In the third quarter, Yahoo purchased eight companies, including Lexity, Rockmelt, and Xobni. According to its earnings release, the net cash impact on those purchases totalled $163 million. Does that mean that the total value of the eight purchases came to $163 million? Not at all. That figure is merely the net cash outflow for Yahoo, or, the total cash that it paid to the companies’ shareholders, less cash that the companies had on hand. This doesn’t give us the full picture of the total cost of Yahoo purchases, given that the company could also employ stock as well as cash to make acquisitions. In fact, that seems to be the majority option. Here’s Yahoo in its second quarter earnings: During the second quarter of 2013, Yahoo! repurchased 25 million shares for $653 million and used a net $1 billion in cash for acquisitions (including a net $970 million to acquire Tumblr). That appears to imply that Yahoo used a net $30 million that quarter to acquire the eight companies that it picked up in the second quarter that were not Tumblr (for a total of nine second quarter acquisitions). Unless Yahoo bought exceptionally cash-rich companies – not likely, frankly – then it appears to have used far more of its own stock as bargaining chip than cash to purchase the smaller firms. The Tumblr deal was nearly all cash, though the company had over $15 million in cash on hand at the time of the deal. Speaking very purely, Yahoo has under $1 billion in cash and equivalents. But, its total cash position, as it is usually calculated including “[c]ash, cash equivalents, and investments in marketable securities” total $3.2 billion. That, tied to its forthcoming massive Alibaba check, and Yahoo is more than sufficiently capitalized to keep on buying if it wants to. Though, it isn’t clear if Yahoo will pursue more cash-focused, or stock-based purchases moving forward. It has shown an appetite for both. Top Image Credit: Kevin KrejciSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/A6Bf3G1iDbs/ Category: Ios 7 Release DateGTA 5 reviewsavannah brinsonSons Of Anarchy Season 6Kendrick Lamar Control
Audio Technica makes a wide range of high-end headphones that plenty of audiophiles subsequently plug directly into a standalone digital-to-analog converter. Perhaps that's why one of their newest sets of cans comes with a DAC built into the ear cup.
Late last night, an app that's sure to irritate Snapchat launched.
Called SnapHack, it lets you save and re-open Snapchat messages you've received any time you want. That means, no more disappearing photos or videos, which is the whole reason why Snapchat is appealing in the first place.
SnapHack was created by Darren Jones, who has created a couple of apps under DAP Logic. A few months ago he launched Iconical, which let users customize their iPhone apps.
Currently, SnapHack retails for $.99. Jones says he hasn't heard from Snapchat yet about his creation. He says he's already submitted an even better version of SnapHack to Apple, which will let Snapchat recipients forward the saved photo messages to friends.
We tried out SnapHack and true to Jones' word, it saves all photo messages you receive on Snapchat forever.
Here's how SnapHack works:
Download SnapHack from the App Store, where it's now listed. Pay $.99 to download it.
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Login to SnapHack with the same login you use for Snapchat. There, you'll see a list of all the recent Snapchats you've received. You'll also see any Snapchat messages you haven't yet opened.
SnapHack only lets you save and re-open Snapchat messages if you open the message for the first time in SnapHack. If you've already opened a message in Snapchat, it can not be saved and viewed in SnapHack.
To test it out, I sent myself a SnapChat of my coffee mug, and selected a 3-second view time.
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Then I selected myself as the recipient in Snapchat and hit send. I closed out of Snapchat and re-opened SnapHack. Already, my Snapchat of the mug had populated there. (Remember, I did not open the picture in Snapchat first.)
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I clicked on the green item, the Snapchat I had just sent myself, and it opened. No time limit or anything. It's just there for my constant viewing, any time I open SnapHack from now on.
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I went back into Snapchat, opened the message of my mug, viewed it for three seconds, and it disappeared. I went back into SnapHack, and my mug was still there.
SnapHack is another reminder that nothing you send, even if you think it's to a single trusted friend, is ever really private.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the central Philippines Tuesday morning, killing at least four people and collapsing and damaging buildings, radio reports and officials said.
The quake was centered 56 kilometers (35 miles) deep below Carmen town on Bohol Island and was felt across the region.
Radio station DZMM quoted civil defense officials as saying that four people died when part of a fish port collapsed in nearby Cebu city, across the strait from Bohol.
The roof of a market in Mandaue in Cebu province also collapsed, injuring 19 people, according to TV reports. People rushed out of buildings and homes, including hospitals as aftershocks continued.
Bohol Gov. Edgardo Chatto said that a church was reported damaged in the provincial capital of Tagbilaran and a part of the city hall collapsed, injuring one person.
Earthquakes are common in the Philippines, which lies along the Pacific "Rim of Fire."
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HOUSTON, Oct. 10, 2013 A 10-fold leap forward in Internet bandwidth connectivity will allow researchers at the University of Houston to more quickly upload and crunch data. Online classes could become far more engaging and interactive.
Deniz Gurkan, associate professor of computer engineering technology in the College of Technology, has received a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to upgrade campus cyber infrastructure to 100 gigabits per second.
That will be a huge step up from the current bandwidth of 10 gigabits per second, and Gurkan said the expansion should meet the University's needs for years to come.
But that's not really the point, she said.
"It's more about enabling innovation," she said. "It's about 'Build it and the innovation will come.' ''
UH is a consortium member of the Internet2, which offers a range of network services tailored to the needs of research and education. Gurkan said most of the money from the Campus Cyberinfrastructure Network Infrastructure and Engineering grant will be spent for equipment to upgrade campus connectivity to the Internet2's fastest network connection, 100 gigabits per second.
The grant program started last year, although the National Science Foundation has made periodic investments in high-performance computing and research infrastructure since 1995.
Gurkan said the original investments came when universities were just beginning to see the potential of the Internet. Back then, she said, no one anticipated the growth of e-commerce and social networks.
"Without seeing the (potential) applications, the National Science Foundation and universities invested," she said. "Now, the Internet is something completely different than what it was designed for. Web videoconferences are part of our everyday life. We are at another inflection point that will take society someplace else."
Rathindra Bose, vice president for research and technology transfer for the University, said faculty are creating more and more data as they use more sophisticated computers to gather information.
"Storing it all and easily accessing it all is a monumental task, but it is definitely not insurmountable," he said. "Our collaborators at other institutions are already sharing large quantities of data through Internet2, and Dr. Gurkan's efforts will ensure our faculty are able to meet the new needs for research data storage, mining and sharing."
Gurkan said she will install the increased connectivity at several places around campus to make it more convenient for researchers to use. But the potential innovations won't stop there. There are applications in health care and education, as well.
UH and other universities have begun to spread their academic expertise beyond their campuses through what are known as massive open online courses, or MOOCs, and Gurkan said increased bandwidth could allow additional creativity and interactivity for online education, individual tutoring, healthcare and other applications.
"Maybe a hologram of the (tutor) in your living room," she said. "Why not?"
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About the University of Houston
The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the nation's best colleges for undergraduate education. UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning and strategic industry partnerships. Located in the nation's fourth-largest city, UH serves more than 39,500 students in the most ethnically and culturally diverse region in the country.
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Contact: Jeannie Kever jekever@uh.edu 713-743-0778 University of Houston
NSF grant will help University of Houston researchers measure data more quickly
HOUSTON, Oct. 10, 2013 A 10-fold leap forward in Internet bandwidth connectivity will allow researchers at the University of Houston to more quickly upload and crunch data. Online classes could become far more engaging and interactive.
Deniz Gurkan, associate professor of computer engineering technology in the College of Technology, has received a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to upgrade campus cyber infrastructure to 100 gigabits per second.
That will be a huge step up from the current bandwidth of 10 gigabits per second, and Gurkan said the expansion should meet the University's needs for years to come.
But that's not really the point, she said.
"It's more about enabling innovation," she said. "It's about 'Build it and the innovation will come.' ''
UH is a consortium member of the Internet2, which offers a range of network services tailored to the needs of research and education. Gurkan said most of the money from the Campus Cyberinfrastructure Network Infrastructure and Engineering grant will be spent for equipment to upgrade campus connectivity to the Internet2's fastest network connection, 100 gigabits per second.
The grant program started last year, although the National Science Foundation has made periodic investments in high-performance computing and research infrastructure since 1995.
Gurkan said the original investments came when universities were just beginning to see the potential of the Internet. Back then, she said, no one anticipated the growth of e-commerce and social networks.
"Without seeing the (potential) applications, the National Science Foundation and universities invested," she said. "Now, the Internet is something completely different than what it was designed for. Web videoconferences are part of our everyday life. We are at another inflection point that will take society someplace else."
Rathindra Bose, vice president for research and technology transfer for the University, said faculty are creating more and more data as they use more sophisticated computers to gather information.
"Storing it all and easily accessing it all is a monumental task, but it is definitely not insurmountable," he said. "Our collaborators at other institutions are already sharing large quantities of data through Internet2, and Dr. Gurkan's efforts will ensure our faculty are able to meet the new needs for research data storage, mining and sharing."
Gurkan said she will install the increased connectivity at several places around campus to make it more convenient for researchers to use. But the potential innovations won't stop there. There are applications in health care and education, as well.
UH and other universities have begun to spread their academic expertise beyond their campuses through what are known as massive open online courses, or MOOCs, and Gurkan said increased bandwidth could allow additional creativity and interactivity for online education, individual tutoring, healthcare and other applications.
"Maybe a hologram of the (tutor) in your living room," she said. "Why not?"
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About the University of Houston
The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the nation's best colleges for undergraduate education. UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning and strategic industry partnerships. Located in the nation's fourth-largest city, UH serves more than 39,500 students in the most ethnically and culturally diverse region in the country.
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In the third quarter, Yahoo purchased eight companies, including Lexity, Rockmelt, and Xobni. According to its earnings release, the net cash impact on those purchases totalled $163 million. Does that mean that the total value of the eight purchases came to $163 million? Not at all. That figure is merely the net cash outflow for Yahoo, or, the total cash that it paid to the companies’ shareholders, less cash that the companies had on hand. This doesn’t give us the full picture of the total cost of Yahoo purchases, given that the company could also employ stock as well as cash to make acquisitions. In fact, that seems to be the majority option. Here’s Yahoo in its second quarter earnings: During the second quarter of 2013, Yahoo! repurchased 25 million shares for $653 million and used a net $1 billion in cash for acquisitions (including a net $970 million to acquire Tumblr). That appears to imply that Yahoo used a net $30 million that quarter to acquire the eight companies that it picked up in the second quarter that were not Tumblr (for a total of nine second quarter acquisitions). Unless Yahoo bought exceptionally cash-rich companies – not likely, frankly – then it appears to have used far more of its own stock as bargaining chip than cash to purchase the smaller firms. The Tumblr deal was nearly all cash, though the company had over $15 million in cash on hand at the time of the deal. Speaking very purely, Yahoo has under $1 billion in cash and equivalents. But, its total cash position, as it is usually calculated including “[c]ash, cash equivalents, and investments in marketable securities” total $3.2 billion. That, tied to its forthcoming massive Alibaba check, and Yahoo is more than sufficiently capitalized to keep on buying if it wants to. Though, it isn’t clear if Yahoo will pursue more cash-focused, or stock-based purchases moving forward. It has shown an appetite for both. Top Image Credit: Kevin KrejciSource: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/A6Bf3G1iDbs/
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