Users of flagship smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone 5s and Samsung’s
Galaxy S4 are continuing to suck down more data than their
tablet-wielding counterparts, according to a large-scale survey of
mobile data consumption in 2013 conducted by JDSU (which last year
bought mobile data analytics company Arieso, the company that previously
ran the annual survey).Sanitary napkinLast year’s mobile data consumption survey,tire changer which
looked at 2012 data, also found flagship smartphone device users
outpacing the data consumption rates of tablet users.But the most data
thirsty phone users of all have an iPhone 5s burning a hole in their
pocket.As with the 2012 study, the 2013 survey examined the data demands
of more than one million subscribers using more than 150 different
devices over a single, 24-hour weekday in a Tier-1 European market,
which had a mixture of urban and suburban morphologies. But for the
first time the survey also studied a developing market for comparative
purposes — with a further one million+ subscribers studied in this
market over the same 24-hour period. To ensure statistical validity the
study only looked at the data demands of popular devices — i.e. those
represented by at least 1,000 subscribers (conversely, the most popular
devices had subscriber rates of well over 10,000 apiece).
The
results are pretty telling about the habits of flagship smartphone
owners, if not entirely surprising. You guys are a data-demanding bunch.
Especially if you happen to own the latest iPhone.Continuing the trend
of the past three years’ findings, the 2013 study found that mobile
subscribers using Apple’s flagship smartphone are the most data-hungry
smartphone users of all. And they’re getting hungrier still: users of
the new iPhone 5s are even more data-hungry than previous
top-of-the-line iPhone owners — with the study describing them as the
most voracious smartphone users it’s yet seen, with “unprecedented
increases in uplink and downlink data demands”.According to the
findings, iPhone 5s users demand 7x as much data as iPhone 3G users in
developed markets (the study uses the iPhone 3G as its mid-range
benchmark device), and 20x as much data in developing markets.akupunktur odenseThe
most data-demanding device in 2013 was the iPhone 5 — but iPhone 5s
users are demanding a fifth (20%) more data than iPhone 5 users in
developed markets, and 50% more data in developing markets.
Owners
of Apple’s current flagship phone also have a greater data consumption
than the Android-based Samsung Galaxy S4, which had a 5x data generation
rate vs the iPhone 3G in developed markets and 11x in developing
markets.The SGS4 did rank a lot higher for uplink data generation —
coming third in developed markets (vs sixth place for the iPhone 5s).
The study goes on to note that the average user of the SGS4 generates
almost as much uplink data as eleven iPhone 3G users in the developing
market it analysed.The SGS4′s “prolific” uplink data generation usage is
described as “consistent with the improved high-resolution 13-megapixel
primary camera and the 2-megapixel front-facing camera”.Both Apple and
Samsung are amply represented in the top data gobbling devices across
developed and developing markets, as the below tables from the report
show:
Friday, January 24, 2014
2015 Hyundai Genesis Video First Look: 2014 Detroit Auto Show
The 2014 Detroit Auto Show brought a sense of deja vu to the Hyundai stand. In 2009,Randers Akupunktur the
Korean carmaker introduced its luxury Genesis sedan to Detroit crowds.
This year, it's shown off the second-generation Genesis, and promises a
few leaps and bounds forward on the luxury and infotainment fronts, as
well as in handling.Hyundai says the Genesis is the first vehicle to
show off the evolution of its "fluidic sculpture" design language. It's
smoother for sure,knife manufacturer with elements of sleekness like those on the Audi A7 and BMW 7-Series, from the big framed grille to the plump haunches.akupunktur københavn The
badgework owes something of a debt to Bentley, too, but the interior is
all its own, a tasteful diversion from the overt Lexus cues of the
first-gen car.
For the U.S. market, performance will come from a choice of six- and eight-cylinder engines. The 3.8-liter V-6 is rated at 311 horsepower, while the 5.0-liter V-8 is good for 420 horsepower. An eight-speed automatic is standard.The Genesis remains a rear-driver, but a new HTRAC all-wheel-drive system is offered for the first time, giving Hyundai a better shot at drivers in the northern tier of states--a move that's helped Jaguar grow its sales strongly this past year. Hyundai's system can split torque dynamically from the front to rear axles, with driving modes that accommodate varying levels of grip.
Hyundai says the new Genesis has a stiffer body structure, which helps the Lotus Engineering-tuned electric steering and multi-link suspension respond with sharper reflexes.The 2015 Genesis has a wheelbase almost 3 inches longer than before, giving the rear seat more space. Materials are improved over the prior version, and so is connectivity. The main 9.2-inch touchscreen display is mounted in the dash, and the driver controls its functions via its next-generation Blue Link telematics and infotainment system, which features Apple Siri voice-activation and Eyes Free as well as Google Maps navigation services and Google Glass integration.
For the U.S. market, performance will come from a choice of six- and eight-cylinder engines. The 3.8-liter V-6 is rated at 311 horsepower, while the 5.0-liter V-8 is good for 420 horsepower. An eight-speed automatic is standard.The Genesis remains a rear-driver, but a new HTRAC all-wheel-drive system is offered for the first time, giving Hyundai a better shot at drivers in the northern tier of states--a move that's helped Jaguar grow its sales strongly this past year. Hyundai's system can split torque dynamically from the front to rear axles, with driving modes that accommodate varying levels of grip.
Hyundai says the new Genesis has a stiffer body structure, which helps the Lotus Engineering-tuned electric steering and multi-link suspension respond with sharper reflexes.The 2015 Genesis has a wheelbase almost 3 inches longer than before, giving the rear seat more space. Materials are improved over the prior version, and so is connectivity. The main 9.2-inch touchscreen display is mounted in the dash, and the driver controls its functions via its next-generation Blue Link telematics and infotainment system, which features Apple Siri voice-activation and Eyes Free as well as Google Maps navigation services and Google Glass integration.
Gmail outage, from US to India, lasted 71 minutes ... but felt like days
At 2:12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Google reported it was
“investigating” a Gmail outage. By 3:23 p.m. the company reported on its
Google Apps dashboard that: “The problem with Gmail should be resolved.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and
continued support.”Still, the Gmail outage was magnified by its wide
reach, reportedly affecting parts of Europe,key programmer the
US, Canada, India, and elsewhere, according to TechCrunch, the
technology reporting website. It also, predictably perhaps, sent the
Twitter-sphere into overdrive with speculation and beefing about the
outage.RECOMMENDED: E-mail overload? Three ways to tame your in box.“I
have had nothing but TROUBLE with my Gmail accounts today!! I had so
much to do now I have to work through the night,” tweeted Tina Graves,
who is described on her Twitter page as an aspiring author."Oh, thank
goodness, GMail is back,” another Twitterer opined. “I was nervous I'd
miss out on my Bed, Bath, and Beyond newsletter.”As Gmail outages go,
this one was not huge – lasting 1 hour, 11 minutes, according to the
company’s Google Apps dashboard webpage. Google experienced a widespread
Gmail outage in 2009. On Sept. 23 of last year, a Gmail outage lasted
more than four hours and delayed 29 percent of all e-mails sent during
the work day, with 1.5 percent of e-mails delayed for hours. Gmail was
reported last year to have at least 400 million users.In that case, the
problem was attributed to a rare double network failure of two
independent systems that were supposed to back each other up. In
Friday's case, the company is still investigating the cause. Past cases
have often involved internal upgrades that went awry,Thai basil data industry experts say.
On at least four occasions, Gmail downtime has been traced to software updates in which bugs triggered unexpected consequences, reports Data Center Knowledge, an industry trend-watching website. In February 2009, a software update “overloaded some of Google’s European network infrastructure, causing cascading outages at its data centers in the region that took about an hour to get under control,” DSK reported. In September 2009, Google underestimated the impact of a software update on traffic flow between network equipment, overloading key routers – until other equipment was added to dilute the flow, it said.The timing of the outage was unfortunate for Google for another reason: Its system-reliability engineers were – at almost the same moment that Gmail went down – making themselves available to answer questions from the curious on the news site reddit.com, via chat, about how Google ensures its system reliability.“Hello, reddit! We are the Google Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team. Our previous AMA from almost x431 GDSexactly a year ago got some good questions, so we thought we’d come back and answer any questions about what we do, what it’s like to be an SRE, or anything else.”
On at least four occasions, Gmail downtime has been traced to software updates in which bugs triggered unexpected consequences, reports Data Center Knowledge, an industry trend-watching website. In February 2009, a software update “overloaded some of Google’s European network infrastructure, causing cascading outages at its data centers in the region that took about an hour to get under control,” DSK reported. In September 2009, Google underestimated the impact of a software update on traffic flow between network equipment, overloading key routers – until other equipment was added to dilute the flow, it said.The timing of the outage was unfortunate for Google for another reason: Its system-reliability engineers were – at almost the same moment that Gmail went down – making themselves available to answer questions from the curious on the news site reddit.com, via chat, about how Google ensures its system reliability.“Hello, reddit! We are the Google Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team. Our previous AMA from almost x431 GDSexactly a year ago got some good questions, so we thought we’d come back and answer any questions about what we do, what it’s like to be an SRE, or anything else.”
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Motorola Moto X Accessories: Chargers, Car Mounts and more
Ready to accessorize your Moto X? We take a look at some choice
additions to your Android arsenal including screen protectors, car
mounts, chargers, headsets and even stylus!When shopping for Motorola
Moto X accessories you don't always need to pay top-dollar for OEM gear.Clawfoot tub faucets More
often than not, you'll find much better deals for equally useful
commodities. Then again, there's nothing wrong with sticking to a brand
you trust. The fact of the matter is we want the accessory that will
make our Moto X experience better and more convenient.tyres and wheels service & repair equipmentJump
past the break to check out some top accessories for the Motorola Moto
X.It's no secret, everyone needs a charger. A spare for the office or
one for the car; you can't go wrong with having more than one for any
given occasion. One of our customer favorites is the Motorola Micro-USB
High Performance Charger. This sexy Moto X car charger (pictured above)
plugs into your vehicle's DC port and rapidly juices up your device.
While the charger does its business the clear lens illuminates blue,
showing off the Motorola logo.Protecting your display against scratches
is always a top priority. You want to be sure the Motorola Moto X screen
protector you pick up will shield against dirt, debris, and the dreaded
keys in your pocket. BodyGuardz makes a real solid screen protector for
the Moto X that not only ensures tough protection, but is one of the
easiest brands to apply. Still not convinced? It's also made from the
same material used to shield the front of vehicles from road debris.
There's no safer way to travel than with a sturdy car mount for the Moto X. Many popular styles include windshield mounts, dashboard mounts and even vent mounts. The particular model you see above is the iGrip Universal Traveler Kit. This Motorola Moto X car mount offers the best of both worlds: a secure suction cup mount for windshield mounting which can then be flipped to provide a sturdy dashboard mount. The arms of device easily extend to fit your Moto X, even with a case on. The bottom feet are also adjustable so you can plug in your car charger without hassle.Stylus offer a drastic increase in precision, whether you're typing, drawing or navigating your device. One of our favorites here at ShopAndroid is the Incipio Inscribe Executive Stylus and Pen. This Moto X stylus also can be used as an ink pen when you're not combing your touchscreen. Its omni-directional tip offers increased control when writing or sketching and the integrated clip easily attaches to your pocket while you go about your day. But what's really the key feature of any stylus? No fingerprints or smudges!
If you haven't already made the jump to a handsfree mobile lifestyle, now's the time to compliment your Moto X with a quality headset. You can rock a wired headset or a wireless Bluetooth; both have their advantages and disadvantages, depending on the particular brand, model, etc. One wireless headset for the Moto X that truly stands out is the Blueant Q2. This miniature beast provides incredible sound quality for handsfree calls and can even do A2DP audio streaming when you want to crank up your tunes. If that wasn't enough,Cast iron clawfoot tubs you've also got text to speech capabilities and dual high performance mics.There's a plentiful selection of Moto X cases available, ranging from skins and hard cases to holsters and waterproof cases. Check out our buyer's guide for the most popular cases for the Moto X for a more thorough look at what's available for protecting your device.
There's no safer way to travel than with a sturdy car mount for the Moto X. Many popular styles include windshield mounts, dashboard mounts and even vent mounts. The particular model you see above is the iGrip Universal Traveler Kit. This Motorola Moto X car mount offers the best of both worlds: a secure suction cup mount for windshield mounting which can then be flipped to provide a sturdy dashboard mount. The arms of device easily extend to fit your Moto X, even with a case on. The bottom feet are also adjustable so you can plug in your car charger without hassle.Stylus offer a drastic increase in precision, whether you're typing, drawing or navigating your device. One of our favorites here at ShopAndroid is the Incipio Inscribe Executive Stylus and Pen. This Moto X stylus also can be used as an ink pen when you're not combing your touchscreen. Its omni-directional tip offers increased control when writing or sketching and the integrated clip easily attaches to your pocket while you go about your day. But what's really the key feature of any stylus? No fingerprints or smudges!
If you haven't already made the jump to a handsfree mobile lifestyle, now's the time to compliment your Moto X with a quality headset. You can rock a wired headset or a wireless Bluetooth; both have their advantages and disadvantages, depending on the particular brand, model, etc. One wireless headset for the Moto X that truly stands out is the Blueant Q2. This miniature beast provides incredible sound quality for handsfree calls and can even do A2DP audio streaming when you want to crank up your tunes. If that wasn't enough,Cast iron clawfoot tubs you've also got text to speech capabilities and dual high performance mics.There's a plentiful selection of Moto X cases available, ranging from skins and hard cases to holsters and waterproof cases. Check out our buyer's guide for the most popular cases for the Moto X for a more thorough look at what's available for protecting your device.
The Most Expensive Car Accessory
Tim has a thing for cars, as apparent by the Lamborghini that he owns
and the porches he is currently looking at. I remember last summer when
he was asking everyone which lambo to buy, and the crazy number of
pictures that he has of it filling his instragram feed.akupunktur århus The
one below is of the car parked in the driveway to his Miami mansion
that he also purchases not too long ago. As always, these pictures are
meant to show you the lifestyle you can live and the lifestyle you
deserve if you are willing to work hard enough. Some of you may
recognize the girl in the second photo as Bianca from America’s Next Top
Model. She recently became the second Ms. Pennystock, a competition
that Tim started last year and was a huge hit.Sanitary napkinAll
of this car shopping made me want to do a post about expensive cars,
and I came across an article on BornRich that discussed the most
expensive car key in the world. Yes, now the type of key you have is
even important when living a life of luxury.The most expensive car key
in the world is now a big race amongst the elite. We all know that the
race to become the most expensive car in the world is always on, with
companies introducing every possible technology and comfort to take the
car to the next level of luxury and comfort as well as in terms of
price. But you have to see how auto gurus have taken car keys to a new
level with both technology and fashion. Car enthusiast also fancy those
ultra chic James Bond cars or Sci-fi cars, as well as cars driven by
super heroes in movies (who doesn’t like to feel like Batman when
driving down the street). Some of the most loved and wanted cars are
some of those fancy four-wheelers depicted in spy thrillers. The latest
entrant in the line of luxury items is a car key right out of the James
Bond Movies or similar such thrillers.
Models such as Bugatti Veyron might have a one-up against Aston Martin, especially Aston Martin DBS and Aston Martin Rapide, in terms of being priced on the higher side, but when looking at the Rapide and DBS from Aston Martin, the owner can now boast of a car with one of the most expensive car accessories. If you have watched some of the James Bond movies, you would know that Aston Martin has been one of the most favored cars in that seires. But did you know that Aston Martin Rapide and Aston Martin DBS can now be bought with a James Bond like watch the doubles up as the most expensive car key in the world?Sure these watches aren’t quite as cool as the ones actually worn by the likes of Bond himself, but you really need to take a look at this thing. This is definitely a first step towards being such a gadget. Engineers at Jaeger-LeCoultre designed this masterpiece, which is both stylish and elegant, with a muscular look and feel. Both cutting edge technology and high fashion have been used to manufacture this piece, made by Jaeger-LeCoultre’s engineers. The AMVOX2 DBS and Rapide transponders have been deftly integrated in knives wholesalerthe watches to make them AMVOX2 Chronograph that acts a key and more for Aston Martin mobiles. Some of the features of the AMVOX2 chronograph include ground breaking vertical trigger technology and some other attention grabbing features. It is equipped with a crystalline sapphire surface, which can be pressed to start, reset and stop the stopwatch function.
Models such as Bugatti Veyron might have a one-up against Aston Martin, especially Aston Martin DBS and Aston Martin Rapide, in terms of being priced on the higher side, but when looking at the Rapide and DBS from Aston Martin, the owner can now boast of a car with one of the most expensive car accessories. If you have watched some of the James Bond movies, you would know that Aston Martin has been one of the most favored cars in that seires. But did you know that Aston Martin Rapide and Aston Martin DBS can now be bought with a James Bond like watch the doubles up as the most expensive car key in the world?Sure these watches aren’t quite as cool as the ones actually worn by the likes of Bond himself, but you really need to take a look at this thing. This is definitely a first step towards being such a gadget. Engineers at Jaeger-LeCoultre designed this masterpiece, which is both stylish and elegant, with a muscular look and feel. Both cutting edge technology and high fashion have been used to manufacture this piece, made by Jaeger-LeCoultre’s engineers. The AMVOX2 DBS and Rapide transponders have been deftly integrated in knives wholesalerthe watches to make them AMVOX2 Chronograph that acts a key and more for Aston Martin mobiles. Some of the features of the AMVOX2 chronograph include ground breaking vertical trigger technology and some other attention grabbing features. It is equipped with a crystalline sapphire surface, which can be pressed to start, reset and stop the stopwatch function.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Tokyo stocks end mixed following disappointing U.S. earnings reports
Tokyo stocks ended mixed Friday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock
index shedding 0.08 percent as the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar
halted and diminishing purchasing sentiment was sparked by Wall Street
closing lower overnight following worse-than-expected corporate earnings
results.While the U.S. Department of Labor released data showing that
jobless claims had fallen to 326,000, a sign that the employment
situation is improving in the world's largest economy, and consumer
prices show an upwards move, corporate earnings coming in lower than
expected soured the market mood here, brokers said.Local traders
highlighted Intel Corp's earnings as missing forecasts. The chip maker
said its profits for 2013 dropped by 13 percent and likely had a
knock-on effect on chip-related and PC issues in Japan, they
said.Takashi Matsumoto, director at Okasan Securities, said that Intel's
earnings results coming in far worse than expected would have a notable
impact on Japanese stocks and the meagre outlook for the firm would
also take its toll on chip and PC-related issues here, he said.Consumer
electronics retailer Best Buy also helped drag Wall Street lower, diving
28.6 percent following poor end of year sales that came in 0.8 percent
lower than the Nov-Dec shopping season a year earlier.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 12.74 points from Thursday to end the week at 15,734.46, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 3.00 points, or 0.23 percent, to close at 1,297.39.An absorbent pad worn externally by women during menstruation to absorb the menstrual flow.Sanitary napkinMarket players here looked to square their short positions ahead of the weekend,x431 GDS traders said, and buying also eased as the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar also briefly halted, sending export-related issues here lower, they added.Among automotive issues, Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest carmaker, retreated 1 percent to 6,200 yen, while smaller rival Honda dropped 1 percent to finish at 4,141 yen.Mitsubishi Motors, meanwhile, bucked the downward trend Friday,Seventh Generation Sanitary Pads, Sanitary Napkin, Sanitary Napkin Pads. Featuring a natural absorbent material derived from wheat.Soft cup surging 10 percent to 1,280 yen, the biggest percentage gain on today's Nikkei.But consumer electronics maker Sony Corp. fell 1.3 percent to 1, 780 yen and industrial robotics maker Fanuc lost 1.0 percent to close at 17,435 yen.Fast Retailing, operator of the Uniqlo chain of high street apparel stores, relinquished 0.5 percent to 38,630 yen, but real estate issues found traction on the last trading day of the week.Mitsubishi Estate, Japan's biggest developer, advanced 0.7 percent to 2,944 yen, while Mitsui Fudosan gained 0.9 percent to 3, 628 yen. Sumitomo Realty & Development, meanwhile, gained 1.4 percent to end the week at 4,963 yen.Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal ended the week on a sour note, losing 1.46 percent to 337 yen following reports of a fire breaking out at one of its steel plants in central Japan on Friday.Trading volume on Friday dropped to 2.74 billion shares on the Tokyo Exchange's First Section, down from Thursday's volume of 3. 15 billion shares, with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones by 1,281 to 404.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 12.74 points from Thursday to end the week at 15,734.46, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 3.00 points, or 0.23 percent, to close at 1,297.39.An absorbent pad worn externally by women during menstruation to absorb the menstrual flow.Sanitary napkinMarket players here looked to square their short positions ahead of the weekend,x431 GDS traders said, and buying also eased as the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar also briefly halted, sending export-related issues here lower, they added.Among automotive issues, Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest carmaker, retreated 1 percent to 6,200 yen, while smaller rival Honda dropped 1 percent to finish at 4,141 yen.Mitsubishi Motors, meanwhile, bucked the downward trend Friday,Seventh Generation Sanitary Pads, Sanitary Napkin, Sanitary Napkin Pads. Featuring a natural absorbent material derived from wheat.Soft cup surging 10 percent to 1,280 yen, the biggest percentage gain on today's Nikkei.But consumer electronics maker Sony Corp. fell 1.3 percent to 1, 780 yen and industrial robotics maker Fanuc lost 1.0 percent to close at 17,435 yen.Fast Retailing, operator of the Uniqlo chain of high street apparel stores, relinquished 0.5 percent to 38,630 yen, but real estate issues found traction on the last trading day of the week.Mitsubishi Estate, Japan's biggest developer, advanced 0.7 percent to 2,944 yen, while Mitsui Fudosan gained 0.9 percent to 3, 628 yen. Sumitomo Realty & Development, meanwhile, gained 1.4 percent to end the week at 4,963 yen.Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal ended the week on a sour note, losing 1.46 percent to 337 yen following reports of a fire breaking out at one of its steel plants in central Japan on Friday.Trading volume on Friday dropped to 2.74 billion shares on the Tokyo Exchange's First Section, down from Thursday's volume of 3. 15 billion shares, with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones by 1,281 to 404.
WeChat to manage wealth
Tencent Holdings Ltd pushed into the nation's booming online
financial services sector on Thursday as it announced plans to launch a
wealth management service on its dominant mobile messaging app
WeChat.The service, called Licaitong, was jointly developed by Tencent
and four fund companies, including China Asset Management Co and GF Fund
Management Co.The service, with a minimum investment of just 0.acrylic resin01
yuan ($0.0017), will enable WeChat users to buy and sell money market
funds via mobile devices and get higher interest rates than typical
banking deposits.Tencent, China's largest Internet company by revenue,
didn't reveal when the service will be officially launched and open to
all WeChat users.It did, however, say that its cooperation with the four
fund companies isn't exclusive and it seeks to cooperate with more fund
companies.Sources said Tencent has been working on the service for
months after its archrival, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, introduced Yu'E
Bao, an investment service, in June 2013 through its e-payment affiliate
Alipay.The tremendous popularity of Yu'E Bao, which reported more than
250 billion yuan under management and 49 million users as of Wednesday,
has prompted many Internet companies and fund managers to follow in its
path.Baidu Inc, China's leading search engine, joined forces with China
Asset Management Co in October 2013 to launch its first wealth
management product, known as Baifa.Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd earlier
this month launched its first online investment service, Lingqian Bao,
with GF Fund Management Co and China Universal Asset Management Co
Ltd.Analysts said Licaitong is the strongest competitor so far for Yu'E
Bao, which is the largest money market fund in China.Wang Weidong, an
analyst at iResearch Group, a Beijing-based consulting firm, said that
given the business model and the huge user base of WeChat, Tencent's
offering would be a real challenge to Yu'E Bao.
"The most difficult part in selling wealth management products is to find a large pool of customers. WeChat, which already has more than 400 million registered users and boasts 272 million global monthly active users, is a great gateway to allow fund companies to gain access to potential customers," said Wang.Chai Bin, a manager of e-business at GF Fund Management Co, told China Daily in an earlier interview: "With the increasing number of netizens in China, there is no better vehicle for reaching these potential clients than the Internet."He said that more than 90 percent of fund products are currently sold through banks in China.Despite Tencent's huge user base, analysts said it is still too early to tell whether Licaitong will surpass Yu'E Bao and become the largest online financial service in China."Yu'E Bao has already accumulated a large number of customers because it was the first product of its kind in China, which makes it difficult for others to overtake it," said Wang.But even if Licaitong cannot capture Yu'E Bao's current customers, it still has the potential to become a giant player in the sector, Wang added.Antique tubsDing Xuemei,Antique faucets a spokeswoman for Tian Hong Asset Management, which jointly launched Yu'E Bao with Alipay, said her company welcomes Tencent's move. "We are happy to see innovation in the sector, and competition is good for the market's development," said Ding.The Beijing-based Tian Hong was a nonentity in China's public fund industry before launching Yu'E Bao with Alipay in June 2013.According to Ding, the company had risen to become the second-largest public fund in China by the end of 2013.
"The most difficult part in selling wealth management products is to find a large pool of customers. WeChat, which already has more than 400 million registered users and boasts 272 million global monthly active users, is a great gateway to allow fund companies to gain access to potential customers," said Wang.Chai Bin, a manager of e-business at GF Fund Management Co, told China Daily in an earlier interview: "With the increasing number of netizens in China, there is no better vehicle for reaching these potential clients than the Internet."He said that more than 90 percent of fund products are currently sold through banks in China.Despite Tencent's huge user base, analysts said it is still too early to tell whether Licaitong will surpass Yu'E Bao and become the largest online financial service in China."Yu'E Bao has already accumulated a large number of customers because it was the first product of its kind in China, which makes it difficult for others to overtake it," said Wang.But even if Licaitong cannot capture Yu'E Bao's current customers, it still has the potential to become a giant player in the sector, Wang added.Antique tubsDing Xuemei,Antique faucets a spokeswoman for Tian Hong Asset Management, which jointly launched Yu'E Bao with Alipay, said her company welcomes Tencent's move. "We are happy to see innovation in the sector, and competition is good for the market's development," said Ding.The Beijing-based Tian Hong was a nonentity in China's public fund industry before launching Yu'E Bao with Alipay in June 2013.According to Ding, the company had risen to become the second-largest public fund in China by the end of 2013.
Friday, January 17, 2014
World Bank projects global economy to grow 3.2 pct this year
The global economy is estimated to expand 3.2 percent this year, up from 2.4 percent in 2013, with growth picking up in developing countries and high-income economies, the World Bank said Tuesday.Wedding favorsBut growth prospects remain vulnerable to U.S.tapering, the global lender said in its semi-annual Global Economic Prospects report.The firming of growth in developing countries is being bolstered by an acceleration in high-income countries and continued strong growth in China, it said.However,Antique bath fixtures global growth outlook will be sensitive to headwinds from rising global interest rates and potential volatility in capital flows, as the U.S. Federal Reserve begins withdrawing its massive monetary stimulus, the report noted.Growth in developing countries will pick up from 4.8 percent in 2013 to a slower-than-expected 5.3 percent this year, reflecting a cooling off of the unsustainable turbo-charged pre-crisis growth.For high-income economies,BMW ICOM the drag on growth from fiscal consolidation and policy uncertainty will ease, helping boost economic growth from 1.3 percent in 2013 to 2.2 percent this year.Among them, the recovery is most advanced in the United States, as it is projected to grow by 2.8 percent this year after expanding for ten quarters.The eurozone, after two years of contraction, is projected to grow by 1.1 percent this year.
"The strengthening recovery in high-income countries is very welcome, but it brings with it risks of disruption as monetary policy tightens." said Andrew Burns, acting director of the development prospects group and lead author of the report."The gradual withdrawal of quantitative easing has gone smoothly. However, if interest rates rise too rapidly, capital flows to developing countries could fall by 50 percent or more for several months - potentially provoking a crisis in some of the more vulnerable economies," he said at the briefing.However, Kaushik Basu, the World Bank's senior vice president and chief economist, contended that there is no big turbulence ahead as he expected the tapering to happen slowly and smoothly."When you get the tapering starting, it usually comes in with the good news of the strength of the economy that is doing that and when that economy is the U.S., which is a very powerful global economy, and that is good news which tends to outdo a lot of the bad news," he added.
"The strengthening recovery in high-income countries is very welcome, but it brings with it risks of disruption as monetary policy tightens." said Andrew Burns, acting director of the development prospects group and lead author of the report."The gradual withdrawal of quantitative easing has gone smoothly. However, if interest rates rise too rapidly, capital flows to developing countries could fall by 50 percent or more for several months - potentially provoking a crisis in some of the more vulnerable economies," he said at the briefing.However, Kaushik Basu, the World Bank's senior vice president and chief economist, contended that there is no big turbulence ahead as he expected the tapering to happen slowly and smoothly."When you get the tapering starting, it usually comes in with the good news of the strength of the economy that is doing that and when that economy is the U.S., which is a very powerful global economy, and that is good news which tends to outdo a lot of the bad news," he added.
Malware in Target attack partly in Russian
The malware at the center of Target's recent data breach affecting millions of customers was partly written in Russian, according to a report issued Thursday by U.S. government authorities and cyber security researchers.The report, which was only distributed to organizations that are involved or may have been attacked, describes a sophisticated cyber attack operation authorities are calling Kaptoxa, a Russian word that comes from a piece of code in the malware.Some parts of the malware code were written in Russian and BlackPOS, the malware from which this latest malware derived, was originally developed by a Russian cyber crime master, according to Tiffany Jones, an executive at iSIGHT Partners.iSIGHT, an online security firm, helped research and produce the report, along with the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S.China visa Secret Service and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center. iSIGHT posted a summary of the report on its website Thursday.Target said last week that cyber thieves compromised the credit card data and personal information of as many as 110 million customers through point of sale, or POS, systems the company uses. The stolen data includes phone numbers, e-mail and home addresses, credit and debit card numbers, PINs, expiration dates.
Luxury department store operator Neiman Marcus disclosed a similar breach recently and cyber security experts see more attacks on the retail industry this year."The use of malware to compromise payment information storage systems is not new. However, it is the first time we have seen this attack at this scale and sophistication," iSIGHT said in its summary of the report."This software contains a new kind of attack method that is able to covertly subvert network controls and common forensic tactics, concealing all data transfers and executions that may have been run, rendering it harder to detect,Check out our site for knife manufacturer knives swords daggers and much more quality products for discounted prices." the firm added. "Many retail organizations may not know that they have been infected, or that they have already lost data."The Department of Homeland Security and its government and private-sector partners are investigating the Target hack and issued the report Thursday so that companies and other industry organizations can get technical information to try to defend against such attacks."Information sharing is a key part of the Department of Homeland Security's important mission to create shared situational awareness of malicious cyber activity," DHS spokesman S.Y. Lee said. "This product is part of that important effort."The fact that some of the malware code from Operation Kaptoxa was written in Russian does not necessarily mean the attacks came from Russia, iSIGHT's Jones noted.Since early 2013, different variations of this malware were available for sale online, so, in theory, anyone could have purchased it and then launched an attack,Online shopping for Sanitary Napkins from a great selection of Health & Personal Care; Feminine Care & more at everyday low prices.Tampon she explained.The malware was on offer for about $1,000 and in the case of Target it has produced hundreds of millions of pieces of information that will be valuable to online fraudsters, meaning the up-front investment has likely yielded a huge return for the hackers involved, she said.
Luxury department store operator Neiman Marcus disclosed a similar breach recently and cyber security experts see more attacks on the retail industry this year."The use of malware to compromise payment information storage systems is not new. However, it is the first time we have seen this attack at this scale and sophistication," iSIGHT said in its summary of the report."This software contains a new kind of attack method that is able to covertly subvert network controls and common forensic tactics, concealing all data transfers and executions that may have been run, rendering it harder to detect,Check out our site for knife manufacturer knives swords daggers and much more quality products for discounted prices." the firm added. "Many retail organizations may not know that they have been infected, or that they have already lost data."The Department of Homeland Security and its government and private-sector partners are investigating the Target hack and issued the report Thursday so that companies and other industry organizations can get technical information to try to defend against such attacks."Information sharing is a key part of the Department of Homeland Security's important mission to create shared situational awareness of malicious cyber activity," DHS spokesman S.Y. Lee said. "This product is part of that important effort."The fact that some of the malware code from Operation Kaptoxa was written in Russian does not necessarily mean the attacks came from Russia, iSIGHT's Jones noted.Since early 2013, different variations of this malware were available for sale online, so, in theory, anyone could have purchased it and then launched an attack,Online shopping for Sanitary Napkins from a great selection of Health & Personal Care; Feminine Care & more at everyday low prices.Tampon she explained.The malware was on offer for about $1,000 and in the case of Target it has produced hundreds of millions of pieces of information that will be valuable to online fraudsters, meaning the up-front investment has likely yielded a huge return for the hackers involved, she said.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Web business costs may rise after court ruling
It may soon become more costly to run businesses that use more than
their fair share of Internet bandwidth, thanks to a ruling in a federal
appellate court Tuesday.The U.S. A reusable silicone cup, worn
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testimonials.Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., ruled that the
Federal Communications Commission does not have the power to “treat all
Internet traffic the same regardless of the source.” That means that
Internet service providers such as Verizon Communications Inc., one of
the companies that brought the case, could effectively charge customers
different rates based on what websites they access. They also can charge
businesses a premium for taking up more bandwidth.The chairman of the
FCC, Tom Wheeler, released a statement after the ruling, affirming his
own position on what is often referred to as “net neutrality.Waterborne resin”
“The FCC also is not going to abandon its responsibility to oversee
that broadband networks operate in the public interest,” Wheeler
said.Video-streaming sites Netflix.com and YouTube.com account for half
of broadband usage in America, according to a study recently released by
Sandvine Inc., a broadband network solutions company.
YouTube is a free website owned by Google Inc. that has recently started to experiment with paid-for content. Netflix Inc. is a website where users can watch television shows and movies for a fixed monthly fee.While the ruling theoretically allows Internet providers to modify how they charge customers, Verizon has said it is committed to an “open Internet.” In a statement, Randal Milch, Verizon’s executive vice Menstrual Cuppresident and general counsel, said: “One thing is for sure: Today’s decision will not change consumers’ ability to access and use the Internet as they do now.”Verizon declined to answer questions on whether its charging structure would change for media providers. Some businesses are already nervous about the future. Nick Balletta, the CEO of TalkPoint Holdings LLC, a business-to-business webcasting service, said in an email, “If you are in the content business and you use the Internet for delivery, you should not be neutral about this ruling.”“There is going to be a new normal on the net, and we don’t really know what it is yet.modern lamps Rest assured, prices for content services on the Internet are going up, and stock prices are going down,” Balletta added.The FCC has not said whether it will appeal the federal court’s ruling. If it were to appeal, the case would be sent to the U.S. Supreme Court for consideration.
YouTube is a free website owned by Google Inc. that has recently started to experiment with paid-for content. Netflix Inc. is a website where users can watch television shows and movies for a fixed monthly fee.While the ruling theoretically allows Internet providers to modify how they charge customers, Verizon has said it is committed to an “open Internet.” In a statement, Randal Milch, Verizon’s executive vice Menstrual Cuppresident and general counsel, said: “One thing is for sure: Today’s decision will not change consumers’ ability to access and use the Internet as they do now.”Verizon declined to answer questions on whether its charging structure would change for media providers. Some businesses are already nervous about the future. Nick Balletta, the CEO of TalkPoint Holdings LLC, a business-to-business webcasting service, said in an email, “If you are in the content business and you use the Internet for delivery, you should not be neutral about this ruling.”“There is going to be a new normal on the net, and we don’t really know what it is yet.modern lamps Rest assured, prices for content services on the Internet are going up, and stock prices are going down,” Balletta added.The FCC has not said whether it will appeal the federal court’s ruling. If it were to appeal, the case would be sent to the U.S. Supreme Court for consideration.
Tokyo stocks rebound on U.S. retail data,yen's retreat
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Wednesday reversing losses from the
previous day's slump, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index adding 2.5
percent as upbeat U.S.Cast iron clawfoot tubssales
data restored faith in the world's largest economy and the yen snapping
a three-day rally further prompted investors to pick up export, real
estate and insurance-related issues.Market players here said that
investors followed leads from Wall Street overnight that saw indices
rise significantly following better-than-expected data from the U.S.
Commerce Department showing that retail sales rose 0.2 percent in
December, on year-end, festive shopping.Senior economists here said that
investor anxiety was eased by the upbeat retail sales data, which saw
sales in the recording period total 431.9 billion U.S. dollars in
December, rising 0.2 percent from a month earlier and beating median
economists' forecasts of a 0.1 percent increase.Mitsushige Akino, a
chief fund manager at Ichiyoshi Investment Management, noted that based
on Wednesday's data and market reactions, the U.S. economy would
continue to recover steadily, supported by ongoing monetary
stimulus.Local fund managers also added that prior concerns about the
health of the U.S. economy, following Clawfoot tub faucets
disappointing jobs data that sent the Nikkei plunging more than 3
percent on Tuesday, abated during trading hours Wednesday and investor
appetite for riskier assets returned, buoyed by the yen snapping a
three-day rally and sliding 0.2 percent to 104.42 against the U.S.
dollar following a 1.2 percent drop on Wednesday.
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co.'s senior strategist, Masaru Hamasaki, said that the yen was a major influence on markets here and that stocks were sold based on the robust retail data, and, following Tuesday's slump, became affordable propositions.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 386.33 points to close at 15,808.73, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 25.44 points, or 2.0 percent, to finish the day at 1,294.52.All of the 33 sector indexes advanced Wednesday with export- related issues gaining traction from the yen's retreat against other major currencies.Panasonic leapt 3.7 percent to 1,368 yen, logging the consumer electronics maker's highest close since April 2010, while Sharp Corp. gained 2.4 percent to close at 342 yen.Hitachi Ltd. jumped 4.1 percent to 867 yen, booking its highest closing level since July 2007, following reports of a potential record third-quarter earnings report. Toshiba surged 4.6 percent to 483 yen, on news it will buy a major stake in NuGen,Among insurance-related issues that advanced, Dai-ichi Life Insurance leapt 4.4 percent to 1,769 yen, while Tokio Marine Holdings gained 2.9 percent to close at 3,361 yen.Despite Japan Airlines tyre equipmentsannouncing it had grounded one of its Dreamliner jets following white smoke being detected during a maintenance check and possibly connected to the Dreamliner's ongoing battery issues, the carrier rose 1.33 percent to 5,300 yen. All Nippon Airways, meanwhile, advanced 0.89 percent to finish at 225 yen.Trading volume on Wednesday dropped to 2.68 billion shares on the Tokyo Exchange's First Section, down from Tuesday's volume of 3.01 billion shares, with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones by 1,555 to 159.
Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co.'s senior strategist, Masaru Hamasaki, said that the yen was a major influence on markets here and that stocks were sold based on the robust retail data, and, following Tuesday's slump, became affordable propositions.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 386.33 points to close at 15,808.73, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 25.44 points, or 2.0 percent, to finish the day at 1,294.52.All of the 33 sector indexes advanced Wednesday with export- related issues gaining traction from the yen's retreat against other major currencies.Panasonic leapt 3.7 percent to 1,368 yen, logging the consumer electronics maker's highest close since April 2010, while Sharp Corp. gained 2.4 percent to close at 342 yen.Hitachi Ltd. jumped 4.1 percent to 867 yen, booking its highest closing level since July 2007, following reports of a potential record third-quarter earnings report. Toshiba surged 4.6 percent to 483 yen, on news it will buy a major stake in NuGen,Among insurance-related issues that advanced, Dai-ichi Life Insurance leapt 4.4 percent to 1,769 yen, while Tokio Marine Holdings gained 2.9 percent to close at 3,361 yen.Despite Japan Airlines tyre equipmentsannouncing it had grounded one of its Dreamliner jets following white smoke being detected during a maintenance check and possibly connected to the Dreamliner's ongoing battery issues, the carrier rose 1.33 percent to 5,300 yen. All Nippon Airways, meanwhile, advanced 0.89 percent to finish at 225 yen.Trading volume on Wednesday dropped to 2.68 billion shares on the Tokyo Exchange's First Section, down from Tuesday's volume of 3.01 billion shares, with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones by 1,555 to 159.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
If only Justin Bieber had a Google Nest home
The technology question of the day: If Justin Bieber had a Google
Nest home of the future, would it tell him he needed eggs?You may have
missed the announcement that Google is buying Nest Labs, a company known
mostly for its “smart” thermostats. You probably didn’t miss the news
that Bieber had his home searched Tuesday by no fewer than a dozen
sheriff’s detectives, who were responding to allegations that the pop
star egged his neighbor’s house.(Apparently, L.A.Cast iron clawfoot tubs’s
record-low crime rate has given local law enforcement more free time
than you thought. Though a personal aside: My car got egged one night
recently while I was driving past our local elementary school, and when I
called the sheriff’s station,Clawfoot tub faucets they seemed — well, let’s just say there didn’t seem to be a whole lot of urgency there.tyre equipments)Anyway,
back to Google/Nest. Smarter folks than me are saying that Google
didn’t spend $3.2 billion in cash because it needed better thermostats
and smoke alarms at its headquarters. No. Google is apparently getting
ready for something called the Internet of Things.As my colleague
Jessica Guynn describes it, the Internet of Things refers to “wireless
devices that collect data in the home and can be controlled with a
smartphone. Many people believe this represents the next big growth
phase of the Internet.”Of course, not everyone is excited about this
George Jetson future. Guynn says some folks are threatening to return
their Nest thermostats. “Their reasoning: Buying Nest could help Google
hoover up a whole lot more of our personal information to slice and dice
for advertisers.”
You mean, they’re thinking that, 10 years from now in their Google Nest homes, they’ll go to turn on a bit more heat one chilly evening and get bombarded by Google ads for sweaters, new furnaces or trips to Hawaii? You mean that future?C’mon. It’s just the Internet of Things; nothing to fear here; move along. (Next someone will try to tell me that the NSA is tracking every call I make. Sheesh!)Anyway, back to Bieber. Though you and I might not, here’s someone who obviously would benefit from a “smart” home.For example, as The Times reported Wednesday: “Officials did find drugs in plain view at Bieber’s home and are conducting tests to determine whether it was Ecstasy, cocaine or something else, sheriff’s officials said. Xavier Dominique Smith, 20, known as Lil Za, was taken into custody at Bieber’s home on suspicion of felony drug possession. He was later accused of vandalism after allegedly damaging a phone at a sheriff’s station.”Now, if Bieber had a “smart” home, it would have undoubtedly warned him: “Yo, Biebs, the cops are coming. Hide the eggs.”It might even have said: “Justin, you have idiots for friends. Get rid of these losers.”See, it’s more than home, it’s Mom — minus the free laundry and meals.
You mean, they’re thinking that, 10 years from now in their Google Nest homes, they’ll go to turn on a bit more heat one chilly evening and get bombarded by Google ads for sweaters, new furnaces or trips to Hawaii? You mean that future?C’mon. It’s just the Internet of Things; nothing to fear here; move along. (Next someone will try to tell me that the NSA is tracking every call I make. Sheesh!)Anyway, back to Bieber. Though you and I might not, here’s someone who obviously would benefit from a “smart” home.For example, as The Times reported Wednesday: “Officials did find drugs in plain view at Bieber’s home and are conducting tests to determine whether it was Ecstasy, cocaine or something else, sheriff’s officials said. Xavier Dominique Smith, 20, known as Lil Za, was taken into custody at Bieber’s home on suspicion of felony drug possession. He was later accused of vandalism after allegedly damaging a phone at a sheriff’s station.”Now, if Bieber had a “smart” home, it would have undoubtedly warned him: “Yo, Biebs, the cops are coming. Hide the eggs.”It might even have said: “Justin, you have idiots for friends. Get rid of these losers.”See, it’s more than home, it’s Mom — minus the free laundry and meals.
Wall Street rises on Bank of America, data boost
Bank of America shares climbed 2.7 per cent to $17.22 as one of the
biggest boosts to the S&P 500 after the second-largest US bank
reported stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by a steep fall
in provisions to cover bad loans. The S&P financial index advanced
0.7 per cent.Data showed the seasonally adjusted producer price index
rose 0.4 per cent last month, the biggest rise since June, although
inflation pressures remained benign.In addition, the New York Federal modern lampsReserve's
"Empire State" index of general business conditions rose to its highest
level in 20 months."That is in line with the theme the economy is
slowly but surely accelerating," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment
officer of Solaris Group in Bedford Hills, New York."The knee-jerk
inflation is 'oh my god higher inflation, the Fed is going to accelerate
tapering,' but really this was a very minor increase and it really
doesn't show the economy or inflation accelerating to a point where the
Fed is ready to take its foot off the accelerator."Investors have been
concerned that stock prices may have become extended and are looking to
earnings season to justify further gains in equity prices. The S&P
500's forward price to earnings ratio is at its highest level in nearly
seven years. The benchmark S&P 500 surged about 30 per cent in
2013.Later in the session at 2:00 p.m. (1900 GMT), the Federal Reserve
will release its Beige Book of economic conditions.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 43.96 points or 0.27 per cent, to 16,417.82, the S&P 500 gained 5.13 points or 0.28 per cent, to 1,844.01 and the Nasdaq Composite added 18.313 points or 0.44 per cent, to 4,201.329.The S&P 500 rose 1.1 per cent on Tuesday, its biggest climb since Vintage tubsDec. 18, as a strong December retail sales reading eased concerns that economic growth might be slowing and stocks may be expensive.Fastenal Co slumped 5.6 per cent to $45.06 after the industrial and construction supply company reported fourth-quarter earnings below expectations.China visa applicationOther S&P 500 companies scheduled to report earnings on Wednesday include CSX Corp and Kinder Morgan Inc after the closing bell.General Motors Co said it will pay the first quarterly dividend on its common stock in almost six years. The automaker's new executive team said while it expects a slight uptick in pretax profits this year, margins likely would remain flat until 2015. GM's shares lost 0.9 per cent to $39.66.Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd surged 116.1 per cent to $4.97 after an advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration concluded on Tuesday a drug to treat a rare form of low blood pressure made by the company is effective enough to warrant regulatory approval.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 43.96 points or 0.27 per cent, to 16,417.82, the S&P 500 gained 5.13 points or 0.28 per cent, to 1,844.01 and the Nasdaq Composite added 18.313 points or 0.44 per cent, to 4,201.329.The S&P 500 rose 1.1 per cent on Tuesday, its biggest climb since Vintage tubsDec. 18, as a strong December retail sales reading eased concerns that economic growth might be slowing and stocks may be expensive.Fastenal Co slumped 5.6 per cent to $45.06 after the industrial and construction supply company reported fourth-quarter earnings below expectations.China visa applicationOther S&P 500 companies scheduled to report earnings on Wednesday include CSX Corp and Kinder Morgan Inc after the closing bell.General Motors Co said it will pay the first quarterly dividend on its common stock in almost six years. The automaker's new executive team said while it expects a slight uptick in pretax profits this year, margins likely would remain flat until 2015. GM's shares lost 0.9 per cent to $39.66.Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd surged 116.1 per cent to $4.97 after an advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration concluded on Tuesday a drug to treat a rare form of low blood pressure made by the company is effective enough to warrant regulatory approval.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Young People are Enrolling in ObamaCare, But Numbers Still Lag
The third progress report from the White House regarding enrollment
numbers in the Affordable Care Act is a stark improvement from the first
two, but there’s still a long way to go to hit the administration’s own
projections.The Department of Health and Human Services released on
Monday demographic information of the 2.Vintage tubs2
million ObamaCare enrollees via state and federal exchanges through
Dec. 28.Thirty percent of enrollees are ages 34 and under, HHS reports
while 24% are between the ages of 18 and 34. Fifty-four percent are
female and 46% of enrollees are male.The exchanges saw a surge in
enrollment in December with 1.8 million people making plan selections
that month. The numbers still fall about 1 million short of the Obama
Administration’s original goal of having 3.3 million enrolled through
the end of December 2013. For year one of the ACA, the administration
had projected to have 7 million enrollees, 2.7 million of which are
young and healthy people needed to keep premium levels down.Under the
Affordable Care Act, every individual in the country has to have
insurance by the end of open enrollment period on April 1, or they will
face a penalty of $95 or 1% of their annual income for failing to
comply.
Experts have been holding their breath over whether young people will opt to enroll in plans or just get coverage when they need it. Under the ACA, adult children can stay on their parents’ plans until their 26.Yevgeniy Feyman,Try these must-have Chefs Kitchen Knives for a perfect manicure, including remover, primer, polish, and top coat picks from the beauty experts at Meinys Manhattan Institute scholar, says the preliminary data isn’t promising. Feyman crunched census data for 2011 and 2012, finding that 37% of 18-to-30-year-olds were uninsured.“It’s not good news if only 24% of those in that age group are joining the enrollment pool,” he says. “They are enrolling at a lower rate, relative to their population.”Sixty percent of all enrollees selected the mid-tier silver plan while 20% selected a bronze plan. HHS projects the average American would pay about $328 per month for a mid-tier silver plan, pre-subsidy.Almost 80% of enrollees selected a plan with financial assistance. Under the ACA, those making up to 400% of the federal poverty level are eligible for subsidies for care. This is about $45,000 for an individual and $94,000 for a family of four.Seventh Generation Sanitary Pads, Sanitary Napkin, Sanitary Napkin Pads. Featuring a natural absorbent material derived from wheat.Soft cupFeyman says he is most interested in the health status of those who are enrolling in plans, and says insurers likely priced their initial plans low to garner more interest and because they know have a safety net through 2016.“Insurers still want healthy 45 year olds,” he says. “When claims start coming in from insurers, that will be the next big picture: the healthy-to-sick ratio.”In the law’s risk corridors provision, if insurers have losses greater than 3% of their targeted costs, the government is on the hook to pay them 50% of these losses. If insurers have costs higher than 8% of their initial targets, the government is on the hook for 80% of these costs.“There are reasons for pricing plans low,” he says. “You want to capture market share, be competitive and state regulators are more likely to approve rates that are lower rather than higher. We will probably have to use quite a bit more money for these risk corridors in the first year.”
Experts have been holding their breath over whether young people will opt to enroll in plans or just get coverage when they need it. Under the ACA, adult children can stay on their parents’ plans until their 26.Yevgeniy Feyman,Try these must-have Chefs Kitchen Knives for a perfect manicure, including remover, primer, polish, and top coat picks from the beauty experts at Meinys Manhattan Institute scholar, says the preliminary data isn’t promising. Feyman crunched census data for 2011 and 2012, finding that 37% of 18-to-30-year-olds were uninsured.“It’s not good news if only 24% of those in that age group are joining the enrollment pool,” he says. “They are enrolling at a lower rate, relative to their population.”Sixty percent of all enrollees selected the mid-tier silver plan while 20% selected a bronze plan. HHS projects the average American would pay about $328 per month for a mid-tier silver plan, pre-subsidy.Almost 80% of enrollees selected a plan with financial assistance. Under the ACA, those making up to 400% of the federal poverty level are eligible for subsidies for care. This is about $45,000 for an individual and $94,000 for a family of four.Seventh Generation Sanitary Pads, Sanitary Napkin, Sanitary Napkin Pads. Featuring a natural absorbent material derived from wheat.Soft cupFeyman says he is most interested in the health status of those who are enrolling in plans, and says insurers likely priced their initial plans low to garner more interest and because they know have a safety net through 2016.“Insurers still want healthy 45 year olds,” he says. “When claims start coming in from insurers, that will be the next big picture: the healthy-to-sick ratio.”In the law’s risk corridors provision, if insurers have losses greater than 3% of their targeted costs, the government is on the hook to pay them 50% of these losses. If insurers have costs higher than 8% of their initial targets, the government is on the hook for 80% of these costs.“There are reasons for pricing plans low,” he says. “You want to capture market share, be competitive and state regulators are more likely to approve rates that are lower rather than higher. We will probably have to use quite a bit more money for these risk corridors in the first year.”
S.Korea's foreign currency deposits fall in 7 months
South Korea's foreign currency deposits reduced for the first time in seven months due to a fall in deposits denominated in the U.S. dollar that offset the continued growth in the Chinese yuan deposits, central bank data showed Monday.Foreign currency retail deposits came in at 48.44 billion U.S. dollars as of the end of December, down 0.17 billion dollars from a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). The deposits refer to those deposited by local residents and foreigners staying here for more than six months.It was the first decline in seven months as deposits denominated in the greenback reduced sharply amid strong demand for dollar funds from local importers for the settlement purpose by the year-end.The dollar deposits tumbled 2.An absorbent pad worn externally by women during menstruation to absorb the menstrual flow.Sanitary napkin9 billion dollars in December from a month earlier, but it was offset by a sharp rise in the yuan deposits that increased 2.5 billion dollars last month after gaining 2.53 billion dollars in the previous month."After the forward yuan-dollar exchange rate fell, arbitrage trading increased among local currency traders to gain interest rate differentials between Hong Kong and Seoul," a BOK official told Xinhua.
Local currency traders converted the South Korean currency funds into the dollar funds in the won/dollar currency swap market,drives his golf cart across the street to the high school and unlocks the key programmer. before converting the dollar funds into the yuan funds in the Hong Kong yuan/dollar currency swap market, said the official.Expectations for the appreciation of the Chinese yuan led to the lower borrowing costs in Hong Kong through the yuan/dollar currency swap market, leading local brokerages to deposit yuan funds earned via the swap trading into the local yuan deposit accounts.Retail deposits denominated in the U.S. dollar ranked first in terms of deposit size with 35.91 billion dollars. It was trailed by the yuan deposits with 6.67 billion dollars, the Japanese yen with 2.6 billion dollars and the European single currency with 1. 95 billion dollars.Corporate deposits fell 0.26 billion dollars from a month earlier to 43.01 billion dollars as of end-December,united-promo but those for individual clients rose 0.09 billion dollars to 5.43 billion dollars.
Local currency traders converted the South Korean currency funds into the dollar funds in the won/dollar currency swap market,drives his golf cart across the street to the high school and unlocks the key programmer. before converting the dollar funds into the yuan funds in the Hong Kong yuan/dollar currency swap market, said the official.Expectations for the appreciation of the Chinese yuan led to the lower borrowing costs in Hong Kong through the yuan/dollar currency swap market, leading local brokerages to deposit yuan funds earned via the swap trading into the local yuan deposit accounts.Retail deposits denominated in the U.S. dollar ranked first in terms of deposit size with 35.91 billion dollars. It was trailed by the yuan deposits with 6.67 billion dollars, the Japanese yen with 2.6 billion dollars and the European single currency with 1. 95 billion dollars.Corporate deposits fell 0.26 billion dollars from a month earlier to 43.01 billion dollars as of end-December,united-promo but those for individual clients rose 0.09 billion dollars to 5.43 billion dollars.
Singapore stocks end lower on surprising U.S. job data
Singapore shares closed 0.27 percent lower on Monday, as surprisingly
weak U.S. jobs numbers revived speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve
could keep policy loose for longer.U.S. payrolls rose just 74,000 in
December, the smallest increase in nearly three years and far below the
market forecast of 196,000. But the jobless rate fell sharply to 6.7
percent, largely because of a fall in the participation rate as people
dropped out of the labor force.Still, the unemployment rate is now very
close to the 6.5 percent threshold that the Federal Reserve had
nominated as aBMW ICOM
level where it might start considering raising interest rates. The U.S.
central bank had recently said it would keep rates near zero well past
the time when the jobless rate slips under 6.5 percent.Investors will
watch for figures on U.S. retail sales and on inflation in both the
United States and Europe this week, as well as U.S. Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech on Thursday.The benchmark Straits Times
Index dropped 8.38 points to close at 3,135.49 points. Trading volume
was 3.40 billion shares worth only 825 million Singapore dollars (650
U.S. dollars). Decliners outnumbered advancers 245 to 169, while 531
stocks closed unchanged.DBS Group Research said that if the downward
earnings revision trend can be halted, the Straits Times Index would
likely return to or even exceed 3,230 points and 3,350 points by
June.But Phillip Securities Research said the immediate supports for
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CIMB Research also said it "expects prices to fall below 3,025 points in due time. However, we would need to reassess our bearish view if prices take out the 3,260 points high."Mapletree Logistics Trust dropped 1.4 percent to 1.035 Singapore dollars. It announced the proposed acquisition of an industrial warehouse in Iskandar Malaysia for 88.5 million Malaysia Ringgit.Unionmet jumped 3.8 percent to 8.1 Singapore cents. It is proposing to undertake a renounceable non-underwritten rights issue of up to 306.8 million new shares at an issue price of 7.5 Waterborne resinSingapore cents for each rights share, on the basis of one rights share for every two existing shares held.The net proceeds of about 22 million Singapore dollars will be mainly used for the Group's new property development business and the oil blending business.Among the top gainers, Jardine Matheson rose 0.9 percent to close at 54.10 U.S. dollars, while Jardine Strategic became one of the top losers by falling 0.7 percent to 32.87 U.S. dollars. (1 U. S. dollar = 3.26 Malaysian Ringgit, 1 U.S. dollar = 1.27 Singapore dollars)
CIMB Research also said it "expects prices to fall below 3,025 points in due time. However, we would need to reassess our bearish view if prices take out the 3,260 points high."Mapletree Logistics Trust dropped 1.4 percent to 1.035 Singapore dollars. It announced the proposed acquisition of an industrial warehouse in Iskandar Malaysia for 88.5 million Malaysia Ringgit.Unionmet jumped 3.8 percent to 8.1 Singapore cents. It is proposing to undertake a renounceable non-underwritten rights issue of up to 306.8 million new shares at an issue price of 7.5 Waterborne resinSingapore cents for each rights share, on the basis of one rights share for every two existing shares held.The net proceeds of about 22 million Singapore dollars will be mainly used for the Group's new property development business and the oil blending business.Among the top gainers, Jardine Matheson rose 0.9 percent to close at 54.10 U.S. dollars, while Jardine Strategic became one of the top losers by falling 0.7 percent to 32.87 U.S. dollars. (1 U. S. dollar = 3.26 Malaysian Ringgit, 1 U.S. dollar = 1.27 Singapore dollars)
Monday, January 13, 2014
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Samsung Electronics braces for weakest year of smartphone growth
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is bracing for its weakest smartphone profit growth this year since 2007 as arch rival Apple Inc challenges its domination in China's $80 billion market.Samsung's mobile devices business, which earns two thirds of the company's profit, will come under pressure when Apple makes its phones available from January 17 via China Mobile Ltd, through which Samsung has been selling smartphones for around seven years.Apple is also widely expected to sell smartphones with larger screens come autumn when it traditionally announces products, neutralizing a selling point that Samsung has enjoyed since introducing its Galaxy Note in late 2011."Profit decline in mobiles will be inevitable, as the majority of growth will come from cheaper, low-margin phones, while competition at the high end will get only tougher with Apple's iPhone deal in China,Waterborne resin" said Shinhan Investment analyst Kim Young-chan.Operating profit at Samsung's mobile devices division is likely to grow by a low single digit or to shrink mildly in 2014, after increasing its size by eight times over the past five years, according to a Thomson Reuters' Starmine SmartEstimate of 23 analysts, which gives greater weighting to the more accurate analysts."Its business was already hit in the fourth quarter by Apple's strong iPhone sales, and the impact will continue at least until the end of the first quarter," said Kim.Samsung, the world's biggest smartphone maker with a third of the market, will release October-December earnings guidance on Tuesday which will likely show operating profit growth of 10 percent at 9.75 trillion won ($9.24 billion), according to Starmine.That would be 4 percent less than the record 10.2 trillion won of July-September as Apple enjoyed buoyant sales in the United States and Japan during the year-end holiday season.Fourth-quarter earnings were also likely pulled down by a special bonus related to the 20th anniversary of the "New Management" strategy of Chairman Lee Kun-hee, which analyst estimates put at 300 billion to 700 billion won.
Samsung is the biggest smartphone vendor in China with sales reaching around 70 million units last year, or 20 percent of its total shipments, analysts estimate.But Apple's China Mobile incursion and possible larger screen offerings could cut sales of Samsung's latest Galaxy S and Note series by 3 percent this year, BNP Paribas estimates. The iPhone is widely perceived in China as a gold standard for high-end products, analysts say."We think one of the key reasons Samsung has managed to take market share from Apple so far is its large-sized screen offerings," BNP analyst Peter Yu said in a note."However, this gap is Vintage tubslikely to narrow if Apple launches large-screen phones in 2014. Unless Samsung further differentiates itself with flexible OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screens, it may lose some of these high-end customers."Samsung shares have been pummeled in recent weeks by 22 analysts downgrading fourth-quarter earnings estimates over the past 30 days.The shares, worth $190 billion, fell 10 percent over the past fortnight to a 4-month low last week, wiping off market value to the tune of $19 billion - equal to the total value of shares of Sony Corp.The won's rise to a five-year high against the U.S. dollar has also been prompting investors to sell, as a strong won reduces the value of Samsung's repatriated earnings.A strong won is particularly troublesome for Samsung's components business, which generates around 30 percent of overall operating profit, because it primarily settles accounts in dollars,China visa application analysts said.Samsung's brightest spot is its semiconductor unit, which brings in 20 percent of operating profit, and which enjoys growth estimates of around 42 percent this year.Overall operating profit growth for 2014 is likely to be 6.2 percent, the slowest pace in three years, according to Starmine.
Samsung is the biggest smartphone vendor in China with sales reaching around 70 million units last year, or 20 percent of its total shipments, analysts estimate.But Apple's China Mobile incursion and possible larger screen offerings could cut sales of Samsung's latest Galaxy S and Note series by 3 percent this year, BNP Paribas estimates. The iPhone is widely perceived in China as a gold standard for high-end products, analysts say."We think one of the key reasons Samsung has managed to take market share from Apple so far is its large-sized screen offerings," BNP analyst Peter Yu said in a note."However, this gap is Vintage tubslikely to narrow if Apple launches large-screen phones in 2014. Unless Samsung further differentiates itself with flexible OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screens, it may lose some of these high-end customers."Samsung shares have been pummeled in recent weeks by 22 analysts downgrading fourth-quarter earnings estimates over the past 30 days.The shares, worth $190 billion, fell 10 percent over the past fortnight to a 4-month low last week, wiping off market value to the tune of $19 billion - equal to the total value of shares of Sony Corp.The won's rise to a five-year high against the U.S. dollar has also been prompting investors to sell, as a strong won reduces the value of Samsung's repatriated earnings.A strong won is particularly troublesome for Samsung's components business, which generates around 30 percent of overall operating profit, because it primarily settles accounts in dollars,China visa application analysts said.Samsung's brightest spot is its semiconductor unit, which brings in 20 percent of operating profit, and which enjoys growth estimates of around 42 percent this year.Overall operating profit growth for 2014 is likely to be 6.2 percent, the slowest pace in three years, according to Starmine.
Tokyo stocks end slightly higher
Tokyo stocks rebounded from morning' s losses and ended slightly higher on Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs report due out later in the day.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average inched up 31.73 points, or 0. 20 percent, from Thursday at 15,912.06 on an upbeat earnings report by fashion retailer Fast Retailing.The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange went up 1.73 points, or 0.13 percent, to 1, 298.48.Nikkei ended the morning session to a three-week intraday low, down by 29.07 points, or 0.18 percent, from Thursday toAntique bath fixtures 15,851.26.Brokers here said that the main contributor to Nikkei's advance was a surge by Fast Retailing, which jumped 1,300 yen, or 3.3 percent, to 41,100 yen after it reported Wednesday record-high sales and net profit for the September to November quarter.They added that market players are still waiting for U.S. jobless data due out later the day as they wanted to find hints as to how fast the Federal Reserve (Fed) may unwind its quantitative easing policy.Analysts said that if the U.S. data is more upbeat than expected, it will be good news for Tokyo stocks market, while if the report is weaker than expected, it, however, is unlikely to be negative for the market as investors would found the Fed may slow down the pace of ending its quantitative policy.The U.S. dollar stayed firmly at the upper 104 yen level on Friday, while the euro changed hand in the upper 142 yen range.On Friday, advancing issues surpassed declining ones 842 to 793 on the First Section, while 143 closed unchanged.By sectors, winners included bank, nonferrous metal and rubber shares, while decliners were led by mining, real estate and utility shares.
Matsuya gained 19 yen, or 1.6 percent, to 1,200 yen after the department store operator nearly quadrupled its net profit for the March to November period.Toray Industries was up 1 yen, or 0.1 percent, to 702 yen following media reports that Japan's major business lobby Keidanren has decided to appoint the fabric maker's chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara as its next chairman.By contrast, Nippon Yusen drew selling following media reports that the Japan Fair Trade Commission will fine the shipping firm, together with three other Japanese and European companies, including Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, for allegedly setting up an illegal cartel to raise fares for car carriers.Nippon Yusen shed 3 yen, or 0.9 percent,BMW ICOM to 322 yen while Kawasaki Kisen erased early loss to end the day flat at 260 yen.Mitsubishi Materials lost 6 yen,Online shopping for Sanitary Napkins from a great selection of Health & Personal Care; Feminine Care & more at everyday low prices.Tampon or 1.6 percent, to 370 yen following a deadly explosion at its chemical plant in Yokkaichi, western Japan.Trading volume on the main section came to 3,264.71 million shares, up from Thursday's 3,020.58 million shares.The turnover was about 2,933.7 billion yen (about 27.96 billion U.S. dollars).
Matsuya gained 19 yen, or 1.6 percent, to 1,200 yen after the department store operator nearly quadrupled its net profit for the March to November period.Toray Industries was up 1 yen, or 0.1 percent, to 702 yen following media reports that Japan's major business lobby Keidanren has decided to appoint the fabric maker's chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara as its next chairman.By contrast, Nippon Yusen drew selling following media reports that the Japan Fair Trade Commission will fine the shipping firm, together with three other Japanese and European companies, including Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, for allegedly setting up an illegal cartel to raise fares for car carriers.Nippon Yusen shed 3 yen, or 0.9 percent,BMW ICOM to 322 yen while Kawasaki Kisen erased early loss to end the day flat at 260 yen.Mitsubishi Materials lost 6 yen,Online shopping for Sanitary Napkins from a great selection of Health & Personal Care; Feminine Care & more at everyday low prices.Tampon or 1.6 percent, to 370 yen following a deadly explosion at its chemical plant in Yokkaichi, western Japan.Trading volume on the main section came to 3,264.71 million shares, up from Thursday's 3,020.58 million shares.The turnover was about 2,933.7 billion yen (about 27.96 billion U.S. dollars).
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Cool Beadboard Bathroom Design
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Classic Color Scheme Home Interior Design Kitchen And Bathroom Designs
People who have large bathroom in their building may consider
themselves as the lucky one. However, this is also a challenge to create
the large bathrooms seem great. Without the suitable design skill, they
won’t feel good to look their large bathroom. The wrong option of
bathroom concept is gonna make the large bathroom seems terrible.There’s
a mistake often resulted in large bathroom. People often make this
bathroom looks empty because the bathroom equipment doesn’t controlled
well. To create large bathrooms don’t seem empty, there should be
variations in bathroom walls. Simple colors are maybe suitable for tiny
bathroom but those are not proper for the big bathrooms.There should be
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wall.x431 Another
challenge in adorning large bathrooms is organizing bathroom equipment.
Placing bathtub also closet and shower closely is not suggested for big
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bathrooms won’t seem empty. You must remember about ornament for big
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Five signs you're at the biggest tech show on Earth
It's easy to lose track of yourself in a city as busy as Las Vegas.
Between the iconic Strip, the historic downtown casinos and the
international trade shows, folks have a habit of waking up without a
solid sense of location. We understand, and we're here to help. It just
happens to be the second day of CES. Take a deep breath; take a careful
look at your surroundings; and see if any of the following five stories
sound familiar. If so, there's a good chance you've been doing the trade
show shuffle at the Las Vegas Convention Center. If not, well, then you
just got fed Engadget's top five stories of CES 2014, day two. Really,
it's win-win.It's not a real trade show until industry bigwigs take the
stage and run through the keynote formula. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai was
certainly up to the challenge, kicking off the morning by looking back
at Sony's successes and failures, chatting with Breaking Bad's Vince
Gilligan and Sony Pictures' Michael Lynton about the evolution of TV and
trumpeting the PlayStation 4's multimillion-unit sales figures. No
keynote is complete without announcements, however, and Sony had plenty.
In addition to proposing a Life Space UX projector that promises to
turn your home's walls into 4K displays, Kaz revealed two new cloud
services designed to stream television content and PlayStation games
over the internet, finally delivering on the company's 2012 Gaikai
acquisition.Palmer Luckey's virtual reality headset impressed us as a
low-resolution prototype. It blew our minds again when Oculus VR
upgraded it with an HD display. Now, the company has taken it a step
further, building yet another prototype with an even better screen, less
motion blur and positional-tracking technology. With the help of John
Carmack (the mind behind PC classics like Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein
3D), the company is creating virtual experiences that are more realistic
than ever. The latest headset, called the Crystal Cove Prototype, may
not be representative of what a final consumer model will look like, but
Oculus VR is clearly pushing the envelope in terms of virtual reality
hardware.
Thought you knew how to build a gaming PC? Think again. Razer has traded in the desktop PC's usual configuration of motherboards, PCI-E cards and RAM chips for a tower of modular pods, each outfitted with a specific hardware component that can be swapped in and out on the fly. The strange-looking computer tower is called Project Christine,Chandelier and it's Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan's attempt at making building your own computer a simpler, more user-friendly affair. To the PC gamers that habitually assemble their own rigs out of off-the-shelf parts, Christine could seem like an unnecessary stroll into a walled garden, but newbies wading into the category via Valve's Steam Machine initiative could find Razer's latest project to be an accessible alternative.If you're thinking of picking up a high-end hybrid, you may want to take a look at Audi's CES offerings. Today the company revealed its Sport Quattro Laserlight for the first time, a hybrid electric concept car with, you guessed it, lasers headlights built in. These beams promise to shine brightly across five football fields of darkness, and their casing is nothing to laugh at either -- the vehicle boasts an impressive 700 horsepower electric and gas engine that can run 90 miles on a single gallon. It's not too hard on the eyes,China tourist visa either.Looking for a futuristic gadget? How about a real, functioning tricorder? The Scanadu Scout is the culmination of big dreams, massive crowdfunding and an X-prize competition to create one of Gene Roddenberry's fictional scanning devices. This isn't Spock's clunky scanner,alkyd resin however; it's a sleek, lightweight medical device that fits in the palm of your hand. Backers will be able to check their vitals this March, but we're just excited to see this piece of science fiction technology materialize in the real world.
Thought you knew how to build a gaming PC? Think again. Razer has traded in the desktop PC's usual configuration of motherboards, PCI-E cards and RAM chips for a tower of modular pods, each outfitted with a specific hardware component that can be swapped in and out on the fly. The strange-looking computer tower is called Project Christine,Chandelier and it's Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan's attempt at making building your own computer a simpler, more user-friendly affair. To the PC gamers that habitually assemble their own rigs out of off-the-shelf parts, Christine could seem like an unnecessary stroll into a walled garden, but newbies wading into the category via Valve's Steam Machine initiative could find Razer's latest project to be an accessible alternative.If you're thinking of picking up a high-end hybrid, you may want to take a look at Audi's CES offerings. Today the company revealed its Sport Quattro Laserlight for the first time, a hybrid electric concept car with, you guessed it, lasers headlights built in. These beams promise to shine brightly across five football fields of darkness, and their casing is nothing to laugh at either -- the vehicle boasts an impressive 700 horsepower electric and gas engine that can run 90 miles on a single gallon. It's not too hard on the eyes,China tourist visa either.Looking for a futuristic gadget? How about a real, functioning tricorder? The Scanadu Scout is the culmination of big dreams, massive crowdfunding and an X-prize competition to create one of Gene Roddenberry's fictional scanning devices. This isn't Spock's clunky scanner,alkyd resin however; it's a sleek, lightweight medical device that fits in the palm of your hand. Backers will be able to check their vitals this March, but we're just excited to see this piece of science fiction technology materialize in the real world.
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