Opel begins operations in Ecuador with five models as part of the expansion plan of the German brand.

 

With two agencies in Quito and Guayaquil, Opel has entered the Ecuador market this month as part of the expansion plan that the German brand has in Latin America.

Opel's landing is carried out by the Nexumcorp corporation, a group that obtained representation for Ecuadorian territory and which it had been seeking since 2019. This firm also represents other brands, such as Peugeot and Changan.

The company has made an initial investment of around $ 3 million to start the commercialization of vehicles. Until 2023, the firm's plan is to have six agencies, according to Marcelo Gárate, manager of dealerships.

For this first year of introduction, Opel plans to sell 500 units in Ecuador, a market that after a complex year marked by the pandemic is showing signs of recovery.

Esteban Vergara, distribution manager, says that the five-year goal is to place 3,000 units and be among the five European brands with the highest sales volume.

Opel belonged to General Motors for decades, but was not marketed in some markets due to the company's strategy. For this reason, some Opel models, such as the Corsa, were sold in Ecuador under the Chevrolet brand.

The German brand was bought by PSA in 2017, and is currently part of the Stellantis Group, which has designed a plan to expand in Latin America.

Within this initial plan, Opel has entered Ecuador with five models: Corsa, Crossland, Grandland X, Combo and Vivaro. Prices range from $ 19,990 to $ 38,490.

Models are imported from Europe. Nexumcorp hopes to take advantage of the advantages offered by the agreement with the European Union to offer competitive prices.

Along with the introduction in Ecuador, Opel began to compete in Colombia and Uruguay in the first half of 2021.

Bill Mont, Opel's director of international operations, maintains that they are working with importing partners so that the brand can reach other markets. "International growth is a key focus for the brand," he says.

ElUniverso Ecuador

Nokia Networks collaborated with University of Kaiserslautern in Germany to research on 5G

Nokia Networks recently collaborated with the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany to do research on 5G network architecture and also work closely with the university to study the changes that are required in the telco architecture going forward. 

Nokia Networks already have collaborations with several leading universities in Europe, the USA and China to make the 5G concept and technologies as viable and futureproof as possible.

5G networks will have to meet a wide array of diverse and extreme requirements. There will be need for super fast and reliable connectivity with virtually zero latency for use cases such as remote control of robots, and support for billions of sensors and things. 

5G will provide consistent and high quality connectivity for people and things, creating the perception of infinite capacity. Furthermore, 5G networks will combine revolutionary technologies and existing mobile radio generations, as well as Wi-Fi, into a new system. Those technologies and layers will need to be managed as one.

A new network architecture is required to manage these complex multi-layer and multi-technology networks, and to build-in flexibility even for applications that are yet to be envisioned. 5G networks will have to be programmable, software driven and managed holistically to enable a diverse range of services in a profitable way.

The cooperation with University of Kaiserslautern focuses on understanding the requirements of the Internet of Things and developing architecture components to address its needs.

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Toshiba Satellite C55-C5240 15.6 Inch Laptop (Intel Core i5 FifthGen, 8GB, 1 TB, Black) amazon

Samsung NX1 Mirrorless Camera leaked pictures and specifications

The Samsung NX1 Mirrorless Camera pictures and specifications have been leaked.

Samsung will unveil this new camera at Photokina in Cologne, Germany event that goes from 16 to 21 of September 2014.

The NX1 includes a 28.2 megapixles APS-C sensor, a 3 inch LCD screen, an OLED electronic view finder with an eye contact sensor , 15 fbs continuos shooting speed with tracking , a magnesium alloy build, WiFi and NFC connectivity, and 4K video recording.

photorumors via petapixel

Photokina

Germany: BlackBerry Reinforces Mobile Security Leadership with Acquisition of Secusmart.

BlackBerry bolstered its security credentials with the acquisition of Secusmart, a German provider of “high-security voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping solutions for government organisations, enterprises and telecommunications service providers”.

Financial details were not disclosed.

The companies have already worked together, including a partnership to provide Germany’s Federal office for Information Security with a BlackBerry 10 solution “for classified communications for the country’s highest public officials” – including Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The security of Merkel’s communications came into the spotlight late last year, when it was reported that the US government had been monitoring her calls.

While BlackBerry has already trumpeted the security of its own data platform, the deal will enable it to improve its position with regard to voice calls.

BlackBerry has held a strong position in the enterprise world, in no small part due to its security capabilities, for some time, but is coming under increasing pressure from technologies such as Samsung’s fledgling Knox platform.

The acquisition of Secusmart is an indication that despite its well-publicised woes, it is still investing in areas that are strategically important, supporting its renewed focus on the enterprise market.

Industry analyst Jack Gold said: “If BlackBerry can raise the awareness and get the market, particularly in enterprise and regulated industries, to recognise the need for secure voice and the amount of potential loss, then BB could win big in the market. It will take some effort, but this could be a great channel for BB to grow share.”

Hans-Christoph Quelle, CEO of Secusmart, said: “The secrets of our existing and new customers continue to be reliably secure: the heart of the Secusmart technology is and remains the Crypto-Chip integrated into a standard Micro-SD Card. End-to-end encryption is the only method to protect voice and data communication against third party espionage. As in the past no Secusmart employees will have access to encryption algorithm or the secrets of our clients.”

John Chen, executive chairman and CEO of BlackBerry, said: “The acquisition of Secusmart underscores our focus on addressing growing security costs and threats ranging from individual privacy to national security.”

The transaction is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals.

Press Releases:

BlackBerry Reinforces Mobile Security Leadership with Acquisition of Secusmart

Waterloo, ON – BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a world leader in mobile communications, has entered into an agreement to acquire Secusmart GmbH, a leader in high-security voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping solutions for government organizations, enterprises and telecommunications service providers in Germany and internationally.

The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain customary conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals.

“We are always improving our security solutions to keep up with the growing complexity of enterprise mobility, with devices being used for more critical tasks and to store more critical information, and security attacks becoming more sophisticated,” said John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO, BlackBerry. “The acquisition of Secusmart underscores our focus on addressing growing security costs and threats ranging from individual privacy to national security. This acquisition bolsters our security solutions with leading voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping technologies, and furthers BlackBerry’s security leadership in end-to-end mobile solutions.”

BlackBerry and Secusmart have previously partnered to offer Secusmart’s innovative technology to customers that have the most demanding security needs. In fact, last year, the SecuSUITE for BlackBerry® 10 solution was selected by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security for classified communications for the country’s highest public officials. Through this collaboration, the two companies have provided Secusmart-equipped BlackBerry smartphones to a significant number of German government agencies and almost all German government ministries and leaders, including Chancellor Angela Merkel.

“This transaction is a fantastic opportunity to accelerate growth in the market for high-end secure communications solutions, driven by the need to combat electronic eavesdropping and data theft,” said Dr. Hans-Christoph Quelle, Managing Director of Secusmart. “Secusmart and BlackBerry’s solution already meets the highest security requirements of the German federal authorities and NATO for restricted communications. We see significant opportunities to introduce Secusmart’s solutions to more of BlackBerry’s government and enterprise customers around the world.”

BlackBerry’s acquisition of Secusmart is the latest demonstration of the company’s commitment to being the first name in enterprise mobile security. This commitment is why BlackBerry customers include all G7 governments, 16 of the G20 governments, 10 out of 10 of the largest global enterprises in each of the pharmaceutical, legal and automotive industries, and the five largest oil and gas companies. BlackBerry has more security certifications than any other vendor and is the only mobility solution to receive “Full Operational Capability” (FOC) approval to run on U.S. Department of Defense networks.

About BlackBerry

A global leader in mobile communications, BlackBerry® revolutionized the mobile industry when it was introduced in 1999. Today, BlackBerry aims to inspire the success of our millions of customers around the world by continuously pushing the boundaries of mobile experiences. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The company trades under the ticker symbols "BB" on the Toronto Stock Exchange and "BBRY" on the NASDAQ. For more information, visitwww.blackberry.com.

About Secusmart

Secusmart (www.secusmart.com) is the leading expert in the development and implementation of comprehensive anti-eavesdropping solutions for German government agencies and organizations responsible for the provision of emergency services as well as governments and public authorities outside of Germany. With the SecuSUITE for BlackBerry 10 Chancellor Phone, Secusmart combines modern smartphone convenience with highly secure mobile communication. Together with Vodafone, the Düsseldorf anti-eavesdropping experts have integrated the highly secure voice encryption from SecuSUITE for BlackBerry 10 into the new Secure Call app, providing a highly secure smartphone for businesses. Landline phones are also protected within the scope of the Federal Security Network, a customer specific solution including SecuGATE LV, tap-proof desk telephones, and SecuBRIDGE, encrypted telephone conferences.

Secusmart stärkt sichere Kommunikation bei BlackBerry

Düsseldorf, 29.07.2014 - Secusmart und der Smartphone-Pionier BlackBerry Ltd. vereinbaren die Übernahme von Secusmart durch BlackBerry Ltd. Secusmart bleibt als GmbH in Deutschland erhalten. Durch das Zusammengehen erhält Secusmart Zugang zum globalen Markt für sichere mobile Kommunikation und wird zukünftig von dem weltweiten Vertriebs- und Support-Team der BlackBerry „Security Unit“ profitieren. Der Abschluss der Transaktion wird, vorbehaltlich der notwendigen regulatorischen Genehmigungen, erwartet. 

Dr. Hans-Christoph Quelle, CEO Secusmart GmbH: „Als Abhörschutzunternehmen haben wir durch diesen strategischen Schritt ganz neue Möglichkeiten „Security made in Germany“ weltweit Behörden, Mobilfunkbetreibern und Unternehmen anzubieten. Die Geheimnisse unserer bestehenden und zukünftigen Kunden bleiben auch weiterhin zuverlässig geschützt: Herzstück der Secusmart-Technologie ist und bleibt ein Krypto-Chip, integriert in eine handelsübliche Micro-SD Karte. Ende zu Ende Verschlüsselung ist das einzige Mittel, um die Sprach- und Datenkommunikation vor Spionage Dritter zu schützen. Wie auch in der Vergangenheit hat kein Secusmart-Mitarbeiter Zugriff auf die Verschlüsselungsalgorithmen oder die Geheimnisse unserer Kunden.“ 

Die Secusmart GmbH (www.secusmart.com) ist führender Experte in der Entwicklung und Implementierung kompletter Abhörschutzlösungen in deutschen Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben (BOS) oder auch für Regierungen und Behörden im Ausland. Mit dem Kanzler-Phone SecuSUITE for BlackBerry 10 kombiniert Secusmart erstmals modernen Smartphone-Komfort mit einem hochsicheren Abhörschutz. Gemeinsam mit Vodafone integriert das Düsseldorfer Abhörschutz-Unternehmen diese hochsichere Sprachverschlüsselung aus der SecuSUITE for BlackBerry 10 in die App „Secure Call“ und bietet damit das hochsichere Smartphone für die Wirtschaft. Im Festnetzbereich gehören zu den kundenspezifischen Lösungen für ein abhörsicheres Bundessicherheitsnetz das SecuGATE LV, abhörsichere Tischtelefone und die SecuBRIDGE für verschlüsselte Telefonkonferenzen. 

Kontakt:

Secusmart GmbH, Heinrichstraße 155, 40239 Düsseldorf, Pressesprecherin Swenja Kremer, Tel.: 0211-447399-251, mobil: 0151 54360563, Fax: 0211-447396-251, E-Mail: presse@secusmart.com, Web: www.secusmart.com

euromarcom public relations GmbH, Mühlhohle 2, 65205 Wiesbaden, Tel.: 0611-973150, Fax: 0611-719290, E-Mail: team@euromarcom.de, Web: www.euromarcom.de

FIFA Brazil World Cup 2014 FINAL. Germany vs Argentina Overview.

After the Semi-Finals matches results (picture above) Brazil and Netherlands will play-off for third place in July 12th in the National Stadium of Brasilia Saturday at 17:00 , and Germany vs Argentina will play the final for the FIFA World Cup 2014 in July 13th Sunday at 16:00, in the Maracana Stadium of Rio De Janeiro, both are Brazil`s times.

Germany vs Argentina OVERVIEW:

Germany: LG to launch webOS Smart TVs in April. Video demo in German.

Francisco De Jesùs.

With the help of our friends on webosnationforums we got some information translated from German to English about the content of the video demo above as follows:

It's the first event of the retailer roadshow in the EMTec Arena in Hamburg. (don't know if it's a roadshow for retailers or at the retailers, but these are no retailer rooms  )

He's watching a trailer on "maxdome" (free and paid streaming portal) and has access to previously seen stuff and the watched movie stops playing in background, after viewing an recently loaded webpage you can resume playing without restarting the streaming app: Multitasking. (but he's rather showing that the stream stopped and kicked back to app main screen, so not a good presentation of this feature).

You can close stuff from your history and navigate "to the future" to see what you could do and then just names the stuff shown: maxdome, Lovefilm, Zatoo (live TV and streaming apps), HDMI, User Manual, "smart share" (nothing detailed said), "Time machine" (just shown, not even named), "Share screen" (just shown, not even named) and then tells again all to be integrated in a multitasking system.

Sizes will be 32" up to 98".

Usual lineup, like the one shown, arriving in April, premium like UltraHD (4k) and OLED devices arrive *from then on until IFA fair in September.

Science: A Diamond from Juina, Brazil, water -rich, holds clues of water deep presence in Earth`s mantle.

A diamond from Juína, Brazil, containing a water-rich inclusion of the olivine mineral ringwoodite. Just 5 millimetres long, this diamond formed in the deep mantle and carries an enclosure of ringwoodite, a mineral never before found in a terrestrial rock.

Pearson and his team studied one such diamond, which weighed 0.09 grams and came from the Juína district in Brazil. As they  examined impurities in it using a light-scattering method known as Raman spectroscopy, they came across something unusual: a grain 40 micrometres across that turned out to be ringwoodite — a high-pressure form of olivine, a mineral that makes up much of the upper mantle. Ringwoodite had previously been found only in meteorites or synthesized in the lab.

A microscopic crystal of a mineral never before seen in a terrestrial rock holds clues to the presence of vast quantities of water deep in Earth’s mantle, scientists report in a paper published today in Nature Journal. 

The discovery came from a diamond weighing less than one-tenth of a gram, found in Brazil. Further studies of the sample could help to answer the long-standing question of the origin of the planet's water.

Most diamonds form at depths of about 150 to 200 kilometres, but 'ultradeep' diamonds come from a region of the mantle known as the transition zone, 410 to 660 kilometres below the surface, says Graham Pearson, a mantle geochemist at the University of Alberta in Edmonton and the lead author of the study.

Impurities in ultradeep diamonds can be used as probes to study the regions in which the stones formed — and in particular to understand what minerals are present at those depths. Certain minerals have crystal structures that can form only at high pressures or temperatures, or both, and many rearrange themselves into different structures when the pressure is taken off or the temperature goes down. Thus, when the churning of the mantle brings rock towards the surface, some of the minerals that formed at great depths can no longer be found. But if the minerals are trapped inside diamonds, they stay compressed in their original forms. “These high-pressure diamonds give you a window into the deep Earth,” says Pearson.

Rock star

Mineralogical theory and seismic findings had long suggested that ringwoodite is a major component of the transition zone, and the finding backs that up. “It confirms that our ideas of how the mantle is constructed are correct,” says Hans Keppler, a geophysicist at the University of Bayreuth in Germany, who wrote about the find in an accompanying News & Views².

Unlike better-studied forms of olivine, ringwoodite can hold a substantial amount of water. The sample therefore had the potential to help resolve a long-standing controversy over just how much water the transition zone contains. Using infrared spectroscopy, Pearson’s team found that its tiny fleck of ringwoodite contained about 1% water by weight. “That may not sound like much,” Pearson says, “but when you realize how much ringwoodite there is, the transition zone could hold as much water as all the Earth’s oceans put together.”

But the water content of a single crystal is not necessarily representative of the entire zone, says Norm Sleep, a geophysicist at Stanford University in California. Diamonds are produced by an unusual type of volcanism that is normally associated with water-rich rock, he says. He compares the situation to that of someone panning for gold and finding a large nugget: “It would be unwise to assume that all the gravel in the stream is gold nuggets.”

Pearson agrees. Remote-sensing studies of the mantle have produced conflicting results, suggesting that the water content of the transition zone may be “spotty”, he says. “Our sample appears to come from one of the wet spots.”

Where it all began

There are two theories as to where the mantle's water came from. One is that it was ocean water that was carried deep underground when sea-floor rocks were subducted by plate tectonics. The other is that deeper layers of the Earth still contain water that was part of the materials that formed the Earth.

If the water has been there since Earth formed, its ratio of deuterium to normal hydrogen could be different from that found in sea water today—and closer to the composition of the Earth’s primordial water.  If so, that ratio could provide clues as to whether the water came from asteroids or from comets, says Humberto Campins, an asteroid researcher at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Pearson sees a value to checking the isotope ratio, but so far his group has been unwilling to do such destructive tests on the only known piece of mantle ringwoodite. “We have to think really carefully on what we do next on this sample because it’s very small: 40 micrometres,” he says. “That means you can only think of doing one or two additional analyses.”

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Germany: O2 Officialy teases the Samsung Galaxy S5. Waterproof?

Francisco De Jesùs.

O2 is clearly teasing the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 on its site, the  url reads: http://www.o2online.de/handy/samsung-galaxy-s5/

The teaser translated from German to English says: Anticipation High 5, Gets news about Samsung that can do more.

So it seems the picture on a mysterious underwater sinking Samsung handset. This is perhaps an indication that the Galaxy S5 will be waterproof, or is this only corresponds to the whole theme of the website?

If you are in Germany and is interested on the Galaxy S5 you can register here

Samsung will hold an UNPACKED 5 event at the MWC 2014 in Feb 24 in Barcelona, live streaming at 20:00 CET

Before related post:

Samsung updates its UNPACKED 5 invitation with 9 clues to think about.

Samsung Galaxy TabPro 10.1 in White or Black:

Germany: Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini Swarovski crystal edition, launched.

Germany: Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini Swarovski crystal edition, launched.

The revamped handset, currently exclusive to Germany, is decorated with over 100 crystals and is aimed at fashion-conscious German women. 

An interesting way of rejuvenating a handset that's already a year old, and which has already been superseded by the Galaxy SIV Mini,

Samsung has teamed up with Swarovski to breathe new life and elegance into its SIII Mini handset.

In all, the smartphone features 166 crystals in a curving wave pattern across the back panel. Other than that, the phone remains untouched, no crystals replacing the homekey or running along the display's sides. And behind the back panel it's the same story. The phone still has the same processor, RAM, screen size, cameras, resolution and operating system as the stock version.

The Galaxy SIII Crystal Edition is on sale now for €299 and for the moment at least is exclusive to German consumers.

Buy the Galaxy S4 Mini  Unlocked on Amazon store:

Germany: O2 offering the iPhone 5S and 5C 4G LTE.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Germany: O2 offering the iPhone 5S and 5C 4G LTE.

O2 Germany is now offering the iphone 5S and 5C  for its 4G LTE network, 5S for future delivery and the 5C is available now. The devices have the same specifications announced at launch for each model. O2 is not asking for a down payment but monthly in Euros. More information you can get on O2 website on the links below.

16GB  EU36,99 monthly, 32GB  EU41,99 monthly, 64GB  EU46,99 monthly. In the 3 colors gtaphite,silver (delivery 4-6 weeks) and gold.(delivery 7-8 weeks)

O2 Germany: iPhone 5S 4G LTE

16GB EU 32,99 monthly, 32GB  apparently same monthly quote, unless there is some kind of error on the O2 website. IN 5 colors, white,green,yelow, pink and blue (pastel colors). All colors available now.

O2 Germany: iPhone 5C 4G LTE

Video: World’s Largest Walking Robot.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Video: World’s Largest Walking Robot.

 This 51-foot (4.5 meters) robotic dragon named “Tradinno” was awarded the 2014 Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Walking Robot.

 German’s Zollner Elecktronik AG conceived and built the 11-ton dragon to scare festival goers at the Drachenstich (“Slaying of the Dragon”), a traditional folk play held every August in Bavaria for the past 500 years. The impressive trailer by the company shows the complex engineering process and the dramatic results.

It walks, has wings, breathes fire and it now holds a world record. 

Time via Zollner

World Record: Messi exceeds Müller's record of goals in a calendar year with 86 goals.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

World Record: Messi exceeds Müller's record of goals in a calendar year with 86 goals.

With his two goals against Betis, the argentine exceeds the previous record of 85 goals achieved by Gerd Müller in 1972.

Leo Messi has achieved a world record  four decades old, today Sunday. His two goals against Betis (watch video below) have been his 85 and 86 of 2012 (between Barca and Argentina), which reached record equaling Gerd Müller in 1972 (between Bayern Munich and Germany).

Relentless scorer

Messi, one of three finalists for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2012, is completing a dream year. Scorer of last season with 50 goals, Golden Boot in Europe, top scorer in the last edition of the Champions League with 14 goals and champion of the Copa del Rey with the club, is currently the top scorer in the league 2012 / 13 with 23 goals in 14 games and closed the group stage of the European competition with 5 goals in 6 games.

In addition, the '10 'Barca still has three commitments by year-end to round the goal.

74 with Barça

Of the 85 goals scored by Argentina's, 12's has achieved with Argentina and 74 with Barca (on official engagements). Distributed 56 in the league, 13 in the Champions League, three in the Copa del Rey and Supercopa 2 in Spain.

Müller, meanwhile, achieved the record in 1972 by scoring 72 goals for Bayern and Germany team with 13 in 60 games in total. Messi has done 25 years of age, while the 'Torpedo' (Muller) was 27.

Today match Barcelona vs Real Betis 2-1. The narration is in Arabe .No videos in English of this match yet available.

Source: FCBarcelona ES (Spanish version)

Related post: FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012: The 3 Nominated for the soccer player award.

Germany: HP Discover 2012: Cloud -- Industry Trends. Video.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Germany: HP Discover 2012: Cloud -- Industry Trends. Video.

Hear about the latest industry trends in the world of cloud computing as presented by Azeem Mohamad, Director HP Global Cloud Strategy -- live from HP Discover 2012 Frankfurt, Germany.

More information on: hp.com/go/cloud

Germany: Nokia Lumia 920 is sold out, but coming back.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Germany: Nokia Lumia 920 is sold out, but coming back.

Germany Nokia:

Lumia love fans, we are very pleased with the great interest in our new Lu,ia smartphones. Due to high demand we have recieved reports that the Lumia 920 is alerady sold out in many stores. We are already working on that in all models in Germany colors as quickly as possible top get ready in the shops are.

Unfortunately, there have been many reports from customers who pre-ordered the Lumia 920 in various colors and have yet to receive their devices. 

Most stores that are selling the Nokia Lumia 920 claim they can deliver it in 2 to 5 weeks, even though the Finnish handset maker said it plans to redirect some of its Lumia 920 production to Germany.

Nokia Facebook

CeBIT2012: Germany: Vodafone unveils new LTE devices .

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Vodafone Germany will unveil new LTE devices at Cebit 2012, following the launch of the HTC Velocity 4G smartphone. 

The HTC device has been available since 01 March for EUR 599.90 without a contract or from EUR 49.90 with a contract.

 From April, it will offer the Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE smartphone, with pricing to be announced nearer to launch. 

It will also launch the Asus TF700 LTE tablet at end-May, the Vodafone B2000 WLAN router in March, and the Vodafone R210 WiFi Box in April. The company's 4G mobile dat a network is now available to almost 10 million households, or more than 30 percent of the country, and its LTE services are currently used by over 120,000 customers.

 Vodafone Germany will also unveil new UMTS handsets at CeBIT, including the Huawei Ascend G 300 Android smartphone. This will be available from 01 April from EUR 1 with a contract. 

The BlackBerry Bold 9790 will be available in March from EUR 29.90 with a 24-month contract. It will also launch the HTC One X and One S smartphones; and the Sony Xperia P, Sony Xperia U, Motorola Defy mini and Motorola Gleam+ phones from April.                  

Leo Rojas promueve su nuevo album "Espiritu del Halcón" "Spirit of the Hawk"

Francisco De Jesús.

El Ecuatoriano Leo Rojas promueve su nuevo album "Espiritu del Halcón" "Spirit of the Hawk", después de ganar el Das Super Talent 2012 en Alemania. El CD tiene el sello de SONY Music y está por ahora a la venta en Alemania en este sitio: weltbilt a un  precio de EUROS 14,99. y en amazon.de aqui amazon por EUROS 13,98 .

Ahora además de Alemania usted puede pre-ordenar el nuevo albúm de Leo Rojas en los Estados Unidos (USA) aquí mismo en este sitio. El albúm estará disponible en Amazon en Febrero 7, 2012, haga click en el anuncio abajo:

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Alemania: Leo Rojas, de Ecuador gana el Das Super Talent 2011. Video.

Alemania: Leo Rojas, de Ecuador gana el Das Super Talent 2011. Video.

WorldWide tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús .

Momentos de tensión fueron los que se vivieron este sábado durante la final del programa ‘Das Supertalent 2011’ que organiza la televisora alemana RTL. En esta emisión, el ecuatoriano de 27 años, Juan Leonardo Rojas, que se presentó como Leo Rojas, quedó como primer finalista frente a sus competidores: el cantante Sven Müller y el pianista Ricky Cam, segundo y tercer lugares respectivamente.

Rojas obtuvo su tique para la final gracias a su interpretación de la canción El cóndor pasa, en la que utilizó la quena, toya y el palo de lluvia como instrumentos.

Minutos antes de conocer la decisión del jurado, el nerviosismo cundió en el estudio de Das Supertalent. Abrazado de Müller, Rojas se mantenía inmóvil mientras el conductor del certamen alargaba el tiempo de espera para anunciar al ganador. En medio del público, los ojos llenos de lágrimas de María Juana, madre de Rojas, a quien no había visto hace más de 7 años y que fue llevada a Alemania por los organizadores, estuvieron atentos a todo lo que sucedía en el escenario mientras ondeaba una pequeña bandera ecuatoriana.

Junto a ella, la esposa de Rojas, de origen polaco y que al evento asistió con un traje típico otavaleño, no podía resistir la tensión de saber si su marido era el triunfante vencedor de la noche.

Y de repente, casi como un grito el conductor anuncia: “¡El supertalento 2011 es Leo Rojas!”. La emoción desbordó en llanto en todos los amigos y familiares, quienes presurosos corrieron al escenario para abrazar al supertalento 2011. Asimismo, el jurado no contuvo su alegría y festejó efusivamente el dictamen.

En Facebook la noticia no se hizo esperar. En su perfil Leo Rojas, el ganador, comentó“El primer día como el supertalento es simplemente precioso. Les doy las gracias por sus llamadas!”. Ahora la página se encuentra llena de fotos y videos donde el artista ha dado a conocer cómo fue el proceso de convertirse en supertalento.

Rojas vive tocando la música latina en las calles de Berlín desde hace 8 años. Según dio a conocer en el programa, los 100 mil euros (USD 130 000) que obtuvo como parte del premio los invertirá en la compra de una casa para su familia en Ecuador.

Fuente: El Comercio Ecuador