Word of Android Nougat on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge has been circulating for some time now. Last we heard, the Korean giant was gearing up for a field test in the UK, but that was later scrapped. However, it’s not all bad news, as a beta was indeed launched today, only in the OEMs home market. The beta test is live for eligible and registered users of both the Galaxy S7 and the S7 edge for carriers SK Telecom, KT corporation and LG Uplus. The ROMs have the model numbers G930SKSU1ZPK4, G930KKKU1ZPK4 and G930LKLU1ZPK4 for the S7 and G935SKSU1ZPK4,…
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A new leak comprising of two low-res pictures could very well be connected to vivo’s next flagship to be – the Xplay 6. The leak shows the front and back of the rumored device with the front having a curved screen and what should be a finger-scanning home button while the back has the ever-so-popular dual camera setup. vivo Xplay 6 leaked photos There is no official word on a vivo Xplay 6 so everything that follows is guesswork. It’s expected to drop before the end of the year and should pack the interim Snapdragon 821 chipset with 6 whole…
Reuters Xiao Jie, former tax chief and Minister of Finance deputy minister in 2012. China appointed a new finance chief on Monday at a key time as investors’ concerns grow over the country’s mounting debt and rising fiscal deficits. Xiao Jie, former tax chief and Minister of Finance deputy minister, was named minister of finance, the official Xinhua new agency said on Monday. Xiao, 59, currently deputy secretary general of the State Council, replaces Lou Jiwei, who had served as finance minister since March 2013. How concerning is China’s debt picture? Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016 | 6:38 PM ET | 01:33…
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. Wall Street bonuses are expected to decline for the third consecutive year, reflecting a period of busted mergers, limited trading activity and muted hedge fund returns. The payouts are projected to be from 5 to 10 percent lower this year, according to an annual report to be released on Monday by Johnson Associates, a compensation consulting firm. Bonuses fell about the same amount last year from 2014. The projection confirms a report last month by the New…
Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell: Berkshire Hathaway — Berkshire reported adjusted quarterly profit of $2,951 per share, missing estimates of $3,058 a share, though revenue beat forecasts. Other information in the report suggested that Warren Buffett’s company maintained its 10 percent stake in Wells Fargodespite the bank’s sales practices scandal. Chipotle Mexican Grill — Chipotle and investor Bill Ackman have assigned a confidentiality pact, according to Reuters, agreeing to engage in discussions about possible changes at the restaurant chain. HSBC — HSBC said the retail banking profits in the U.K. would be “challenging” for the…
Brendan McDermid | Reuters Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 7, 2016. Everyone knows that the markets have been pricing in divided government. Market watchers see a Clinton win with the House staying Republican. The S&P 500 dropped 3 percent in nine straight days of losses in the last two weeks as the presidential election polls narrowed, and on Monday regained more than half the losses. It comes after FBI Director James Comey said a review of new Clinton-related emails did not change the agency’s July decision not…
The PIL was filed by the director of an NGO, CHANGE India, A Narayanan Director of an NGO, CHANGE India, A Narayanana filed the plea The state government has been directed to include three educational experts in the panel constituted by the government to deal with issues, including minimum land requirement, relating to 746 unauthorized schools. ADVERTISING inRead invented by Teads The court said the advocate general submitted that the norms have been worked out but conceded that the committee consists of only bureaucrats manning department persons concerned with education. Directive of the HC: In brief Since earlier recommendations included…
IIM Calcutta’s Social Informatics Research Group has decided to come up with a project in order to build the next-generation of collaborative and responsive rural community. 50 smart phones have been donated by Panasonic India for this project so as to study the usage of smartphone. IIM Calcutta The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta’s Social Informatics Research Group has decided to come up with a project in order to build the next-generation of collaborative and responsive rural community by digitally empowering them. This project is a part of a larger project funded by Information Technology Research Academy. The objective:…
Google released a new monthly batch of security patches for Android, fixing a dozen critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to compromise devices. One of the mitigated issues is a bit-flipping attack against memory chips that could lead to privilege escalation, but a more widespread rooting vulnerability in the Linux kernel remains unpatched. While Google releases firmware updates for its Nexus and Pixel devices on the first Monday of every month, the security patches are shared with third-party device manufacturers one month in advance and are also contributed later to the Android Open Source Project to benefit the entire ecosystem.…
YouTube’s adding another buzzword to its stable of video technology. The Google-owned service already rolled support for 4K resolution, 360-degree video, spatial audio, and 60 frames-per-second videos (in a hat-tip to gamers) in recent months. Now, YouTube’s pulling the trigger on high-dynamic range (HDR) videos, nearly 7 months after Netflix first introduced HDR support. HDR’s the up and coming display technology for encouraging more people to upgrade their TV sets. HDR offers truer colors than standard displays thanks to a wider range of dark and light. Improving colors using HDR has a few noticeable side effects, including better contrast, more vibrant visuals,…