Google to step up smartphone wars with release of own handset

Google to step up smartphone wars with release of own handset

Google to step up smartphone wars with release of own handset

Google to step up smartphone wars with release of own handset

Google is planning a shake-up of  the smartphone market by releasing its own handset, a move that would tighten its grip on mobile software and see it compete directly with the iPhone.The technology giant is in discussions with mobile operators about releasing a Google-branded phone that will extend the company’s move into hardware, sources familiar with the discussions told The Telegraph. Google already develops the Android operating system that runs on four in five smartphones sold around the world, and endorses a range of phones made by partners such as LG and Huawei under the Google Nexus brand.  But unlike Apple, it leaves manufacturing to other companies such as Samsung, with the company concentrating on developing the free software that runs on its phones.

Källa: Google to step up smartphone wars with release of own handset

Google to step up smartphone wars with release of own handset

Bangladesh central bank ends FireEye investigation into cyber heist

Bangladesh central bank ends FireEye investigation into cyber heist

Bangladesh central bank ends FireEye investigation into cyber heist

Bangladesh’s central bank has ended a contract with U.S. cyber security firm FireEye to investigate February’s online theft of $81 million, turning down a proposal to extend the agreement, a senior official said on Monday.More than four months after hackers broke into the computer systems of Bangladesh Bank and transferred money from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, investigators in Bangladesh and the United States are still trying to identify them.FireEye’s Mandiant division had asked for 570 hours of additional work to complete its investigation into the biggest cyber heist in history, sources at the bank had said earlier.Last week, the board of Bangladesh Bank met and ratified an earlier decision not to extend Mandiant’s contract, Jamaluddin Ahmed, a director of the central bank, told Reuters on Monday.”It was a unanimous decision,” he said, adding the central bank had decided to take steps on its own to improve the security of its computer systems.

Källa: Bangladesh central bank ends FireEye investigation into cyber heist | Reuters

Cycles

Cycles

Cycles

Cycles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A young cyclist Sam tries hard to make peace with his younger brother Alex who suffers from an unknown illness.

This is my last film at CalArts!
Growing up with an older sister with pretty severe OCD, I faced difficulties when it came to hanging out with friends, and focusing on my dreams. My whole family was influenced by her illness and it was something that was very hard to discuss about. I always had mixed feelings about my sister because I understood that she was also struggling with her problems, but at the same time I just felt so unfair how everything had to revolve around her.
It’s a story I always wanted to tell. I had a good experience making it!
Watch other films made by my classmates: 2016 CalArts Character Animation Student Films

 

Twitter lanserar Stickers för dina bilder

Twitter lanserar Stickers för dina bilder

Twitter lanserar Stickers för dina bilder

Twitter lanserar Stickers för dina bilder

Nu kan du förse dina bilder som du publicerar på Twitter med så kallade Stickers för att andra och du ska kunna hitta dem.

En Stickers är både en ikon och en hashtagg som gör att dina bilder kan hållas samman, om de tagits vid ett och samma tillfälle., exempelvis. De kan knytas till en redan existerande tagg och då finnas me DI sitt rätta sammanhang och så vidare.

Millions of photo Tweets are sent every day, capturing moments – big and small – that the world is talking about. Today, we’re excited to introduce #Stickers, a fun new way to add creativity to your photos and connect them to the world on Twitter.

Soon, you can browse our rotating sets of stickers to join in on real-time conversations, and select from the library of hundreds of accessories, emoji, and props to make your photos more fun. Use them to share what you’re doing or how you’re feeling, to show support for a cause, or to just add some flair. You can use multiple stickers on a photo, resize and rotate them, and place them anywhere on your picture.

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Stickers kommer nu att rullas ut under de närmaste veckorna och enligt Twitter så kommer funktionen först för de som använder Twitter med iOS eller Android.

När forna kompisar blir bittra rivaler

När forna kompisar blir bittra rivaler

När forna kompisar blir bittra rivaler

När forna kompisar blir bittra rivaler

Under många år så har bildsajten Imgur varit förknippad med Reddit, forum och digital diskussionsplats, men nu ser de forna kompisarna ut att bli bittra rivaler. Bilder som publiceras på Reddit publiceras på Imgur men bildsajten har stegvis börjat att lägga till sociala tjänster och vuxit till en konkurrent till Reddit.

Imgur grundades för övrigt av en fd Reddit-anställd Allan Schaaf 2009. Idag är Reddit den nion populäraste webbplatsen i Alexas rankning. Imgur återfinns på sextonde plats så det är ingen tvekan om att de båda webbplatserna dragit nytta av varandra. Nu kan det vara slut med samarbetet sedan Imgur stegvis har börjat att lägga till tjänster och funktioner som redan finns hos Reddit.

“I would see they were stretching Imgur in different directions and doing things that weren’t supported, like using @username messaging even though that wasn’t supported,” Schaaf recently told me. “We started small, based on what users were asking for and started building those things into the site, then we took a step back and realized why people were using the service and what they were getting out of it.”

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Egen tjänst

Reddits svar är en egen bildlagriingstjänst som började att betatestats i maj och nyligen meddelade Reddit att tjänsten och funktionen finns tillgänglig på stora delar av Reddit. Därmed kan bilder lagras direkt av Reddits användare i diskussioner. Bildlagringen har ännu inte aktiverats för diskussioner som markeras som “not safe for work”, alltså inte helt rumsrena diskussioner och bilder. Reddit har sagt att den egna bildlagringen kommer att aktiveras på hela webbplatsen inom kort.

För Reddit så är Imgurs tillväxt ett problem eller kan bli det därför att mer än hälften av av de mest populära diskussionerna och trådarna har bilderna lagrade hos Imgur, Det finns en risk att även diskussionerna flyttar över till Imgur och därmed är bildlagringstjänsten en vass konkurrent.

Imgur has now grown into a full-fledged online community focused on image sharing, and is arguably a direct competitor to Reddit. In a sense, Imgur has gotten too big for its britches, and it’s probably too risky for Reddit to continue relying on a direct competitor for image hosting.

Randal S. Olson