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• Samsung's big Galaxy S6 Edge Plus reportedly breaks cover - Engadget

  19-07-2015 22:49 via engadget.com
  
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  Samsung's big Galaxy S6 Edge Plus reportedly breaks cover
  Engadget
  Samsung may not be pinning all its hopes for summer phone supremacy on the Galaxy Note 5. All About Samsung has posted photos of what's supposed to be a store dummy unit for the Galaxy S6 Edge+, an extra-large version of its dual-curve flagship.
  Galaxy S6 Edge Plus shows up in new photosTechnoBuffalo
  Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Specs & Features Spotted at Benchmark SiteDispatch Times
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• Marine Plankton Illuminate Clouds and Shield Earth From Radiation - Viral Global News

  19-07-2015 22:12 via viralglobalnews.com
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  Marine Plankton Illuminate Clouds and Shield Earth From Radiation
  Viral Global News
  While cloudy skies aid in controlling Earth's climate, researchers have yet to fully understand the principles behind cloud formation. However, the scientific community has now moved one step closer to correcting this. Researchers from the University ...
  What makes our planet's clouds? Tiny INVISIBLE CREATURES. True storyThe Register
  Teeny-tiny DRIFTING SEA MONSTERS DAZZLE cloudy skiesDisp
  
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• Would you pay $35m for a ticket to space?

  19-07-2015 22:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is the only place in the world where private individuals can fly into space -- for a price.
  
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• Super-charge the solar power boom

  19-07-2015 22:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  There's a solar power boom in America, and we need to take full advantage of it
  
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• Leaked Featured-enriched Cortana For Android Discovered Online - Times Gazette

  19-07-2015 22:07 via dailytimesgazette.com
  
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  Leaked Featured-enriched Cortana For Android Discovered Online
  Times Gazette
  Microsoft's canny individual associate is making the hop to Google's robot-themed Android stage a bit ahead of schedule, with an unfinished rendition of the application spilling on Friday. The Cortana application for Android, initially spotted by ...
  Leaked version of Cortana for Android found onlineVocal Republic
  Windows 10 Mobile news recap: New premium handsets coming, Lumia 950, and moreWinBet
  
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• T-Mobile To Pay Record Fine For 911 Outage - Vocal Republic

  19-07-2015 21:56 via vocalrepublic.com
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  T-Mobile To Pay Record Fine For 911 Outage
  Vocal Republic
  Mobile hauler T-Moble will make payment track excellent of usd 17.seven mil for the 911 outage, because people couldn't achieve the tragedy connection for as little as 3 many hours. The severe experience happened in the summertime of 2014, once about ...and more »
  
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• Internet addiction: the next mental illness?

  19-07-2015 21:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Internet addiction is a serious and growing problem, and it deserves more attention.
  
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• Ford's smart headlights swivel to identify road hazards - Christian Science Monitor

  19-07-2015 21:19 via csmonitor.com
  
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  Ford's smart headlights swivel to identify road hazards
  Christian Science Monitor
  Innovations such as Ford's new lighting technologies are a critical component for improving road safety. By Jessica Mendoza, Staff writer July 19, 2015. Save for later Saved · About video ads. An error occurred. Try watching this video on www.youtube ...
  Ford's Sophisticated Lighting System Built For Safe Night TravelTimes Gazette
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• This sad Pluto GIF of NASA's New Horizons fly-by will break your heart - Irish Examiner

  19-07-2015 21:10 via irishexaminer.com
  
  Irish Examiner
  This sad Pluto GIF of NASA's New Horizons fly-by will break your heart
  Irish Examiner
  You may not have thought you were particularly emotionally invested in the recent #PlutoFlyBy – when Nasa's New Horizons probe sent back never-before-seen photos of Pluto and its moons – but that will change when you see this heart-achingly sad Gif.
  Does Pluto have a tail?Christian Science Monitor
  Elite: Dangerous Devs Talk Pluto, New HorizonsGamespresso
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• Seaweed that Tastes like Bacon Reminiscent of Talmudic Teaching - The Jewish Press

  19-07-2015 20:59 via jewishpress.com
  
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  Seaweed that Tastes like Bacon Reminiscent of Talmudic Teaching
  The Jewish Press
  (JNi.media) This month, Oregon State University has announced that its researchers have discovered seaweed that tastes like bacon. It's a new strain of a “succulent red marine algae” that goes by the name of dulse (Palmaria palmata, also called dillisk ...and more »
  
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• A look at Beme, Casey Neistat's new no-look video app - VentureBeat

  19-07-2015 20:46 via venturebeat.com
  
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  A look at Beme, Casey Neistat's new no-look video app
  VentureBeat
  Are you a growth marketer? Do you want to know what it takes to be one? Join us at GrowthBeat, on August 17-18 in San Francisco. Thought-leaders from the biggest brands and most disruptive companies will share winning growth strategies on the most ...
  Curious case of Casey Neistat's Beme social iPhone app; Android coming soonThe Next Digit
  Beme Tries to Outdo Snapchat and InstagramClapway
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• You've never seen Pluto like this

  19-07-2015 20:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Using photos taken from the New Horizons spacecraft, NASA has created a virtual "flyby" of Pluto's surface.
  
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• Studies Continue Into 70 MPH Speed Limit Possibility In Pennsylvania - CBS Local

  19-07-2015 19:16 via philadelphia.cbslocal.com
  
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  Studies Continue Into 70 MPH Speed Limit Possibility In Pennsylvania
  CBS Local
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania motorists who gravitate toward the left lane may have to wait a bit longer to learn whether state policymakers consider it safe to increase interstate speed limits to 70 mph. A Penn State study of crash and speed ...
  Pennsylvania Speed Limit Testing Still in EffectClapwayall 34 news articles »
  
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• Scientific finding drowns in ice age debate - Stuff.co.nz

  19-07-2015 19:05 via stuff.co.nz
  
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  Scientific finding drowns in ice age debate
  Stuff.co.nz
  The towering glaciers and frozen tundras of the Ice Age franchise were what many imagined when told a mini ice age might hit the earth from 2030. Scientists have disputed this. Say "mini ice age" and images of towering glaciers and woolly mammoths ...
  Scientists: mini ice age set for 2020PPP Focus.com
  Letter - Mini ice age coming! What do we do?Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
  Scientists: mini ice age set for 2020 | WX
  
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• Video of New Horizons’ Flyover of Pluto’s Icy Mountain and Plains

  19-07-2015 18:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This short NASA video uses the latest images from the New Horizons Spacecraft to provide a simulated flyover of Pluto’s Norgay Mountains and Sputnik Plain. This simulated flyover of Pluto’s Norgay Montes (Norgay Mountains) and Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain) was created from New Horizons closest-approach images. Norgay Montes have been informally named for Tenzing Norgay, […]
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• Yahoo launches new Livetext messaging app for iOS - Firstpost

  19-07-2015 08:21 via tech.firstpost.com
  
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  Yahoo launches new Livetext messaging app for iOS
  Firstpost
  The next version of Yahoo Messenger app has been launched in the form of a unique video chat facility that promises to make you “feel like your friends are right there with you”. Yahoo Livetext – Video Messenger, the app that went live earlier this ...
  Yahoo Livetext Combines Text And Mute Video But It's Not Yet Available In USTech Times
  Yahoo Tests New 'Livetext' Messaging App in Hong KongPC Magazine
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• Shipwreck Dating Back to American Revolution Unearthed - Empire State Tribune

  19-07-2015 08:11 via esbtrib.com
  
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  Shipwreck Dating Back to American Revolution Unearthed
  Empire State Tribune
  Arg matey! A joint team of marine scientists from Duke university, North Carolina State university and University of Oregon have unearthed a shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina – dating back to the 18th century! The wreck lying amidst freezing ...
  17th Century Rare Ship Discovered Off North Carolina CoastTimes Gazette
  Mysterious shipwreck found off the coast of North CarolinaBABW News
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• Cortana For Android Beta APK Leaked - Rapid News Network

  19-07-2015 08:07 via rapidnewsnetwork.com
  
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  Cortana For Android Beta APK Leaked
  Rapid News Network
  That said, from what we can tell, the app's interface looks similar to the Windows 10 version. It may be over a week before official release, but Cortana is ready to meet you on Android, for impatient users who want to get a taste of the beta version.
  Early leak of Cortana due for Android, also compatible with Blackberry!The Market Business
  Cortana for Android Leaks Early, Available for DownloadSentinel Republic
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• Study Establishes Link between Plankton and Bright Cloud Formations in ... - Uncover Michigan

  19-07-2015 06:56 via uncovermichigan.com
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  Study Establishes Link between Plankton and Bright Cloud Formations in ...
  Uncover Michigan
  In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances on July 17, environment researchers have established a link between plankton that thrive in the Southern Ocean and their relationship with the bright cloud formations there. This has provided ...
  How tiny plankton brighten the clouds over Southern OceanChristian Science Monitor
  Plankton's Role In Cooling Earth's Temperat
  
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• Yahoo Livetext Combines Text And Mute Video But It's Not Yet Available In US - Tech Times

  19-07-2015 06:52 via techtimes.com
  
  Tech Times
  Yahoo Livetext Combines Text And Mute Video But It's Not Yet Available In US
  Tech Times
  Yahoo launched an odd iOS app called Livetext, allowing users to chat with friends by combining text with mute video. According to the app description, it's the "most natural way to have real conversations." No U.S. release is confirmed yet, but here's ...
  Yahoo Tests New 'Livetext' Messaging App in Hong KongPC Magazine
  Yahoo LiveText App For iOS Lets You Send No-Soun
  
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• Early leak of Cortana due for Android, also compatible with Blackberry! - The Market Business

  19-07-2015 06:43 via themarketbusiness.com
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  Early leak of Cortana due for Android, also compatible with Blackberry!
  The Market Business
  Last month it was announced that Cortana would be arriving for Android in July, and though it has not yet been officially debuted, an apk of what is said to be the official Cortana for Android app has leaked online. The download is still live at this ...
  Cortana for Android Leaks Early, Available for DownloadSentinel Republic
  Cortana available for download even before its releaseLauderdale Daily Ne
  
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• Microsoft Windows 10 Home users to get mandatory updates, without prior notice - Firstpost

  19-07-2015 05:54 via tech.firstpost.com
  
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  Microsoft Windows 10 Home users to get mandatory updates, without prior notice
  Firstpost
  Microsoft Windows 10 launch is about 10 days away and the latest news from Redmond is that future updates for the Windows 10 Home users will be mandatory, without any option to turn them off. According to its latest release 10240 distributed to testers ...
  Now, at Amazon you may buy Windows 10 USB stick at the pre-saleThe Market Business
  Microsoft: Windows 10 'Mainstream' Support For Fiv
  
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• Microsoft hopes to offshoot Windows 10 business with Xbox streaming bait - Empire State Tribune

  19-07-2015 03:21 via esbtrib.com
  
  Empire State Tribune
  Microsoft hopes to offshoot Windows 10 business with Xbox streaming bait
  Empire State Tribune
  It's 11 days until Microsoft releases a latest handling complement – and, to keep a selling hype building, a program hulk has began charity Xbox streaming to Windows 10 customers. Late on Friday, a association pronounced that diversion streaming was ...
  Microsoft hopes to hook Windows 10 customers with Xbox streaming baitThe Register
  Now Everybody Can Stream Xbox One Gam
  
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