Business Minute

A quick Monday business round up from all over the world.

By Robert Gauna

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will have aluminum frame (as opposed to plastic on previous versions), a glossy Gorilla Glass on the back, and an improved software.

Display: Galaxy 6 5.1″ –  iPhone 6 4.7″
Memory: 32/64/128 – 16/64/128
Camera (Rear/Front): 16/5 – 8/12
Size: 5.65″H, 2.78″W – 5.44″H, 2.64″W

Galaxy S6 Edge will have a curved screen.

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HTC is trying to make up for lack of smartphone sales by entering the virtual-reality field with a headset and game systems. They were unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this past weekend.

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While they were moving to enforce net neutrality, the FCC used new argument to override state laws limiting cities’ ability to run their own Internet service.

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Focus – Warner Bros., $19.1*
Kingsman: The Secret Service – 20th Century Fox, $11.8*
The SpongeBob Movie – Paramount, $112*
Fifty Shades of Grey – Universal, $19.9*
The Lazarus Effect – Relativity Media, $10.6*

*This weekend.

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Japan is set to give 18-year-olds the right to vote. The move is estimated to add 2.4 million potential voters. The last time Japan lowered its voting age was in 1945. It was lowered to age 20 from age 25, and women were given the right to vote that year.