technology THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014 US sanctions hit high-tech exports to Russia MOSCOW: Extensive cooperation in space strapped industry. between Washington and Moscow to their the Russian government due to sanctions, from the West. Depending on the scale between Washington and Moscow came The White House said on Monday the worst since the Cold War. operation of the space station, a $100 bil- and scope of the sanctions, at stake could under pressure on Tuesday after the United States would deny export licences “The United States introduced sanc- lion research project owned by 15 coun- be up to five commercial satellite launches United States banned high-tech exports to for any high-technology items that could tions against our space industry... We tries, remains exempt. contracted by foreign clients by the end of Russia under new Ukraine-related sanc- aid Russian military capabilities and revoke warned them, we will reply to statements But Sergei Oznobishchev, director at this year at the Khrunichev Center, a state- tions. Russia pledged tit-for-tat measures existing licences. with statements, to actions with actions,” the Institute for Strategic Assessments run Russian spacecraft maker. in revenge for US sanctions it said would “The seriousness of these measures is he wrote on Twitter. “I propose that the think-tank in Moscow, said many other “We are ready to carry out all the com- hit its space industry, a symbol of national absolutely obvious for us,” Deputy Foreign United States delivers its astronauts to the joint space projects would suffer immedi- mercial launches we have planned for this pride and a sphere of fierce competition Minister Sergei Ryabkov told gazeta.ru in ISS with the help of a trampoline,” he ately. year and we hope that will be the case. We with the United States dating back to the an online interview, highlighting high-tech added. “This is a very sensitive issue since our have all the necessary permits to that end,” Cold War. cooperation between the two countries, defence industry was completely unpre- said Alexander Bobrenyov, the Khrunichev A deputy prime minister suggested including launching satellites, either RUSSIA SET TO SUFFER pared for such developments,” he said. Center’s spokesman. that US astronauts, who depend on American-made or containing US compo- The United States and the Soviet Union “Both sides will suffer but Russia will lose But in a sign of market concern over the Russian rockets to get to the International nents. were locked in the so-called “space race” out more in terms of technology transfer.” sanctions, shares in British satellite opera- Space Station (ISS), use trampolines to “All this hits at our high-tech enterprises for decades. Russia’s Yuri Gagarin was the “For us, this cooperation was largely a tech- tor Inmarsat fell on Tuesday despite the reach it instead. and industries.” Deputy Prime Minister first man in space in 1961 and Neil nology school.” company saying the schedule of satellite However, analysts said Moscow was Dmitry Rogozin, responsible for Russia’s Armstrong of the United States was the Analysts said Russia still lagged in pro- launches for its new faster broadband net- unlikely to curb its shuttle service to the defence industry and known for anti- first man on the Moon in 1969. duction of high-tech electronic compo- work was not affected. The new satellites ISS, for which US space agency NASA pays Western rhetoric, suggested space may be With the Cold War over, competition nents - including microchips for satellites - are due to be carried on the Russian Proton more than $60 million per person, as it the next frontier in the standoff over gave way to cooperation. While NASA was and that meant its space and arms sectors Breeze M rockets launched from provided essential financing for the cash- Ukraine, which has taken relations banned earlier this month from contacting were overwhelmingly reliant on imports Kazakhstan. —Reuters Apple, Samsung case goes to California jury

SAN JOSE: After listening to a month’s tioned it, you will not find a single question worth of testimony from expert witnesses about Google in your jury form,” McElhinny hired by Apple and Samsung as well as said. “Google is not a defendant in this executives from each company, a Silicon case.” Valley jury of four men and four women Google spokesman Matt Kallman will resume deliberations Wednesday to declined comment on the proceedings. The sort out the latest legal dispute over tech- four men and four women on the jury nology between the world’s two largest began deliberating later in the day. smartphone makers. The case marks the latest legal fight Apple is demanding Samsung pay it between Samsung and Apple as each tries $2.2 billion after accusing the South Korean to dominate the $330 billion annual market company of infringing five software for smartphones. patents related to smartphones. Samsung Samsung has captured about 31 percent denies the claims and counters that Apple of the smartphone market while Apple owes it a little more than $6 million for retains a 15 percent share. A different jury infringing two of its patents. in San Jose presiding over a previous trial The jury began deliberating late regarding older technology ordered Tuesday and left at 2330 GMT without Samsung to pay Apple $930 million. reaching a verdict. The jurors are scheduled Samsung has appealed that ruling. to resume deliberations late yesterday in Google may not be a defendant in the San Jose. current trial, but evidence introduced by A lawyer for Apple on Tuesday accused Apple attorneys showed the Internet Samsung of copying key features of its search giant has agreed to reimburse iPhone and iPad products and demanded Samsung if the South Korean company is $2.2 billion in damages. ordered to pay damages on two of the five An attorney for Samsung denied the patents at issue. In addition, Samsung allegations and argued that its Google- lawyers called three Google engineers to developed software differs from Apple’s the witness stand to testify. operating system. The trial involves five Apple patents that In his closing argument, lawyer William the company accuses Samsung of using to Price referred to an email from Apple create nine newer smartphones and a founder Steve Jobs indicating that he had tablet. The features in question include ordered employees to wage a “holy war” slide-to-lock, universal searching, quick against Google and its Android system, linking, background syncing and automatic believing it was a rip-off of Apple’s operat- word correction. TOKYO: Journalists try to ride an electric motor-assisted standing-style tricycle called the ‘Walking Bicycle’, produced by Japan’s auto ing system. Samsung, meanwhile, has alleged that parts maker Katayama Kogyo, during a press preview in Tokyo. The new style vehicle can travel a maximum speed of 24 kph (15 Price said that was the sole reason Apple Apple infringed two of its patents related mph), assisted with an electric motor when the user steps on the pedals like walking. The company will put it on the market in July filed the lawsuit against Samsung. “We to camera use and video transmission. don’t think we owe Apple a nickel,” added Samsung is seeking $6.2 million in dam- with a price of 3,000 USD. —AFP John Quinn, one of four Samsung lawyers ages. involved in the company’s closing argu- Jobs, who died in 2011, is a Silicon Valley ment. Quinn also said Apple wants to legend revered for launching Apple in his OTI expands use of Mass monopolize the industry. family’s garage in 1976. The Cupertino “They want to attack Google and headquarters of the tech giant is a 15-mile Android by attacking the most successful (25-kilometer) drive from the San Jose fed- Android maker,” he said. Apple lawyer eral courthouse where the patent case is Cashless Ticket Machines Harold McElhinny told jurors that playing. Samsung’s “illegal strategy has been wildly Prospective jurors were closely ques- successful” and insisted that Google had tioned before the trial about connections ROSH PINA: On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) Mazovia Railway System by making life easier for nothing to do with the case. and views about Apple, which employs (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global provider of near field busy travelers and commuters.” “Despite all the times Samsung men- about 80,000 workers worldwide.-AP communication (NFC) and cashless payment Over the last year, the ASEC automated tick- solutions, has expanded the capabilities of the 84 eting network has enabled more than 62 million transit ticket vending machines operated by its trips on the Mazovia Railway. The network and electronic ticket systems subsidiary, ASEC S.A., for railway span approximately 38,000 square miles ‘Heartbleed’ spooks the Mazovia Railway System in Poland. in Poland, from Radom in the south to oti’s electronic ticket systems subsidiary, ASEC Dzialdowo in the north, and from Siedlce in the SA, is expanding the capabilities of 84 transit tick- east up to Kutno in the west, with the city of 39% of Web surfers et vending machines operated by the Mazovia Warsaw as the central hub. Railway System in Poland. Over the last year, the ASEC’s ticket vending machines are located in SAN FRANCISCO: Most Americans who about in the extensive media coverage of the ASEC network enabled more than 62 million trips highly trafficked railway stations or stops and recently learned about a major breakdown in Heartbleed risks. on the Mazovia Railway. (Photo: Business Wire) can be used 24x7. The sale of the transaction is Internet security have been trying to protect Passwords were changed or online Integrated oti NFC contactless card readers facilitated by epay Poland, a division of Euronet themselves but a group nearly as large is accounts were closed by 39 percent of the now allow travelers and commuters to easily use Worldwide, a leading global electronic pay- unaware of the threat, according to a new Internet users in Pew’s telephone survey of any NFC-enabled credit/debit card or mobile ments provider and distributor. “The convenient survey. 1,501 adults taken in the US from April 23-27. device to recharge their pre-paid phone cards locations and easy use of these machines sup- The findings released yesterday by the Pew But 36 percent of the Internet users partici- issued by Mobile Network Operators (MNO) in ported our decision to cooperate with ASEC and Research Center provide a gauge on how Web pating in the survey hadn’t heard about Poland. provide services in its favor,” noted Barbara surfers have been responding to a computer Heartbleed at all. The almost equal division Currently supported pre-paid cards include Szewc, marketing manager, epay Poland. bug nicknamed “Heartbleed.” The flaw in a key between people insulating themselves from those issued by T-Mobile, Heyah, Play, Plus, According to Ofer Tziperman, CEO of oti: “This piece of security technology used by more Heartbleed and those unaware of the problem Orange, NJU Mobile and Lycamobile. The added convenience for ASEC ticketing cus- than 500,000 websites had been exposing shows there is still a knowledge gap even as machines accept traditional credit/debit card and tomers also represents another revenue stream online passwords and other sensitive data to the Internet and mobile devices make it quick- cash payments and will also support oti’s new from these ticketing terminals, as well as poten- potential theft for more than two years. er and easier to find all kinds of information. WAVE device that makes any mobile device NFC- tially from other NFC-enabled vending applica- After word of the problem got out on April “There are some people who are pretty capable. tions.” 7, affected websites began to close the tuned in and are in an action frame of mind “The intuitive touch-screen interface of our Revenues generated from this new capabili- Heartbleed loophole and security specialists and then there others that don’t know ticket vending machines combined with an oti ty for refilling pre-paid phone cards are includ- recommended that Web surfers change their about the news that is breaking,” said Lee NFC reader makes the card reloading process ed in the estimated $4.7 million transaction online passwords as a precaution. That advice Rainie, director of Pew Research’s Internet extremely quick, easy and secure,” said Anat fees revenues for the Mazovia Railway System apparently resonated among those who read Project. —AP Arazi, president of ASEC. “This new capability over five years as was announced by OTI in also enhances the overall experience of using April 2013. —AP gives a crash course in new Mario Kart 8 information

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