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Once in a blue moon: viewers see rare lunar eclipse

February 01, 2018

People across Japan enjoyed the first total lunar eclipse in almost 3 years on Wednesday night. The total lunar eclipse - which is referred to as a blood moon because of the moon's red hue - is also visible across Asia, parts of Europe and the United States.

Sydneysiders left disappointed by super blue blood moon dazzles elsewhere

February 01, 2018

In some parts of the world, stargazers were treated to a super blue blood moon, when a super blue moon - an already rare event - coincides with a lunar eclipse as the Earth moves between the Sun and Moon. It is the ideal line-up of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. As per the report, people living in Hawaii, Alaska, Canada had got the best view of the solar event.

Rauner delivers State of the State address proposing to cut taxes

February 01, 2018

Chicago Democratic Rep. Will Davis says it would have been less expensive to ask school districts to share their successes. The state's education agency wants to hire "storytellers" to relay "amazing" stories from Illinois' public schools while lawmakers are still trying properly fund them.

Nokia 8 and Nokia 5 Receives Price Cut in India

February 01, 2018

Now after the price cut of Rs 1,000, Nokia 5 3GB will be available for Rs 12,499. The retailer announced the price cut via its social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter). The Nokia 8 is also splash-proof, thanks to the IP54 certification. The primary dual-lens camera includes 13-megapixels (Colour + OIS) along with 13-megapixels (Mono) sensors with dual-tone Flash with an aperture of f/2.0, 76.9˚, PDAF and IR range finder.

DOJ, SEC Launch Investigation into Apple's iPhone Battery Fix

February 01, 2018

The United States Department of Justice, along with the Securities and Exchange Commission, launched an investigation into Apple's software update that slowed down processor intensive tasks on worn out iPhone batteries. Apple has denied it had any motivation in releasing the update other than improving iPhone performance. The 1 lakh rupee flagship from Apple seems to have an uncertain fate as earlier reports suggested shutting down of production in the coming months.

South Korea Manufacturing Sector Swings To Expansion - Nikkei

February 01, 2018

Results of the survey released on Thursday showed a seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers' Index of 51.7 for the month, down from a reading of 54.2 in December and 53.0 a year earlier. China posted 6.9 percent economic growth previous year, beating the government's official target and analyst forecasts. Growth in China's manufacturing sector slowed more than expected in January in the face of a cooling property market and tighter pollution rules that have curtailed factory output.

Dragon's Crown Pro for PS4 Shines in New Trailer Showing Co-Op Gameplay

February 01, 2018

Through co-op, players can work together to clear dungeons and defeat bosses in the Kingdom of Hydeland. As usual, it looks super-stylish thanks to the lovely painterly art style by George Kamitani. The best part is that cooperative play can be played locally, online or a combination of both. Dragon's Crown Pro will be available on the PS4 in Spring 2018 for $49.99.

Banned Russian Olympic Athletes to Receive Same Awards in Other Events

February 01, 2018

The network said Tuesday that Jones will attend Olympic events, meet athletes and spread her enthusiasm for the games on television and online. While branding the World Anti-Doping Agency's key witness a "nutjob", Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he hopes Russian Federation can soon leave its years of doping scandals behind.

Huawei to roll out Huawei Pay worldwide

February 01, 2018

Under the new agreement, Huawei and Honor mobile phone users outside China will able to add UnionPay bank cards to a phone that has Huawei Pay enabled and, by placing phones next to Union Pay-supported POS terminal, make a quick payment.

Milestone Group Inc. Reduces Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc

February 01, 2018

The rating was maintained by Suntrust Robinson on Friday, July 29 with "Neutral". (NASDAQ: AMZN ) has "Overweight" rating given on Tuesday, December 8 by Pacific Crest. (NASDAQ:AMZN) on Thursday, August 3. Jassy Andrew R sold $1.96 million worth of stock. TheStreet upgraded Amazon.com from a "c+" rating to a "b-" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 7th.

DOJ and SEC Load Up to Go After Apple's Slow Old Phones

February 01, 2018

The 1 lakh rupee flagship from Apple seems to have an uncertain fate as earlier reports suggested shutting down of production in the coming months. Combined with concerns about the impact of an imbroglio in which Apple acknowledged slowing down phones with worn-out batteries, the weak iPhone X performance has again raised the question of whether the company can keep up its rapid revenue growth without a new hit product.

Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA), SM Energy Company (SM) — Trending Stocks Analysis

February 01, 2018

It has outperformed by 28.90% the S&P500. Pomelo Capital Llc decreased Tesla Mtrs Inc (Put) ( TSLA ) stake by 5.62% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. The hedge fund run by Shane Finemore held 225,000 shares of the capital goods company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $76.75M, up from 125,000 at the end of the previous reported quarter.

Discovery Communications (DISCA) Lifted to "Buy" at BidaskClub

February 01, 2018

In this case, shares are 430% higher, the worst price in 52 weeks suffered on Jun. 01, 2017, and are keeping their losses at 258.71% for the past six months. If a firm has enough quick assets to cover its total current liabilities, the firm will be able to pay off its obligations without having to sell off any long-term or capital assets.

Google partners L&T for 150 Wi-Fi hotspots in Pune

February 01, 2018

Vinay Goel, Product Management Director, Google Station said: "We built Google Station to be both the highest-quality and simplest Wi-Fi service for users and the easiest for partners to deploy - and we think this makes Google Station a great connectivity partner for the growing number of Indian smart cities".

Seagate Technology plc (STX) — Recommendation Trends

February 01, 2018

The stock had a trading volume of 6,205,520 shares. First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) has risen 29.07% since January 22, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 3.01% the S&P500. The firm has "Hold" rating given on Monday, October 23 by Cowen & Co. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Seagate Technology from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, December 8th.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Noble Financial

February 01, 2018

About 270,391 shares traded. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc is a technology, intellectual property and proprietary product and solution company focused on the United States and its allies' national security. (NASDAQ:FB). Moreover, Brown Brothers Harriman & Com has 0.01% invested in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS). Stifel Fincl holds 16,050 shares. Sumitomo Life Insurance stated it has 1.94% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc.

Super blood blue moon eclipse after 152 years

February 01, 2018

What does that mean? The old Blood Moon prophecy is showing up online again , with proponents saying it could represent the final sign to usher in the end-of-time. "The super moon is something that happens a few times a year". "You'll start to see a shadow and the curvature of the earth move across the moon".

SpaceX Launch Of Falcon Rocket With GovSat Payload

February 01, 2018

The rocket is set to launch the GovSat-1 satellite to geostationary orbit, said a release . A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying into orbit a Luxembourg-made communications satellite designed in part to expand NATO's surveillance reach and its capability to deter cyber attacks on alliance members.

Windows Defender To Remove Coercive 'Cleaner' Programs

February 01, 2018

We use the evaluation criteria to determine what programs are identified as malware and unwanted software. While some users may dislike the fact that Microsoft will remove these programs automatically if installed already on user systems, it is probably fair to assume that most users will find this helpful especially if you consider that these programs are snake oil at best.

'Super Blue Moon' To Light Up The Island's Skies

February 01, 2018

The moon has an elliptical orbit, one side (called the perigee) is about 48,280 km (30,000 miles) closer to the Earth than the other side (the apogee). Basically, if you stay out to watch the SBBM tonight, and the best time to look in the Great-Southern is between 9pm and 10pm, you will see a perfectly round, orange ring.

Stock Jumping Abnormally High: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE)

February 01, 2018

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) has been recommended as a long term growth stock according to analysts at Beta Research. The company's market cap is $26.73 Billion, and the average volume is 11.06 Million. They use historic price data to observe stock price patterns to predict the direction of that price going forward. The higher the ratio, the better. Return on Investment measures the amount of return on an investment relative to the investment's cost.

Health experts have urged Facebook to halt Messenger Kids app

February 01, 2018

Led by the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, the group includes psychiatrists, paediatricians, educators and the children's music singer Raffi Cavoukian. Messenger Kids launched back in December as a heavily redesigned and streamlined version of Facebook's regular chat app . In an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg , the experts on Tuesday said that the "younger children are simply not ready to have social media accounts".

96 cents per share, vs expected EPS of 86 cents — Microsoft earnings

February 01, 2018

The biggest victor this quarter was Microsoft's Productivity and Business Processes segment, which includes Microsoft Office, the Office 365 cloud suite, and the LinkedIn social network. Even Xbox software and services revenue has grown 4 percent, alongside a 7 percent increase in active Xbox Live users. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Build 2017 in Seattle.

Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE) Shares Bought by Saturna Capital CORP

January 31, 2018

It has underperformed by 19.46% the S&P500. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners Llc decreased its stake in Eplus Inc (PLUS) by 39.34% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. HL Financial Services LLC raised its position in Pfizer by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. 215.12 million shares or 0.10% less from 215.33 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported.

Military's test of ballistic missile defense system fails in Hawaii

February 01, 2018

A test of a USA missile interceptor failed in Hawaii on Wednesday, a defense official said, marking the second such unsuccessful attempt in less than a year. Pentagon officials told CNN that they are staying silent on the test results in part because of the tenuous situation of North Korea participating in the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Google Flights will now predict airline delays - before the airlines do

January 31, 2018

The app will not only list confirmed flight delays, but it will also display reasons for the delays and, in some cases, even predict delays. These include factors like location, weather, and aircraft arriving late. (Which some might say spoils the point of offering the feature in the first place!) But, at least with these warnings, you'll get a heads up. Over the past few years, companies have competed to offer the most basic possible service, stripping out things like baggage allowance and ...

How and Where View the Super Blue Blood Moon in Denver

January 31, 2018

A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth and moon line up perfectly, casting Earth's shadow on the moon. The red part of the sunlight gets least refracted, giving moon the tinge of orangish red. The super blue moon will pass through Earth's shadow to give viewers in the right location a total lunar eclipse. Also, it is a supermoon , meaning it will be closer to the Earth than usual, but the difference in size is hardly noticeable.

Knack and Rime lead the PS Plus lineup for February

January 31, 2018

The first free game, Knack , was a high-profile PS4 launch title whose sequel recently came out this past fall. It's a family-friendly adventure game in which players take control of Knack and his size-shifting abilities to protect the world from the invading Goblin Army.

Red Hat To Acquire CoreOS

January 31, 2018

CoreOS was one of the main organizations to wager enormous on containerized programming, which utilizes an execution situation that is lighter weight and more disconnected than a conventional virtual machine. Whereas, some of the delivery mechanisms pioneered by Container Linux will be reviewed by a joint integration team and reconciled with Atomic. It also offers CoreOS Quay, an enterprise-ready container registry.

Watch incredible time-lapse of Super Blue Blood Moon

January 31, 2018

The rare spectacle is said to be occurring for the first time since 1982 when a Blue Moon and total lunar eclipse together was last visible in India. But if you still want to take a look early Wednesday morning, get outside sometime between 6 and 7 a.m. and have a look in the western sky. Lunar eclipses occur at least twice a year.

Local news to be prioritised on your Facebook news feed

January 31, 2018

Zuckerberg told the newspaper people consistently told him they wanted more local news on Facebook . Users can pick as many as 30 people or pages to prioritize. For more, see our Publisher Guidelines . Facebook noted that large publishers are still eligible to be consider local sources as long as they meet the regional traffic requirements.

Global Camera Stabilizers Market 2018- Glide Gear, Glidecam Industries, Polaroid

January 31, 2018

The growth factors of the Inspection Camera market is discussed in detail wherein the different end users of the market are explained in detail. Global Camera Stabilizers Market 2018 Research Report presents a professional and deep analysis on the present state of Camera Stabilizers Market 2018 in Machines Industry.

Child advocates to Facebook: Discontinue messaging app for kids

January 31, 2018

The app, a version of Facebook Messenger aimed at 6-to-12-year olds, will be ad-free, but child health advocates are voicing their fears about the effects of increased device usage on young children. A chorus of other early employees and investors piled on with similar criticisms. Many preteens have found their way onto Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram, despite rules that require users to be at least 13 years old.

DualShock 4 Gets Two New Colors in March

January 31, 2018

Both colors nearly seem metallic and are designed with players who play games deep into the night. The two join the ever growing catalog of colored controllers. The only issue is that the original Steel Black controller was released before the PlayStation 4 Slim was on shelves, meaning that it's a touch outdated these days.

All set to see 'Super Moon'

January 31, 2018

The Moon will emerge from the complete lunar eclipse at 7.37 pm, and will turn into a partial one by 8.41 pm. Gordon Johnson, program executive and lunar blogger at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., said watchers in places like NY or Washington, D.C., could see the moon go into the Earth's shadow at 5:51 a.m., but he said it wouldn't be very noticeable.

Burning Stock on the move: Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

January 31, 2018

The stock traded on impressive volume of 5.04 Million comparing to the average volume of 3429.78 shares, completing picture of exact trends with uncompleted dots in volume over the norm. Ishares Us Oil & Gas Exploration Etf (IEO) was reduced too. Therefore 33% are positive. Western Digital had 156 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel.

HomePod Software Updates Will Happen Over-the-Air Like Apple Watch

January 31, 2018

Updates can be installed on a single HomePod, all HomePods in the home or to specific stereo pairs (stereo pairing will not be available on HomePods running different software versions). Items which have been pushed back are hardly game changers and have been only mentioned in the Tame Apple Press as the next cure for cancer that Apple is offering.

Samsung confirms 'Galaxy S9' smartphone's name during Q4 2017 results announcement

January 31, 2018

Given a disastrous recall of exploding Galaxy Notes in 2016, and a scandal that saw its leader sentenced to five years in jail last year, that's somewhat remarkable. Samsung's facial recognition feature might become a little less wonky in the next iteration of the company's flagship phone, the Galaxy S9. In the first quarter, the company expects the mobile business to improve its earnings, led by an increase in sales of flagship products with the launch of Galaxy S9.

Nintendo Switch outsells Wii U in less than 11 months

January 31, 2018

Nintendo also said its handheld 3DS console was not cannibalized by the Switch. Nintendo Switch was one of the most desired products of Christmas 2017 and the sales prospects for the current year seem to be decidedly positive. Splatoon 2 - a sequel to one of Nintendo's newest original properties - sold 4.91 million copies. "Nintendo 3DS hardware sales did not weaken after the launch of Nintendo Switch".

Overwatch Patch Nerfs Mercy, Junkrat

January 31, 2018

Likewise, the ultimate no longer grants a bonus charge of Resurrect. In essence, Mercy's ultimate is getting nerfed and making her less powerful. "We will likely be iterating on these changes in the coming weeks", Blizzard says. After a couple of months, the expected moment arrived for all the Overwatch fans who would like to play the title on Xbox One X: players can now play the Blizzard FPS in 4K! More details on the January 30 patch can be found on the Overwatch website.

Spotify experiments with a new free music app called Stations

January 31, 2018

In the description, Spotify explains that it plays music instantly when opened with stations easily changed by scrolling inside the app . This is apparent when it comes to actually using the app itself. Coincidentally, Pandora's latest apps also instantly begin music playback upon launch them, much like Stations promises to do. "With Stations, you can listen immediately, and switching stations is simple and seamless - no searching or typing needed".

SpaceX to launch reused Falcon 9 ahead of Falcon Heavy debut

January 31, 2018

EST", the company says in an update. "Standing down for today". All ready to go but the sensor said no . The next projected date for launch is Wednesday, January 31. On January 7, 2017, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket had carried the secret Zuma mission to the orbit. An upgraded version expected to start flying in the first quarter of the year, known as Block 5, is said to be capable of 10 or more flights with refurbishment.

A speaking whale named Wikie

January 31, 2018

They may copy other members of their kind in the wild, although this needs to be tested. Killer whales, or orcas, are the largest of the dolphins and one of the world's most powerful predators. In fact, Wikie found some of the unfamiliar whale noises more hard than human words, according to Dr Abramson. The killer whale was able to mimic the duration and pitch of human speech, coming close on three words to a "high-quality match".

Google assistance now supports 'Hindi'

January 31, 2018

Like you issue commands in English, you can now issue them in Hindi. To change the language by going to Setting Language & Input Languages Add a language Choose English from the list and then select the location as India. "We are looking to bring the Assistant experience to more Indian languages over time", the spokesperson said in an email statement. Google Assistant now supports Hindi language .

How many monsters and weapon types are there?

January 31, 2018

There is a lot to take in with this iteration but it is also arguably the most accessible of the series which should be a delight for many players. Those that pre-ordered the game will be getting some special bonuses like the Origin Set Armor and the Fair Wind Charm.

United States agencies investigate Apple over slowing iPhones

January 31, 2018

Apple did not respond to a request for comment. Yesterday, we told you about a report published by Japan's Nikkei, which cited the AppleiPhone supply chain in passing along speculation about iPhone X production this quarter. A French investigation into possible "planned obsolescence" or "fraud" by Apple is being led by antitrust and consumer protection specialists in the French economy ministry.

Brands can now schedule Instagram posts

January 31, 2018

But no functionality was available in Instagram itself. Post scheduling works for all organic content, but brand managers won't be able to schedule ads. The newly available features roll out today for all Hootsuite customers that operate a registered Instagram business profile. The old API is being replaced by the newer Instagram Graph API, which also includes the ability to analyze metrics and insights about the business's performance on Instagram , moderate comments, and now, access ...

'Super-Blue-Blood Moon' Visible Wednesday Morning In Central Texas

January 31, 2018

The event on January 31 marks the first blue moon of the year, according to its monthly definition. Since it is the second full moon of the month, it is also a blue moon. When is the best time to see it? . My favorite lens for astrophotography reaches focus for the moon and stars not at infinity but when set to about 37 meters! About the same time next year, Monday, Jan.

Blizzard announce new rewards for Battle for Azeroth preorders

January 31, 2018

You have to complete quests to earn their favour, but once you do, you can create your own Void Elf, Lightforged Draenei, Ancient Nightborne, or Highmountain Tauren. The Digital Deluxe Edition is $69.99 on the Blizzard store and includes an array of goodies across Blizzard titles including Overwatch , Hearthstone , StarCraft II , Heroes of the Storm , and WoW itself - including those mounts and pets we'd seen datamined last week.

New Star Wars Action Title From Respawn Release Window Confirmed

January 31, 2018

According to Wilson, the company "never meant to launch a game that could be perceived as unfair or lacking clear progression". "So we removed the feature that was taking away from what fans were telling us was an otherwise great game". "Wilson even addressed questions about Disney's response to the controversy by saying", You shouldn't believe everything you read in the press. We are very proactive in relationships in service of our players.

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