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• Frictionless Surface Could Smooth Trail to Nanotech

  04-06-2015 23:27 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Scientists have developed a technique for creating surfaces that can slide past each other with virtually no friction.
  
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• Mario, Tetris, Pac-Man Enter Video Game Hall of Fame

  04-06-2015 21:59 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Six of the video gaming world's most iconic titles have been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play.
  
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• Dinosaur Fossil Is From a Close Relative of Triceratops

  04-06-2015 21:44 via nytimes.com
  After studying a fossil skull recovered from Alberta, the researchers named the new dinosaur Regaliceratops peterhewsi.
  
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• 'Steam Controller' is Equal Parts Mouse and Controller

  04-06-2015 21:20 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Ever want to lay back on the couch to play your new game, but then remember that it's the kind you need a mouse for? Valve has you covered.
  
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• How Uber Drivers Rate You and How You Can Reach 5 Stars

  04-06-2015 20:08
  
  After five years, many of Uber's customers in 58 countries don't remember life before they could hail a car from their phone.
  
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• About Time: Apple Watch to Hit Retail Stores June 26

  04-06-2015 19:05 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Apple will start selling some models of its watch at retail stores this month, and also roll out the gadget in seven more countries.
  
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• Hubble Confirms Exiled Stars Exploded in Intergalactic Space

  04-06-2015 18:56 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has helped confirm that three supernovae exploded in the dark emptiness of intergalactic space, having been flung from their home galaxies millions or billions of years earlier. Most supernovae are found inside galaxies containing hundreds of billions of stars, one of which might explode per century per galaxy. These […]
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• A New Timetable of Evolution – Reappraisal of Hydrocarbon Biomarkers in Archean Rocks

  04-06-2015 18:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New data show that the first single-celled organisms with a nucleus originated more than a billion years later than biogeochemical evidence had previously indicated. Contaminated samples have evidently created some confusion in the timetable of life. On the basis of ultra-clean analyses, an international team, including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, has […]
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• Ancient Algae Found in Mountaintop Glacier in Peru

  04-06-2015 18:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study reveals the remains of tiny creatures found deep inside a mountaintop glacier in Peru, providing clues to the local landscape from more than a millennium ago. The unexpected discovery of diatoms, a type of algae, in ice cores pulled from the Quelccaya Summit Dome Glacier demonstrate that freshwater lakes or wetlands […]
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• Most ambitious luxury home ever?

  04-06-2015 17:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There's already a 3D-printed house being built in the Netherlands. In China, 3D-printed mansions are reportedly on the rise.
  
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• Hubble Reveals That Two of Pluto’s Moons Wobble Unpredictably

  04-06-2015 17:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research provides important constraints on the sequence of events that led to the formation of the Pluto system, revealing the resonant interactions and chaotic rotation of Pluto’s small moons. If you lived on one of Pluto’s moons, you might have a hard time determining when, or from which direction, the sun will rise each […]
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• World's largest telescope to explore universe's secrets

  04-06-2015 17:21 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In the vast expanse of the universe, we are still trying to find our place. Is there anyone else out there? Where do we come from? Are there other habitable planets like our own?
  
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• You Can Now Explore Oceans with Google Street View

  04-06-2015 17:21 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Google is adding 40 underwater locations to Street View in preparation for World Oceans Day.
  
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• WISE Helps Chart the Milky Way From the Inside Out

  04-06-2015 17:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, astronomers are helping to trace the shape of the Milky Way galaxy’s spiral arms. Imagine trying to create a map of your house while confined to only the living room. You might peek through the doors into other rooms or look for light spilling in through the […]
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• Fin24.com | Telkom launches uncapped R599 LTE packages

  04-06-2015 17:03
  
  Telecoms network Telkom is switching off capped limits for its LTE offerings in selected areas in Gauteng on a first come, first serve basis.
  
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• Fin24.com | SABC not in crisis, says Faith Muthambi

  04-06-2015 16:56
  
  The minister of communications has further promised that a new CEO for the public broadcaster - a position which has been vacant for months - will be hired soon.
  
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• Photos: Two Wolf Cubs Snuggle

  04-06-2015 16:32
  
  Absolutely adorable baby animals!
  
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• Father Going to College Designs App Worth Millions

  04-06-2015 16:28 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The desire for a better price-scanning app has lead to a huge payout for one father who is still in college. KSL's Ashley Kewish reports.
  
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• Fin24.com | SA’s online TaxTim expands to Namibia

  04-06-2015 14:04
  
  The digital assistant service is extending into Africa after notching up 500 000 South African registered users who use the service to help submit their tax returns.
  
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• Fin24.com | SADC's roaming rates must be reduced - GSMA

  04-06-2015 12:57
  
  Local operators need to significantly cut the fees that they charge for international calling in the region, says an international body.
  
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• Watch: Apple Recalls Beats Pill XL Speakers

  04-06-2015 11:59
  
  Apple is recalling Beats' largest Pill speaker model due to potential fire danger.
  
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• Fin24.com | Online porn needs strict control in SA - Fin24 users

  04-06-2015 11:12
  
  Fin24 users are shocked at the alarming growth of online porn in the country and believe measures should be taken to shield children from access.
  
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• Fin24.com | Orange to end ties with Israel operator

  04-06-2015 10:08
  
  The chair of Orange has said the French telecoms group aims to end its ties with Israel operator Partner.
  
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• In Tech: Microsoft Tries to Win Mobile Friends

  04-06-2015 10:05
  In Tech: Microsoft shoots for friends in the mobile world, Instagram boosts advertising
  
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• Fin24.com | AlwaysOn launches Wi-Fi calling in SA

  04-06-2015 07:38
  
  South Africa's mobile industry is set for a shake-up as a local Wi-Fi calling platform launches.
  
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• Wind Damages Wing of Solar Plane Sidelined in Japan

  04-06-2015 07:08
  Wind damages wing of solar-powered plane sidelined in Japan by bad weather during global trek
  
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• Sorry na lang: Free Windows 10 upgrade limited to Win7 and later - GMA News

  04-06-2015 06:05 via gmanetwork.com
  
  GMA News
  Sorry na lang: Free Windows 10 upgrade limited to Win7 and later
  GMA News
  Sorry, XP and Vista users. The free upgrade to Microsoft's Windows 10 starting late July may not be for you. Microsoft reiterated the upgrade to its upcoming flagship operating system will be only for those with machines running Windows 7 or higher. "Windows ...
  Windows 10 arrives on July 29CNET (blog)
  Microsoft shows Windows 10 at ComputexThe Star Online
  ATMs Could Be Among First to Upgrade to Wind
  
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• Apple Recalls Some Beats Pill XL Speakers Due to Fire Risk - NDTV

  04-06-2015 06:01 via gadgets.ndtv.com
  
  The National Business Review
  Apple Recalls Some Beats Pill XL Speakers Due to Fire Risk
  NDTV
  Apple Inc said it is recalling some Beats Pill XL portable wireless speakers due to a fire hazard caused by overheating batteries. The iPhone maker will recall about 222,000 speakers in the United States and about 11,000 in Canada, the U.S. Consumer ...
  Digits: Blog HighlightsWall Street Journal
  Apple recalls Beats speakers due to fire riskThe Sun Daily
  Apple recalls Beats Pill XL speakers over pot
  
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• Huawei Unveils P8 Lite, Hopes To Become A 'Top Three' Brand In 5 Years - Design & Trend

  04-06-2015 05:37 via designntrend.com
  
  Design & Trend
  Huawei Unveils P8 Lite, Hopes To Become A 'Top Three' Brand In 5 Years
  Design & Trend
  (Photo : Getty Images/Sean Gallup ) Huawei has just unveiled its budget-friendly smartphone for the U.S. market, the P8 Lite. Huawei is planning on making it big on the U.S. market. Thus, it's not surprising that the Chinese tech company is luring American ...
  Taiwan market: Huawei to launch P8 and P8 LiteDigitimes
  First look: Huawei P8 lite, Chinese maker's inexpensive new
  
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• Weird wobbling moons observed in the Pluto system - Los Angeles Times

  04-06-2015 05:10 via latimes.com
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Weird wobbling moons observed in the Pluto system
  Los Angeles Times
  Astronmer say the Pluto system is more bizarre and complicated than anyone expected. Observations made with the Hubble Space Telescope suggest the dwarf planet's four smallest moons -- Nix, Hydra, Kerberos and Styx -- wobble in their orbits and tumble ...
  Astronomers Describe the Chaotic Dance of Pluto's MoonsNew York Times
  Watch the drunken wobble of Pluto's smaller moonsCNET
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• MAGID ON TECH: Google Photos, Flickr roll out new picture-perfect features - San Jose Mercury News

  04-06-2015 04:30 via mercurynews.com
  
  Computerworld
  MAGID ON TECH: Google Photos, Flickr roll out new picture-perfect features
  San Jose Mercury News
  Google wants to store all your photos. And I mean all of them. At its Google I/O conference late last month, the search giant announced that its Google Photos service will let you store an unlimited number of photos and videos, as long as each photo is ...
  With its new Photos tool, Google gets another shot at our personal dataBetaBoston
  How to back up photos and videos to Google P
  
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• Dish in talks to merge with T-Mobile: Report - USA TODAY

  04-06-2015 04:27 via usatoday.com
  
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  Dish in talks to merge with T-Mobile: Report
  USA TODAY
  SAN FRANCISCO — Dish Network is in talks to merge with T-Mobile, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The talks to combine the second-largest satellite TV provider with the fourth-largest wireless carrier are in the "formative" stages, one person ...
  Dish and T-Mobile said to be in early-stage merger talksCNET
  CompaniesDish eyes T-Mobile USA in another mega merger -WSJFinancial Times
  Dish Network in Mer
  
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• Chimps are capable of cooking: Research - Times of India

  04-06-2015 03:33 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  Times of India
  Chimps are capable of cooking: Research
  Times of India
  WASHINGTON: Chimpanzees have the cognitive abilities required for cooking, which were believed to be limited to humans, and the primates even choose to hoard raw vegetables if they know they will have the chance to 'cook' them later on, according to a ...
  'Top Chef Ape Edition'? Chimps may have mental capacity to cookCNET
  Chimps have mental skills to cook, says studyThe Hindu
  Chimps are smart enough to co
  
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• Large Hadron Collider is cranking up again: prepare to have your mind blown - Sydney Morning Herald

  04-06-2015 02:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Sydney Morning Herald
  Large Hadron Collider is cranking up again: prepare to have your mind blown
  Sydney Morning Herald
  Strap yourselves in. The last time boffins smashed particles together at the Large Hadron Collider, they discovered evidence for the long-theorised but never-before-seen Higgs boson. Now, scientists are nearly doubling the amount of energy that will smash ...
  Large Hadron Collider restartsThe Hindu
  Large Hadron Collider all fired up againIrish Examiner
  Large Hadron Collid
  
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• Apple's China Challenge Is Getting Users to Pay for Downloads - Bloomberg

  04-06-2015 02:42 via bloomberg.com
  
  Bloomberg
  Apple's China Challenge Is Getting Users to Pay for Downloads
  Bloomberg
  Apple Inc. has persuaded developers in China to write apps for the iPhone, helping make that country the largest market for downloads last quarter. The challenge now is getting Chinese users to pay for software. While downloads of mobile applications in ...
  Apple to Unveil Tool Kit for Watch App DevelopersNew York Times
  Japanese porn sites may infect your iPhone and iPad with malicious appsBetaNews
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• Google Founder Defends Accident Records of Self-Driving Cars

  04-06-2015 02:37
  Google co-founder cites privacy issues for shielding accident reports of self-driving cars
  
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• Disaster droids face off in the Darpa Robotics Challenge - BBC News

  04-06-2015 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engadget
  Disaster droids face off in the Darpa Robotics Challenge
  BBC News
  Final preparations are being made by 24 robotics teams about to compete for $3.5m (£2.3m) worth of prizes in a Pentagon-backed competition. Their machines are being challenged to carry out a series of disaster-related tasks in the shortest time possible.
  How to watch the DARPA Robotics Challenge finals online for freeEngadget
  Robotics Challenge Finals coming to Fairplex in PomonaInland Valley Daily Bulletin
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• ATMs Could Be Among First to Upgrade to Windows 10

  04-06-2015 00:56 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Windows 10 is a free upgrade, which may result in lots of systems making the jump — including thousands of ATMs.
  
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• US Officials: Encryption Hinders Monitoring Extremists

  04-06-2015 00:46
  
  US officials: Encrypted communications, private messaging hinders monitoring extremists
  
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• US researchers uncover secret of Greenland's vanishing lakes - Reuters

  04-06-2015 00:27 via in.reuters.com
  Live Science
  US researchers uncover secret of Greenland's vanishing lakes
  Reuters
  BOSTON Scientists were baffled last year after meltwater lakes atop Greenland's ice sheet suddenly drained out at rates rivaling Niagara Falls. Now a team of U.S. researchers says it has figured out the bizarre phenomenon and that could help them forecast ...
  Scientists finally have an explanation for why huge lakes atop Greenland are ...Washington Post
  Scientists Solve Decade-Long Mystery of Greenlan
  
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• Watch: NASA Celebrates 50 Years Since First Spacewalk

  04-06-2015 00:18
  
  Edward White became the first American to complete a spacewalk on June 3, 1965.
  
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