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Quoting from the site wsj.com Posted by:Dr Ahmed.M.Shaban The ball bounces over the goal line past Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon as Costa Rica’s Bryan Ruiz scores his side’s first goal.   Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO – Several small technology companies are looking to the World Cup to give their businesses a major boost. While official sponsors like  Sony   6758.TO   -0.83%  have their names plastered around event sites, these small firms are quietly providing services and devices needed for soccer’s largest event. One of the biggest winners so far is GoalControl GmbH, a small German company that won the contract to provide goal-line technology during the World Cup. GoalControl, a 40-person outfit from western Germany and a subsidiary of a plastics and rubber inspection company, uses a number of cameras to track the ball within a centimeter to tell whether it crosses the goal line. The aim is to eliminate errors by referees that ha...

Quoting from the site wsj.com Posted by:Dr Ahmed.M.Shaban Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has added a new function to its mobile shopping and payment applications that allows people to check the authenticity of drugs by scanning the packages with smartphone cameras. REUTERS China’s pharmaceutical market is growing , but so is the potential market for fake or substandard drugs. This week, the state-run  Xinhua news agency reported  that China’s drug administration has warned consumers about fake cancer drugs being sold online. Alibaba’s Tmall shopping site hosts storefronts for major Chinese drugstore chains, but one of the challenges of selling drugs online is lack of trust. The new feature, available on Alibaba’s Mobile Taobao shopping app and the Alipay Wallet payment app, could address consumers’ – and Beijing’s – concerns about the authenticity and safety of drugs sold by online retailers. Using the same feature, consumers can also scan the pac...

Quoting from the site wsj.com Posted by:Dr Ahmed.M.Shaban Michael Acton Smith, CEO and founder of children’s entertainment company Mind Candy ,the creators of Moshi Monsters.   Jason Alden for The Wall Street Journal. The chief executive officer of British children’s entertainment company Mind Candy is stepping down as the company tries to crack the difficult mobile children’s games market. Michael Acton Smith, 39, who has run the company for 10 years and become an icon of the London tech scene, said he will step down when the company finds a new chief executive. Mr. Smith, known to fans as Mr. Moshi, posted the news in a  YouTube video . He sat on a couch in front of a wall decorated with colorful Moshi characters, with a pile of notebooks at his side he said were “filled with ideas and sketches and scribbles and doodles” for new stories and characters. He spoke directly to the camera for nearly three-and-a-half minutes. “I’ve been doing some deep thinki...

Quoting from the site  CNN Posted by:Dr Ahmed.M.Shaban (CNN)  -- More than a week into the tournament, diehard World Cup fans are losing sleep and falling down on their jobs as they yell at their TV and computer screens. For those who haven't caught football fever, the enthusiasm and the sport may leave them befuddled. But behind the World Cup there are stories that can speak to everyone. 1.   It's a family affair When Germany and Ghana face off Saturday, two brothers will as well. For Jerome Boateng, Germany defender, the match will be especially loaded. He'll be playing against not just his half-brother, Ghana's midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, but also their father's home country -- a place he's never even visited, according to FIFA. The brothers have reportedly ceased contact during the World Cup to keep their heads in the game. But will they hug on the field? And who will family members, if they're sit...