With Twitter, the communication is passed in real time. With Shazam, the iPhone has become a machine to recognize the music. German Aka-Aki opened the madness of mobile location based social networks. These services are transforming our lives for several months have been identified, there are one or two years, the Forum Netexplorateur. Founded in 2008 by Martine and Thierry Bidegain Happe, it seeks to identify innovations that can have a significant impact on the uses digital economy or society. The third edition, including Le Figaro is a partner, meets Thursday and Friday to the Senate in Paris. It is an opportunity to set new standards in the "socio-digital revolution" underway.

The winners of the 2010 edition were selected from more than 440 projects emerging. They are part of a new digital world where the Internet becomes ubiquitous.The URL can not be visited more but found himself. Many objects become key input into an ecosystem where real and not real live. Databases and servers are scattered, software and outsourced services, terminal dematerialized. The interface for mobile augmented reality Sixth Sense allows to browse the Internet with a virtual screen projected by a minicam, dial a phone number in the palm of his hand or view a video on a newspaper article. Accessible from anywhere, this new Internet makes the user knowing. With mobile browser layar augmented reality, any building or environment is an opportunity to unwind "layers of virtual information.Augmented with TAT ID, the user can display a variety of virtual cards and virtual social networking profiles around her face, free to the caller to download this information.

Freeing the user of the computer

This ecosystem is emerging as new human-machine interfaces capable of freeing, ultimately, the user of the computer or a smartphone. The aircraft of the future will respond to a voice command, gesture or brain. The French HiLabs has already begun to deploy an intelligent window on the windows of merchants Grenoble: responding to displacement of people, she then called by a movie, the way to interact with one giant touch screen (Eyelights).

On the Internet also should be contacted individually to the consumer.Social networks like Facebook and Twitter is why a "hunting ground" ideal marker there conversations on Internet brand and integrate it with an ad campaign that takes account of these opinions (People Powered Ads).

In this new digital world order, and environmental organizations are impacted first. The technology can learn to change and therefore it is the creed of Source Map, which shows the carbon footprint of a product or a food or Mobile Lucas, who turns the mobile phone Minilab analysis medical use and particularly to distinguish true and false cases of malaria.

Similarly, the Better Place project relies heavily on intelligence network, able to indicate to drivers of electric cars recharging station nearest, then manage the transaction load and billing.At work, it calls for transparency on the powers of his future employer to decide to change. What improve individual productivity or collective, as the founder of the website Get a Great Boss. In parallel, microtâches can be relocated and create microjobs for solidarity: the draft Work Give an iPhone application developed by Samasource, which proposes to perform computing tasks mechanical ( "tag" a video detailing card, test application) by refugees from Dadaab camp in Kenya. Initiatives that, once industrialized are likely to reverse the tide.

The tax evaders are more than a month to repent: December 31, cell regulation introduced in April by Bercy close its doors. Reportedly, this special structure has so far treated about 800 cases of taxpayers who, after a time concealed their assets abroad, wish to put in order.

In these penitents, the French Treasury provides the "market" after they pay tax but the interest charges and penalties are negotiable. In addition, they are guaranteed not to be criminally prosecuted.

Betting on a rush of wrongdoing in the final straight, Bercy envisaged a final review of 2 000 cases handled. Such a result may seem disappointing. The famous list brandished by the Budget Minister, Eric Woerth, French listing of keeping accounts in Switzerland, has, alone, 3 000 names.The sums collected by the cell should not be extraordinary. Especially since, to attract shoppers, Bercy was ready to make some additional discounts for last repented, lowering the rate of penalties. These could, according to some tax, limited to 15% tax in the best cases (an ancient heritage or income expatriate several years old).

Small estates

"These are mostly" small estates "under 10 million euros using the cell. People are just very fortunate, "says a lawyer also. The motivation of repentant? Often leave a more healthy children. Some also come back by reason investments hidden in Switzerland do not always offer the best returns and, ultimately, capital good position in France, even subject to tax, almost all can relate.

In any case, people interested in the cell are no longer hanging. "The Swiss banks are in no hurry to give the pieces necessary to assemble the file," says another lawyer.

"To lower the ceiling on tax loopholes

The National Association for Business Economics released its monthly survey on Monday on the state of the U.S. economy in 2010. The real GDP growth should reach them by 2.9% next year, compared with the 2.6% suggested in the previous survey.

"The real GDP growth should be sufficient to rebuild the lost ground during the recession and ensure that the production reaches a record high by the end of 2010," NABE said in a statement.

For the year, the group of economists expects a decline of 2.4% of GDP (against 2.5% previously) and an unemployment rate expected to remain above the 10 threshold % between the fourth quarter 2009 and second quarter 2010.

Since December 2007 and the beginning of the recession that the United States came out, the economy has destroyed 7.3 million jobs, the unemployment rate rising above the symbolic 10% (10.2% precisely) of the workforce in October, the highest since 26 years and a half.

"United States: economic indicators continue to improve

The Public Utilities Commission of Maryland announced Friday that it allowed the joint venture with Constellation Energy, EDF Group conditionally. Among these, Constellation must provide 250 million dollars in cash to its subsidiary Baltimore Gas & Electric by the end of June

Constellation Energy and EDF said Friday they were reviewing the decision of Maryland, authorities imposing the two groups said in writing before November 6 if they wish to conclude the agreement and when.

"We consulted with our Board and received approval. We will now conclude the transaction as quickly as possible, "said the American group on Monday.

"EDF will therefore initiate the process for financial closure of the transaction for which he has already received authorization from its Board of Directors," said the French reaction to the decision of its U.S. counterpart.

EDF, which has disbursed 4.5 billion dollars to acquire 49.99% of the nuclear activities of the American plans to build four nuclear reactors of third generation (EPR) in the United States through a joint venture with Constellation.

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LE FIGARO. – Do you regret this management letter, which prompted a strong reaction from drivers? Gilbert Rovetto. – This letter I have not written, but I assume and I understand she has shocked the form. It's a letter designed to remind drivers safety procedures they must follow, but it has nothing to do with the crash of the AF 447. After a tragedy like the one we experienced last June, everyone is in a weird state. For us, the fact that the black boxes have not been found and that we do not know what happened is also very difficult to live. The company has a hard time to grieve and such exchanges are healthy internally.

Unions criticize you a standstill since the occurrence of AF 447. It is true that we did nothing. We organized meetings simulator for our pilots.We have also established a mission on external security. But its work will take time. Before things can escalate this weekend, I thought to union officials propose creating a commission to monitor the external mission. We must meet November 4 to discuss these topics. My concern is out of the debate to get back to work.

Should we worry about recent reports of incidents? No. Since March 31, I am accountable manager for safety. I guarantee that Air France does not save the expense of safety, which is our daily priority. When mistakes are made, they are taken into account. An instructor pilot opened the throttle a little low and has been relieved of his duties as instructor. People have no right to say that there are no remarks or sanctions at Air France.They exist, as in all airlines. I sincerely hope that the debate can be conducted internally in serenity.

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