Shazia Shakeel knocks on a door in the Sattar Khan Colony of Nowshera. Three Afghan children live in the home next to the broad Kabul River in this part of northern Pakistan. Teams have stopped here many times before, but they were never able to inoculate the children against polio. This time, Shakeel and the …
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25 November
Xiaomi doesn’t ‘make a single dime’ on phones
Xiaomi‘s phones sales may have dropped some, but the Chinese device maker isn’t worried. “Basically we’re giving [handsets] to you without making any money,” said Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s global vice president, in an interview with Reuters. “We could sell 10 billion smartphones and we wouldn’t make a single dime in profits.” Xiaomi’s Mi Mix is one amazing almost bezel-less phone …
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25 November
7 Black Friday deals I’d buy
Every year I round up a bunch of tech deals during the holiday buying season, but some of you may be wondering, of all the deals out there — and there are some good ones — which ones would I buy? Well, here are the ones I’m most tempted by this year: Amazon HD 8 tablet for $60 (normally $90): …
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24 November
Raspberry Pi helps build strong brains
After designing a Civil War computer game for an eighth-grade project, Sonia Uppal was intrigued by programming. But her school material was just too dry and boring for a kid to endure. “It was awful,” so she gave up computer science, she says. At a technology fair the next year, though, a chance encounter with a $35 computer called the …
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24 November
Dreaming up the best toys for the holidays
Now playing: Watch this: Coolest and rudest geeky toys for the holidays 3:00 I used to dream of going to a toy fair when I was a kid. Happily, that fantasy finally came true — even I had to wait until two weeks ago for it to happen. On November 9, just when I needed to chase away my post-US …
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24 November
Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on Origin PC gaming laptops and desktops
Update: This post has been updated with new deals on desktops. Origin PC makes high-end desktops and laptops for gamers, including some of our favorite VR-ready rigs. Holiday shopping deals on a handful of laptops are available right now, which include discounts and extras. Early Black Friday deals EON 9-Series 15-X original price: $2,020 — Black Friday Price: $1,499 EON …
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24 November
Reddit CEO admits to editing user comments amid Pizzagate malarkey
Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit, today admitted to editing several comments that criticised him on the site. He made the admission on Reddit, where he posts under the username Spez. Huffman got a lot of flak from members of the The_Donald, a subreddit for supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, after Reddit banned the Pizzagate subreddit. Pizzagate was dedicated to a …
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24 November
Amazon and Currys unveil Black Friday deals for the UK
Love it or hate it, and I suspect that you’re in the latter camp, Black Friday has landed in the UK with retailers like Amazon, Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse jumping into fray. No, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to have Black Friday when there’s no Thanksgiving before it, but it’s still a day to grab …
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24 November
Otterbox dives into charging accessories
If you go to Otterbox’s website, you’ll notice a few new items that aren’t cases — or have anything to do with protecting your phone or tablet. Yes, the company is branching out into mobile charging accessories. For now, the selection is limited — there’s a USB car charger ($25), USB wall charger ($25) and micro USB charging cable ($30), …
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24 November
Amazon could be eyeing Arab counterpart Souq.com
Amazon.com is reportedly in talks to acquire the Arab world’s version of itself, Souq.com, for about $1 billion. The deal, which Bloomberg reported on Thursday citing people familiar with matter, would help the retail giant gain traction in the fast-growing Middle East market. Amazon is considering a bid for the entire Souq.com site, according to Bloomberg, but Souq.com had initially …
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