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Moto G and Moto E Aren't for The Chop After All

Feb 7, 2016

Motorola has refuted reports that its Moto G and Moto E smartphone lines are to be culled. The company's Chinese owner, Lenovo, recently revealed that the Motorola brand was to be phased out, and that the American entity's phone range was ...

Tags: Motorola, Moto G, Moto E, smartphone

Oculus Touch Delayed Until Second Half of 2016

Feb 6, 2016

The Oculus Touch controllers for the Oculus Rift VR headset will not launch until the second half of 2016, the Facebook-owned company announced on Thursday. Oculus VR says it needs more tome to ‘perfect’ the handheld Touch ...

Tags: Oculus Touch, VR headset

Contactless Cards to Replace Paper Tickets on UK Trains

Feb 6, 2016

The days of frantically searching every pocket for those orange tickets as the train warden does his rounds, could soon be coming to an end. Under new plans reported by the Telegraph, commuters will be able to use their contactless debit ...

Tags: Contactless Cards, Paper Tickets

Apple Watch Is The Latest Way to Order Domino's with Just One Tap

Feb 6, 2016

Everyone knows pizza is the ultimate hangover food and rarely is it more required than January 1. Thankfully, if you’re lacking the inner strength to pick your phone, Domino's has you covered by allowing Apple Watch owners to order ...

Tags: Apple Watch, Just One Tap

Samsung Announces New Security Tech for Tizen-Based Smart TVs

Feb 6, 2016

Samsung has announced new security software for its 2016 line-up of Smart TVs running on the Tizen operating system. The new GAIA platform is described as a “powerful and comprehensive three-layer security solution.” ...

Tags: Samsung, New Security Tech, Smart TVs

Diamond Story of The Year: Return of Generic Advertising

Feb 6, 2016

Star Wars was not the only force making a come-back in 2015. The return of generic advertising brought with it a promise of increased profitability for the diamond trade. Even as numerous stories reflecting pain in the industry vied for our ...

Tags: Star Wars, diamond

Google Maps Will Soon Predict Where You Want to Go

Feb 2, 2016

Google is working on a feature for Google Maps that will allow it to guess your next destination. Google Maps has come a long way since it was acquired by the search giant in 2004. These days it's the most popular way to get around using ...

Tags: Google Maps, smartphone

Desertification in China Reversed Over Past Decade

Dec 29, 2015

China has experienced less serious desertification over the past decade with data revealing that desertified areas have been shrinking, the forestry authority said on Tuesday. By the end of 2014, there was 2.61 million square kilometers ...

Tags: Desertification, Reversed

Hong Kong's Music Industry Change Business Model to Reflourish

Dec 29, 2015

A growing number of people in Hong Kong's music industry are said to be looking for ways to change their business model, in an attempt to make the once-booming industry flourish again in the city. Hong Kong's music scene saw its golden ...

Tags: Music Industry, Business Model

CRCC Signs Deal to Upgrade West Africa Rail Line

Dec 29, 2015

China's leading rail producer, the China Railway Construction Corporation, has signed agreements with the west African countries of Senegal and Mali to renovate a rail line linking the two countries. The project itself is worth around 2.7 ...

Tags: CRCC, West Africa Rail Line

China Launches HD Earth Observation Satellite

Dec 29, 2015

China on Tuesday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-4, as part of the country's high-definition (HD) earth observation project. Gaofen-4 was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern ...

Tags: HD Earth Observation Satellite

Sweden Developing More Efficient Drug to Fight Alcoholism

Dec 29, 2015

Swedish researchers said on Wednesday they had taken steps towards developing a more efficient drug to fight alcoholism by tweaking the brain's reward system. A dopamine stabilizer reduces alcohol cravings in humans and normalizes the ...

Tags: Fight Alcoholism, Drug

Virtual Reality APP Brings Crisis Zones Closer to Home

Dec 29, 2015

A new mobile app from Los Angeles-based media company RYOT allows users to step virtually into crisis zones, even taking them on a tour of the war-torn streets of Syria. The project is a video called "Welcome to Aleppo" offering viewers a ...

Tags: Virtual Reality, APP

Smart Device Tells Whether the Air is Clean

Dec 29, 2015

n years past, a smog-shrouded Beijing was accepted as a fact of life in the big city. But increasingly, people are taking notice. Companies now are focusing on using the internet, smart devices and big data to help the Chinese make ...

Tags: Smart Device, Air

World's First High-Speed Railway Around Island Put to Use

Dec 29, 2015

The western portion of the world's first high-speed railway loop around an island is set to be put to use on December 30th in south China's Hainan. The eastern portion of the line was completed previously, meaning passengers will be able ...

Tags: High-Speed Railway