China's booming middle class augurs well for Apple, says Tim Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook still sees great potential in the Chinese market despite a drop in its revenue from the country in the first quarter. In an interview to Jim Cramer of CNBC's Mad Money program, Cook said Monday that the middle class in China is expected to boom from 50 million people five years ago to almost 500 million in the next five years. “This is an unprecedented growth of the middle class,” said Cook, adding that he “could not be more optimistic about China.” To a question from Cramer..>> view originalSamsung's Next VR Headset Won't Need a Smartphone: Report
The company is creating a design for a standalone VR headset that doesn't rely on a smartphone, like more-costly units from Oculus and HTC. Samsung is developing an advanced, stand-alone VR headset that won't require a user to link it to a compatible smartphone, which is necessary with the company's basic $100 Gear VR consumer headset. The upcoming stand-alone virtual reality headset will incorporate advanced features, including positional tracking that is not found in the Gea..>> view originalLA judge decrees suspect must unlock iPhone with fingerprint
A Los Angeles judge has granted the FBI a warrant which compelled a suspect to unlock her iPhone using her fingerprint. We've hardly finished the high-profile battle between Apple and the FBI concerning the encryption and unlocking of a San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, but according to the Los Angeles Times, federal agents have been waging a different battle at the same time. CNET The girlfriend of an al..>> view originalWhen Can AppleCare Replace a MacBook's Battery?
MacRumors forum member MBP* posted this question about his 2014 MacBook Pro's battery under Mac Basics and Help:"I have a 2014 13" Retina MacBook Pro which I used extensively on a daily basis. I purchased AppleCare for the sole reason of protection against battery depletion over the coming years. It's hard for me to tell whether my battery has lost capacity, but I'm sure it has against the original figures when I first got the machine. My question is, when will AppleCare be willing to repla..>> view originalDell plus EMC has a name: Dell Technologies
Dell’s planned US$67 billion acquisition of EMC will create a broad collection of businesses called Dell Technologies. Under that umbrella, the pure Dell name will live on in the company’s client business, including its PCs, while its enterprise infrastructure division will be called Dell EMC, Chairman and CEO Michael Dell announced on Monday at EMC World in Las Vegas. Dell Technologies will be the only company selling everything from edge devices to core data centers and cloud infrastructure,..>> view originalThree newly discovered Earth-sized planets may be prime spot to hunt alien life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronomers searching for life beyond our solar system may need to look no farther than a little, feeble nearby star. A Belgian-led team reported Monday that it's discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star less than 40 light-years away. It's the first time planets have been found around this type of star — and it opens up new, rich territory in the search for extraterrestrial life. Because this star is so close and so faint, astronomers can st..>> view originalJudge Seeking Data Shuts Down WhatsApp in Brazil
Photo Young people checking their cellphones in São Paulo, Brazil, on Monday, after a judge ordered the messaging service WhatsApp shut down for 72 hours. Credit Andre Penner/Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook, was shut down in Brazil on Monday after a court order from a judge who is seeking user data from the service for a criminal investigation.Judge Marcel Maia Montalvão ordered telecom companies operating in Brazil to s..>> view originalTesla: Bioweapon Defense Mode Even Cleans Air Outside the Car
Tesla says its HEPA air filtration system, which comes standard in the Model X and the new version of the Model S, not only scrubs the air inside the vehicle—it also reduces pollution directly outside the car as well. The company placed a Model X SUV in a large bubble with extreme levels of pollution, approximately 8,200% above the EPA’s “good” air quality index limit of 12 micrograms per cubic meter of air of fine particulate matter. Testers then closed the doors and hit the “bioweapon defense..>> view original
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
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