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[VIDEO] Samsung Launches a Solar-Powered Internet School Initiative In Remote African Areas
0By: Talha Bhatti | November 5th, 2012 | Gadgets, Living, News
Leading electronics maker Samsung is using old shipping containers to bring hi-tech education to remote African villages and towns. The program started by the South Korean maker of the popular Galaxy S III smartphone is called the Solar-Powered Internet Sch...
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Co-Founder of Uber Garrett Camp Introduces His Latest Venture for Private Jets Called BlackJet
By: Jeff Stewart | November 2nd, 2012 | Business, Living, Mobile Apps, News
San Francisco based Uber is a venture-funded startup that was founded by Travis Kalanick, Oscar Salazar and Garrett Camp in 2009. The company gained popularity when they successfully launched their first mobile app, which allows users can get in touch with high end cars and SUVs that are available for hire. After that initial ser...
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Air Canada Updates iPhone App To Include Passbook, iOS6 and iPhone 5
By: Talha Bhatti | November 2nd, 2012 | Apple, iOS, Living, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
iPhone In Canada reported on October 25 that Air Canada had silently introduced Passbook integration for boarding passes. The site now reports that Air Canada has also gone ahead and updated its iPhone app on October 26 to include updates for iOS 6, iPhone 5 and Passbook. The latest...
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Yelp Releases New Menu Feature Featuring User Submitted Images Of Dishes
By: Kevin Green | November 1st, 2012 | Business, Living, News
Popular local review website, Yelp, stated on October 31 that they have launched a new feature which allows its users to check out restaurant menus online. The menus are viewable on the start-up's website and mobile apps and are accompanied by user submitted images of the eatery's dishes. Yelp added the ability for restaurants to add links to thei...
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STUDY – Children with Electronic Devices in Their Rooms Are More Likely to be Overweight
By: Jeff Stewart | October 29th, 2012 | Gadgets, Health, Living, News, O Canada
Obesity is one of the health issues that seems to be increasing with the passage of time not only in adults, but in young kids too. The rising rate of obesity among children is a major cause for concern for many parents because if these children fail to reduce their weight, they will face serious and varied health problems at a relatively young age. Keeping the anguish of such parents...
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Memoto Looking to Launch Lifelogging Device That Will Record Your Entire Life in Images
By: Kevin Green | October 24th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Living, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
Memoto has become a huge hit on the crowd funding site KickStarter. The startup is asking users for help raising $50,000 for the opportunity to wear a camera that will take images every thirty seconds. "The world's smallest wearable...
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Peek.com Wants To Become Travelers One-Stop Shop For Bookings and Information
By: Talha Bhatti | October 23rd, 2012 | Business, Living, News
Peek.com launched on October 11 in San Francisco as a start-up that aims to serve all of a traveler’s needs. The service wants to make planning a trip much easier by offering all travel related services in one location including bookings, tours, hotels, restaurants and other essential. Ruzwana Bashir, co-founder of Peek.com, sa...
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Amiigo Fitness App Uses Sensors To Provide Detailed Data In Real Time
By: Kevin Green | October 20th, 2012 | Android, Gadgets, Health, iOS, Living, Mobile Apps, News, Sports
There are a plethora of fitness related iPhone and Android apps available on Apple’s and Google’s app store. Most of these do a pretty good job of counting the number of calories burned or distance run however any statistics beyond that are usually inaccurate or not offered at all. Therefor...
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University of Iowa uses New Biofeedback Therapy to Treat Students with Test Anxiety
By: Jeff Stewart | October 16th, 2012 | Health, Living, News
Due to the ever increasing pressures of academic studies, many students around the world face anxiety issues relating to their school work. Cognitive scientists have been working for years to solve this serious problem, but have failed to find any tangible solution for the anxiety until now. Researchers at the University of Iowa have developed ...
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Meet Everpurse – The Purse That Charges Mobile Devices Wirelessly on the Move
By: Ali Raza | October 14th, 2012 | Android, Apple, Gadgets, Living, News, Smartphones
There is an incredible purse coming to the market that will charge mobile phones on the move wirelessly and fashionably. This small bag is called Everpurse, and the innovative device will allow women to carry it in their main purse easily. This small purse was created by Liz Salcedo, a social worker who tired of her phone’s battery being drained far too early in the day and her partner Dan Salce...
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