An Enormous Deep Sea 'Desert' Is Teeming With New Forms of Life

It doesn’t have towering canopies or jewel-toned corals, but an enormous region of the eastern Pacific that was long considered a biological wasteland is proving to be anything but. …

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An Enormous Deep Sea 'Desert' Is Teeming With New Forms of Life

Xiaomi could release a VR headset of its own on August 1

If you have ever poked around online for Xiaomi tech, then you surely know that the Chinese OEM always had a “take a jab at everything and see what sticks” attitude to the market. Routers, TVs, smart home gear, even a drone and most-recently the Mi Notebook Air laptop, you name it and Xiaomi likely has it in its portfolio. And when you boast ambitions to play in the big leagues, you really can’t afford to lack behind on a tech craze, which VR has been emerging as for a few years now.

New teaser images spotted on the company’s official Weibo page now hint that Xiaomi might try its…

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Xiaomi could release a VR headset of its own on August 1

Scholarship for underprivileged girl students announced by Wipro

To encourage underprivileged girl students who pursue higher education after grade 12, Wipro Consumer Care in association with “Wipro Cares” has announced the Santoor Scholarship programme to financially support them. – Source

Scholarship for underprivileged girl students announced by Wipro

PokeFit gives Pokemon Go a real-time fitness dashboard on Android

Pokemon Go is definitely big enough to start generating its own ecosystem, and one new Android app hints at how far things could go beyond simply crafting a better Pokedex. PokeFit gives PoGo trainers a dashboard overlaid on their game screen to track play time, distance travelled, steps walked and energy burned.

PokeFit, from P3 communications, helps trainers get a real-time grasp on the… Read More

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PokeFit gives Pokemon Go a real-time fitness dashboard on Android

AMD announces Radeon RX 470 and RX 460

After launching the $200 Radeon RX 480, AMD is continuing its assault at the lower-end of the consumer graphics card market. The company announced two new budget graphics cards based on the new Polaris GPU, the Radeon RX 470 and the RX 460. While the 480 is meant for budget VR gaming, the 470 is for 1080p 60fps ultra setting gaming while the 460 is primarily for 1080p 90fps gaming at High settings in e-sports titles.

The RX 470 uses a Polaris 10 GPU based on the GCN 4.0 architecture. It has 32 compute units with 2048 stream processors, down from 36 CU and 2304 SP on the RX 480. It…

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AMD announces Radeon RX 470 and RX 460

Freecharge to run Snapdeal's Capital Assist Program

Snapdeal’s merchant lending program — Capital Assist will now be managed by Freecharge. – Source

Freecharge to run Snapdeal's Capital Assist Program

Vainglory Summer Season Championships to be held in Seattle and Cologne this fall

Vainglory, which some may know as a leading touch-screen esports game, announced it will be holding its Summer Season Championship live events in Seattle (at Amazon’s events center neighbouring PAX West) and Cologne (at ESL esports arena). The best eight teams from North America and Europe will duke it out for the chance to be recognized as the best Vainglory players in their region. Tickets for the events are already available, and the matches will be live streamed on Twitch (check here).

The North American championships will occur September 2-4, with ticket prices set at $5 (link). … – Source

Vainglory Summer Season Championships to be held in Seattle and Cologne this fall

UIDAI wants to make your smartphones Aadhaar-enabled

“This can be a game-changing feature in phones to become the identity of a person and let him do more transactions on the phone,” UIDAI CEO said. – Source

UIDAI wants to make your smartphones Aadhaar-enabled

Google Drive add-ons now available in the Play Store

Google Drive gained its original steam as a streamlined (not to mention free) version of the bloated Microsoft Office productivity suite, so it’s not terribly surprising that there may be more advanced features that you may need from your office suite that Google doesn’t provide. But, you may have found an answer with a Drive add-on, and now some of those answers are available for Android users.
Google Drive add-ons aren’t necessarily for everyone, but the additional features they offer can be quite helpful and save a lot of time. So, now being able to use those add-ons on your … – Source

Google Drive add-ons now available in the Play Store

How to play 'Pokémon Go' if you live in the suburbs

When it comes to Pokémon Go, not all locations are created equal.

If you don’t live in a heavily populated area, then everything from catching Pokémon to locating Gyms can be much more challenging. Luckily, if you live in the suburbs, there are a few steps you can take to maximize your success and minimize your frustration. (If you live in a very remote area, then these tips may be of limited use to you — but they should be a good place to start for people who live in suburbs or smaller towns and cities.)

Know where to look

Unlike densely populated cities like Manhattan or San Francisco, where there are PokéStops and Gyms seemingly on every corner, suburban areas force you to look a little harder. …

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How to play 'Pokémon Go' if you live in the suburbs

Quickly Pickle a Batch of Onions With a Red Wine Vinegar Bath

Pickled onions are a great condiment for sandwiches, salads, and anything else that needs a tangy, flavorful topper. Here’s an incredibly easy way to whip up a batch in only 15 minutes.

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Quickly Pickle a Batch of Onions With a Red Wine Vinegar Bath

With or without Pokemon, Google finds a way to impress

It’s a good day for Alphabet.

The company formerly known as Google impressed investors Thursday with its second-quarter earnings report that exceeded expectations on all counts. Alphabet stock increased 5 percent in after-hours trading.

The tech giant reported $17.5 billion in revenue compared to $16.9 billion expected. It overshot profits by bringing in $8.42 in earnings per share.

The results “reflect the successful investments we’ve made over many years in rapidly expanding areas such as mobile and video. We continue to invest responsibly in support of our many compelling opportunities,” Ruth Porat, Alphabet’s chief financial officer, said in a statement. …

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With or without Pokemon, Google finds a way to impress

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) makes appearance on GFXBench

At 5.9mm thick, the Samsung Galaxy A8 is the thinnest handset offered by the manufacturer. Now, Samsung is working on the sequel to the device as the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has been benchmarked by GFXBench. Based on that test, the phone will come with a 5.1-inch display carrying a 1080 x 1920 resolution. Under the hood is the Exynos 7420 chipset, which powered the last generation of Samsung’s high-end handsets.

The Exynos 7420 will come with an octa-core 2.1GHz CPU and the Mali-T760 MP8 GPU. 3GB of RAM is inside along with 32GB of native storage. A 16MP camera is on back, with a 5MP camera … – Source

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) makes appearance on GFXBench