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Apple iCloud Halves Price of 2TB Storage Tier, Family Sharing Arriving in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

Apple iCloud Halves Price of 2TB Storage Tier, Family Sharing Arriving in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Apple has halved the price of 2TB iCloud storage
  • The new price is reflecting in India as well
  • Family Sharing in iCloud storage will arrive in iOS 11 later

At its WWDC developer conference on Monday, Apple took the stage to announce a major overhaul to its various operating systems. It announced a new and improved iOS 11, in addition to macOS High Sierra, watchOS 4, and a better tvOS with Amazon Prime Video support. While these updates are major, the Cupertino giant also brought some minor changes to its iCloud storage plans.

Apple iCloud has removed the 1TB storage tier, replacing it with the 2TB tier. Formerly priced at $19.99, it is now available for the $9.99 per month price of the 1TB tier in the US. Meanwhile, in India, Apple has followed the same move, replacing the 1TB option with the 2TB storage tier, while bringing its price down from Rs. 1,300 to Rs. 650. All of the above plans are currently live and can be purchased right away. Customers currently on the 1TB plan will be upgraded to 2TB. Additionally, Apple has also introduced Family Sharing to the iCloud storage for up to six family members who can use a single storage plan.

While the price of the upper storage limit has been halved, lower storage tiers like 50GB and 200GB have not been changed. The 50GB storage plan still costs $0.99 and 200GB at $2.99. The iCloud subscriber plans in India, too, retain the same price for the aforementioned storage limits (Rs. 65/month for 50GB and Rs. 190/month for 200GB). Furthermore, the same 5GB storage is still continuing for the free subscribers of iCloud storage plan.

Also with the debut of iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra, Apple will be introducing Family Sharing for the iCloud storage plans. Up to six family members will be able to use a single monthly iCloud storage subscription plan without any extra costs. This will only apply to plans giving storage of 200GB onwards. This feature will be available with the rollout of iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra later this fall.

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Tags: Apple, iCloud, iCloud Storage, iOS 11, High Sierra, Internet
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Education

Flu outbreak closes Stockport high school for five days

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

A flu outbreak has closed a school for five days after almost a third of pupils and members of staff were struck by the virus.

About 330 pupils and 25 staff at Bramhall High School in Stockport, Greater Manchester, have been off since Tuesday.

In a letter, head teacher Lynne Fox said cases were “continuing to rise” causing an “unprecedented situation”.

The 1,200-pupil school is due to reopen on 13 December.

Mrs Fox took action following guidance from Public Health England and she said a “deep clean” of the site would be carried out.

She said the closure would allow “a period of recuperation” for those who are ill and “avoid any danger of re-infection”.

The school advised anyone with lung, heart, liver, kidney, or neurological disease, diabetes or an impaired immune system to see their GP and seek the flu vaccine.

What is flu?

Flu virus -Image copyrightSPRINGER MEDIZIN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Image captionThere are 18 different types of influenza A
  • Influenza (flu) is a viral infection affecting the lungs and airways
  • Symptoms include: headache, fever, cough, sore throat, aching muscles and joints
  • Complications include bacterial pneumonia and can be life-threatening
  • Those at most risk include older people and people with underlying health conditions
  • There are two types of influenza affecting people – influenza A and influenza B                                                           [Source:- BBC]
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Education

Indian students in the US at record high

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

Indian women listening to a presentation

The number of Indian students studying in the US soared by 25% to a record high, figures from 2015-2016 show.

The 2016 Open Doors data says Indian students contribute more than $5.5bn (£4.4bn) to the American economy.

It comes against the backdrop of a steep decline in Indian students opting for the UK, with one estimate citing a 50% drop in four years.

Analysts say tougher visa rules in the UK and the stabilisation of the rupee against the dollar explain the trend.

A total of 165,918 Indians are now studying in the US, up from 132,888 in 2014-15, the report says. It is released by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in collaboration with the US State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The report says India accounted for the largest growth in students in the US for the second year in a row, primarily at the “graduate and optional practical training” levels.

Students from China, India and Saudi Arabia now account for more than half of the million-plus foreign students in the US.

China remained the country with the largest number of students in US, with almost twice the number of students as India.

“But India’s rate of growth and absolute increases outpaced China’s,” the report said.

“With the stabilising of the rupee against the dollar over the past couple of years, Indian students who had put their plans on hold were then able to come to the US,” Rajika Bhandari, deputy vice-president for research and evaluation at IIE, told the Mint newspaper.

“Lastly, the tightening of policies in the UK might have diverted some of the Indian students who would have studied there to the US instead.”

Earlier this year an all-party parliamentary group in the UK said Britain’s immigration strategy was costing the country its share of the valuable international student market.

[Source:- BBC]

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Education

LGBT bullying at ‘high rate’ in Scotland’s schools

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

rainbow flag

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pupils are still experiencing high rates of bullying in schools, according to campaigners.

LGBT Youth Scotland said the pupils were also not confident about reporting abuse to staff.

The charity called for strong leadership from schools and local authorities on the bullying.

The Scottish government said a new anti-bullying strategy had been developed with LGBT organisations.

Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying at school can have a devastating impact on young people’s mental health and cause them to leave education early, according to the charity’s research.

LGBT Youth Scotland said its study went on to show transgender youngsters have a particularly difficult time at school and face even higher levels of bullying than their LGB peers.

The organisation has teamed up with the Time for Inclusive Education campaign to highlight the issue and demand further action. It coincides with anti-bullying week.

Move school

The charity said there was good work being carried out, but demanded more guidance and resources for teachers, as well as improved regulation and inspection of schools over the bullying of LGBT pupils.

Megan McIntyre, a member of LGBT Youth Scotland’s national youth council, said homophobic bullying was not always taken seriously.

She said: “I had to move school because they wouldn’t deal with bullying at all. Once I moved, my new school wasn’t much better.

“As a result, my attendance dropped as I didn’t want to be there. I wasn’t in a good place.”

Fergus McMillan, the charity’s chief executive, said: “We want to see an education where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people report feeling included in their school, have their lives reflected in the curriculum and are free from homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.

“We, therefore, support the principles of the Time for Inclusive Education campaign and call on school leadership and policymakers at all levels to focus on fully implementing the Equality Act (2010) to eliminate discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for all.”

Teacher education

The Scottish government said all bullying, including prejudice-based bullying, was “unacceptable”.

A spokeswoman added: “Respect for All, the refreshed national anti-bullying strategy for children and young people, which has been developed in collaboration with organisations including LGBT Youth Scotland and Stonewall Scotland, will take a holistic approach to tackling this issue.

“Last week, Deputy First Minister John Swinney wrote to the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee to welcome their input into the process and agreed to put the publication on hold to allow for meaningful engagement.

“We have also committed to a programme of teacher education on equality for all… providing funding where necessary and have updated relationship teaching guidance.”

[Source:- BBC]

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Education

Colchester high school abolishes ‘traditional’ homework

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

Philip Morant School and College

A high school has scrapped traditional homework in favour of a more “independent” approach to learning.

Philip Morant School and College in Colchester has told pupils and parents that they will no longer set homework and will instead select their own “appropriate” tasks.

The new scheme is optional but there will be rewards for completed tasks.

It said it believes the new approach will give pupils “greater responsibility for their own learning”.

The school has called the new approach ‘Prove It+’ at Key Stage 3 & 4 and Independent Study Tasks at Stage 5.

Pupil-led learning

In a letter, it explained how tasks will be uploaded onto the school’s website and pupils can select what they want to do based on guidance from teachers, as well as their own targets and interests.

Some of the tasks “support community and charity awareness” to help “develop the whole child”, the letter said.

Principal Catherine Hutley told the Daily Gazette that teachers will use the time previously spent on setting and marking home on planning lessons more precisely.

She said the move away from traditional homework had been discussed for about a year.

Parents have been involved in a consultation period which has included 30-minute workshops.

[Source:- BBC]

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Tech Update

Xiaomi Mi 5 ‘High’ edition with overclocked CPU and GPU being sold in China

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep
Earlier this year,Xiaomi launched its Mi 5flagship smartphone globally as well as in India. And while the Mi 5 packs in quite powerful hardware as is, some online retailers in China are selling an even more powerful ‘high version’ of the smartphone.

Listed on a Chinese online retailer Gome’s website, the Xiaomi Mi 5 ‘High’ version comes with the same CPU and GPU as the regular Mi 5. Only in this case, both CPU and GPU are overclocked. While the ‘High’ version of the Mi 5 has a CPU clocked at 2.15GHz, the Adreno 530 GPU is boosted to 624MHz. This is quite higher than the base CPU and GPU clock speeds of 1.8GHz and 510MHz respectively.

In addition, the 3GB RAM included in the Mi 5 ‘High’ version is clocked at 1866MHz instead of the regular 1333MHz. This model is available in Black, White, Gold and Light Purple colour options. Battery stays the same at 3,000mAh.

Xiaomi Redmi 3S with Android Marshmallow launched, priced at Rs 6,999 onwards

Xiaomi recently forayed into the home appliances segment by launching the Mi Robot vacuum cleaner in China. Priced at 1699 Yuan (approximately Rs 17,000), the Mi Robot vacuum cleaner has a flat circular design with two rotating side brushes on the underside for pushing dirt towards the main cylindrical brush. The device also adjusts its height with the floor to clean as much dirt as possible. Two small wheels and one assistant wheel help the vacuum cleaner moving around easily. It also features a total of 12 sensors such as Laser distance sensor, wall sensor and dustbin sensor.

Last month, Xiaomi also launched its Redmi 3s budget smartphone in India. The company has launched two variants of the handset. The 2GB RAM variant is priced at Rs 6,999 and the 3GB RAM version bears a price tag of Rs 8,999. The smartphone is available in Dark Grey, Silver and Gold colour options.

[Source:- Indiatimes]
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Education

Denbigh High School defends 72 exclusions over uniform

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

Denbigh High School

A head teacher has defended excluding 72 students from regular classes for not complying with uniform rules.

Pupils at Denbigh High School were disciplined on the first day of term on Monday, for breaches of policy including “the wearing of inappropriate trousers, skirts and footwear”.

The students were taken from their normal lessons and moved to a “learning suite”.

About 20 of them returned to normal classes by the end of the day.

Head teacher Simeon Molloy said: “We believe that standards across the board, including uniform, contribute to a positive learning environment.

“At the end of the last school year we held several school assemblies that outlined our school uniform policy.

“We followed this up by telephoning parents and sending out letters with photographs and information on the style of trousers and length of skirts.”

He added: “We have spoken with every parent of every student involved in this matter to explain individual issues with each pupil’s uniform. We will continue to uphold our high expectations.”

Students flouting uniform rules were sent home from lessons at a Kent academy – a day after police intervened in angry scenes at the school gates on the first day of term.

[Source:- BBC]

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Education

French children return to school amid high security

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

President Francois Hollande visited a school in Orleans to mark reforms to the curriculum (1 Sept 2016)

Twelve million French children have gone back to school with new security measures in place because of recent jihadist attacks.

Pupils will be taught to hide, escape and help each other and there will be three security drills a year including simulated attacks.

Security is also being beefed up at the entrance to school buildings.

The new measures coincide with major education reforms which have come in despite widespread protests.

France has been under a state of emergency since the coordinated militant Islamist attacks on Paris in November 2015 which claimed the lives of 130 people.

Further jihadist attacks saw 86 people murdered on the seafront at Nice and a priest killed in a church in Rouen.

President Francois Hollande wrote on Facebook that it was an important day for teachers and pupils, and that the circumstances “justify the security measures that have been taken”.

The tightened measures require local education officials to have crisis cells and emergency phone lists, schools to have regular patrols and secure entrances, and for pupils to be prepared for an attack.

Game of silence

Schools introduced greater security after the 13 November attacks, but, with the introduction of three compulsory drills every year, the biggest question has been how to prepare very small children for a crisis without traumatising them.

Among the suggestions for teachers are a series of games to help children learn to hide quietly, including:

  • Playing a game known as “le roi du silence”
  • Hiding in boxes without being scared of the dark
  • Playing statues and changing position at the teacher’s signal
  • Running quickly back into school from the playground

Teenagers at French schools will be given greater tasks which include learning how to save lives.

One head teacher told French TV that his school had already stopped parents from gathering inside the building along with other measures, but it was impossible to have a police officer posted at every school.

Alongside the security measures, France is seeing big changes to its curriculum. Some of the biggest reforms are for 11-15 year-olds in colleges:

  • Greater independence for teachers
  • More interdisciplinary lessons that combine subjects such as health, green issues and ancient culture
  • Learning a second modern language will start at age 11-12
  • Latin and Greek will not be dropped, as planned, but will be replaced by an introduction to ancient languages.  [Source:- BBC]
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Internet

Delhi High Court Asks Centre, Google About ‘Right to Be Forgotten’

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

Delhi High Court Asks Centre, Google About 'Right to Be Forgotten'

Does right to privacy include right to delink from the Internet the irrelevant information, the Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and Google.

Justice Manmohan sought the responses of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MOC & IT), Google Inc., Google India Pvt Ltd and IKanoon Software Development Pvt Ltd on a plea of an NRI seeking that he be “delinked” from information regarding a criminal case involving his wife in which he was not a party.

The petitioner has sought the relief saying it would affect his employment opportunities as companies often search about prospective employees on the Internet and as the criminal case pops up on searching his name, it might give an impression that he was involved in it.

His petition has raised the question “whether data controllers or intermediaries such as Google, are required to delete information that is inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant if they receive a request for removal of such data”.

The petitioner, in his plea filed through advocates Rohit Madan and Akash Vajpai, has said the criminal case involving his wife and his mother against each other pops up when his name is searched on the Internet.

“Petitioner got to know that anyone who searches his name on Google will find the aforesaid judgment (of the criminal case) on the second number of search result and consequently giving the impression to everyone that was involved in some sort of criminal proceeding in India,” the plea said.

The plea has also said, “petitioner tried to contact Respondent 4 (IKanoon) and made a request for taking down the aforesaid judgment through letter dated January 25, 2016 as petitioner wanted this order to be expunged, from website of Respondent 4.”

It also said that the petitioner had contacted Respondent 2 and 3 (Google Inc and Google India) and sent an email for removing the concerned Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from the search result.

According to the petition, it was requested in the email that “material detrimental to the petitioner must not be the first hit in the search result as he has no role in the aforesaid case and because it was giving a bad name to the Petitioner which will further jeopardize his prospective employment opportunities, being an NRI living in Dubai employed with prestigious organisation.”

“This issue pertaining to the criminal case in which his name has appeared had been fully resolved and therefore that reference to his name in the aforesaid criminal case is now entirely irrelevant,” the petition has contended adding that not removing the same “violates his right to privacy” and also “creates a bad social image” about him.

The petition has also referred to a European Court of Justice verdict ordering Google “to remove the links related to a person on its website and effectively read a ‘right to be forgotten’ or ‘right to delink’ into existing European Union data protection law”.

“Right to delink broadly, provides that an individual may be allowed to control the information available about them on the web by removing such information in certain situations,” the petition has said.

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Tech Update

U.S. high court approves rule change to expand FBI hacking power

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

A lock icon, signifying an encrypted Internet connection, is seen on an Internet Explorer browser in a photo illustration in Paris April 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon

The Supreme Court on Thursday approved a rule change that would let U.S. judges issue search warrants for access to computers located in any jurisdiction despite opposition from civil liberties groups who say it will greatly expand the FBI’s hacking authority.

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts transmitted the rules to Congress, which will have until Dec. 1 to reject or modify the changes to the federal rules of criminal procedure. If Congress does not act, the rules would take effect automatically.

Magistrate judges normally can order searches only within the jurisdiction of their court, which is typically limited to a few counties.

The U.S. Justice Department, which has pushed for the rule change since 2013, has described it as a minor modification needed to modernize the criminal code for the digital age, and has said it would not permit searches or seizures that are not already legal.

Google, owned by Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), and civil liberties groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and Access Now contend the change would vastly expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s ability to conduct mass hacks on computer networks.

They say it also could run afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.

While Congress can reject amendments to the rules that govern federal courts, it rarely exercises that authority and is not expected to do so during a heated election year. And few lawmakers have shown interest in the subject.

Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, condemned the rule change as having “significant consequences for Americans’ privacy,” and vowed to introduce legislation to reverse it.

“Under the proposed rules, the government would now be able to obtain a single warrant to access and search thousands or millions of computers at once; and the vast majority of the affected computers would belong to the victims, not the perpetrators, of a cybercrime,” Wyden said in a statement.

The Justice Department’s quest to broaden warrant jurisdiction has not drawn as much attention as other recent confrontations over government access to digital information. These included the FBI’s standoff with Apple over encryption arising from the agency’s effort to unlock an iPhone used by one of the shooters in December’s San Bernardino massacre.

A Justice Department spokesman said the change was necessary because criminals increasingly use “anonymizing” technologies to conceal their identity online, and remote searches are often the only way to apprehend such suspects.

The change does not authorize any new authorities not already permitted by law, the spokesman said.

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