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Apple shipped 12.5 million iPads for a 38 per cent market share in Q3. Second-placed Samsung shipped 6.2 million tablets, down 6 per cent while Lenovo shipped 2.6 million tablets to hold onto third place.Huawei and Xiaomi took fourth and fifth place, respectively, with the latter making its debut in the top five with the highest growth of the major vendors, according to the report by market research firm Canalys.Chromebook shipments fell 19 per cent to 3.5 million in Q3 because much of the back-to-school inventory cleared through the channel.Acer regained first place in Chromebook shipments with a relatively low…

The Harvard Medical School (HMS) study, done in mice, suggested that muscle inflammation caused by exertion mobilises inflammation-countering T cells, or Tregs, which enhance the muscles’ ability to use energy as fuel and improve overall exercise endurance.The study, published in the journal Science Immunology, may offer a molecular explanation behind this century-old observation.The immune system, and the T cell arm in particular, has a broad impact on tissue health that goes beyond protection against pathogens and controlling cancer.“Our study demonstrates that the immune system exerts powerful effects inside the muscle during exercise,” said study senior investigator Diane Mathis, Morton Grove-Rasmussen…

The ‘Body’ singer pranked the late night host by waking him up to declare that “it’s time” for the holiday season to get underway, while he was dead asleep according to The Hollywood Reporter.To make things merrier for the festive mood amid falling snow and blazing cold temperatures, a Santa Claus also came in accompanied by a gingerbread man and festive lights.All of them came for a dance party in Kimmel’s bedroom as Carey’s popular song ‘All I Want For Christmas is You’ played over a loudspeaker. A look of confusion swept across the talk show host’s face as the…

Shanghai, : Bahrain will participate in the prestigious China International Import Expo CIIE 2023 exhibition, scheduled to take place in Shanghai from November 5th to 10th. As a strategic partner, Export Bahrain is spearheading this initiative, aiming to showcase Bahrain’s finest products and services in specialized international arenas, with a focus on expanding exports to promising markets. Joining forces with Exhibition World Bahrain (EWB) and Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Precious Stones DANAT, this collaboration promises to deliver exceptional results, Export Bahrain said. Export Bahrain is taking the lead in organizing the first-ever Bahrain Pavilion at the CIIE Expo, which…

“Bhagwant Mann had earlier announced when he was an MP that dealing with paddy stubble was the responsibility of the state government. Now that Mann is in power he should fulfill this responsibility and release adequate compensation to farmers to help them in managing the stubble instead of ordering registration of cases against them,” Badal said in a statement.He asked Chief Minister Mann to distribute the chemical he and his boss Arvind Kejriwal had claimed would dissolve paddy stubble to farmers instead of taking draconian action against them.The SAD President told the chief minister, “You should practise what you preach.…

Bengaluru, Nov 4 (IANS) Rachin Ravindra has become the first New Zealand batter to hit three centuries in an edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup when he reached the three-figure mark in the league stage match against Pakistan here at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, on Saturday.Ravindra, 23, took a single off Pakistan fast-bowler Mohammad Wasim Jr. in the 34th over to complete his third century of this World Cup, after previously making a hundred against England (on World Cup debut) and Australia. He eventually made 108 off 94 balls, hitting 15 fours and a six at a strike-rate of…

“We are announcing that we will be creating a path for developers of Instant Games on Facebook to launch their games directly to people on Facebook, even if the game is in the early stages of development and historically would have been blocked by the Quality Guidelines,” Meta said in a blogpost on Friday.The company also said that it will change the way games are distributed across our organic discovery experiences.In the new process, the tech giant is introducing the Play Lab tier, which will allow games that previously may not have passed Quality Review to go live on the…

New Delhi has been under heavy smog for the last five days, caused by an unprecedented spike in the Air Quality Level (AQI) of the national capital. The city’s AQI went from 351 on Thursday morning to 471 on Friday morning, hitting the severe category.It forced the schools to be closed for two days and non-essential construction work being banned, along with restrictions on vehicular movement. On Saturday morning, the AQI level was recorded at 413, with the overall air quality still at severe level. The city is scheduled to host its last ODI World Cup game between Sri Lanka…

The Chief Minister in a statement condemned the incident as an inhuman crime against the people.Mann, while quoting the Gurbani, said the verse “Pawan Guru, Paani Pitaah, Mata Dharat Mahat” explains how “our great Gurus have equated air (pawan) with teacher, water (paani) with father and land (dharti) with mother”.Unfortunately, he said, this incident has reflected that the words of the great Gurus are not being honoured by the people in the state.The Chief Minister said the government cannot be mute spectator to this “heinous” incident and allow the anarchy to prevail.He said the government official had gone to fields…

In episode 60 of the family special week of the quiz based reality show, Big B welcomed ‘The Wagle Family’, from the sitcom ‘Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey’ to the hot seat.Sumeet along with Pariva Pranati, and Bharati Achrekar came to the hot seat. Sumeet plays the lead character of Rajesh Wagle, Pariva plays Vandana Wagle, while Bharati is seen as Radhika Wagle.During the conversation, Amitabh said: “Rajesh (referring to Sumeet), you know Mr Computer says that you’re an amazing singer. I want you to perform for our studio audience and viewers back home.”“The instruments are here.…