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April 16, 2016 Are France’s #NuitDebout protests the start of a new political movement?
Proposed labour reforms in France have sparked mass protests led by young people who want to reclaim democracy from the elite. Image credit: Alain Jocard/AFP | Jean-Baptiste Redde holds a banner reading “Labour law – throw it into the water” as he takes part in a protest march against the proposed reforms of France’s labour laws […]
NEWS April 13, 2016 Series of Supernovae Showered Earth With Radioactive Debris: Study
An international team of scientists has found evidence of a series of massive supernovae, or explosions after a star runs out of fuels and leads to creation of many radioactive heavy elements, near our solar system which showered the earth with radioactive debris millions of years ago. Debris that includes radioactive iron-60 in sediment and […]
COMPUTERS April 12, 2016 Windows 10 Blue Screen of Death Now Shows a QR Code
Microsoft for the first time since Windows 8 has updated its Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) interface that shows up when the operating system crashes due to a critical error. The updated screen now shows QR codes to help technicians identify error codes in the blue screens. It is worth mentioning that until now, the […]
COUPONS April 11, 2016 Pertamina announces results of draw of Pertalite sales coupons
Photo document officers preparing to fill fuel oil type Pertalite RON 90 for a vehicle at the oil & gas station Muri, Tegal, Central Java. (ANTARA/Oky Lukmansyah) Medan (ANTARA News) – State-owned oil and gas company Pertaminas region I for North Sumatra announced the results of a draw of the coupons of its Pertalite fuel […]
COUPONS April 11, 2016 Tesco to accept Sainsbury’s brand match coupons after rival supermarket pulls out of promotional deals
Tesco: Will it lure Sainsbury’s shoppers away with this plan? (Source: Getty) Promotional deals might be on their way out across the UK’s supermarket sector but there is one place where they are still thriving. Tesco has said it will accept customers’ brand match coupons issued by Sainsbury’s – just days after the rival supermarket said it was […]
ELECTRONICS April 10, 2016 Nexus 5, iPhone 6s, MacBook, Surface Pro 3, and Other Deals of the Week
This week we have the iPhone 6s, MacBooks, Kindle Paperwhite and a lot more going at a discount. 1. Apple iPhone 6s 128GB Paytm is offering a cashback of Rs. 10,000 on the iPhone 6s 128GB (all colors). This brings down the effective price of the iPhone 6s 128GB to Rs. 54,783 (space grey variant) […]
ELECTRONICS April 10, 2016 Foxconn’s Takeover of Sharp Reveals Intense Pressures in Global Electronics
The global electronics industry has shifted massively in the past decade, and it will not stand still for long. Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturing behemoth whose massive scale and cheap costs have helped make the iPhone affordable for hundreds of millions of people worldwide, announced Wednesday that it would acquire Japanese consumer electronics company Sharp for […]
NEWS April 8, 2016 Goqii Adds Former Google Head of Search Amit Singhal to Board of Directors
Wearable fitness devices maker Goqii has appointed former Google executive Amit Singhal to its board of directors, a move that will help it expand the presence in the US market. This is Singhal’s first role since leaving his position as Head of Google Search in February this year. Singhal brings more than 20 years of […]
NEWS April 8, 2016 First 3D-Printed Robots Made Out of Both Solids and Liquids
In a first, MIT scientists have 3D printed a tiny six-legged robot using a new technique that involves printing solid and liquid materials at the same time. The new method allows the team to automatically 3D print dynamic robots in a single step, with no assembly required, using a commercially-available 3D printer. “Our approach, which […]
NEWS April 8, 2016 9.7-Inch iPad Pro Pricing, Storage Specifications Leaked Ahead of Monday Launch
Apple on Monday is expected to reveal its new 4-inch iPhone, which most people expect will be called the iPhone SE, alongside a smaller variant of the iPad Pro, the 12-inch tablet that Apple launched last year. Ahead of the official unveiling, a new report has claimed that Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro will be priced […]
NEWS April 7, 2016 Explainer: Why #PanamaPapers is just the tip of the iceberg
Image credit: Carllos Jasso/Reuters The leak of information from the database of Mossack Fonseca, the giant law firm headquartered in Panama, is a reality check. Not because the information, which went public in India late Sunday night, exposes over 214,000 offshore companies typically used as structures to evade taxation connected to people in over 200 countries. […]
ELECTRONICS April 5, 2016 Samsung, Salted Venture’s Iofit Smart Shoe Unveiled Ahead of MWC 2016
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge might not be only products the South Korean tech giant will be showcasing at MWC 2016. The firm will also be launching the Iofit wearable device, specifically a smart shoe, globally. The product is developed by Salted Venture, a startup, in collaboration with Samsung and will […]
