Pigs in Trees: the revenge of the pigs will be terrible

The pigs have taken to their rank in Angry Birds ... their revenge will be terrible in Pigs In Trees [1.0.2 - US - € 0.79 - PAN Vision AB] and Pigs in Trees HD [1.0.3 - US - 1, € 59 - iPad - PAN Vision AB]. This game takes the idea of a struggle between pigs and birds, but this time next pigs. It also maintains a tone with these crazy pigs that live in trees and do not intend to let the birds who want to pique their place.

Google buys Motorola

Surprise of the day: Google has opened its wallet to afford Motorola Mobility for $ 12.5 billion. Motorola in January had been split into two groups, acquired by Google consists primarily of business phones and tablets. The statement signed by Larry Page, Google CEO says Android will remain free and independent of Motorola. This acquisition is seen as a way to strengthen the position of Android and enhance competition in the sector. The choice of Motorola makes sense: it is an American company that makes only smartphones and only bet on Android in 2008.

GPS: Navigon MobileNavigator Premium CoPilot Live - I

In terms of interface, the different software we tested alternate good and less good. Those who were already present in our previous comparison in 2009 have changed little. This is probably the application that is most faithful to the spirit IOS. Its interface is clear and simple, and unlike others, it is not lost in the various sub-menus. Less polished, that of Navigon's not too bad either. There are just screen "Other" which is a little search and in which we tend to get lost quickly. The interface was one of the weaknesses of the previous version of CoPilot. With this version, the publisher tried to upgrade its two competitors. Clearly, there is better, although it is difficult to understand choices.

GPS: Navigon MobileNavigator Premium CoPilot Live

The market for navigation software is a lucrative niche in the App Store. The Navigon, TomTom, and other Mappy are often at the forefront in the ranking of the most profitable applications. Following the release of IOS 3 which allowed finally to this type of software to comment on the iPhone, we published a comparison of four major programs of that time. While many people will end up on the road in August, we decided to set foot in the stirrup. For several weeks, we tested the following software: Navigon MobileNavigator 1.8.2, TomTom 1.8, CoPilot Live GPS Mappy Premium 9 and 1.3.

Apple TV: the head in the clouds

Despite being a hobby that sticks to the skin from the beginning or near the Apple TV continues its merry way. The latest version of its software system out yesterday opened up new horizons ... During the developer conference (WWDC), Apple has discussed at length icloud for its computers as well as the iPhone and iPad. With version 4.3 of its system software, the Apple TV is coming to the party.

Test Magic Bar

The Magic Charger reloaded the Magic Mouse by induction (see: Testing Magic Charger Mobe). The Magic Bar intends to do the same, but the wireless keyboard or trackpad Magic. The concept is similar, as the price, but is also a success? The principle of the Magic Bar is identical to the Magic Charger. An induction module replaces the two batteries or batteries and a charging cradle allows, not surprisingly, to reload the module.

No New Mac Pro

As we have said many times, it lacks any new Mac Pro ... the new processors. Despite the various rumors of June, there is little chance that a new model to be presented this month: the Xeon adapted to Sandy Bridge Mac Pro are not yet available. Intel presented several lines Xeon Sandy Bridge, but none that can not fit the Mac Pro.

Kiwi private messages stopped?

Kiwi is one of the many Twitter clients that have come out on Mac OS X. A client also complete and original, but which is unfortunately no longer actively developed. The developer has released a new beta version that fixes some bugs with Leo, but he does not spend time on its software in the future. The reason is the poor relations with the social network developers. In March, Twitter launched a stir by questioning the value of Twitter clients. Since then, some developers worry a little that their work has been for nothing. A recent change in the Twitter API has forced developers to change their applications under penalty of not to allow access to private messages.

Firefox6 is finalized for August 16

The sixth version of Firefox will be available August 16, but we can already get the one that, unless last-minute problems should be the final [6.0 - 28.6 MB]. Few changes on the surface but there are at least one detail. Thus, in page addresses, the domain name of the site visited is highlighted with the rest of the URL. One way to fight against phishing, with sites that appear legitimate in their presentation while a simple glance of years show that the URL was wrong. Also note, this time in terms of gaps, lack of support of the special Lion (display options lifts, gestures to navigate through the pages and full screen views).

The interruption of automated apps in OS X Lion

OS X Lion grows similarity with IOS in the way it manages applications to decide for itself the closure of an application to free resources. This function of "automatic termination" of applications, a real break from the multitasking system is supposed to improve "user experience" according to Apple. The Cupertino company said that the role of traditional + Q is minimized with OS X Lion, the benefit of an automatic management of application state - the beta of OS X Lion pushed to its logical conclusion by not doing the lights appear in the Dock. Lion OS X has two distinct ways to leave, or rather interrupting an application automatically.

Apple vs Lodsys

While Apple has reaffirmed its commitment to intervene in the proceedings that opposes Lodsys to many developers, they are four companies assigned by Lodsys for violating its patent on purchases in -app, which supported the involvement of Apple with the court. And not least because it is Atari, Electronic Arts, Square-Enix and QuickOffice, the first three are big names in the video game industry (EA is the largest worldwide publisher), and QuickOffice is the largest developer attacked initially by Lodsys (the other 3 were added to the case after it that Apple is engaged).

Lion OS X has a Recovery Disk Wizard

Apple formalized in a technical availability of u "Recovery Disk Wizard" for OS X Lion. This utility allows you to create a USB key containing a partition recovery Lion OS X for your Mac, a clone of your HD partition Recovery. The procedure is simple: run the software, insert your USB key (at least 1 GB Mac OS Extended partition with GUID partition table - you can use a hard drive or an SD card for example), and that key will be transformed into volume recovery OS X.

HTC vs Apple

 The ITC considers the second request from Apple. ITCA mid-July, Apple filed a second complaint against HTC at the ITC (International Trade Commission), accusing the Taiwanese company of violating four patents already used in other procedures and on laptops, scrolling and telematics touch screen. As often happens in these cases, the ITC has agreed to consider this request.