As the company grapples with a weakening demand for smartphones, a new report purportedly claims that Apple will be staving off its current two-year upgrade cycle to three years. The lack of spectacular ‘next-big-thing moments are pushing sales down as revealed in its first ever iPhone sales decline in a decade.
Sony Xperia X generation of smartphones will hit the US handset market on June 26 with pre-orders for most variants kicking off in mid-June. While the Japanese consumer electronics giant focuses on mid-range markets, its latest flagship devices of the Xperia X series comes with an impressive array of features and specs that catch up with its high-end rivals.
Ultrasensitive hairs offer explanation as to how bumblebees pick up weak electrical signals emitted by flowers according to University of Bristol researchers. Previously, scientists think that the ability to sense natural electrical fields was confined only to aquatic creatures.
Amid a decline in TV ratings following Ziegler sisters’ exit in season 6, rumors of a possible comeback of Maddie’s rival and bestfriend, Chloe Lukasiak, has been making rounds online after the latter’s Instagram post regarding a ‘big project.’ However, her ‘big project’ has nothing to do with ‘Dance Moms’ but still related to her greatest passion, dancing.
Legend of Zelda fans will surely have a reason to get excited following Akira Himekawa’s announcement regarding a localized manga version of the Twilight Princess in a bid to capture western markets. A Japanese manga release has already been confirmed for the said Zelda title with no official word yet from the publishers regarding a manga release to suit western audiences.
Latest ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ updates suggest a new trailer release of Square Enix’s crossover game in this year’s E3. The trailer will reportedly feature a new Disney World and new characters including ‘Big Hero 6’ and ‘Tangled’.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft have recently joined the European Union’s anti-racism efforts to crack down online hate speech in an ‘online code of conduct’ which the four internet giants helped to create. The code will allow the Silicon Valley titans to review requests by government to remove access to hate-filled contents and block comments or remarks that espouse racism, discrimination, and xenophobia.
As summer starts to roll, pets and their human owners alike are at most risk of getting tick-caused Lyme infection. In Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada, two dogs have been confirmed to have been diagnosed with Lyme disease.
Miami Heat is currently in a bind as it grapples with cap space dilemma. With three of its core players set to become free agents on top of an ongoing Chris Bosh blood clot saga, re-signing Hassan Whiteside will definitely meet a competitive and juicier max contract offer from LA Lakers.
eremy Lin is reportedly in talks with Houston Rockets’ new head coach Mike D’Antoni over his possible comeback to his former team. D’Antoni wants to get his famous 'Seven Seconds or Less' uber-fast offense formula working right with the Rockets with the ‘Linsanity’ star to complement James Harden on the hardcourt.
Last Monday Night Raw was supposedly intended to welcome John Cena back to WWE after his months-long absence. The 15-time world champion did receive a ‘warm welcome’ after a traitorously blindsided by AJ Styles as his fellow Club members, Gallows and Anderson, viciously beat him down to the canvass.
The ocean water in the cold south off the coast of Antarctica is one of the few places on the planet where the effects of climate change is seemingly absent. Ocean currents push surface water northward up the Arctic causing centuries-old cold deep water to move all the way to the surface off the coast of Antarctica.
A third of the coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have reportedly died or are currently dying due to mass bleaching that plagues the Pacific Ocean triggered by global warming and El Nino. Meanwhile, the Australian drew fire for removing sections of the global warming impact on the reef in a UN report for fear of potential harm to the country’s tourism industry.
Disney-owned Star Wars franchise is set to release a spin-off titled ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that explains how the original trilogy started. However, bosses are reportedly unsatisfied with the first cut that they demand a reshoot of the entire film with a shift from dark to lighthearted theme.
Mars and Earth are at their closest encounter in more than a decade with only 47 million miles separating the two planets. The closest recorded encounter in the last 60, 000 years was in 2003 when the two cosmic buddies are only 35 million miles apart.
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