U.S. threatens agreement on web address

A controversial bid to expand the Internet addresses for well beyond the conventional domains such as. With. Org and. Net, made a rare threat from the U.S. government, which may remove a license key organization that administers the functions Internet's core.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) depends on your contract with the U.S. government to coordinate the individual addresses that tell computers where to find each other, and without such coordination the operation of a global network effectively does not happen.

But this month the U.S. government warned that the rules of the nonprofit organization as conflicts of interest were not strict enough and only temporarily extended the contract of Icann-force since the organization was formed in 1998 - rather to renew it, as many in the industry expected.

If the contract of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (Iana) is not provided, the ability of ICANN to implement its expansion program addresses the most radical venture in the history of the organization, would be under threat.

Concerns about conflict of interests arising from the fact that current and former members of the ICANN board could benefit financially from the liberalization of Web addresses, because they have links with organizations that make money by registering new domain names or servicing consulting on whether to expand.

Currently, organizations are restricted to just over 20 top level domains such as. Com, org and. Net, followed by national domains such as. Br for Brazil.

ICANN wants to allow brands, cities and companies wishing to create new Internet businesses have applied themselves to maintain the fields, for example. Apple,. Nyc or. Gay, which would offer them greater control over their web presence and a greater choice names.

"Do not awarding the contract to ICANN Iana amount to demolish it completely," said Philip Corwin, legal director of the Internet Commerce Association, an organization that brings together investors and companies that work with domain names.

"The contract that ICANN needs to have the necessary authority to make this program work," he said.The contract was extended by the U.S. until September.

An entire industry has been built to take the initiative of ICANN. One is the Top Level Domain Holdings, a London listed company created to acquire and operate the new domains. The company's Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush, who was president of Icann when the entity has approved the change. The TLDH has made 40 requests for domains and want to submit more requests for names like. And miami. Music.

Many critics, however, are skeptical about whether ICANN will not meet its goal of increasing competition and innovation. He mentioned that previous experiences with names like. Aero,. And travel. Museum resulted in little used areas.

But convinced or not, hundreds of consumer brands are feeling forced to make requests for their own domains-a costly and complex process, which comes with obligations of active operation of the domain-fearing losing them to rivals if they do not record. 

The three-month window for application domains closes on April 12.

Rod Beckstrom, chief executive who is leaving Icann, told Reuters this week that the expansion is going smoothly. "We are continuing the course. There is not a single complaint that is related to the administration of the program."

But in an important meeting of ICANN earlier this month he warned that it was time to tighten its organization rules.

"Icann must act to put the public good and commercial and financial interests in the proper context. How can she do that if all the main leadership of the industry itself is areas that should be coordinated for it independently?"

"Preserving the ability of ICANN to act independently in the public interest, is critical to the future of the Internet and this institution," he said.

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Gant paper airplane: Researchers test giant paper airplane

Sher Afghan: Researchers have launched in the Arizona desert one of the greatest paper airplanes ever built worldwide, with 13.7 meters in length and wing span of 7.3 meters. The flight, which happened on Wednesday (21), is part of an event sponsored by the Museum Pima Air and Space, in Eloy. The objective of this experiment is also trying to whet youngsters' interest in aviation. A group of aeronautical engineers inspired by Arturo Valdenegro, 12, who won the regional contest to launch paper planes organized by the museum.

The model was flown Valdenegro further.The flight was designed and planned by engineer Art Thompson. For he lifted flight, it took a team with more than eight employees. During the flight, the airplane, which weighs about 360 pounds, reached a speed of 158 km / h. Valdenegro accompanied the launch day. The paper airplane was shot with a camera placed on the body of the plane. The video shows the plane being taken to a height of about 680 meters before being released and reach maximum speed.

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Windows Phone reaches 70,000 apps

Sher Afghan Malik: The adoption of the system Windows Phone arrived late to the market, but Microsoft has been investing in its application store. Today the company announced that its Marketplace has reached 70 000 applications available. The figures record a significant increase in the amount of apps available since last year. In December 2011 Microsoft had 50,000 applications on your Windows Phone Marketplace. This number rose to 60,000 in January and February closed with 70,000 programs to the mobile system.

The number of applications, however, is a major hesitation when it comes to buying a machine with Windows Phone system. This is because its main competitors, Android and iOS, have more than 500,000 available to users. And Microsoft recognizes that the variety and quality of applications are the main points in the competition between platforms. To this end, the company launched a program in 2011, called BizSpark , where recruits developers from around the world to build applications for Windows Phone. But with the recent launches of handsets with Windows Phone by Nokia and HTC, Microsoft expects to revise this picture. The company, however, has always said that with regard to applications is more focused on quality than quantity.

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Rumor: new iPhone will come in October, with LTE (4G), new "micro dock" and 3.5-inch display

Sher Afghan Malik: As the new iPhone has been released, the rumors have now returned to be directed to the next generation iPhone. Some sources iMore resolved to rule , and contrary to information from Reuters that the  new device would screen 4.6 inches , they say that the unit would remain with the current 3.5 inches. In addition, support for 4G networks (LTE) is virtually certain, as already mentioned . 

One change that would be introduced by the new smartphone ( iPhone5, 1 ) would be the "micro dock" (30-pin connector). With its small size, iGadgets have more internal space to accommodate other types of components, as well as she did to replace the chip by Micro Mini-SIM-SIM - and can do again with the Nano-SIM . Although a date has not confirmed the launch of this new iPhone is scheduled for October 2012, the announcement of the same period last year iPhone 4S.

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NASA released an approximate picture of the moon's surface, Earth in the background

Sher Afghan Malik: NASA released an approximate picture of the moon's surface, Earth in the background. It was made by the system MoonKAM, with the help of NASA probes Grail Grail-A and-B.

The system MooKAM is headed by Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, and his team of Sally Ride Science in collaboration with graduate students at the University of California at San Diego.In addition, the MoonKam is a project that has the support and knowledge of fourth-grade students of Emily Dickinson Elementary School in Bozeman, Montana.

The images were captured by Ebb ship between 15 and 17 March and arrived on Earth on March 20. The fourth graders selected the best picture. With it, they won the national competition and had the right to rename the two spacecraft.

The MoonKam GRAIL mission is part of the first NASA with the goal of bringing instruments entirely dedicated to education and public awareness. In late 2011, the equipment went into lunar orbit. He must stay there to map the gravity of the satellite and determine its structure.

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Play and Control music in Google Chrome using Unity Player extension

Unity Player is an extension for Chrome that adds a small player to online radio in your browser. With it you can easily access music controls of Grooveshark, Google Music, Pandora, Hypermachine, 8tracks, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and many others.

The idea of ​​the application is to provide an easy shortcut so the user does not need to go to the tab of the online radio simply to move forward or back a song.

The supplement does not have many extra features, its biggest differentiator is its modern look and beautiful. He also does not work independently of the browser, so keep listening to the songs we still need to keep the tab open online radio.

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Download the best lifestyle apps for the iPhone

This selection brings together applications for those who want to lose a few pounds for the sport or those who like to cook. App still has time to control drug and generic list. See below a list of the most varied iPhone apps that can make a big difference in your day to day. 

Nestlé recipes

The Brazilian app helps you organize all the necessary steps to prepare dishes. It's easy to get recipes, and store your favorite shopping lists. There is also a tab where you can see the top recipes offered in the application.

Originally designed for iOS, this application presents usability problems in Android, including the absence of search, failures in sending the user and revenue layout.

Revenues, yes, they are very clear and categorical. One problem is the application that the collection is still small and not all recipes bring photos of the dishes.

The Nestlé Recipes is free and available in Portuguese on the App Store.

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Barbecue Guide

For those who know nothing about barbecue, this app can be a great start. With a good interface, provides information on beef, pork and poultry, as well as the history of barbecue. It also has a list of tools, tips and good meat and drink calculator to not buy more or leave miss.

Epicurious

One of the most comprehensive application of revenue, the refined Epicurious offers solutions for dinners, lunches, drinks and breakfast. All the recipes have photos and reviews by users. Being English, understanding of specific terms and ingredients can be a challenge, but nothing that Google can not solve.

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Pillboxie

Pillboxie is the most beautiful and easy to remember to take your meds. With an extremely intuitive interface, you can configure which takes drugs (including mounting the exact format of the tablets, to help visualize).

To schedule reminders, simply click and drag the pill box to the right time, the app will remind you to take the drug, showing what should be taken (it appears the figure), even if your phone is sleeping. You can view a list of remedies "to be taken" on the day, the greatest style "to do list". Please tick the medicines you have taken is easy - and you stay organized.

The app is free in the App Store, and for now only exists in English. It is perfect for those who take vitamins, injections or pills daily, but can also be useful for anyone who needs to take medication at set times.

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Next Consultation

Good application for online scheduling of appointments. The next query interface is divided into two areas: one for the patient and the other for professionals.

The doctor can check your schedule for the day. Have the patient can look professional and up to mark the queries directly. Once marked queries, it is easy to view and keep everything organized.

The application has a simple interface and a clean design and beautiful. It is free and is available in Portuguese at the App Store.

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My Fitness Pal

My Fitness Pal is an app for Android, iPhone and a site that helps you lose weight and get healthier habits. He has a calorie counter very easy to use - with hundreds of food already in your database. With a beautiful interface, is simple to record the physical activities you do.

The application site and offer a tab where you can record and track your progress, as well as log your weight and other fitness information. The most important of My Fitness Pal is perhaps its function social network. According to information from the site, you can lose weight up to three times more if you have friends in that network. Not so hard to imagine as your friends on My Fitness Pal can follow your updates, to comment to each activity that you and give you encouragement when needed. On the site you can even ride a blog.

My Fitness Pal has a number of other tools such as healthy meal recipes, different calculators (such as body mass index), seals and even weight loss ways to calculate your ideal heart rate during exercise. Applications synchronize via the cloud with the site, which is also very helpful.

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Target Weight for Adults

Target Weight is a free application for iPhone that serves to monitor their weight. The design of the app is very nice and easy to use, with all information easily accessible. The user puts your data such as height, current weight and to a picture and then put your ideal weight. Based on this, the app offers the possibility of a loss "healthy" (0.25 kg per week), "typical" (0.5 kg per week) or aggressive (1 kg per week). Thus, it calculates the date on which you must reach that weight. You can also put a specific date.

The user can choose your "target weight" or weight goal using a simple chart and statutory body mass index. Just load the target range for healthy and choose the weight in this area. The app tells how many pounds you need to lose to get to the point. Another cool thing is the graph of weight loss, which provides statistics such as average pounds lost per week, maximum and minimum weights, how many pounds left to reach the goal and if you follow the average actual loss, when it reached goal.

The app connects with gadgets like the balance WiThings, offers the possibility to export your data, edit, or delete all the historical data. For those with a greater appreciation of privacy, the application can request a password before opening. For now, it exists only in English.

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 Jamie's 20 minute meals

One of the programs of the British chief Jamie Oliver, the Meals in 20 Minutes, came to the smartphone and tablet. With an excellent interface, this application the main barriers are the high price and English content. A highlight are the videos with trick, tips and practices in the kitchen. There are 60 recipes in total, with all the steps illustrated by photos. For simplicity, the program offers a shopping list for each dish.

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Endomondo Sports Tracker

If you run or pedal like a good application, and to accompany it, may like Endomondo.

He works as a personal trainer and uses GPS to monitor speed and distance of workouts. Connected to the Internet, allows you to synchronize automatically with the service site.

The summer has Endomondo in Portuguese and has calendars that display the evolution of user and maps of the sections covered.

You can set targets and compare the results with the history of each workout. The app depends on a good GPS signal, or may have minor delays.

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Cardiograph

The Cardiograph is an application for those who want to know how is health. The program measures the heart rate with the aid of camera or flash light LED. The user can save the results for future comparisons.

There are also keeping a history of heart friends to draw a profile for each individual. The app's interface is similar to real medical equipment.

The Cardiograph displays on the screen every heartbeat. To get even more real, the software provides good sound effects. The problem is the precision of measuring heart rate. There may be failures, especially after some time of use.

The app is available on the App Store and Android Market.

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RunKeeper

RunKeeper is an application that tracks their activities to facilitate the monitoring of physical activities. Using GPS on your smartphone, it automatically records your runs. It is possible to log in a number of other activities hand, too.

With an easy to use, it comes with all the details of your workout and, since the activity is completed, automatically synchronizes with the site. The runkeeper.com creates a social network for sports where you can find other people who train and receive encouragement from friends. You can also share your progress through Twitter and Facebook.

The app is integrated with the native music player - so you can listen to music while it tracks your run. There is option to receive incentives (in English) during the race. The app also syncs with monitors heartbeat.

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Go Weather

The Go Weather appreciates the beauty and personalization. It allows easy access to temperatures of cities around the world and provides functionality for displaying weather forecasts and the smartphone, and have various themes for the user to download and customize the look of the app.

The application works in various locations and brings high-definition video in addition to using professional weather stations to check the predictions. The Weather Go for Android is free, but costs $ 0.99 for the iPhone.

Go Weather can be found in the App Store or Android Market, English only.

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The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel is an official iPhone application to Weather Channel and a style all redesigned. There are backgrounds with thematic photos in HD, plus a world that is running as you want to see the time in the world.

The app also features the latest news weather, tweets and photos from expert users - all based on geolocation. Besides all that, you can see footage of storms and accompanying news videos.

The Weather Channel also offers push notifications in case of storms or extreme severe in the regions you select. The application has support for Portuguese and iOS5.

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See Eating and Drinking

The most consulted gastronomic guide of Brazil, SEE Eating & Drinking, available on your iPhone and iPod Touch! From where you are, visit the best restaurants, bars and snacks in your city with a few taps.

Find properties near you, add to your favorites and write down what you like there. With this application, you can still trace the routes to get where you want to send properties to your friends or filter only those awarded by Veja Eating & Drinking. More than 20 cities and about 10 000 establishments across the country!

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Coffee Pina

A good coffee beans requires some, the ideal mix of ingredients and the talent of those who prepare. The Pina Café, located in Manaus, decided to release ten recipes of its menu in an application with visual interesting and easy to use. How about a coffee with honey and spices? Or a frappe coffee to cool in the summer? In addition to coffee recipes, there are stories about the establishment and address.

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iCozinhar Japanese Cuisine

Prepare a good sushi is not so simple. This application gives the recipes of traditional dishes, the mode of preparation and shows illustrative photo. The app does not provide details of the cuts, essential information. But it is a good starting point.

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