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Oman, Saudi ranked lowest living places in GCC
MUSCAT: In a global survey report, Oman ranked 63rd place and Saudi on 76th this year among GCC countries that...
Samsung starts making own smartphone chips for Octa-core Galaxy S6 to kill Apple iPhone 6
KOREA: Samsung is set to start making its own smartphone chips in a bid to move ahead of Apple in...
Apple killed Google Nexus 6 fingerprint sensor ability by acquiring AuthenTec in 2012
TOKYO: Did you know that the Google Nexus 6 manufactured by Motorola was initially supposed to include a fingerprint sensor?...
Xiaomi to launch Mi4 4G LTE mobile in India tomorrow in Rs 20,000 with 3 GB RAM
NEW DELHI: It has been that Chinese handset maker Xiaomi will launch its 4G device Mi4 in India tomorrow, looking...
Honda CR-Z fails to grasp market, only 58 units sold in 2013, 86 in 2014, dropped from showrooms in Australia
SYDNEY: The sporty little Honda CR-Z has been dropped from the Australian showroom range after reporting poor sales in 2013...
Facebook, Instagram go down for 40 minutes, hackers take responsibility
WASHINGTON: Facebook and Instagram, the social networking websites popular with users across the world, are now working again after experiencing...
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, unclassified PlayStation 4 version launched in Australia recalled
SYDNEY: The PlayStation 4 version of Saints Row IV: Re-Elected has been recalled in Australia due to a "serious manufacturing...
Facebook launches Facebook Lite Android 2.2 app for 2G mobiles to increase usage
WASHINGTON: Facebook is testing a stripped down version of its mobile app that requires far less data, which could help...
BMW 2-Series Convertible 220i, 228i, M235i prices, specification unveil, due in showrooms in Feb
MELBOURNE: BMW has unveiled pricing and specification of its new 2-Series Convertible range due in showrooms next month. The German...
Global cyber-attacks rising rapidly, Australia deploys own weapons for counter-terrorist operations overseas
MELBOURNE: The frequency and severity of global cyber attacks is rising rapidly and extending into outright cyber war between states....
BlackBerry Passport black & gold edition, only 50 world-wide units made
LONDON: Often these days the term ‘limited edition’ is stuck on anything that’s made in quantities of less than about...
Grand Theft Auto V, Mortal Kombat X, Day Light, Evolve, Ori and the Blind Forest, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, most popular games of early 2015
SYDNEY: Traditionally, the pre-Christmas shopping period, from September to November, is when the bulk of our video games are released....
Telstra invites Google, Technicolor, Netgem for T-Box replacement, currently 760,000 units working in Australia
SYDNEY: Telstra is edging closer to revealing the successor to its T-Box set-top box device, with the telco reportedly working...
$50,895 Porsche Macan demand surges in USA, Porsche hopes to achieve 50,000 unit sales
NEW YORK: If you need any more evidence that compact and midsize SUVs are hot, look no further than the...
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain release date, David Hayter return as Solid Snake rumored
LONDON: Recently, voice actor, David Hayter mentioned of this involvement in the upcoming MGS game, Metal Gear Solid V: The...
Shell refinery project delays at Manila Port, $100m-150m invested in 2014
MANILA: Shell refinery upgrade project has been delayed due to congestion of Manila port. This project started in 2014 with...
Microsoft achieves $1 billion revenue grow 8% to $26.5m, sells 10.5m Lumia units
WASHINGTON: Microsoft today said it has achieved the $1 billion revenue mark from Surface tablets in the second quarter of...
Engro Foods reports Rs868m earnings for 2014 versus Rs870m for 2013
KARACHI - Engro Foods Limited (EFOODS) announced consolidated earnings for the year ended Dec 31, 2014, at Rs868m with earnings...
China reduces GDP growth target for 2015
SHANGHAI: China Government has decided to reduce its economic growth target for this year. Expenditure for research and development should...
Apple sold 66.5m iPhone in Q4 2014 end, up by 30%, Samsung’s sales drop to 25%, Apple near to take lead
NEW YORK: Strong sales of Apple Inc. ’s new iPhones are pushing the company close to rival Samsung Electronics Co....
