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Intex FitRist Review

While Xiaomi’s Mi Band is our favourite activity tracker at the sub-Rs. 1000 price level, its lack of a display can be a deal-breaker for some. Micromax’s Yu YuFit had the right ideas but fell well short of the mark in our tests, which means there is

What’s Next for Social Media: Anticipating Changes in the Online World [Infographic]

Social media has become a huge help for organizations when it comes to sharing ideas, collaborating online, handling business transactions, and building brands. With the advent of social platforms, reaching out to different types of audiences is now possible with just one click. According to Statista, the number of

Mobile chat apps Line, Kakao flourishing among young Asians

Forget Facebook and Twitter. Two of Asia’s biggest social media players, Kakao Talk and Line, are growing by making mobile messaging apps an integral part of the lives of young Asians who prefer to communicate more privately instead of shouting out in virtual arenas and risking troubles

Samsung Q1 Profit Beats Estimates on Galaxy S7 Sales Boost

Samsung Electronics reported Thursday a better-than-expected operating profit for the first quarter likely driven by strong sales of its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphones that made an early global debut at cheaper prices. The South Korean tech juggernaut put its January-March operating profit at KRW 6.6 trillion ($5.7

Argentina’s president Mauricio Macri fights back after Panama Papers reveal offshore links

Macri says he has nothing to hide after prosecutor calls for investigation into his links to an offshore company Argentina’s president, Mauricio Macri, is among scores of international politicians and business figures named in the leak of Mossack Fonseca documents. Photograph: Handout/Reuters Jonathan Watts Latin America correspondent

Using data from social networks to understand and improve systems

In the course of our day-to-day lives, we produce vast amounts of data. Whether gathered through online communications platforms, tracking devices, or other sources, these data reveal information about our behavior, decisions, and preferences. Researchers can ultimately use the data to improve systems across a variety of

Social Media Ads for B2B: Where to Start?

Social media advertising is a heavy hitter in the consumer marketing world – but why haven’t social media ads for B2B taken off at the same rate? One of the big reasons is that a lot of people think that a B2B product or service doesn’t belong on

Samsung Smart Contact Lens With Camera in the Works, Tips Patent

Since 2014 we have been hearing about Google working on smart contact lenses for users. As it turns out, Samsung too since 2014 has been interested in the same field and might as well be already working on it, according to a recently granted patent. What’s different

Microsoft debuts new Edge browser extensions

Users who’ve been clamoring for new features in Microsoft’s Edge browser finally have reason to be excited: the company recently announced in a blog post that there are new extensions for Edge, which was one of the most-requested features from Windows Insiders. Designers and developers now have

Site of the Week: FS Untitled

The FS Untitled micro-site is a digital playground packed with typographic experiments. Designed by The Space Between for London-based type foundryFontsmith to advertise their new typeface of the same name, the site consists of dozens of experiments, from dynamic 3D typography, to interactive games. The typeface itself, FS