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• Microsoft already exploring how to use Xbox One with HoloLens headset

  26-01-2015 23:49
  
  MICROSOFT are already exploring ways of using their new HoloLens technology with the Xbox One.
  
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• Why your coffee REALLY gives you a buzz: Protein in caffeine mimics the effect of morphine, claims study

  26-01-2015 23:27 via
  
  The state-owned Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa, along with University of Brasilia said the discovery has 'biotechnological potential' for the health foods industry.
  
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• Microsoft quarterly profits fall

  26-01-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft reports falling profits but sales were helped by strong Xbox sales over the holiday season.
  
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• 7 million marijuana tweets are sent every MONTH

  26-01-2015 23:20 via
  
  Experts at Washington University have raised concerns about a thriving Twitter cannabis culture. Most of those sending and receiving 'pot tweets' were under the age of 25, said the study authors.
  
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• British scientists poised to unleash modified mosquitoes to help wipe out killer virsues

  26-01-2015 23:01
  
  BRITISH researchers are waiting to find out if they have won approval to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in America's Florida Keys.
  
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• The real hashtag: Seven million marijuana tweets are sent every MONTH - with pro-drug messages making up the majority

  26-01-2015 22:52 via
  
  Experts at Washington University have raised concerns about a thriving Twitter cannabis culture. Most of those sending and receiving 'pot tweets' were under the age of 25, said the study authors.
  
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• The real-life Matrix: MIT researchers reveal interface that can allow a computer to plug into the brain 

  26-01-2015 22:33 via
  
  The fibres less than a width of a hair could lead to devices for treatment of conditions such as Parkinson's.
  
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• Which president can YOU see? Optical illusion tricks the brain into perceiving different faces in the same image 

  26-01-2015 21:22 via
  
  While both these images are the same, the optical illusion causes one to appear as though its George Bush and the other to look like Bill Clinton. The illusion was created by the University of Leicester.
  
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• Facebook's Oculus forms in-house virtual-reality film studio

  26-01-2015 21:14 via
  
  Facebook's VR headset maker Oculus is getting into movies with an in-house studio
  dedicated to making virtual-reality films.
  
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• Fracking moratorium rejected by MPs

  26-01-2015 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs overwhelmingly reject a bid to suspend fracking for shale gas - but agree to Labour proposals to impose new conditions.
  
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• Scientists looking at genetic make-up of cats to help fight disease

  26-01-2015 21:01 via
  
  Scientists from the University of Missouri are studying the genetic make-up of cats after it was revealed their DNA may contain crucial information about what causes certain diseases.
  
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• Nasa HELICOPTERS are headed to Mars

  26-01-2015 19:55 via
  
  Nasa scientists in California are testing a concept Mars helicopter (shown). The small device would be launched to the red planet with another rover and would scout locations ahead.
  
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• Scientists predict artificial 'homes' in space will have to a become a reality

  26-01-2015 19:44 via
  
  Humanity's best hope is to create spinning habitats that would become home to millions of people in space, rather than finding another world, according to scientists at the University of Texas.
  
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• Device triggers White House alert

  26-01-2015 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A flying device known as a "quad copter" triggered a security alert when it landed in the grounds of the White House, a US official says.
  
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• Hippopotamus cannibalism caught on film for the first time

  26-01-2015 19:38 via
  
  The grisly photographs (one pictured) show a hippo eating a corpse of another floating in a river in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.
  
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• $349 Apple Watch to launch in MARCH

  26-01-2015 19:34 via
  
  KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo said the Apple is currently finalising the device, and said the Cupertino firm will soon reveal specifics on battery life and the start of pre-orders.
  
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• It's almost time for the Apple Watch! Hugely anticipated $349 wearable to launch in MARCH

  26-01-2015 19:07 via
  
  KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo said the Apple is currently finalising the device, and said the Cupertino firm will soon reveal specifics on battery life and the start of pre-orders.
  
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• Will interstellar space travel save humanity? Scientists predict artificial 'homes' in space will have to a become a reality - and say 'warp drives' could be the answer 

  26-01-2015 19:00 via
  
  Humanity's best hope is to create spinning habitats that would become home to millions of people in space, rather than finding another world, according to scientists at the University of Texas.
  
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• Is this the 12-inch Apple MacBook Air?

  26-01-2015 18:57 via
  
  The leaked photos (pictured next to an iPad) were published on Chinese Apple fan site iFanr and they claim to show the rear casing and logo on a 12-inch MacBook Air.
  
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• Hungry hippos: Hippopotamus cannibalism caught on film for the first time

  26-01-2015 18:43 via
  
  The grisly photographs (one pictured) show a hippo eating a corpse of another floating in a river in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.
  
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• Facebook complies with Turkey block

  26-01-2015 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook has blocked a page which a Turkish court claimed was offensive to the Prophet Muhammad.
  
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• Trivia Crack is latest game to top app charts with more than 100 MILLION players

  26-01-2015 18:40 via
  
  The free game (pictured), from Argentinian developer Etermax, is available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. As a player answers questions, they are rewarded with characters.
  
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• Astronomers prepare for closest pass of a large asteroid 2004 BL86 until 2027

  26-01-2015 18:26 via
  
  2004 BL86 made its closest approach to Earth at 4.20pm GMT (11.20am EST). It passed 3.1 times the Earth-moon distance (illustrated) and will remain visible in the US and Europe until tomorrow.
  
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• Risk of extreme weather 'doubles'

  26-01-2015 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Extreme weather arising from a climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean will get much worse as the world warms, according to climate modelling.
  
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• Metal explosions 'driven by charge'

  26-01-2015 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New high-speed video footage suggests that the classic chemistry explosion of an alkali metal in water is driven by positive charges repelling each other.
  
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• I'd probably cheat again - Armstrong

  26-01-2015 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lance Armstrong says the time is coming when he should be forgiven, and tells the BBC he would do it again under the same circumstances.
  
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• VIDEO: Baby rhino; zoo's first in 35 years

  26-01-2015 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rhinoceros at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark has given birth to a healthy male calf, the first to be born there for 35 years.
  
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• Move over Candy Crush! Trivia Crack is latest game to top app charts with more than 100 MILLION players

  26-01-2015 17:47 via
  
  The free game (pictured), from Argentinian developer Etermax, is available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. As a player answers questions, they are rewarded with characters.
  
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• Is pollution destroying polar bears' penises? Toxic chemicals may be weakening the bone inside their sex organs

  26-01-2015 17:25 via
  
  Scientists at Aarhus University, Denmark, have found that a certain type of pollutant called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is associated with a less dense penile bone in polar bears (stock image).
  
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• Ditch the bike and 'glide' to work: £499 AirBoard is controlled by body movements and travels up to 12mph

  26-01-2015 16:38 via
  
  The AirBoard (pictured), from London-based firm AirWheel, costs £499 ($755) and travels at 12mph (19km/h). Its battery has a range of between seven and nine miles (11 and 14km).
  
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• Astronomers prepare for closest pass of a large asteroid until 2027

  26-01-2015 16:24 via
  
  2004 BL86 will make its closest approach to Earth at 4.20 GMT (11.20 EST). It will pass about 3.1 times the distance of Earth to the moon (illustrated) and will be visible to observers in the US and Europe.
  
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• Too much useless CCTV, says watchdog

  26-01-2015 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Too many CCTV cameras are ineffective and the public does not have a true understanding of them, the surveillance camera commissioner warns.
  
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• Darpa plans would see drones hunt in PACKS

  26-01-2015 15:53 via
  
  Darpa will host a number of meetings in Virginia, in March, to discuss how drones could work together to find, identify and engage targets (illustrated) with fewer humans controlling them.
  
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• VIDEO: How was Malaysia Airlines 'hacked'?

  26-01-2015 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The website for Malaysia Airlines was rendered inaccessible thanks to a cyber-attack. But how did it happen? BBC technology reporter Dave Lee explains.
  
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• Astronomers prepare for closest pass of a large asteroid until 2027 - and you can even see it with the naked eye

  26-01-2015 15:38 via
  
  2004 BL86 will make its closest approach to Earth at 4.20 GMT (11.20 EST). It will pass about 3.1 times the distance of Earth to the moon (illustrated) and will be visible to observers in the US and Europe.
  
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• TalkTalk joins Sky in blocking adult content

  26-01-2015 15:32
  
  TALKTALK has become the second major internet service provider to automatically filter adult content following Sky's announcement last week.
  
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• Destiny: Bungie bringing in changes for House of Wolves DLC

  26-01-2015 14:51
  
  BUNGIE look set to shake things up with the launch of their next Destiny DLC expansion pack, House of Wolves.
  
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• LEGO model shows what Pompeii looked like before being destroyed in 79AD

  26-01-2015 14:40 via
  
  The reconstruction (pictured) took a Lego builder 470 hours to complete and consists of more than 190,000 blocks. It is on display at Sydney University's Nicholson Museum.
  
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• Rosetta reveals colourful views of comet 67P

  26-01-2015 14:38 via
  
  Data from US and European scientists using the Rosetta spacecraft has revealed 67P in amazing new detail, including maps of the comet's gravity (shown) that indicate it is weaker in the 'neck'.
  
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• Could Google's Waze app put police officers' lives in danger?

  26-01-2015 14:37 via
  
  Traffic app Waze, owned by Google, warns drivers when police are nearby, and now National Sheriffs Association says the app's police tracking function is puts lives of officers at risk.
  
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• A twinkle in the eye of a STORM: Stunning images from space capture lightning in the centre of tropical cyclone Bansi

  26-01-2015 14:20 via
  
  An Italian astronaut on the ISS captured images of a cyclone on Earth. Tropical cyclone Bansi was spotted in the Indian Ocean by Samantha Cristoforetti with lightning illuminating its eye (shown).
  
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• Could a stranger pay for your wedding or even your HOUSE? Indiegogo is latest site to let you raise money for personal projects

  26-01-2015 14:14 via
  
  The California-based site now has a Life section, letting users ask strangers for money towards weddings, funerals, operations or other personal bills.
  
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• Ötzi the iceman's hidden tattoos uncovered with new camera

  26-01-2015 13:56 via
  
  Experts from the European Academy of Bozen, Italy used multispectral imaging to map the mummy’s tattoos (pictured). They discovered a group of unseen tattoos on Ötzi’s lower right rib cage.
  
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• Obama push to expand Alaskan refuge

  26-01-2015 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Barack Obama is to propose setting aside the majority of Alaska's national wildlife refuge as a wilderness area.
  
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• TalkTalk forces porn filter choice

  26-01-2015 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  TalkTalk says customers who have not yet chosen whether to activate net filters must opt out of its safety system if they wish to continue viewing adult material online.
  
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• Run for your lives! 'Vampire bat' robot adapts to different terrains by folding its wings so it can walk AND fly

  26-01-2015 13:41 via
  
  The robot (pictured), called Deployable Air-Land Exploration Robot (Daler), was designed at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
  
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• The Air Wheel can travel 24 miles on a single charge at 14mph 

  26-01-2015 12:49 via
  
  Marianne Power, pictured, takes the new Air Wheel for a test drive, which is promising to revolutionise the way we commute by allowing users to whiz to the station or the bus stop.
  
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• Comet 67P as you've never seen it before: Rosetta reveals colourful views of gravity, temperature and organic compounds

  26-01-2015 12:48 via
  
  Data from US and European scientists using the Rosetta spacecraft has revealed 67P in amazing new detail, including maps of the comet's gravity (shown) that indicate it is weaker in the 'neck'.
  
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• Seven insane ways tech will change news

  26-01-2015 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Rory thinks gadgets will change news forever
  
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• Ancient Pompeii revealed...in LEGO: 190,000-brick model shows what the town looked like before being destroyed in 79AD

  26-01-2015 12:29 via
  
  The reconstruction (pictured) took a Lego builder 470 hours to complete and consists of more than 190,000 blocks. It is on display at Sydney University's Nicholson Museum.
  
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