Disney adopts demand pricing; ticket prices will rise most days - LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disney-adopts-demand-pricing-20160226-story.html

"Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have been charging $99 for a one-day ticket. Under the new policy, each day on the calendar will be designated a "value" day, a "regular" day or a "peak" day. The new price will be $95 for a value day, $105 for a regular day and $119 for a peak day.

Over a 12-month period, 30% of the days will be "value" days, 44% will be "regular" days and 26% will be "peak" days, Disney calculates."

Microsoft Is Scared To Release HoloLens Because Of The Kinect's Failure - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/02/22/microsoft-is-scared-to-release-hololens-because-of-the-kinects-failure/#23a1ec259fcb

"But in hindsight, it may be the case that the Kinect bundle, which still didn't do much other than receive voice commands and play a scarce handful of games, sunk the entire launch of the Xbox One. While the One had many problems at launch with Microsoft talking about an "always on" console and threatening to make discs obsolete, the Kinect, and the $100 it added to the Xbox One's price tag, allowed the PS4 to grab an early lead, and hang onto it to this day.

Microsoft eventually decoupled the Kinect from the Xbox One, dropping the price, and though the peripheral is still sold separately, Microsoft rarely even acknowledges its existence these days. It's hard to blame them, as it very well may have cost them this entire console generation, as now it's unlikely that Xbox One will ever be able to catch the sales total of the PS4.

Knowing all this, it would seem like Microsoft is smart to be gunshy about the HoloLens in its current form. It would be beyond pointless to start selling a $3,000 HoloLens when the Vive headset is $800 and the Oculus Rift is $600. "

How can I control how much data Netflix uses?

I thought that cellular Internet might one day subsume residential Internet but perhaps not:

"Watching movies or TV shows on Netflix uses about 1 GB of data per hour for each stream of standard definition video, and up to 3 GB per hour for each stream of HD video. This can create headaches for Netflix members who have a monthly bandwidth or data cap on their Internet service. Below, you'll find a few ways to reduce the amount of data Netflix uses, without having to resort to drastic measures (like actually watching less Netflix).

Adjusting the data usage settings for your account is the easiest way to reduce the amount of bandwidth used while watching Netflix. There are four data usage settings to choose from. Each estimate below is per stream:

Low (0.3 GB per hour)
Medium (SD: 0.7 GB per hour)
High (Best video quality, up to 3 GB per hour for HD and 7 GB per hour for Ultra HD)"

https://help.netflix.com/en/node/87

Gearing Up for the Cloud, AT&T Tells Its Workers: Adapt, or Else - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/technology/gearing-up-for-the-cloud-att-tells-its-workers-adapt-or-else.html

""There is a need to retool yourself, and you should not expect to stop," Randall Stephenson, CEO, said in a recent interview at AT&T's Dallas headquarters. People who do not spend five to 10 hours a week in online learning, he added, "will obsolete themselves with the technology.""

Teradata Corporation Shows Progress With a Decent Quarter -- The Motley Fool

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/02/05/teradata-corporation-compiles-a-strong-quarter.aspx

"Teradata managed cloud revenue is still small, "but growing rapidly and very strategic to us," according to Teradata CEO Mike Koehler."

SGN: Capitalizing on OPEX in the Teradata Cloud with Data and Analytics

From http://blogs.teradata.com/customers/sgn-capitalizing-on-opex-in-the-teradata-cloud-with-data-and-analytics/

"The cost of the user is very well measured. We know exactly how much money we are spending to get every single user. Another thing we are doing well is showing marketing how much money they're spending and the results of the spend. The ROI is calculated on a daily basis for every campaign." - Ariel Aguirre, Analytics Director, SGN

Analytics in the cloud allow SGN to scale with the large amounts of data and still deploy complex analytics on big data. Each user experience is an event in a JSON file which goes to the Teradata Cloud - where analysis can be done in real-time.

Critical to SGN's strategy, the Teradata Cloud is an operating expense, keeping capital costs to a minimum.

"We don't have to worry about backups; that's all handled in the Teradata Cloud. If we have a problem with anything regarding performance, we just create a ticket and the support guys take care of it. That makes a lot of difference for us. We don't want to worry about how it's performing. We have to be focused on our business." - Ariel Aguirre, Analytics Director, SGN

The Best Cloud Computing Companies And CEOs To Work For In 2016 - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2016/02/04/the-best-cloud-computing-companies-and-ceos-to-work-for-in-2016

"Cloud computing companies are among the most competitive there are about salaries, performance and sign-on bonuses and a myriad of perks and benefits. They are also attracting senior management teams that have strong leadership skills, many of whom are striving to create excellent company cultures."

Daily chart: Alphabet becomes the world’s largest listed company | The Economist

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/02/daily-chart-1

The 25 Skills That Can Get You Hired in 2016 | Official LinkedIn Blog

http://blog.linkedin.com/2016/01/12/the-25-skills-that-can-get-you-hired-in-2016/

For Example :
> Cloud and Distributed Computing
> Statistical Analysis and Data Mining
> Mobile Development
> Network and Information Security
> Perl/Python/Ruby

Gear 360 accessory for Samsung Galaxy S7

http://bgr.com/2016/02/01/galaxy-s7-accessories-gear-360/

"Dubbed Gear 360, according to SamMobile, the accessory will seemingly be a virtual reality camera will let anyone record the kind of 360-degree video experiences that can be then enjoyed on a galaxy phone when combined with a Gear VR headset.

The Gear 360 is a compact spherical camera that can capture 360-degree imagery using two 180-degree fish eye lenses. The camera can connect to a phone via Bluetooth and has a special Gear 360 Connect application. The camera should work with other devices, but the tech site can only confirm Galaxy S7 compatibility for the time being.

Samsung's upcoming Gear 360 has its own battery and packs its own onboard storage, which should come in handy when recording 360 videos. "

If you haven't gotten your hands on Google cardboard, now is a good time to try it. More and more apps are supporting 360deg photos and videos. The New York Times is also publishing these and posted an emotional set that were filmed in Paris after the Paris bombings. They are really a must see. I was also kicking myself for not having taken more of these 360deg pics in Angkor Wat.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Launch: What to Expect from Apple's Chief Rival

http://www.newsweek.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-what-expect-apples-chief-tormentor-feb-21-421612

20pct larger battery, IP67 waterproof, and micro SD slot! And pressure sensitive touch. The phone that the S6 old have been!