Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg himself took to Facebook to show off the platform’s enormous data center in Sweden. Located deep in the forests of the northern part of the country in Luleå, the massive facility is noteworthy for the way in which “it uses a variety of local natural resources to increase efficiency and save power.” (more…)
Here’s some potentially ominous news for prospective iPhone users: a Reddit user by the name of kroopthesnoop shared an image on the r/apple subreddit of what appears to be an iPhone 7 that exploded. Luckily for the user, the device appears to have exploded in transit, as the phone’s smoldering carcass rests against its charred packaging. Users on the subreddit and elsewhere on the web have leapt at the news, citing that “leading smartphone makers just can’t stop copying each other” in reference to the stories of exploding Samsung devices, in
A couple of days back, I revealed that there were rumors that Blackberry plans to end the Phone manufacturing part of the business, as it turns out, the rumors were true. The company revealed in its latest financial report (via MobileSyrup) that they will be exiting the hardware development game. (more…)
Real estate developer AP Thailand partnered up with digital agency CJ Worx to create irregular-shaped soccer pitches that are located across an overpopulated region in Bangkok. Believe it or not, these unconventional designs were built with good reason. According to designboom, the duo wants to “help foster creativity” and create spaces for play that will “enhance relationships among the people in the community.” The concept was rooted from a prepubescent idea dubbed “think space” — trusting that “any abnormal space can achieve the highest benefit.” (more…)
Jumia faces a decline in its income thanks to the economic situation prevalent in the Country. Jumia has lots of funds behind it, what would 2016 be like for Konga? The company posted its 2016 half-year consolidated reports which showed a net revenue of EUR33.0 million for the first half of the year, down by 56% from the year before. Also, its cash position for the first half of the year fell to EUR5 million versus EUR10 million in the same period last year. (more…)
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