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Internet outage in violence-plagued Somalia is extra headache for businesses

A severed marine cable has left Somalia without internet for weeks, triggering losses for businesses, residents said, and adding a layer of chaos in a country where Islamist insurgents are carrying out a campaign of bombings and killings. Abdi Anshuur, Somalia’s minister for posts and telecommunications, told

Gadgets for your freelance working desk

The workplace scenario across the globe has been changing at a rapid pace over the years. Remote work increases our work productivity and lowers stress level. In fact, it helps us to have a proper work-life balance which is what boosts our motivation. So, today we are up

Asus ZenWatch 3 starts receiving support for Android Wear 2.0

Well, the smartwatch should have received the update long time back, but it is better late than never. After Google launched the Android Wear 2.0 update, it had announced which smartwatches would be getting the update. Both ZenWatch 2 and 3 were supposed to be upgraded to

Your Company May Soon Pay More for This Key Software

Many Fortune 500 companies will probably pay more to use Atlassian software starting next month, but it’s sort of hard to tell given the complexity of the newprice model outlined in late June. While these Atlassian (TEAM, 0.00%) products—like Jira for tracking bugs and Confluence collaboration software—may not be name brands

Social Media A need for growth

Social media is still a relatively new concept as people are still discovering its impact. Though the influence of various social media platforms has been discussed over the years, its intensity remains to be fully understood. Among billions of social media users in the world, studies show

New social media updates spark a need for privacy updates

Tips: Here are a few safety tips to keep in mind before pressing ‘Post’: Update the privacy settings: All social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat – including dating apps have privacy settings. Residents can restrict their location for automatically posting or filter who can or cannot

Microsoft lays off employees for software

Microsoft is laying off thousands of employees in a shake-up aimed at selling more subscriptions to software applications that can be used on internet-connected devices. Most of the people losing their jobs work in sales and are located outside the US. The Washington-based company confirmed it began

Ban On Gadgets Lifted For Emirates, Turkish Airlines Flights To US

New Delhi: Emirates and Turkish Airlines on Wednesday announced that the cabin ban on electronic items no longer applied on their flights to the US. “Effective immediately, the electronics ban has been lifted for the Emirates’ flights from Dubai International Airport to the USA,” the airlines said.

Government asks Microsoft for discount on Windows OS

The government has asked global software giant Microsoft to offer a “one-time special” discount to its users in India so that they can move to the latest operating system (OS) and stay protected against malware and ransomware attacks. “We have asked Microsoft to offer a one-time special

The dangers of blaming social media for America’s problems

It’s dangerous to pin all of our country’s problems on social media. From both ends of the polarized political spectrum, “there’s a tendency to blame social media” for a degradation of the public discourse, “when social media really is just reflecting larger trends in society,” author Emily