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• A tablet on your wrist: Apple Watch will be more powerful and have sharper screen than the original iPad

  23-01-2015 23:24 via
  
  The Cupertino firm's watch will use a chip called the S1 specially developed by Apple. It will be far more powerful than the Apple A4 chip on the original iPad, launched back in early April 2010 by Steve Jobs.
  
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• Asteroid set to pass so close on Monday you'll be able to see it with binoculars: Earth's closest call until 2027 poses no threat 'for the foreseeable future'

  23-01-2015 22:57 via
  
  The asteroid, designated 2004 BL86, will safely pass about three times the distance of Earth to the moon on January 26.
  
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• United monsters of America: Infographic reveals the strange beasts that have captured the nation's imagination

  23-01-2015 22:51 via
  
  From the Jersey Devil to the Mothman, the map reveals the imaginary beasts that are feared the most in each state. The infographic was created by artist Mark Adams in Philadelphia.
  
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• Two squirts of melatonin will give you a good night's sleep, claim inventors

  23-01-2015 22:37 via
  
  The Stanford University start-up in California says that, unlike sleeping pills, Sprayable Sleep will prevent the user from feeling groggy the next day.
  
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• The spray that could put you to sleep in an HOUR: Two squirts of melatonin will give you a good night's rest, claim inventors

  23-01-2015 22:09 via
  
  The Stanford University start-up in California says that, unlike sleeping pills, Sprayable Sleep will prevent the user from feeling groggy the next day.
  
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• What is the mysterious bright spot on Ceres? Nasa spots 'alien' mark on dwarf planet as the Dawn probe edges closer to its target

  23-01-2015 22:08 via
  
  One theory is that the mark (ringed in red) is a pool of ice at the bottom of a crater that is clear enough to reflect sunlight. Houston-based Nasa, however, is yet to provide an explanation.
  
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• Winklevoss twins to take on Wall Street with 'Nasdaq of Bitcoin'

  23-01-2015 21:12 via
  
  Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are hoping to make bitcoin mainstream by creating the first regulated Bitcoin exchange in the United States.
  
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• Scientists find a way to SLOW DOWN the speed of light

  23-01-2015 21:01 via
  
  University of Glasgow scientists found a way to slow the speed of light. In an experiment one photon was beaten in a race (illustration shown), suggest light is even more complex than we thought.
  
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• Did ancient warriors suffer PTSD too?

  23-01-2015 20:58 via
  
  UK researchers have found signs of PTSD up to 3,000 years ago. They say soldiers experiencing horrors of the battlefield (stock image shown) is not just a phenomenon of modern warfare.
  
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• Manything app turns your phone into a CCTV CAMERA

  23-01-2015 20:04 via
  
  The free app was created by British designers and lets anxious homeowners know exactly what's going on in their house.
  
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• Winklevoss twins to take on Wall Street with 'Nasdaq of Bitcoin' in bid to create first regulated exchange for cyber currency

  23-01-2015 19:55 via
  
  Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are hoping to make bitcoin mainstream by creating the first regulated Bitcoin exchange in the United States.
  
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• Pinterest to open up more user data

  23-01-2015 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pinterest is planning to tell advertisers more about what its users are posting in a bid to help target ads.
  
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• Peers try to revive 'snooping law'

  23-01-2015 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK net firms have criticised attempts to revive a "snoopers' charter" by adding it into draft legislation currently before the House of Lords.
  
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• Rosetta's comet in amazing detail

  23-01-2015 19:28 via
  
  US and European scientists have revealed amazing new images of comet 67P Churyumov/Gerasimenko (shown), taken by the Rosetta spacecraft over the last few months.
  
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• Did ancient warriors suffer PTSD too? Texts reveal that battles 3,000 years ago left soldiers traumatised by what they saw

  23-01-2015 19:25 via
  
  UK researchers have found signs of PTSD up to 3,000 years ago. They say soldiers experiencing horrors of the battlefield (stock image shown) is not just a phenomenon of modern warfare.
  
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• Scientists find a way to SLOW DOWN the speed of light: Experiment allows scientists to control racing photons

  23-01-2015 19:24 via
  
  University of Glasgow scientists found a way to slow the speed of light. In an experiment one photon was beaten in a race (illustration shown), suggest light is even more complex than we thought.
  
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• Apps made more money than HOLLYWOOD last year

  23-01-2015 19:24 via
  
  Games like Angry Birds (pictured) and the mobile version of Facebook earned the developers behind them more than the efforts of the film industry, even with hits like The Hunger Games.
  
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• Watch sea ice vanishing in the Arctic over 27 years

  23-01-2015 18:51 via
  
  Researchers from the Washington-based National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration made the animation that shows how fast the Arctic is changing with global warming.
  
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• The app that turns your phone into a CCTV CAMERA: Manythings livefeeds your home - and it's already caught its third criminal

  23-01-2015 18:17 via
  
  The free app was created by British designers and lets anxious homeowners know exactly what's going on in their house.
  
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• Winston Churchill's passion for science

  23-01-2015 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charting Winston Churchill's passion for research
  
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• Rosetta's comet in amazing detail: Steep ravines, icy surfaces and a thick dusty veil are captured in high-resolution photographs

  23-01-2015 17:38 via
  
  US and European scientists have revealed amazing new images of comet 67P Churyumov/Gerasimenko (shown), taken by the Rosetta spacecraft over the last few months.
  
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• Apps made more money  than HOLLYWOOD last year: Market raked in more than $10billion in 2014

  23-01-2015 17:35 via
  
  Games like Angry Birds (pictured) and the mobile version of Facebook earned the developers behind them more than the efforts of the film industry, even with hits like The Hunger Games.
  
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• Watch the Arctic disappear: Animation reveals perennial ice melting over 27 years

  23-01-2015 17:15 via
  
  Researchers from the Washington-based National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration made the animation that shows how fast the Arctic is changing with global warming.
  
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• Vesta asteroid may once have had water on its surface, images reveal

  23-01-2015 16:03 via
  
  Nasa scientists in California have revealed images showing 'recent' flowing water on the surface of Vesta (shown). Gulleys were seen down the walls of a crater on the large asteroid.
  
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• Why mint tastes so cool: Menthol tricks our brain by activating cold-sensitive nerves

  23-01-2015 15:52 via
  
  A researcher from Rochester University explained in The Conversation that the same effect can be observed in eucalyptus, where menthol fools the TRPM8 receptor.
  
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• Appy days: Must see tech stories

  23-01-2015 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Your essential roundup of the week's big tech stories
  
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• Country blocked on club Facebook page

  23-01-2015 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County blocks Hungary from its Facebook page after it was deluged with comments concerning the signing of a new player.
  
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• Blinded veteran sees for first time in 20 YEARS thanks to eSight glasses

  23-01-2015 14:19 via
  
  Buffalo-born veteran, Mark Cornell (pictured), who served in the US Air Force for 18 years before he lost his sight, said the experience of wearing an eSight headset was ‘eye opening’.
  
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• Britons warned mobile phone bills could rocket if £10bn O2 takeover goes ahead

  23-01-2015 13:58
  
  BRITISH mobile users face paying higher bills if Asia’s richest man succeeds in a £10bn takeover of O2, it was claimed today.
  
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• Is GUM better than flossing? 10 minutes of chewing can remove 100 MILLION bacteria from your mouth, study claims

  23-01-2015 13:55 via
  
  Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands studied the effectiveness of chewing gum (stock image shown). They found in 10 minutes it removed 100 million bacteria.
  
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• The emotional moment a blinded veteran sees again for the first time in 20 YEARS thanks to electronic eSight glasses

  23-01-2015 13:55 via
  
  Buffalo-born veteran, Mark Cornell (pictured), who served in the US Air Force for 18 years before he lost his sight, said the experience of wearing an eSight headset was ‘eye opening’.
  
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• VIDEO: AI technology 'will take your job'

  23-01-2015 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert Shiller, regarded as one of the most influential economists in the world, has said society is "in a panic" about artificial intelligence.
  
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• US plans 'regulated' Bitcoin exchange

  23-01-2015 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  High-profile Bitcoin backers are seeking to establish a Bitcoin exchange in the US that would be overseen by mainstream financial regulators.
  
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• VIDEO: How criminals clone your card

  23-01-2015 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones spoke to James Lyne, head of research at cyber-security firm Sophos, to find out how criminals go about cloning your card.
  
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• Feel the force! Live weather map charting wind speeds forms face of Star Wars' infamous villain JABBA THE HUTT

  23-01-2015 12:35 via
  
  Tokyo-based software engineer Cameron Beccario has created a weather map (shown) that looks like the infamous Star Wars character Jabba the Hutt, due to its visualisation of wind.
  
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• Twitter battles Instagram links

  23-01-2015 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social network encourages celebrities and other high-profile users to share photos directly to Twitter.
  
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• Emergency patch fixes Flash flaw

  23-01-2015 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adobe has released an emergency patch for a flaw in its Flash software that was being widely exploited by thieves.
  
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• Mystery of Greenland's vanishing LAKES: Two sub-glacial lagoons drain away in a matter of weeks through natural tunnels

  23-01-2015 12:04 via
  
  The disappearing lakes were discovered by a team of researchers from Ohio State University who are building the highest-resolution map of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
  
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• VIDEO: Jellyfish swimming secrets revealed

  23-01-2015 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jellyfish tagging study reveals the creatures' ability to swim against the current, researchers say.
  
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• VIDEO: Jellyfish reveal swimming secrets

  23-01-2015 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jellyfish tagging study reveals the creatures' ability to swim against the current, researchers say.
  
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• Li Ka-shing set to buy O2 for £10bn

  23-01-2015 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asia's richest person Li Ka-shing confirms his company is offering to buy Britain's second-largest mobile provider O2 for up to £10.25bn ($15.4bn).
  
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• VIDEO: Park your car with a smartwatch

  23-01-2015 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From the cars that steer themselves to smartphone apps that monitor your driving
  
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• Ebola vaccine 'shipped to Liberia'

  23-01-2015 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first batch of a vaccine against Ebola is on its way to Liberia and trials are expected to start soon.
  
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• VIDEO: Meet the giant robot for sale online

  23-01-2015 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click looks at some of the week's technology highlights
  
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• Jellyfish 'can sense ocean currents'

  23-01-2015 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A jellyfish tagging study reveals the creatures' ability to swim against the current when forming their submarine swarms, say researchers.
  
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• Pictured: The moment the burial mask of Tutankhamun was hastily reattached with GLUE leaving it permanently damaged because curators used the wrong kind of adhesive to fix the 'beard'

  23-01-2015 08:35 via
  
  The blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of famed Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was hastily glued back on at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, after it was knocked during cleaning.
  
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• India Uber resumes services in Delhi

  23-01-2015 08:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The web-based taxi firm Uber restarts operations in Delhi, six weeks after it was banned over charges that one of its drivers raped a passenger.
  
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• Should kids learn to communicate by watching TV? Videos are just as effective as parents at teaching children, claims study

  23-01-2015 02:57 via
  
  Emory University in Atlanta found that babies were consistently able to understand signs and pick out a photo of a related object after watching a video for 15 minutes.
  
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• Scientists slow the speed of light

  23-01-2015 02:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A team of Scottish scientists make light travel slower than the speed of light by changing the shape of photons.
  
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• Apple's Tim Cook salary up over 40%

  23-01-2015 02:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech giant Apple's chief executive Tim Cook's base salary was increased by nearly 43% in February last year, according to the company.
  
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