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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Samsung released its Q1 financial guidance. In the eve of the Samsung Galaxy S4 retail launch, the Korean manufacturer is on path of achieving fifth record-setting financial quarter in a row. Currently valued at $220 billion, Samsung estimates total sales for the quarter in the range of 51 and 53 trillion won ($45.39 - $47.17 billion). Profits are projected to be 8.7 trillion won ($7.7 billion) - a solid increase over the same quarter…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Another day, another patent from Apple has been filed, where this time around, we hear of Apple describing a new kind of convertible MacBook-iPad hybrid which has the capability of being charged sans wires. Hmmm, this is a long time in coming, considering how the Qi wireless standard has been around for quite some time already, and some of the more notable names in the mobile device market such as Samsung and Sony have…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Facebook has unveiled a new product, Facebook Home, at an event everyone knew would have something to do with phones and apps and operating systems. "We're not building a phone and we're not building an operating system," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. "But we're also building something that's a whole lot deeper than just another app." Um, OK. Thanks for clarifying that, Zuck. In all seriousness, though, here's the breakdown on Home, a feature…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Easter egg hunts may have come and gone, but bidding will open soon on one of the world's largest eggs: On April 24, Christie's auction house will give buyers a crack at nabbing a fossilized elephant bird egg that's a foot (30.5 centimeters) long and nearly nine inches (22.9 centimeters) in diameter. The elephant bird egg will be featured during Christie's Travel, Science and Natural History sale in London. The auction house expects the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Two days before its likely announcement, an alleged photo of the Facebook-centric HTC First leaked out. The smartphone will all but certainly make an appearance this coming Thursday, on April 4 during a press event hosted by the social networking giant. The leaked press photo reveals the front of the upcoming device and a three-button configuration below its display. Curiously, there are no logos whatsoever present on the device's front. The rumored specs of…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The New York Auto Show is currently going on in New York City until this Sunday, but Hyundai decided to show off its newest in personal mobility vehicles at the Seoul Motor Show last week. Hyundai’s E4U is a concept vehicle which was designed by the company’s Advanced Design Department and can actually be driven in any direction. The E4U doesn’t use tires like a traditional vehicle would. Instead, it uses a rotating semispherical …

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Here’s yet another iPhone 5S rumor. Earlier today we reported on another one which claimed that Apple is going to start production of the iPhone 5S this quarter. It also added that the smartphone is likely to be released in the summer. This particular rumor coincides with that, as it suggests that the iPhone 5S will be available on China Mobile in July. While being available from more than 240 carriers in 100 countries…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) - In what could be a far-reaching move, the world's poorest countries say they are now prepared to commit themselves to binding cuts in their emissions of greenhouse gases. Until now, the 49-strong group of Least Developed Countries (LDC) have insisted the primary responsibility for tackling climate change through carbon cuts lies with industrialised nations, which emitted most of the carbon dioxide currently in the atmosphere. The LDC group's move has the potential to quicken the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) - Scientists taking a first look at the genetics of the bird flu strain that recently killed two men in China said Wednesday that the virus could be harder to track than its better-known cousin H5N1 because it might be able to spread silently among poultry without notice. The scientists, at several research institutes around the world, said the H7N9 virus seems troubling because it can generate no symptoms in poultry while seriously sickening humans.…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Image supposedly showing the Samsung GT-P8200 Galaxy Tab 3 Plus slate leaked today. The tablet’s design looks much like the Galaxy Note 8.0 and features the new Galaxy S4 lockscreen wallpaper. The rumors go even further suggesting Samsung might change the lineup’s moniker. The slate is supposed to pack a 10-inch 2560×1600 pixels (300ppi) SuperAMOLED Pentile or PLS LCD display. Samsung’s own Exynos 5410 Octa chipset should be powering the Tab – a 1.6GHz…