Elephants are majestic, amazing creatures, but they could be in trouble, along with other species of large mammals. If they disappear, we’d be robbed of the chance to see these giant animals roaming the Earth in their awe-inspiring glory.
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Android’s share of the Indian smartphone OS market jumped to a whopping 97.1% in Q2 2016, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics. The figure stood at 90% in the year-ago quarter.
In terms of smartphone units, India saw 29.8 million Android phones getting shipped in Q2. This compares to a total of 30.7 million smartphone units shipped in the country during the quarter.
“Android shipped 29.8 million smartphones in India in Q2 2016, growing an impressive 28 percent annually from 23.2 million units in Q2 2015,” said Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy…
The torrenting community has been tumultuous these past few weeks. First, …
“Dude, you’re rolling coal,” my copilot hollered at me from the lefthand passenger seat of my 1986 Land Rover Defender.
“Huh?” I replied, leaning over for a better look at the sideview mirror. To my chagrin, I saw plumes of black smoke pouring out of the tailpipe of the old truck. “Oh, son of a…!” I shouted. “I wonder what that’s about?”
Pushing full throttle up the mountains outside Big Bear, California, my four-cylinder diesel-powered British 4×4 was doing about 37 mph — 7 mph shy of the 45 mph speed limit. Meanwhile, it was churning out a smokescreen that would make James Bond’s gadget guru, Q, green with envy (and perhaps also with nausea from the fumes). …
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This weekend, the Ars Cardboard crew is drowning in a sea of tabletop games at the annual Gen Con gaming convention in Indianapolis. We’re filling our bags with the newest, shiniest titles and demoing everything under the sun to bring you a thorough cataloguing of all the hot titles you should be looking forward to in the coming months.
But before we unceremoniously abandon all the games on our shelves to fall headlong into the new hotness, we thought we’d take a moment to reflect on a few of the games we’ve been enjoying a lot lately. Some are new, some are old—but they’re all great.
We’ve been hitting the Spiel des Jahres games pretty hard, and we can’t get enough of Scythe, but we’ll keep this list focused on titles we haven’t been talking about ad nauseum for weeks.
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It seems to be Android all the way in India’s smartphone market. Google’s mobile operating system powers as many as 97% smartphones in the country, according to a report by Strategy Analytics. – Source
The telecom regulator has suggested scrapping charges paid to carriers on whose networks calls are received, a view that top telcos rejected, possibly setting the stage for another bitter battle following issues including call drops and pricing of data services. – Source
LONDON — There are few things in this world more entertaining than a perfectly-timed Twitter burn.
Just ask J.K. RowlingShe knows.
The thing is, though, the fine art of shutting someone down in 140 characters isn’t just limited to humans. Brands can — and frequently do — get involved as well.
SEE ALSO: 9 people who took on British companies and won in 2015
We’ve put together some examples of British brands who decided they simply weren’t going to tolerate any more ribbing on social media… …
1. This no-nonsense comeback from Virgin Trains.
2. This football-themed KO from Tesco.
3. This blunt Facebook rebuttal from the BBC.More about Uk, O2, Tesco Mobile, Tesco, and Funny – Source
If you are an LG fan and are in the market for the company’s latest flagship smartphone the G5, here is a deal for you: the device (unlocked model) is currently available for just $410 in the country.
Specifically, an eBay seller by the name of 9tronix is currently offering the phone at that price. A quick look at listings on LG’s official retail partners such as Amazon and B&H Photo reveals that the eBay deal saves you at-least $140.
Color options include Gold, Silver, and Titan. As of writing, over 115 units of the handset have already been sold, and the seller says that quantity…
A drop test between the Motorola Moto Z Force and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is a bit unusual. Both models have some protection from drops. The Moto Z Force features a shatterproof screen, and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is a rugged handset designed to withstand drops from up to 5-feet onto a flat service.
The first test was the back drop from 1 meter (3.3-feet) high. While this would seem to be a breeze for the Galaxy S7 Active, it was the Moto Z Force that held up the best between the two. Thanks to the placement of the connectors for the Moto Mods right on the back of the Moto … – Source
Get a satellite’s view of the newly built Olympic venues taken by DigitalGlobe’s satellite constellation. – Source
Video footage of the chain of events before a black teenager was shot dead by a Chicago police officer were released Friday, eight days after the incident occurred.
The nine videos, released by The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) in Chicago, are generating new attention around the deadly encounter involving a car chase on July 28. Following the car chase, police opened fire and killed an 18-year-old black teenager named Paul O’Neal. Another teenager was reportedly arrested but has not been identified.
SEE ALSO: Facebook suspended woman’s account during fatal standoff with police
The teens were fleeing from police in a stolen car in Chicago when the shooting occurred. Officers got out of their car and fired at O’Neal as he swung the car around them. …
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Windows 10 on the Raspberry Pi is a great way to create your own internet connected devices
, and today Microsoft pushed out an update that makes the set up process a bit easier.
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New York has the cupcake ATM, and now an Ohio college has the pizza ATM.
Xavier University in Cincinnati is home to the United States’ first pizza ATM that delightfully dispenses hot pizza to hungry students at any hour.
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As reported by Cincinnati.com, the $55,000 Paline ATM is located in the dorm Fenwick Hall and will be open 24/7 come fall.
“We were looking for a way to solve this problem of having a late-night pizza option on campus,” Assistant Vice President for Auxiliary Services Jude Kiah told Cincinnati.com.
Seventy artisan pizzas of various flavors will be prepared by the Xavier University’s dining staff each day and put into the ATM. …
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