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Google works on mobile payment service called Android Pay
NEW YORK: Google is working on a mobile payment service called Android Pay according to Ars Technica. A source close...
LG G2 week away from receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop
TOKYO: The LG G2 is a week away from receiving the Android 5.0 Lollipop but it does not mean that...
200 workers walk off job in Germany, demand 5.5% more in wages
BERLIN: Workers at a university clinic in the western German city of Essen walked off the job, the first act...
S Korean exports fall by 3.4%, imports plummet 19.6% in Feb
SEOUL: South Korea’s exports in February have fallen by 3.4% from a year earlier to $41.46bn, while imports plummeted 19.6%...
Spanish customs seizes 232kg marijuana worth $3.2m at Port-of-Spain
MADRID: Spanish Customs seized 232 kilograms of marijuana which worth estimated $3.2 million at Port-of-Spain. The 40-foot container originated in...
Telstra to rollout 5G technology by 2020, LTE Advanced Cat 9 network
BARCELONA: Telstra has announced an ambitious timetable to roll out new age technologies that offer blisteringly fast broadband over wireless...
Microsoft new phablet Lumia 640 XL, cheaper, easier to hold, hasn’t skimped on specs
BARCELONA: Microsoft has launched another phablet, named Lumia 640 XL, at the 2015 edition of the same event. The new...
Germany’s Volkswagen’s after-tax profit rises 21% to R145bn in 2014
BERLIN: German carmaker Volkswagen says after-tax profits rose 21 percent for last year, to R145bn. The maker of Volkswagen, Audi,...
How emperor penguins survived harsh climate during last Ice Age
NEW YORK: A change in breeding habits and distinct genetic make up may have helped certain populations of the iconic...
Samsung launches Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge: Android 5.0 Lollipop, octa-core processor, 3GB RAM with 32, 64GB ROM
BARCELONA: Samsung has launched its new Galaxy flagship in an event held at Barcelona, Spain. The Galaxy S6 and S6...
China crude oil imports from Iran hit 1.99m tons, down 17% last month
BEIJING: China’s crude oil imports from Iran were 1.99 million tons last month, or 469,000 barrels per day (bpd), fell 17...
Sony, Microsoft decide to launch mid-range smartphones at Mobile World Congress trade fair in Barcelona
LONDON: Both Sony and Microsoft have decided to launch mid-range smartphones at the Mobile World Congress trade fair in Barcelona....
Indian govt announces to raise 40% customs duty on vehicles
DELHI: Finance Minister, Arun Jaitely, said that government has announced to increase 40 percent customs duty on commercial vehicles from...
South Korean stocks end higher, KOSPI jumps 11. 01pts
SEOUL: South Korean stocks started this week in positive territory on Monday as rate cuts in China along with the...
Hang Seng up 0.26pc, Shanghai climbs 0.79% at end
HONG KONG: Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks rose Monday after China's central bank cut interest rates for the second time...
Bangladesh Customs to investigate fraud in vehicles import
DHAKA: Bangladesh Customs Comptroller, Nathan Kama, said that customs has investigated fraud in import of vehicles and identified a good...
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Apple iPhone 6 design, camera, performance, software, battery, memory let’s see which one better
SEOUL: Galaxy S6 is a very important product for Samsung which faces dwindling smartphone sales. The Galaxy S6, unlike its...
Cellular Companies add over 9.08m 3G users till January 2015 in Pakistan, show reasonable growth
ISLAMABAD: The numbers of 3G users are increasing rapidly in Pakistan day by day. Cellular Companies in the country have...
Bees form false memories, just like humans
HARROW: You might not know this, but bumblebees are very smart creatures with good memories. They can remember the colors,...
Tokyo stocks end 0.15% higher, Nikkei 225 advances 28.94pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have closed 0.15 per cent higher with exporters supported by a weaker yen, while investors weighed China's...
