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Microsoft to buy German start-up behind Wunderlist app for $100-200m euros
BERLIN: Microsoft has agreed to acquire 6Wunderkinder GmbH, a Berlin-based startup behind the Wunderlist to-do list app, for between $100-200...
Apple to introduce rebranded “Apple Music”
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is planning to introduce music service on Monday that builds on the iPhone maker's strengths in a...
Comparison between old Gmail and new Inbox email service
NEW YORK: Google has introduced not one, but two email services for its users, but while Gmail has been around...
Pakistan is on top in world for Lumia 535 market share
NEW YORK: Windows Phone is now officially the second smartphone ecosystem by volumes sales. The activations in Pakistan were more...
Google to give monthly updates of accidents involving its driverless cars
NEW YORK: Google gets ready for giving monthly updates of accidents involving its driverless cars. The report for May showed...
French port closed as WWII bombs defused
LILLE, France: The authorities have closed the French port in Calais as the security forces detonated the several World War...
Sri Lankan govt to allocate Rs.1,296m for 390 ‘stagnating’ projects
COLOMBO: Under the patronage of Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, the Colombo District Development Committee Meeting took place recently at the...
New Zealand farmer fined NZ$45,000 for illegal egg imports
NEW ZEALAND: A chicken enthusiast put the New Zealand poultry industry and native bird population at risk by attempting to...
KFC Indonesia to disburse Rp59.8b in dividends
JAKARTA: Fast Food Indonesia (FAST), the country’s franchise holder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) brand, will disburse Rp 59.8...
Taiwan’s bank loans drop as economy slows to 3.28%
TAIPEI: Loans extended by Taiwanese-registered banks fell at the end of April as the economy showed signs of weakening, according...
IDC reveals Xiaomi Mi band priced at Rs 999 becomes second most shipped wearable device
BEJING: IDC reveals that the Xiaomi Mi band priced at Rs 999 is now the second most shipped wearable device...
GOIC announces to hold training workshop on statistical analysis
DOHA: The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) has announced to hold a training workshop on statistical analysis using the...
Kuwait DCGD seizes 1,000g meth, nabs Saudi smuggler
KUWAIT: Kuwait Drugs Control General Department officers arrested a Saudi national with 1,000 grams of shabu (crystal meth) following information...
Yamaha to introduce MT-25 sportsbike in Indonesia with 250cc liquid-cooled in-line two-cylinder engine
TOKYO: Yamaha Motor reveals that a new MT-25 sports model from the 'MT' series, featuring a 250cc liquid-cooled in-line two-cylinder...
New Zealand’s wholesale trade shrinks 0.8% in Q3 march
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's wholesale trade shrank in the first three months of the year, snapping six quarters of expansion. A...
Research says children do not know history of telephone
NEW DELHI: Yes, it is true that most of the children in the world do not know the history of...
UAE automotive trade grows 10% year-on-year
DUBAI: Dubai’s trade for auto parts and accessories was valued at AED44.37 billion in 2014, a 10 per cent increase...
Mitsubishi Outlander price drops $200 to $23,845
TOKYO: The Japanese automaker has reduced the price for the seven-passenger crossover 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander has dropped $200 to $23,845,...
Hong Kong Customs seizes drugs, 75 cannabis plants worth HKD1.34m
HONG KONG: A 42-year-old man has been arrested after a cannabis farm was uncovered in a warehouse in Yuen Long....
India, Belarus sign MoU on bilateral cooperation
NEW DELHI: Sebi and the Ministry of Finance of Belarus signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation on June...
