How to grow cannabis? With modern science and technology

Cannabis plant strains in jars in MediJean’s Health Canada-licensed tissue culture development lab are kept for research as manager Abdul Ahad works in the Richmond, B.C., facility, in this 2014 file photo. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck) In Canada and around the world, legal cannabis producers face many challenges: Varying government regulations, high security requirements and a lack of reliable information on how to grow their crops. Growing cannabis has been illegal for so many years that scientific research on how to best produce this crop is limited. Much of the knowledge on how…

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Xiaomi Says It Shipped 9.2 Million Smartphones in India Last Quarter

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi shipped 9.2 million smartphones in Q3 2017 This is a record for the Chinese company in the country Xiaomi Redmi Note and Redmi 4 are the top selling smartphones Xiaomi has announced that it shipped 9.2 million smartphones, a record number of units, in India in Q3 2017. The announcement was made by Manu Kumar Jain, Vice President Xiaomi and Managing Director Xiaomi India in a tweet. Jain also shared a piece of trivia about Xiaomi smartphones shipments in the country. “We started with a humble beginning of…

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Qualcomm Rejects Broadcom’s Unsolicited $103-Billion Takeover Bid

Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm Inc on Monday rejected rival Broadcom Ltd’s $103-billion takeover bid, saying the offer undervalued the company and would face regulatory hurdles. Shares of Qualcomm were up 1.8 percent at $65.74 in early afternoon trading, while those of Broadcom were down 0.4 percent at $263.95. Broadcom said it would seek to engage with Qualcomm’s board and management, adding that it had received positive feedback from key customers and stockholders. “We continue to believe our proposal represents the most attractive, value-enhancing alternative available to Qualcomm stockholders and we are encouraged by their reaction,”…

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OnePlus Left Behind a Testing App on Its Devices With Backdoor to Root Access: Report

HIGHLIGHTS OnePlus reportedly installs a diagnostic app on its devices The company is looking into it, co-founder Pei said OnePlus 3, 3T, and 5 reportedly install the backdoor app OnePlus has landed in soup again just a few days ahead of the launch of its much-anticipated OnePlus 5T smartphone. The Chinese company has been found to leave behind an app on its recent devices that can act as a backdoor capable of providing root access without unlocking. For end users, this essentially means that some OnePlus smartphones can be easily rooted without…

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Idea to Give 60GB Complimentary Data to Sony Xperia R1, Xperia R1 Plus Buyers

HIGHLIGHTS Customers will get 10GB free data on recharge of Rs. 300 or more This offer can be availed on six recharges Sony Xperia R1 and R1 Plus hit the market on November 10 Idea has announced a partnership with Sony Mobiles India under which the operator will offer 60GB of extra data to buyers of the Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus smartphones. The Sony smartphones are affordable offerings and unveiled in India in late October; they will become available for purchase in India starting November 10. Buyers of Sony Xperia R1 and R1 Plus will…

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OnePlus 5T Launch Date Is November 16, India Release Set for November 21

OnePlus 5T India sales start on November 21 via a flash sale, followed by open sale on November 28 HIGHLIGHTS OnePlus 5T goes on sale starting November 21 In India, the company will host a flash sale on November 21 The official India sales will begin from November 28 OnePlus 5T launch date has been set as November 16, the company revealed a day after it confirmed that the upcoming handset will be unveiled in New York City. The Chinese brand also confirmed that the OnePlus 5T India release date of the…

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