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• Pebble reveals Time Round in bid to take on Apple and Google

  23-09-2015 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pebble today revealed its latest product in the smartwatch wars. It boasts the new Pebble Time Round is 'is the perfect companion for those who like their wearable tech a bit more incognito.'
  
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• Is the POPE set to ruin Apple's iPhone 6s launch? Delivery firms warn American buyers they may not get their handsets on Friday due to 'service disruptions'

  23-09-2015 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Delivery firms today warned customers that security concerns around the visit to Washington and New York mean package deliveries are banned in some areas on Friday.
  
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• Facebook with Star Wars launch 360 degree virtual reality video system

  23-09-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The social network today launched 360 videos that allow people to 'look around' using their mouse.
  It is expected the system will eventually work with Facebook's Oculus Rift VR headset.
  
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• LG set to unveil superflexible OLED screen as light as wallpaper in January

  23-09-2015 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Korean giant recently revealed a new $900m flexible screen plant designed to keep up with exploding demand for new screens. Now the first products from it are expected to arrive.
  
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• How to watch the SUPERMOON lunar eclipse on September 27th and 28th

  23-09-2015 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunday's supermoon eclipse will last 1 hour and 11 minutes, and will be visible to North and South America, Europe, Africa, and parts of West Asia and the eastern Pacific.
  
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• Massive meteorite shower pummeled Earth for 100 MILLION years

  23-09-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at France's National Centre for Scientific Research say this could account for differences in Earth's chemistry compared with its primordial material.
  
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• Artificial Intelligence GeoS sits geometry SAT exam as well as the average child

  23-09-2015 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system uses a combination of computer vision, natural language processing and a geometric solver to achieve 49 percent accuracy on official SAT test questions.
  
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• Study suggests Tube is 'too fast'

  23-09-2015 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A modelling study suggests that if London Underground trains travelled slower, there might be less overall congestion.
  
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• Google Nexus leaks reveal 5x and 6p handsets to be launched next week

  23-09-2015 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Android Police obtained these images showing the final packaging for the X and P handsets, which are set to be unveiled at a Google event in San Francisco next week.
  
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• Rosetta Space Probe's comet 67P has its own water cycle

  23-09-2015 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Institute for Space, Astrophysics and Planetology in Rome have used data from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission to figure out how ice accumulates on the comet's surface.
  
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• Viewpoint: Why did Neanderthals capture birds?

  23-09-2015 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bird capture sheds light on Neanderthal sophistication
  
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• Peake 'well prepared' ahead of launch

  23-09-2015 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's first official astronaut says he is "well prepared" as his December launch to the International Space Station approaches.
  
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• How to watch the SUPERMOON eclipse: Rare phenomenon will be seen throughout most of the world this weekend (and some say it could spell the end of the world)

  23-09-2015 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunday's supermoon eclipse will last 1 hour and 11 minutes, and will be visible to North and South America, Europe, Africa, and parts of West Asia and the eastern Pacific.
  
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• The computer that can sit an SAT: AI system solves geometry questions as well as the average eleven year old

  23-09-2015 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The system uses a combination of computer vision, natural language processing and a geometric solver to achieve 49 percent accuracy on official SAT test questions.
  
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• Massive meteorite shower pummeled Earth for 100 MILLION years and it changed the planet’s chemistry forever, claims study

  23-09-2015 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at France's National Centre for Scientific Research say this could account for differences in Earth's chemistry compared with its primordial material.
  
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• VIDEO: The world's most Instagrammed place?

  23-09-2015 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A snapshot of popular photo-sharing app Instagram's growing membership
  
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• FreedomPop gives users FREE minutes, texts and 4G data for life

  23-09-2015 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FreedomPop (logo pictured) has been operating in the US for three years, with almost one million customers, and 250,000 Britons have been using a beta service since May.
  
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• Google’s next Nexus leaks: Packaging and pictures reveal 5x and 6p handsets set to be launched next week

  23-09-2015 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Android Police obtained these images showing the final packaging for the X and P handsets, which are set to be unveiled at a Google event in San Francisco next week.
  
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• Nirvana's Smells like Teen Spirit is the most iconic song EVER

  23-09-2015 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A computer scientist at Goldsmiths, University of London, analysed 50 of the greatest themes as picked out by music critics for features that seemed to make them stand out.
  
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• Rosetta's comet has its own water cycle: Ice formation on the surface of 67P may explain space rock's strange 'duck' shape

  23-09-2015 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Institute for Space, Astrophysics and Planetology in Rome have used data from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission to figure out how ice accumulates on the comet's surface.
  
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• Scientists play Twenty Questions by reading each other's MINDS

  23-09-2015 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Player one from the University of Washington thought of an object while their brain activity was recorded. They then sent answers to online questions using brain signals.
  
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• How our brain remembers when and where events took place

  23-09-2015 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By studying brain activity, neuroscientists from MIT identified the entorhinal cortext is responsible for processing location and time using 'ocean' and 'island' cells.
  
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• Oculus Rift lets you take a tour of Star Trek's USS Enterprise

  23-09-2015 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tour is a demo of the ongoing Enterprise 3D Construction Project, which will one day allow wearers of the California-designed Oculus Rift virtual reality headset wander unguided.
  
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• Facebook went down: everyone panicked

  23-09-2015 19:05
  
  Facebook appears to be downThe site went offline around 5.30 BST and the outage appears to be global.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• VW: Call for car software law change

  23-09-2015 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Following the Volkswagen emissions scandal, campaign groups want independent experts to be allowed to check car software.
  
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• Icelandic volcano spewed more toxic gas than all of Europe

  23-09-2015 18:59
  
  WIRED interviews the researchers who found the Bardarbunga volcano emitted three times as much toxic gas than all man-made sources in Europe. By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Action Mobil Global XRS 7200 is ideal for people who like holidaying in warzones

  23-09-2015 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The massive camper van, produced in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria, has a 720-horsepower engine and comes with a £585,000 price tag.
  
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• VIDEO: How do you test a car's emissions?

  23-09-2015 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News visited Emission Analytics in London to find out about one common method of doing a detailed measurement.
  
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• The smart car seat that tackles ROAD RAGE: Chair gives drivers a relaxing massage or a blast of air to focus their attention

  23-09-2015 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French car seat manufacturer, Faurecia has shown off a smart car seat at IAA in Frankfurt, which has hidden sensors and massage technology to keep drivers calm yet alert.
  
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• The 'Angry Birds' movie trailer is not a great way to relax

  23-09-2015 17:25
  
  Look, we all knew this was coming. Let's just sit down for two minutes and 36 seconds and get through the first trailer for The Angry Birds Movie together, OK?
  The animated offshoot of Rovio's smash-hit mobile game series (get it? Because you smash things by throwing irate avians at them) has been in development since 2013 and is set for release 20 May 2016. When it was originally announced, it was said Rovio wanted the long window to make sure they got the st
  
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• Volkswagen CEO steps down in 'shock' at emissions scandal

  23-09-2015 17:22
  
  The CEO of Volkswagen has resigned following the revelation that millions of diesel cars may have been engineered to deliver misleading emissions results in the United States.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• The 128GB silver iPhone 6s pre-orders reveal it is the least popular option

  23-09-2015 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The data has been gathered by experts at iphonestockchecker.co.uk using sales information from network operators selling the devices in the UK. The silver iPhone 6s is pictured.
  
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• This might be the most intense VR simulator in existence

  23-09-2015 17:06
  
  The Cable Robot Simulator, developed at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, is an incredibly tense, precise and dextrous moving platform suspended by eight multi-directional cables. And it's designed for VR.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Vinegar could help save Barrier Reef

  23-09-2015 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Household vinegar might provide a cheap new way to kill coral-eating starfish damaging the Great Barrier Reef, scientists in Australia have found.
  
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• Nintendo joins non-profit developing future of games graphics

  23-09-2015 16:45
  
  Nintendo has joined the not-for-profit Khronos Group, which is developing the next generation of open-standard graphics APIs. The move could see more developers support its next console, the Nintendo NX.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Monaco Yacht Show displays expensive toys and gadgets for superyacht owners

  23-09-2015 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's most prestigious yacht show features the latest must-have accessories for wealthy owners, who can splash on everything from giant inflatable slides to helicopters.
  
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• Massachusetts football player saved by Apple Watch showing his high heart rate

  23-09-2015 15:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Houle, 17, had been to football practice in Massachusetts, when his Apple Watch showed his heart rate was unusually high and doctors then found his organs beginning to shut down.
  
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• Distinct 'chemical cocktail' released by dead bodies smells like berries and apples

  23-09-2015 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forensic scientists at the University of Leuven in Belgium found five compounds, with smells like ripe apples, cherries, or blackberries, are given off by human bodies as they decompose.
  
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• Google Chrome bug causes it to CRASH when your mouse hovers over a simple link

  23-09-2015 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bug was spotted by Latvian researcher Andris Atteka who reported it to Google last week. A developer has created a game called 3030 (pictured) that takes advantage of the flaw.
  
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• Bug in Google Chrome causes it to CRASH when your mouse hovers over a simple link -and developers have turned it into a game

  23-09-2015 14:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bug was spotted by Latvian researcher Andris Atteka who reported it to Google last week. A developer has created a game called 3030 (pictured) that takes advantage of the flaw.
  
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• Google's Gmail rolls out simple tools to help you take control of your inbox

  23-09-2015 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tools are available on the web version of the site from today, and will begin rolling out to the Android app 'over the next week.' Users can unblock the addresses in Settings.
  
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• NIST's quantum boffins have TELEPORTED stuff over a HUNDRED KILOMETRES

  23-09-2015 14:39 via go.theregister.com
  
  No news on people beaming around via excitable Scots Boffins at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), collaborating with Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), have quadrupled the farthest distance quantum information has been "teleported".…
  
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• 'Cosmic sonic booms' hidden by dust could be spotted with radio wave telescopes

  23-09-2015 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics have come up with a new way to clear the fog and spot hidden stars at the Milky Way's galactic centre (pictured).
  
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• Pepper the robot's contract bans users from having sex with it

  23-09-2015 14:30
  
  Buyers of a robot engineered to be emotionally responsive to humans have been banned from having sex with it. The creators of the robot have specified in their user contract that buyers must not use it for "acts for the purpose of sexual or indecent behaviour."
   By: Ruby Lott-Lavigna, Continue reading...
  
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• Scientists pinpoint signs of climate change as early as 1940 and it began in Africa

  23-09-2015 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Australia’s Arc Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and the University of Reading analysed changes in average temperature to collect global warming evidence.
  
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• Jet stream circling Saturn's north pole is jostled into shape by winds

  23-09-2015 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Planetary scientists at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology have used computer simulations to work out what causes the 20,000 mile wide vortex to form a six-sided geometric shape.
  
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• Happy birthday and monkey selfies -- why copyright matters

  23-09-2015 13:35
  
  Warner may have to pay back all the royalties it's ever demanded for 'Happy Birthday to You', with PETA also going to court over a monkey's rights to own a selfie.By: K.G Orphanides, Continue reading...
  
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• What is an equinox?

  23-09-2015 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What exactly is Autumn equinox?
  
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• Syrian civil war forces first withdrawal from Arctic seed bank

  23-09-2015 12:55
  
  Syria has been forced to make the first withdrawal from a global seed bank to replenish local supplies. An unlikely fallout of the civil war, the withdrawal will see 130 boxes of seeds first deposited into the vault by Syria returned to the Middle East.By: Cara McGoogan, Continue reading...
  
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• Tiny motors could suck carbon dioxide from the ocean

  23-09-2015 12:25
  
  Tiny motors could suck carbon dioxide from the oceanBy: Ruby Lott-Lavigna, Continue reading...
  
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