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Netbook. A netbook is a small and inexpensive laptop designed primarily as a means of accessing the Internet. Netbooks were sold from 2007 until around 2013, when the widespread advent of smartphones and tablets eclipsed their popularity. At their inception in late 2007, [ 1] as smaller-than-typical laptop computers optimized for low weight and ...
The Smart Display was a battery-powered 10" or 15" LCD monitor with a touchscreen (similar in size and shape to a Tablet PC ), connecting to a PC over an 802.11b WiFi network, with input via Transcriber (similar to Graffiti) or a pop-up soft-keyboard for text entry, and built-in speakers. Some models had a docking unit with wired PC, keyboard ...
Neil Sheehan, war correspondent, writing before the mass attacks on heavily populated cities including North Vietnam's capital. On 22 November 1972, a B-52D (55-110) from U-Tapao was hit by a SAM while on a raid over Vinh. The crew was forced to abandon the damaged aircraft over Thailand. This was the first B-52 destroyed by hostile fire. The zenith of B-52 attacks in Vietnam was Operation ...
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault ( French: [bɛʁnaʁ ʒɑ̃ etjɛn aʁno]; born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman, investor and art collector. [ 2][ 3] He is the founder, chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company. Arnault is the first richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$ 194 billion as of ...
Steven Allan Spielberg ( / ˈspiːlbɜːrɡ /; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director in film history. [ 1] He is the recipient of many accolades, including three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden ...
The eight major pass-through economies—the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Hong Kong SAR, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, and Singapore—host more than 85 percent of the world’s investment in special purpose entities, which are often set up for tax reasons. — "Piercing the Veil", International Monetary Fund ...
$5.98 billion: Retail sales – $5.916 billion [cm] Box office – $67.3 million [cn] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $4.3 million [339] Animated cartoon Lauren Faust Bonnie Zacherle: Hasbro Avatar: 2009 $5.78 billion: Box office – $5.2 billion [co] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $429 million [342] Merchandise sales – $153 million [343] Film James Cameron ...
Moana. (2016 film) Moana (also known as Vaiana[ 4] or Oceania[ 5] in some markets), is a 2016 American animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, co-directed by Chris Williams and Don Hall, and produced by Osnat ...