Google Play Store’s new update will reduce app update size by 50%

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9yNAu-Fcit0naY8Ixc-k2ipkC_OZm31FK4fkogOtLy4P0wVWmZ3dgC4NEJS69CC_hxZJ8GASSB9JksI1s3AlF4owHl44pbbXBuMqoYRijtbcgXQJeiYaNymGoywuXkX7DaXXnI9vDZM/s1600/Google_Play_Store-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Google_Play_Store-geektrends" border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9yNAu-Fcit0naY8Ixc-k2ipkC_OZm31FK4fkogOtLy4P0wVWmZ3dgC4NEJS69CC_hxZJ8GASSB9JksI1s3AlF4owHl44pbbXBuMqoYRijtbcgXQJeiYaNymGoywuXkX7DaXXnI9vDZM/s640/Google_Play_Store-geektrends.jpg" title="Google_Play_Store-geektrends" width="640" /></a></div><h2 class="synopsis" itemprop="description" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"></h2><h2 class="synopsis" itemprop="description" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;">Google Play Store will make the actual size of apps more transparent to its users by displaying the information more clearly.</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><span itemprop="image" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "droid serif" , serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></span><span class="custom-caption" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(219 , 219 , 219); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #747474; display: block; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><img alt="Google_Play_Store-geektrends" class="wp-image-2932437 size-full" src="http://images.indianexpress.com/2016/07/google-playstore-8001.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px auto; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: middle; width: 640px;" title="Google_Play_Store-geektrends" /></span><span class="custom-caption" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(219 , 219 , 219); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #747474; display: block; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"></span><br /><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span class="custom-caption" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #747474; display: block; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Google Play Store will make the actual size of apps more transparent to its users by displaying the information more clearly. Google, which initially only displayed the APK file size; will now show the actual file size in the Play Store and data used. “You can now see actual download sizes, not the APK file size, in the Play Store. If you already have an app, you will only see the update size. These changes are rolling out now,” said Anthony Morris, SWE Google Play in a blogpost. The new data algorithm rolled out by Google will also reduce the size of app updates and allow users to optimise parts of APK to make them smaller.</span></span></div><span class="custom-caption" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(219 , 219 , 219); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 5px;"><div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "droid serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><div style="color: #3e3e3e;"><span style="font-size: large;">According to the post, for about 98 per cent of app updates, only changes to APK files are downloaded and merged with existing files. This reduces the size of updates. Now, Google’s new algorithm for Play Store will further reduce the patches by up to 50 per cent. The compression algorithms are capable of reducing the download size of initial installs of a file as large as 2GB by 12 per cent, and updates by 65 per  cent.</span></div><div style="color: #3e3e3e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">(Note :  </span><a href="http://www.geektrends.in/2016/07/how-to-installs-and-updates-app-from.html" itemprop="url" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">How to installs and updates App from the Google Play Store will be smaller</span></a> )</b></span></div><div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "droid serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The download size and disk size are neither the same as the original APK file size nor necessarily correlated, according to the blogpost. “Chrome found that initial download size remained the same by not compressing the native library in their APK, while the APK size increased, because Google Play already performs compression for downloads,” says Morris.</span></div><div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "droid serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The blogpost advises users to remove unnecessary data like like unused resources and code from the APK to reduce its size. Further, parts of APk can be optimised to them smaller. This can be achieved using more efficient file formats like WebP instead of JPEG.</span></div><div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "droid serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 20px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Disk space and app sizes has been one of the pain points for smartphone users. With the new update, users will clearly be shown app sizes so that they can decide whether to download an app or not. This is especially important because graphic-heavy games and VR games usually end up eating a lot of disk space.</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>

Google Play Store’s new update will reduce app update size by 50%

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How to installs and updates App from the Google Play Store will be smaller

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Last year, Android users installed 65 billion apps - that's a lot of Internet traffic. To address that, Google has updated its delta and compression algorithm making both initial installs and especially updates much smaller.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arimo, arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="font-size: 16px;">Android apps are limited to a 100MB APKs, but can use the APK Expansion Files feature to bring in an additional 2GB (mostly used for game assets). The new algorithms can save up to 12% on first install and as much as 65% when updating. That's a lot when we're talking 2GB of data!</div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlueT6jW1Glkw_7IckcFz2D09sg7AV6ylyS9Azc3DNJGT203dAo_ObBT5jUWrBKdjGbu8OkhI9zx5SRvM0hdSx13aE_ac0_tCJ7Wr3ZhfmBzY_mVVhpTRbNhMnEQAN6fLOtQfy09-9sM/s1600/google-playstore-app-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="google-playstore-app-geektrends" border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlueT6jW1Glkw_7IckcFz2D09sg7AV6ylyS9Azc3DNJGT203dAo_ObBT5jUWrBKdjGbu8OkhI9zx5SRvM0hdSx13aE_ac0_tCJ7Wr3ZhfmBzY_mVVhpTRbNhMnEQAN6fLOtQfy09-9sM/s640/google-playstore-app-geektrends.jpg" title="google-playstore-app-geektrends" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="font-size: 16px;">Then there are the APKs themselves. Google specifically tuned the new algorithm, called bsdiff, to handle native code libraries and it outperforms the old algorithm by as much as 50%.</div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>(Note :  <a href="http://www.geektrends.in/2016/07/google-play-stores-new-update-will.html" itemprop="url" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Google Play Store’s new update will reduce app update size by 50%</span></a><span style="font-family: Oswald, "Bebas Neue", Bebas, "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> </span>)</b></span></div><div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arimo, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here's how bsdiff reduces Chrome update downloads. The major update is cut almost in half, while the minor update is four times smaller than what the old algorithm managed.</div><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border-collapse: collapse; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px solid rgb(253, 253, 253); box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: arimo, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 727px;"><tbody style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 6px; vertical-align: top;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Chrome patch Description</b></td><td style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 6px; vertical-align: top;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Previous patch size</b></td><td style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 6px; vertical-align: top;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bsdiff Size</b></td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 6px; vertical-align: top;">M46 to M47 major update</td><td style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 6px; vertical-align: top;">22.8 MB</td><td style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 6px; vertical-align: top;">12.9 MB</td></tr><tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 6px; vertical-align: top;">M47 minor update</td><td style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 6px; vertical-align: top;">15.3 MB</td><td style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(241, 241, 241); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 6px; vertical-align: top;">3.6 MB</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arimo, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Note that for apps that don't contain native libraries, there's still a small gain of about 5%.</div><div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arimo, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Google is going to showcase transfer sizes - both in the case of first install and of updating an existing app. That's great news for users that do their updates on a limited Internet plan.</div><div class="image-row clearfix" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arimo, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 5px 30px 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 724.813px;"><a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/app_installs_and_updates_from_the_google_play_store_will_be_smaller-blog-19591.php#" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b3c23; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Play Store gives more info on size: App size for initial install" height="300" src="http://cdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/16/07/play-store-bsdiff/-x300/gsmarena_002.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgba(230, 230, 230, 0.6); box-sizing: content-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="168" /></a> <a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/app_installs_and_updates_from_the_google_play_store_will_be_smaller-blog-19591.php#" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b3c23; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Play Store gives more info on size: App size when updating" height="300" src="http://cdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/16/07/play-store-bsdiff/-x300/gsmarena_003.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgba(230, 230, 230, 0.6); box-sizing: content-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="168" /></a><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; top: -5px;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #888888; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; top: 0px !important; vertical-align: baseline;">Play Store gives more info on size: App size for initial install • App size when updating</strong></span></div><div style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arimo, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Chrome teams also has a few tips for app developers on how to reduce download sizes, check the Source link for more.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvBW7ybjxmpHzWA-5mOna6KSHXs0mJMK58pK4jkVhIIKnmQO1fn1TAJpzbrbcsCx0ztU7ZpFpFpieG-kt7epnjUt75LchH_gnbzt8rIcHKjlv5ukNebYoBYNfmrPcJwfmRPD2bls0I5U/s1600/pokemongo-relase-date.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pokemongo-relase-date" border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvBW7ybjxmpHzWA-5mOna6KSHXs0mJMK58pK4jkVhIIKnmQO1fn1TAJpzbrbcsCx0ztU7ZpFpFpieG-kt7epnjUt75LchH_gnbzt8rIcHKjlv5ukNebYoBYNfmrPcJwfmRPD2bls0I5U/s640/pokemongo-relase-date.jpg" title="pokemongo-relase-date" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;">According to The Wall Street Journal, you can expect it in your country soon. It claims that "people familiar with plans for the game said it would likely be available in other regions, including Europe, Japan, and other Asian nations within a few days."</div><h3 style="font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: left; width: 770px;"><span style="color: #3e433e;">(Note : </span><a href="http://www.geektrends.in/2016/07/how-to-download-pokemon-go-apk-install.html" itemprop="url" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">How to Download Pokemon Go APK, Install, and Play on Android in India</span></a><span style="color: #3e433e;"> )</span></h3><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;">This bodes well for an official Indian release. Even more so when you consider that previous Nintendo efforts such as Miitomo have ignored the country altogether.</div><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;">The news comes days after developer Niantic had to pause Pokemon Go's global rollout due to server overcapacity.</div><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;">The impact of players in other countries sideloading the game, in addition to those in countries where Pokemon Go is available, is that the game has been uplayable for a vast number of people due to its servers unable to deal with the load. So much so that developer Niantic who made Pokemon Go along with Nintendo and The Pokemon Company is delaying its release in other markets till this is fixed.</div><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;">"We thought the game would be popular, but it obviously struck a nerve," Niantic CEO John Hanke said to Business Insider, stating that the launch in other countries has been "paused until we're comfortable". Despite the rabid interest the franchise has generated over the years, something Niantic is aware of, it has been caught by surprise.</div><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;"><br /></div></div>

Pokemon Go International Release Date:

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How to Download Pokemon Go APK, Install, and Play on Android in India

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tzCGheh7II_Qkxv7nrpIcsTpZcSc12SfDQkc-v88IdYRg5Cm6VkvRtZ2oGuizdPIecxmDFiLy7Mxecr-X5D7AHwToVUP-pson3FHb145WTGYelHzkfPxkZ1i_EUC7cGVW20qVK9Q8as/s1600/pokemongo-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pokemongo-geektrends" border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tzCGheh7II_Qkxv7nrpIcsTpZcSc12SfDQkc-v88IdYRg5Cm6VkvRtZ2oGuizdPIecxmDFiLy7Mxecr-X5D7AHwToVUP-pson3FHb145WTGYelHzkfPxkZ1i_EUC7cGVW20qVK9Q8as/s640/pokemongo-geektrends.jpg" title="pokemongo-geektrends" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">If you have an Android device, you don't have to wait for Niantic and The Pokemon Company to announce an</span>official release date<span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> of Pokemon Go in your region. The game is out now in the US and Germany in addition to Australia and New Zealand. But if you don't live in these countries, the game's APK file is available for download, and it works on Android devices outside of the territories the game is available officially in right now.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><h3><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">(Note : </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.geektrends.in/2016/07/pokemon-go-international-release-date.html" itemprop="url" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Pokemon Go International Release Date:</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: "open sans", helveticaneue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">)</span></span></h3><span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">"The game is unavailable in my region Brazil, but I could download it with apk pure, just set the region to Australia," </span>claimed<span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> one Reddit user.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">I got it working in Canada on a Galaxy S6! I too caught a Bulbasaur in my living room," </span>said<span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> another</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; padding-left: 0px; width: 770px;">How to download Pokemon Go on Android:</h2><ol style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;" type="1"><li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">On your phone go to <b>Settings</b>.</li><li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tap on <b>Security</b> (also labelled as <b>Privacy</b> on some devices).</li><li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Go to <b>Unknown sources</b>.</li><li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tap <b>Allow for the installation of apps from unknown sources</b>. This will allow you to install Pokemon Go.</li><li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">On your phone, download Pokemon Go from here.</li><li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Now simply go to the <b>Downloads</b> folder on your phone and install it.</li></ol><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;">You can now play Pokemon Go on Android.</div><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;">Keep in mind that Pokemon Go sports some in-app purchases as reported earlier.</div><div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 770px;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rwlwu_LFSSQ" width="854"></iframe> <br /><br /><span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "open sans" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Initially the game was discovered on Australia and New Zealand app stores. Usually, most developers use these markets to test out certain aspects of the game such as micro-transaction prices and certain design elements. We've seen that with titles from other big name publishers like Rovio and EA. Chances are, the same applies here. The US launch seems like a knee-jerk reaction. With an event slated for sometime next month, called Pokemon Outbreak we won't be surprised to see a formal announcement around that time if not earlier.</span></div>

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Upcoming 10 Technology : That Change Everything

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBkjASk8ePvynFx47IDH5H2X6eXW12ArV7xOxtzjoDKlaOc23mgMGPIlRw4DRj7C0-Yd_IRP5GAB2GjGvCEld4QILUfGmxNtdNx8NGCjKaTZgIRk7Zp2wbA2YddMDn96tJQJ36gE0e9w/s1600/technology-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBkjASk8ePvynFx47IDH5H2X6eXW12ArV7xOxtzjoDKlaOc23mgMGPIlRw4DRj7C0-Yd_IRP5GAB2GjGvCEld4QILUfGmxNtdNx8NGCjKaTZgIRk7Zp2wbA2YddMDn96tJQJ36gE0e9w/s640/technology-geektrends.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">In the technology field we will achieve everything. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">We have seen great leaps in digital technology in past the past five years.</span><span style="font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">Smartphones</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">, </span><span style="font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">cloud computing</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">, </span><span style="font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">multi-touch tablets</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">, these are all innovations that revolutionized the way we live and work. However, believe it or not, we are just getting started. Technology will get even better. In the future, we could live like how people in </span><span style="font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">science fiction</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;"> movies did</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 32.4px;"><b><u>Upcoming Technology</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 32.4px;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. Google Glass</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFksREVDXrAt48cgGa8L3GYbyu771MGlibxMzUYrKCb1013Hb1xTBw4P3MUvCGqBYxG4dcdqBOi9mRySk7F5Ukri-RKuMvhwsp5J77O47_nhBDUZyVuD007TUmasu-IgqO-xsyUTUYLxw/s1600/technology1-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFksREVDXrAt48cgGa8L3GYbyu771MGlibxMzUYrKCb1013Hb1xTBw4P3MUvCGqBYxG4dcdqBOi9mRySk7F5Ukri-RKuMvhwsp5J77O47_nhBDUZyVuD007TUmasu-IgqO-xsyUTUYLxw/s400/technology1-geektrends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Augmented Reality</span> has already gotten into our life in the forms of simulated experiment and education app, but Google is taking it several steps higher with<span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Google Glass</span>. Theoretically, with Google Glass, you are able to view <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">social media</span>feeds, text, Google Maps, as well as navigate with GPS and take photos. You will also get the latest updates while you are on the ground.<span style="line-height: 32.4px;">It’s truly what we called vision, and it’s absolutely possible given the fact that the Google’s co-founder, Sergey Brin has </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32.4px;">demo’ed the glass</span><span style="line-height: 32.4px;"> with skydivers and creatives.</span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. Form 1</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3w30GBj27qLLs4YYywJD4v4S0jZyxXR5nDUROKQZKPIy28WIDIzC-3pK0AOvWy9EGuSpvkowpANBGkaT8ckn9pqtLsFN7PP6M5IrzKXooCQZYQNhIRHTBmRUIx6bm2HHRtRs3Stbfvpg/s1600/technology2-geektrends.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3w30GBj27qLLs4YYywJD4v4S0jZyxXR5nDUROKQZKPIy28WIDIzC-3pK0AOvWy9EGuSpvkowpANBGkaT8ckn9pqtLsFN7PP6M5IrzKXooCQZYQNhIRHTBmRUIx6bm2HHRtRs3Stbfvpg/s400/technology2-geektrends.png" width="355" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">Just as the term suggests, <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">3D printing</span> is the technology that could forge your digital design into a solid real-life product. It’s nothing new for the advanced mechanical industry, but a personal 3D printer is definitely a revolutionary idea.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">Everybody can create their own physical product based on their custom design, and no approval needed from any giant manufacturer! Even the James Bond’s Aston Martin which was crashed in the movie <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">was a 3D printed product!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32.4px;">Form 1</span><span style="line-height: 32.4px;"> is one such personal 3D printer which can be yours at just $2799. It may sound like a high price but to have the luxury of getting producing your own prototypes, that’s a reaonable price.</span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. Oculus Rift</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7QkNMQaQehV8F8a1ybMqKVhwpvfNomRkyNOUvKpy5Y8L2K8zQYTPXbVXZrU0DIt4s1FpLDwU-X8lt952HN-3QHx5hKZ4PIb3IiM4TVhqNWk_mAEZc8gKd5uNa7c2Vn9q_Iv-nqKj8Uo/s1600/technology3-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7QkNMQaQehV8F8a1ybMqKVhwpvfNomRkyNOUvKpy5Y8L2K8zQYTPXbVXZrU0DIt4s1FpLDwU-X8lt952HN-3QHx5hKZ4PIb3IiM4TVhqNWk_mAEZc8gKd5uNa7c2Vn9q_Iv-nqKj8Uo/s400/technology3-geektrends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">Virtual Reality gaming is here in the form of <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Oculus Rift</span>. This history-defining 3D headset lets you mentally feel that you are actually inside a <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">video game</span>. In the Rift’s virtual world, you could turn your head around with ultra-low latency to view the world in high resolution display.<span style="line-height: 32.4px;">There are premium products in the market that can do the same, but Rift wants you to enjoy the experience at only $300, and the package even comes as a development kit. This is the beginning of the revolution for next-generation gaming.</span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. Leap Motion</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZzJGagtN9UXrOm1OlTNQye-J-PVfFZqqZ9f9n_8ZV0csizJuSxKSdxNUGuciDbgofGKHL9xrS-US4XOiW3DXTfKIBBgDzYtGLlq0u_H_Tj7H0QSKeEk_ngGjxAKSDGJOCDBzS9GJ8oE/s1600/technology4-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZzJGagtN9UXrOm1OlTNQye-J-PVfFZqqZ9f9n_8ZV0csizJuSxKSdxNUGuciDbgofGKHL9xrS-US4XOiW3DXTfKIBBgDzYtGLlq0u_H_Tj7H0QSKeEk_ngGjxAKSDGJOCDBzS9GJ8oE/s400/technology4-geektrends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">Multi-touch desktop is a (miserably) failed product due to the fact that hands could get very tired with prolonged use, but <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Leap Motion</span> wants to challenge this dark area again with a more advanced idea. It lets you control the desktop with fingers, but without touching the screen.<span style="line-height: 32.4px;">It’s not your typical motion sensor, as Leap Motion allows you to scroll the web page, zoom in the map and photos, sign documentss and even play a first person shooter game with only hand and finger movements. The smooth reaction is the most crucial key point here. More importantly, you can own this future with just $70, a price of a premium </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32.4px;">PS3</span><span style="line-height: 32.4px;"> game title!</span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. Eye Tribe</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcuoi02cMRAmttYB-7IU9B17ukvKKZEbZXfxs-wpbpg6u27f6FCZ2P9Uju12dkKiQZVERD9cFea83u49PpYMJcVGNfQR3-WKXqQyWPk-DptFchqtnglZIxFi6uJOPl8IR_qEUTQ9Cm-E/s1600/technology5-geektrends.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcuoi02cMRAmttYB-7IU9B17ukvKKZEbZXfxs-wpbpg6u27f6FCZ2P9Uju12dkKiQZVERD9cFea83u49PpYMJcVGNfQR3-WKXqQyWPk-DptFchqtnglZIxFi6uJOPl8IR_qEUTQ9Cm-E/s400/technology5-geektrends.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">Eye tracking has been actively discussed by technology enthusiasts throughout these years, but it’s really challenging to implement. But <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Eye Tribe</span> actually did this. They successfully created the technology to allow you to control your tablet, play flight simulator, and even slice fruits in Fruit Ninja only with your eye movements.<span style="line-height: 32.4px;">It’s basically taking the common eye-tracking technology and combining it with a front-facing camera plus some serious computer-vision algorithm, and voila, fruit slicing done with the eyes! A live demo was done in LeWeb this year and we may actually be able to see it in in action in mobile devices in 2013.</span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. SmartThings</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg-zQoTh0shBWeDxXUHMug3JB3Rr1TmezxDM0cywbadaAjvB4GxKqkHex3QcI_e6BxvsQgDCXEEXongYv1NEVmuBNHwPQuBcle81JjYI1Bi3VyDjq8hnZyL1NCpJ5zvTMcAHJpD54TUQ/s1600/technology6-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg-zQoTh0shBWeDxXUHMug3JB3Rr1TmezxDM0cywbadaAjvB4GxKqkHex3QcI_e6BxvsQgDCXEEXongYv1NEVmuBNHwPQuBcle81JjYI1Bi3VyDjq8hnZyL1NCpJ5zvTMcAHJpD54TUQ/s400/technology6-geektrends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">The current problem that most devices have is that they function as a standalone being, and it require effort for tech competitors to actually partner with each other and build products that can truly connect with each other. <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">SmartThings</span> is here to make your every device, digital or non-digital, connect together and benefit you. <span style="line-height: 32.4px;">With SmartThings you can get your smoke alarms, humidity, pressure and vibration sensors to detect changes in your house and alert you through your smartphone! Imagine the possibilities with this.</span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">7. Firefox OS</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi9vlGCcj7wno6grzlANZNZKKlyVbheKPdOOjGqfzuPz2rnjPEiU5DM0OYAiupUqpWYBPYTfXAVZFjjDVrsIsBj_gecN9KozoDRKuX9JjKW6El2q6qvrTFM8SxRPcZlazPygaYfXEzlY/s1600/technology7-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi9vlGCcj7wno6grzlANZNZKKlyVbheKPdOOjGqfzuPz2rnjPEiU5DM0OYAiupUqpWYBPYTfXAVZFjjDVrsIsBj_gecN9KozoDRKuX9JjKW6El2q6qvrTFM8SxRPcZlazPygaYfXEzlY/s400/technology7-geektrends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">iOS</span> and <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Android</span> are great, but they each have their own rules and policies that certainly inhibit the creative efforts of developers. Mozilla has since decided to build a new mobile operating system from scratch, one that will focus on true openness, freedom and user choice. It’s <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Firefox OS</span>.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">Firefox OS is built on Gonk, Gecko and Gaia software layers – for the rest of us, it means it is built on open source, and it carries web technologies such as <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">HTML5</span>and <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">CSS3</span>. <span style="line-height: 32.4px;">Developers can create and debut web apps without the blockade of requirements set by app stores, and users could even customize the OS based on their needs. Currently the OS </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32.4px;">has made its debut on Android-compatible phones</span><span style="line-height: 32.4px;">, and the impression so far, is great.</span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">8. Project Fiona</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IP94Shfe7wdy6PrYb9BllOqdHaX7VxbO-ICfDAAQR5PXEo8rWeAZ-oD4fK8Qu8dI4NxBl36AYl0YLTsAuc9VrGHDPVrFa9GT6dYPEqLw4md-mdDnFxaMkXEei9cNI4h41dBSrqvlyAs/s1600/technology8-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IP94Shfe7wdy6PrYb9BllOqdHaX7VxbO-ICfDAAQR5PXEo8rWeAZ-oD4fK8Qu8dI4NxBl36AYl0YLTsAuc9VrGHDPVrFa9GT6dYPEqLw4md-mdDnFxaMkXEei9cNI4h41dBSrqvlyAs/s400/technology8-geektrends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">Meet the first generation of the gaming tablet. Razer’s <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Project Fiona</span> is a serious gaming tablet built for hardcore gaming. Once it’s out, it will be the frontier for the future tablets, as tech companies might want to build their own tablets, dedicated towards gaming, but for now Fiona is the only possible one that will debut in 2013.<span style="line-height: 32.4px;">This beast features next generation Intel® Core i7 processor geared to render all your favorite PC games, all at the palm of your hands. Crowned as the best</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32.4px;">gaming accessories</span><span style="line-height: 32.4px;"> manufacturer, Razer clearly knows how to build user experience straight into the tablet, and that means 3-axis gyro, magnetometer, accelerometer and full-screen user interface supporting multi-touch. My body and soul are ready.</span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">9. Parallella</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI84xXWTSzMARCBVaaPXfJkHM21F6yaFZZOVfdcGlfSWXZFLVL3hmsGvWd13ilX6bkAi2JGxnRvRBnk0dljrbmdbyUI0J8CnnPO-ihdouO59TJ3XLJ33f87fCPNS1g5OnhJmmemW6oRWA/s1600/technology9-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI84xXWTSzMARCBVaaPXfJkHM21F6yaFZZOVfdcGlfSWXZFLVL3hmsGvWd13ilX6bkAi2JGxnRvRBnk0dljrbmdbyUI0J8CnnPO-ihdouO59TJ3XLJ33f87fCPNS1g5OnhJmmemW6oRWA/s400/technology9-geektrends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Parallella</span> is going to change the way that computers are made, and <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Adapteva</span>offers you chance to join in on this revolution. Simply put, it’s a supercomputer for everyone. Basically, an energy-efficient computer built for processing complex software simultaneously and effectively. Real-time object tracking, holographic heads-up display, <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">speech recognition</span> will become even stronger and smarter with Parallella.<span style="line-height: 32.4px;">The project has been successfully funded so far, with an estimated delivery date of February 2013. For a mini supercomputer, the price seems really promising since it’s magically $99! It’s not recommended for the non-programmer and non-Linux user, but the kit is loaded with development software to create your personal projects.</span></div><h3 style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Slab", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.42; margin: 50px 0px 20px; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">10. Google Driverless Car</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmlaHviR6AwkbEYGXpqMqifryJSKbpV5qo51U2An1_9HO5SBnihp3503ZZTEaCr55woOH5E7nwqOTr8dxs5q05kAAmwnnhynqs4J0eLim8RW2-gtMNUmCFF2TiiHVsY1hiutjNRW6DLQ/s1600/technology10-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmlaHviR6AwkbEYGXpqMqifryJSKbpV5qo51U2An1_9HO5SBnihp3503ZZTEaCr55woOH5E7nwqOTr8dxs5q05kAAmwnnhynqs4J0eLim8RW2-gtMNUmCFF2TiiHVsY1hiutjNRW6DLQ/s400/technology10-geektrends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">I could still remember the day I watch the iRobot as a teen, and being skeptical about my brother’s statement that one day, the driverless car will become reality. And it’s now a reality, made possible by… a search engine company, <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Google</span>.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;">While the data source is still a secret recipe, the <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Google driverless car</span> is powered by artificial intelligence that utilizes the input from the video cameras inside the car, a sensor on the vehicle’s top, and some radar and position sensors attached to different positions of the car. Sounds like a lot of effort to mimic the human intelligence in a car, but so far the system has successfully driven 1609 kilometres without human commands!<span style="line-height: 32.4px;">“You can count on one hand the number of years it will take before ordinary people can experience this.” Google co-founder, Sergey Brin said. However, innovation is an achievement, consumerization is the headache, as Google currently face the challenge to forge the system into an affordable gem that every worker with an average salary could benefit from.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "PT Serif", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32.4px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; word-break: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 32.4px;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 32.4px;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: PT Serif, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 32.4px;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div></div>

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COMIC-CON 2016: SPIDER-MAN: Footage Is Youthful, Energetic And Awesome

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRncMJdNmwG-FuNZOephTRey3a-OFh89HI8K9y_IfMyKj6aLKr36w7Gp6wMFlpnTCaanJkZ-URILEhyvI6_wZzcxI2gzrpTtWrqyipBceJV4rU5z1Wctotv0WIt0ZZlbfrrGf1rkDrzJs/s1600/Spiderman-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRncMJdNmwG-FuNZOephTRey3a-OFh89HI8K9y_IfMyKj6aLKr36w7Gp6wMFlpnTCaanJkZ-URILEhyvI6_wZzcxI2gzrpTtWrqyipBceJV4rU5z1Wctotv0WIt0ZZlbfrrGf1rkDrzJs/s640/Spiderman-geektrends.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">MRVEL LAUNCH THE COMIC OF SPIDERMAEN : HOMECOMING COMIC-CON FOOTAGE IS YOUTHFUL, ENERGETIC AND AWESOME. <span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Marvel brought virtually everything on its slate to the stage in Hall H on Saturday night, closing their semi-annual presentation with a smorgasbord of footage that ranged from the spiritual and surreal </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;"> to the sublimely hilarious</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;">. One project that's still very much in its infancy is</span><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;">Spider-Man: Homecoming</em><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;">, but that didn't stop Jon Watts and his young star, Tom Holland, from bringing along a very fun, high energy trailer that set the tone for Marvel's first full Spidey movie.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">So, what did they show? Set to Joan Jett's bratty anthem Bad Reputation, the <em style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Spider-Man: Homecoming</em><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span>footage focused on Peter Parker's days at Midtown High. The words "Every Journey. Every Hero. Has A Beginning." Flashed on the screen as high-school yearbook photos of every MCU actor appeared in a mock album. After that montage, we caught up with Peter in his classes, starting at 9:30 am. </div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">But Peter is only half paying attention, as we see him: Watching highlights of his battle with the Avengers from <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Civil War</em> on his laptop; creating his web fluid in a secret drawer while in a "Web Design" class; listening to the cute girls talk about how they love Spider-Man in his Phys Ed class; and staring at the prettiest girl in class during lunch... while quickly being called a loser by a scruffy Zendaya, who looks nothing like her polished, Disney Channel teen-TV beauty self.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatyZNnv00WkZVd3XXpRRoy8A7EawSNLjoKRxCCbvipcLzRYkFbtpY4GLVFB77fIyAJ_jvcT6FIRWLlV0L5oGAZjN2_WykH47HK3-4198THPPvj4MweW8k5QT7NUhujgVu6T-m24KJ-JE/s1600/spider-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatyZNnv00WkZVd3XXpRRoy8A7EawSNLjoKRxCCbvipcLzRYkFbtpY4GLVFB77fIyAJ_jvcT6FIRWLlV0L5oGAZjN2_WykH47HK3-4198THPPvj4MweW8k5QT7NUhujgVu6T-m24KJ-JE/s640/spider-geektrends.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">From there, the footage breaks into a montage of action sparked by Zendaya's character asking Peter, "What are you hiding, Peter Parker?" We see shots of Spider-Man walking on a truck that racing down the highway. We see him climbing a wall. And at the end of the footage, we get a very quick glimpse at his main adversary, </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.4px;">The Vulture</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><span style="font-family: ars-maquette-web, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 3px); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; line-height: 23.002px; position: relative; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 80ms; transition-property: color;">The art debuted</span></span><span style="font-family: ars-maquette-web, sans-serif; line-height: 23.002px;"> following Marvel's San Diego Comic-Con panel, where footage of the upcoming film was shown but is not currently set to be released publicly. Instead, the art offers those not in attendance at the panel more insight into the film, showcasing Spidey fighting with Vulture.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: ars-maquette-web, sans-serif; line-height: 23.002px;">The art offers a look at Vulture's wings, taloned feet, helmet, and more aspects of his costume.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: ars-maquette-web, sans-serif; line-height: 23.002px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 3px); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; position: relative; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 80ms; transition-property: color;">Michael Keaton has been rumored to be playing Vulture in the film</span>, which stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 3px); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; position: relative; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 80ms; transition-property: color;">Other recent reported casting</span> suggests the film will include multiple villains.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: ars-maquette-web, sans-serif; line-height: 23.002px;">The Marvel panel also revealed that <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 2px, rgb(191, 19, 19) 2px, rgb(191, 19, 19) 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 3px); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; position: relative; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 80ms; transition-property: color;">Brie Larson will play Captain Marvel</span>, while also offering new details on <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 3px); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; position: relative; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 80ms; transition-property: color;">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2</span>, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 3px); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; position: relative; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 80ms; transition-property: color;">Black Panther</span> and <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 3px); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; position: relative; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 80ms; transition-property: color;">Thor: Ragnarok</span>, as well as <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 2px, rgb(252, 197, 197) 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 3px); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: initial; position: relative; transition-delay: initial; transition-duration: 80ms; transition-property: color;">a new trailer for Doctor Strange</span>.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: ars-maquette-web, sans-serif; line-height: 23.002px;"><br /></div><div class="subscriber-preview" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 24px;">SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios took a year off from Comic-Con, but it came back with a pow on Saturday with a spectacle and star-filled presentation offering exclusive looks at "Spider-Man: Homecoming," ''Doctor Strange" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4HbagJ9-I_O6Rxvrs_bo4d7FEgf4AXn-7ttOvg3RXUPaN79Bqm4sm0A1J3bhPNKbkoaLM12nwBh9SHYL5ITcU26BJ1ZD0SLOs1vVRlNHfa_DxXQzGkGgA-9AAbrpEVcPGeYzHPNmxww/s1600/spiderman-comic-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4HbagJ9-I_O6Rxvrs_bo4d7FEgf4AXn-7ttOvg3RXUPaN79Bqm4sm0A1J3bhPNKbkoaLM12nwBh9SHYL5ITcU26BJ1ZD0SLOs1vVRlNHfa_DxXQzGkGgA-9AAbrpEVcPGeYzHPNmxww/s640/spiderman-comic-geektrends.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 24px;"><br /></div></div><div class="subscriber-preview" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 24px;">"We only want to come when we have a lot of stuff to show you," Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said. Feige didn't disappoint the 6,500 person crowd inside the convention hall with the nearly two-hour presentation.</div></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 24px;">They kicked things off with "Black Panther," which doesn't start shooting until January for a release in 2018. While there weren't any assets to tease, they did bring out the cast, including star Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, the just-announced Danai Gurira, best known for "The Walking Dead," and director Ryan Coogler.</div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 24px;">Coogler, who directed "Creed" and "Fruitvale Station," said that it was a very emotional experience being at Comic-Con. He actually came as a fan in 2009 and remembered sitting in the very back of Hall H.</div></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 24px;">"It's absolutely crazy to be looking at my people from this view," Coogler said.</div></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 24px;">The rest of the films on Marvel's slate, even those which have just started shooting, had something to show.</div></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 24px;">Audiences saw a hilarious documentary-style "Thor" spoof from "Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi imagining what Thor (Chris Hemsworth) was up to while his buddies were off battling each other in "Captain America: Civil War." 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Pokemon Go : Most Download App in Apple's App Store

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lbquD1Vdnsi-n-DqoB3CkkFl8eLGmbCfX7tNGRI5q7NhKss7kHGVD1mX42RG-paMF_wlLGyRTVC8K3c8xcdtlWKatDj8malX765GoG8Tj-44AinXR1zLXxqy6SFuLFSYEy2vfVSHhJg/s1600/pokemongo-update-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lbquD1Vdnsi-n-DqoB3CkkFl8eLGmbCfX7tNGRI5q7NhKss7kHGVD1mX42RG-paMF_wlLGyRTVC8K3c8xcdtlWKatDj8malX765GoG8Tj-44AinXR1zLXxqy6SFuLFSYEy2vfVSHhJg/s640/pokemongo-update-geektrends.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Now a days in the market game will launch name <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.geektrends.in/2016/07/pokemon-go-game-trends.html">POKEMON GO</a></span></b>. In this week apple launch the pokemon go game. and socking news is it is the most download game in Apple's app store. NEW YORK: The massive popularity that the augmented reality game Pokemon Go has generated has broken many a record. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">While on a daily basis, it is being used twice as much as the Facebook app on Android, the insanely popular app from Niantic Labs has the most first-week downloads since Applelaunched its iOS app store eight years ago, media reports said. During its first week,  <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.geektrends.in/2016/07/pokemon-go-game-trends.html">POKEMON GO</a></span></b> users spent 75 minutes per day playing, versus only 35 minutes on theFacebook app, Forbes.com reported citing report gathered from 7Park Data, pulled from a multi-million panel of anonymous US Android users. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsvzG0rG52UPuOUs1poV5nX8fA47wJmR8AgLrWixdDBwvRx1I4RZPVgD9102L8r5Ej2YMpMWzB3kToD5xFqrE9ITDziaD8AvsejBf6Sj9-ZxNeP0_Jm1oCYqLQsHtlFUN63nV4l5HHFI/s1600/pokemongo-location-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsvzG0rG52UPuOUs1poV5nX8fA47wJmR8AgLrWixdDBwvRx1I4RZPVgD9102L8r5Ej2YMpMWzB3kToD5xFqrE9ITDziaD8AvsejBf6Sj9-ZxNeP0_Jm1oCYqLQsHtlFUN63nV4l5HHFI/s640/pokemongo-location-geektrends.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">When comparing daily usage the week before and the week after Pokemon Go's release, 7Park Data discovered that the game caused daily usage for YouTube to drop by 9% and daily usage of Snapchat to drop by 18%, the report said. The augmented reality game has also become the most downloaded mobile app in its first week of release in the history of the app store, The Verge reported citing confirmation from Apple.</span><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Japan urges not to play Pokemon Go </span></h2><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> TOKYO: Japanese authorities on Saturday urged visitors to stop playing augmented realitysmartphone game Pokemon Goin popular tourist sites. The most emphatic protest came from the Izumo-taisha shrine, considered the second most sacred in Japan, which banned the use of Pokemon Gowithin its premises on Friday after the game had launched, according to its website. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQUoiDsRxxjm6gJo7LQvCmkw7x90ZBLcqtfladmm_Zw2TgPxLo3SKXgMBOJbQXQl08BPrxzbun_uOr_3BV-B-UUVnX9sr0FzRsovwY8Lnufrmd5UPK1zsYcYLeskB5-sX4lbJdh-iGSI/s1600/pokemongo-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQUoiDsRxxjm6gJo7LQvCmkw7x90ZBLcqtfladmm_Zw2TgPxLo3SKXgMBOJbQXQl08BPrxzbun_uOr_3BV-B-UUVnX9sr0FzRsovwY8Lnufrmd5UPK1zsYcYLeskB5-sX4lbJdh-iGSI/s640/pokemongo-geektrends.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Officials argued that the ban is to preserve the "solemn" atmosphere of the sanctuary and ensure the safety of its six million annual visitors, EFE news reported. Himeji Castle, Japan's most famous and best preserved feudal fortress, has placed signs inside and in surrounding areas urging the public not to play while walking through the complex. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Managers of the castle, which is also a World Heritage Site, explained to public broadcaster NHK that the complex is full of steps and areas - for example the moats surrounding Himeji - that are restricted as they are dangerous.</span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Oscar-winning director : <span style="color: black; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> </span><b style="color: black; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.geektrends.in/2016/07/pokemon-go-game-trends.html">POKEMON GO</a></span></b> an intrusion </span></h2><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone has warned people about the popular video game " Pokemon Go " and said it is a complete invasion of privacy. The 69-year-old "Savages" filmmaker believes that it's not a joke and the game actually scans lot of personal information from your phone and a kind of surveillance could lead to "totalitarianism", reported Contactmusic.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> "It's not funny. What's happening is a new level of invasion. The profits are enormous here for places like Google . They've invested a huge amount of money in data mining what you are buying, what you like, your behaviour," Stone said. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">While promoting his new movie "Snowden" at San Diego, the filmmaker continued, "It's what some people call surveillance capitalism. You'll see a new form of, frankly, arobot society. It's what they call totalitarianism." </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.geektrends.in/2016/07/pokemon-go-game-trends.html">POKEMON GO</a>...!!!!</span></b></span></div>

Pokemon Go : Most Download App in Apple's App Store

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Stocks Pause ECB : After 9 days of gains

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU7RU4TRViFJHCqWIJaGANYWQ2wQN4BWigNwRaFKt3V2JrSy5_9M8r4FAONS37b0dLMhAneOw32mC8upavj4enj4DBKYVhv3AoU-BPg4VvhkV89CLfEdR3focCEZlbxqBhJ-k7-CgdQk/s1600/ecb-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU7RU4TRViFJHCqWIJaGANYWQ2wQN4BWigNwRaFKt3V2JrSy5_9M8r4FAONS37b0dLMhAneOw32mC8upavj4enj4DBKYVhv3AoU-BPg4VvhkV89CLfEdR3focCEZlbxqBhJ-k7-CgdQk/s640/ecb-geektrends.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Dow, which is riding its longest daily winning streak in more than three years, opened lower Thursday on mixed U.S. earnings reports and the <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/European Central Bank" style="background: inherit !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 161, 52) !important; border-bottom-style: dashed !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: help; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; z-index: 9000;" title="">European Central Bank</culink>'s expected decision to hold off on additional stimulus following last month's 'Brexit' vote.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">After the opening bell, the <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Dow Jones Industrial Average" style="background: inherit !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 161, 52) !important; border-bottom-style: dashed !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: help; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; z-index: 9000;" title="">Dow Jones industrial average</culink> was off  about 30 points, or 0.2%. The Dow has finished higher nine straight sessions, its longest run without a down day since March 2013. The blue chip stock gauge has rallied nearly 700 points during the streak.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The Dow, which notched its seventh straight record high Wednesday, was dragged down early Thursday by component Intel <span style="color: #1990e5;">(INTC)</span>, whose shares fell more than 2% after the company's revenue fell short of estimates in its quarterly results released last night. Shares of <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/American Express" style="background: inherit !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 161, 52) !important; border-bottom-style: dashed !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: help; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; z-index: 9000;" title="">American Express</culink> <span style="color: #1990e5;">(AXP)</span>, another Dow component, were also trading 1% lower after a similar revenue miss.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The benchmark <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/S&P 500 Index" style="background: inherit !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 161, 52) !important; border-bottom-style: dashed !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: help; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; z-index: 9000;" title="">Standard & Poor's 500</culink> stock index fell 0.1% and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.1%. The S&P 500 on Wednesday hit a new high of 2173.02.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The ECB meeting was its first since Britain voted to exit the <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/European Union" style="background: inherit !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 161, 52) !important; border-bottom-style: dashed !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: help; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; z-index: 9000;" title="">European Union</culink> on June 23. Its decision to stand pat was not a surprise as Wall Street expected the central bank to hold off on fresh stimulus measures until they get more data and can better measure the economic fallout from 'Brexit'.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">In a statement, the ECB said it left all key rates at current levels, including the main deposit rate, which remains at -0.4% to induce banks to lend rather than horde cash. In addition, the ECB also said it would continue to purchase 80 billion euros worth of assets -- mostly government bonds -- each month through March 27 or beyond in an effort to lower borrowing costs and stimulate the eurozone economy.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Heading into the ECB meeting, Peter Rosenstreich, head of market strategy at Swissquote Bank, said: "We expect the meeting and press conference to contain warnings that economic downside risks have grown and that the bank remains ready to ease monetary policy further, if necessary."</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Back at home, investors are also keeping a close eye on second-quarter earnings season and presidential politics, with GOP presidential nominee <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Donald Trump" style="background: inherit !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 161, 52) !important; border-bottom-style: dashed !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: help; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; z-index: 9000;" title="">Donald Trump</culink> set to deliver a key speech tonight on the final night of the Republican National Convention.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Before the opening bell, <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Southwest Airlines" style="background: inherit !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 161, 52) !important; border-bottom-style: dashed !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: help; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; z-index: 9000;" title="">Southwest Airlines</culink> <span style="color: #1990e5;">(LUV)</span> fell short of earnings per share and revenue estimates, pushing shares down more than 3%. Homebuilder Pulte Group<span style="color: #1990e5;">(PHM)</span> topped expectations, lifting shares nearly 3%. On the bullish side, automaker<culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/General Motors" style="background: inherit !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 161, 52) !important; border-bottom-style: dashed !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: help; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; z-index: 9000;" title="">General Motors</culink> <span style="color: #1990e5;">(GM)</span> topped profit forecasts by 34 cents a share, pushing shares up more than 5%.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Overall, heading into Thursday profits for the S&P 500 in the April thru June quarter are estimated to contract 3.8%, putting earnings on track for a fourth straight quarter of negative growth, according to earnings-tracker <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Thomson Reuters" style="background: inherit !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 161, 52) !important; border-bottom-style: dashed !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: help; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; z-index: 9000;" title="">Thomson Reuters</culink>. Of the 70 S&P 500 companies that have already reported results, 67% have topped expectations, which is better than the average beat rate of 63%.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The big run up in stocks in recent weeks has pushed up stock prices to levels that have some Wall Street pros worried about overvaluation.</div><div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">The nearly 9% surge for the large-company Standard & Poor's 500 index since the late-June post-'Brexit' low has pushed its price-to-earnings ratio — a common valuation metric — to 17.2. The market's current valuation is well above the 15 times earnings it was trading at in February at the 2016 lows and pricier than the average P-E of 14.7 going back almost 50 years, data from Thomson Reuters show.<span style="font-weight: 700;"> </span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: knowledgemedium, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 6px 0px; transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>ECB :  holding rates steady</span></h2><div><span class="focusParagraph" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"><span class="focusParagraph" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);">The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday but left the door open to more policy stimulus, highlighting "great" uncertainty and abundant risks to the economic outlook.</span><br /><span class="focusParagraph" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKIZdlaSudTa766hD6oWkXWL6gmUpICtqOw156AJv2TGTj8kLXs0O7w57v2kypRq-KtdWCF6fi-BGUcJC1ZTl1WtI3R66-K0GGXOAkzB0CebBnFcqkrCPaShh4cMYjH-SVbQbCf4UyFs/s1600/ecb-rate-geektrends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKIZdlaSudTa766hD6oWkXWL6gmUpICtqOw156AJv2TGTj8kLXs0O7w57v2kypRq-KtdWCF6fi-BGUcJC1ZTl1WtI3R66-K0GGXOAkzB0CebBnFcqkrCPaShh4cMYjH-SVbQbCf4UyFs/s640/ecb-rate-geektrends.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="focusParagraph" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"><br /></span></div><span class="focusParagraph" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><span id="midArticle_1" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">Signalling a readiness to act, ECB President Mario Draghi argued that Britain's decision to leave the European Union and weak emerging market growth both dampen the euro zone's own outlook, leaving the balance of risks tilted firmly to the downside and possibly requiring action.</div><span id="midArticle_2" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">But Draghi also noted that growth and inflation were both moving along the path projected in June so more evidence, including fresh staff projections in September, were needed before any decision.</div><span id="midArticle_3" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">"If warranted to achieve its objective, the Governing Council will act by using all the instruments available within its mandate," Draghi said. "So I would stress readiness, willingness, ability to do so."</div><span id="midArticle_4" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">The balanced comments give the ECB time until its September meeting to weigh the economic costs of Brexit without fuelling excessive market expectations, potentially leading to disappointment, even if it does decide to act.</div><span id="midArticle_5" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">Indeed, the euro and German yields were broadly unchanged late on Thursday with little volatility during Draghi's news conference.</div><span id="midArticle_6" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">"All in all, today's meeting was one that will quickly disappear from memories," ING economist Carsten Brzeski said. "More action in September is possible but not yet a given."</div><span id="midArticle_7" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">Keeping its deposit rate at minus 0.4 percent and the main refinancing rate at 0.00 percent, the bank reaffirmed its guidance to keep rates at current or lower levels for an extended period and beyond the scope of its asset purchase programme.</div><span id="midArticle_8" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span class="first-article-divide" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">It also repeated that its 80 billion euro ($88 billion) per month asset-buying programme -- which Draghi deemed "quite successful" -- would run until March 2017, or beyond if necessary, until it sees an upward adjustment of inflation toward its target.</div><span id="midArticle_9" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">Overall, the ECB is buying 1.74 trillion euros ($1.91 trillion) worth of assets to cut borrowing costs, induce spending, lift growth and ultimately raise inflation, which has been stuck either side of zero for the past two years.</div><span id="midArticle_10" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">But such generosity in monetary policy is bumping up against limits. Draghi has consistently called on euro zone governments to loosen their spending to help out, tweaking his standard statement to argue that government reforms need to be "substantially stepped up".</div><span id="midArticle_11" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">One of imminent issues to handle is the risk that the ECB is running out of qualified assets to buy, particularly German government debt, as yields have fallen below its deposit rate, a self-imposed limit for its buys.</div><span id="midArticle_12" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">Draghi declined to address the issue, disappointing some expectations, but said that technicalities would not stand in the way of the asset buys and the ECB would review the programme if necessary.</div><span id="midArticle_13" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span class="second-article-divide" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"></div><span id="midArticle_14" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">BREXIT AND ITALY</div><span id="midArticle_15" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">Brexit has been seen as a threat to the euro zone's modest investment and consumption-led recovery. But on Thursday, Draghi appeared calm about it.</div><span id="midArticle_0" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">"Our assessment is that euro area financial markets have weathered the spike in uncertainty and volatility with encouraging resilience, he said.</div><span id="midArticle_1" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span class="third-article-divide" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">"The announced readiness of central banks to provide liquidity if needed, and our accommodative monetary policy measures, as well as our robust regulatory and supervisory framework, have all helped to keep market stress contained."</div><span id="midArticle_2" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">The threat remains, however. Early post-Brexit data, such as Germany's ZEW sentiment indicator and euro zone consumer confidence figures, suggest a significant drop in confidence.</div><span id="midArticle_3" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">But while analysts polled by Reuters cut their 2017 euro zone growth forecasts to 1.3 percent from 1.6 percent, they left their inflation projection unchanged at 1.3 percent, a mixed reading for the ECB, which targets inflation at just below 2 percent.</div><span id="midArticle_4" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; transform: translate3d(0px , 0px , 0px);"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;">Italian banks, weighed down by about a 360 billion euros ($400 billion) in bad debt and falling share prices, are also a headache for the ECB, which is the euro zone's bank supervisor.</div></div></div>

Stocks Pause ECB : After 9 days of gains

The Dow, which is riding its longest daily winning streak in more than three years, opened lower Thursday on mixed U.S. earnings reports and...

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