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The research group asked organisations still using Windows XP about their plans post-April, when Microsoft ceases providing official support and security fixes for the 11-year old OS.
11% of the (admittedly small) 641 companies queried stated they intend to switch to Linux. The low-cost, robust security and growing reputation in enterprise use are likely key factors informing such plans.
It has been a while since I last wrote a review about Zorin OS. Time moves pretty fast and with other distributions making great strides, is there still a place for an operating system like Zorin which basically deploys a familiar looking desktop on top of Ubuntu.
It has been a couple of versions since the last review so it is a bit pointless for me to just write the differences between now and then, so instead I am going for the full review as if I had never seen it before.
Some work really well with Linux installations, dual-booting with no problem right from the start. Others are difficult, unpredictable and downright maddening in their inconsitency, and seem to go out of their way to prevent Linux booting. So if you want to dual-boot Linux and Windows, try to find a description written by someone with the same system you are using, or at least a system from the same manufacturer.
This news confirms that Nokia Normandy was not just an internal experiment but Nokia actually has plans of bringing the device to the market even after selling itself to Google’s rival Microsoft. We understand that Nokia is a separate entity and will always try to do whatever is best for the company. Launching a low cost Android device could help Nokia capture emerging markets like India which still has customers loyal to the company. However, the Microsoft-Nokia deal hasn’t closed yet and the timing of the launch makes it look like Nokia is trying to get in bed with Google before marrying Microsoft
Ben Edelman is a sellout masquerading as an academic. He worked for Microsoft by covertly spreading FUD against Android in 2011 and he is doing is again. Microsoft has a tradition of passing ‘dirt’ for people to publish and make its rivals (ODF, IBM, Google, GNU, Linux etc.) look bad. It comes from Microsoft’s PR agencies.
Over time the GNU project grew as thousands of programmers throughout the world donated free software code to Stallman’s pet, causing everyone involved save lots of time and even more money. All that was left was a kernel to put the GNU project’s free, opensource software on. In comes Linus Torvalds.
The Chinese government has already stated its discontent with Windows 8, which comes preinstalled on almost all new PCs. It says an upgrade to Windows 8 would cause a substantial increase in costs both for the OS and relevant software. Windows 8 accounts for less than three percent of the Chinese market.
Tom Warren reported on The Verge yesterday that he’s been hearing some skinny that Microsoft is considering making some changes to Windows Phone to allow it to run Android apps. The same plan didn’t worked very well for Blackberry, but that was a company already on the ropes and the marketplace had pretty much already turned its back on the once coveted “Crackberry.”
Microsoft also has a phone nobody wants, but it still has high hopes.
HTML5 developers queried recently by tools vendor Sencha remain dedicated to building apps via Web technologies, even as doubts have been cast on how effective HTML5 is vis à vis native development. Many of those same developers, however, have dropped support for the classic Microsoft Windows platform.
Surveying 2,128 business application developers from the HTML5 development community, including users of its own tools, Sencha found that 70-plus percent of developers planned to do more with HTML5 in the 2013 timeframe than they had done the previous year. And 75 percent will work further with HTML5 in 2014. More than 60 percent of developers have migrated to HTML5 and hybrid development for primary applications. For the coming year, just 4 percent of HTML5 developers plan to cut back on HTML5.
One of the large retail chains here in Switzerland has a low-priced product range that it calls "M-Budget", which includes everything from groceries to housewares to computers, and pretty much anything else you can think of.
As I was walking past one of its shops on Saturday, I saw that it was offering an HP Compaq laptop for 333 Swiss Francs (about £225/€272/$370), and that is so low for the Swiss market that I couldn't resist.


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Queen, Adam Lambert To Kick Off Tour In Canada
Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor are once again teaming up with Adam Lambert for a tour.
The Rhapsody tour will kick off July 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver and will run until Aug. 23. The only other Canadian date is July 28 at Scotiabank Arena.
“Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever,” said May, in a release. “So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious!”
Lambert added: “We have been designing a brand new visual spectacle that will reframe these iconic songs and we are excited to unveil it!”
Tickets go on sale Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. local time.
May and Taylor first performed live with Lambert on the 2009 finale of American Idol, where Lambert was runner-up.

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Many businesses were hit hard by the pandemic, but on the contrary, most tech companies seemed to thrive catching a big break. Mega companies like Amazon made an impressive profit increase of up to 84% in 2020, not to mention Google which recorded a $21 billion profit increase from 2019.
Surprisingly, Pinterest preferred to pay an $89.5 million termination fee, after pulling out of a deal they had made in 2020 to relocate to an office space in San Francisco covering 500,000 square feet. Similarly, the renowned tech Guru Twitter is now subleasing about 100,000 square feet of its office space in San Francisco.
The shift towards full-blown teleworking is been spearheaded by tech companies, with companies like Facebook and Twitter being among the first organizations to announce their permanent shift to home working. Dropbox, Shopify, Zillow among others have also adopted the working from home model.


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Last Friday, The University of New Hampshire (UNH) hosted its annual Makers Expo, which gives faculty and students the chance to sell their art.
Around 40 members of the university participated in the event that took place at the Memorial Union Building (MUB) from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Granite State Room had four rows of seven tables, each displaying art widely different from the next. Clothing, jewelry, pottery, woodwork, and even bread were amongst some of the products.
Senior civil engineering major Tim Murray was selling the bread he made in the kitchen of his dorm, Peterson Hall.
“I’m known as the bread guy,” Murray joked. He has had his business “Pin & Roller” for around seven months now, and the Maker’s Expo was his first time ever selling his bread; despite carting his bread through Peterson to give out to fellow residents.
“There’s one stove,” he explained. “It can do four loaves at a time. So, you multiply that by 100 loaves, and that’s roughly how much you get.”
Murry had an array of bread on his table, displaying his creations (which took two days to complete in the tiny dorm kitchen) ranging from sourdough to cinnamon raison, all selling by the loaf, or mini-loaf, for $6-$10.
“It’s made specially by students for students,” Murray said. “Cause a lot of us have meal plans, we don’t have time, but a lot of us can enjoy a fresh loaf of bread.”
Another set of students under the business name, Bottle Kaps, were selling different images (in this case, a map of the United States), using various-colored bottle caps with a bottle opener next to the picture.
Resident Hall Director (RHD) Brittany Cotton showcased her jewelry business she started before going to grad school. She made colorful bracelets and bold earrings, selling them alongside another RHD who was selling knitted scarfs and hats.
For a different creative approach, junior marketing major Nola Hesby sold buttons made by her and her mom and greeting cards painted with her art on them. She also sold 87 of her stickers which featured her designs that varied from puns such as “Market Casket,” “Stoke Palace,” and a New Hampshire collection of state and motto stickers.
Hesby has done art her whole life and has sold her art at the Makers Expo for two years now after finding out about it through Facebook.
“It honestly makes me so happy,” she said about the event.
“It’s kind of a way to showcase a talent that might not be apparent in your major,” Hesby said. “I’m a marketing major, and not that it’s not creative, but I don’t get a chance to sell my own stuff all the time, so this is really fun for me.”
The event costed as little as $20 to reserve a table. In fact, the event is so popular that people even had the chance to already sign up for next year’s Makers Expo.
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I’ve been saying for a number of years that a solid state drive is the single best upgrade you can do to improve your computer’s overall performance but the reality is that SSDs haven’t been a viable option for mainstream users for a number of reasons. Early drives suffered from lag issues, high prices and low capacities. Lag is now a thing of the past and prices continue to fall but if you need a large amount of high-speed storage, SSDs still aren’t the answer.
That could all be changing at some point as a company called Applied Materials has unveiled a new etching system called Centura Avatar that can build vertically-stacked, three-dimensional transistors. This isn’t to be confused with 3D manufacturing where 2D chips are stacked but instead refers to actually building 3D NAND structures.
ExtremeTech highlights the price per GB / manufacturing process trend of planar silicon. Dropping from 100nm to 60nm was a huge savings for manufacturers and again going from 60nm to 40nm was beneficial. But after the 20nm milestone, the graph looks pretty bleak and savings aren’t really visualized.
The solution is to rethink the manufacturing process by folding a 2D NAND in half and standing it up on its end. Actually accomplishing this task in the real world, however, is very difficult.
According to the folks at Applied Materials, trying to build 3D NAND structures in real life would be like trying to dig a one-kilometer-deep, three-kilometer-long trench with walls exactly three meters apart, through interleaved rock strata — and that’s before we discuss gate trenches or the staircases.
Realistically, it will probably be another few years before we see the Centura Avatar find its way to mainstream SSD manufacturers but at least builders now have a plan to cut cost/GB and boost die density when the time is right. The company plans to showcase the etching machine at SEMICON West 2012, held July 10-12.


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What’s News: The iPhone 6 goes on sale in China October 17th. Secret Service director takes responsibility for White House security breach. Michael Phelps arrested for DUI. Joanne Po reports.
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Telecom Analytics Solutions provider Subex Limited said that it has partnered Spanish multinational telecommunications company Telefonica on a new cybersecurity venture focussed on Internet of Things (IoT) security.
IoT security refers to safeguarding connected devices and networks in the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT involves adding internet connectivity to devices and machines and animals to make them smart.
Headquartered in Madrid, Telefonica is one of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers in the world.
It provides fixed and mobile telephony, broadband and subscription television, operating in Europe and America.
The collaboration will be realised through the new IoT cybersecurity unit launched by Telefonica recently. The unit was launched recently to expand the operator’s existing IoT products and services and to develop new security solutions.
“The new IoT unit will leverage Telefónica’s existing network infrastructure and the Kite Platform, an IoT connectivity management platform that allows businesses to improve efficiencies while reducing costs”, Subex said.
Telefonica already offers a Fraud Management as-a service solution (FMaaS), a platform used to address subscription fraud, internal fraud, premium rate service fraud and international revenue share fraud.
Subex offers billing and provisioning software that help telecommuncations companies manage their services and subscribers, and includes fraud detection algorithms in its billing software.
Internet of Things is supposed to be the next major opportunity for telecom players as most of the earth’s human beings have already been connected.
“The new partnership extends to analysis of the data traffic generated by IoT devices, and detection of specific threats in the cyber field”, Subex said.
Along with the detection of threats in IoT, the IoT cybersecurity unit will also offer management of secure credentials for devices and DNS security.
In addition, it has adapted part of its catalogue of generic cybersecurity solutions to IoT, such as SandaS, for the management of GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) capacities, or cyber-threats for the early detection and identification of internet threats.
“Amidst all kinds of attacks by cybercriminals and other groups, we want to protect the ecosystem and ensure that IoT projects deliver value”, said Vinod Kumar, Managing Director and CEO, Subex.
Established in 1992, Subex is a leading software solutions provider, working towards enabling a secure digital future for businesses. SIT has more than 300 installations across over 90 countries.


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Over an hour wait in Gotthard Tunnel for holiday weekend
Gotthard Road tunnel in central Switzerland is known for heavy jams during long weekends and this holiday weekend is no different.
As the Swiss National Ascension Day approaches on Thursday May 30th, many travellers are driving through the country via the 16.9 kilometre long Gotthard Road tunnel, which runs from Göschenen in the canton Uri to Airolo in Ticino to the south.
The tunnel is already frustrating those hoping for an early escape with a seven-kilometer traffic jam lasting one hour and five minutes, reports the Touring Club Switzerland.
Image: Twitter page of Gotthard Tunnel traffic
Depending on your travel plans through Switzerland, you may save time using the alternative San Bernadino Tunnel instead of the Gotthard Tunnel.
Travellers can check the Touring Club Switzerland Twitter page for Gotthard Tunnel traffic updates to avoid lengthy waits during peak holiday travel.


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Zara has launched its new winter wears, and there it's Knit Arm Warmers got a lot of attention after a tweet has gone viral.
Twitter user Abby shared the Knit Arm Warmer's picture and captioned it as, "Hey, is Zara okay?" In the image, the price tag is visible, and it costs $29.90.
Hey, is Zara okay? pic.twitter.com/4MSZp10AJL— Abby 🌸🌟✨🎀💜🙃🦄 (@1AbbyRoad) December 17, 2020
Zara's Arm Warmer style sweater is a high-neck knitted sweater with long sleeves without the body of it. The fabric of this sweater is a mixed one with viscose, polyester and nylon. The sweater will cost Rs 1,790 at Zara's online store.
Since it's arrival, the sweater is receiving an immense amount of trolling, and memes have been making. One of the Twitter users commented, "You laugh now, but one day your neck and arms are gonna be extra cold, and you'll regret the lack of coverage your sweater vest offers".
Another netizen tweeted, "Is this for a horse?" The tweet has received 76,000' likes in three days, and this is not the first time that Zara's outfit grabbed attention.
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With roots dating back before the Industrial Revolution, Jim Beam (BEAM) has long been America’s bourbon. Originally called “Old Tub” (the first bottle sold in 1795 by Jacob Beam was actually called “Old Jake Beam Sour Mash”), the Bardstown, Kentucky liquor survived whisky rebellions and Prohibition to grow into a multi-billion-dollar stalwart, producing not only its namesake brand and Maker’s Mark bourbon, but a bevy of other drinks, including cognac, vodka, tequila, rum and DeKuyper Cordials, to name a few.
It’s a far different world today than old Jake growing corn in a field and making whisky by his own hand 219 years ago. Now, Japan’s first whisky-maker says that it is buying Beam. No, not a bottle or a case; the whole company. Osaka-based Suntory Holdings Ltd, a privately held beverage behemoth and parent to Suntory Beverage, has agreed to acquire Beam for $83.50 per share in cash in a deal worth about $16 billion, including the debt that Suntory will assume.
Filmgoers may known of Suntory through Bill Murray’s 2003 film “Lost in Translation,” in which he states, “For relaxing times, make it Suntory time.”
Suntory, which had 2012 sales of $17.6 billion, has a full portfolio of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, including its flagship single malt whisky Yamazaki. Established in 1899 by Shinjiro Torii, Suntory became Japan’s first whisky producer with Yamazaki in 1923. The company joined the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the country’s largest IPO last year, trading under the symbol 2587.
The offer represents a 25 percent premium to Beam’s closing price of $66.97 on Friday and more than 20-times Beam’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the year ended September 30, 2013.
Both companies’ boards have unanimously approved the acquisition. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter.
Per the deal, Beam CEO Matthew Shattock along with the rest of his management team will stay on board to head the company's operations. Calling the development “very exciting,” Shattock said in a statement this morning, “Together we will be a global leader in distilled spirits with the #3 position in premium spirits and a dynamic portfolio across key categories. With particular strength in Bourbon, Scotch, Canadian, Irish and Japanese whisky, the combined company will have unparalleled expertise and portfolio breadth in premium whisky, which is driving the fastest growth in Western spirits.”
Suntory is known for continued expansion through acquisitions, but the purchase of Beam is the largest in its history. Previously, the company bought Orangina Schweppes Group in 2009 for more than $3 billion. In September, Suntory bough the Lucozade and Ribena drink brands from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for $2.1 billion. Locozade is an energy drink that competes with Coca-Cola’s (KO) Powerade and Pepsi’s (PEP) Gatorade. Suntory also bought 51-percent of Pepsi’s Vietnam soft drink business in 2013.
With its relentless pursuit of expansion, Suntory is walking the walk, not just talking the talk of its slogan “Yatteminahare” (Go for it) put in place by its founder Torii many years ago.
Shares of Beam have jumped to near the acquisition price and are holding steady in the area in early Monday trading.


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How Coca-Cola targeted ads based on people’s Facebook, Instagram photos
When Coca-Cola wanted to push iced-tea drinkers to consider its Gold Peak brand this summer, it didn’t target people like most brands do by using their search history. Instead, it combed through consumers’ photos on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and served them ads based on images they shared on those platforms.
Gold Peak tapped into an image recognition engine that identified people who posted images that featured glasses or jugs of iced tea, displayed emotions such as happiness and excitement as well as contained cans or bottles of its competitors, including Snapple, Honest Tea, Lipton and others. Those people were then served Gold Peak ads on 40 mobile sites and apps after leaving Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
For example, if you posted a picnic table spread with a jug of iced tea somewhere in the mix on Instagram, Gold Peak could have targeted you with ads while you read an article on Business Insider or checked the weather on the AccuWeather app in the past month, thanks to your photo.
“We’ve been using social listening for targeting for years, but people hardly use these social platforms to share text anymore,” said Benjamin Bring, vp of media at IPG’s Ansible. “Unlike text-based targeting, which can often be ambiguous, pictures provide more nuanced and subtle context.”
Cluep, a Toronto-based company, developed the proprietary image recognition engine. The engine learns from every publicly posted image it sees on social networks to identify brands, products, logos and scenarios. Then, it engages consumers around their interests, activities and lifestyles on mobile apps and mobile websites outside of the social networks.
Brands including Nike, McDonald’s, Toyota and Under Armour have partnered with Cluep for this type of visual targeting. While image recognition itself isn’t new, Karan Walia, Cluep CEO and co-founder, said Cluep was a step ahead of the platforms themselves. While platforms like Facebook have their own image recognition engines in place, they are not leveraging the technology to allow brands to target based on pictures consumers post. Furthermore, Cluep uses its own ad server and real-time bidder to serve ads outside the social media platforms and in premium mobile apps and mobile websites through its partnerships with SSPs. Cluep has partnerships that give it access to all public data on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as well as partnerships with SSPs that can then result in automated ads for its clients.
“We have bridged the gap between image recognition and advertising at scale,” said Walia. “No ad tech platform is doing image-based targeting like we are.”
What’s more, people don’t seem to be creeped out. Brands that have run beta tests are seeing conversions and click-through rates of five to 10 times the industry benchmark on premium publishers, according to Walia. Coca-Cola itself has seen a click-through rate of over 2 percent, which is three to four times its usual benchmark for the Gold Peak creative.
“The biggest KPI for Coca-Cola is driving more people to the store, and consequently, store sales,” said Bring. “If we keep performing, we will certainly look at doing it for other clients.”
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As the hottest teen athlete in the world, LeBron decided to skip college and enter into the NBA draft at age 18. The Cleveland Cavaliers snatched him up as their number one pick and offered him a four-year, $18.8 million contract. Their pick paid off—LeBron went on to become the youngest rookie of the year ever!
On top of his NBA contract, LeBron scored big with a $90 million endorsement deal from Nike before he set foot on the Cavaliers' court. Forbes magazine predicts that by the time LeBron turns 25 years old, he'll be worth more than $200 million!


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Natural Health News — If you want to get the best nutrition from your rice, you need to eat it as close to natural as possible
New evidence shows that processing rice, for instance polishing to remove the husk, but parboiling it to make it quicker for consumers to cook, significantly reduces its nutritional benefits.
As a cereal grain, rice is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, and it is mainly consumed as polished rice. This polishing process is performed on the rice so consumers can benefit from improved physical, sensory and shelf life properties. This process removes the bran and the germ, and is thought to be detrimental to the nutritional qualities of rice as the bran layers are rich in proteins, vitamins and fat, whilst the germ is mainly fat.
» Many consumer prefer white rice – and indeed this is the most widely consumed type of rice in the world
» But, researchers asked, what effects did the processing the produced white rice – polishing – to remove the bran – and parboiling to help preserve it and make it quicker to cook have on nutritional quality.
» Of the two processes polishing appeared to be the most damaging, removing protein, healthy fats, and antioxidants from the finished grain. Parboiling appeared to preserve at least some of these benefits.
A common secondary processing technique is parboiling, in which the rice is soaked, steamed and dried. Parboiling ca increase the storage life of rice and make it quicker to cook. when cooked parboiled rice tends to be firmer and less sticky.
A new in the journal Food Science looked at the processing of specific black and red pigmented strains of rice grains (Oryza sativa L.),
These varieties contain healthful phenolic compounds distributed in their bran layers. Phenolics compounds have been shown to promote several health benefits for consumers, including antioxidant, anticancer, antiallergic, anti-inflammatory, as well as being heart healthy and having anti-diabetic effects. Most recently they have also been shown to be important for gut health.
Anthocyanins, mainly cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, are the main phenolic constituent of black rice grains, while proanthocyanidins – also known as condensed tannins – have been reported as the main phenolic constituent of red rice grains.
In this study researchers found that processing – which is mainly done for aesthetic reasons, caused several significant losses in nutritional quality:
But say the researchers, there were some pluses from processing. Parboiling did not seem to have a negative effect on protein or phenolic compounds (and even allowed the partial preservation of some types of phenolics in black and red rice) and reduced cooking time for both black and red rice types.
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Both chambers of Michigan's legislature approved bills banning automakers from selling cars to the public without doing so through a third-party franchised dealership. Tesla once again will rally against this, arguing that the uniqueness of its electric vehicles prevents third-party dealers from properly marketing the cars.
Legislation like this continues to make its way through various states, with varying degrees of approval. Last month, the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association stated its intention to shut down Tesla's one state store and prevent two planned outlets from opening. Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Arizona have also taken a hardline approach to preventing direct automaker-to-public sales. Tesla has worked out compromises in other areas, for example with Pennsylvania in August. There, electric vehicles are now exempted from the franchised-dealer mandate.


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The world’s first index tracking the value of Rolex ‘Professional’ watches is being published in a new report by Art Market Research (AMR) today.
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Fresh Seasons Market will close its two grocery stores in Minnetonka and Victoria on May 5, a manager said Tuesday, ending an eight-year run as a distinctive, smaller-footprint grocery in the Twin Cities’ western suburbs.
“We had a nice, fresh, customer-centered format,” said Noah Atlas, operations manager for the company. “It just wasn’t a big enough following.”
He said the company’s owners, after seeing results from the first three months of the year, could see that business wasn’t improving as they had hoped. Recent price increases in basic food items such as meat also put more pressure on the stores, which tended to have higher prices than bigger chains.
“We were considered more of a high-end store, and that format is getting more difficult to work with,” Atlas said. “People came and shopped, but we couldn’t get a big enough following to put that expenditure out. And the larger stores are able to buy in bigger quantities and get a better price than we are. It makes it very difficult to compete.”
The two stores employ about 60 people each. The Minnetonka store opened in 2006 and the Victoria one in 2009. They were started by Dale Riley, a former executive of several larger grocery companies including Supervalu and Roundy’s, and Tom Wartman, a developer. Riley sold his interest in 2012.
Atlas said the stores will offer promotions until the closing.


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According to Chainalysis, a block-chain analyst firm, the rate of payment using bit coins has fallen sharply this year.
As a result of a survey of 17 banks in Sino-bitch coin processing companies, the total amount of coins processed is 80% less than the beginning of this year. One Canadian coin trader said that the amount of coin-to-beat transactions between January and October this year has fallen to less than half. Bitcoin payment throughput is slow but steadily declining.
In addition, the main cipher money used for settlement is said to be inconsistent with comprehensive data. This seems to be due to the inclusion of other currency transactions and commercial payments. Chyne Wills says that bitcoin settlement has fallen from $ 427 million in December to $ 96 million in September, acknowledging that bit coin stability is increasing.
This year’s bit coin price was relatively stable, and it was predicted that it would spread as a means of payment for both individuals and commercial organizations. However, there were few financial companies that still did not have enough stability. In this regard, some experts say that bit coin needs to be faster and cheaper. In addition, it is pointed out that it is necessary to develop clearer rules on assets so that users can feel legitimate.
Some of the big companies that have been receiving the bit coin payments so far have turned them off again. Microsoft announced that it would stop bill coin payments that had been going on for three years in January, and then suspended the position, allowing customers to exchange small bit coins. Game platform Steam also stopped paying for bit coin in December 2017. When I first started it a year ago, the bitcoin transaction price was $ 450. In the industry, concerns over price volatility and uncertainties over regulations, increased transaction fees, and slower trading speeds are preventing the spread of bitcoin payments. For more information, please click here .


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Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.8 trillion in 2014, a 3.1 percent increase from 2013 spending of $3.7 trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
In 2013, the market experienced flat growth, growing 0.4 percent year over year.
Spending on devices—including PCs, ultramobiles, mobile phones, and tablets—contracted 1.2 percent in 2013, but it will grow 4.3 percent in 2014.
Gartner analysts said convergence of the PC, ultramobiles—including tablets—and mobile phone segments, as well as erosion of margins, will take place as differentiation will soon be based primarily on price instead of devices’ orientation to specific tasks.
Enterprise software spending growth continues to be the strongest throughout the forecast period. The 2014 annual growth rate is expected to be 6.8 percent.
”Investment is coming from exploiting analytics to make B2C processes more efficient and improve customer marketing efforts,” said Richard Gordon, managing vice president at Gartner. “Investment will also be aligned to B2B analytics, particularly in the SCM space, where annual spending is expected to grow 10.6 percent in 2014. The focus is on enhancing the customer experience throughout the presales, sales and post sales processes.”
”We are seeing CIOs increasingly reconsidering data center build-out and instead planning faster-than-expected moves to cloud computing. Despite these small reductions, we continue to anticipate consistent four to five percent annual growth through 2017,” Gordon said.
This story, "Tech spending forecast to jump worldwide in 2014" was originally published by Computer News Middle East.


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May 15 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Tuesday said it has more than doubled its investment in generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd , and confirmed it has become Apple Inc’s second-largest shareholder.
Berkshire said it owned about 40.5 million Teva American depositary receipts (ADRs) worth about $693 million as of March 31, up from 18.9 million ADRs three months earlier.
The disclosure was made in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission detailing Berkshire’s U.S.-listed stock holdings as of March 31.
Berkshire also said it boosted its Apple stake to about 239.6 million shares worth more than $40 billion as of March 31, up from 165.3 million shares three months earlier. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York, editing by G Crosse)


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Bangalore: India's fastest supercomputer, EKA is now ranked at 33, in the latest rankings of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers. EKA, developed by Computational Research Laboratories is owned by the Tata Group was ranked the ninth fastest supercomputer in the previous ranking.
The Indian supercomputer PARAM Yuva Cluster which was ranked at 109 in June 2009 has now slipped to 183. Today, supercomputers are developed by companies like Cray, IBM and Hewlett-Packard and India is now behind United States, France, Germany and China.
Twenty four supercomputers on the list are now in China, with Germany at fourth place behind the US, the UK and France. The US has maintained its dominance with 282 out of 500 supercomputers. Jaguar built by the Cray company has been ranked the world's fastest supercomputer. China has stormed to the supercomputing arena with Nebulae build from a Dawning TC3600 Blade system with Intel X5650 processors and NVidia Tesla C2050 GPUs is ranked second. Roadrunner, which was the first ever petaflops system June 2008, dropped to the third position with a performance of 1.04 petaflops.


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Quanta releases share holdings in Simplo Technology
MOPS, March 24; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES
Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has released its share holdings in battery maker Simplo Technology and sold 7.321 million shares at a price of NT$185 (US$6.27) per share to generate an income of NT$1.35 billion.
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Council hopes to reach deal with NZSO and School of Music to restart strengthening works.
NZ company targets high fliers with a carpet that doesn't lose its oomph.
One of the founders of Logan Brown is expanding his bagel business into the capital.
Tourism industry leaders are worried that lack of funding will continue to severely handicap the Department of Conservation.
Michael Reddell expected thanks for revealing a Reserve Bank leak. Instead, he was privately slammed him as "reckless"
Wellington beer maker Panhead has been snapped up by a global brewing giant.
150 icons from piupiu, to hangi, poi to taiaha are represented in a distinctly Kiwi keyboard.
Commercial property investment has surpassed pre-GFC levels, new research shows.
Aglionby House - an industrial building, with dynamic angles - wins gold at national property awards show.
Wellington business leaders are not in awe of the bland Budget, but it will help businesses grow.
OPINION: Government's $2.1 billion infrastructure plan to help park your car and go to the loo.
It's time for Strawberry Fare to say "Tira-miss-you" to its loyal customer-base.
Christchurch manufacturers say a big increase in trade waste charges could drive some businesses offshore.
Weta Workshop is expanding its line of miniature models after demand from collectors to create scenes.
Technology Valley to foster the Hutt Valley's science, manufacturing and research sectors.
Money's drying up for owners to repair leaky homes, despite warnings the problem's far from over.
Wellington's already bracing for the Barmy Army to arrive with dry throats, empty tummies and open wallets.
Bay of Plenty's housing and construction market has helped it secure its status as top performing region.
A Wellington software development company wants to turn the ticketing industry on its head.
Our main tourist centres will be short thousands of rooms in 10 years if more hotels aren't built.
Swedish specialist cabling firm takes on factory's 19 remaining staff.
Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch have been pegged for an over supply in office space.
Ratepayer-backed insurer wants to hike directors' fees by 15 per cent, even though it can't write new business.
He's paid the same rent for 31 years. Now his benefactor's died and he's being "bullied out".
Liquidators will not take action against Lower Hutt bars after investigating if they were trading while insolvent.
"One day - I think we were in the pub - we asked ourselves 'what would it take to get us to go jogging more?"
Former retail icon says it is worth about 49c a share more than Sir Ron Brierley is offering.
Despite selling all of its assets, Terry Serepisos' Century City Ventures is wound up with a big shortfall.
A Wellington digital health company is making information more accessible for bladder cancer patients, while creating a forum for patients and family members.
Camera happy Chinese tourists are a social media bonanza for savvy NZ tourism operators.


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Government of Rajasthan approves changes to Rajasthan Agricultural Products Marketing Law
Jaipur, July 11 () The government of Rajasthan on Thursday approved amendments to the Agricultural Marketing Act of Rajasthan, 1961, to strengthen the marketing system of agriculture and ensure that farmers obtain better prices for their products.
Prime Minister Ashok Gehlot said the government's decision is in line with the promises made in the electoral manifesto to strengthen the system of commercialization of agriculture.
After the amendments, the businessmen will receive licenses for the direct purchase of agricultural products from the farmers. In addition, agricultural product groups and companies will receive licenses to buy agricultural products directly from farmers.
Currently, under the statutes of the Law, for the direct purchase license, 500 or 1,000 tons of annual crop purchases, the net worth of Rs 50 and the security deposit of an average daily purchase is mandatory.
The relief was granted because the farmer producing companies (FPC) and farmer producer organizations (FPO) could not comply with the provisions. Now, for the FPO or FPC, the annual purchase condition of 100 tons and Rs 1 lakh security has been established. The condition of net worth has been eliminated for FPO and FPC.
The Chief Minister also approved the transfer of Rs 25 crore to the Agricultural Marketing Board of Rajasthan to ensure regular pension to retired staff.
Currently, there are 475 retired people and dependents of 125 receive pension. In the future, the Board must provide pensions to 1,000 people. With the transfer of funds, the Board will not require any subsidy from the state government. Gehlot also sanctioned 18.73 million rupees for shelters under the model Devnarayan shelter plan in the city of Kuchaman (Nagaur), Chauth Ka Barwada (Sawai Madhopur) and Begu (Chittorgarh). It also approved Rs 11.38 crore for the operation of the residential school in Bharatpur, where the classes will be carried out from Class VI to XII. AG HRS


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The official compared the progress this week to the 2018 G7 summit during the Trump administration, where “China wasn’t even explicitly mentioned” in that year’s communiqué, but entire paragraphs were devoted to North Korea and Russia. Yet the official would not give a direct answer as to whether China would be mentioned in this year’s communiqué when asked. That agreement is expected to be released “midday” Sunday, per the official.


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June 6, 2013 The 2013 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals poster child featured on the telethon last weekend on WITN can now be seen on boxes of Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats.
Nine-year-old Lucas Moore of Bear Grass in Martin County was involved in a car accident in October of 2012 where he suffered life-threatening injuries. He has made a remarkable recovery since then and is back to doing the things he loves.
Kellogg's has teamed up with CMN to raise money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals by featuring stories of miracle kids on the boxes of some of its products.
Lucas' story is on the back of Rice Krispies Treat boxes and Wednesday he was autographing them at the Food Lion in Williamston.
The special boxes will be sold at area Food Lion stores with a portion of the sales supporting CMN.


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Considering next-gen Xbox rumors continue to spread virally, some people were beginning to wonder if Sony was going to sit 2013 out. Not so fast, ye of little faith. It appears that in an interview with Chilean outlet El-Mercurio On-Line, Sony VP Hiroshi Sakamota confirmed the console would be announced by E3 or perhaps even May. Looks like PlayStation 4 is back on the menu, boys.
After being specifically asked whether there would be a new Sony PlayStation console announced in coming months, Sakamoto responded with this (translated):
"It's still a big secret, but our Sony PlayStation friends are getting ready. I only can say that we're focused on the games related E3 event, booked for June. The announcement can take place there or even before, in May."
To be honest, May seems a bit far out for such a large announcement. Well, that is, if Sony is planning on actually releasing the PlayStation 4 in 2013. Consider the Wii U, which was announced in April of 2011, but launched over a year later in November 2012. A prototype Wii U was shown at E3 2011 and the console was fully playable at E3 2012. Will 6 months be enough for Sony?
By comparison, however, Microsoft reveal the Xbox 360 at a May 12 event and released the console in November later that year. That is to say, a 6 month announcement to launch window isn't so impossible. Considering the secrecy war going on between Microsoft and Sony a this point, it'd probably to be expected. 2013 is going to be a good year.


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It’s time for the Switch to get a little more mysterious.
Originating on the Famicom in 1986 – before getting a DS release in 2008, J.B. Harold Murder Club is a Japanese language murder mystery adventure game. It’s coming to Switch by way of Mebius, and will see a release in Japan next week.
J.B. Harold Murder Club officially launches for Switch on August 10th, priced at ¥864 on the Japanese eShop.
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High-end shoppers fill North Bend coffers
High-end shopping at the Factory Stores at North Bend helped boost the city's sales tax revenue in 2007, said Elena Montgomery, the city's finance director.
Montgomery predicted that the expansion of that shopping area will keep revenues up.
The successful new Coach store, which sells upscale accessories, contributed to a strong holiday shopping season, and may encourage other high-end retailers to set up shop in the mall, Montgomery said.
"It stands to reason that once they have Coach in there, and Nike, they'll be able to draw more of those kinds of names," she said.
North Bend's city sales and use tax revenues in 2007 were up 13 percent over the previous year. Revenue from the Factory Stores and Safeway plaza accounted for about half of the $1.7 million the city collected in 2007, Montgomery said.
More storefronts will come to the area with Trace Development's purchase of the undeveloped areas in the Safeway center.
"They are going forward in developing room for several small businesses and one large anchor, which will hopefully be a drug chain," Montgomery said. "That will be beneficial for the city."
Sales tax revenue was down in the first two months of this year; Montgomery attributed this to skyrocketing gas prices, as well as bad winter weather keeping shoppers away.
"When the news gives the weather reports for [Snoqualmie] Pass, the perception is that, if the Pass is having issues, so are we, and that's not really the case," she said. Montgomery expects sales tax revenue to pick up this spring and summer.
One of the city's revenue sources that has declined significantly is the Real Estate Excise Tax, or REET. With a downturn in real estate sales, comes reduced REET funding, which pays for capital projects like street improvements.
"Even though the house values are not supposed to be going down as much in the Puget Sound area, there has been a lack of activity," Montgomery said. "So we have seen our REET revenues go down by 21 percent."
If the real estate market doesn't rebound, city officials will have to decide whether to shelve capital projects or look for alternative ways to pay for them. They can divert money from the city's general fund, or borrow money in hopes that the REET revenue stream will improve.


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A new subsidised cement scheme, Amma Cement, has been launched in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. The scheme is designed to provide heavily subsidised cement products for eco-friendly and low cost housing, and to cater for low and middle class customers throughout the state.
Amma Cement will be priced at around Rs.190 per 50 kg bag (local cement companies price their products at approximately Rs.370 – 385 per bag). According to reports, the state government will procure around two lakh tonnes of cement every month from manufacturers. Under the scheme, each person with an approved building plan or approval from a local body can procure up 50 bags for the construction of a 100 ft2 area and up to 750 bags for the construction of a 1500 ft2 area.
Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation will be the nodal agency, while the scheme will be implemented by Tamil Nadu’s Civil Supplies Corporation and Rural Development department.
Edited from various sources by Rosalie Starling
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/asia-pacific-rim/06012015/amma-cement-launched-in-tamil-nadu-88/


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A world where marketing, sales, account management and finance all coordinate their interactions with the customer -- sharing notes and data to provide a unified experience -- is still far off for most businesses. But with the help of new digital tools, nearly every company is aiming to get there via a "digital transformation," according to new research from the Altimeter Group.
Eighty eight percent of companies said they are going through a formal digital transformation effort this year, according to the report. The trend is one marketers should pay attention to, as 54% of companies surveyed by Altimeter said the mandate to lead the digital transformation is driven by the CMO. CEOs, the report found, champion digital transformation 42% of the time, with CIOs coming in at 29%. Respondents were asked to select all that apply.
"The role of marketing is bigger than just awareness and discovery, it's about the relationship," said Brian Solis, principal analyst at Altimeter Group and author of the report.


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First year Web Design Interactive Media students Alfred Junco and Ryan Ovas. Creators of Hawk Nest. Courtesy Humber.ca
By Marco Di Meo
If you have a great business idea then you might want to be at Humber North Campus for the Hawk Nest Startup Weekend that begins on Feb. 1 and runs until Feb. 3.
The Hawk Nest Startup Weekend is an opportunity where students can get great advice from professionals about their business ideas.
Students will have a chance to present their idea and then meet with marketing experts to develop a business proposal. Once their offer has been developed they will pitch their idea to a panel of judges who will award prizes.
This event was organized by two first year Web Design Interactive Media Students, Alfred Junco, 19 and Ryan Ovas, 19.
Alfred Junco said the reason they started this club was because Humber didn’t have anything else like it.
“When we enrolled at Humber we tried joining a club for entrepreneurship. There wasn’t anything here so we decided to start this club where anyone who’s interested can come and have all the resources available to them,” he said.
The Hawk Nest Startup Weekend is the Hawk’s Nest first event as a club at Humber.
President of Humber Student’s Federation Bhalinder Bedi will be on the judge’s panel this weekend and told Humber News how HSF supports entrepreneurism.
“This is a startup weekend where students come with ideas. This really is HSF harnessing the idea of entrepreneurism.”
Bedi said HSF and Humber want to assure these events are taking place in one location and happen “instantaneously”.
Executive Director of Humber Student’s Federation, Ercole Perrone, told Humber News that this weekend will be a great learning experience for the two organizers.
“Organizers of an event like this can take away the overall experience of participating in an event like this and how it tests your skills and applications from what you learn in your courses,” Perrone said.
He said that HSF and Humber are working collectively in the spirit of entrepreneurship.
“HSF and Humber as partners are really working together to develop an entrepreneurial eco system that supports students in a development of their own business ideas,” he said.


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Tywin et al. Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Beware the funny money: Quote The value of a cryptocurrency inspired by the popular Netflix series Squid Game collapsed on Monday less than two weeks after investors could start buying tokens. After jumping more than 310,000% in value as of Sunday night, Squid lost all its value after Twitter flagged the cryptocurrency’s account and temporarily restricted it due to “suspicious activity”. Right before its collapse, the token’s value had spiked to $2,856. The token’s website and social accounts have disappeared, along with a white paper describing Squid. The token was made available for purchase on 20 October with the idea that the cryptocurrency would be a pay-to-play token to play an online game, inspired by Squid Games, the hit series in which heavily indebted people play deadly versions of children’s games to win cash. The game was set to launch in November and its promoters said winners would be rewarded with more Squid tokens. But even as the cryptocurrency’s price spiked in value last week, many noted that the token could be fraudulent. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/nov/01/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scam-fears-investors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Two giants are going head-to-head this holiday season, but one of those giants seems rather unconcerned about the competition.
EA are putting out a Medal of Honor reboot, but Activision believe that their Call of Duty: Black Ops will have too much for it to really be able to compete.
"We respect the competition and we don't see the competition only coming from Medal of Honor" said Michael Sportouch, Europe's call of Duty general manager.
When asked specifically if Medal of Honor would be a barrier to Black Ops' success, he added "We have no concern [about Medal of Honor], we are ambitious and confident, but obviously we are looking at the competition and the market globally - and not only Medal of Honor."
Are they right to dismiss Medal of Honor? I guess we'll find out once the sales figures filter in.
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Amazon refutes complaints it stopped price matching
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon says it hasn't stopped price matching — because it never had such a policy in the first place.
Over the last several days, news stories and online forums reported the retail giant had ended its policy of reimbursing customers if the price of an item on its site drops within seven days of delivery.
Amazon (AMZN) spokeswoman Julie Law said the company does not do what's known as "price matching" or "price protection," though its customer service associates are empowered to make decisions on behalf of the customer when it seems appropriate.
"We've always had a no price matching policy, because we believe we're always making the best pricing decisions on behalf of our customers," she said.
Because there's no actual policy and because customer service associates have broad freedom in what they offer customers, it's possible customers have in the past, and still are at times, getting price matching, Law said.
But any changes weren't because of an edict sent down to the associates. "There certainly wasn't anything that shifted," she said.
That's not the experience of posters on online forums such as Reddit, who report that requests for price matching began to be regularly turned down around the first week of May but had been allowed prior to that.
An email from an Amazon customer service agent on April 28 posted on the news site Tech Crunch says that for items "shipped and sold by Amazon we have a 7 days price match from the time of delivery."
Amazon's website clearly states that the site doesn't price match, with the exception of televisions.
There, Amazon says if a customer finds a lower price on another qualifying retailer's website "within 30 days after your purchase date, let us know and we'll refund you on an Amazon.com Gift Card, taking any differences in shipping and promotions into account."
It will also refund the difference to the customer if it lowers its own price on a TV within 30 days.
Price matching is common with large retailers. Walmart.com will match prices with a broad group of online retailers within 14 days of purchase. Best Buy price matches for customers during its 15-day return and exchange period. Home Depot is famous for its in-store bonus of 10% off for customers who find a lower price on a purchased item at a nearby store.
If Amazon has changed its policy, it could affect companies that have created apps to track prices on items users have purchased so they could get refunds if the price fell. They include Earny and Paribus.
Amazon's Law had nothing against such apps, but did caution customers to be wary of giving their account credentials to outside entities.


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This Monday it was revealed that the Syrian Electronic Army, known primarily around the web as SEA, had infiltrated the username/password database of the online magazine Forbes. In total they were able to snag just over one million accounts, and although the stolen passwords are encrypted, users should still be wary as their details could still be under threat.
Forbes was quick to respond to the situation by naming SEA as the prime conspirators in the attack, and warning anyone who had an account on the site that they should change their passwords immediately.
“The email address for anyone registered with Forbes.com has been exposed. Please be wary of emails that purport to come from Forbes, as the list of email addresses may be used in phishing attacks. We have notified law enforcement. We take this matter very seriously and apologize to the members of our community for this breach.”
Security firm Sophos has reported that the passwords swiped during the heist are protected in the PHPass Portable format: each password and a random 6-byte salt were run through the MD5 algorithm to generate a hash, and 8,192 iterations of MD5 were performed on the hash and the password. Once these layers were laid down, the password was finally tucked away on the financial magazine’s home database.
Much like the Adobe hacks, it’s the particularly weak passwords that are cause for the most alarm in these situations. When users utilize credentials as trivial as “123456” as their password, this opens their other accounts across various popular platforms; social media, email accounts, extracurricular services, to the same problems they ended up with at Forbes.
Sophos wasn’t shy about how long it took their team to crack through the encryption set on each password, claiming one core on a single laptop was able to crack 120 passwords in an hour to get the credentials they were looking for.
Granted, it turns out the majority of those cracked first were as simple as the name of the company they worked for, followed by a combination of digits no longer than four characters each, i.e- “Forbes254”.


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After more than two years of judicial battles, Apple and Qualcomm they signed a truce for the payment of copyright for patents.
The two companies reached a trade deal, which they announced shortly before the initial arguments in the new trial at the federal San Diego court began.
"Qualcomm and Apple today announced an agreement to reject all court proceedings between the two companies around the world", the two companies reported.
"The agreement includes Apple's Qualcomm payment. Companies have also reached a six-year license agreement, starting April 1, 2019, which includes a two-year extension option and a multi-year chip supply agreement," they added.
The announcement does not state how much Apple will pay, but it is clear that Qualcomm is again an apple company supplier.
The actions of the chip maker have increased 23.2% on the stock market, while those of Apple remained stable.
Apple accused Qualcomm of using its dominant position to charge high prices for its patented chips that allow smartphones to connect to cellular networks.
The two companies faced the first complaint lodged by Apple in January 2017.
In the second in San Diego, the iPhone manufacturer not only refused to pay, but also demanded what could be billions of dollars in compensation.
Qualcomm, which made great progress, since much of his income came from copyright recovery, denied Apple's argument and claimed that his only reason to go to court was to negotiate prices down.
After choosing a jury at the San Diego Federal Court, the presentation of the arguments began on Tuesday.
Apple and Qualcomm, Tim Cook and Steve Molenkipf during the process, had to declare that, according to the foregoing, it would take a month.
"In order to be able to buy Qualcomm chips or get access to patents offered as a mobile standard guarantee, Qualcomm asks third parties to pay a much larger royal family ", claimed Apple.
"This means that in the case of the iPhone, when Apple engineers create a new revolutionary new security feature, such as the" Touch ID "that provides state-of-the-art technologies such as Apple Pay, Qualcomm insists that royalties for these and other innovations in which they have not contributed and the payments have increased, "he said.
At the beginning of 2017, Federal Trade Commission of the United States sued Qualcomm for alleged violations of antitrust law when selling certain components and licenses for smartphone manufacturers, including Apple.
In April 2017, she was forced to pay $ 815 million to Canadian BlackBerry in a dispute over royalties.
And from 2015, among punishments and contracts, he pays high monetary penalties in China, South Korea, Taiwan and the European Union.
The dispute between Apple and Qualcomm also led to patent procedures. Although Apple claimed that some of Qualcomm's patents were invalid, Qualcomm accused Apple of violating or even attempting to ban the sale or import of iPhone in several countries, including the United States. This led to contradictory court rulings.
In March, the US court ruled in favor of Apple, hours after the judge of the same round ordered a partial import ban on iPhone
A few days earlier, Qualcomm reached a point when Apple was ordered to pay $ 31 million for infringement of a patent.
And also at the end of 2018, it received a ban on the sale of certain iPhone phones in China and Germany, also for infringement of a patent, the failures that Apple can bring.


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Mar 23 7:33pm Gaming–Digital Trends
The Razer Blade has quickly become a contender among gaming laptops, and the 2017 version is no exception. It turns performance up to 11, can it justify its lavish price tag? The post Razer Blade (2017) review appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 23 4:59pm Gaming–Digital Trends
Arsetto Corsa now has official VR support for headsets other than the Oculus Rift. In its latest patch, the game now has native support for the HTC Vive and OSVR's various supported headsets, thanks to the OpenVR framework. The post Arsetto Corsa adds native Vive and OSVR support with OpenVR appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 23 4:52pm Gaming–Digital Trends
The official website for the Total War strategy game series has been altered to feature a countdown ending on March 31. There are a number of clues that might point to whatever this new announcement is. The post Creative Assembly teases a new Total War game with countdown timer appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 23 3:45pm Gaming–Digital Trends
A new fan patch for Nier: Automata tweaks the settings, which could be enough to fix many of the framerate issues experienced by a number of players and letting them set higher detail levels. The post ‘Nier: Automata’ fan patch gives a big boost to detail, framerates appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 23 3:03pm Gaming–Digital Trends
Xbox Live Gold subscribers are gearing up for a busy month in April, as Microsoft will give away free copies of Ryse: Son of Rome, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and more through the end of the month. The post Games galore: ‘Ryse’ and more major titles go free in April via Xbox Live Gold appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 23 2:42pm Gaming–Digital Trends
ReCore was one of the most disappointing games of 2016, so why are its developers taking a victory lap with a prestige re-release? The post ‘ReCore’ isn’t even finished, so why is it getting a “definitive” rerelease? appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 23 1:54pm Cinema Blend Games
If you've ever wanted to more seamlessly merge your social media audience with your livestreaming audience, Facebook has now made available the tools to do exactly that.
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Mar 23 1:16pm Cinema Blend Games
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Mar 23 1:11pm Gaming–Digital Trends
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Mar 23 12:38pm Gaming–Digital Trends
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Mar 23 12:05pm Gaming–Digital Trends
'Mass Effect: Andromeda' doesn't take romance lightly, even if you can opt for the occasional hookup. Here's what it takes to flirt and create lasting relationships with the characters of BioWare's latest space epic. The post A Complete Guide to ‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’ Romances appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 23 11:56am Opposable Thumbs – Ars Technica
Kieken sees optional cosmetic items as pick-and-choose end game content. ...
Mar 23 10:46am Gaming–Digital Trends
Nintendo has issued an official statement regarding the cause of the left Joy-Con connectivity issues plaguing the Switch, vowing that there's no inherent design issue, but a manufacturing variation. The post Nintendo explains Switch Joy-Con connection issues in official statement appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 23 9:28am Gaming–Digital Trends
Khronos has concluded that current cross-platform solutions aren't sufficient to support every platform, and so it's is creating a portable API that will run on top of Vulkan, Metal, and Microsoft DirectX 12 The post Khronos helping developers write games that can run on Vulkan, Metal, and DirectX 12 appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 23 9:05am Opposable Thumbs – Ars Technica
So good it almost makes you forget about the horror that was the Bulldog. Almost.
Mar 22 10:10pm Cinema Blend Games
Koji Igarashi, the father of Castlevania, updated backers recently about the progress of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and the platforms they have plans on releasing the game on. They're actually canceling the game's release on the Wii U in favor of putting the game on the...
Mar 22 9:45pm Cinema Blend Games
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Mar 22 9:27pm Cinema Blend Games
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Mar 22 9:06pm Cinema Blend Games
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Atari's Starship 1 has been hiding a Hi Ron! from the world all this time.
Mar 22 4:20pm Opposable Thumbs – Ars Technica
Step back into Atari's nine most glorious years via the Coin Connection.
Mar 22 3:52pm Gaming–Digital Trends
Facebook has introduced a set of new video streaming features as part of its expanded Facebook Live platform that allow users to stream live video and gameplay footage from desktop or laptop computers. The post Facebook Live targets gamers with new streaming options for desktop, laptop PCs appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 22 3:44pm Opposable Thumbs – Ars Technica
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Mar 22 3:43pm Cinema Blend Games
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Mar 22 1:34pm Cinema Blend Games
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Mar 22 1:30pm Gaming–Digital Trends
The latest Mass Effect title offers ample customization. Here's everything you need to know about leveling up and equipping your Pathfinder to be the most effective biotic, engineer, soldier, or hybrid class you can be. The post ‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’ guide to loadouts, weapons, skills and profiles appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 22 1:29pm Cinema Blend Games
It's nearly time for a fresh update to Xbox Live, bringing with it a handful of features that have been teased already, as well as some intriguing new additions.
Mar 22 1:20pm Gaming–Digital Trends
The unexpected launch of Ghostbusters: Now Hiring, an episodic adventure for PSVR, places you in the shoes of a new recruit. In the first episode, you explore the Ghostbusters HQ with a Patton Oswalt-voiced ghost as your guide. The post ‘Ghostbusters: Now Hiring’ unexpectedly launches for PlayStation VR appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 22 1:04pm Cinema Blend Games
A lot of rumors have been circulating concerning a possible Pokemon game on the Nintendo Switch and, thanks to a recent job posting, we have our best evidence yet that just such a game might actually be in development.
Mar 22 12:58pm Cinema Blend Games
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Mar 22 12:51pm Gaming–Digital Trends
Bethesda's Pete Hines relays high praise for the virtual reality version of Fallout 4, and confirms that the game will be playable on the show floor at this year's E3 event in June. The post VR version of ‘Fallout 4’ will be playable on the show floor at E3 2017 appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 22 11:51am Gaming–Digital Trends
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Mar 22 11:49am Gaming–Digital Trends
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been canceled on the Wii U and will now arrive to the Nintendo Switch instead. The game is also scheduled to release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Vita, and PC. The post Castlevania-like ‘Bloodstained’ canceled on Wii U, now coming to Switch appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 22 11:12am Opposable Thumbs – Ars Technica
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Mar 22 9:32am Gaming–Digital Trends
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Mar 21 7:20pm Gaming–Digital Trends
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Mar 21 6:35pm Gaming–Digital Trends
Just six days after releasing an optimized driver, AMD launched another driver on Tuesday focused on the Mass Effect: Andromeda game. The driver also includes a new profile for multi-GPU systems running the game with DirectX 11. The post AMD’s latest driver fixes texture flickering in ‘Mass Effect: Andromeda,’ more appeared first on Digital Trends.
Mar 21 5:28pm Gaming–Digital Trends
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Mar 21 5:12pm Cinema Blend Games
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Mar 21 3:15pm Gaming–Digital Trends
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Mar 21 3:15pm Gaming–Digital Trends
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Mar 21 2:32pm Opposable Thumbs – Ars Technica
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Mar 21 2:25pm Gaming–Digital Trends
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WHITING, Ind., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Is frugality the new sexy? With Sweetest Day just around the corner, dating plans are flying around as much as fall leaves. However, the current state of the economy makes affording extravagant dates more challenging. A first date is awkward enough, but a new element has been introduced to the dating game: when your date uses a coupon to help pay the bill.
Despite the stigma that coupons have carried for years, using coupons on dates is no longer frowned upon, according to a new survey from CouponCabin.com (http://www.couponcabin.com), a leading online coupon site. The survey found that nearly one-in-five (18 percent) U.S. adults have used a coupon on a first date. Further, more than one-quarter (26 percent) reported that they would have a positive reaction to their date using a coupon to pay for a first date. This survey was conducted online nationwide by Harris Interactive on behalf of CouponCabin.com from September 29 – October 3, 2011, among 2,852 U.S. adults aged 18 and older.
Nearly three-in-four (73 percent) respondents reported that if their date used a coupon, they would stay on the date and go out with them again, indicating that thriftiness may now be on the list of qualities people seek in a mate.
"Our survey found that 55 percent of U.S. adults are more likely to use a coupon to help pay for a date due to the current state of the economy," said Jackie Warrick, President and Chief Savings Officer at CouponCabin.com. "From online coupons to daily deal sites to coupons that print out for you at the cash register, coupons are just about everywhere. It makes sense that more people are using them for dating during these challenging times."
The majority of adults shared that using a coupon for a date is acceptable anytime. They also revealed the following dating circumstances they found acceptable for coupon use:
- Anytime: 73 percent
- When you're married: 37 percent
- When you're a student: 32 percent
- As long as it is not on the first date: 16 percent
- Never: 4 percent
No matter your situation, Warrick offers the following tips to help navigate the dating scene in a coupon-crazed world:
Gauge your date. If you're going to use a coupon on a date, you have two options. If you think your date would be cool with it, make a funny remark and move on. Or, you can sneakily slip it to the waiter on your way to the bathroom. Do NOT put it into the check presenter without addressing it; it only makes it more awkward.
Downsize your date. If you can't afford to pay for dinner without a coupon, why not just go out for drinks instead of dinner? Consider your budget before you commit to a night on the town.
Date online and save. Did you know you can use coupons on your membership to dating sites like Match.com, eHarmony and Zoosk, among others? In addition to coupons to use while on your date, CouponCabin.com has coupons to help you save money on finding "the one."
This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of CouponCabin from September 29 – October 3, 2011, among 2,852 U.S. adults aged 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore, no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact: Allison Nawoj, firstname.lastname@example.org.
CouponCabin (http://www.couponcabin.com) is a leading online destination for coupons including online coupon codes, printables, grocery coupons and more. Shoppers have saved nearly $250 million since 2003 and with the largest selection of coupons guaranteed to work, CouponCabin.com is the best place to start searching for savings. The average user saves $19 in just 80 seconds on the site. With customized email newsletters, browser savings alerts, new coupon alerts and more, shoppers will never miss out on a great deal with CouponCabin.com. For more information, please visit http://www.CouponCabin.com.


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Last week there was news of a decent start in the UK for New Super Mario Bros. 2, which came into the all-format charts in second place behind the multi-platform Square Enix title Sleeping Dogs. This week has Mario's latest drop one place to third, behind Sleeping Dogs at number one and new entry Darksiders II. There was a 25% drop in sales since launch week, but it's the only single-platform title in the top 10, which is a solid achievement.
Results for other Nintendo-based titles are rather mixed, with all established entries falling away. Mario & Sonic at the London Olympic Games understandably drops to 8th place, while evergreen 3DS titles Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land fall to 19th and 32nd, respectively. The ever-present Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo on DS resides in 27th place.
Quiet away from the top, but Mario's latest is still going strong in the UK.


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Politician and the founder of All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga has for the first time allowed camera into his luxurious 10-bedroom mansion located in East Legon.
Aside from the ten bedrooms, the plush mansion boasts eight halls, two penthouses, four kitchens, a gym, a barbershop, and other amenities like a gaming room and a 30-seat movie theatre.
In the video, it was revealed that the design of the mansion was designed by the wife of the politician identified as Anita Ayariga who is a graphic designer and a lover of arts.
Hassan Ayariga is a well-known lover of luxury cars and recently he showed off a vintage car he acquired for himself as a birthday gift.
The video for the first time showed off all the luxurious cars belonging to the politician which include Lamborghini, Nissan Infiniti, two Land Cruisers, Porsche Panamera, and several superbikes.
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Greece Stand Prominent at World Travel Market
After last year’s fiasco, the London office of the Hellenic Tourism Organization worked closely with the head office this year. In the end, the office and its staff did a superior job in organizing its Greek presentation at one of the world’s biggest travel and tourism fairs, World Travel Market, held in London from November 10-13.
The Greek pavilion was well laid out, bright and spacious. It was also the first seen on entering the fair’s European section. Greek exhibitors within the pavilion, however, said many regulars stayed away this year and perhaps they will do the same next year.
Generally, they said that the flow of arrivals from the UK to Greece this year was about the same as last year when a record 3 million British holidaymakers arrived, but that package prices were at rock bottom level, which made it very difficult to cover costs. For next year, they expect to see pretty much the same picture with perhaps even more emphasis on last-minute bookings, which means a continuation of rock-bottom prices.
Their forecast was bolstered by a study released during the fair by Terry McCarty of ACNielson done on behalf of the Greek tourism organization’s London office. One of the main points in the study was that Greece does not attract family travel from Britain. It was found that 70% of arrivals here from the UK were singles. For next year, the study foresees an increase in family travel but only if cheap packages are available. (Four specialized tour operators in the UK handle about 40% of all travel from there to Greece.)
For 2004, Mr. McCarty said he expects that British travelers will not book their holidays in advance but rather they will wait till the last minute to choose the cheapest packages available. He said that bookings in September for 2004 summer holidays were down 43% when compared with the same period last year. He stressed that British travelers are now looking at the best possible package price and not a preferred destination.
On a more general scale, IPK International presented visitors to the fair with a bleak tourism picture for 2003, but forecast a slightly better one for 2004. Travel, it said, is expected to increase substantially over last year -if nothing earth shattering occurs in the meantime- but tourism revenue will show a much smaller increase.
The company said that travelers are more concerned today about safety and health than ever before and that they will continue to take shorter holidays but will do so frequently in the run of a year.
The study presented also showed a strong tendency toward economic holidays where travelers will show a preference for low-cost carriers, but good destination accommodation. They will also continually check the Internet for savings on travel and holiday packages, and will prefer destinations with beauty pampering and educational opportunities.
A disappointing part of the fair was the participation of Athens 2004. The stand was there within the tourism organization’s pavilion, and was well manned, but that was all. There were no events, no promotional activities, nothing; not even a couple dressed as Athina and Fivos to spark a little interest. It is no wonder that a recent study by Deloitte and Touche says that Athens will see nothing near the 41.5% increase in arrivals that Barcelona registered during the 1992 Games.


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Oklahoma Battle Over Plant-Based Meat Products
Oklahoma’s new Meat Consumer Protection Act is due to take effect on November 1 and is garnering legal action from at least one plant-based meat manufacturer. The new law which was supported by the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association permits plant-based products to use descriptive “meaty” terms on their labels such as meat, bacon, beef, etc. However, the products are also required to display a prominent disclaimer stating that the product is plant-based. The disclaimer must be in a type size that is at least equivalent to that of the product name, and this is a major issue for the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) who believes there is no reason for this oversized warning and that it creates confusion. If the law actually goes into effect, it is likely that some PBFA members may withdraw products for sale in the state. Ask our Experts in case of questions!
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March 30 (TravelAndy): Home-renting service provider Airbnb will now automatically send host and guest details to the Chinese government agencies, reports said.
The rule applies from Friday, March 30, 2018.
Airbnb hosts in China received en email from the company on March 28 saying the company was going to do this to follow local rules.
“Like all businesses operating in China, Airbnb China must comply with local laws and regulations, including privacy and information disclosure laws,” it said. Continue reading Airbnb China to disclose host & guest info to govt


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