Sci-tech

Major, Major Conflict with North Korea Possible

28 April 2017, 11:19

Donald Trump meanwhile told Reuters that there is "chance" of a major conflict in the region. "I informed South Korea it would be appropriate if they paid". The announcement came one day after the USA departed part of the elements of the THAAD mi...

Samsung Electronic says Q1 operating profit up 48pc year-on-year

28 April 2017, 10:55

Samsung said in a regulatory filing its January-March operating profit was 9.9 trillion won (RM38.04 billion), compared with 9.9 trillion won it estimated earlier in April. At its annual shareholders meeting last month, Kwon Oh-hyun, the company's ch...

Baby humpback whales talk in whispers to avoid being noticed by predators

28 April 2017, 08:51

Humpback whales, those massive filter feeders reportedly plotting to take over the world, migrate thousands of kilometres in order to rear their young, from high latitude feeding grounds in the Arctic and Antarctic to warm, tropical breeding grounds....

William and Harry tell Kate: 'We haven't talked enough about losing mother'

28 April 2017, 08:34

Their charity, Heads Together , was the official partner of the race and works on tackling stigmas, raising awareness and providing vital help for people with mental health problems. When William said he and his brother Harry had not talked en...

Facebook introduces Messenger Lite in 132 more countries

28 April 2017, 07:13

If it's available in your country then you'll be able to download the app, if not then you'll have to wait. Hence, Facebook has announced a global expansion of its light version of Messenger; an Android-only app launched past year. Today, Facebook ...

Apple's self-driving Lexus hits the road for testing; first images out

28 April 2017, 06:22

Speculation at one point indicated that Apple had ceased work on the so-called Project Titan automotive effort, but that later changed and, most recently, all signs point toward the company testing self-driving technologies. Apple's self-driving vehi...

Curved OLED iPhone 8 confirmed by Samsung?

28 April 2017, 05:57

Revenue was up slightly to 50.55 trillion won in the March quarter, while operating profit ballooned to 9.90 trillion won, a 48% increase over the same quarter past year. The company spent 9.8 trillion won on facilities in the first quarter. Throug...

Microsoft quarterly profit up 28 percent at $4.8 bn

28 April 2017, 04:41

This is a result of a shift in sales towards higher level Windows (Pro) on a larger portion of machines, and of course this increases revenues for Microsoft . After a Q2 in which Microsoft Surface revenue accounted for $1.3 billion, Surface ...

Donald Trump tells NASA 'fly to Mars in my first term'

28 April 2017, 04:17

Whitson, who lives and works aboard the International Space Station, also encouraged students to study STEM classes (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), and those at the U.S. "Well, that's good, I'm glad to hear that", he replied . Ms Whit...

PM Modi, Swaraj meet Cyprus President to discuss bilateral cooperation

28 April 2017, 04:10

In a series of tweets, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said, "Intensifying cooperation with Cyprus". "India and Cyprus share the common objective of bringing about an early reform of the United Nations Security Council", Modi sa...

LeMaker HiKey 960 Android Developer Board Unveiled For $240

28 April 2017, 04:09

The company usually prices its high-end smartphones aggressively to compete with more established rivals like Samsung and Apple, but that's not the strategy it's adopted for the new HiKey board for the Raspberry Pi-dominated single-board computer mar...

Million-year old water explains Blood Falls mystery

28 April 2017, 03:20

Pettit says that the flow of water in a cold glacier is possible because of how water freezes. Pettit explained that the water emits heat as it freezes, warming the surrounding ice. 'The red color results from iron oxides precipitating when the iron-...

Samsung's profit at 3-year high thanks to memory chips

28 April 2017, 03:21

In the first quarter, the company invested a whopping 9.8 trillion won to build and upgrade factories - including 5 trillion won for chip-making plants - and vowed to invest "far more than last year" throughout 2017 to maintain growth momentum.

McDonald's worker made Facebook killer wait for fries to help police

28 April 2017, 02:57

Cops say Stephens' auto came to a stop in the middle of the road near a former elementary school, and then he took his own life. "I forgive him because we are all sinners", Robby Miller, Godwin's son, said in an interview with CNN. Williams, the po...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson Has Smashed Another Record

28 April 2017, 02:56

Grimacing, he replied: "That's good, I'm glad to hear that". "It's really not as bad as it sounds", Ms Whitson told Mr Trump about the recycling program on the International Space Station that converts astronaut urine into drinkable water.

Acer trying to woo gamers with new laptops and 4K monitor

28 April 2017, 02:47

Unfortunately, as it is usually the case on such events, Acer did not reveal any details on pricing or availability but hopefully, that information will be available soon. Acer also introduced the Predator X27 4K gaming monitor that has 3840×2160 s...

Baahubali craze begins: First 'official' review is out!

28 April 2017, 02:35

However, we arent' given time enough to be confused as we pick up the story with our hero Amarendra Baahubali ( Prabhas ) and his mother, Sivagami (Ramya Krishna) beginning their reigns as the crown prince and queen mother of the mythical kingdom of ...

Ann Coulter invited to speak at UC Berkeley

28 April 2017, 02:29

Speaking to Tucker Carlson during his Fox News show, Coulter insisted that Berkeley's change of plans aren't affecting her own to appear on campus, saying, "I am giving the speech". On the Berkeley campus, opposition to Ann Coulter's appearance...

McDonald's is giving away the elusive Nintendo Switch

28 April 2017, 01:14

For the first time ever, Target stores are getting the "Super Target Kart" treatment in honor of the April 28 Nintendo Switch release of Mario Kart 8. Shopping carts at 650 locations have been turned into "Super Target Karts", decorated with ...

Macron campaign for French presidency off to slower start than Le Pen

28 April 2017, 12:26

Le Pen's selfie-snapping populism against Macron's refusal to simply tell the workers what they so desperately wanted to hear: that their jobs can be saved as Whirlpool shifts production to Poland. On Thursday, students demonstrating against both can...

Samsung's profit jumps 46 percent thanks to semiconductor

28 April 2017, 11:56

January-March operating profit for Asia's most valuable company by market capitalisation was 9.9 trillion won ($8.75 billion), compared with Samsung's earlier guidance of 9.9 trillion won. President, Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electroni...

Play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe With Fandom LIVE!

28 April 2017, 11:19

News of the upcoming update was first revealed on the Nintendo of America Twitter account. The only negative we spotted was an occasional frame-drop or slow-down when there's a lot of stuff happening on the screen - this was only evident when we p...

Nurses back health care for all in California

28 April 2017, 10:56

Toni Atkins of San Diego. FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 file photo, state Sen. The major revamp of the health care system of the nation's most populous state is getting another look as the Trump administration and federal Republicans seek...

Samsung foresees bigger profit in 2017 as memory chips soar

28 April 2017, 10:08

Samsung Electronics is the world's largest memory chipmaker and second-largest semiconductor company after Intel. The result beats expectations and is the highest since the third quarter in 2013. Pre-orders for its Galaxy S8 smartphone launched in...

Facebook to act against 'information operations' using false accounts

28 April 2017, 09:19

The 13-page report examines how the social media site has been misused by "information operations", or governments and organizations who seek to sway domestic or foreign political sentiment and deceive people by spreading fake news or creating ne...

Uber's top self-driving car exec steps aside amid lawsuit

28 April 2017, 08:57

GOOG, +0.29% GOOGL, +0.26% over allegedly stolen self-driving vehicle technology, is stepping aside as chief of the high-profile project. Uber was accused by former Google autonomous auto project and now standalone Alphabet company Waymo of using i...

Monument review includes oceans, tribal lands and Sequoias

28 April 2017, 08:05

But if the administration tries to go beyond a mere review to rescinding some monument designations, as critics fear, it would be breaking new ground: While the president has the power to designate monuments, no president has ever taken one away, the...

South Korea's LG Elec reports best quarterly profit in nearly eight years

28 April 2017, 06:42

The world's No 2 television maker behind Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said its January-March profit was 922 billion won (RM3.5 billion), up 82 per cent from a year ago and in line with its estimate earlier in April. The company posted 14.66 trillion in...

Total Eclipse of the Sun to be commemorated on a Forever Stamp

28 April 2017, 06:34

The photograph on the stamp was taken by astrophysicist Fred Espenak, aka Mr. Eclipse , on March 29, 2006 in Jalu, Libya. It transforms from the black circle of an eclipsed moon into the full moon all from the heat of a finger. The image reverts to ...

NASA spacewalking suits in short supply, report finds

28 April 2017, 06:29

NASA spent almost $200 million on three new spacesuit designs for deep space exploration, although only one of the suits will be ready for testing on the International Space Station (ISS) before it retires in 2024, according to an audit by the agency...

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