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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) Funeral service for Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher has begun at St Paul's Cathedral in the capital London, attended by the Queen and dignitaries from around the world. Baroness Thatcher's coffin was driven from the parliament to the church of St Clement Danes for prayers before the former leader's full funeral at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. World leaders and dignitaries from 170 countries are attending the funeral. Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip are among the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) Law enforcement officials in the US say they have recovered forensic evidence that suggests the two explosive devices which ripped through participants of the Boston Marathon on Monday may have been inside heavy black nylon bags. Investigators who found pieces of black nylon at the scene suspect the bombs used in the attack were in dark-coloured bags that would have been heavy to carry. Speaking at a joint law enforcement news conference on Tuesday, Richard…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Most of us are losing our hearing for some reason or another, either to poorly distributed sound from cheap earbuds or old age. Millennials seem to be destined to be shouting to hear each other in just a few short decades (if they aren't already). While most of us are interested in noise cancelling headwear for the airplane or subway, advancements in customized audio tech could improve a number of different markets from field…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – There have been a number of rumors floating around in regards to the next Nexus 7 as we heard it could be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and could be released in July for possibly $149. A new report is estimating just how many Google Nexus 7 could be shipping this year once it’s made available. DigiTimes claims their “sources from the upstream supply chain” are saying they expect a total of 8…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- The explosions that ripped through the finish line of the Boston marathon on Monday, killing at least two and injuring scores more, rattled an entire country. But sporting events around the world have a long history as targets for violence. Many of the attacks have been labeled acts of terrorism, even as President Barack Obama notably avoided such language in speaking about the Boston Marathon attack on Monday night. A list of some of the more notable…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Microsoft is working on designs for a touch-enabled watch device, executives at suppliers said, potentially joining rivals like Apple in working on a new class of computing products. Earlier this year, Microsoft asked suppliers in Asia to ship components for a potential watch-style device, the executives said. One executive said he met with Microsoft's research and development team at the software company's Redmond, Wash., headquarters. But it's unclear whether Microsoft will opt to move…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Samsung may not have shaken up its mirrorless camera line with the very evolutionary NX1100, but there are hints at the FCC of bigger things in store. A filing at the US agency has confirmed the existence of an unannounced NX2000. On the surface, it's similar to its ancestors: labeling and tests point to a 20.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, an overall familiar body design and the presence of 802.11n WiFi. However, there's talk that the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – With so much expected Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 8.0 sales. Samsung made recyclable retail boxes of the Galaxy Note 8.0 and Galaxy S4. We think these boxes look pretty cool. Samsung uses not only the Nature UX interface on their products but they are also using 100% post-consumer recycled paper for their retail boxes. This Box is made of 100% post-consumer recycled paper and printed with soy-based inks. It is 100% recyclable. It…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Everybody in the world will be on the Internet within seven years. That's what Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said this weekend in public comments that inspired everything from excitement to incredulity. "For every person online, there are two who are not," Schmidt wrote Saturday on his Google+ account. "By the end of the decade, everyone on Earth will be connected." He followed up with a related thought on Sunday. "Think about how great…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Researchers have developed biomimetic nanosponges that could prove an effective way of dealing with antibiotic-resistant infections. Each nanosponge is a tiny polymer-based particle measuring 85nm (around one 300,000th of an inch) across that's been wrapped in a red blood cell membrane. When scientists injected the material into mice, toxic proteins attached themselves to the nanosponges and were harmlessly transported to the liver for removal. The nanosponges were developed at the University of California, San Diego…