By Volker Hildebrand, Global Vice President, CRM Solutions, …read more
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SAPVoice: Should You Be Afraid Of Amazon?
The Real Victims Of New Debit Swipe Fee Rules? Consumers, Not Banks
By Halah Touryalai, Forbes Staff
There’s a lot at stake for big banks in the battle over swipe fees but the big loser will be consumers. …read more
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Eucalyptus macrocarpa is giving nano-medicine a boost
(Phys.org) —Murdoch University researchers have developed a ‘green’ method to create antibacterial gold nanoparticles for potential use in the medical field with the help of common eucalyptus leaves. …read more
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Closing in on Einstein's window to the universe
(Phys.org) —Nearly a century after the world’s greatest physicist, Albert Einstein, first predicted the existence of gravitational waves, a global network of gravitational wave observatories has moved a step closer to detecting the faint radiation that could lead to important new discoveries in our universe. …read more
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Autism: 'different developmental brain chemistry'
Researchers have discovered that children with autism can be set apart from those with other developmental disorders through differences in chemical changes in the brain… …read more
Real confirm Bale talks
Real Madrid are in talks to try to sign Gareth Bale, coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed, amid speculation that the Spaniards could be prepared to break the world transfer record for the highly rated winger. …read more
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Bank of England keeps low interest rate
The Bank of England said on Thursday its policymakers had voted by a majority to keep its main lending rate at a record-low 0.50 percent. …read more
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New US drone strike in Yemen as Hadi to meet Obama
A US drone killed four Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen Thursday, a security official said, the third such strike in five days as the Yemeni president prepared for White House talks. …read more
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Sony stays in profit, revenue grows from strong smartphone sales
Sony reported a modest profit in its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, continuing a turnaround that started in the last fiscal year.
The company has also raised its revenue forecast for its current fiscal year on account of the depreciating Yen.
If the return to profitability in the last fiscal year mainly came from the sale of assets including its U.S. headquarters, a large Tokyo office complex and share holdings, the turnaround in the quarter came from improved sales of smartphones and the favorable impact of foreign exchange rates.
The company reported that its net profit was ¥3.5 billion (US$35 million) in the quarter, compared to losses of ¥24.6 billion in the same quarter last year. Revenue was up 13 percent to ¥1.7 trillion.
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Samsung readies dual-mode 4G TDD/FDD LTE phones for China
Samsung Electronics is positioning itself to be one of the first handset vendors to tap into China’s upcoming market for 4G services by introducing new Galaxy S4 phones capable of operating on both FDD and TDD LTE networks. The South Korean company will bring FDD/TDD LTE dual-mode Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 mini phones to China once the country officially launches commercial 4G services, the company said on Thursday. Currently, most Western nations are deploying 4G networks using FDD LTE technology. But in China, the government has been heavily promoting the use of TDD LTE networks. The country’s largest carrier, China Mobile, with 740 million customers, has been building trial networks with the 4G standard.Local officials have said China will issue the 4G commercial licenses later this year. Research firm IDC expects that could be as soon as September. China is the world’s largest smartphone market, and Samsung reigns as the country’s top vendor with a 19 percent share, according to IDC. The research firm’s forecasts show that in 2014, a quarter of all smartphones shipped to China will be designed for 4G networks. By 2017, that figure will reach 50 percent Samsung’s dual mode phones will allow users to seamlessly roam over different LTE networks, the company said. The handset maker plans to launch other TDD-LTE devices in other markets in the third quarter.
Outside of China, TDD LTE networks are seeing growing adoption in certain nations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.
In Australia, local carrier Optus will launch the FDD/TDD LTE dual-mode phones in a few weeks.
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Researchers show ways to bypass home and office security systems
Many door and window sensors, motion detectors and keypads that are part of security systems used in millions of homes and businesses can be bypassed by using relatively simple techniques, according to researchers from security consultancy firm Bishop Fox.
The researchers presented some of the bypass methods they discovered in a talk at the Black Hat USA security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, but declined to name any vendors whose products are affected.
“We started looking at security sensors, going from the outside in, and we found a few implementation issues that we can take advantage of,” said Drew Porter, a senior security analyst at Bishop Fox.
For example, many door sensors rely on magnetic fields to work and if you hit them with a high enough magnetic field, they trip, Porter said. Window sensors are vulnerable to the same issue, he said.
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Complaints reportedly force NYC school to remove book on masturbation from summer reading list
Sixth-grade students in a New York City borough were reportedly assigned to read a book that touched on masturbation until angered parents got the title removed from the summer reading list. …read more
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Edward Snowden had papers that allow him to enter Russia, his lawyer says
A Russian lawyer for National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he has received papers that allow him to leave the transit zone of Moscow’ airport and enter Russia pending a decision on his request for asylum in Russia. …read more
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The Regulatory State Is Strangling Startups, And Destroying Jobs
In 1992, when I started my first company, you could freely hire a programmer or other contractor for as many hours or days per week as you could afford and as the individual was available. As you grew, you could gradually increase the hours the contractor worked until you could afford to make him or her an employee. It was a natural, frugal way to get a business off the ground. …read more
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Taxpayer Funded Congressional 'Boondoggles' Are Much More Than A Vacation, A Joke, Or An Irritant
With the August recess just around the corner, Congressional Delegations (CODELS) are gearing up for travels to various parts of the world. No matter where those delegations go, the press can be relied on to ridicule the travelers as itchy-footed wastrels, and their trips as junkets. The public will mostly agree with the press’ point of view. …read more
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Is The College You're Desperate To Get Into Really The Right One For You?
By Mark Hendrickson, Contributor
The irrationalists are on the march again. One of their latest causes celebres is a “fossil fuels divestment” movement that demonizes oil, gas, and coal companies, and urges everyone to sell any and all investments they have in those companies. …read more
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Is Poverty In The World's Richest Country Simply Bad Luck?
There is a new study out with the finding that urban sprawl contributes to inequality, making it more difficult for the poor to climb the income ladder. …read more
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How Did Rich Connecticut Morph Into One Of America's Worst Performing Economies?
Connecticut has so many advantages that it might be hard to understand how it became one of America’s worst-performing state economies. …read more
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Can Junk Help Europe Out Of Its Funk?
Some call them “junk” and others call them “high yield” but whatever you call them, corporate bonds deemed riskier than “investment grade” debt might just help many European companies get access to much-needed finance. …read more
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Austerity In Europe: It Will Work If It's Ever Tried
By Jeffrey Dorfman, Contributor
The proponents of Keynesian-style deficit spending argue against austerity by claiming that it has failed in Europe. They point to the U.K., Italy, Greece, and onward, shouting that European government spending cuts have led to slow or negative growth and sky-high unemployment rates. The only problem with these arguments is that all the purported facts are misstated. …read more
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