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Itel S42, A44 full-screen smartphones launched in India, prices start at Rs 5799

March 20, 2018

The A44 Pro has been announced by the company, though the price will be confirmed later this month. Itel S42 has a 5.65-inch Full HD+ TFT IPS screen with a resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels and a pixel density of 285 ppi. The phone has Quad-core MediaTek MT6737M processor with Mali T860 GPU. Both the front and rear cameras have support for an LED flash. Similarly, the A44 Pro has nearly identical specifications as the A44, except for a HD+ display, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage with an 8MP ...

Desktop Metal Closes $65M Financing

March 20, 2018

The recent $65 million it secured from an investment round led by the Ford Motor Company saw renewed investments from Future Fund, bringing its total raised to a whopping $277 million. Ford's interest in company that 3D prints metal is pretty clear, of course, and the automotive giant is taking things a step further by adding its Chief Technology Officer Ken Washington to Desktop Metal's Board of Directors.

Instagram is testing a regram feature for Stories

March 20, 2018

According to TechCrunch , Instagram has been testing this feature with a small group of users. In the new feature, users have to press a button on a public post so that it gets embedded in Instagram Stories. Among those apps listed are Regram, Media Repost for Instagram, and Repost for Instagram. One way that Instagram users can do this presently, is by taking a screenshot, posting it on their Stories, and add comments.

World's largest SSD hits 100TB

March 20, 2018

In addition to boasting that it is the world's largest SSD, Nimbus also boasts that the device is the world's most energy efficient SSD where it draws as little as 0.1 Watts per TB. The company guarantees five years of "unlimited endurance" for this particular model; it has integrated capacitors to help protect data in the event that electricity is suddenly lost.

Egypt: 4 Soldiers, 36 Militants Killed in Sinai Battle

March 20, 2018

Sinai residents told Middle East Eye this month that the campaign is causing huge suffering among civilians, including food, medicine and gas shortages in North Sinai capital Arish resulting from military blockades. The Sinai Peninsula has remained the epicenter of a militant insurgency since 2013, when the army ousted Mohamed Morsi - Egypt's first freely elected president and a Muslim Brotherhood leader - in a military coup.

Mercedes-Benz plans subscription service by year's end

March 20, 2018

The program is being tested out beginning this month in Germany, but global head of sales Britta Seeger confirmed the company is "in the final conclusion" stage of bringing it to North America, reports Automotive News . The service will include insurance, maintenance and tires for up about 22,000 miles per year. At their discretion, a customer can switch out their Mercedes for another using an affiliated online app, though they cannot subscribe to more than 12 vehicles per year.

Sereno asks SC: Dismiss quo warranto petition

March 20, 2018

For the the third straight week, several Supreme Court employees showed up for the flag ceremony on Monday wearing red shirts associated with a movement seeking the removal of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno from office. The petition emanated from a letter filed by suspended lawyer Eligio Mallari, urging Calida to initiate a quo warranto proceeding against the top magistrate.

Research Report for Investors: EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT)

March 20, 2018

The stock has "Equal-Weight" rating by Morgan Stanley on Thursday, December 14. EQT GP has a twelve month low of $21.87 and a twelve month high of $31.76. 3,880 were accumulated by Shaker Lc Oh. Since January 1, 2018, it had 2 insider buys, and 0 selling transactions for $40,356 activity. Share Andrew L.

Marshfield Associates Cuts Position in Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST)

March 20, 2018

It has underperformed by 4.67% the S&P500.The move comes after 5 months positive chart setup for the $29.61B company. (NASDAQ:ROST) latest ratings and price target changes. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,644,000. Susquehanna maintained Ross Stores, Inc.

Intraday Movers: Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA)

March 20, 2018

Among active positions in the latest quarter, 684 holders increased their positions by a total of 65.33 million shares, 492 holders decreased the positions by a total of 70.19 million shares, and 120 holders held their positions. Investigating the productivity proportions of "Company1" stock, the speculator will discover its ROE, ROA, ROI remaining at 1.4%, 0.3% and -2.7%, individually.

Conspiracy Videos On YouTube Kids Spark Concerns

March 20, 2018

YouTube has been working to remove conspiracy theory videos from its inventory of clips. For example, one search of the word "UFO" brought up numerous kids videos about aliens, but also "one of the top videos claimed to show a UFO shooting at a chemtrail", according to Business Insider .

The Internet Is Inconsolable Over the Death of Keyboard Cat

March 20, 2018

Schmidt confirmed Bento's death via his official Facebook page, posting a special video tribute. To make more content featuring his most notable character, Schmidt enlisted his current cat, who proceeded to star in dozens of videos on the Keyboard Cat YouTube channel .

Watch Out YouTube, Facebook is Testing Out Monetization Options For Creators

March 20, 2018

The subscription feature will start to roll out to a very limited number of testers in the U.S. and United Kingdom next month. Facebook announced the new subscription test on Monday alongside a number of other updates related to creators.

YouTube is testing picture-in-picture for desktop

March 20, 2018

According to the report, users will be able to play/pause, replay, or watch the next clip, with the succeeding clips organised as an overlay - all within the floating window. There is no word if the feature will be turned on by default whenever it rolls out to more users or if it will come with an option to switch off. Of course, it's not now known whether Google will roll out this feature to everyone - Abner Li, the author of the article, has YouTube Red so it may be restricted to only ...

LinkedIn Makes it Easier to Ask for Referrals

March 20, 2018

According to LinkedIn, people searching for a job will now be able to take advantage of a new job search filter that lets you look specifically for jobs at companies where people from your network work ("in your network"). Applicants are 4 times more likely to hear back from a recruiter after getting a referral, LinkedIn says. Additional filters such as "industry" or "location" can be added to further refine the results.

$1.60 EPS Expected for Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG)

March 20, 2018

About 412,867 shares traded. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 994,000 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock worth $362,750,000 after acquiring an additional 722,200 shares in the last quarter. Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:FTNT) was reduced too. Investors sentiment increased to 12.48 in 2017 Q3. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company.

Atari Unveils Official Name for the Ataribox, The Atari VCS

March 20, 2018

The VCS takes many design cues from the 2600. It is a completely new Atari connected device designed for today's living room. Atari has officially announced the Atari VCS , Atari's all-new video game system, inspired by more than 40 years of Atari's legacy.

New Videos Showcase God of War Gameplay and Combat

March 20, 2018

The team really wanted to avoid two things in the development of the new game. CNET's Jeff Bakalar will be reviewing God of War when it drops on April 20th, 2018, but until then, check out our video featuring the game's Creative Director Cory Barlog discussing how the team navigated such a major change in course for the game series.

Experiments with DirectX Raytracing in Northlight

March 20, 2018

Ray-tracing is the process of tracing the path of light rays in digitally produced scenes in order to render highly realistic lighting and the consequent shadows, reflections, and refractions that are based on the light's various reactions to the objects in its path and their material qualities.

Steady Activities: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL), Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS)

March 20, 2018

About 447,853 shares traded. It has outperformed by 14.32% the S&P500. New England Research & Management Inc increased its stake in Delta Airlines ( DAL ) by 187.65% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Chemical Bank bought 9,952 shares as the company's stock declined 5.91% while stock markets rallied. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $85.00 price target (up previously from $75.00) on shares of Delta Air Lines in a research report on Wednesday, ...

Magic Leap Has Opened Up Its SDK And Creators Portal For Developers

March 20, 2018

Rio Caraeff, Chief Content Officer at Magic Leap commented on the news by saying: "Unreal has always been the go-to development engine for some of the top game studios in the world". The Magic Leap One headset is powered by Digital Lightfield technology and supports environment mapping, precision tracking and soundfield audio to produce unbelievable Mixed Reality experiences.

Walmart Adds Handy Services to 2000 Stores

March 20, 2018

The world's largest retailer is expanding a deal with the platform Handy.com, which will allow shoppers to hire helpers at 2,000 of its 5,000 stores nationwide to mount a TV on their wall or assemble a bookcase. They will then receive a unique code to enter on Handy.com/walmart. Walmart customers at those stores can purchase Handy's services at checkout and schedule an appointment from 7 a.m.to 11 p.m.

Stock Analysts: Should You Listen?: Jabil Inc. (JBL)

March 20, 2018

This comparison specified negative percentage difference of -1.81%. Moving averages can be very useful for identifying peaks and troughs. In a bull trend, buy when prices retrace to the 20-period moving average. Comparatively, 3D Systems Corporation posted earnings of $0.12 per share in the same quarter past year. Shares of Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF ) changed at hands on unusually higher volume on March 16, 2018, as the stock is growing 1.12% to end at $75.13.

Facebook Going Head-to-Head with Twitch with Direct PC Livestreaming

March 20, 2018

The PC-game-streaming feature will help developers bring more players into their games earlier, for longer chunks of time, and more often, Facebook said. The developer used it to gauge viewer interest recently during the Paladins Global Series , and will start giving out rewards during the Paladins Premier League on March 24.

South Korean prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ex-President Lee: Yonhap

March 20, 2018

Lee was reportedly charged with receiving tens of millions of USA dollars in kickbacks from the country's intelligence agency and big companies including Samsung Electronics. Prosecutors are also investigating Lee's wife, Kim Yoon-ok, on suspicion that she accepted about £660,000 in bribes from sources including the national intelligence service.

Huawei P20, P20 Partial Specs & Europe Price Points Leak

March 19, 2018

Huawei P20 Lite will bear a 3000mAh battery, NFC support, face recognition, and EMUI 8.0 running on top of Android Oreo. The smartphone is priced at CZK 8,999 (approximately, Rs.28,313) in the Czech Republic, and will available starting April 1st, 2018.

Sony owes up to $65 to former Playstation 3 owners

March 19, 2018

Remember when Sony broke its promises by unceremoniously deleting that "OtherOS" feature with a firmware update? The five plaintiffs received $3,500 each while the remaining money is being split between other PlayStation 3 buyers, lawyers and settlement organizers.

Epic Games Releases $12 Million Worth of Paragon Assets for Free

March 19, 2018

Today (March 19), though, according to Unreal Engines Twitter , they have released $12 million worth of assets from " Paragon ", including character packs and environmental textures for free to Unreal Engine 4 developers [VIDEO ]. What this means is that UE4 developers can now freely grab those assets and put them to use in their own projects. 20 characters are available, complete with animations, video effects and dialogue, in addition to in excess of 1,500 environment assets.

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) Shares Bought by AMP Capital Investors Ltd

March 19, 2018

This discount could be the result of weak market conditions or overreaction to recent company setbacks. The stock decreased 0.71% or $0.92 during the last trading session, reaching $128.33. Investors are looking attentively on movement of stock as RSI reading reached at 49.76 because on this mostly stock considered as overbought or oversold.

Google Play Instant: Try games without downloading them

March 19, 2018

As Karmel and Frenkel told me, their teams are still working on providing developers with better tooling for building these apps and Google is also working with the likes of Unity and the Cocos2D-x teams to make building instant apps easier.

Amazon's new GameOn API helps developers add eSports competitions to their games

March 19, 2018

Drive engagement and increase monetization of your games by adding leaderboards, leagues, and multi-round competitions to your games, or strengthen your fanbase by allowing players and streamers to create their own user-generated competitions.

Google Pay now supports transit tickets

March 19, 2018

The Google Pay app will show you recent trips you've made and even direct you to the nearest monorail station, so it looks like a pretty filled-out solution. Google did confirm that more cities and rail systems will be added to the mix soon, but wasn't able to go into any specific details just yet. After you've saved a ticket there, there's also information within the app as to where the ticket is valid, and where stations are on an embedded Google Map.

It's Smaller Than A Grain Of Salt

March 19, 2018

Yep - a grain of salt. Two of the world's smallest computers are the raised cubes in the top-left corner. In a world where the fashion for smartphones is moving towards the large end of the scale, it's nice to see that someone is pursuing making things impossibly small.

Volkswagen to Climb Pike's Peak with Newly Named ID R Pikes Peak

March 19, 2018

The four-wheel-drive racing auto points to the sporting potential of the I.D. family of all-electric vehicles and is also the first step towards a closer relationship between Volkswagen R and Volkswagen Motorsport. R Pikes Peak. The race is scheduled for June 24. The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is an annual event, taking cars on a climb of 4,720 ft (1,440 m) from the start at Mile 7 on Pikes Peak Highway, to the finish at 14,110 ft (4,300 m).

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) a Sell at $11.36

March 19, 2018

The company had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.40 billion. The stock increased 0.09% or $0.01 during the last trading session, reaching $11.47. The Connecticut-based Hartford Inv Management has invested 0.06% in CarMax Inc. Ci holds 0.86% or 7.32 million shares. Investigating the productivity proportions of Welltower Inc.

US Navy Commissions USS Colorado, its Most Advanced Nuclear Submarine

March 19, 2018

USS Colorado , which began construction in 2012, is the 15th Virginia-class fast attack submarine and the fifth Virginia-class Block III submarine . Stephen Col. "I can honestly say I have the greatest job in the Navy". The Navy said in September that the new submarines would come equipped with a pair of photonics masts, which replace the previously-used periscope.

Snapchat UK ad revenues expected to surpass £100m in 2018

March 19, 2018

This year, that proportion will fall to 75.8%, as the platform continues to add users outside its core geography. Despite this explosive growth, the platform will still only make up less that one per cent of United Kingdom digital ad spending this year, with Google and Facebook continuing to dominate the market.

HTC Vive Pro premium VR arrives April 5 for $799

March 19, 2018

The Vive launched two years ago, and while the entire VR market has evolved a bit slower than many enthusiasts were expecting, it's clear that virtual reality is here to stay. The Vive Pro also includes improved headphones. There are many enterprise uses for virtual reality and having the ability to let a client "walk" through a ship during the design phase is sure to reduce the number of change orders and price of vessels while also shortening the time to build and deliver them to the fleet.

Apple users have a new problem: Triggering emergency SOS feature by accident

March 19, 2018

The iPhone's SOS alert can also be triggered by tapping the side button multiple times, which like in the example above could be accidentally set off by someone mistaking it for volume controls. This triggered the Emergency SOS alarm, making his classmates " freak out ". Along with him, many other users are also reporting similar kind of problem on Twitter.

Ford launches Titanium+ petrol variant of EcoSport with five-speed manual transmission

March 19, 2018

Ford debuted an all-new 1.5L petrol engine on the new Ford EcoSport , introduced in November a year ago. Earlier available only with the CVT gearbox choice, the new Ford EcoSport (P) Titanium+ is powered by the company's new 1.5-litre three-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine that makes 121.3 bhp and 15.3 kgm.

Microsoft is forcing Edge on Windows 10 users yet again

March 19, 2018

The former allows users to prevent Microsoft from accessing users input data such as keyboard hits for diagnostic purposes, while the latter allows users to find and lock their lost Windows 10 PC remotely. Performance improvements: In this upcoming feature update, you will notice an improvement in the launch time for Application Guard. "As always, we look forward to feedback from our WIP community", the company wrote on its website .

MacBook shipments to grow 13-16% this year

March 19, 2018

Apple India has collaborated with the ICICI Bank to offer its customers with up to Rs 10,000 cashback on the purchase of select iPhone models, iMac and Apple watches . It is believed to come with a 13-inch screen and big battery and a whole lot of education-related applications to help students in project work. Apple iPhone X , which is the company's latest flagship, will get buyers the maximum cashback of Rs 10,000.

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Shares Bought by Salem Investment Counselors Inc

March 19, 2018

Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 10,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,499,000. Wells Fargo Mn has invested 0% in TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ:TRS). (NASDAQ:AMZN) earned "Buy" rating by Axiom Capital on Tuesday, October 27. Investors sentiment decreased to 1.26 in 2017 Q3. Its down 0.10, from 1.36 in 2017Q2.

Redmi 5 First Impressions

March 19, 2018

Moving to the Redmi 5, the phone biggest highlight is the RAM and Storage. Is the combination of hardware and software at this price enough to take on the likes of the Lenovo K8 Plus ( Review ), Samsung Galaxy J7 , and Nokia 5 ? The Redmi Note 4 price in India has also been slashed by Rs 500.

Apple is developing own MicroLED screens

March 19, 2018

Bloomberg News reports that the facility is working on MicroLED screens, which will allow devices to be thinner than those with other screen technologies, and will be brighter and more power-efficient than its current OLED displays. Ultimately, Apple will likely outsource production of its new screen technology to minimise the risk of hurting its bottom line with manufacturing snafus.

Tinder Sues Bumble for Stealing Trade Secrets

March 19, 2018

The online dating company Match Group that is the owner of services like Match.com and Tinder is planning to purchase Bumble, another famous dating app that lets women make the first move. Co-founders Chris Gulczynski and Sarah Mick are also ex-Tinder employees. Gulczynski and Mick are at the center of the stolen secret allegations. The two had knowledge of an "undo" button talked about at Tinder, according to the complaint.

Sprint Releases Oreo For Galaxy S8 And Galaxy S8+

March 18, 2018

This shows that the company is indeed planning to launch its Galaxy Note 9 smartphone this year, with rumors suggesting it coming out by August. However, they encountered an issue which caused devices to reboot while running Android 8.0. All of the bells and whistles from Oreo are included in this update as is the security patch for the month of February. Android 8.0 Oreo, as we've reported in the past, transports a slew of neat new features, such as support for Picture-in-Picture (PiP), ...

Android Auto lets you use your phone with a swipe up

March 19, 2018

Well, it appears that Google had a change of heart and has made a decision to remove the restriction on the phone's lockscreen so that Android Auto smartphones could be used by either drivers or passengers while on the move. Yes, now you can just swipe up and unlock your phone even when it's connected to Android Auto. Google has confirmed that the new feature is now available for all the users and it remains for the time being.

Global Anthropomorphic Robot market to grow as Global Anthropomorphic Robot heats up

March 19, 2018

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Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ADBE) PT Raised to $235.00

March 18, 2018

About 2.64 million shares traded. It has outperformed by 6.81% the S&P500. Family Capital Trust Co decreased its stake in Adobe Sys Inc ( ADBE ) by 3.42% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Outfitter Advisors Limited stated it has 43,742 shares. Gamco Invsts Inc Et Al accumulated 21,427 shares or 0.02% of the stock. Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) invested 0.16% of its portfolio in Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE ).

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