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Alcatel recently launched two new smartphones, the $400 Alcatel Idol 4S and the smaller, cheaper $200 Alcatel Idol 4.
But it looks like the company that produces phones sold under the Alcatel brand has another model on the way, and leaks paint a picture of a phone with a faster processor, more RAM, and a higher resolution camera.
The TCL 950 showed up at the GFXBench website a few months ago, and now it’s made its way to the website of Chinese regulatory agency TENAA.
Alcatel recently launched two new smartphones, the $400 Alcatel Idol 4S and the smaller, cheaper $200 Alcatel Idol 4.
But it looks like the company that produces phones sold under the Alcatel brand has another model on the way, and leaks paint a picture of a phone with a faster processor, more RAM, and a higher resolution camera.
The TCL 950 showed up at the GFXBench website a few months ago, and now it’s made its way to the website of Chinese regulatory agency TENAA.
Apple asked for too much in exchange for too little, TV executives tell the WSJ.
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In the months leading up to the announcement of the new Apple TV box last year, there were multiple reports that said the company was also working on a streaming TV service as a way to entice cord-cutters and "cord-nevers" into its ecosystem. Those reports suggested that the service would include some 25 channels and cost $30 or $40 a month, and it would stream live content as well as offer a Netflix-esque back catalog of shows on demand.
But it never came to pass. When the new Apple TV launched, Apple pushed apps as the future of TV rather than an all-in-one service. A new report from the Wall Street Journal today says that Apple's negotiating tactics were to blame and that the service didn't come to pass in part because Apple was offering too little money and making too many demands.
The report, which it should be noted is sourced mostly from anonymous TV industry executives and not from anyone on Apple's side of the negotiating table, lays most of the blame at the feet of SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue. The executives say he showed up to a meeting with Time Warner late and underdressed ("jeans, tennis shoes with no socks, and a Hawaiian shirt," which to be fair does sound pretty much like the Eddy Cue we see at Apple events) and that his list of requests included on-demand seasons of popular shows and Tivo-esque cloud-based recordings of shows that would allow for ad skipping.
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The alleged owner of KickassTorrents has retained lawyer Ira Rothken, who also handles the defense of Kim Dotcom and his indicted Megaupload colleagues. Rothken believes that Vaulin has a strong case against the U.S. Government and hopes to have the Ukrainian released from his Warsaw jail soon, so he can mount a spirited defense.
Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
Last week Polish law enforcement officers arrested Artem Vaulin, the alleged founder of KickassTorrents.
The arrest resulted in the shutdown of the site, which came as a shock to millions of KAT users and the torrent community at large.
The Polish authorities acted on a criminal complaint from the U.S. Government. In the indictment, the 30-year-old Ukrainian is charged with criminal copyright infringement and money laundering.
These charges are similar to those lodged against Megaupload and Kim Dotcom. With this in mind, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Vaulin has decided to retain the same lawyer.
Ira Rothken confirmed to TorrentFreak that he will lead Vaulin’s defense working in collaboration with local counsel. Besides his familiarity with criminal copyright charges, Rothken also knows the ins and outs of torrent sites, as he previously represented isoHunt in a civil case.
While it’s still early days, Rothken believes that they have strong arguments to have the criminal complaint dismissed.
“We believe the US criminal complaint lacks merit. Torrent sites and trackers are devoid of any content files. If any infringement occurs it happens offsite and leaves Kickasstorrents behind,” Rothken informs TorrentFreak.
“This type of copyright theory is known as secondary copyright infringement and there is no United States criminal statute for secondary copyright infringement – that type of theory is at most a civil liability issue.”
The same arguments are also being raised in the Megaupload case, which is still pending after nearly half a decade.
Last December a New Zealand District Court judge ruled that Dotcom and his former Megaupload colleagues can be extradited to the United States. This decision was immediately appealed and a new series of hearings is scheduled to take place in a few weeks.
As noted by ARS, who first reported the news, Vaulin remains in a Warsaw jail pending his extradition request. However, Rothken hopes that the alleged owner of KickassTorrents will be able to fight his extradition outside of jail.
“We are working with local Polish counsel to try to get Artem out of the Warsaw jail so he can assist with his defense,” Rothken tells us.
The KickassTorrents website, meanwhile, is still offline. Although there are numerous mirrors available, it is unlikely that it will come back in the near future.
The KAT “community,” however, has been revived and remains active.
Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
It’s been more than two years since Google added support for add-ons to its web-based Docs and Sheets office suite, allowing you to integrate third-party tools to sort sheets, add fonts to documents, create forms, merge labels, use additional types of charts, and more.
Now Google Docs and Sheets for Android also supports add-ons.
There are 9 available at launch, including add-ons from DocuSign (for digitally “signing” documents,” Scanbot (for scanning documents using optical character recognition), and AppSheet (for turning a spreadsheet into a mobile app).
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It’s been more than two years since Google added support for add-ons to its web-based Docs and Sheets office suite, allowing you to integrate third-party tools to sort sheets, add fonts to documents, create forms, merge labels, use additional types of charts, and more.
Now Google Docs and Sheets for Android also supports add-ons.
There are 9 available at launch, including add-ons from DocuSign (for digitally “signing” documents,” Scanbot (for scanning documents using optical character recognition), and AppSheet (for turning a spreadsheet into a mobile app).
Continue reading Google Docs and Sheets for Android now supports add-ons at Liliputing.
The Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA is a 3 pound convertible notebook with a 13.3 inch full HD touchscreen display and a 360 degree hinge that lets you flip the screen around and hold the computer as a tablet.
It features an Intel Core M processor, 8GB of RAM, at least 256GB of storage, and while it has a list price of $749 or up, it’s been available for as little as $699 since the day the notebook first went on sale.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (7-28-2016) at Liliputing.
The Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA is a 3 pound convertible notebook with a 13.3 inch full HD touchscreen display and a 360 degree hinge that lets you flip the screen around and hold the computer as a tablet.
It features an Intel Core M processor, 8GB of RAM, at least 256GB of storage, and while it has a list price of $749 or up, it’s been available for as little as $699 since the day the notebook first went on sale.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (7-28-2016) at Liliputing.
Motorola’s first modular smartphones are now available in the United States.
As promised, the Moto Z Droid is available for $624 and up, while the Moto Z Force Droid starts at $720. But those prices can climb pretty high if you decide to deck out your phone with extra storage and some of the Moto Mod accessories that are what truly make the Moto Z phones stand out.
Both phones are available exclusively for Verizon Wireless customers in the US.
Motorola’s first modular smartphones are now available in the United States.
As promised, the Moto Z Droid is available for $624 and up, while the Moto Z Force Droid starts at $720. But those prices can climb pretty high if you decide to deck out your phone with extra storage and some of the Moto Mod accessories that are what truly make the Moto Z phones stand out.
Both phones are available exclusively for Verizon Wireless customers in the US.
Mehr sehen, als draußen zu sehen ist: Die Deutsche Bahn will in einem Zug transparente Bildschirme ins Fenster einbauen, auf denen sich der Fahrgast digitale Informationen anzeigen lassen kann. Partner in dem Projekt ist Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. (Verkehr, Deutsche Bahn)
Mehr sehen, als draußen zu sehen ist: Die Deutsche Bahn will in einem Zug transparente Bildschirme ins Fenster einbauen, auf denen sich der Fahrgast digitale Informationen anzeigen lassen kann. Partner in dem Projekt ist Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. (Verkehr, Deutsche Bahn) AT&T claims it didn’t have to follow rule designed to give schools lower prices.
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AT&T overcharged two Florida school districts for phone service and should have to pay about $170,000 to the US government to settle the allegations, the Federal Communications Commission said yesterday. AT&T disputes the charges and will contest the decision.
The FCC issued a Notice of Apparently Liability (NAL) to AT&T, an initial step toward enforcing the proposed punishment. The alleged overcharges relate to the FCC's E-Rate program, which funds telecommunications for schools and libraries and is paid for by Americans through surcharges on phone bills. The FCC said AT&T should have to repay $63,760 it improperly received from the FCC in subsidies for phone service provided to Orange and Dixie Counties and pay an additional fine of $106,425. AT&T prices charged to the districts were almost 400 percent higher than they should have been, according to the FCC.
AT&T violated the FCC's "lowest corresponding price rule" designed to ensure that schools and libraries "get the best rates available by prohibiting E-Rate service providers from charging them more than the lowest price paid by other similarly situated customers for similar telecommunications services," the FCC said. Instead of charging the lowest available price, "AT&T charged the school districts prices for telephone service that were magnitudes higher than many other customers in Florida," the FCC said. Between 2012 and 2015, the school districts paid "some of the highest prices in the state... for basic telephone services."
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Have a computer running Windows 7 or later? You can upgrade it to Windows 10 free of charge if you do it by the end of the day on July 29th. After that you’ll have to pay full price fro a Windows 10 license if you want to upgrade.
That means if you update today it’s free. Try to do it on Saturday and you’ll probably end up spending $120 for Windows 10 Home or $200 for Windows 10 Pro (or a little less for an OEM license).
Continue reading You’ve got one more day to upgrade to Windows 10 for free at Liliputing.
Have a computer running Windows 7 or later? You can upgrade it to Windows 10 free of charge if you do it by the end of the day on July 29th. After that you’ll have to pay full price fro a Windows 10 license if you want to upgrade.
That means if you update today it’s free. Try to do it on Saturday and you’ll probably end up spending $120 for Windows 10 Home or $200 for Windows 10 Pro (or a little less for an OEM license).
Continue reading You’ve got one more day to upgrade to Windows 10 for free at Liliputing.
The all-electric racing series has gone for a bold look.
Formula E—the world's first fully electric racing series—recently wrapped its second season with a close championship fight in London. Ahead of the start of the third season later this year, the series has just unveiled a revised version of the Spark-Renault SRT_01 cars that each of the 10 teams will race in cities around the globe.
In fact, from the wheels back, the cars are basically the same; the big change is a striking new front wing, meant to make the car look more aggressive:
"I like the look of the new front wing—it looks a little bit more futuristic, and from inside the car you can see the top part of the wing, so visually for the driver there is also a small change," said Sebastian Buemi, the Swiss driver and reigning Formula E champion. "We want Formula E to look different and be different, and the new wing is a good way of showing that. I don’t think it will make too big of an impact on aero which isn’t in the ethos of this championship—but it’s a good way to show visual development heading to Hong Kong for the start of season three."
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