By Cindy Vasquez

Ikea, the largest furniture manufacturer in Sweden, worked in cooperation with the Chinese company TCL Multimedia to break into the consumer electronics market. The company plans to release a new line of furniture with integrated sound system and television in June of this year. The initial launch will be in five different European cities, during the autumn they will launch the products in seven other European countries and the rest of the market they will be launched in the summer of 2013.

The furnishings are enhanced with technology designed exclusively for Ikea, from wireless systems of incorporated sound, until Blu-Ray, CD and DVD. Magnus Bondesson, representative of Ikea said: This is a big step for us. We will have a unique offer in the market. We are launching a new concept with which you can buy furniture and electronic equipment in one place.

By Karen Roaldana

The University of Gothenburg in Sweden, conducted a study that found women spend 81 minutes a day on this network, while men spend 64 minutes a day.

An average user in this network accesses 6.1 times every 24 hours. For 85% of respondents compared to how they use the social network, access to Facebook is part of your daily routine and a habit is defined as "almost unconscious" and in some cases even "addictive," they said Leif Denti researcher who directs the study. In fact 70% of users entering the social network almost systematically every time you open your web browser.

By Susana Lima

In South Korea, a robot - guard will now secure the prisons and reduce the work of prison employees.

One of its priorities will be to ensure the integrity of the prisoner and replace part of the hard work of staff working in this place, preventing that at the end of the day, they finish very tired and not paying attention to the important activities.

The android was designed in South Korea and has been complemented with 3D cameras and specialized software to examine the behavior of prisoners. If it registers any abnormal actions, it may contact the human guard for the prompt intervention.

In addition, the guards can communicate with the prisoners without leaving the control room thanks to wireless connection.

 

By Ernesto Cano

For the month of May is expected the LG brand electronic paper will take to Europe, according to a statement of the brand, the paper will have a great resolution and although it cannot be completely folded, they can fold up to 40 degrees and will be as thin as cardboard (0.7 mm).

The name by which this role will be recorded, ePaper, and will be a real and tangible alternative for revolutionizing the role eBooks as we know so far. The device is available as a six-inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 768 megapixels, and also for its finesse does not need a glass screen. Its weight is only 14 grams and extremely thin.

By Susana Lima

In order to avoid lawsuits related to intellectual property, Facebook acquired 750 patents owned by IBM, International Business Machines, to get rid of claims like the one brought by Yahoo at the courts in March 12th.

The purchase of patents and is a precautionary and defensive measure taken by the corporation, but do not intend to actively use patents for the moment. Furthermore, it is tried to strengthen intellectual property portfolio to defend against any claim in the future.

By Susana Lima

The company will pay out a total of 45.000 million dollars over the next three years. Apple did not distributed dividends since 1995, but now the payoff will be $ 2.65 per share during the quarter. In addition, the billionaire firm will buy back shares totaling 10.000 billion dollars.

Due to the financial crisis that Apple suffered in the nineties, the firm stopped paying dividends to its shareholders, but after a considerable recovery of their numbers, their members began demanding a share buyback or dividend distribution.