school children recive Raspberry Pi computers thanks to a new grant from Google

Thousands of school children from across the UK will receive their own Raspberry Pi computers thanks to a new grant from Google.

The charitable arm of the web giant, giving Google, has awarded a grant to the Raspberry Pi Foundation to provide funds for the donation of 15,000 Raspberry Pi Model B computers to schools throughout the UK who are interested in computer science. The equipment will be delivered with the help of six educational institutions for children "who demonstrate an aptitude and passion for information," Google said in a blog.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt and co-founder Raspberry Pi Eben Upton traveled to a school in Cambridge today to deliver the first batch of computers and teach a lesson on coding.

"We absolutely made up news, which is a brilliant way for us to find children nationwide whose aptitude for computer can now be properly explored," Raspberry Pi Foundation wrote in a separate blog. "We believe that access to the tools is a fundamental need to know who you are and what you're good. Want these tools to be available to everyone, from the first moment."

The six partners which shared educational Raspberry Pis are Codeclub, Computers in school, Generating Genius, Coderdojo, Teach First, and OCR. Each device comes with an educational package created by OCR that was designed to help children get the most out of your new Pi.

Raspberry Pi is a $ 35 computer and ARM Linux based on a small circuit board that aims to promote computer programming for children. The device, which is about the size of a credit card, is connected to a TV or a keyboard, and can be used for word processing, games, and also plays high-definition video.

Last year the miniature PC has its own app store. With a mix of free and paid apps, the store Pi presented 23 free titles at launch, from the LibreOffice productivity suite and utility Asterisk classic games like Freeciv and OpenTTD and the exclusive Iridium Rising Raspberry Pi.

For more information, see PCMag's review of Raspberry Pi and the previous presentation.

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A hundred dollars for an additional 64GB 128 GB version iPad 5

 Apple New 128 GB version iPad 5 soon Available

On iPad mini October event Apple surprised us all with the iPad announcement of a fourth generation. This sparked speculation about whether the company. Still released a new iPad in its traditional March slot

Several rumors paint a picture gradually, and it's not looking like we'll see an iPad 5 soon. According to 9to5Mac, Apple prepping an additional model of the iPhone 4 - almost certainly a 128 GB version - for upcoming release (Update: It's official, the 128 GB iPad will go on sale February 5th). The iPad is currently available in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB models.

How does this apply to the next-gen iPad? Now if Apple was the finishing touch on a March 5 release iPad, it is doubtful it bothers upping the current model storage. Why not just wait for the new model?

Coupled with several (alleged) supply chain leaks, October looks like a decent bet for the iPad 5 release.
Product gap?

Previous leaks pointed to a June or July release for the new iPhone (including the budget model and the iPhone 5S). When the water stops - and Apple will wait until October for new iPads - there may be a gap of eight months or longer between Apple ocassion.

For other companies, such a motion would be risking headlines and fade into the background. Apple rumor mill, though, is probably no longer rotating anytime soon. If anything, a longer gap in versions could amp up the rumors and speculation.

As always with Apple, remember that these rumors are not confirmed. Although most of its recent products leaked in advance, no single confirmed rumor until we hear it from the horse mouth (or Tim Cook).

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Apple New 128 GB version iPad 5 soon Available

 Apple New 128 GB version iPad 5 soon Available

On iPad mini October event Apple surprised us all with the iPad announcement of a fourth generation. This sparked speculation about whether the company. Still released a new iPad in its traditional March slot

Several rumors paint a picture gradually, and it's not looking like we'll see an iPad 5 soon. According to 9to5Mac, Apple prepping an additional model of the iPhone 4 - almost certainly a 128 GB version - for upcoming release (Update: It's official, the 128 GB iPad will go on sale February 5th). The iPad is currently available in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB models.

How does this apply to the next-gen iPad? Now if Apple was the finishing touch on a March 5 release iPad, it is doubtful it bothers upping the current model storage. Why not just wait for the new model?

Coupled with several (alleged) supply chain leaks, October looks like a decent bet for the iPad 5 release.
Product gap?

Previous leaks pointed to a June or July release for the new iPhone (including the budget model and the iPhone 5S). When the water stops - and Apple will wait until October for new iPads - there may be a gap of eight months or longer between Apple ocassion.

For other companies, such a motion would be risking headlines and fade into the background. Apple rumor mill, though, is probably no longer rotating anytime soon. If anything, a longer gap in versions could amp up the rumors and speculation.

As always with Apple, remember that these rumors are not confirmed. Although most of its recent products leaked in advance, no single confirmed rumor until we hear it from the horse mouth (or Tim Cook).

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Chinese yuan-denominated company expects to launch in Taiwan 6th February at the earliest

Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), said on Wednesday that the Chinese yuan-denominated company expects to launch in Taiwan 6th February at the earliest.

The schedule was for the central bank set a conference to brief banks operating in Taiwan to a cross-Taiwan Strait currency clearing mechanism and the rules yuan transactions.

More than 300 representatives of banks eagerly participated in the new company, including under Yuan deposits that carry themselves yuan lending and yuan remittances to the meeting, said the central bank.

The central bank said that the People's Bank of China, China's central bank, can an agreement with the Bank of China, Taipei branch, so they delete yuan-denominated business in Taiwan, local banks to sign agreements with the Bank of China Taipei branch accounts for currency clearing to start in a bid for yuan business.

The central bank said it is likely that the domestic banking units (dbus) by some Taiwanese banks 6th new business February inaugurate the earliest.

He said the preliminary matters Yaun transactions went smoothly and that the central bank could achieve its goal of new transactions before the 9 to 17 February Lunar New Year holiday started.

Taiwan and China singed a memorandum of understanding in late August, a currency clearing mechanism. Both sides have been gearing up for since the new business model.

In September, the Bank of Taiwan branch in Shanghai was ordered by the Taiwanese authorities as a clearing bank for Taiwan dollars in China. In December, the Bank of China Taipei office was called by the Chinese authorities as a clearing bank for yuan in Taiwan.

Before founding the currency clearing mechanism are only offshore banking units of banks in Taiwan allowed to carry out yuan-denominated transactions.

Standard Chartered Bank expects the yuan to more than 3 percent of the total bank deposits in Taiwan one year after launch yuan-denominated business.

The UK-based bank also assumes that the currency make up 10 percent of the total deposits of Taiwan by the end of 2015 and account for 30-35 percent of the total, even in the longer term.

(By Kao Chao-ing and Frances Huang)
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HTC phone to publicize the new flagship in the UK, U.S. February 19

 HTC phone to publicize the new flagship in the UK, U.S. February 19HTC phone to publicize the new flagship in the UK, U.S. February 19
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Taipei, Jan. 31 (CNA) Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. will launch its new flagship smartphone, the M7, in London and New York, February 19, industry sources said Thursday.

HTC sent invitations to press events in both cities the day before, but did not disclose the name of the device.

Corporate sources confirmed, however, that will M7.

It will be the first time that HTC has released a new model simultaneously Android, both in the UK and the U.S., said Benjamin Ho, the company's new chief marketing officer.

Industry analysts said the new agreement symbolizes HTC determined to get back on stage in the U.S. and European markets.

HTC has been classified as a global provider of smartphones No. 4 for the full year 2012, with shipments of 32.6 million units and a market share of 4.6 percent of the global market, according to International Data Corp., a firm of US-based research.

Both figures marked a significant drop in its historical peak in 2011, when the company shipments reached 43.6 million units and its market share stood at 8.8 percent.

The company officially unveiled its flagship A number of terminals in a huge press conference at the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in the Spanish city of Barcelona. The devices and the design choices inherent in them, were to influence most of the portfolio of HTC device 2012.

This time, HTC has decided to release its new flagship phone a week before the opening of the CMM.

Leading smartphone vendor Samsung Electronics Corp. South Korea also plans to present its new flagship device at an event in Jakarta, Indonesia before opening MWC February 25.

(For Esme Jiang and Sofia Wu)
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Samsung and Apple dominate the smartphone market

BlackBerrys sold before launch BB10 as Samsung and Apple dominate the smartphone marketBlackberry users have been selling their old phones in increasing numbers as Samsung and Apple dominate the smartphone market.BlackBerrys sold as Samsung and Apple dominate the smartphone marketBlackberry accounts for five of the ten phones sold in the secondary marketRichard Holt
By Richard Holt
11:53 a.m. GMT January 29, 2013
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Used sales figures will increase pressure on struggling Canadian company RIM to re-establish themselves in the competitive market before Wednesday's launch of two new BlackBerry devices 10 and the new BB10 operating system.
Blackberry phones have made five of the ten most popular phones sold second hand so far this year, according to research by comparison website SellMyMobile.com price.
But not everyone is deciding to sell - the figures show that the average British mobile phone user has two devices in the home, which means that the whole country is hogging the phone with an estimated value of £ 6,860,000,000.
According to research, the average unused phone is worth £ 75.
Of those who are not sold, one in five admits to being "too vague", while 15 percent are concerned about their personal data if they sell a device.
The best selling phone in the used market is the Apple iPhone 4 16 GB, which sells for up to £ 139.
Next on the list is the BlackBerry Curve 8520, the sale of up to 54 pounds. Blackberrys Of the four others in the top ten, the Bold Touch 9900 is the most valuable, fetching up to £ 145.
SellMyMobile Colin White, told the Daily Telegraph: "With Apple and Samsung dominate the charts of smartphones, we have seen an increase in people trading in their old BlackBerry for cash.
"Five of the ten most popular phones sold through SellMyMobile in 2013 were the BlackBerry devices, as people cash in following the holiday season - maybe after more sought after models for Christmas. '
"It is also likely that the highly anticipated launch of BlackBerry 10 is whetting the appetites of fans loyal BlackBerry, which could result in an increase in older BlackBerry models sold on the site.
The most valuable phone recycling market is BlackBerry Porsche Design P9981, with a resale value of £ 547.
Ten best-selling phones
1 Apple iPhone 4 16GB - £ 139.002 BlackBerry Curve 8520 - £ 54.003 Apple iPhone 4S 16GB - £ 254.004 Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB - £ 63.005 BlackBerry Torch 9800 - £ 73.076 BlackBerry Curve 9300 - £ 54.707 Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB - £ 52.058 BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 - £ 145.009 BlackBerry Bold 9780 - £ 75.08Samsung I9000 Galaxy S 10 - £ 66.10

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Motion BlackBerry application market 10

Research In Motion BlackBerry application market 10 will have thousands of programs, thanks to two events of the company ran the weekend.

The events saw 15,000 net presentations RIM BlackBerry applications 10 within a period of 37.5 hours, according to Alec Saunders, VP of developer relations. The events were called Portathons, with a focus on BlackBerry 10 Community and the other Android developers. In both cases, developers were encouraged to port their applications previously developed for BlackBerry 10.

RIM has organized similar events in the past. The company does for developers working with other platforms - particularly Android - bring their programs to its next operating system. For more developers to participate, RIM offers $ 100 per approved application. Those who manage multiple applications approved will receive the cash prize and a BlackBerry device 10 Alfa Dev

RIM has made clear it is betting big on BlackBerry 10. The operating system, which has been in the works for years, finally will begin at the end of the month. Expected to be the best competitor of RIM still Android and Apple's iOS. RIM expected to launch help restore its brand in the mobile market.

RIM will probably have a long way to go to catch Apple and Google in total applications available for your platform. Last week, Apple announced that its App Store now has 775,000 apps available. Play Google has about the same figure. Although 15,000 applications in less than two days is remarkable and, although RIM probably have a large number of programs in the launch, which could take a long time before match your main competitors.

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Facebook Graph Search it's time to Optimize the Privacy Settings

Facebook Graph Search Optimize the Privacy Settings

Facebook Graph Search it's time to Optimize the Privacy Settings :- Facebook graph search is finally here and although it's a great feature, what etc surely find restaurants, movie picks, old photos is help from your circle of friends, remember that every bit of information you put on the site, can now be organized into some form of search.

So it is a good time to check the privacy settings on your Facebook timeline, to ensure that images, posts, etc that you do not want to stay with all privately on your FB list share. Graph search is still in beta mode and only for a few English (U.S.) users, but there is no reason why you should not prepare before hand.

Here are some quick tips on how to go about this:

• The share icon on your posts, pictures, location verification is very important: Every time you share a new image, publish updates or stock check a link on Facebook, the icon that is closest to it. When a globe shows, this means your image / post visible to the general public on Facebook, not just your friends. You can click on the icon and change it to just friends, or just you, or even custom create it for some people. Even if you have divided your Facebook friends in lists, you can share it with only a specific list of friends.

But remember, these posts / images appear on other people's news feeds when they comment on, or they choose to share it or if you mark it.

Facebook Graph Search displays photos on year. Yes, the whole clan is Zuckerberg case you're wondering. Picture from Facebook

• Check your Activity Log: This is one of the best ways to go about optimizing and fixing your Facebook life. The Activity Log tab in the upper right corner of your timeline and you will hide the list of all your photos, posts, etc., even if they are from your timeline. You can access photos, posts that you or watch you put in marks, and then go to the privacy settings of optimization of the individual items. Remember not to change privacy settings for posts, photos, etc that were established set of friends. The best way to UNTAG.

You can choose everything on set just friends, but it may appear in other people's graph search depends on the tags you've used in a photo or post. If you have someone in a marked post, remember their friends can see. Photos that are untagged, but can not be erased to be discovered by others on Facebook.

• The About section: graph search will also search for locations based on. So if you do not make known what city you live in, you should go to the Info tab on your timeline and begin editing. You can control who your current city, your cell phone number. College etc you went to see in this section and in any info box you can choose to change the settings to Only Me or just friends

• Likes and location tags: these should be a part of the graph search. Your friends or friends of friends can look based on Likes, or even locations. Every time you check in a restaurant or shopping mall, could graph search show them when they are looking for the same place. Even if your friends place to add tags to photos or posts in which you are tagged, then Graph Search is the reflect so well.

To make the places you've ever been reversed, to go to the Place tab, which is in the upper right column of the Facebook Timeline. You can click on the map and it will show you one imagines been marked. Suppose you've marked in 9 locations in Mumbai. Click that you tagged the posts where you are. If the post is public, other people can be found on Facebook. You can use it by clicking on the icon to change.

Similarily to "Like" tab, you can choose who sees. What brand pages on the social network as If all of your preferences are public, they could be in other people's search and graph appear.

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