When Israel declared independence in 1948, Jordan, along with five other Arab states, attacked Israel, occupied Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, and drove out Jewish residents. Again, in 1967, Jordan attempted to wipe out the Jewish State, but this time, Israel forced the Jordanian army back across the Jordan River. While the government of Israel was ambivalent about whether to retain the newly emancipated areas, the settler […]
Good morning. Here’s our morning roundup of all the media news you need to know. Want to get this briefing in your inbox every morning? Subscribe here. The Tuesday morning news shows were dominated by word that Michael Flynn is out as national security adviser. “Stunning” was the call by the Trump home team at “Fox & Friends.” It proceeded to quote its usual media pinatas in […]
People ride Ofo-bicycles in Shanghai Unlock them with an app, drop them off anywhere, and nip past lanes of stationary car traffic: the humble bicycle is seeing a revival in China as a new generation of start-ups help tackle urban congestion and pollution with fleets of brightly coloured two wheelers. The bike-share concept has attracted huge venture capital as fledgling firms wrestle for market share. Such has […]
SYDNEY Asian shares inched to 19-month highs on Tuesday as the potential for economic stimulus in the United States underpinned the dollar, bond yields and Wall Street stocks. Yet caution bled into markets ahead of testimony by the head of the Federal Reserve, which could highlight the likelihood of two or more U.S. interest rate hikes this year. Japanese shares also ran into trouble after Toshiba Corp […]
Last year, Google Chrome was the speediest Windows 10 web browser by a mile. This year, it’s a different story. Picking out the best Windows 10 web browser isn’t easy at all. The worse, however, by a country mile, is Internet Explorer 11. sjvn To put today’s browsers to the test I ran them on the latest shipping edition of Windows 10 Home: Version 10240.17236. I ran […]
The value of stocks listed on the S&P 500 eclipsed $20tn on Monday for the first time, as investor optimism over faster US economic growth and stronger corporate profits propelled the Wall Street equity gauge deeper into record territory. The index, which tracks the largest American companies, has rallied by close to 25 per cent over the past year, pushing its market value $3.6tn higher, according to […]
Dubai-UAE: 13 February, 2017 The UAE imports 85 percent of its food at the cost of 15 percent of its GDP. Though this might be a scary thought, it is also an opportunity for this generation to make a real impact, said Caleb Harper on the second day of the World Government Summit 2017 in Dubai. Harper is the Principal Investigator and Director of the Open Agriculture […]
Along with rising component prices and development and maintenance fees on sales channels, huge research and development (R&D) expenditures eroded Huawei’s margin and profits last year, according to a Sohu article, citing insiders from the Chinese technology firm. Huawei sold 30 percent more handsets year-over-year but profits from its consumer business group, which includes the smartphones segment, was down 10 percent from the year prior to $2 […]
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty recently sent an email to her employees detailing her involvement with, and counseling of, the Trump administration. In it, Rometty claimed that her meetings with the Trump administration as part of the president’s business advisory are purely an opportunity to promote IBM’s values and technological expertise. “IBM does not espouse a partisan or political point of view,” the letter states. “Alone […]
By Noel Randewich | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO Shares of Apple (AAPL.O) rose to a record high close on Monday, buoyed by Wall Street’s expectations that the release of a 10th-anniversary iPhone and pent-up customer demand will shore up lackluster sales. The largest component of the S&P 500 and a core holding on Wall Street, Apple’s stock climbed 0.9 percent to end at $133.29, breaking above its […]
Apple stock hit a new all-time high on Monday, driven by investor optimism about a coming iPhone sales “supercycle” and hopes that its $230bn in overseas cash might soon be put to greater use. It has taken two years for Apple to surpass its record closing price of $133 in February 2015, despite briefly breaking above that level during intraday trading at $134.54 in April of that […]
Netflix has the kind of content deals Facebook needs to truly make its mark in video. I have been watching with amusement Twitter’s push to provide video feeds of things like NFL games and other special events. Personally, I’d never consider watching the game, or any other significant TV event, on a social media app. But this type of TV-social […]
Submitted by Nick Kaman of Letters from Norway Introduction: Norwegians are just now starting to grapple with the effects of their “single cylinder” economy, mostly dependent on oil and gas (ca. 60% of exports). Despite optimism about $50-$70/barrel oil, American crude output is surging, on track to be the highest ever, since 1970, while cracks start to form in OPEC’s latest agreement. In addition to the oil […]
The Samsung Galaxy S8 series has been the talk of the town. Be it the rumored curved display or the speculations that the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will most probably adopt a 3,000 mAh and 3500 mAh battery, respectively. While people were actually debating whether Samsung will be using which batteries, notable leakster Evan Blass who goes by the Twitter handle @evleaks has given more fodder to […]
Sarah Tew iPad sales are awful. Truly awful, and while CEO Tim Cook might be bullish about the tablet’s future, Apple desperately needs to do something to turn sales around if it’s going to come off life support. Must read: Does your iPhone have a battery drain problem? “We’ve got some exciting things coming on iPad,” Cook said during Apple’s last financial conference call, “and I’m optimistic […]
An update to Cortana — Microsoft’s digital assistant infused with artificial intelligence—enables it to recognize and make note when people promise in messages to tend to tasks Microsoft virtual assistant Cortana began holding people to their promises on Thursday. At least, to commitments made in email messages. “Now, Cortana can help you remember things you’ve said you would do in your emails—without you even having to […]
PNC Menon is a busy man — it takes several months to lock an interview into his diary. But on the day of our meeting in Dubai, the Indian-born real estate developer exudes characteristic warmth and courtesy, refusing to allow Arabian Business to leave without a bowl of Middle Eastern halva and repeatedly asking whether we have enough milk in our tea. A long-term UAE resident and […]
What dance moves make a woman sexy? Here are answers backed by science. A team of psychologists from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom studied 39 female college students while they danced to drumbeat from a Robbie Williams song. Their interest in the subject was piqued by the role of dance in human attraction and mating. What Makes Female Dance Sexy “[Dance] appears to function, at least […]
Imagine if the Lenovo Yoga Book’s unique design was available on a smartphone? Over the Christmas holiday, I started testing the Lenovo Yoga Book— the Android and Windows versions—and found its clamshell laptop-like design to be one of the most innovative I’ve seen in the past five years. Both sides of the Yoga Book have a screen. One side is […]
In this Feb. 8, 2017, photo, a Google Chromebook displays Candy Crush Saga in New York. Google Chromebook laptops are impractical for many people because they’re little more than expensive paperweights when they’re out of range of an internet connection. Yet they’ve defied expectations and made tremendous inroads in one of the least likely places: U.S. schools. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) The Google Chromebook, a type of stripped-down […]
I’m on a mission, and that mission is to save on my power bill. I’ve already done the obvious stuff, like replace lightbulbs – especially the 500W halogens floodlights I have outdoors – with low-power LEDs, and I’m being more careful as to how I use heating and cooling. But along with making big changes, I’ve also been looking at just how much power all the random […]
Ever since 2014, Google has offered users to install its own Google Now-based launcher on any Android device, but that option may soon revoke. According to reports, Google is planning to remove the Google Now Launcher from the Play Store not later than Q1 2017. It will also stop approving new Android devices that’ll ship with the said launcher beginning March 1. Google Now Launcher To Be Pulled […]
YouTube is bringing the popular double tap functionality used in apps to its platform. But instead of double tapping to “like” a video, the new feature allows users to easily navigate through videos when mobile. Now when a user double taps to the left or right of a video, they will be able to fast forward or rewind 10 seconds of the video. However, there are limitations. […]
President Trump’s administration is unconventional by any reporter’s standards, said Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic. But that doesn’t mean journalists should abandon basic skills and principles they’ve held onto for years. “It’s true, we are in a little bit of a knife fight with people who don’t want to have a fact-based discourse,” Goldberg said. “But you just have to stand for what […]
