Xiaomi strong contenders against Apple

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“Soon after Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced impressive figures for the first half of the year, a report says that the company will be closing a round of funding at the end of this month that values it at $9 billion.”

http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/07/18/chinese-smartphone-maker-xiaomi-is-reportedly-set-to-close-a-funding-round-that-values-it-at-9b/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_campaign=Feed:%20TheNextWeb%20%28The%20Next%20Web%20All%20Stories%29&utm_content=buffere91ec&utm_medium=linkedin

The Ubuntu Edge is the next generation of personal computing: smartphone and desktop PC in one state-of-the-art device

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“In the car industry, Formula 1 provides a commercial testbed for cutting-edge technologies. The Ubuntu Edge project aims to do the same for the mobile phone industry — to provide a low-volume, high-technology platform, crowdfunded by enthusiasts and mobile computing professionals. A pioneering project that accelerates the adoption of new technologies and drives them down into the mainstream.”

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge

Difficult sayings while drunk …

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WORDS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:

1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon
5. Indubitably

WORDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:

1. Specificity
2. Anti-constitutionalistically
3. Passive-aggressive disorder
4. Transubstantiate

WORDS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:

1. No thanks, I’m married.
2. Nope, no more booze for me!
3. Sorry, but you’re not really my type.
4. No thanks, I’m not hungry.
5. I’m not interested in fighting you.
6. Thank you, but I won’t make any attempt to dance. I have no coordination and would hate to look like a real fool!
7. Oh no, I must be going home now as I have to work in the morning.