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• BigNeuron Project Aims to Untangle Brain Cell Structure - NBCNews.com

  01-04-2015 23:55 via nbcnews.com
  
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  BigNeuron Project Aims to Untangle Brain Cell Structure
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  Scientists say a new dating technique suggests that a human ancestor whose fossils were found in a South African cave lived about 3.7 million years ago. That's roughly the same time frame during which the famous human ancestor called Lucy roamed an ...
  Ancient hominid 'Little Foot' gets new birthdate (+video)Christian Science Monitor
  'Little Foot' fossil sheds light on early human forerunner
  
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• The 11 best April Fools' gags of 2015 - The Verge

  01-04-2015 23:49 via theverge.com
  
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  The 11 best April Fools' gags of 2015
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  April Fools is a wonderful and terrible day for the internet. Let's start with the terrible part: yes, there's a chance that you'll be tricked by fake news and bad pranks, and that's not really fun for anyone. But then there's the nice part: today is the one day that ...
  Best of April Fools: Backwards Google, Uber with catsUSA TODAY
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• Facebook's New 'Riff' App Lets You Make Videos With Friends - NBCNews.com

  01-04-2015 23:01 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Facebook's New 'Riff' App Lets You Make Videos With Friends
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  In the Wild West of the Internet, social media is often credited with giving a voice to the average citizen and helping to introduce democracy and activism to turbulent parts of the world. Yet on the flip side, online grievance campaigns have become an ...
  Facebook Badly Needs A Hit Social Video App&&Could RIff Be It?Fast Company
  Facebook 'riffs' on Snapchat with new group video
  
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• Google Maps 'Pac-Man' game: You have 1 more week to navigate these LA ... - Los Angeles Times

  01-04-2015 22:57 via latimes.com
  
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  Google Maps 'Pac-Man' game: You have 1 more week to navigate these LA ...
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  Ahead of April Fool's Day, Google quietly slipped a clever Easter egg into Google Maps on Tuesday, allowing users to click a layer to see Pac-Man chase cherries and ghosts all over actual city streets. The maps will be available in Pac-Man mode for about ...
  The Best Places To Play Pac-Man On Google Maps [Updated]Forbes
  April Fools' 2015: Google Maps Pac-Man Game, Micr
  
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• Ancient hominid 'Little Foot' gets new birthdate (+video) - Christian Science Monitor

  01-04-2015 22:40 via csmonitor.com
  
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  Ancient hominid 'Little Foot' gets new birthdate (+video)
  Christian Science Monitor
  Researchers have re-dated a controversial – but remarkably complete – hominid skeleton from South Africa's Sterkfontein caves to find that it lived roughly the same time as the more well known Australopithecus afarensis.
  BigNeuron Project Aims to Untangle Brain Cell StructureNBCNews.com
  'Little Foot' fossil sheds light on early human forerunnersReuters
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• 7 April Fool's Day Jokes That Show Techies Have a Sense of Humor - ABC News

  01-04-2015 22:36 via abcnews.go.com
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  7 April Fool's Day Jokes That Show Techies Have a Sense of Humor
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  Happy April Fool's Day! Amazon got the party started on Tuesday by revealing a new product that actually is not a prank -- but sounded a lot like one at first. The company revealed it is rolling out its Dash delivery service, allowing users to re-order household ...
  Google's Smartbox Is An April Fools-Inspired Mailbox That We Kind Of Wish ...Android Police
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• A Look at the Struggles of Smartphone Users

  01-04-2015 22:31
  
  Americans are more attached than ever to their smartphones, according to a study released today by the Pew Research Center that question more than 2,000 people.
  
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• Sphaerocoris annulus

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• Calliphara exellens

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• Facebook 'riffs' on Snapchat with new group video app - Computerworld

  01-04-2015 22:03 via computerworld.com
  
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  Facebook 'riffs' on Snapchat with new group video app
  Computerworld
  Facebook released a new app for making videos that it thinks can win over the competition by allowing collaboration among friends. The company on Wednesday released Riff, a mobile app that lets users create short videos and then share them with friends.
  Facebook new video app gives you a new way to Riff with friendsCNET
  Facebook's new side project, Riff, tries to blueprint the recipe for viral videosMa
  
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• Facebook Launches Meme-Tastic Video App 'Riff'

  01-04-2015 22:03 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook unveiled a new app called Riff that lets users create video with friends.
  
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• Marathon Mars Rover Suffers Amnesia And Possible Budget Chopping - STGIST

  01-04-2015 21:54 via stgist.com
  
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  Marathon Mars Rover Suffers Amnesia And Possible Budget Chopping
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  The Opportunity rover, still up and running millions of miles away from us, has suffered a brief “tech amnesia” while exploring an area called 'Spirit of St. Louis'. In related news, the latest NASA budget proposal could chop off support for the old rover.
  NASA's Mars Rover Might Need Private FundingThe Monitor Daily
  More memory issues for Mars Rover OpportunityRedOrbit
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• SnapPower Adds a USB Plug to Your Electrical Outlets

  01-04-2015 21:41 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The SnapPower Charger is an ultra-simple electrical outlet replacement that adds a USB port below the usual sockets - no wiring necessary.
  
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• Best and worst pranks from around the Web

  01-04-2015 21:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  From Pac-Man Google Maps to selfie shoes, here are the best -- and worst -- pranks from April Fools' Day 2015.
  
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• Microsoft Project Spartan 0.1 - PC Magazine

  01-04-2015 21:12 via pcmag.com
  
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  Microsoft Project Spartan 0.1
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  Sleek design. Compatible with popular sites. Webpage annotation. Reading mode. Built-in Flash and PDF support. Cons Some non-standard window behavior in testing. Occasionally non-responsive in tests. Fewer privacy protections than Internet Explorer.
  Microsoft Internet Explorer Replacement, Project Spartan in PicturesDailyTech
  We get our claws into Project Spartan, Microsoft's new browserThe Register
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• With Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Samsung Tries to Regain Its Footing - New York Times

  01-04-2015 20:48 via nytimes.com
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  With Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Samsung Tries to Regain Its Footing
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  Samsung's internal code name for its latest top-of-the-line smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, is “Project Zero,” signaling what Samsung calls “a return to fundamentals.” The code name also suggests that Samsung finally seems to understand the many ...
  Samsung Galaxy S6 delivers poor graphics performance vs. Apple iPhone 6 PlusApple Insider
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• Fin24.com | Heunis successor at SABC announced

  01-04-2015 20:45
  
  The general executive of commercial enterprises Anton Heunis is stepping down after 35 years with the public broadcaster.
  
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• Study: Polar bears unlikely to adapt to land-based foods - UPI.com

  01-04-2015 20:45 via upi.com
  
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  Study: Polar bears unlikely to adapt to land-based foods
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  "Although some polar bears may eat terrestrial foods, there is no evidence the behavior is widespread," said lead researcher Dr. Karyn Rode. By Brooks Hays | April 1, 2015 at 2:43 PM. Comments 0 Comments. share with facebook. share with twitter.
  Scientists say polar bears won't thrive on land foodWZVN-TV
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• Medieval Graveyard Found Under University

  01-04-2015 20:35
  
  More than 1,000 human remains dating back to medieval times were discovered at a burial site at the University of Cambridge.
  
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• 'Furious 7' Film Shows off Sharp New Imax Laser Technology

  01-04-2015 19:34
  
  Sharper contrasts, even bigger screens _ Imax shows off laser movie technology in 'Furious 7'
  
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• Video Feature: Custom Filters to Sift the Torrent of Technology News

  01-04-2015 19:04 via nytimes.com
  A number of apps help users winnow the overwhelming amount of news about hardware and software, serving up content of the greatest interest to them.
  
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• Polar Bears Can't Rely On Land-Based Foods When The Ice Melts, Study Finds - Huffington Post

  01-04-2015 19:03 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Polar Bears Can't Rely On Land-Based Foods When The Ice Melts, Study Finds
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  Polar bears need sea ice in order to hunt for seals and other food in the ocean. But climate change is taking that away from them. The bears are spending more and more time on land, but there is not enough food there to truly sustain them, according to a ...
  Scientists say polar bears won't thrive on land foodMorganton News Herald
  Study: Polar bears unlikely to adapt to land-b
  
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• This Boot Exoskeleton Was Made for Walking Efficiently

  01-04-2015 18:58 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Humans were born to walk and run on two feet, but that doesn't mean we can't use a little help now and then.
  
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• Galaxy Discovery Sheds New Light on Early Universe

  01-04-2015 18:55
  
  New clues have been discovered in the distant universe that shed light on how galaxies formed.
  
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• 7 April Fool's Day Jokes That Show Techies Have a Sense of Humor

  01-04-2015 18:18
  
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• Obama Signs Order Creating New Cyber Sanctions Program

  01-04-2015 17:58
  Obama authorizes new sanctions regime targeting perpetrators of malicious cyberattacks
  
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• What???s Special About the Next Blood Moon

  01-04-2015 16:36
  
  Don't press the snooze button for this one.
  
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• For More Poor Americans, Smartphones Are Lifelines

  01-04-2015 16:34 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Smartphone dependency is up sharply nationwide, particularly among lower-income households and those with fewer years of education.
  
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• Fin24.com | Pay for WhatsApp calls, says Econet Zimbabwe

  01-04-2015 16:19
  
  Zimbabweans don't have access to WhatsApp’s voice calling feature on Econet's social network bundles as the mobile operator says users must pay for this service separately.
  
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• ThinkGeek's foolishly fake products should be real - CNET

  01-04-2015 16:11 via cnet.com
  
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  ThinkGeek's foolishly fake products should be real
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  This April Fools' Day, ThinkGeek unleashed everything from Mad Max Power Wheels Desert Drifters to a Hodor Travel Buddy to Voltron Cat Condos. Take a look at some of the coolest fake products around. by Bonnie Burton · @bonniegrrl; April 1, 2015 7:04 ...
  At Last, A Voltron Cat CondoTechnabob (blog)
  ThinkGeek Brings Us An April Fools' Joke We Wish Was Real: A Mad Max Power ...Tech Times
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• Obama Approves Targeted Sanctions Against Cyberattackers

  01-04-2015 15:57 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  President Barack Obama authorized the first sanctions program directed at individuals or groups that carry out cyberattacks against U.S. interests.
  
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• Fin24.com | MTN shares race on peaceful Nigerian vote

  01-04-2015 15:45
  
  MTN shares have climbed the most in almost five years after a largely peaceful vote in Nigeria, the mobile operator's biggest market.
  
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• Library of Congress Isn't Too Tech-Savvy: GAO Report

  01-04-2015 15:41 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The largest library in the world has an IT problem.
  
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• Fin24.com | Maturing apps market demands more of developers

  01-04-2015 14:41
  
  Creating a hit mobile application is becoming more difficult in a market where users are more demanding, an international survey has found.
  
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• April Fools' Day 2015: The best and worst pranks from around the Web

  01-04-2015 14:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  From Pac-Man Google Maps to selfie shoes, here are the best -- and worst -- pranks from April Fools' Day 2015.
  
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• These 'Imposter' Scams Are No April Fools' Joke

  01-04-2015 14:23 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  For some criminals, every day is April Fools' Day.
  
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• Moody, modern boy's

  01-04-2015 14:18 via pinterest.com
  
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• Fin24.com | Samsung launches speedy repair centres

  01-04-2015 14:04
  
  Samsung is looking to accelerate the mobile repair process with the launch of a faster repair service in major centres.
  
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• Watch: Facebook Launches A New Photo 'Scrapbook' Feature

  01-04-2015 13:28
  
  Facebook's new Scrapbook helps parents customize their baby photos.
  
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• How durable is Samsung's new Galaxy S6? - ZDNet

  01-04-2015 13:11 via zdnet.com
  
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  How durable is Samsung's new Galaxy S6?
  ZDNet
  One of the biggest concerns that consumers have about gadgets relates to robustness. No one wants to spend a few hundred dollars on a new smartphone only to have the screen shatter the first time it hits the floor, or for it to die prematurely if it gets some ...
  The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Is The New HotnessTechCrunch
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• Fin24.com | MTN to 'outsource retail stores'

  01-04-2015 12:49
  
  The mobile network is said to have agreed to outsourcing its South African retail operations to US-based Brightstar.
  
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• Fin24.com | WhatsApp calling already winning over local users

  01-04-2015 12:06
  
  A snap poll by Fin24 reveals that an overwhelming majority of readers are ready to ditch traditional voice services in favour of WhatsApp calling
  
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• Fin24.com | Why Eskom should do a Telkom

  01-04-2015 11:44
  
  The state-owned power utility needs to get more private sector involvement to deal with the problems it is facing, says an expert.
  
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• Fin24.com | Post Office fires employees for illegal strike

  01-04-2015 11:11
  
  The SA Post Office has dismissed six employees who violated a court order during the illegal strike that crippled postal operations in the last quarter of 2014.
  
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• News24.com | Buy an electric car online from Amazon

  01-04-2015 11:01
  
  First it was books, then household products; now you can buy an electric car from online shopping giant Amazon.
  
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• Judge: Navy's Hawaii, California Training Plan Inadequate

  01-04-2015 07:35
  Federal judge rules against Navy's training plans for waters off Hawaii, Southern California
  
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• Girl Gets New Hand Thanks To 3-D Printing Technology

  01-04-2015 02:48 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Faith Lennox had part of her arm amputated at an early age, but is able to surf, swim, and bike a lot easier thanks to some incredible technology.
  
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• Tiny Songbird Tracked Across 1,700 Miles of Open Ocean

  01-04-2015 01:14
  Tiny songbird tracked across 1,700 miles of open ocean from northeastern US to Caribbean
  
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• Wallacedela nishiyam

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• Jewel Bug, Callipher

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