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• Oculus Rift DK2 dev kit offers VR for $350 (hands-on) - CNET

  07-01-2015 23:38 via cnet.com
  
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  Oculus Rift DK2 dev kit offers VR for $350 (hands-on)
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  The newest development kit for Oculus Rift adds better positional tracking and display technology, and it's finally available to order. by Scott Stein · @jetscott; March 21, 2014 2:41 PM PDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more. more +.
  Runtastic shows us what it's like to do a workout wearing an Oculus RiftEngadget
  Virtual reality enters a new dimensionDaily Mail
  VR continues to drop jaws and
  
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• Oregon's Wandering Wolf, OR-7, Gets Official Pack Status

  07-01-2015 23:35
  Oregon's famous wandering wolf, OR-7, gets official pack status; first for western Oregon
  
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• BlackBerry aims to keep the Internet of Things safe, AT&T hops on data rollover ... - The Republic

  07-01-2015 23:14 via therepublic.com
  
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  BlackBerry aims to keep the Internet of Things safe, AT&T hops on data rollover ...
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  LAS VEGAS — BlackBerry says it will use its expertise in secured messaging services to offer new ways for cars, home appliances and other devices to communicate with each other while keeping data secure and private. In the emerging field known as the ...
  BlackBerry making its case for Internet of ThingsCNET
  BlackBerry Unveils Cloud-based Internet of Things PlatformDigital Journal
  
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• Watch: CES 2015: Take a Ride in a Self-Driving Car

  07-01-2015 23:11
  
  Delphi Automotive shows off its autonomous vehicle at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.
  
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• Researchers search for the cause of mass sea bird die-off - National Monitor

  07-01-2015 22:56 via natmonitor.com
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  Researchers search for the cause of mass sea bird die-off
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  More than 100,000 dead birds have been found on the west coast of North America and the cause remains a mystery. Cassin's auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) is a small but hardy bird that nests off the west coast from northern California to British Columbia.
  Shores along the Pacific coast witness carcasses of thousands of dead birdsFrontline Desk
  Scientists remain puzzled by mass of dead birds along West Coast
  
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• One of CES' Most Innovative New Gadgets is a Sneaker

  07-01-2015 22:48 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  This is a new kid's sneaker made by Skechers. It also is the classic 80s game Simon. Too bad they don't come in adult sizes.
  
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• FBI Director Confident North Korea Was Behind Cyberattack

  07-01-2015 22:45
  FBI director: Sony threats were traced to IP addresses used exclusively by North Koreans
  
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• Macro-based malware is making a comeback, researchers warn - PCWorld

  07-01-2015 22:10 via pcworld.com
  
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  Macro-based malware is making a comeback, researchers warn
  PCWorld
  For the past several months, different groups of attackers have distributed malware through Microsoft Office documents that contain malicious macros, reviving a technique that has been out of style for over a decade. Macros are scripts that contain commands ...
  Dridex Banking Malware Abuses Microsoft Office Macros to Infect UserseWeek
  Dridex Banking Trojan Spreading Via Office MacrosThreatpost
  
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• Intel Shrinks Wearables With Button-Sized Computer

  07-01-2015 22:09 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  If you thought the latest generation of Fitbits and smartwatches were small, wait until you see what Intel is working on.
  
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• 2nd Launch Try for Space Station Delivery Set for Saturday

  07-01-2015 22:04
  SpaceX to try again Saturday to launch space station supplies, land booster rocket on platform
  
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• Netflix Won't Say How Many People Watch Their Series

  07-01-2015 21:58
  Netflix churning out new product, but still won't say how many people watch its series
  
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• Tech Enthusiasts Turn up at Las Vegas Gadget Show

  07-01-2015 21:42
  Tech enthusiasts gather at International CES gadget show in Las Vegas
  
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• How to Fake Your Way Into Sounding Like a Tech Expert

  07-01-2015 21:24
  
  Here's a cheat sheet to some of the most buzzworthy jargon at this year's CES.
  
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• CES 2015: Drones, Drones and More Drones

  07-01-2015 21:22
  
  Some of the coolest devices in action at the Consumer Electronics Show.
  
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• FishBit Aquarium Monitor Floats So Your Fish Won't

  07-01-2015 21:03 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  FishBit is a new gadget that helps keep your pet fish in good health by monitoring their water and sending the data to your phone.
  
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• Wireless Charger Powers Devices from 15 Feet Away - Discovery News

  07-01-2015 20:34 via news.discovery.com
  
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  Wireless Charger Powers Devices from 15 Feet Away
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  The concept of wireless power transmission has been around for a long time. Just ask the angry ghost of Nikola Tesla. But the actual execution of the idea has been, historically, less than electrifying. Still, one company at this year's Consumer Electronics ...
  [CES 2015] Hands-On: Energous Wants To Charge Your Gadgets Completely ...Android Police
  CES 2015: WattUp lets you wirelessly charge your phone from 6 metres aw
  
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• Netflix Says It Wants to Stream 'The Interview'

  07-01-2015 20:28
  Netflix says it wants to make 'The Interview' available to its 53 million subscribers
  
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• Intel Pledges $300 Million to Improve Tech Diversity

  07-01-2015 20:22 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Intel CEO Brian Krzanich says hiring more women and under-represented minorities isn't just good business, it's the right thing to do.
  
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• Want to Turn Heads at CES? Hire a Celebrity

  07-01-2015 19:51
  CES 'entrepretainers' Neil Young, Shaq, Ryan Seacrest and more lend celebrity to gadget show
  
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• FBI Director Reveals New Details About Sony Hack

  07-01-2015 19:51
  
  FBI Director James Comey speaks out about the Sony Hack and North Korea's involvement.
  
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• Drones Must Learn to Navigate Populated Areas

  07-01-2015 19:38
  Before entering everyday life, drones must learn to navigate safely through towns and cities
  
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• FBI Chief Comey: North Korean Hackers 'Got Sloppy'

  07-01-2015 19:25 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  FBI Director James Comey tells computer security experts that North Korean hackers got sloppy when attacking Sony, when on a couple of occasions they posted from their true, North Korean Internet addresses.
  
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• Sony Hackers Used North Korean IPs: FBI Director

  07-01-2015 19:08 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The hackers who penetrated Sony Entertainment Pictures "got sloppy" and used IP addresses that have been linked to North Koreans, said James Comey.
  
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• ESO Views Lynds Dark Nebula 483

  07-01-2015 18:59 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released ESO image shows Lynds Dark Nebula 483, which is located about 700 light-years away in the constellation of Serpens. Some of the stars appear to be missing in this intriguing new ESO image. But the black gap in this glitteringly beautiful starfield is not really a gap, but rather a region of […]
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• Last Chance to Get Y

  07-01-2015 18:55 via pinterest.com
  
  Last Chance to Get Your 2015 Year In Space Calendars from @YearInSpace!
  
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• HARPS-N Spectrograph Reveals the Composition of Terrestrial Planets

  07-01-2015 18:45 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using the High-Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS), astronomers show that the recipe for Earth also applies to terrestrial exoplanets orbiting distant stars. Cambridge, Massachusetts – How do you make an Earth-like planet? The “test kitchen” of Earth has given us a detailed recipe, but it wasn’t clear whether other planetary systems would follow the […]
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• Watch: Bill Gates Samples Water Made From Feces

  07-01-2015 18:31
  
  The billionaire's foundation has poured millions of dollars into the purification machine, which is on its way to Africa.
  
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• Fin24.com | Apple ID users warned on super security

  07-01-2015 18:30
  
  Recent steps have made it much harder for outsiders to gain access to data locked away by a person's Apple ID. But owners of the data run the risk of getting locked out themselves.
  
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• Photo Shoot Captures

  07-01-2015 18:27 via pinterest.com
  
  Photo Shoot Captures Classified Spy Satellite Engine Burn
  
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• Astronomers Discover Eight New Planets in “Goldilocks” Zone

  07-01-2015 18:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using Kepler data, a team of astronomers has discovered eight new planets orbiting their stars at a distance where liquid water can exist on the planet’s surface. Cambridge, Massachusetts – Astronomers announced today that they have found eight new planets in the “Goldilocks” zone of their stars, orbiting at a distance where liquid water can […]
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• How flying fish took flight? Fossils may tell us

  07-01-2015 18:19
  
  An extinct flying fish may shed light on how gliding evolved in such animals, researchers say.
  
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• Onset of Schizophrenia Linked to Elevated Neural Links

  07-01-2015 17:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from Yale scientists, in conjunction with colleagues at the Huaxi Magnetic Resonance Research Center at Sichuan University in China, reveals that that the onset of the schizophrenia is marked by an abnormal spike in neural connections. In its chronic stage, schizophrenia is typically marked by a dearth of links between brain cells in […]
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• Let in the light: Ancient Roman fort designed for celestial show

  07-01-2015 17:56
  
  The gateways of an ancient Roman fort in Britain are roughly aligned with the light from the sun during the summer and winter solstices a design that would have resulted in a striking scene on the shortest and longest days of the year, a researcher says
  
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• Renaissance-era Italian warlord was poisoned, mummy reveals

  07-01-2015 17:53
  
  Forensic scientists in Italy have uncovered a mummy murder mystery
  
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• Volunteers Find 1 Million Potential Debris Disks and YSO Disks

  07-01-2015 17:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A short video details how volunteers using a NASA-sponsored citizen science website made 1 million potential planetary nursery classifications in less than a year. A NASA-sponsored website designed to crowdsource analysis of data from the agency’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission has reached an impressive milestone. In less than a year, citizen scientists using […]
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• NASA spots more planets out of solar system that may be like Earth

  07-01-2015 17:30
  
  Earth has a few more near-twin planets outside our solar system, tantalizing possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.
  
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• Fin24.com | Drones swoop into electronics show

  07-01-2015 17:30
  
  On a dusty stretch of Nevada desert, a quadcopter drone kicks up a small cloud as it takes off. It then trails its operator on a drive across the flat terrain, filming the motion from a short distance above.
  
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• Kepler spots most Earth-like planet yet

  07-01-2015 17:22
  
  If you're sick of Earth and have a spacecraft capable of traveling hundreds of light-years, astronomers have spotted the most promising destination yet.
  
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• Kepler Discovers Small Exoplanets

  07-01-2015 17:18 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists have validated eight more candidate planets and added another 554 candidates to the roll of potential planets, six of which are near-Earth-size and orbit in the habitable zone of stars similar to our sun. How many stars like our sun host planets like our Earth? NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope continuously monitored more than 150,000 […]
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• Sony Hack 'Most Serious' Cyberattack on U.S.: Spy Chief

  07-01-2015 17:07 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The hack attack on Sony Pictures was "the most serious attack ever made against U.S. interests," intelligence chief James Clapper said Wednesday.
  
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• Fin24.com | Wireless charging for tablets coming soon

  07-01-2015 16:30
  
  The days when you will be able to charge your tablet without cables is coming, thanks to recent upgrades to chips using the Qi standard.
  
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• Fin24.com | Young African entrepreneur saving mothers

  07-01-2015 16:01
  
  Africa’s top young entrepreneur, who is solving health problems with technology, won $25 000 to grow his venture.
  
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• Fin24.com | Monster sues Apple's Beats over headphone tech

  07-01-2015 15:30
  
  American audio equipment maker Monster is suing rival Beats over claims it ripped off headphone technology ahead of the firm's sale to Apple for more than $3bn.
  
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• Pro-Russian Group Claim Hack on German Government Sites

  07-01-2015 14:53 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  In a statement on its website, a group calling itself CyberBerkut took responsibility.
  
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• Fin24.com | Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp to resume trading

  07-01-2015 14:42
  
  One of the largest Bitcoin exchanges said on Wednesday it expected to resume trading after suspending operations because of a security breach.
  
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• Fin24.com | Acer targets smartphone giants with Liquid Jade S

  07-01-2015 13:59
  
  Computer maker Acer has thrown down the gauntlet with a new smartphone that takes direct aim at some of the top global manufacturers.
  
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• Fin24.com | WhatsApp now has 700 million users

  07-01-2015 13:45
  
  Popular instant messaging service WhatsApp has grown to half the size of social media giant Facebook.
  
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• Watch: Samsung Unveils Its Curved SUHD at the 2015 CES

  07-01-2015 13:05
  
  The SUHD quality reportedly delivers the highest color purity and light efficiency.
  
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• Fin24.com | Watchdog should probe Aramex-PostNet tie-up

  07-01-2015 12:52
  
  This proposed deal should be scrutinised to determine if the tie-up won't remove another competitor to milk consumers more, says Gugu Lourie.
  
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• Fin24.com | Online scams hurt SA classified users

  07-01-2015 12:16
  
  Despite the increasing protection for online trades, scammers are still hard at work trying to steal your cash.
  
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