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Google plans to start sales of second-gen Nexus 7 tablet from July

Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc's Snapdragon processor around July, as the software giant pushes deeper into the cut-price mobile hardware market. Google is aiming to ship as many as eight million of the Asustek-made tablets in the second half of the year, throwing down the gauntlet to other low-end tablets such as Amazon.com Inc's Kindle Fire and Apple Inc's iPad mini, the sources with knowledge of the new product said. This is the first time details about the timing and sales targets for Google's new tablet have been unveiled, although the company has not publicly released any information. Google, which gets almost all of its revenue from online advertising, wants the aggressively priced Nexus tablets to be a hit as more Nexus users would mean more exposure for Google's ads. The latest version will have a higher screen resolution, a thinner bezel design and adopt Qualcomm's chip in place of Nvidia Corp's Tegra 3, which was used in the first Nexus 7s released last year, the sources said, declining to be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the media. In a blow to Nvidia, Google weighed both U.S. chipmakers' processors but finally decided on Qualcomm's for power reasons, one of the sources added. Qualcomm and Nvidia are competing aggressively in the tablet market as they seek to expand from their traditional strongholds of cellphones and PCs respectively. A Google spokesman declined to comment on its new tablet. Qualcomm and Nvidia also declined to respond to questions. Google and other traditionally non-hardware companies like Amazon and Microsoft Corp have begun making inroads into mobile devices as consumers increasingly access the Web on the go. Google introduced its first tablet last June, hoping to replicate its smartphone success in a hotly contested market now dominated by Kindle Fire and iPad. The Nexus 7 joined the ranks of smaller, 7-inch tablets popularized by Amazon and Samsung Electronics, among others. Pricing is yet to be determined and Google's plans are fluid, the sources said. Market leader Apple is expected to launch new iPads this year as well, possibly forcing its competitors to change their assumptions. Google may choose to sell the new gadget for $199, the same as the first generation rolled out last June, while the old model may be discounted, one of the sources said. Alternatively, the new tablet could be priced more competitively at $149 and the previous model discontinued, the source added. The cheapest iPad mini goes for more than $300. CORE STRENGTHS Though pricing has not been finalized, discounting could play to Google's and Amazon's strengths by getting cheaper hardware into more consumers' hands to drive revenue from their core Internet-based businesses. "This is the 'zero margin strategy'," said Fubon Securities analyst Arthur Liao. "Ninety-seven percent of Google's revenue comes from advertisement, so it needs to sell more mobile devices in order to reach more consumers." The Internet search giant, which has never disclosed tablet sales, plans to ship six to eight million of the new Nexus 7s in the second half of this year, the sources said. That compares to an estimated 4.6 million Nexus 7s sold in the same period last year, according to Enders Analysis mobile industry analyst Benedict Evans. The large volume could help to accelerate development of tablet-specific applications for its Android operating software. Asustek, a netbook PC pioneer, will continue to co-brand with Google on the new Nexus 7. The Taiwanese company has said it aims to ship over 12 million tablets this year, almost double last year's shipments.

Google plans to start sales of second-gen Nexus 7 tablet from July

Google Inc will launch a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet powered by Qualcomm Inc's Snapdragon processor around July, as the software g...

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ID Analytics Launches eCommerce Fraud Detection Solutions

Fraud detection solutions launched by ID AnalyticsID Analytics has launched a series of solutions designed to help online retailers in their fight against fraud, a problem that costs companies around $3.4 billion (2.6 billion EUR) a year. The eCommerce suit offered by ID Analytics can be used not only to stop fraudulent transactions before any money or time is wasted, but it can also reduce the number of false positive results reported by automated fraud detection systems. The solutions include Transaction Protector, a score card that can identify over 80% of fraud charge-back losses in the riskiest two percent of transactions; Transaction Advanced Intelligence, which provides real-time risk insight based on a series of attributes; and Transaction Takeover, which detects when an account is overtaken by a fraudster. “Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and eCommerce retailers still encounter too many false positives when screening for potential fraud,” explained Aaron Kline, director of eCommerce at ID Analytics.   “ID Analytics partners with merchants to help them fight fraud while ensuring that no additional friction is introduced into the online customer experience.”

ID Analytics Launches eCommerce Fraud Detection Solutions

Fraud detection solutions launched by ID Analytics ID Analytics has launched a series of solutions designed to help online retailers in thei...

Saudi Arabia Government Threatens to Ban Skype, WhatsApp and other VOIP Services

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwkPIz1yd7_R9KprGax6QXKSG_T5P1GJtHTHpsyFZh3fBM9rlj7e4IomeL9Iv9DRjdyeEGlwSUn8B9oPe_fnMSLV6tW2y_KglV9lpxsbawJOk9pRGbvBg-xq7inm3_i7G2XkoAni9Fvk/s1600/Saudi-Arabia-Wants-to-Ban-Skype-Viber-WhatsApp-Other-VoIP-Apps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwkPIz1yd7_R9KprGax6QXKSG_T5P1GJtHTHpsyFZh3fBM9rlj7e4IomeL9Iv9DRjdyeEGlwSUn8B9oPe_fnMSLV6tW2y_KglV9lpxsbawJOk9pRGbvBg-xq7inm3_i7G2XkoAni9Fvk/s1600/Saudi-Arabia-Wants-to-Ban-Skype-Viber-WhatsApp-Other-VoIP-Apps.jpg" /></a></div>VoIP services regularly get into trouble in countries where governments like to keep a solid grip on what people are talking about and with whom. No, not the US this time, Saudi Arabia is the latest to join the anti-Skype brigade as it <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/31/world/meast/saudi-arabia-may-block-apps/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">threatens</a> to ban essentially all VoIP communications in the country unless those communications fall within the regulations. Regulations that involve the government being allowed to snoop in on communications, which can't be done practically if the communications are encrypted. While the government hasn't said exactly why these apps are being targeted, it did mention Skype, WhatsApp and Viber as falling outside the rules. All three are very popular VoIP services, the latter two mostly on mobile phones. Saudi Arabia has a history of going against communication methods it can't control, it banned BlackBerry's built-in messaging service temporarily a few years ago over the use of encryption.

Saudi Arabia Government Threatens to Ban Skype, WhatsApp and other VOIP Services

VoIP services regularly get into trouble in countries where governments like to keep a solid grip on what people are talking about and with ...