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Apple could be subject to criminal charges in France over phone slowdowns

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Things are getting more serious for Apple over the revelations that the company purposely slows older phones. They could face criminal charges in France under a recently passed obsolescence law.  As reported by Masable:  "By slowing down old phones, Apple is forcing people to replace them with new phones at a faster rate than they really should, violating measures for sustainability established by that 2015 law" Two lawsuits were initially filed against Apple in the U.S. a week ago, just a few days after Apple confirmed reports that it slowed down older models of its iPhone to preserve battery life. This French case is, so far, the only known criminal complaint filed against the tech behemoth, which has already faced turmoil  over its tax situation  in Europe and, more specifically,  Ireland  in recent years.  Given that Apple stands to benefit massively  from the newly signed GOP tax bill, they should have enough extra cash to throw at the problem until

Apple Loses Court Battle Over Steve Jobs Trademark

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Apple has lost a lawsuit it filed against the Italian clothing brand that trademarked the name of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The company especially took issue with the logo that’s being used with the Steve Jobs trademark, but the courts sided with the Italian clothing brand. According to an Italian-language website , brothers Vincenzo and Giacomo Barbato noticed in 2012 that Apple had never secured the trademark for the name of its most prominent co-founder. They had spent years designing clothing products for other brand names, but they decided to begin the process of setting up their own clothing company after becoming fed up with producing products for others. Upon discovering that the Steve Jobs trademark was free, they seized upon it as an opportunity and decided to use it for the clothing company they were in the process of setting up. The two brothers plan to keep working on new products under the Steve Jobs trademark. They told Business Insider Italia that eventually, they

Ghanaian , 19, builds search engine to rival YouTube and Google

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Gabriel Opare, a 19- year old student of the University of Ghana has built a video search engine which he believes will rival the likes of world-renowned search engines, YouTube and Google. Young Ghanaian tech entrepreneur to unseat YouTube with his own creation The young University student indicated that he was motivated by other young Ghanaians who were making waves with their inventions to also build his search engine. He said that his website which is called Mudclo was not like popular video search engine, YouTube. According to the young creator, he said his video search engine was built with the features of YouTube and two other search engines making his creation unique. Speaking more about his creation, Gabriel indicated that Mudclo was capable of streaming videos for free provided the video was online. He had the confidence that his search engine was going to go global soon. Some of the content that can be viewed via the search engine include adverts, music videos and self-m

First satellite from Ghana, GhanaSat 1, to be launched into space

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Ghana’s ambition of becoming a space-faring nation is soon to be a reality with GhanaSat 1, the country’s first satellite to be launched into space. The satellite will first be launched to the International Space Station by Space X CRS-11 Cargo Mission and later deployed by a Japanese astronaut aboard the International Space Station. GhanaSat 1 was designed by a trio led by Benjamin Bonsu, a PhD student in Applied Science for System Engineering, Joseph Quansah and Ernest Teye Matey of the All Nations University, Koforidua. As part of a scholarship won by the students following the success of a similar project after their Master’s program at the university they were funded to develop the first CubeSat in a Sub Saharan university. The students executed the project under the supervision of Professor Mengu Cho, the Director of Laboratory of Spacecraft Environment Interaction Engineering (LaSEINE) and other faculty members of Kyutech where had their PhD. The satellite has low and

'Only Angel Obinim can explain how the lord has blessed me' – Shatta Wale

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Dancehall king, Shatta Wale has acknowledged that he is blessed beyond measure but says only Angel Daniel Obinim and a few pastors can explain the kind of blessings he has received from God. Ever since Shatta Wale rebranded from Bandana to his present brand, everything the artiste has touched and brought has turned to gold. He has been consistent in the music industry for over three years. Shatta Wale who is religious when he is in his studio but wild when industry players take him for a ride use any opportunity that comes his way to give thanks to God for his mercies. Well, in a post on Facebook, the artiste has sang the praises of Angel Daniel Obinim, leader of International God’s Way church and a man frequently embroiled in several controversies saying he is the only pastor who can explain how great the Lord has blessed him as an artiste. He said:” Only Bishop Obinim and few men of God can explain how great the Lord has blessed me..God bless you daddy.Good morning”. Source: my