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Apple is ending support for the Texture magazine reading app on Windows

Мая 07, 2018

According to Good Reader , the explanation is simple enough: Texture for Windows 10 is a awful app that has rarely been updated, and Apple dropping it is nearly a mercy killing. But now it's killing the Windows 10 version of the app. After Apple purchased Texture, there was talk about the company absorbing Texture into Apple News to create a new magazine subscription service .

Overwatch League Stage 3 Playoff Fixtures Revealed

Мая 07, 2018

As well as the stage title, New York Excelsior claimed a $100,000 bonus prize for the win, while Boston Uprising will receive $25,000 for their second-place finish. The Excelsior beat Boston Uprising in the finals to claim back-to-back stage titles, having also won the Stage 2 playoffs. You can check times for your local area here and watch the matches here.

You won't believe what scientists are doing with crocodiles

Мая 06, 2018

Alongside birds, crocodiles are considered to be the living descendants of dinosaurs. In a rather freaky bit of research , scientists are playing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach to crocodiles as they sit in MRI scanners in order to better understand the inner workings of their brains.

Tennessee girl finds 475-million-year-old fossil

Мая 06, 2018

To get confirmation, her family reached out to Colin Sumrall, an associate professor of paleobiology at the University of Tennessee. "To find something like that, it's really really cool", Ryleigh told Tennessee television station WATE-TV.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Pops to Record High

Мая 06, 2018

One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and thirty-one have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Busey Trust holds 6,924 shares or 0.09% of its portfolio. Mathes Company Inc, which manages about $240.09 million and $218.58 million US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Spdr S&P Metals And Mining by 14,875 shares to 12,825 shares, valued at $466,000 in 2017Q4, according to the filing.

April's Carbon dioxide levels had the highest average in recorded history

Мая 06, 2018

It's also a 30 per cent increase in carbon dioxide concentration in the global atmosphere since the Keeling Curve began in 1958. CO2 levels were around 280 parts per million prior to the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s, when large amounts of greenhouse gases began to be released by burning fossil fuels .

Google News Could See A Major Revamp At I/O 2018

Мая 05, 2018

If the new service is indeed to be announced next week at Google I/O we won't have long to wait for all the answers. The news comes right after Apple News brought in a host of changes including exclusive Buzzfeed content rights and in-house content .

Microsoft (MSFT) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.10 EPS

Мая 05, 2018

MSFT is uptrending and has moved 37.43% since April 28, 2017. MSFT outperformed the S&P 500 by 25.88%. ( MSFT ) by 26.55% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Its down -0.14, from 1.18 in 2017Q3. It is negative, as 39 investors sold MSFT shares while 1012 reduced holdings. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 26th.

Google to verify, disclose identities of U.S. political ad buyers

Мая 05, 2018

The news comes in the wake of increased scrutiny of huge, data-driven companies like Google and Facebook , particularly as Facebook grapples with the fallout from allegations that it allowed data firm Cambridge Analytica to use its customers' data to influence millions of users in the 2016 U.S.

You can now easily buy movie tickets with Google Assistant

Мая 05, 2018

If you do want to use its new movie ticket-buying powers, though, all you have to do is say, "Hey Google , let's buy movie tickets". The feature works both on mobile devices that have Google Assistant enabled, and on Google Home smart speakers.

Vine's rapturous return has been delayed indefinitely

Мая 05, 2018

Though Twitter was never able to turn Vine into a massive success, it still attracted an extremely dedicated audience that was severely disappointed when Twitter announced that it was shutting down the service. He goes on to state that the incredible interest in the company would require a much higher level of investment than he could personally generate, and that investors would not appreciate Hofmann splitting his time between V2 and his other current projects.

Mobile LG V30 Android Oreo update available using LG Bridge

Мая 05, 2018

The Lenovo K8 Note was launched back in August 2017 with Android 7.0 Nougat on board, and this is the first major update for the smartphone, possibly the last one too. However, if you haven't received the update notification and are curious, then you can manually check for update by heading to Settings - About Phone - Check System Update.

Threaded Solenoid Valve Market Global Insights and Trends 2018 to 2023

Мая 04, 2018

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MoviePass competitor Sinemia launches new plans starting at $4.99 per month

Мая 04, 2018

Sinemia said its monthly movie ticket subscriptions give moviegoers the flexibility to pick any movie in almost any theater on any date, and to both book their tickets and select their seats up to 30 days ahead of time. Sinemia had been offering monthly plans in Los Angeles of two tickets per month for $10.99 and three for $15.99. In its press release though, Sinemia founder and CEO Rifat Oguz says, "Since 2014, we've been fine-tuning our model and are now the leading movie subscription ...

Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO) Technical Fundamentals and Valuation

Мая 04, 2018

The rating was maintained by Panmure Gordon on Tuesday, March 29 with "Buy". Sangamo Biosciences Inc . ( SGMO ) has an Analysts' Mean Recommendation of 1.9. Qs Ltd reported 141,421 shares. Altrinsic Limited Liability Corp stated it has 0.22% in Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc . (NASDAQ: SGMO ) has "Hold" rating given on Wednesday, November 15 by Wedbush.

Lenovo opens orders for its standalone Daydream VR headset, Mirage Solo

Мая 04, 2018

That includes a QHD display and a Snapdragon 835 SoC. Google also notes that it has advanced positional tracking that more like desktop VR. Although, you should probably not walk-that's unsafe in VR. With over 350 games, apps and experiences in the Daydream library, there's tons to see and do. There's no better place to relive your VR180 memories than in the Lenovo Mirage Solo headset.

290-horsepower VW Golf GTI TCR road vehicle on the way

Мая 04, 2018

For the time being, we are only given the chance to check out a section of the car's rear end through an appealing digital sketch showing off the aggressive fins of the diffuser flanked by a pair of fat exhaust tips. While that's down on the 330 hp and 302 lb-ft that the GTI TCR race vehicle makes, it's still a healthy bump over the standard GTI's 220 hp and 258 lb-ft.

Petition calls on Apple to recall & replace failing butterfly MacBook Pro keyboards

Мая 04, 2018

Earlier this week, AppleInsider brought attention to the problem with the butterfly mechanism keyboard of the 2016 MacBook Pro. "The petition also includes a number of excerpts about the error-prone keyboard design from industry observers, including the following from Jason Snell: "...

This Spring's Meteor Shower: How to Make the Most Out of it

Мая 04, 2018

Meteors tend to come in spurts that are mixed by calms. "Let your eyes adjust to the darkness for at least 20 minutes", said AccuWeather Astronomy Blogger Dave Samuhel. Such meteors are renowned for their velocity, whizzing at approximately 148,000 miles per hour, and may create sparkling "trains" which are flaming chunks of wreckage in the trail of a meteorite.

Chevy Suburban gets the RST performance package

Мая 04, 2018

The 2019 Suburban RST Performance Package comes with the 6.5-liter V8 engine, which gives off 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque, as well as a Hydra-Matic 10L80 10-speed automatic transmission . The Performance Package has been upgraded since its introduction a year ago, with the addition of a body-color grille and gloss-black accessories like Chevy bowties, window trim, and roof rails.

Analysts Take on Gopro Inc Cl A Cmn (GPRO)

Мая 04, 2018

Fincl Architects has invested 0.01% in GoPro, Inc . (NASDAQ: GPRO ) rating on Thursday, January 14. Wedbush downgraded GoPro , Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO ) were released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: " GoPro spikes off Xiaomi interest" published on April 12, 2018 as well as Investorplace.com 's news article titled: "Earnings Season Is Keeping the Markets Wobbly" with publication date: May 03, 2018.

NASA Halts Public Voting on OPSPARC Challenge Due to Cyber Attack

Мая 04, 2018

The next phase of the competition involved public voting, and the teens turned to social media to drum up support, The Washington Post reported . Mikayla Sharrieff, India Skinner , and Bria Snell , students at Benjamin Banneker High School are competing in NASA's Optimus Prime Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge (OPSPARC) where they are working to design a system to remove lead from drinking water in schools.

Redmi S2 High-Resolution Images Reportedly Surface in Czech Republic

Мая 04, 2018

The teaser has an image of a building belonging to the Suning stadium, and shows a parachute highlighting the "S" letter, hinting that it could be the Redmi S2 launch. Other specs include dual camera on the back, 5.99 tall display with HD resolution and 3/32 GB combo. The rear camera design will be reminiscent of the Redmi Note 5 Pro or for that matter even the iPhone X.

The new Porsche Cayenne became a plug-in hybrid

Мая 04, 2018

Porsche is expanding its range of hybrid models with the introduction of the new Cayenne E-Hybrid, which combines the best driving dynamics in its class with maximum efficiency, the company said. The (likely conservative) 5.0-second time puts the E-Hybrid SUV in the same performance bracket as its two-seat Cayman coupe stablemate. Recharging takes eight hours from a 240-volt wall outlet.

The RED Hydrogen One's launch has been delayed again

Мая 04, 2018

While this was first announced back in April , Jannard says the extra time is what allowed the company to include 4-View video capture out of the box. RED has delayed launching its Hydrogen One smartphone , and it sounds like the company is knee-deep in hot mess. "We had no idea what we were doing, no clue about the cinema industry, etc".

Spectre Next Generation are new security vulnerabilities affecting Intel's CPUs

Мая 04, 2018

The chip maker gave four of them a severity rating of high, while the remaining four were rated as medium severity. At the time of writing, Intel did not reveal any technical details about the vulnerabilities. Reportedly, the Spectre-ng attack pattern is similar to that of Spectre. The original Spectre flaw was first discovered back in January, alongside with the Meltdown vulnerability.

LG G7 ThinQ Launch Date, Price, Specifications and Features

Мая 04, 2018

Additionally, AT&T will reportedly not bring the flagship to the US. If the price of the LG G7 ThinQ is around $ 700 when it hits the market, it could become a serious rival for the Samsung Galaxy S9 . The phone will be up for pre-order on Amazon this coming May 24 from Verizon and June 1 from US Cellular. The images don't come with any new spec details, but separately AndroidHeadlines has heard from LG that the reason the G7 ThinQ doesn't have an OLED screen is that the company ...

Lotus Exige Sport 410 fills the gap

Мая 04, 2018

Despite nicking its underpinnings from the Cup 430, the Sport 410 does get its own settings, with the adjustable Nitron dampers tweaked for road rather than track bias, and there's revised aerodynamics delivering 150kg of downforce as well as a new clamshell front end (which arrives across the rest of the Exige range too).

Microsoft Corp Com (MSFT) Shares Rose While Boston Advisors LLC Increased Stake

Мая 04, 2018

About 1.47 million shares traded. CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ:CONE) has declined 0.12% since April 28, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 21.95% the S&P500. The rating was upgraded by Barclays Capital to "Overweight" on Thursday, August 18. Finally, Piper Jaffray reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research report on Thursday, January 4th.

PUBG PTS Xbox One Times: All Public Test Server Times Here

Мая 04, 2018

Each time you're killed, you'll respawn in planes that fly by every 40 seconds. Of course, it should be mentioned that publishers make money from Steam Marketplace sales (anywhere between 3 and 10 percent of each sale's total, depending on who you ask), so PUBG Corp.

Instagram launches new payments platform for making purchases directly in the app

Мая 04, 2018

Early usage is for reservation apps like dinner-app Resy , while Instagram say in the future it can enable direct payments for things like movie payments - and in any case allow for easier impulse buying if "shoppable tags" are included in posts.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Sets All-Time High at $95.82 on April, 28

Мая 04, 2018

Madrona Financial Services Llc who had been investing in Costco Whsl Corp New for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $86.26 billion market cap company. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ) touched all time high on April, 28 touching $95.82. Alley Ltd invested 1.64% in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ).

Samsung Pay Rewards adds cash back perk for select retailers

Мая 04, 2018

Samsung introduced Rewards for Samsung Pay as a way to encourage users to adopt the system, and though the rewards were recently slashed, it's still better than getting nothing when using an ordinary debit card. The earned cash back can be used on any purchase you want, as long as it's made with Samsung Pay . The complete list of retailers that will offer cashback isn't available, but it will very likely include the likes of eBay, Instacart, Etsy, Walmart and Warby Parker, among others.

Now video call with Amitabh Bachchan on Reliance Jio's AI-based JioInteract

Мая 04, 2018

Through this service, users can ask questions related to Big B's upcoming film, 102 Not Out , and even book their movie tickets in real-time through the ticketing-partner BookMyShow. One would need to download My Jio app in order use this feature. In addition to that, users can share their video call experience with their contacts via "Share" option.

Twitter urges its 330 million users to change passwords after computer glitch

Мая 04, 2018

Twitter has told its 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch exposed some in plain text on its internal network. "I'd emphasize that this is related to our internal systems only, is not a breach and our investigation has shown that the information was not misused", a spokeswoman for Twitter told The Daily Caller News Foundation.

On May, 1 Denny's Corporation (DENN) Hit 1-Year High at $17.66

Мая 04, 2018

Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. now owns 322,274 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $4,013,000 after buying an additional 16,801 shares during the period. As per Monday, August 24, the company rating was maintained by Longbow. Shares of Dennys Corp (NASDAQ:DENN) now have an Average Brokerage Recommendation of 1, number of Recs in ABR is 2 while industry rank of the company by ABR is out of 265.

NASA's nuclear reactor could power crewed missions to Mars

Мая 03, 2018

The key trial came when Nasa scientists successfully put a prototype reactor through a 28-hour vacuum-chamber test that simulated a full power cycle. The Kilopower team conducted the experiment in four phases. In the first two powerless phases, they checked how every component of the system worked, while the next two phases, they heated the core and checked the complete functioning of the reactor .

Beyond Good and Evil 2 Will Be Livestreamed Tomorrow

Мая 03, 2018

At 5pm United Kingdom today, over on Twitch , Ubisoft will be talking about the game, and showing off progress on development. The development team will be discussing "what they've been up to" regarding Beyond Good and Evil 2 on YouTube and Twitch.

Google Assistant finally works with every major smart home brand

Мая 03, 2018

We'll likely get more information on that at the big show next week, but a number of brands are just over the horizon, including Logitech's Harmony hubs and Dish's Hopper receivers, the latter of which will be getting Assistant functionality in the coming month.

Galaxy S10 'Beyond' will feature an in-display fingerprint scanner, claims report

Мая 03, 2018

Samsung already started informing its suppliers that it's planning on equipping the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus with an in-screen fingerprint reader, as per the same report. The handset's under-screen fingerprint sensor, the report claims, is now being developed by Qualcomm and Synaptics in the United States, and Aegis Tech in Taiwan.

Battlefield 1's They Shall Not Pass DLC Is Free Right Now

Мая 03, 2018

As such, the rollout of new content for Battlefield is being slowed down. The new add-on also adds four new multiplayer maps, Fort De Vaux, Soissons, Verdun Heights, and Rupture (although the last map has been free on all three versions of the game for a few weeks now ).

God of War - Stories

Мая 03, 2018

God of War is less than two weeks old, but after a smashing critical reception and record-setting sales, developer Sony Santa Monica has turned its attention to the future. The issue that everyone reported, having small text size on the menu is now being fixed permanently. " We're also planning an additional controller option to remap Rage Mode ".

First birds had tooth-lined beaks, study reveals

Мая 03, 2018

While Ichthyornis fossils were first unearthed in the 1870s, the new ones from Kansas and Alabama chalk deposits, including a beautifully preserved skull, reveal far more about it than previously known. Dr Daniel Field, from the University of Bath, said: "The fossil record provides our only direct evidence of the evolutionary transformations that have given rise to modern forms, but most fossils are squashed flat during the fossilisation process, making it nearly impossible to study the ...

SYSKA launches Amazon Alexa-enabled smart lights

Мая 03, 2018

With a self-service digital channel, customers will be able to connect easily with HDFC securities. In some time, Arya will also be available on HDFC Securities mobile trading app, website and HDFC securities. Once the selection is made, Arya will forward the link of Digify (HDFC Securities' paperless mutual fund platform) on the user's mobile to complete the transaction.

Summerset Trailer Welcomes You to the Psijic Order

Мая 03, 2018

Today, Bethesda released a sneak peek video to help bring fans up to speed on one of Tamriel's most secretive organizations. "The Psijic Order have stated that they are primarily interested in learning the fundamental basics of the world and universe, what holds it together, and what could threaten it", explains Lawrence Schick, The Elder Scrolls Online's Loremaster.

HTC Announces May 23 Event, Likely to Unveil U12

Мая 03, 2018

It is not officially confirmed that the phone is going to be called " U12 Plus ", but a lot of sources have suggested the same. Now that we have a launch date and (probably) most of the specs, the only thing to do is to wait for the official launch and see whether HTC has some surprises up its sleeve.

Funding a 'game changer' for Great Barrier Reef

Мая 03, 2018

Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg said 500 million Australian dollars would be set aside to help the reef, an important ecosystem and a global treasure, after years of devastating damage from warming waters caused by climate change . When coral dies off like it has in many sections of the reef, those creatures leave the area, and baby fish don't know what direction to head in search of food and shelter.

OnePlus 6 gets listed on HDFC's Smartbuy page: Price, key specifications revealed

Мая 03, 2018

The device has been listed on HDFC Bank's SmartBuy Offers website. The offers page on the banking website reveals the image of OnePlus' upcoming flagship bearing a display notch, having a minimum bezel and what appears to be a symbol for an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Disgaea 5 Complete PC delayed until Summer 2018

Мая 03, 2018

Yesterday we reported that NIS America had accidentally released the full version of Disgaea 5 Complete instead of the demo. In a new post on the game's Steam Community , the publisher announced that a serious issue discovered during beta testing will prevent the game from releasing next week as scheduled, as the issues can not be fixed in time.

Play Shadow of the Tomb Raider in 4K/60FPS on Xbox One X

Мая 03, 2018

In an interview with Electric Playground , Eidos Montreal Studio Head David Anfossi confirmed that Shadow of the Tomb Raider would run at 4K and 60FPS on Xbox One X upon its launch later this year. Shadow of the Tomb Raider will also support HDR, physically-based rendering, hardware tessellation and other modern graphics features. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider , Lara must master a deadly jungle, overcome terrifying tombs, and persevere through her darkest hour.

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