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Trump Pits Video-Game Makers Against Harshest Critics In Closed-Door Meeting

March 11, 2018

It would be a more convincing argument if his administration hadn't been continually limiting people's access to and understanding of mental health, while simultaneously making it easier for the mentally ill to get guns . Both Ryan and Johnson said Thursday they fear the unintended consequences from the steel and aluminum tariffs Trump announced over objections from many fellow Republicans.

Upcoming New iPhone To Eliminate Center Notch

March 11, 2018

Industry sources told ETNews that the company is now having discussions with relevant firms for this new design. iPhone 9 will have a similar iPhone X screen, it's going to have a 6.1-inch display with FaceID and thin edges across the front panel all being created as such to attract more customers.

Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy To Escape PS4 Custody In July?

March 11, 2018

Sane Trilogy . The last Crash Bandicoot game that was available on an Xbox platform was 10 years ago. But now that it's been a success on that console , it can be ported to the PC, Nintendo Switch , and Xbox One \ later this year. The remastered Crash Bandicoot Trilogy was released on the PlayStation 4 previous year and it looks like the developers are now ready to offer the games on the other platforms as well.

Days Gone heads to 2019 as Sony spreads out zombie games

March 11, 2018

Sony's upcoming biker zombie survival game Days Gone has apparently been delayed to 2019, according to a statement by Sony to Gamespot . Of course, Sony was not willing to provide any more information on when we might expect Days Gone to release.

Trevor Noah Blasts Trump Claim That Video Games Inspire Shootings

March 10, 2018

Also attending are a representative of the Parents Television Council, a conservative watchdog group, as well as conservative activist Brent Bozell - a longtime critic of video game violence who also founded the Council - and the author of a book linking mass killings to violent video games.

Inc. Has $19.96 Million Stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

March 11, 2018

Bloombergsen Inc who had been investing in Aon Plc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $36.46B market cap company. The stock increased 0.67% or $0.3 during the last trading session, reaching $45.25. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Verity Asset Management Inc reported 7,990 shares. Grandfield & Dodd Limited Co invested 0.02% of its portfolio in International Paper Company (NYSE:IP).

What is International Women's Day?

March 10, 2018

Women's representation, Guterres said , in national parliaments stands, on average, at less than one quarter, and in boardrooms, it is even lower. Aussie supermodel Megan Gale has some words of wisdom for mother's of boys this International Women's Day .

Lenovo S5 smartphone will compete with Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

March 10, 2018

Redmi Note 5 Pro and Redmi Note 5 are the successors of the India most popular phone Redmi Note 4. And also, this microsite notices ' 3 pm', likely importance the launch occasion might be planned for this time on March 14. The Redmi 5 comes with a full screen display having an aspect ratio of 18:9. The phone runs on Android Nougat Operating system out of the box with company-owned MIUI 9.

Rafa Benitez outlines his plans for Newcastle's training camp in Spain

March 10, 2018

It is not often a Newcastle manager has been able to silence any dissenting voices with silverware. Newcastle's unwelcome break is down to Tottenham Hotspur's progress in the FA Cup and two rounds of global games. The Premier League match between Newcastle and Southampton will be broadcast live online and on NBC. "I have not had big problems with my teams, although the most famous was in Portugal with Liverpool, where we had a few problems", said Benitez.

China firmly opposes United States tariffs on steel, aluminum — China Focus

March 10, 2018

The second would be to impose import quotas, although Canada would still pay the heaviest price. This is supposed to make things better by giving Canada and Mexico a chance to duck Trump's trade tantrum. Renegotiations over NAFTA began last summer. The lobbying found a mostly receptive audience: the US military strongly resisted tariffs against allies, and 107 congressional Republicans released a letter this week to express their alarm over the move.

Super Smash Bros. Coming To Nintendo Switch In 2018 With Splatoon Characters!

March 10, 2018

In this week's Nintendo Direct we were treated to a short trailer and a release date. Shortly after, we catch a dark silhouette of Mario and what appears to be Breath of the Wild's Link . Another huge revelation today is that the Switch will be getting a version of Super Smash Bros . Melee, Super Smash Bros . The game will allow players to use their Mii characters as a support gunner, according to GameSpot .

EBay Canada Coupon Offers 20% Off Everything-Today Only

March 10, 2018

The code expires today, March 9, at 8 p.m. PT (11 p.m. ET). Members with a registered address in the United States and Canada are available to use the coupon for Buy It Now items. For example, buyers could nab a brand new HomePod from seller alldayzip for $271.99 - down from the usual $350 price tag at other retailers. If you cruise through the eBay deals page for tech stuff, you'll find things like a Chromecast Audio + Google Home Mini bundle for $74 that drops to $59.20 with this code.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Shares Bought by First National Trust Co

March 10, 2018

Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.70% of the company's stock. Apple has a twelve month low of $136.70 and a twelve month high of $180.62. 118 funds opened positions while 525 raised stakes. Frontier Invest stated it has 3.21% of its portfolio in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845-driven ZTE Nubia N3 spotted online

March 10, 2018

Under the shell, the device is powered by a 64-bit Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor. The phone comes with a 5.99-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 2160 pixels. It packs a 5000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0. Just yesterday, we got our first look at the nubia N3, which comes as a successor to the nubia N2 (first impressions).

(NASDAQ:NVDA) Shares Sold by Synovus Financial Corp

March 10, 2018

The institutional investor held 53,969 shares of the semiconductors company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $9.65 million, down from 59,076 at the end of the previous reported quarter. The rating was upgraded by Macquarie Research on Monday, August 3 to "Outperform". The firm earned "Buy" rating on Friday, August 12 by Mizuho. Creative Planning holds 0.13% of its portfolio in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) for 157,676 shares.

Developers can now build custom commands for Google Assistant

March 10, 2018

Today Google Assistant Custom Device Actions were announced by the company as just the latest in a line of expansions to its voice assistant ecosystem. The problem has been that Google Assistant has built-in universal commands that other companies weren't able to tweak. In a blog post, the company gives the specific example of activating a specific color cycle on an Assistant-enabled washing machine machine.

Naughty Dog names Neil Druckmann vice president

March 10, 2018

Naughty Dog, the developer behind such beloved series as Jak and Daxter and Uncharted , has been hard at work on The Last of Us Part II , the sequel to 2013's critically acclaimed The Last of Us . Naughty Dog also announced that Emilia Schatz and Richard Cambier will be heading the design department as Lead Designers. Wells rounded up the announcement expressing his gratitude for his talented team.

Adobe Systems (ADBE) Sets New 52-Week High at $214.57

March 09, 2018

Shares of Adobe Systems Incorporated ( NASDAQ:ADBE ) traded up $2.52 on Friday, reaching $218.92. About 580,538 shares traded. It has outperformed by 25.59% the S&P500. Given the importance of identifying companies that will ensure earnings per share at a high rate, we later obsession to umpire how to determine which companies will achieve high amassing standards.

Activision puts an end to the leaks by announcing Black Ops 4

March 09, 2018

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will announce more information during a press day event on May 17. Watch the " Black Ops IIII" teaser above. With the Black Ops 4 announcement comes the news of a community reveal event held by developers Treyarch.

Bethesda Game Studios Takes BattleCry Studios Under Its Wings

March 09, 2018

Bethesda Game Studios is now hiring for its Maryland, Montreal, and Austin locations. Lead by executive producer Todd Howard; the studio has created a name for itself in this industry with its critically-acclaimed action role-playing franchises Fallout and The Elder Scrolls .

Alien hunters think they've found a UFO on Google Maps

March 09, 2018

The eyewitness found it at Lake George, USA. " Many past UFO reports describe round sphere UFO's and it does seem to be the most common shape of UFO's around the world", a female robotic voice narrating the video says. According to the short clip - which has been viewed more than 28,000 times - the mysterious sphere was spotted on the edge of Lake George. "I found pictures of this UFO on Google Earth street view".

McLaren BP23 'Hyper-GT' will be the fastest McLaren ever produced

March 09, 2018

The Woking-based firm has also released new sketches of the car's three-seat layout interior, one of which shows a speedo clocking 243 miles per hour (391 kph). Alongside the Senna GTR , McLaren used the Geneva Motor Show to reveal that the forthcoming three-seat "Hyper-GT" will be the fastest vehicle the brand has ever produced.

Nissan Altima Sketch Revealed, Debut at 2018 New York Auto Show

March 09, 2018

Nissan is readying a return for its Altima sedan, confirming the new-generation machine will be revealed at the NY motor show later this month. The sketch and Vmotion 2.0 concept from the 2017 NY Auto Show look identical, so expect a very sporty and exciting looking Altima.

Mario invades Google Maps to help you avoid bananas while driving

March 09, 2018

National Mario Day is coming up and if you weren't sure how to celebrate, Nintendo is giving you an option by slashing the price of its mobile game Super Mario Run by 50%. Then you'll see a funky "Mario Time" message, and you're good to go. The company's previously turned its mapping app into a full-blown game of Pac-Man for April Fools' Day and The Legend of Zelda favorite Link has also made an appearance .

[APP][PORT] Google Markup from Android P | Android Development and Hacking

March 09, 2018

An XDA dev managed to port the APK which should easily run on 64-bit and 32-bit Android phones. Traditionally on Android, you take a screenshot by holding down the volume down and power buttons at the same time. Although cropping the bottom section of the image can be a little tricky initially, but with some practice, one can get the hang of it. But it looks like that won't be necessary for devices running Android P, as a native screenshot editing tool, dubbed 'Markup, ' has been implemented.

Microsoft Stopped 'Massive' Cryptojacking Malware Attack That Targeted 500000 Computers

March 09, 2018

Over the next 12 hours, Defender picked up over 400,000 more encounters with the Trojan, mainly in Russian Federation, but also in Turkey and Ukraine. For coin-miner malware, it's required to stay undetected for long periods in order to mine enough coins to make the attack worth its while. Microsoft says that exploit kits are delivering coin miners rather than ransomware.

Google puts artists centre stage on search

March 09, 2018

Below that, you see the Wikipedia snippet, and then the Google Posts that the artist shared with their fans. You can find their updates on the Search Knowledge Panel which also includes the basic information about the musicians, their social media channels, discography, links to where you can listen to them, etc.

Janhvi Kapoor gets back to work post demise of Sridevi

March 09, 2018

The film is produced by Karan Johar and is scheduled to release on July 6. We would like to laud the dedication and commitment of Janhvi Kapoor who is following the footsteps of her mother Sridevi . While Sairat was set in rural Maharashtra, Dhadak is based in Rajasthan. Jahnvi Kapoor's look in Dhadak looks similar to Sridevi's look in English Vinglish .

Tag: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s Price

March 09, 2018

Now, the MIX 2S is going to be the second smartphone succeeding the Mi MIX, with narrow bezels on all four edges. Yesterday, we came across two hands-on videos showing off the smartphone in working condition. The Mi Mix 2S will launch in China first. The report further claims, the smartphone's camera will support Slow-mo. According to Xiaomi's global spokesperson Donovan Sung, the Mi Mix 2S will come with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor.

Tech Data (TECD) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.03 EPS

March 09, 2018

The Stock now has a Weekly Volatility of 5.87% and Monthly Volatility of 3.56%. According to these analysts, the Low Revenue Estimate for Tech Data Corp.is 10.33 Billion and the High Revenue Estimate is 10.69 Billion. Short interest or otherwise called the percentage of a stock's tradable shares now being shorted is another data that investors use to get a handle on sentiment.

North Korean hacking group allegedly targets Turkish financial institutions

March 09, 2018

They have included the targeting of an unnamed government entity involved in trade and finance, researchers from USA -based cybersecurity firm McAfee said Thursday. The hackers used modified malware known as a "Bankshot" which utilized a recently revealed vulnerability in Adobe Flash. The researchers traced the first infection of the new campaign to March 2 and 3, first targeting an unnamed government-controlled financial organization followed by a Turkish government entity involved in trade ...

Same driver, different vehicle: Bringing Waymo self-driving technology to trucks

March 09, 2018

Atlanta is one of the biggest logistics hubs in the country, making it a natural home for Google's logistical operations and the ideal environment for our next phase of testing Waymo's self-driving trucks. Waymo, which is among the leaders for this technology, expects autonomous vehicles to be able to take over longer distance trucking in the coming years, while allowing human drivers to handle local pickup and delivery routes.

Valve Will be Shipping New Games Again

March 09, 2018

Speaking during an interview yesterday, Valve's CEO talked about how his company's hardware and software research has helped the games industry. Newell admitted "we've always been a little bit jealous of companies like Nintendo " in regards to the ability to simultaneously develop both the game and the system on which it's played.

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO), United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)

March 09, 2018

The company exchanged hands with 2331588 shares contrast to its average daily volume of 2.40M shares. Invictus RG now owns 1,031 shares of the company's stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 951 shares in the last quarter. As per Monday, November 28, the company rating was upgraded by PiperJaffray. The company was reinitiated on Tuesday, November 15 by Wells Fargo. They set an "overweight" rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock.

Alvarez blames contaminated meat for positive drug test

March 09, 2018

Golden Boy Promotions which is the agency that promotes Canelo released a statement and confirmed that the traces of Clenbuterol found in Canelo's sample is in accordance with meat contamination in Mexico and believe this is the reason why their fighter' sample was showed positive for Clenbuterol.

Facebook's Messenger Lite picks up video chat features

March 09, 2018

It offers core messaging capabilities like sending text, photos, links, and audio calls to people with either Messenger Lite or Messenger. The rich, expressive Video Chat has been becoming fairly popular owing to the increased number of apps which allow the users to communicate on video like Google Duo, and Messenger itself.

Intel launches 800P Optane SSD

March 09, 2018

The new Optane SSD 800P comes in 58GB and 118GB variants, both in the M.2 2280 form factor and requiring an NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2 interface. First announced at this year's CES, Intel has now launched their latest high-speed, low-capacity Optane technology for mainstream consumers - the new Intel 800P Optane SSD.

Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) Shares Sold by Lansdowne Partners UK LLP

March 09, 2018

The company has market cap of $5.02 billion. The stock increased 1.97% or $1.88 during the last trading session, reaching $97.15. 4,143,478 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,300,000. It now has negative earnings. Investors sentiment decreased to 1.07 in Q3 2017. Its down 0.05, from 1.12 in 2017Q2. It turned negative, as 65 investors sold WDC shares while 212 reduced holdings.

Charles River Laboratories Intl. Inc (CRL) CFO Sells $10843.00 in Stock

March 09, 2018

It is up 0.00% since March 8, 2017 and is. It has underperformed by 9.64% the S&P500. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 13,103 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,420,758.29. The stock increased 1.60% or $1.71 during the last trading session, reaching $108.27. 7,504 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 451,926.

Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) President Sells $1544028.02 in Stock

March 09, 2018

Advisor Group Inc. raised its position in Cadence Design Systems by 151.4% during the third quarter. (NASDAQ: CDNS ) has risen 37.90% since March 8, 2017 and is uptrending. The stock of Cadence Design Systems, Inc . (NASDAQ:CDNS) has "Buy" rating given on Thursday, February 4 by DA Davidson. Bank of America maintained it with "Buy" rating and $41 target in Tuesday, July 25 report.

Florida school shooter indicted on 17 counts of murder

March 09, 2018

The suspect was identified from school security videos and a Coral Springs officer later arrested Cruz as he walked along the side of a road. Since the tragedy, Cruz has been represented by the Broward County Public Defender's Office. After the shooting the Parkland students launched a movement dubbed "Never Again" to pressure politicians to address the issues of gun violence and mass shootings in the United States.

Featured Stock Overview: Finisar Corp. (NASDAQ:FNSR)

March 09, 2018

The stock increased 0.19% or $0.085 during the last trading session, reaching $44.285. About 8.84 million shares traded or 99.10% up from the average. After $0.11 actual earnings per share reported by Finisar Corporation for the previous quarter , Wall Street now forecasts 18.18% EPS growth. The Return on Assets for Finisar Corporation (NasdaqGS:FNSR) is 0.115623.

Cortina Asset Management LLC Cuts Stake in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (LGND)

March 09, 2018

The stock increased 1.64% or $0.81 during the last trading session, reaching $50.56. About 12.09M shares traded or 32.22% up from the average. It has underperformed by 66.47% the S&P500. The stock has "Buy" rating by Roth Capital on Thursday, November 19. BidaskClub raised Ligand Pharmaceuticals from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 5th.

New study finds that people are more loyal to Android than iOS

March 09, 2018

Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP ) has released new data which shows that Android users remain more loyal to their chosen ecosystem than iOS users are to theirs. Services like Google Assistant, Google Maps and products like the Google Home smart speaker are widely used and appreciated over similar services (Siri, Apple Maps) and products (HomePod) provided by Apple.

Swipe Elite Dual With Dual Rear Cameras Launched in India: Price, Specifications

March 09, 2018

Following the track record of Swipe Mobiles, the company has been mainly focused on bringing new budget phones to the market over the past several years. The handset costs Rs 3,999. Well, what is noteworthy is that the offer will be valid only for Jio customers, both old and new. Swipe Elite Dual comes packed with a 5-inch display which is protected with a scratch-resistant glass panel on top.

PS4 firmware 5.50 update launches with supersampling in tow

March 09, 2018

You can split games into games installed on the machine, and those that come from PlayStation Plus. But what are the six features you simply need to know about? If you choose, the PlayStation 4 can automatically log your child out when play time ends.

Wario Goes Gold with WarioWare Gold

March 09, 2018

Nintendo announced the news today, along with several other titles, during one of its Direct presentations. Compiling micro-games old and new, Gold is the follow-up to the 2013 (and rather disappointing) Game & Wario. WArioware Gold releases on Augfust 3rd for the Nintendo 3DS. Plus, classic characters from the series will be returning, some of which have new looks to them.

Stock Jumping Abnormally High: Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD)

March 09, 2018

A total of 3.46 Million shares exchanged hands during the intra-day trade compared with its average trading volume of 3.25 Million shares, while its relative volume stands at 1.06. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. research analysts predict that Brookdale Senior Living, Inc . will post -0.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Google pushing AMP-based web standards that allow for instant loading

March 09, 2018

Support for AMP across the entire web now stands at less than.1%. However, sites that have adopted AMP have seen encouraging gains in site performance and conversions (which presumes a correlating better site user experience). Equally important, the Chrome team previous year released the Chrome User Experience report . The web standards will only be implemented if the results are positive for users.

Google is preparing Android for the notch phone invasion

March 09, 2018

Google calls it " display cutout support ". Good news for those people, because we now know when the final Android P release is coming. As opposed to Android 8.1, there is no time, date or cell phone carrier message on the notification screen.

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