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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Apple Wants Samsung To Pay $40 Licensing Fee For Each Android Device

Apple and Samsung are still involved in various legal battles, Samsung were recently told by a US court to pay Apple damages of $930 million.

According to a recent report by Foss Patents, Apple is looking for Samsung to pay them royalty fees for each smartphone they sell, and the fee appears to be pretty high.

Apple want Samsung to pay them $40 for each smartphone or tablet they sell, this royalty fee will apparently cover five patents which Apple owns.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Four new gases that harm ozone layer found

Scientists have detected four new man-made gases that damage the Earth's protective ozone layer, despite bans on almost all production of similar gases under a 1987 treaty, a study showed on Sunday.

The experts were trying to pinpoint industrial sources of tiny traces of the new gases, perhaps used in making pesticides or refrigerants, that were found in Greenland's ice and in air samples in Tasmania.

The ozone layer shields the planet from damaging ultra-violet rays, which can cause skin cancer and eye cataracts, and has been recovering after a phase-out of damaging chemicals under the UN's 1987 Montreal Protocol.

Otter eats crocodile alive

They may appear cute and cuddly, but as one alligator soon learned, otters can be vicious predators.

These photos show an otter overpowering a juvenile gator and despite the reptile doing its best, it was no match for the fanged weasel-cousin.

The animals were spotted at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge in Florida,USA where it soon became clear that the otter was in it to win it.

Friday, March 7, 2014

Rogers Says Android 4.4 KitKat Coming Soon

The Android 4.4 KitKat roll out has commenced in the United States, and has already reached AT&T and T-Mobile. The update will also reach other regions later this month.

If you’re residing in Canada, you be glad to find out the Android 4.4 KitKat update is coming to LG G2, as well as a bunch of other devices including Desire 601, Sony Xperia Z1, and a few more devices running on Rogers.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Great white shark's epic ocean trek

A great white shark called Lydia is about to make history as the first of its species to be seen crossing from one side of the Atlantic to the other. 

The satellite-tagged 4.4m-long female is currently swimming above the mid-Atlantic ridge - which marks a rough boundary line between east and west. 

Lydia was first tagged off Florida as part of the Ocearch scientific project. The shark has travelled more than 30,500km (19,000 miles) since the tracking device was attached.