Planning de la semaine du 02 au 06 juillet 2014

<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Permanences</span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 02 juillet de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 03 juillet de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 04 juillet de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le jeudi 05 juillet de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le vendredi 06 juillet de 13h30 à 17h.<br /></li><br /><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong> (sur rendez-vous) <br />- lundi 04 juillet de 13h30 à 17h <br />- vendredi 06 juillet de 09h à 12h30</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Ateliers</span></strong></h2><br /><ul><li><b>Préparation à l'entretien</b> - jeudi 05 juillet de 13h30 à 17h</li><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 06 juillet de 10h à 11h30<br /></li><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 06 juillet de 14h à 16h</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Informations collectives</span></strong></h2><ul><li><b>Boutique de Gestion</b> - lundi 02 juillet à 14h</li><br /><li><b>RSA - Conseil Général</b> - mardi 03 juillet à 10h</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.fr/2014/06/securisez-votre-parcours-professionnel.html"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.fr/2014/06/securisez-votre-parcours-professionnel_26.html">VAE</a></a></span> - vendredi 06 juillet à 09h</li><br /></ul>

Planning de la semaine du 02 au 06 juillet 2014

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 02 ju...

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Reso 45 : un groupement d'employeurs "hôtellerie-restauration" à Orléans

<BR><BR><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-MCGoTYzoz84-59T6J7ZNGe_RNNXdIXa3csfCDCHMTilG61lkdLyd2K3Bp2KGEEzRw2auoZb6al8_zY0QiJI1e1deLbuE_qgpzKZlS_buR4SIQE1FzjrbbweLkO45rT-mJ8x8cloWxRK/s1600/logo+reso+45+117x74.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-MCGoTYzoz84-59T6J7ZNGe_RNNXdIXa3csfCDCHMTilG61lkdLyd2K3Bp2KGEEzRw2auoZb6al8_zY0QiJI1e1deLbuE_qgpzKZlS_buR4SIQE1FzjrbbweLkO45rT-mJ8x8cloWxRK/s320/logo+reso+45+117x74.jpg" /></a><BR>Opérationnel depuis avril 2014, le <b>groupement d'employeurs Reso 45</b> a été créé à l'initiative de professionnels de l’hôtellerie-restauration d'Orléans pour répondre à des difficultés de recrutements : manque de personnel, sous-qualification, image dévalorisée des métiers. <BR><BR> Reso 45, ainsi que les 17 autres implantations présentes en France, sont fédérés au sein de RESO France tout en gardant chaune leur indépendance.<BR><BR> <i>Chef de cuisine, serveur de restaurant ou encore femme de chambres, vous êtes en recherche d'un emploi dans les métiers de l’Hôtellerie, de la Restauration et du Tourisme, les groupements d'employeurs RESO vous proposent le temps partagé chez leurs adhérents. Reso appartient aux entreprises et partage des salariés de préférence en CDI auprès de ces entreprises en temps partagé.</i><BR><BR>Ecole de Commerce et de Gestion<BR>17 Boulevard de Chateaudun<BR>45000 Orléans<BR>Tél. : 06 68 57 88 76 - Fax. : 02 51 13 49 87<BR>Email : <A HREF="mailto:reso45@resoemploi.fr">reso45@resoemploi.fr</A> <BR>Site: <a href="http://www.reso45.fr/">http://www.reso45.fr/</a><BR><BR><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlUCS-KI115NoaIobS93SwsNvJeT-3BLeamqE4pBGkUu0GWVngD7JnNozSbl0L4Vg-eGYkdKak_af486PM06IuzxV29L-GYY-v3yT4CTNwqpfmjTppBRZbzgs2tLhSswWwj_x7T6uW_xV/s1600/reso+45+wordpress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlUCS-KI115NoaIobS93SwsNvJeT-3BLeamqE4pBGkUu0GWVngD7JnNozSbl0L4Vg-eGYkdKak_af486PM06IuzxV29L-GYY-v3yT4CTNwqpfmjTppBRZbzgs2tLhSswWwj_x7T6uW_xV/s320/reso+45+wordpress.jpg" /></a></div><BR>

Reso 45 : un groupement d'employeurs "hôtellerie-restauration" à Orléans

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Planning de la semaine du 1er au 05 juillet 2014

<br /><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Permanences</span></strong><br /></h2><ul><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 1er juillet de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 02 juillet de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 03 juillet de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le jeudi 04 juillet de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le vendredi 05 juillet de 13h30 à 17h.</li><br /><li><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.fr/2007/11/solidarits-nouvelles-face-au-chmage.html">Solidarités Nouvelles face au Chômage</a></b> - mercredi 03 juillet de 10h à 12h30</li><br /><li><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.fr/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></b> - vendredi 05 juillet de 9h à 12h30 (sur rendez-vous)</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Ateliers</span></strong></h2><ul><li><b>CV</b> - mardi 02 juillet de 09h à 12h30</li><br /><li><b>Lettre de Motivation</b> - mardi 02 juillet de 13h30 à 17h</li><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 05 juillet de 10h à 11h30</li><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 05 juillet de 14h à 16h</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Informations collectives</span></strong></h2><ul><li><b>Boutique de Gestion</b> - lundi 1er juillet à 09h30</li><br /><li><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.fr/2014/06/reunion-dinformation-sur-le-dispositif.html">Couveuse d'Entreprises PES45</a></b> - mardi 02 juillet à 09h30</li><br /><li><b>RSA - Conseil Général</b> - mardi 02 juillet à 14h</li></ul>

Planning de la semaine du 1er au 05 juillet 2014

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Assemblée générale 2014

</BR>L'assemblée générale de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans a eu lieu le jeudi 28 juin 2014 à 14h30 à l’espace Olympe de Gouges - 3 rue Edouard Branly à Orléans la Source. </BR></BR>La Fédération Française du Bâtiment, la Chambre de métiers et de l'artisanat et la FAPAL ont été élus au 3ème collège. </BR> <a title="View AG 2014 2p on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/98633576/AG-2014-2p" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">AG 2014 2p</a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/98633576/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-trpq6he8qwnjucpub5n" data-auto-height="true" data-aspect-ratio="0.706697459584296" scrolling="no" id="doc_38559" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Assemblée générale 2014

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Réunion d'information sur le dispositif de couveuse le 02 juillet 2014

</BR>La <b><a href="http://www.couveuseentreprises-pes45.fr/">Couveuse d’entreprises PES 45</a></b> organise une réunion d’information collective le 02 juillet 2014. </BR></BR>Pour mémoire, la couveuse d’entreprises est un outil qui aide un porteur de projet à créer son entreprise en testant son projet en grandeur réelle. Le passage en couveuse est l’étape qui lui permet de sécuriser son parcours de création d’entreprise. Cette réunion a pour objet de fournir une information complète sur le dispositif de couveuse d’entreprises (fonctionnement, éligibilité des activités et conditions d'admission). </BR></BR><b>Date</b> : mardi 02 juillet 2014 de 9h30 à 12h00 </BR></BR><b>Lieu </b>: Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - 2 avenue Montesquieu - Orléans La Source </BR></BR><iframe frameborder="0" height="350" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&safe=off&ie=UTF8&q=maison+de+l%27emploi+orleans&fb=1&gl=fr&hq=maison+de+l%27emploi&hnear=Orl%C3%A9ans&cid=0,0,16374211102988293771&iwloc=A&ll=47.836154,1.932756&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&safe=off&ie=UTF8&q=maison+de+l%27emploi+orleans&fb=1&gl=fr&hq=maison+de+l%27emploi&hnear=Orl%C3%A9ans&cid=0,0,16374211102988293771&iwloc=A&ll=47.836154,1.932756&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color: blue; text-align: left;">Agrandir le plan</a></small></BR></BR><b>Pour en savoir plus</b>, consulter le site de la <a href="http://couveuseentreprises-pes45.fr/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=299&cntnt01detailtemplate=detail_actus&cntnt01returnid=51">Couveuse d'entreprises PES 45</a>. </BR></BR><b>Inscription et renseignements</b> auprès d’<a href="mailto:enoisier@couveuseentreprises-pes45.fr">Elodie NOISIER</a>. </BR></BR>

Réunion d'information sur le dispositif de couveuse le 02 juillet 2014

La Couveuse d’entreprises PES 45 organise une réunion d’information collective le 02 juillet 2014. Pour mémoire, la couveuse d’entreprises...

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Sécurisez votre parcours professionnel : réunion le 06 juillet 2014

<br /><br />Vous êtes intéressé(e)s par la validation des acquis de l’expérience (VAE) ?<br /><br />La Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans organise en partenariat avec le <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.ac-orleans-tours.fr/formation_professionnelle_et_technologique/vae/">DAVA</a></span> (Dispositif Académique de la Validation des Acquis) une réunion d'information collective sur la VAE : <span style="font-weight: bold;">comment valider et certifier ses compétences par un diplôme ?</span> (démarches, financement ...)<br /><br />Cette réunion a lieu <br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">le vendredi 06 juillet 2014 à 09h </span></li><li>à la <span style="font-weight: bold;">Maison de l'Emploi</span>.</li></ul><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="350" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&safe=off&ie=UTF8&q=maison+de+l%27emploi+orleans&fb=1&gl=fr&hq=maison+de+l%27emploi&hnear=Orl%C3%A9ans&cid=0,0,16374211102988293771&iwloc=A&ll=47.836154,1.932756&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&safe=off&ie=UTF8&q=maison+de+l%27emploi+orleans&fb=1&gl=fr&hq=maison+de+l%27emploi&hnear=Orl%C3%A9ans&cid=0,0,16374211102988293771&iwloc=A&ll=47.836154,1.932756&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color: blue; text-align: left;">Agrandir le plan</a></small><br /><br />Pour en savoir plus et pour s'inscrire, prendre contact avec la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans : 02 38 24 18 03 ou <a href="mailto:accueil@news-these-days.fr">accueil@news-these-days.fr</a><br /><br />Pour télécharger le livret 1 dématérialisé : <a href="http://www.ac-orleans-tours.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/formation_professionnelle/VAE/Nouveau_livret_1.doc">Livret 1</a>.<br /><br />

Sécurisez votre parcours professionnel : réunion le 06 juillet 2014

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Planning de la semaine du 27 juin au 1er juillet 2014

<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Permanences<br /></span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 27 juin de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 28 juin de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 29 juin de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le jeudi 30 juin de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le vendredi 1er juillet de 13h30 à 17h.<br /><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/solidarits-nouvelles-face-au-chmage.html">Solidarités Nouvelles face au Chômage</a></span> - mercredi 29 juin de 10h à 12h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong> (sur rendez-vous)<br />- lundi 27 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br />- vendredi 1er juillet de 09h à 12h30</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Ateliers</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>CV</strong> - mardi 28 juin de 9h à 12h30 et mercredi 29 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Lettre de Motivation</strong> - mardi 28 juin de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2008/12/atelier-parcours-emploi.html">Parcours Emploi</a></strong> - mercredi 29 juin à 9h30<br /><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 1er juillet de 10h à 11h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 1er juillet de 14h à 16h</ul>

Planning de la semaine du 27 juin au 1er juillet 2014

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 27 ju...

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Planning de la semaine du 25 au 29 juin 2014

<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Permanences</span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 25 juin de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 26 juin de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 27 juin de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le jeudi 28 juin de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le vendredi 29 juin de 13h30 à 17h.<br /></li><br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.fr/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong> (sur rendez-vous)<br />- lundi 25 juin de 13h30 à 17h <br />- vendredi 29 juin de 09h à 12h30</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Ateliers</span></strong></h2><br /><ul><li><b>CV</b> - mardi 26 juin de 9h à 12h30</li><br /><li><b>Lettre de Motivation</b> - mardi 26 juin de 13h30</li><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 29 juin de 10h à 11h30<br /></li><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 29 juin de 14h à 16h</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Assemblée générale 2014</span></strong></h2><ul><li><b>Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans</b> - jeudi 28 juin à 14h30 à l’<b>espace Olympe de Gouges</b> - 3 rue Edouard Branly à Orléans Source</li></ul>

Planning de la semaine du 25 au 29 juin 2014

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 25 ju...

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Wozniak feels partially guilty about NSA surveillance program

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOa3ut9iR4GVx32Erb0LoXTynnRaF-x0A6xBQ2Csy9LhRUYmwIPXMebCnE632N7ydLzSqhB5qIcUdHUr7Y84FPblXHzZ50YZCrmOceLl_25l-0xnw8Hzge-HvtKUwbKfm3KBf22vKlMyo/s1600/2014-06-21-image-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOa3ut9iR4GVx32Erb0LoXTynnRaF-x0A6xBQ2Csy9LhRUYmwIPXMebCnE632N7ydLzSqhB5qIcUdHUr7Y84FPblXHzZ50YZCrmOceLl_25l-0xnw8Hzge-HvtKUwbKfm3KBf22vKlMyo/s1600/2014-06-21-image-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /> During a recent appearance on Piers Morgan Live, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak admitted that he felt a little guilty – but not totally – about the fact that computers and technology created by people like him were being used to snoop into the affairs of Americans. As he goes on to say, computers were intended to overcome a lot of government restrictions.<br /><br />Wozniak said inventors created computers to free people up and give them instant communication anywhere in the world. With them, people could share any thought they had freely. Inventors didn’t realize that in the digital world, there were a lot of ways to use technology to control people, snoop on them and make things possible that weren’t, Woz noted.<br /><br />Things used to be different though. As an example, the Apple co-founder recalled the old days of mailing letters. You simply licked the envelope, sealed it and when you received an envelope that was still sealed, it meant nobody had seen it – you could have a private communication. Now because that same message is being sent via e-mail, it’s no longer private and anyone can listen.<br /><br />Along the same lines, Woz said he was a fan of someone like NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. He said he felt the same way about Snowden that he felt about Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. Ellsberg is a man that Woz said changed his life and taught him a lot.<br /><br />

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Afghanistan presses Pakistan to free Taliban prisoners

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxV3G6GLSuTF05vM4dI8yIsf16wz6ikBfCdUeUM2JOkUj1cX-j2ZuDcneSpsnwPPXEmeLkhq5-_jG7MgPNtSQ_evCYjP-Ae8xoxyTB8m7mAqCulaeFisRQJmo1qAY-AtuIclgEtgSF30/s1600/51c66b95b26da.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxV3G6GLSuTF05vM4dI8yIsf16wz6ikBfCdUeUM2JOkUj1cX-j2ZuDcneSpsnwPPXEmeLkhq5-_jG7MgPNtSQ_evCYjP-Ae8xoxyTB8m7mAqCulaeFisRQJmo1qAY-AtuIclgEtgSF30/s1600/51c66b95b26da.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>KABUL: Pakistan could secure peace in Afghanistan by releasing dozens of senior Taliban prisoners to help kick-start the process, the Afghan foreign ministry said on Saturday, in remarks that underscore the issues vexing peace talks in Qatar.</b><br /><br />The ministry’s statement was a response to comments by the Pakistani foreign ministry on Tuesday, which welcomed the opening of a Taliban office in the Qatari capital of Doha, saying the country stood “ready to continue to facilitate the process to achieve lasting peace”.<br /><br />“The release of these prominent Taliban leaders would provide the High Peace Council of Afghanistan with the opportunity to start peace talks with them,” it added, referring to a body set up by President Hamid Karzai in 2010 to seek a negotiated end to the 12-year war with a Taliban-led insurgency.<br /><br />The Taliban opened their Doha office this week amid hopeful signs of movement in a long-stalled peace process.<br /><br />But the opening ceremony caused a stir, with the Taliban envoys raising the Taliban flag and signs proclaiming the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”, the name used during their brief rule from 1996 to 2001.<br /><br />This prompted Mr Karzai to cancel plans for an Afghan peace delegation to travel to Qatar and suspend talks with the United States over a vital security pact in the belief it had failed to ensure the Taliban did not misuse the office.<br /><br />Pakistan is seen as crucial to stability in Afghanistan as most foreign combat troops look to leave the country in 2014, given close political and economic ties.<br /><br />Afghanistan has long sought the release of, or at least access to, dozens of senior Taliban officials captured in Pakistan.<br /><br />Mr Karzai is known to particularly desire the release of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s former second in command and a hugely influential figure in the insurgency.<br /><br />Baradar was the day-to-day commander responsible for leading the Taliban campaign against US and Nato troops, until his capture in 2010 in Karachi.<br /><br />Afghan officials believe Baradar could play a key role in talks with the insurgents, acting as a go-between with Taliban leaders, including Mullah Omar.

Afghanistan presses Pakistan to free Taliban prisoners

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Snowden left Hong Kong 'legally', HK govt confirms

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhulbyxznv0OUZRsunP6EI1Cb28rs8FuVGEIAC7G6O_UY0CPGmchHkQnUIB3ljVzI4ivRKqyzSfZrlzHXe3HT8J89DhjPdzLNcZ0skn-Qjlw40ydCfhq34CLSPI_QaHammIJCz11ResQ/s1600/51c6b2e88cbf5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhulbyxznv0OUZRsunP6EI1Cb28rs8FuVGEIAC7G6O_UY0CPGmchHkQnUIB3ljVzI4ivRKqyzSfZrlzHXe3HT8J89DhjPdzLNcZ0skn-Qjlw40ydCfhq34CLSPI_QaHammIJCz11ResQ/s1600/51c6b2e88cbf5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>HONG KONG:Former US intelligence technician Edward Snowden departed Hong Kong on Sunday through “legal” means, the local government confirmed.</b><br />“Snowden today voluntarily left Hong Kong for a third country through legal and normal means,” a Hong Kong government spokesman said in a press statement.<br /><br />The statement added that Hong Kong had “not obtained adequate information”to handle a provisional arrest warrant for Snowden issued by the United States.<br /><br />Moreover Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Sunday that he was unaware of the location or plans of former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.<br /><br />The South China Morning Post reported that Snowden had left Hong Kong on a flight for Moscow and that his final destination may be Ecuador or Iceland.<br /><br />Asked whether Snowden was en route to Moscow and whether he had ask for asylum, Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said he did not know. A Russian Foreign Ministry official declined immediate comment.<br /><br />US authorities have charged Snowden with theft of US government property, unauthorised communication of national defence information and wilful communication of classified communications intelligence to an unauthorised person, with the latter two charges falling under the US Espionage Act.<br /><br />The United States had asked Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, to send him home.

Snowden left Hong Kong 'legally', HK govt confirms

HONG KONG:Former US intelligence technician Edward Snowden departed Hong Kong on Sunday through “legal” means, the local government confirme...

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Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6isd4zMatoyLdOvvHEwqzbMptIqEt4RQ5kymd6LiulyNs2XrCWxb0DTr_4RqapdvX-D6b0DPW48yBSty74-jLrj5g2tjD6udhpzocs129eKDFh8qvTLVabVLIq0aNdvbxBt3gU4byn0/s1600/51c68de7462a0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6isd4zMatoyLdOvvHEwqzbMptIqEt4RQ5kymd6LiulyNs2XrCWxb0DTr_4RqapdvX-D6b0DPW48yBSty74-jLrj5g2tjD6udhpzocs129eKDFh8qvTLVabVLIq0aNdvbxBt3gU4byn0/s1600/51c68de7462a0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>SYDNEY: A decorated Australian special forces commando has been killed in action in southern Afghanistan, becoming the nation's 40th casualty in the protracted conflict.</b><br /><br />Chief of Defence David Hurley said Sunday the soldier died from small arms fire during an operation to disrupt an insurgent network.<br /><br />Another special forces soldier was shot and seriously wounded and an airman injured in Saturday's incident.<br /><br />“Members of the patrol provided immediate first aid to the casualties,”General Hurley told reporters in Canberra.<br /><br />“Sadly, despite their efforts, they could not save one of their mates.”The special forces soldier who died, who has not been named, was on his fifth tour of Afghanistan and had previously served in Iraq and East Timor.<br /><br />The two others wounded in the attack are recovering in Afghanistan, with the soldier who was shot able to contact his family.<br /><br />“As with each of these incidents, I will also appoint an inquiry officer to fully examine the circumstances surrounding this event,” Hurley said.<br /><br />The death comes as Australia is preparing to wind down operations in Afghanistan where its main base in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, is expected to close by the end of the year.<br /><br />Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who on Saturday had attended the opening of a memorial for those lost in Afghanistan in Queensland, said every death “hits the nation hard”.<br /><br />“Our last loss was in October last year and I think many have probably lulled themselves into a false sense of security that we would see no more losses in Afghanistan,” she told reporters in Canberra. “...for many, this will be a very painful reminder that the risk is not over, the danger isn't gone.”Australia still has some 1,550 troops in Afghanistan but plans to pull about 1,000 out at the end of this year.<br /><br />Gillard said despite this drawdown, there would still be “more work to do in Afghanistan, and so we will see that mission through”.<br /><br />The prime minister said Australia would continue to provide assistance and training to Afghan local forces beyond 2013 and she has left open the possibility of a continuing role for Special Forces beyond the end of their current mission in 2014.

Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan

SYDNEY: A decorated Australian special forces commando has been killed in action in southern Afghanistan, becoming the nation's 40th cas...

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Hometown of Taliban captive US soldier rallies in his support

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoYtTvyQnF3doz6iVre9sgBpXiDhUg_rX9ovBIg7uJkjekznO3OrdKxhktzoGkyY01l-KThx9xvSM_BPt9Rmci2ctP-3K0-kxbXV60uYB6DewlEvPdQSjESjesqh1iMJHEhziTihVhz4/s1600/51c60386f1404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoYtTvyQnF3doz6iVre9sgBpXiDhUg_rX9ovBIg7uJkjekznO3OrdKxhktzoGkyY01l-KThx9xvSM_BPt9Rmci2ctP-3K0-kxbXV60uYB6DewlEvPdQSjESjesqh1iMJHEhziTihVhz4/s1600/51c60386f1404.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>HAILEY: Hundreds of supporters rallied on Saturday in the central Idaho, hometown of prisoner-of-war Bowe Bergdahl, to call for the safe return of the US Army sergeant believed to be held captive by Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan</b>.<br /><br />The rally, expected to be the largest yet for the only known American prisoner of war tied to the Afghanistan conflict, marks the latest effort by residents of Hailey, a close-knit town of 7,000, to draw attention to Bergdahl's plight and push for his release.<br /><br />Bergdahl, now 27, was serving with an Alaska-based infantry unit when he disappeared from his base in southern Afghanistan in June 2009 and was taken captive by the Taliban.<br /><br />Saturday's gathering in Hailey caps a week of renewed hope for Bergdahl's release amid reports of a potential prisoner exchange as part of planned peace talks between the United States and the Taliban.<br /><br />But the latest bid to end Afghanistan's 12-year-old war appeared to lose momentum late this week after news that the Taliban would open an office in Qatar - a step seen as paving the way for peace talks - drew the fury of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.<br /><br />As many as 1,000 motorcyclists from US clubs tied to helping the causes of veterans and prisoners-of-war were expected on Saturday afternoon to escort Bergdahl's father, Bob, to a local park, where he and his wife would speak in a rare public appearance.<br /><br />Through a family spokesman, Bob Bergdahl declined an interview with Reuters ahead of the rally.<br /><br />In a statement earlier this month, Bergdahl said he and his wife had received a letter from their son that gave them hope he is well despite his circumstances.<br /><br />The trees on Hailey's main street have been decorated with yellow ribbons for four years to show that the town - sandwiched between a world-class trout stream and the towering Sawtooth Mountains - has not forgotten its native son.

Hometown of Taliban captive US soldier rallies in his support

HAILEY: Hundreds of supporters rallied on Saturday in the central Idaho, hometown of prisoner-of-war Bowe Bergdahl, to call for the safe ret...

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Hands On With Samsung's Waterproof Galaxy S4 Active

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyE4c4LYz9J-LvJEdgWr-HsmRq2iY9ozEs7VW00sDT8PuQtPX2Usjh1-RITf9ZPRMXBJ1wuADC618qcpXGBQ4XFKW6DsrSlUx6O8Y4VAHG4jXPG4wiA405joLYxNGPXi0ENPz7yBuW0o/s1600/galaxy-s4-active-1-of-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyE4c4LYz9J-LvJEdgWr-HsmRq2iY9ozEs7VW00sDT8PuQtPX2Usjh1-RITf9ZPRMXBJ1wuADC618qcpXGBQ4XFKW6DsrSlUx6O8Y4VAHG4jXPG4wiA405joLYxNGPXi0ENPz7yBuW0o/s1600/galaxy-s4-active-1-of-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Earlier this month Samsung and AT&T officially announced a new, ruggedized version of the Galaxy S4, dubbed the Galaxy S4 Active.<br /><br />The phone is now available for $199 exclusively on AT&T and we had some time to spend with the unit, comparing it directly to the standard model Galaxy S4.<br /><br />The biggest difference between the regular Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S4 Active is that the Active is water and dust resistant and can be submerged in up to three feet of water for up to 30 minutes. You can even listen to music with it while swimming.<br /><br />Similar Guts, Better Exterior<br /><br />The spec differences between the Galaxy S4 Active and the standard Galaxy S4 (which I dubbed the best Android phone ever) are minute. Rather than the S4's Super AMOLED screen, the Galaxy S4 Active uses a regular LCD screen. The resolution is still the same at 1920 x 1080, however.<br /><br />The other internal change is that the camera is 8-megapixel rather than 13. The 8-megapixel camera does have a special aqua mode, however, for underwater photography.<br /><br />The battery, processor and RAM are all the same in the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S4 Active.<br /><br />A bigger difference, however, is in the phone's exterior. The Galaxy S4 Active is slightly thicker (it's very hard to tell the difference) and as a result feels more substantial in the hand. The polycarbonate shell around the phone and its back also feels more substantial, eschewing the feather-light and plasticky feel of the S3 and S4.<br /><br />The two phones are so similar, its enough to make us wonder why Samsung didn't just consider making at least some of these features standard on the regular Galaxy S4. Maybe it wouldn't be necessary to make the phone submergible in a meter of water, but having it work in the rain would be great.<br /><br />The Galaxy S4 Active is an AT&T exclusive in the United States and will be coming to other parts of the world later this summer.

Hands On With Samsung's Waterproof Galaxy S4 Active

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University of Michigan Redesigns Solar Car for Australian Race

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8sih7JcEEqPMwRgE3IbHXkk_CkPtjyejEKRBAzYVeq5PlMxmj0CTDvsFgVnNbgsRM8XcCRmd1Xh6XHkHkDLz9Ktz8g1s3q1mT4K1twiFR0brgxc5T0siKq7Lr1FyZ0comUNLEJBfPHg/s1600/SolarCar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8sih7JcEEqPMwRgE3IbHXkk_CkPtjyejEKRBAzYVeq5PlMxmj0CTDvsFgVnNbgsRM8XcCRmd1Xh6XHkHkDLz9Ktz8g1s3q1mT4K1twiFR0brgxc5T0siKq7Lr1FyZ0comUNLEJBfPHg/s1600/SolarCar.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />A new solar car from the University of Michigan may be the strangest-looking vehicle you've seen in a while, but its funky asymmetrical design aims to bring the school to victory at the World Solar Challenge in Australia later this year.<br /><br />The University of Michigan is no stranger to the World Solar Challenge, a 1,800-mile, weeklong endurance race held each October across Australia since 2005. The team has placed in third five times over the years (among 28 worldwide participants), but with a recent change to the challenge's rules — vehicles now require four requires instead of three — the University of Michigan is hoping its new creation, the Generation, will finally make it to the top.<br /><br />The car, which measures at about 177 inches long and 43 inches tall, weighs in at about 500 pounds when the driver is in place. It can generate about 1,500 watts of electricity and can fly up to 100 mph.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7n6dItDQjTW7h7aXx5DeksDeJ_kOPw_gIWqgRvGvSswtPFpgjqjKXW788ZXetdoo0ElNDhsoKCJAZ34GTXNBWPwfbVkQjQ1pbPZXtRCJ5rihwkNLaseD0i_tuQ1ERMdTMqtJB-CgkA0/s1600/SolarCar2-640x360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7n6dItDQjTW7h7aXx5DeksDeJ_kOPw_gIWqgRvGvSswtPFpgjqjKXW788ZXetdoo0ElNDhsoKCJAZ34GTXNBWPwfbVkQjQ1pbPZXtRCJ5rihwkNLaseD0i_tuQ1ERMdTMqtJB-CgkA0/s1600/SolarCar2-640x360.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Although solar cars are not likely to be available for consumer use in the future, the regulation changes this year will bring the technology closer to cars on the road right now.<br /><br />"We probably won't see a solar car on the market anytime soon, but a lot of the technologies that we use are being incorporated into vehicles right now such as composites and lithium-ion batteries," Hausman said.<br /><br />"This design is different because it is our first asymmetrical car," Hausman said. "The driver is now positioned on the left side of the vehicle instead of in the center. Due to the addition of the forth wheel, it may not be faster, but our goal was to reduce the impact of the additional wheel as much as possible."<br /><br />The lopsided design of the newly-redesigned Generation aims to boost efficiency on the road. The new rules mandate that the wheels can't be next to each other, as they are on traditional cars. Otherwise, the driver's seat would hang lower than the surface and mess up the car's speed.

University of Michigan Redesigns Solar Car for Australian Race

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active hands-on review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyje6RUv5zjDs0A_9zvhEaWYkKU-l2av_dg5zGKmi9voQLaKNu-dBdPzkaOIW5XmvDqPzOhEt_gEW1ejgT9A6buK8VcKADDWyQMmhs0mxbLpqJC0uQEVFjy7wst38vrSXzi5kd-gxfMTQ/s1600/Samsung_Galaxy_S4_Active.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyje6RUv5zjDs0A_9zvhEaWYkKU-l2av_dg5zGKmi9voQLaKNu-dBdPzkaOIW5XmvDqPzOhEt_gEW1ejgT9A6buK8VcKADDWyQMmhs0mxbLpqJC0uQEVFjy7wst38vrSXzi5kd-gxfMTQ/s1600/Samsung_Galaxy_S4_Active.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />As you may have noticed, Samsung has introduced various new versions of the Galaxy S4 smartphone. One apparently isn't enough so on top of the Galaxy S4 Mini and the Galaxy S4 Zoom is the Galaxy S4 Active. Read our hands-on review to find out what it's all about.<br /><br />There's a lot about the Galaxy S4 Active which is identical to the flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone. It's got the same 5in Full HD screen but with a less impressive TFT panel rather than SuperAMOLED, 1.9GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Software is also the same with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with features like Air View and Smart Pause.<br /><br />Specially designed ports and flaps keep the dust and water out, and although we haven't dunked the Active in water ourselves we can confirm via a demonstration on stage at Samsung's launch event that the phone didn't break. There are less fiddly flaps than the Xperia which is nice, only one for the microUSB port.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdi8XPw5ZR5RFD6AGHlspY8aES9E1Oh4aSbPB3C45yQyZXJVfdjQfO54_s1-Gzn9CjrMgpuQIU5mdSGhzFeSZ8KYN0cuJHfCKkVMz9oLsdYKglbA6ovzULr0ZQ6GEbX90ktsjRGjJ22o/s1600/Samsung_Galaxy_S4_Active_camera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdi8XPw5ZR5RFD6AGHlspY8aES9E1Oh4aSbPB3C45yQyZXJVfdjQfO54_s1-Gzn9CjrMgpuQIU5mdSGhzFeSZ8KYN0cuJHfCKkVMz9oLsdYKglbA6ovzULr0ZQ6GEbX90ktsjRGjJ22o/s1600/Samsung_Galaxy_S4_Active_camera.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />To gain the IP67 rating, the GS4 Active is a little bit bulkier than the original. It is 9.1mm and 153g which isn't bad though.<br /><br />We like the rugged look of the Galaxy S4 Active and despite the large stylish visible screws on the back, the rear cover can still be removed to access the SIM card, microSD card and battery.<br /><br />As you can see, there are three physical buttons below the screen instead of the usual one. We're all for it and found it easier to use than the regular Galaxy S4 in this sense.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlQUqFEjmpf1BMMupmdtbnVc48NIIbpUO3Ok9XPynsKMm2CXz9Hym4Y0XLwx_YaIFwCwzj1si5OVxTSGKgY2ZygIcbF8IG7Uj8ON-xkdbnQ1SGiNK37J0BlmFJUliT5YENG8opmBA48I/s1600/Samsung_Galaxy_S4_Active_buttons.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlQUqFEjmpf1BMMupmdtbnVc48NIIbpUO3Ok9XPynsKMm2CXz9Hym4Y0XLwx_YaIFwCwzj1si5OVxTSGKgY2ZygIcbF8IG7Uj8ON-xkdbnQ1SGiNK37J0BlmFJUliT5YENG8opmBA48I/s1600/Samsung_Galaxy_S4_Active_buttons.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />The screen can't be used underwater but can be used with gloves much like some of Nokia's Lumia smartphones. When submerged in the wet stuff, the Galaxy S4 Active's screen can't be used. However, an Aqua Mode means you can use the volume buttons to take snaps and photos are optimised for underwater conditions. We'd rather have a dedicated camera button, but it's not the end of the world.

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US envoy for Taliban talks lands in Qatar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAKB00Pqq8PnkkQTyv_c7NADPc-1CVI47qUtXwS5sv0s3Qe1M4MAyuQO6Oa7d42jqLd-9NjKG4_7adhSIJNDlHb3VwkFWRtkHMVChW6P5Vp_oz7n5ctPMXShmGDAUy0bqvvliDgMfSgw/s1600/51c55e6b5bb5e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAKB00Pqq8PnkkQTyv_c7NADPc-1CVI47qUtXwS5sv0s3Qe1M4MAyuQO6Oa7d42jqLd-9NjKG4_7adhSIJNDlHb3VwkFWRtkHMVChW6P5Vp_oz7n5ctPMXShmGDAUy0bqvvliDgMfSgw/s1600/51c55e6b5bb5e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>DOHA: The US envoy in charge of nascent dialogue with the Taliban has arrived in Qatar days after the Afghan insurgents opened a controversial mission in the Gulf Arab monarchy, a US official said on Saturday.</b><br /><br />James Dobbins, the US special representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan, was to take part in meetings later on Saturday between Secretary of State John Kerry and Qatari leaders, the official told AFP.<br /><br />But State Department officials said that they did not have a timeline for when Dobbins will start potential talks with the Taliban and have insisted that Kerry himself will not engage in discussions with the rebel group.<br /><br />President Barack Obama's administration has supported dialogue with the Taliban as the United States prepares to pull out its 68,000 combat troops from Afghanistan next year, ending the longest-ever US war, which has become increasingly unpopular at home.<br /><br />But the US roll-out of the peace talks hit a roadblock when the rebels opened the mission in Doha on Tuesday under the name the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” and flew the white Taliban flag.<br /><br />Afghan President Hamid Karzai angrily opposed the office, seeing the symbolism as representing a government-in-exile for the Taliban, which imposed an austere brand of Islam on Afghanistan when it held sway in Kabul from 1996 until its ouster after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.<br /><br />Washington has shared Karzai's concerns but has voiced hope for an eventual peace agreement that could potentially bring stability to the war-torn country after the departure of the bulk of foreign forces.

US envoy for Taliban talks lands in Qatar

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1,000 feared dead in Indian monsoon as army mobilises

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOQggO30LFVRY64h8UFqSvs1Hg3vPY5rDvxm268ZeapdHDAF69xJtOktKkZZpPaTxJ2JsKw_e8fsL31QnOkTnFHmL93EEaxRgL_8NWttbcSiQvi3-Tz1p-lMFf21gbRprx1g-10M-zoc/s1600/51c3123e122ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOQggO30LFVRY64h8UFqSvs1Hg3vPY5rDvxm268ZeapdHDAF69xJtOktKkZZpPaTxJ2JsKw_e8fsL31QnOkTnFHmL93EEaxRgL_8NWttbcSiQvi3-Tz1p-lMFf21gbRprx1g-10M-zoc/s1600/51c3123e122ed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>DEHRADUN: India's military battled on Thursday to reach villages and towns cut off by flash floods and landslides in the country's north as officials warned at least 1,000 people may have been killed.</b><br /><br />Helicopters and close to 10,000 soldiers have been deployed to rescue tourists and pilgrims stranded after floods caused by torrential monsoon rains hit the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand at the weekend.<br /><br />More than 22,400 people have so far been rescued, as the military takes advantage of clearer weather, but another 62,000 are still stranded, the Home Ministry said in a statement.<br /><br />Houses, buildings and vehicles have collapsed or been swept away by overflowing rivers and landslides, while bridges and narrow roads leading to pilgrimage towns have also been destroyed, officials said.<br /><br />Torrential rains four and a half times as heavy as usual have hit Uttarakhand, known as the “Land of the Gods”, where Hindu shrines and temples built high in the mountains attract many pilgrims.<br /><br />At least 138 people have been killed across Uttarakhand and two neighbouring states also hit by floods and landslides, officials said, but shrine authorities warned the toll was more than 1,000.<br /><br />“We estimate more than 1,000 people have died as unattended bodies are scattered all around,” said Ganesh Godiyal, chairman of a trust in charge of several shrines in the pilgrimage towns of Kedarnath and Badrinath.<br /><br />Over the border in Nepal, floods and landslides also triggered by the monsoon have left at least 39 people dead mostly in remote parts of the country, officials said.<br /><br />The military operation was concentrating on reaching the worst-hit Kedarnath temple area, as families of the missing faced an anxious wait in Uttarakhand capital's Dehradun.<br /><br />One of those stranded was Indian cricket star Harbhajan Singh, who was attempting to reach a Sikh pilgrimage site but had to take refuge in a police station.<br /><br />“Some people are saying that we're stuck but I wouldn't say that we're stuck, I'd say we've been saved by God,” said the spin bowler, who was later flown out of the flood-hit area by military chopper.<br /><br />Indian paramilitary officers have been building rope and log bridges across raging rivers to try to reach those stranded.<br /><br />Relief camps have been set up to house evacuated residents and tourists.<br /><br />Some 22 helicopters are ferrying many of those rescued to the camps, while 14 tonnes of food and relief aid has been dropped in remote areas, the air force and the government said.<br /><br />The monsoon, which covers the subcontinent from June to September, usually brings some flooding.

1,000 feared dead in Indian monsoon as army mobilises

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Obama nominates Comey to head FBI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukUVGBO8CJF2gXNI1QAL6XGDzNlmQFM_UrvKQGc9P8d7XNrM1lD1SUOLco5YxAGt2yeRIRxIipMtoFsYCDWUSyZ7St1xoX_eHZ5CxhTlnf3B0lw4DE3o_kxA_GP901Mx_ARsUvOgv7-0/s1600/51c4aa5530650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukUVGBO8CJF2gXNI1QAL6XGDzNlmQFM_UrvKQGc9P8d7XNrM1lD1SUOLco5YxAGt2yeRIRxIipMtoFsYCDWUSyZ7St1xoX_eHZ5CxhTlnf3B0lw4DE3o_kxA_GP901Mx_ARsUvOgv7-0/s1600/51c4aa5530650.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama nominated James Comey to be the new FBI director Friday, tapping a Bush-era Justice Department official to lead the agency as it grapples with privacy debates over a host of recently exposed investigative tactics.</b><br /><br />Obama praised Comey for demonstrating unyielding integrity in the face of uncertainty. Flanked by Comey and his outgoing FBI director, Robert Mueller, in a sunny White House Rose Garden announcement, Obama said Comey recognises that in times of crisis, America is judged not only by how many plots are disrupted, but also by its commitment to civil liberties and the ideals espoused in the Constitution. ''Jim understands, deeply in his core, the anguish of victims of crime _ what they go through,'' Obama said. ''He's made it his life's work to spare others that pain.'' <br /><br />Comey is perhaps best-known for a remarkable 2004 standoff at the hospital bedside of Attorney General John Ashcroft over a no-warrant wiretapping program. Comey rushed to the room of his bedridden boss to physically stop White House officials from trying to get an ailing Ashcroft to reauthorise the program. <br /><br />Comey was a federal prosecutor who served for several years as the US attorney for the Southern District of New York before coming to Washington after the Sept. 11 attacks as deputy attorney general. In recent years, he's been an executive at defence company Lockheed Martin, general counsel to a hedge fund, board member at HSBC Holdings and lecturer on national security law at Columbia Law School.<br /><br />The White House may hope that Comey's Republican background and strong credentials will help him through Senate confirmation at a time when some of Obama's nominees have been facing tough battles. Republicans have said they see no major obstacles to his confirmation, although he is certain to face tough questions about his hedge fund work and his ties to Wall Street as well as how he would handle current, high-profile FBI investigations. <br /><br />The leaker of those National Security Agency programs, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, also is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation. And just this week, Mueller revealed the FBI uses drones for surveillance of stationary subjects and said the privacy implications of such operations are worthy of debate.

Obama nominates Comey to head FBI

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama nominated James Comey to be the new FBI director Friday, tapping a Bush-era Justice Department official t...

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Planning de la semaine du 24 au 28 juin 2014

<br /><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Permanences</span></strong><br /></h2><ul><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 24 juin de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 25 juin de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 26 juin de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le jeudi 27 juin de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le vendredi 28 juin de 13h30 à 17h.</li><br /><li><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.fr/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></b> (sur rendez-vous) <br>- lundi 24 juin de 13h30 à 17h <br>- vendredi 28 juin de 9h à 12h30</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Ateliers</span></strong></h2><ul><li><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.fr/2008/12/atelier-parcours-emploi.html">Parcours Emploi</a></b> - lundi 24 juin à 14h</li><br /><li><b>CV</b> - mardi 25 juin de 09h à 12h30</li><br /><li><b>Lettre de Motivation</b> - mardi 25 juin de 13h30 à 17h</li><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 28 juin de 10h à 11h30</li><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 28 juin de 14h à 16h</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Visite d'entreprise</span></strong></h2><ul><li><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.fr/2014/06/souvrir-les-portes-des-metiers-de-le.html">Norbert Dentressangle</a></b> - mardi 25 juin à 9h</li></ul>

Planning de la semaine du 24 au 28 juin 2014

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 24 ju...

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Microsoft was recently working on an Amazon, eBay competitor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCYVkVN9LSacVqDF-bJmFBXXV0GX3wIp43XkqaQw4BP6iohcpz9eZlnLXJ3NFFLTagCiTedCyW3gvw7MZr-pGSpadooZs7f1bSvI7kVdfrcy__CG25rUb8QgEm7B1Qoje-zilo8_L2mw/s1600/2014-06-20-image-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCYVkVN9LSacVqDF-bJmFBXXV0GX3wIp43XkqaQw4BP6iohcpz9eZlnLXJ3NFFLTagCiTedCyW3gvw7MZr-pGSpadooZs7f1bSvI7kVdfrcy__CG25rUb8QgEm7B1Qoje-zilo8_L2mw/s1600/2014-06-20-image-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /> Microsoft recently toyed with the idea of building an e-commerce marketplace that would have competed with the likes of Amazon and eBay. People with knowledge of the plans said Redmond held talks with retailers as well as other tech companies about all sorts of ideas like a unified shopping cart and broad shipping options but ultimately, the plans fizzled.<br /><br />The incubation, as a Microsoft spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal, was called Project Brazil – no doubt a reference to Amazon. Microsoft was even planning to subsidize the cost of goods using advertising dollars from Bing. We are told the service would have been integrated into future versions of Windows as well as on tablets and eventually, other devices like the Xbox One.<br /><br />It’s unclear exactly when or why Microsoft pulled the plug on Project Brazil. While it might have been a good idea for customers looking to save a few bucks, it probably wasn’t in Microsoft’s best interest to move forward with the project. Considering that Microsoft accounted for less than four percent of all search ad revenue in 2012, subsidizing the price of goods might not have worked out so well.

Microsoft Microsoft was recently working on an Amazon, eBay competitor

 Microsoft recently toyed with the idea of building an e-commerce marketplace that would have competed with the likes of Amazon and eBay. Pe...

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Help Microsoft find bugs in Windows 8.1 Preview and earn up to $100,000

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw3yzvoZSZFvpjPSwMjWbLhOXzO8Ow6psF7mApQNoJZtvEB_8kJEzCIdVQt23bv-wZhiEpHEbZm2qB8-1Bix4oIhmo0vKxB6aHoFt-OeJQgVlv8iBuD0ZXLfsVOq1KoLoTrpzMypaxM8/s1600/2014-06-19-image-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw3yzvoZSZFvpjPSwMjWbLhOXzO8Ow6psF7mApQNoJZtvEB_8kJEzCIdVQt23bv-wZhiEpHEbZm2qB8-1Bix4oIhmo0vKxB6aHoFt-OeJQgVlv8iBuD0ZXLfsVOq1KoLoTrpzMypaxM8/s1600/2014-06-19-image-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />A new bounty program from Microsoft designed to help the company become aware of security vulnerabilities earlier is backed by some pretty deep pockets. Redmond will pay up to $100,000 as part of what they are calling a Mitigation Bypass Bounty dealing with Windows 8.1 Preview.<br /><br />The bounty notes they are looking for truly novel exploitation techniques against protections built into the upcoming software update. Microsoft said learning about new exploitation techniques earlier helps them improve security by leaps instead of simply handling them one at a time as they crop up after the fact.<br /><br />A separate program called BlueHat Bonus for Defense will award up to $50,000 for defensive ideas that accompany a qualifying Mitigation Bypass submission. Naturally this program will work in conjunction with the above mentioned bounty and could be a way for individuals to earn even more money from their work.<br /><br />Finally, Microsoft is offering up to $11,000 for critical vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 11 Preview in Windows 8.1 Preview.<br /><br />All three bounties will launch on June 26, 2013, we’re told. The timeframe for the Mitigation Bypass Bounty and the BlueHat Bonus for Defense bounty is listed as ongoing while the Internet Explorer 11 bounty will only be active during the first 30 days of the beta period (from June 26 through July 26).

Microsoft Help Microsoft find bugs in Windows 8.1 Preview and earn up to $100,000

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Sony Rolls Out Illumination Bar API

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQJ2socdr1ZX35-_U-YAHTY77w2Aoq3FCeuDPapVo752nCsYH8ajedD5DsLU9aaCHFxPrPs1FgMx-vDBPgQX0JoDG_r1uv9a_NzPy44l7ZqfGta4Y8Qhs_pUli_QrexzSfZ2jld8bBGg/s1600/illumination-bar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQJ2socdr1ZX35-_U-YAHTY77w2Aoq3FCeuDPapVo752nCsYH8ajedD5DsLU9aaCHFxPrPs1FgMx-vDBPgQX0JoDG_r1uv9a_NzPy44l7ZqfGta4Y8Qhs_pUli_QrexzSfZ2jld8bBGg/s1600/illumination-bar.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Sony Mobile has reportedly opened up their API (Application Programming Interface) for the illumination bar which is a feature that can be found in a number of Sony Xperia devices released to date. This is still in the experimental stage according to Sony, but at the very least, developers will now have the chance to make use of the bar’s functionality in apps as well as custom ROMs, if they so desire. Unfortunately, one should be made aware that Sony will not be providing any kind of support for the API, and it will arrive with limited documentation, which hopefully, will be expanded in due time. Other than that, Sony is also mulling over plans to roll out other “experimental API’s” should they feel as though the community has shared enough of their demands for such. Needless to say, future APIs that fall under this badge will not be accompanied by full documentation or support, but it will be targeted to those niche developers who prefer to play around with some features found on Sony devices. The API will let the illumination bar change its color, the frequency of pulses, and indulge in some pre-defined fading patterns. As for the compatible handsets that support the Illumination bar API fully, they are the Xperia SP, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia UL, and Xperia A.

Sony Rolls Out Illumination Bar API

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Mozilla: We Won’t Sell Own Branded Firefox OS Phones

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEbZIw0qPsGUWg4Jlyc3ffsaTeecK4DK81Ejp0xs5ZRvIxaen09YlYQjxbbiu_3mA8Jo-5_vkcekO4p2SD4ihjro6iyEZTi9-kA-bibUKGI-xQ3A8a2Yp1oBL8A_A9JQf2dnh1in8zzQ/s1600/mozilla-firefoxos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEbZIw0qPsGUWg4Jlyc3ffsaTeecK4DK81Ejp0xs5ZRvIxaen09YlYQjxbbiu_3mA8Jo-5_vkcekO4p2SD4ihjro6iyEZTi9-kA-bibUKGI-xQ3A8a2Yp1oBL8A_A9JQf2dnh1in8zzQ/s1600/mozilla-firefoxos.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Mozilla has recently ventured into the world of mobile operating systems with their Firefox OS, but Mozilla did share that they will not take the Google route, which is, to sell their very own branded devices. Taken from an interview with Digitimes, Li Gong, Senior Vice President of Mobile Devices and President of Mozilla’s Asia Operations, mentioned that they will not have any plans of collaborating with ODMs for making and selling own-branded Firefox OS smartphones. I guess in the same vein, as a disclaimer of sorts, should there be any Mozilla-branded smartphones out there, these have been said that they “would be primarily used as reference models rather than for large-scale sale.” I guess this would mean customers who are on the lookout for Firefox OS smartphones will have to settle for something cheap and low-end at the beginning, where among them include the ZTE Open and Alcatel OneTouch Fire, where the former has recently arrived at the FCC. Huawei, Sony and LG too, have revealed that they have plans to come up with a Firefox OS phone of their own, too.

Mozilla: We Won’t Sell Own Branded Firefox OS Phones

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Oppo Find 7 Hitting Markets This September

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvder9Uf6mzsSJXOXfP1bP3cLOqT-DVBZ2ZLN2Lr1QKyqjCzqjo7DhQfdDgnt96hAMogx8NazY-aFcEWsTEtNwtnRYti6AIxzy8qewJ3EOfXEJeQ9VMyD1brUxGW1JVAvwD9GuNRTtxiQ/s1600/oppo-find7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvder9Uf6mzsSJXOXfP1bP3cLOqT-DVBZ2ZLN2Lr1QKyqjCzqjo7DhQfdDgnt96hAMogx8NazY-aFcEWsTEtNwtnRYti6AIxzy8qewJ3EOfXEJeQ9VMyD1brUxGW1JVAvwD9GuNRTtxiQ/s1600/oppo-find7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Every company that indulges in the world of smartphones will obviously need a flagship device – mainly to push the envelope when it comes to technological innovations, but there is also the issue of pride that one would have to live up to. After all, companies all have a reputation to protect, don’t they? Samsung has their Galaxy S4, HTC has their HTC One, but what about the likes of Chinese manufacturer Oppo? Oppo’s apparent flagship Android-powered smartphone is known as the Oppo Find 7, where it will continue from where the Oppo 5 left off. No prizes for guessing what the logical name for the Find 7’s successor would be when the time comes, I suppose, as Find 9 would be deemed to be the next best thing. Still, the rumored hardware specifications of the Oppo Find 7 have surfaced, where talk of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset have hit the Internet, where it will be accompanied by a 5” 1080p Full HD touchscreen display, an 8-megapixel shooter in front with a 13-megapixel camera at the back, 2GB RAM, 32GB of internal memory, NFC support, and a massive 4,000mAh battery which would surely raise eyebrows – not to mention increase the thickness of its chassis. The Oppo Find 7 is said to hit the markets sometime in the middle of September onwards, so stay tuned.

Oppo Find 7 Hitting Markets This September

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LG Holding Press Event On August 7; Next-Gen Optimus G Incoming?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CJg3GNdA71XUzaXOX5N7sUmvO8qVYzwUC7ed53Mb8axaLUSQ4isSNF8dQc6yORIz3ilNo68NbyYwa2BJrYfQtCgq9vigyjBmotK-5pIprZ0RkdoxdmdrEgQcvBVbBSnKVZWGe1S58Ig/s1600/lg-august-7-press-event.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CJg3GNdA71XUzaXOX5N7sUmvO8qVYzwUC7ed53Mb8axaLUSQ4isSNF8dQc6yORIz3ilNo68NbyYwa2BJrYfQtCgq9vigyjBmotK-5pIprZ0RkdoxdmdrEgQcvBVbBSnKVZWGe1S58Ig/s1600/lg-august-7-press-event.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />LG recently announced its G-Series smartphones will be getting Snapdragon 800, which will make its already powerful phones even more powerful. A day after their announcement, we received an invitation to a press event taking place on August 7. Coincidence? We think not. The invitation sent to us says LG will host an international media event on August 7 in New York City, but as you’d expect, doesn’t disclose what exactly the company will be unveiling at the show. Considering LG’s recent announcement of using Snapdragon 800 chips, we think it’s safe to say the company has a new, more powerful Optimus G in the works. We’ve already marked our calendars for August 7, which may seem like a long time from now. Seeing as summer has officially kicked off today, we’re sure after attending a number of barbecues and trips to your local amusement park, the date will be upon us and we’ll finally learn what LG has up its sleeve. Until then, get out there and enjoy some of that fresh air we’re always hearing about.

LG Holding Press Event On August 7; Next-Gen Optimus G Incoming?

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Foxconn Reportedly Hires 3,000 Software Engineers In Support Of Firefox OS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFdsoG-elNtncrrFMeEKly9-16cPX0hTke9mEYQAVldg04iQZvp7jm5iEc2KApUb30OFDx3oDU17PnvK2wm-EimoMgtufBNzJV1WzgrqqkyuvzUXdov4RbKQZz7_3hfese6vt9WgnLvE/s1600/firefox-os-phones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFdsoG-elNtncrrFMeEKly9-16cPX0hTke9mEYQAVldg04iQZvp7jm5iEc2KApUb30OFDx3oDU17PnvK2wm-EimoMgtufBNzJV1WzgrqqkyuvzUXdov4RbKQZz7_3hfese6vt9WgnLvE/s1600/firefox-os-phones.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />While the Firefox OS for smartphones might be relatively new, several manufacturers such as Alcatel and ZTE have shown their support for the operating system, possibly to help them stand out amongst the sea of devices that already run on Android. Now it looks like manufacturer Foxconn wants a piece of that action too and has reportedly hired 3,000 software engineers where they are expected to be experts in HTML5 and cloud computing. While Foxconn has been primarily known in the past to be the manufacturer for Apple’s iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad, it seems that recently the company has been looking for alternative ways to making money, ultimately reducing their reliance on Apple and we guess the Firefox OS could be one way to do that. We’re not sure what Foxconn has planned with their software engineers – either design software for Foxconn’s own branded phone, or maybe create software in which they can then sell to other brands instead! Either way we’ll have to wait and see, but what do you guys think? Is the Firefox OS going to be the next big thing, or is iOS and Android too dominant at the moment?

Foxconn Reportedly Hires 3,000 Software Engineers In Support Of Firefox OS

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HTC One May Receive Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean In Late July

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIzFA9SRARpEwM9FBWNvCTLxcxBDTPivPvyw0lpm5IfnFfjiR8egzx5EI1_UbvHjKVLAh0J6QiBN0dUhyULWwpErfI_cD0WrZ7rJ5ylYbECOCWhdqEB0euQmu2Pa8eYFbCqApGP9WRPY/s1600/HTC-One-33-640x425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIzFA9SRARpEwM9FBWNvCTLxcxBDTPivPvyw0lpm5IfnFfjiR8egzx5EI1_UbvHjKVLAh0J6QiBN0dUhyULWwpErfI_cD0WrZ7rJ5ylYbECOCWhdqEB0euQmu2Pa8eYFbCqApGP9WRPY/s1600/HTC-One-33-640x425.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />HTC One owners who have been patiently waiting for their Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update have been waiting for a long time, but HTC has confirmed numerous times the update is coming. When exactly it’ll begin rolling out is anyone’s guess at this point, but we’re hearing it may be released some time next month. The launch date window was published on Australian carrier Telstra’s website, which said the HTC One on its network would be receiving Android 4.2.2 as early as July 22. The update will most likely be available for the unlocked version of the HTC One first before it’s pushed out to carrier,s with Telstra not even receiving the update from HTC yet as they need to further test it before it’s made available. Unfortunately, there’s no official word as to when Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean will be made available on U.S. carriers, but today’s news may hint at what’s to come. Hopefully you HTC One owners will be able to enjoy what remains of your summer living the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean life.

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Forum Transport-Logistique

<BR><br />Pôle Emploi organise un Forum Transport-Logistique :<br /><ul><li>le <strong>jeudi 30 juin 2014</strong>, de 9h à 12h30 et de 14h à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Salle Fernand Pellicer</strong> - Rue Edouard Branly, 45100 Orléans La Source.</ul><br />L'entrée à ce forum est libre.<br /><br />Partenaires : PRISME, PLIE, Mission Local Orléanais, Cap emploi.<br /><BR>

Forum Transport-Logistique

Pôle Emploi organise un Forum Transport-Logistique : le jeudi 30 juin 2014 , de 9h à 12h30 et de 14h à 17h Salle Fernand Pellicer - Rue Edo...

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Talk To The Hand Puts Recycled Mobile Phones Into Gloves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF0_GkRMXiFIf-r-w2vWKpZzE4EretP8HvqlagPqFxwfiGOQOW_aTwNnK0B327RPFq52iyMUqVlOddM2Y1ZKS9SOhGvmKviKIjwRxNuL3Dzm09LsAP6LQrIpNZaAvEEHbqVQ9OJUx_L8/s1600/phpgats9k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF0_GkRMXiFIf-r-w2vWKpZzE4EretP8HvqlagPqFxwfiGOQOW_aTwNnK0B327RPFq52iyMUqVlOddM2Y1ZKS9SOhGvmKviKIjwRxNuL3Dzm09LsAP6LQrIpNZaAvEEHbqVQ9OJUx_L8/s1600/phpgats9k.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />We’re sure many of you have heard the saying, “Talk to the hand,” although in the case of O2’s collaboration with artist Sean Miles, it is quite literal. Working together, they have created a pair of gloves that allows users to answer calls simply by mimicking the phone call sign as pictured above. Essentially the microphone for the phone is placed in the pinky, while the speaker is placed into the thumb area of the glove. While it might seem somewhat sophisticated, they are actually a little less hi-tech than one might think. Sean Miles has basically taken regular gloves and recycled mobile phones to create his piece of wearable technology. This project was actually done to raise awareness of how much waste we are creating by not recycling our gadgets. According to Miles, “I hope that my Talk to the Hand project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. While these might not be for everyone, there are hundreds of other uses that old phones can be put to – from being reconditioned and used again to being mined for their components.”

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Instagram For Windows Phone Is Still A No-Show

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAgUqsdG7LYjxAMylSWAm-iJf-ho3KIbvZCJJ54j4NHGoC5Zbz_aMrwneZpX5zOMkfpbctTilQFqcmNLOv-JX85cRE37bfftqALvQJKTEURUnx31YhRrSNNrgfcbkmPkwKvbEbOoBw2g/s1600/instagram-sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAgUqsdG7LYjxAMylSWAm-iJf-ho3KIbvZCJJ54j4NHGoC5Zbz_aMrwneZpX5zOMkfpbctTilQFqcmNLOv-JX85cRE37bfftqALvQJKTEURUnx31YhRrSNNrgfcbkmPkwKvbEbOoBw2g/s1600/instagram-sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />At Facebook’s event held yesterday, a video feature for Instagram was announced. While that is a cool feature we’re sure Instagram users will appreciate, Windows Phone owners are probably wondering where is the love when it comes to Instagram for Windows Phone? In the past we’ve seen “evidence” of Instagram arriving on Windows Phone, but despite numerous Windows Phone-related events coming and going, there is still no word of the app, and it looks like Windows Phone users are in for a wait. During the Q&A session, a question was posed to Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerburg as to the availability of Instagram on Windows Phone. Unfortunately Zuckerburg’s answer was that they had nothing to announce right now, although he did state that Windows Phone is “very interesting”. While Zuckerburg did not completely rule out the app arriving on Windows Phone, his answer isn’t exactly inspiring as it means that Windows Phone users might have to wait months, or maybe even years before we see a release of the app. Either way there are third party alternatives out there, but we’re sure that WP owners will probably appreciate the official version nonetheless.

Instagram For Windows Phone Is Still A No-Show

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Top Nokia Mobile Below 490$ / 29000rs | Nokia Lumia 920

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The <b>Lumia 920</b> has top of the range elements, in contrast to the Lumia 900 that felt old at launch because it was hobbled by Microsof  windows cellphone 7's low-ball elements requirements. Microsoft  windows  cellphone 8 goes to contemporary elements and everything about the Lumia 920 is competitive with excellent end Android working program os cellular cell cellular phones. It features on a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Krait CPU with a gig of RAM and 32 tasks of storage area room. It has an excellent returning 8.7 MP photography digital camera with a Carl Zeiss relationships and back illuminated signal that works extremely well at low light photography. There's a front aspect photography digital camera that you can use with the review version of Skype for Microsoftcellphone 8 that Microsoft organization added to the app store a few days after the 920's US launch. AT&T has a 6 month unique on the Lumia 920 in the US, so you'll either have to go with AT&T or use the exposed version on T-Mobile (sorry Sprint and Verizon wireless clients, the GSM Lumia 920 won't work on your networks).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The cellphone has dual band WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Wi-fi 3.0, a powerful GPS and NFC. It helps wi-fi asking for and early adopters will get a 100 % 100 % free wi-fi asking for mat according to AT&T and Htc (it provides for $50 otherwise).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">PureMotion HD+ Display</span></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The 4.5" IPS show features at 1280 x 768 great quality, developing it amazingly competitive with the top Android working program os cell cellular phones and iPhones with Retina show. The Htc actually a little bit aspects previous the iPhone 5 for pixel stability by 6 ppi (332 vs. 326) and is significantly before most big show Android working program os cell cellular phones with regards to pixel stability. Of course, you get a significantly larger show with the Lumia 920 vs. the iPhone 5, and one that's big enough to competition with today's giant 4.7 to 4.8 inch Android working program os cellular cell cellular phones. The wrap-around Gorilla Cup is eye-catching, though it does produce glare, but thanks to polarizing filters and a very awesome 600 nits of max lighting, it's quickly understandable outdoors. That's not the end of the Lumia show operate list: it's a incredibly sensitive capacitive show that works with finger claws (in my tests this might take more than one tap if you have very long nails) and even protection safety gloves. Leave it to the individuals from cold Finland at Htc to manage that feat! The LCD has a 60Hz replenish amount and deep, rich greens. Colors are stunning and it's a actual pleasure to watch film and viewpoint pictures. Though quite saturated, shades are more healthy and natural in comparison to AMOLED and Super AMOLED shows. Excellent going, Htc. The bright, excellent evaluation and saturated show make the HT 8X look a little bit tedious in evaluation.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oTpdjjmYb_Q/UcMrG-5jG8I/AAAAAAAABXI/vwq25JLlyGM/s1600/Nokia-Lumia-920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="nokia lumia phones,best nokia lumia mobile" border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oTpdjjmYb_Q/UcMrG-5jG8I/AAAAAAAABXI/vwq25JLlyGM/s400/Nokia-Lumia-920.jpg" title="Nokia Lumia 920" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Design and Ergonomics</span></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you've seen the Lumia 900 or even the Lumia 800, you have a great idea of what the Lumia 920 looks and seems like. The Lumia 920 is wider than the Lumia 900 in the middle and some shades are glow, but the overall design language is the same. The Lumia 920 is large for a 4.5" smartphone: it is 6.5 oz., which is significantly bigger than the big 5.5" New new samsung Galaxy Note II (granted New new samsung makes uncannily light phones) and every other existing smart phone available on the market. It's identical in sizing to the 4.8" New new samsung Galaxy S III, so it's certainly not a little impact cellphone. That said, the shapes are all in the right places and it smooth convenience in aspect. It's not wider than other existing cellular cell cellular phones so it's no more of a pain to use one-handed than its opponents.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The smooth finish dark and cyan look awesome in their polycarbonate wonder. The glow shades don't look in the least cheap: rather the bright shades and shiny hard surface highlight us more of a top top great quality auto finish (it helps when you have a yellow-colored that's just like Lamborghini and a red that's just a tad cold than Bmw red). I acknowledge I like powerful shades and the yellow-colored and red Lumia 920s on my desk never fail to make me smile.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The control control buttons aren't just meaningless chrome, rather they have a stylish clay-based finish that works off the dark glass that packages around the sides. The aspect amount, energy and photography digital camera control control buttons are incredibly easy to operate but firm enough that we didn't press them by accident. The little USB slot for syncing and asking for is located on the end, as are the little music speakers. The 3.5mm audio port and little SIM cards plate are up top. The top and base aspects are straight to improve grip, while the sides are curved for convenience.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The cellphone helps Qi wi-fi asking for with The creditors own asking for mat or others that use the Qi traditional (our Energizer mat performed fine). That indicates you don't have to buy an alternate asking for coming returning or sleeve to use wi-fi asking for. This is a unibody design so you in fact can't remove the coming returning or availability battery energy pack that's surrounded within. There's no microSD cards slot, but happily the product has an ample 32 tasks of storage area space.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Windows Cell cellphone 8 and Htc Software</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Windows Cell cellphone has always been fast, even on slow elements. Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 8 on the Htc Lumia 920 goes, and I've yet to find myself waiting for the product. Remain Flooring surfaces are now resizable and as always, you can remove company bloatware: bye, bye Yellow-colored Pages Mobile! Kid's Corner lets you select the programs, videos and websites that kids (or anyone else) using your cellphone has availability (think of it as family-focused indication in accounts).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For those of you who haven't tried Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone yet, it's a mixture between the customizability of Android working program os and the easy intuitiveness of iOS. That's not to say it copies either, because it doesn't. This is a unique customer interface that's now made its way to the Modern UI with Remain Flooring surfaces in Microsof organization microsoft windows 8 for pills, laptops and pcs. It's closer to iOS with regards to UI and security: it's a very consistent customer interface that's quite easy to learn, and security is a priority along with closed down availability programs from Windows official store for programs. You can choose which Remain Flooring surfaces appear on your Start (home) show and set their sizing. You can remove programs such as carrier-installed programs that you don't want. Some Remain Flooring surfaces provide up-dates and realises (number of e-mails unread, next classes, existing weather) unless you set them to the smallest possible sizing where up-dates may no more fit in accordance with the Ground. Typography is key and web site look unique and perfectly tuned, and the side-swiping UI in programs is fun and easy to use. Android working program os individuals, you won't be able to complete custom ROMs or set up programs from untrusted sources and there are no symbols here; Remain Flooring surfaces that update with thoughts of info are the closest you'll get.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nokia's Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone programs remain a powerful selling feature with Htc Charts and Htc Generate Try out offering the option to acquire maps for off-line use and get spoken turn by turn spoken recommendations (Bing Charts provides on-screen recommendations but not spoken directions). There's Htc Transport for those who need large transportation recommendations too. If you don't get a Htc Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone, your alternatives are the company supplied programs like AT&T Gps (often with a monthly fee) or TeleNav's Look (also requires a fee).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nokia Songs has a awesome "mix radio" operate where you can stream playlists in a variety of designs for 100 % 100 % free. You can even acquire playlist music for off-line hearing and replenish them as you see fit. This makes for a awesome Pandora alternative. Htc City Contact lens is also preinstalled for you improved reality fans and I've found it amazingly useful and useful though a little terrifying when used in areas where you'll find out out about all sorts of home-based businesses.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The usual excellent Microsof organization mp3 player is on board (formerly known as Microsoft microsoft zune Songs and now known as XBOX Music). You can complete your own music from your iTunes selection on Mac and Microsof organization microsoft windows machines via the involved USB cable, or set up the smart phone as a large storage area space drive in Microsof organization microsoft windows and move and drop music, videos and information onto the product. Mass storage area space is a new operate in Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 8, and Mac support has been around since Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 7 via the 100 % 100 % free Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone app in the Mac app store. The cellphone has Dolby headset program with EQ and audio out through headsets is excellent: no disturbances with apparent trebles and finish bass.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Similarly, Windows film player can perform domestically stored film (MPEG4 and WMV kinds, such as non-DRM content from your iTunes library) though it doesn't yet offer availability rentals and purchases from the XBOX film store. The cellphone can handle 1080p MPEG4 film play-back, though that exceeds picture so you might as well stick with 720p.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For those who are XBOX clients, there's account development and you'll see your character friends and success and there's a 100 % 100 % free down-loadable XBOX SmartGlass app you can use to interact with and control your XBOX. Activities hub is where you'll find out down-loadable activities (some XBOX marked and various not branded). The activities are overall top top great quality and sell for .99 to 9.99 with most powerful more recent titles asking for 4.99 to 6.99. That said, you won't see the large option of activities that you will on the iPhone yet, nor even the same titles that have exceeded over from iOS to Android working program os. There are a few Need for Rate titles, a cellular version of SIMS 3, Assassin's Creed, Sound 4, various Disappointed Birds titles and quite a few casual activities that are fun. What's not here? Shadowgun, Dead Generate and Modern Combat 3.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-So0UVJM-zuQ/UcMrHOACSjI/AAAAAAAABXQ/vM7clpo_heo/s1600/nokia-lumia-920-complete-review-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Nokia Lumia 920 mobiles,colours of nokia lumia 920" border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-So0UVJM-zuQ/UcMrHOACSjI/AAAAAAAABXQ/vM7clpo_heo/s400/nokia-lumia-920-complete-review-1.jpg" title="Nokia Lumia 920 Colours" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Windows Cell cellphone 8 has basic conversation guidelines to launch programs and enter published written text for things like look for that's on par with Android working program os but does not have all the natural language question benefits of Siri on the iPhone. Search engines is your traditional google look for engine (surprise) and we found Bing's outcomes to be very useful, especially for local google look for and the excellent Regional Look app. You can acquire Search engines Look for Remain Ground, but there's no Search engines Charts app for Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone. We're OK with that because Htc Charts plus Windows Regional Look choices up the slack just excellent with none of The the apple company organization Maps' quirkiness.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The e-mail client helps most e-mail kinds such as Return, Googlemail, POP3 and IMAP. I set up the product to connect my Googlemail, Search engines Connections and Schedule using the force developing (IMAP push) and the product customized as quickly as my Android working program os devices with new e-mail and synced schedule items.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a Microsof organization product so you get the cellular version of MS Office that works with Word, Succeed, OneNote and PowerPoint information (you can viewpoint but not make PowerPoint files). Since it's a cellular version you won't find out all the features of pc MS Office, but the basic principles are here. The cellphone works with domestically stored information, e-mail accessories and information on your Skydrive or Office 365 talk about.</span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Calling and Internet</span></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nokia cell cellular phones have always offered top great quality get in touch with top great quality and the Lumia 920 has excellent get in touch with top great quality with finish and apparent conversation on both ends. It doesn't beat the also excellent New new samsung Galaxy S III and iPhone 5, but it meets and is equal to them with a tiny bit less great quality on the excellent trebles than the GS III. Still, it's one of the better conversation cell cellular phones available on the market. The cellphone played nicely with a variety of Wi-fi headsets and headsets, as we've come to expect from Htc, but we did notice it wasn't compatible with our The the apple company organization EarPods (we heard a greater delivered whine). Stereo headsets performed excellent, so it seems there's a issue with the mic pick-up in the headsets.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Data prices were excellent over AT&T's 4G LTE network. Though the popular cross-platform Speedtest.net app isn't available yet for Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone, we used a variety of other test programs on the Microsof organization microsoft windows market for amount tests and saw excellent prices. Likewise, app installing, film installing and web page installing were as fast as we've seen on competitive AT&T LTE cellular cell cellular phones. The Lumia 920 has the cellular hot identify operate so you can use the product as a wi-fi hot identify for your tablet, laptop or other system. The cellphone uses a little SIM cards.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Performance and Horsepower</span></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 7 cellular cell cellular phones were stuck in the last thanks to old Microsof organization elements requirements, Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 8 calls for contemporary dual-core processer snacks, various permitted show solutions and more RAM. Not that Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 7 was missing for explosiveness, but requirements do count for marketing reasons and faster elements allows for more advanced features and awesome activities. The Htc Lumia 920 has a gig of RAM and 32 tasks of storage area space (currently most competitive WP8 cellular cell cellular phones have 8-16 tasks of storage). There's no microSD cards slot, and those used to cause problems because of Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 7's cards security plan so we only saw a cards slot on the New new samsung Focus, where it caused problems due to cards customer interface and security problems. Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 8 controls microSD cards more beautifully, but so far we've only seen the cards slot on the Htc Lumia 810/820/822 Microsof organization microsoft windows 8 cellphone that has just 8 tasks of inner storage area room. That said, 32 tasks is a proper and healthy amount of inner storage area space that can house lots of programs, a reasonable music selection and some operate length movies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core Krait CPU is the same you'll find out in excellent end Android working program os cell cellular phones like the New new samsung Galaxy S III and HTC One X. Offered, a few quad primary Snapdragon CPUs are hitting the market now (LG Optimus G and Nexus 4), but the dual-core is still great powerful and more than adequate to keep the Lumia 920 moving along amazingly quickly. It does very well in mixture program requirements like AnTuTu and Sunspider.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nokia PureView Camera</span></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The returning 8.7MP photography digital camera is excellent, though in our tests it hasn't completely trounced the top opponents from New new samsung and The the apple company organization. It does however edge forward in low light and night situations. Images are unique and apparent but not over-sharpened and colour vividness is eye-catching though we mentioned the same tendency for white wines to flower that we saw in the Lumia 900. 1080p film has excellent frame prices, even in low light and does beat out the opponents unless we're talking about the 41MP Htc PureView.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall, pictures are natural and rich looking, and you'd be pushed to tell them apart from a compact photography digital camera. Modifying the traditional photo options and adding a little improving in post handling outcomes in some very excellent pictures. 1080p film isn't the least bit blocky and has excellent colour and detail. This is definitely a awesome photography digital camera to catch with and it is excellent enough for create pictures and YouTube film syndication. If you wish, the product can save your photos and videos to your Skydrive thinking storage area space (7 tasks of storage area space are included). These will immediately appear in your Images app on a Microsof organization microsoft windows 8 PC if you use the same Microsof organization microsoft windows Remain indication in on both laptop or computer and make get in touch with with. You can talk about these with others if you like, but the traditional keeps them securely private for your eyes only.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The returning photography digital camera has an awesome features along with a back illuminated signal, fat f/2.0 26mm Carl Zeiss relationships with dual LED flash and visual image backing. The top aspect f/2.4 1.2MP photography digital camera does 720p film for unique film chat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Battery Life</span></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Htc Lumia 920 has a 2,000 mAh Lithium Ion plastic battery energy pack that's surrounded within (like the iPhone and HTC One X, you can't exchange in a spare). We had no trouble developing it through the day on a charge with average use, and it live through given that my Galaxy S III. Some clients have exposed short runtimes, but I haven't experienced that issue with our two Lumia 920 units. The cellphone does support more solid multi-tasking than Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 7.5, so if you do have battery energy pack problems, reboot the product to see if that reveals up up background programs that might be hogging periods. Also use the coming returning key to quit out of activities and Htc Generate rather than the property key (the one with the Microsof organization microsoft windows logo).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Lumia 920 has wi-fi asking for built in using the Qi traditional. The creditors asking for smooth provides for $50 or you can use other brand asking for mattes that use Qi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pet Peeves</span></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Monolithic amount control, really? There's one amount developing and that indicates when you turn down you film gamblers amount, your ringtone amount is also reduced. If you forget to turn it coming returning up after it clip is done, you might not hear your cellphone band. And no look for in the schedule application? Please Microsof organization, fix this!</span><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Conclusion</span></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Htc Lumia 920 is undoubtedly the idol cellphone for Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone 8's launch. It has an stylish and memorable design that seems excellent in aspect and looks stylish. The fantastic 4.5" IPS show has rich shades, excellent evaluation and it works with protection safety gloves. Though published written text doesn't look quite as colored on as it does on the HTC One X, HTC Android working program DNA and iPhone 5 the display's unusually high pixel stability and sharpness make for an excellent experience. The cellphone is very fast and continuous, and it has plenty of inner storage area room. I've been using it for a week as my main cellphone and have put my New new samsung Galaxy S III in the drawer: amazingly, I haven't missed my S III all that much, even though I've been a large Android working program os customer for decades (with trysts with various Microsof organization microsoft windows Phones and iPhones thrown in over the years). My only caveats? The cellphone is quite large for its sizing and the app option is excellent and healthy with many of the big players existing, but it still can't match the iPhone and Android working program os (yet). The only thing holding the Lumia 920 coming returning from our Editor's Choice award is app option. Hopefully in another year we'll see a flower of Microsof organization microsoft windows Cell cellphone programs, that will no more be a issue.</span></div>

Top Nokia Mobile Below 490$ / 29000rs | Nokia Lumia 920

The Lumia 920 has top of the range elements, in contrast to the Lumia 900 that felt old at launch because it was hobbled by Microsof  windo...

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New 3D renderings show expected design of Apple's low-cost iPhone

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iyLfgGE5hiMoGY61MfuSrZYulwjztbX51H-mD_Bbhyphenhyphen57pzmsezAFynglDk9goNrYjZYf59r9ty8h_B_joFXUO7bijRV4VS5KTJOPmamXR5Gia4KX21DCWVuwYGWQH6WKpA2IDKm0ans/s1600/render-130621-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iyLfgGE5hiMoGY61MfuSrZYulwjztbX51H-mD_Bbhyphenhyphen57pzmsezAFynglDk9goNrYjZYf59r9ty8h_B_joFXUO7bijRV4VS5KTJOPmamXR5Gia4KX21DCWVuwYGWQH6WKpA2IDKm0ans/s1600/render-130621-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>With schematics of an alleged low-cost iPhone now in the wild, AppleInsider offers a glimpse of what that device might look like as an actual product in this pair of high-quality 3D renderings.</b><br /><br />These 3D renders are based on the schematics shown in blueprint images that leaked earlier this week. Major iOS accessory companies are currently high in their convictions that the leaked blue prints are indicative of the much-anticpated low-cost iPhone and are currently designing and building cases to fit this form factor.<br /><br />The speaker and microphone holes on the bottom of the device are circular, and akin to the current iPod touch design. In an interesting marriage of hardware and software, the circular openings are also similar to the new signal indicators in iOS 7.<br /><br />Like the iPhone 5, the bottom of the rumored low-cost iPhone also includes a Lightning port, with screws to the left and right, as well as a headphone jack.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWxIA7cdAAllI2K9BXgyKo4AyX2gQfGRIgY0U4rLwkI9DvIk_Nd_IwyE3VjrUw9_LOeWoTlsdLfJXrB9OS7Btt1Hg49I-IJGTAKY-C5RwCKsOxOILVGevxQEL0PxZFTTvyrIZOUAqv8E/s1600/render-130621-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWxIA7cdAAllI2K9BXgyKo4AyX2gQfGRIgY0U4rLwkI9DvIk_Nd_IwyE3VjrUw9_LOeWoTlsdLfJXrB9OS7Btt1Hg49I-IJGTAKY-C5RwCKsOxOILVGevxQEL0PxZFTTvyrIZOUAqv8E/s1600/render-130621-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />On the left side, the volume controls are pill shaped, like the iPod touch, rather than circular, like the iPhone 5. The back corners of the device are also curved, bearing a resemblance to Apple's iPod classic.<br /><br />Aside from those tweaks, the anticipated handset is unmistakably an iPhone, featuring the standard home button and a 4-inch display. The leaked design is slightly thicker than an iPhone 5, and is expected to have a plastic back panel to keep costs down.<br /><br />Rumors have suggested that Apple will introduce a less expensive iPhone model, alongside a premium "iPhone 5S," this fall. Market watchers believe such a device could allow Apple to tap into the fast-growing unsubsidized segment of the smartphone market.<br /><br />In particular, emerging markets such as China and India have been pegged as potential growth opportunities where Apple could be missing out on sales, due to the non-contract pricing of its current lineup. Used iPhones are so popular overseas that Apple itself has partnered with Brighstar Corp to begin taking trade-ins at its hundreds of retail locations.

Apple New 3D renderings show expected design of Apple's low-cost iPhone

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Rare Apple I projected to fetch $500K in Christie's auction

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpdiHSjuYGLjqWfEcPNg7nMtix4YHvNX7TXaaVK9Fy0NoYDHHWC_CE7v_5_uTHCwInIH9hBXjArR0DM8egzpFNg6lvDMk_80rj_NMbAOCxqLFFAsEAZGoUN5nwhneIegrJHrHmWu0BhU/s1600/apple-130621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpdiHSjuYGLjqWfEcPNg7nMtix4YHvNX7TXaaVK9Fy0NoYDHHWC_CE7v_5_uTHCwInIH9hBXjArR0DM8egzpFNg6lvDMk_80rj_NMbAOCxqLFFAsEAZGoUN5nwhneIegrJHrHmWu0BhU/s1600/apple-130621.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Bidding will start at $300,000 and is expected to reach as much as a half-million dollars when a rare Apple I computer from 1976 goes up for auction.</b><br /><br />One of the first computers ever built will hit the market next week at legendary art auction house Christie's. The projected sale price was reported on Friday by the Associated Press.<br /><br />About 200 Apple I machines were made, but most no longer exist. Estimates peg the current number of original Apple computers at between 30 and 50.<br /><br />Just last month, a working Apple I sold for $671,400 in an auction in Germany. That system had the added bonus of being signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak.<br /><br />That sale exceeded the previous record of $640,000 for a working Apple I, which came from an auction sale in late 2012. Even individual parts from Apple I machines have proven valuable, as a working Apple I motherboard fetched $375,000 in an auction last June.

Apple Rare Apple I projected to fetch $500K in Christie's auction

Bidding will start at $300,000 and is expected to reach as much as a half-million dollars when a rare Apple I computer from 1976 goes up for...

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Apple's iPhone 5 headed to Virgin Mobile USA next week for $550 off-contract

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUd6ZPgmsaTbZ7r0TmzlP2GTmya2RKDANhzivDcpDHRgcJB5-Gm28lX_X8xIWl4gLQI9aUqosJJa6wWu4piJOBsMRG03zcnB1EzkNIZSP_nxp_TrZ05DXFGpseUSNHNLcflBSBKPz2AU/s1600/virgin-130621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUd6ZPgmsaTbZ7r0TmzlP2GTmya2RKDANhzivDcpDHRgcJB5-Gm28lX_X8xIWl4gLQI9aUqosJJa6wWu4piJOBsMRG03zcnB1EzkNIZSP_nxp_TrZ05DXFGpseUSNHNLcflBSBKPz2AU/s1600/virgin-130621.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br />Virgin Mobile will be the next U.S. carrier to receive Apple's iPhone 5 next Friday, when the base-level 16-gigabyte model will become available for $549.99 without a service contract.</b><br /><br />When it launches on June 28, the iPhone 5 will be compatible with the carrier's "Beyond Talk" plans, which can be purchased for as little as $30 per month. The 32-gigabyte iPhone 5 will be available for $649.99, while the high-end 64-gigabyte capacity will be $749.99.<br /><br />A Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk plan includes 2.5 gigabytes per month of full-speed data at 3G and 4G speeds. Data is throttled after users reach the maximum monthly limit.<br /><br />The plan is available for $35 per month with 300 anytime minutes, but Virgin offers customers a $5-per-month plan discount if they sign up for automatic monthly payments with a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account. That means Virgin Mobile subscribers can obtain a new plan with unlimited messaging and data for $30 per month.<br /><br />A jump to 1,200 anytime minutes is $45 per month, while unlimited calling runs $55 per month. Both are also qualified for the $5-per-month discount, bringing their prices down to $40 and $50, respectively.<br /><br />Virgin Mobile began offering a 15 percent discount on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S handsets a month ago. The company first started sales of Apple's iPhone a year ago, in June of 2012.

Apple Apple's iPhone 5 headed to Virgin Mobile USA next week for $550 off-contract

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Photos claim to show assembled 'iPhone 5S' chassis, possibly early prototype

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M8KJXkaBalTt_B27UHxZeqsWQR6GMele-Yn6sLvIjJJREt_qiqgvmKP_INy_b8xOupmKTGGKLJqWZYOWG3qVhie1k_GYSuRBopSzAsft4_6gGwq5joOnlLcF-ijsXxJUe-TrxhjCqxc/s1600/13.06.21-iPhone_5S-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M8KJXkaBalTt_B27UHxZeqsWQR6GMele-Yn6sLvIjJJREt_qiqgvmKP_INy_b8xOupmKTGGKLJqWZYOWG3qVhie1k_GYSuRBopSzAsft4_6gGwq5joOnlLcF-ijsXxJUe-TrxhjCqxc/s1600/13.06.21-iPhone_5S-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><b>As Apple's annual iPhone refresh cycle draws near, the number of rumors regarding the so-called "iPhone 5S" continue to grow, the latest being a set of photos claiming to show the handset in near complete form</b>.<br /><br />At first glance, the image of the supposed iPhone 5S internals looks to be in line with rumored parts leaks, which include the handset's logic board, loudspeaker, SIM card tray, vibration motor, and other smaller components. Taken part by part and compared with recent rumored parts leaks, the photos appear to show either an early prototype, or a hybrid of the current iPhone 5 with components from an as yet unreleased version of Apple's smartphone.<br /><br />From the top left: the vibration motor is clearly visible and has a single weight. This is counter to a recent photo that suggests the next-gen iPhone will use a dual-weight system. There is also a slight crimp in the attachment arm, which on the iPhone 5 is at a perfect 90-degree angle. This, along with the off-center contact plate, shows the motor has been previously removed, replaced, or damaged.<br /><br />At the bottom of the picture is the speaker sitting atop flex cables belonging to the microphone and Lightning dock connector. These parts are identical to supposedly leaked components pictured earlier this month.<br /><br />Finally, the battery carries markings that, if legitimate, point to a capacity of 5.92 Watt-hours. In comparison, the iPhone 5 has a 5.45 Whr unit.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXrPx-SpmOMY5gttvDQdoj_-L4HsNTbZkLiuCgRgUAqgyAnzP_mwDzmG5054rFMxp1_l45n61I6ozLwx0wnsKyJB2r6y8EGJFz6uGnLJRliMEnE8zybFf7zTAB5F4KLzA2iTLjRCurYo/s1600/13.06.21-iPhone_5S-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXrPx-SpmOMY5gttvDQdoj_-L4HsNTbZkLiuCgRgUAqgyAnzP_mwDzmG5054rFMxp1_l45n61I6ozLwx0wnsKyJB2r6y8EGJFz6uGnLJRliMEnE8zybFf7zTAB5F4KLzA2iTLjRCurYo/s1600/13.06.21-iPhone_5S-2.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><br />The second image allegedly shows the handset's back casing, though this photo contains details that are somewhat incongruent with a next-gen handset. For example, the model number appears to read "A1214," a designation never before seen on an iPhone. The original iPhone and iPhone 3G bore "A12XX" model numbers, while the iPhone 3GS to 4S carried numbers in the "A13XX" range. Apple's GSM version of the iPhone 4S moved into the "A14XX" tier, which continues with the current iPhone 5.<br /><br />It is possible that the number seen on this particular casing reads "A1234," signifying a probable prototype, but the fourth digit is not curved and looks to be either a "1" or a "7" when enhanced.<br /><br />Despite being quite blurry, the image clearly shows the much-rumored dual-flash positioned near the rear-facing camera. Interestingly, the chamfered edge on the left side of the phone is in crisp focus while the rest of the photo is not.

Apple Photos claim to show assembled 'iPhone 5S' chassis, possibly early prototype

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