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Mobile phone recycling stops harmful chemicals leaking into environment
LONDON: Mobile phone recycling is big business, but it’s not just good for the bottom line. Recycling mobile phones keeps hazardous chemicals out of landfills and preserves resources. It’s clear…
Samsung sells 100 million Galaxy S smartphones
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. said yesterday that global sales of its Galaxy S smartphones surpassed 100 million units since the first model in the series was released less than three…
Women pry open door to video game industry – Social and media boom helps women enter ‘boys’ club’
SAN FRANCISCO: When video game developer Brenda Brathwaite Romero started her career in the 1980s, she could count the number of female developers in the industry on one hand. Today,…
Gadget Watch: Electronic fork nags you on eating
LAS VEGAS: If you’ve always wanted a fork that spies on your eating habits, you’re in luck: A company has developed a utensil that records when you lift it to…
Mom goes viral with son’s phone code of conduct – ‘It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you’
NEW YORK: Janell Burley Hofmann honored her 13-year-old son’s “maturity and growth” at Christmas with his first iPhone, but it came with strings attached. Eighteen strings, to be exact, in…
Qualitynet first in region to launch steam gaming engine with Valve
KUWAIT: Qualitynet, Kuwait’s No 1 total solutions provider has partnered up with Valve, an entertainment software and technology giant, to mirror online gaming content that will be hosted locally in…
Global technology industry uneven as mobile surges
LAS VEGAS: The global tech industry has become a tale of two sectors, with mobile devices surging at the expense of older electronics that are struggling, a forecast showed yesterday.…
2013 will be a year of science on the space station: NASA
WASHINGTON: Right before Christmas, a Russian rocket carrying three astronauts — one American, one Russian and one Canadian — launched from a chilly spaceport in Kazakhstan to begin a five-month…
New search engine tailors its results for tablets – Great alternative to Google
SAN FRANCISCO: The makers of Blekko believe they’ve built a great alternative to Google, but they’re also realistic. They know their two-yearold Internet search engine won’t ever supplant Google as…
What to expect from Android stables in 2013
Brace yourselves: 2013 is upon us, and that means a whole new generation of Android devices, rumors, and expectations. Android will have a strong showing at CES, and the next…
LG beats rivals in race to sell new OLED TVs – Clear images on wafer-thin screens
SEOUL: LG Electronics Inc started taking pre-orders yesterday for the world’s first big TVs that use an advanced display technology promising startlingly clear images on wafer-thin screens. The South Korean…
Microsoft sees obstacles in 2013 – 2012 most epic in software giant’s history
SEATTLE: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been known to use hyperbolic adjectives, but was he on the mark when he described 2012 as “the most epic in Microsoft history”? It…
