(TrendHunter.com) Indoor location-based services are slowly becoming more sophisticated now that beacon technology is becoming more diverse. Instead of relying solely on Apple’s iBeacon system, retailers can…
France admits West African colonial ‘massacre’, Senegal President Faye says
France has for the first time acknowledged that its soldiers carried out a "massacre" in Senegal in which dozens – perhaps hundreds – of West African troops were killed almost exactly 80 years ago, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has said.Those who died were part of the Tirailleurs Senegalais unit, recruited at the start of World War Two to help defend France, the colonial power.On returning to Senegal in 1944 many protested about their pay, historians say, which led to a brutal response.The killings have been a point of contention between Senegal and France and their reported acknowledgement by Paris…
Fire Engulfs Japan Rocket Test Site
Large plumes of smoke billowed from the launch site at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, after a malfunction during an engine test. Source link
At least one dead and three injured near Vilnius
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday.The Boeing 737, operated for DHL by the Spanish cargo airline Swiftair, crashed near a house as it was on its final approach for landing, local authorities said.All 12 people have been safely evacuated from the property, police said.The cause of the crash is still unclear but the defence minister said there were no initial signs it was sabotage or terrorism. The aircraft departed from DHL's hub at Leipzig Airport in Germany just…
Short on machine guns, German army armed turrets with broomsticks
Late last year, as the German Bundeswehr was considering rebooting its expensive, failed Euro Hawk drone program, the army of the country with the fourth largest economy in the world fielded its newest armored vehicles in a major military exercise in Norway with broomsticks painted black and lashed in place…
YouTube rolls out a new kid’s app
The sheer number of clips on YouTube is astounding and much of the content there is far from appropriate for kids. So far there has been no real way for parents to ensure their kids see only clips they want them to see short of being with them at all …
Review: Ring Video Doorbell
The Ring is a novel idea: a person rings your doorbell, your smartphone buzzes, and with a tap, you can initiate a videochat with the visitor. Better yet, it mostly works. The post Review: Ring Video Doorbell appeared first on WIRED.
Remember the GT Advanced sapphire facility? It’s going to be a command center for Apple
CNBC reported today that the GT Advanced plant in Mesa, Arizona, originally tasked with the job of making sapphire for screens, buttons, and other bits and pieces of Apple gear, is now going to be taken over by the company that allegedly caused GT Ad…
Planning on writing snarky Oscar tweets? Dove and Twitter want you to think again
Dove’s known for ad campaigns that claim to empower women. For its latest effort, the beauty company isn’t focusing on any one body part. Instead, it’s trying to stop women…
Volvo self-driving Drive Me cars coming 2017, in Sweden only
When it comes to autonomous cars, Volvo isn’t probably one of those that readily come to mind. And yet the car maker might be closer to that goal than you might think. In two years time, Volvo plans to have a fleet of 100 self-driving vehicles under its Drive Me …
T-Mobile Continues to Grow with Bumper Q4
T-Mobile has been going from strength to strength for a couple of years now and the company’s ascension continued through the last quarter and through 2014 as a whole. The Magenta Network added 2.1 million net subscribers in the United States throughout the fourth quarter period, while over the year 8.3 million…
iFixit Launches Android Hub With Over 250 Repair Guides
iFixit has always been one of our favorite sites for tearing down devices. The site has traditionally focused mostly on Apple products, but now the company has added an Android hub with over 250 guides.Read more…
In order to make use of fields that can’t be legally built on, airports are turning to beehives.
In order to make use of fields that can’t be legally built on, airports are turning to beehives. European airports use the bee products to monitor pollutant levels, with Malmo airport’s data consistently showing levels of heavy metals, volatile organic hydrocarbons and polyaromatic hydrocarbons well below European Union limits. [NY …
tri-Ace acquired by mobile company Nepro Japan
Japanese mobile company Nepro Japan has announced the acquisition of Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile developer tri-Ace. Nepro Japan Group is currently working to strengthen its mobile game business. Together with the acquisition of Mobile & Game Studio, Nepro Japan hopes its acquisition of tri-Ace will double its …
Samsung plays it straight in latest ‘Next Galaxy’ tease
Curved or straight? Samsung’s Galaxy S6 or whatever-its-called could be both, as the latest teaser shows a straight edge, when another from last week flaunted some curves. It boasted about the model being “crafted from the beautiful things I see arou…
To sell the Apple Watch, Apple may go where it has never been before
One of the more interesting facets of the impending Apple Watch launch centers on where the device will be sold. While Apple traditionally sells consumer devices which fit right in at brick and mortar retail shops like Best Buy, the Apple Watch represents an entirely different type of product altogether. …
Golf-Flawless Chawrasia grabs Indian Open lead
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Local favourite SSP Chawrasia’s 36-hole bogey-free run at his happy hunting ground earned a one-shot halfway lead over holder Siddikur Rahman at the Delhi Golf Course (DGC) on Friday. The ever-smiling Indian birdied the opening hole and picked up three …
Report-Card Grades for Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2015 Trade Deadline … – Bleacher Report
Bleacher ReportReport-Card Grades for Oklahoma City Thunder's 2015 Trade Deadline …Bleacher ReportThe NBA trading deadline has passed, and the Oklahoma City Thunder have stolen the show. The team managed to check every box on its midseason wish list just before the clock struck 3 P.M. ET on a wild …
Thanksgiving weekend of football
This weekend in sports is loaded with action at CappersMall because of the annual Thanksgiving day of football. The big weekend of football starts with the annual game in Detroit when the Lions host the Bears at 12:30PM. Detroit has been posted as an early 7 point favorite with the total …
Altanta Falcons Earn Easiest 2015 NFL Schedule
It’s never too early to start talking about the 2015 NFL season and even though official schedules have yet to be released until spring, we can still take a look at each team’s strength of schedule. The NFL released the list of opponents each team will face for the upcoming season …
Dunk360 :: Report: Chris Bosh In Hospital Undergoing Lung Tests [PHOTO]
DUNK360 | Basketball, Football, Baseball, all sports lifestyle and fashion website Get better, Chris! The post Report: Chris Bosh In Hospital Undergoing Lung Tests [PHOTO] appeared first on DUNK360 | Basketball, Football, Baseball, all sports lifestyle and fashion website.