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Chikungunya in Latin Caribbean goes over 700,000 as the Dominican Republic nears a half million cases By Robert Herriman From Outbreak News Today The number of autochthonous chikungunya cases in the Latin Caribbean, which includes the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Haiti,…
Chinese workers make $17 a day building the iPhone 6, but it’ll cost them $4,000 to buy one
By Chris Smith From BGR There’s no doubt about it, the iPhone 6 launch is the biggest handset launch of the year. Apple had sold well over 4 million iPhone 6 units during preorder availability, but that didn’t stop thousands…
Tesla Model S update brings calendar integration and traffic-based navigation
By Dana Wollman From engadget If you look at the changelog for Tesla’s Model S, you’ll see most of the updates have been minor bug fixes; it’s fairly rare that the luxury electric vehicle gets upgraded with new features. Every…
IP Doral signs deal to provide Digium communications software and hardware to Latin American and Caribbean
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Digium(R), Inc., the Asterisk(R) Company, announced today that it is pleased to have signed an agreement with IP Doral to become an authorized Digium(R) distributor for the Latin American and Caribbean regions. “We…
The body dryer blows water off your body — no towel needed
By Samantha Murphy Kelly From Mashable There’s a chance your bathroom towel could end up in a retired pile of old cassette tapes and fax machines as something replaced by newer, shinier technology. As part of an effort to shake…
Astrophysicist invents a $110 earthquake warning system
By Katie Sola From Mashable In the early hours of Aug. 24, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake jolted Californians awake in terror across the Bay Area. But one UC Berkeley professor received five seconds of warning from a $110 homemade device….
Polynumial teaches you to count in over 50 languages
By Regina Lizik From TUAW Polynumial, free with ads in the App Store for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, is a bare bones language app that focuses only on learning numbers. While the app itself doesn’t do a lot,…
The Apple watch needs to be cool — More than it needs to make money
By Timothy Stenovec From Huffington Post CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Apple needs you to think its new Watch is cool. But it doesn’t actually need you to buy one. The tech giant spent years developing Apple Watch, the wrist-worn computer that…
Cayman Islands RVC Rehab Services introduces Acoustic Wave Therapy machine at CTMH
Encourages being “Fit to Take Part” for World PT Day RVC Rehab Services has been creating healthy lifestyles for over 25 years through physical therapy, massage and childbirth services. Now, RVC is pleased to introduce the next generation of non-invasive…
Schindler’s PORT technology installed at San Juan’s Union Plaza is the first in Caribbean
First building in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to benefit from this innovative destination-dispatch elevator system Transforms the way occupants navigate and move around the building Modernization of building has kept tenants and customer happy Increases efficiency and energy savings…