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COMPUTERS 
September 12, 2017 Over 1.65 Million Computers Infected With Cryptocurrency Miners in 2017 So Far
Telemetry data collected by Kaspersky Lab shows that in the first nine months of 2017, malware that mines for various types of cryptocurrencies has infected more than 1.65 million endpoints. According to Kaspersky, detections for cryptocurrency mining trojans rose from a lowly 205,000 infections in 2013 to nearly 1.8 million in 2016, and 2017 looks […]
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ALL DEALS 
September 3, 2017 Foxconn Plans US Display Plant for Over $10 Billion, Scouting for Location
HIGHLIGHTS Foxconn is currently considering Wisconsin, Ohio, and others The company plans to invest more than $10 billion in a plant in the US Foxconn already has operations in Pennsylvania Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and a major Apple supplier, plans to invest more than $10 billion (roughly Rs. 64,588 crores) in a display-making factory […]
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June 20, 2017 E-commerce company Myntra gets slammed over ad on ‘Draupadi’
New Delhi: E-commerce portal Myntra landed in a massive controversy after a picture of Draupadi (one of the most important female characters in the Hindu epic, Mahabharata) was allegedly used in an advertisement; which later went viral on social media. The advertisement, which Myntra was accused of publishing, is for endorsing sarees. In the […]
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COUPONS 
May 11, 2017 Warning over free shopping vouchers and coupons scam on Facebook
If you see these vouchers on Facebook DO NOT click on the link Free shopping vouchers and gift coupons, which are being shared by thousands of people on Facebook have prompted a warning from the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre. The suspicious vouchers prompt users to click on links and open so-called ‘coupons’ […]
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NEWS 
April 19, 2017 General election 2017: Corbyn and May clash over ‘trust’
Jeremy Corbyn has said the public “cannot trust” Theresa May as the two clashed over plans for a snap election. The Labour leader told MPs the Tories had “broken promises” on the NHS and the deficit and “starved” schools of money while cutting tax for the rich. The prime minister said Labour would “bankrupt” the […]
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NEWS 
April 5, 2017 Is Trump wise to take on China over trade?
US President Donald Trump has said that trade negotiations with China will be “very difficult” when he meets President Xi Jinping in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on Thursday. Trade will be one of two key issues on the agenda, along with North Korea. But what’s the problem – and what can Trump do about it? Buying Chinese […]
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COMPUTERS 
February 8, 2017 City to collect $2.5 million settlement over failed computer aided dispatch system
File photo INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The City of Indianapolis will collect $2.5 million from a contractor that failed to provide a workable Computer Aided Dispatch system for public safety that wildly out promised the capabilities of an untried technology. The agreement with Colossus Incorporated, which took over InterAct Public Safety Systems and N. Harris Computer […]
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ELECTRONICS 
January 25, 2017 New Curved Phone Over $1,000 Announced by Samsung
Samsung has thrown the smartphone buying public a curve. Cost conscious entrepreneurs won’t be picking this phone, costing over $1,000 and not available outside South Korea. But perhaps it will teach us all something about innovation. The aptly named new Samsung Galaxy Round has a 5.7-inch display with 1080 pixel resolution, the same as the recently […]
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COMPUTERS 
January 4, 2017 Burris Computer Forms Announces Free Shipping on W2 and 1099 Orders Over $100
Roanoke, Virginia (PRESS RELEASE – December 29, 2008) – Burris Computer Forms is pleased to announce free shipping on all W2 and 1099 orders of $100 or more, from now until January 15, 2009. Burris Computer Forms’ IRS Tax Forms meet IRS regulations and work with accounting software that meets IRS specifications, such as QuickBooks […]
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ALL DEALS 
December 16, 2016 EU Fines Sony, Panasonic, and Sanyo Over Battery Cartel
The European Union’s anti-trust watchdog has fined Sony, Panasonic and Sanyo for price fixing in the market for batteries used in laptops and mobile phones. The European Commission, which polices competition issues in the EU, fined the three a total of EUR 166 million ($176 million or roughly Rs. 1,190 crores) for breaking antitrust rules […]
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NEWS 
December 5, 2016 New Curved Phone Over $1,000 Announced by Samsung
Samsung has thrown the smartphone buying public a curve. Cost conscious entrepreneurs won’t be picking this phone, costing over $1,000 and not available outside South Korea. But perhaps it will teach us all something about innovation. The aptly named new Samsung Galaxy Round has a 5.7-inch display with 1080 pixel resolution, the same as the recently […]
