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Then there's the question of the headphone jack. The Mate 10 has it, the Mate 10 Pro doesn't. It's a big deal for some users, me included, since phones without a headphone jack offer no clear benefits at this point. But then again, the Mate 10 Pro is actually water resistant, while the Mate 10 can only withstand a splash.
I prefer the Mate 10 Pro's screen, look, format and fingerprint sensor placement, but the Mate 10 wins in other areas.
The fingerprint sensor (which is blazing fast, by the way), is located on the back of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, but it sits on the front of Mate 10, below the screen. I like the sensor on the back, but some may prefer it the other way around.
The lack of memory card support on the Mate 10 Pro is especially troubling. I keep all my music on an SD card which I ferry from phone to phone as I change them (which, admittedly, I do far more often than a typical user). I cannot do that with the Mate 10 Pro. Its 128GB of included storage (there's also a special variant with 256GB of storage) is generous enough, but this is still an issue. The Mate 10, on the other hand, will happily accept a microSD card up to 256GB in capacity.
All these differences make the choice between these phones quite tough. The price difference, which I'll talk about in a second, is important, but it's not just that. For me, neither phone gives me everything I want — I prefer the Mate 10 Pro's screen, look, format and fingerprint sensor placement, but the Mate 10 wins in other areas. Worse, there are phones out there that offer everything in one package: LG's V30, which I've reviewed, has the headphone jack, water resistance, memory card support, and an OLED screen.
Huawei prices its flagship phones comparable or just a little bit cheaper to Samsung and Apple's flagships, and it's usually hard to justify that price.
This applies to the Mate 10 Pro and the Mate 10 as well. At 799 euros ($955) in Europe, the Mate 10 Pro costs more than the Pixel 2 XL or a LG V30, and roughly the same as the Galaxy Note 8. The phone isn't available in the U.S., but at that price it would be a tough sell.
The Mate 10 is significantly cheaper at 699 euros ($835) and is actually a better buy, all things considered.
Still, I can easily recommend any of these two on two features alone: great camera and amazing battery life. If these are important to you — and I'd say they're very important to most everyone who owns a smartphone — Huawei's latest flagships are both a good buy.
Huawei's latest duo of phones are a good buy if you want a good camera and great battery life. For a more complete set of features, there are better options out there.
Originally Published: July 30, 2012 9:41 p.m.
"Analyzing the Arizona Ballot Propositions" is an OLLI class that will meet on Thursdays, from 1 to 3 p.m., beginning Sept. 6 to Oct. 11, before the November elections. There will be a facilitator and a co-facilitator.
Active class participation will add to the understanding of what these propositions entail. Class members will select Arizona ballot propositions of interest and will then work in pairs to role-play two friends having an intelligent discussion (not a debate) about the proposition.
The "for" and "against" arguments regarding each ballot proposition published in the State of Arizona Ballot Propositions & Judicial Performance Review pamphlet, available in September, will be discussed.
The class will look into motives and possible biases of the writers of the "for" and "against" arguments. "Analysis by Legislative Council" and "Fiscal Impact Summary" will also be included in general class discussions.
A few interesting hand-picked ballot propositions from other states will be reviewed as well. A substantially smaller amount of time will be spent on the Judicial Performance Reviews, and there may be time to discuss each participant's decision as to how he or she wants to vote on each judge.
It is important to make informed decisions as one votes on the issues this fall. Being well informed will also be fun and stimulating when participating in this class.
For more information regarding membership and registration for this class as well as other OLLI classes of interest, call the OLLI office at 717-7634, ext. 237.
OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) is a peer directed membership organization at Yavapai College's Prescott campus and NAU's Prescott Valley building, next to the library. OLLI offers over 200 peer facilitated classes during five, 6-week sessions a year. For more information or to get on the mailing list, call 717-7634.
Hotel booking site HotelHippo.com is being investigated by the UK data privacy watchdog for leaking large amounts of customer information.
The exposed data allowed the matching of hotel bookings with home addresses and was described as a "gift for burglars" by a security expert.
The site, owned by HotelStayUK, issued a statement saying; "We confirm that we have taken down the HotelHippo.com website to take some urgent action to deal with a technical situation.
"Privacy of customer data is our prime concern, and we are committed to ensuring this safety."
The data breach was described as "appalling" by security consultant Scott Helme, who also said that he sent the company details of the vulnerability on 25 June, but it was not until nearly a week later that any action was taken.
Helme "easily discovered" that a unique five-figure number would appear in the web browser's address bar whenever a booking was placed.
By simply altering this number, he was able to gain access to information from previous bookings, including that date, location, length of stay and even home addresses of customers.
Managing director Chris Orrell denies having any knowledge about the leak, saying, "No-one's passed on any information to me."
The investigation was opened by the Information Commissioners Office on Tuesday, who released a statement saying "We will be looking into the matter to establish the full details."
"Hackers could have been helping themselves to a haul of HotelHippo's customer data for some time," said Roy Harris, the senior VP of EMEIA sales at iboss Network Security. "Threats often move through networks unseen. However in this case, for personal data to be revealed by changing a unique five-figure number in the web browser is worrying.
"In this case, vigilant consumers would be none the wiser to the risk, as the website displayed several messages and trust stamps stating it was secure. The onus is now on retailers to ensure consumer safety."
Any concerned customers can contact HotelHippo on 08446 646000.
GARRY MONK has hit out at Leeds despite their 2-1 win over Rotherham yesterday.
United went into half time 2-0 up against their Yorkshire rivals who had a man sent off in the first half.
But they failed to press their advantage in the second period and conceded a goal in the last five minutes that led to a nervy finish for Monk’s side.
After the game he was unhappy his side lost their focus.
"I'm happy with the three points and overall I thought we deserved them, but we made very hard work of it at the end,” said Monk.
"I spoke at half time about not getting complacent, staying focused and aggressive, but the second half wasn't good enough.
“The last ten minutes was needless, we brought it on ourselves, if you give a team a sniff or chance in this league they will take it and we only had ourselves to blame.
“We got two goals up, they were down to ten men, psychologically that is when concentration needs to be at its highest and we lost total focus on what we should have been doing, which is unacceptable.
“As the second half went on I wasn’t happy, there were too many players doing the wrong thing and too many players giving the ball away and you can’t have that against anyone, because any team can hurt you if you are doing that.
“I was very pleased with the first period, the positive of the game was the first 20-25 minutes, there was some excellent football and we were really aggressive.
The recent editorial about the staggering number of vulnerable families in our state should be a call to arms for all of us. The need for quality child care and preschool particularly resonated for us as retired generals because these programs are critically important not only for our children's future, but also for our future national security.
Inadequate education is one of the leading reasons why three out of four young people ages 17-24 in Louisiana are ineligible for military service. Almost one-quarter of Louisiana high school students do not graduate on time and, among those who do graduate and try to join the military, more than 30 percent cannot score highly enough on the military's exam for math, literacy and problem solving to be able to join.
Statewide, 19 percent of Louisiana households were below the poverty line in 2014. Another 23 percent made too little to cover essential expenses.
Early childhood is when the foundation is laid for later learning. Children need to be in high-quality child care and preschool settings that nurture all aspects of development, including brain development.
This point is especially important when you look at the continuum that research shows actually works when it comes to high school graduation and readiness for higher education or the workforce. That is being ready-to-learn with essential pre-literacy and pre-math skills when children start kindergarten so they are less apt to fall behind as the work becomes more challenging.
Two-thirds of young children in Louisiana have both parents or their single parent in the workforce, but many families do not have access to quality early care and education, according to data highlighted by the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children. Child care costs almost as much as a public college tuition in Louisiana. Perhaps unsurprisingly given this unmet need, 43 percent of Louisiana's children enter kindergarten already behind.
Our state legislators face many difficult decisions in this tough fiscal environment. But, as your editorial notes, lawmakers cannot ignore the needs of so many Louisianians. Investing in quality early care and education is one of the best ways to ensure that all of our children are prepared for success in school and in life, and have the option to serve their country in uniform.
Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez took advantage of a rare Frank Lampard penalty miss to fire Manchester City to a 2-0 win - their first Barclays Premier League triumph in a month.
Lampard was a kick away from his 200th Chelsea goal when he lined up a second-half spot-kick at the Etihad Stadium but Joe Hart, who stayed on after fouling Demba Ba, saved from his England team-mate.
Yaya Toure made Chelsea pay with a fine finish and substitute Tevez made the victory certain with a long-range effort late on. The result reduced Manchester United's lead at the top of the table to 12 points and increased City's advantage over third-placed Chelsea to seven.
City had their first shot within 40 seconds as Yaya Toure took aim from the edge of the area but Petr Cech saved easily. It was some time before Chelsea threatened, but after initially being beaten, Kolo Toure recovered well to cut off Ba's counter-attack.
Despite their early dominance, it was 15 minutes before City really tested Cech as Matija Nastasic went forward for a corner but the goalkeeper dealt with the Serbian's powerful header. Jack Rodwell had a shot blocked by Gary Cahill and David Silva played in Sergio Aguero but the Argentinian overran the ball.
Aguero pulled back a James Milner cross and Pablo Zabaleta's powerful volley was headed away by Cahill. Rodwell then tested Cech twice in just over a minute, first forcing the keeper to tip over a powerful 25-yard drive and then heading into his arms from the resulting corner.
The game's pivotal moment came in the 50th minute as City switched off at the back and Ba raced on to a long ball from deep. Ba shrugged off Kolo Toure and clipped the ball past the out-rushing Hart but was brought down as he got tangled in the goalkeeper's legs.
Referee Andre Marriner immediately pointed to the spot but importantly felt Ba was just moving away from goal and did not show Hart a card. Hart made the most of the reprieve to earn instant redemption by saving from Lampard, who had scored his last 10 spot-kicks, low to his right.
Roberto Mancini opted to replace the influential Rodwell with Tevez as the game opened up. Milner then found Silva in the box with a clever reverse pass and his pull-back found Yaya Toure on the edge of the area. The Ivorian touched past two defenders and curled a superb low finish beyond Cech and in at the far post.
Chelsea made a double change in response with Lampard making way along with Eden Hazard for Victor Moses and Oscar. It was not long before Torres was introduced for Mikel. But Tevez made the most dramatic impact, putting the game beyond the visitors with a superb strike from outside the area five minutes from time.
“Give fans recognition and shine; that’s not precious to TV, it could apply to any fans out there”, said Tom Chirico, VP digital and social engagement for VH1. He appeared on a Social Media Week New York panel on Tuesday about social fandom, moderated by Lost Remote‘s Natan Edelsburg, along with Don Steele, VP digital marketing and fan engagement for Comedy Central and Tom Fishman, VP of social media for MTV.
“Fandom is different than fans, and it implies a different level of passion than casual fans. Being ‘superfans’ means having a long-term relationship with a show”, said Fishman. Passionate fans aren’t a new phenomenon, as anyone who watched the 50th anniversary of the Beatles‘ arrival in New York noted. Of course now with social media fans have more ways to interact with their favorite shows and performers than meeting their planes at the airport or mobbing their limos.
The panelists shared their conventional and unconventional methods for sparking fans’ interest.
Listen first to set the stage. “That way you’ll hear which characters are resonating. You can nurture fandom during quiet times, than see how to encourage them”, said Fishman.
“By monitoring and getting feedback you can note what makes fans tick and what adds value”, added Chirico. For example, fans wanted to learn TLC’s Creep Dance, so they created the “Fine Creep” tutorial video.
“By listening and putting out pieces in the puzzle, you allow fans to express themselves. You can get their reactions first, then expose followers to content in different places”, said Steele.
Tailor content: inform casual fans, give insider scoops to deep-dive fans. “You need to hit different levels of fans with different messages and figure out the right mix”, said Chirico.
“Insider information is sought after by fans”, said Fishman. For the VMAs, MTV offered the “plot to unlock” for Katy Perry fans, and frequent tweeters got clips of her songs. On the night of the show they allowed fans to decide her next single.
Active and timely engagement is key, real-time marketing is tricky. “You need to be involved in enough activity, and not be late. First movers are really critical regarding fan engagement”, noted Steele. “With the right approach we catch it and push it along and it explodes”. Comedy Central used that approach with Dad Academy print ads that caught on via Instagram, and with their Midnight Hashtag Wars.
However, the panelists advised caution regarding real-time marketing tactics. “It’s harder to inject oneself in outside events. It’s difficult to be funny and relevant on the fly, when both the upside and downside are great”, said Fishman.
Use multiple social media platform approach. The networks host official show accounts, talent accounts and employee accounts, and utilize various visual, video and message platforms, such as Tumblr, Instagram, Vine and Snapchat.
“Fans love to have relationships with the talent. Comedians love social media, and we’ve hosted contests for those who are most active”, added Steele.
Wood Green councillor Alan Strickland, who has been campaigning for the return of the mural, said the news was a 'wonderful surprise for the community'. It's unknown at this stage whether the mural will be returned to the area.
In the meantime, new artwork has appeared on the side of the Poundland store in Wood Green.
A Banksy mural at the centre of a controversial auction was withdrawn from sale at the 11th hour.
Slave Labour, which shows a young boy hunched over a sewing machine making Union Jack bunting, appeared on a wall in Wood Green, north London, last May, just before the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
It disappeared from the side of the Poundland store last weekend and was due to be auctioned thousands of miles away in Miami last night, where it was expected to sell for up to £450,000.
But a spokesman for auction house Fine Art Auctions Miami (FAAM) confirmed that Slave Labour and Wet Dog, a second Banksy painting listed, had been withdrawn from sale. No reason was given.
"It's a true credit to the community that their campaigning appears to have helped to stop the sale of this artwork from going ahead.
We will continue to explore all options to bring back Banksy to the community where it belongs."
A Miami auctioneer has defended the sale tomorrow of a mural by the grafitti artist Banksy, which was controversially removed from a wall in North London.
He says it belongs to the owner of the wall and he wouldn't be staging the half-a-million dollar sale if it was illegal.
As Ria Chatterjee reports, a new image has now taken the mural's place in Wood Green.
Auctioneer Frederic Thut, who will auction the 'Banksy' on Saturday (February 23) insists that the artwork was acquired legally from the owner of the wall - but that local laws prevent him from revealing their identity.
He has accused local people of assuming moral ownership of something that is not theirs.
The owner of the wall, on which the artwork was stenciled, remains a mystery to local people in Wood Green.
Retailer Poundland, which occupies the building, is only a leaseholder. They say they do not condone the removal of the painting.
"The feeling in the community here very strongly is that this is piece of art given freely by Banksy to our community. It belongs to our community, and we've really enjoyed having it here.
"It seems quite wrong to take that out secretively and sell it at auction in Miami for half a million dollars. That seems completely counter to the spirit with which Banksy gave it to us," he said.
Fine Art Auctions Miami, the company that is set to sell the 'Banksy' artwork, is promoting the stencil as a highlight of tomorrow's auction.
They have put it on the front cover of the catalogue and on the home page of their website.
It is estimated that the work will fetch between $500,000 and $700,000.
The 'Banksy' is considered a highlight of the auction of modern, contemporary and street art. Credit: Reuters.
The auctioneers predict a sale price of up to $700,000. Credit: Reuters.
An auctioneer in Miami preparing to sell a 'Bansky' street painting taken from a London wall says if anyone can prove the sale is illegal he'll take it off the market.
The 'Banksy' disappeared from a wall in Wood Green earlier this month, and is expected to fetch up to half a million dollars in the sale tomorrow.
We have been contacted by some authorities, and we asked them to give us the proof that this work is illegal to sell. As soon as they do that, we will not sell it because we do not have the right to sell illegally. We are a legal company, and we are proving our responsibility as much as we can. We will not sell this work if there is any legal problem with it. As of today, we didn't get any news about that.
The Fund aims to provide a higher total return (the combination of capital growth and income) than that of the MSCI All Country World Index over any five-year period. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its Net Asset Value in the equity securities of companies across any sectors and market capitalisations that are domiciled in any country, including emerging markets.The Fund may also invest in collective investment schemes, other transferable securities and may hold cash for liquidity purposes. Derivatives may be used for efficient portfolio management.
M&G Investments has appointed Jamie Horvat as the lead manager to work alongside co-manager Randeep Somel on its Global Basics fund.
MARKET BLOG: US and European markets wobble as investors await Friday's speech by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.
Randeep Somel has been promoted to co-manager on the £1.2 billion M&G Managed Growth fund after six years working as deputy manager with Graham French.
ROME, Ga. \| Officials say tuberculosis cases have been reported at two elementary schools in Georgia.

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