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Galaxy S7 Leak Delivers The First Bad News

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There is always a catch. After the glorious revelation after revelation about the impending S7 of the galaxy, it seems Samsung has made a big mistake ... Achieved by traditional leak Weibo mine target (via SamMobile) , new hands-on photos of the galaxy S7 have given away perhaps the only main question remained unanswered and there is good news: MicroUSB is still there. Galaxy S7 looks set to skip USB Type-C. Image credit Weibo user Misaka Yes, despite all the wonderful things can make the new USB Type C standard , Samsung seems to be stuck with the microUSB port unloved but ubiquitous set the standard in smartphones for many years. The discovery also seems to make backups released from prolific leaker @evleaks showed microUSB, but received strong criticism by many to be inaccurate. Interestingly microUSB still has some supporters. Term is ubiquitous is the reason most supporters will be behind its inclusion in process, but the reality is Type-C represents the future and, ...

Everything you sees Alibaba in Groupon, others missing

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While dumping investors Groupon GRPN-7.24% 's share in recent months, Alibaba group holding (NYSE: BABA) the market for a few dollars each. Obviously Alibaba sees something in Groupon other investors are missing. While I can not speak for Alibaba, I can mention several reasons behind Alibaba investment in Groupon. First, new CEO of Groupon is to get the business model right company. Business in the early Groupon model promised consumers major discounts on various products and services, provided that enough consumers signed up to take advantage of the discount. But that did not work. So Groupon changed its business model by offering discounts on the products listed on the website, regardless of the number of consumers to sign up for the offer. At the same time, the company simplified functions focusing the core North American market. These moves seem to have worked, as evidenced by the recent economic that hinted at a recovery to buy online local commerce, especially in Nort...