Apr 11, 2016

Why would anyone want to buy Yahoo?


The Daily Mail’s owner says it is considering a bid for Yahoo – but why would anyone want to buy the tech giant? – Source



Why would anyone want to buy Yahoo?

Q1 2016 likely to be LG's best quarter in two years


LG has released the official earnings guidance for the January-March quarter, and the numbers reveal that Q1 2016 could well be the best quarter for the South Korean company in the last couple of years.


As per the guidance, the company’s operating profit for the quarter jumped 66% to 505 billion KRW ($441 million). This is the company’s best since Q2 2014 and is well above the 408 billion figure analysts suggested. The forecasted revenue for Q1 2016, however, was 13.4 trillion KRW, down 4.5% year-on-year.


The boost in last quarter’s earnings is being attributed to growth in sales of…


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Q1 2016 likely to be LG's best quarter in two years

New transfer protocol to simplify transactions for online wallet companies


“UPI will bring easier and cost effective methods to load money in Paytm,” said Vijay Shekhar Sharma, CEO, Paytm.


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New transfer protocol to simplify transactions for online wallet companies

Looking to battle The Empire? Make your own Star Wars Ewok army - CNET


You don’t have to be stranded on the planet Endor to become best friends with an Ewok. Now Star Wars fans can craft Wicket the Ewok at Build-A-Bear workshops.


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Looking to battle The Empire? Make your own Star Wars Ewok army - CNET

New leak shows off HTC 10 in black


In just two days, HTC will be unveiling its new flagship model, the HTC 10, and everyone is ready for just about anything. After running several teasers telling us that the company has some serious obsessions (to smartphone photography, battery life and audio to name a few), we could see something great on Tuesday, or another disappointment.


Specs-wise it sounds good with a 5.1-inch Super LCD 5 screen carrying a 1440 x 2560 QHD resolution. The Snapdragon 820 chipset is under the hood with a quad-core CPU and the Adreno 530 GPU. 4GB of RAM is inside along with a 12MP UltraPixel rear camera … – Source



New leak shows off HTC 10 in black

Floatify Version 10 Adds Android N-Themed Notifications And Swipe Actions


Android’s notification system has gone through some pretty intense work since the start of the platform, but that doesn’t mean that third-party developers can’t improve it even more. Case in point: Floatify, a customization app that’s been floating around (sorry) for the better part of two years. The latest version is number ten, and it adds a couple of features from the new Android N Developer Preview. If your device isn’t invited to play with the Nexus crowd (or you just don’t want to deal with the instability), you can back-port some of those neat touches.


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Floatify Version 10 Adds Android N-Themed Notifications And Swipe Actions