Friday, February 22, 2013

Galaxy S4 to Feature Samsung Orb, Their TouchWiz Version of Photo Sphere

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Even though it may not work as well as some would either expect or hope it to, Photo Sphere is still one of my favorite additions to Android 4.2. According to a report from Android Geeks, who supposedly have a friend on Samsung?s software engineering team, Photo Sphere will most certainly be present on the upcoming Galaxy S4 from Samsung. Naturally, they are renaming it to Samsung Orb, which throws me off, but I wouldn?t put anything past Sammy at this point.?

That does sort of imply they created the idea, but with Samsung being the only OEM currently making any real money off of Android, I don?t think Google cares what they do at this point. Apparently, the source stated that Samsung Orb will be even better than Photo Sphere, thanks to the ?S4?s amazing camera.?

So, with Photo?Sphere-like features possibly confirmed on the S4, we can also throw some money down on the device shipping with Android 4.2, unlike someone else?s flagship that was announced recently. Attention OEM?s, if you are making a flagship currently, you best be using Android 4.2+.

Via: Android Geeks

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Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/22/galaxy-s4-to-feature-samsung-orb-their-touchwiz-version-of-photo-sphere/

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Surprise: GOP?s Violence Against Women Act Excludes LGBT Victims

House Speaker John Boehner crying about something not important. (Getty Images)

House Speaker John Boehner crying about something that isn?t violence against women. (Getty Images)

Surprising exactly no one,?House Republicans released a watered-down version of the Violence Against Women Act on Friday that fails to guarantee equal coverage for LGBT victims of domestic violence. Where the bipartisan VAWA bill?that cleared the Senate last week?granted access to federal grants for LGBT victims, the 288-page bill? House version contains?some notable changes.?HuffPost reports:

The House GOP bill entirely leaves out provisions aimed at helping LGBT victims of domestic violence. Specifically, the bill removes ?sexual orientation? and ?gender identity? from the list of underserved populations who face barriers to accessing victim services, thereby disqualifying LGBT victims from a related grant program. The bill also eliminates a requirement in the Senate bill that programs that receive funding under VAWA provide services regardless of a person?s sexual orientation or gender identity. Finally, the bill excludes the LGBT community from the STOP program, the largest VAWA grant program, which gives funds to care providers who work with law enforcement officials to address domestic violence.

Single-handedly keeping Kleenex? in business, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) was unable find the time to release a statement about the bill. Similarly, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) stayed mum, but his spokeswoman Megan Whittemore said the GOP leader is ?committed to ending violence against all women.?

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), a chief advocate for VAWA in the Senate, blasted the House bill as a ?non-starter? and urged moderate Republicans to take action: ?It?s not a compromise, it?s an unfortunate effort to exclude specific groups of women from receiving basic protections under the law? The protections included in the Senate for new communities of women are not bargaining chips that can be played with in order to appease the far right in their party. These are badly needed new tools to give women an escape from a life stunted by abuse?It?s time for moderate Republicans in the House to step up and finally force their leadership to stop ignoring the calls of women across the country.?

The House is?expected to vote on the new measure next week.

Source: http://www.newnownext.com/surprise-gops-violence-against-women-act-excludes-lgbt-victims/02/2013/

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Telecom giants China Mobile and Deutsche Telekom join Via Licensing?s LTE patent pool

Patent pool administrator Via Licensing has announced that China Mobile and Deutsche Telekom, two of the world?s largest telecommunications companies,?have joined its LTE patent group.

Via, a subsidiary of Dolby Labs, first formed the pool back in October 12 with ten members: AT&T, Clearwire Corporation, DTVG Licensing, HP, KDDI Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, SK Telecom, Telecom Italia, Telef?nica, and ZTE Corporation.

Members, which must themselves hold LTE-related intellectual property, agree to license all of their standard-essential patents to the pool and receive rights to its intellectual property in a single transaction. With the addition of the most recent two companies, Via believes its initiative represents about 15-20% of the available essential LTE patents.

?The wireless industry is known for delivering significant innovation, but it is often affected by costly patent litigation and a lack of predictability surrounding the cost and availability of essential IP,? Deutsche Telekom CTO Bruno Jacobfeuerborn said in a statement. ?We are pleased to participate with Via in a collaborative effort to deliver efficient and cost-effective access to LTE standard-essential patents.?

Via Licensing?s endeavor is an important one, as it could help the industry avoid a patent showdown over LTE. The pool has attracted fewer members than originally anticipated, but Via says it is actively recruiting for the group.

As the world?s largest carrier with over 700 million subscribers, China Mobile?s participation is also significant. The carrier has been slower to the third-generation of wireless data, as it went with a proprietary standard for its 3G network. As of January, it had almost 95 million 3G customers, or about 13% penetration.

The Chinese government is making preparations for the jump to LTE, and the country?s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has said it will be ready to begin issuing licenses and allocating frequency by the end of this year. China Mobile?s entrance to Via?s patent pool can thus be seen as a crucial step in the carrier?s own preparations for the move to 4G.

According to Via?s Director of Licensing John Ehler, China Mobile brings plenty to the table as it joins the program.

?China Mobile has been fairly active in producing patents. We find their endorsement of the patent pool to be significant because of the strength that?s coming out of China. It?s an interesting and important step to have a patent pool participated by these major Chinese players,? he told The Next Web in an interview.

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker and handset vendor ZTE was one of the initial members of the patent pool.

Ross also noted that, in his twenty years of working with patent pools, this is the first to have such significant participation of Chinese industry players during the formation stage.

Via first dipped into the patent pool business with a consortium of MPEG2, MPEG4 and AAC licensors. Along the way, it?s branched out to broadcast and wireless patent pools, leading up to its decision to create a group for the LTE standard. Since Via doesn?t itself have an IP stake in the pool, it?s able to administrate it as a third-party.

Image credit: Hemera

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNextWebAsia/~3/xKoKGz_TkAQ/

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

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Source: http://blogs.technet.com/b/windows-server-china-blog/archive/2013/02/20/windows-server-2012-essentials-it-3.aspx

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Canada?s priciest home, a $38-million teardown in West Vancouver

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Remember when we told you that some housing experts were predicting ?stubborn sellers? would prevent a real estate market collapse in Canada? Well, the case of the most expensive house in the country may be the perfect example of that:

?The price of a West Vancouver waterfront property has gone up from $30-million to $38-million even though it failed to sell when first listed in 2011,? reads an article in Wednesday?s National Post.

And the listing agent admits the 49-year-old home is a dated teardown with ?no value.?

?This spectacular property has the potential to be subdivided into three waterfront properties with brand new 8,000-square-foot mansions with triple car garages, infinity pools and up to 32-foot boat garages,? reads the Re/Max listing for ?Seaside Mansion on the Pointe? at 3810 Marine Drive in West Vancouver.

If you do have the cash and the impetus to buy the home, according to the North Shore Outlook, you?d be doing the neighbours a favour.

??3810 Marine Drive has for years been a thorn in the side of some neighbourhood residents, drawing complaints about garbage strewn around the property and derelict cars in the driveway,? the paper explains. ?The property?s owners are routinely cited by West Vancouver District for contravening the municipality?s Good Neighbour Bylaw for unsightly and nuisance premises.?

Here?s the Google Street View of the home?s entrance:

Of course, the?incredibly high price tag?cannot be?ascribed to the 5,500-square-foot?home itself. The real value comes from the waterfront property and its 180 degree views that stretch from downtown Vancouver to Vancouver Island.

3810 Marine Drive's west-facing view.

3810 Marine Drive?s west-facing view.

And in case you?re wondering what the house cost when it was build in 1964?

?A quick search of the West Vancouver Archives reveals that when Kenneth Hamilton White built the home in 1964, the land was then valued at $25,670 and the new house at $13,950, for a total property value of $39,620,? the North Shore Outlook explains.

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Aerial shot of ?Seaside Mansion on the ? in West Vancouver.

The area also has dismal Walk Score of five (out of a hundred). But who cares, right? If you have $38 million to spend, you can probably afford a Segway.

Source: http://blog.buzzbuzzhome.com/2013/02/canadas-most-expensive-home-38-million-vancouver.html

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