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Samsung Galaxy S9+ appears in benchmark with (only) 4GB RAM

Samsung is rumored to launch its new flagship duo – the Galaxy S9 and S9+,  earlier than usual . Since the South Korean company unveils new Galaxy S series flagships in late February or early March, if the rumors are true, Samsung might introduce them as early as January. New information about Samsung's upcoming top-of-the-line smartphones has just emerged online, which suggests the  Galaxy S9  and S9+ are already being tested before prime time. As some of you may already know, the two devices have been given new model numbers: SM-G960 and SM-G965. The latter was recently spotted at  Geekbench , along with some of its specs. It's pretty clear that the next chipset to power Samsung's new flagships is the Exynos 9810, a processor that's been  officially introduced not long ago . Well, the listing at Geekbench confirms the  Galaxy S9+  packs the Exynos 8910 processor, coupled with only 4GB RAM. Yes, it looks like the  previous reports  suggesting the Galaxy S9 and S9+

Top 10 Richest Actors in 2017

1. Merv Griffin Net Worth 2017 – $1 Billion 2. Jerry Seinfeld Net Worth 2017 – $820 Million 3. Shah Rukh Khan Net Worth 2017 – $600 Million 4. Tom Cruise Net Worth 2017 – $480 Million 5.Mel Gibson Net Worth 2017 – $425 Million 6. Johnny Depp Net Worth 2017 – $400 Million 7. Tyler Perry Net Worth 2017 – $400 Million 8. Jack Nicholson Net Worth 2017 – $400 Million 9.Sylvester Stallone Net Worth 2017 – $400 Million 10. Bill Cosby Net Worth 2017 – $400 Million

Russia Has Found Best Location for Crypto Miners

The Russian Association of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency has conducted a study to determine the best location for cryptocurrency mining in the country. The best region found is a major transport and distribution center as well as a transit hub with cheap electricity. Currently, there are very little crypto mining activities in that area. Best Location for Crypto Mining The Russian Association of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (RACIB) has conducted a study of the attractiveness of Russian regions for cryptocurrency mining, local publications reported on Monday. This association was formed to unite blockchain participants as well as owners, miners, and investors of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Its formation was as announced in August by President Vladimir Putin’s adviser on Internet issues, Herman Klimenko. According to its findings, the  Krasnoyarsk Territory  scores the best overall. Krasnoyarsk is the largest territory in the Russian Federation and the

Why So Few Women in Bitcoin?

Tech industries are inherently male-dominated for reasons that include boys being introduced to gadgets at a younger age, leading to just 16% of computer science undergraduates being female. Despite initiatives designed to encourage more girls to code, the number of female computer science undergraduates in the UK has actually dropped in the last 10 years. Attributing other reasons to the absence of women in tech is highly contentious, as fired Google engineer James Damore  discovered  to his peril this year. In its earliest days, bitcoin was a wild west that evoked memories of the dawn of the internet – another piece of tech whose earliest innovators and adopters were predominantly male. A degree of technical knowledge was required to fully utilize the web back then, and the same holds true of bitcoin even today. While the UX of bitcoin has since improved thanks to development at the application layer, cautionary tales of lost private keys, coins sent to wrong addresses, and phis

The Innocent Bus Conductor Framed In Ryan Murder Case Exposes Our Collective Failure

The sensational Ryan murder case not just shook the conscience of an entire nation but also has now exposed the collective failure of police, media and law. Two months into the case, it's now clear that the bus conductor Ashok Thakur, the original accused was most probably made a scapegoat in the case to protect the real culprit. The CBI on Wednesday, in a twist, framed a class 11 student for the heinous crime, raising questions over how the Gurgaon Police zeroed in on bus conductor as the murderer. This new twist threw up a lot of pertinent questions emphasising how easily the poor get blamed and how conveniently our corrupt police gets away with anything.  CBI has exposed Gurgaon Police's cover up After investigations, CBI gave the conductor a clean chit by pinning the blame on the Class 11 student. The CBI has not found any evidence so far against him, who was the Gurgaon police's sole accused in the gruesome killing and also did not find any evidence of sexual

5 Stupid Things That We Should Really Stop Expecting Of Women In The Name Of Being “Shaadi Material”

1. First of all, cooking is not just a woman’s job. So stop expecting of me to be a MasterChef of sorts. Agreed, that it is a necessary life skill, but I’ll cook if I want to and won’t if I don’t. Period. 2. Draping a saree? Because it’s a proof of how  sanska ri  I am? I’ll say you drape your narrow mindedness instead. 3. Putting on make-up and getting all dolled up. It's a personal choice and I don't like it one bit, and if that makes me a tom-boy then be it. Seriously, I'm so done with this labeling fad.  4. I'll have an opinion on everything.  Married or not, nobody can expect me to stay mum when something important happens. And why just something important? I'll even have an opinion on the colour of the dry leaf at the courtyard. Deal with it! 5. Shy and coy? Lol what's that? Since time immemorial Bollywood has shown the same ol'  girl-carrying-the-chai-and-samosa-tray  to impress her perspective in-laws. What do I say no

Odd-Even For Delhi A Must, Says Team Kejriwal In Court Today

New Delhi:  Whether the Odd-Even plan to restrict cars in Delhi to cut deadly pollution can be enforced with exemptions to women and two-wheelers - as the Arvind Kejriwal government wants - is likely to be decided by the National Green Tribunal today. After a slight drop in pollution on the weekend, the air quality worsened again today even as schools re-opened in the capital.

Aadhaar Card Linking: Things To Do By December 31 And February 6

Aadhaar is now becoming a must for a range of transactions, financial and otherwise. From investment in savings schemes to operating a bank account, even using a mobile phone will require you to link your Aadhaar number - the 12-digit identity number printed on Aadhaar card - with mobile SIM. Many telecom companies have asked their customers to link Aadhaar with mobile connection (SIM). Many telecom companies have now started sending alerts to customers about completing the Aadhaar-Mobile number linking process. Telecom companies have cited a government directive making it mandatory to link Aadhaar with mobile number by February 6, 2018. They had earlier instructed their customers to start the process of linking their Aadhaar card numbers with phone numbers. How To Connect Phone Number With Aadhaar If you have opted for 'eKYC' - Aadhaar-based activation - by providing the biometrics while applying for the mobile connection, you do not need to go through the Aadhaar-SIM link

Bitcoin Plunges 29% From Record High

Bitcoin plunged as the cancellation of a technology upgrade prompted some users to switch out of the cryptocurrency, spooking speculators who had profited from a more than 800 percent surge this year. The cryptocurrency has dropped 9.5 percent since late Friday, extending its slide from last week’s record to as much as 29 percent, according to data compiled by Coinmarketcap.com and Bloomberg. Bitcoin cash, a rival that split from the original bitcoin in August, has jumped nearly 40 percent since Friday. Bitcoin cash is gaining popularity because of its larger block size, a characteristic that makes transactions cheaper and faster than the original. When a faction of the cryptocurrency community canceled plans to increase bitcoin’s block size on Wednesday -- a move that would have created another offshoot -- some supporters of bigger blocks rallied around bitcoin cash. The resulting volatility has been extreme even by bitcoin’s wild standards and comes amid growing interest in

Obstacles to construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya will soon 'wither away', says Hindu Mahasabha

Bengaluru:  The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha on Saturday expressed the hope that all obstacles to building a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya would "wither away" and people would witness its construction very soon. The remarks by the outfit's chief Chandra Parakash Kaushik comes amid reports of proposal of mediation talks by Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on the issue. Members of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha and Nirmohi Akhara met Ravi Shankar at his Bengaluru ashram. "We are hopeful that all the obstacles in building Ram Temple will wither away and very soon a gigantic Ram Mandir will be built at Ayodhya," Kaushik said. "The meeting with Gurudev was fruitful." The meeting comes weeks after Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi met Ravi Shankar in Bengaluru and apprised him of the Board's stand that a Ram temple should be built at the disputed site. In a bid to resolve the Ayodhya issue, R

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sale amassed $25.3 billion, doubling 2016 Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined

A decade ago, November 11th was a tongue-in-cheek cultural “celebration” of single people in China. In 2009, retailer Alibaba turned the day into the country’s version of Black Friday — and eight years later, sales from the Chinese e-commerce’s one-day event has nearly doubled those from Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the US combined. Alibaba reported that sales from Singles’ Day amounted to $25.3 billion, a 40 percent jump from last year’s figures. (The number did not take into account some sales that began earlier in the week in honor of the event.) Additionally, the retailer hit a record $18 billion in just 13 hours on Saturday, eclipsing last year’s record of $17.8 billion in 24 hours. Market research experts say the massive growth is attributed to  retailers competing for a share of consumer spending  in China’s growing economy. In comparison, US sales between Thanksgiving until Cyber Monday accounted for $12.8 billion in 2016. Just like US versions of the shopping holi

Why is India Perfect for the Bitcoin Revolution?

It is often a topic of discussion about Bitcoin’s place in the developing world. In the developing world, only 41% of people have bank accounts compared with 89% in the developed world. Within developing nations, cash is king and has been for many years. Most individuals in these nations won’t have experienced the modern forms of banking that the developed world are used to and any change to this would require a gradual introduction of change to ensure an efficient deployment. However, people in developing nations now have a chance to skip the current banking infrastructure we have in place and move straight towards a trustless, decentralised and immutable financial system. One of the major reasons as to why India is perfect for the Bitcoin revolution is due to their population’s lack of banking infrastructure. India is the 7th largest economy in the world, based on their nominal GDP of $2.5 trillion. However, there are 233 million people in India who do not have a bank account, w

GST rates slashed: What becomes cheaper

In the biggest  GST  rejig yet, tax rates on around 178 items, ranging from chewing gum to beauty products were shifted from the top tax bracket of 28 per cent to 18 per cent.

Ryan school murder case: who is guilty? Teenage or parenting?

The CBI has claimed that Class 11 student slit seven-year-old Pradhyumn's throat after luring him inside the school washroom on September 8 as he wanted the school to postpone the exams and parent-teacher meeting (PTM).So its all about exam's fear or we can say parent's pressure for scoring good marks.Class 11th exam score is no big deal for admission to further colleges. Even after that ,the student is so forced by himself to do that kind of thing. Isn't it that force drive came from their parents but indirectly.  The new survey by ChildLine found that 92% of young people feel anxious about their revision and exams.  While most young people are able to manage their anxiety, vulnerable young people are turning to alcohol (14%) and self harm (8%) to cope. This presents a significant safeguarding concern for these vulnerable young people. Results from the ChildLine poll also found:  Other main causes of anxiety for young people are not getting into university or co