Archives
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ELECTRONICS 
October 27, 2016 Wearable devices not yet ready for consumer adoption
Despite the hoopla, wearable gadgets like wristwatches for checking your text messages or eyeglasses that capture video are unlikely to make a splash with consumers anytime soon, given the clumsy designs, high prices and technological constraints of many of the current offerings.That is the conclusion drawn by many industry executives and analysts who trolled the […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 26, 2016 PlayStation VR Works With Xbox One, Windows PC, and Wii U; Just Not How You’d Expect
HIGHLIGHTS PS VR displays 2D content when used with a Wii U, Xbox One or Windows PC You will not be able to derive native VR with these devices Suffice to say it should function this way with other HDMI devices too With the PlayStation VR (PS VR) hitting store shelves this week, some users […]
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NEWS 
October 26, 2016 Latest Red Dead Tease Confirms New Game; Not Red Dead Redemption Remaster
HIGHLIGHTS Rockstar Games released another Red Dead teaser This one implies a new game An official announcement could be made soon Rockstar Games hasn’t announced a new game in its Wild West series, Red Dead, but you can expect one soon enough. Following up a teaser for what could be Red Dead Redemption 2, the […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 26, 2016 Red Dead Redemption 2 Announced for PS4 and Xbox One; Not for PC
HIGHLIGHTS Red Dead Redemption 2 will be out next year It has been confirmed for consoles only Its trailer will debut later this week After two teaser images in two days, GTA V developer Rockstar Games has finally announced Red Dead Redemption 2 via Twitter. The game is due in Fall 2017. While it hasn’t […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 24, 2016 PlayStation VR Works With Xbox One, Windows PC, and Wii U; Just Not How You’d Expect
PlayStation VR Works With Xbox One, Windows PC, and Wii U; Just Not How You’d Expect HIGHLIGHTS PS VR displays 2D content when used with a Wii U, Xbox One or Windows PC You will not be able to derive native VR with these devices Suffice to say it should function this way with other […]
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NEWS 
October 16, 2016 iPhone 7 Not a Game Changer, Say Analysts
Not even Chief Executive Tim Cook singing “Sweet Home Alabama” on Carpool Karaoke could get Wall Street excited about the launch of Apple Inc’s iPhone 7. The new iPhone, which features a high-resolution camera and the option of a jet-black glossy finish but notably lacks the traditional analog headphone jack, is not revolutionary, analysts said. […]
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ALL DEALS 
September 2, 2016 Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company
Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company Facebook will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to find their news, […]
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ALL DEALS 
September 1, 2016 Pokemon Go Master Says Not Done With Game, Hopes for More Features
Pokemon Go Master Says Not Done With Game, Hopes for More Features Nick Johnson, who claims to be the first person to capture all 145 creatures now available in the “Pokemon Go” mobile gaming phenomenon, says he is not ready to put away his smartphone just yet and hopes for new features. The 28-year-old tech […]
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NEWS 
August 26, 2016 Not a sign of a healthy democracy: SC rebukes Jayalalithaa for number of defamation cases filed
Image credit: IANS The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticised the J Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu for the number of defamation cases filed in the state. A bench of the court headed by Justice Dipak Misra observed that the state had the highest number of criminal defamation cases filed in the country, including through the use […]
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NEWS 
August 26, 2016 Did not mean to accuse RSS of assassinating Mahatma Gandhi, says Rahul Gandhi after defamation case
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that he did not mean to accuse the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as a whole of assassinating Mahatma Gandhi, reported The Times of India. The apex court was hearing a criminal defamation case filed by an activist associated with the right-wing organisation. Senior lawyer and […]
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NEWS 
August 9, 2016 UAE Warns Travelers Not To Wear Traditional Dress After Emirati Visitor Is Arrested In Ohio
The Ohio incident came to light one day after terrorists in Bangladesh assaulted a coffee shop in Dhaka. (Reuters Representational Image) At a time when foreigners in Western garb are being singled out for deadly attacks by the Islamic State and other militants, the United Arab Emirates has warned its citizens against wearing traditional Muslim […]
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NEWS 
July 27, 2016 Uber, Lyft Settlement Did Not Require Either Side to Pay
A pitched legal battle between ride-hailing rivals Uber and Lyft, involving accusations of hacking and corporate spying, ended with a settlement this week that did not require either company to pay money, according to sources familiar with the agreement. The settlement coincided with news that Lyft was working with investment bank Qatalyst Partners to pursue […]
