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• Study Reveals Flaws in Gene Testing; Results Often Conflict

  27-05-2015 23:46
  Study reveals shortcomings in gene testing; results on estimating disease risk often conflict
  
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• Software Glitch Can Cause iPhones to Crash

  27-05-2015 23:43
  Pranksters can crash iPhones by sending a certain text message
  
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• Officials Break Ground on Federal Bioscience Lab in Kansas

  27-05-2015 23:42
  7 years after project awarded, officials break ground on federal bioscience lab in Kansas
  
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• AP Sources: IRS Believes Identity Thieves From Russia

  27-05-2015 23:42
  AP sources: IRS believes identity thieves who stole personal tax information are from Russia
  
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• US High Court: California County Drug Disposal Law Stands

  27-05-2015 23:25
  US Supreme Court lets stand Northern California county's drug disposal law
  
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• Text Message Bug Causes Problems for Some iPhone Users

  27-05-2015 22:16
  A bug in Apple's iMessage app is wreaking havoc on some iPhones, causing them to reboot after receiving a specific string of characters via text.
  
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• Ancient Skull Suggests an Early Murder

  27-05-2015 21:16 via nytimes.com
  The 430,000-year-old skull has two penetrating lesions above the left eye, either one of which might have been lethal, scientists report.
  
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• Climate of Change: The Catholic Church's Dance With Science

  27-05-2015 21:06
  
  Global warming adds new twist to complicated relationship between Catholic church and science
  
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• Look How Far the Internet Revolution Has Come

  27-05-2015 20:59
  
  The push to get the world online has never been greater, with some of technology's biggest companies leading the charge to find innovative ways to connect people.
  
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• Lawyer: Confinement of Chimps for Research Akin to Slavery

  27-05-2015 20:22
  Lawyer says confinement of chimps at NY university for research purposes is akin to slavery
  
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• As TV Goes Online, Suddenlink Latest to Hook up With Hulu

  27-05-2015 19:56
  As TV viewers watch more online, Suddenlink offering cable subscribers Hulu as well as Netflix
  
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• FBI: Surveillance Tools in Jeopardy Amid Patriot Act Debate

  27-05-2015 19:53
  FBI seeks to hold onto Patriot Act surveillance capabilities as deadline for expiration nears
  
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• acrylic wall shelves

  27-05-2015 19:41 via pinterest.com
  
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• Is Periscope the future of news?

  27-05-2015 18:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  One million users joined Periscope in its first 10 days on the iPhone app store. Today, the Twitter-owned platform is two months old and has just launched a version for Android. And, like any new social media platform, it's at the center of multiple legal and ethical controversies.
  
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• Robotic bird takes off from the back of the robotic cockroach - The Silver Ink

  27-05-2015 17:34 via thesilverink.com
  The Silver Ink
  Robotic bird takes off from the back of the robotic cockroach
  The Silver Ink
  robotic bird VelociRoach, a robotic cockroach has become a launching pad for a robotic bird. The mechanical cockroach runs until the mechanical bird, or ornithopter, is at liftoff velocity. The H2Bird is able to fly for up to 90 seconds after launch, but cannot fly ...
  Robotic bird takes flight from the back of a robot roachDispatch Times
  Robo-roach and robo-bird team up to conduct recon missionZME
  
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• ESO Views Star Forming Cloud RCW 34

  27-05-2015 17:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released image from the European Southern Observatory shows the young star-forming region RCW 34. In the brightest region of this glowing nebula called RCW 34, gas is heated dramatically by young stars and expands through the surrounding cooler gas. Once the heated hydrogen reaches the borders of the gas cloud, it bursts outwards […]
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• Paintball turf war: With Nintendo's 'Splatoon,' slinging vivid paint means having a ... - Washington Post

  27-05-2015 17:17 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Paintball turf war: With Nintendo's 'Splatoon,' slinging vivid paint means having a ...
  Washington Post
  “Splatoon” Developed by: Nintendo Published by: Nintendo Available on: Wii U. OVER THE past decade, the rise in development costs for blockbuster video games has made executives loath to green-light titles that don't fit into proven trends. (A new zombie ...
  Splatoon reviewTelegraph.co.uk
  Splatoon (for Nintendo Wii U)PC Magazine
  Splatoon review: Super
  
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• New Algorithm Lets Robots Autonomously Plan for Tasks

  27-05-2015 17:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers from MIT have developed a new algorithm that lets autonomous robots divvy up assembly tasks on the fly, an important step forward in multirobot cooperation. Today’s industrial robots are remarkably efficient — as long as they’re in a controlled environment where everything is exactly where they expect it to be. But put them in […]
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• Rare iOS bug can cause text messages to crash your iPhone - CNET

  27-05-2015 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  CNET
  Rare iOS bug can cause text messages to crash your iPhone
  CNET
  But the message must contain a specific series of Arabic characters, so you're likely to receive it only as a prank. And there are ways to resolve the problem. by Lance Whitney · @lancewhit; May 27, 2015 7:42 AM PDT. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus.
  There's an iPhone bug that can crash your phone with one textIrish Examiner
  Bug enables you to crash almost anyone's iPhoneChannel 4 News
  Nasty Apple iOS
  
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• Google launches program to help people with disabilities - Los Angeles Times

  27-05-2015 16:56 via latimes.com
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Google launches program to help people with disabilities
  Los Angeles Times
  Google has launched a program to help people living with disabilities. The company is putting $20 million in Google.org grants behind nonprofits that use emerging technologies to increase independence for people living with disabilities. And it wants your ...
  Google Pledges Millions for 3D-Printed ProstheticsPC Magazine
  Google pledges $20 million to give 3D prosthetics a helping handZDNet
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• 12-Frame Mosaic of Europa’s Jupiter-Facing Hemisphere

  27-05-2015 16:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This 12-frame mosaic was taken by Galileo’s camera when the spacecraft was 94,000 kilometers from Europa, providing the highest resolution view ever obtained of the side of Jupiter’s moon Europa that faces the giant planet. This 12-frame mosaic provides the highest resolution view ever obtained of the side of Jupiter’s moon Europa that faces the […]
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• Fin24.com | Cost of data breaches increasing

  27-05-2015 16:40
  
  The cost of data breaches is rising for companies around the world as sophisticated thieves target valuable financial and medical records.
  
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• New Cassini View of Rhea’s Horizon

  27-05-2015 16:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released Cassini image shows the surface of Saturn’s moon Rhea. Gazing off toward the horizon is thought-provoking no matter what body’s horizon it is. Rhea’s horizon is slightly irregular and battered by craters, so thoughts inevitably turn towards the forces that shape these icy worlds. The surface of Rhea (949 miles or 1527 […]
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• NASA selects sensors to find signs of life on Jupiter's moon - Fox News Latino

  27-05-2015 16:35 via latino.foxnews.com
  
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  NASA selects sensors to find signs of life on Jupiter's moon
  Fox News Latino
  NASA has taken the first step on a mission that will try to determine whether Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, has the conditions for life. Nine instruments and sensors have been selected for the spacecraft that will try to determine if a briny ocean is hidden under ...
  Extraterrestrial hotspots: the most likely places for alien lifeTelegraph.co.uk
  Countdown begins for mission to discover whether the
  
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• Microsoft Has Hijacked Android In A Hostile Takeover - Forbes

  27-05-2015 16:16 via forbes.com
  
  VentureBeat
  Microsoft Has Hijacked Android In A Hostile Takeover
  Forbes
  Microsoft has its own mobile operating system and devices. Thanks to a variety of legal and strategic moves, though, Microsoft also owns a sizeable chunk of its largest competitor. Microsoft already generates significant revenue from Android and it is poised to ...
  Microsoft Office apps to come preloaded on Android tablets from LG, Sony, 18 ...PCWorld
  Microsoft straits: Office for nothing -- Android apps are freeComput
  
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• Report: Next iPhone to Add Force Touch Display - PC Magazine

  27-05-2015 16:14 via pcmag.com
  
  Times of India
  Report: Next iPhone to Add Force Touch Display
  PC Magazine
  Each new iOS iteration comes with a handful of changes, some big and some small, like the iOS 9 tweaks reported this week by 9to5Mac. That includes rumors of a Force Touch display with haptic feedback on the next-gen iPhone, currently dubbed iPhone 6s ...
  For iPhone, iPad privacy, here's how to turn on encryption in just one minuteZDNet
  WWDC 2015: Everything we think we know about iOS 9Computerworldall 180 news a
  
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• Fin24.com | Popular tech terms decoded

  27-05-2015 16:00
  
  An expert explains what some of the more potentially confusing tech terms, such as 'big data', actually mean.
  
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• Google I/O: Here's what to expect - Times of India

  27-05-2015 15:50 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  Times of India
  Google I/O: Here's what to expect
  Times of India
  It's Google I/O time again, the time of year when the internet giant holds its annual developers' conference in San Francisco, showing off the cool stuff its army of engineers have been working on for the past 12 months. The event, which will take place on May ...
  Bits | Daily Report: After Conquering the World, Android's Course Is UncertainNew York Times (blog)
  Everything We Think We Know About Google I/O 2015
  
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• Oculus Acquires Surreal Vision 3D Experts - PC Magazine

  27-05-2015 15:45 via pcmag.com
  
  V3.co.uk
  Oculus Acquires Surreal Vision 3D Experts
  PC Magazine
  Ahead of next year's consumer Oculus Rift launch, the Facebook-owned virtual reality firm this week acquired Surreal Vision's 3D reconstruction experts. The three-man team works to accurately represent the real world in the virtual one, and bring a more ...
  Oculus acquires image recognition startup Surreal VisionComputerworld
  Oculus focuses on British VR startupThe Guardian
  Oculus VR bought a firm that reconstructs 3D s
  
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• Photos: A Baby Jaguar Plays Tag With His Mother

  27-05-2015 15:43
  
  Absolutely adorable baby animals!
  
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• Fin24.com | MTN by the numbers

  27-05-2015 15:14
  
  Updated statistics about MTN’s operations in key markets such as South Africa and Nigeria have been revealed by the network operator.
  
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• Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to tap a huge new market - Fortune

  27-05-2015 14:57 via fortune.com
  
  Fortune
  Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to tap a huge new market
  Fortune
  The U.S. Air Force certified SpaceX to launch satellites for the Pentagon, it was announced Tuesday. This is significant news for Elon Musk's 13-year-old aerospace company, which has long been involved court case over certification from the Pentagon.
  Elon Musk's SpaceX: Now we help do SURVEILLANCE for the SPOOKSThe Register
  SpaceX's Falcon 9 certified for national security and military launchesArs Technica (blo
  
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• Fin24.com | SA’s best mobile phone contracts revealed

  27-05-2015 14:53
  
  Mobile network Cell C provides the best value on its post-paid contract offerings followed by Telkom Mobile in South Africa, according to researchers.
  
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• Fin24.com | Germany auctions off new broadband frequencies

  27-05-2015 14:25
  
  Germany has started an auction of frequencies for mobile phone operators, pledging that users will soon enjoy nationwide super-fast 4G coverage.
  
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• Fin24.com | INFOGRAPHIC: Who are SA's internet users?

  27-05-2015 14:11
  
  A company that measures internet traffic for local online publishers has revealed its latest demographic breakdown of site visitor statistics for April 2015.
  
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• Watch: Twitter's Periscope Arrives on Android

  27-05-2015 12:57
  
  The Periscope live-streaming app is now available on Android phones.
  
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• Fin24.com | MTN strike continues

  27-05-2015 11:38
  
  Striking MTN employees kept up their picket at the company's head office in Johannesburg ahead of an expected meeting on Wednesday to break the deadlock.
  
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• Fin24.com | Social media not the marketing 'gold standard'

  27-05-2015 11:08
  
  New media technologies like social media have not lived up to the promise of brand engagement, says a local expert.
  
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• Fin24.com | Periscope spreads to Android smartphones

  27-05-2015 09:14
  
  Twitter has launched its Periscope application on Android-powered devices as the battle for live-streaming video heats up.
  
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• Fin24.com | Smartphones, Twitter help gauge crowd size

  27-05-2015 07:56
  
  Data from smartphones and Twitter can accurately show the size of a crowd, helping first responders in an emergency, a study has said.
  
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• Using Science to Fight Climate Change

  27-05-2015 06:00 via nytimes.com
  Readers react to a column by Joe Nocera about geoengineering.
  
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