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ISIS Supporter Hacks Tsinghua University of China’s Website to Show Support to Jihad

The website for students and lecturers should have displayed links to class resources and informations. But instead, it showed pictures of militants and the verses of Quran in Arabic.

Jan 18, 2016 9:45 PM EST


Woolworths considers pulling out of Masters, following a Lowe’s buyout

The supermarket giant, Woolworths has finally announced its decision to wrap up its home improvement project, Masters. After incurring heavy losses for almost four years, chairman Gordon Cairns has decided on selling or shutting down the operations. For this, the company his approached its joint venture partner, Lowe's, to buy out its 33.3% stake in Masters., but it may take several months to sort out the exit options.

Jan 18, 2016 9:39 PM EST


South African House Prices to Decline in 2016, According to Retail Bank

South African retail bank said the country's house price will decline in this year. Fitch Ratings also remarked South African residential property and mortgage markets outlook to weaken further facing microeconomic challenge.

Jan 18, 2016 9:33 PM EST


Panama Will Use Japan Technology to Build Central America's First Monorail This Year

The project could start as soon as this year and is estimated to be completed in 2022. The transportation project would established Central America's first monorail.

Jan 18, 2016 9:30 PM EST


Jobs That Are Most Stress Free And The Brighest

Stress at work sometimes cannot be avoided. However, certain jobs have lower stress levels, including Information Security Analyst, Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, University Professor, and Hair Stylist.

Jan 18, 2016 9:27 PM EST


YouTube Announces HDR Support

YouTube has announced support for inclusion of the HDR technology to the streaming of its videos. The HDR technology will improve quality of the streaming in terms of quality. And that means colors and contrasts and details will come through in a better way. For YouTube users that would mean the videos that they upload would come across with greater quality. The announcement for HDR support was made by YouTube Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl at CES in Las Vegas on 5th Jan 2016 where 3500 exhibitors showed their latest products and services with 150 000 attendees.

Jan 13, 2016 3:38 AM EST


Battle of Smartphone Watches : Apple's Mickey Mouse vs Samsung's Snoopy

Samsung is gearing to do battle with Apple in the smartwatch market. Samsung unveiled two new colors for its new Gear S2 smartwatch namely, rose-gold and platinum. Designer Colombo working for Samsung has included classic characters from Snoopy to match Apple's Mickey Mouse.

Jan 12, 2016 7:07 AM EST


Samsung Gear S2 Watch Would Eventually Work With iPhones

Samsung Gear S2 for now only works with Android phones but Samsung is going to take a step further - maybe later this year to open their Gear S2 to make it compatible with devices that use Apple's Operating System software. This would allow iPhone owners to own a Samsung GearS2 watch to make calls, send text and receive notification. The statement that GearS2 would be made compatible with iPhone and other devices that use iOS came at CES Las Vegas on 5 January 2016.

Jan 12, 2016 7:02 AM EST


North Korean Nuke Testing and Oil Price Fall Plunges Dow Jones in First Week of 2016

Rising global concerns in first week 2016 including North Korean nuke testing, fall in oil prices, sluggishness of Chinese economy, middle east tension, reservation by Federal Reserve to raise interest rates plunged Dow Jones. Markets in Europe and Asia fell as well.

Jan 12, 2016 7:00 AM EST


Martin Shkreli's $5 Million Bail Was Secured With His E-Trade Account

Last December, Martin Shkreli, who was arrested for securities fraud in pharmaceutical company was released on bail. Court document shows his $5 million security bond was secured with $45 million E-Trade account.

Jan 11, 2016 6:58 AM EST


Dense Fog Halts Delhi Airport For 6 Hours, Further Deterioration Feared

Delhi residents have been witnessing chilling cold, drizzling and heavy fog. The Fog is so dense that visibility range has been reported to remain around 75 meters during 10 am to 4 pm. Despite adopting highest ILS, CAT IIIB, air movement has been kept stalled for around 6 hours. According to IGIA met office partly thundery weather may prevail on Sunday next.

Jan 11, 2016 6:43 AM EST


Scientists found that century-old Alexander Keith's found at Halifax Harbour is in fact beer

The 125-year-old bottle of Alexander Keith's found at the bottom of the Halifax Harbour last year is confirmed by scientists as drinkable beer.

Jan 11, 2016 6:33 AM EST