Android is crushing Apple and Microsoft in the mobile device market

In five and a half years, Android has come from nowhere to dominate the mobile landscape during the first quarter of 2013, according to a new report from research firm Canalys.

The market ? which takes into account smartphone, tablet, and notebook shipments ? grew to 308.7 million, representing year-on-year growth of 37.4 percent. But despite this market segment including traditional notebook devices powered by Windows, it is Android, a product of the Open Handset Alliance, which is making the biggest gains.

During the quarter, Android was the operating system powering 59.5 percent of smart devices shipped. Behind Android was Apple's iOS with a 19.3 percent market share, and Microsoft with 18.1 percent.

And it is tablets that are driving this growth, not smartphones, and definitely not notebooks. Over the period, worldwide tablet shipments increased by 106.1 percent year-on-year, to 41.9 million units, and while Apple continues to be the big fish in the tablet space with a 46.4 percent share, even the iPad is not immune to Android, and lost share for the third consecutive quarter.

The Canalys data for the quarter speaks volumes.

(Source: Canalys)

But let's take this data and bake it into a pie.

(Source: Canalys/ZDNet)

Presented this way, it is clear that Android is crushing Apple and Microsoft in the mobile device market, putting the squeeze on not only Microsoft, but Apple too, the company that sparked the smartphone and tablet revolutions in the first place.

While some analysts are pondering Android's demise, I really can't see how the operating system can put a foot wrong. About the only weakness I can see is that one company ? Samsung ? dominates the Android landscape.

Given Android's success in the mobile market, one has to wonder how long it will be until we see the operating system loaded onto PCs and go head-to-head against Windows and iOS. Given the way that buyers (consumers and enterprise alike) have embraced Android on smartphones and tablets ? activations of new devices sit at 1.5 million daily, or 45 million every month ? it seems logical to give consumers what they want, and put this operating system onto notebooks, convertibles, and hybrid systems.

When it comes to PCs, neither Windows nor OS X seem to be igniting the imaginations ? and opening the wallets ? of consumers. Cheap ? possibly in the region of $200 ? PCs would be just what PC OEMs need to inject a new lease of life into the stagnating market.

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Why a Chinese cold case has landed on the White House's doorstep

More than 100,000 Chinese have signed a petition on a White House website urging the US to deport the chief suspect in a 19-year-old case of poisoning.?

By Peter Ford,?Staff Writer / May 6, 2013

Chinese citizens dubious about their country?s legal system are seeking justice in an unusual place for the victim of an alleged attempted murder in China. They are taking the case to the White House.

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More than 100,000 people have signed a petition on a White House website urging the US to deport the chief suspect in a 19-year-old unsolved case of poisoning that continues to excite strong emotions here. Adding piquancy to the case: The suspect is very well-connected politically in China.

In 1994, a chemistry student at one of China?s top universities, Tsinghua, called Zhu Ling was poisoned with Thallium, a chemical often used in rat poison. She did not die, but was left nearly blind, paralyzed, and brain-damaged, needing constant care from her increasingly aged parents.

Her fate has not been forgotten, says Wu Hongfei, a former journalist who has followed Ms. Zhu?s case closely, partly because she was pretty and smart and partly because Tsinghua is so prestigious. But the main reason, says Ms. Wu, is that the only real suspect in the case ?had close ties to high ranking officials.?

Sun Wei, Zhu?s roommate at Tsinghua, was investigated by the police at the time of the incident, but was never charged, though reports at the time said she had access to Thallium. The police said there was not enough evidence to pursue the case; many ordinary citizens believe that evidence was covered up because Ms. Sun?s father's cousin had been deputy mayor of Beijing and her grandfather was reputedly a friend of then President Jiang Zemin.?

?Because of her family background ? she avoided punishment,? complained one netizen, posting as ?@Jinse Guniang? on Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like social media platform.

Sun changed her name and is believed to now be living in the United States.

The case has erupted again into the public consciousness in the wake of last month?s arrest of a student for fatally poisoning his roommate at another prestigious university, Fudan, in Shanghai. The suspect in that case has confessed to putting poison in his dorm-mate?s water dispenser, saying he did it for a joke.

Zhu's case?continues to rankle. On Monday, after just three days on the White House website, the petition concerning Sun had drawn more than the 100,000 signatures required for the US administration to offer a response. On Sina Weibo, terms relating to the case accounted for three of the top five search words.

Journalist Wu has little hope that the White House petition will do any good. Dissident artist Ai Weiwei ?attracted a lot of international attention but he is still not allowed to leave China,? she points out. But as public pressure mounts at home, the authorities appear to be listening. Over the weekend, social media posts including such words as ?Thallium? or ?Zhu Ling? were being scrubbed from the Internet by Chinese censors, apparently afraid of criticism of the Chinese judicial system.

By Monday, the censors had lifted their search blocks. And even the state owned media have joined in the chorus of demands.

The online version of Peoples? Daily, organ of the ruling Communist Party and Xinhua, the official news agency, shared a headline: ?China, Ruled by Law, Should Seek Justice.? At long last, the victim of that unsolved poisoning seems to have friends in high places, too.

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Nokia to sell new Lumia phone through Verizon Wireless

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will sell a new high-end smartphone through U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless, it said on Friday, aiming to expand its share in the high-margin premium market after years of falling behind Samsung and Apple Inc.

The new Lumia 928, priced at $99 if customers mail-in a $50 rebate and agree to a two-year deal with Verizon Wireless, is similar to the 920 model currently sold through AT&T, but is lighter and slightly different in appearance.

It weighs 162 grams compared with 185 grams for the 920, which some critics had said was too heavy.

The 928's 4.5-inch screen also extends to the edge of the phone, giving a sharper impression than the curved edges of the 920. The new models also come in black and white compared with the colorful options of the earlier Lumia range.

Most other features, such as a 8.7 megapixel camera and 1.5-gigahertz dual core processor by Qualcomm, are the same as the 920's.

The 928 is the latest in Nokia's Lumia range of smartphones which use Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 software.

Nokia switched to Windows in 2011, aiming to compete with Apple's iPhones and rivals using Google's Android system. Sales of Lumia phones have grown in recent quarters, but at 5.6 million in first quarter, they still account for only around 5 percent of the market.

The company has recently launched new products in the lower and mid-tier range to protect its position in emerging markets, but analysts have said its success in the high-margin smartphone market will be crucial for its long-term survival.

Nokia is due to unveil its new Lumia strategy at an event in London next Tuesday.

(Reporting by Ritsuko Ando; Editing by Anthony Barker and Mark Potter)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nokia-sell-high-end-lumia-smartphone-verizon-wireless-142216852.html

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Exotic atoms hold clues to unsolved physics puzzle at the dawn of the universe

May 8, 2013 ? An international team of physicists has found the first direct evidence of pear shaped nuclei in exotic atoms.

The findings could advance the search for a new fundamental force in nature that could explain why the Big Bang created more matter than antimatter -- a pivotal imbalance in the history of everything.

"If equal amounts of matter and antimatter were created at the Big Bang, everything would have annihilated, and there would be no galaxies, stars, planets or people," said Tim Chupp, a University of Michigan professor of physics and biomedical engineering and co-author of a paper on the work published in the May 9 issue of Nature.

Antimatter particles have the same mass but opposite charge from their matter counterparts. Antimatter is rare in the known universe, flitting briefly in and out of existence in cosmic rays, solar flares and particle accelerators like CERN's Large Hadron Collider, for example. When they find each other, matter and antimatter particles mutually destruct or annihilate.

What caused the matter/antimatter imbalance is one of physics' great mysteries. It's not predicted by the Standard Model -- the overarching theory that describes the laws of nature and the nature of matter.

The Standard Model describes four fundamental forces or interactions that govern how matter behaves: Gravity attracts massive bodies to one another. The electromagnetic interaction gives rise to forces on electrically charged bodies. And the strong and weak forces operate in the cores of atoms, binding together neutrons and protons or causing those particles to decay.

Physicists have been searching for signs of a new force or interaction that might explain the matter-antimatter discrepancy. The evidence of its existence would be revealed by measuring how the axis of nuclei of the radioactive elements radon and radium line up with the spin.

The researchers confirmed that the cores of these atoms are shaped like pears, rather than the more typical spherical orange or elliptical watermelon profiles. The pear shape makes the effects of the new interaction much stronger and easier to detect.

"The pear shape is special," Chupp said. "It means the neutrons and protons, which compose the nucleus, are in slightly different places along an internal axis."

The pear-shaped nuclei are lopsided because positive protons are pushed away from the center of the nucleus by nuclear forces, which are fundamentally different from spherically symmetric forces like gravity.

"The new interaction, whose effects we are studying does two things," Chupp said. "It produces the matter/antimatter asymmetry in the early universe and it aligns the direction of the spin and the charge axis in these pear-shaped nuclei."

To determine the shape of the nuclei, the researchers produced beams of exotic -- short-lived -- radium and radon atoms at CERN's Isotope Separator facility ISOLDE. The atom beams were accelerated and smashed into targets of nickel, cadmium and tin, but due to the repulsive force between the positively charged nuclei, nuclear reactions were not possible. Instead, the nuclei were excited to higher energy levels, producing gamma rays that flew out in a specific pattern that revealed the pear shape of the nucleus.

"In the very biggest picture, we're trying to understand everything we've observed directly and also indirectly, and how it is that we happen to be here," Chupp said.

The research was led by University of Liverpool Physics Professor Peter Butler.

"Our findings contradict some nuclear theories and will help refine others," he said.

The measurements also will help direct the searches for atomic EDMs (electric dipole moments) currently being carried out in North America and Europe, where new techniques are being developed to exploit the special properties of radon and radium isotopes.

"Our expectation is that the data from our nuclear physics experiments can be combined with the results from atomic trapping experiments measuring EDMs to make the most stringent tests of the Standard Model, the best theory we have for understanding the nature of the building blocks of the universe," Butler said.

The paper is titled "Studies of nuclear pear-shapes using accelerated radioactive beams."

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/most_popular/~3/Htqp4joyUa4/130508172151.htm

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Enbridge's adjusted profit rises on higher volumes

(Reuters) - Enbridge Inc , Canada's largest pipeline company, reported a 31 percent rise in first-quarter adjusted profit, driven by higher oil export volumes.

Enbridge, whose pipelines carry the bulk of Canada's crude oil exports to the United States, said adjusted earnings rose to C$488 million, or 62 Canadian cents per share, from C$373 million, or 49 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier.

The company said results were driven by strong supply from oil sands projects in Alberta.

Demand for discounted Canadian crude by U.S. Midwest refiners remained high and drove an increase in long-haul barrels, the company said.

Enbridge is looking to expand its mainline system, the key artery for Canadian crude shipments to the U.S. Midwest.

Cash provided by operating activities in the quarter was C$793, up 22 percent from a year earlier.

"Although we are pleased to be off to a good start, we expect more moderate growth for the balance of the year," said Chief Executive Al Monaco.

First-quarter earnings attributable to common shareholders fell to C$250 million ($249 million), or 31 Canadian cents per share, from C$261 million, or 34 cents per share, a year earlier.

The company reiterated its full-year adjusted earnings forecast of C$1.74 to C$1.90 per share.

Enbridge is also seeking to build the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline system to carry Canadian crude to the country's Pacific coast, which would open up high-paying Asian markets for Canadian crude oil producers.

Shares of the company closed at C$47.55 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Scott Haggett in Calgary and Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay in Bangalore; Editing by Supriya Kurane and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/enbridges-adjusted-profit-rises-higher-volumes-111455562.html

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Heavy metal star held in alleged murder-for-hire plot

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Singer Tim Lambesis has been arrested in a sting operation after allegedly attempting to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife.

Tim Lambesis, lead singer of the Grammy-nominated, Christian heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, has been arrested for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife, officials said Tuesday.

San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a statement that it had received information Lambesis was ?soliciting another individual? to murder his wife Meggan.

A search of court records showed that Lambesis' wife, Meggan, filed for divorce in North County last September, NBCSanDiego.com reported.

SoundDiego contributor Tim Pyles, of FM 94/9, spoke of his shock.

?He?s not the idealistic young Christian kid he once was, apparently,? Pyles told NBCSanDiego.com. ?Because that?s what [As I Lay Dying] are: a straight-edged Christian metal band. He was a nice guy. I?ve had him on my show a couple times over the years. I just spoke to him via Facebook the last couple months about having him come on to talk about his latest record.?

NBCSanDiego.com said As I Lay Dying was formed more than 10 years ago and had released eight albums, including the Grammy-nominated An Ocean Between Us.

In an interview with heavy metal website Noisecreep in January, Lambesis talked about As I Lay Dying being described as a Christian band.

?Five or so years ago when magazines would try and press that point we decided to stay silent on the spiritual topic so that they would have to pay attention to our music and nothing more,? he told Noisecreep.

?We didn't preach at our shows, our goal has always been to just write the best music we can write. Of course religion has some influence on the things that we write about just like all of our life experiences do but as a band, we want to be judged on the music rather than what our personal beliefs are,? he added.

The band was slated to go on a cross-country tour with Massachusetts metal band Killswitch Engage later this month.

The band had been touring in Asia in recent weeks.

?I love the crowds here in Asia and the Pacific. Great shows in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand so far! Just landed in Hong Kong,? Lambesis said on Twitter on May 1.

On Monday, Lambesis tweeted, ?Goodbye China. I?ll be home in about 15 hours.?

The sheriff's department statement, which was headlined ?Murder for Hire Plot Foiled,? said Lambesis was arrested ?without incident? on Tuesday in a store in Oceanside, San Diego County.

Lambesis was charged with solicitation of another to commit murder, the statement said.

?Information came to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department on May 2nd that Lambesis was soliciting another individual to kill his estranged wife, who resides in Encinitas,? it said.

?The Encinitas Detectives, The San Diego Fugitive Task Force and the Sheriff's Special Investigation Division investigators immediately initiated an investigation,? it said.

?The investigation culminated this afternoon [Tuesday], when Lambesis solicited an undercover detective to kill his wife. He was then arrested, transported to the Encinitas Station, and booked into the Vista Detention Facility,? the statement added.

Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/christian-heavy-metal-star-tim-lambesis-arrested-over-alleged-murder-1C9839042

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Sunshine could benefit health and prolong life, study suggests

May 7, 2013 ? Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure, cut the risk of heart attack and stroke - and even prolong life, a study suggests.

Researchers have shown that when our skin is exposed to the sun's rays, a compound is released in our blood vessels that helps lower blood pressure.

The findings suggest that exposure to sunlight improves health overall, because the benefits of reducing blood pressure far outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer.

The study has been carried out by the University of Edinburgh.

Heart disease and stroke linked to high blood pressure are estimated to lead to around 80 times more deaths than those from skin cancer, in the UK.

Production of this pressure-reducing compound - called nitric oxide - is separate from the body's manufacture of vitamin D, which rises after exposure to sunshine. Until now it had been thought to solely explain the sun's benefit to human health, the scientists add.

The landmark proof-of-principle study will be presented on Friday in Edinburgh at the world's largest gathering of skin experts.

Researchers studied the blood pressure of 24 volunteers who sat beneath tanning lamps for two sessions of 20 minutes each. In one session, the volunteers were exposed to both the UV rays and the heat of the lamps. In the other, the UV rays were blocked so that only the heat of the lamps affected the skin.

The results showed that blood pressure dropped significantly for one hour following exposure to UV rays, but not after the heat-only sessions. Scientists say that this shows that it is the sun's UV rays that lead to health benefits. The volunteers' vitamin D levels remained unaffected in both sessions.

Dr Richard Weller, Senior Lecturer in Dermatology at the University of Edinburgh, said: "We suspect that the benefits to heart health of sunlight will outweigh the risk of skin cancer. The work we have done provides a mechanism that might account for this, and also explains why dietary vitamin D supplements alone will not be able to compensate for lack of sunlight.

"We now plan to look at the relative risks of heart disease and skin cancer in people who have received different amounts of sun exposure. If this confirms that sunlight reduces the death rate from all causes, we will need to reconsider our advice on sun exposure."

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/~3/vQBS6eepQKU/130507195807.htm

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