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International, Technology, Travel

PASSPORT AND VISA PROCESSING CENTER TO BE SET UP ABOARD INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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The International Space Station
The International Space Station

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – Recent space discoveries including flowing water on Mars and orbiting massive structures around remote star galaxies all but confirm the existence of life beyond the Earth planet, and earthlings are being proactive about it.

The United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and the European states have unanimously agreed to set up a passport and visa processing center aboard the International Space Center (ISS).

The move will enable aliens in space to secure entry permits should they decide to visit Earth. The aliens will be given visas for a maximum  of 30 days but will have to prove that their visit is for the sole purpose of tourism.

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as well as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be assigned at the space station to process the passport and visa applications for the U.S. Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump says he fully supports the move.

Aliens or alien structures that attempt to land on Earth without the proper passport and visa documents will be treated as  hostile visitors and will be met with full military intervention.

The only remaining issue to be resolved among the Earth governments is to determine the currency to be charged to the alien applicants for their passports or visas.  Will it be the U.S. or Canadian dollar, Yen, Euro or the Ruble?

Business, International

FORGET APPLE WATCH, HERE COMES VOLKSWAGEN CLOCK!

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The Volkswagen Clock
The Volkswagen Clock

WOLFSBURG, Germany (The Adobo Chronicles) – Apple faces some serious competition for its new product, the Apple Watch, and it’s coming from an automaker, Volkswagen.

Volkswagen, the world’s largest automaker, is in deep trouble over its rigging of diesel engine emissions tests in America and Europe.

The company falsified U.S. pollution tests by installing software (“defeat devices”) to make them appear cleaner than they were. Once on the road, the cars would pump out as much as 40 times the allowed level of nitrogen oxides. The German government said the company cheated in Europe too.

In an effort to rebuild its reputation and to entice its loyal customers to stick it out with the company, Volkswagen officials have come up with a special promotion for all Volkswagen owners, regardless of whether or not their vehicles are diesel-fueled.

The promotion, available at Volkswagen dealers worldwide, involves the sale of new tires in which customers will pay for three tires and get the fourth one for free.

The fourth tire comes equipped with a clock which can be positioned in the front or rear of the vehicle.  The clock does not need a battery to function. It gets its power from the tire rotation, much like a windmill generating electricity.

In order to avail of the promotion, Volkswagen owners in the U.S. are advised to contact their local dealers or to call a toll-free number, 1 800 VLKSCLK.

Business, International, Technology

APPLE TO RECALL MILLIONS OF IPHONES AND IPADS AFTER LOSING PATENT LAWSUIT

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imageMADISON, Wisconsin (The Adobo Chronicles) – If you have an iPhone 5S, 6 or 6 Plus, or the later generation iPad, you could be receiving a recall email message from Apple.

A U.S. jury on Tuesday found the company accountable for using processor chip  technology owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison without permission  in many of its iPhones and iPads.

The jury in Madison, Wisconsin, also said the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) patent, which improves processor efficiency, was valid. The trial will now move on to determine how much Apple owes in damages.

Apple could face up to $862 million in damages for patent infringement.

Rather than paying the damages,  and in an effort to maintain its integrity among loyal Apple fanatics, the company has chosen to recall the phones and tablets in question, and will replace them with all-new devices using Apple-owned processor chips.

Replacement could take as long as  six months.  Apple has to open new factories in China and the Philippines in order to manufacture the replacement phones.