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British cancer op streamed in virtual reality 'world first' 14 Apr 2016 - 05:10 pm

Representative image. AFP / Philippe Huguen London: A British surgeon livestreamed a cancer operation using virtual reality technology on Thursday, in what he...

Leading YouCam makeup App for cosmetic retail counters and storefronts 14 Apr 2016 - 05:09 pm

Industry-Leading YouCam Makeup App Can Now Turn into a Virtual Interactive Consultant for Cosmetic Retail Counters and Storefronts. Perfect Corp. has announced global...

Merkel says Germany on track with electric car incentives review 14 Apr 2016 - 03:15 pm

BERLIN: The German government is on target with a review of the case for incentives to boost demand for electric cars and plans...

Beam me back to the 1970s: Bilenkin retrofits a modern BMW 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo: Bilenken website The bespoke Bilenken from Russia is a car that glories in 1970s styling, including a turquoise fascia and Paisley-pattern seats....

Introducing Kindle Oasis: Amazone's thinnest and lightest Kindle ever 13 Apr 2016 - 06:42 pm

This photo provided by Amazon shows Amazon’s latest Kindle. Amazon says the new Kindle is 30% thinner and 20% lighter than previous Kindles. ...

Facebook brings 'chat bots' to Messenger 13 Apr 2016 - 05:39 pm

San Francisco: Facebook on Tuesday extended its reach beyond online socializing by building artificial-intelligence powered "bots" into its Messenger application to allow businesses...

Facebook to let users buy tickets directly 13 Apr 2016 - 05:37 pm

San Francisco: Facebook users will soon be able to buy tickets directly as the social networking giant expands further into e-commerce, company officials...

Amazon launches new slimmer Kindle e-reader 13 Apr 2016 - 04:02 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com Inc rolled out a new Kindle e-reader on Wednesday, its eighth and slimmest device in the series, with a charger...

Smart diet to lose weight: strategically pair proteins 13 Apr 2016 - 02:56 pm

Strategically pairing proteins: vegetable protein from a potato and animal protein from a dairy topping. (file photo / Andrea Warnecke / dpa.) Where...

Sleeping with sharks in Paris 13 Apr 2016 - 02:45 pm

Kimly Do (R) and her boyfriend Flip Senn (L) from USA, winners of an Airbnb accommodation site, contest for a night in an...

Microsoft, Facebook reveal they pay equal to men, women 13 Apr 2016 - 11:19 am

New York: Sending a message out to the world about bridging the gender pay gap, social networking site Facebook and technology giant Microsoft...

Facebook’s next frontier: chatbots, live video 13 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin speaks at the Tech in Asia conference in Singapore April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su By Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN FRANCISCO:...

Brain injury in 43 percent of US ex- football players: study 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Miami Dolphins' Cortland Finnegan (C) celebrates a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL football game at Wembley Stadium in London, September...

Smokers have harder time getting work: study 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

"We found that smokers had a much harder time finding work than nonsmokers," said lead author Judith Prochaska, associate professor of medicine at...

Porsche Centre Doha celebrates arrival of the new Porsche 911 12 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Salman Jassem Al Darwish, Chairman and CEO of Porsche Centre Doha (second from right), Ahed Dawood, Brand Manager (left), and Mohamed Hassan, Regional...