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Xiaomi takes aim at Europe's smartphone markets

May 08, 2018

The launches are likely to see Xiaomu open a local online store (via Mi.com) and announce partnerships with local retailers both online and offline. The announcement comes after Xiaomi formed an alliance with CK Hutchinson Telecom, which Xiaomi's Senior Vice President Wang Xiang said, "Will accelerate our worldwide expansion, bringing our wonderful products at honest pricing across the world".

Report claims iPhone with triple-lens camera 'likely' to launch next year

May 08, 2018

Analyst Jeffrey Pu of Yuanta Securities Investment Consulting said that Apple is "likely" to launch a triple-lens iPhone in the second half of next year. Apple is reported to stick to its 12-megapixel lens for upcoming models as well. A third lens may increase the bump on the back of an iPhone, but iDropNews talked up benefits that could further doom sales of more conventional cameras, including low-light performance, 3D depth perception, a dedicated sensor to enhance image detail and an ...

Codename Savage returns to PUBG with a new name this week

May 08, 2018

But behind the size, the map offers a biome heavily influenced by Southeast Asia - a mix of thick jungles and impressive mountains , connected by an intricate cave system . The bigger news here is that PUBG's Closed Experimental Server will turn into an "Experimental Server". Bluehole recently revealed that another round of testing for Sanhok will begin on May 10th at 7pm PDT and will run until May 14th at 4am PDT.

Nokia acquires US-based IoT startup SpaceTime Insight

May 07, 2018

SpaceTime in sight supplies device learning-powered analytics along with IoT applications for some of the world's largest transport, utilities and energy businesses, for example Entergy, fed-ex , NextEra power, Singapore energy and Union Pacific Railroad .

Tyson Foods (TSN) Issues FY18 Earnings Guidance

May 07, 2018

Tyson, which has been active in the M&A realm lately, has made great picks by investing in prepared foods. About 2.42 million shares traded or 10.92% up from the average. Therefore 64% are positive. Drilling down into some additional metrics, we note that Tyson Foods, Inc . The stock was sold at an average price of $74.22, for a total value of $1,149,593.58.

Nintendo Hiring New Level Designer for Zelda Series

May 07, 2018

The position for level designer involves work on game events, dungeons, and field with tasks including plan proposals, specifications, adjustments, and more including the actual implementation. At present, however, we do not know if Nintendo is referring to a new chapter in the development saga for Nintendo Switch, or perhaps a spin-off addressed to mobile systems (in this regard, remember that the Big N has declared to also expand in this sector).

Pokemon Go Announces A Series Of Real-World Events This Summer

May 07, 2018

The 2018 Pokémon Go Summer Tour will host thousands of Go fans across the globe, with the first event taking place on June 30th - July 1st in Dortmund's Westfalenpark, Germany. That will be followed by the second annual Pokemon Go Fest , which will take place in Chicago's Lincoln Park on July 14-15. While even less is known about this event than Dortmund's event, if it's anything to go by, it should also be free to attend.

Samsung may launch its foldable Galaxy X phone at MWC 2019

May 07, 2018

Samsung Galaxy X could launch at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. Earlier this year, Samsung CEO DJ Koh had claimed that the company will not be hurrying to launch the highly anticipated foldable phone. The analysis notes the model has an overall total of 3 OLED panels, with a size of 3.5-inch each and every. A couple of the displays are going to be on the interior that will face each other if the unit is folded (like a publication).

Love it or not, Facebook launches dating service

May 07, 2018

Thanks to Recode , we now know that the upcoming dating service from the world's largest social networking company will be free for all users. Executives at Match Group and Tinder said they were not anxious by Facebook's new entrance, even taking a swipe at the social network's trouble with foreign interference.

OnePlus Device to Get Google Lens Feature Soon

May 07, 2018

While only a small quantity of handsets possess received the attribute yet, Google I/O 2018 might be the event when Lens gets a broader roll out. Until now, the feature was available only on Pixel and Nexus smartphones. An update to Google Lens will be unveiled during this year's conference which is scheduled to start on Tuesday, May 8th. If the menu card is in a foreign language, Google Lens can also translate it into English or your mother tongue (select global languages).

Google started Emoji Scavenger hunt for an AI activity

May 07, 2018

In case you've got your phone close at hand, then start emojiscavengerhunt.withgoogle.com and determine just how much you can get. It's a scavenger hunt (a person who searches for and collects discarded items) that can be played on any phone, and it uses machine learning to identify real-world objects and match them with an emoji.

Chevrolet Suburban RST to offer 420-hp 6.2-liter V-8

May 07, 2018

The Chevrolet Suburban Rally Sport Truck (RST) might not be a brand new item, however the 6.2-liter V-8 motor under the hood is. The Suburban RST slots into the line with the Tahoe RST that has already been available. Brembo brakes are also on the menu, together with red-painted aluminum calipers and Duralife 410 x 32 mm rotors. When fitted with the optional Performance Package, the Suburban RST also gets increased body control for even higher levels of responsiveness and comfort.

Huge Details Leaked for Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 Including Release Date

May 07, 2018

On the screens around the arena, the commercial box broadcasted a logo of PES 2019 several times along with a message which said "Full Reveal May 9th". We'll just have to see what happens in a few weeks, as Konami will likely have the game on hand at E3 in Los Angeles. Image of David Beckham during his old England days was seen on the cover of Legend edition .

Flipkart sale 2018: Massive discounts on Pixel 2 and other products coming

May 07, 2018

The absolute most noteworthy statement is the Google Pixel 2 along with Google Pixel 2 XL are going to see significant price drops. The next big discount is given on Samsung's Galaxy On nxt With MRP TS 17,900 is selling at a big discount of Rs 7000 and customers can avail at just Rs 10,900.

DeRozan disappointed with Game 3 benching

May 07, 2018

What a couple of games we were treated to on Saturday, as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics both took 3-0 leads in incredibly dramatic ways. The Toronto Raptors will be hoping to stave off elimination after getting their hearts ripped out in a 105-103 loss in Game 3. The coach said the lack of focus after halftime of Game 2 was particularly troubling.

Man caught smuggling 100 Apple iPhone X units at Delhi Airport

May 07, 2018

More details are awaited. Customs after getting a tip-off from reliable sources waylaid the suspect for interrogation and baggage search soon after he deboarded from Delhi-bound Dubai flight number no - 6E048 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Inc. Has $3.35 Million Position in Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (TSM)

May 07, 2018

It has underperformed by 28.15% the S&P500. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 2,833,897 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $112,364,000 after buying an additional 2,411,568 shares in the last quarter. There's a significant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) news posted by Seekingalpha.com. Origin Asset Management Llp, which manages about $2.70 billion and $1.75B US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 116,800 shares to ...

Activision begins hyping the PC version of COD: Black Ops 4

May 07, 2018

They feel that it's about time that their platform got the attention it deserves and Activision's comments so far suggest that it's going to oblige PC gamers this time around. However, according to Activision's' first quarter financial earnings call , Chief Operating Officer Collister Johnson believes the game will greatly innovate on past titles.

Windows 10 Mobile April 2018 Update reference spotted on Microsoft's website

May 07, 2018

The monthly Windows 10 updates typically include new features such as the recent "Timeline" activity log and seek to squash bugs - such as the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities Microsoft added defences for last month. For those interested in know about the workshops and sessions to be held between 7 and 9 May, you can head here for the complete schedule and tune in accordingly.

Rysa Saujani to play younger version of Sunny Leone in her biopic

May 07, 2018

She is going bare it all in this web series, right from the time she was a child to what forced to become an adult star to now being a well known Bollywood actress. Doesn't she look like a flawless choice to step into Sunny's shoes? Some of the struggles in Sunny Leone's life. . She said that people are misconceived that she was criticised on her decision of coming and working in India.

This message is freezing WhatsApp across the world

May 07, 2018

The poster named "DieHoe" warns users to use it carefully, although if it crashes people's WhatsApp and makes their phone hang, why would you want to forward this kind of message. "Converting that text to html reveals the control character "‏" repeated over, and over, and over again (see the slideshow below and the video at the top of this story).

Google-owned Waymo's self-driving auto hit in collision on Arizona street

May 07, 2018

A vehicle that veered into oncoming traffic struck a self-driving minivan operated by Google's Waymo division in suburban Phoenix last week. The town's police have said that the minivan was in autonomous mode when the crash happened and that there was a safety driver behind the wheel but the auto wasn't said to be the "violator vehicle", which basically means that the accident was caused by some other auto on the road.

Mother's Day Deals On Amazon Devices Are In Effect

May 07, 2018

Guess what! There are a both of other Amazon devices on sale today as well, including the Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa for just $39.99! The discounts are actually pretty substantial, if you're looking to save a few bucks. The Amazon Echo Show is also on sale with a 30 percent discount for only $159.99. This means that interested customers will have to send in their purchases as soon as they can to make sure that they take advantage of the discounts.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Stake Increased by QUANTRES ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd

May 07, 2018

The volume for the company on May 03, 2018 consisted of almost 2.3 million contracts traded. BlackRock Inc. now owns 19,696,293 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $823,698,000 after acquiring an additional 659,728 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts See $0.73 EPS for ITT Inc. (ITT) as of May, 14

May 07, 2018

During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.64 EPS. ITT posted earnings of $0.64 per share in the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year-over-year growth rate of 14.1%. The company rating was maintained by Stifel Nicolaus on Monday, April 16. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 9th. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.05%.

Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Goldman Sachs' Q2 2018 Earnings (GS)

May 07, 2018

About 8,873 shares traded. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has declined 15.88% since May 5, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 66.50% the S&P500. Howard Cap Mngmt owns 2.3% invested in The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The rating was maintained by Keefe Bruyette & Woods with "Hold" on Tuesday, January 9. The company was upgraded on Monday, October 26 by Morgan Stanley.

Samsung To Debut Foldable Smartphone At MWC 2019

May 07, 2018

The news broke out courtesy of The Bell , which is a South Korean news outlet. It also comes with the Safe Browser feature to detect when users unknowingly go to malicious URLs, and it will stop any espionage attempts on the phone. It is logical to assume that the place of the announcement of the Galaxy S10 will be the CES 2019, which will be held from 8 to 11 January in Las Vegas.

In Instagram there own payment system

May 07, 2018

Instagram is introducing video chat, and is now one step closer to becoming the new "all-in-one" social app. As reported by folks at TechCrunch , this new payment feature allows users to purchase the items within the Instagram app, and for this, users need to register their debit or credit card in their profiles.

Adobe Systems (ADBE) Director John E. Warnock Sells 3000 Shares

May 07, 2018

ADBE's profit could hit $615.59M if the current earnings per share of $1.25 is accurate. Egerton (Uk) Limited Liability Partnership has 4.5% invested in Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) for 2.93 million shs. Therefore 9% are positive. Adobe Systems had 157 analyst reports since August 11, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Tuesday, March 20 the firm has "Buy" rating by DZ Bank given.

Quake Champions to get in-game bots

May 07, 2018

Dean mentioned that the addition of bots to the game has been long requested and will be beneficial to the game for a bunch of reasons. As you can imagine, the bots will have different levels of difficulty so that you can put them on a level that you can practice.

Hawaii volcano creates more lava-shooting ground fissures, destroys five homes

May 07, 2018

Since Monday, several hundred earthquakes - a lot of them around magnitude 2.0 - have been recorded in the area. Once the lava finally emerged, teams of scientists were there to observe and measure those "surficial manifestations", as lead scientist Jim Kauahikaua called them in a recent interview .

Electronic Arts (EA) Given a $138.00 Price Target at Wedbush

May 07, 2018

Electronic Arts has a twelve month low of $93.62 and a twelve month high of $131.13. The game software company reported $2.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.03. The stock of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA). Pub Employees Retirement Of Ohio, a Ohio-based fund reported 223,459 shares. Over the last quarter, shares have performed -0.71%.

LG's Galaxy S9 Competitor, G7 ThinQ, Will Feature 'Super Bright Display'

May 06, 2018

The legendary Evan Blass has leaked the official images of the LG G7 and it looks very promising. They excitedly acclaim the smartphones, adding the G7 ThinQ boasts 7 unbelievable features. The LG G7 ThinQ is expected to be priced under the Rs.60,000 mark in the Indian market. There's another leaked information posted by a Weibo user (Chinese social networking site) which suggests that the LG G7 Thinq will have an option for the users to hide the display notch.

Derby favorite Justify wins Run for the Roses

May 06, 2018

Justify ran the 1¼ miles in 2:04.20, going the first half-mile in 45.77 seconds, and won by 2½ lengths on Saturday. Mike Smith earned his second Derby victory. Baffert says Justify's early speed helped notch first. Smith positioned his horse perfectly in the first turn, trailing only Promises Fulfilled. "When he got away clean, then I thought we had a chance", Baffert said.

Justify wins Kentucky Derby for Baffert

May 06, 2018

Justify becomes the sixth consecutive favorite to win the Derby . Whatever the case may be, the situation looked precarious when the dueling leaders got to the half-mile in:45.77, one of the fastest opening half-mile in Kentucky Derby history.

Some rain works in tonight continuing into Sunday with cooler temperatures

May 06, 2018

By the middle and latter half of the week, unfortunately another system will make it's way into town bringing more showers and thunderstorms. With plenty of clouds however and an easterly onshore component to the wind, our high temperatures should be cooler tomorrow...only mid 60s expected.

Stay away or Get in: Huntsman Corporation (HUN)

May 06, 2018

It has ranged in price between $28.39-$29.64 after having started the session at $29.21 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $29.21. Bowling Mgmt invested 0.8% of its capital in Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN). Psagot Inv House Ltd holds 0.01% or 3,500 shares. Mraz Amerine And Associates owns 0.35% invested in U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) for 21,591 shares. Therefore 67% are positive.

Reliance Jio launches FTTH broadband in select markets, offers 1.1TB data

May 06, 2018

Reliance Jio is expected to soon launch its Fibre to the Home ( FTTH ) broadband service which was in the news for so long. As per the sources it is being said that the initial FTTH plan includes 100GB of free data at 100 MBPS speed; once the data limited is finished, the customer can do a top-up of 40 GB of free data for like 25 times in a month, which means 1,100 GB per month, eventually mind blown.

Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 5-6

May 06, 2018

He was still good in the outing, giving up just two earned runs on five hits through five innings, but had an even pitching ratio of three strikeouts to three walks. However, the Chicago Cubs first baseman has experienced a three home-run week thus far at the start of May, highlighted by an impressive round-tripper down the right-field line on Saturday.

Analysts Set Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) PT at $14.63

May 06, 2018

More interesting news about Advanced Micro Devices, Inc . Discovery Capital Management Llc Ct owns 16.29 million shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc as of Q4 2017. looks positive on Advanced Micro Devices Inc, owning 8.59 million shares. (NASDAQ:AMD) for 364,025 shs. Sigma Planning Corporation holds 0.02% or 23,879 shs.

Facebook is said to research ad-free subscription-based version

May 05, 2018

With mounting evidence that Facebook's prodigious user base is reaching saturation in North America and other regional pockets, Zuckerberg & Co. merely might be looking to diversify beyond its one-trick revenue pony. The new version would not contain any ads but users would need to pay a monthly subscription fee. Executives also have been facing hard questions from employees, like whether Facebook should be offering political advertising at all.

Gboard's GIF making feature is coming to Android

May 05, 2018

It appears that through Gboard , you can make your own GIF. Google has rolled out a new beta update to the Gboard users for Android users which brings lots of new features to the keyboard app. While this feature is now only available in the beta version of Gboard , this seems like the kind of thing that will inevitably make it to the stable version.

Stifel Nicolaus Believes Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) Won't Stop Here

May 05, 2018

The performance of the stock over the past seven days has dropped by -4.28%, over the past one-month price index is -1.57% while over the last three months is -0.02%. Guyasuta Inv Advsr holds 3.82% or 393,743 shares. MSFT is uptrending and has moved 37.43% since April 28, 2017. Psagot Investment House invested in 5,500 shares or 0.02% of the stock.

Alibaba beats expectations in Q4, with revenue hitting nearly $10bn

May 05, 2018

Revenue came in at 61.9 billion RMB ($9.9 billion), an increase of 61 percent year-over-year, which topped a 59.6 billion RMB prediction from analysts polled by S&P Global Market Intelligence . That's been a key question since its blockbuster IPO in 2014 and Alibaba has long invested in worldwide expansion and new revenue channels in China to offset a demand on its core business.

Affordable LG K30 goes on sale at T-Mobile for $225 outright

May 05, 2018

Applied in the smartphone processor Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with four cores operating at a clock frequency to 1.4 GHz. The LG K30 destined to be released by T-Mobile seems to fit in the low mid-range segment as it features a 5.3-inch TFT display with an HD resolution and a conventional 16:9 image format.

WEIGHTS FROM LA: GENNADY GOLOVKIN 160 lbs, VANES MARTIROSYAN 159

May 05, 2018

When the Nevada Athletic Commission finally handed down Alvarez's six-month suspension last month, it was already clear Golovkin would have to wait for their fight. "Ninety-nine percent of them were by me, and now he's the one not here". He mentioned the likes of David Lemieux, Martin Murray and Kell Brook, past opponents who have been knocked out or stopped by Golovkin , as other examples of fighters similar to Jacobs.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) Stake Lessened by Guggenheim Capital LLC

May 05, 2018

Brown Cap Ltd Liability Company owns 6.26M shs or 1.14% of their United States capital. Wall Street experts also assign a $26.77 price target on Discovery, Inc., pointing towards a 17.05% rally from current levels. The stock has "Sell" rating by Bank of America on Friday, January 5. Shares for $113,483 were sold by Gilbert Halley E on Wednesday, February 21. $52,688 worth of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals , Inc.

Are Analysts Optimistic About: Facebook, Inc. (FB) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

May 05, 2018

Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. now owns 26,474,151 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $2,264,601,000 after purchasing an additional 9,092,634 shares during the last quarter. Illinois-based New Vernon Inv Management Ltd has invested 0.73% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ). Ny State Common Retirement Fund holds 0.05% or 383,362 shares in its portfolio.

Bodies of two abducted men found in JK

May 05, 2018

His nephew Bashir Ahmad Dar was also kidnapped, a police official said. Hassan (45) was reportedly uncle of Bashir (26) - a driver by profession. The police spokesman in a statement said that some locals informed the concerned police station about lying of the bullet-riddled (Uncle-Nephew) bodies near Rahimder Mohalla- about 1Km away from their residence.

Millitants attack wife after killing husband in Jammu and Kashmir

May 05, 2018

He said during questioning three suspects identified as- Mohammad Lateef Wani, Bilal Ahmad Malla and Ghulam Hassan Mir - were found to be involved in the crime. He said Mr Mir and his wife were critically injured in the firing. He said that initial investigations has been revealed that Ashraf was driver by profession.

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