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Editorial: Could Apple's lock on premium luxury be eclipsed by an era of good-enough gear?

Editorial: Could Apple's lock on premium luxury be eclipsed by an era of good-enough gear? : Many Samsung customers view these sorts of products and features as 'cutting edge,' and don't care anywhere near as much as a typical Apple customer would about execution. Consider that many of Samsung's product ranges bear no common design language, and feature tasteless decisions such as non-aligned ports. Their target market just doesn't care about this sort of thing, and that's ok. Samsung's culture is such that it desires to be seen to be first, and has no qualms with failing publicly. They're not pretending to be perfect, and so the media and their customers don't treat them as trying to be perfect. Apple on the other hand publicly holds itself to incredibly high standards, and repeatedly and emphatically portrays its design as superior and world class. Therefore, the media and their customers take Apple's assertions at face value, and when
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Apple and Qualcomm have settled their epic lawsuit over chip patents - The Washington Post

Apple and Qualcomm have settled their epic lawsuit over chip patents - The Washington Post : Some nations have taken a dim view of Qualcomm’s licensing strategy. In 2015, the Chinese government fined the company $975 million for the way it bundles its licenses, forcing more favorable terms for Chinese manufacturers. In December 2016, South Korea fined Qualcomm $865 million for allegedly refusing to license competing chipset companies, a claim Qualcomm denies. The two sides eventually reached a settlement
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Famed impulse control 'marshmallow test' fails in new research | Education | The Guardian

Famed impulse control 'marshmallow test' fails in new research | Education | The Guardian : Mischel’s original research used children of Stanford University staff, while the followup study included fewer than 50 children from which Mischel and colleagues formed their conclusions. Most surprising, according to Tyler, was that the revisited test failed to replicate the links with behaviour that Mischel’s work found, meaning that a child’s ability to resist a sweet treat aged four or five didn’t necessarily lead to a well-adjusted teenager a decade later. “We found virtually no correlation between performance on the marshmallow test and a host of adolescent behavioural outcomes. I thought that this was the most surprising finding of the paper,” Watts said. “It suggests that the ability to delay gratification, and possibly self-control, may not be a stable trait. It certainly opens up new avenues for inquiry.” Robert Coe, professor of education at Durham University, said th
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GLOBAL CHINESE BRANDS

GLOBAL CHINESE BRANDS 10 Opinion polls around the world show that the international community’s recognition of China’s achievements is on the rise, as is the reputation of the country – and the brands and products that come from there. The slowdown in the global economy has shone a spotlight on China’s role in maintaining economic momentum. Infrastructure projects forming part of the “Belt and Road” initiative around the region and beyond have also helped promote other countries’ economic development and, as people’s lives have improved as a result, this has brought a warmer, more positive impression of China internationally. New vision Perceptions of China have also become more diverse and multifaceted; the country has long been seen as a big one, with a rich cultural heritage. Now, that view is enhanced by innovative, cutting-edge technological achievements made by modern China. The global attention given to China’s successful landing on the dark side of the moon is a good ex
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Russian league back on German TV while Sky gets record audience for Der Klassiker | News | Sportcal

Russian league back on German TV while Sky gets record audience for Der Klassiker | News | Sportcal : However, at the weekend, the attention of German soccer fans was focused on Der Klassiker, the latest instalment in the rivalry between Bayern and Dortmund. Bayern’s 5-0 win on Saturday evening, which enabled the Munich club to overtake their opponents at the top of the Bundeslgia, attracted a record average audience of 2.2 million viewers for Sky. A further 300,000 tuned in for the live coverage on the Sky Go streaming service. The linear TV audience was up on the 2.05 million for the first Bundesliga meeting of Bayern and Dortmund this season. The match achieved an audience share of 10 per cent, a figure that rose to 21.4 per cent in the core target group of men aged 14 to 59. Across the weekend, some 4.88 million viewers watched live Bundesliga games on Sky, with a further 548,000 on Sky Go, making it the second most popular round of fixtures this season. Sportcal
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Microsoft Store loses eBook sales fight, will refund users & delete books in July

Microsoft Store loses eBook sales fight, will refund users & delete books in July : The Microsoft book store allowed customers to buy ebooks, but rather than offer them as separate downloads or in a custom reader app, the titles were instead available to read within the Microsoft Edge browser. This meant the books were also available to read on iOS and Android using the mobile version of the browser, with progress synchronized between devices to allow users to continue where they last left off. At the time of the refunds being processed, the eBooks will be removed from each customer's Edge browser. ZDnet reports Microsoft's official reason for closing the store is to streamline the focus of the Microsoft Store. It is also suggested the change could be linked to the April 2019 Update for Windows 10 or the company's change for Edge itself to one based on Chromium. Microsoft's withdrawal from ebooks arrives at a time when Apple is increasing its presence in the d
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