Getting mobile-optimized access to backend data is the single greatest challenge to building mobile apps, with almost half of developers identifying the work of building and deploying mobile APIs as the primary bottleneck. Click here for more.
Batelco has announced the appointment of Ihab Hinnawi as its Group CEO. Mr. Hinnawi has held the role of Acting Group CEO since February 2015. Click here for more.
Vietnam's government is looking to part privatize the country's second largest mobile network operator, MobiFone, according to local media reports. Click here for more.
The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech for the three months ending in October 2015 shows Android returning to growth in Europe's big five markets, after a decline that began in October 2014. Click here for more.
USA based Verizon Wireless has stepped up the country's increasingly fierce price-war by offering to refund up to US$650 in termination fees if a customer switches to its network. Click here for more.
Samsung's next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7 may go on sale in February, if a leaked photo is to be believed. Click here for more.
China Telecom's Chairman, Chang Xiaobing is reported to be under investigation by Chinese authorities for \"serious disciplinary violations\", which is often code for a corruption or bribery allegation. Click here for more.
Ooredoo Qatar and Nokia Networks have announced the launch of LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) three-band carrier aggregation technology on the Ooredoo Supernet. Click here for more.
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the global number of cellular M2M subscribers increased by 23 percent during 2015 to reach 265.2 million at the end of the year. Click here for more.
Aggregating 5 carriers in a demo carried out on Friday in its Istanbul headquarters, Turkcell reached mobile broadband speeds of 1.2Gbps on 4.5G. Click here for more.
Russia's Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Ericsson have signed a cooperation agreement on the research and deployment of 5G networks in Russia. Click here for more.
Top 10 Things To Do On Boxing Day
Congratulations! You have survived the hassle that is Christmas and now you can take it easy here on Boxing Day. But wait! Why not do something to burn off all that food you have eaten. You could do whatever you like, but here are ten ideas to get you started, all done in a Caturday style…
Top 10 Things To Do On Boxing Day
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Cat Reading A Book
10 – Read A Book
You could always read that book you have always wanted to, or even listen to a whole Audiobook in one sitting!
Cat Using A Computer
9 – Social Media Cleanup
Why not spend the day cleaning up your social media profiles. Add a new profile image and banner, then remove all those friends off your list who never sent you a Christmas card.
Cat Relaxing
8 – Down Time
Of course, you don;t have to do anything on Boxing Day so “vegging out” is always a good option.
Cat Visiting Relatives
7 – Visit Relatives
Boxing Day is the perfect time to visit relatives and show off all your new Christmas gifts.
Cat in Walking Shoes
6 – Go For a Walk
Lots of families go for Boxing days walks together. It’s great exercise and a good time to reflect on the year gone by.
Cat Riding a Horse
5 – Bet
There is always horse racing on boxing day, some of them are very well respected race meets!
Cat Eating Turkey
4 – Deal With Leftover Turkey
If you don’t know the Best Things to Make With Leftover Turkey you can always read my post with ten suggestions!
Cat Watching TV
3 – TV Time
Boxing day is full of festive episodes of all your favourite TV shows. From Dr Who to Game of Thrones. Why not watch the season leading up to that point, then watch the Christmas special!
Cat Playing Football
2 – Watch Sports
There is often lots of sports matches including Football on the TV, why not actually go to the match rather than watch it at home!
Cats Shopping
1 – Go Shopping
Did you receive some cash in a Christmas card by that person who doesn’t do “Effort”? Why not spend it in the boxing day sales. Hit that high street and start walking off those Turkey blues!
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Top 10 Tasty Trimming Recipes For Pigs In Blankets
A traditional accompaniment to the Christmas dinner here in the UK is “Pigs in Blankets” At their basic they are 1 rasher of bacon wrapped around a small sausage, but change the recipe a little bit and they suddenly become the perfect side dish…
Top 10 Tasty Trimming Recipes For Pigs In Blankets
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Pigs In Puff Pastry Blankets
10 – Pigs In Puff Pastry Blankets
The “blanket” part doesn’t have to be bacon, it can be anything that wraps up the pig (sausage).
Pigs In Blankets Serve With Cranberry Sauce
9 – Pigs In Blankets Serve With Cranberry Sauce
You don’t even have to have them as an extra to the Christmas meal, they also make a pretty good dip-&-snack.
Chili Cheese Pigs in Blankets
8 – Chili Cheese Pigs in Blankets
They might be a little too hot for some people, But at least you have until New Year to recover from them.
Asparagus Pigs in Blankets
7 – Asparagus Pigs in Blankets
Throwing some asparagus into the blanket is not going to make them any healthier. But it might make them a little tastier!
Pigs in a Blanket Dinner Rolls
6 – Pigs in a Blanket Dinner Rolls
This recipe almost turns them into a meal themselves! Imagine these with a few fries, very tasty indeed.
French Toast Pigs in Blankets
5 – French Toast Pigs in Blankets
Giving pigs in blankets a French twist looks and sounds delicious. This recipe is good for breakfast as well.
Breakfast Pigs In Blankets
4 – Breakfast Pigs In Blankets
Sounds a little crazy to me, but if you like your breakfasts Christmas themed, this is the way to do it.
Chorizo Pigs In Blankets
3 – Chorizo Pigs In Blankets
Chorizo is often found in Mexican cuisine, but this recipe for pigs in blankets makes great use of it.
Reuben Pigs in a Blanket
2 – Reuben Pigs in a Blanket
Reuben style is done with sauerkraut and relish which sounds very nice indeed.
Pizza Pigs In Blankets
1 – Pizza Pigs In Blankets
Pizza is not something you can normally get away with having at Christmas, but with a slight spin, pigs in blankets saves the day.
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Engineers have successfully married electrons and photons within a single-chip microprocessor, a landmark development that opens the door to ultrafast, low-power data crunching. Click here for more.
The installation of Dmitry Morozov (:: vtol: :)”Wave is my nature” exhibited at the Mars center in Moscow is focused on the concept of Wave as the basis of all audiovisual art:
The project draws from the theory of Wave–particle duality which considers the light to be a particle and a wave at the same time. In this case, the notion of the “wave” is uniform for the sound wave, light wave and a “tangible” kinetic wave with wide amplitude, physically presented in the space as stretched cables moved by a system of motors. The piece also refers to the topic of physical modeling of the wave processes which take place in various media and materials: “string”, “data flow”, “visualisation of sound”, “sonification of light” etc. In general, the installation can be viewed as a kinetic spacial light installation which reacts to the presence of audience and creates an autonomous sound and light composition.
The artist used led strips, servo motors, 2-channel sound system, ir motion sensors running on Arduino Mega and Arduino Uno:
Mobile operator service revenue returned to growth in Q3 2015 after four quarters of falls, albeit up only 0.1% globally. Click here for more.
Half of U.S. broadband households are very concerned about viruses/spyware and 50% are very concerned about data or identity theft, which will be among the key incentives to expanding the adoption of tech support services in the IoT. Click here for more.
The upgrade reflects Fitch's revised view of Telenet's ability to generate free cash flow (FCF) and support a leveraged balance sheet. Telenet has a strong operating profile that is supported by a favourable market structure, which enables robust and stable cash generation. Click here for more.
Apple's use of Force Touch technology in the Apple Watch and 3D Touch in the iPhone 6S line is leading to growth in force sensing and other touch-panel enhancements in mobile devices. Click here for more.
One of the most popular types of wearables will be smartwatches, reaching a total of 34.3 million units shipped in 2016, up from the 21.3 million units expected to ship in 2015. Click here for more.
Complaints as a proportion of Australian telcos' services in operation (SIO) dropped a further 15 per cent in the September quarter, according to the Telecommunications Complaints in Context report. Click here for more.
Used in a variety of application sensors have become a critical driving element of the Internet of Things (IoT). Digi-Key’s sensor offering includes acceleration, inclination, navigational, current, environmental, imaging, liquid, positioning, pressure, force, and temperature sensors all available for immediate shipment.
Used in a variety of application sensors have become a critical driving element of the Internet of Things (IoT). Digi-Key’s sensor offering includes acceleration, inclination, navigational, current, environmental, imaging, liquid, positioning, pressure, force, and temperature sensors all available for immediate shipment.
Top 10 Weird, Unusual Casino Roulette Wheels
One of the most loved and best casino games is Roulette. This spinning wheel game of chance is often considered to be the best odds at the casino and it played online and in real-life by millions of people each and every day. So it’s no wonder if you look hard enough you can find Roulette wheels just about everywhere…
Top 10 Weird, Unusual Casino Roulette Wheels
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Car Tyre Roulette Wheel
10 –London
This wheel is part of a full car marketing campaign that drives around London for hours on end to advertising the local casino. I prefer the online ones myself.
Carpark Roulette Wheel
9 – Las Vegas
Done for an event in Ceasar’s Palace people really could bet what number the car would spin out on after doing several slide drifts! Now that sounds like a fun gamble.
Rodent Roulette Wheel
8 – Moscow
Often done by street people, this is a pure game of chance which hole the rodent (often a Gerbil) goes down. And yes, it is still played today (only done more animal-friendly).
Human Roulette Wheel
7 – Florida
Part of a large mobile casino that travels around to shows and events all over the USA, but its home is Florida.
Roundabout Roulette Wheel
6 – Aachen
This is officially the world biggest non-spinning Roulette Wheel and was done via a moped rider randomly placing the ball on a number.
Park Memorial Roulette Wheel
5 – Connecticut
Mohegan Sun Casino have been marketing their casino in various ways all over the city, but this carpet placed around the local parks statue is one of the best.
Roulette Wheel Fountain
4 – Sweden
Located outside the Malmo casino is a fountain that is the only one in the world made to look like a Roulette Wheel. Odds or getting wet playing this? Pretty good!
Crazy Golf Roulette Wheel
3 – UK
It sounds odd that the biggest spinning Roulette wheel in the world is located within the UK, you might have thought it would have been Vegas.
Roulette Wheel Funfair Ride
2 – Pennsylvania
Located at the DelGrosso’s Amusement Park in Pennsylvania is a Roulette wheel that has good odds on making you feel rather ill!
Roulette Wheel Baggage Carousel
1 – Oregon
The only real gamble here is if your luggage is going to appear. Now that is a gamble that the odds with always be in your favour.
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