How to conserve your Smartphone battery
Smartphones are considered as one of the daily essentials and can be used for multiple purposes. However, the battery timings of smartphones have always been a major concern. By following some battery saving tips, the user can avoid stress over the unnecessary decline of Smartphone's battery life and struggle to keep the power source all the time along.
Dec 18, 2015 10:36 PM EST
Former Intel President Joins Oracle as Independent Director
Renee James, former president of Intel Corp. joins Oracle Board as one of the Directors.
Dec 18, 2015 10:16 PM EST
Village Doctor in Cambodia Infected 280 People with HIV
Unlicensed doctor infected 280 people in Cambodia with HIV because of reusing the syringe.
Dec 18, 2015 10:15 PM EST
Razor CEO : Hovertrax Board Completely Safe
Razor USA, the company behind the wildly popular scooters, has high hopes for its version of the hoverboard. Its Hovertrax board started selling earlier this month and is more than doubling its sales daily, according to founder and CEO Carlton Calvin. That's welcome news to Calvin and his team, especially given the recent controversy around the two-wheeled self-balancing rides. Fire safety concerns in the U.S. and UK have led Amazon and Overstock.com to ban the sale of the self-stabilizing scooters. The potential risks associated with hoverboards may not be enough to stop people from buying them, however.
Dec 18, 2015 07:45 AM EST
Evernote is killing its Pebble app and all versions of Skitch except for Mac
Evernote is doing some thinning on its software offerings as the company announced that early next year the company is going to discontinue Evernote for Pebble, every version of Skitch except for the OS X app and its Clearly web extension. Each version will continue work for existing users but, because there is no longer a team or resources dedicated to each product, external changes like updates to your operating system or browser may break features or functionality at any point in the future.
Dec 18, 2015 07:42 AM EST
Uber on Facebook Messenger: Request a Ride without Leaving your Messenger
Facebook Messenger users can now sign up for the car-hailing service and request a ride, all without leaving a conversation or downloading the Uber app. The features are still in a testing phase so people who live in cities in the U.S where Uber is available can arrange rides directly from the app. Though the social network has plans for a wider rollout in the future.
Dec 18, 2015 05:55 AM EST
Black Lives Matter & Mall of America in Loggerheads: One Fights For Causes, Another Secures Property
Black Lives Matter, a rights organization, appears in loggerheads with the Mall of America, while announcing a rally on next Wednesday at the latter’s premises unlike previous year, protesting the gruesome killing of Jamar Clerk, a black youth of 24 years, allegedly due to the shooting of two Minneapolis police officer. Since the mall is private property, so authority of the mall, empowered with related court order, vows to protect its guests even through dispersing the protesters.
Dec 18, 2015 05:50 AM EST
Non- Officers Allowed to Fly Drones: Air Force Follows Predecessor
The Air Force adopted policy, unveiled on Thursday, has allowed enlisted non- officers to become drone pilots for the first time. The announcement appears to be an alternative measure after the Air Force has apparently failed to allure officers to become drone pilots against annual monetary incentive. The decision is believed to be a similar one that has been adopted by its predecessor. The Army Air Corps., which too allowed enlisted airmen to fly warplanes in WWII.
Dec 18, 2015 05:44 AM EST
Amazon Shuns Selling Hoverboards: Fire Risk Demands for Stringent Implementation of Consumer Act
Amazon, the online sales store has decided to shun selling of self balancing scooters or hoverboards after Trading Standard, Product Safety watchdog confiscated some 15,000 hoverboards, those have been brought to UK for selling. Non compliant UK plugs, faulty chargers and cables have caused fire incidences in UK, USA and Hong Kong. Moreover, faulty design containing lithium ion- powered battery emits radiation that may cause fire and so aircraft have also slapped ban on carrying any sort of self driving scooters.
Dec 18, 2015 05:41 AM EST
Oracle Profit Forecasts For Q 3, 4: Sluggish Growth Blamed While Currency Woes Predominates
The California based software giant’s profit forecast for the third and fourth quarter has failed touch the Wall Street investors and its price has been observed to fall by 1% in extended trading. Rising concerns over stronger Dollar has been considered as the attributed factor in forecasting while many blames for sluggish growth of its cloud business ignoring its growth figure of 31% during the last quarter.
Dec 18, 2015 05:36 AM EST
The Sharing Economy: Who Really Benefits?
Businesses like Uber and Airbnb use individuals as their product, but companies like these may ultimately be hurting the economy by circumventing established regulations and the safety of their customers.
Dec 18, 2015 04:07 AM EST
The Pacemaker DJ App: Now Even Easier to Make a Great Mix
The Pacemaker DJ has released its latest update to allow users more freedom and ease to transition between songs and create any mix they want.
Dec 18, 2015 04:01 AM EST
Saudi Arabia Has First Election with Female Voters and Female Council Seat Winners
Saudi Arabia completed its first election earlier this week with women able to vote and compete for local council seats. 20 women were elected.
Dec 18, 2015 03:56 AM EST
The All New 2016 Lamborghini Huracan: Specially Made for Drifting
Lamborghini unveiled its all new Huracan LP 580-2 which is a real wheel drive version of its popular Huracan supercar. This model is said to be an exclusive creation for drifter boys.
Dec 18, 2015 03:52 AM EST
IBM Watson to Use Artificial Intelligence to Render Customer Service
IBM's Watson is going to transform customer service, the customer experience, and hospitality. Powered by IBM's Watson, Ivy from Go Moment is an artificial intelligence-driven system capable of handling, in real time, some 90% of the requests that come in from guests on property, without requiring a lick of human intervention. Ivy uses this Watson engine to decipher and fulfill a wide variety of requests from hotel guests in real time.
Dec 18, 2015 03:48 AM EST