Vodafone launches free line: a second phone associated with the main line number

Vodafone launches free line: a second phone associated with the main line number...

The Movistar announced few days ago, Vodafone is ahead and set in motion since today same her new line free service that associates a new mobile number to your main line for use in situations that we want to have more privacy.


The new number will be available to receive calls from the time of his application for contract users both card and we will be able to differentiate these calls because phone numbers will be preceded by the prefix # 31 #. To make a call, it will not be possible to display the secondary number so it will be necessary to hide it if you want to stay anonymous.

The service can be activated by dialing * 212 * 1 # and call button of way to receive an SMS informing of the random number that is associated with the main line so that from that moment you can begin to receive calls at a cost of maintenance of 50 cents per week which will be renewed automatically unless requested the low scoring *212 * 3 # and call key.

And if you have forgotten the associated number you can check it by dialing * 212 * 2 # and call button but if you want to change the secondary number, it will be enough to disable and re-enable the service.

No doubt a comfortable service and fast, but that results in disadvantage against since fonYou is less customizable provides fewer options to, above has maintenance costs but at least has passed the phase beta which is still the "second line" Movistar. Too many risks for a service would be free, possibly make greater benefits to the operator resulting from an increase in the activation with the consequent increase in income by the interconnection of the calls received on their networks.

Do arise fonYou return to charge for a more complete service or Movistar will dare to charge him over once the beta phase? Time will tell...

Vodafone gives 10 MP3 of his new music without DRM

Vodafone gives 10 MP3 of his new music without DRM...

During the MWC 2011, Vodafone introduced its new application of music that allows buy and organize music of all your devices from the computer (on PC or Mac) as well as gain quick access to all kinds of multimedia information about the artists on the internet.

The store has a total of three million songs of high quality (320 Kbps) with no DRM so they can be transferred to any device without limitation for a price between 1.49 EUR and 89 cents/song although it will be possible to hire the bonus of 10 songs for $ 5 that in a promotional manner the first bonus will be free If you buy your 10 songs by March 31.

With an appearance that rather reminds Spotify, allows to import all our music, buy, play, burn CDs and even buy tickets for concerts of Vodafone agreement with Live Nation. The application for mobile shop and player, time is available on Symbian and Android.

Software AG: Only a quarter of the digital workflow

Software AG: Only a quarter of the digital workflow...

The digital change is still far from complete: so far are only 20 to 25 percent of the digitized work processes in the company, said the head of Software AG, Karl-Heinz Streibich, on Monday at the CeBIT IT fair in Hanover.


The transformation to a fully digitized company had the challenge of the coming decades. The key to a better use of the possibilities is to integrate previously segregated applications for all divisions, suppliers and business partners.

With a new platform in the "Cloud", the software bring more efficiency in the AG business cooperation. The Darmstadt-based company announced at CeBIT in a condition known as "Cloud Ready" solution, the employees of a company via the Internet, together with external partners brings so that they can work with any type of digital device on joint projects. The new product is in the third quarter of this year will be available.

Founded in 1969, Software AG acquired the 2009 IT Services IDS Scheer. At CeBIT, the company presented the first integrated offering of both houses under the name Enterprise BPM. Following the acquisition of IDS Scheer AG had the software for the past year sales of 1.15 billion euros.

Intel and the problem on Sandy Bridge

Intel and the problem on Sandy Bridge...

It is now known: Intel is facing its problem of the century, a joke that will cost a lot to the American home builder processor.


Several manufacturers are trying to save the situation by withdrawing from the market products based on new chip technology buggy. Certainly one of the producers is more involved with its series HP Pavilion again design.In particular HP has decided to ensure as much support as possible to its users, to offer a refund.

The consumer, once you observe the presence of the 6 series chipset in its product purchased, or has the opportunity to continue to use the product, because according to information provided by the same Intel, you can continue to use your computer, and not Intel just be able to find a solution, HP will inform its customers.

Not only that, according to the instructions of HP you can also return your HP dealer for a refund or return the computer to the retailer and choose an HP computer equivalent.

HP states that not all computers with Intel chipsets are interested in the problem, but the series 6 (Sandy Bridge), code-named Cougar Point, in fact, as stated on the Intel ports Serial-ATA (SATA) chipsets are deteriorate over time and this may adversely affect the performance or functionality of the devices connected to the device as SATA hard drives and DVD drives.

To determine which chipset you have in Device Manager, proceed as described above HP:

* Click Start, type device in the search field, then select Device Manager from the list.
* Click the plus sign (+) to expand the System Devices item.
* Find the name of the chipset in a string similar to the following: Chipset Family Intel ® Series 6/serie C200.
* If the name of the chipset in Device Manager is located in the "family of Intel series chipsets 6/serie C200, the HP computer chip containing the above.

Vodafone Germany from Microsoft and NokiaVodafone Germany from Microsoft and Nokia

Vodafone Germany from Microsoft and NokiaVodafone Germany from Microsoft and Nokia...

Nokia and Microsoft have recently made a commitment that will lead to the slow death of Symbian while by the end of the year should appear on the market the first European handsets produced by the company posts the Redmond software. Vodafone Germany appears to be on the side of both to this Agreement, or so it seems, listening to the words of CEO Jan Geldmacher during an interview of CeBIT held in Hanover.

We are attentive to the situation that will hire new products on the cooperation of Microsoft and Nokia.

Nevertheless, Geldmacher sees the race for the smartphone market in a different way from Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia. The latter believes that the battle between Apple, Google and Microsoft, while Geldmacher believes that Android and iOS are driving horses, and behind them, Microsoft, Nokia and RIM are forced to chase.

CeBIT is hoping for Cloud Computing - More Exhibitors

CeBIT is hoping for Cloud Computing - More Exhibitors...


Since the record shows ten years ago, the CeBIT in Hanover, has lost its appeal considerably. With a new concept, the organizers want leave the crisis behind them. The driving force: the trend towards cloud computing, the "IT cloud" on the web.

CeBIT will be the theme of Cloud Computing again perceived as the most important IT fair in the world. From Tuesday to back more than 300 000 visitors come to the Exhibition Grounds in Hanover. On Monday there will be the first press events, including the software giant Microsoft and the IT industry association BITKOM, and officially opened by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

CeBIT has grown through years behind them. Especially in the economic crisis fell exhibitor and visitor numbers. This year again with more exhibitors come to Hanover. A week before the start there were over 4200 companies - a good 50 more than 2010. The number of exhibitors in 2009 was broken by a quarter to 4300th

A central role to play in this year's so-called cloud computing, is available in the software and data from the "IT cloud" on the web. As a consumer, you come into contact so that, for example, if you use a webmail mailbox. The principle has been around for years, companies such as Google or the business software specialist Salesforce.com consistently rely on it. Since some very unfavorable time also wants the big CeBIT exhibitors Microsoft with all their strength in the "cloud". The Germany boss of the Windows giant, Ralph Haupter wants to introduce at the show press conference on Monday, according to company sources 12 Cloud-theses.

The CeBIT this year is to be structured more clearly the division into four areas. The divisions are called for "Pro" (business customers), "Gov" (government), "lab" (research) and "Life" (Home users).

The show organizers are confident that from 1 to 5 March professionals not only from research and industry, but come back soon as more consumers show. 2010, the number of visitors was dramatically decreased from almost 400 000 to 334 000th The fair was compared to 2009, however, shortened by one day. Once again, she goes through five days until Saturday.

A few years ago, large exhibitors were still used for the CeBIT 'profile as a business exhibition "stronger and thin out the crowds. Now the show is back on the other hand attract more consumers. The President of the co-organizer BITKOM, August-Wilhelm Scheer argued, now wanted the CeBIT exhibitors also address themselves more directly to consumers. "It would be bad if you would hold on stubbornly to traditional one and not mitkriegte that the environment has changed."

The success of CeBIT must be measured not by the number of exhibitors and visitors, but to the contracts being made at the fair, said Scheer. The participation of the policy do the special attraction: "CeBIT is the Davos of the IT industry," affirmed the BITKOM President.

In recent years, CeBIT was added to competing high-tech trade shows, such as the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in mobile communications and consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin at IFA consumer electronics. Large exhibitors like Nokia or Panasonic withdrew from Hanover. Fair boss Frank Pörschmann so pleased about some returnees such as the printing specialists Brother, Epson and Xerox. Even radio heavyweights like Telefonica and Motorola are now with the boat. "The big names are back," announced at CeBIT-chief. IBM CEO Sam Palmisano also travels on Monday to open in Hanover.

Partner country of CeBIT this year is Turkey. The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will inaugurate the exhibition on Monday with Merkel (CDU) official.

Samsung Galaxy S: Update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread for March

Samsung Galaxy S: Update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread for March...

Interesting news coming for all owners of Samsung Galaxy S, according to leaked on the web, Samsung Germany has confirmed the 'update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread coming for the month of March.

In all likelihood, Samsung will maintain its TouchWiz user interface, and then from the perspective of graph should change little. The new features are characterized by intrinsic functions such as Gingerbread, the new system for selecting text, the new keyboard, better battery management, VOIP, etc..

We just have to wait.

Verizon will continue to support other smartphone manufacturers

Daniel Mead, CEO of Verizon, has recently released an interview with the Wall Street Journal that talked about the lack of queues outside Apple stores and Verizon to launch iPhone on sale recently on the network of U.S. carrier, explaining that significant proportion of sales has been placed online.

Among other things, Mead also spoke of the LTE. He explained that many believe that Apple will ignore the LTE because it has not announced anything and there is no noise about the fact that something is in the works:

You will see something else concerning Apple and LTE. They understand the value of LTE and I am pretty confident when I say that it will encompass.

Mead then concluded the interview by explaining that Verizon will continue to support BlackBerry,  Windows Phone 7 and Android, despite the excellent sales and promotion of the iPhone 4. It has also expressed an interest to carry on its network with its Windows Nokia Phone:

I phoned Stephen Elop, and I congratulated him and asked what were the plans for his company.

Federal Network Agency reduced termination charges final

The rates for calling to mobile phones could go on. The Federal Network Agency on Thursday set the new mobile termination charges are fixed for good. Accordingly, the four mobile network operators may retroactively from 1 December 2010 to just over half as much cash for calls from competitors' networks as before.

The regulatory authority had already determined the end of November 2010, new tariffs only provisional. They were only slightly changed, said the agency in Bonn. Accordingly, Deutsche Telekom may take 3.38 cents per minute, Vodafone 3.36 cents. Previously, the two big operators had received 6.59 cents.

The smaller carrier conceded to November 7.14 cents per minute and must now make do with 3.39 cents (O2), or 3.36 cents (E-Plus). The regulatory authority establishes the reduction with the sharp increase network capacity, especially thanks to the traffic of smartphones. As the costs in the mobile networks so far not proportional to the increased use, would drop the charges per minute, it said.

SAP plans to press for compensation for Oracle data theft

The German software giant SAP tries herunterzuhandeln the damages for the theft of data at the U.S. arch-rival Oracle.

The Walldorf asked the court in Oakland, California, late on Wednesday (local time), to reduce the penalties $ 1,300,000,000 to a maximum of $ 408,700,000. Alternatively, SAP aims at a completely new trial.


The amount of damages based on pure speculation, SAP established its input, and called it a miscarriage of justice. The court will on 13 July deal again with the case who had been holding the entire industry on tenterhooks. Also, the computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard had been drawn into the process. There, now the former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker is on top.

SAP had already announced action against the verdict. But fully confident of victory, SAP is Europe's biggest software company has ramped up its provisions for a massive legal battle to over 1 billion €.

The cause of the dispute is already years ago: SAP was the acquisition of software maintenance company TomorrowNow fall 2005 in the mess. TomorrowNow employees had illegally downloaded in large-scale updates to Oracle. Oracle sued in 2007 on charges of data theft and was late November before a jury court.

SAP has acknowledged the failings in the core and apologized for it. The total loss estimate the Walldorf in its recent entry, but on only 28 million dollars. The verdict is not final yet. If SAP decides to go to the revision, the process will be reopened in another court.

SAP is the world leader in business software. Companies use it to control their business processes, such as bookkeeping and customer management. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison spent in recent years, dozens of billions of dollars on acquisitions to catch up. Oracle is the number one in database.

CEO of AT & T: "The App Store are bad for consumers"

The CEO of AT & T has released several statements Randall Stepenson not quite positive on the App Store in general.

During the MWC in Barcelona, Stephenson has held that the App Store are bad for users, as they are forced to pay several times the same application if they want to use it on other smartphones ...

Words quite obvious that they know more than stoccatina to Apple after the recent agreement with Verizon. It 'clear that the ideal would be to buy a game for the iPhone and then download it for free even on an Android phone, but I do not think these companies are very well ...

O2 will quickly start to LTE marketing

That said, the boss of Telefonica O2 Germany, René Schuster, on Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. "Therefore, soon to begin the commercial rollout in the big cities."

Telefónica O2 have this in mind, has written to the Federal Network Agency in order to offer the service, "LTE 800» in the cities. The regulatory checks that are initially the "white spots" on the land connected to the broadband network, not commence before the LTE offerings in the cities. This was a political requirement for the award of the LTE licensing by the legislature.

The default "Long Term Evolution" (LTE) promises high data transfer speeds up to 300 megabits per second in theory. In practice, the data rates however, will be significantly lower. The auctions for the necessary spectrum licenses in May 2010 cost the German network operators a total of 4.4 billion euros.

Together with the two major mobile providers in Germany, German Telekom and Vodafone wants to promote the use of the O2 mobile payment system "mpass," especially when shopping on the mobile Internet. The system can be used by all the customers of the provider, confirm that a purchase using their mobile phone and a PIN. The purchase amount is then driven over the phone bill. Schuster pointed to market studies, is that by the year 2014 already processed a payment volume of over seven billion euros over the phone or smart phone in Germany. "I can imagine the day when we pay no plastic types for longer required."

The company Telefónica O2 Germany will occur from April to just under the name of the Spanish parent company and renamed Telefónica in Germany. The products will still offered under the existing brand name.

Vodafone responds to block VoIP

In recent days, Vodafone has blocked some of the most popular applications for instant messaging, as WhatsApp, and to make VoIP calls, as Viber.

Today, through a tweet, Vodafone tells us the answer that it would notify users who have protested this absurd restriction.

Vodafone does not operate any block VoIP services, but offers all customers the opportunity to choose and use these services by computer, mobile phone or smartphone.

Vodafone offers its customers a wide range of offerings that meet the diverse communication needs, from the simplest to the most advanced, and clearly communicate the features and possible limitations of the individual tariff profiles.

Who wants to get the most from the Internet onto cell has at its disposal Mobile Internet Plus, a promotion that offers up to 2GB of traffic per week at a cost of 8€ per week and that also allows the use of VoIP applications. Anyone wanting to use only Internet browsing from a mobile phone can activate the Mobile Internet to 3€ per week for plans rechargeable and 10 € a month for subscriptions, the option provides traffic thresholds, respectively, included 250MB and 1GB per month per week.

The range of rates and Tablet PC navigation, Internet Key, offers customers a variety of possibilities, both in the subscription version for batteries, according to individual needs and available for expenditure. Always allow Internet Rates, in fact, to stay connected, no time limits, with the freedom to choose the maximum speed based on the services that you intend to use (simple browsing, sending e-mail and chat, music, videos and online games, applications, HD video and VoIP).

The customer is always informed in a transparent manner on the offers that allow you to use VoIP, via the information materials available in stores and on www.vodafone.it. The current offer is perfectly in line with the current regulatory framework, respect the neutrality of the Net, allowing the customer to choose a clear and transparent type of offer and service included.

The General Conditions of Service VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is publicly available at www.vodafone.it since November 2009.

In short, Vodafone has limited the use of such applications exclusively to those users who have signed data plan cheaper, almost everyone.

Intel launches chips problem back on the market

The producers who undertake must block the problematic parts only in those systems where the error is irrelevant, Intel announced on Monday (local time) with the Santa Clara, California.

In the major manufacturers such as HP and Dell are currently still a lot of tapes, because the so-called chip sets are missing for the latest-generation processors, "Sandy Bridge". Intel controls about 80 percent of the market, AMD and other rivals are much smaller.

The recently discovered technical design flaw affects Intel's new chip generation, "Sandy Bridge" in which the company first processor unit (CPU) with a graphics unit (GPU) links directly. The affected chipset organize include the connection and the data flow to each interface of the computer.

When the faulty components, it is possible that some hard drives or DVD drives are driven with the wrong time or too slow. The problem of chips are now to be built in such as notebooks, where such connections are not used anyway. A repaired, error-free chip is already produced and will now be delivered from mid-month. So far, Intel has put off his customers at the end of the month.

Intel had a week ago, acknowledged the error, immediately stopped production and delivery and launched in cooperation with the manufacturers a call back. The problematic chipsets were from 9 January has been delivered. The processor, the heart of the computer is working properly, according to Intel.

Intel expects to cost 700 million dollars to convert to production and shipped to repair the computer or to compensate the customers. The Group is also of sales loss in the quarter from $ 300 million. So this is one of the most expensive periods in its history.