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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Google I/O 2013 is less than a month away and if history is any indication, we are in for a new version of Android. But those waiting for Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie just might be in for a bit of disappointment. According to some damning evidence from Android Police, Google is working on the next version of Android, but it's Android 4.3, not 5.0. Also, the build number is JWR23B, which suggests the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – A turtle considered to be the world’s second-oldest animal has died in Egypt’s Giza Zoo aged 270, a local newspaper reported Thursday King Farouk, who became ruler of Egypt in 1936, dedicated the ancient turtle to the zoo, reported Youm 7. Its death has stirred reactions from Twitter users, who have added a political twist. The turtle survived the eras of “Farouk, [Gamal Abdel] Nasser, [Anwar] Sadat and [Hosni] Mubarak, but couldn’t stand [Mohamed]…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Samsung wants to introduce the first plastic OLED display in the upcoming Galaxy Note III. SamMobile early hinted on twitter on the next generation display by Samsung Display. Samsung wants to introduce the Galaxy Note III at IFA 2013. The device self will go on sale from Q4. As you may notice is the new display will be thinner than the Note 2 variant and will be a RGB stripe, even the weight is…

SHAFAQNA - It's time for our weekly roundup of brand new and notable apps forAndroid smartphones and tablets. It covers apps and games, with the prices referring to the initial download: so (Free) may mean (Freemium) in some cases. The equivalent iOS roundup will be published later in the day. For now, read on for this week's Android selection (and when you've finished, check out previous weeks' collections). Swype (£0.65) Typing app Swype has been available on a select few Android devices…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is not obviously that different from the S3 – at first sight you might even think they were the same. But using the new device makes it clear that this is the first of a new generation of smartphones. It’s not just that it’s got 4G, NFC and all the features which are now ‘table stakes’ for phone manufacturers. Or that it packs in a far larger screen into a package…

SHAFAQNA-- HELDER PEREIRA is a young man with no work and few prospects: a 21-year-old who failed to graduate from high school and lost his job on a building site four months ago. With his savings about to run out, he has come to his local employment centre in the Paris suburb of Sevran to sign on for benefits and to get help finding something to do. He’ll get the cash. Work is another matter. Youth unemployment in Sevran is…

SHAFAQNA-- Sir Winston Churchill will appear on the next Bank of England banknote, joining a select list of "eminent British personalities" including Florence Nightingale and William Shakespeare. The wartime leader's face and famous "blood, toil, tears and sweat" quote on £5 notes will be a lasting legacy for departing Bank governor Sir Mervyn King, who made the final decision on Churchill. Announcing the choice at Churchill's former home, Chartwell, King suggested £5 notes may even become known as "Winstons". "It seems entirely appropriate…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – It sounds like the ultimate do-it-yourself project: the print-your-own-home. In place of bricks and mortar and the need for a construction crew, a customisable building plan which transforms itself from computer screen graphics into a real-world abode thanks to the latest in 3D printing technology. That dream is still beyond our reach, but several teams of architects across the globe are engaged in efforts to take a major step towards it by creating the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Samsung released its Q1 2013 earnings report. The company's financial performance fell right in line with the financial guidance it released earlier this month. Thanks to strong smartphone and tablet sales, Samsung achieved an operating profit of 8.78 trillion won ($7.9 billion) - more than 50% higher than the same period of last year. The net profit was 7.15 trillion won ($6.45 billion) on 52.87 trillion won ($47.6 billion) of revenues. Samsung expects the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The City of San Diego Public Library system is at the forefront in California, if not the U.S., in providing information and resources about college admissions for underserved, first-generation, high school students. Eleven libraries in low-income areas now offer special collections that contain the most helpful college admissions books, and computers bookmarked with some of the "best," most frequently used college admissions links. In addition, the La Jolla branch has a separate College Admissions…