Yahoo-Dailymotion affair : Montebourg he was right to block the sale of Dailymotion?

The intervention of Arnaud Montebourg to block a takeover of Yahoo by Dailymotion is widely commented on by the press, politicians and business leaders. With considerable disagreement. Including within the government itself ... Dailymotion The case has almost become an affair of state. The intervention of the French government stopped the sale of the video platform Yahoo opposes political, media, entrepreneurs and divided even within the government. Sometimes on the bottom, but also on the shape of the intervention once again brings to light the role of Arnaud Montebourg. Yahoo wanted to buy France Telecom 75% stake in its subsidiary,...

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Facebook: a device to help friend to find his password

While Instagram adds an identification with his photo service feature, Facebook it offers from Thursday to recover the password of his account with his friends "trusted" on the social network. Facebook has begun to develop a device for its members who have forgotten their password to regain access to their profile with the help of their "friends", the contacts they have forged over the network. Facebook users can now designate among their friends, in a dedicated menu, a list of "trusted contacts", the closest they can reach outside the network, by telephone or in person, for example. Each of them will get the appropriate security code. Three...

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LinkedIn Has it reached its limits in Exchange?

Despite an increase of 72% of its turnover in the first quarter and a further increase in its profits, LinkedIn 10% drop on the gray market. LinkedIn's shares fell 10% Thursday in after-hours trading on Wall Street after the announcement of a forecast figure below analysts' expectations, it is true that business, had set the bar very high for professional social network growing rapidly. The group sees this quarter revenue of between 342 and 347 million, while analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S on average expected $ 359 million. LinkedIn raised its forecast for the full year of $ 20 million to $ 1.46 billion, but this is still...

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Vivendi and Xavier Niel would be willing to buy Dailymotion

Vivendi and entrepreneur Xavier Niel group each filed a bid on Dailymotion, the online video site owned by France Telecom-Orange, reported Friday Wansquare Vivendi and entrepreneur Xavier Niel group each filed a bid on Dailymotion, the online video site owned by France Telecom-Orange, reported Friday, May 3 Wansquare. According to the website, which does not specify its sources, the leaders of Vivendi Thursday expressed their counterparts in France Telecom's interest in Dailymotion to increase the content part and the diversified media group. Wansquare added that holding the Free World, which brings together the interests of Matthew Pigasse,...

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The iPad falls below 40% of the tablet market

The iPad falls below the 40% market tablettesLes tablet sales soared more than 142% year on year in the first quarter, 56% for Android products. Still No. 1 manufacturer, Apple lost another 4 points of market share in three months. The Apple iPad has yet to lose a bit of its lead in the first quarter on the market for tablet computers, which continues the boom but where competition is intensifying, according to Wednesday estimates research firm IDC. An increase of 142.2% of sales in the first quarter of 2013 In total 49.2 million tablets were sold worldwide in the first three months of 2013, an increase of 142.4% compared to the same...

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Google invests in loans between individuals on the Internet

In a constant search to diversify its services, Google may have come to a new step in acquiring a small part of The Lending Club, a site that allows Personal loans at advantageous rates. The internet giant Google has acquired a minority stake in the platform of loans between individuals The Lending Club as part of a transaction involving a total of $ 125 million made ​​with other investors, announced platform. "Few companies have such a thorough knowledge of the internet that Google," said Renaud Laplanche, CEO of The Lending Club, quoted in a statement Thursday. "We believe that our relationship with Google will be very useful to provide...

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A mini Galaxy S4 planned this summer

This is not really a surprise, there's a mini Galaxy S4. After the first information and a picture published by SamMobile, a formal reference to the product has been sighted on part SAV of the Samsung site. There are in all four versions including a double model SIM card, another with a SoC quad-core, dual-core, and a model 4 G/LTE. This mini S4 will be equipped with a screen 4.3-inch Super amoled display, offering a density of 256 points per inch with Android as an OS 4.2.2, surmounted by the TouchWiz 2.0 interface. Marketing would be scheduled between June and July. (Eureka press) ...

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BlackBerry could take over the concept of the Padfone

Will BlackBerry follow in the footsteps of Motorola with its Lapdock and Asus with the Padfone? This may well believe the allusions made by Thorsten Heins, President and CEO of the Canadian firm. In an interview with the ABC string on the occasion of the launch of the Z10 to the United States, it revealed that tests are currently underway to turn notebook PCs and tablets with a smartphone BB10 as engine. Instead of having several terminals that synchronize their content via the cloud, Heins envisages the smartphone like the heart of a platform uniting all devices. Questioned on whether if the concept is akin to a laptop or a tablet which...

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Aptina unleashes 1080p and 4K mobile sensors, entire point-and-shoot segment cringes

Hear that? That's the sound of the entire point-and-shoot camera industry bracing for yet another blow. As smartphone cameras mature, it's becoming ever more difficult to convince consumers to use anything other than their phone outside of special occasions where ILCs or DSLRs are necessary. Aptina has a lot to do with that. Here at Mobile World Congress, the sensor outfit has announced its 12 megapixel and 13 megapixel mobile image sensors, aimed squarely at next-gen flagship phones that ought to be coming out in Q2 or Q3 this year. The smaller 1.1-micron pixel construction is the standout feature, with the AR1230 capable of capturing 4K...

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Sailfish SDK released

With the beginning of MWC 2013, Jolla released their Salfish SDK along with a revamped sailfish.org website. Currently those developer tools are available to Linux users - Mac and Windows users need to have some more patience. The new website contains a lot of information about Jolla's mobile system, it's design & navigation principles and vision behind the project. "We believe there is a clear need for a modern and independent mobile OS that enables free competition and innovation, without predominant control by a single player." - sailfish.org Sailfish OS will be a system which focuses on the interaction between user and device....

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Apple airs a new TV ad

Apple aired a new TV ad called “Hollywood,” which debuted during The Oscars, but just recently was uploaded to its YouTube channel. It follows the same theme of its previous iPad TV ads, focusing on the App Store’s 300,000+ apps. ...

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