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Now, more and more people are waking up to the importance of protecting it. Earth Hour is a global environmental initiative to unite people to protect the planet; it began in Australia 10 years ago and has reached millions of people in more than 172 countries since its inception.

The telephone keeps running on Vivo's Funtouch OS 4.0 which depends on Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. The phone is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 626 processor. Its connectivity options include dual SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm audio jack and Bluetooth 4.2. The phone is backed by a 3260mAh battery .

Dr Katrina Brown, Cancer Research UK's statistical information and risk manager, said the public did not understand the risks of smoking until relatively recently, and it is hoped that increased awareness will mean the same will happen with obesity .

Built on the Mahindra platform, the new SUV will drive engineering and commercial efficiencies and be sold independently by both companies as separate brands. Auto sales in India are much lower than China or the US. Ford was one of the first foreign manufacturers to enter the Indian market, but back in 1995 automotive demand was small and there were still strict controls over foreign investments.

The Chinese smartphone maker and ‎telecommunications giant is reportedly in talks to license SIRIN LABS' operating ‎system and could reach an agreement in the coming ‎weeks, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar ‎with the matter.‎.

The website has reported that a user of its forum had shared the download link of MIUI 9 .5 China Stable ROM for the Redmi Note 5 ( Redmi Note 5 Pro ). The update is now rolled out to Redmi Note 3 Special Edition, Redmi Note 4 with Qualcomm (Redmi Note 4x), Redmi 5 Plus, Mi Max and Mi Max Prime and Redmi Note 3 powered by Qualcomm chipset.

Most robotic fish are like fish out of water: They're surprisingly poor swimmers, and they often scare away any other creatures they come in contact with. It can be piloted with a waterproof remote control that uses ultrasonic signals and is based on an after-market video game controller . Up until now, SoFi doesn't seem to aggravate the developments of other fish.

A Soyuz rocket carrying two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut is all set to blast off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station (ISS) on 21 March. While onboard, the space station's crew will carry out a variety of scientific experiments, including the testing of microgravity's effects on bone marrow and different types of blood cells.

At least half a dozen asteroids skim past Earth during any given month but Bennu's sheer size has given astronomers true cause for concern. The plan is called HAMMER, which stands for (deep breath) Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response .

Wylie disclosed that Cambridge Analytica purchased Facebook users data from third-party entities. He told an audience at the Frontline Club in London that before the story broke, Facebook had agreed to work with him to improve its platform.

It has underperformed by 29.74% the S&P500. Central Asset And Management Hldgs (Hk) holds 16.52% of its portfolio in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA ) for 11.57 million shares. Moreover, Fil has 0.01% invested in Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE:NFX). Bancorpsouth Incorporated holds 0.32% of its portfolio in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) for 135,484 shares.

The ashes of renowned physicist Steven Hawking will be interred in Westminster Abbey here near the graves of ground-breaking scientists Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin . Atomic scientists Ernest Rutherford and Joseph John Thomson were buried there in 1937 and in 1940, respectively. "Our father lived and worked in Cambridge for over 50 years".

Five years later, Facebook acquired WhatsApp, a popular messaging app, for $19 billion. Ever since former Cambridge Analytica employee Christopher Wylie revealed how the tech firm exploited Facebook to harvest data and " target the inner demons " of 50 million users, all tech hell has broken loose.

Google had removed the "View Image" button from Google Images in view of protecting creators' copyrights and credits. Now if you want to download an image, you'll have to visit the site and scroll down to find it. Of course, there are workarounds: Chrome users can right click "Open Image in New Tab" to bring up a picture in a separate window. Another user, Mike GmCity, said: "I hate that I now have to use a third-party app to be able to do something I use several times a day".

When studying tape of Siemian, Spielman said there were similarities to the Vikings going after Keenum past year and signing him to originally be the backup. Siemian went 5-5 as a starter and played in 11 games overall. Ian Rapoport reports that when the Broncos realized Cousins' price tag, they pivoted to Case Keenum .

Entering this year's National Football League free agency, one of the most appealing players on the market was quarterback Kirk Cousins , as it was reported the Minnesota Vikings , Denver Broncos , New York Jets , and the Arizona Cardinals were all after his signature.

Airtel's Rs 499 plan to Vodafone's Rs 499 plan and Reliance Jio's Rs 509 plan: Postpaid plans with more than 40GB data per month. Alternatively, you can try out Airtel's Rs. Officials said, the unused 3G/4G data of a subscriber at the end of a particular bill cycle will be carried forward and added to the data quota for the next bill cycle under the new offer.

As an added bonus HTC has announced a worldwide price cut for the existing HTC Vive HMD. Now HTC has shared more info about its Vive Pro HMD launch plans, including pricing, pre-orders, and release dates. The VIVE Pro also comes with built-in headphones that are equipped with built-in power amplifier and microphones with active noise cancellation. VR fans can now preorder the HTC Vive Pro for $799, while the price of the HTC Vive goes down to $499.

This new feature would let users compliment or trash other people's feed, posts or stories. Have you ever been surfing your Instagram feed and come across something so fantastic or stylish that you wish you could buy it there and there, without having to deal with the hassle of tapping a few buttons and looking for it online.

This is bad news in all other regards but great news if you're in the mood to suddenly feel overwhelming despair at just how much we've fucked up everything on the planet: the last male northern white rhino has died in captivity. African rhinos have been decimated by poachers killing them to meet demand for their horns, primarily in Vietnam and China, where the horn is used in jewelry and traditional medicines.

The storage company has announced their new 3D NAND Flash memory-based server SSD with a 100 TB capacity. Unlike Samsung's earlier effort, which offered impressive capacity alongside ultra-fast read and write speeds, the DC100 is engineered to prioritize capacity over everything else.

Remedy also had a talk at GDC today about incorporating DXR into their Northlight engine. In the real world, everything that we see is essentially the result of light bouncing off of the objects in our vision. 2018, Microsoft has today unveiled a new API as part of the larger DirectX framework, DirectX Raytracing (DXR), with both Nvidia and AMD pledging their support - to one degree or another.

Indeed, when a streamer is playing a supported game they need only hit a hotkey or toggle an in-game setting to get up and running with Facebook's new streaming tools. Facebook integration also allows for the use of an enhanced "Friend Finder" which allows streamers to play with their friends more easily, as well as a "Key Player Stats" section that can help the streamer determine whether or not a player should continue to be a part of their current party.

First detected on October 19, 2017 by the University of Hawaii's Pan-STARRS 1 telescope on Haleakala and plotted as part of a NASA survey to identify near-Earth objects, 'Oumuamua (Hawaiian for " Scout ") was initially thought to be a comet.

You can take a look at those, along with some new images of the hardware and its retro-inspired logo, in the gallery below. Atari is making its storied return to the world of video games with a brand new console. The $250 system, which is powered by Linux and AMD Radeon graphics technology, was originally supposed to go up for pre-orders a year ago and ship in Spring 2018 but was delayed due to specific ecosystem issues .

Walt Disney Pictures has been remaking many of its animated classics as live action/CG hybrid films following the success of The Jungle Book , Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella , but they're beginning to produce such films for its announced but unnamed digital service.

Without a doubt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is one of the world's most popular titles out right now, as the game recently managed to surpass more than 5 million players on the Xbox One alone, with there also still being a plethora of PC players enjoying the release.

But, what about the smallest computers around? The chip is just a prototype right now, but IBM has big plans for this (literally) microscopic computer. It will even be able to perform basic artificial intelligence tasks which including sorting through data. Well, it's an easy way to put computers on things that traditional computer chips wouldn't fit on.

The most streamed artist on Spotify, whose latest hit God's Plan has spent the last seven weeks at number one on the USA singles chart, made waves this week when he joined the streaming video-game platform Twitch. When it comes to milestones, Fortnite has achieved some big ones. Because you're using an Epic account, all of your details and your friends list will be carried between platforms so that means you get to enjoy cross-progression too.

According to a fresh report from Bloomberg , the smartwatch could soon feature the budding display technology, with Apple looking to make a "significant investment" over the coming years. Apple's foray into MicroLED display manufacturing has taken the market by surprise. Besides, it wouldn't make sense for Apple to make its 6.5-inch OLED iPhone cheaper than its 5.8/5.9-inch OLED iPhone.

Amazon today announced Amazon GameOn , a cross-platform, competitive gaming service for developers. What GameOn offers is pretty straightforward: standard multiplayer, leagues and leaderboards, as well as the ability for devs, players, and community members to create custom events or competitions.

The Google Store promotion for the Pixel 2 XL will only last until March 31. Once the transaction goes through, customers will be paying the full price of $35.38 per month for the 64 GB model and $39.54 per month for the 128 GB model in 24 months.

Those two things have come together to make for a special day one patch-which is not at all what you likely think. Microsoft now offers a subscription service called Xbox Game Pass , and that lets users download and play a selection of Xbox titles for $9.99 per month.

The game is set for release on the Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. LEGO games are as inevitable as death and taxes, but not every series gets one. No further details have been given surrounding the DC Villains game so we'll have to wait for an official announcement from Warner Bros. In fact, we don't know much about the upcoming game at all, except that it will be developed by TT Games.

About 26.95 million shares traded or 32.31% up from the average. Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 1st. Raymond James And Assoc invested in 0% or 23,242 shares. After $0.50 actual EPS reported by South Jersey Industries, Inc. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 82.00% EPS growth.