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WhatsApp to end support for some BlackBerry, Nokia, Android and Windows platforms 01 Mar 2016 - 04:29 pm

Doha: By the end of 2016, WhatsApp will be ending support for WhatsApp Messenger on the following mobile platforms: BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10...

Porsche Centre Doha opens new service facility 01 Mar 2016 - 03:10 pm

The new Porsche Centre Doha Service Centre. Doha. Porsche Centre Doha,Al Boraq Automobiles Co, has opened a new service centre in Qatar, which...

Performance and power to mark new models at Geneva motor show 01 Mar 2016 - 11:18 am

Bugatti Chiron is presented by the Volkswagen Group ahead of the opening of the 86th Genevainternational motor show 2016, in Geneva, Switzerland, 29...

Rolls-Royce brings seventh generation of Phantom to an end 28 Feb 2016 - 05:11 pm

Goodwood: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Chief Executive Officer, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, has announced that the current Phantom will enter the last stages of its celebrated...

Why are Timbuktu's shrines revered and who destroyed them? 28 Feb 2016 - 04:15 pm

his file photo taken on January 29, 2013 shows destroyed the mausoleum of Sidi Mahmoud, a Muslim saint, which was destroyed by Islamists...

10 lazy ways to intellectually stimulate your children 28 Feb 2016 - 03:57 pm

See if one of these more lackadaisical approaches can help stimulate your little one’s synaptic growth. By Samantha Rodman Everyone says kids are...

Just walking around can help you live longer 28 Feb 2016 - 01:41 pm

New York: Even if you do not sweat it out in the gym very morning, swapping out just a few minutes of sedentary...

Why the "i" in Apple products 28 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

When the first iMac was released in 1998, there was much discussion about what the "i" in iMac stood for. Since the Internet...

Old red dye shows promise as new cancer foe 27 Feb 2016 - 01:07 pm

Picture for representation purpose only (screenshot of Reuters video) By Bill Berkrot Modern cancer drugs supercharge immune systems, target specific gene mutations and...

Researchers with opposing views on salt intake are ignoring each other 27 Feb 2016 - 01:01 pm

BY Kathryn Doyle On the question of whether the population would benefit if people cut back on salt, researchers fall into two camps,...

Muslim graves in France date to 8th century conquest 26 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Photo credit: Gleize et al Washington: Archeologists working in southern France have identified three graves that represent the oldest Muslim burials ever found...

Virtual reality is next as smartphone sales slow 25 Feb 2016 - 01:37 pm

A woman use an "Oculus VR" virtual reality device during a press preview of the "Facebook Innovation Hub" in Berlin on February 24,...

SpaceX postpones rocket launch until Thursday 25 Feb 2016 - 07:42 am

Miami: SpaceX postponed until Thursday a launch to propel a communications satellite into a distant orbit, followed by another attempt to guide the...

Netflix to produce first own German series 25 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Frankfurt: Video streaming giant Netflix said Wednesday it is making its first original German series, to debut in 2017. Production of "Dark", comprising...

Google speeds news to smartphones, challenging Facebook 25 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Challenging Facebook with its Instant Articles and the Apple News application, Google is using its massive computing power to enable mobile device users...