank Rieger from the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) said the risk in this case, especially that the phone be lost and the data would be read out. Or that someone accessing the computer on which lay a copy of the data, and then staging the last few years are available and can be read without the user knowing it. "

The relevant data protection Bavarian Thomas Kranig demanded in writing by Apple Enlightenment. Apple should answer that store equipment movement data, what data are and where they are stored. In addition, the privacy advocates will know who have access to the data, "whether and to what Apple is doing and whether the user has the option to suppress this data collection. He had sent the questionnaire to the German Apple branch in Munich, said Kranig dpa.

And mobile communications providers raise the operation of their networks for the part of such information. "If you move with your mobile phone, next to the current wireless cell, the early radio cell stored, " said a spokeswoman about the Deutsche Telekom. It was always only the current whereabouts. "The previous detections will be deleted. Motion profiles are not saved. "

Software Tip of the Day: Giana's Return

In cross "Giana's Return", a platformer game, a total of 56 levels and eight worlds and at the end of the big boss is waiting for you. Your journey takes you through sand and snow deserts, lava worlds and forest areas. Important: Collect all the items scattered on the road and rubies. They bring you to a point and the other useful weapons. The latter can use against your opponents. Using the cursor keys to control your character.

Crysis 2: So good is the action game

Compared to part 1, does some shooting in the series: The offshoot for PS3 and Xbox 360, leave their mark on the former flagship PC. The bringing of any changes.

Welcome to the city that never sleeps! As a Marine with the code name "Alcatraz" They arrive in New York - under water. However, enemy attacks rub your whole unit. When you wake up, plug in an alien suit that has seem to have almost magical abilities. Before you stands a muscular guy who introduces himself as a prophet, wishes you all the best for the job and then blows his head before your eyes. The prelude to "Crysis 2 is successful. The use of the successful sci-fi author Richard Morgan as a writer of the story was worth it. But what about the rest? What does a playful? A lot! The overview.

More speed

Remember the "Crysis" fire fights? As you switched constantly between the Nanosuit modes? Stronger armor for frontal attacks, more bounce to reach platforms, invisibility for slow action, more speed for an edge change - all are activated via a radial menu in the current battle. That brought you more options, but also took the pace of the game. The developers recognized the flaws and purify in "Crysis 2 " the operation of the suit. High jumps as you turn now, by holding the jump button pressed. Or change a button between increased armor and invisibility.

"We have found that many players play either stealth or in defense mode. That is why we make these modes more readily accessible, "said Sten Huebler, lead designer at Crytek. The measures increase the pace and make sure that you use the different options more often and play with it more varied.

Choose!

And play varied directed. The title you prescribed really multi-faceted approach: Often suit your reports with the announcement "tactical options available" if you enter a combat zone. Now open to the compared to "Crysis" revised binoculars, you will see several yellow squares the possibilities. Follow such a narrow path at the right edge of a zone, you will find a prominent place at the end of a sniper rifle - virtually. Or cheat with camouflage activated via the left flank behind enemy lines and carry out first the alien leader with C4 explosives.

Crysis genes

You are free to use the options. The conventional methods of Ballerns who likes playing "Crysis 2" with a crowbar. Then, the game feels almost like its predecessor. But only almost. Even in terms of gameplay to beat the console versions. The extremely large areas of its predecessor obsolete. Everything is compressed, without falling into the tube principle of "Call of Duty." The developers choose a healthy balance. Often leads to the top and bottom. Rarely will you stay with your fighters on a plane. Often there is a bridge, a ledge, where you can enjoy a tactical advantage over the enemy. The advantage of the situation but also the level. The result is a cat-and-mouse game. Lengthy grave struggles are not the thing of "Crysis 2".

3D pioneer

Was the series in recent years in terms of computer graphics pioneer, Crytek is also trying with the branch, its leadership needs to be. The 3D technology will fix it. How serious the studio with the new form of presentation, clarified Chief Avni Yerli: "We want, Crysis 2 'reach into the gaming scene, what Avatar resulted in the cinema." The result is impressive. The 3D version of the title looks extremely clean. The normally frequent ghosting effects, which tarnish the image Doppler impression that it is rare. Small details are the ones making sure that the depth effect is present. Thus, the cross is not a static element, but an object that responds to obstacles: Move the cross while playing such a case, it serves you. The 3D controls the suit to underline again the optical depth. Puzzled over two and half years, the developers of the 3D technology. "We are very far forward in the industry," says producer Peter Holzapfel.

Multiplayer combat in a suit

Compared to the previous Crytek put much effort into the multiplayer. It starts with the genre typical ranking system that lets you give your fighter new weapons and bonuses, and ends with the atypical genre Nanosuit factor - even in the multiplayer games are you of the possibility of arms available. This leads, among other things, that you sneak in search of the next victims often in stealth mode on the cards - you bungle from unsuspecting players by stealth kill. Or do you optimize your suit with unlockable updates on the tank mode - then you automatically go before attacking, avoiding no firefight.

In most cases, choose the middle ground between camouflage and armor - especially in game modes where you travel a lot. One of these modes is "attack". In it, two groups are compared - one using Nanosuits and light weapons, the other to dispense with the super suit, used by powerful guns. The imbalance is forcing the suits, the ability to make full use of arms because taking Nanosuit Group has points that keep the ordinary soldiers. An exciting story. The remaining modes are based on the competition: Death Match, Capture the Flag, Conquest missions - that is action fans familiar. Small drawback: The eight maps in multiplayer mode for online battles get a little too big and twisty. This applies especially to be limited to twelve players console games. On the PC, connect a maximum of 16 players against each other.

Conclusion: Crysis 2

Not outstanding, but pretty good, so can be described, the second trip to the Crysis universe. There is still room for improvement - for example, the intelligence of the AI opponents, in the act (although a lot has happened since) and the graphics. Especially in terms of appearance it is developed by Crytek more usual. Especially since the game well only runs on powerful computers. On older PCs deliver "Crysis 2 " a faint image, therefore, must live with significant devaluations. The game scores with a top production, cinematic music and a fair degree of difficulty. The professional should not stop with "normal", but immediately enter a higher opportunity for the soldiers, the whole is to create but good. The makers announced "Crysis" as a trilogy. Therefore, the open end is not surprising - a little disappointing nevertheless. Nevertheless: "Crysis 2" belongs to the beginning of 2011's hottest games and fights with competitors such as "Kill Zone 3" and "Home Front" to the action crown. Winners are now the players.

Mass Effect 3: Getting information to the role play

Bioware reveals first information to the finals of the Space Odyssey. Instead of resting on the laurels of its predecessors, brings "Mass Effect 3 "with some new features.

With information and details about "Mass Effect 3" developer BioWare is held back until now. The Spanish game magazine Marca player wants to know the first details about the game. Translations of the article - including the official Bioware Forums - suggest that Shepard learns new fighting techniques. Sun engineers seem to have the opportunity to build gun turrets. In addition, a new class for the savior of the world talk to their skills primarily aimed at heavy melee attacks. In general, to the fighting in "Mass Effect 3" dynamic feel and about ten to 15 percent quicker.

In addition, according to the magazine can destroy enemy armor or use weaknesses in the enemy's armor. Bioware have designed the sites with larger and more fighting space ships or running around people much more alive. In an interview with Marca left player, the developers also on the future of the series: "Mass Effect 3", therefore, conclude the adventures of Commander Shepard. Room for new stories would offer the universe was sufficiently - in an online role-playing game or first person shooter.

Portal 2:How good is this puzzle game?

The critics agree: The Jazzy game "Portal 2 "is a hit. Great fun for lateral thinkers. But what do you think?

There are games that are true critic favorites. You grant from dozens Top Ratings and Awards by the press. They celebrated as a game of the year. In the past, they still turn out as duds. Examples of the legendary slow-moving action game "Shenmue"and the slow-shoot-"Dark Project - The Master Thief" are. Electronic Arts has just one title released in this country, which threatens a similar fate could be: "Portal 2 ". The impression you get at least if you visit the website Metacritc.com. The offer collects and publishes test notes the press and makes it into a scoring average. In the case of the PC version of "Portal 2" is an average score results of 95 percent (as of 21 April 2011). A perfect score, having reached only a few games before. If the sales success that is pre-programmed? No. For Metacritic.com still forms from a second average rating. This results from the 1,055 tests, the site users have set. The result is a meager 77 percent (as of 21 April 2011). They criticized in particular the short playing time of the skill game. The selling price of about 45 Euro is not justified, according to many users.

How do you like "Portal 2 "? Meets Jazzy game to your expectations? Discuss and comment on the article.

Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome & Co-The best browser on the test!

The more the user's behavior towards the Internet develops, the more important is the browser as an access point to web sites and online services. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, put up a tough competition, including Safari and Opera assert itself in the market.

Fresh Browser: focus on design and speed

Change with the new version Internet Explorer (IE) and Firefox her appearance radically. The tabs to the top, option menus take up less space. Chrome was a pioneer - in accordance with the design of Google's browser will remain the same as in Opera and Safari in current versions virtually unchanged. Many programs rely on the support from your PC: the normally untapped power of the graphics card accelerates complex page content.

Mozilla Firefox 4

The new design gives the Mozilla browser, a modern touch, thanks to top-placed tabs and practical options button allows the Firefox web pages more freedom. The speed with version 4 competitive again, especially the hardware acceleration by the graphics processor makes a positive impact. If someone uses the browser on multiple PCs, is pleased with the built-in calibration function "Sync. " The developers have optimized the important for Firefox users add-on management - most extensions are functioning properly.

Google Chrome 10

With the use of graphics cards for the calculation of web pages Google has found another screw to increase the speed of the already quick browser yet. In addition, the developers bring the real-time search "Google instant" in the address bar of the browser, thus ensuring a unique selling point. Chrome 8 War in the support of the GPU and "instant " only with a special menu to set in motion, the functions are activated at the Chrome 10 - In the options set the real-time search from on request.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft has sought to counter criticism of the company's own browser: The IE9 is ready and is reflected in a new and pleasant plain clothes. The merging of the address and search bar, and a new add-on management to make a good impression. The transfer moves the Internet Explorer 9 in part, past the competition and version 8 can be far behind - even the inclusion of the graphics card for hardware acceleration gives a performance boost.

Apple Safari 5

The Safari browser performs not only in the company's own operating system, Mac OS X by default, his service, but can also be used on Windows. Safari 5 offers a clear and simple design, the "Reader" feature acts as a unique selling point and makes sure that you read articles from websites with no annoying accessories.

Opera 11

Opera is often seen as a pioneer of many innovations that are now standard in most browsers. This is reflected in the abundance of features that Opera brings 11 after installation without additional extensions: stackable tabs, integrated services for mailbox and BitTorrent, mouse gestures, synchronization between computers, thanks to "Opera Link ".

Browser in speed check

At first glance, shows an unusual picture: Chrome is not like previous versions of the fully fastest browser on the benchmarks. Opera, Firefox, and especially the surprise winner of Internet Explorer 9 pass by the Google browser. In "Suite V8 is Chrome 10, however, more than twice as fast in the calculation of page content. Safari 5 out of Apple is in last place.

HTML5: Modern browsers learn new functions

Current versions of popular browsers dominate the programming HTML5. Thus, the programs capable of specific elements and representations are interpreted on websites and as such as video, games and animations without any additional software such as Flash to display.

Browser in speed check: The big benchmark comparison

The SunSpider benchmarks, octopus, V8 and Dromaeo check the speed of presentation of JavaScript. The Acid3 test analyzes the conformity to current Web standards. In SunSpider and octopus is a low value (in seconds) the better - for V8, Acid3 Dromaeo and a high value (in points / runs).

Note: Depending on the hardware covered the results of the benchmarks vary. The test of PC COMPUTER: Apple iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 (3.06 GHz), four gigabytes of RAM, Nvidia GeForce 9400M, Windows 7 (32 bit).

Flat screen TVs: The Test Winner 2010

The purchase of an LCD or plasma TVs coming up? A winner is just right for you! Here is a list of devices that have prevailed in recent months.

AUDIO VIDEO FOTO BILD TV is testing in over a hundred points - it will be independent testing laboratory quality instruments and a jury of visual and hearing tests in use. Editors review the operation of the equipment, manuals to read and of course query the service hotline of the manufacturer.

The way to test winner

Winner is only those who believe in the sum of individual scores. Good image quality is not enough - after all, do you buy a device determines that annoys with poor service or high power consumption! A list of winners of 2010 plus the price comparison for each device, see the overview.

The Best

With a 2.07 ran the Panasonic TX-L37GW20 us the highest rating among test winners. The 37-inch TV (94 inches) with LCD technology, convinced the experts not only for its good image quality - to the equipment include tuner for antenna, cable, satellite (the latter two with HD capability). Via a USB port on the device are possible in combination with an external hard disk images - the TV replaces a VCR.

The cell phone trends and smartphone news in 2011

The war of mobile operating systems is in full swing. Two winners have been: Google and Apple. Provide equipment and Trends 2011 What a sensation.

The technique 2011

Large touch screens, tidy case with a few buttons, virtual and sliding keyboard - the recipe to keep almost all smartphone manufacturers. The all-rounder to take in everyday life even more features. The transmission standard NFC (Near Field Communication) enables the easy payment by mobile phone, making debit and credit card competition. Music, videos and television programs are available on Cloud Services (online storage) per data connection. The LTE wireless standard satisfies high-bandwidth mobile data hungry. Thus all liquid buy running the manufacturers more processors. The first of the new dual-core generation, the LG P990 Optimus Speed​​, the fastest mobile phone, the computer image has been tested (April 2011).

Smartphones are booming

Apple presented with over 16 million iPhones sold in the fourth quarter of 2010 to increase. The outstanding climber is Google's Android operating system. According to market researcher Canalys were 33.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010 for the first time in more Android smartphones Nokia phones (31 million) were sold. Google fired in addition to the other great smartphones Trend 2011: With Android 3.0 is the first for tablet computers optimized operating system.

Nokia ties up with Microsoft

Turning strategy at Nokia: The world's largest mobile phone maker ties up with Microsoft to stop its downward trend. In the future, the Finns also rely on Microsoft's refurbished mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 In deciding against the prospect of Google's Android certainly helped on the billion-dollar support from Microsoft. Microsoft speculates in return for a significant increase in the previously manageable market share of Windows Phone 7.

Germany - smartphone-land?

In Germany, according to research firm ComScore 23 percent of consumers have a smartphone. The paragraph 2011 in this country for the first time exceed the ten million mark (up 39 percent). Then it would already be every third phone sold a smartphone.

Mini mobile phone or computer?

Smartphones, despite their wide range of functions are still phones. Therefore, it should be easy to use, provide long battery life and a robust housing. Numbers must be selected easily, quickly tap SMS, save new contacts easily in mobile phone. The COMPUTER-test checks these criteria, only a thoroughly enjoyable Smartphone conquered the top of the leaderboard.

Epic CEO: Dollar Apps destroy the game industry

Cheap Games-Apps are very popular with gamers in the course. The classic game industry sees this as a threat.

Mike Capps is president of the game developers Epic Games. His company has created in the past groundbreaking games like "Unreal"series. But for the future of the classic video game industry Capps of State: "If there is anything that destroys our industry, then there are those dollar apps. How do I make clear to consumers that a full price game is worth $ 60? In the meantime, which is still used to the cheap price of these apps "Not only for this reason Capps believes that the industry is in upheaval. " We have reached a turning point. That's for sure. Only we are not sure what the future looks like. Will there be a decade past versions in the store? What happens to the PC as a gaming platform? What about mobile games? And the player still be interested for the next generation of consoles? "legitimate question. What do you think? What about the games industry? Discuss and comment on the article.

Facebook Security Problem: Imported contacts remove

Facebook Apps on the phone to offer to match contacts in your phone book with your Facebook friends. Many users do this by mistake and resent the invasion of privacy - but the data can be deleted from the network.

Synchronize contacts

Who Facebook as an app on iPhone, Android device installed & Co., has the ability to synchronize the contacts in its phone book with the social network. So you have the info available there and Facebook makes you more suitable proposals for friendships. But not always the balance of personal data is desired, many users use the function accidentally.

To remove the phone book data

You have the option to remove this contact information again, but Facebook has hidden the option well - understandable, as the Group benefits from your data. And so it goes: Click on the link below, sign in with your user profile on Facebook and confirm the deletion of your imported contacts.

Note: disable balance

To keep your smartphone directly after conveyed the contents of your phone book on Facebook, you must disable the synchronization of contacts. Happens on the iPhone in the Facebook app by stopping the "Friends"as the"sync contacts" to the transfer. Android owners call in the Facebook App menu, choose Settings, and below "sync contacts" to advance the balance a stop.

iPhone secretly recorded their every move

A report by the Guardian, you listen up: Apparently Apple's iPhone all the movements of the user stored in a hidden file.

Security experts Warden and Alasdair Allan found a file that detects the iPhone at regular intervals the user's location via GPS and provides this information with date and time, says the Guardian. Closes in order to be iPhone synchronization to a computer, the phone that file transfers secretly on the computer. Episode: Any unauthorized person is able to create a special program with a full motion profile. Apparently these heretofore secret function part of the operating system "iOS 4 ". Android devices have such a function not according to the experts.

Why Apple meticulously collecting this information is not yet clear. The security experts that the transfer of the file to Apple will probably not take place. Possible either that the company function in advance of new apps that need the motion profile, built-in.

On a specially created website for this issue is a freeware available for download, select with which the secret file and view the profile on an Apple computer turns on.

The best smartphones

It was once the undisputed dominator and even today, the iPhone is probably the most popular smartphone. The fascination can not put into test tables, the result of COMPUTERBILD list surprised yet - only 11th place!

Android and Nokia push the iPhone out of the Top Ten

The most innovative new addition to the COMPUTER IMAGE-best list, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: What looks like a chubby smart phone, turns out to be when pushed as a cross between the current Android phone and Playstation. At least the mobile part in convincing test. The test criteria are varied, but who excels in all disciplines, it creates as the Samsung S Galaxy to the top. Milestone 2 with Motorola, HTC HD Desire, Desire HTC Z, Google / S Nexus Samsung, LG P990 Optimus speed and the Nexus One eight Android devices are currently the fourth iPhone And Nokia's Symbian-N8 flagship captured 3rd place In the field of photo and multimedia, the N8 standards. But the unofficial successor of the communicator, the Nokia E7, it creates far forward (No. 9). The popular Apple's smartphone is the first time ever in the top ten in the competitive rankings.

Dual-core processor in the mobile phone

LG presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​the P990 Optimus Speed ​​- one of the first smartphones with two computing cores. The performance is noticeable: The Optimus Speed ​​is the fastest mobile phone, the computer image has been tested (April 2011). Despite the fast processor, the battery life of the LG was not worse than other smartphones. With an overall score of 1.97, the P990 lands on the 8th place.

The COMPUTER BILD mobile phone test

The testers evaluated how easy and intuitive operation, navigation and move to the main menu are. Is one-handed operation is possible and there is a QWERTY keyboard? Speed ​​and appearance of the browser will be tested to the same standards as Firefox, Internet Explorer & Co.. The battery life measurement takes into account Internet connections via mobile and wireless networking and GPS.

iPhone 4 breaks the chains Provider - prices tumble

After delivery bottlenecks and iPhone-4 reception problems, there is again good news for Apple fans: The iPhone 4 is also on Apple's online shop - SIM-lock free. This and the new pricing structure should provide further growth.

iPhone power to the prepaid plan?

The iPhone is not cheap, does not come into question for everyone. But: Large touch screen, navigation, internet and e-mail support, camera and video capabilities, chat clients and the integration of social networks like Facebook and Twitter do not have to be expensive. The Nokia 5230 barely scraping by on a good test score over - it will cost barely more than 100 $ without contract and provides for free navigation. Who can do without a touch screen that receives a properly equipped with Nokia's C5 and with "good " smartphone also around 100 $ (April 2011). But beware: Many applications load data continuously from the Internet! Quickly come together without the proper contract a few hundred megabytes. Consider the choice of tariffs, or mutated, the "Saving Phone" cost trap.

Windows Mobile 7 - the wind in the smartphone market

Microsoft has released Windows Mobile smartphones with 7: The devices should also be attractive to consumers, Microsoft copied but almost all restrictions on data sharing, and Apple is on cloud computing (online storage). The first Windows-Phone-7 devices (HTC 7 Mozart, LG Optimus 7) won good test marks, seasoned with liquid handling. The keyboard HTC 7 Pro not suffered from the co-rotating surface. Whether Microsoft's cooperation with Nokia, the two sides leads to success remains to be seen.

Qualities of the Internet Smartphones

Basically, there are also the PC thought internet pages on the mobile screen. The larger the display and the resolution, the better the overview. How good surfing on the phone is, has shown us the iPhone 3G. The iPhone 4 does it better, but the real surf stars come from the Android camp: Samsung S Galaxy, Motorola Milestone 2, Desire HTC HD, LG P990 Optimus Speed ​​& Co. as well as play Flash content.

Point by point: Display quality

In terms of display sets the iPhone 4 benchmarks: 960x640 pixels, it offers the highest resolution currently on the mobile market. Individual pixels are barely visible. The reading is difficult for sunlight. This trumps on the LG P970 Optimus Black: In terms of brightness, it was a new record.

Free navigation

Most current cell phones have a GPS satellite receiver and can be customized with appropriate software as a navigation system with voice message use in the car. Nokia Ovi pressed ahead, and offers maps, including voice-guided car and pedestrian routes free for Symbian devices. Google counters with full-featured voice guidance for Android devices, version 1.6. Telecom customers with the iPhone, Android or Windows-phone-7 Smartphone enjoy "select Navigon" during the contract period free access to the full on-board navigation. All Windows-phone-7 devices offer free route guidance based on Microsoft's Bing maps.

Mini Game for Mini Price: Hidden Alexandra Fortune for 5,99 $

Download the Easter Calendar provides COMPUTER-Partner "Germany is playing" every day a new mini-game for 5,99$. Get now a hidden object adventure at a special price.

Join Alex Fortune in search of her missing grandfather. At the same time you solve the mystery of the fabled moon Islands. The mysterious islands a mystery in itself that is so powerful that it can change the world. Get these fascinating objects in the picture in the right way of thinking and hit many nuts.

Try before you buy then

If you are unsure whether the game meets your taste, try the track before free of charge. One hour you will have the full range of functions.

Thomas D: "From the Playstation 3 I'm real gone "

The musicians of the Fantastic Four of anxiety while gambling, outrageous CD prices and new on his plate.

Thomas Durr (born on December 30, 1968 in Ditzingen) - better known by his pen name Thomas D - is one of the founders of the German hip-hop group The Fantastic Four. In addition to the family and the music play games a big role in the life of the skilled barber. In COMPUTER GAMES interview, the musician talks about his new solo album "Lessons in humility, 11.0", his passion for games and denounces the CD rates.

COMPUTER GAMES (CBS): What do you gamble today?

Thomas D (TD): I am a family man and also shapes the Zockalltag. My daughter is seven years young, my son was three. You can not gamble all that. Only family friendly games.

CBS: Sure do your kids sometimes ran to the gamepad. Is there a scheme?

TD: Yes. And that is: The rip dad and watch you are allowed. (Laughs) No, not so radical that runs off course. The neighbor's son and my daughter currently play regularly, "Wario Ware". So after half an hour I will always watch the room and say, "Now it is slowly but well." My son is currently fascinated by remote controls more than games. As soon as he hears me say that my daughter will stop the Zockerei or television, it switches the device - without question and in seconds. He is such a way more brutal than I do. But absolutely consistent.

CBS: They currently play only games for children?

TD: No, no! I've just started an adult game at night and quite secretly - "Alan Wake". The title is older, but incredibly fascinating. Before the drama and tension I have to pull my hat. I sit in front of the television and'm really scared! I am considering actually often in the evening, whether I will play because I'm afraid of the game. And something happens to a grown man! I think that's great. Basically, the game no new elements. What distinguishes it is the story with this book you realize again how important a good story is. It provides for the nerve-supply. Fascinating!

CBS: Some time ago you have the console from Microsoft paid no attention. Now you play the Xbox 360 exclusive "Alan Wake". What caused the change?
TD: For a long time I was a true Nintendo gamers. And the intuitive controls of the Wii console still fascinates me. But with the advent of Kinect I dug the Xbox 360.

CBS: And how do you like Sony's Move-concept?

TD: Sony's flashing karaoke thing I do not have. From the Playstation 3, I'm really gone. Because I just do not stifle innovation. To me it seems as if the only imitate everything. In contrast, Kinect I found the idea of ​​innovation very well. Right now I'm going but even more from the Xbox Live Marketplace Independent. I have since been played on titles such as "Limbo ". The game is a dream. Other way to describe it.

"Limbo" way, I have shown my children. A few minutes anyway. It looked initially like this harmless. Sweet, romantic. A bit Rotkäppchen.Doch came to take the first bear trap - and Zack was the head off. At this point it was clear that "Limbo" game is an adult and the children had left the room. (Laughs)

CBS: Do you play on Xbox Live with friends?

TD: Yes. The whole online gaming world has not yet been opened to me. I've been playing for half my life. At 17, I sneaked illegally into pure gambling halls. I would describe myself as an experienced gamer. And yet I'm doing well just about one tenth of what other players get. I guess I'm afraid of the competition with real people, before the comparison of high scores. I fear that I feel miserable at the end of my hobby and hang on a nail. I'm just too bad for the online community. I use exclusively on Xbox Live Arcade area.

CBS: It looks as though the Xbox 360, Wii, displaced as your favorite gaming platform. Is that correct?

TD: Yes. My favorite game console is now the iPhone. This is among other things, the pricing of Apple. For other platforms games cost 35 euros upwards. For the iPhone, I buy a game like "Tiny Wings" for just 79 cents. I am now - Attention, ladies and gentlemen - 178,000 points and have a 28 times multiplier nest and the eighth island reached. The game tells me that I have now reached the rank of master. This has cost me weeks of my life. I could not stop it! Great fun for little money.

CBS: Why next to the price yet for the iPhone?

TD: The touchpad of the unit reached Apple what Nintendo has done well before with the motion control. You experience and plays games on a different, refreshing way

As far as GM is in the supermarket egg

"Where we are to get good eggs?" Especially at Easter raises this question. Greenpeace has developed a ranking supermarket for eggs, which are produced without genetic engineering in animal feed published. The environmental organization surveyed 15 supermarket chains in Germany, including Aldi, Lidl and Kaiser's Tengelmann and organic markets and Alnatura dennree. The result: A majority of commercially available eggs come from the feeding of GM crops.

No labeling requirements for eggs

In the laying hens fed about 20 percent of GM soya is used. To recognize these eggs for the consumer are not. For a labeling requirement for animal products like milk, eggs and meat produced with GM feed, there is not. "Consumers need information in order to opt for a GM-free food production, " says Sandra Blessin, genetic engineering expert for Greenpeace. "The majority of consumers rejected the use of GM crops for food. Production and distribution of shell eggs from non-GM feed are still large potential for development." A Greenpeace given out, new mini-guide provides this information.
Where are GM-free eggs?

Greenpeace questioned tegut including land purchase and, Aldi, Lidl and the organic markets and Alnatura dennree. The latter only sell organic eggs. In the case of eggs from organic production of consumers be sure that no genetic engineering is used in the food, the survey shows. When it comes to conventional eggs, are the supermarkets and department tegut pioneer country for a GM-free feeding of conventional eggs. To May (Kaufland) or June (tegut), all eggs are produced accordingly.

Lidl and Globe deny statements on the scope of their offer

The majority of the dealers cut with a share of 20 percent to 30 percent from modest to non-genetically modified feed. These include REWE, Penny, Aldi, Kaiser's Tengelmann, Edeka, Real and Norma. Lidl and Globe occupy the last places in the Greenpeace rankings. They refused to make statements to the extent of their GM-free supply of fresh eggs. Both companies that provide only a biomarker. Lidl has also not conventional eggs without GM plants on offer, while offering world after all, still considered the GM-free own-brand animal welfare.

GM-free feed for laying hens should be compulsory

Federal Association of the German food trade on request from Greenpeace argued in principle for a GM-free feeding method. It is welcome too, REWE and net that want to expand their range of GM-free eggs until the end of 2011 clearly: REWE by more than 70 percent and net up to 100 percent. "The new-found awareness of trade is a first step. to protect human health and the environment should be completely eliminate the use of genetically modified plants, " says Blessin. "The cultivation of these crops threatens the biological diversity and lead to increased pesticide use."

Stay slim from forty

Who at forty still as alive as at twenty, increases inevitably. Of these, nutritionist Inge Hofmann is convinced. What the body loose with twenty dunk - lush cake orgies, extravagant consumption of alcohol, party all night - leaves its mark in his forties. But there is also good news: who adjusts his lifestyle now, the altered metabolism remains, even in the middle-aged fit and slim.

Forty years - a magic limit?

In fact, the human body does with a fundamental change by about forty - when a little earlier, the other a bit later: The metabolism is slowed, fewer calories consumed. Various factors are responsible for the altered metabolism. The production of sex hormones decline, earlier in women than in men about ten years. Also decreases the muscle mass. "Even women are affected from this earlier because men have an inherently greater muscle mass," said Hoffman, author of the guidebook "Slim from forty".
Keeping your weight

From the perspective of a biochemist studying only a fundamental change in lifestyle will help against the threat of obesity. This consists of three factors: a full-fledged, healthy diet, regular exercise and adequate rest breaks. "If you eat as much as forty to twenty, to take them," warns Hoffman. Instead, it now is to come, have to be carefully when you're tired and not out of habit always pile up the same portion size. In particular evening gourmet menus are now proposing to increase book. Hofmann also emphasizes that all is not prohibited from forty, which is fun ". We must do everything, but in measured doses" Only one is from forty taboo: radical dieting. "This only a yo-yo effect. More important is a long-term conversion have."
Slim through sports

Regular exercise is mid-forties as important as a balanced diet. Anyone who has operated to date no sport should first have it checked by a doctor. Is this the green light, just has to own a bitch to be overcome. "You can pick a sport that you really enjoy," advises Hofmann. Ideal is a combination of muscle building and endurance training. The 49-year-old considers himself fit with daily yoga exercises and visits twice a week gym. "If you regularly makes the body requires it."

Good lifestyle pays off

But how can a balanced diet, exercise and rest in the fast pace and fit, just have the forty-year-old often? Inge Hofmann, this is a question of time management: "For a healthy lifestyle do I have the same time schedule as for the job or my hobby." For this there is also a simple motivation: With increasing age, the effect of a healthy lifestyle shows more clearly than in his early years - and "an old woman that looks good harvests, more admiration than twenty years, when this is completely normal."

How do you keep your weight? Can you think of the Stay Slim with increasing years hard? Send your comments!

Counterfeit Extension to Two Worlds II

If you like pirates and role-playing, you can enjoy the autumn. Not only it is expected that rice 2: Dark Waters shows up then, but we also get a pirate expansion for Two Worlds II.

The expansion is called Pirates of the Burning Fortress, and going to multiple formats. The temporary site lists the PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, so it looks like everyone will join in the fun.

We were promised an exotic adventure with new enemies, new environments and new weapons. Although the action takes place in the "good old Antaloor" will be very different mood this time.

The very brief press release says that the developers have added plenty of content and new features. We might look forward to thunder and rain storms, horse armor (and new breeds) and new animations.

For the uninitiated: Two Worlds II is an open-world role-playing game set in a large group of islands in a fantasy universe. The game boasts, among other things, a massive world, lots of missions, a very interesting magic system and the ability to upgrade all the weapons you find.

10 top tips for optimizing DSL

Is your DSL connection much slower than promised? This may be due to your equipment and settings. COMPUTER ART gives you tips on how to increase your broadband speed for free.

The DSL speed

The DSL speed depends on where you live: For the data rate and quality of the cable length, number of users at a crucial junction box. In rural areas, but also in large cities these problems are now on more often. In addition, some streets as many DSL lines are connected such that the lines are overloaded. The suppliers often act according to the motto: "Better a few customers over DSL a guaranteed maximum for all ".

The main reasons for slow Internet connection
You know that: you have booked a fast DSL connection, but the pace can be desired! These problems are not uncommon. Two reasons come to the dilemma being:

The supplier's problem: Fewer DSL as promised
Some vendors are promising in terms of the maximum speed of a sports car supply, but there is only the power of a small car. They offer such as DSL at 16,000, but only guarantee a speed of 7,000 kilobits per second (kbit / s). In the small print says it is not without reason "up to 16,000 kbit / s".

The home-Problem: Incorrect hardware, and incorrect settings
Not always carry the DSL provider to blame for the mess. Even with error-free Internet connections can cause lame broadband. The possible causes are then to you - in the home audio equipment. Incorrectly configured network cards, old router, wrong WLAN equipment and poor reception conditions that interfere with the wireless radio network, are typical DSL brake pads. Quick Help: By repositioning of wireless router, PC or notebook, you often achieve better performance. Faulty network cards set optimizes the TCP Optimizer tool.

Connect your DSL optimally

In many apartments or houses, there are several conventional TAE-in sockets. The following extended TAE-second doses can lead to loss of speed.

Tip 1
Connect the first DSL device, so the splitter, as with the first TAE telephone socket in the apartment or house.

Does your router ADSL2?

DSL support for 16000 and VDSL hardware is necessary to ADSL2 or VDSL technology. Point your connection to the new technology, you are charged usually a current or a fresh modem router. Older DSL equipment does not necessarily support ADSL2 or VDSL.

Tip 2
Check with the manufacturer of the router if it supports your connection.

Share your wireless devices optimally

Various barriers affect the optimal distribution of the Wi-Fi radiation in homes and buildings. The worst Wi-blockers are steel and highly water-containing components such as water pipes, floor heating and wood. The wireless speed can greatly reduce this part. Result: The connection speed is in the basement.

Tip 3
Ask your DSL router to. It often helps if you put it not on the floor or table, but the cupboard or just move a few meters to one side. Who wants wireless transmitted over several floors, the Wi-Fi antennas in the router level. This increases the wireless range of floors. What always helps: put together computer and wireless router closer. Prima alternative: power line network adapters, you can get your Internet access in every room that has an outlet.

Start the DSL-only test of a device

If you have a router to the Internet, you have the advantage of being able to surf with multiple computers on the Internet. The internet is divided on this network, but on the respective devices. Therefore, fall-speed Internet results from the lower, the more computers are integrated in the network and load the internet connection!

Tip 4
Run the DSL speed test, if only one computer on the network logged into the router

Configure your network card with TCP Optimizer

The network card in the desktop PC or laptop must be set optimally. In general, it is also. If not, is one of the TCP Optimizer the ideal values ​​for your DSL connection.

Tip 5
Use the TCP Optimizer tool to make your network or wireless card to optimally configure the DSL connection.

Check your connection is not via WLAN

Wi-Fi connection and none of the tips provides a significant success? In many cases, the interference in the radio network are too large to reap the maximum speed of the DSL line.

Tip 6
Disable the wireless network and connect desktop or notebook via cable to the DSL modem. Important: Switch off additional security programs such as a firewall in Windows, and use in several telephone boxes the first box of the home. To ensure that the device the maximum speed available.

DSL providers are not hasty change

Your DSL is snail-slow? The first reaction is then often go to the DSL provider immediately. Watch out: That's not always an improvement in your situation. Even competing provider you can often assure no quicker access. Reason: You use the same lines and the same network technology.

Tip 7
Check that your connection would generally provide greater momentum. How does it work, check out the article "The Truth about lame DSL. " Only when you are sure that your provider is not fully exploiting the transmission capacity, go to the competition.

Allocate a new Wi-Fi channel in the router

You use a wireless router? Then it may be that affect neighboring Wi-Fi wireless networks the performance of your wireless network, especially in a densely populated city.

Tip 8
Change the wireless radio channel. Often, routers are set to the same channels. Walking on which channels the devices of the neighborhood, you can check with the software NetStumbler. Select a channel that is far removed from most of the occupied channels.

New Wi-Fi router with a higher rate now

Your router is already a few years old? Then it may be that he the DSL speed of 16 megabits (Mbps) and no longer creates. Straight router, the data after the wireless b standard transfer work to slow.

Tip 9
Who has a b-standard router should switch to a g-or n standard router. Their data transfer is much higher. Alternative: Replace at least on the website of the manufacturer, the firmware of your current router. This brings some tempo increases.

Keep talking to your provider

If all the tips remain unanswered, the slow pace is probably not because you use wrong device or settings.

Tip 10
The last resort: the DSL provider. Not always he can help, but in some cases, such as the exact re-measuring the DSL line, it provides at least for reconnaissance.

Fight Night Champion: success "the industry" of fast-track

All the defeat boxers in Fight Night Champion "is a tough issue. With the tip of COMPUTER GAMES this is quite fixed.

The creators of "Fight Night Champion" been busy: several dozen original Boxer rise in sports game with you in the ring. Very laudable, but the success (Xbox 360) or the trophy (PS3) "industry " is the amount an ordeal. To defeat the entire elite boxers in the quick battle is a lengthy process. Too expensive for the average Joe gamer? No: With a little trick it will work in fast-forward. In the gallery tells the editor how to speed things up. The effort is worthwhile: it waving 100 gamer points or a gold trophy.

Tips and Tricks: How to succeed you can create 3D images and videos

Their 3D television lack the necessary food? Then film and photograph but even in the third dimension. How does it work and what to look, see here.

How does 3D photography?

If man had only one eye, he could estimate distances and distances very poorly and would perceive his environment as a relatively flat figure. Fortunately most people see the world with two eyes - and in space. It works like this: The eyes are about 6.5 centimeters apart and therefore see the environment from slightly different angles. They provide thus two subtly different images. The human brain assembles them into an image and produces small deviations from the spatial visual impression. Whether large film or compact digital cameras - to produce spatial images, 3D devices use essentially the same process as the human eye. The implementation of solving the manufacturer but sometimes in different ways and thus achieve different results. In the overview you will learn to use what techniques Fujifilm, Panasonic, Olympus, Rollei, and Sony.

3D images include

Not all images are suitable for spatial images. Generally speaking, you should mount the camera on a tripod necessarily, blurred images reduce the three-dimensional visual impression! Make sure that moving in the scene as few persons or things and keep a minimum distance of two meters. Avoid the movies on pans and zooms. If there is no on-edge recording 3-D effect: Attention. In the gallery are examples of appropriate and inappropriate behavior.

3D images reflect

The playback of 3D images on TVs, projectors and notebooks is technically not easy. AUDIO VIDEO FOTO BILD has already tested several flat screen televisions. Take a look at the TV rankings - the appropriate devices are accompanied by the words "(3D)" provided.

In order for the left eye only the left and the right eye only the right image approaching, various methods are used:

• Color filter method: A native of the 50s art images used for the separation of the red-green glasses. Let the red and green colored photographs result from an eye. The procedure now plays almost no role, since the spatial impression and color rendition are quite unsatisfactory.

• Shutter Method: Left and right images are displayed alternately 60 times per second on the screen. This corresponds to a frame rate of 120 Hertz. The viewer looks through a relatively heavy shutter glasses, which can be synchronized to the image change the light to pass through each one eye. This creates on TVs, projectors and PC monitors, 3D effects, but about half of the swallows image brightness.

• Polarization method: The required eye contains two filters that can either only left-handed or right-handed light waves. The advantage: the required glasses are very light, since they contain no batteries or electronics. With this method, 3D movies like "Avatar " will be screened in cinemas.

• Light Direction Control: Some displays provide three-dimensional photos and videos dar. The pixels of the display may distract the images alternately to the left and right eye. A pair of glasses is not needed.

3D Printing pictures

By laser or inkjet printer can be produced no 3D images. A web-development service but provides 3D prints called lenticular film printing technology. Note: This works only with MPO files! The images can be viewed without glasses, because vertical miniature lenses in the lenticular sheet to draw the image on the left and right eye. The effect is good but the 3-D TV not approach.

Windows 8: Secret screenshots and features at a glance

Windows 7 continues to gain market share but Microsoft has been operating on the successor. First development releases and documents point to the line of approach of Windows 8: New design, tablet support, and Internet functions.

Windows 8: Documents and Images

Officially, Microsoft has covered the topic of Windows 8. But since appeared several dozen internal documents and have been the Italian online magazine Windowsette published, condense the information. The documents show but only internal deliberations of the group on Windows 8 and still no agreed functions, but there are interesting details in the info section to discover.

Development version released

Microsoft has already distributed an early version of Windows pre-8 to selected manufacturers, the version is called "Milestone 3 (M3) and is the build number 7971st Although the company requires strict confidentiality, screenshots of new features regularly appear on the web. The most important gossip and news presents COMPUTER BILD.

Design: Tiles and grinding

First images provide information that Windows 8 has an additional graphical user interface, which cut the developers specifically for Tablet PCs. The name circulating "Immersive UI" in the network and the style is similar to the tile design that uses Microsoft Windows Mobile for 7th Microsoft takes great pleasure probably the first time presented in Office 2007 "Ribbon" menu. In Windows 7 Paint and WordPad received this type of arrangement of program functions, is now in version 8 of Windows Explorer, follow this example and simplify data management.

User profiles in the data cloud

Microsoft is considering the user profiles to store everything locally, but on an online store (possibly via a "Windows Live" User Profile and Microsoft's SkyDrive) file. So it would be possible for you to work with your registration data and personal settings and documents identical to the PC, tablet, phone and laptop - Windows 8 everywhere assumed. The plan of a user rather than device-based application is nigh, and Microsoft through the web operating system, Windows Azure already has the necessary infrastructure.

Microsoft launches Windows Store for apps

The documents reveal that Microsoft also wants to enter off of smartphones in the lucrative business apps. Under the code name Project ThunderBayes "plans, the Group's" App Store "for Windows 8 in the style of iTunes. Users download the application and install it on the operating system. The content stored in Microsoft an online profile so that the apps the user to any follow-equipped device with Windows 8.

3D and ARM: New technology on board

For Windows 8, Microsoft is dealing with the topic 3D. On 64-bit versions, a "wind" optics program window in three dimensions. The well-known from recent TV sets stereoscopy should find their way into the new operating system - designed for people who need to multimedia features All-in-one PCs. At the CES technology fair 2011 (expired in January 2011 in Las Vegas) confirmed Boss Steve Ballmer, Windows 8 will work with ARM processors. The low-power chips are currently working in Android devices and the iPad - the step enlarges the possible spread of Windows 8 significantly.

Faster application with face recognition

Microsoft thinks Windows 8, the arrival and departure behavior of the operating system. The group wants to do, as some machines much faster operational - mobile systems such as tablet PCs to wake up within a second of sleep. It might also be possible to start a mini-Windows, if you just check email or watch a movie. Would result of the growing use of webcams Microsoft to integrate the application via facial recognition in Windows 8: One thing is certain.

Windows repair with one click

Anyone who uses Windows for several months, some time is slowing down firmly of the operating system. Instead of lengthy search for the cause, with users often decide to reinstall. Here, Microsoft wants you to extend the helping hand: a special assistant, called "History Vault" (translated as: Past-safe) to Windows 8 completely to earlier restore points, or reset to its original state - to delete but without your personal data and user settings. Upon request, the operating system installed even after all the programs and apps again.