A Plane with 150 people on Board Crashes in the French Alps

Hollande says that there is "no survivors" and confirms that among the passengers there are at least 42 Spanish

An aircraft of the German company Germanwings, an Airbus A320, performing the route between Barcelona and Düsseldorf, has crashed Tuesday in the French Alps. [So we're counting live the last hour of the accident]

 

 

On board the flight they were 144 passengers and six crew members, as confirmed by the company through a statement. French President François Hollande, has said it is "unlikely" that any of them survived : "The accident conditions suggest that there is no survivor." In a brief appearance at the Elysee, Hollande has indicated that they are 42 Spaniards have died and there are victims "of other nationalities, mainly German and Turkish."
 

"No can bring relief to within a few hours' since the accident occurred in an access area" particularly difficult ", lamented the French head of state to the media, accompanied by the Kings of Spain, which Tuesday carried out in the country a state visit. Hollande added that "have not been yet clarified the circumstances" of the accident. In fact, what little we know so far about the victims is that between them have a group of 17 German students aged 14 to 16 years and two teachers participating in an exchange program between their school and Barcelona.

"Our thoughts are people who suffer this immense regret"

Following the intervention of French President Felipe VI announced, accompanied by Queen Letizia and Hollande, the suspension of state trip through France. "I want to express my deepest condolences, wholeheartedly, to families who have lost loved ones," said Philip VI , who has also forwarded to the French authorities for their "gratitude" by the measures implemented "immediately" .
 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that next Wednesday will travel to the scene and ensured that the tragedy has filled a "great pain" to Germany, Spain and France. "Our thoughts are with all those who are suffering despite the immense," said the head of government in a press conference, adding then that "it is not the time" now to get into speculation about the causes of tragedy, but to "accompany those who suffer."

Cabinets crisis

Meanwhile, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, who visit Sevilla as planned, announced minutes after the plane's passengers between "there are 45 Spanish surnames and two babies." The Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has suspended its agenda and has offered a press conference in which, after stating via Twitter be "shocked" by this "tragedy", said it will "do everything in our power to help families'. Both leaders have returned to Madrid, where a crisis cabinet will meet chaired by sanez de Santamaría .
 

The Government has also created in Barcelona a crisis unit to coordinate actions, which form part of the Minister of Development, Ana Pastor. The Vice President, Joana Ortega, prepare your travel soon to the area of the incident. According to reported sources of the Catalan executive, the Minister of the Interior, Ramon Espadaler, has also moved to El Prat airport, where the plane had gone to coordinate the spotlight victims has been created with Aena.

Philip VI: "I want to express my sincere condolences to the families"

The president of the Generalitat, Artur Mas, has also comoparecido to the media and expressed its condolences to all the families of the passengers. He also reported that he has maintained contacts with the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, and the leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sanchez, and has suspended its institutional agenda for Tuesday. But it has appeared in the press room of the Palau de la Generalitat, delivering "condolences sense," although it has not provided data on the number of Spanish residents would have on the flight, because you must first inform the families. The Catalan president has said that "the entire operating" of his government is "up" and are in collaboration with the State authorities and the French.
 

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo, activated emergency consular protocol within their department after learning of the accident. The Consulate of Spain in Marseille (France) and Dusseldorf (Germany) have also been alerted. García-Margallo is located in Paris accompanying the Kings in his state visit.

Area inaccessible

The French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, has shifted to where the plane crashed to coordinate rescue efforts, reported Valls, who added that for now the causes of the fatal incident are unknown and has been launched an interministerial cell.

The device has disappeared from the radar in the Alpes de Haute Provence and crashed near the town of Barcelonnette. Two helicopters from the Gendarmerie have confirmed to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have located the device near Prads-Haute-Bléone between Digne-les-Bains and Barcelonnette.
 

Flight 9535 Airbus A320 plane was scheduled to leave at 9.35 Barcelona Airport and has done so at 10.01. The specialized web 'Flightradar24 "which keeps track of flights, missed at 10:39 hours flying at an altitude of 6,800 feet (2,000 meters high). The plane dropped a distress call before crashing, as reported by the General Directorate of the French Civil Aviation through a statement.
 

According to Reuters, the device had been in service since 1991 and has since flown only with companies of the Lufthansa Group, which owns Germanwings, the "low-cost" holding subsidiary.

Emergency services

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- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation has enabled a phone exclusively for those who have information or need to collect information on passenger plane has crashed in the French Alps, and they were traveling in Spanish and German citizens. The phone, which belongs to the Consular Emergency Unit, is 913948900, and also serves on email: unidaddecrisis@maec.es, as reported by the Embassy of Spain in Germany through its official account on Twitter .
 

- For its part, Lufthansa and German Wings have two phone lines to contact the toll free number 0800 11 33 55 77 900 808 890 and to inform and assist the families of passengers.

- An emergency device composed of doctors and psychologists has moved to El Prat airport in Barcelona to meet the families of the victims of the plane crash this morning in the French Alps. According to informed sources told ABC Emergency Medical System (EMS), the team of care for families is composed of three medical units and between four and six psychologists, although not rule out expanding it if necessary.

Relatives of the victims arrive at Barcelona airport

 

Relatives of passengers on the Airbus A320 arriving at Barcelona airport

The Kings of Spain during the meetings held on Tuesday at the Elysee

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5 Most Spectacular Opera Theaters of the World

Paris Philharmonic, the Palau de la Música Catalana, La Fenice Theatre, the Opera Garnier and Opera Budapest are true palaces of music. Respond to different periods in different scenarios, why have so characteristic architectures. But the beauty of these places lies not only in its splendor, but also in the meaning they acquired for society. They have been, and remain, meeting places, cultural celebrations and great emotional magnitude.

Except for the Philharmonic of Paris - whose opening is very recently these concert halls have achieved good meeting places they knew last over time. "Ultimately, the theaters and halls of this type are that: buildings that not only give value the work itself, but also add value to the exchange that there is generated among the people who attend the various events" Infobae explained the architect Martin Imbern.

What is the secret of your sound? There are a number of basic proportions to be observed at the time of design, not only for reasons of sound but also visual, after providing a satisfying experience to the public. As pointed Imbern, assisted by specialists in art is essential to the successful design, especially not to break with more traditional settings. Furthermore, the choice of coating materials is essential for acoustic endure.

Infobae collects some of the most impressive auditoriums and why

Paris Philharmonic

The majestic auditorium was remodeled in January 2015 and opened to the public for free. The opening was attended by numerous figures from the political and social context of France, including President Francois Hollande.

The site was redesigned by architect Jean Nouvel. The room, which has a capacity for 2,400 people, will have all kinds of concerts, not only symphonic, but also amplified music genres such as jazz. The whole interior is designed so that viewers can enjoy the acoustic and visual place. For this "floating" balconies that can generate a more intimate between the public and the orchestra placed link.

The main objective was to highlight its strongest feature: sound quality. The sound was developed by Marshall Day Acoustics Company, one of the largest in the world in this category.
 

Palace of Catalan Music

It was built by Lluis Domenech i Montaner at the beginning of 1900, financed with funds coming from the popular subscription, and thought to host the Orfeo Catalan. The design revolves around a metal core structure is coated glass, allowing natural light to highlight this magnificent work.

The interior design has stained glass windows and several figures that give the place a mystical air, for example, muses around the stage, a bust of Beethoven and Anselm Clave, flowers, vases and jewelry cabinets full Valkyries Wagner placed on the roof.

In addition to the main hall features the Petit Palau, opened in 2004, an auditorium designed for small functions as it has great technology and excellent acoustics.

December 4 December 1997 was declared World Heritage by UNESCO and is part of the symbolism of the Catalan people.

Teatro la Fenice

It is one of the most famous venues in Europe and since its inception served as the official theater of the aristocracy of Venice. The architect in charge of its construction was Giannantonio Selva in 1972.

At first the place San Benedetto theater was destroyed by fire and reduced to rubble was. That's why we decided to build a new opera house there and call the Fenice, which means "phoenix", to refer to the survival of the first building.

Currently holds marble halls, an imposing staircase, moldings, stucco, coated with gold leaf and fresh plaster. Everything made according techniques used in the seventeenth century.
 

Opera Garnier

Also known as Palais Garnier, Opéra de Paris was the place that inspired the famous work "The Phantom of the Opera". His style is neo-baroque and forms the National Opera of Paris with the Opera Bastille.

For building a contest involving nearly 170 architects and gave as winner Charles Garnier was organized. The then young professional, undertook to capture the luxury end.

Inside the place we find the "foyers" - large and extensive rooms adjacent to the auditorium decorated with mosaic, gold leaf and a magnificent white marble staircase.

The show lounge, which has a total of 1900 seats, is decorated with golden hues and colored and lit by a crystal chandelier that allows the paintings on the ceiling look.

Opera Budapest

Also known as the Hungarian State Opera House, is considered one of the sites with the best acoustics in the world. It is in the Pest section of Budapest. The place was built by Miklos Ybl and opened in 1884.

Its façade has a Renaissance Revival style in which you can find sculptures of the most important composers and musicians such as Hungary, Ferenc Erkel. One of its main features is its form of "horseshoe" feature that can be seen in each of the openings of the place, whether doors or windows. Besides their terminations in marble and bronze give a distinctive style along with paintings that line the roofs of this auditorium.

Initially, the ability of viewers in the audience was 2400, reduced to about 1300 about today. The highlight of the room is the central dome decorated with a huge fresco and royal box which is decorated with sculptures symbolizing the 4 voices of opera: soprano, tenor, bass and alto.

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A Uncomfortable REFLECTION

The human mind is able to create wonderful things.
Our enormous intellectual capacity allows us to conceive extraordinary ideas and concepts that are not able to find in nature around us and making us pure creators.
In fact, one of our intellectual creations of abstract character characterizes us and define us as a species.
And no, we're talking about art, or mathematics, nor religion, nor a sense of humor ...
We are talking about the hypocrisy.
Despite its obvious negative connotations, hypocrisy is a result of our superior intellect.

Hypocrisy has acquired such a level of refinement and development in humans and have so ingrained within us that has come to confuse our view of reality to the limit.
We have reached a level of existential hypocrisy and are faced with this level of confusion about the nature of our actions, we got to confuse the starkest and abject selfishness attitudes of love and respect that have nothing to do with the real nature of our actions .
One of the most egregious examples of this we see reflected in our relationship with animals.
This is a really hard issue to address as awake reactions and often visceral, fleeing any capacity for cold and rationale.
But if we have the courage to be honest with ourselves, we must accept that the relationship that our species has with the other animals on this planet is simply shameful.

And no, the passage of time has not improved the situation has worsened.
Despite what many people want to believe, today we have reached the highest levels of cruelty and meanness over other animals, because unlike other times or earlier civilizations, now our relationship with them is bathed in the most revolting hypocrisy.
Indeed, to reach the current state, we have laid hold centuries of another of our "best intellectual creations" arrogance.
Our arrogance as a species has led us to believe that other animals are incapable of feeling emotions, to think, to have personality, to develop cultural elements or communicate.
To reach such conclusions we have relied on the fact that we are unable to verify the existence of any of these features or elements in other animals, simply because we do not understand how they express themselves.
That allowed us to self convince the inferiority of other animals and thereby have refused any hint that resembles humans.
It was an act of arrogance concerned, which has allowed us to empty of content and thus have been able to conceptualize almost as if they were objects that can be manipulated at will, without having to face any guilt.
Thanks to the perfect symbiosis between arrogance and hypocrisy, we have allowed the freedom to turn animals into slaves to our service; tying them, lock them, cage them, mistreat or even today, killing mass murder applying industrial techniques.
And thanks to that wonderful intellectual instrument called hypocrisy, we managed to ease our consciences, because our actions we've applied the label "economic or nutritional need" and the lower and heinous cases, the label of "tradition and culture".

PARTY
When we speak of mistreatment disguised as "tradition and culture" animals, obviously the best example, emetic and disgusting example of this is the bullfights and similar festivals, where a set of degenerate gather to watch as a series people torturing an animal to death.
There is a show worldwide that is able to capture such a high level of villainy, human misery and cowardice, as offered us a bullfight.

Many contrary to this infamous show, people tend to focus their anger on the bullfighters or people jumping into the ring to face the animal.
But if we look coldly, and paradoxically, the bullfighter is perhaps the only one involved that deserves any respect.
Yes, it's true: his living torturing and killing animals such as wield the animalistic.
But let's face it: it does not remove him too much of a slaughterhouse employee, responsible for executing daily to thousands of pigs, chickens or cows defenseless, except that the "right-handed" risking their physical integrity with it.

Here, the true mean and depraved beings are the people who pay money to attend the show.
A set of cowards, gory and sadistic not have the courage to go down to the arena to face the bull to meet this "noble tradition that both claim to love".
If you really loved bullfighting and considered "a noble confrontation between man and animal" as qualifying them not be hidden behind high wooden barriers, nor sit in inaccessible stands several feet above the ring. They would be downstairs in direct contact with "the party" and the risk involved.

And is that even though they deny it, in the depths of their hearts, these vile and hypocritical beings harbor the intimate and shameful that the bull gores the matador and will tear the flesh desire, because deep down they envy for being able to kill the animal with his own hands.

Thus a bullfight in the background is simply a mirror in which viewers look: a mirror in which they see reflected his own sadism and his execrable cowardice.
And it matters little who attend this show are judges, players, agents and artists, even Picasso, Hemingway and Joaquín Sabina are called: they are a living representation of the lowest of the human species and its most blatant hypocrisy and lack of nobility .
It's something that costs to assimilate, but we must accept as one of the great "wonders of nature" is that someone can be a vicious, vile and cowardly completely miserable and still be a great artist.

The industrialized extermination

But beyond the case of bullfighting, which is a striking case, but it is still a residual, parochial and provincial representation of human indignity, what really characterizes today's world our cruelty and hypocrisy towards animals is our ability to apply industrial techniques of mass murder.
We are one of the few animals capable of creating large amounts of life for the sole purpose of being able to destroy it later and do it with a coldness and indifference that would call into question many of the assumptions moral and religious of the way we like about principles.

For us, chickens, pigs or cows have become mere delivery units proteins and are able to raise and hacinarlos for life without death camps only get to ask even the slightest doubt about our attitude or on the pain and suffering we cause.

Our capacity for abstraction, driven by our arrogance and our hypocrisy, allows us to erase from our minds the vision of animals individually, to become representations of the labels we apply to them ("pigs", "chicken", "calves" ), to become animated objects.
In doing so, we activate virtually the same mental mechanisms we use when we characterize an enemy, classified according to their uniform and label as "communist", "Jew", "black" or "French" in order to snatch any hint of individuality or humanity, erasing any possibility of empathy with him and to kill him freely in the name of ideals, a flag or country.
It is so sad and terrifying: in the back of our minds, just using the same logic to kill a chicken to kill an enemy, except that the animals are helpless and can apply on them our efficient extermination techniques Industrial.
And it matters little that regularly arise thousand and one scientific studies proving that all these animals harbor many more like us than initially thought.
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Faced with the threat of a possible attack of conscience remove our beliefs and mental structures, quickly apply the mechanism "tagger" which allows us to classify animals into different categories so we can exterminate en masse to those who suit us, while we raise to the category of "best friends" who obey our best interests.

THE TRUTH ABOUT PETS
At this point of the article is likely that many readers are displayed agree with much of the above.
At the end of the day we played the "easy stuff": bullfighting, the industrialized extermination farms and slaughterhouses and this could have added the animal experiments, all controversial and debatable issues, but for which there is a argumentario Solid widely advocated by the "defenders of animal rights."

But there are other ramifications in this issue, which as mentioned above, can elicit visceral reactions, then strike a chord with our most detestable and rooted hypocrisy.
What if we address openly falsehood around the world of pets?
Begin to start some masks of hypocrisy.

It is outrageous to see how someone describes himself as "animal lover" just why have a dog or a cat at home.
A real "animal lover" would love all animals without distinction, not only to certain convertible domesticated species in pets.
She would worry not only about the welfare of their beloved puppy, but for all dogs, cats, rats, birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates of the animal kingdom, whatever they were, and were where they were.
A real "animal lover" could not be peacefully petting her kitty knowing that thousands of pigs, potentially more intelligent and loving your pussycat, traveling every second conveyor belts path of a cold and cruel death to end eventually filling your fridge or thousands of apes, many of which are equipped with more personality than some of your friends are tortured in the name of scientific progress in laboratories around the world.

So please, let's not be so damn hypocritical and not insult our intelligence and that of other qualifying us ourselves "animal lovers".
Most of us are not "animal lovers" because animals generally care about a horn; all that matters to us are our pets.

But let us go up the ladder more on the level of hypocrisy.
In today's society there is a growing number of people prefer before the pet animals to humans.
Networks websites are full of dog lovers in which these animals "real angels" and where are practically labeled "higher beings" us is qualified.
In some cases we seem to be the dawn of a new canine religion.
These people, often with an almost mystical expression on their faces, as if they see the Virgin, have no qualms in saying that "dogs are better than people."
And maybe they're right.

But there is also another option is that in many cases (not all, do not generalize), prefer dogs relate to people by sheer comfort and pure selfishness.
And is that people are complex, are difficult, contradictory, can cause pain with our decisions and attitudes and demand a level of commitment, intellectual effort and sacrifice will never require a dog.
So, perhaps behind this exacerbated love dogs, it really is comfort, fear, disability is hidden to feel empathy for others and a deep selfishness disguised love of animals with which these people find the perfect to escape all compromise with other human beings subterfuge.

Plain and simple, prefer the company of dogs, because they are easier to treat people: their responses are predictable and allow to place upon them love and good feelings, obtaining in exchange instant gratification as well as care for the animal.
They are "fast food" emotional; a quick and convenient way to get emotional nourishment without being forced to get into the kitchen of human relationships, where one is forced to prepare complicated recipes that can go wrong.
So also uproot this mask of hypocrisy.
We live in a society where people are caring for their dogs as if they were children or family members, but instead leave their parents in nursing homes, like chickens waiting "their turn".

PROPERTY ON ANIMALS
As mentioned in a previous article, in our mind we have created a fictitious concept that has led us to consider ourselves owners of everything in this planet.
We believe that the entire planet and everything that is home to our service.
And pets are a good example of this, although many people refuse to accept it.
Because in reality, the pets we have in our homes and that both simulated estimate, are nothing more than a product to us. A product of our property, as is a washing machine or slacks.
And like any good product to our service, must play a role that is useful to us.
And that function is to keep us company and offer free and easy dose of affection, without the shackles and complications involving human relationships.
This is how we stole the immensity of the sea goldfish and enclaustramos in small tanks with ridiculous decorations or we stole the vastness of the sky to the birds and locked in tiny cages in which we attended fascinated the beautiful spectacle of desperation .

Because for us are simple products. Products we buy in stores dedicated professional kidnapping.

And this has led us to live in crowded cities of prisoners.
Cats and sentenced to life imprisonment in small flats, entitled to a couple of day trips and some juicy whim benefit from feed ration ration and dogs.
And at the height of our selfishness and disgusting hypocrisy, the castrate with the excuse of "spare the suffering" involving sexual desire that can not see satisfied, when in fact we do to fulfill, as submissive slaves, their mission making us feel good, without having to suffer the inconvenience us their reproductive needs.
Hypocritically and ignoble we tell ourselves that it is "best for them" and we convince ourselves that we are the best thing that could happen to them these animals because we give them "lots of love" and a "good life".
It is certainly life we ​​all dream to have, right?
Life in a small jail, I think daily, castrated without the right to sex and programmed to love our jailers, who reward us with caresses and cuddle in our cell.
A dream come true ...
Much cynicism!
How much hypocrisy!

It is under pretexts like these, we educate our children by taking them to the zoo, that horrible prison full of prisoners around the world, clearly labeled and exposed to our apathetic enjoyment.
This is how we program our descendants, from tiny well, that tomorrow also be jailers and not come to consider the true meaning of his actions, scheduled to confuse his monstrous selfishness with a supposed "love of animals".
Enough of hypocrisy!
Let's face nature of our actions.
No subterfuge, no excuses.
Say things by their name, once and for all.
Let's say that animals are our property and are within our service.
Having different functions as any product we buy in a store.
Some are for our viewing enjoyment, others because it gives pleasure and caress other because they are rich when we eat.

And we care what they feel.

Say we have a dog because we need an animated object on which to place love and we provide free doses of affection without asking anything in return complicated.
Because they never tell us anything that offends us, or we berates our faults or defects.
Because we may be miserable, cowardly or some bastards, but he does not know and always gives us the reason.
Because thanks to its slavish obedience, we feel powerful and that allows us to hide our pathetic life of submission.

Say castrate him not to bother us and prevented their sexuality and their relationships because we are uncomfortable.
Let's say we auto programmed to love and mourn when suffering, but we will do whatever it takes to never be free and do not leave us alone.
Because above all, is OURS.

From our property.
As the car, the TV or slippers.
And let's say if we have a high regard for our car when he grows old, replace it with another.
And with the dog, do the same, because it has a role to play: serve.
This is reality.
And it has little to do with the alleged "love of animals".

What does it really mean to love animals?
Loving animals is to love what They are in Themselves and not the role for us.
Loving animals is to love their freedom. And That Means Knowing and accepting That Are Not Within our service.
They are not born to "lick the back" when we need it.
Who are not born for us to stroke His soft fur us When we want.
We accept That Should Live Their Lives As They and Where They Please please.
The birds fly free and cost us see Their plumage and We have to make do With Their listening to songs, hidden Among the branches.
They Know That goldfish swim Among the corals, DESPITE Not being reliable to see them.
Than are now available for our pets scamper woods or meadows and play freely, away from our eyes and our control.
That will cold, hungry and feel pain but May Also dispose of His lifetime As They choose.
And free will eat or be eaten, As it should be.
In short, we must accept That They are not our own.
Nor are the seas, and mountains.
As in reality it is nothing.
But if we are not reliable to withstand the true reality of nature in the end, if in the end we prefer to keep believing That animals are our property and are to our service, at Least Have the decency not to be so disgustingly hypocritical .. .
GAZZETTA THE APOCALYPSE

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Vernal equinox

Vernal equinox: How dare they call it spring? (+video)

  

A dog wears protective glasses prior to the solar eclipse in Regent's Park in London Friday. Unfortunately, due to heavy cloud cover, the eclipse was not visible in London.

The vernal equinox, which marks the beginning of spring, is upon us.But that’s a tough sell when many parts of the US are still expecting more snow. And while there are other ways to define the seasons, none are very satisfying.

At 6:45 p.m. EST, the sun will shine directly on the equator, producing a 12-hour day for both hemispheres. Our planet reaches this point in its orbit twice a year – on the autumnal and vernal equinoxes. Ancient civilizations recognized this astronomical phenomenon as the ideal time to begin planting crops and raising livestock – in other words, the first day of spring. And to some degree, we still accept that notion.

But with the inclusion of leap years, there cannot be an exact annual date for the equinoxes. And because of Earth’s elliptical orbit, the length of each astronomical season varies. As such, it used to be difficult to compare seasonal climate data between different years. So in the mid-20th century, meteorologists campaigned for a new, simpler system. The National Climatic Data Center defined each season as an even three-month period – meteorological spring spans March, April, and May. So while the sun says spring sprung today, weathermen say it started almost three weeks ago.

But if you asked Boston’s snow-battered masses, neither factor would make a convincing argument for spring. Warm weather may be on the horizon, but that’s hardly comforting when forecasts continue to warn of additional snow. For most people, spring can’t be defined by orbits and climatological data. It’s a feeling – you know it when you see it. Sure, 50 degrees Fahrenheit would provide New Yorkers a welcome reprieve from frigid temperatures, but it would make for an unseasonably cold day in Atlanta.

So it may not be spring in the blooming-flowers sense, but astronomy buffs still have a lot to be excited about today. A total solar eclipse was visible from points in the North Atlantic this morning, and was streamed live for those in other parts of the world. And coinciding with the equinox, the moon will reach its closest point of orbit tonight, resulting in a “supermoon.” Seasonal pessimism aside, it’s an exciting way to usher in the “first day” of the season.

Via:CSmonitor

Apple Watch

Apple smart watch arrives in stores on April 24

   

Watch Apple may not be the most hyped gadget of all time, but, undoubtedly, is the most anticipated in recent years device. Now that you've arrived, Apple has decided to simply call Apple Watch. It will be available for pre-orders on April 10 and will hit stores on April 24; has a starting price of $ 349.

The first technology device Apple dress comes in three editions, including a sports model Sport and other luxury model, Apple Watch Edition, which comes with a finish of 18 carat gold. There are three versions of the same clock with different finishes and two sizes, 38mm and 42mm. All have touch screens and are equipped with a flexible Retina display (which is covered with sapphire), a dial known as Digital Crown, and LED infrared diodes that help take your pulse and "turn the movement into information". Therefore, Apple calls it a "complete device health and physical activity."

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The watch has a S1 processor and is equipped with a gyroscope and an accelerometer. You can connect to Wi-Fi and GPS on your phone. If you press the dial, you go to the home screen clock. The device can take dictation and provides a precise time synchronization, with a range of more or less milliseconds.

As the iPhone 6, the Apple Watch has has technology short distance communication or NFC . Apple demonstrated how this technology can make mobile payments with clock and to open the lock of the door of your house. The applications allow you to access the functions of an automated home, such as smart thermostats, to use the wireless connection on your iPhone as a conduit. For the Apple Watch work, you need an iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C and iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus.

Several mobile technology companies have launched or announced their own smart watches, including Sony SmartWatch 2, the Motorola Moto 360 , the Gear Live and Samsung Gear S , G and G Watch Watch R LG. However, these devices have encountered challenges to break into the market in general. One reason is that there has not arisen a sufficiently good application to run in watches. Nor has helped consumers have been waiting for Apple to hurl a device search.

Availability

Apple Watch, the first foray Cupertino giant in the category of wearables, will be available from April 24 in different parts of the world. The initial price of the cheapest model, called Apple Watch Sport is US $ 349.

 

Pre-orders can be made from 10 April.

Each model comes in different colors: silver and black aluminum for Apple Watch Sport; Apple Watch Collection comes in stainless steel and dark steel; and Apple Watch Regular Edition comes in gold and rose gold. It will be available in two sizes: one 38mm and one 42mm.

 

There are three models and these are the prices:

1. Apple Watch Sport has an aluminum body and a glass screen Ion-X. It will cost $ 349 for the device of 38 mm and US $ 399 for 42 mm.

 

2. The Apple Collection Watch has a stainless steel body and back glass ceramic and sapphire. It will cost: for the model 38mm US $ 549 to US $ 1.049 (depending on the strap you choose) and 42mm US $ 599 to US $ 1.099.

 

3. The Apple Watch Edition has a ceramic and sapphire back, but his body also contains gold 18 quilates.Costará from US $ 10,000 limited edition in some stores.

Via:CNET

Galaxy S6 Introduced from Samsung

While the Samsung Galaxy S6 release date remains up in the air that hasn’t stopped the company from putting up early Galaxy S6 pre-orders weeks ahead of the confirmed Galaxy S6 release.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge are both official and the two flagships are confirmed for an April 10th arrival in 20 unnamed countries. The two devices, which will compete against the likes of the iPhone 6 and HTC One M9, are still weeks away from their anticipated arrivals but we’re already seeing early orders pop up for those that want to order them well in advance.

U.S. carriers haven’t put the Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 up for pre-order just yet but Galaxy S6 pre-orders are now live for consumers in Europe. Samsung Netherlands is now offering early Galaxy S6 pre-orders for the regular model and the Galaxy S6 Edge. The website confirms that both devices will start shipping in time for the April 10th release date, a sign that the Netherlands will be among the first regions to carry the two flagships.

Samsung Netherlands’ pre-order also confirms the Galaxy S6 price for both models with the Galaxy S6 commanding a €700 price tag and the Galaxy S6 Edge checking in with a price tag of €850. Those are the prices for the based 32GB models. The company isn’t offering pre-orders on the 64GB or 128GB models just yet.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 does not come with a microSD card slot which puts greater importance on the higher-end models. The 64GB and 128GB variants are expected to command higher prices. Galaxy S6 price details put the device at €799 for the 64GB version, and €899 for the 128GB model in Europe. If the Galaxy S6 Edge pricing holds, we could see the larger storage sizes arrive at €949 and €1049 respectively.

The big difference is the dual-curved edge display on the Galaxy S6 Edge.

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 price still isn’t confirmed for the United States though T-Mobile notes that the Approximate Retail Value of the Samsung Galaxy S6 is $699. The carrier does not list the ARV for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge because it isn’t one of the prizes. This ARV could serve as the off-contract price of the Samsung Galaxy S6 in the United States though that remains to be seen.

April 10th will serve as the initial Galaxy S6 release date though it’s not expected to cover all Galaxy S6 markets. The U.S. Galaxy S6 release date remains a mystery though we now know that at least three devices are inching closer to release.

Today, the Verizon Galaxy S6, Verizon Galaxy S6 Edge and T-Mobile Galaxy S6 Edge cleared the FCC, a huge step towards their upcoming release dates. The U.S. traditionally is among the first markets to get big name Galaxy smartphones and the arrival of these filings hints at a release that’s on the fast track, perhaps for April 10th.

U.S. Cellular, the nation’s fifth largest carrier, says that it will start stocking the two devices in April though it declined to offer a specific release date. U.S. release dates typically cluster around one another which means that devices from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon shouldn’t be too far behind, if they’re behind at all.

Carriers in the United States still haven’t confirmed Galaxy S6 pre-orders though with a month to go before the start of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge release, there’s still a lot of time left for early orders.

The new Galaxy S6 comes with an assortment of upgrades including a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display with 577 ppi, Exynos 7 octo-core processor from Samsung, 32/64/128GB of storage with no microSD card slot, Android 5.0 Lollipop with a new version of Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, a 16MP camera, a 5MP front-facing camera, Cat.6 LTE, and a 2550 mAh (Galaxy S6) and 2600 mAh battery (S6 Edge).

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge will come with similar specifications though its will feature a unique curved display that bends down over the two sides of the phone. Both the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Edge eschew plastic in favor of a bold new design that features a combination of metal and glass that also features Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4.

 

In the middle of great expectations, Samsung introduced its Galaxy S6 in the context of the MWC 2015 taking place in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

What comes in the Samsung Galaxy S6?

Samsung used all his ammunition in his presentation of Samsung Galaxy S6, a team that will go on sale on April 10 in 20 countries. The rest of the world will eventually see these teams will come with 32GB, 64GB and 128GB.

"This is the world's most advanced smartphone. With capabilities that no other phone can match, "was the confident assertion of the president of Samsung, JK Shin said in a presentation where Samsung tried to prove his supremacy over the iPhone 6 Apple phone that the new device has more than a passing resemblance.

 

Two S6

Confirming rumors of several weeks, the Korean company did not provide one but two versions of its flagship phone Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, the latter with a curved screen on both sides of the phone.

 

Design

One of the main complaints about the Galaxy S5 was his design made of plastic, which gave the system a semblance of weakness unworthy of a high-end phone.

Something that Samsung representatives strove to emphasize was the beauty of your appliances. Galaxy S6 is coated Gorilla Glass (glass Gorilla) both in the front and rear.

Samsung could not avoid making his first compared to Apple's iPhone evening explaining that the metal phone was 50% stronger than that used by rivals.

"No double" they said in reference to the problems of the iPhone 6 when it came out.

 

Wireless charging

Another rumor was confirmed that the S6 will have a built-in battery that can be charged wirelessly.

Samsung said he did not want to use this technology, which helped develop until there quickly enough in advance to be convenient for users. "10 minutes are equivalent to four hours of charging," they said.

As a counterpart, now their appliances batteries are incorporated therein, as in the case of iPhones.

 

Screen

In addition to the curves of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, the Korean company has not stood with folded when improving their screens hands.

Although equally sized screens 5.1 inches of S5, new cell phones have 77% more pixels than its predecessor: 577 pixels per inch.

 

Camera

Perhaps the greatest advances of this phone are the camera. The Samsung S6 switches the camera 2 MP front by May 1 MP to 'selfies' with higher resolution than ever. The main camera has not been improved in terms of number of pixels, but in a matter of image stability and enhance photos taken in low light conditions.

Samsung has also tried to simplify the interface to a minimum to take pictures, so it is easy to manipulate by fans.

 

Samsung Pay

Samsung took a few minutes to explain their payment service called Samsung Pay creatively, which in the short term will be available in both the United States and South Korea.

Your system may only be used in stores that accept NFC (Near field communication) but also to enable any local use debit and credit cards.

"90% of stores in the US," the company boasted.

 

Security

In the shorter part of the conference, Samsung said its cell is one of the safest on the market. It is also available with most of the MDM, a type of software that enables organizations to secure, monitor and manage mobile devices remotely.

 

What is lost

Unfortunately improvements Galaxy S6 also brought setbacks to the company. As mentioned earlier, the new cell no longer allows its users to easily switch battery. Other features that are missing are the MicroSD card slot, and the impermeability of the phone.

Via:El-nacional