Kanye West calls Apple to buy Tidal – NU.nl

“This Tidal Apple Beef ruining the music industry,” Kanye West wrote in the night from Saturday to Sunday on Twitter.

West was at the start of Tidal presented as one the owners of the music streaming service that was founded by rapper Jay Z. Now West denounces the ‘game of who has the longest “between Apple and Tidal.

Both Apple Music as Tidal have arrangements with certain artists, whether or not temporarily exclusively represents one of the music streaming services available their music. Thus appeared the most recent album by West, The Life of Pablo , temporary exclusive on Tidal before it was possible to listen to other services.

“In a hundred years we’ll all be dead “said West. “Give the children their music.” The rapper Apple calls to pay Jay Z for Tidal. He calls Apple CEO Tim Cook, Jay Z and other influential people in the music industry next week to make a call. A few hours later added West Spotify founder Daniel Ek even to his call.

According to recent rumors, Apple would consider an acquisition of Tidal. Meanwhile, the iPhone maker will receive comments from Spotify, Apple accused of abuse of power in the App Store. Apple would deliberately thwart the updates from Spotify, Apple denies this

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ASUS ROG provides compact G20CB GTX 1080 – Hardware.Info

by Michael Berkhout Friday 29 July 2016 11:58 , source: NextPowerUp

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Yesterday we reported about MSI, two GeForce GTX 1080 graphics cards processed in the Ti Aegis system. ASUS also goes with the appropriate graphics card to work in a new version of their compact ROG G20CB system, though it is in this case a single GTX executed in 1080.

 

The new top model provides for an Intel Core i7 6700 processor coupled with 32 GB of RAM. In addition to the GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card were also a 512 GB SSD and built a 3 TB hard drive. Further details, for example with regard to price and availability, missing until now.

 

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Oldest malignant tumor found in human body – NU.nl

A researcher at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa said Friday that doctors tend to treat cancer and tumors and diseases of modern lifestyles and pollution, but the history of cancer, according to him more complex than previously thought.

The researchers do in the South African Journal of Science also report a benign tumor that was found in an old spine of a young man about 2 million years.

The oldest known tumor until now was “only” 120,000 years old, were found in the remains of a Neanderthal

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Fault police in East Netherlands – Telegraaf.nl

The police Saturday morning managed to work on a solution. People are advised to try a few times and calling for emergency 112

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Microsoft removes 2,850 jobs – Dutch IT channel

Microsoft will remove 2,850 jobs in response to the layoff which the company announced earlier this year.

For example, a report was submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The layoffs will be implemented in July 2017.

The layoffs will include information to Microsoft’s marketing department. About 900 company employees have been informed of their forthcoming dismissal.

In May, Microsoft announced that it would lay off all of 1,850 employees, including 1,350 employees of the former Nokia offices in Finland, which was acquired in 2013 by Microsoft.

Microsoft has been more than two years reorganizing. In mid-2014 announced that it was cutting up to 18,000 jobs. In July 2015 deleted the additional 7,800 jobs.

Microsoft removes 2,850 jobs – Dutch IT channel

Microsoft will remove 2,850 jobs in response to the layoff which the company announced earlier this year.

For example, a report was submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The layoffs will be implemented in July 2017.

The layoffs will include information to Microsoft’s marketing department. About 900 company employees have been informed of their forthcoming dismissal.

In May, Microsoft announced that it would lay off all of 1,850 employees, including 1,350 employees of the former Nokia offices in Finland, which was acquired in 2013 by Microsoft.

Microsoft has been more than two years reorganizing. In mid-2014 announced that it was cutting up to 18,000 jobs. In July 2015 deleted the additional 7,800 jobs.

Asus G20CB gaming PC gets upgraded to GTX 1080 – Tech News

G20CB is a remarkable gaming PC with some great specifications and a striking appearance. The Asus gaming PC can be configured largely self. Soon can also be chosen for a 1080 GTX graphics card during setup.

Earlier configurations G20CB were up to rest with a GTX 980. Now, the 1080 GTX is also an option during the setup process. In addition to the 1080 GTX is also selecting the GTX 1070.

The other components remain the same. So you can equip up to the computer with an Intel i7 6700 CPU and up to 32GB DDR4 RAM. There is room for a SATA HDD up to 3TB and an SSD up to 512 GB.

The prices are completely dependent on the installation. The previous top model was sold at a cost around 1600-1700 euros. A cheaper model is of course possible, therefore, you have an Intel i5 processor, for example a GTX 960 video card

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Asus G20CB gaming PC gets upgraded to GTX 1080 – Personal Computer Magazine

For several months Asus sells its distinctive gaming PC G20CB, many components themselves determine his. Soon can then be chosen for a GTX 1080.

Earlier configurations G20CB were up to rest with a GTX 980. Now is also the 1080 GTX an option, as well as the GTX 1070. How much that goes extra cost, it is not yet clear.

The other components remain the same. Think of an Intel Core i7-6700 CPU and up to 32 GB DDR4 RAM. There is room for a SATA HDD up to 3TB and an SSD up to 512 GB.

Top Model

Prices depend on the previous top around 1600-1700 euro, but it can also cheaper. Around 900 euros you have for example a variant i5 processor and GTX 960 graphics card.

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Microsoft removes 2850 jobs – Computable

Microsoft is again cut jobs. Disappear in 2850 ICT jobs. That amount comes on top of a previously announced reorganization of 1850 jobs. The new reorganization should be completed before the end of the year 2017. There are mostly redundancies in the mobile phone stuck where the former Nokia activities are housed. Also, jobs will disappear in the global sales organization.

This is evident from data that Microsoft sent to Securities and exchange Commission. (Page 16). Microsoft announced the deletion of 1850 jobs end in May 2016, but will still have a large number of jobs at, according to the document.

Microsoft, which earlier plans to become a major player in the mobile market, waives that course and will focus only on smartphones in the upper segment. According to those involved, the Lumia name, which Microsoft uses for the devices, deleted and mobile phones aimed at the business segment included in the Surface product.

Smartphones replacing PC

on the business market, Microsoft is focused on the field of devices alongside its Surface 2-in-1 devices (tablet and laptop), also on smartphones to replace the PC cabinet. Business users on the mobile working, can work in a PC setup with an attached keyboard and mouse. All software and network connections are using the smart phone which is connected via a docking station with the peripherals and the network

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Microsoft removes another 2,850 jobs – Techzine

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Alphabet sales growing faster than expected in the second quarter – NU.nl

The growth is largely due to the growth in revenue from advertising revenue, but there was also 33 percent higher in other parts of the tech giant.

There was $ 19:14 billion converted from advertising income, while it was still 16:02 billion last year in the same period, Alphabet announced on Thursday.

net profit grew from 3.93 billion dollars this year to 4.88 billion in 2015. The value of a share Alphabet rose 5 percent after the announcement of favorable rates.

Outlook

Analysts took into account a turnover of 20.77 billion dollars. Sales would grow in that case, by 14.7 percent. In fact grew with over 21 percent.

Market Experts were there in the last twelve quarters eight times in addition to their predictions. In the previous quarter, Google knew the high expectations do not come true.

Ads

Growth outside of the ad revenue, according to market experts a good step towards Alphabet. This allows the company shows that it knows how to generate income from other sources.

There are two thousand people this year adopted by Alphabet. Thus, the entire staff of the company amounted to 66.575 employees

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Success Galaxy Samsung S7 delivers best quarter in two years – NU.nl

In particular, the operating profit of Samsung rose sharply to 8.14 trillion won (6.5 billion euros), some 18 percent more than a year earlier. Net income was up only 2 percent to 5.85 trillion won (4.7 billion euros).

Revenue rose won by nearly 5 percent to 50.9 billion (40.9 billion euros), according Thursday from the quarterly figures of the company.

in particular, Samsung’s mobile arm caused a lot of profit. On the smartphone market sold a lot of copies of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, but also sales of cheaper smartphones contributed to the profitability of the South Korean company.

It is not known exactly how many copies of the Galaxy S7 have been sold in total. Samsung is said that the Edge version, with a curved screen, accounts for more than half of all sales of the S7.

Smartphonetak

The mobile division of Samsung saw its operating profit increased by 57 percent compared to last year, and accounted for just over half of the operating profit of the company.

In the past two years the smartphonetak was just several times a block Samsung’s leg when devices like the Galaxy S5 poorly performed and profits plummeted from the company.

the revenue of the smartphonetak has remained more or less stable in recent years, but profitability was up sharply gone.

Forecast

Revenue from componententak Samsung, which does include memory chips and smartphone screens, rose slightly. But the division was just slightly less profitable than a year earlier.

Samsung says to expect the good performance of the company also continued in the rest of the year. It is expected that next week will be presented a new phone in the Galaxy Note series. Which would go on sale before a new iPhone will appear in September.

Apple reported Tuesday in its quarterly earnings that demand for iPhones has fallen considerably in just the past year. Consequently decreased revenue and profit of the company

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Success Galaxy Samsung S7 delivers best quarter in two years – NU.nl

In particular, the operating profit of Samsung rose sharply to 8.14 trillion won (6.5 billion euros), some 18 percent more than a year earlier. Net income was up only 2 percent to 5.85 trillion won (4.7 billion euros).

Revenue rose won by nearly 5 percent to 50.9 billion (40.9 billion euros), according Thursday from the quarterly figures of the company.

in particular, Samsung’s mobile arm caused a lot of profit. On the smartphone market sold a lot of copies of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, but also sales of cheaper smartphones contributed to the profitability of the South Korean company.

It is not known exactly how many copies of the Galaxy S7 have been sold in total. Samsung is said that the Edge version, with a curved screen, accounts for more than half of all sales of the S7.

Smartphonetak

The mobile division of Samsung saw its operating profit increased by 57 percent compared to last year, and accounted for just over half of the operating profit of the company.

In the past two years the smartphonetak was just several times a block Samsung’s leg when devices like the Galaxy S5 poorly performed and profits plummeted from the company.

the revenue of the smartphonetak has remained more or less stable in recent years, but profitability was up sharply gone.

Forecast

Revenue from componententak Samsung, which does include memory chips and smartphone screens, rose slightly. But the division was just slightly less profitable than a year earlier.

Samsung says to expect the good performance of the company also continued in the rest of the year. It is expected that next week will be presented a new phone in the Galaxy Note series. Which would go on sale before a new iPhone will appear in September.

Apple reported Tuesday in its quarterly earnings that demand for iPhones has fallen considerably in just the past year. Consequently decreased revenue and profit of the company

By:. NU.nl

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptop first company laptop – XGN.nl

Xiaomi has a scoop today. The Chinese company namely comes with its first laptop to come up. The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptop has not only in name but also in appearance much like the MacBook Air.
 

Xiaomi has chosen to offer a laptop because it saw an opportunity in the market to provide a laptop which has the perfect balance between performance and portability. Apart from this, the low selling price be an easier entry for young adults to buy a good laptop.

The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptop, which runs on Windows 10, comes in two different versions. One with a 13.3 inch screen and a 12.5 inch screen. Both an even thinner version than the MacBook from Apple Air.

In addition, the laptops have a 1080p display, a backlit keyboard, a USB connection and laptops are available in silver or gold, with no logo is present on the outside.

of course, there are also different between the Mi Notebook Air laptops. Thus, the ‘powerful’ higher performance Intel Core i5 processor with NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics card. Furthermore, the laptop 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SSD storage. This increased performance will be on sale for 680 euros.

The smaller “portable” version weighs just over a kilo, but runs on an Intel Core M3 CPU. With 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD storage. Like the other version that also has an extra spot on new hardware, but it must be produced by Xiaomi. Furthermore, the single USB port and an HDMI port. The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptop is on sale for about 480 euros.

Mi Notebook Air laptops appear on 2 August in the Chinese shops. You may choose to import it, but you can also wait until it is made known about the European release.

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptop first company laptop – XGN.nl

Xiaomi has a scoop today. The Chinese company namely comes with its first laptop to come up. The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptop has not only in name but also in appearance much like the MacBook Air.
 

Xiaomi has chosen to offer a laptop because it saw an opportunity in the market to provide a laptop which has the perfect balance between performance and portability. Apart from this, the low selling price be an easier entry for young adults to buy a good laptop.

The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptop, which runs on Windows 10, comes in two different versions. One with a 13.3 inch screen and a 12.5 inch screen. Both an even thinner version than the MacBook from Apple Air.

In addition, the laptops have a 1080p display, a backlit keyboard, a USB connection and laptops are available in silver or gold, with no logo is present on the outside.

of course, there are also different between the Mi Notebook Air laptops. Thus, the ‘powerful’ higher performance Intel Core i5 processor with NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics card. Furthermore, the laptop 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SSD storage. This increased performance will be on sale for 680 euros.

The smaller “portable” version weighs just over a kilo, but runs on an Intel Core M3 CPU. With 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD storage. Like the other version that also has an extra spot on new hardware, but it must be produced by Xiaomi. Furthermore, the single USB port and an HDMI port. The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptop is on sale for about 480 euros.

Mi Notebook Air laptops appear on 2 August in the Chinese shops. You may choose to import it, but you can also wait until it is made known about the European release.

Google Launches Family Library – Telegraaf.nl

There are some conditions attached to. With apps and games they must be purchased after July 2, book sharing is provided only that the publisher has given permission and the participants in a group must be over 13 years.

The service is not yet available in the Netherlands. The next few days which rolled out in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Britain and the United States

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BlackBerry DTEK50 officially announced – All About Phones

Yesterday we reported on leaked photos of a new BlackBerry. Meanwhile, BlackBerry has this device officially announced as the BlackBerry DTEK50.

BlackBerry

the BlackBerry Priv

If we go back several years in time are we going to see BlackBerry at the top of the, then still not so smart, smartphone market. But this changed quickly. With the advent of devices like the iPhone and interesting Android smartphones BlackBerry has lost more and more share. After almost to have forgotten, BlackBerry came last year with the BlackBerry Priv. BlackBerry hoped the Priv recapture the smartphone market. The device was first BlackBerry ever on Android, was equipped with proper specifications and was on top of his large touchscreen also has a physical keyboard. Success they have never known only to the Priv

BlackBerry DTEK50

Following the BlackBerry Priv the company came yesterday with its second Android smartphone, the BlackBerry DTEK50. In contrast to the Priv this is not a high-end device. What it is, is a solid midranger.

The device is a Snapdragon 617-octacore processor with 3GB RAM. The 16GB of internal memory is expandable with a micro SD card up to 2TB. The battery in the smartphone 2160mAh large and equipped with quick charge 2.0. Bottom of the unit you’ll find a USB port C, but a micro USB port. Photos with the device you take with an 8-megapixel selfiecamera and 13-megapixel rear camera.

Physical keys are history

With the BlackBerry DTEK50 BlackBerry officially abandons its physical keyboard. The device has only a 5.2-inch full HD display with no physical keyboard. For many, this will be no problem. But at All About Phones, we find it a bit sad. BlackBerrys were known for their physical keyboard. But if we are honest with ourselves, the era of smart phones with a physical keyboard should have long since closed.

Safest Android

The new smartphone from BlackBerry not only runs on Android 6.0 marshmallow. According to the BlackBerry DTEK50 should also be available for purchase currently the most secure Android smartphone. Security of your personal information is something that BlackBerry has always been focused and also known condition. It’s not for nothing that had been admitted until recently only BlackBerry devices for use in the White House. To ensure your privacy is DTEK50 provide additional protections in the software and also an application that will report when another application could violate your privacy. Whether this actually leads to a safer smartphone we will have to wait.

Actually an Idol 4

For the DTEK50 them to BlackBerry not really self sit around drawing boards. The device has received an almost identical design to that of the Alactel Idol 4. Not that this is a bad thing. The device looks neat.

The smartphone features an aluminum rim with a glass panel on the front. At the back you’ll find a plastic finish with nice texture. Because the design is the same DTEK50 Idol 4, and even in the same factory as this handset is made, the unit also has stereo speakers that sound both front and rear. How you lay the DTEK50, you will always enjoy an optimal listening experience. Right there is also a button that you can r-programmed to open an application.

Availability

If the BlackBerry DTEK50 what appear, you can now him for € 339 pre-order on the site of BlackBerry. If you buy him now you get even a power bank with. The device should be available in the week of August 8th.

Last chance to install Windows 10 free: do not you? – Yahoo! News

It is possible still a few days to install Windows 10 free. After July 29, you pay the full price: a thick 100. It is advisable to install the new Windows?

After a lot of intrusive messages is the time then almost come when Windows 10 is no longer free to install. Windows 10 is the latest version of the operating system, then Microsoft releases updates each year to improve the software. It is the first time Microsoft are popular operating system away for free.

Is it wise to update?

It depends on a few things. First of all, you can run Windows 10 computer? The minimum specifications can be found here. Then it’s mostly a matter of taste: are you willing to get used to a new operating system? That is the big question. Most of the programs now works on Windows 10, so you do not have to worry about it.

Installing Windows 10 is particularly important because of the security of the system. This version of the operating system is regularly updated, making it more difficult for hackers, for example, to install a virus on your laptop.

Update many people?

Microsoft Netherlands want to give any figures on the number of Dutch Windows users who have updated to version 10. Jaap van Meerveld Stud Ton House, a company iT students computer chores have performed, ask customers lately more often for help in installing Windows 10. the last month helped Stud Taan House 1800 clients to Windows 10, a total of 11.0000 in November last year.

“Our students install Windows 10 in a few hours and, if necessary, back up files,” says Van Meerveld. “That our customers, especially over 55, fine; everything is done for them. “In addition to a membership of 12 euros per year and 9 euros for cycle cost ‘customers pay 7 euros per quarter for installing Windows 10. Then you come to a total of 77 euros.

What’s new in Windows 10?

Windows 10 will both start button and start menu back and Microsoft launches the Task View feature. With this feature users can easily switch between running programs. Also, Windows 10 is the universal operating system for PCs, smartphones and consoles, which apps work the same on any device.

Another important innovation in Windows 10 is the central overview of all the messages found in the right corner. The notification center you can find all important messages, the weather and a new email to a report of an app.

What else is on?

The first big yearly update is scheduled for August 2nd. Then Windows 10 will include a dark theme that you can work better in the evening: the colors do not hurt so much to your eyes. Also, pins better supported and you can record phone calls via your computer – if you use a Windows phone

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Microsoft Expands ‘Advanced search’ Word from 2016 – PC World

Microsoft brings a new feature to Word 2016 called “Researcher”, which is an extension of ‘Advanced search’.

Thanks Researcher you do not leave a paper longer to find information on specific topics. In addition to the Word document opens a separate window with search. Results are then delivered by Bing and quickly as quote – including source – imported

Searching the Web from Word can has long been Inspection & gt.; Smart look. However, that still works somewhat cumbersome and the results you can not very much, except click through to the sites in question … so you will still need a browser.

Update

the update should be starting today available for Office 365 subscribers, although we have not yet found the feature in our Dutch version. Therefore, we need it for now here posing with the following instruction, which shows the new feature.

Furthermore Microsoft also comes with a smarter spelling and grammar checker. In addition, machine learning is used to improve texts. That feature is called “editor” and be “your digital writing assistant be.

As an example, Microsoft uses the difference between ‘effect’ and ‘affect’ in an English sentence. Both spellings are correct, but the words mean different things. Word up, not only, but also explains the difference.

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Xiaomi does his first laptops officially revealed – Hardware.Info

Since the end of 2014 there will already rumors of a laptop from the Chinese Xiaomi. In recent weeks the rumors were more concrete and it appeared that there would be two different models. Meanwhile, the laptops, which carry the name Mi notebook, then officially announced by Xiaomi.

 

Both laptops come with Windows 10 operating system and have a metal casing. The 12.5-inch model is 12.9 mm thick with a weight of 1.07 kg while the 13.3-inch model measures 14.8 mm with a weight of 1.28 kg. Xiaomi seems in this field to compete with the Macbook Air models of Apple. They are equipped with a backlit keyboard and glass touchpad. Through 1C fast-charging device would be recharged to 50% in an hour.

 

 

Xiaomi Mi Notebook 12.5-inch
The 12.5-inch model has a screen with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels which according to the manufacturer 50% of the NTSC can display -kleurenspectrum. Further expresses the company of a brightness of 300 cd / m², a contrast ratio of 600: 1 and a viewing angle up to 170 degrees. The latter is especially striking because it points out that he has in all probability of a TN panel, while more and more manufacturers now use IPS, PLS or VA panels.

 

Under the hood lies an Intel Core m3 6Y30 processor with a clock speed to 2.2 GHz while the graphics are handled by the Intel HD Graphics 515. This is combined with 4GB LPDDR3 RAM and a 128GB SATA SSD the latter quantity can optionally be extended with the aid of a second SSD. The device provides Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2×2 and supports both the 2.4 and the 5.0 GHz band, also supports Bluetooth 4.1 is also available. In terms of connections are USB Type-C, HDMI and USB 3.0 available. Sound is provided by a Realtek ALC233 codec in combination with AKG two 1W speakers and support for Dolby Audio. There is a 37 Wh battery present when he offers up to 11.5 hours a spell according Xiaomi.

 

 

Xiaomi Mi Notebook 13.3-inch
The 13.3-inch specimen is positioned well above the aforementioned variant. This model also provides a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels it can display 72% of the NTSC color gamut according to Xiaomi. Furthermore, says the manufacturer of a brightness of 300 cd / m², contrast ratio of 800: 1 and again from a viewing angle up to 170 degrees. Again, this raises the suspicion that Xiaomi also for the more expensive copy has the choice fall on a TN panel.

 

The device is powered by an Intel Core i5 6200U processor clocked at 2.7 GHz. The graphics work is handled by a GeForce GT 940MX from the stables of Nvidia, with 1GB GDDR5 video memory. There is 8 GB DDR4 RAM available at a clock speed of 2133 MHz. By default, there is a 256GB PCI-E x4 NVMe SSD available and there is room for a second SSD. What Wi-Fi and Bluetooth concerns is the unit complies with his little brother, in terms of connections, there is an additional USB 3.0 port on the feature set added. The sound in this model provided by a Realtek ALC255 codec in combination with two 2W speakers, AKG and support for Dolby Audio. The 40 Wh battery offers, according Xiaomi a spell to 9.5 hours.

 

 

The new Xiaomi Mi Notebooks are available in gold and silver color options and are officially available from August 2. The 12.5-inch model carries a suggested retail price of the equivalent of more than 477 euros, while the 13.3-inch specimen exchange for converted from owner a little less than 682 euros.