Twitter banned brands of alcohol to minors

Twitter gradually into line. Social network on Tuesday declared an alcohol brand, and can suppress the Subscriber are too young, according to their age verification service "improvements". Field is now called to notify her before the age of different Twitter applications advisory information associated with alcoholic beverages. 

This innovative, laid the first brick in July, is Twitter will change. Sites have no control is required over a long time in monitoring its members, during with the brands of alcoholic beverages, tobacco or pornographic contents of the associated accounts. Facebook, which early established monitoring tools branded Web page, social networking is more famous for its laxity. It allows, for example, the pen name entries do not need to be registered date of birth.

Under the "Advertising Strategy" Brand

Twitter has changed its location, you can get a better view has told him not to send them targeted advertisements to the user more than 21, the legal age to consume alcohol in the United States brand. By several brands such as bud light, Ji Muliang, Knob Creek, Heineken Beer and Bacardi has been activated this check, Twitter announced. In all cases, it's part of their "advertising strategy" recognizes the site. It might represent a false date of birth.

Twitter is facing a new reality, because he decided to go public. It accounts for nearly 90% per cent of the total advertising revenues from 422 million in the first nine months of this year. But Twitter is still not assured benefits should not be profitable for at least two years.

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Yahoo offering a figure of United States TV

Kate · Treasury, the United States public, leaving the well-known ABC for Yahoo. Those who see it as further evidence of the transformation of the media world. While the traditional TV model to the Internet, to program demand is booming.

Others more cynical, seeing it as a contract between the stars ever seen better days on the one hand, and other Web content to capture excretion by his opponents advertised as a high growth of Google and Facebook.

Marissa Mayer, from July 2012, including account information, promote the development of Internet pioneer Yahoo's boss. It has hired another respected journalists like David · Berg, the former critic's technology-the New York Times, but also political reporters and editors Matt White meigenliboman, and two other former New York daily. And "global position" the grand title of kaidi·kuruike will be the celebrity host for 56 years, the Central personality of the "under construction".

"The information is obviously from our users regular daily practice. Katie will work with our talented editorial team to write a new chapter in the history of digital media news, "Marissa Mayer proclaimed, he said, especially for his new means of recruitment.

United States market leader in information portal

15 years from 1991, kaidi·kuruike woke him the "today show" NBC Americans. She was in 2006, paid $1500 million, made a lot of noise, passing CBS tried to straighten the hearing on the evening news TV network, and not very successful. Since his arrival in the fall of 2011 in ABC's descendants of immigrants in Brittany was less air as one would like it to. His daily talk show, "Hello Kitty" in its second season, certainly respectable record 2,170,000 spectators of average viewers. Followers drew 2.26 million in the first quarter, mostly women. However, its extension to the third season is still uncertain. In addition, the main interview never asked ABC News Presenter, initially stayed to listen. No further than his charming smile, seems to be necessary "good morning United States" ABC issues of market leaders in the morning. For many journalists, Kate · Currie, for the first time is a beautiful tray of personality, rather than defer credit obtained through many years of practical work.

Kate · Currie, a couple of months working on programming Yahoo has reached an agreement with ABC said: "television news has not died." called "Kitty", is composed of clips of TV talk shows, but only posted on the Yahoo portal site. They will probably give him a chance, for example, its views regarding the current health, family and education.

According to comScore, United States information portal Yahoo has received a total of 81.5 million visitors in October. That led him to United States market leader, but audiences are making progress. CNN is second with 70 million visitors.

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National Security Council will monitor 1.6% of worldwide Internet traffic

National Security Council and the United States "big ears" monitor 1.6% of world Internet traffic, but retain only 0.004% for a thorough investigation, according to Obama administration informer sent to European leaders United States Edward Snowden number after the truth was revealed.

Leaks, unreleased and the calculation methods May, announced less than 24 hours before the new European requirements concerning the protection of personal data, mainly in the United States are stored on the server. Commissioner Vivian Redding wants to go to Washington in the summer, in 2014, the European citizen can seek in United States courts against any misuse of their personal information in the remedy. United States to date has rejected the request, you will need a law passed by Congress.

To achieve this goal, the Commission as a whole must be decided on Wednesday, "the sword of Damocles" Weiwei? Redding on reserve: EU suspension of the agreement known as the "safe harbor" possibilities. It is a set of rules of transparency and confidentiality, must subscribe to Google, Facebook and Amazon United States companies to physically transfer data from Europe to United States.

An Atomic Weapon

Revoke this approval, in accordance with the request of the European Parliament had an affair Prism will be the equivalent of an atomic bomb. Penalties would be divided into network or Web, forced the giant MasterCard Bank cards isolate its business in Europe. She punished the old continent, even the biggest companies, will serve as France Orange, store their data scraper in United States territory.

"Listen" is sent to Brussels the United States intelligence community's statistics are timely but robbers experts in Europe. 0.004% seems to be the smallest proportion of a prior.

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HP will stop lossing, but the sale losing continue

Hewlett Packard Nineth straight year, published quarterly figures showing a lower sales than in the same quarter a year earlier. If you do not have any impact of exchange rate fluctuations, which even tenth seasons. However, the Group was in fiscal year 2013 would translate into the loss of profits.

As the figures were better than expected, the stock market, stock prices Tuesday night after-hours trading has increased by more than 5%. In Germany, HP has managed to buck the trend of revenue growth, which is estimated, but not close.

HP for the 2013 fiscal year is October 31. In the last quarter, the group implemented a $ 29.1 billion. These are 3% less than in the last quarter of 2012 & 2013 annual income amounted to US $ 112.3 billion, representing a decrease of 7%.

Net income is the HP has bottomed out: net income for the fourth quarter amounted to $14 million in the same quarter last year was 6.9 billion loss of influence. From fiscal year 2012 to 2013 left after $51 billion loss.

Yearly sale of all Division

HP (in descending order of the percentage of total sales) leads the six lines of business PC and laptop, large enterprise (Enterprise), printers, Enterprise hardware, software, and financial services. 2013 all six areas of the sales decline. In the fourth quarter, common small increases, at least in the enterprise hardware 2%-8 quarters increased for the first time. Laser printers HP increase greater market share, despite the supplies business back.

Is especially strong decline in quarterly revenues to 9% areas of software and services for large enterprises. That pain, because 30% of the software brings all six business lines of the highest profit margins. HP plans to increase further the value and exit the software contracts with low margins. At the same time, sales software as a service model to accelerate.

Maximum income, PC and laptop Division, sources have harsh HP 3%, the smallest. Quarterly sales fell to 2% of the personal computer business. Due to the market as a whole contracted more HP in order to gain market share and investors a positive surprise. To the relatively good results, large schools in India Uttar-Pradesh State computer orders have made significant contributions. PC and laptop around in order to discover new sources of revenue, HP wants to create an "ecosystem" of parts and service. Even if the "mobility strategy".

Brings extensive 2013-year cutbacks to save about $ 2 billion. That is expected to fall below management. In 2014, more places will be deleted. In the fourth quarter, the increase in the number of these employees doing research and development. In this area, Hewlett-Packard's Chief Whitman to get more involved.

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Apple buy PrimeSense, most expert 3D sensor

Apples bought about $ 360 million PrimeSense, Israel designer 3D sensor motion recognition.

Dedicated Web site quoted spokesman said that the company Apple, Kristin Huguet, he said: "Apple buy smaller technology companies from time to time, and we do not discuss our plans and goals. Agence France-Presse, contacts (Sunday), Apple did not deny.

Apple has made 15 in as of late September, had said in late October the year acquisitions, Chief Executive Tim · Cook's presentation of the annual results. Identity of most of the indicators are not made public.

PrimeSense is Israel operating sensors are designed for mobile phones, including Apple could want in the next Iphone and Ipad advantages. These technologies are interesting with Microsoft's Kinect motion-sensing instrument console in earlier versions of the Xbox video game. Microsoft now uses an in-house developed solution.

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Free Smartphone: Xavier Neal Promises a Thunderous Entry 4 G

We all remember the scene of free cell phone access in January 2012. At that time, the "troublemakers" like media, provides two package has no commitments, EUR 2 and EUR 19.9 for unlimited calls and text messages, benefits of 3 GB of data. Nearly two years later, the operators seem to be ready to cover 4 g offers.

Asked Thursday by France 2, broadcast as part of the further investigation, Xavier Neal, founder, had agreed prices are divided by two 4 g when the package is, in turn, the investment market. "Don't worry, no one is worried that it will happen. We let (the incumbent, ED) to convince them that it is possible to raise prices. 

For the moment, however free appears to be in no hurry to take action. This is what we can infer about Xavier Neal, said that only the 8% of the French interest in 4 g. Added three of its main competitors start rush adventure in these new networks are not sure they are back. He complained that "it's working out, but not in the building." Remember that free movement has found a fixed, UFC-Que-Choisir for the poor quality of its 3 g network this week.

If free cell phones showed no impatience on the 4g that it is already busy developing their own networks, since it still depends on with orange of its roaming agreement, start. It is official records of operators are planning to terminate its customers with 4 g. Group has shown interest in redemption frequency 1800 MHz, announcement of Bouygues Telecom in order to compete. It can also provide a 700 MHz, currently deployed to the television, if they are used on the mobile phone. It has already acquired on the 20 MHz duplex 2.6 Ghz, about 271 million euros.

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War from front between Apple and Samsung: In Detail

Samsung California jury to violate patents iPhone on their United States competitors pay for loss of US $ 290 million was sentenced on November 21 (Thursday). This sentence is at the expense of has been proved in March by the United States Justice adds 600 million dollars for the same reason.

Trial is a long list of Samsung and Apple, two major manufacturers of smartphones and tablet computers very stark contrast between the judicial part of the arm wrestling. They accuse each other of patent infringement in many countries. Finally finished trial were first brought together two rivals their dissatisfaction and study room so far unpublished.

Apple is gradually made him fight

Decided to many trials and equality. However, Apple seems to be taking his opponents in recent months. Considers that the decision is particularly important between, Apple won in the summer of 2012 the most. California jury found the Samsung, found guilty of a series of patents for many years in one of the most important trial in United States patent violations, violations of the maximum fines of more than $ 1 billion.

Scope of the original sentence, but significantly reduced judge Lucy island. It has already been confirmed in early March fine amount of approximately $6 million, corresponds to the 14 violations caused part of a Samsung product. Eight other equipment problems, luxidao said of the basis of calculation used by the jury are not legally valid, and ordered a new trial to the remake of the account. Ultimately led to Thursday's trial. The total number of other previously proven damages, Apple believes that Samsung now owes nearly $ 930 million.

Samsung is now possible on the ground, but does not seem to be ready to surrender. After the decision of Korea group, said he was "disappointing decision based primarily on patent United States Patent Office has recently been ruled null and void.

"The systematic use of the two manufacturers. Lawyer Samsung assertions do not hear the test parameters. Thomas Beaugrand, l ' express, specializing in computer law. lawyer said they calculated their Apple competitors, only $5000 million, no damage to 290". "It will also move a number of patents is not a violation of those interests of all buying Apple products to consumers, and thus under estimates the impact of violations. Hundreds of patents in each unit, "he noted." There are always ongoing trial, this time in Korea, where Samsung is expected to win. Swing against the decision of the California Court, but certainly less important. Korea is a very small market. Income in the United States, Apple gains as he will be successful. "

US Government in the struggle between

Apple seems to have United States Government allies, among them. In March, Washington rejected to the United States, since 1987, the first Apple product sales ban imposed earlier by the United States International Trade Commission (United States), Samsung's appeal after a year. United States International Trade Commission found that some portable iPod iPhone smartphones, tablets, iPad patent violations in South Korea.

Korea groups and even suffered a new blow this summer. In turn, Apple obtained a ban on sales of some its competitors equipment. United States International Trade Commission had banned the importation and sale some Samsung Electronics, according to her violent rival Apple a patent in the United States. Korea Ministry of Commerce expressed concern about the decision. 

"The next step in the process will be a prohibition order, prohibition of the sale of United States Galaxy S3. Previously banned sales of equipment is old and sold in the market. Not the S3.

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