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IBM is working with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop a new brain-based artificial intelligence supercomputer. The platform is powered by an array of 64 IBM TrueNorth chips whose structure mimics the synaptic connections of neurons, so it will have the ability to function as an artificial biological brain. The supercomputer system will be scalable and will have an end-to-end software ecosystem that will enable both deep neural network learning and information discovery. Its sensory processing power will be equivalent to 64 million neurons and 16 million synapses, which will allow it to be much more efficient than systems powered by conventional chips. This system fits into a 4U rack space, in a standard server rack, and eight of these systems will allow an unprecedented scale of 512 million neurons per rack. A single processor is made up of 5.4 million transistors organized in 4,096 neuronal nuclei that create an array of one million digital neurons that communicate with each other through 256 million electrical synapses. The new TrueNorth neurosynaptic system can translate data from multiple sensors, such as images or video, into symbols in real time and efficiently. The AFRL will combine these perceptual abilities similar to those of the human brain with the symbol processing qualities of traditional computer systems. The large scale of the system will allow both data parallelism, which is a programming paradigm where multiple data sources can be run in parallel against the same neural network, as well as model parallelism, in which the independent neural networks form a Set that can be executed in parallel on the same data. As for its practical applications, the new supercomputing system being developed by IBM and AFRL will be used to obtain new computing capabilities that enable the exploration, prototyping and demonstration of high impact technologies of the Air Force.

The Windows ecosystem has suffered severe attacks in recent weeks with both the WannaCry ransomware and the Petya. While it is true that Windows 10 is a safer operating system and the only one that can stand up to these types of infections without emergency security patches, not everyone has their installation on the computer. According to Reuters, both India and Microsoft are finalizing a deal to significantly reduce Windows 10 licenses in that country, and that as a result of the recent ransomware attacks. Currently in India 94% of computer users have a Windows system installed, but very few with Windows 10. This agreement could create a win-win relationship by which both players could be victorious. Negotiations began following WannaCry's attacks, and the agreement would be close to being announced, local officials said. Currently the price of Windows 10 in India is $ 124 to change the Home version and $ 232 the pro version, a high amount for the socioeconomic level of the country. The good news is that Microsoft could also be in talks with other countries around the world to offer a discount on the price of Windows 10, which could ease the transition to older operating system users. It should be remembered that the upgrade to Windows 10 was free for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 during the first 12 months of the availability of the operating system.

The big update of Windows 10 that will arrive later this year, Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, will not finally bring with it one of its most striking novelties: Timeline, or also known as "Timeline." To the surprise of the community, this new version of Windows 10 will dispense with a novelty that, we recall, would allow you to go back to previous actions from an intuitive menu integrated into the interface. When Windows 10 Fall Creators Update was introduced, one of the novelties in which Microsoft put special emphasis was that of Timeline, which as we can see in this video was a new section in the Windows interface that allowed Resume previous tasks in a very simple way. This function, as its name implies, consisted of a timeline in which each task we had done in previous days was compiled as a shortcut. Finally, Timeline will not arrive with the Fall Creators Update. Microsoft has just confirmed through statements by Joe Belfiore, who has revealed that to receive this feature we will have to wait for some of the following major Windows 10 updates. For now, it is clear that with Fall Creators Update will not come. Timeline was presented as a feature whose main advantage was "to resume tasks where you left them". Rather than having to resort to different combinations of keys, the user could return to a previous task from an interface in which each task was compiled into a history organized by days. Everything that the user had done on the computer appeared on this interface, so it was very easy to continue with a work of - for example - a document in Word exactly where we had left days before. In any case, Microsoft has defended itself against the accusations assuring that Timeline was not at any time a planned novelty for the Fall Creators Update; Although it is true that the company showed this functionality during its last event for developers, say from Redmond that from the first moment it was expected that its deployment was made to wait until the next update of operating system. Therefore, Timeline will no longer arrive until 2018.

The eternal comparative and debate about itself is better AMD or Intel has warmed up a lot in 2017. At the moment, it seems that Intel retains the first place in sales, although with more and more problems to keep at bay its main competitor. The successful launch of the new AMD Ryzen processors has increased and much the market share of this manufacturer. According to market research data, AMD Ryzen has boosted the number of AMD processor devices by 10%, reducing Intel's overwhelming dominance by the way. These data are shocking because they multiply by five the growth of AMD only in the second quarter of 2017, showing a behavior that in the medium and long term can be devastating. Apparently, the announcement of the new Intel Core i9 has not been enough to counteract the relationship between quality and price of AMD Ryzen 7, Ryzen 5 and new chips for professionals. The company is still betting on cheaper processors than Intel, although this time the performance is almost even, an irresistible claim for many users. If we consider the data since the beginning of 2017, the number of devices that equip AMD-Rouzen processors or not - has grown by 53%. Particularly strong is the growth in the mid-low segment of the market, on computers that are equipped with cheaper gaming processors but capable of running some of the latest PC video games. The only glitches you can put to this comparative AMD and Intel sales are its limitations. Only the growth of new devices is measured, not the computers and consoles that were already on the market. It is also limited to Windows 10 as the only operating system, leaving out MacOS and Linux, among others. Despite the perks that can be put to PassMark information, it is clear that 2017 is a very good year for AMD, whose growth expectations are stable or increase in the face of the remainder of the year and 2018. Overcoming Intel continues Being a chimera, at least in the medium term, although it seems that the reaction must be immediate. It would not be the first great company to lose its dominant position in a very short time.

The chaos and consequences of WannaCry and Peyta computer viruses in recent weeks has led to increased cyber security measures by companies and official bodies. The last to join was Germany, which fears being a victim of possible cyber attacks during the G20 summit. This meeting will take place on July 7 and 8 in Hamburg and will be attended by 19 countries and the European Union as the only representative, which will address the defense of free trade and climate change. In order to prevent any digital altercation, the German authorities have established a special command center that will be operational 24 hours in order to defend against this type of cyber attacks. Germany's main virtual concerns during the G20 celebration range from computer vulnerabilities and cyber threats to attacks by expert hacking groups like Anonymous or Lulzsec. In order to avoid any of them occurring, in the last hours they have realized "Pentesting" or penetration tests with which they can guarantee the security of the computer networks during the celebration of this summit. This practice is to test a computer system, network or web application to find vulnerabilities where an attacker could enter. With this test, Germany takes precautionary measures against cyber attacks during the G20 celebration where dozens of cyber experts are working to respond if it occurs. While they are currently not aware of any possible computer actions, it has been decided to protect computer networks, surveillance cameras and other security equipment, as explained by Arne Schoenbohm, President of the Federal Office for Security of Germany Information (BSI). The security measures come after the attacks being received by the German parliament and political parties and that could alternate the outcome of the next elections in Germany.

How many of us have ever browsed our name? Surely the vast majority, and we have done it more than once to know what information appears on the net about us. On many occasions we can not control the search results thrown at us. Sometimes we have been angry or surprised to see that search results return sensitive information, which we do not want to be public. In these cases we have several options. One of them is to configure alerts to let us know when we are mentioned on the Internet. Another one is to delete this content that appears. Within this, the most frequent demands as users is to leave no trace of our navigation, to stop filling the autocomplete data of the forms, to disappear from the network once deceased or to have the possibility to eliminate our medical history of Google. Unfortunately, theft of confidential data housed in databases of hospitals or medical centers happens more frequently than desired. Hackers steal and sell to third parties, which publish it in the cloud without our consent. A security breach that has consequences: identity theft, financial fraud, among other crimes. That is why it is important that from now on there is the option to ask the searcher to delete these results and prevent them from continuing to appear when we type our name in the search engine. Such a significant change with which Google is positioned in the intense debate about where to locate the limits of the search engine and where the privacy of users. How can we erase our medical history from Google? As we see in this image, within the English version of the Google privacy policy page now reads as follows: "Google will remove confidential records, medical personnel of people deprived of search results." Likewise, this section reflects that the measure will be extended to national identification numbers (such as social security numbers), credit cards, bank account numbers, signature on images and pornographic content to which you do not have Given consent. It is foreseen that this measure will appear during the next days in the Spanish version and in the other languages. To remove our medical history from the internet we will simply have to go to the bottom of the results page and click on the option "remove information that is seen in Google search". Then a page will open where we will have to answer a series of questions and where we insert the link that we want it to disappear. By performing these steps we will not appear in the results indexed by the search engine.

Little by little the business conglomerate of Amazon is extending to unsuspected areas. If a few weeks ago the company led by Jeff Bezos landed in the distribution of fresh food, now wants to do it in the translation. There, the Amazon translator will be confined to that of Google, the most po[CENSORED]r on the Internet. Amazon Web Services is the name of the service under which a whole series of Amazon subsidiary companies are grouped. They are responsible for providing services to third parties such as the translation of their web pages. It is a business in which Amazon believes it can make a lot of money, and so it prepares to enter. Until now, Amazon's machine translation software is only used on its own websites. It is the tool, for example, to translate the description of your products into dozens of languages automatically. However, someone in the company must have thought about the business possibilities it offers. According to CNBC, the translator would first be available to other companies willing to pay for it. It remains to be seen whether Amazon will launch a translator like Google's, for the base user, or will be limited to the business sector. What is clear is that there is full confidence in the accuracy of its software, which has to defeat not only the Google but also the Microsoft. Among all Amazon projects there are several original and curious. Buying Whole Foods, the eco-friendly grocery store, is just one more. The distribution of its products with drones is another, although today its main business is still the sale of third party items with delivery in the shortest possible time. In countries such as Spain, the company's strength has already taken its CEO, Jeff Bezos, to the list of the richest in the world. The possibility of receiving an order on the same day thanks to Amazon Prime is an advantage difficult to match by any other company.

Although the virtual SIM or eSIM has many advantages over the traditional SIM card, its use has not yet been extended to our terminals, and according to the latest data offered by IHS Market will not reach our mobiles until 2018. It is a technology with a lot of potential to facilitate the connection to the mobile networks but, although it was introduced there in 2013, its implementation has been delayed due to the lack of a set of specifications suitable for the consumer. At present there are very few devices that incorporate it, for example some variants of the iPad Pro or the smartwatch Samsung Gear S2. The GSMA, an international organization that brings together telecom operators and manufacturers around the world, has been working for years to include the virtual SIM in our devices, and finally in 2016 it passed the first eSIM standard for tablets and wearables. Approval of the second standard, which is affecting smartphones, is expected by the end of this year, so the first steps will be carried out in 2018 and will not be until 2019 when manufacturers will incorporate the virtual SIM in their devices In a generalized way. The efforts of Microsoft, Intel and Qualcomm are also helping to push the implementation of the eSIM. The three companies have partnered to develop a new generation of PCs with support for the virtual SIM. Without going any further, Redmond confirmed at the end of last year that Windows 10 will be compatible with this new format, which will also include support for 5G, and will allow the user to contract or modify their data rate directly from the desktop. In case you are not clear about the concept, SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module in Spanish and was introduced in 1991. It is a plastic card with different dimensions according to its type that is introduced in a device and that brings together All the information on the telephone line, with the identification data and the necessary keys so that the operator can identify the services contracted and carry out the billing. The eSIM is the evolution of the traditional SIM. This technology allows to integrate all the information of the physical card in the processor or in the modem of the devices. For example, in the case of Intel the virtual SIM will be compatible with its XMMTM 7260 modem and the XMM 7360, and Qualcomm incorporates the technology in the Snapdragon 835 processor. In addition, devices that are equipped with traditional SIM slot can use an adapter for Go to the eSIM, so there's nothing to worry about. Another advantage of the new format is that you do not have to request a new card with company changes. Thanks to the GSMA's Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP) specification it is possible to store and adopt various profiles or accounts, so switching operators will be easier and there will be no need to visit a physical store.

Chuwi, the Chinese tablet manufacturer, 2 in 1 and laptops with Windows 10, is working on a new model, the ultrabook Chuwi LapBook 12.3. The new equipment joins the notebook's family of laptops, the Chuwi LapBook 15.6 and the Chuwi LapBook 14.1, with a more compact and manageable size. The new compact laptop from the Asian firm can boast an elegant design, very thin and light so you can carry it with you anywhere with total comfort. One of the highlights of the new Chuwi Lapbook 12.3 is its 12.3-inch retina display with a resolution of 2736 x 1824 pixels, similar to that provided by the Macbook. Thanks to the quality of your monitor, the display of typography, photos and multimedia content is absolutely exceptional. The colors are vibrant and the illumination allows to display all the elements that appear on screen with crystal clarity, which provides a visual experience similar to that offered by the Apple laptop. In addition to a panel of amazing quality, the new ultrabook of Chuwi also has an interesting power. It is equipped with an Intel Apollo Lake N3450 processor, accompanied by 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. In terms of wireless connectivity, the Chuwi Lapbook 12.3 has a 2.4G and 5G WiFi bandwidth, allowing the user to avoid the more congested bandwidth and to navigate faster in any situation. At the moment this is all we know of the new ultracompacto notebook of the Chinese manufacturer. The price of the Chuwi Lapbook 12.3 has not yet been revealed, but taking the reference of other models is sure to be affordable and unbeatable value for money. The release date has also not been confirmed, but is expected to arrive later this month of April. If you find interesting the new ultrabook of Chuwi, stay tuned to the website of the brand to keep up with all the news.

Windows 10 is becoming more secure, but it's still an operating system completely plagued with problems. New bugs are constantly being discovered that endanger user safety. The latter makes them vulnerable to any computer with Microsoft Word. When we say that any computer is susceptible to being controlled by a hacker we refer literally to anyone. If you have Windows 10 and a version of Microsoft Word, whatever, you're in danger. You can not do anything to protect yourself completely. This vulnerability Zero Day has been discovered by McAfee and even affects PCs with updated W10 with all the security patches available today. Microsoft simply does not seem to have hit the key when it comes to curbing the spread of malware through Word. The way this exploit takes advantage of the naivety of some users. If you receive a Word document by email, do not open it, especially if you do not know the sender. Especially if it is an RTF file with a .doc extension at the end of the name. Inside contains a code that immediately sends a request to download several malicious files. Zero Day Exploit are known to take advantage of software programming errors to gain control of the system. They grant themselves admin privileges to do and undo as they please within a computer or mobile. Today they are the main computer threat in the world, over viruses, spyware, Trojans and other types of malicious programs. Microsoft is already working on an imminent security patch, but has not yet been released. To protect you, it is recommended to exercise extreme caution when opening suspicious emails. You can also temporarily or temporarily change some of the free alternatives to Word, such as Google Docs and LibreOffice. The po[CENSORED]rity of Windows 10 and Microsoft Office makes them a very appetizing goal. In addition, the inexperience of many of its users makes it easy for crackers to trick them into downloading malware to their PC. It is the same reason why this type of virus grows in macOS more than in any other system. On the other hand, due to the operation and type of user, Linux remains a safe haven against vulnerabilities and malware of all kinds. Making the jump to this operating system may be difficult at first, although thanks to some distributions that mimic Windows the transition does not have to be painful.

The clock is still running against all Windows users who have not already upgraded to W10. It already touched those who still used Windows XP, and now Microsoft goes for Vista, version of the operating system that will be without support tomorrow. This is a common maneuver, not only by Microsoft but by all companies. It serves to force users to upgrade the operating system to a newer, theoretically more secure and efficient version. That way they avoid having to support and launch security patches for too many OS versions at once. Vista, a failure sounded Luckily for everyone, especially for Microsoft, this time the death of Windows Vista will not cause as many problems as Windows XP. The latter monopolized a market share of 25% when it ended its support, while Viste only retains a scarce 1%. The one considered the worst Windows version of history will happen tomorrow to a better life. If you still have it installed on your computer, it will still work, but without updates that protect it from security breaches and vulnerabilities. Windows 10, a bet for the future It is an open secret that what the company based in Redmond pursues is the largest possible market share for W10, its flagship operating system today. It has not yet finished moving XP and W7, although it is already the most po[CENSORED]r OS in the world, especially among gamers. To reach this point, in addition to canceling the technical support to the previous Windows, it has been necessary an update campaign not exempt of controversy. At first it was forced to update millions of machines, causing quite unpleasant incidents. At least then upgrading to W10 was free. Now that you have finished that offer you can still get the OS without paying with some other trick, but it is much more complicated. The bet by this system is quite decided, so much that already has arrived its first great update, Creators Update. With it, Microsoft wants to take advantage of a noticeable improvement in its public image not only to dominate the software market, but also the hardware market. Both the Surface and the new Studio are two projects with which clearly wants to compete against Apple in this segment.

Miniature computers such as Raspberry Pi and all its variants and imitators offer endless possibilities. If not, let them tell the handyman that he has managed to configure a PC inside the case of a mouse. It has done so with the Orange Pi Zero, a mini barebone computer with Internet connectivity similar to the recently announced Raspberry Pi Zero W. It has not been easy, and is that the space inside a mouse is very limited. In order to achieve this it has had to modify the distribution of some of the components of the plate. However, the result is quite promising. More than a computer, Orange Pi Zero serves as a multimedia center and as a video game emulator. For that has been used by the protagonist of this curious news about computing: with a keyboard and mousepad gets to run some ROMs of classic video games. The possibility of having an extremely cheap basic computer such as Raspberry and other barebones allows many users to express their imagination. It is a matter of giving a light distribution of Linux for Raspberry Pi, install it and equip the necessary software for the objective that you want to give. Nowadays, the computer market is diversifying more and more. On one side are the PC Gaming, both the most professional and other more basic. Within this segment are the desktop by pieces, becoming more fashionable. If you lower the budget a little, the economic laptops make an appearance. Today the price of these equipment has dropped a lot, being possible to find some very competitive around 600 €. However, even cheaper are the Chromebook, which with operating system Chrome OS await their moment when the convergence with Android arrives. In parallel, Raspberry, Orange and other similar mini PCs gain ground in salons all over the world. They are economical and powerful enough to run Kodi, VLC and other similar programs. That's why users do not hesitate to get one and connect it to their TV to get a Smart TV at a discount price.

Microsoft has one of the referents of convertible tablets in the form of the Surface Pro range that could be close to receiving a fifth generation in view of the latest information. This successor of Surface Pro 4, a convertible launched a year and a half ago, would be at the gates of its presentation and seems to be betting on a design and characteristics very continuist, which is not expected to include any revolutionary change. This is indicated by the technological journalist Paul Thurrot, who has come to his official Twitter account to advance alleged details of this new Microsoft convertible. As you have learned from sources close to the project, "Surface Pro 5 will not change the Surface Connect current connector. Kaby Lake, nothing dramatic. " The bet, again, by this connector, seems to indicate that those of Redmond do not want to risk not to squander the compatibility of the previous accessories, whereas the step to Kaby Lake was one of the sung additions. Neither is expected major changes in the design, and more knowing that the Surface Pro has a body that is elegant and difficult to overcome, being risky a major change in this regard. Some of the new features of the Surface Pro 5 would be 4K screen and a Surface Pen with wireless load, although nothing confirmed. Other rumors also include the possibility of seeing faster SSD drives, adopting USB type C and even Thunderbolt 3. The announcement of Surface Pro 5 could happen at a dedicated event throughout this spring, although everything seems to indicate that as it will very soon be throughout the month of May. With the update of Creators Update for Windows 10, Microsoft seems to be making time to announce this convertible at a later date and thus take advantage of the new features that are looming for the operating system.