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• VIDEO: Solar-powered plane set for global flight

  20-01-2015 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Lobel reports on the solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse 2, which a team will attempt to fly around the world using only the sun's energy.
  
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• How to play Battlefield Hardline early on Xbox One before PS4 and Xbox 360 release

  20-01-2015 23:27
  
  FANS waiting to play Battlefield Hardline have been told how to play the game early on the Xbox One, ahead of its official release on the PS4, PS3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S6 will have curved screens that cover its sides

  20-01-2015 23:06 via
  
  The handset, which is expected to have a 5.5inch screen, will come in a 'special edition' version with the curved technology, according to blog Sammobile .
  
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• New York subway train cars are dumped in the sea to create artificial reefs

  20-01-2015 23:00 via
  
  New York photographer, Stephen Mallon, has been able to capture the process of transforming the city's subway cars into artificial coral reefs along the coast from Delaware to South Carolina.
  
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• Google is going to SPACE: Firm invests in Elon Musk's SpaceX

  20-01-2015 22:59 via
  
  Google has been confirmed as being part of a new billion dollar investment in SpaceX,
  
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• Facebook tackling hoax news stories

  20-01-2015 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hoaxes and fake stories in your News Feed should be a thing of the past, if Facebook's updated algorithm works.
  
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• New York's Grand Central Station turned into a sports stadium

  20-01-2015 22:46 via
  
  New York's Grand Central Station has been transformed into a sqaush arena for the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions - held under the chandeliers of Vanderbilt Hall
  
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• Netflix shares up on strong earnings

  20-01-2015 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in internet TV streaming service Netflix jump over 12% in after-hours trading after the company reports better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings.
  
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• 'Hatred' game becomes second in history to get 'adults only' rating

  20-01-2015 22:27 via
  
  Hatred, which has been developed by Polish company Destructive Creations, gives its players the aim to massacre as many people as possible in a 'genocide crusade'.
  
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• Watch Grand Central turned into a sports stadium: Stunning timelapse reveals hi-tech squash court constructed in iconic station

  20-01-2015 22:25 via
  
  New York's Grand Central Station has been transformed into a sqaush arena for the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions - held under the chandeliers of Vanderbilt Hall
  
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• Next stop the REAL Atlantic! New York subway cars are dumped in the sea to create artificial reefs for millions of fish

  20-01-2015 22:16 via
  
  New York photographer, Stephen Mallon, has been able to capture the process of transforming the city's subway cars into artificial coral reefs along the coast from Delaware to South Carolina.
  
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• The Googlebot: Atlas robot overhauled to win $2m 'Robot Olympics'

  20-01-2015 22:08 via
  
  Later this year, seven of the robots will compete in a 'robo Olympics' in California against 20 teams in events designed to recreate natural disasters the robots could one day be sent into.
  
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• WATCH: Advanced Warfare Exo Zombies survivors team up to face new enemies

  20-01-2015 22:03
  
  CALL of Duty's first DLC, Havoc is launched on January 27 and introduces new mode Exo Zombies, along with four new multiplayer maps.
  
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• The table that transforms into a ROWING MACHINE

  20-01-2015 21:48 via
  
  The device, which costs around $2,300 (£1,520). was designed by Paris-based Patrick Saint-Martin who wanted to find a stylish way to store bulky gym equipment.
  
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• 'Hatred' game becomes second only in history to get adults only rating as critics slam makers for 'sickest ever' storyline

  20-01-2015 21:18 via
  
  Hatred, which has been developed by Polish company Destructive Creations, gives its players the aim to massacre as many people as possible in a 'genocide crusade'.
  
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• X-rays 'read' burnt Vesuvius scroll

  20-01-2015 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An X-ray scanning technique allows physicists to read letters from a fragile, burnt scroll dug from beneath Mount Vesuvius - without unrolling it.
  
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• First round-the-world Solar Impulse 2 flight to take off next month from Abu Dhabi

  20-01-2015 19:59 via
  
  Solar Impulse 2 is set to take off from Abu Dhabi with stopovers in India, Myanmar and China before crossing the Pacific Ocean and flying across the United States and southern
  Europe.
  
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• Ancient scroll rises from the ashes: 2,000-year-old text buried by volcanic eruption is deciphered

  20-01-2015 19:55 via
  
  The scroll (X-ray image showing the location of text) is among hundreds retrieved from Herculaneum, a town destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD.
  
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• The Mouse-Box wireless gadget comes with Wi-Fi and 128GB storage

  20-01-2015 19:54 via
  
  The Mouse-Box concept (pictured) was created by Poland-based Przemysław Strzelczyk. Inside the mouse is a 1.4GHZ quad-core processor, Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage.
  
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• The table that transforms into a ROWING MACHINE: Innovative furniture doubles up as a gym for home workouts

  20-01-2015 19:53 via
  
  The device, which costs around $2,300 (£1,520). was designed by Paris-based Patrick Saint-Martin who wanted to find a stylish way to store bulky gym equipment.
  
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• Rise of the robo pets: From talking parrots to jumping pugs, a dislike of mucking out animals is fuelling demand for smart toys

  20-01-2015 19:30 via
  
  A new era of sophisticated virtual pets, from lifelike jumping pug dogs to the most talkative of parrots (£60 Keet is pictured), has been launched by Britain’s toy industry.
  
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• Stress can make you behave like a TODDLER: Anxiety causes people to react emotionally and make snap judgements

  20-01-2015 19:15 via
  
  The results of trials, carried out by Brighton-based Mindlab, 'overwhelmingly' showed stressed participants were more likely to react emotionally. Such traits are similar to those seen in toddlers.
  
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• QualityTime app shows how often you check social media and FREEZES phone to take a break

  20-01-2015 19:03 via
  
  QualityTime, from California-based ZeroDesktop, works in the background to monitor phone and app usage. It tracks how many times a screen is unlocked and the most popular apps.
  
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• Police radar looks through walls

  20-01-2015 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The use of a radar device that can see through walls has been questioned by privacy experts in the US.
  
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• Steam Broadcasting: New update gives fans access to Twitch-like feature

  20-01-2015 18:33
  
  FANCY picking up some tips on Football Manager 2015? or may you're Stuck on a level? Steam's latest update means fans can watch each other play.
  
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• Halo Master Chief Collection: Fixing the lingering matchmaking errors

  20-01-2015 18:31
  
  HALO: The Master Chief Collection's new update is aiming to sort out lingering matchmaking errors and tune general gameplay across the list of titles.
  
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• First round-the-world solar flight to take off next month: Solar Impulse 2 will begin its 22,000-mile journey from Abu Dhabi

  20-01-2015 17:59 via
  
  Solar Impulse 2 is set to take off from Abu Dhabi with stopovers in India, Myanmar and China before crossing the Pacific Ocean and flying across the United States and southern
  Europe.
  
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• 'Buggy ended my life' ad goes viral

  20-01-2015 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The wife of an eBay seller who listed a used buggy describing it as the item that ended his "happy, carefree life" says the couple have been amazed by its popularity on social media.
  
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• The computer inside a MOUSE: Wireless gadget comes with Wi-Fi and 128GB storage

  20-01-2015 17:55 via
  
  The Mouse-Box concept (pictured) was created by Poland-based Przemysław Strzelczyk. Inside the mouse is a 1.4GHZ quad-core processor, Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage.
  
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• Sky blocks pornography 'by default'

  20-01-2015 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sky is to activate pornography filters on all broadband accounts unless users specifically opt out.
  
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• Addicted to Facebook? App tells you how often you check social media and FREEZES your phone to force you to take a break

  20-01-2015 17:19 via
  
  QualityTime, from California-based ZeroDesktop, works in the background to monitor phone and app usage. It tracks how many times a screen is unlocked and the most popular apps.
  
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• PS4: Sony reveal what PSN members can use their 10 per cent discount on

  20-01-2015 17:11
  
  SONY have revealed what Playstation fans can use their 10 per cent PSN discount codes on later this week.
  
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• Why you should stand up to a horrible boss: Retaliation prevents employees feeling stressed, study claims

  20-01-2015 17:02 via
  
  A study carried out by Ohio State University also found that giving a boss a taste of their own medicine didn’t damage a person’s career prospects.
  
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• Apology over WeChat US flag 'glitch'

  20-01-2015 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users of the Chinese messaging app see American flags when typing "civil rights".
  
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• Xbox One: State of Decay Year One Survival Edition release date announced

  20-01-2015 16:33
  
  MICROSOFT have announced the release date of State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition on the Xbox One.
  
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• Xbox Live and PSN DDoS attackers hit by hack, customer details revealed

  20-01-2015 15:16
  
  LIZARD Squad, the group claiming responsibility for the Christmas DDOS attacks on the PSN and Xbox Live services, have had their entire database of people who signed up to use its services exposed.
  
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• How will we speak in 100 years? 90% of languages will become extinct because of migration, linguist claims

  20-01-2015 15:13 via
  
  A linguist at Columbia University has warned the advent of technologically-advanced translating tools will not be enough to save the diversity of Earth’s languages and some cultures will likely die out.
  
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• The amazing close-up photographs taken using a SMARTPHONE (and a £250 lens attachment): Stunning shots of ice crystals and dragonfly wings caught using a mobile

  20-01-2015 14:48 via
  
  News photographer Mikael Buck, who lives in London, used a lens attachment, tripod and his smartphone to capture the beauty of insects and frosty leaves.
  
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• Could 'DEEP FRIED' batteries boost your phone's staying power? Graphene 'pom-poms' could make charging more efficient

  20-01-2015 14:33 via
  
  To increase the surface area of graphene, scientists at the Yonsei University in Seoul created ‘pom-poms’ (pictured). These 3D spheres formed by dropping graphene oxide into hot solvent.
  
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• Apple engineer builds 'printer' made from LEGO

  20-01-2015 14:13 via
  
  An Apple engineer who lives in Half Moon Bay and makes mechanical models in his spare time, has created an 18th century-style writing machine that uses chains to programme different letters.
  
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• 'World's most advanced' charging cable powers your phone in superfast time - and you can buy one now

  20-01-2015 14:11 via
  
  Designed by a team from Florida, the SONICable (pictured) acts like a standard USB cable, to charge and sync, when plugged in and switched off. When switched on, it concentrates on charging.
  
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• Designer babies could one day be created 'with 100% efficiency'

  20-01-2015 13:54 via
  
  Dr Tony Perry, a geneticist at the University of Bath, said that society needed to be prepared for the day parents can choose certain traits in their children, such as eye colour.
  
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• VIDEO: Finding future drugs in the dirt

  20-01-2015 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists in the US appeal for soil samples from across the world to help find new naturally occurring agents for future medicines.
  
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• Xbox, Sony hackers hit by hack attack

  20-01-2015 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hacking group Lizard Squad has been hit by an embarrassing attack that exposed the entire database of people who signed up to use its services.
  
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• Ebola virus has wiped out a THIRD of chimps and gorillas since 1990s

  20-01-2015 13:11 via
  
  According to Meera Inglis, a researcher at the University of Sheffield, Ebola is the greatest threat to primates. A third of the world’s gorillas and chimpanzees have died from Ebola since 1990.
  
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• Do gorillas need the Ebola vaccine too? Virus has wiped out a THIRD of chimps and gorillas since the 1990s

  20-01-2015 12:57 via
  
  According to Meera Inglis, a researcher at the University of Sheffield, Ebola is the greatest threat to primates. A third of the world’s gorillas and chimpanzees have died from Ebola since 1990.
  
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• Shoe retailer warned on data breach

  20-01-2015 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Information Commissioner's Office warns online shoe retailer Office to take better care of customer data, following a breach.
  
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• Does a mummy mask hide the oldest known GOSPEL?

  20-01-2015 12:47 via
  
  Scientists at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, unglued a mummy mask made of recycled papyrus (like the one pictured) to make the find of the Gospel of Mark.
  
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• Was it the work of a field marshal? MI5 spent years trying to decipher CROP CIRCLES amid fears they were being used to guide Nazi bombers 

  20-01-2015 12:42 via
  
  British spies feared Nazi sympathisers were sending coded messages using markings, such as a 'G' in a field which appeared to point to a munitions factory in Glascoed, Monmouthshire.
  
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• Evolution of the iPhone: Animation reveals exactly how the handset has transformed from 2007 to the present

  20-01-2015 12:22 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The graphic (pictured) was created for California-based PicClick. It plots the design changes from the first iPhone to the iPhone 6 Plus. Each design is visualised from the front, side and rear.
  
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