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Patent war: BlackBerry attack Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

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The Canadian firm accuses Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to have copied the technology and functionality of BlackBerry Messenger. BlackBerry has decided to lodge a complaint against Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for violation of patents related to its messaging technology. The company blamed Facebook and its two subsidiaries to have exploited many of its safety innovations, UI, encoding and notifications. "Protect shareholder assets and intellectual property is the job of every CEO," said a spokeswoman for BlackBerry. The company has a portfolio of 40,000 patents on technologies of operating system, network infrastructure, messaging, of cyber-security, wireless communications, from beneath vehicle systems or acoustic. The complaint against Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp follows several years of negotiations, and BlackBerry advertising today damages whose amount is not specified. The Canadian firm had attacked Nokia a year ago on the grounds of a violation of its pa

Google Lens happens on all smartphones Android with Google Photos

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Here's how to start using Google Lens on any Android phone. Google Lens in Google Photos support on iOS will be launched "soon" Google said Monday that Google Lens, an application that uses artificial intelligence to identify objects with the camera on a phone, is now available to all users of Google Photos on Android. Previously, Google Lens was available for the Pixel range. Google Lens support is gradually spreading, and everyone should have the update in the next few days, Google tweeted. During MWC in February, Google has detailed enforcement Lens, which can scan a business card and turn it into a contact. The firm added that the app would be supported more widely in the future. Google for Lens aims to understand what you look at and perform actions based on that information. For example, you can launch the application Google Photos,point your phone on a flower and discover the type of flower. Or you can point your phone at a restaurant and get contextual informa

E-marketing: WeWork acquires Conductor

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Coworking giant diversifies with acquisition of Conductor, start-up specialized in marketing and digital advertising. WeWork, coworking and provision of local specialist, has just formalized the acquisition of Conductor. This start-up founded in 2006 offers digital advertising and marketing services that help companies create content based on the expectations of the prospects. Including tools to collect information on the keywords used by consumers to better target the creation of content marketing. WeWork was himself a Conductor since 2016. Having a good knowledge of the product, he realized that it would be a relevant complementary offer for thousands of start-ups and companies that use its workspaces. However, WeWork didn't intend to close Conductor who will continue to operate independently with its co-founder and P - dg Seth Besmertnik always at the bar. The amount of the purchase has not been made public.

Microsoft opens a school on Artificial Intelligence in France

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This structure focuses on retraining people, away from the job or school dropouts. 24 students integrate the first promotion. According to different studies, specialized in the AI profiles demand explodes in companies. Increased interest in AI skills seems quite logical as most important industries such as manufacturing or health make a transition to this technology to offer new offers of service and products to their business partners and customers. Gartner estimated that the AI will create 2.3 million jobs by 2020 all by eliminating 1.8 million jobs. But in the meantime, need to be trained, and dedicated training are few, particularly in France. Given this situation, Microsoft has decided to open a school on the subject in partnership with Simplon. This structure focuses on retraining people, away from the job or school dropouts. 24 students integrate the first promotion. Thus, learners of the training were recruited in partnership with Pôle Emploi and the great school of digital

Android: still smartphones infected since their conception in the factory

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Society of cyber security Dr Web published last week a list of smartphones Android Chinese infected with malware at the level of their firmware. According to Dr. Web, infections occur during the design of these smartphones. To infect smartphones Android, cyber criminals have several possible entry doors: applications trapped, malicious links and other techniques are possible. But the safest and most effective is to deliver smartphone user with a malware integrated since its conception. Dr Web published the week last of several Chinese Android smartphones list containing all malware of type trojan integrated directly in the design of the device. For the user, it is not even necessary to make a mistake or to download a malicious application: the malware is present from the opening of the packaging. Called Android.triada.231, this malware attacks an Android component known as the Zygote. Zygote is used by Android to manage and compartmentalize the launch of applications on the phone,

Supports 4G: Orange has put the package in February

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The incumbent focuses on commissioning in the 1800 Mhz band which associate to other frequencies allows us to offer more flow.While operators have made new commitments in the 4G coverage as a result of the requirements of the Government, ANFR (national frequencies Agency) made the point on the commissioning of  materials 4 G during the month of February. It's Orange, which was the most active with 313 sites placed in service for a total of 14.603. The incumbent focuses on commissioning in the 1800 Mhz band which associate to other frequencies allows us to offer more flow. "Currently, we gather three frequency bands and we start to aggregate four, allowing compatible terminals up to 600 / 800 Mb/s theoretical." Practical flow rising is also already seen on the ground," explained to us there is little Laurent Benatar, technical director of Orange. Free Mobile is on the second step of the podium with 164 commissioning for a total of 10.058 sites. The operator focuse

China Mobile expands in France

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The telecom giant will multiply with Chinese actors already installed on the old continent and agreements with local operators. After London, China Mobile opened premises in France, in Boulogne-Billancourt. The Chinese giant, more big operators in the world by number of subscribers (880 million) is in the wake of China Unicom and China Telecom, which already have a subsidiary in our country. The goal is of course to develop European activities: "We have very ambitious targets for this year," explains echoes Benedict Cholvy, who will lead China Mobile in France. How? Developing partnerships with Chinese companies on the french market so including their propose targeted offers. China Mobile also intends to make agreements with operators as local Telecom Orange with an agreement on research and development in the 5 G and the Internet of things. Finally, the group will intensify the roaming agreements with french operators specifically for Chinese tourists. "By 2017, amo