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June 28, 2015 TECH (MSM)

OnePlus 2 sketch, screen size details leak out

We do know the OnePlus 2 is going to be unveiled on 27 July; we don’t know exactly what to expect when it gets here. Fortunately, there are a few people willing to give us a preview. Take @KJuma on Weibo (the Chinese Twitter), for example – he’s provided what he calls a “spy sketch” of what the phone’s going to look like. It’s not particularly revealing but it’s better

June 28, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Samsung says it's worked out how to double smartphone battery life

We all know that smartphone battery life could be better, and Samsung reckons it’s on to something with its latest engineering efforts – the company says its new tech could double battery life without increasing size. Business Korea has the news of a new graphene-coated silicon that could replace the graphite cathode in existing batteries. Essentially, that chemical mixture can hold a much bigger charge. It would mean having to

June 28, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Versus: Readly vs Readbug vs Flipboard vs Apple News

When it comes to entertainment and information, we tend to like the all-you-can-eat model: whether it’s streaming music on Spotify or watching shows on Netflix, more and more of us expect to get everything for a flat fee. Could that work for other kinds of content too, such as magazines and newspapers? Readly and Readbug say yes, while Flipboard and Apple’s imminent News say “hmmm.” The four services are very

June 28, 2015 MONEY (MSM)

Greece considering capital controls, closing banks on Monday

ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Greece said it may impose capital controls and keep its banks shut on Monday after creditors refused to extend the country’s bailout and savers queued to withdraw cash, taking Athens’ standoff with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to a dangerous new level. There is growing opposition in some European countries to extending the ECB’s funding line.

June 28, 2015 MONEY (MSM)

Volkswagen to launch budget car family in 2018: CEO in paper

Germany’s Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) plans to launch a family of low cost budget cars in China and possibly elsewhere starting in 2018, its chief executive said in a newspaper interview on Sunday. “We will bring a budget-car family to market in 2018, with an SUV, saloon and hatchback,” Martin Winterkorn told Bild am Sonntag newspaper. Europe’s largest automaker had for years been pondering a budget car but difficulties in hitting internal