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• The all-seeing app that can tell if you're depressed: Ginger analyses everything you do and everywhere you go with your phone to monitor health

  06-01-2015 23:45 via
  
  The San Francisco firm's first commercial products focus on depression, co-morbid depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
  
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• Apple Watch will launch in MARCH

  06-01-2015 23:11 via
  
  Apple has already scheduled training for its retail staff for a launch in in March, according to tech blog 9to5mac .
  
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• Children are NOT born nice, researchers claim

  06-01-2015 23:09 via
  
  Researchers studied 1-2 year olds, and say the results suggest that altruistic behaviour may be governed more by relationships, even brief ones, than instincts.
  
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• Experiment allows Calven Goza to move knee and toes after he was paralysed in crash

  06-01-2015 22:12 via
  
  Louisville scientists allowed 26 year old Calven Goza (pictured), who was paralysed below the chest two and a half years ago, to move hie toe and knee for the first time since his accident.
  
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• Are electric shocks the key to curing paralysis? Groundbreaking experiment allows man to move his knee and toes for first time 

  06-01-2015 22:00 via
  
  Louisville scientists allowed 26 year old Calven Goza (pictured), who was paralysed below the chest two and a half years ago, to move hie toe and knee for the first time since his accident.
  
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• VIDEO: Inventors turning sci-fi into fact

  06-01-2015 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A self-parking car, a plant pot that knows when it needs watering and a tracker for your pet, are just some of the highlights of the world's biggest gadget show in Las Vegas.
  
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• No more midnight feasts! Smart bed tells parents when their children get up - and knows if they're having nightmares

  06-01-2015 21:19 via
  
  The SleepIQ bed by Sleep Number in Minneapolis (pictured left), can be adjusted to make it more comfortable if a child is tossing and turning.
  
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• HealBe GoBe wristband claims to track eating habits using sensors on your SKIN

  06-01-2015 21:12 via
  
  The HealBe GoBe wristband (pictured) was designed by a team of Russian developers and product managers led by Artem Shipitsyn and George Mikaberydze.
  
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• SyFy's 12 Monkeys remake will control Phillips smart bulbs

  06-01-2015 21:11 via
  
  Philips and SyFy have unveiled the first TV show that syncs with the $60 Hue smart lights to control them at the CES show in Las Vegas.
  
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• VIDEO: Farmer forced to cull 'Nazi' cattle

  06-01-2015 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A farmer in Devon is forced to slaughter half his herd of Heck cows after they repeatedly tried to attack his farm workers.
  
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• 9 out of 10 household appliances will be wi-fi controlled in 2 years

  06-01-2015 20:45 via
  
  Samsung Electronics president, Boo-Keun Yoon, told the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas yesterday that what might seem science fiction is now science fact.
  
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• Eight Earth-like planets found that could support life

  06-01-2015 20:00 via
  
  Using data from the Kepler telescope, scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics in Cambridge, US, have doubled the number of known small planets that could support life.
  
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• Facebook buys speech firm Wit.ai

  06-01-2015 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Zuckerberg's social network could be planning to connect to home appliances or build a voice messaging services, an analyst says.
  
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• 3DRudder gaming pad is controlled using just your FEET

  06-01-2015 19:11 via
  
  The 3DRudder (pictured) was designed by Paris-based Stanislas Chesnais and Valerio Bonora and it connects to Windows computers and Macs via USB.
  
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• Moonpig security flaw exposes details of 3 MILLION customers

  06-01-2015 19:05 via
  
  Mobile app developer Paul Price claims he found a flaw in the software used by Moonpig's mobile apps that would give hackers access to customer credit card details and personal information.
  
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• LG launches a fridge WITHIN a fridge

  06-01-2015 19:03 via
  
  The Door-in-Door fridge by the South Korean company has shelves built into the first set of doors, which then open around a second set of doors, and the main fridge compartment.
  
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• Leaked Apple sketch claims to show 12.2inch 'iPad Air Plus'

  06-01-2015 18:44 via
  
  A leaked photo of a sketch (pictured), reportedly taken by an employee who works in a Foxconn factory in China where iPads are made, suggests the larger tablet will have stereo speakers.
  
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• LG launches a fridge WITHIN a fridge: Innovative design means you can hunt for snacks without wasting energy

  06-01-2015 18:33 via
  
  The Door-in-Door fridge by the South Korean company has shelves built into the first set of doors, which then open around a second set of doors, and the main fridge compartment.
  
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• The 'Miracle berry' that makes even Brussels sprouts taste good

  06-01-2015 18:27 via
  
  The fruit makes sour and bitter foods taste sweet due to a protein called miraculin that binds to taste buds. A chef in Chicago has set up a café that uses the fruit to create different taste sensations.
  
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• Moonpig security flaw exposes details of 3 MILLION customers: Greeting card website suspends its apps after reports of bug

  06-01-2015 18:26 via
  
  Mobile app developer Paul Price claims he found a flaw in the software used by Moonpig's mobile apps that would give hackers access to customer credit card details and personal information.
  
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• Time lords in France declare 2015 will be one second longer

  06-01-2015 18:24 via
  
  The Paris Observatory says 30 June 2015 will be a second longer. An extra second will be added at 11:59:60pm UTC to sync up clocks (stock image shown) to account for Earth and atomic time.
  
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• Is this Apple's MEGAPAD? Leaked sketch claims to show 12.2inch 'iPad Air Plus' rumoured to launch this year

  06-01-2015 18:17 via
  
  A leaked photo of a sketch (pictured), reportedly taken by an employee who works in a Foxconn factory in China where iPads are made, suggests the larger tablet will have stereo speakers.
  
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• UKIP website: Technical hitch fixed

  06-01-2015 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Technical" issues which caused UKIP's official website to disappear for several hours have been fixed.
  
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• There are 35 snowflake shapes and they're ruled by temperature and humidity

  06-01-2015 18:01 via
  
  Bournemouth-based chemistry teacher Andy Brunning, created an infographic based on recent research to show the different shapes of snowflakes in their various groups.
  
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• CES 2015: Electronic shoes and remote wireless chargers among gadgets unveiled

  06-01-2015 17:55 via
  
  During day two of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, manufacturers unveiled a host of gadgets including a smart baby bottle, a £4,000 smartphone, and the IO Hawk board (pictured).
  
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• Meet the man who 'doesn't breathe'

  06-01-2015 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What's he doing at the world's biggest tech fair?
  
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• Time lords in France declare 2015 will be one second longer, sparking fears of an internet meltdown at midnight on 30 June

  06-01-2015 17:45 via
  
  The Paris Observatory says 30 June 2015 will be a second longer. An extra second will be added at 11:59:60pm UTC to sync up clocks (stock image shown) to account for Earth and atomic time.
  
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• The end of calorie counting? Wristband claims to track eating habits using sensors on your SKIN - but is it too good to be true?

  06-01-2015 17:14 via
  
  The HealBe GoBe wristband (pictured) was designed by a team of Russian developers and product managers led by Artem Shipitsyn and George Mikaberydze.
  
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• Snow way! There AREN'T an infinite number of snowflake shapes - there are just 35 and they're ruled by temperature and humidity

  06-01-2015 17:13 via
  
  Bournemouth-based chemistry teacher Andy Brunning, created an infographic based on recent research to show the different shapes of snowflakes in their various groups.
  
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• VIDEO: Australia heat 'highest in decades'

  06-01-2015 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia records its third-warmest calendar year since national records began in 1910.
  
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• Explosion caused Milky Way to blow bubbles at TWO MILLION mph

  06-01-2015 16:24 via
  
  The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore has been trying to find out how they formed by studying UV light from a quasar - a galaxy with a bright nucleus - that lies behind one of the bubbles.
  
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• IO Hawk battery-powered board glides along like a Segway

  06-01-2015 16:11 via
  
  The IO Hawk (pictured) was designed by California-based John Soibatian and costs $1,799 (£1,185). It has a maximum speed limit of 6.2mph (10km/h).
  
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• From hipster toads to werewolf mice, misfits of animal world revealed

  06-01-2015 16:09 via
  
  They include the 'hardest bat in the world' (pictured) from Morocco which has a taste for killing scorpions and eating them head-first and a unique turtle from Texas that urinates through its mouth.
  
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• Largest X-ray flare ever detected seen at the centre of the Milky Way

  06-01-2015 15:55 via
  
  Nasa's Chandra X-ray Observatory has observed the largest X-ray flare ever detected from the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.
  
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• Norwegian eco home produces THREE times more electricity than it needs

  06-01-2015 15:37 via
  
  Norway's Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings and architecture firm Snøhetta designed the prototype house with a roof angled to the southeast to capture as much sunlight as possible.
  
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• Why is the Milky Way blowing bubbles at TWO MILLION miles per hour? Scientists baffled by phenomenon that defies the laws of astrophysics

  06-01-2015 15:30 via
  
  The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore has been trying to find out how they formed by studying UV light from a quasar - a galaxy with a bright nucleus - that lies behind one of the bubbles.
  
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• A REAL powerhouse! Ecohome comes complete with heated pool and sauna yet produces THREE times more electricity than it needs

  06-01-2015 15:25 via
  
  Norway's Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings and architecture firm Snøhetta designed the prototype house with a roof angled to the southeast to capture as much sunlight as possible.
  
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• Hubble's largest ever image of Andromeda shows more than 100 MILLION stars in detail

  06-01-2015 15:03 via
  
  The sweeping view, which reveals one third of our galactic neighbour, suggests it may have been battered by a collision two billion years ago, according to the University of Washington.
  
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• Moonpig suspends app over security

  06-01-2015 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After concerns about security online greetings card company Moonpig is investigating "flaws" and has disabled its app "as a precaution".
  
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• Hubble returns to 'old friends'

  06-01-2015 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope, which in 2015 completes 25 years in orbit, has gathered dramatic new views of two well-known celestial objects - the "Pillars of Creation" and the Andromeda Galaxy.
  
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• Heat blamed for Australian net fail

  06-01-2015 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Extreme heat in Perth caused one of the country's largest ISPs to turn off some of its servers causing net blackout for thousands.
  
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• The 1950s vision of the 'phone of tomorrow' ... and it's pretty accurate!

  06-01-2015 14:11 via
  
  Features now seen in smartphones, including video calling and voice recognition, were imagined by New York-based engineer Harold Osborne, and included in an article in Mechanix Illustrated.
  
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• Photographer Taylor Lockwood captures amazing images of bioluminescent mushrooms

  06-01-2015 13:58 via
  
  Taylor Lockwood of New Orleans scoured rainforests of the world to find bioluminescent mushrooms (shown). He travelled to Brazil, China and Madagascar, to capture the bright fungi.
  
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• Sony launches new £949 MP3 Walkman

  06-01-2015 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japanese tech company Sony launches a new £949 Walkman at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
  
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• SpaceX landing is cancelled AGAIN

  06-01-2015 13:08 via
  
  An unknown fault has cancelled the latest SpaceX rocket launch. They had been planning to land part of a Falcon 9 on a barge (shown) today. The next attempt will be 10.09am GMT on Friday.
  
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• The battle to sell the best 4K TV

  06-01-2015 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who launched the best ultra-high definition TV?
  
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• Is this a UFO crashing and ejecting a miniature spacecraft ...or a meteorite breaking apart?

  06-01-2015 12:55 via
  
  The strange fireball was spotted by commuter Ken Roberts as he drove home from work. The American Meteor Society says it has received reports of 1,500 fireball sightings in the US in the past week.
  
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• Mercedes self-driving car concept unveiled with swiveling chairs and touchscreens

  06-01-2015 12:51 via
  
  German company Mercedes has unveiled their concept self-driving car (shown). It is called the F015 Luxury in Motion and was revealed at CES 2015 in Las Vegas.
  
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• SpaceX landing is cancelled AGAIN: Attempt to position Falcon 9 on floating barge put on hold

  06-01-2015 12:34 via
  
  An unknown fault has cancelled the latest SpaceX rocket launch. They had been planning to land part of a Falcon 9 on a barge (shown) today. The next attempt will be 10.09am GMT on Friday.
  
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• The misfits of the animal world: From hipster toads to werewolf mice, some of planet's ugliest and most bizarre creatures revealed

  06-01-2015 12:26 via
  
  They include the 'hardest bat in the world' (pictured) from Morocco which has a taste for killing scorpions and eating them head-first and a unique turtle from Texas that urinates through its mouth.
  
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