LTE: Mexico: Telefonica to deploy LTE in October.

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LTE: Mexico: Telefonica to deploy LTE in October.

Telefonica Mexico is deploying LTE in the country  through its Movistar brand. The LTE service will be available from October this year. The announcement was made by Juan Antonio Abellán, CEO of Telefónica Mexico.

Telefónica will launch the first stage of the LTE network initially in the area of Polanco, Mexico City, Zapopan, Jalisco, and San Pedro, Nuevo Leon. 

At this time the company has one of the most modern mobile networks in the country and plans to invest more than three billion dollars in next generation networks during the remainder of 2012 and during 2013.

Ecuador: The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 quad-core arrives with Movistar.

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Ecuador: The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 quad-core arrives with Movistar.

The Galaxy Note 2. O was presented as  the Smartphone which has been described as "a new category 'of electronic devices.

The Note 2.0 comes in two different sizes, 10.1 and 5.5 inches. The first, with the standard size of a tablet and the second, in the low ground remains to be covered between tablets and smartphones.

5.5 inch SuperAMOLED display, resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Memory 16, 32 or 64 GB (expandable with micro SD card), a quad-core processor at 1600 GHz and Jelly Bean OS, the latest version of the popular Google Android. All this powered by a battery of 3,100 mAh, much more durable than the previous model.

Note The design is very similar to the Galaxy S3, (the Note is a little bigger) also have another similarity, both are available in black and white colors.

Despite its size (for a phone), the Galaxy Note has a thickness of only 9.4 mm. And is equipped, as the previous model, with a stylus that can perform many functions 'extra' that facilitate the use of the device.

With the combination of touch commands and pointer S Pen can achieve a new level in terms of multitasking, keeping several applications open at once and moving easily from one to the other.

Ecuador: El Samsung Galaxy Note 2 quad-core llega con Movistar.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Ecuador: El  Samsung Galaxy Note 2 quad-core llega con Movistar.

Se presentó el Galaxy Note 2. O el Smartphone que ha sido calificado como «una nueva categoría» de dispositivos electrónicos.

El Note 2.0 llega, en dos tamaños muy diferentes, de 10,1 y 5.5 pulgadas. El primero, con el tamaño estándar de un tablet y el segundo, en el escaso terreno que queda por cubrir entre tablets y smartphones.

Pantalla de 5,5 pulgadas Superamoled, resolución de 1280 x 720 pixeles. Memoria de 16, 32 ó 64 GB (ampliable con tarjetas micro SD), un procesador de cuatro núcleos a 1600 GHz y sistema operativo Jelly Bean, la última versión del popular Android de Google. Todo ello alimentado por una batería de 3.100 miliamperios, mucho más duradera que la del modelo anterior.

El diseño del Note es muy parecido al del Galaxy S3, (el Note es un poquito más grande) también tienen otra similitud, ambos se comercializan en colores blanco y negro.

A pesar de su gran tamaño (para ser un celular), el Galaxy Note solo tiene un grosor de 9,4 mm. Y está dotado, como el modelo anterior, de un lápiz óptico con el que es posible llevar a cabo multitud de funciones «extra» que facilitan el uso del dispositivo.

Gracias a la combinación de comandos táctiles y del puntero S Pen se puede conseguir un nuevo nivel en lo que se refiere a multitarea, manteniendo varias aplicaciones abiertas a un tiempo y pasando con facilidad de la una a la otra.

Telefónica Think Big joins Clinton Global Initiative, for better future for young generations.

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Telefónica Think Big joins Clinton Global Initiative,  for better future for young generations.

• CGI endorses Telefónica Think Big campaign to create better future for young generations 
• Telefónica driving employment opportunities for young talent across Europe and worldwide 
• Telefónica & CGI’s shared mission: To turn ideas into action. 

Telefónica’s social action programme – Telefónica Think Big – was yesterdayinaugurated into the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), a movement founded by the 42nd President of the United States to help turn good intentions into real action and results.

Telefónica’s commitment – ‘Telefónica Think Big: A More Entrepreneurial Europe’– was presented during a special session entitled ‘The Case for Optimism in the 21^st Century’ at the CGI Annual Conference in New York City.  The session’s focus was on youth empowerment and creating a more sustainable future – issues critical in Europe’s current socio-economic climate.

“With one-in-five youths unemployed today in Western Europe, we are facing a potential lost generation that is ill-equipped to succeed in the modern digital job market,” said José María Álvarez-Pallete, Chief Operating Officer, Telefónica.  “Recognising that the social and economic future of Europe is at stake, Telefónica Think Big is taking real action to improve educational opportunities across the region – in particular providing sorely-needed skills in the digital technology and entrepreneurial space.”

Telefónica has pledged $37 million annually towards five programs that comprise the Think Big initiative, including the Think Big Youth Movement; Talentum; Wayra and Campus Party.  Telefónica Think Big aims to directly impact 250,000 individuals in Europe by the end of 2015.

Telefónica’s commitment to the CGI was formalised when José MaríaSanz Magallon, Telefónica’s Director of International Corporate Communications, joined Chelsea Clinton on stage at CGI’s Annual Conference yesterday.

In 2012, Telefónicacommitted to launch a collection of progressive programs stemming from a belief in the power of young ideas and the best technology to create a potent force for progress across Europe. The four initiatives collectively known as ‘Telefonica Think Big’, were launched to address these critical issues facing European youth: a lack of job opportunities, a lag in European entrepreneurship, and a shortage of youth with digital skills.  Each programme encourages innovative thinking, entrepreneurialism and digital technology – stimulating young ideas and young enterprise across the region.

Telefonica Digital inked a deal with augmented reality platform Aurasma

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Telefonica Digital inked a deal with augmented reality platform company Aurasma, to integrate the technology into the digital media services the operator group offers brands and advertisers.

In a statement, Telefonica said the agreement, driven by its global advertising team, represents “the biggest deal between a global telecoms company and an augmented reality provider to date”.

The partnership will see brands able to use augmented reality in marketing campaigns, and the technology will be supported alongside other offerings such as location-based marketing and mobile coupons, to offer “new levels of interactivity and customer engagement”.

Telefonica will also look to increase the distribution of Aurasma’s app through its mobile customer base, and will use augmented reality in its own marketing campaigns.

Initial availability will be through Telefonica’s O2 UK arm, before being made available in other markets “in due course”.

Since its launch in June 2011, Aurasma has attracted “over 8,000” commercial partners to its platform, with more than four million downloads of its app.

Press Release:

Telefónica and Aurasma join forces to drive market for augmented reality.

- Telefónica Digital to integrate Aurasma’s Augmented Reality platform into its media services and distribute to mobile customer base.

- Biggest deal ever in the Augmented Reality space, with scope to reach 25 markets and 300m customers.

17 September 2012– Telefónica Digital today announces a global partnership with Aurasma, the world’s leading augmented reality platform.  Under the terms of the deal, Telefónica will integrate Aurasma’s cutting-edge technology into the range of media services Telefónica offers brands and advertisers.  The agreement, made by Telefónica Digital's global advertising team, represents the biggest deal between a global telecoms company and an augmented reality provider to date and will see Telefónica drive distribution of Aurasma's technology across its footprint, starting initially with the UK through O2.

Augmented reality (also known as AR) is already bringing traditional media to life, transforming current static forms of advertising into interactive content unlocked by mobiles and tablets. Analysts predict the total AR market will be worth $600 billion by 2016*.

Aurasma's innovative technology recognises images and objects, allowing interactive digital content such as videos, coupons, competitions and 3D animations to be unlocked from virtually any type of media, including outdoor billboards, print adverts, products, physical locations and in-store materials.  Since launch in June 2011, the company has already attracted over 8,000 commercial partners to its platform and reached more than four million downloads of its app.

Under the terms of the partnership, Telefónica will integrate Aurasma into its media offering, enabling brands to benefit from augmented reality as part of their marketing campaigns. The capability will be offered alongside other technologies including location-based marketing and mobile coupons, with Telefónica helping brands to introduce new levels of interactivity and customer engagement into their advertising campaigns.

Telefónica will also seek to increase the distribution of Aurasma’s app through its mobile customer base and also implement augmented reality in its own marketing campaigns.

The partnership will initially be rolled out in the UK through O2 and offered to brands through O2 Media. The two companies will work together to introduce new innovations around augmented reality and mobile into the UK market. The capability will be rolled out to other Telefónica markets in due course.

'Augmented reality has the potential to fundamentally change advertising, transforming current static formats and introducing new levels of interactivity,' said Shaun Gregory, Global Director of Advertising at Telefónica Digital. 'Aurasma is the undoubted leader in this space with a uniquely scalable platform approach and best in class image recognition technology.  It has already demonstrated the power of its technology in thousands of innovative campaigns across the world and we look forward to working with them to further drive the use of this technology in advertising and marketing communications.'

Matt Mills, Head of Global Partnerships at Aurasma said, 'We are delighted to be working with Telefónica – one of the world’s largest and most innovative telecoms companies.  Telefónica has a deep understanding of the whole mobile ecosystem and so immediately grasped Aurasma's potential to transform the way that people use their phones to engage with the world.  We look forward to working with the Telefónica Digital team to bring this transformation to the thousands of brands who advertise through their media services and over 300 million Telefónica customers.'

  

*Source:  Semico “Augmented Reality: Envision a More Intelligent World” Aug 2012

About Telefónica Digital

Telefónica Digital is a global business division of Telefónica. Its mission is to seize the opportunities within the digital world and deliver new growth for Telefónica through research & development, venture capital, global partnerships and digital services such as cloud computing, mobile advertising, M2M and eHealth. It is also driving innovation in over the top communications services under a new umbrella brand called Tu. Telefónica Digital will deliver these new products and services to Telefónica's 309 million customers as well as leveraging the power of the internet to enter new markets. It is headquartered in London with regional centres in Silicon Valley, Sao Paulo, Spain and Tel Aviv. Jajah, Terra, Tuenti, Media Networks Latin America, 48 and giffgaff are all managed under the Telefónica Digital umbrella.

www.telefonica.com/digital

@tefdigital

www.telefonica.com/digitalhub  

ABOUT AURASMA

Aurasma is the world’s leading augmented reality platform. Available as a free app for iPhones, iPads and high-powered Android devices or as a free kernel for developers, Aurasma uses advanced image and pattern recognition to blend the real-world with rich interactive content such as videos and animations called “Auras”.

Auras can be created for printed images, product packaging, clothing, physical places and users can even use the app to create and share their own. Since its launch in June 2011, Aurasma has had more than four million downloads, 400 Aurasma-enabled apps and over 8,000 partners in markets including retail, fashion, sport, automotive, education, advertising and publishing are using the free technology in their campaigns, on their products or embedding the technology in their own applications.  Aurasma was developed by and is part of software company Autonomy – an HP Company.

London 2012: Telefonica launches Olympics app for Androids, iOS and Blackberry devices.

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London 2012: Telefonica launches Olympics app for Androids, iOS and Blackberry devices.

Taking advantage of the rise of social networks and how easy and quick it is to share information about sports in the media, comes the official implementation of the 2012 London Olympics.

The application is intended for all fans of different sports, looking for instant updates and information results in all competitions of the Olympics.

In this app, you will see the latest results, news and of course, times of each activity.Never miss a single moment of this event!, Which began on July 25 and ending on 12 August.

Features of the app:

Covers all events of the 36 Olympic sports and 21 Paralympic sports.

LIVE: The results are updated in real time and have the option to share them with friends.

You can see live: news, photos and social commentary about the Games.

It has a calendar with the dates of all the competitions of the Olympic Games and allows you to create a favorites list or individual communications.

You can review the Olympic Medal, consulting by country, individual and sport mode the total number of Olympic medals to be delivered in the Games.

Plus you'll find out the profiles (data, conditions, experience) of all athletes participating in the Games in 2012.

The only "but" of the application is only available in English, but do not worry, because it is very educational and certainly not cost you understand and use work perfectly.

Download it now and turn your Olympic spirit to support  your country athletes!

DOWNLOAD LINKS:

For iOS devices LINK

For Android devices LINK

For Blackberry devices LINK

Check out the app Video, London 2012:

London 2012 aplicaciòn Oficial: Telefonica lanza aplicaciones para Resultados en Androids, iPhones y Blackberry

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Londres 2012 aplicaciòn Oficial: Telefonica lanza aplicaciones para Resultados en Androids, iPhones y Blackberry.

Aprovechando el auge de las redes sociales y lo fácil y rápido que resulta compartir información sobre los deportes en estos medios, llega la aplicación oficial de los Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012.

La aplicación está destinada para todos los fanáticos de las diferentes disciplinas deportivas, que buscan actualizaciones instantáneas de resultados e información en todas las competencias de las Olimpiadas.

En esta app, podrás ver los últimos resultados, novedades y, por supuesto, los horarios de cada actividad. ¡No te pierdas ni un solo momento de este evento!, que empezó el 25 de julio y que finalizará el próximo 12 de agosto.

Funcionalidades de la app:

• Cubre todos los eventos de los 36 deportes de los Juegos Olímpicos y 21 deportes de los Juegos Paralímpicos.

• EN VIVO: Los resultados se actualizan en tiempo real y tienes la opción de compartirlos con amigos.

• Puedes consultar en directo: noticias, fotos y comentarios sociales acerca de los Juegos.

• Tiene un calendario con las fechas de todas las competiciones de los Juegos Olímpicos y te permite crear una lista de favoritos o de recordatorios personalizados.

• Podrás revisar el Medallero Olímpico, consultando por países, por modalidad individual y por deporte el número total de medallas olímpicas que se van entregando en los Juegos.

• Además podrás enterarte de los perfiles (datos, condiciones, experiencia) de todos los atletas que participan en los Juegos de Londres 2012.

El único “pero” de la aplicación es que únicamente está disponible en idioma inglés; pero no te preocupes, porque es muy didáctica y de seguro no te costará trabajo entenderla y usarla a la perfección.

¡Descárgala ahora y enciende tu espíritu olímpico para apoyar a los deportistas ecuatorianos!

Para descargar la App de iOS ve al siguiente LINK

Para descargar la App de Android ve al siguiente LINK

Para descargar la App en BlackBerry ve al siguiente LINK

Revisa el video de la app Londres 2012