To boost conservation, Maharashtra has begun offering boat rides through Thane creek mangroves for nature enthusiasts who want to watch flamingos and other wetland birds. The one-hour ride along 10 km of thick mangrove cover starts from Airoli in Navi Mumbai, goes up to Vashi and back. bccl/representational image Mangrove cell officials say this is …
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2 February
Unable To Pay School Fees, 14-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide
Teenage years can be particularly tricky. Teens have a tendency to take everything to the heart, and live in the fear of parents’ wrath or peers’ approval. They can often take drastic steps. Something like this happened to a 14-year-old girl who ended her life after authorities at the private school didn’t allow her to attend classes after she failed …
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1 February
Matt Hancock MP social network sees influx of trolls
How do you like to communicate with your elected representative? Residents of the UK’s West Suffolk constituency now have a direct line to theirs thanks to a new app, Matt Hancock MP. The app, available free as on iOS and Android, is a social network based solely on the member of parliament of the same name. Hancock, who is also …
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1 February
Moviphone is basically a OnePlus 5 with built
Over the past year an trend is happening with midrange Android phones: They are becoming more niche targeting consumers with a feature that’s not designed for everyone. That’s the case with the Moviphone a midrange Android device with a built-in projector: No mods needed. The company Wireless Mobi Solution (WMS) from San Diego introduced the Moviphone at CES 2018. As …
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1 February
How to watch Super Bowl commercials (without the football part)
The Super Bowl is also the Super Bowl of commercials. If you want to skip the game and just watch the ads, you can get started right now. There’s no need to wait until kickoff; many of the ads have been leaked online. In this year’s Super Bowl ads, Cardi B, Anthony Hopkins and Rebel Wilson take over for Alexa …
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1 February
Samsung Galaxy S9 battery size possibly leaked by retailer
If you’re hoping that the Galaxy S9 will last twice as long as your Galaxy S8, you may want to lower your expectations. The batteries for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus are rumored to stay the same size as their predecessors, according to the latest leak. If you head over to online phone component retailer Union Repair, you’ll …
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1 February
Everything you need to know about Fitbit Pay in one place
After setting up and getting your Fitbit Ionic watch to your liking, there’s another feature you probably want to take some time to get to know. Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit Ionic is the most advanced Fitbit watch… but… 3:12 Fitbit Pay is the wearable company’s mobile payment platform, meaning that with a flash of your wrist you can pay …
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1 February
Galaxy S9 versus Galaxy S8: Four ways the design may differ
There’s no shortage of alleged leaks and fan-made renders to satisfy our appetite while we await Samsung’s official Feb. 25 unveiling of its next flagship phone. We’ve heard rumors about the Galaxy S9‘s performance and features — like its potential face-scanning features and camera upgrades — but we’ve also heard murmurs about the phone’s design. At first glance, the Galaxy S9 could look …
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1 February
This is what happens when a phone charger explodes on a plane
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A flaming nuisance? JCB TV & Aviation Videos/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET From time to time, we hear stories of phone batteries exploding. Sometimes, they cause injury. Sometimes, they cause the phone to be taken off the market. And sometimes, phone batteries explode on planes. …
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1 February
How Intel creates its dazzling Shooting Star drone light shows
After the lights went dark in the Monte Carlo resort’s Park Theater, a buzzing army of 110 small drones with flickering red lights started to float up to the ceiling from offstage. While Kygo’s dreamy pop song “Stargazing” played, the drones pulled together into pulsing, swirling clouds that reached into the audience, at times forming rotating stars or shimmering sheets …
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