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• The Galaxy Tab S2 is coming... and this is what it might look like

  10-05-2015 16:08
  
  If you've been eagerly awaiting news of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 then a couple of today's tidbits will be of interest to you. First we have an image from the usually reliable @OnLeaks that shows the S2 is going to look a lot like the recently outed Galaxy Tab A.There's what looks to be a metal frame around the edges as well as a physical home button that could presumably double as a fingerprint sensor. A front-facing camera and ambient light sensor can also be spotted.The picture suggests we ca
  
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• Explore a Lego version of Google Street View

  10-05-2015 12:28
  
  Hats off to Swedish designer Einar Öberg, who's used his coding skills to add a layer of Lego on top of of Google Street View. Head to Brick Street View and you can get a blocky view of any road in the world.Once you drop your Lego pegwoman into position, you'll see a pixelated mosaic giving the effect of Lego bricks (if you squint a little bit). Lego roads, cars, trees and the occasional landmark are added for extra emphasis.It's a fun way to while away some time on a Sunday afternoon and if y
  
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• Apple’s Beats deal finally starts to make some sense

  10-05-2015 10:15
  
  A year ago, Apple bought headphone company Beats for $3bn. It turns out that it was its streaming business that was so tempting Continue reading...
  
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• Opinion: Surprises are dead: Endless leaks and teasers are killing the joy of tech

  10-05-2015 10:00
  
  Did you read about LG's new G4 last week? I didn't. There was no point clicking on any of the official stuff, as the entire internet has spent the last six months analysing almost every single facet of the phone's external design and internal components, thanks to a non-stop campaign of leaks.The actual announcement was an anticlimax, a formal dotting of the Is and crossing of the Ts that simply said "Yep, here it is, looking just like it was in those pictures that appeared on the internet
  
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• The Cloud Cities where urban automation is a reality

  10-05-2015 09:49
  
  IntroductionRemote storage, big data and the Internet of Things are often discussed separately, but together they're the driving forces behind some of the globe's most innovative smart city projects.Cities spend fortunes on infrastructure, energy and waste collection, which is why the global smart city industry – which has efficiency on its to-do list – is predicted to be worth $400 billion (around £260 billion, or AU$500 billion) by 2020.So it's no surprise that cloud city projects are spr
  
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• Running Man of Tech: This is how elite athletes' fitness levels are tested

  10-05-2015 09:30
  
  My day in tiny shortsThis week I got a tiny taste of what it's like to be an elite athlete. It was neither nationwide adulation, nor excelling on an international stage, but I did get to swim in a very tiny swimming pool.As part of this mad decision to try and become a triathlete in just a couple of months, I was invited down to GlaxoSmithKline's Human Performance Labs to undergo a battery of tests to determine just how fit and ready I am to take on this ludicrous challenge.Let's recap: in just
  
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• What’s this pedal for? Driving lessons for youngsters

  10-05-2015 07:00
  
  Would you let a pair of 13-year-olds loose in your car? Of course not – you find someone else’s. Martin Love puts two teenage girls through the Young Driver programme Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Johannesburg CCTV beginning to deliver

  10-05-2015 06:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CCTV cameras that were installed in Johannesburg many years ago are beginning to show some positive results.
  
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