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• Evidence of Galaxy Star Birth Regulated by Black Holes

  09-08-2015 18:56 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered a unique process for how the universe’s largest elliptical galaxies continue making stars long after their peak years of star birth. Combining Hubble data with observations from a suite of ground-based and space telescopes, two independent teams found that that the black hole, jets, and newborn stars […]
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• Hubble Image of Planetary Nebula NGC 6818

  09-08-2015 18:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released Hubble image shows planetary nebula NGC 6818, which is located 6,000 light-years away from Earth. This colorful bubble is a planetary nebula called NGC 6818, also known as the Little Gem Nebula. It is located in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), roughly 6,000 light-years away from us. The rich glow of […]
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• Fin24.com | Bitcoin startups lure Wall Street whizzes

  09-08-2015 12:43
  
  Top financial experts are ditching the traditional corporate ladder for upstart cryptocurrency businesses.
  
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• Fin24.com | Tesla courts hackers to defend high-tech cars

  09-08-2015 12:34
  
  Hackers swarmed a Tesla sedan in a 'hacking village' at the infamous Def Con conference as the electric car maker recruited talent to protect against cyber attacks.
  
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• Microsoft Desktops Through The Years - Dispatch Times

  09-08-2015 11:06 via dispatchtimes.com
  
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  Microsoft announced that the iOS version of its Windows Bridge has entered first public preview. Four months into it, the company has now released Windows Bridge for iOS (previously known as Project Islandwood) as an open source project. The company ...
  Microsoft's Official DVD Player App Is Available For $14.99Sentinel Republic
  Microsoft Offers Windows Devs a Bridge to IoSTop Tech News
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• Carphone Warehouse customer data breach investigated - BBC News

  09-08-2015 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Carphone Warehouse customer data breach investigated
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  The UK's data watchdog is "making enquiries" after Carphone Warehouse said the personal details of up to 2.4 million of its customers may have been accessed in a cyber-attack. The attack was discovered on Wednesday, and made public on Saturday.
  Personal details of up to 2.4m mobile customers hackedThe Times (subscription)
  Carphone Warehouse hackers may have accessed 2.4m customers' dataThe Guardian
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• Google Maps for iOS now gets Night mode - Firstpost

  09-08-2015 10:10 via tech.firstpost.com
  
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  Google Maps for iOS now gets Night mode
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  This means the app can automatically switch to a darker display in low light. It will be quite handy update and make Google Maps more useable iPhone users. It should be noted that Google Maps for Android already includes the Night mode. Apple Maps ...
  Google Maps gets night mode for iOSDispatch Times
  Night mode finally descends on Google Maps for iOSRapid News Network
  Night Mode is On for Google Maps on iOSInfinite Path
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• NASA's Dawn Spacecraft collects data on mysterious Mountain on the Surface of ... - Pioneer News

  09-08-2015 09:32 via piercepioneer.com
  
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  NASA's Dawn Spacecraft collects data on mysterious Mountain on the Surface of ...
  Pioneer News
  NASA's Dawn spacecraft orbiter has captured yet more interesting and mysterious images from the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres. This time, it has captured a massive, two-mile deep crater with white glowing dots within. Ceres, of course, is the ...
  NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Discovers Glowing Mountain on CeresCDA News
  Pyramid-shaped mountain and bright spots found on Ceres: NASA
  
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• Why cats have vertical pupils decoded - Business Standard

  09-08-2015 09:19 via business-standard.com
  
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  Why cats have vertical pupils decoded
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  Scientists have unravelled the mystery behind why cats' eyes have creepy vertical slits for pupils, suggesting the reason may lie in felines' preferred mode of hunting. Vertical-slit pupils are most common among nocturnal predators that ambush their ...
  More than Meets the Eye, Animal's Pupil Key to SurvivalVocal Republic
  Creepers' peepers: Why animals' pupils have different shapesThe Seattle Times
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• Apple's iPhone event may be held on September 9; expect iPhone 6s models ... - Tech2

  09-08-2015 08:59 via tech.firstpost.com
  
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  Apple's iPhone event may be held on September 9; expect iPhone 6s models ...
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  It is known that Apple is likely to launch its next iPhone in September, and now the latest news brings the probable dates too. Citing sources related to the matter, BuzzFeed News confirms that the next Apple event, wherein the company will unveil its ...
  Is small better? iPhone 5 fans refuse to let goZDNet
  Pencil in Sept. 9 for new iPhonesComputerworld
  Apple to unveil its new iPhone and iPad on Septemb
  
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• Comet 67P and Rosetta spacecraft approach their rendezvous with the Sun - Uncover California

  09-08-2015 08:45 via uncovercalifornia.com
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  Comet 67P and Rosetta spacecraft approach their rendezvous with the Sun
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  Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko will reach its closest point to the Sun on Thursday, August 13, and thanks to Rosetta, researchers will be able to get a “ringside view” of the heavenly body. The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft reached ...
  Rosetta and comet 67P approach their rendezvous with the SunChristian Science Monitor
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• Researchers ecstatic over groundbreaking neutrino oscillations - Nature World Report

  09-08-2015 07:42 via natureworldreport.com
  
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  Researchers ecstatic over groundbreaking neutrino oscillations
  Nature World Report
  Fermilab presented an analysis of the first results from its NOvA neutrino experiment that was carried out on August 7. The results are nerve-wracking and people are ecstatic to witness the first observation of neutrino oscillations.
  Discovery of Neutrino Oscillations Could Pave the Way For Hyper-fast ...Times Gazette
  Researchers observe groundbreaking Neutrino oscillationsPerfScience
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• Verizon to drop contracts, discounts - Hope Star

  09-08-2015 06:01 via hopestar.com
  
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  Verizon to drop contracts, discounts
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  Verizon, the nation's largest wireless provider, will stop offering phones at discounted prices when customers sign two-year service contracts. email · print. Comment. By The Associated Press. Hope Star - Hope, AR. By The Associated Press. Posted Aug.
  Verizon Kills Contracts and SubsidiesTop Tech News
  Following T-Mobile's footsteps, Verizon kills the two year contractThe Hullabaloo Online
  Verizon Announces Dramatic Shift To Mobi
  
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