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Random instabilities may have increased rate of global warming
MEXICO: It is true that there has been a warming hiatus and that the surface of the earth has warmed...
iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus put major dent on Android shipments last quarter
LONDON: Demand for Apple's large-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus put a major dent on Android shipments last quarter. While...
Single ants die young and hungry
MEXICO: Lab colonies of worker ants were studied under four scenarios -- single ants, groups of two, ten, and single...
229.6 million units sold in 2014: Tablet sales up by 4.4%, 50% more than sales in 2013
NEW YORK: The worldwide tablet sales have increased by 4.4 percent in 2014 to 229.6 million units, after a jump...
Australian telco Foxtel offers 3 in 1 bundle including TV, Broadband in $65 per month
SYDNEY: Pay TV provider Foxtel has entered the broadband market, this morning announcing details of long-anticipated 'triple play' bundles that...
Biometric SIM verification: Users at franchises’ mercy, being overcharged by Rs 30
ISLAMABAD: The franchises and retailers nominated by mobile phone companies for the biometric re-verification of SIMs are charging up to...
Quantum entanglement now squeezed onto a chip
NEW YORK: The lure of quantum entangled computing is strong, as it can provide a means of impenetrable encryption—but the...
Nuclear pasta may offer insight into strange world of neutron stars
LONDON: New research suggests that nuclear pasta possibly plays a role in a neutron star's conductivity, which causes the degrading...
Many astronomical events to keep sky-gazers busy in Feb
BRENT: Many astronomical events will keep sky-gazers busy in the evenings during February. Jupiter is the biggest planet of the...
Most Republicans support Presidential Climate Action, survey shows
LONDON: According to a new poll of American voters, republicans support climate actions taken by President Obama Stanford University, environmental...
Scientists trial new system to find planes & ships lost at sea
HONG KONG: The search for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is perfect proof of the difficulties of locating objects at...
Sea species, 1 in 4, at risk of extinction, new study finds
WASHINGTON: Researchers from the University of Sheffield, however, are arguing that conservation efforts are more focused on species on land...
Taj Mahal gardens found to align with Solstice Sun
DELHI: One of the seven wonders of the world, India's Taj Mahal, just got a little more interesting after a...
AWS-3 spectrum auction ends, AT&T leads bid with $18.2b, Dish Network second with $13b, Verizon stands third with $10.8b
NEW YORK: The results of FCC’s AWS-3 spectrum auction were shared today, giving us a peek at which companies bid...
Broadband increases 3G subscriptions up to 18%,
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has exposed that no of third-generation (3G) subscriptions increased to 5.7 million at the end of...
Google releases Android 5.0.2 Lollipop factory images for Nexus 7 3G Models
NEW DELHI: Google has finally published the long-awaited factory images of Android 5.0.2 Lollipop for the cellular variants of the...
Pirate Bay, a file-sharing website back online wiht new logo after seven weeks outage
LONDON: File-sharing website The Pirate Bay has returned more than seven weeks after its servers and computers were raided and...
Google now supports Shazam, AirBnB, Meru, eBay, Pandora other third parties to get user info
LONDON: The most-popular search giant on Friday announced that the Google a.k.a Google Search app on Android will now offer...
Hp launches Pro Slate8, 12, Pro 408 G, ElitePad 1000 G2, convertible Tablets for businesse
SYDNEY: HP was all business when it introduced a truckload of new devices recently. The company added new tablets and...
Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Update: Nexus 6, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2013, Nexus 4, Nexus 9, Nexus 10 on hold because of bugs
LONDON: Nexus 7 2012 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update was released back in December last year and while Google is yet...
