Taif University has launched a university chair for rose studies. The cost of the project is to be funded by a businessman who has donated SR 4 million for various research studies such as developing better scientific ways for the profitable manufacture of the Taif variety of the rose flower and rose oil and ways to protect the rose from various plant diseases.
The chair will also advise farmers on the healthy farming of the plant and the flower production.
It has already prepared published seven studies. The university also plans to launch chairs for the study of the indigenous varieties of pomegranate and grapes.
In the month of April the rose fields are filled with the small fragrant pink roses that are picked at dawn and later distilled into expensive Taif rose oil. The perfume has been used in several luxury perfumes the world over.
The Taif Tourism Promotion Council also said it had approved the launching of the Chair for Rose Studies, Executive Director of the Taif branch of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities Tariq Mahmoud Khan said.
Taif University opens chair for rose studies
Taif University opens chair for rose studies
Apple to update EU browser options, make more apps deletable
- iPhone maker came under pressure from regulators to make changes after the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act took effect on March 7
- Apple users will be able to select a default browser directly from the choice screen after going through a mandatory list of options
STOCKHOLM: Apple will change how users choose browser options in the European Union, add a dedicated section for changing default apps, and make more apps deletable, the company said on Thursday.
The iPhone maker came under pressure from regulators to make changes after the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act took effect on March 7, forcing big tech companies to offer mobile users the ability to select from a list of available web browsers on a “choice screen.”
The new rules require mobile software makers to show the choice screen where users can select a browser, search engine and virtual assistant as they set up their phones, which earlier came with preferred options from Apple and Google.
In an update later this year, Apple users will be able to select a default browser directly from the choice screen after going through a mandatory list of options.
A randomly ordered list of 12 browsers per EU country will be shown to the user with short descriptions, and the chosen one will be automatically downloaded, Apple said. The choice screen will also be available on iPads through an update later this year.
Apple released a previous update in response to the new rules in March, but browser companies criticized the design of its choice screen, and the Commission opened an investigation on March 25 saying it suspected that the measures fell short of effective compliance.
The company said it has been in dialogue with the European Commission and believes the new changes will address regulators’ concerns.
It also plans to introduce a dedicated area for default apps where a user will be able to set defaults for messaging, phone calls, spam filters, password managers and keyboards.
Users will also be able to delete certain Apple-made apps such as App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos and Safari. Only Settings and Phone apps would not be deletable.
