• NEWS
    Apple Watch 2 Tipped to Launch at WWDC; New iPhone 7 Details Emerge

    An analyst has claimed that Apple may refresh the Apple Watch in June at its annual developer conference – WWDC. In addition, new details about the next iPhone have emerged, claiming a better battery than previous generations as well as a thinner body. Analyst Brian White has issued his research notes (via MacRumors) with predictions […]

  • COUPONS
    New April printable & digital coupons!

      MORE ON THIS SmartShopper Printable Coupons The ibotta app is now available at Harris Teeter! New cash back savings site: Shopmium AND FREE Lindt bar! SmartSource coupons KelloggsFamilyRewards.com website It’s the beginning of the month and most of the printable & digital coupon sites add many new coupons! In addition, they often reload some […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Apple’s New iPhone and iPad Say: Small Is Beautiful Too

    As it struggles to match the success of its big-screen iPhones, Apple is now contending that small can be beautiful, too. The giant tech company showed off downsized versions of its signature iPhone and iPad Pro tablet on Monday, hoping they’ll appeal to first-time buyers and those who have shied away from the bigger-screen models […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Tablets Are Finding New Life Among Professionals

    Tablets may never again be the consumer sensation they once were, but they are finding new life among professionals. Apple took aim at that market in announcing a second iPad Pro model this week. Samsung started selling the Windows-based Galaxy TabPro S last week, while Microsoft doubled down on its Surface tablet business last fall […]

  • COMPUTERS
    New 5-Dimensional Storage Pushes Bounds of Digital Data Archiving

    Opening a new era of eternal data archiving, scientists at University of Southampton have developed the recording and retrieval processes of five dimensional (5D) digital data using ultrafast laser writing in nanostructured glass. The storage allows unprecedented properties including 360 TB (terabyte)/disc data capacity, thermal stability up to 1,000 degree Celsius and virtually unlimited lifetime […]

  • NEWS
    New 3D Printing Technique Can Produce Human Tissue, Organs

    A group of US scientists have successfully transplanted living tissue constructed by a sophisticated and improved 3D printer, according to a study released on Monday by British scientific journal Nature. This research, developed by the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre in North Carolina, represents a breakthrough for regenerative medicine, as it suggests that these tissues […]

  • NEWS
    Standard Chartered posts loss as loan impairments hit new high

    CEO Bill Winters is attempting to unwind the damage caused by predecessor Peter Sands’ revenue-led expansion across emerging markets, which left the bank riddled with bad loans when commodity market crashed and growth stalled from China to India. Photo: Reuters London: Standard Chartered Plc reported a surprise full-year loss as loan impairments almost doubled to […]

  • NEWS
    New rules, 100% FDI in e-commerce give short shrift to consumers

    Photo: iStockphoto New Delhi: The government on Tuesday allowed 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in marketplace e-commerce companies. While this may bring regulatory clarity to the existing and future online retail sellers in the country, it may hamper consumer interest on several accounts. First, the government has now prohibited any discounts to consumers by e-commerce […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    New Lightweight, More Efficient Batteries Developed for Smartphones: Study

    Chinese scientists have developed a light weight, low-cost battery which performs better than lithium ion batteries that currently power smartphones and other portable devices. The new aluminium-graphite dual-ion battery (AGDIB) developed by researcher of the Chinese Academy of Sciences offers significantly reduced weight, volume, and fabrication cost, as well as higher energy density, in comparison […]

  • COMPUTERS
    Microsoft to Unveil 2 New Live Tiles Features at Build 2016

    Ahead of its developer conference Build on Wednesday, Microsoft is hinting at new features and major changes to its Live Tiles interface for Windows 10. The company is supposedly planning to make Live Tiles, Microsoft’s take on flat icons, more interactive and capable. The Redmond, Washington-based company will be holding a session at the upcoming […]