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• Founder of Facebook's Oculus hit with lawsuit - Reuters

  22-05-2015 23:37 via reuters.com
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  Founder of Facebook's Oculus hit with lawsuit
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  SAN FRANCISCO The founder of virtual reality glasses maker Oculus VR Inc, acquired by Facebook Inc for $2 billion, has been accused of taking confidential information he learned while working with another company and passing it off as his own, according ...
  Oculus Facing Another LawsuitGameSpot
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• Adult Dating Site Investigating Breach of User Data

  22-05-2015 23:34
  Report says hackers stole users' names, dating preferences from adult dating site
  
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• Live Off the Grid in This Solar-Powered 'Ecocapsule' Pod

  22-05-2015 23:18 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Ever feel like just leaving it all behind and moving into a tiny pod in the country? You might, after seeing the Ecocapsule.
  
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• Antarctic region shows sudden, surprising ice loss - CBS News

  22-05-2015 23:01 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Antarctic region shows sudden, surprising ice loss
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  A region of Antarctica once thought to be relatively stable has shown a dramatic loss of ice in recent years, raising concerns about how much it could be contributing to rising seas. Using data from satellites including the European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 ...
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• iOS 9 to Play Nice With Older iPhones, iPads - PC Magazine

  22-05-2015 22:07 via pcmag.com
  
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  iOS 9 to Play Nice With Older iPhones, iPads
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  Good news for those of you with older iPhones. Apple's next-gen mobile OS will reportedly support your aging smartphone. According to 9to5Mac, which cited multiple sources familiar with Apple's plans, iOS 9 is being developed to work with devices like the ...
  Apple could give old iPhones and iPads new life with iOS 9The Vergeall 178 news articles »
  
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• Future potential of brain chip is limitless after man controls robot arm with his ... - Washington Post

  22-05-2015 21:46 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Future potential of brain chip is limitless after man controls robot arm with his ...
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  Scientists at Caltech reported Thursday that they had developed an implantable chip that gave a tetraplegic man, Erik G. Sorto, the power to drink beer with a robot arm. This is just the beginning. Researchers are working on all manner of silicon-based ...
  Brain implant senses aim to move robotic armThe Nation
  Paralyzed man controls robotic arm with computer chips in brainK
  
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• Google Patents Toys That Watch and Listen to Your Kids

  22-05-2015 21:35 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Email snooping may be the least of Google intrusions if this patent for sensor-packed dolls and toys ever gets put to use.
  
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• Start-Up Provides Drone Pilots on Demand

  22-05-2015 19:31 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Nothing may say 2015 more than a company that claims it's "the Uber for drones."
  
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• Google I/O Conference: 5 Things to Expect

  22-05-2015 19:19
  
  Every year Google's I/O Conference is the place where creators and developers unite to discuss some of the biggest ideas in tech.
  
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• Rare Quasar Quartet Reveals Massive Structure in Distant Universe

  22-05-2015 18:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Astronomers have discovered four active black holes situated in close proximity to one another in the distant universe, surrounded by a giant nebula of cool dense gas. Using the W.M. Keck observatory in Hawaii, a group of astronomers led by Joseph Hennawi of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have discovered the first quadruple quasar: […]
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• CCNE1 Gene Turns Back Cellular Clock

  22-05-2015 18:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Yale researchers have discovered a gene that turns back the cellular clock, greatly aiding the reprogramming of mature cells. An exhaustive analysis of factors that allow mature cells to become like embryonic stem cells again has revealed a spliced form of a gene found only in primates that greatly aids the reprogramming of mature cells. […]
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• Apple could give old iPhones and iPads new life with iOS 9 - The Verge

  22-05-2015 18:14 via theverge.com
  
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  Apple could give old iPhones and iPads new life with iOS 9
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  The next versions of iOS and OS X are supposed to focus on performance and stability instead of new features, and that focus on performance could extend all the way back to devices that Apple released three and four years ago. According to 9to5Mac, a ...
  Apple's About to Completely Change the Way You Use an iPadTIMEall 254 news articles »
  
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• Cell-Squeezing Device Opens New Possibilities for Cell-Based Vaccines

  22-05-2015 18:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study details how researchers from MIT developed a new microfluidic cell-squeezing device, opening new possibilities for cell-based vaccines. MIT researchers have shown that they can use a microfluidic cell-squeezing device to introduce specific antigens inside the immune system’s B cells, providing a new approach to developing and implementing antigen-presenting cell vaccines. Such […]
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• Adult FriendFinder Hack Potentially Exposes Millions

  22-05-2015 17:56 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Adult FriendFinder is looking into a security breach after reports that more than 3.5 million users had their information stolen.
  
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• Fin24.com | HP sells stake in China unit for $2.3bn

  22-05-2015 17:48
  
  Hewlett-Packard is selling a 51% stake in its China-based server business, creating a joint venture with Tsinghua Holdings that will be a sector leader in China.
  
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• Fin24.com | MTN closes e-billing portal amid security fears

  22-05-2015 17:48
  
  The mobile network has been forced to shut down its unencrypted e-billing portal and resort to e-mails instead.
  
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• Hubble Uncovers New Clues about a Hefty, Rapidly Aging Star

  22-05-2015 17:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has uncovered surprising new clues about a hefty, rapidly aging star whose behavior has never been seen before in our Milky Way galaxy. Nicknamed it “Nasty 1,” a play on its catalog name of NaSt1, the star may represent a brief transitory stage in the evolution […]
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• Watch: Texting While Piloting a Plane

  22-05-2015 13:40
  
  Pilots can now log on at air-traffic control centers and link digitally.
  
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• Fin24.com | SA mobile contract price hikes unjustified - study

  22-05-2015 12:59
  
  Local mobile operators’ claims that rising input costs are fuelling contract price hikes are not reflected in their financial statements, says a research body.
  
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• Fin24.com | French court ruling hurts Uber

  22-05-2015 12:33
  
  France's highest administrative court has backed restrictions on unlicensed taxi services in a decision that will hit US start-up Uber.
  
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• Fin24.com | SA companies 'slow' to understand mobile experience

  22-05-2015 10:59
  
  South African companies have been slow to realise that they are obliged to optimise their communications for a mobile generation, says an industry insider.
  
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• Fin24.com | Russia warns Google, Twitter, Facebook on web laws

  22-05-2015 09:51
  
  Russia's media watchdog has written to Google, Twitter and Facebook warning them against violating Russian internet laws.
  
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• Fin24.com | New internet scam targets Windows Live

  22-05-2015 08:58
  
  Criminals are engaged in a new scam where they exploit your Windows Live ID to steal personal information.
  
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• Fin24.com | Philips uses lights to beam coupons to shoppers

  22-05-2015 07:55
  
  Philips has struck its first deal to sell lights with built-in technology that can track shoppers as they move through a grocery store.
  
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• SpaceX Dragons Comin

  22-05-2015 06:21 via pinterest.com
  
  SpaceX Dragons Coming and Going at Record Setting Pace
  
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