Facebook Adds new Video Calling feature to Messenger App

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BKd7DnvRsTiACxGFlXUrI9o_Z8c-tu3greZ4f4iayBuHqav0dpU4djXZ7kD8EPaEJxZJOZ9qGfAA54iwTkaO3_Gj9sd3MviIZgEUQH1f3qsQ1X-ytVdOywQXKJoZ374KJXQZybtWLOs/s1600/facebook-messenger-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BKd7DnvRsTiACxGFlXUrI9o_Z8c-tu3greZ4f4iayBuHqav0dpU4djXZ7kD8EPaEJxZJOZ9qGfAA54iwTkaO3_Gj9sd3MviIZgEUQH1f3qsQ1X-ytVdOywQXKJoZ374KJXQZybtWLOs/s1600/facebook-messenger-logo.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Facebook's new Video Calling feature for Messenger</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Facebook adding new Video Calling feature to its Messenger App</h3> <div> <div> Facebook is adding video calling to Messenger app, the latest in a string of new features for the mobile app.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The feature, announced Monday, differs from other video services like Skype and FaceTime because it allows users to quickly upgrade conversations to video from texting within the app, said Stan Chudnovsky, Messenger’s head of product.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> That’s in keeping with the way most users, especially young users, chat today, he said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “If I call my son right now, chances are he’s not going to pick up his phone but he’ll text me a second later,” Chudnovsky said. “I tell him what’s up and then he decides whether it’s conversation-worthy or we just text about it — which is very different from my mom, whom I’ll always call.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/facebook-gives-more-priority-to-friends.html" target="_blank">Facebook Gives more Priority to friends in News Feed</a> )</b></div> <div> <b><br /></b></div> <div> Messenger previously offered voice calling through its app. Video is the latest in a string of enhancements to Messenger in recent months, including a standalone desktop site, a payments feature and opening the app to outside developers.</div> <div> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf9DOoELNGN_z7hScYbEnObsKFKfKH9QgWCVwep0VeLXI0e8hhBhdO9TKD3tRd4vqpJle0yFZo5p_n_7SbDb5EfsEyi7y1fQYYtZmuCjXvybi4Sx0wX5yfz8yeeimtWlWvA20oGkng4s/s1600/Facebook-Messenger-Video.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf9DOoELNGN_z7hScYbEnObsKFKfKH9QgWCVwep0VeLXI0e8hhBhdO9TKD3tRd4vqpJle0yFZo5p_n_7SbDb5EfsEyi7y1fQYYtZmuCjXvybi4Sx0wX5yfz8yeeimtWlWvA20oGkng4s/s1600/Facebook-Messenger-Video.png" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Messenger with </span>Video Calling feature</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> <br /></div> <div> The growth of calling and texting features from tech companies including Facebook and Google has the potential to disrupt traditional telephone carriers, by reducing the volume of calls – and revenue – through their networks. Google last week began its own wireless service, which relies in part on routing calls through Wi-Fi networks, rather than cellular towers.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Chudnovsky said Facebook doesn’t plan to generate revenue from the new Messenger feature soon, as it learns what users want and how to deliver on it. “If anyone is thinking we’ll make a dime on this this year, I would encourage that person to think again,” he said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> For now, the video-calling feature allows Messenger’s 600 million monthly users to converse one-on-one. It could potentially be expanded to allow group chats or to connect users with businesses.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Facebook wanted the feature to work on both high-end and low-end smartphones without sucking up too much data. Users can limit their data use by turning off the video feed of themselves, while still seeing video of their calling partner.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “We wanted it so someone with a high-end connection in San Francisco can talk to someone with low end Android phone in Bangladesh and have a good conversation,” said Chudnovsky.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> He said Facebook has no immediate plans to add video calling to WhatsApp, another messaging app owned by Facebook that is far more popular overseas and now boasts 800 million monthly users.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: blogs.wsj.com</div> </div> </div>

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Xiaomi hopes to get $1 billion this year with mobile services

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihni26ERW59inN4t3zwv_QSZKrGDUAdDMahyd7J8v7yGZDijj0qlCRzO8ioWOU2vfaaV4_lLN8f0RgWAoGHZMT16mS8dddLtAzD8DH6Kt-o-0towZUII6H1BNMzdGzSa5j_VCZTr4kNyE/s1600/xiaomi.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihni26ERW59inN4t3zwv_QSZKrGDUAdDMahyd7J8v7yGZDijj0qlCRzO8ioWOU2vfaaV4_lLN8f0RgWAoGHZMT16mS8dddLtAzD8DH6Kt-o-0towZUII6H1BNMzdGzSa5j_VCZTr4kNyE/s1600/xiaomi.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Xiaomi hopes to get $1 billion this year</span></h3> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Xiaomi Corp. is expecting to get $1 billion this year from mobile services.</h3> Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. is expecting to sell more than triple its revenue from mobile services such as games and a payment app, according to an article published by Technology News China.<br /> <br /> Lei Jun, Xiaomi's founder and chief executive, said in an interview on April 24, Friday, that they hope to get nearly $1 billion this year with mobile services as a source of revenue.<br /> <br /> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/skype-to-launch-app-on-low-speed.html" target="_blank">Skype to launch app on low speed devices for India</a>)</b><br /> <br /> According to the report, Xiaomi became the world's most valuable technology startup last year buoyed by investors' hopes that it can convert smartphone buyers into paying customers for entertainment and financial and other services.<br /> <br /> Xiaomi previously said that it expects to have a total revenue of $16 billion this year, and $1 billion of projected revenue from mobile services would account for about 6 percent. The company made less than $300 million in revenue from services last year.<br /> <br /> Washington Street Journal had reviewed a document showing that Xiaomi's business had a net income of 3.46 billion yuan ($559 million) in 2013.<br /> Lei said that the company is also trying to localize data storage for international users, with tech companies' data security and consumer's privacy in mind.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpR-kC9K9XmaDaizKSvlW2au4m2Yu43FQRBq0hkZh4FXM9ko96RjAHj_OP_4Pdchx1-hyGuVwBff5yoPp5x3QBm8tdijm1KExnf30myg1iLMKXNEarDubevBv842YLtkIBnJlMoCzzW1Q/s1600/xiaomi-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpR-kC9K9XmaDaizKSvlW2au4m2Yu43FQRBq0hkZh4FXM9ko96RjAHj_OP_4Pdchx1-hyGuVwBff5yoPp5x3QBm8tdijm1KExnf30myg1iLMKXNEarDubevBv842YLtkIBnJlMoCzzW1Q/s1600/xiaomi-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">xiaomi</td></tr> </tbody></table> Lei cited Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. as its future competitors.<br /> <br /> "The ways that Tencent and Alibaba make money today are the ways that Xiaomi will make money in the future," he said.<br /> <br /> With the recent launching of its smartphone for Indian consumers, Lei said they are building data centers outside of China and by the end of this year, the cloud services for Indian consumers will be managed from an India-based data center.<br /> <br /> Xiaomi is now focusing on India as a major destination for its expansion outside of China. On April 23, Thursday, the company launched in New Delhi its phone aimed at users outside of China.<br /> <br /> ref: en.yibada.com</div>

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Skype to launch app on low speed devices for India

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMOvuHMa1NKyaRflVejZmhtRDYGT15pdBCchtgL9mqNqkS8pirkLLwW3JqgiXSyTPgEycexMl7p6ZNl6LWU1vmqDm9WrjRvWVadZB2Buh83VsrW9eSEcaRsEhxhYHq6CkiX8mNyGBZNU/s1600/Skype.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMOvuHMa1NKyaRflVejZmhtRDYGT15pdBCchtgL9mqNqkS8pirkLLwW3JqgiXSyTPgEycexMl7p6ZNl6LWU1vmqDm9WrjRvWVadZB2Buh83VsrW9eSEcaRsEhxhYHq6CkiX8mNyGBZNU/s1600/Skype.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skype</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Skype to launch India-specific version of its app on low speed devices.</h3> <div> <div> Skype is gearing up to launch an all India-specific version as the company sees India as one of its future markets. The application has specially been built keeping India’s low internet speed in mind. The company also aims to target the country’s budget smartphone segment by introducing an app which will run well on low processor speed devices. This plan by the company has been put forward amidst an intense debate on Net Neutrality in India.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In conversation with Indian Express, Skype spokesperson Filipp Seljanko, revealed plans of an India-specific Skype app and stated that, “India’s 2G and 3G network, as well as the mix of phones in use, pose very specific challenges for us.” He adds, “The new application will be much lighter than the one now available, and will require far less computation resources and memory.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The Microsoft-owned company has decided to develop the app after their market research showed that competitors like Viber were managing to provide better services for mobile users in the country. The company is also working on incorporating their latest technology, HoloLens with Skype which will permit the users to actually see people they are calling in real time, added the report.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The company is hoping that the new app will spur sales of Lumia and Nokia Asha handsets, which have the app preloaded on it. There has been no information provided as to when the new ‘Made for India’ app will arrive in the country.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: tech.firstpost.com</div> </div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbCrWvpc5mFYI4Ej4cG6LahbUG1jmif6D_VbV3UfHJJ4ox5JeeoKWmSDRXcat4WPNTb9pw3NLs6Kd1XNieCw-cxpDduWpDSOMZIiH-N96smSLM4SrFHjTzNZ5OwrJrQZZvGhDU6i8tts/s1600/net-neutrality.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbCrWvpc5mFYI4Ej4cG6LahbUG1jmif6D_VbV3UfHJJ4ox5JeeoKWmSDRXcat4WPNTb9pw3NLs6Kd1XNieCw-cxpDduWpDSOMZIiH-N96smSLM4SrFHjTzNZ5OwrJrQZZvGhDU6i8tts/s1600/net-neutrality.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Net Neutrality</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> TRAI received over 1 million emails demanding net neutrality and to keep internet free and fair.</h3> The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has received as many as a million e-mails demanding that the internet be kept free and fair, as the deadline for submissions on its consultation paper floated last month ends today.<br /> <br /> The last time a consultation paper got such a massive response was in 1999 when the paper on the New Telecom Policy was floated – that got 180,000 emails.<br /> <br /> Experts say that although a lot of these emails are probably 'bots' by crusaders trying to keep the internet neutral, the interest envisaged by citizens in this campaign, nonetheless, has been exemplary.<br /> <br /> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/google-modify-its-search-algorithm-to.html" target="_blank">Google modify its search algorithm to favour mobile-friendly sites</a>)</b><br /> <br /> Software Freedom Law Centre, in a statement, said, "Reflective of the truly diverse nature of the Internet's stake-holder community, responses to the Consultation Paper have been sent in by everyone from casual users of the Internet to start-up businesses and many more.<br /> <br /> ''The nation-wide campaign in favour of net-neutrality also prompted corporations such as Flipkart and Cleartrip to dissociate from non-neutral zero-rated service platforms. This unprecedented level of public engagement is evidence not only of the effectiveness of democratic process, but also of the power of the very Internet that is at risk of being fundamentally altered."<br /> <br /> ref: domain-b.com</div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfD6AcS88CGoLK-GIesWSBojTTRnMraJQ75eQErOCFxCPaSTETHQuKi_m1gadpMzdc9y0fb4HEmHoP7MUqTSY3GPNfhTN6H7XIODMegIHZqMEAvWD6WzSRE-aIf3PX7tFLlO0uLhAELo/s1600/google-headquarter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfD6AcS88CGoLK-GIesWSBojTTRnMraJQ75eQErOCFxCPaSTETHQuKi_m1gadpMzdc9y0fb4HEmHoP7MUqTSY3GPNfhTN6H7XIODMegIHZqMEAvWD6WzSRE-aIf3PX7tFLlO0uLhAELo/s1600/google-headquarter.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google Headquarters</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Web giant "Google" announced to modify its search algorithm to favour mobile-friendly sites.</h3> <div> <div> Google's latest Internet revolution this week saw the web giant modify its search algorithm to favour mobile-friendly sites, in a bid to upstage Apple that US media branded a "mobilegeddon".</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> US technology website WIRED described Tuesday's algorithm switch as "likely the biggest change of the past three years.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "And it's reminder of the wonderfully magnanimous yet deeply selfish way that Google uses its market power to accelerate changes across the rest of the Internet," it added.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The change comes in the same week as a Google announcement it will launch its own US mobile wireless service, with considerable potential savings for customers using their devices at home and for international travel.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Google argues its algorithm revolution is good for users.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "We want to make sure they can find content that's not only relevant and timely, but also easy to read and interact with on smaller mobile screens," Google said in a statement to WIRED.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.com/2015/04/sony-announced-new-xperia-z4-smartphone.html" target="_blank">Sony announced new Xperia Z4 smartphone</a>)</b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> More than half of Internet searches worldwide are made on mobile phones, a trend that is driven by figures out of developing countries where smartphone penetration is higher than computers.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In 2011, a change to Google's search algorithm affected 10 percent of English-language websites, while the 2012 change impacted some four percent, according to WIRED.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> But the recent change, the extent of whose impact cannot yet be fully measured, has also sent shockwaves among brand owners and marketers, for whom online visibility is hugely important.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "Google has the power of life or death over some websites. A drop in Google ranking can mean a 60 to 80 percent loss in turnover," e-marketing firm JVWEB's president Jonathan Vidor told AFP.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Even if mobile phones bring in only a small proportion of revenues, "everyone is scared Google might do something drastic", Vidor added.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> - Contested impact -</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> While it threatens to throw websites that have not been adapted to smartphone technology to the bottom of search rankings, the change introduced Tuesday has yet to cause the major impact experts had predicted.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "I observed absolutely no impact" on Tuesday said Benoit Sillard, director of leading French publisher CCM Benchmark, 40 percent of whose finance, women's and news magazines online visits are via mobile.<br /></div> <div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuhgEbqX8DEKXvZGS98NIbSIiMNcaO8_98yDr_wd7XTEHw4-wyKCDvy4l4oO9sCq-yGPv5cXOzE4qC_UmtejOsvt-L36lCtRl_LZplZhBnU6u5Iy7OMkKEwK2m4kHHCC_uSVoU1QlU1M/s1600/google-mobile-friendly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuhgEbqX8DEKXvZGS98NIbSIiMNcaO8_98yDr_wd7XTEHw4-wyKCDvy4l4oO9sCq-yGPv5cXOzE4qC_UmtejOsvt-L36lCtRl_LZplZhBnU6u5Iy7OMkKEwK2m4kHHCC_uSVoU1QlU1M/s1600/google-mobile-friendly.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google modify search algorithm for mobile-friendly sites</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div> "It will take at least a week before we see an initial impact, as the algorithm is going through a learning phase," said Paul Amsellem, who heads a marketing, technology and mobile phone advertising firm, the Mobile Network Group.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Amsellem believes "Google has just lost its mobile search bet" by placing unrealistic -- and ultimately unfulfilled -- hopes in websites shifting over to mobile platforms en masse.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Mobile phone applications pioneered by Apple are still coming out on top in the race for the Internet throne.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Apple had placed its bets very early in the game on mobile phone downloads, Amsellem said, giving the technology icon the lead by taking control of applications, content and graphics, making users' experience "the best it can be".</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Google's Android apps are also hugely popular, but they tend to be less user-friendly than their Apple competitors.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Google risks losing users if its search results are not adequately adapted. It may even lose out in revenues from advertising and sponsored links -- the company's main source of money.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> And Google earns less anyway if users go straight to apps, rather than use the search engine to get where they want to go.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Ultimately, Google's drastic move may mean users simply cannot find the site they're looking for.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> According to US magazine Techcrunch, 44 percent of Fortune 500 websites failed the search test, and another four percent of sites did not produce a result.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: bangkokpost.com</div> </div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyZTG7JKlFsbGR42fXBbXqMvmBvcpJcQkJaFd81tcuvY4p9QPdYTMzYzr1ugDqnES7eaQsVKPrZwAyZcKW87isKndX3e_Koeybsv0tL423JJUPssHPwkpbrofA_9ow6HP9m6BGO6g-z8/s1600/iPhone-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyZTG7JKlFsbGR42fXBbXqMvmBvcpJcQkJaFd81tcuvY4p9QPdYTMzYzr1ugDqnES7eaQsVKPrZwAyZcKW87isKndX3e_Koeybsv0tL423JJUPssHPwkpbrofA_9ow6HP9m6BGO6g-z8/s1600/iPhone-7.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13.4399995803833px;">Apple iPhone 7 and  iPad Pro will housed with Liquidmetal</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Apple's new iPhone 7 and  iPad Pro will be housed with the same high tech metal called "Liquidmetal".</h3> Iphone 7 and Ipad Pro case is drawing attention from experts and fans due to the alleged high tech metal used for the new gadget series. Will this new material make any difference?<br /> <br /> Apple's "bendable" iPhone 6 was considered a major flop in its latest iteration though the tech giant attempted to commercialize it as one of the phone's "features."  The brand's charms didn't work particularly well in that scenario. Some attributed the phone's casing with low quality aluminum material and people were quite disappointed with it. This iPhone experience made experts quite pleased with the company's initiative to make a radical improvement in the gadgets' casing.<br /> <br /> (Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/facebook-gives-more-priority-to-friends.html" target="_blank"><span id="goog_1567875644"></span>Facebook Going to Give more Priority to friends in News Feed<span id="goog_1567875645"></span></a>)<br /> <br /> There have been leaked images of an alleged iPad Pro and iPhone 7 case going around the cyberspace lately. Sources suggest the both devices will be housed with the same high tech metal. This type of metal alloy is said to be 60% more durable than the regular case material they use in previous iPhones. The public will be surprised to know that this mysterious high tech metal has been in existence for the past 15 years and it's called Liquidmetal.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-To3RsgYmFedZz4ZUoU3f_3NGR4z-EIFYDssVA_xeT5hVPSQR2ath7MMTl5zIaRCQ6Zr1UkM9khoPOYE78xT6crzAU8lOb-YxJ0CWm6Dy0n4e9-xDP5icNPfGblyLHuMLESQuHTaEMas/s1600/iphone_5lm7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-To3RsgYmFedZz4ZUoU3f_3NGR4z-EIFYDssVA_xeT5hVPSQR2ath7MMTl5zIaRCQ6Zr1UkM9khoPOYE78xT6crzAU8lOb-YxJ0CWm6Dy0n4e9-xDP5icNPfGblyLHuMLESQuHTaEMas/s1600/iphone_5lm7.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple iphone will have Liquidmetal Technology</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> The Liquidmetal technology has been available in baseball bats, ski sleds and ScanDisk's Cruzer flashdrive.  This type of alloy is more than twice as strong as titanium and three times more elastic than other metal alloys. In comparison, a one-inch wide rod made with Liquidmetal can lift as heavy as 300,000 pounds while titanium could only bear 175,000 pounds. It also possesses flexibility properties same as plastic when it hasn't cooled yet which enables it to be cast in any shape. The US Department of Defense as well as NASA had expressed interests for this unique metal creation. The technology is exclusively licensed to Liquidmetal Technologies and Apple has found a way to be a part of this exclusive deal.<br /> <br /> In 2010, Apple was granted a perpetual, world-wide and fully-paid exclusive intellectual property license for Liquidmetal's commercialization.  The upcoming Apple products will possibly be the firsts to sample the impressive metal concoction.  Just in time after the company suffered from the Bendgate controversy.<br /> <br /> The inclusion of Liquidmetal in future Apple products shows their dedication to quality even after Steve Jobs' supervision.  The public may be seeing yet another series of videos smashing and crushing gadgets to put the new iPhone case to the test.  Would you do a Bendgate test on your future iPhone 7?<br /> <br /> ref: vcpost.com</div>

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Facebook Gives more Priority to friends in News Feed

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BlackBerry acquiring WatchDox for data security

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPz_Hdbwk71KAsD8d00Rx2O0KHiXFPfj_DnjdQyscWdLCI9jYAVzyrsPKlniGu01ka6I5aU-m8kyy9bknth-0din3pOHPAG7WnQfPP3YITjcXs_Z76lHs8M0yIkYzKXrSeYTWcjXMCSQ/s1600/BlackBerry-Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPz_Hdbwk71KAsD8d00Rx2O0KHiXFPfj_DnjdQyscWdLCI9jYAVzyrsPKlniGu01ka6I5aU-m8kyy9bknth-0din3pOHPAG7WnQfPP3YITjcXs_Z76lHs8M0yIkYzKXrSeYTWcjXMCSQ/s1600/BlackBerry-Logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BlackBerry acquiring WatchDox</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> BlackBerry is going to acquire tech company WatchDox for data security offerings.</h3> BlackBerry Ltd said on Tuesday it is acquiring privately-held U.S. tech company WatchDox, which makes software that secures files for clients ranging from private equity firms to Hollywood studios, in a bid to boost its security offerings.<br /> <br /> WatchDox's software gives clients control over how their files are edited, copied, printed or forwarded. Network administrators will be able to revoke access to files, or delete them remotely even after they leave a company's corporate network.<br /> <br /> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/sony-announced-new-xperia-z4-smartphone.html" target="_blank">Sony announced new Xperia Z4 smartphone</a>)</b><br /> <br /> Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Wall Street Journal, citing an unnamed source, said BlackBerry was paying US$70 million for the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company.<br /> <br /> Some of WatchDox's 85-member team is based at its research and development facilities in Petah Tikva, Israel.<br /> "Israel's widely known as a very innovative security market, and we believe the team there is excellent," Jim Mackey, BlackBerry's head of corporate development, said in an interview. "We believe we can use the location as a way to attract more talent and expand our offerings."<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f_tiVvcbrzt5qQKHJBwnbTVDfG-g1bT-N0orfUCf_0uLrjtIQQIeFcFRLZctZ4RWcMaWrz4_OAA6OnOk_kYfet2d2FZctXz3k9OwzqUPkNLtr-o5nV_sCKfqFGF_MXTWbuDOVepboXU/s1600/Watchdox_Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f_tiVvcbrzt5qQKHJBwnbTVDfG-g1bT-N0orfUCf_0uLrjtIQQIeFcFRLZctZ4RWcMaWrz4_OAA6OnOk_kYfet2d2FZctXz3k9OwzqUPkNLtr-o5nV_sCKfqFGF_MXTWbuDOVepboXU/s1600/Watchdox_Logo.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WatchDox Logo</td></tr> </tbody></table> He said BlackBerry intends to build up the WatchDox business quickly, and he hinted that the Waterloo, Ontario-based company would continue to scout for similar tuck-in deals.<br /> <br /> Earlier this year, BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen said he saw a part of the company's targeted software revenue growth in the current fiscal year coming from acquisitions of companies that will allow it to sell more value-added services.<br /> <br /> Chen is boosting BlackBerry's software and service offerings in an effort to offset declines from its smartphone business, which has been eroded by competition from the likes of Apple and Samsung Electronics Co.<br /> <br /> Last year, BlackBerry bought Secusmart, a privately-held German firm that specializes in voice and data encryption used by the German government and other customers. In September, it acquired Movirtu, a British-based tech start-up whose software allows users to have two phone numbers on the same device with a single SIM card.<br /> <br /> The purchases have helped BlackBerry ramp up its portfolio of services that cater to the needs of its core base of clients, such as corporations and government agencies.<br /> <br /> "WatchDox is just yet another mobile productivity and secure communication solution that we can put in our bag and provide as part of a compelling portfolio," Mackey said.<br /> <br /> ref: torontosun.com</div>

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New LED tech can increase WiFi bandwidth by 10 times

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-OjlPXSYd7oHKvXkmtdz_qtdCCTG-OCCf_filY2-ccrJOpVA9YC5Vz0M2W_RXHiPknRCNKFojCeghdAe-lVetCZyVB537e9sF93ngM3ksfoqvqN0j9oLSTncXtuUHeO6mk_CN1tBF_Q/s1600/wifi.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-OjlPXSYd7oHKvXkmtdz_qtdCCTG-OCCf_filY2-ccrJOpVA9YC5Vz0M2W_RXHiPknRCNKFojCeghdAe-lVetCZyVB537e9sF93ngM3ksfoqvqN0j9oLSTncXtuUHeO6mk_CN1tBF_Q/s1600/wifi.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">LED tech to increase WiFi bandwidth by 10 times</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> New LED tech can increase Wi-Fi bandwidth by 10 times</h3> <div> <div> A new technology that can increase the bandwidth of WiFi systems by 10 times, using LED lights to transmit information, has been developed. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The technology could be integrated with existing WiFi systems to reduce bandwidth problems in crowded locations, such as airport terminals or coffee shops, and in homes where several people have multiple WiFi devices. </div> <div> Experts say that recent advances in LED technology have made it possible to modulate the LED light more rapidly, opening the possibility of using light for wireless transmission in a "free space" optical communication system. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/microsoft-shuts-3-year-old-open.html" target="_blank">Microsoft shuts 3 year old "Open Technologies subsidiary"</a>)</b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "In addition to improving the experience for users, the two big advantages of this system are that it uses inexpensive components, and it integrates with existing WiFi systems," said Thinh Nguyen, an Oregon State University associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Nguyen worked with Alan Wang, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, to build the first prototype. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The prototype, called WiFO, uses LEDs that are beyond the visual spectrum for humans and creates an invisible cone of light about one meter square in which the data can be received. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQO0DEqUf7GZiFxODu7eZK9VLfPj1NqpPnrWdGcjvAIGcFUy5G1fRsUcDfC-l1Kb0ThivcxslUQ_yvLjOljrDL-3_aWmFnQaa2B52WhiT1-o7G6JnCnJrleqtwCKyBD4H3c6GckRBojU/s1600/Wifi-Hotspots.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQO0DEqUf7GZiFxODu7eZK9VLfPj1NqpPnrWdGcjvAIGcFUy5G1fRsUcDfC-l1Kb0ThivcxslUQ_yvLjOljrDL-3_aWmFnQaa2B52WhiT1-o7G6JnCnJrleqtwCKyBD4H3c6GckRBojU/s1600/Wifi-Hotspots.gif" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WiFi</td></tr> </tbody></table> To address the issue of a small area of usability, the researchers created a hybrid system that can switch between several LED transmitters installed on a ceiling, and the existing WiFi system. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "I believe the WiFO system could be easily transformed into a marketable product, and we are currently looking for a company that is interested in further developing and licensing the technology," Nguyen said. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The system can potentially send data at up to 100 megabits per second. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Although some current WiFi systems have similar bandwidth, it has to be divided by the number of devices, so each user might be receiving just 5 to 10 megabits per second, whereas the hybrid system could deliver 50-100 megabits to each user, researchers said. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In a home where telephones, tablets, computers, gaming systems, and televisions may all be connected to the internet, increased bandwidth would eliminate problems like video streaming that stalls and buffers. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The receivers are small photodiodes that cost less than a dollar each and could be connected through a USB port for current systems, or incorporated into the next generation of laptops, tablets, and smartphones.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: wap.business-standard.com</div> </div> </div>

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Windows 10 Phones will support Android apps and hamburger menus

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAgvQWf32j363SJXioSgA5pPLacn4_NjLt_ZWth9JVg4RZrnCPk9aKbf-Mu660QgtVcRTUA_NTrBy9GdVyxRWY9_06q0b8tJstiD7FHkJM8OymszuAx8eyDaKoQ23_iEFuTElme8iWLs/s1600/android-windows-phone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAgvQWf32j363SJXioSgA5pPLacn4_NjLt_ZWth9JVg4RZrnCPk9aKbf-Mu660QgtVcRTUA_NTrBy9GdVyxRWY9_06q0b8tJstiD7FHkJM8OymszuAx8eyDaKoQ23_iEFuTElme8iWLs/s1600/android-windows-phone.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Windows 10 Phones will support Android</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Windows 10 Phones will support Android apps and hamburger menus and users will soon be able to enjoy it.</h3> <div> <div> An ex-Microsoft designer who is now working with Twitter has revealed that Windows Phone users will soon be able to enjoy support for Android apps and hamburger menus. The ex-employee of Microsoft claims to have designed the Office app for Windows 10 for phone.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Through the recent Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit, he revealed that the original design model for Windows Phone apps puts actions at the bottom portion and on the sides are the navigation options that can be accessed through swipes. He claims that the old interaction model does not work was required to be replaced by a newer model.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/lg-g4s-camera-will-have-six-layer-lens.html" target="_blank">LG G4's Camera Will have six-layer lens set-up</a>)</b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> While building the newer Office apps, the designers felt that they need to add lots of features in a very tight real estate. Hence, a harmburger menu was chosen as the best solution. Win Supersite is of the view that the Reddit discussion is not just related to Office apps for Windows Phone users but also it sheds light on the design of new UI of the unreleased Windows 10 for phone operating system.</div> <div> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISTTHOYlV1ZFNYuq_vIQuVrc420LqUfxqqTurlmsPW0WpIdUBzWUGGB1S_e5un2HuQG-3B8SY0mCEzAL9e84qMHvM6Qm-BEE3WWAQfVaLBAKWSRL90xEC_Z5-kojvWvCTBqTJW2dkqpA/s1600/Windows-10-on-phones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISTTHOYlV1ZFNYuq_vIQuVrc420LqUfxqqTurlmsPW0WpIdUBzWUGGB1S_e5un2HuQG-3B8SY0mCEzAL9e84qMHvM6Qm-BEE3WWAQfVaLBAKWSRL90xEC_Z5-kojvWvCTBqTJW2dkqpA/s1600/Windows-10-on-phones.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Windows 10 for Phones</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> As far as bringing support for Android apps on Windows Phone devices is concerned, he does not reveal much info but claims that Microsoft is making “interesting moves on this front.” He claims that he does not have further information but adds that the new Windows 10 appears more like Android.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Recently, Microsoft had released the second technical preview build of Windows 10 Mobile for Windows Insider users. The new build version is 10051. Unlike the first preview build that support only six Lumia devices, the newer build supports over 25 Lumia devices. The entire list of the supported Lumia devices is listed on the official blog of Microsoft Windows. An International Business Times report claims that Microsoft will reveal Lumia 940 and 940 XL flagships with Windows 10 onboard later this year.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: au.ibtimes.com</div> </div> </div>

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Intel & SPRING support SMEs in developing products and wearable tech

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O9uCQDJg5zCvqvCIFDse0DcgYYBBnLP8WaV_hRpVYS_i9hdypClqpbDHmUUZe00D0rA2H75JzWENcY-dcLeMskRk0ejUjBW253RKq7j9Yz0iNEU4Sq21_STft_xHZrAwjJPJQU_Y9lM/s1600/intel-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O9uCQDJg5zCvqvCIFDse0DcgYYBBnLP8WaV_hRpVYS_i9hdypClqpbDHmUUZe00D0rA2H75JzWENcY-dcLeMskRk0ejUjBW253RKq7j9Yz0iNEU4Sq21_STft_xHZrAwjJPJQU_Y9lM/s1600/intel-logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intel Logo</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Intel & SPRING support Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing products and wearable technology.</h3> <div> <div> Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be able to get support in developing products and services in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and wearable technology segments, under a new initiative.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Intel will work with SPRING to identify such SMEs and provide business and technology guidance, said SPRING in a news release on Monday (Apr 20). Currently, there are nine local startups and tech innovators that are part of the initiative, including ConnectedHealth, gridComm, and Trilogy Technologies.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Members of SPRING's Partnerships for Capability Transformation (PACT) programme, which manages the initiative, will identify projects and business opportunities in healthcare, home energy management and assisted living. The Centre of Innovation for Electronics at Nanyang Polytechnic will provide consultation and engineering support.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/orangesec-cracked-backend-of-microsofts.html" target="_blank">OrangeSec cracked the backend of Microsoft’s Cortana</a>)</b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The initiative aims to establish an ecosystem of Singapore companies “capable of developing world-class IoT and wearable products and services, based on Intel technology”, said SPRING.</div> <div> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBNGlMlG6YbuRS7VR5CWFi76DJgY9M9_f_WY4N0M25s8UwgrloPlmay1VfBT8rill05stjyoilzimIsX_oak2t_a0AixFtfzblWMjQrTX22_2hzUO2uFQA39NsB5xMa7m5BkBXa4korA/s1600/intel-wearable-technology.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBNGlMlG6YbuRS7VR5CWFi76DJgY9M9_f_WY4N0M25s8UwgrloPlmay1VfBT8rill05stjyoilzimIsX_oak2t_a0AixFtfzblWMjQrTX22_2hzUO2uFQA39NsB5xMa7m5BkBXa4korA/s1600/intel-wearable-technology.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intel Wearable Technology</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> <br /></div> <div> “Through this collaboration under the PACT programme, SPRING will work closely with Intel to continue identifying projects and capability development programmes to support candidates in this initiative,” said Partnerships for Capability Transformation Director Fung Mok Wing.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Mr Sumner Lemon, Intel Country Manager for Singapore added that given “IoT is a rapidly growing market but faces scalability hurdles”, a well-connected ecosystem with common goals needs to be established.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “We believe the Singaporean companies and tech innovators will be able to accelerate the development of products and solutions in the IoT and Wearable segments,” he said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: channelnewsasia.com</div> </div> </div>

Intel & SPRING support SMEs in developing products and wearable tech

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Sony announced new Xperia Z4 smartphone

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Twitter updates Privacy Policy of non-US account holders

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbpU6ZX16BErrQlk2UGtR2ghfLRaB5OSgBVqBQReb0RA4NsNV4s1CU0tRx93ZSYfP4Z2wymvY-UtDAOcfm1rcmdy20GR6MjAmNDX-NjXY1UrvhmEuOdjgiEq-3gLFvXbnmPq4p19fJAA/s1600/twitter-on-smartphone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbpU6ZX16BErrQlk2UGtR2ghfLRaB5OSgBVqBQReb0RA4NsNV4s1CU0tRx93ZSYfP4Z2wymvY-UtDAOcfm1rcmdy20GR6MjAmNDX-NjXY1UrvhmEuOdjgiEq-3gLFvXbnmPq4p19fJAA/s1600/twitter-on-smartphone.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twitter updates Terms of Service and Privacy Policy</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Twitter updates Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of non-US account holders.</h3> Twitter revised its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, effective as of 18 May 2015. Please read the updated policies and FAQs below explaining the revisions. By using Twitter services after 18 May 2015, you agree to the revisions.<br /> <br /> <b>What has changed in the updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy?</b><br /> <br /> If you live outside the United States, Twitter services are now provided to you by Twitter International Company, company based in Dublin, Ireland. Twitter International Company will be responsible for handling your account information under Irish privacy and data protection law, which is based on the European Union’s Data Protection Directive.<br /> <br /> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/orangesec-cracked-backend-of-microsofts.html" target="_blank"><span id="goog_2089957143"></span>OrangeSec cracked the backend of Microsoft’s Cortana<span id="goog_2089957144"></span></a>)</b><br /> <br /> If you live in the United States, the services will continue to be provided to you by Twitter, Inc., based in San Francisco, California, under United States law.<br /> <br /> <b>What else is changing?</b><br /> <br /> Twitter made a handful of clarifications in its Privacy Policy, making it easier to read and providing additional detail. For example, Twitter clarified that you can sign up for its Twitter services using a pseudonym as your name, or using your phone number as your contact information. For ease of reference, we consolidated privacy practices related to contact information into a single section. Twitter linked to Help Center pages explaining the public information that you share through the Twitter services, and how you can download or request access to information related to your account. Twitter also provided examples of how other users can share information about you through the Twitter services, and referenced your privacy settings for controlling who can tag you in a photo.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipM576bExdcSURsVrMHpdP_dKfUWCyzKrwaWl7eYoc8F1MuClE8NzJQ9RY4seu7fXwwQLSfHNzvBfcGloHIUPkg7Hn0IXGdBEWxgk1xcmsb3bZSmXnJqF-5dvLPcNf77PAd2t8cOriflE/s1600/twitter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipM576bExdcSURsVrMHpdP_dKfUWCyzKrwaWl7eYoc8F1MuClE8NzJQ9RY4seu7fXwwQLSfHNzvBfcGloHIUPkg7Hn0IXGdBEWxgk1xcmsb3bZSmXnJqF-5dvLPcNf77PAd2t8cOriflE/s1600/twitter.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twitter</td></tr> </tbody></table> <b>Which Twitter services are covered by the changes?</b><br /> <br /> The revisions apply to the Twitter services and other services that link to the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy, including Digits and Periscope.<br /> <br /> <b>Why is Twitter making these changes?</b><br /> <br /> As more people around the world use Twitter services, they have expanded its operations to improve how they support users globally. The changes to its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy indicate this expansion and better reflect how Twitter providing its services to users.<br /> <br /> <b>What impact will the transition to Twitter International Company have on the services I use?</b><br /> <br /> The features, look, and feel of its services will not change with this transition.<br /> <br /> ref: support.twitter.com</div>

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OrangeSec cracked the backend of Microsoft’s Cortana

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxumpuprcbzrEbaOg-ry0CRYyNwP5EDN5-r3cf8jkQBRgy8NzSSdajsbBzmN7pueUKvJOTLadf5xbiqa_eNhwI1OURXMQmUAzBJ2bgCl6l6whdk4AY203FnCC5E-IbEPOotkOd2o4xWtk/s1600/microsoft-cortana.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxumpuprcbzrEbaOg-ry0CRYyNwP5EDN5-r3cf8jkQBRgy8NzSSdajsbBzmN7pueUKvJOTLadf5xbiqa_eNhwI1OURXMQmUAzBJ2bgCl6l6whdk4AY203FnCC5E-IbEPOotkOd2o4xWtk/s1600/microsoft-cortana.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Microsoft Cortana</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> OrangeSec an Italian group of hackers has cracked to the backend of Microsoft’s Cortana</h3> Cortana an intelligent personal assistant created as an answer to ‘Google Now’ and ‘Apple Siri’ is owned by Microsoft.<br /> <br /> It is expected to be available in the PC and other devices with the release of Windows 10 by end of this year.<br /> <br /> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/microsoft-shuts-3-year-old-open.html" target="_blank">Microsoft shuts 3 year old "Open Technologies subsidiary"</a>)</b><br /> <br /> The disturbing twist now, is that an Italian group of hackers-OrangeSec, has cracked the back end of Microsoft’s Cortana and replicated it as an Android version.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxmFVb1KlnF7SsqpqcaYTPDwxMXSuI4WPN2-5ZaZsLVUhuls_e3jOV2YXOHyiurSAdxwdRXbeAv0chw9edvP-TlzaE262KViQgtTx2SkLyl3aMgRAGQJf2eonibnEMmMSnB5M9cfMkGc/s1600/microsoft-cortana2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxmFVb1KlnF7SsqpqcaYTPDwxMXSuI4WPN2-5ZaZsLVUhuls_e3jOV2YXOHyiurSAdxwdRXbeAv0chw9edvP-TlzaE262KViQgtTx2SkLyl3aMgRAGQJf2eonibnEMmMSnB5M9cfMkGc/s1600/microsoft-cortana2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Microsoft's Cortana</td></tr> </tbody></table> The hackers have called their version of Cortana, Portana Android assistant.<br /> <br /> <b>See Microsoft’s official statement below:</b><br /> <br /> <i>“Cortana was first available for our Windows Phone customers in Spring of 2014, and we announced on January 21 that Cortana will come to PC and tablets later this year with the release of Windows 10. We believe the best way to enjoy the full Cortana experience is as designed by Microsoft and available through Windows Phone and the Windows 10 technical preview.”</i><br /> <br /> ref: Pulse.ng</div>

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Facebook loses supporters in India for Internet.org because of net neutrality

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdG6UOOaFj3OWm4RI7L5-9JUKcSZ6Un_CWSjj5jUPwK6vR_5YAcQfAJj3uvSZbxM4AA2wUM730X4hIMNFOVikQK9UrjWrFmfYXy_P2S0AVwKT__Cmo9aaarN54bEnD_yO8ZTjf3Vvrh20/s1600/Internet-org-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdG6UOOaFj3OWm4RI7L5-9JUKcSZ6Un_CWSjj5jUPwK6vR_5YAcQfAJj3uvSZbxM4AA2wUM730X4hIMNFOVikQK9UrjWrFmfYXy_P2S0AVwKT__Cmo9aaarN54bEnD_yO8ZTjf3Vvrh20/s1600/Internet-org-logo.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Internet.org Logo</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Facebook loses supporters in India for Internet.org because of net neutrality</h3> <div> <div> Facebook Inc’s internet connectivity organization, Internet.org, is facing difficulties in India after multiple Indian businesses pulled their support for the platform due to concerns that it violates principles of net neutrality.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Internet.org is a Facebook-owned organization that is dedicated to connecting the world by building internet connectivity in developing countries. It does this by partnering with local telecoms to provide affordable mobile internet plans, as well as by creating free mobile apps that have low resource requirements that allow them to function on inexpensive phones.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/samsung-calling-designers-to-create.html" target="_blank">Samsung calling designers to create themes for Galaxy smartphones</a>)</b><br /> <b><br /></b></div> <div> Internet.org operates in several countries with developing economies, and it first came to India in February 2015. Net neutrality is currently a hot button issue in the Indian business community, and several Indian companies have pulled support for Internet.org because they say its “zero-rate” deals prioritize certain types of web traffic over others, which violates the idea of net neutrality.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> One of the largest groups to come out against Internet.org is media giant the Times Group.</div> <div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2O9_Ph4vZ0W69A-27XcfUIFY7CV9hQPDTIiiHFMNOgJ3D4TtOLVbtbBj6yRy5A0vc2RocQNh_yZyv14vkYJbXk2HOPxwGBnPhzB5aHGe61qSVpkRu9l7e4J2HRmYmnu3ax3wImJVVu0/s1600/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-Internet-org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2O9_Ph4vZ0W69A-27XcfUIFY7CV9hQPDTIiiHFMNOgJ3D4TtOLVbtbBj6yRy5A0vc2RocQNh_yZyv14vkYJbXk2HOPxwGBnPhzB5aHGe61qSVpkRu9l7e4J2HRmYmnu3ax3wImJVVu0/s1600/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-Internet-org.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg - Internet.org</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div> “As for the Times of India itself, the group commits to withdraw from internet.org if its direct competitors—India Today, NDTV, IBNLive, NewsHunt, and BBC —also pull out,” the Times Group said in a statement. “The group also encourages its fellow language and English news publishers—Dainik Jagran, Aaj Tak, Amar Ujala, Maalai Malar, Reuters, and Cricinfo— to join the campaign for net neutrality and withdraw from zero rate schemes.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Travel planning site Cleartrip also pulled support for Internet.org, citing similar reasons.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “The recent debate around #NetNeutrality gave us pause to rethink our approach to Internet.org and the idea of large corporations getting involved with picking and choosing who gets access to what and how fast,” Cleartrip CEO Subramanya Sharma wrote in a blog post. “What started off with providing a simple search service has us now concerned with influencing customer decision-making by forcing options on them, something that is against our core DNA.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has previously come out in favor of net neutrality, but he recently stated that free app systems like Internet.org could coexist with net neutrality, but many Indian businesses are unconvinced.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: siliconangle.com</div> </div> </div>

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Microsoft shuts 3 year old "Open Technologies subsidiary"

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh569iym1t-eo-Ve_e8906H3V-fc68vrwFD5SHOaUdSRtUe2AUMzr1EVs4MRBo9BldleiBg2_LKO5S9ADa28dKQdT4r-08t5LiZwThEiA2JobVtH5rh0jexuxekzHMu_jCdNfkcQQ5DyT8/s1600/microsoft-building.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh569iym1t-eo-Ve_e8906H3V-fc68vrwFD5SHOaUdSRtUe2AUMzr1EVs4MRBo9BldleiBg2_LKO5S9ADa28dKQdT4r-08t5LiZwThEiA2JobVtH5rh0jexuxekzHMu_jCdNfkcQQ5DyT8/s1600/microsoft-building.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Microsoft shuts Open Technologies subsidiary</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Microsoft shuttering its 3 year old "Open Technologies subsidiary" because it reached its key goals</h3> <div> <div> Microsoft is shuttering its three-year old Microsoft Open Technologies subsidiary, which the company originally created to "advance Microsoft's investment in openness including interoperability, open standards and open source."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Microsoft officials characterized the move as Microsoft Open Tech "rejoining" Microsoft, rather than closing down. In an April 17 blog post, company officials said that the Open Tech unit had "reached its key goals" now that "open source technologies and engineering practices are rapidly becoming mainstream across Microsoft."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> When it was founded, Microsoft Open Tech was one of the forces championing open source inside the company. Its original team of 70 or so included engineers, standards professionals and technical evangelists. The head of MS Open Tech, Jean Paoli, was a well-known standards contributor and had helped jump start XML development in IE, Windows and Office.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/lg-g4s-camera-will-have-six-layer-lens.html" target="_blank">LG G4's Camera Will have six-layer lens set-up</a>)</b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Part of the reason Microsoft set up Open Tech as a wholly owned subsidiary was to try to speed up the arduous internal process of open sourcing Microsoft technologies.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Since then, a lot has changed at Microsoft. Various Microsoft business units are open sourcing more and more of their technologies. A year ago, Microsoft created the .Net Foundation that was chartered with open-sourcing big chunks of .Net, as well as other developer-focused Microsoft technologies. Microsoft is working with HortonWorks on Hadoop; with Docker on container management technology for Azure and Windows Server; with Apache on Storm analytics processing.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The Chief Technology Officer of Azure, Mark Russinovich, even went so far as to say recently that, theoretically, Microsoft could open source Windows. And CEO Satya Nadella has publicly declared on stage that Microsoft loves Linux.</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzyDz6bYwIO_S6ljiSMcvx0IbPfehTWTAs6U0XpV23jDVLsww0_f9TXBj_9ICeURT_lcJaN1280GVomygn753QTgOXw9PVsht1zShXE_AYEVsFEGzv-5olzLVOwKtXrxPwgsXtcNGs3k/s1600/Microsoft-Open-Technolgies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzyDz6bYwIO_S6ljiSMcvx0IbPfehTWTAs6U0XpV23jDVLsww0_f9TXBj_9ICeURT_lcJaN1280GVomygn753QTgOXw9PVsht1zShXE_AYEVsFEGzv-5olzLVOwKtXrxPwgsXtcNGs3k/s1600/Microsoft-Open-Technolgies.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Microsoft Open Technologies subsidiary </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> My take is Microsoft doesn't need a separate org like Open Tech any more, especially not with the acceptance (and maybe even mandates) from the highest Microsoft management levels to partner with open source companies and developers, rather than to try to take them on as adversaries.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A company spokesperson, when asked, said there was no cost-cutting or other fiscal matters behind the decision to dissolve the standalone Open Tech unit. Microsoft is not planning to lay off any of the employees who have been working in the Open Technologies subsidiary, that spokesperson said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Paoli "will continue to support the openness business strategies across Microsoft, including the Microsoft Open Technology Programs Office and other open engineering efforts." Microsoft will be finalizing its operational plan for the Open Technology Programs Office, which will sit in Microsoft's Developer Division, "in the next few months," according to a spokesperson.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: zdnet.com</div> </div> </div>

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Samsung calling designers to create themes for Galaxy smartphones

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdmpU6KMQyJodgeQ-bYLF1y-ivGlrhWcJFjjNuN6n-7-3A2wwlCWBINPstou60V0BV54zDAQQg2_Y4fVFzNUgwc7pQCC_9g3spqOgTKW0HuD_JFzLtthBiUC7hD4oaB9CovWlG8kRqRU/s1600/samsung-theme-store-design.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdmpU6KMQyJodgeQ-bYLF1y-ivGlrhWcJFjjNuN6n-7-3A2wwlCWBINPstou60V0BV54zDAQQg2_Y4fVFzNUgwc7pQCC_9g3spqOgTKW0HuD_JFzLtthBiUC7hD4oaB9CovWlG8kRqRU/s1600/samsung-theme-store-design.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samsung Theme Store </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Samsung calling designers to create themes for Galaxy smartphones</h3> <div> <div> Samsung, as expected, has finally announced third-party support for its Themes tool, first partially introduced with the Galaxy A-series (only changed icons) and finally launched with the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge (icons, wallpapers, keyboard, native apps, keyboard apps, and more). The company has now a dedicated website for its Galaxy Theme Store, and is calling for designers to create themes for Galaxy smartphones.</div> <div> An earlier report had tipped that the company was looking on ways to add customised themes for its Galaxy smartphones.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The website says, "We welcome any designer, character, brand or others. We like you for your interest and we are looking forward to receive your great ideas."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Samsung is requesting interested designers to send their ideas about new themes to the company after which it will shortlist candidates and contact them. "After reviewing your content, the person in charge will contact you as soon as possible," notes the site. Unfortunately, the website just has a landing page with no further details about when a proper Theme Store will be unveiled.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/apple-buying-36k-acres-of-forest-for.html" target="_blank">Apple buying 36k acres of forest for $180 billion</a>)</b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Samsung last month confirmed to a Reddit user that the Themes tool that will enable users to create and share customised themes would be rolling out to the new flagship Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone in April.</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9UvGAwzjl_CCeucCLeb4cLajfadJfySy2cs7mobthqiU263kcb224n0GsuOb3Zj8A4YmWNtUZXxE4PgMV4_pMBKyMlFfAUHh-1ydqsne-yrZXD8iT0j657LrKqDE11-qtK3EBU3X8_Q/s1600/Galaxy-Note-Edge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9UvGAwzjl_CCeucCLeb4cLajfadJfySy2cs7mobthqiU263kcb224n0GsuOb3Zj8A4YmWNtUZXxE4PgMV4_pMBKyMlFfAUHh-1ydqsne-yrZXD8iT0j657LrKqDE11-qtK3EBU3X8_Q/s1600/Galaxy-Note-Edge.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">Galaxy S6 Edge</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> <br /></div> <div> It's worth noting that lately big smartphone brands such as HTC, which also introduced the Theme app support with Sense 7 UI (also available with Sense Home), and Samsung have been focusing giving users the ability to customise the interface of their handsets. It will be interesting to see how brands evolve their UI or skins that run on top of Google's Android OS.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The South Korean company recently claimed that demand for both the flagship Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge with dual-edge display has been "much higher" than initially planned for. In fact, in a more recent statement, Samsung said it expects to sell more than 70 million Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge handsets.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Both the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones recently received a firmware update that brought several changes, including stability and performance improvements, and new features.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: gadgets.ndtv.com</div> </div> </div>

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Apple buying 36k acres of forest for $180 billion

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRZ5m9an8cBqFng_DxpE1tUjkh8SN3pJk0DGAPXNhW16xB7Ttt5auDZLX8wicUfzuAxnNvUWdeD58rMnc3SPyp0LHeOhu1TMn18eFH0o70V_QVPRMNUQajKPHIsTI3FR6PMv4kNDWYQY/s1600/Apple-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRZ5m9an8cBqFng_DxpE1tUjkh8SN3pJk0DGAPXNhW16xB7Ttt5auDZLX8wicUfzuAxnNvUWdeD58rMnc3SPyp0LHeOhu1TMn18eFH0o70V_QVPRMNUQajKPHIsTI3FR6PMv4kNDWYQY/s1600/Apple-logo.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple buys 36,000 acres of forest sustainably produce packaging</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Apple buying 36k acres of forest for $180 billion to sustainably produce packaging</h3> <div> <div> When you're the wealthiest company in the world with a giant cash pile, you can do a lot of interesting things. Apple is spending some of its $180 billion cash reserves on a forest which will be used to sustainably produce packaging.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In partnership with nonprofit The Conservation Fund, Apple is buying 36,000 acres of forest - that's roughly 2.5 times the size of Manhattan - on two separate tracts of land in North Carolina and Maine.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The forests will be sustainably harvested to produce part of the packages that house shiny new Apple products. Any extra pulp produced will be sold to other companies. The land is part of an estimated 45 million acres of private forest in the U.S. that are in danger of being lost to development. The Conservation Fund will manage the land under the "working forests" model, in which trees are harvested with an eye to keeping the forests economically healthy. The Working Forest Fund, a part of the Conservation Fund, describes the model as developing sustainable forest management plans, then putting conservation safeguards in place so the land remains a protected working forest.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Most of the land (32,400 acres) is made up of the Reed Forest in Aroostook County, Maine, and the remaining 3,600 acres are pine and hardwood forest in Brunswick County, along the southern coast of North Carolina.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/apple-announced-to-launch-imac-8k-with.html?m=1" target="_blank">Apple announced to launch 'iMac 8K' with super-high resolution display this year</a> )</b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Apple told BuzzFeed that the company's move to produce its own packaging rather than buy from third-party vendors was an important move to protect the environment.</div> <div> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk8nwVHL0MVcu2jNkVew0LMu5tZq5OSW3G3VBYUmDhn1r32rHjILElENIGFGVoyU8iWM3NiXhdb3ocrbW3wJZ-ocIOOb-JxhwlVfutp2QthU-Z6Ispwg_96cagJwPVy_4eBv34s2tz2g/s1600/apple-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk8nwVHL0MVcu2jNkVew0LMu5tZq5OSW3G3VBYUmDhn1r32rHjILElENIGFGVoyU8iWM3NiXhdb3ocrbW3wJZ-ocIOOb-JxhwlVfutp2QthU-Z6Ispwg_96cagJwPVy_4eBv34s2tz2g/s1600/apple-logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple Logo</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> "If we take the approach of just buying sustainably sourced paper, we're not making the world a better place - we're zeroing out," said Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president of environmental initiatives. "Apple has been really clear that we want to leave the world better than we found it; that's one of our values."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Jackson said that the forests could supply nearly half the paper for virgin, meaning nonrecycled, fiber that went into Phone, iPad, iPod, Mac and Apple TV packaging last year.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Jackson was the director of the EPA under the Obama administration before she joined Apple in 2013. Apple has been trying to lessen its impact on the environment and all the company's stores, data centers and offices in the U.S. are powered by renewable energy.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "We believe that we have a responsibility to lead in this area," said Jackson. "There are some ideas that we don't mind people copying."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: techtimes.com</div> </div> </div>

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LG G4's Camera Will have six-layer lens set-up

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRbnQLT85UM3cwG0BYw0c81_mYI2Ccr0gES8sG91EAFPvQBZEemRGOFJNoW7Up0NMPQLoKGDp-LaxhLjJasuvgrd_qu_bdol0VpbkGbnJPodeuLZfRkMY9yezcPVqexUk-CNexmlYlAM/s1600/lg-g4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRbnQLT85UM3cwG0BYw0c81_mYI2Ccr0gES8sG91EAFPvQBZEemRGOFJNoW7Up0NMPQLoKGDp-LaxhLjJasuvgrd_qu_bdol0VpbkGbnJPodeuLZfRkMY9yezcPVqexUk-CNexmlYlAM/s1600/lg-g4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LG G4</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> LG G4's Camera Will have six-layer lens set-up and will be double the size of the LG G3</h3> <div> <div> LG's getting ready for a major G4 launch this year, as the flagship handset is supposedly going to offer features previously unseen in any of the former G series devices.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The tech giant from South Korea recently revealed that the G4's camera will be packing in a 16MP f/1.8 lens which is capable of taking in 80% more light than the G3, and today some more camera info has been leaked ahead of the device's launch on April 28.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> According to Business Korea, the G4's camera is expected to be an impressive one. Reportedly, it will sport a six-layer lens set-up, and each of those lenses will be double the size of the LG G3's. That simply means that the phone's camera may take more impressive low light shots. It's best described as a "high precision, large diameter module structure".</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/lg-g3-getting-android-lollipop-50-ota.html" target="_blank">LG G3 getting Android Lollipop 5.0 OTA update</a>)</b></div> <div> <b><br /></b></div> <div> Notably, the front-facing shooter will have a 0.11mm ultra-thin glass blue filter that "ensures natural and accurate expression of color by keeping infrared rays from entering the camera lens and increasing the penetration of visible rays."</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCI7sltDLFG7P-Dol1KAVQ9qXtGryTrBGZH4jYAHNGG9HN2YjAPHAd-B9SJwbZLh_h9yR_UzhzVxVULGWDH2HvINu0eBBRo6HRBrm_u3GCkwr2wUrDDmtelEHt5X8en0dsjPsJ6rkh-Y/s1600/lg-g4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCI7sltDLFG7P-Dol1KAVQ9qXtGryTrBGZH4jYAHNGG9HN2YjAPHAd-B9SJwbZLh_h9yR_UzhzVxVULGWDH2HvINu0eBBRo6HRBrm_u3GCkwr2wUrDDmtelEHt5X8en0dsjPsJ6rkh-Y/s1600/lg-g4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LG G4</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> So far what we know about the handset based on rumors and benchmarks is that it will come with a 5.5-inch Full HD display. It is also expected to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 with 4GB of RAM, 32/64/128GB storage options, and will come with a 16MP rear-facing camera and an 8MP front-facing camera.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> LG will officially unveil the G4 on April 28. The upcoming device is rumored to go official in India by the second half of 2015.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: gizbot.com</div> </div> </div>

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Flipkart walk away from the platform of Airtel Zero

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaT5Ipq3BbBuS6LzanTjXXLVkXfQhbzY9f3_8y0zp-n3wQuFvjQwC8JwE53AnsJDCXb_V3wikOf9Y8Lwyl4pMnEjV_L1qE9iN2KLE_EmTVlkgjDdzuqIyi862G3JOuNirs3t7Z5n9C4WI/s1600/flipkart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaT5Ipq3BbBuS6LzanTjXXLVkXfQhbzY9f3_8y0zp-n3wQuFvjQwC8JwE53AnsJDCXb_V3wikOf9Y8Lwyl4pMnEjV_L1qE9iN2KLE_EmTVlkgjDdzuqIyi862G3JOuNirs3t7Z5n9C4WI/s1600/flipkart.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flipkart</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> Flipkart walk away from the platform of Airtel Zero</h3> <div> <div> Net neutrality campaigners scored their first victory on Tuesday when e-commerce major Flipkart pulled out of discussions with the Bharti group for joining Airtel Zero.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Flipkart’s change in stand followed widespread outrage in the internet community, akin to what the Bengaluru-based company had faced after its Bigbillionday sale fiasco last year.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Feelers the government had sent out that it was in favour of net neutrality could have influenced Flipkart’s decision, analysts said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Several other online players are, however, not ready to walk away from deals they might derive from Airtel Zero. These smaller retailers feel the initiative does not go against net neutrality and will consider joining the platform.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Launched earlier this month, Airtel Zero is an open marketing platform where mobile application makers can register to provide customers free access to their apps.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “Airtel Zero is a different concept,” said Suchi Mukherjee, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of mid-sized lifestyle and fashion e-tailer, LimeRoad. “As long as you are not throttling anyone else’s speed, there is no threat to net neutrality there. Airtel Zero is perhaps the same as offering a discount coupon to your users.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Experts said while large companies might be able to afford paying telecom service providers, smaller players would stand to lose. ‘’They will not be able to afford the expense. This will move price-sensitive buyers away from smaller portals,’’ a consultant said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Saurabh Kochar, Foodpanda India CEO and co-founder of Printvenue, said, “I do not think there is a need for any such platform, as it will create discrimination.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>(Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/apple-announced-to-launch-imac-8k-with.html" target="_blank">Apple announced to launch 'iMac 8K' with super-high resolution display this year</a>)</b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “We are committed to net neutrality in the country and believe all companies, independent of size, should have equal access to the available network. Eventually, it should be left to the consumer to choose what they intend to browse,’’ Jabong’s co-founder Praveen Sinha said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Following a backlash over co-founder and CEO Sachin Bansal’s support for Airtel Zero on social media, Flipkart on Tuesday said it had not signed up for the platform. “We believe in the concept of net neutrality, for we exist because of the internet,” a company spokesperson said. Earlier, Bansal had tweeted in support of the Airtel platform.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> “We will be committing ourselves to the larger cause of net neutrality in India,” Flipkart said in the statement. “We will be discussing over the next few days the details of actions we will take to support the cause.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Flipkart’s rival, Snapdeal, also said the company had no plans to join Airtel Zero, “Especially given the regulatory framework is unclear”.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The other large player in the segment, Amazon India, did not comment on Airtel Zero.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> However, it said it would follow for India its global policy of “supporting net neutrality — the fundamental openness of internet — which has been so beneficial to consumers and innovation.”</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Airtel, on its part, maintained the company supported net neutrality. ‘’There have been some misconceptions about our toll-free data platform Airtel Zero,’’ a company spokesperson said. On Flipkart’s stand, he said Airtel Zero was not a tariff proposition. ‘’It is merely an open platform for content providers for offering toll-free data services,” he added.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: business-standard.com</div> </div> </div>

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WhatsApp's new Material Design interface for Android

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g0K_BBlkwVlukSAsqUr1llDp65eXDANiYFo0BLu8iaBmDN98Beb6Vx1ulE7lvcmb8eYeNtYrxb5xggdX8yZ44bMWseLARNS_kwZJVheDWiAJsSO6k-y5OJuh1jXbiwDTgM8rBUQr7bo/s1600/whatsapp-material-design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g0K_BBlkwVlukSAsqUr1llDp65eXDANiYFo0BLu8iaBmDN98Beb6Vx1ulE7lvcmb8eYeNtYrxb5xggdX8yZ44bMWseLARNS_kwZJVheDWiAJsSO6k-y5OJuh1jXbiwDTgM8rBUQr7bo/s1600/whatsapp-material-design.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whatsapp Material Design</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> WhatsApp's new Material Design interface for Android</h3> <div> <div> Earlier today, reports surfaced claiming that the next WhatsApp update for Android would bring an overhaul in design, essentially adding Material Design. The update hasn’t been rolled out via OTA yet, but you can download the APK. We’ve been using the new and improved WhatsApp on our Android smartphone for some hours and here’s our take on the new interface.</div> <div> <br /> (Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/lg-g3-getting-android-lollipop-50-ota.html?m=1" target="_blank">LG G3 getting Android Lollipop 5.0 OTA update</a>)<br /> <br /> Ditching its old archaic design, WhatsApp decided to get with the Lollipop hype and embrace Google’s Material Design. Google’s new design interface has been receiving novel praise from tech enthusiasts and critics alike. WhatsApp has clearly taken liking to it as well and has embraced the interface elements on its Android app. The upfront noticeable changes are a cleaner design with a different font style, and a brighter green color.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvcp1f3-1kI0GWsq_w0GdDl43B29gzHhpfk_5UIJH2u4Wdtgh0zczcNHkc51r1Fd7rzRLXUUz8ihztwyMozu5BEY86Y7XxQYTXEVFBX7VSOeXgAj6i5h0OMdHo0_5BA6ePQ-8zf5MQVo/s1600/whatsapp-android-material-design-screenshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvcp1f3-1kI0GWsq_w0GdDl43B29gzHhpfk_5UIJH2u4Wdtgh0zczcNHkc51r1Fd7rzRLXUUz8ihztwyMozu5BEY86Y7XxQYTXEVFBX7VSOeXgAj6i5h0OMdHo0_5BA6ePQ-8zf5MQVo/s1600/whatsapp-android-material-design-screenshot.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WhatsApp New Material Design</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> The app is still divided into three sections namely calls, contacts and chats. The graphical improvements are evident in the attachment drop-down and the profile picture page. The attachment drop-down lets go of the black background with small square logos of gallery, photos, video, audio, location and contact. Instead, the Material Design’s round structure for all the logos take over with a simple white background. The drop-down is also much larger with more space between each option. The attachment menu takes up more space on the chat screen than the previous one but it looks much cleaner.</div> <div> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpaUmlV69G_DhnFS1KzlIhLoOjc-9zfjyE-O5qFW-q3SeJ6ZV0MxyOs5Bq9E7RiZAAxdAthnJ0qAXfSdw-p0jGQZNQO4tC6Co4xJzkMSJUuqNkSwrz3MDe47gcCXgJZB3K1dPllGShIg/s1600/whatsapp-android-material-design-screenshot-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpaUmlV69G_DhnFS1KzlIhLoOjc-9zfjyE-O5qFW-q3SeJ6ZV0MxyOs5Bq9E7RiZAAxdAthnJ0qAXfSdw-p0jGQZNQO4tC6Co4xJzkMSJUuqNkSwrz3MDe47gcCXgJZB3K1dPllGShIg/s1600/whatsapp-android-material-design-screenshot-2.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WhatsApp New Material Design</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> <div> Moving on to the profile page, the biggest change is that there is no separate window to open the profile picture. Once you click on the person’s name on top while chatting, you are transferred to a single window with a rectangular cropped version of your profile photo (which looks very similar to Facebook’s cover photo), your status message and your number. If you want to look at the full profile photo, all you need to do is drag it below to expose the whole picture. The new profile page is really impressive as it does not compartmentalize the picture and status info into separate pages, but manages to keep it in window, keeping it neat and simple.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The essence of WhatsApp’s functionality remains the same, except that all those Android users who still do not have WhatsApp Call, will now surely get it with this new update. The new Material Design elevates the whole look of the app, making it look more modern, orderly and organized. It works on the principle ‘less is more’ and we hope WhatsApp brings many such clean iterations to the app. Let us know what you think below!</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: bgr.in</div> </div> </div>

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LG G3 getting Android Lollipop 5.0 OTA update

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkZyIESSDb6-LLfZsyUJa5dacSr9aJK7yzO488r8pkom48bQ-o7SvyrxhBzt0a4H8zDtZKx1Pbi65IA4DLf51auqKh4uzxE15LrGUEqcFq5rHL4eW81LMnjwBcQIqGz5YvTfqpRzh_Ck/s1600/lg-g3-lollipop-android-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkZyIESSDb6-LLfZsyUJa5dacSr9aJK7yzO488r8pkom48bQ-o7SvyrxhBzt0a4H8zDtZKx1Pbi65IA4DLf51auqKh4uzxE15LrGUEqcFq5rHL4eW81LMnjwBcQIqGz5YvTfqpRzh_Ck/s1600/lg-g3-lollipop-android-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LG G3 Android Lollipop 5.0</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> LG G3 finally getting Android Lollipop 5.0 OTA update</h3> <div> <div> Five months after Google rolled out Android Lollipop 5.0, the update has finally reached LG G3 handsets via major telecom companies, with AT&T being the first to bring the said update to the G3.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "The over the air update is 689.53MB in size and rolled out to G3 owners as of February 10," Digital Trends said.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> AT&T is not the only carrier to facilitate the installment of Lollipop in LG's existing flagship smartphones. Sprint has also declared that G3s tied to Sprint plans is now "primed and ready to receive Android 5.0."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Further, Verizon has also announced it has made the Android 5.0 update available on the G3 starting April.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "Likely rolling out over the next few days, Lollipop brings changes such as Smart Lock, enhanced system notifications and screen pinning. The phone also sees an overall UI refresh," CNET noted. "It could take a few days for your G3 to notify you when it's ready to install."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> If your G3 is locked in to Verizon and you want to get that Lollipop update sooner than expected, CNET advised you can "get it through the VS98523B update through the VZW Software Upgrade Assistant."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "Do note, however, this only works with Windows-based PCs," the tech news site added.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Notably, Verizon's rollout is merely 2 weeks away from LG's impending unveiling of the LG G4, which is the successor to the G3. The new product's launch will reportedly be on April 28.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> (Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/micromax-unite-2-havent-received.html" target="_blank">Micromax Unite 2 haven't got Lollipop update even after 7/4/2015?</a>)</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Another carrier, T-Mobile, has promised that it will get the G3 to join the Lollipop party by April 7.</div> <div> Meanwhile, Tech Times reported that some G3 owners who were able to upgrade their units to Android 5.0 Lollipop encountered a number of issues, such as "battery drain, slow charging, Wi-Fi issues and other bugs."<br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFk2OYgFnRLaG6q-oka8m2BnKGgaB1dF52MuOE2km6lypSAoa6ltFb0LToQSHw4phwLdKT1ASrK3v1NAayZlKUjy56nkLOy7_OJ2oE1h6WMpG3tKke9itYmFrPTB_53JZa4zHY84YQdso/s1600/lg-g3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFk2OYgFnRLaG6q-oka8m2BnKGgaB1dF52MuOE2km6lypSAoa6ltFb0LToQSHw4phwLdKT1ASrK3v1NAayZlKUjy56nkLOy7_OJ2oE1h6WMpG3tKke9itYmFrPTB_53JZa4zHY84YQdso/s1600/lg-g3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LG G3<br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> However, it appears not all G3 users were affected by the said glitches.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "Some users are reporting improvements on their phones and are happy with the update. Others, however, are having significant performance issues," the site went on to say.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> "In some cases, these problems can be solved or improved by performing a factory reset on the phone, which many users of various smartphones and phablets that have been upgraded to Android 5.0 Lollipop recommend as a good way to solve various upgrade issues," Tech Times advised.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: latinospost.com</div> </div> </div>

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'Furious 7' Crossed new record of $200M

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVUVvZ2oSYuSpjFcVXJC1Ie94INXGzDh5pXcdBJcjKhq2Dr2a-v1yLzWai0dyf2SdbM6cP0dMLQFzEP8wEBHtXF49qjU5nLC1LpZ25TYRymw7riWfvTSFwzXwZomI0lOU1YcQqeZfGAM/s1600/Furious-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVUVvZ2oSYuSpjFcVXJC1Ie94INXGzDh5pXcdBJcjKhq2Dr2a-v1yLzWai0dyf2SdbM6cP0dMLQFzEP8wEBHtXF49qjU5nLC1LpZ25TYRymw7riWfvTSFwzXwZomI0lOU1YcQqeZfGAM/s1600/Furious-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Furious 7 Movie Poster</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> 'Furious 7' the smash sequel earned more than<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> </span> $200M</h3> <div> <div> It’s an odd thing to be discussing a 72.2% Friday-to-Friday drop as “good,” but such is the case with Furious 7. The smash sequel earned $18.8 million on its second Friday, down 71% from its whopping $67.4m Friday debut, which included $15.8m in Thursday previews. The film’s Friday-to-Friday drop was slightly higher than the 69% second Friday drop for Fast Five but slightly ahead of the 72.3% Friday drop for Fast & Furious 6 back in 2013. Random chance and all aside, the film’s second Friday was nearly double the $10m second Fridays of the last two installments, and the film soared over the $200m domestic mark on its eighth day, becoming on of fifteen films to do so in that many days or less. Its eight-day $210.7m cume puts it at number nine on said list. Its $18.8m Friday is the 14th biggest “second Friday” (day eight or day ten of wide release) in history, with almost all of the other higher figures coming from prime summer months or holiday-inflated late November/December slots.</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lSvjNwFMfxMfFVmmJ_4MYxd1mw0g-pvC6Vwjp1O2K9p0mQ2EeG2PtF8snZRq4EMulea6HbK1VhQIUiFpgYAqGE9ZTU-u4BCSbqxBilCs-sq1E09B9PG0vGnX8aEqmmcQaZu-F3nBzQE/s1600/furious7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lSvjNwFMfxMfFVmmJ_4MYxd1mw0g-pvC6Vwjp1O2K9p0mQ2EeG2PtF8snZRq4EMulea6HbK1VhQIUiFpgYAqGE9ZTU-u4BCSbqxBilCs-sq1E09B9PG0vGnX8aEqmmcQaZu-F3nBzQE/s1600/furious7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Furious 7</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div> Heck, only four higher “second wide release Fridays” didn’t come from Thanksgiving or Christmas weekend, specifically The Avengers ($29m), The Dark Knight ($23.3m), Spider-Man ($19.6m), and Iron Man 3 ($19.7m). And the respective percentage drops of most of those were indeed in the 65-70% range, meaning that Furious 7 didn’t just open like a top-tier blockbuster, it’s playing like a top-tier smash as well.  At a glance (with The Hunger Games  precedent for comparison), the Paul Walker/Vin Diesel adventure should end up with a second weekend of over/under $62m, which will put it awfully close to the top of the second-weekend pile. There are a few in the $62m range (The Dark Knight Rises, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Alice In Wonderland) and American Sniper earned $64m on its second wide release weekend, so whether or not it ends up as the 12th biggest second weekend or as high as the eighth if it gets past American Sniper‘s $64.6m (unlikely but possible) is a matter of a few bucks here and there.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> (Also Read: <a href="http://rikknives.blogspot.in/2015/04/micromax-unite-2-havent-received.html" target="_blank">Micromax Unite 2 haven't got Lollipop update even after 7/4/2015?</a>)</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Either way, it is going to end its second weekend at around $254m domestic, surpassing the $236m domestic final of Fast & Furious to become the biggest grossing of the franchise even when adjusted for inflation. Heck, in ten days it’ll have grossed more than any 2014 release save American Sniper, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and Guardians of the Galaxy and will have the eighth-biggest ten day total of all time. At this rate, it will cross $300m next weekend and is going to make a real run at $400m, although falling a bit short is no defeat. For the record, its ten day total will probably be bigger than The Hunger Games ($248m) despite a slightly smaller opening weekend, and that first Katniss adventure snagged $409m by the time it was done.  In terms of worldwide box office, it crossed $500m on Wednesday and should flirt with $700m worldwide by the end of tomorrow.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Yes, Avengers: Age of Ultron will start its global launch on April 22nd, but it won’t open in America until May 1st. At this point, the fact that the Avengers 2 review embargo is set to hold until after Furious 7‘s third weekend (April 21st at 2:00pm, although I may wait until the next morning to avoid the clutter) seems like a gift from Walt Disney to Universal/Comcast Corp., as it will allow Furious 7 to still dominate the conversation for another weekend. There isn’t much more to say until tomorrow when the weekend figures come in, but yes Furious 7 is indeed playing both fast and furious here and abroad. It is little wonder James Wan, who took over from Justin Lin and had to finish the film without his lead actor, is at the top of the Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc. wish-list for Aquaman. The film is set to run the tables for the next two weekends, which is of course the advantage of a late spring opening as opposed to a crowded summer slot. To paraphrase a certain classic Pixar quote, not every film can be a blockbuster, but blockbusters can come from anyway.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> ref: forbes.com</div> </div> </div>

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