Monday, September 29, 2014

Listing εκτός Athex μελετά η Τράπεζα Κύπρου

Σε συζητήσεις με το χρηματιστήριο του Λονδίνου και το δείκτη Euronext του χρηματιστηρίου της Νέας Υόρκης βρίσκεται η Τράπεζα Κύπρου για τη μεταφορά της δευτερογενούς εισαγωγής της (secondary listing) τo 2015 από την Ελλάδα στη Βρετανία ή στην Ολλανδία, όπως διαφαίνεται από συνέντευξη του διευθύνοντα συμβούλου της Τράπεζας Τζον Χούρικαν για την υπηρεσία βίντεο της ιστοσελίδας των Financial Times. 

Οι μετοχές της Τράπεζας Κύπρου...

Friday, September 26, 2014

Android Browser flaw a “privacy disaster” for half of Android users

A bug quietly reported on September 1 appears to have grave implications for Android users. Android Browser, the open source, WebKit-based browser that used to be part of the Android Open Source Platform (AOSP), has a flaw that enables malicious sites to inject JavaScript into other sites. Those malicious JavaScripts can in turn read cookies and password fields, submit forms, grab keyboard input, or do practically anything else.
Browsers are generally designed to prevent a script from one site from being able to access content from another site. They do this by...

How much does it cost to charge the iPhone 6 for a year? Less than you might think

iphone-6-plus-power-cost
Some new numbers from the Opower blog have revealed how much you can expect to spend when charging your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. 


At average U.S. energy prices, the cost comes in at a mere $.47 per year for the smaller 4.7-inch device...

Apple releases iOS 8.0.2 to address cellular and Touch ID issues in previous update, HealthKit, 3rd party Keyboards & more

IMG_3396Apple has finally released iOS 8.0.2 to address the issues discovered in yesterday’s 8.0.2 update on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The new release includes all of the HealthKit and keyboard fixes, among others, as well as the ability to actually make phone calls and connect to a cellular data network...

Thursday, September 25, 2014

We can now remotely control paralyzed rats, letting them walk again: Humans are next (video)

RatwalkIn the void left by the anticlimactic World Cup exoskeleton adventure, other efforts to make the paralyzed walk again are recapturing the spotlight. Chief among them is Grégoire Courtine’s research group at the EPFL in Switzerland...

This is what HTC's (RECamera) GoPro competitor looks like (pics & video)

recamera1-htcHTC is getting ready to release a GoPro-style action camera called the RECamera. 
That's the takeaway from a teaser video the company released today, which is filled with plenty of action shots — some of them underwater...

This is ‘Shamu,’ Motorola’s upcoming Nexus 6/X

shamufinal2Google’s upcoming “Nexus 6″ (some claim it will be called “Nexus X”) has long been rumored, and there have been many leaked specifications and details rolling out for quite some time now

But there hasn’t been much solid information about the device quite yet, leaving many who have passed on the iPhone 6 and OnePlus One hopelessly waiting to know if the wait will be worth it. For those of you who fall into this category, you’re in luck...

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Ελληνική Τράπεζα: Μετά τα stress tests η αύξηση κεφαλαίου

Προκαταρκτική απόφαση να προχωρήσει με αύξηση μετοχικού κεφαλαίου μέσω της έκδοσης δικαιωμάτων προτίμησης αποφάσισε το ΔΣ της Ελληνικής Τράπεζας, ανακοινώνοντας ότι η τελική απόφαση θα ληφθεί μετά τα stress tests. 

Σύμφωνα με ανακοίνωση της HB η αύξηση του μετοχικού κεφαλαίου αποσκοπεί στην υποστήριξη του επιχειρηματικού σχεδίου της Ελληνικής Τράπεζας και ταυτόχρονα στην ενίσχυση των Κυρίων Βασικών Ιδίων Κεφαλαίων της Τράπεζας. Τα κεφάλαια αυτά...

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Emmy Dresses 2014: See Every Red Carpet Dress Of The Night (pics)

At the 2014 Emmy Awards, leading ladies like Taylor Schilling, Debra Messing and Sarah Hyland donned designer dresses that proved they've got style in spades...

Reversible USB can also connect your 4K screens

The next generation of USB connectors might extinguish the need for dedicated display ports. The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) recently announced that DisplayPort technology will allow the upcoming Type-C USB connectors to relay audio and video signals, with the potential to drive monitor resolutions of up to 5K...

Monday, September 22, 2014

iPhone 6 & 6 Plus beat out the competition in performance benchmarks

With the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus now officially in customers’ hands after a record opening weekend of iPhone sales, today we get a look at various benchmark results for the devices compared to the competition from AnandTech

Ahead of the site’s full technical review of the new iPhones, today it posted several benchmark results showing the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus win out by just about every metric...

Friday, September 19, 2014

Alibaba's IPO debut roars, shares soar over 32%


Alibaba, BABA the Chinese e-commerce giant whose magical name and real-world business prospects inspired frenzied interest for months ahead of its record-setting initial public offering, surged more than 32% in its delayed debut Friday on the New York Stock Exchange...

Αυτοί είναι οι τέσσερις μεγάλοι μέτοχοι της Τρ. Κύπρου

Η Τράπεζα Κύπρου ανακοίνωσε την Πέμπτη ότι ολοκληρώθηκε η τοποθέτηση και ανοικτή προσφορά, ενώ παράλληλα γνωστοποιεί και τους τέσσερις μεγάλους μετόχους που κατέχουν πέραν του 5%. 

Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της έκδοσης, το εκδομένο μετοχικό κεφάλαιο της Τράπεζας αποτελείται από...

Επικράτηση του «Όχι» στο δημοψήφισμα της Σκωτίας

Υπέρ της παραμονής στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο ψήφισαν οι Σκωτσέζοι στο κρίσιμο δημοψήφισμα επί της ανεξαρτησίας, όπως προκύπτει από τα αποτελέσματα σε 31 εκ των 32 περιφερειών. 

Το αποτέλεσμα μετά τη μέχρι στιγμής καταμέτρηση των ψηφοδελτίων είναι 55,4% για το «Όχι» και 44,6% για το «Ναι», με τον Άλεξ Σάλμοντ να παραδέχεται την ήττα...

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Facebook is building a Facebook inside Facebook: A standalone app to share with just your family & close friends

cluster appFacebook has a problem: your friends list has grown so broad that sharing a photo or status with all of them probably doesn't make much sense. People still do it out of habit, and because there aren't many clear-cut ways to share with just your family or just your close friends. But according to a new report, Facebook is building a standalone app to help you do exactly this...

Στα $7,3 τρισ. αυξήθηκε η «περιουσία» των πλουσιότερων ανθρώπων

Εν μέσω κρίσης, οι Ευρωπαίοι δισεκατομμυριούχοι ξεπέρασαν φέτος τους Βορειοαμερικανούς όσον αφορά το σύνολο του πλούτου που διαθέτουν, σύμφωνα με μια έρευνα της εταιρείας Wealth-X της Σιγκαπούρης και της ελβετικής τράπεζας UBS. 

Στην Ευρώπη καταγράφονται 775 δισεκατομμυριούχοι, τα περιουσιακά στοιχεία των οποίων ανέρχονται συγκεντρωτικά, για το 2014, στα 2,375 τρισ. δολάρια. Οι Βορειοαμερικανοί...

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Report claims Apple will hold Oct. 21 event for new iPads and Yosemite

apple-ipad-mini-retinaAccording to a report from Micah Singleton at The Daily Dot, Apple is planning to hold its next press event on October 21. The date lines up with our report of a late October release for Yosemite from July and adds that Apple will use the event to unveil two new iPad models:..

SwiftKey's Systemwide Gesture Keyboard Launching Alongside iOS 8 for Free

swiftkey_ios_8_ssEarlier this year, popular Android alternative keyboard maker SwiftKey expanded to iOS with a note-taking app integrating the company's gesture keyboard. And with Apple opening up iOS to systemwide third-party keyboard as part of iOS 8, SwiftKey is ready to expand its presence. 


In a blog post and appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt last week, SwiftKey showed off its iOS 8 gesture keyboard and announced that it will launch alongside iOS 8 when the new operating system debuts tomorrow...

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Reviews: 'Thin and Sexy', 'Bigger and Better', Impressive Battery Life Up to 2 Days

iphone6_6plus_laying_downAt its September 9 iPhone event, Apple provided multiple publications with iPhone 6 and 6 Plus review units. The embargo has now lifted on review posts, so we have gathered some of the relevant excerpts from each site in order to highlight general release reactions to Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. 

Apple's two new devices are essentially identical in design aside from the difference in screen size and the battery life/optical image stabilization in the iPhone 6 Plus, so we've chosen to combine the device reviews into one post...

The First Advert Has Appeared on Instagram

View image on TwitterAs promised back in June, Instagram is preparing to show ads for UK users soon. Charlotte Williams spotted a PSA-style sponsored post from Instagram announcing the roll-out:..

Monday, September 15, 2014

Microsoft acquires Minecraft for $2.5 billion

Minecraft/Microsoft logoMicrosoft has announced that it will acquire the Minecraft franchise, and its Swedish developer Mojang, for $2.5 billion. Microsoft asserts that it “plans” to continue distributing Minecraft across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, iOS, and Android, but obviously the game’s cross-platform future is called into question by this acquisition. Markus “Notch” Persson, and Mojang’s other two founders, will not be...

Χειμερινό ωράριο στις τράπεζες από την 1η Οκτωβρίου

Από την 1η Οκτωβρίου 2014 εφαρμόζεται το χειμερινό ωράριο στις τράπεζες, σύμφωνα με ανακοίνωση του Εργοδοτικού Συνδέσμου Τραπεζών. 

Από την 1η Οκτωβρίου 2014 μέχρι και τις 30 Απριλίου 2015, οι τράπεζες θα λειτουργούν Δευτέρα - Παρασκευή από τις...

Friday, September 12, 2014

Αναβάθμισε την Ελλάδα ο οίκος Standard&Poor's

Σε αναβάθμιση της πιστοληπτικής ικανότητας της Ελλάδας κατά μία βαθμίδα, από B- σε Β, προχώρησε ο οίκος αξιολόγησης Standard&Poor’s.
Η προοπτική του ελληνικού αξιόχρεου χαρακτηρίζεται «σταθερή», γεγονός που σημαίνει πως δεν αναμένονται άλλες αναβαθμίσεις ή υποβαθμίσεις κατά τους επόμενους μήνες.
Όπως σημειώνει ο οίκος, η αναβάθμιση «αντανακλά» την εικόνα της πως «οι κίνδυνοι για τη...

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Now Available for Pre-Order

iphone6ordersApple has begun accepting online pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus in several different countries around the world, including the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and the UK. 

Several U.S. carriers, including AT&TVerizonT-Mobile, and Sprint are also accepting pre-orders for the devices. Multiple...

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Apple Watch Will Use Skin Contact for Apple Pay Security

applewatchpayWhen Apple announced that the Apple Watch would be able to use Apple Pay, the company's new mobile payment initiative, many wondered how secure the payments would be if the device lacked the security of Touch ID, which is used in the iPhone 6's implementation. Now, several members of the press have confirmed how the system works. 


Both Rene Ritchie of iMore and Cult of Mac report that when a user...

DISAPPEARING STATUS UPDATES MIGHT BE COMING TO FACEBOOK

Facebook wants people to feed its insatiable data machine with likes and updates. But one of the problems the social network is currently wrestling with is that Snapchat-using young people don't like leaving digital trails, and they don't really like Facebook.
So, how do you get people to post more?
One possible answer: You make it easy for Facebook posts to disappear. As first spotted by The Next Web, Facebook changed one of its help pages to note that people in "some areas" are able...

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Apple Watch with NFC Apple Pay unveiled (pics & video)

Apple's iWatch may not be the most-hyped gadget of all the time, but it's certainly one of the most-anticipated products of recent years. Now it's here and Apple's simply calling it Apple Watch. It will be available in early 2015 , starting at $349...

Apple reveals iPhone 6 Plus with 5.5-inch screen, Curved edges, A8 processor, Apple Pay with NFC (pics & video)

For Apple, bigger is indeed better. On Tuesday, the company unveiled the iPhone 6 Plus at its media event, delivering a jumbo-sized model with a 5.5-inch screen in addition to the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model.


The larger iPhone is basically a phablet, or phone-tablet, like other big phones such as...

iPhone 6: Curved edges, 4.7-inch screen, A8 processor, Apple Pay with NFC (pics & video)

After rumors and customer demand, Apple has finally given the people what they want: an iPhone 6 with a larger-than-4.5-inch screen. In fact, customers will have a choice of two phone to consider, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus...











Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Apple Announces Mobile Payment Solution Called Apple Pay

apple0132Confirming rumors and leaks, Apple announced this morning that the new iPhone 6 devices will support mobile payments. The feature, which also uses Apple’s Touch ID, will take advantage of NFC technology. That means users will be able to pay for goods and others...

Καθήκοντα CEO της Ελληνικής Τράπεζας ανέλαβε ο Μ. Γιαννόπουλος

imageO Μαρίνος Σ. Γιαννόπουλος αναλαμβάνει από σήμερα καθήκοντα Ανώτατου Εκτελεστικού Διευθυντή στον όμιλο της Ελληνικής Τράπεζας, σύμφωνα με ανακοίνωση της τράπεζας. 

Όπως αναφέρεται ο κ. Γιαννόπουλος διαθέτει πολύχρονη πείρα στον τραπεζικό τομέα...

Michael Schumacher to undergo rehabilitation at home

Michael Schumacher to undergo rehabilitation at home after leaving hospitalFormula One legend Michael Schumacher has been moved to his family home in Switzerland for further rehabilitation nearly nine months after his life-threatening skiing accident.
Schumacher, who won a record seven drivers’ championships in his F1 career, has made steady progress while at a clinic in Lausanne, according to his manager, although no further details on his condition were disclosed...

8 Things You’ll Love About Apple’s New iOS 8

Apple Hosts Its Worldwide Developers ConferenceThe iPhone 6's new operating system, iOS 8, will give you predictive typing and App Store parental control, among other features



Apple’s iPhone 6 is hotly tipped to be announced Tuesday during Apple’s hyped Sept. 9 event. And while the iPhone 6’s specs aren’t known yet—rumors say bigger screens, sapphire glass and near field...

iOS 7 How-to: Manage your iCloud storage space from an iOS device

hero_heroApple gives all iCloud users 5 GB of iCloud storage. For most users, this is more than plenty of space, but for some, it isn’t nearly enough. This space is used for iOS device backups, iWork and other documents, and email if you are using a @mac.com,..

Κύπρος: Δεν εκταμιεύεται η δόση

Κινδυνεύει να βρεθεί εκτός ατζέντας του Eurogroup την ερχόμενη Παρασκευή η αξιολόγηση του κυπριακού οικονομικού προγράμματος, με αποτέλεσμα η επόμενη δόση των €436 εκατ. να μην εκταμιεύεται και να πηγαίνει για αργότερα. Σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες του «Φ», οι πιστωτές αξιολογούν ότι δεν τηρούνται από την πλευρά της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας τα...

The Two New iPhone 6 Models Will Go On Sale Sept. 19

Apple is reportedly preparing to release two versions of the iPhone — one with a 4.7-inch screen and another with a 5.5-inch display — on Sept. 19.
The report comes after previous news outlets have suggested that Apple will delay the launch of its larger iPhone due to production issues...

Monday, September 8, 2014

Τέλη Οκτωβρίου η μετοχή της Τράπεζας Κύπρου στο ΧΑΚ

Η Τράπεζα Κύπρου κατέθεσε στην Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς για έγκριση το ενημερωτικό δελτίο που αφορά τη δεύτερη φάση της έκδοσης μετοχικού κεφαλαίου, δήλωσε η πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής Κεφαλαιαγοράς, Δήμητρα Καλογήρου. 

Η δεύτερη φάση της έκδοσης αφορά στη διάθεση σε μικρομετόχους (retail investors) μετοχών €100 εκ...

Electrolux to buy General Electric’s appliance arm for $3.3bn

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Electrolux is going to head to head in the US with its bigger rival Whirlpool in the battle to sell the most washing machines and fridges after agreeing to...

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Ψηφίστηκε από τη Βουλή το νομοσχέδιο για τις εκποιήσεις

Οι νομοθέτες σήμερα ενέκριναν σήμερα δύο διαφορετικούς νόμους για εκποιήσεις ενυπόθηκων ακινήτων, μεταφέροντας στην εκτελεστική εξουσία το βάρος απόρριψης ενός εκ των δύο και «τεστάροντας» παράλληλα τις προθέσεις της τρόικας. 

Μετά από ιδιαίτερα έντονες και μακρές παρασκηνιακές ζυμώσεις, τα κόμματα ενέκριναν κατά πλειοψηφία το...

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Skype 5.4 adds ability to host group audio calls from iPhone

It’s not quite group video calling, but Skype is rolling out an update to its iPhone app to support hosting group audio calls in the latest feature addition to its redesigned iPhone app...

Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 is the phablet, refined

The Note 4 is a refinement on last year's Note 3, an iterative update that improves upon the Note 3's...

The Galaxy Note Edge with a curved display

Twenty months ago, it was a nameless prototype at CES 2013. Now Samsung’s sloping, curved OLED phone is real: meet the Galaxy Note Edge, the highest-end phone in Samsung’s lineup...

Dyson finally announces a robot vacuum cleaner (pics & videos)

Dyson makes futuristic hand dryers, room fans, and vacuum cleaners.

Except its vacuum...

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Oivo hits Kickstarter with a tiny iPhone charger powered by four AA batteries

oivo_101Increasing screen size, RAM, or storage capacity hasn’t been a problem for smartphone vendors in recent years, though we can’t say the same about battery life, which is often a...

Monday, September 1, 2014

Apple is reportedly partnering with Visa, MasterCard and American Express for iPhone mobile wallet

Apple Launches iPhone 5s And 5c In ChinaThe countdown to Apple’s event on September 9, where it will almost certainly announce the next iPhones, has started — and rumors are increasingly piling up...

Leaked: photos of naked celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, Kate Upton and Ariana Grande

A hacker is believed to have obtained 60 risque images of Jennifer Lawrence which are now going viral.Hundreds of nude, semi-nude, and revealing pictures of female celebrities were leaked overnight after being stolen from their private collections. Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, and pop star Ariana Grande were among the celebrities apparently shown in the pictures, which were posted on infamous web forum 4chan...
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