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The Moto G5 Plus has been through the rumor mill several times while the regular Moto G5 remained out of the spotlight. Until now – Brazilian blog TecnoBlog.net has gotten hold of the regional version (XT1672) and published the key specs. This phone is smaller with its 5” 1080p screen (vs. 5.5” 1080p for the Plus model). It will launch with Android 7.0 Nougat (of course) running on a Snapdragon 430 chipset with 2GB of RAM. That’s less impressive than the S625/4GB specs of the G5 Plus. The non-Plus model will still come with 32GB of storage, though, plus whatever…

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Apple is about to reveal its financial results for 4Q 2016 and they may contain a surprise – the company sold more iPhone 7 Plus units than any of the previous Plus-sized handsets. The company decided to equip the 7 Plus with more cameras, better battery life and more RAM than iPhone 7 and the result is said to be 24 million devices sold, compared with 15.5M iPhone 6s Plus phones in 4Q 2015. That’s 55% increase solely based on improving the hardware, compared with the flagship device from the same series. Overall demand for the iPhone 7 has struggled…

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The inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the US unlocked as many meme ideas as there are protests against his actions. But might be the weirdest we have seen – Russian company Caviar sells two 32GB iPhone 7 units with gold-plated backs and embossed faces of the Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. The backs also include the coat of arms of the country and the first two lines of the national anthem. The iPhones come in a wooden box and there are plans to sell them in a globe-shaped box. “We have arranged a personal tête-à-tête meeting of leaders…

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Getty Images The international arrivals terminal is viewed at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order clamping down on refugee admissions and temporarily restricting travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, the impact was already resonating at airports around the world. There was confusion Saturday at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport where a dozen people were detained and some separated from family members, according to lawmakers and attorneys scrambling to get them released and struggling to interpret the new rules. Two of the 12 are Iraqi refugees, and…

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Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images (L-R) Amazon’s chief Jeff Bezos, Larry Page of Alphabet, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President-elect Mike Pence and President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower December 14, 2016. Tech companies on Saturday expressed concerns over President Donald Trump’s order to restrict migration from several countries, with leaders saying the move could directly impact their own staffers. Silicon Valley’s chieftans provided emotional support, as well as offers of legal assistance to employees affected by an executive order that banned all non-citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States for at least…

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Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May in the East Room of the White House January 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. World leaders reacted harshly Saturday to President Trump’s executive order suspending immigration and visas for citizens from certain countries with majority Muslim populations. Iran, one of the targeted nations, suggested it would limit issuing visas to American tourists. Trump on Friday suspended all refugee admissions to the U.S. for four months and banned the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely pending a security review meant to ensure terrorists cannot slip…

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Hours after a federal judge issued a stay on President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily restricting entry to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and a senior White House adviser issued robust responses, emphasizing that the order remains in force. In a statement issued in the early hours of Sunday, the Department said: “President Trump’s Executive Orders remain in place — prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety.” It added that the department will “continue…

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In order to convert Bolpur-Shantiniketan into a model sustainable heritage city, students and faculty members from the IIT-Kgp and MIT, on Friday came together at a brainstorming session. Those from IIT-Kgp were mainly research scholars and students pursuing masters in architecture and city planning. Shantiniketan to become a model heritage city RELATED STORIES Father of Indian Supercomputer Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar becomes Nalanda University’s new vice-chancellor Sri Venkateswara College wins Great Britain debate in Delhi NEET to be the soul criteria for selecting students for medical courses UPSC CDS (I) 2016: Results declared at upsc.gov.in In order to convert Bolpur-Shantiniketan into…

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Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar, 70, has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Nalanda University, Rajgir, in Bihar. President Pranab Mukherjee, in his capacity as visitor to Nalanda University, named Bhatkar for the post with effect from January 25. Nalanda University gets a new vice-chancellor RELATED STORIES Rajasthan: Chapter on demonetisation to be included in high school syllabus UPSC CDS (I) 2016: Results declared at upsc.gov.in NEET to be the soul criteria for selecting students for medical courses Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar, 70, has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Nalanda University, Rajgir, in Bihar. He is a technocrat who is…

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The British High Commission organised the Delhi edition of the Great Britain Debate, which was hoisted by the Lady Sri Ram College. As many as 32 top debating teams from across the universities and colleges in Delhi had participated and spoke for and against the topics on gender equality and sustainable development. Sri Venkateswara College wins the Great Britain Debate (Delhi) RELATED STORIES NEET to be the soul criteria for selecting students for medical courses UPSC CDS (I) 2016: Results declared at upsc.gov.in Miranda House selfie row: DCW issues notice to college Rahul Dravid refused honorary degree from Bangalore University…

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