With the hope of raising one billion euros, Dutch electronics giant Philips announced that it will float 25 percent of its shares in a highly anticipated IPO of its lighting arm. Reserving the option of releasing more if the offer is over-subscribed, the Amsterdam-based company said it would release some 37.5 million shares for the…
The limits that are set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) far exceed for over 80 percent of people who are living in urban areas and are monitoring air pollution levels. They have been identified to be living with very poor air quality levels. The WHO’s guidelines for air quality were not met in almost…
Users should ensure that follow-up consultations fees are covered by their respective medical insurances. In efforts to combat the critical shortage of mental health professionals in the United States, Walgreens announced its partnership with Mental health America last week wherein it will offer screening through its website. The service will evaluate mental illnesses including PTSD,…
The move is beneficial for Uber drivers since it provides them to speak in a single voice. It could also lead to a union. Despite the fact that Uber does not treat its workers as its employees, Uber drivers are slowly organizing themselves to form unions. Getting Uber to play along with these unions has…
If this were to become a reality, it would bring smartness to the smartwatch. Smartwatches are cool, but their inherent limitation of a tiny wrist-worn screen, is their Achilles heels and has thus given rise to alternative technologies such as voice commands, gestures and pressure sensitivity. Samsung seems to think there is another way out…
Microsoft allows smoother gameplay by unlocking refresh rates on Windows 10. Microsoft wants you to believe that Windows 10 is not only a stable business platform but is also a gaming platform as well. In a move designed to underscore its gaming capabilities, it has showcased Windows 10 optimized versions of games such as Forza…
Those who are looking to record their favourite TV series, should definitely check this out. Last year, when SiliconDust announced its DIY DVR project, recording your favourite TV series, essentially amounted to either building a power horse of a PC or hooking one up to a dedicated network storage facility. Having had the time to work…
Take care to click on attachments from known contacts only. Taking note of increasing black hat attacks, the technology service desk at the House of Representatives has warned state representatives to be very careful on the kind of e-mail they click in their inboxes. According to its e-mail, which incidentally was forwarded to TechCrunch, due…
Computer vision is a key technological component that needs to be mastered for Amazon’s to transform shipping as we currently experience it. Although Amazon’s plan of delivering good and produce through drones sound amazingly futuristic, it still needs to figure out concepts that are taken for granted with traditional courier methods such as how to…
IT budgets are ballooning to combat what corporations see as their greatest threat: faceless, sophisticated hackers from an outside entity as the number of reported data breaches continues to blitz U.S. companies — over 6 million records exposed already this year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. In about 50 percent of all security…
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