The Galaxy Note 4 has just joined the Galaxy Alpha as devices that have been secretly harbouring Gorilla Glass 4 all along. While that might sound benign, it’s especially interesting because both handsets were released before ...
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YouTube has finally added the ability to watch its videos offline, but there are a couple of major caveats. For one thing, the ability is only available on YouTube's Android app for now. That's perhaps understandable given that Google ...
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Sony is taking dramatic measures in its response to a devastating hacker attack on its movie studio. Sony Pictures Entertainment has had a large proportion of its dirty laundry aired on the internet, with thousands of private emails ...
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Google has reportedly launched the Android 5.0.1 OTA update for a number of Nexus devices. Just yesterday, the first update of Android 5.0 hit Google's factory images page, suggesting that a wider over the air rollout was imminent. Sure ...
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Nokia has relaunched its highly-rated Here Maps application on the Google Play Store. The Finnish firm, free from the shackles of creating hardware following the Microsoft buyout, has been turning its attention to software with Maps at ...
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A study has revealed that 58 per cent of people would rather ditch alcohol for a week than lose mobile internet. The figures come courtesy of Boston Consulting Group, which also highlighted that just under half of respondents surveyed ...
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The technical textiles sector in India is likely to grow at 20 per cent per annum till 2016-17, Union Minister for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said. Speaking at the launch of curtain-raiser of TECHNOTEX 2015 in Mumbai, ...
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Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, too passed the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014, a week after the Bill was passed by the lower house—the Lok Sabha. The ...
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Cotton production in Zambia, a land-locked country in South Africa, has reduced in 2013-2014 farming season to 95,000 tonnes from 102,000 tonnes in the 2012-2013 season, Zambia Daily Mail reported. During 2013-2014 farming season, the ...
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Via the firm’s MyMiniFactory website, fans of the 3D printed medium are now able to get their hands on a 3D printed Minions chess set, inspired by the Despicable Me movies. The Minions have made their foray in to the realm of 3D ...
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A platinum-topped gold and diamond necklace presented to writer and socialite Helen Hay on her wedding day topped Sotheby’s auction Tuesday. Held in New York, Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale totaled $44.2 million, raising ...
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The toy market is very dynamic in China, and has a consumer (the parents) increasingly interested in products that provide educational value to their children. The kids, in turn, are increasingly interested in licensed products. China Toy ...
Chinese consumers have a preference for global brands and educational toys. The learning toy concept is highly valued. Quality, safety, and authenticity in toys are also key success factors. Social media play a key role for reaching the ...
Analog Devices Inc (ADI) of Norwood, MA, USA (which provides ICs for analog and digital signal processing applications) says that its complete RF and microwave portfolio, including Hittite Microwave Products, is now available for sale ...
UK-based etch, deposition and growth system maker Oxford Instruments says that Canada’s University of Alberta nanoFAB open-access fabrication and characterization facility has purchased three plasma etch systems to provide upgraded ...
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