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Microsoft to give away Windows 10, unveils hologram glasses
January 22, 2015
Microsoft to give away Windows 10, unveils hologram glasses
Microsoft will give away its upcoming Windows 10 operating system as a free upgrade to users of the most recent…
More evidence against keeping electronics in kids’ bedrooms
January 21, 2015
More evidence against keeping electronics in kids’ bedrooms
Parents concerned about their children not getting enough sleep may want to remove televisions and other small electronics from the…
Facebook launches mobile app offering free Internet
January 20, 2015
Facebook launches mobile app offering free Internet
Facebook Inc launched a mobile phone application that gives Colombian users free access to a handful of online services, broadening…
Foundation launches Sisi-sponsored Arab Nobel prize
January 18, 2015
Foundation launches Sisi-sponsored Arab Nobel prize
An Arab science foundation has launched an Arab youth innovation prize under the auspices of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. In…
Taiwanese man dies after Internet gaming binge
January 17, 2015
Taiwanese man dies after Internet gaming binge
A 32-year-old Taiwanese man has died after a three-day gaming binge at an Internet cafe in the island's south, the…
Belgian radicals on margins even among hometown Muslims
January 16, 2015
Belgian radicals on margins even among hometown Muslims
Worshippers at one of Belgium's biggest mosques united on Friday in dismay that, barely half a mile away, two of…
Beit al-Sennary to give lecture on job interview
January 15, 2015
Beit al-Sennary to give lecture on job interview
Beit al-Sennary in Cairo's Sayeda Zeinab district will hold a workshop on skills required to have a successful job interview. Nagwa…
Korea’s outlaw tattoo artists
January 15, 2015
Korea’s outlaw tattoo artists
When Suh Hyun-Woong showed his mother his first tattoo, she burst into tears."She couldn't understand why I would want to…
Fling or ring? Men’s mating preferences not hard wired: study
January 14, 2015
Fling or ring? Men’s mating preferences not hard wired: study
From scientific studies to sitcoms, society portrays men as wired to prefer sexual flings and spurn commitment, and evolution wanted…
Children rights group dismisses govt count of street children
January 13, 2015
Children rights group dismisses govt count of street children
The Egyptian Coalition on Children’s Rights has dismissed the government’s calculations of the number of Egyptian street children, arguing that no…