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Line removes satirical Thai royal family emoticons 07 Apr 2016 - 09:14 am

Bangkok: A set of emoticons satirising Thailand's royal family have been removed by the messaging application Line, in a country where discussion of...

Hogwarts goes to Hollywood as theme parks mushroom 07 Apr 2016 - 08:49 am

An exterior view of Hogwarts is seen during the 'Wizarding World of Harry Potter Opening' press preview at Universal Studios Hollywood in Studio...

Harry Potter author's chair sells for $394,000 at auction 07 Apr 2016 - 08:39 am

This file photo taken on April 4, 2016, shows a chair used, and later decorated, by author JK Rowling while she wrote the...

Image is all for Huawei’s new P9 smartphone flagship 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A woman poses holding the new P9 smartphone by Chinese tech company Huawei during the phone's launch at Battersea Evolution in London on...

Diabetes cases reach 422 million as poorer countries see steep rises 06 Apr 2016 - 02:20 pm

LONDON: The number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled worldwide in under four decades to 422 million, and the condition is fast becoming...

Number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980: WHO 06 Apr 2016 - 12:18 pm

Geneva: The number of adults estimated to be living with diabetes surged to 422 million by 2014, a nearly four-fold increase on 1980...

Daimler wants Amazon, Microsoft onboard mapping service Here: report 06 Apr 2016 - 10:57 am

The car makers began approaching tech firms about joining the venture to handle the huge amount of data created by Here. AFP Photo/Bernd...

Samsung rewrites playbook to juice S7 sales before iPhone 06 Apr 2016 - 10:25 am

By Jungah Lee Samsung Electronics Co. is deploying a new strategy that’s being credited for making the Galaxy S7 smartphone a surprise hit...

This app takes the cake 06 Apr 2016 - 10:06 am

Take the best college teacher you had, make 600 copies, Mod Podge in a little Martha Stewart, brush on some Etsy and allow...

Pinterest takes ads global 06 Apr 2016 - 10:02 am

San Francisco: Popular online bulletin board Pinterest on Wednesday began pushing "pins" sponsored by advertisers into countries outside the United States, starting with...

Fast fashion to ethical couture: Vietnam's design evolution 06 Apr 2016 - 08:48 am

A woman working at a local embroidery workshop in the central city of Hue. AFP / HOANG DINH NAM Cao Bang, Vietnam: Long...

WhatsApp strengthens encryption in wake of iPhone case 06 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A Whatsapp App logo is seen behind a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone that is logged on to Facebook in the central Bosnian town...

Reloaded drophead Audi R8 wows the New York crowds 05 Apr 2016 - 06:32 pm

New York: How do you make an open-top supercar even more desirable? Audi has done just that by upgrading the rorty R8 to...

Twitter wins NFL deal for streaming Thursday night games 05 Apr 2016 - 03:09 pm

New York: Twitter Inc., which is pushing into online programming, has won a deal to show Thursday night National Football League games online,...

Painting by Chinese master fetches record $35 million in Hong Kong 05 Apr 2016 - 12:02 pm

Splashed ink and colour painting "Peach Blossom Spring" by the late painter Zhang Daqian is displayed during a preview at Sotheby's in Hong...

What's in a name? China paper blasts foreign nomenclature 05 Apr 2016 - 11:34 am

Thames Town residential complex emulates facets of England such as red telephone boxes and cobbled roads. Beijing: For many aspiring Chinese, living in...

In Australia, surfing soothes asylum-seekers' fears of sea 05 Apr 2016 - 10:35 am

By KRISTEN GELINEAU SYDNEY: They gather under the blazing sun and blue skies of an Australian beach, looking out at the water that...

Facebook tests tech to help blind people enjoy photos 05 Apr 2016 - 08:40 am

Menlo Park, United States: Facebook on Monday began using artificial intelligence to help people with visual impairments enjoy photos posted at the leading...