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• HTC unveils the One X9: Smartphone with a 5.5-inch display will compete with affordable Chinese models

  24-12-2015 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new Android device revealed by HTC has a metallic ‘hero,’ design. The ‘One X9’ has been announced in China, and will be sold for 2,399 yuan, roughly $370.
  
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• 500 million-year-old creature may be the first known doting mother

  24-12-2015 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, and Centre national de la recherche scientifique discovered the oldest evidence of a creature that carried its offspring.
  
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• Experts reveal how sex helps us live longer - and why it's so important to kiss...

  24-12-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  What is happening inside our heads when we slip between the sheets? Here we ask the experts to reveal how sex alters our brains and bodies - and how it can help us live longer...
  
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• Why you can't get Christmas songs out of your head thanks to earworms

  24-12-2015 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elizabeth Margulis, director of the Music Cognition Lab at the University of Arkansa told DailyMail.com that there are certain triggers that could turn on a repeating choir in your head.
  
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• Hey, Santa – duck! Space shaft buzzes Earth on Christmas Eve

  24-12-2015 21:46 via go.theregister.com
  
  Who ordered an asteroid? Pics  Unfortunate-looking Asteroid 2003 SD220 will shoot past Earth on Christmas Eve, say scientists tracking the mysterious speeding rock.…
  
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• Are these the best drone photographs in the world?

  24-12-2015 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the vibrant tulip fields in Holland to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef talented drone photographers have explored all corners of the world. MailOnline Travel rounds up some of 2015's best drone images.
  
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• Americans use more electricity for Christmas lights than some countries do all year

  24-12-2015 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Center for Global Development says Americans use more energy for holiday lights than El Salvador, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nepal, or Cambodia, use in a whole year.
  
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• Shed Simove's Not So Smartwatch with apps, games and messaging for just £10

  24-12-2015 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Not So Smart Watch, which has zero chance of being infected with malware, is the brainchild of Shed Simove, author, performer and purveyor of novelty toys and author/TV producer Steven Vinacour.
  
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• Iron Age settlement reveals Vikings had a soft spot for delicate glass

  24-12-2015 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have discovered a Viking village on the site of a military airbase on Norway's Ørland peninsula where they have discovered clues the feared warriors wore delicate jewellery.
  
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• China unveils its first ROBOT weather presenter: Microsoft's Xiaoice has become an instant TV personality

  24-12-2015 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chinese live program, 'Morning News,' introduced the AI on this week, making Xiaoice the first robot to take on a job of this kind. Her voice sounds more like a human' than any other AI's to date.
  
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• IntraFace app brings advanced facial recognition to know how you feel

  24-12-2015 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The IntraFace app, developed by a team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, can identify facial features and even pick up on emotions.
  
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• An out of this world marriage proposal! Man asks his girlfriend to marry him by launching a ring into the edge of SPACE

  24-12-2015 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When the time came for Shawn Wright of Calgary, Alberta to solidify his marriage proposal to his fiancée, doing it on Earth simply wasn't enough. So, he sent the ring up to the stratosphere on a balloon.
  
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• Nintendo's first mobile game Miitomo will allow players to buy CLOTHES

  24-12-2015 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nintendo is due to release its first mobile gaming app for smartphones in March next year. The Japanese company's free app will feature in-app purchases so players can buy clothes for their Mii avatars.
  
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• Should YOU tell your child about Santa? A psychologist's view

  24-12-2015 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jared Piazza, Lecturer in Moral Psychology at Lancaster University has looked at the arguments for and against perpetuating the Santa story.
  
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• HappyGrumpy analyses Twitter data to understand your mood

  24-12-2015 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The HappyGrumpy website can analyse your Twitter timeline to tell you if you are a happy tweeter or a grump. It can also be used to discover how happy celebrities and politicians are.
  
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• Your mobile could know what you're doing and even how you FEEL: App brings advanced facial recognition to smartphones

  24-12-2015 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The IntraFace app, developed by a team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, can identify facial features and even pick up on emotions.
  
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• Nintendo's first mobile game will sell you CLOTHES: Miitomo will allow players to build avatars and offer in-app purchases

  24-12-2015 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nintendo is due to release its first mobile gaming app for smartphones in March next year. The Japanese company's free app will feature in-app purchases so players can buy clothes for their Mii avatars.
  
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• Giant asteroid to make Christmas Eve flyby: 1.5 mile-wide space rock will pass Earth tonight (but don't worry, it WON'T cause volcanoes to erupt)

  24-12-2015 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At its closest approach tonight, asteroid 2003 SD220 will be about 6.6 million miles (10.6 million kilometers) from Earth -- about 28 times farther than the moon is from Earth.
  
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• When should you tell your child the truth about Santa? Psychologist explains the pros and cons of coming clean 

  24-12-2015 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jared Piazza, Lecturer in Moral Psychology at Lancaster University has looked at the arguments for and against perpetuating the Santa story.
  
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• You may be a NARCISSIST if you geeked out over the new Star Wars film

  24-12-2015 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at the University of Georgia studied the personalities of those involved in 'geek culture' such as dressing up as characters from films or attending comic book conventions (pictured).
  
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• Scans show what happens in our brains when we get lost 

  24-12-2015 15:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Kyoto University in Japan researchers scanned the brain activity of eight participants as they made their way through a series of virtual 3D mazes.
  
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• Are you a happy tweeter or a Twitter grump? Online tool reveals what your posts are really revealing about you

  24-12-2015 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The HappyGrumpy website can analyse your Twitter timeline to tell you if you are a happy tweeter or a grump. It can also be used to discover how happy celebrities and politicians are.
  
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• Runner's routes make Star Wars maps

  24-12-2015 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fitness fan proves the Force is strong in Portland, USA, by mapping out Star Wars routes while out jogging.
  
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• Shed Simove's 'Smartwatch' with apps, games and messaging that never runs out of battery for £10?

  24-12-2015 14:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Not So Smart Watch, which has zero chance of being infected with malware, is the brainchild of Shed Simove, author, performer and purveyor of novelty toys and author/TV producer Steven Vinacour.
  
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• WhatsApp takes aim at Apple's FaceTime

  24-12-2015 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The screenshot image (pictured) was posted by German Apple blog Macerkopf and it shows a side-by-side shot of a video call being made and answered.
  
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• Inmarsat's big boost to UK space

  24-12-2015 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inmarsat, the British satellite telecommunications company, has awarded the contract to build its next-generation constellation to Airbus.
  
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• No more passwords! Google trials system that lets you use settings on your PHONE to log into account

  24-12-2015 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virginia-based Systems engineer Rohit Paul, known as a rp1225 on Reddit, said he received an email invitation to test a new Google login method that uses a smartphone for authentication.
  
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• Vultures in a flap over turbulence

  24-12-2015 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vultures have developed the ability to tap into turbulent air as a way of gaining altitude according to a new study.
  
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• Track Santa live: NORAD begins its annual mission to follow Father Christmas and his reindeer around the world

  24-12-2015 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  You can track his progress with The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), which follows Santa from leaving left his top-secret toy factory in the North Pole.
  
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• Do you love Star Wars and play video games? Chances are you're a NARCISSIST: 'Geeks' are more likely to be vain show-offs, claims study

  24-12-2015 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists at the University of Georgia studied the personalities of those involved in 'geek culture' such as dressing up as characters from films or attending comic book conventions (pictured).
  
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• Are you sure you know where you're going? Scans reveal what happens in our brains when we get lost and how we find our way

  24-12-2015 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Kyoto University in Japan researchers scanned the brain activity of eight participants as they made their way through a series of virtual 3D mazes.
  
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• The world faces widespread food shortages due to global warming

  24-12-2015 12:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia will be worst affected by water shortages, with pockets of Australia, the US and southern Europe also predicted to suffer.
  
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• 'Wake up' switch found in the brain: Scientists control consciousness in a rat by 'tuning a dial' in a central region of its mind

  24-12-2015 11:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists Stanford University have been able to send rats to sleep by ‘dialling down’ the activity of a central region of their brains – like turning down the volume on a radio.
  
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• Hyatt hotel visitors hit by malware

  24-12-2015 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hotel group Hyatt warns visitors that it suffered a security breach in its customer payment system.
  
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• The year's most radical plane concepts revealed

  24-12-2015 11:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Designers and engineers have envisioned hypersonic passenger jets that can reach speeds of nearly 7,700mph and rockets that can propel aircraft from London to Sydney in just four hours.
  
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• Map shows people in every corner of the world are listening to streams of The Beatles

  24-12-2015 11:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although official streaming figures are yet to be announced, the official The Beatles site features a globe that 'glows yellow' in the regions where people are streaming right now (pictured).
  
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• The world faces widespread food shortages due to global warming: Crops will become scarce as droughts ravage Africa and Asia

  24-12-2015 11:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia will be worst affected by water shortages, with pockets of Australia, the US and southern Europe also predicted to suffer.
  
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• Jamming Bodies: this robotic wall will eat you alive

  24-12-2015 11:00
  
    JB1.0: Jamming Bodies is an interactive laboratory built to explore how mouldable rooms might form part of the future of spaces.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Here, there and everywhere: Map shows people in every corner of the world are listening to streams of The Beatles

  24-12-2015 10:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although official streaming figures are yet to be announced, the official The Beatles site features a globe that 'glows yellow' in the regions where people are streaming right now (pictured).
  
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• Restoring the 'forests of the sea'

  24-12-2015 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers are encouraging people to buy 'underwater Christmas trees' to help fund the restoration of seaweed that suddenly disappeared in the 1980s.
  
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• Fear, loathing and gezelligheid: 5 emotions that will dominate 2016

  24-12-2015 10:00
  
  In 2016 the only thing to fear is the prediction of fear itselfBy: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• Pet owners paid £67k to have puppies cloned at Sooam Biotech Research Foundation from their dead dog

  24-12-2015 08:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Laura Jacques and Richard Remde have flown to South Korea over Christmas to a laboratory which is cloning boxer Dylan (pictured), who they lost in June.
  
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• Can you find artist Gergely Dudás' cat in his latest artwork?

  24-12-2015 08:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hungarian artist Gergely Dudás has posted another Christmas puzzle on his Facebook page, showing dozens of hand-drawn owls with a single cat carefully hidden among the crowd.
  
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• Amazingly clever orangutan Nemo designs her own HAMMOCK in incredible video

  24-12-2015 07:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nemo appeared in a video that the Nakhonratchasima Zoo shared on Facebook Monday. She clambered up in her cage and fastened a piece of fabric together, forming the perfect spot for a nap.
  
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• Tudor gold is found in the Thames River from the 16th century

  24-12-2015 03:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tudor gold has been found on the banks of the River Thames. Shore scourers known as 'mudlarks' unearthed the 16th Century treasure trove which includedbeads, studs and aglets.
  
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• Swipe left or right on Voter app to find out what US presidential candidate you should support

  24-12-2015 01:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swiping left or right has become the go-to move for finding our relationship match. But an app lets you swipe to find your perfect political match. Voter designed to push millennials to the polls.
  
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• How to celebrate a digital Christmas

  24-12-2015 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Use tech to sharpen up your celebrations
  
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• Have Star Wars fans finally discovered how BB-8 works?

  24-12-2015 01:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier analyses suggested BB-8 was a droid with two separately operating features for the head and for the base, but new research by TechCrunch suggests that this may not be the case.
  
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• VIDEO: The secrets revealed by coastal erosion

  24-12-2015 00:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Archaeologist Tom Dawson, explains how the public can help to log sites at risk of coastal erosion.
  
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• VIDEO: The greatest toy you can't buy?

  24-12-2015 00:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News catches up with engineers at the University of Cambridge who have developed a prototype game, using remote-controlled airships.
  
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