Tuesday, May 28, 2013

HTC One, Nexus 7, Galaxy S4, And ..




Posted: 28 May 2013 02:12 PM PDT

When HTC announced the Developer Edition HTC One, we were a little surprised. Unlike years past, the company decided to play nicely with one of Android’s most unique, defining features, the third-party developers who tweak and mod devices to no end. Samsung stole a bit of HTC’s flame at Google I/O, however, when Google’s Hugo Barra took the stage and unveiled a Galaxy S 4 running stock Android which will go on sale directly from
Continue reading »
The post How to make your HTC One a ‘Google Edition’ (Video) appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted: 28 May 2013 02:12 PM PDT

For weeks now, Android 4.3′s been hanging over us like a low lying cloud. All the signs of it are out there, but it continues to be just out of our reach. Some theories have been looking to the idea of a June launch, and as we try and suss-out just when that could take place, some evidence has arrived that, while largely circumstantial, sure has the feel of a new Android release to it. This afternoon’s find is all about the Nexus 7. It turns out that the tablet just saw the ...
Continue reading »
The post Nexus 7′s return to Bluetooth SIG could herald Android 4.3 launch appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted: 28 May 2013 01:16 PM PDT

It sure took its sweet time in getting here, but the Samsung Galaxy S 4 for Verizon has arrived. The carrier ultimately pushed the handset’s release date up a little, getting it into customer hands last week, rather than the May 30 date originally put forth. That alone was good news, but now it’s sounding like there’s a even better treat for Verizon GS4 users coming in the future, with ...
Continue reading »
The post Verizon Galaxy S 4 update should greatly increase data speeds appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted: 28 May 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Rumors concerning the HTC One took a few detours in the past several weeks, starting to branch out into the idea of a larger version of the One (possibly the T6), as well as a stock Android version like Samsung’s done for Google with its own Galaxy S 4. But if we take a step back, there’s still one big outlying HTC One rumor from earlier that we had yet to ever get to the bottom ...
Continue reading »
The post Verizon HTC One pops-up in database; when will it launch? appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted: 28 May 2013 11:43 AM PDT

Earlier this year, we learned the details on the first wave of smartphones running Mozilla’s Firefox OS. The big push should get started this summer, when we’ll first be seeing handsets running the new platform go up for sale in Europe. So far, a number of companies have shown interest from less renowned OEMs like Alcatel or ZTE to even manufacturers like Sony, providing an experimental ROM ...
Continue reading »
The post Mozilla Firefox OS tablet teased for next week appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted: 28 May 2013 10:11 AM PDT

While upcoming Samsung models like the Galaxy S 4 Mini or GS4 Active certainly have our interest, when it comes to really high-end gear – the sort of phones worth waiting in line for – the next big Samsung entry looks like it will be the Galaxy Note III. Rumors have been all over this guy, with the latest talking about the killer camera the phablet could end up with. Now we turn ...
Continue reading »
The post Which SoC will power the Galaxy Note III? appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted: 28 May 2013 09:28 AM PDT

Are we really going to see HTC pull a Samsung and release a stock Android Google Edition of its One? That’s sure what the rumor mill would like us to believe, and as we wait for the arrival of firm evidence, or learning that HTC has changed its official stance in regards to such a model, a new theory has arisen, suggesting that not only will this version of the One definitely arrive, but that it could do so ...
Continue reading »
The post HTC One Google Edition isn’t even confirmed, and we’re already talking about shortages appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted: 28 May 2013 08:45 AM PDT

Just yesterday we were thinking about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini, after seeing the Android flirt with going official, popping its head out on a Samsung site briefly before being swept back under the rug. It seemed like the GS4 Mini was just aching to launch, and all we needed to do was learn when. Today we might just get that answer, with a source telling The Wall Street Journal that the Mini should be seeing its launch at Samsung’s June 20 event. That would be the ...
Continue reading »
The post Galaxy S 4 Mini: launch date proposed appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted: 28 May 2013 08:02 AM PDT

Rumors about Apple’s next iPhone have run the gamut from the incredibly vague to the highly specific. The latest to come to our attention is definitely one of the latter, and while it makes for an interesting rumor, it’s just a little bit odd: supposedly, the iPhone 5S could have a display with twice the pixels of the iPhone 5. Why is that so odd? Well, we’re not talking about doubling the horizontal and vertical pixel counts (like the 3GS-to-4 transition), which would instead lead to a four-fold increase in the total pixel ...
Continue reading »
The post iPhone 5S screen details rumored appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted: 28 May 2013 07:55 AM PDT

Here at Pocketnow we’re always striving to not only bring you quality content, but to also come up with new and original ideas, which we often times, after turning them inside-out and upside-down, transform into a regular feature. Pocketnow VIP is our newest show, based off of the popular and successful Pocketnow Live. Pocketnow VIP is a monthly show where we’ll have the pleasure of being joined by the most outstanding personalities from ...
Continue reading »
The post Pocketnow VIP, Ep. 2: Meet Phil Nickinson from AndroidCentral appeared first on Pocketnow.
Posted by at No comments:

Democratic Voice of Burma

Democratic Voice of Burma

Historic peace talks for Kachin and gov’t

Posted: 28 May 2013 05:16 AM PDT

Representatives from the Kachin Independence Organisation and Naypyidaw's official peace team held their first round of talks in government-controlled territory on Tuesday as the UN's special envoy to Burma observed the negotiations.

UN envoy attends latest round of Kachin, govt peace talks

Posted: 28 May 2013 04:51 AM PDT

Representatives from the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and Naypyidaw's official peace team held their first round of talks in government-controlled territory on Tuesday as the UN's special envoy to Burma observed the negotiations.

The government's team led by President's Office Minister Aung Min and KIO officials made familiar promises to open a political dialogue and bring an end to fighting between the two sides.

"Today's meeting mainly focuses on discussing principles. Previously, we held meetings in China's Ruili town focusing the discussion on whether a political dialogue would really take place in the future," said Guan Maw, Deputy Commander-in-chief of the KIO's armed wing the Kachin Independence Army.

"The government stated that it will take place."

As the meeting commenced, Burma's military representative at the talks said the government was committed to putting an end to violence that's rocked the country's northern state since a ceasefire with the KIO collapsed in 2011.

"We are determined to hold union-level meetings with the KIA to reach a conclusive agreement to bring about a complete end to the bilateral fighting," said Lieutenant-General Myint Soe, chief of the military's Bureau of Special Operations.

While the two sides were due to meet in April, the talks were postponed as the KIO continued to push for the presence of international observers at the next round of negotiations.

Although representatives from western governments did not travel to Myitkyina, the United Nations' special envoy to Burma Vijay Nambiar and members from the ethnic-umbrella organisation the United Nationalities Federal Council sat in on the arbitration at the invitation of the KIO.

According to Aung Htun Myint, a DVB reporter in the Kachin capital, representatives from the Chinese government were also in attendance.

Today's meeting follows up on an earlier round of talks held in Ruili, China on 11 March, where the two parties agreed to reduce fighting, but failed to sign an official ceasefire agreement.

While the government has continually pushed for a new truce with the Kachin, the KIO have refused to sign any agreement until Burma's ethnic groups are guaranteed greater political rights in the country.

According to Aung Htun Myint, the government's chief negotiator Aung Min announced that President Thein Sein was planning to hold a larger conference this summer that would invite representatives from the country's myriad armed groups to discuss ceasefires and open a political dialogue.

According to one analyst, the government must address the political grievances of the country's ethnic groups if they hope to bring an end to fighting.

"I think there will be a political dialogue. I don't think there will be any kind of alternative to that," said Paul Keenan, research coordinator at the Burma Centre for Ethnic Studies.

"I don't think there's going to be a substantive one for at least another year or so. So really what I think what the [KIO] are doing now is they're going to be trying to make sure that it is on the table and that the government will actually at least try to give them enough trust to try to believe it.

"These meetings right now are just trust-building exercises."

During a speech in Rangoon on Monday, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi slammed the government's recent reforms for failing to produce 'tangible changes' and said Burma's officials were continuing to discriminate against the country's ethnic minorities.

"My ethnic representatives said that as long as there is inequality among the races of Burma, there will not be peace," said Suu Kyi, according to a report published in the Irrawaddy on Monday.

As the Kachin delegation arrived in Myitkyina on Monday, thousands of supporters lined the streets to greet the convoy, effectively dispelling the government's familiar narrative that the KIO did not have the support of the Kachin populace.

"Around 40,000-50,000 locals showed up unannounced yesterday," said Aung Min during his opening address.

"We can see everyone wishes for peace. I strongly believe that this meeting will [produce] a fruitful agreement."

Clean water delivery for Burma

Posted: 28 May 2013 01:03 AM PDT

Bill and Hillary Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea Clinton with the Director of P&G’s Children’s Safe Drinking Water Programme, Dr Greg Allgood visit Gway Dauk Chaung village in Panthein township, to mark the sixth billionth litre of clean drinking water the company has delivered.

Wa rebels seek a state of their own

Posted: 27 May 2013 09:44 PM PDT

Burma’s most heavily armed and powerful rebel group has said it is looking to carve out a legitimate state, as experts say it is flexing its muscles amid tense relations with the government.

The United Wa State Army, which commands an estimated 30,000 troops, holds sway over a remote mountainous area on the northeast border with China that is believed to be awash with drugs and has long been aloof from the central government's control.

Shielded from the reach of the previous junta by its close links to Beijing and formidable military might, observers say the group is using political openings under a new government to push for greater official acknowledgement.

The Wa self-administered region consists of six townships in the rugged borderlands of Shan state, but UWSA spokesman Tone Sann told AFP that the current arrangement was “not enough”.

“We want them to be acknowledged as a state,” he said on the sidelines of a religious ceremony in northern Shan that marked a rare public appearance for officials from the rebel group.

The UWSA has upheld a ceasefire agreement with the government since 1989, one of the longest such deals in a country that has been riven by pockets of ethnic rebellion since independence in 1948.

A raft of tentative new ceasefires have been inked by the new quasi-civilian government that replaced military rule two years ago as part of reforms that have raised hopes of greater federalism in a nation long gripped by junta insistence on unity and conformism.

“The Wa have proven adept, in the past, at garnering the concessions they need,” Nicholas Farrelly of the Australian National University told AFP, adding that the group’s military, economic and political resources makes them a “force to reckon with”.

“Moreover, given they run what often feels like an independent borderland fief, it is logical that the Wa leadership would be the first to test a new style of decentralisation.”

Ethnic Wa make up about one percent of the Burmese population, with about 800,000 people of various ethnic groups in the self-administered region, according to Tone Sann.

He said the UWSA made an official request for their region to be upgraded to “Wa State” in talks with a government peace team this month, adding they received assurances it would be considered in the country’s parliament.

Burma has seven ethnic minority states and seven regions, mainly of the majority Burman ethnicity.

Tone Sann said the Wa want their region to be recognised as a state to take advantage of regional development, as resource-rich and strategically located Burma looks to reap the rewards of ending decades of isolation.

Sai Pao Nap, an upper house MP from the Wa Democratic Party said the group is also keen to deal directly with the central government, rather than the current arrangement of communicating through authorities in Shan state.

“I do not think their demand to be a state can cause any complication,” said the politician, who is also a chairman of the parliament’s National Races Affairs Committee.

But he added that there have been heightened tensions between the UWSA and the military for two years, when the group was asked to join a so-called border guard force under the command of the Burmese army.

The Wa claim comes as the country’s military is locked in a deadly conflict with rebels in neighbouring Kachin, where a 17-year ceasefire collapsed soon after the new government came to power in 2011.

Peace talks with the Kachin, which were set to continue on Tuesday, have stumbled at several hurdles and the unrest has continued amid suspicions that the army is determined to bring all the insurgents to heel once and for all.

A recent report by analysts IHS Jane’s said the UWSA ceasefire was “fragile” and suggested the group had purchased armed helicopters from China as part “a programme of rapid rearmament” – a claim denied by both Beijing and the Wa.

Tone Sann said some aircraft had been bought as “samples” to put on display to the public. “These are not real ones and cannot be used. We just wanted to attract more people to visit our museum,” he said.

“It is not true that we bought helicopters from China,” he added, also rejecting persistent claims of widespread opium and methamphetamine production in Wa territory as “just accusations”.

Farrelly said China was the “sponsor and facilitator of Wa success”, a situation that the Burmese government may “resent” but would have little opportunity to counter.

“It is a borderland defined by its entanglements and ambiguities, with the Chinese playing an inevitable role in what they consider their own backyard.”
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

National News




Posted: 28 May 2013 03:42 AM PDT
A senior UN envoy has attended the first talks between Myanmar's government and Kachin rebels since deadly ethnic conflict flared up nearly two years ago.
Posted: 28 May 2013 02:30 AM PDT
Facebook has become an essential part of China's strategy to combat anti-Chinese sentiment in Myanmar.

Posted: 28 May 2013 02:21 AM PDT
Myanmar's heavily-armed and powerful Wa rebel group has said it is looking to carve out a legitimate state, amid tense relations with the government.
Posted by at No comments:

Reuters: Technology News

Reuters: Technology News

EU to seek more Google concessions in competition probe

Posted: 28 May 2013 06:46 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are likely to press Google Inc for more concessions to end a three-year investigation into complaints it squeezed out Web rivals, the EU antitrust chief said.

Crest urges changing Clearwire minority vote threshold

Posted: 28 May 2013 06:36 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crest Financial, an investor in Clearwire Corp, said on Tuesday that the voting threshold for approval of Sprint Nextel Corp's purchase of Clearwire should exclude strategic investors such as Comcast Corp and Intel.

Darty's new CEO plans job cuts, says no sale planned

Posted: 28 May 2013 05:30 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Electronics retailer Darty plans to cut costs in its core French market to cope with the weaker economy, which could entail job cuts but no store closures, its new chief executive said on Tuesday.

Singapore to regulate Yahoo!, other online news sites

Posted: 28 May 2013 05:21 AM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Websites that regularly report on Singapore including Yahoo! News will have to get a license from June 1, putting them on par with newspapers and television new outlets, in a move seen by some as a bid to rein in free-wheeling Internet news.

Hon Hai, Mozilla to launch mobile device running on Firefox

Posted: 27 May 2013 09:32 PM PDT

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd will team up with Mozilla and launch a mobile device that runs on the U.S. company's Firefox operating system, a Mozilla spokeswoman said, as Hon Hai looks to diversify its client base away from Apple.
Posted by at No comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)