smartwatches compared by price tag,screen, size and speed

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The Samsung Gear S 2 ( known has Samsung de Grisnogono) is among the best smartwatch money can buy and make up the impressive line of the  top 3 most expensive smartwatch from the Samsung Stable with a retail price of $15,000. Next in line is Apple watch 38mm edition packing a screen size of $1.32 inches which retails at a price of $10,000 .The Kairos Hybrid SSW158 forms the mid segment and retails at $2250 price tag with the CPU speed of 120 MHz .The Swiss watch giants first entry into the wearables started with its entry level Tag Heuer Connected, which retails at $1500, with a analog display packing 1024mb of ram with an impressive CPU speed of 1200 Mhz

In the sub $1000 wearables smartwatch market,Mondaine Helvetica No 1 and Movado BOLD Motion 3660001 retails at $865 and $695 .The Huawei watch jewel is one of the smartest buys in the sub $1000 market and packs 512mb of RAM along with a CPU that runs in full throttle at 1200 Mhz

samsung's 14% smartwatches market share,sets to chase apples 52% smartwatch domination

 Apple leads  across Smartwatches Shipments  with  over 52% marketshare in 2016, followed by Samsung who is left far behind  with 16%  smartwatches "wearables  market share".According to strategy analytics report ,the last 2  years has seen Apple's smartwatch share in the wearble market come down gradually from  70% in 2015 .

. Recent Businessinsider report estimates smartwatch shipments will rise by a compound annual rate of 41% over the next five years. Smartwatches will account for 59% of total wearable device shipments this year, and that share will expand to just over 70% of  the $126million shipments by 2019.

with $260 an hour ,apple's ceo earns 43 times the median US household salary

In 2015, Mr. Timothy D. Cook made $2.28 million at Apple as a CEO. His compensation changed -75.3% from the previous year. Mr. Timothy D. Cook makes more than the average public executive  Mr. Timothy D. Cook's 2015 pay is broken down as follows: A $2,000,000 salary. This salary is significantly more than the average public executive's salary and significantly more than the salary of other executives at Apple. $281,327 in other compensation. This is more than the average public executive's other compensation and more than the other compensation of other executives at Apple.

Total Compensation vs AAPL Stock Return Over S&P 500 | FindTheCompany

With $2.28 million in 2015,It  makes for  or $260 an hour, $4 a minute, and $0.07 a second. This is 6 times the president's salary and 43 times the median US household income.

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which countries are swallowing up the wearables market

The below chart shows how the wearable devices market is expected to grow in the next 5 years. 2015 compared to 2020 between 2015 and 2020

WHICH NATONS ARE DEVOURING UP THE WEARABLES  MARKET 

Asian pacific market will outgrow all other geographies  with 194 million shipments of wearable devices, which includes,Smartwatches, Fitness bands, Apparel trackers and eyewear among others.North America and Western Europe are the next biggest market with shipments of 188 million and 127 million wearble devices  respectively, followed by   Central and Eastern Europe  with 45 million shipments and Latin American with  26 million shipments 

However the  Wearables segment the biggest demand is expected tocome from smartwatches and fitness bands  The biggest market pull  in Wearables will come from Asia pacific regions with China, Singapore and Hong Kong leading the growth for smartwatch and fitness bands adoption which will have the hihest penetration the highest wearble penetration . Smartwatches and smart eyewear and ear tracking devices are likely to see huge growth in Japan and South Korea

32% decline in smartwatches for the first time sends OEM's into panic

Smartwatches Shipments this year showsa blip in the wearable devices as it sales decrease by 16% .or the first time, the worldwide smartwatch market saw a year-over-year decline of 32%, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker

However this will remain just a blip on the overall wearables radar as long term shipments of smartwatches are likely to soar to double digits. Also coupled with the fact is that wearble's are sitting on a huge cash pile.  ready to witness a massive adoption. Recent Businessinsider estimates smartwatch shipments will rise by a compound annual rate of 41% over the next five years. Smartwatches will account for 59% of total wearable device shipments this year, and that share will expand to just over 70% of  the $126million shipments by 2019.

funding clean technology start ups : 5 VC's that funds upto $10million

These are Among the biggest early stage investors in United States across medical and healthcare Categorry

Rockfort Capital :based out of Boston and invests across advanced hydrocarbons, renewable energy,sustainability and smart grid technologies.It generally funds  start ups from 5$milion to $25million : contact  them Hercules Capital :based out of  ElmHurst ,illinois provide seed, start up  as well as late stage funding. It has more than 20 start ups in its porfolio.Blurb, Tapjoy and Transmedics are among them.You can directly connect them here CIT Gap Fund : based out of Virginia mainly invests across seed and early stage.It invests across Biotech, healthcare and life sciences  Among its portfolio. Funding size : $0.1million to $5million. Connect with them Epic  Ventures :based out of Idaho, rexburg provides  seed and  early stage funding in the range of $1- $5milion.With a fund size of more than. $170million, its highest funding has been upto $5million. Connect with them Redpoint Ventures based out of Menlo park, California: It provides early stage investments from $1million to $5million.With a huge $2.5billion fund size, it invests across consumer products, media, internet,technology. Connect with them

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World’s most expensive cyber security training programmes launched

Today, we launch a brand new product known as Firebrand Max. Imagine luxury 5-star service combined with our accelerated learning to create a unique training experience like no other.

Think one-on-one instruction, helicopter travel and castle accomodation. We’ve supercharged every aspect of the Firebrand experience:

Even faster

Each programme combines up to five official and accelerated certification courses enabling you to attain a level of expertise that would take years elsewhere. One-on-one instruction from an expert instructor allows the training experience to be tailored to your every need.

State of the art technology and super-fast broadband further accelerate the teaching experience, with on-site testing and a personal exam invigilator removing the need to travel for exams.

Free from distraction 

Your every need is catered for, allowing you to focus entirely on training. You’ll be flown by helicopter to the prestigious Aikwood Tower in the Scottish countryside. The location provides complete seclusion, allowing you to train and sit exams in perfect isolation. 

A personal chef will deliver specially crafted meals to maintain your energy levels and concentration throughout. While a technical support team, available 24/7, ensures all systems for training remain uninterrupted.

Even more included

We’ve packed even more into our all-inclusive package. One simple price covers:

• Travel - helicopter and chauffer driven transport to and from the training location
• Food – all meals, drinks and snacks specially prepared by your personal chef
• Accommodation - up to 25 nights in the prestigious Aikwood Tower
• Training – one-on-one personal instruction 
• Exams vouchers and Course Materials - including a personal exam invigilator
• Tech support – 24hr support ensuring all systems stay online

The first Firebrand Max programmes

The first Firebrand max programmes focus on cyber security. There are three programmes aligned to senior cyber security roles - Chief Information Security Officer, Security Architect and Ethical Hacker.

Combining official courses including EC-Council, ISACA and (ISC)2; they have been specially built to develop the senior expertise required to tackle a terrifying rise in UK targeted cyber crime.

Discussing the decision to start with cyber security programmes, UK Managing Director, Emma Seaman says;

‘It was an obvious decision. The frequency and sophistication of cyber-attacks is on the rise. The potential damage these attacks can inflict on the modern connected business is deeply concerning. With an ever increasing percentage of sales coming via online transactions, a FTSE 500 business being forced offline could lose upwards of £11 million a day in revenue.

The need for cyber security experts in senior positions to protect businesses from these attacks has never been higher. The Firebrand Max cyber security programmes are designed to develop these much needed experts, in an industry where we are facing a severe skills shortage.’

Following in the footsteps of the Cyber Security pathways, Firebrand plan to launch a series of additional programmes focussing on Cloud and Development.

To discover more about Firebrand Max, head to the website.

deciding the optimum url length for search engine benefits

Selecting the most appropriate url formats for search engines: 

How doe a search engine decide the "  length of  the optimum size of url which is considered to be search friendly ?

While its true that search engines does give a fair amount of importance for the url specification, SE also are quite adept to  understand  and  interpret regular long urls with numerous hypens   and the extent to which webmasters  can use them for " spamming it " ( for example some seo webmasters at the sound of getting too excited and may use words like buy-this-awesome-product-iasshumiort-html.as an actual url .) This only sends out the signal and tells the search robots and give them the sound of trumpets" telling them to discount the entire post/ url as a spam .. as its the result of an over excited adolescent seo webmaster

So how do you show the search engines about the content and its url parameters by ensuring you do this just the right way ?1) Describe your  content :  if a user can  make an accurate guess about your content  by looking at the address bar, you have done your job2) Use static URLs: dynamic url's are harder to index for both search and users
3) Descriptors not numbers:  never use  a random 1234 numbers or a set of numbers..when you can use brand/name etc4)use lowercase: Although urls can accept both upper and lower always desist from using Uppercase   

10 tips to pass Microsoft's MCSA 70-412 exam

If you’re considering achieving the MCSA Windows Server 2012 certification, you’ll need to pass 3 exams 70-410, 70-411 and 70-412. Having launched our “10 tips to pass Microsoft’s MCSA 70-411 exam” we now focus on the final exam 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows 2012 Services. This exam measures your skills in configuring network services, configuring file and storage solutions, implementing business continuity and disaster recovery, and managing high availability.

The 70-412 exam builds upon the fundamental skills demonstrated in the 70-410 and 70-411 exams and confirms that you can configure and manage the Windows Server 2012’s functions. Remember, you are required to pass all three exams before you are MCSA: Windows Server 2012 certified.

We’ve researched and gathered 10 top tips that will help you obtain the skills and knowledge to pass the third and final Microsoft MCSA: Windows Server 2012 certification exam, 70-412.

1. Use the Microsoft Virtual Academy

Microsoft’s Virtual Academy is one of the most useful resources Microsoft provides. Watch videos from Microsoft experts, giving you in-depth training and guidance on core Microsoft technologies. There are also online courses aligned to Microsoft exams. 

You can watch the video for the MCSA: 70-412 exam here. This takes you through a review of the topics covered in this exam in a fast-paced format, as well as receiving some valuable test taking techniques. The session is led by a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), experienced in delivering sessions on the exam's aims and contents.

I’d highly recommend using the Microsoft Virtual Academy to prepare you for your studies. Once you fully understand what you’ll be facing, you’ll be in a better position to begin your exam preparation and studying.  

2. Use a revision guide

A revision guide is a must-have essential for any exam. It’ll guide you through your studies, highlighting which topics require more focus than others. Study guides often define terms you may not understand and explain theory with a high level of detail.

Don’t waste your study time searching for guides, here’s our top recommendations. Like the 70-411 exam and 70-410 exam before it, Microsoft have a really useful official 70-412 exam revision guide called, “Exam Ref 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 R2 Services”. If you used Microsoft’s guide for the 70-411, this will continue nicely where you last left off, using a similar style and layout. It is well structured to help you focus on each exam objective and also presents real-world scenarios to put your knowledge into context. Furthermore, published from Microsoft itself, you can trust that it contains all the information you need for the exam.

You can find it on Amazon here. The ISBN is 978-0735673618.

Another great book to use for revision is William Panek’s MCSA Windows Server 2012 R2 Complete Study Guide: Exams 70-410, 70-411, 70-412. It comes with weight as it’s written by one of Microsoft’s MVPs and covers all the topics in all three of the MCSA: Windows Server 2012 certification exams. This goes into extensive detail to improve your knowledge and prepare you for the 70-412 exam. Other features include hands-on exercises, practice exam questions, electronic flashcards and over two hours of video content. All of this creates a revision guide package that is perfect at improving your Windows Server 2012 knowledge in all the areas in the three exams.

You can find it on Amazon here. The ISBN is 978-1118859919.

3. Join a forum

Joining a community and sharing your Microsoft 70-412 exam queries and experiences can help you gain and share knowledge. It allows you to bounce ideas off others in the same position as yourself or with those who've already passed the exam. Doing this in an online forum can be a well-earned break from revision and may surprise you in the amount of questions it answers. Take each answer with a pinch of salt – not everyone is an expert.

One of the best for Microsoft exams is TechNet’s forums. You can search for specific exam related questions, or look up general technology related queries. You could pose a direct question yourself, or use an existing thread with many responses and answers already available. There are many ways in which an online forum could be helpful to your 70-412 exam studies.

To point you in the right direction, here is a link to the Windows Server 2012 section and a link to the MCSA exams section.

4. Take a practice test

Practice tests are the closest you can get to a real exam. They’re designed to replicate the same question style and cover the same topics as the actual exam, therefore augmenting your chances of passing. Practice tests allow you to identify areas that may need a tighter focus or more revision.

The best place to go for Microsoft practice exams is MeasureUp. They’re Microsoft official and have copious resources for all Microsoft exams. You can find the 70-412 practice exam package here, which contains 156 questions in total. Its features include a timed certification mode that mimics an exam scenario, a study mode that walks you through all topics and an instant score and break-down of how you’ve done to see where you need to improve.

You can buy the package for £79 or download 60 and 30 day editions costing £72 and £66 respectively.

5. Take a course

There is no substitute to immersing yourself with like-minded students - who are in fact a resource themselves as they are focused on passing the same exam. You will learn from experts in the field, dedicated to building your Windows Server 2012 skills and knowledge putting you in the best position to pass your 70-412 exam. They get you hands-on with Windows Server 2012, whilst taking you step by step through the courseware.

Firebrand offer a 9 day accelerated Microsoft MCSA: Windows Server 2012 R2 course which covers all three exams, of course including the 70-412. 

There’s no better way to help you get certified than taking time out to study and giving it 100% of your time and attention, especially when you combine a course with some of our other tips and resources.

6. Avoid brain dumps

You should avoid brain dumps at all cost! It is important to remember that these are illegal and you will be immediately disqualified from exams. They are a false economy, teaching you to cheat in order to pass, rather than focusing on building the necessary skills and knowledge required to pass. 

Make sure you steer clear of 70-412 brain dumps.  Even if you pass, you’ll not have learned the skills the certification aims to teach you, meaning you won’t be able to put these into practice in real-world situations and your job. 

7. Download a trial version of the software

You can get hands-on with a trial version of Windows Server 2012. Put your knowledge into practice, reinforcing your learning of configuring advanced services in Windows Server 2012. Using all the Windows Server 2012 features, you’ll discover things you didn’t in your studies, that’ll be handy in your exam.

To make it more relevant, I’d recommend combining your exploration of the trial version with a study guide and the exam objectives. This’ll on critical knowledge areas aligned to the exam including the configuration of Network Services and the implementation of Disaster Recovery features.

8. Join a study group

Study groups are useful for connecting with other students who are focusing on the same goal as you, sitting the 70-412 exam. Sharing study tips and experiences could be useful to your study method. Collaboration is always helpful when it comes to studying, joining a study group is also a great way to stay motivated.

One of the biggest study groups for Microsoft certifications can be found on the Born to Learn blog. Here is the link to the MCSA: 70-412 exam study group. This is where you can find forums and discussions in which you can interact with others.

9. Do some practice labs

If you’re looking to try out Windows Server 2012, but don’t yet feel confident enough to attempt the practices in the 70-412 exam, a practice lab is for you. It is based around guided learning so you can tackle the challenges in a safe environment, removing the danger of anything going badly wrong.

You may already be aware of TechNet’s 31 Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual labs. Although there isn’t one specifically for the 70-412 exam, they are all free and many of these cover topics that overlap with 70-412 exam content – such as an introduction to failover clustering or identity services with Active Directory.

10. Download a study app

Revision for your 70-412 exam has not escaped the modern world of the smartphone. Study apps have 70-412 exam resources to help you revise at your convenience. Whilst these should not be solely relied upon when revising, they can be useful tools to suit a specific need and are helpful for studying on the go, or when you’re away from home or the office. The three below are some of the best currently available and all have specific 70-412 sections:

• Transcender
• A highly customisable app allowing you to tailor your studying and has a setting to replicate the exam environment and style of questions.

• uCertify
• Includes one of the most extensive libraries of practice questions plus a well-structured study guide to assist you through your exam practice.

• Pass-Guaranteed
• Another app with a collection of outstanding practice questions. This is because you can customise the type of questions you face, to vary your exam practice.