Open Handset Alliance: Where are all the phone makers now?
But all that changed with the formation of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) on this very day back in 2007. Spearheaded by Google, this was an initiative to develop and promote the adoption of Android as a viable, open smartphone platform. Alcatel Mobile TCL was one of the members of the Open Handset Alliance via its licensing of the Alcatel brand. HTCThe long-running phone maker released the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1) in late 2008, which was the first commercially available Android phone. Speaking of Lenovo, the Chinese brand has been a fixture in the Android phone space since 2011.
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November 05, 2021 20:00 UTC
15,000 MT rice ordered from India
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Importer’s Association of Sri Lanka says that 15,000 metric tons of rice has been ordered from India. Nihal Seneviratne, the Vice President of the Importers’ Association, said that stocks of samba, kiri samba, white rice and nadu rice have been ordered from India. He added that the stock of rice is expected to reach the country within the next 14 days.
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November 05, 2021 12:07 UTC
Protest today against essentials’ MRPs being lifted
BY Dinitha RathnayakeConsumer rights activists are to conduct a silent protest today (5) in front of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) due to the extraordinary gazette issued removing maximum retail prices (MRPs) imposed on certain essential commodities. The Government has removed the retail price cap on several essential commodities through a recent extraordinary gazette notification, thereby cancelling the gazette notifications previously issued imposing MRPs on such. The following seven gazette notifications previously published by the CAA have been rescinded by the new communiqué:Order No. 39 published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2048/30 on 6 December 2017 for MRP on dried fish, coconut, dried chilies, Maldive fish, and several other itemsOrder No.
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November 05, 2021 06:00 UTC
How to take screenshots on Vivo smartphones
If you own a Vivo smartphone, there are several ways to take screenshots. Whether you own an X70 series flagship or one of the company’s budget options, there are several ways to take screenshots on a Vivo smartphone. 1: Use your phone’s buttons It’s the standard Android screenshot method that works across all Android phones. It’s also the quickest and arguably easiest way to snag a screenshot of the content displayed on your screen. If you can’t quite grip the phone’s side buttons to snag a screenshot, here’s how you can use your fingers to take screenshots on a Vivo device: Check if S-capture is activated.
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November 05, 2021 01:12 UTC
How to install Google Play Store on Windows 11
The best way then is to install the Google Play Store on Windows 11. How to install Google Play Store on Windows 11There are quite a lot of steps to install Google Play Store on Windows 11 according to the method above. That is the method we will be following for our steps in this tutorial on how to run the Google Play Store on Windows 11. Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android and enable Developer Mode Head over to the Settings app in Windows 11. Palash Volvoikar / Android AuthorityUsing Google Play Store on Windows 11 It’ll take a few moments, but Google Play Store should now be installed on your Windows 11 system.
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November 04, 2021 22:10 UTC
10 Craziest Ways Someone Quit Their Job
Well, here are the top 10 craziest ways someone quit their job. If the boss didn’t hear Joey saying he quit, the band made sure that he saw them march out singing, “We quit, we quit!” Message received—loud and clear. While Wahl’s case was emotional, it is still a crazy way to quit a job. 5 Craziest Ways People Have Quit Their JobsUsually, cakes are for weddings, anniversaries, birthday celebrations, and other significant events. Well, the story is he quit his job via Facetime in a one-sided video, to be exact.
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November 04, 2021 20:05 UTC
Daily Authority: $53M spent on no game
$53M for nothingMy partner has been loving playing Unpacking , a sort of meditative puzzle/clicker out of Australia (The Guardian). The maker, Witch Beam, lists just six people on the game developer website. Roundup🤔 Nothing has five new products in the works, so get ready for more endless teases! Also, EA has registered “EA Sports F.C.” as a trademark in the UK and EU (Wired). 🤔 “Will the melting polar ice caps actually bring on an ice age due to lower ocean salinity?” (r/askscience)
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November 04, 2021 19:06 UTC
Price control on several essential goods removed
May 20, 2019 bythemorninglk No CommentsJune 19, 2021 byNews Admin No CommentsThe Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne wrote a letter to Defence Secretary General (Retired) Shantha Kottegoda raising concerns over possible interference The Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility led in part by the World Health Organisation (WHO) will probably announce the countries and the donations of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccin
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November 04, 2021 17:06 UTC
San Francisco to force five-year-olds to show proof of vaccination to enter indoor venues
Children aged five to 11 will be forced to prove they are vaccinated if they want to enter restaurants and entertainment venues. San Francisco plans to mandate children aged 5 to 11 show proof of vaccination to enter indoor venues. CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky then signed off on the vote, meaning that approximately 28 million children in the US are now eligible for the shots. China has reportedly started rolling out its own vaccines to three-year-old children, and Chile is vaccinating children aged six and older. Meanwhile, just 27 percent of parents said they would get their children vaccinated 'right away'.
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November 04, 2021 07:21 UTC
Daily Authority: Netflix rolls out its games 📺
Netflix has opened up its games to all Android app users, and it’s not exactly revolutionary, but it’s a classic Netflix approach. After a series of tests in Poland, then Spain and Italy, the Netflix app will now direct users of the Android app to also download and play some games. That’s a global release, though you’ll need to update your Netflix app. The games: Netflix has five games to download: two titles based on its hit TV show Stranger Things, Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3, and arcade games Shooting Hoops, Card Blast, and Teeter Up. Netflix has five games to download: two titles based on its hit TV show Stranger Things, Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3, and arcade games Shooting Hoops, Card Blast, and Teeter Up.
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November 04, 2021 01:01 UTC
Protecting Our Ocean with Pearl Pacify
X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Colombo causing a huge, irreversible disaster where the vessel was engulfed in flames by 27th May and declared a total loss. By the initiative Pearl Pacify, we as a club, aim to come up with all the possible solutions to minimise the adverse effects caused by the disaster. So with regards to this major prevailing issue, Pearl Pacify plays a great role in making attempts to heed our obligation to nature. Team Pearl Pacify being involved with Rotaractors, Interactors and the Pearl Protectors, are looking forward to having the nurdle collecting campaign in the affected coastal areas and all volunteers are welcome to join the campaign. To incorporate these strategic ways of approaching the appropriate solutions to overcome disasters like this and save the ocean and marine life, make Pearl Pacify a unique turning point for a practically approachable and groundbreaking change!
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November 02, 2021 21:11 UTC
Know the price-matching policies for Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others
In order to keep customers happy — and prevent them from going elsewhere — many retailers offer price-matching policies where they promise to match a lower price that you’ve found elsewhere. Alternatively, you can call 1-888-237-8289 or visit any Best Buy or Pacific Sales store. According to the Google site, the company doesn’t price match at the moment. You can’t request a price match via email or chat, either, and the policy does not extend to items bought during promotions. This applies whether you find that lower price on Newegg or at what Newegg judges to be a major retailer.
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November 02, 2021 15:11 UTC
Power Shift
We should not have lost electricity when we just built this power plant.” “This power plant” was the brand new gas plant built less than six miles away from McWilliams house. The New Orleans Power Station is what’s known as a peaker plant, designed as a backup source of electricity whenever there’s a power shortage. They want a shift in power: from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy and from top-down decision making to bottom-up solutions. On top of that, critics of the plant believed there were better ways to strengthen the existing power grid than building a new fossil-fueled power plant. Entergy’s New Orleans Power Station is a “peaker plant” that was designed as a backup source of electricity whenever there’s a power shortage.
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November 01, 2021 19:18 UTC
Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G in for review
Oppo announced the Reno6 5G, Reno6 Pro 5G, and Reno6 Pro+ 5G in China in May, and the first two began their global rollout in July, starting with India. The Pro+ variant arrived in Europe in September, but under the Reno6 Pro 5G moniker. The Reno6 Pro 5G is built around a 6.55" Super AMOLED curved display with FullHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G Snapdragon variant runs Android 11-based ColorOS 11 out of the box and has 12GB RAM and 256GB storage onboard. Our review of the Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G Snapdragon version is underway, so stick around to find out if it's worth buying.
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November 01, 2021 02:09 UTC
Gladys corruption probe mysteriously goes behind closed doors
'Many people did and many used to suggest that to me, outside of Mr Maguire, but I never chose to do that.' Mr Robertson said Mr Maguire sent a further message to her saying: 'They can read texts but not the little green men. 'Do you know what Mr Maguire was referring to by the little green men,' he asks Ms Berejiklian. Gladys faces killer question about how she could sack Daryl but not think something was wrong - as she repeatedly says 'she didn't know' 'To what extent I didn't know' 'I didn't know the extent of it' 'I don't know what I would have reported' 'I don't know what I would have said to this body' 'I certainly did not know of anything' 'I had no knowledge of that' 'I didn't know the extent of what was transpiring' 'I didn't know anything which would add to what this commission was looking at' 'I didn't know what else was part of that' 'I didn't know any details. 'Ms Berejiklian, it would be better than if you answer the question rather than looking around corners,' said Ms McColl.
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November 01, 2021 01:23 UTC