Bling it! Super-extravagant Smartphones And Tablets

Got a million dollars to spare? Crave kicks off a series on the ultimate luxury entertainment with a look at some of the most opulent mobile tech around. By Leslie Katz Who said iPhones had to be affordable? (Credit: Stuart Hughes) Close your eyes and imagine money. Lots and lots of money. Stacks and stacks and bags and briefcases full of... oh,...

Are Ph.D's An Academic Dead Zone?

Why grads with a doctorate are more likely to be unemployed than master’s degree holders By Charlie Gillis VIEW IN CLEAN READING MODE » WHAT IS THIS ?   Dominic Chan/CP Two decades ago, if you sat at a dinner party next to someone with a Ph.D., chances were, those letters made an impact. You’d try to sound your smartest, asking about the person’s field of study,...

If Companies Had Realistic Slogans

This great Reddit post has gotten over 16,000 comments. So we took our favorites and made logos out of them. posted on June 4, 2013 at 11:10am EDT 1. Brilliant. Before coming to work at BuzzFeed, I was an ad copywriter for 20 years.I wrote thousands of taglines in that time (scant few good ones, none that you know).After reading...

What the Heck Is Happening in Turkey? A FAQ for the Rest of Us

By Josh Voorhees Protesters clash with riot police near Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan office, between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul, on June 3, 2013, during a demonstration against the demolition of the park Photo by Gurcan Ozturk/AFP/Getty Images What began Friday as a small environmental rally protesting plans to tear down a six-square-block...

Techies From Northeast Institute Design New Solar Water Heater

Itanagar, Jun 5 :  Three young techies of the North East Regional Institute of Science and Technology here have designed a new type of solar heater, which can be used both for domestic and industrial purposes.Suman Pao, Vikas Gautam and Juwel Tripura, all three engineering (mechanical) students, explain that the solar heater containing a parabolic reflector works in conjunction with a drum containing...

India Not Honouring Mizo Accord: Ex-Mizo Rebels

By Naresh MitraGuwahati, May 4 : The Ex-Mizo National Army Association (EMNAA), a body representing former rebels of the erstwhile armed group, Mizo National Front (MNF), is unhappy with the fact that even after 27 years of the signing of the Mizoram Accord which paved the way for peace in the state, criminal cases against three of its cadres have not been withdrawn.EMNAA treasurer, C Zama, said...

China Eyes Northeast India's Rs 350 cr Mosquito Net Market

Absence of local entrepreneurs in the sector has always left the potential to be enjoyed by traders from Bangladesh. China is now gradually replacing Bangladesh. Siliguri, Jun 4 : Highly diversified topography with dense network of water streams, deep forests and thus moist climate have kept India's North East region as highly Malaria prone. And this propensity hosts a potential of Rs 350...

11 Northeast Climbers Felicitated in Delhi

Itanagar, Jun 4 : The jubilant team members of the First NE India Mt Everest Expedition were in New Delhi on Sunday to celebrate the successful summit of the world's highest peak. Eleven climbers of the expedition, organized by Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association (MMTA), successfully reached the top of the world.The eleven mountaineers include Anshu Jamsenpa and Nima Lama (Arunachal...