May, 2016

• 14 May

  Hotels build buzz for eco-efforts with rooftop beehives

  

    SAN FRANCISCO / AP At the Clift Hotel in San Francisco, there are more than 370 rooms inside and hundreds of thousands of bees buzzing above in rooftop hives outside. Yes, honeybees. Aware of the well-publicized environmental threats to honeybees that have reduced numbers worldwide, seven San Francisco hotels have built hives on their rooftops. The sustainability effort also benefits ...

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• 14 May

  In Greek seaside resort, refugees see dreams put on hold

  

  Greece / AP At the end of a long, straight road on the coastal flats between the southern Greek village of Myrsini and the Ionian Sea sits a refugee shelter that could have popped out of a travel brochure. The 338 Syrians and Iraqis who have been living there since March say they’re grateful to be safe in seaside bungalows, but ...

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• 14 May

  The things to expect at Google I/O 2016

  

    Relaxnews Thousands of developers from all over the world will be heading to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, May 18 – 20, to discover the latest version of the Android operating system — expected to land this autumn — as well as other innovations in the pipeline at Google. Android N Although the final version of Google’s ...

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• 14 May

  Samsung Gear VR headset touches 1 million users

  

    Relaxnews More than one million people used a Samsung Gear VR last month. That’s according to new stats released by Oculus, the virtual reality company that powers the Gear VR. The company also revealed more details on new programming that includes a 360 3D virtual reality series that follows the lives of yak herders on the Mongolian Steppes, Maasai ...

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• 14 May

  Opera’s low-power mode to save 50% battery

  

    Relaxnews Opera claims its new power-saving mode can extend battery life by up to 50 percent compared to Chrome. Opera has released a number of improvement to its web browser in the last couple of months. It added an ad blocker to its latest release in May, and added a virtual private network to its developer version in April. ...

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• 14 May

  YouTube launches instant messaging app

  

    Relaxnews YouTube has launched a messaging feature that allows viewers to share videos and chat with friends without leaving the mobile app. Wired reports that the new ‘native sharing’ feature went live for a small percentage of users. Instead of having to forward a video to Facebook or copying and pasting links to email, users can start message threads ...

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• 14 May

  Apple share sinks to 2-year low

  

    AFP Shares of Apple sank below $90 for the first time in nearly two years during trade , ceding the title of the world’s largest company by market valuation to Google. With investors souring on the outlook for sales of its iPhones and iPads, and no new blockbuster consumer electronics product in its offerings, Apple shares fell sharply to ...

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• 14 May

  Polycom receives takeover offer

    Bloomberg Polycom Inc., the video-conferencing company that agreed last month to be bought by Canadian technology company Mitel Networks Corp., received a takeover offer on May 6 from a separate party, according to a regulatory filing. That party, identified as ‘Sponsor 1’in the filing, is Siris Capital Group, people with knowledge of the matter said. Siris didn’t immediately respond ...

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• 14 May

  Huawei awarded ‘Best 5G Innovator’ at LTE & 5G MENA

  

    DUBAI / Emirates Business Huawei — a leading global ICT solutions provider — took home the award for Best 5G Innovator at the inaugural LTE & 5G MENA Awards held at the Conrad Dubai. Sun Xiaofeng, the Vice President of Solution Sales and Marketing in the Middle East said, “We are excited by the award and this reflects our ...

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• 14 May

  Fostering true sense of community

  

      Our Correspondent / Emirates Business Al Forsan Real Estate — the property arm of Al Forsan Holding, develops mixed-use communities that support active lifestyle through the integration of world class sporting facilities. Al Forsan Village is home to several nationalities and has seen growing interest from various local and international investors from across the globe. Rashed Al Qubaisi, ...

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