en-gh-hotdailynews: 2015-10-13 Ghana Sci/Tech

Zuckerberg shares video of Pinay Free Basics by Facebook user
Manila Bulletin
This is an amazing story about Riza — a young woman on a small island where the only job for women was collecting seashells, yet she used Internet.org to earn a degree in computer science. Being connected means having opportunity. We're going to ...

Zuckerberg defends 'free internet' plan   GhanaWeb
Facebook Says Internet.org doesn't Violate Fairness Principle   Food World News
Facebook, Inc's Internet.org Initiative Off and Running   Motley Fool
The Indian Express
SouthCoastToday.com
Internet.org
Facebook Newsroom
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Citizen

Cellphones are transforming Africa
Citizen
The rapid spread of cellphones across Sub-Saharan Africa is transforming the region, but record levels of growth are due to slow sharply, an industry report said this week. The industry contributed more than $100 billion (R1.3 trillion) to the region's ...
Downward Trends: Why Africa's $100bn mobile phone boom will take sharp hit   Pulse.com.gh
2015 GSMA Mobile 360 series Africa: Enabling digital, financial inclusion for ...   Vanguard
Cellular technology pervasive in Africa   IT-Online
The Nation Newspaper
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Terrifying 'love' for Toyota - Boko Haram, al Shabab, ISIS
GhanaWeb
Every time an insurgency threatens US interests in the Middle East and elsewhere, a familiar question always seems to follow: Where do they get their Toyota pickup trucks? Since the mid-1970s, from Saharan Africa to Central Asia, “technicals”—light ...
Edward Niedermeyer: Terrorists and their love of Toyotas   Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Choice matters to 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics winner Angus Deaton
Sydney Morning Herald
Analysis. Too often in economics, experts make guesses about how an individual will respond to a change in circumstances (such as higher wages or higher prices) and then simply assume that the entire nation of which that individual is a member will ...

Nobel winner sees big picture in micro-data   The Australian Financial Review
Princeton economist wins Nobel Prize in economics   Kansas City Star
Angus Deaton wins Nobel Economics Prize   The Nation
New York Times
Inquirer.net
Wall Street Journal
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VW diesel owners sue for immediate buyback of models tainted by emissions ...
OCRegister
California owners of Volkswagen diesel-powered cars affected by the emissions cheating scandal want the company to buy their cars back, according to a class action lawsuit filed Monday in Santa Ana's federal courthouse. In this Sept. 30, 2015, photo ...
Emission scandal: With sales lag Volkswagen battling loss of market confidence ...   Economic Times
Volkswagen boss says 'cheat switch' Brits will get HIRE CAR not compensation   Mirror.co.uk
Volkswagen Says Diesel Repairs Will Vary in Europe and US   New York Times
China Daily
Financial Times
ecns
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Pepsi to sell mobile phones in China
Moneycontrol.com
The food and beverage company however has no plans to get into the mobile phone manufacturing business, a PepsiCo spokeswoman said by email. Google +. Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3. Pepsi to sell mobile phones in China.
Pepsi to market mobile phones, accessories in China   The Star Online
PepsiCo to Market a Line of Mobile Phones in China   NBCNews.com
Pepsi is making a smartphone for China -- seriously   Fortune
New York Daily News
MobiPicker
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Chinese start-up One Plus to make smart phones in India
indiatvnews.com
Bengaluru: Chinese technology start-up OnePlus said on Monday it would make in India smart phones through contract manufacturing at Taiwanese Foxconn's Rising Stars factory in Andhra Pradesh's Sri City. "Producing smart phones in India is a major ...

OnePlus, Foxconn Ink Deal to Make Phones in India   PC Magazine
Foxconn to Make in India for OnePlus Too   The New Indian Express
OnePlus 2 open sale today via Amazon India   Tech2
Pc-Tablet Media
Firstpost
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10 best 3D Touch apps for the iPhone 6s
Fox News
So you bought yourself a shiny new iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus. Congratulations, you now own the fastest smartphone on the planet, which according to our in-depth iPhone 6s review also provides the smoothest user experience in the world by a wide ...

iPhone 6s owners decry Samsung chips   AsiaOne
Apple eyes bigger Indian pie with iPhone 6s, 6s Plus   Business Standard
iPhone 6s display teardown offers close-up look at 3D Touch sensor   Apple Insider
Softpedia News
TechCrunch
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The man who owned Google for a minute
New Zealand Herald
A man who briefly bought and owned the Google.com web domain has been rewarded by the search giant. Sanmay Ved was scrolling through domain names when he realised that Google.com was available to purchase. He used a credit card to pay the $12 ...

What would you do if you owned the Google.com domain?   Morning Ticker
Student Buys Google.com Domain Name For $12, Refuses Security Team's Cash ...   Yibada (English Edition)
Man owned Google.com for a moment, bought it for $12   Times Gazette
Examiner.com
Ubergizmo
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FB moves into e-commerce, challenges Amazon with new in-app
Moneycontrol.com
In an effort to move further into e-commerce and compete with Amazon Inc's retail offerings, Facebook announced Monday it is testing several ad features that allow users to shop directly through its app. Google +. Like this story, share it with ...
Facebook testing direct shopping   Washington Post
Facebook Is Testing A Shopping Section for In-App Retail   WIRED
Facebook explores shopping section   Independent Online
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Engadget
Monterey County Herald
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