iPhone 5 VS: What Android and Windows Need to Fix

 iPhone 5 VS: What Android and Windows Need to FixiPhone 5 vs this phone, iPhone 5 vs that phone. Since its release the iPhone 5 has been compared to other phones on the market, both Android and Windows. And while there are a lot of things that each respective phone does better than the others, there are fundamental issues that each need to resolve in order to gain more of an edge over the iPhone 5.

Windows

Windows phones haven?t had the greatest reputation the past couple of years but the Nokia Lumia 920 may be looking to change that. In the ?iPhone 5 vs Lumia 920? debate, the Lumia has a clear advantage when it comes to things like camera quality and even screen size and resolution. But there is something that is definitely holding back the Lumia 920 and Windows phones in general. The Windows platform has yet to create a formidable apps market comparable to that of Android or iOS. Maybe Windows 8 will help attract more developers, but Microsoft?s pricing plan for apps may become an issue for consumers as they would be more expensive than current iOS and Android apps.

Android

It?s hard to generalize about Android phones and how they compare to the iPhone because there are so many of them and each has varying screen size, processing power, camera quality and other features. But there is something that the iPhone undoubtedly has over Android and it has to do with the operating systems. Most people turn to preference when looking at iOS or Android but there is something that I think even Android users are annoyed about. When iOS 6 came out, owners of iOS devices everywhere had the option to update. Android fans on the other hand aren?t as lucky. Android updates tend to roll out in a more fragmented sequence with some phones receiving updates sooner than others. Some phones are still running Android 2.3 because updates have not been made available. What Android gains in having an open source approach it loses in being able to easily manage and distribute.

Neither of these problems is permanent and each can definitely be improved upon. And when the Windows platform has strong apps and Android updates have a more streamlined updating process, phones like the Lumia 920 and Galaxy SIII will have a stronger edge in future ?iPhone 5 vs? debates.


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PepsiCo Launches PepsiCo10 Incubator ... - African Business Review

SAO PAOLO and PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo today announced an open call for young entrepreneurs and forward-thinking university students in Brazil to submit business ideas for its digital incubator program ? PepsiCo10. Now in its third year, PepsiCo10 identifies promising emerging technologies that can be applied to brands to engage consumers in new ways to help drive sales.? PepsiCo10 Brazil will be the first PepsiCo10 program focused on an emerging market.

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In addition to attracting start-ups, PepsiCo10 Brazil will focus on engaging tech-savvy Millennials by inviting submissions from university students across Brazil. Business sustainability is included among the four submission categories, joining Entertainment, Mobile and Retail -- reinforcing the priorities and interests for PepsiCo's Brazil business.??

Launched in 2010, the inaugural PepsiCo10 US received more than 500 submissions from budding entrepreneurs that gave PepsiCo an early look at technology trends such as social TV, experience-based gaming, crowd-sourced content creation, and pay-at-the-table digital promotion. In 2011 the momentum continued with PepsiCo10 Europe, attracting applicants from start-ups in 18 countries and resulting in marketing pilots with billion-dollar PepsiCo brands like Doritos, Quaker, Walkers and Pepsi MAX.

PepsiCo10 Brazil is kicking off the submission process with a reception and panel at Social Media Week Sao Paolo, which begins today and runs through September 27. From September 2012 to June 2013, the program will select 10 entrepreneurs or university students in two phases to implement marketing programs with leading global and local PepsiCo brands, among them TODDY?, DORITOS?, RUFFLES?, PEPSI?, QUAKER? and H2OH!?, across four categories: Entertainment, Mobile, Retail and Sustainability. Entrepreneurs can apply for the Fall 2012 phase through October 27, 2012 via a tab on PepsiCo Brazil's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pepsicobrasil. For more information visit PepsiCo10.com.

"Brazil is a great market to run the PepsiCo10 program. Our brands are recognized for their imaginative and surprising programs that reach consumers in unexpected ways, like crowd-sourcing the next product flavor or involving them in a community activity," said Nora Mirazon, Consumer Engagement Officer at PepsiCo Brazil. "PepsiCo10 offers an amazing opportunity to accelerate our innovation process while boosting engagement with consumers in this key market."

Cristiana Gomes, Director of Human Resources at PepsiCo Brazil, added, "Along with the search for new ideas, PepsiCo10 supports our strategy of attracting and retaining top talent by giving us a chance to communicate with some of the brightest and most creative young Brazilian minds."

"We are excited to build the PepsiCo10 roster in Brazil, a growth engine for PepsiCo and a nation brimming with innovative ideas and creativity," said Josh Karpf, Director of Digital Media at PepsiCo. "PepsiCo10 reinforces our commitment to marketing excellence and gives our brands a competitive edge by putting a process behind discovering technologies that enable digital connections with consumers."

How it works:
Start-up companies and students can submit online applications through the PepsiCo Brazil Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pepsicobrasil from September 24, 2012, through October 27, 2012, in one of four categories: Entertainment, Mobile, Retail and Sustainability.? During Phase One of the program ? September to December 2012 ? judges will select five start-ups to activate marketing pilots? followed by another five selections in Phase Two ? January to June 2013. Pilot programs will be conducted with brands TODDY?, DORITOS?, PEPSI?, H2OH!? and GATORADE? in Phase One and TODDYNHO?, QUAKER?, RUFFLES?, PEPSI? and LIPTON? in Phase Two. Proposals are evaluated on a rolling timeline based on a variety of factors, including an applicant's ability to partner with PepsiCo brands and commercial viability. Judges will include executive leadership from PepsiCo, venture capital firm Highland Capital, alongside agency partners iThink, Omnicom and local digital influencers. The PepsiCo10 Brazil winners (up to two travelers per winning submission) will be offered an all-expenses paid trip to New York City in 2013 for the opportunity to meet with PepsiCo brand marketers and network with US-based digital influencers. Partnerships and pilots for Phase One and Phase Two will begin in 2013.

Criteria
PepsiCo is looking for innovative business concepts in emerging technologies from both Brazilian college students and start-ups that meet the following entry requirements:

  • Early-stage: The start-up/ company or idea must be in the marketplace for less than three years as of September 1, 2012.
  • Technology business: The start-up/ company or idea must have a demonstrable business technology or application. No agencies please.
  • Ready-to-Go: The start-up/ company or student must have a feasible product that is ready for a business application.

About PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $65 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. Our main businesses ? Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola ? make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. PepsiCo's people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for people and our planet, which we believe also means a more successful future for PepsiCo. We call this commitment Performance with Purpose: PepsiCo's promise to provide a wide range of foods and beverages for local tastes; to find innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment by conserving energy and water and reducing packaging volume; to provide a great workplace for our associates; and to respect, support and invest in the local communities where we operate. For more information, please visit PepsiCo.com.

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Fiona Apple Arrested For Hashish In West Texas

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Singer-songwriter Fiona Apple was arrested for possession of hashish at a checkpoint after drug-sniffing dogs detected marijuana in her tour bus.

Police found the four grams of marijuana and a plastic bag with about four grams of hashish in a backpack on the us.

The 'Criminal' singer was arrested after she admitted the drugs were hers and taken to Hudspeth County Jail -- where this mugshot was taken.

In the photo, the crooner has her eyes closed dressed in a black-and-white striped ensemble.

Apple "freely admitted that the controlled substances belonged to her and she was placed under arrest by U.S. Border Patrol agents and detained," according to a police release.

The arrest happened at West Texas Border Patrol, the same border checkpoint where Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Paul Wall and Armie Hammer were also arrested.

She was released on a $10,000 bond. However, her Austin concert has been indefinitely postponed.

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Golf-Snedeker wins Tour Championship and FedExCup

ATLANTA, Sept 23 | Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:53pm BST

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(Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker held off a late charge by fellow American Ryan Moore to win the season-ending Tour Championship by four shots on Sunday, along with FedExCup honours and the eye-popping $10 million bonus.

Tied for the lead overnight with Britain's Justin Rose in the PGA Tour's final playoff event, Snedeker birdied three of the last six holes to clinch his fourth victory on the U.S. circuit and his second of the year. (Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Atlanta; Editing by Ed Osmond)

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Iran readies domestic Internet, blocks Google

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DUBAI ??Iran plans to switch its citizens onto a domestic Internet network in what officials say is a bid to improve cyber security but which many Iranians fear is the latest way to control their access to the web.

The announcement, made by a government deputy minister on Sunday, came as state television announced Google Inc's search engine and its email service would be blocked "within a few hours".

"Google and Gmail will be filtered throughout the country until further notice," an official identified only by his last name, Khoramabadi, said, without giving further details.

The Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said Google ban was connected to the anti-Islamic film posted on the company's YouTube site which has caused outrage throughout the Muslim world. There was no official confirmation.

Iran has one of the biggest Internet filters of any country in the world, preventing normal Iranians from accessing countless sites on the official grounds they are offensive or criminal.

But many Iranians believe the block on sites such as Facebook and YouTube is due to their use in anti-government protests after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad in 2009.

Sites expressing views considered anti-government are also routinely blocked.

Iranians commonly overcome the government filter by using virtual private network (VPN) software that makes the computer appear as if it is based in another country.

But officials have long spoken of creating an Iranian Internet system which would be largely isolated from the World Wide Web.

"In recent days, all governmental agencies and offices ... have been connected to the national information network," deputy communications and technology minister Ali Hakim-Javadi was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency.

The second phase of the plan would be to connect ordinary Iranians to the national network, he said.

According to Iranian media, the domestic system would be fully implemented by March 2013 but it was not clear whether access to the global Internet would be cut once the Iranian system is rolled out.

Even using VPNs, many Iranians suffered serious problems accessing email and social networking sites in February, ahead of parliamentary elections.

The Islamic Republic tightened cyber security after its nuclear program was attacked in 2010 by the Stuxnet computer worm, which caused centrifuges to fail at its main uranium enrichment facility.

Tehran, whose nuclear programme is suspected by the West of being aimed at developing a bomb, accused the United States and Israel of deploying the worm.

Authorities said in April a computer virus was detected inside the control systems of Kharg Island - which handles the vast majority of Iran's crude oil exports - but the terminal remained operational.

Communications and Technology Minister Reza Taqipour said last month Iran needed to develop its own network to ensure the safety of the country's information.

"Control over the Internet should not be in the hands of one or two countries," he said. "Especially on major issues and during crises, one cannot trust this network at all."

Iran threatened in May to take legal action against Google over its decision to drop the term "Persian Gulf" from its Google Maps and leaving the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula nameless.

Many Arab states refer to the sea as the "Arabian Gulf", a term Iran considers unacceptable.

Reporting by Zahra Hosseinian and Yeganeh Torbati; Editing by Sophie Hares.

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Business Owner Blog: Playing to Win

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I?ve spent most of my short career doing marketing work for not for profit companies.? At these nonprofits, my hyper-competitiveness was often criticized; a lot of the executive team didn?t like it when I made disparaging remarks towards competing businesses.?

Not fostering competition between our company and companies in direct competition for our business was not the strangest of our corporate (should I say non-corporate) culture.? Once we entered an actual social media competition, hosted by a newspaper, and I was dressed down for trash talking a vote stealing company in an internal email.? Another time, I was chastised for bad mouthing a company that was engaging in the most clear cut case of consumer fraud I?ve ever seen.

As far as I could gather, our total disregard for anything having to do with competition was a function of creating a work environment with the smallest amount of possible stress.? Non profit work does not offer a lot of monetary incentives, so the companies that I worked for previously did things like offer: great health insurance, gift cards, passes to amusement parks, comp time, EWPs, nice office chairs, ample PTO, really just about everything you can imagine to make us forget that the 1st and the 15th even existed.? It wasn?t a bad ploy, but because there wasn't a competitive atmosphere, I never felt like I was making a difference.?

I?ve often wondered what would happen if a forward thinking shark from the for-profit sector took over a non-profit.? Based on my previous experiences, I?d have to think that the philanthropic organization would either make a world of difference, or go out of business because it couldn?t find enough compassionate, but tough as nails employees to fill the desks at headquarters.? This morning, an article from Forbes taught me that a non-profit intent on never settling can function.? In fact, the non-profit featured in this article doesn?t just function, it thrives.? Chuck Feeney, who created the Atlantic Philanthropies Foundation, has spent the last 30 years donating almost $7.5 billion to causes that he deemed worthy.? Mr. Feeney came into his enormous fortune when he was bought out of his duty free empire.? Instead of keeping the money generated from the sale of his business, this civic minded business owner made his foundation, instead of himself the owner of his tax free bazaar conglomerate.? All of the money from his buyout went to The Atlantic Philanthropies Foundation.

Mr. Feeney applies the tactics he used to build a retail empire to his charitable trust.? When giving away money, he pits worthy causes against each other in a competition, demands transparency, and will pull funding if one of his wards departs from an established plan.? The far reaching effects of his enormous giving efforts are catalogued in the article.? Reading the story really made me what kind of world we would live in if more non profits focused less on diplomacy, and more on taking home the big tamale.?

All business owners can take a lesson from Chuck Feeney.? If you're doing something, doing anything, why not strive to be the best at what you do?? Also, most of the business owners who are reading this blog have a lot of experience working a lot of jobs.? Don?t be shy to apply a lion taming trick you learned as a zoo keeper to close a sale in your real estate business.? Don?t be afraid to use a trick you learned closing closing sales at your real estate business to tame lions.

Has your company learned anything from a business in the non-profit sector?? Chime in on Facebook.

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Consider Replacing The Doors In Your House | Home Improvement ...

If your doors are showing a large amount of wear or getting dated, you could be considering replacing them. There are that many differing types of doors procurable from the market that you may be wondering what the best door choice is for you.

The main thing about buying doors is to make sure you get a top notch door. You don't want to purchase a door that is little better than a flimsy obstacle between your room and the rest of the house. By buying 100% oak internal doors, you can be sure that you are getting a robust door. Sometimes style is not all that is involved when you decide to replace doors in your house. After all , a door is not just there for its design sense. It is vital that it does its job and is really worth the money that you're investing. Due to this it is smart to spend a little more cash on the doors in your house. If you decide to spend less cash on a second class product, you may have regrets about it over the long run. This is doubly true if you're planning on spending years in your home.

The biggest hurdle may be your current budget. It can be tricky to save up the quantity of money you will need to make the correct decisions when you're replacing things. However , you shouldn't let your budget hold you back. It is extremely important to spend the money that you need for the quality that you deserve. If you should opt to spend the additional money you need to purchase solid oak doors internal. Your internal doors are as important as your external doors. You shouldn't scrimp on the quality just because they're within your home.

If you really do want to purchase better doors but your budget simply won't let you, you might want to consider saving for them. By putting small amounts of money apart over time , you are able to save up the full amount that you need for the better doors that you would like. This is among the benefits of your doors being internal. You can wait to replace them as long as you have got a functional door. Once you save up the money you can be warranted that you are going to be in a position to enjoy your new doors for a particularly long time.

After you replace your internal doors you may find that there are other things in your house that you want to replace as well. Having top of the range wood products can make you feel like you want to replace the other wood products that you currently have. The following step that you might like to take is to replace your trim. If you've got a staircase you may want to swap it for a higher quality one. Bespoke staircases are as high quality as the doors that they provide. You may be ok with the choices that you made and the cash that's spent replacing these important fixings in your home.

The most important thing about buying doors is to make certain you get a top-notch door. By purchasing one hundred percent oak internal doors, you can be certain that you're getting a sturdy door. Your internal doors are as important as your external doors. After you purchase solid oak doors internal you may find that there are more things in your home that you need to replace also.

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How you can Produce an online Company with Affiliate Programs ...

Just ten years ago, having a Net presence was perceived as one thing rather exotic. Web pioneers had been wanting to locate a strategy to bring the world wide web towards the masses, and e mail was still in its infancy as individuals battled to stay on the internet with their dial-up connections.

What a modify a decade can make! Right now, you will find millions of web sites and virtually any particular person can commence up an online company. Getting domains and web hosting are just several clicks away, and company opportunities abound. The key challenge is finding an online business opportunity that could bring in revenues without having you obtaining to really sell items, stock inventory, or handle buyers.

That?s where affiliate applications come in. The truth is, among the most effective mechanisms for monetizing a website is by way of affiliate applications. Even if you have never ever heard of them, chances are you?ve observed affiliate programs on hundreds of internet sites. They?re the buttons and banners and links that advertise ecommerce web sites each large and tiny. Every time someone clicks out of your web site to that of an affiliate internet site and that person buys a thing, you get a percentage from the sale. Although the percentage is comparatively small, the a lot more visitors you drive to your site, the larger your clickthroughs and the greater your sales.

Even though some individuals are prepared to invest an unbelievable quantity of time signing up for individual affiliate programs and creating their very own internet sites, you?ll find actually businesses which will do the legwork for you. Actually, they?re going to give you with your personal domain or domains and also you can reap the rewards of various affiliate programs.

The very best on-line business affiliate applications will set you up with an exciting internet site having a variety of affiliates. Here are some examples:

Auctions: A single portion of your house page could be a portal to eBay auctions, and really list many of eBay?s primary categories. Additionally, it may possibly have a banner ad that lists auctions that happen to be ending soon, together with an in-banner search box so visitors can search for products of interest.

Buying Malls: One more section of your residence page might be devoted to affiliate ads from a huge business like amazon.com. As with all the auction section, the navigation bar will list numerous amazon.com categories and can take your site guests for the area in which they?re interested.

Nutrition: You may also have numerous smaller graphics which can be affiliates of nutrition businesses, and that sell, for example, bodybuilding or fat loss supplements. Similarly, you could possibly have affiliate links for ecommerce web sites that book vacations or that sell flowers, electronics, or supplies for pets.

Beyond the affiliate hyperlinks, your website will also have exciting and helpful up-to-the-minute info for your website visitors. For example, you might have a news banner that supplies visitors with headline news, world news, and news about technologies and entertainment. It might also have stock quotes and weather info.

The cash you make out of your on-line organization comes from two sources: affiliate hyperlinks and from referrals to other people who join the company chance by means of your web site.

Now that the barriers to productive on the web company opportunities have been broken, there?s no purpose that you just can?t launch your own personal online enterprise and reap the rewards from affiliate programs.

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SNL Shows Us the Important Questions Undecided Voters Have: ?Just What Is Oil? What Is it Used For??

The November election is 44 days away, and Saturday Night Live offered a look at the questions that undecided voters who will swing it one way or the other still have. Questions like:

  • When is the election?
  • What are the names of the two people running?
  • Who is the president right now? Is he or she running? Because if so, experience is maybe something we should consider.
  • What happens if the president dies? Has anyone thought about who would replace him? What?s your plan gentlemen?
  • We hear a lot about our dependence on foreign oil, but just what is oil? What is it used for?

Watch the full clip below, via NBC:

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