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NEW DELHI: It is in the air that Moto X and Moto G handsets will get the latest Android 5.1.1...

MEPs urge to block US imports to protect EU farmers

LONDON: The EU should be able to close markets to specific US agricultural goods if an increase in imports threatened...

2 smugglers jailed for 25 tonnes of tobacco excise fraud

LONDON: A couple from Manchester have been jailed for a £3.8 million excise fraud, involving over 25 tonnes of counterfeit...

Lumia 940 and Lumia 940 XL are in works

NEW DELHI: Lumia 940 and Lumia 940 XL are in the works. The report suggests that the phones will have...

Samsung Galaxy S5, S4, S3 to get Android 5.0 Lollipop update in US soon

SEOUL: Samsung Galaxy S5, S4 and S3 to get Android 5.0 Lollipop update in US soon. Samsung Galaxy S5 users...

Microsoft’s Lumia 640 is great device that outperforms its price tag

NEW DELHI: The Lumia 640 has a one-piece back panel, a smooth plastic finish, rounded corners, and is available in...

Microsoft’s Cortana application for Android phones, iPhones to work as companion to Cortana on Windows 10 PC

NEW YORK: Microsoft is launching a separate Cortana application for Android phones and for iPhones which works as a companion...

Microsoft to go with Candy Crush Saga for their Windows 10 OS list of bundled games

LONDON: Windows 10 is going to take a drastic turn. The team is not only going to introduce new features...

WhatsApp Messenger works on 4G, 3G, 2G and last but not least EDGE and Wi-Fi

LONDON: WhatsApp Messenger works on 4G, 3G as well as 2G and last but not least EDGE and Wi-Fi. If...

FBR freezes bank accounts of Muhammad Hafeez

LAHORE: The Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday seized bank accounts of cricketer Muhammad Hafeez over non-payment of taxes....

South Africa’s Mr Price profit rise to 13.9% to R18m

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s low-cost, cash-based fashion retailer Mr Price on Tuesday reported a 13.9 percent rise in total revenues to...

Jordanian’s GAM signs $152m deal with French agency for rapid bus project

AMMAN: The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and the French Agency for Development (AFD) signed on Monday an agreement to fund...

Poland’s PZU eyes 2nd banking acquisition: Q3 financial report

WARSAW: Poland’s top insurer PZU is on fast track with its next acquisition in the banking sector and may announce...

Polish manufacturing index fall 1.3pts to 52.4 pts in May

WARSAW: Poland's manufacturing sector purchasing managers' index PMI, a gauge of manufacturing, fell by 1.6 pts month on month to...

Spanish motor vehicle fuel consumption hikes 2.6% to 2.18m tons as economy improves

MADRID: The amount of motor vehicle fuel purchased in Spain rose in comparison to last year for the fifth consecutive...

Spanish household debt increases 0.08% to 740,819 during April

MADRID: The total household debt in Spain rose by just 0.08% during April to 740,819 Spanish household debt increases slightlymillion...

German-France sees Greece deal may reach soon

ATHENS: Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande had a 35-minute teleconference on...

June 30 remains the only deadline for a Greece deal: European Commission

ATHENS: As the Greece government is under pressure to agree to economic reforms with its international creditors in order to...

EU emergency meeting for Greece’s €300m due payment to IMF

ATHENS: High-ranking EU officials meet in Berlin to discuss coming up a "final proposal" to present to Greece ahead of...

Denmark ranks 8th in global competitiveness ranking