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Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8, aims it head-on at iOS 6
As part of their Windows Phone Summit today, Microsoft has unveiled Windows Phone 8, the next generation of their next generation mobile phone operating system. Already surprisingly simple and elegant, Microsoft now seems ready to amp up the power and features of Windows Phone 7. And a lot of those features seem aimed squarely at Apple's upcoming iOS 6. Our Mobile Nations sibling site, WPCentral is live at the event, and here's what they've seen.
Latest and greatest hardware support
This one was a no brainer -- Windows Phone will now support multi-core and much higher resolution displays, including 800x480, 1280x768, and 1280x720 (15:9 for the two, 16:9 last). The Nokia Lumia 900 has a screen density nowhere near what it should have been for its size. This fixes all that and catches up to the leading edge Android phones on the market.
They've also added MicroSD support. (Which Apple will be adding never.)
Internet Explorer 10
Included in Windows Phone 8 will be what Microsoft claims is a feature-complete version of the desktop Internet Explorer 10 (IE 10). That includes SmartScreen, HTML5, and JavaScript performance which Microsoft claims beats Android 4.x on the Samsung Galaxy S III, and the iOS 6 beta on the iPhone 4S.
It is slightly douchey to benchmark prototype Windows Phone 8 hardware against 9 month old iOS hardware running beta software. (And does that break Apple's NDA?). But it is what it is, and almost everyone does it.
Mobile Nations will run our own tests on an iPhone 5 when it ships, as well as whatever Android and Windows Phone devices are on the market at the time.
But credit where it's due. Microsoft is one of the very few not using WebKit -- the rendering engine behind Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome -- in mobile and, in stark contrast to the Pocket IE 6 days, they seem intent on keeping it absolutely competitive.
Native gaming
Microsoft is giving gaming developers C++ and DirectX to work their wonders with on Windows Phone 8, which is a huge step up. Microsoft is aiming to have gaming go from Windows to Windows Phone, which is smart. Curiously, there didn't seem to be any mention of Xbox, though Xbox Live is already in Windows Phone.
Apple has provided direct Objective-C, OpenGL, and an increasing set of APIs for developers since the iOS SDK launched in 2008, and with iOS 6 will be doing Game Center and AirVideo from Mac as well, making for a fairly awesome intra-platform gaming experience.
It'll be interesting to see how Microsoft ties their ecosystem together.
At first glance, Windows Phone Wallet looks to be a hybrid of iOS 6 Passbook's repository and Google Wallet payment system. So, not only can you keep all your cards, coupons, tickets, etc. in one place, but you can pay right from the phone as well.
There'll be a dedicated Wallet Hub for everyone, but proper payments look like they'll need a TPM secured SIM card.
Apple hasn't announced any NFC (Near Field Communications) plans yet, but it wouldn't be surprising if Passbook was already set up with this in mind, and the PassKit framework wasn't abstracted and modular enough to, for example, swap out QR Codes for full on NFC in future hardware...
- Microsoft announces Wallet for Windows Phone 8
Nokia Maps
Microsoft used to license NavTeq data for Bing Maps. Nokia owns NavTeq. Microsoft partners with Nokia. So Windows Phone 8 will now simply use Nokia Maps.
That leaves Google with Google Maps, and Apple with the only other supplier of map data, TomTom's TeleAtlas, for iOS 6 Maps.
New Start Screen
Windows Phone 8 updates the tile-based Start Screen, adding more customizable sizes and colors, and removing the old "gutter" so they go full screen.
I'm not a huge fan of Windows Phone tiles. They aren't as easily distinguishable as icons or as informationally dense as widgets. Microsoft means them as a best-of-both-worlds but to my eyes they're the one aesthetically displeasing part of the otherwise gorgeous Metro UI. And this all just makes a bad thing worse.
Still, if you are a fan of Titles, there's more of them to love.
Windows Phone 7.8
Owners of almost brand new Windows Phones, like the Titan 2 or Nokia Lumia 900 won't be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 8. Instead they'll get a Windows Phone 7.8 booby prize which brings the new look, but not the new APIs needed to keep those phones relevant.
And that's, frankly, pathetic. Microsoft should have planned better. Can you imagine the much older iPhone 4S not getting iOS 6 but getting an iOS 5.5 build that had the new colored status bar but didn't maintain API compatibility?
Microsoft should have made sure any device sold in the last year had hardware specs that would maintain compatibility. I feel sorry for my Windows Phone friends on this one.
More on Windows Phone 8
That looks to be about it for the announcements. Dan Rubino, Rafael Rivera, and the entire WPCentral team are now watching the demos and digging into the details, and they'll have more -- much more! -- to come. So if you're at all interested in Windows Phone 8, head on over and check out all the info:
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Rene Ritchie is one of the most respected Apple analysts in the business, reaching a combined audience of over 40 million readers a month. His YouTube channel, Vector, has over 90 thousand subscribers and 14 million views and his podcasts, including Debug, have been downloaded over 20 million times. He also regularly co-hosts MacBreak Weekly for the TWiT network and co-hosted CES Live! and Talk Mobile. Based in Montreal, Rene is a former director of product marketing, web developer, and graphic designer. He's authored several books and appeared on numerous television and radio segments to discuss Apple and the technology industry. When not working, he likes to cook, grapple, and spend time with his friends and family.
Just because a MicroSD card slot is added, it doesn't mean Apple is behind any sort of curve.....
It just means Apple isn't adding useless features.
how is having a micro sd card useless...just cause apple dont have it dont make it useless...millions of people rely on micro sd card...i dont get any phone without a micro sd card as i keep 1 sd card with all my photos,music,video and evertime i get a new device all i need to do is put im my sd card and am ready to go..the cloud is good for backup etc but with limited data only available streaming music or videos will eat through your data in a day.
i would assume jobs was going to eventually get to the point were they have enough servers to not limit the amount of data stored on there servers. but either way sd card slots are not useless, me personally i never use them because i have an iphone, but then again i never have needed one either. but thats me
u mean to say.. added memory is useless feature?? god u r stil in the spell of jobs.. wake up...
Bravo Sidh and Taz, couldnt have said it better myself ! :)
MicroSD on an iPhone would make life so much easier. Save your music and pictures on it so that if you have to restore it you don't have to waste time reloading everything. It's already there.
i suppose i have never thought of that mainly because i have never had to restore my iphone. that is a pretty good idea, i like it.
Rene never said it would put Apple "behind the curve." And just because you find it useless, doesn't mean millions of other people follow that same train of thought. Some people would love to have microSD access on their iPhones, I'm not one of them, but they're out there. Apple won't ever add microSD capabilities because it's one more thing to make their product less elegant and more complicated (even if it's just ever-so-slightly). As ANY Apple fanboy will tell you, Apple is all about elegance and simplicity... at damn near ALL costs.
A microSD slot is just an added extra.. In my opinion all mobile phones will be going in the direction of the iPhone.
In the near future with cloud based systems and faster handsets and internet services a massive memory or added memory wont be a selling point for any handheld device.
Only a true Apple fanboy would call add on memory useless. The mothership would be proud of you.
OK..U did find one advantage...but its not relating to any kind of a
OS superiority over iOS... its like saying Balmer's brain is relating to his head size and not to his body proportions, as he is trying to prove since that red hared nerd retired :)
So far - extremely impressed with what I've seen from Microsoft in the past couple days. The tablet looks incredible and the phones are looking stellar.
Did you see when the new tablet locked up during its unveiling? Classic windows. I look forward to not ever wanting one.
Ya... so new, unique and innovative... shame just Apple did it before...
this magnetic cover attachment may come after the legal battle is over
Douchey? Apple will do the same thing when iOS 6 launches. They'll compare to, most likely, the SIII or Evo "3". MSFT can only compare it to what is available.
I also think it is a far stretch to say it is aimed at iOS 6. They've been working on this for many months prior to even knowing what iOS 6 has available. I believe they are doing what they see is best for their market [their customers and potential converts] regardless of aiming at iOS 6 or Android "Jellybean".
For clarity, Evo "3" means the whole HTC One line.
It'll be just as douchey when Apple does it :)
And yeah, of course it's aimed at iOS 6, as much as iOS 6 is aimed at Android and Jellybean will be aimed at iOS 6.
No one is in this to lose. Which is great for us :)
And of course by that line of reasoning, iOS 6 is also aimed at WP8.
i dont recall apple ever comparing their products to others in the sense of better. i do know that they compare sales and they compare how many people have updated their os and how many phones they have sold. but i dont THINK they have compared actual software quality... feel free to prove me wrong
I can think of at least one example where they did. Last year, when they compared camera speed vs a Motorola phone (Bionic maybe?)
Anyway, I'm sure there are other examples. All companies do this sort of thing.
Oh boy have they. The most recent is Tim Cook showing off Twitter for iPad vs Twitter on the Galaxy Tab (I think). It was hilarious because at the time Spotify on the iPad was egregiously as bad as Twitter for Android tablets.
iOS6 couldn't be aimed at WP8 unless Apple would use a time machine...
the real question here is : which hardware did they use to benchmark the WP8 on ... ??? Mr.Soft's Quantum PC ??? :) beam me up Scotty
I'm not sure what else MS could have done to satisfy people here. Multiple people are reporting that Safari on iOS6 beta runs these benchmarks 17-25% faster that does iOS5. (Possibly due to the new low level js interpreter?)
Had Microsoft compared against iOS5, they no doubt would have been pilloried by the same people for not comparing their prerelease browser against the fastest (prerelease) Apple has to offer.
Exactly and nice(!!!!) on the low-level JS. I didn't hear about that. :-D
My point is you can't aim at what you don't know about/can't see. By saying they are aiming at something they can't see or have little to no [more like no] knowledge about makes it seem like they're concerned about iOS 6 and playing the match or beat game and I don't see that here.
Some things you can guess is coming [Facebook, etc] but MSFT has been going their own route with WP7.x and WP8 continues that path, which is miles away from iOS or Android in numerous ways.
I could be reading it too literally but that statement rings terribly misguided and at a minimumone-track minded.
This might be the last time I read an article from this site. I've never seen such a pathetic article written by the world's biggest baby who cries about every great feature if it's on a competitor's device.
I don't mind the comparing and contrasting but the moaning and bitching needs to stop Rene.
Again, HUGELY positive post. What's not to love about Windows Phone 8. (Except the tiles, I don't like the tiles). Leaving Windows Phone 7 users behind is utter bullshit though. That shouldn't be acceptable on any platform. It's worse than iOS 6 not supporting iPad 1 or iPod touch 3, and everyone is bitching about that.
Howsabout you go troll there for a while?
At least they are clear and upfront about it. I'm sure many iUsers get confused over upgrading to iOS x.x but finding that they don't get the same features on their phone as on the newest iPhone. Siri, 3d maps, turn by turn, ...
well i think the article was pretty fricken decent. either way ryan kempt you are a whiney d bag :P as far as people being confused to was iphones will be upgraded to the newest IOS, if they have time to complain about it im sure they had time to watch the keynote that apple takes time to put on the website for the ENTIRE WORLD to see... imo.
ya...@least they are clear and upfront about that they give a big fat F
about the customers... all they want is pick pocket their's money
same as Nokia still sells Phones with long-death Symbian to some poor
people around the world and will still be selling WP7 hardware,even after
Mr.Soft's death kiss... from Redmond with love ... ait :)
I agree. iOS 6 reaching back to the iPad 1 is far less of an offense than WP7 devices being stuck. I do give MSFT credit for not lollygagging around like Android ODMs, leaving their users in a limbo hoping to get an upgrade.
U're right Rene... trolls... should all stay at they're Droid-cages or WP-centrails... U made a gut point, if someone just bought an brand new WP7 phone its already obsolete !!! customers surely feels like being shafted with no lub on...
its the same nasty behavior like GooglOS: give us your money and f@x off !!! the nexus next one please!!!
You are not a reporter or a journalist...... you are a apple stenographer.
"They've also added MicroSD support. (Which Apple will be adding never.)". Ya, because they want you to buy the more expensive model. Apple users pay more for apps, they pay more for everything and get less.... and you look like a apple user too....
So apple only adding bits and pieces to the older phones is OK but Ms doing the same thing isn't? Apple better watch out Ms is bringing the big guns and these minor updates adding things that have been around for awhile isn't going to cut it
I hope Windows Phone 8 is highly successful: it simply drives companies to be more innovative and provide more features.
I happen to love my iOS devices: i can only imagine the innovation will increase now... a win for Windows Phone 8 is an indirect win for iOS users too. Just my opinion :)
You make too much sense... stop it.
Their new start screen looks a lot like the android, KDDI's iida Infobar.
Well, it looks like apple are about to get thier ass kicked this year. After lack luster iphone 4s, than the recent snoozer IOS 6, it's clear that apple has gotten comfortable and without Steve Jobs there to reject lack luster ideas, things will eventually go down hill.
The one stinking feature I wanted from IOS 6 was missing in action: iFiles. Im sick and tired of not being able to access files from one app with another. For example I created a nice file from Pages that I would like to print, but my print-app CANT see the damn file to print it and apple's Pages doesn't support my printer which apparently every other printing app from the app store do. They failed to give me the one important and practical feature my iphone needs, but they offer me Passport which I'll never use.
Worst thing is, if rumors hold true and the next iphone comes with a LONGER screen instead a bigger proportionate one, that will definitely be it for me. I already can barely stand how tiny my 4s screen looks, so to still have every be the same size except I can see more would not be a benefit for me. I guess Steve Job was the real genius behind Apple and with his death, comes nothing but dissapointments so far.
Steve Jobs was the one who made us keep the 3.5" screen - anything bigger in his mind wouldn't allow for one handed use. I too want at least a 4.3" screen like most any other decent phone on a competitor. The 4.8" on some would be even better. Now that Windows Phone has Audible support I think I will be switching.
I love this site. Rene I love the articles. If you don't like his stuff then don't read it. He is doing his job and all most of you do is complain. Go write you own articles somewhere else and you will find it's not as easy as you think. Keep up the great work imore team. Thanks
After seeing both this and the Surface, Apple's "improvements" are looking kind of weak. But hey, we can look forward to the long, skinny TV remote iphone 5 coming in the fall.
Hmmmm. Let's see, iPhone 4S is the ONLY piece of hardware WP8 can compare to from Apple, Rene. It is not "douchey", MSFT is simply comparing their best to Apple's best, and in this case, WP8 > iOS 6. Wallet is a combination of NFC payments and the Passbook app that iOS 6 has. Windows Phone offers the best implementation of mobile payments now. Tiles, last time I checked, iOS's ugly gradients behind skeumorphic app icons are no help until the app is clicked. Even the weather app has a permanent 73 degrees on itself even though Apple is capable of having that number update live. Tiles are beautiful, easy to see, and LIVE. At least Microsoft doesn't bring artificial knobs and disgusting skeumorphic leather on every aspect of their OS. For existing Windows Phones getting WP 7.8, that is all Microsoft could have done. They did not expect traction of their newly launched OS. Now, Windows Phone 7.8 brings everything that the hardware is capable of. This is also an OEM fault. If Nokia wanted, they could have hidden a quad core processor only to be activated by WP8. But imagine the outrage consumers would feel if they paid for hardware that they couldn't even use yet. Microsoft had little to none control over supporting these devices as the OEMS were not making them powerful enough to support the new OS. Remember, Microsoft only makes the software to the hardware. If Nokia wanted, they could slightly skin WP 7.5 to support higher end processors and displays, but they didn't. Microsoft is not to blame for that. As for iOS 6, the pathetic little thing Apple calls an UPDATE, it frankly is horrible. It should have been iOS 5.5. 3D maps? Cool, only if it would work in 90% of locations where it doesn't. It is also only available in one country. It's a gimmick, not useful. And Siri, all those sports updates and movies info could have happened overnight, but Apple thinks its worthy of being in a major update. Facebook integration, great. Now I can do everything that Windows Phone 7, yes 7, had for all eternity. Oh, and if Epic games wanted to, they could easily create a new Infinity Blade with even better graphics than the iOS version. Lastly, think of the opportunities that WP8 has with OEMs. Imagine the HTC ONE 8 or the Nokia Lumia 1000 and even Samsung Galaxy 8. Cutting edge hardware that will always have higher specs and try to have better design (look at the Lumia 900 that kicks iPhone 4S like a piece of trash). WP 8 has turned WP 7's potential into true power that will give Apple a hard run for it's ugly, 2007 design. I respect Apple for the only reason that it reinvented the phone. But now, It lags behind. Tim Cook so far has not introduced a single major change. No new features that were not already expected. Same design iPad, iPhone, and the rumors of the next iPhone, look horrible. Everything he has done so far has been expected and nothing new. I think it's time for a desperate one more thing...
hey moron try reading the article again... they were comparing their complete os to apples beta that hasent even bet put out to the public. he was saying that it would make more sense to compare to IOS5.
Hey moron, iOS beta is supposed to be even better with Javascript. If Microsoft were to compare WP8 to iOS 5, that would embarrass Apple even further. And last time I checked, Windows Phone 8 is still a beta. Are you demented? I think YOU should read the article again before commenting dumb remarks that make no sense.
By saying they you actually mean WE... ait???
interesting to see the WP8 crew member here !!!
among all the usual Androfreaks and Mr.Softie's trolls...
why don't U all stay at Droid-cage or WP-centrail
... nothing better to do ???... i see
Rene made a gut point, if someone just bought
an brand new WP7 phone its already obsolete !!!
its the same nasty behavior like GooglOS:
give us your money and f@x off !!! next one please!!!
that's why Apple will always win on long end,
even with smaller innovations...
that's why WP8 will have the same destiny as :
WP6, WP7, ZUNE, Curier or project Pink
plai-ya for sure a sta la VISTA ... baby
Or maybe it will have the same fate as Office, or Windows, or SQL Server, or Direct X, or the XBOX, etc. yes Microsoft had some duds you mentioned, butnitmhas also had some incredible successes. Too early to tell which way this will go,mbut it looks like MS is in for the long haul, slow and steady like Office and Windows.
ya... or slow and steady like working on Vista for how many bloody years
Not only that, if someone buys a WP between now and late fall, its already obsolete!!!!
"It is slightly douchey to benchmark prototype Windows Phone 8 hardware against 9 month old iOS hardware"
WTF? As many time as Apple does this. Hell, everyone does this because HARDWARE isn't ALL RELEASED AT ONE TIME. That was a douchey comment to make.
Can anyone else hear the war drums? I LOVE IT!! :)
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Windows 8 phone huh?
I will say that I like what Microsoft is doing by unifying the UI between all their devices.
Fact: Windows 8 in all it's variants hasn't introduced anything "new". Metro is more of a "style", or maybe more bluntly, a theme. They've only introduced a new interface 'arrangement', by placing features in a way that really integrates, quite nicely, communication between social media & phone & txt. Which seems to be the biggest reason to get a windows phone; and i'll definitely be defaulting to the legacy look on Win8 after upgrading my desktop. (Personally, the longest my Facebook acct has been activated was two weeks, & that's only because I forgot to deactivate it a week earlier. I use twitter, maybe 3-4x's a quarter, only to complain to some dev about a bug or request an app feature or something like that. Not really to communicate regularly.) I know I'm in the minority but let's not act like Microsoft is reinventing the wheel or introducing another Kinect with this Metro B.S.
Microsofts UI unification really, really, makes Android look bad! LOL! I would love to see all capable Droid devices updated to the latest version, as it pushes Apple and now MS, by showcasing its latest fts in mass. Competition is so freakn great and I'm liking that MS is making a real effort. Not like, ahem, Google, by blatantly copying iOS.
MS phone: not for me.
MS tablet: the touchscreen ultra book with a removable keyboard? No thx. Already got a laptop :-P
With all that said, keep it up Microsoft! Ha! I just wish they'd spend some of those billions less on interface change/arrangement/style/theming, and put it towards human interface improvement. Like they did with Kinect & gaming systems. Either MS or Google should buy Nuance and pump big dolla's into it and give us the future! Siri is only an appetizer that's headed in the right direction. I want more dangit!
You've cut & pasted this same post on at least 3 different sites. lmao
competition is good don't know why everyone gets so upset on both sides of the fence. I am a fanboy but don't agree with everything apple does but they have the most solid solutions so far. I don't want to fix my toys after i get off work. I would like a new ui anything for a change really but i wont leave my apps as i depend on them daily and enjoy them as well. here is hoping that ios6 has some new design elements.
I really want MS to do well with Win8. It's a cliche, but competition is good. The biggest surprise today is that I think their e-wallet solution could be a winner.
And speaking of competition, if Apple can flex some muscle this year, they will deflate most of that competition. Android on tablets is a disaster, android phones, however popular, are a version/skin mess, and these days MS is as likely to shoot themselves in the foot as actually pull something off. But Apple seems to be acting more like a bean-counter and lawyer run company these days, so maybe the door is open.
This update is more for developers than end users. Very few features. BUT it is akin to the change from leopard to snow leopard... 32 to 64bit. It doesn't look like much but it sets the framework for a larger update in the future. They just included the maps and the wallet as crumbs for users but developers will really be able to make desktop style apps for the phone. Very impressive and looking forward to what comes out of it. If I can play multiplayer MW3 on my phone on steam.... well that would be pretty cool.
This is a developer preview, not a consumer preview. I can assure you Microsoft will have a press release for the consumer preview in the coming months before fall hits and WP8 launches. As of now, Microsoft only has two weak points: Apps (which should see a significant boost since the Shared Core announcement), and releasing updates to everyone (which should somewhat resolve as Microsoft promises 18 months of support from launch of WP8 devices). Rest in peace iOS 6. I bet people ar already counting days off until WWDC 2013.
This is a developer preview, not a consumer preview. I can assure you Microsoft will have a press release for the consumer preview in the coming months before fall hits and WP8 launches. As of now, Microsoft only has two weak points: Apps (which should see a significant boost since the Shared Core announcement), and releasing updates to everyone (which should somewhat resolve as Microsoft promises 18 months of support from launch of WP8 devices). Rest in peace iOS 6. I bet people are already counting days off until WWDC 2013.
Now after identifying ur self joe awesome me belfiore
tell us if Mr.Soft does pay U for this Spam here
go drum somewhere else for ur's colors... moron
Hey! Learn English firstly, secondly, Microsoft doesn't doesn't pay me for anything. Read the headline, moron. Its a Windows Phone 8 discussion. You comparing the truth that Windows Phone 8 is better than iOS to being spam is stupidity. Awesome Me says "Don't make me explain how Windows Phone smokes your pathetic iOS 6 update
Hey, awesome SPAMER JOE... u're right English isn't my native... its just one among other 7 languages I speak...how many do U know except of
Redmondlish??? if Mr.Softy doesn't doesn't pays U for anything than U must be working there for free... even a blind man could smell U'r roots
... in which hell is WP8 better than iOS ???... don't be a silly Joe !!!
if U would read Rene's articles before and not just coming here for trolling and spaming U would understand, why WP7WP8METRO UI is just a funky style, which confuses more than it helps... and puts UX far behind
even SB on iOS... BDW...send my regards to the 5 pounds dancing gorilla
Apple is falling behind... can't keep sitting on your laurels. I know the isheep will freak out but the truth hurts. And i love tech just sad to see apple going this route
I'm really looking forward to this. And again, mainly because I like Windows 8, and want a truly innovative and refreshing counter to Apple and Android, who are dominating the mobile space right now. I want iOS 6 to be outstanding. I want the next Android OS to be ridiculous. I also want BB10 to be wildly successful. Why tear down or secretly (publicly) hope everything other than what YOU bought sucks? Who does that help?
I like Apple - some of the users, though... (self-proclaimed "fanboys", ugh) You're worse than Cowboys and Lakers fans.
Rene is obviously an Apple fan, which is to be expected. Sometimes, his subjectivity overrides his objectivity, sure. I happened to think this was a rather smooth, minimally-biased article, actually. Not sure why all of the backlash. Then again, I did just come from reading A.T. Faust's article on the same subject over at AppAdvice, so my judgment may be skewed. THAT guy will make you loathe Apple and its supporters.
I'm not an Apple fan. I work for an Apple site. This is my beat. It's like a reporter in the U.S. covering an announcement in Russia or China. It's just a point of view.
If you are not an Apple fan, maybe you shouldnt be working for an Apple site. With all due respect, your motivation for iOS 6 is one that is forced upon you and therefore alters your views.
Rene... please would You be so kind and kick out this Mr.Soft's professional spamer here finally ... thank from every Joe average reader
and iMore fan !!!
Did you use Siri dictation to type that out? Because I cant decipher any part of that comment
Just because this guy has a different opinion that you he must go? Sounds like someone has sand in his or her vagina. This guy argues with facts and all you isheeple get all emotional and start looking for some rope and a tree. Pathetic if you ask me. I read all of Mobil nations sites and this one is by far the most biased. imore is full of apple stenographers. No one on this site is capable of writing a non biased article. If apple announced tomorrow that they were commingle out with a device with similar features as windows phone 8 or the tablet everyone on this site would be saying how great and revolutionary it is.......epic fail imore
OK... which part of F off exactly didn't U understand??? Mr. Joe Softie
hey...b.. he isn't just a guy... he is Mr.Softs employee, trying desperately to make promotion for his WP8 between iOS users here...
that's why I suggest to put him, where he and U belong: in WP Centrash i feel sorry for U that U start to think about some rope and a tree...
after buying the newest and greatest WP7 device :) ... just relax man...
if U'r hardware is MICRO and SOFT... go download latest viagrOS update :)
Do you honestly think that the Managing Director of Windows Phone would be hanging out in an Apple blog and start punching out comments? B is right. If it wasnt for people like B and I, this blog would be a brainwashing tool, not a news site. People like you, Okli, hardcore fanboys of skeumorphic design, are why no one is having a say in this blog about the competition. You guys are like RIM, didnt care that the next big phone was here so ignored it. Maybe, iPhone bloggers ignore Windows Phone because although it has trivial marketshare, they know it is elegant, fast, fluid, and fun.
U wish U would be Managing Directal, U're just a lil Joe private there...
it is WHAT???.... What the hell are U been smoking those days boy??? :) ...elegant, fast, fluid, and fun... U must be talking about iPhone...ait
if not, than U either must been brainwashed or punched by this 500 pounds dancing gorilla... :) ... o boy ... U made my day
@okli have you ever used a windows phone? I dont think so. After using 2 iPhone 4S's, one iPhone 4, one iPhone 3GS, 2 iPod Touches, 1 iPod nano, 1 Macbook Pro, 1 Apple TV, 2 iPad 2's, and one Airport Express, I know iOS, OS X, and much more than you do. You dont know what I know Okli. You dont have any field experience with mobile devices. You simply dont know what I know.
Uuuuuuh...says who...egg talking to the chicken?...how old are U to say that??? ...U don't know what i don't know...sounds like this song from
Sunny and Share... what kinda drugs they give U those days in Redmond?
Two iPhones 4S and 2 iPads 2... in the same time... U must be an Alien
If U would be really buying and using all that Apple devices U would be an Apple fan and not an Microtroll...its make a huge difference if U use them for private or as a working tool for spying, copying or what ever reasons, there at Monkeyland ... lil Joe phone home from REDMOND...
ait? :)
You are a dumb fanboy. Thats all you are Okli
:) he he he... thank U very much... Joe microtroll ... give the 500 pounds
dancing Gorilla a big fat kiss between his fat back cheeks... and live happy in the monkeyland ever after !!!
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The Secret of Ben Bernanke's Beard
From my Atlantic advice column, "What's Your Problem?
I'll leave it to others to parse Ben Bernanke's policies. Instead, I'll do the crucial work of parsing Ben Bernanke's beard. This is from my Atlantic advice column, "What's Your Problem?": My answer, which follows the question from reader W.B., was prepared with the assistance of the magazine's Sarah Yager, who did the relentless reporting necessary to break this story wide open:
As hard as I try, I cannot get my beard (which I have had for 44 years) to look as perfect as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's. Does he have a stylist work on his every morning, or is it fake?
W.B., Seattle, Wash.
Dear W.B.,
It is not well known that Ben Bernanke's doctoral thesis, "Long-Term Commitments, Dynamic Optimization, and the Business Cycle," contained a separate appendix titled "Caring for Your Luscious Chin Curtain." You are right that Bernanke has an ostentatiously silky and highly civilized beard. In fact, the chairman's personality finds fullest expression in his beard. Also in his many gang tattoos. I did not know much about his beard, however, so I assigned the research-and-analysis division of "What's Your Problem?" to learn more.
Bernanke's grooming needs are met by a barber named Lenny Gilleo, whose shop is located at Federal Reserve headquarters, in Washington, D.C. Gilleo tells us that he shapes and trims Bernanke's beard every three or four weeks, but he did not mention any secret techniques or the use of any particular grooming products. Of possibly greater interest to the nonbearded public: Gilleo, who has cut the hair of the past five Fed chairmen, says there is no fixed price at his barbershop. Payment is a "whatever-you-choose type of thing." If this principle were applied broadly across the American economy, chaos would ensue. Actually, this principle was put into practice already, during the years leading up to the subprime-mortgage crisis.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freshman quarterback Kedon Slovis will return from an apparent concussion to start for Southern California at No. 9 Notre Dame on Saturday night.
USC coach Clay Helton made the announcement Tuesday night after practice.
The Trojans (3-2) have had three starting quarterbacks in their first five games thanks to injuries, and the 18-year-old Slovis has missed most of the past two games. After being medically cleared to return, Slovis will get the shot to lead USC against the powerhouse Irish in the schools' famed intersectional rivalry game.
"There's not that much more you can ask for," Slovis said. "It's Notre Dame and USC. ... They're a good team, obviously one of the best teams in the nation, but Coach Helton is going to put together a great game plan for us."
Slovis got hurt on a heavy hit during the opening series of USC's win over then-No. 10 Utah on Sept. 20. He sat out of a loss at Washington on Sept. 28 for the Trojans, who had last week off.
"He does not look out of form to me," Helton said of Slovis, who threw to receivers during the Trojans' week off. "He looks really good, and we'll continue through the week. Today, I thought he was very decisive with his decision-making. So hopefully that continues and he carries it to South Bend."
The 18-year-old Slovis took over for injured starter J.T. Daniels at halftime of the Trojans' season opener and led them to a win over Fresno State. He propelled USC past Stanford one week later with a record-setting performance for a USC freshman quarterback in his first start, passing for 377 yards and three touchdowns.
Despite throwing three interceptions in an overtime loss at BYU one week later, Slovis still ranks second in the FBS in completion percentage (.779), trailing only LSU's Joe Burrow.
Matt Fink replaced Slovis for the past two games, leading USC to a win over the Utes and a loss to the Huskies. Fink went 40 of 62 for 514 yards in his appearances, while Slovis is 60 of 77 for 732 yards.
Both quarterbacks have thrown four interceptions apiece in coordinator Graham Harrell's version of the Air Raid offense. Harrell has been an ardent supporter of Slovis since spring ball, noting the freshman's surprising maturity and an ability to thrive in the up-tempo offensive scheme.
"I'm impressed with a lot of things about him, but since the day he's been here, I don't ever think it's been too big of a moment for him," Harrell said. "Never had the big eyes or the deer-in-the-headlights look. He always carries himself with confidence and expects good things to happen."
USC got more good injury news Tuesday when Helton confirmed that half of his starting secondary could be back in uniform.
Safety Talanoa Hufanga is expected to play at Notre Dame after missing USC's last game with an apparent concussion. Hufanga was in the middle of a breakout sophomore season as the Trojans' leading tackler before his head injury and a shoulder problem, but the bye week helped him greatly, Helton said.
Cornerback Olaijah Griffin also is progressing toward a return Saturday after missing the Trojans' loss at Washington with a back injury, Helton said.
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January, 25, 2010
Our good friends Mark and Sandra invited me to Montreal's Bach Festival…for a wine tasting! A very intriguing concept – what wine to pair with Bach's Goldberg Variations?
Not a concept really, as research has shown that music can affect our appreciation of wine. Well, eXcentris, Matt Haimovitz and sommelier Nicolas Charron Boucher took this research to heart, enlisting Nicolas to pair wine with the nine canons of the Variations (Dmitri Sitkovetsky's arrangement for String Trio), as performed by cellist Matt Haimovitz, violinist Jonathan Crow and violist Douglas McNabney.
Taking his cues from musicians' descriptions on the pieces, Nicolas chose as follows:
Actually, the first pairing started not with the first canon, but was the Aria. For this piece Nicolas chose the Xerez Manzanilla Papirusa Solera Reserva Lustau. Almondy, oxidized, with hints of orange peel, this tart and crisp liquid slashed across the palate, yet smooth and sunshine-y at the same time. I question the music pairing, but a good example of Spanish sherry.
Variation III, the Canone all'Unisono, featured a 2008 Domaine Landron Amphibolite (Muscadet de Sevre et Maine sur Lie). Soapy and minerally with citrus and white flowers on the nose, fresh and lively white grapefruit on the palate. Really a delicious white wine, with great persistency – a highlight of the evening, and it even paired beautifully with the music.
Variation VI, the Canone alla Seconda, featured a 2007 Chateau Thivin Cotes de Brouilly. Not a hit with my friends, but I really liked this stark, smokey and earthy Bojo replete with ripe strawberries…light and silky it danced across the palate, an incredibly long finish and a good pair with this music.
Variation IX, the Canone alla Terza, paired with a 2007 Inama Vigneti Foscarino Soave Classico Superiore. It's been a while since I sipped a Soave, so this nose of lychee, peach, pears, flowers and cheese rind was a glorious reminder of Soave's potential. Minerally, flavourful and well balanced, a great summer white and a good music pairing (but another miss with my friends).
Variation XII, the Canone alla Quarta, was matched to Portuguese red, the Casal do Jordoes Guardiao Vinho de Mesa Tinto. A hit with the whole gang, a nose of sour cherries, spicy oak, tobacco and violets, a palate of crisp cherry fruit, delicate tannins and great balance…bitter citrus peel later on. A wine worth seeking out, and a decent pairing for this music.
For Variation XV, the Canone alla Quinta, we moved north to France, a pairing with the 2007 Chateau Haut Marsalet (Bergerac). Green, musty forest notes…blackberries, violet, pepper and fresh mint as well. Very dry, with dense grainy tannins and a touch hot. Rather similar to the Grinou that I like, a good pair with the music.
Variation XXI, the Canone alla Settima, featured the 2007 L'Ocre Rouge, a Vin de Table from the Rhone. Tarry blueberry fruit, earthy and warm, sweaty old leather…greener and crisper than I expected on the palate, but still a fruit bomb. Needs a steak, a great pair for the music.
Variation XXIV, the Canone all'Ottava, was paired to a wine from one of my all time favourite wineries. The 2006 Chateau Bouscasse did not disappoint – rustic, yet complex, with liquorice and funky new leather on the nose, green herbs and gravel as well. Smooth green tannins, tart cherry fruit and a great finish, mmmm….and it worked reasonably well with this piece.
The ninth, and final, wine for Variation XXVIII (Canone alla Nona) was a 2002 Muenzenrieder Trockenbeerenauslese, a dessert wine from Austria. A terrific wine to pair with our final Variations….rather simple – sweet apricot notes, soft and sweet on the palate, very elegant.
Once again, my notes are too long, but it was a special evening worth of journalistic record!
So, the highlights? Hats off to the entire trio for a lovely afternoon of music, and as my son is a budding cellist Matt's playing was particularly noteworthy. And kudos to the organizers for coming up with this idea – it is a foundation to build on and I look forward to attending this event in the future.
Anything I'd recommend for future events? Nine glasses of wine and not a cracker or hunk of bread to munch on?! The deluge of wine, especially such different wines, was difficult to take on an empty stomach – a small basket of oyster crackers would have sufficed.
Many thanks to Mark, Sandra and Shira for organizing, Cheers!
by Joe
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The collection configuration file includes an acquire line that is interpreted by a special program called importfrom.pl. Like other Greenstone programs, this takes as argument the name of the collection, and provides a summary of other arguments when invoked with argument -help. It reads the collection configuration file, finds the acquire line, and processes it. In this case, it is run with the command:
importfrom.pl oai-e
(the collection's name is oai-e). The acquire line in the configuration file specifies the OAI protocol and gives the base URL of an OAI repository. The importfrom program downloads all the metadata in that repository into the collection's import directory. The getdoc argument instructs it to also download the collection's source documents, whose URLs are given in each document's Dublin Core Identifier field (this is a common convention). The metadata files, which each contain an XML record for one source document, are placed in the import file structure along with the documents themselves, and the document filename is the same as the filename in the URL. The Identifier field is overridden to give the local filename, and its original value is retained in a new field called OrigURL.
Here is an example of a downloaded metadata file.
Once the OAI information has been imported, the collection is processed in the usual way. The configuration file specifies the OAI plugin, which processes OAI metadata, and the image plugin, because in this case the collection's source documents are image files. The OAI plugin has been supplied with an input_encoding argument because data in this archive contains extended characters. It also has a default_language argument. Greenstone normally determines the language of documents automatically, but these metadata records are too small for this to be done reliably: hence English is specified explicitly in the language argument. The OAI plugin parses the metadata and passes it to the appropriate source document file, which is then processed by an appropriate plugin -- in this case ImagePlug. This plugin specifies the resolution for the screen versions of the images.
The collection configuration file has a single full-text index containing Description metadata. When a document is displayed, the DocumentHeading format statement puts out its Subject. Then the DocumentText statement follows this with screenicon, which is produced by ImagePlug and gives a screen-resolution version of the image; it is hyperlinked to the OrigURL metadata -- that is, the original version of the image on the remote OAI site. This is followed by the image's Description, also with a hyperlink; the image's size and type, again generated as metadata by ImagePlug; and then Subject, Publisher, and Rights metadata. This is the result.
There are two browsing classifiers, one based on Subject metadata and the other on Description metadata (but with a button named "captions"). Recall that the AZCompactList classifier is like AZList but generates a bookshelf for duplicate items. In this collection there are a lot of images but only a few different values for Subject metadata.
It's a little surprising that AZCompactList is used (instead of AZList) for the Description index too, because Description metadata is usually unique for each image. However, in this collection the same description has occasionally been given to several images, and some of the divisions in an AZList would contain a large number of images, slowing down transmission of that page. To avoid this, the compact version of the list is used with some arguments (mincompact, maxcompact, mingroup, minnesting) to control the display -- e.g. groups (represented by bookshelves) are not formed unless they have at least 5 (mingroup) items. To find out the meaning of the other arguments for this classifier, execute the command classinfo.pl AZCompactList. The programs classinfo.pl (for classifiers) and pluginfo.pl (for plugins) are useful tools for learning about the capabilities of Greenstone modules. Note incidentally the backslash in the configuration file, used to indicate a continuation of the previous line.
The VList format specification shows the image thumbnail, hyperlinked to the associated document, followed by Description metadata; the result can be seen here. The Vlists for the classifiers use numleafdocs to switch between an icon representing several documents (which will appear as a bookshelf) and the thumbnail itself, if there is only one image.
From version 2.52, Greenstone comes with a built-in OAI data provider. This runs as a CGI program called "oaiserver", and is installed in the Greenstone cgi-bin directory. It can be accessed via the same URL as the Greenstone library (replacing "library" with "oaiserver"). If you are using the Windows local library server, you must install a web server (such as Apache) to run the OAI server.
Configuration of the server is done via the oai.cfg file in the Greenstone etc directory. This file specifies general information about the repository, and lists collections to be made accessible to OAI clients. By default, collections are not accessible. To enable a collection, add its name to the oaicollection list. Collections built with versions of Greenstone earlier than 2.52 must be rebuilt before they can be served.
Greenstone's OAI server only supports Dublin Core metadata at present. For collections that use other metadata sets, metadata mapping rules should be provided to map the existing metadata to Dublin Core. See the oai.cfg file for details.
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Mason, John
Mason, John, 1586–1635, founder of New Hampshire, b. England. After serving (1615–21) as governor of Newfoundland, he and Sir Ferdinando Gorges received (1622) a patent from the Council for New England for all the territory lying between the Merrimack and Kennebec rivers. In 1629 they divided the grant, Mason taking as his share an area 60 mi (95 km) deep between the Merrimack and Piscataqua rivers, which he named New Hampshire. This grant was confirmed to him when the Council for New England surrendered its charter in 1635. Attempts by his heirs to make good their claims to this land led to long litigation. The inhabitants were finally compelled to recognize the Mason rights, which were sold (1746) by one of Mason's descendants to a group of 12 Portsmouth men, who became known as the
Masonian Proprietors. They issued settlement permits and land titles in the undeveloped parts of Mason's grant. The grant was redefined by the state in 1788.
See J. W. Dean, ed., Captain John Mason (1887, repr. 1972).
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Trump makes personal appeal to both sides for Mideast peace
JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump made a personal appeal for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, calling on both sides to put aside the "pain and disagreements of the past," as he closed a four-day swing through the Middle East Tuesday.
But Trump departed for Europe having offered no real indication of a path forward on one of the world's most intractable disputes. He pointedly sidestepped any mention of the thorny issues that have stymied all previous attempts at a peace deal, including the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlement construction and the Palestinians' demand for a sovereign nation.
Trump's vagueness on one of the region's central issues did little to dampen the enthusiasm surrounding his visit, particularly from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The prime minister, who had a frosty relationship with Trump's predecessor, heaped praise on the president throughout the two-day visit, declaring: "We understand each other."
During his quick stop in the region, Trump met with both Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Speaking at the Israel Museum, he declared both sides ready to move forward, though there were no tangible signs of the dormant peace process being revived.
"Palestinians are ready to reach for peace," Trump said. Turning to the prime minister, who joined him for the speech, Trump said, "Benjamin Netanyahu wants peace."
A longtime businessman, Trump has cast Middle East peace as the "ultimate deal" and has tasked son-in-law Jared Kushner and former real estate lawyer Jason Greenblatt with charting a course forward. Still, White House officials had downplayed the prospects for a breakthrough on this trip, saying it was important to manage their ambitions as they wade into terrain that has tripped up more experienced diplomats.
Trump's caution showed. He did not weigh in on Israeli settlements, the status of Jerusalem or even whether the U.S. would continue to insist on a two-state solution giving the Palestinians sovereign territory.
From Israel, Trump headed to Italy for an audience with Pope Francis. He'll close his ambitious first foreign trip at a pair of summits in Brussels and Sicily, where his reception from European leaders may be less effusive than his welcome in Israel and Saudi Arabia, his opening stop on the trip.
Trump and Netanyahu in particular lavished praise on each other during their multiple meetings. The prime minister, who repeatedly butted heads with President Barack Obama, leapt to his feet when the president declared Tuesday that his administration "will always stand with Israel."
Yet some Israeli officials are less certain of Trump. In statements leading up to the trip, he's taken a tougher-than-expected line on settlements, saying he doesn't believe they help the peace process, though he's stopped short of calling for a full construction freeze. He's also backed away from his campaign pledge to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, bending to the same security risks as other presidents who have made that promise.
At the same time, Abbas and the Palestinians have been pleasantly surprised by their dealings with Trump. On Tuesday morning, Trump met with Abbas in Bethlehem, traveling across the barrier surrounding much of the biblical city.
Abbas said he was keen to "keep the door open to dialogue with our Israeli neighbors." He reiterated the Palestinians' demands, including establishing a capital in East Jerusalem, territory Israel claims as well, insisting that "our problem is not with the Jewish religion, it's with the occupation and settlements, and with Israel not recognizing the state of Palestine."
After his meeting with Abbas, Trump returned to Jerusalem for a solemn tribute to the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust. On a visit to the Yad Vashem memorial, the president and first lady Melania Trump laid a wreath on a stone slab under which ashes from some of those killed in concentration camps are buried. They were joined by Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, as well as daughter Ivanka Trump and Kushner.
The White House said Trump was being updated on the attacks in Manchester, England, by his national security team. More than 20 people were killed by an apparent suicide bomber. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Monday blast, which also left 59 people wounded, though a top American intelligence official said the claim could not be verified.
"So many young, beautiful innocent people living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers in life," Trump said, echoing the theme he presented during his meetings with Arab leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The White House said it was Trump's idea to use the term "evil losers."
Trump declared that he would not call the attackers "monsters," a term he believes they would prefer, instead choosing "losers," a longtime favorite Trump insult and one he has directed at comedian Rosie O'Donnell, Cher and others.
Trump's visit to Jerusalem has been laden with religious symbolism. He toured the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which by Christian tradition is where Jesus was crucified and the location of his tomb. Wearing a black skullcap, he became the first sitting president to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, the most holy site at which Jews can pray.
The visit raised questions about whether the U.S. would indicate the site is Israeli territory. The U.S. has never recognized Israeli sovereignty over parts of the Old City seized in the 1967 war.
The White House struggled to answer the question. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley declared the site part of Israel, while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday dodged the question. Trump himself never commented.


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Yahoo was criticized by some shareholders on Friday for the way it handled Microsoft's attempted acquisition, but in the end there were fewer fireworks at its annual meeting of stockholders than some had expected.
Chairman Roy Bostock may have helped diffuse the concerns with a lengthy defense at the start of the meeting in San Jose, California, about how Yahoo handled the process. In a sometimes impassioned explanation, he said Microsoft's bid had placed "a hell of a burden" on Yahoo's management at a time when it was trying to implement its new growth strategy.
"There was never a deal put on the table that was compelling enough that we, as the board, could look the shareholders in the eyes and say this is a good deal for you," Bostock said.
Some shareholders did have terse words for the board. One suggested that Bostock "do the honorable thing" and step down. "I think you've overpaid for executive compensation, overplayed your hand with Microsoft and overstayed your welcome," the shareholder said during a question-and-answer period toward the end of the meeting.
Another said in an interview before the meeting that he had been "ecstatic" the morning Microsoft made its offer to buy Yahoo, and criticized the board for fumbling the deal. "They can regain my confidence, but they're going to have to prove themselves first," said Sam Tramiel, a private Yahoo investor and a former CEO of Atari.
But the Q&A period was not an endless barrage of criticism about the Microsoft deal, and a few shareholders had praise for Yahoo. One man congratulated the board for fending off "the green-tentacled octopus up in Redmond," referring to Microsoft, while another said she approved of Yahoo's plan to seek growth from emerging markets and mobile-phone users.
"Competition is good for the industry and for consumers, so I am happy that Microsoft did not succeed in acquiring Yahoo," she said.
At least as much of the Q&A focused on the way Yahoo does business in countries that stifle free speech and human rights. The shareholders were asked to vote on two proposals related to the issue, one of which asked the company to institute a policy that it will not host data about users in countries with repressive regimes, so that Yahoo can't be forced to hand over information that could lead to an arrest.
"Yahoo has actively participated in these human rights abuses, including the censorship of information and, in one case, turning over information to the Chinese government" that led to the arrest of a Chinese journalist, said Patrick Doherty, who presented the proposal for the New York Office of the Comptroller, which holds Yahoo stock.
A related proposal, submitted by an individual shareholder, John Harrington, would have had Yahoo form a committee to oversee its activities related to human rights. Harrington said Yahoo has been accused of having "the moral fiber of pygmies."
"I think that might be denigrating to the pygmies," he said, getting a laugh from the 200 or so stockholders here. "I believe you are moral, but the only morality you believe in is profit and self-interest."
Yahoo's board recommended that shareholders vote against the human rights proposals, which were also submitted at last year's meeting and voted down by a wide margin. Executives here said the company already has adequate policies in place to protect human rights.
Bostock briefly talked about the activist investor Carl Icahn, who had been trying to replace Yahoo's entire board but has now reached a deal that makes him one of its directors.
"Carl is a smart guy," Bostock said. "He is, as some would say, a good guy despite the bad things written about him. ... We look forward to him being a productive member of the board."
Yahoo President Sue Decker also spoke here. She said Yahoo is testing a new platform that will make it easier for advertisers to buy advertisements across all of Yahoo's properties. It will launch later this quarter, she said.
CEO Jerry Yang reiterated the company's growth strategy, which is based on creating better "starting points" for Internet users to begin their Web experiences, as well as expanding through mobile advertising and emerging markets.
In the key vote of the day, on the proposal to re-elect Yang and the rest of Yahoo's current board, the company's management prevailed. Bostock garnered 79.5 percent of the company's shares in his favor a marked improvement on last year while Yang received 85.4 percent.
The two proposals relating to human rights were voted down, as was another proposal to tie executive pay closely to Yahoo's financial performance. A statement from Yahoo did not give the percentages for those votes.
Thomas Hillesland, a private investor and retired engineer from San Ramon, California, said he takes a longer-term view of the Microsoft deal than some other investors who seek quick profits. He said he doesn't like a lot of big mergers because the acquired company disappears.
"You have to think about what's going to be good for the company in the longer term. Microsoft has swallowed a lot of companies, but I'm not sure their products are better," he said.


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Need travel tips? Four Seasons starts advice service on Pinterest
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts launched a unique travel concierge service today through the popular social bookmarking tool Pinterest.com.
"Pin. Pack. Go" encourages Pinterest users to interact with Four Seasons staff on future trips by inviting travelers to collaborate on Pinterest boards and get insider advice and tips for their upcoming trip.
"With 77 Four Seasons properties worldwide live on Pinterest, we saw this opportunity as the perfect fit," said Elizabeth Pizzinato, senior vice president, marketing and communications, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
"Pin.Pack.Go extends the Four Seasons culture of service far beyond our property walls, creating new opportunities to provide guests with personalized recommendations and insider knowledge well before their trip begins."
I gave it a try using my fall trip to Dallas, a city I've never been to and knew nothing about, and was impressed. Here are instructions and how to use Pin.Pack.Go.
1. Create a "Pin. Pack. Go." board in your Pinterest.com account (free). You have the power to make it private or public. Note: You do not have to book a room at the Four Seasons for it to engage with you. It will accept all collaborative board invitations even if you're just crafting a dream trip.
2. Make sure your board has a description that helps the staff know more about you, your visit, your interests. I wrote: "Family trip in and out of Dallas in October. Going to Broncos versus Cowboys game."
3. Follow the Four Seasons you wish to interact with. Use the Pinterest search tool to look for the Four Seasons property of your choice, or go to any of the inside pages on the individual property's main website and look for the Pinterest icon in the "Social Live" buttons to get direct access to the account.
4. Invite the Four Seasons property to contribute to your board. You can find this by "editing" your board. I invited the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas to my board.
5. Start pinning to your board. You don't have to wait for Four Seasons to make the first pin. You can start pinning to your board. Since you've invited Four Seasons to collaborate on the board, the hotel company will jump in.
6. Use the comments to ask questions or seek more specific advice. After you invite Four Seasons to contribute, see what it has to say. If your interest is piqued, ask questions that pertain to your trip in the comments below the advice.
Some of the tips specific to my trip from Four Seasons Dallas:
"Since you are coming in for the Cowboys/Broncos game, wait until you see the world's largest 1080p HDTV video board at the stadium. The $40 million video board configuration has 30 million lightbulbs, weighs 600 tons and is 48 feet wide! You'll be inclined to watch the screen more than the field.
"Depending upon what time you get in, we suggest taking the family to Target First Saturdays, held the first Saturday of each month at the Nasher Sculpture Center. This popular family event features free admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and monthly themes to encourage children to explore Big Ideas through art projects, performances, scavenger hunts, story time and other on-site activities."
After the first round of advice, I asked this: Do you have a restaurant on property that is kid friendly plus any trendy yet kid friendly restaurants near the hotel or near the stadium?
To which Four Seasons replied: "Not only does Trail Dust Steak House have great steaks, they are also known for their live music, a boot-scootin' dance floor, and a two story slide for kids of all ages. Make sure you are aware of the "No ties after 5" rule. You can take off your tie, or the staff will cut it off for you! Trail Dust is one of a kind and always a great time."
The more pinning I did, the better the advice got.
I didn't want advice only from the hotel to populate my board, so I went looking for kid-friendly travel advice within Pinterest and started pinning other items. One of the things I added to my board was "75 Things to Do in Dallas Fort Worth With Kids." Not only did Four Seasons Dallas follow the link trail to that downloadable e-book, but it also read, commented and added feedback.
"These are some great ideas! The Mandalay Canal (#40) and the Mustangs of Las Colinas Sculpture & Exhibit (#48) are just down the street from the Resort. The Concierge can arrange a picnic lunch for the family and the house car for transportation."
I asked Pizzinato where the advice was coming from.
"Each property is responsible for the ongoing management of its local social media platforms," she said. "Close integration with daily hotel operations is crucial to the on- and offline guest experience; this continues to be a key differentiator for Four Seasons.
"Four Seasons has 77 properties on Pinterest; 77 properties on Instagram; 83 properties on Twitter and 85 properties on Facebook.
"Of the 77 properties active on Pinterest, Los Angeles, Paris, Bangkok, Bora Bora, Austin, Vancouver and Hong Kong are some of our most active properties."
At its very core, Pinterest is a tool to collect and organize things that you love via images and links. It is used by a widely varied audience that includes stay-at-home moms collecting recipes and crafts for the kids and businesses igniting word of mouth about their brands.
One word of caution if you're new to Pinterest: It's a fun vehicle for daydreaming and spending money, and it can also be an incredible drain on your time.
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Rob Zombie A2 Print
You are purchasing the actual print in the image. Yes it really exists.
There will be some Framers archival tape attached to the top of the print where it was attached to the mount board.
Rob Zombie Soundwave Melbourne 2011
Signed Kane Hibberd printed for my Soundwave exhibition
Giclee Print using Epson Archival Inks on A2 ( 420mm x 594mm)
Canson Etching Edition 310gsm fine art paper (matte paper)
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In October 2012, Felix Baumgartner leapt from a balloon floating 24-miles high and fell to Earth, breaking the sound barrier on the way down. Now, newly released footage shows in unprecedented detail what Baumgartner saw on his record-breaking descent.
"I wish you could see what I can see," said Baumgartner, just seconds before stepping cooly from a pod suspended 128,100 feet above the ground. "Sometimes, you have to get up really high to understand how small you are."
Consider Baumgartner's wish granted. You'll want to watch this in full screen, HD, with headphones if you have some on hand. The action starts around the 1:40 mark. Be Advised: The whole video has an understandably vertiginous quality about it, but things get especially intense around the 5:20 mark, where Baumgartner, shortly after breaking the sound barrier, loses control of his free-fall and begins to spin. He manages to stabilize himself, but not before almost passing out. It's a nauseating view, even for armchair-spacejumpers, so be careful not to lose your lunch.


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Here are some scary statistics from Gartner: 60 percent of the top 100 US Web sites contain malware, and 75 percent of the Web sites that serve malware are legitimate sites which deliver it unknowingly. That means that you can't rely on blacklists to protect your network from "drive by" infections, because users can pick something nasty up from almost anywhere on the Web.
The majority of organizations are highly susceptible to attack via the Web, because few have put adequate Web gateway security measures on place. That's the view of Peter Firstbrook, a research director at Gartner. Speaking at the Gartner Information Security Summit 2009 in London, he said that although most organizations have implemented effective e-mail gateway security systems to sanitize messages before they are allowed on to the corporate network, Web gateways have been neglected. And because of this, it's the Web which is now the primary attack vector used by malicious hackers.
Google's safebrowsing tool illustrates this rather well. In case you haven't come across this useful tool before, it can be used to view the malware history of Web sites: you can check any site by visiting http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=<sitename>
Look at the results we get when we check the highly reputable New York Times' nytimes.com Web site:
What happened when Google visited this site?
Of the 10696 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 1 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2009-10-05, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2009-09-12.
Malicious software is hosted on 1 domain(s), including protection-check07.com/.
3 domain(s) appear to be functioning as intermediaries for distributing malware to visitors of this site, including tradenton.com/, sex-and-the-city.cn/, harlingens.com/.
MySpace's myspace.com, a community site, yields even scarier results:
What happened when Google visited this site?
Of the 26531 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 58 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2009-10-06, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2009-10-05.
Malicious software includes 70 scripting exploit(s), 5 trojan(s), 2 worm(s).
Malicious software is hosted on 38 domain(s), including mspwiz.com/, ake.kz/, sockslab.net/.
27 domain(s) appear to be functioning as intermediaries for distributing malware to visitors of this site, including imandd.com/, mspwiz.com/, bidresponse.com/.
Despite this manifest prevalence of Web-borne malware – and Gartner believes the volume of malware on the Web is doubling every year – less than a third of organizations are protecting their users with secure Web gateways. The result is that between 3 percent and 5 percent of all enterprise PCs are infected, Firstbrook believes, and that number is likely to rise. Taking steps to secure the Web gateway then is an essential priority for any organization that hasn't done so, he says. "By doing this you will get a huge bang for your (security) buck compared to updating your anti-virus systems and so on," says Firstbrook.
So what can be done to secure the Web gateway? Before answering that, it's important to understand why many steps that many organizations are currently taking – namely URL filtering, desktop anti-malware software, and network intrusion prevention – are helpful, but by themselves inadequate.
URL filtering can't protect mobile users outside the corporate network, and blacklists can never be comprehensive – not least because malware makers are smart: many can recognize anti-malware vendors' Web spiders, and don't serve malware to them so the spiders can't detect that a site is malicious. These spiders also can't get past authentication pages.
Anti-virus and anti-spyware software can only protect against known threats and also fails to be proactive, while network intrusion prevention systems can't protect against social engineering tricks that con users in to installing malware.
So Firstbrook believes a "next generation" secure Web gateway needs to have three components:
- URL filtering (and reporting)
- Malicious code filtering
- Web application control (for at least the more popular applications)
While URL filtering is a reasonable starting point, the emphasis needs to be on malicious code filtering, and in particular organizations need to start filtering their outbound Web traffic in earnest. It's only by doing that that companies will be able to detect the signatures of key logging software sending information out of the organization, or of other types of malware "phoning home" to command and control centers to pick up instructions. Firstbrook also believes effective Web gateway security systems will need to focus on dynamic, non-signature based techniques to recognize bad code coming in from Web sites that users visit.
What will these dynamic techniques look like? Essentially, they'll involve the ability to decompose each Web page that comes in into its basic elements, and then to analyze these elements. For example, they'll check and block URLs contained in the page based on some sort of reputation score: a URL pointing to a site which is only a few days old and contains only a couple of pages shows classic signs of being malicious, as does a site which contains content purporting to be from a well known bank if the site is not registered to that bank. They'll also check for the signatures of malicious toolkits such as Neosploit, and for code that has been obfuscated. Finally, they'll also need to carry out the dynamic analysis of scripts in real time.
"Generally, vendors that provide a cocktail approach will be the most adaptable to changing attack techniques. Vendors that have a extensive malware research capability, the ability to crawl the Web looking for threats, and the infrastructure and scale to support real time updates to end nodes will generally offer better protection," Firstbrook says.
Companies including FaceTime www.facetime.com and BlueCoat Systems www.bluecoat.com offer Web gateway security devices, but companies that have multiple-branch offices and site-to-site VPNs, as well as companies with a high population of remote and mobile workers, should look at a secure Web gateway delivered as a SaaS (software as a service) solution, Firstbrook believes.
The benefits of a SaaS solution include lower administration costs, faster deployments, zero capital costs, zero data center footprint, and protection for off-LAN endpoints. But against this has to be balanced the possibilities of higher latency, higher overall costs, the usual reduced customization possibilities of a service, and the fact that logs may only be preserved for a limited period of time.
Today only about4 per cent of US-based organizations are using SaaS-based secure Web gateway solutions, but Firstbrook believes that this will increase dramatically: Gartner forecasts that SaaS-based solutions will account for about 25 per cent of secure Web gateway revenue by 2013. "It's a very exciting area: these services are good for mobile users, and they can respond to new threats very quickly. A SaaS-based secure Web gateway should be a consideration for any larger company," he concludes.


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Welcome to the Godly Christian Music... Here you can find over 3000 free mp3 songs to download by our gifted musicians.
Godly Christian Music has recently been redesigned with a more artistic edge. In addition, it continues to grow as new musicians keep posting more free Christian Songs.
Freely receiving
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Godly Christian Music has come a long way over the last couple years. Originally, this free music site was simply a couple static pages created with Microsoft® Word® for people to download a few artists' songs. Back in late 2006 the site administrator started to learn a new programing language with the hopes of being able to use it to turn Godly Christian Music into a dynamic data base driven site. There were many obstacles to overcome in this process of updating this free song download website. One major difficulty was simply getting the time to learn the new programing language. The Godly Christian Music administrator frequently had to stop the process of learning again and again on account of several life trials. Nevertheless, through perseverance and the mercy of the Lord, the new language was learned after about a year and so more free songs were soon to follow.
Once the foundation for the programing language was laid, the first step was to create a new temporary design for the front side of the music site in order to accommodate more independent artists being able to contribute their free songs. This initial design helped to aid in trouble shooting and worked as a simple way to integrate what was to come in the future. After much deliberation, the administrator ended up getting an Adobe package so that top of the line tools could be used for the design aspects of the free music site. After about a month, the new design was completed and posted to the Internet on October 21, 2007. With this update, Godly Christian Music was now able to expand to include more artists and song writers. Over the course of the following months, artists like
Jill Moore
Christ Our Life
, and
Julie McMinn
were added to the free music download site. Once the new design was in place, it opened the way for other programing to begin. (click here to see the temporary design)
The Godly Christian Music site administrator spent several weeks planing before much of the coding actually began. A great deal of thought went into what the site should be able to do and what would be the priorities for implementation. The first thing that was tackled were the Godly Christian Music Administrative pages. This required implementing a login system that would accommodate both artists and administrators. During this stage most of the internal structure of the free Christian music site was established. The primary functionality of these pages allowed artist to begin managing their own songs and modifying the descriptions and search features of their free music.
Once the functionality of the administrative pages was working properly and all the artists' free songs got entered into the database, the process began of making Godly Christian Music's new features available to its users. At first the database was simply integrated into the simple temporary design so that stats could begin to be generated for the songs and artists while a new formal design for the front side could be completed. This new design would change the whole functionality of this free Christian music download site, granting users the ability to search our songs by genre, theme, instrument, and title.
The new design for the front side of the music site was a great challenge
and required help from above. After several failed attempts, finally a break through occurred when the designer came to find beauty in simplicity. Once the template was made, several weeks followed creating the images that would mark the face of Godly Christian Music. Once the design work was complete, all the programing commenced. Each free music page had to be intricately tied to the database system and systematically worked into the whole of the Godly Christian Music website. When this process was completed the initial bare bones functionality was made available to the free Christian music listeners.
Work didn't end there though, once the initial front side of the site was up, all the other little features needed to be programed in and activated for people to use when searching our free music. Some of these other features included: the ability for the artists to post chords and lyrics with their free songs, an opportunity for listeners to post testimonies about how they have been blessed by Godly Christian Music, and the option for artist to post events where they might be leading worship.
These was the answer to many who have cried, "HELP ME FIND A GOOD CHRISTIAN
SONG!" or "HELP ME SHARE MY CHRISTIAN SONGS!" The last major update was posted on October 21, 2008 marking one complete year from the day the temporary design of the site was posted, to the day that the formal completed design of Godly Christian Music was working.
Now, ongoing labor continues and minor changes are made to the site to better accommodate the users' experience. In addition, the site administrator has begun recording new artists and finding more free songs to encourage the site's listeners. Correspondence has also been increasing as talented artists find the site and ask to post their free songs here. Therefore, work on Godly Christian Music likely won't end for quite some time to come.
Keep coming back and checking things out each month as the site grows. Please pray for the artists, the administrator, and the Godly Christian Music website so that we may be able to continue bringing you your favorite Christian song downloads for free!
The idea for making this website started in late 2003 when a brother named Scott
Emery in Grand Rapids Michigan wanted to share some music that the Lord had given
him. Having learned to play the guitar earlier in life he began focusing his efforts
toward blessing the body of Christ by writing many songs that were directly from
the bible. During that year, he had also encountered others the Lord blessed musically.
The music that these saints had put together was floating around on various tapes
and CDs, but as a whole, these songs were only available to a small, scattered group
of people throughout the United States. Some of the godly christians Scott had met
during this time were Alan Martin, the Fournier Family, and Doug Tanner.
Alan Martin was living in Missouri at the time and had recoded several inspirational
songs many years ago. The music was put on a cassette tape and only a very small
number of people ever knew it existed. In early 2005, this tape was digitally re-mastered
and made public through this website. Since that time, Alan Martin has also recorded
a few other christian christian songs that are presently on this site as well.
Download them NOW for Free!
About a year after meeting Alan Martin, Scott Emery and the other believers in Grand
Rapids were introduced to the Fournier Family. They to were also living in Missouri
at the time and have over 10 children. Through the years, they have written several
songs that they would sing as a family. In 2004, they recorded their music and sent
it to several families in Grand Rapids. You can now find the contents of that CD
Click here to listen to the CD Free of charge!
Around 2003, Scott went to Ohio with a couple other brothers from Grand Rapids to
hear a christian man speak about what a New Testament church looks like. While there,
Scott was asked to share a couple songs with everyone. Afterwards, he met a guy
from Colorado named Doug Tanner who gave him a CD with several songs Tanner had
recorded. Doug Tanner had previously recorded a number of songs, but at that point,
they were not widely distributed. Scott maintained contact with Doug Tanner over
the following year and later when Doug had recorded a second CD, he sent it to Scott.
In the summer of 2004 the saints in Ohio, whom Scott had visited in 2003, combined
Doug's two CDs and distributed the compilation CD during one of their conferences.
Those CDs ran out quickly, but now you can download free most of Doug Tanner's music
anytime you would like.
Slimply Click here to find his free Music!
Over time, we here in Grand Rapids had met various other Jesus loving/obeying Christian
worshipers like the Smith Family, a Church in Indianapolis, and Barak Bendixen (a.k.a.
Brother Bear).
In spring of 2004, we here in Grand Rapids had a visitor from Kenya. After he shared
about what the Lord was doing in Kenya, two brothers from Grand Rapids drove him
down to southern Michigan so that he could testify there. The next place he would
testify would be the Smith Family's Church and so they all stayed with the Smith
Family that night. While they were there, the Children of the Smith Family sang
several four-part harmony songs in a cappella. Having been very blessed by the family,
contact continued over the following months. Later, one of the brothers who had
originally traveled with the man from Kenya spent a week with the Smiths recording
their songs and editing some of the songs that had previously been recorded. Now
you can find the product of these christians combined efforts here on this website
and download them free.
Download the Smith's Christian A cappella Music Now!
Right around the time the man can from Kenya, we here in Grand Rapids met the Young
family. The Young's had been reading a lot of material from a church in Indianapolis
and had been very excited by their vision of the Church. Over the following months,
several saints here in Grand Rapids had received a number of books and various other
materials from Indianapolis as well. Among the many helpful and insightful materials,
that the Church in Indianapolis sent to us was a worship CD titled "If you believe."
This album is a compiled work of many saints in Indianapolis that stirs deep thought
of our walk with Jesus. You can now find this collection on the GodlyChristianMusic
website. We received permission from Indianapolis to offer you the free downloads
of their worship.
Click Now and hear these Christians Sing!
During the fall of 2004, several christian believers in Grand Rapids went to Flint
Michigan to spend some time with a family there named the Ryans. The Ryans invited
several people over one night to spend time in prayer and to serve each other. One
of the people who came that night was Barak Bendixen. Barak had written several
songs and he shared several of them that night. Toward the end of time together,
he gave us here in Grand Rapids a CD of his music. Some of his Songs can be downloaded
Get his songs Free right Now!
Over the years, a large number of christian songs have been accumulated by Scott
and other believers he knew. In addition, many other saints in Grand Rapids started
writing and recording their music. In 2004, Scott started to make efforts to distribute
this music via the internet. Working with other brothers, he registered a domain
and purchased some hosting space online, but he lacked the time to organize and
create the website. Then in Feb 2005, the Lord moved on one of the christian brother's
heart in Grand Rapids to take up the task of compiling the music and designing this
website. This website is the product of countless hours devoted in service to the
only True Lord, Jesus Christ and so we are glad to give you www.GodlyChristianMusic.com
(see some of what Godly Christian Music first looked like...)
If you are saying, "help me find tons of free Christian
music to download!" ...you're in the right place. Here you will find
over 2000 songs to listen to in MP3 format. This site
features godly music with all kinds of styles and genres. It has everything from
A cappella to fancy instrumentals with vocals. All these great Christian songs were
produced by people who have a testimony of deliverance from darkness and into fellowship
with the Son of God, Jesus Christ. You will find that much of the great free Christian music
on this site is in the form of Scripture songs (i.e. they come straight out of the Bible).
Also tons of our music has song lyrics for Christian songs. Our main
desire with this site is to give away the great godly Christian music for free that Lord has given us.
In addition, to do it in such a way that it is available for people all around the
world. Therefore, we have taken the time to make it possible to download or listen
to all these wonderful Christian Christian songs from the internet. We hope that
this website
that is full of free godly songs, blesses and encourages you to stay focused on
Christ at all times.
Godly Christian Music is run by the owner of Finest Studios. Finest Studios is a professional multimedia business offering services in portrait and wedding photography, graphic design, web development, audio productions, web design, computer programming, and video productions. Though Finest Studios offers its services around the globe, it primarily services the south east Missouri region. If you need a portrait or wedding photographer and live near the following cities consider hiring Finest Studios and help support Godly Christian Ministries: Farmington, Cape Girardeau, St. Louis, Poplar Bluff – Photographer. To learn about other available services by Finest Studios go to: www.FinestStudios.net
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Dear creative friends, Last week I came to a bump in the road that really rocked my world. I found out I had a brain tumor. I had surgery last Wednesday and the neurologist tells me he was able to remove 99% of the tumor located on the back right side of my brain . In about 3 weeks I will start either chemo, radiation or both. I find out the pathology next Wednesday and the exact treatment. I've been home now for a week in recovery and I'm doing amazingly well. I'm using a walker to help me get around. Yesterday I made a little drawing for the first time which made quite happy. My spirits are good, I'm surrounded by family and friends helping and cheering me on. I'm feeling optimistic.
I'm hoping very soon I can start posting again and join in with all of the creative fun. I always appreciate all of the wonderful comments and inspiration.
Best to you all and I'll be back soon and keep you posted on my progress.