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• Apple to reveal Beats-powered streaming music app in June

  05-05-2015 23:56 via
  
  Billboard magazine claims the deal needed to launch the service have not yet been signed - despite it scheduled to be revealed on June 12th in San Francisco at Apple's developer conference.
  
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• Look our Spotify! Apple set to reveal Beats-powered streaming music app in June - but is struggling to sign up record labels

  05-05-2015 23:47 via
  
  Billboard magazine claims the deal needed to launch the service have not yet been signed - despite it scheduled to be revealed on June 12th in San Francisco at Apple's developer conference.
  
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• KardBlock browser extension lets you block all mentions of Kardashians online

  05-05-2015 23:47 via
  
  Named KardBlock, the tool promises to remove Kardashian-related updates from newsfeeds and websites. California-based Chameleon.la says: 'We simply make it disappear.'
  
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• Google reveals more searches are made from mobiles than PCs for the first time

  05-05-2015 23:47 via
  
  More search requests are now being made on mobile devices than on personal computers in the U.S. and many other parts of the world, Google revealed at a San Francisco conference.
  
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• Study finds applying electric currents to your brain can LOWER your IQ

  05-05-2015 23:30 via
  
  North Carolina researchers have warned the trend, known as Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, doesn't work. The most common form of the treatment actually lowered IQ scores.
  
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• Google reveals more searches are made from mobile devices than PCs for the first time 

  05-05-2015 23:30 via
  
  More search requests are now being made on mobile devices than on personal computers in the U.S. and many other parts of the world, Google revealed at a San Francisco conference.
  
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• Can YOU live without the Kardashians? Browser extension lets you block all mentions of Kimye online

  05-05-2015 23:30 via
  
  Named KardBlock, the tool promises to remove Kardashian-related updates from newsfeeds and websites. California-based Chameleon.la says: 'We simply make it disappear.'
  
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• Apple Watch's Volkswagen app can alert parents when their teen drives too fast

  05-05-2015 23:30 via
  
  Volkswagen today revealed its first Apple Watch app - and it can alert parents every time their teen drives too fast.
  
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• Cold resistance gene from woolly mammoths recreated in human cells

  05-05-2015 22:04 via
  
  Scientists at University of Chicago 'resurrected' a mammoth gene called TRPV3 and inserted it into human cells in the laboratory and found it made them less sensitive to the cold.
  
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• VIDEO: China's smartphone giant: In 60 secs

  05-05-2015 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Xiaomi may well be the biggest smartphone maker you've never heard of. BBC News has made this guide to the Chinese tech giant.
  
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• VIDEO: Xiaomi plots global growth

  05-05-2015 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hugo Barra, vice president of Xiaomi Global, talks to BBC News about his company's plans for worldwide expansion.
  
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• Thomas Edison's creepy dolls are brought back from the dead

  05-05-2015 21:54 via
  
  The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California has created an optical scanning method, dubbed Irene-3D, that can replicate the eerie voices of Thomas Edison's dolls.
  
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• Lively smart home system can monitor everything from pill boxes to TVs

  05-05-2015 21:54 via
  
  Tiny sensors developed by a San Francisco firm that can be stuck to anything from pill boxes to doors are helping revolutionise looking after the elderly.
  
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• Thomas Edison's creepy dolls are brought back from the dead: Listen to the eerie voices that terrified children 125 years ago

  05-05-2015 20:44 via
  
  The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California has created an optical scanning method, dubbed Irene-3D, that can replicate the eerie voices of Thomas Edison's dolls.
  
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• High-tech sensors help kids keep eye on aging parents

  05-05-2015 20:44 via
  
  Tiny sensors developed by a San Francisco firm that can be stuck to anything from pill boxes to doors are helping revolutionise looking after the elderly.
  
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• Could we soon resurrect woolly mammoths? Cold resistance gene from ice age giants recreated in human cells

  05-05-2015 20:44 via
  
  Scientists at University of Chicago 'resurrected' a mammoth gene called TRPV3 and inserted it into human cells in the laboratory and found it made them less sensitive to the cold.
  
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• Jaguar patent lets you control windscreen wipers with your EYES

  05-05-2015 20:20 via
  
  The patent (pictured), called 'Windscreen clearing system for a vehicle', was filed by Coventry-based Jaguar Land Rover in March 2013 and awarded this week.
  
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• Feathery fossils re-date early birds

  05-05-2015 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists in China report a new fossil species: the oldest member yet of the evolutionary branch that produced modern birds.
  
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• Microwave baffles space scientists

  05-05-2015 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian scientists discover that mysterious signals hitting a renowned space telescope are actually from microwaves.
  
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• The star trek replicator that can recreate a meal in 30 seconds App controlled cooker mixes pods of ingredients

  05-05-2015 19:47 via
  
  An Israeli firm claims to have developed a $1000 food 'replicator' that can create almost any dish in 30 seconds. The Genie can produce an unlimited variety of meals using pods of dehydrated ingredients.
  
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• Watch Plate make the stainless steel Apple Watch look like an Edition for $399

  05-05-2015 19:39 via
  
  Watch Plate in California will plate any stainless steel model in 24 karat gold (pictured) or rose gold and copper for $399. Golden Dreams charges $4,200 but that includes the price of the watch.
  
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• Ötzi the Iceman's bloody death: Oldest ever blood cells and clots found in arrow wound suggest prehistoric man died quickly

  05-05-2015 19:39 via
  
  Researchers from the Institute for Mummies and the Iceman in Bolzano, Italy found traces of red blood cells and blood clots that they say finally prove how Ötzi the Iceman died.
  
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• Record-breaking galaxy found 13.1 billion light-years away: Astronomers confirm star system is the most distant in the universe

  05-05-2015 19:39 via
  
  A telescope in Hawaii has confirmed EGS-zs8-1 (shown) is the most distant galaxy. At 13.1 billion light-years away, we are observing it just 670 million years after the Big Bang.
  
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• Game over! Twitter pulls the plug on a tool that let users play classic arcade titles in tweets

  05-05-2015 19:39 via
  
  The San Francisco-based social network has not commented on the move to pull the feature but it has been suggested that the embeds violated Twitter's developer guidelines.
  
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• Why dreams make no sense: Region of brain used to understand the world around us switches off

  05-05-2015 18:09 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Milan linked the strangeness of dreams (illustrated with a stock picture) to psychosis, because people become disconnected from reality.
  
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• Patent to control windscreen wipers with your EYES

  05-05-2015 18:09 via
  
  The patent (pictured), called 'Windscreen clearing system for a vehicle', was filed by Coventry-based Jaguar Land Rover in March 2013 and awarded this week.
  
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• Facebook launches 'I'm a voter' button for UK General Election voters

  05-05-2015 18:09 via
  
  With two days to go until the UK General Election, the Californian company has launched its 'I'm a voter' button (pictured) to encourage people to visit the polling station.
  
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• Details of HP Autonomy suit emerge

  05-05-2015 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New details of Hewlett-Packard's $5bn fraud suit against Autonomy emerge in a court filing, but former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch says there is no "smoking gun".
  
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• Ice cores show 200-year climate lag

  05-05-2015 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists find 200 year lag time between past climate events at poles, according to a new study in Nature.
  
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• Flowers' pollen can seed clouds with water can cause rainfall

  05-05-2015 17:11 via
  
  While pollen (stock image shown) is known to seed the next generation of trees and plants, a study led by the University of Michigan has suggested that it might also seed clouds.
  
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• Facebook launches 'I'm a voter' button: Tool will let users tell friends they have voted in the UK General Election

  05-05-2015 17:11 via
  
  With two days to go until the UK General Election, the Californian company has launched its 'I'm a voter' button (pictured) to encourage people to visit the polling station.
  
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• Gym fall killed Silicon Valley boss

  05-05-2015 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Silicon Valley entrepreneur and SurveyMonkey chief executive Dave Goldberg died of severe head trauma, according to local officials.
  
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• Court says Skype's name is confusing

  05-05-2015 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Skype is unable to get an EU-wide trademark for its brand because a court believes its name is too similar to the broadcaster Sky's.
  
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• SpaceX to test revolutionary Crew Dragon that will take astronauts to the ISS in 2017

  05-05-2015 17:03 via
  
  SpaceX is preparing for a groundbreaking test of its new Crew Dragon spacecraft (shown) in Florida tomorrow that will one day take astronauts into orbit - and possibly beyond.
  
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• Nexpaq phonecase lets you double battery life and add storage

  05-05-2015 16:31 via
  
  The case (pictured) was designed by California-based nexpaq and the firm has set up a Kickstarter campaign. Cases can be pre-ordered for $89 (£58) and are expected to ship in January 2016.
  
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• Is this Jesus Christ as a child? Italian police reverse ageing on Turin Shroud image

  05-05-2015 16:31 via
  
  Italian police used computer forensic techniques that have helped to catch fugitive mafia bosses to generate the picture to mark a new exhibition of the Turin Shroud at Turin Cathedral.
  
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• Dawn of a new era in spaceflight? SpaceX to test revolutionary Crew Dragon that will start taking astronauts to the ISS in 2017

  05-05-2015 15:57 via
  
  SpaceX is preparing for a groundbreaking test of its new Crew Dragon spacecraft (shown) in Florida tomorrow that will one day take astronauts into orbit - and possibly beyond.
  
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• SmartPLATE uses hidden camera to measure perfect portions and count calories

  05-05-2015 15:42 via
  
  A man in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has invented the SmartPlate, which he says ‘can help you track everything you eat and do it in a way that's effortless.’
  
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• LHC restart sees first collisions

  05-05-2015 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the first time since 2013, the Large Hadron Collider smashes protons together - albeit at fairly low energies for now.
  
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• FJORDS could help solve global warming as they trap huge quantities of carbon

  05-05-2015 15:32 via
  
  Researchers at the University of Connecticut and University of Florida estimate 18 million tonnes of carbon is buried at the bottom of fjords every year. Doubtful Sound in New Zealand is pictured.
  
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• Will Microsoft outdo the iPhone? Firm set to launch high-end Cityman and Talkman handsets this summer

  05-05-2015 15:24 via
  
  The Washington-based firm will likely wait until the release of its Windows 10 operating system, scheduled for 'this summer' to announce the new handsets. Lumia 840 pictured.
  
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• Could FJORDS help solve global warming? Deep sea inlets trap huge quantities of carbon

  05-05-2015 15:24 via
  
  Researchers at the University of Connecticut and University of Florida estimate 18 million tonnes of carbon is buried at the bottom of fjords every year. Doubtful Sound in New Zealand is pictured.
  
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• Suicidal virus kills computers

  05-05-2015 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A computer virus that tries to avoid detection by making the machine it infects unusable is found.
  
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• Singapore PM shares code for Sudoku

  05-05-2015 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There's been a wave of admiration from around the world for Singapore's PM after he revealed he had coded a program that solves Sudoku puzzles.
  
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• Optimism Positive thinking at work does NOT boost performance like we believe

  05-05-2015 14:26 via
  
  Researchers from the University of Utah gave participants feedback to make them feel more or less optimistic about tasks. But they found no link between positive thinking and better performance.
  
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• 'Womb milk' nourishes embryo during early months of pregnancy 

  05-05-2015 14:25 via
  
  Scientists at the University of Manchester found that the mother secretes sugars and proteins from the wall of her womb during first 11 weeks of pregnancy. An embryo at eight weeks is pictured.
  
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• Director Joss Whedon quits Twitter

  05-05-2015 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Director Joss Whedon deletes his Twitter account, following criticism of his latest film, Age of Ultron.
  
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• Is this the face of Jesus as a child? Italian detectives reverse the ageing process on image from the Turin Shroud to create photo-fit of Christ as a young boy

  05-05-2015 12:44 via
  
  Italian police used computer forensic techniques that have helped to catch fugitive mafia bosses to generate the picture to mark a new exhibition of the Turin Shroud at Turin Cathedral.
  
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• The Twittersphere welcomes Princess Charlotte: Heatmap reveals how news of the #RoyalBaby spread across the globe

  05-05-2015 12:33 via
  
  The Californian site has released a heatmap (pictured) that shows how news of the name Charlotte spread yesterday, starting with a cluster of tweets in UK and the US at 13.53GMT.
  
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• Nazca Lines Mystery geoglyphs may have two different cultures imprints

  05-05-2015 12:33 via
  
  The purpose of the mysterious Nazca Lines (one shown) in Peru has long puzzled archaeologists. But now a team of researchers says they may have been used separately by two cultures/
  
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