Netflix is responsible for 34% of Internet traffic in the U.S.

According to a report by Sandvine Inc. , a Canadian company network services, in so far 2014 Netflix was responsible for 34% of all Internet traffic in the United States , representing an increase of nearly 3 % when compared to the last half of last year. In comparison, YouTube is in second place with 13 % of the total network traffic . In third place are the Internet pages in HTTP language reaching 11% of Internet activity .

Things are very different in the mobile market because this platform , Netflix stands in eighth place with only 5% of consumer Internet while YouTube and Facebook dominate the top positions with 17.6 % and 14 % respectively.

The report also indicates that Internet users generally consume a greater amount of data monthly, because this time reached download 51.4 GB average in March, an increase of 7 GB when compared with the results of the latest study Sandvine Inc.

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Develops BlackBerry phone with physical keyboard and 4.5-inch square screen

Since its initiative to move beyond the physical keyboards resulted in serious financial trouble, BlackBerry refocus its offer phones with QWERTY . However, instead of recycling the successful design line Bold propose a new format with different arrangement of keys and a display of 4.5 " with square dimensions.

Details are scarce , since they come from a report BB10.3 SDK in the official BlackBerry blog , but it is said that under the codename of Windermere, this team will have a resolution of 1440 × 1440 pixels (equivalent to 453 points inch) and the keyboard will be composed of 3 rows , each endowed with button haptic properties, to facilitate rapid writing style to Swype .

Recall that one of the strategies that most presumed John Chen , who replaced Thorstein Heins as CEO of BlackBerry , is to promote the importance of physical keyboard on smartphones and their next flagship device , leaving out Z3, " will walk a novel user experience "as Qore .

Aside from the release date of this mysterious phone, is the question of what made ​​BlackBerry to regain the trust of his former followers and how to appeal to new users , as their recent attempts eventually encourage terrible sales, even in the business sector which prevailed for years

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Develop device to help you quit smoking

A new Kickstarter project aims that through a gadget , smokers quit cigarettes or , at least , find powerful reasons to do so .

Instead of creating a product to replace the urge to fill your lungs with tar and nicotine , entrepreneurs responsible for Quitbit devised a lighter that records all sorts of data so that provide feedback to the user and thus it has a motivation to stop that vice.

The system uses an electronic igniter for lighting the cigarette , similar to that found in an automobile. But that's the least interesting feature of the device, which could be called intelligent lighter. Quitbit syncs with your smartphone using an application, and thus , records how many cigarettes you smoked , if you share any of your own pack and proposes goals you on how much you want to reduce your consumption.

Also produces statistics that let you know how much money you 've saved by quitting . Note that , unlike other smart devices , you can lend it to a friend, because the system records if you do not bring with you, so do not count the cigarettes are lit in that span.

The Kickstarter project needs $ 50,000 to enter production stage as Qore . At the time of this writing already exceeded $ 20,000 USD and get 27 days of funding. The final price , when it comes to the public, will be $ 149 USD , but if you support the campaign , you can still get it for $ 79 USD

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The fire forced the evacuation of thousands of homes in California

A sequence of violent forest fires unusual for the month of May has been forced to evacuate on Tuesday thousands of houses, a nuclear plant, a large military base and a university campus in Southern California, local authorities said .

The origin of the fire is unknown, but come at a time when California is experiencing one of the worst droughts in its history and in a week of high temperatures and strong winds .

The flames are moving very fast

a sequence of fires that started on Tuesday morning in the vicinity of the city of San Diego is considered unusual for its intensity and how fast you move the flame , which is more frequent in the months of summer.

So far no reports of fires that have left wounded but San Diego County on Wednesday declared a state of emergency and estimated that at least 20 structures have been completely destroyed by the flames.

The affected sites

Fires reported have particularly affected the towns of Carlsbad and Rancho San Bernardo , near the city of San Diego and the County of Santa Barbara, north of Los Angeles.

Firefighters battle to contain the flames but the high temperatures and strong winds hinder their work and promote the progress of the flames.

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A tornado paralyzes air activity in Miami

Bad weather caused a tornado in Miami and affected commercial flights. 

The National Weather Service reported a tornado briefly touched ground on Thursday at about 2:30 pm less than 2 miles from Miami International Airport (MIA). 

A second waterspout was identified about 20 minutes later, but no immediate reports of damage. 

The authorities have canceled all tornado warnings but no landing despagando MIA flights due to poor visibility. 

The airport spokeswoman Maria Levrant said dozens of flights were delayed and at least four were canceled. 

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Justin Bieber accused of trying to steal a woman mobile

Police in Los Angeles (USA ) investigates the allegation made against Justin Bieber for attempted theft of a mobile phone with a woman who allegedly would have made several pictures moments before.

As reported by several U.S. media citing police sources , the incident took place on Monday in a miniature city , where the singer faced 20 years to a woman who was accompanied by her daughter and tried to substantive consideration of the appliance with bag which would have portrayed .

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We investigate
Bieber was not arrested at any time and detectives continue to investigate the nth collision Canadian star with the security forces, just three weeks after temporary detention by customs agents at the international airport of Los Angeles , returning from Asia .

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In this city , we are investigating a case of vandalism against a neighbor and July 7 should appear in Miami to face charges for drunk driving.

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A restaurant can pay with photos of Instagram

The fashion of food photographs and share them on social networks has gained new purpose now than in the UK have opened Picture House restaurants that allow you to pay your account by the dishes a photo .

The Picture House restaurants are actually a series of promotional events frozen food brand Birds Eye , which wanted to use the launch of its new range of products with the opening of the first restaurant that allows payment with photographs.

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The restaurants will be installed during a given time in London , Leeds and Manchester, between the months of May and June. Diners who attend one of them, you only have to order a dish cooked with the new range of chicken or fish, take a picture and share it on Instagram with the tag # BirdsEyeInspirations .

Photographs , and avoid having to pay the bill, allow the user to enter a contest . The three winners will attend a culinary photography workshop taught by Marte Marie Forsberg photography 

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