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KickStarter bans laser-powered razor campaign for lack of working prototype

Kickstarter has just banned Skarp's fundraising campaign for its failure to provide evidence of a working prototype. Skarp has since moved its campaign to IndieGogo.

Oct 15, 2015 10:28 PM EDT

Qatar vs Etihad Airways: Which has the best Business class?

Qatar and Etihad Airways are one of the leading airlines in the Middle East. When it comes to their Business class, the two airways had been showcasing their best services.

Oct 15, 2015 8:57 AM EDT

Singapore Airline Launch A350-900 Ultra-Long Range For Nonstop Flight to US

Singapore's flag carrier added A350-900 Ultra-Long Range on their existing firm orders for 63 A350-900s. The new aircraft will be used for the Singapore to US route since it has the capability to fly 19 hours flight.

Oct 15, 2015 8:53 AM EDT

National Geographic's Andrew Coleman in his Memorable Wildlife-Viewing Experience in Borneo

Borneo is the home of a great number of wildlife species. Andrew Coleman, the vice president of Digital at the National Geographic Travel and an avid photographer explores Borneo wildlife and documented his unforgettable encounters with the different endemic species.

Oct 15, 2015 8:49 AM EDT

American Airline Flight Attendants Booed by their Passengers as they Forced a Woman to Get off the Plane

A woman was ousted at the American Airlines after the flight attendants force her to get off. The reason shew was kick out because she didn't listen to a flight attendant telling her to sit down. The passengers of the airline witnessed the incident thinking the woman was unfairly force out.

Oct 15, 2015 8:45 AM EDT

Netflix blames 'involuntary churns' for dive in profits

Netflix said that the dropped in its subscriber for this quarter is mainly due to the "Involuntary Churns" when banks roll out new credit card for its customers. The company said in a letter to its shareholders after the company recorded a lower than expected revenue for its third quarter earnings.

Oct 15, 2015 8:41 AM EDT

Wal-Mart shares tumble as profit forecast to drop

Wal-Mart's stock tumbled on the Wall Street following the forecast of earnings drop in the range of 6-12 percent hammered down the market sentiment. Wal-Mart shares fell 10.04 percent or $6.70 to $60.03 indicating biggest fall in a day during the past three decades. The stock was already trading 22 percent lower before the latest drop.

Oct 15, 2015 8:31 AM EDT

Square suffers $5.7mn loss from single seller, files IPO

Payments startup Square is going for an initial public offer (IPO) and mentions in the filing to Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) that the fraud could be a major hurdle for it. Square was target of hacking as a single seller used its payment services resulting in a huge loss of $5.7mn for the e-Commerce startup.

Oct 15, 2015 8:20 AM EDT

Hongkong Palace, the Best Place to Eat Authentic Chinese Food in DC

While in DC and craving Chinese food, Hongkong Palace offers Chinese food that is surely authentic and delicious. There are a lot of choices in the menus and its surprisingly affordable.

Oct 15, 2015 8:18 AM EDT

Fairmont Hotels: 20% Off & $50 Daily Credit With Amex

Amex is offering cardholders discounts and credits at Fairmont Hotels. Clients can actually enjoy 20% slash off in the hotel's accommodations plus a $50 daily credit with the use of any Amex cards.

Oct 15, 2015 8:15 AM EDT

Twitter laid-off 336 global employees

Twitter started cutting jobs to 336 employees, mainly from the Engineering and Product departments globally. The ex-employees are entitled to receive their separation pay.

Oct 15, 2015 8:03 AM EDT

Amazon’s Hotel Booking Services: Amazon Gets Out Of The Hotel Booking Business After Only 6 Months

Apparently, Amazon's deals for hotel services and travel could be a great idea for users. But Amazon just recently announced that they would stop the hotel services after just 6 months of operation.

Oct 15, 2015 7:12 AM EDT

Luxury Hotel Great Deals: Knickerbocker Five-Star Hotel in NYC offers $2 for its 109th anniversary

The Knickerbocker Hotel in New York City just recently reopened. To celebrate its 109th anniversary, the hotel is offering a block of rooms at the original opening price of $2 for a night.

Oct 15, 2015 6:49 AM EDT

United Airlines: 20% Off United Award Tickets To Hawaii

United Airlines is offering 20% discount to all MileagePlus Saver Awards cardholders who are flying to Hawaii.

Oct 15, 2015 6:28 AM EDT

Top 5 Lavish Hotels in Hongkong Worth Visiting

Hong Kong offers various high class hotels that have great amenities. Hong Kong is a bustling city, home to rich cultural heritage. It is also the place to see the modern façade of tall buildings, state-of-the-art skyscrapers, endless number of elite shops and restaurants and of course of lavish hotels.

Oct 15, 2015 6:18 AM EDT

Samsung Z3 launched in India, made for India

Samsung Electronics has launched the Samsung Z3 in India only. It is a second generation of Tizen-based smartphone that offers powerful performance and brings better specifications compared with the first generation of Samsung Tizen, Samsung Z1.

Oct 15, 2015 4:46 AM EDT

Intel profit down as data center business stagnates

Intel Corporation reported the decreasement of its revenue on quarterly profit. The profit falls regarding to the weak demand for intel's chips used in personal computers. Intel said the business reduce is due to the low growth of data center business area in 2015.

Oct 15, 2015 4:41 AM EDT

Beware of USB Killer Version 2.0: It can burn your laptop

A Russian researcher nicknamed Dark Purple launched a new version of computer killer: USB Killer version 2.0. The first version of USB Killer was announced on March, 2015. Instead of storing data, 'killer USB' causes serious damage on a laptop or computer.

Oct 15, 2015 4:27 AM EDT

Diageo sells US, UK wine biz for $552m to Aussie firm

UK alcoholic beverage giant Diageo Plc is selling its wine operations in the US and the UK for $552mn (euro483mn) to Treasury Wine Estate, an Australia-based company. Treasury Wine Estate is also in the process of acquiring Blossom Hill, Britain's second largest wine brand. The acquisition deal for Diageo is subject to the approval of UK regulator and also the US anti-trust review. The acquisition deal is expected to be completed in next three months.

Oct 14, 2015 10:53 PM EDT

South Korea's bonds volatile amid uncertainty over rates

Korean bond market has been volatile as they rose on account of US interest rate and fell owing to domestic rate of interest factor. The Korean bond market is witnessing upward and downward movement owing to varied hopes on interest rate changes. .

Oct 14, 2015 9:06 PM EDT

Brazil's deepening recession worries bankers, fuels job cuts

Bankers forecast Brazil's economy would further slip three percent in 2015 and unemployment rate spiral up to 10 percent in 2016.

Oct 14, 2015 9:02 PM EDT

Asia stocks follow US shares amid China rout

Taking cues from the US markets, Asian stocks further moved lower for the second session. moderating inflation and slump in factory-gate prices in China's economy have impacted the bourses in negative way. Almost all the major Asian indices turned weaker.

Oct 14, 2015 9:01 PM EDT

It's tough time for Goldman Sachs to sell Concordia debt amid pharma disruption

The Canada-based Concordia Healthcare Corp is in the process of buying Amdipharm Mercury, a drug maker, for $1.9bn. Goldman Sachs is the underwriter and sees a bleak situation for Concordia's debt selling including $1.1 billion term loan and $762mn (GBP500mn) loan for marketing to support the takeover.

Oct 14, 2015 8:57 PM EDT

Volkswagen emissions scandal alarms China quality watchdog

Volkswagen scandal has not spared China from the software that creates false results for emission tests. This cause AQSIQ and the Chinese government to conduct a separate investigation regarding the issue. VW will be hurt most if China takes its toll on the automaker since the country comprises a third of its total global sales.

Oct 14, 2015 8:55 PM EDT

Carnival Cruise Line and AIDA to deploy ships in China in 2017

Carnival Cruise Line and German sister company AIDA Cruises will be sending ships in China. The two lines will join other brands in the seas of China in 2017.

Oct 14, 2015 8:20 AM EDT

Lost Luggage: Tips travelers need to know when losing or misplacing bags

Many travelers have experienced losing, mishandling, and even having damaged luggage. The most vital thought would be to ask what to do next and who is responsible for these luggage problems.

Oct 14, 2015 8:10 AM EDT

2015’s most renowned SPG Hotels for a free night redemption

The new list of favorite hotels and resorts is composed of 30 of the top destinations. Moreover, the members of these hotels and resorts can redeem their starpoints for free nights stay.

Oct 14, 2015 8:04 AM EDT

Copa ConnectMiles: How to get Copa ConnectMiles Card and other FAQs

Copa is currently offering status matches to Copa ConnectMiles. In addition, clients can now have free access to the United Clubs.

Oct 14, 2015 7:53 AM EDT

Marriott Rewards Changes: Marriott Details its New Cash + Points Awards

Marriott recently teased their upcoming changes to their Marriott Rewards program. One of the new benefits, Points Advance is functioning for a while now, but the other three changes are new to the program.

Oct 14, 2015 7:48 AM EDT

Optimistic OPEC secretary-general expects balanced oil market in 2016

The OPC secterary-general is very positive that by 2016, the oil market will regain its strength and recover from the deep plunge from the previous years. The output remains the same to control the supply and price as well. Non-OPEC countries will soon join depending on the discussion in the meeting that will be held this month in Vienna.

Oct 14, 2015 7:45 AM EDT

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