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• Apple iOS 9 Release: Why You'll Want to Upgrade

  18-09-2015 23:13
  
  Apple's iOS 9 is released today.
  
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• Amazon Fire Tablet: What the $50 Computer Can Do

  18-09-2015 23:13
  
  Amazon unveiled its new low cost Fire tablet today billing it as a "powerful tablet an an incredible price."
  
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• What Mississippi Swamp Land Looks Like From Space

  18-09-2015 23:12
  
  Here's a vantage point of the Mississippi swamp land like you've never seen it before.
  
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• Watch: Apple Customers Report iOS 9 Upgrade Problem

  18-09-2015 23:12
  
  Apple is having some trouble launching new operating system.
  
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• Watch: Amazon Launches $50 Android Tablet

  18-09-2015 23:12
  
  Amazon introduces an inexpensive 7-inch Fire tablet.
  
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• Verizon in Cuba: What to Expect From Mobile Carrier's Roaming Plan

  18-09-2015 23:12
  
  Verizon customers visiting Cuba can now call abroad from their cellular phones.
  
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• Telescope Protesters Agree to Take Down Tent on Mauna Kea

  18-09-2015 23:12
  
  Telescope protesters agree to take down large tent on Mauna Kea, stop overnight vigil
  
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• Qualcomm to Slash More Than 1,300 Jobs in San Diego

  18-09-2015 23:12
  Qualcomm plans to slash more than 1,300 jobs in San Diego, hundreds more in other areas
  
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• Ig Nobel Prize Celebrates the Silliest in Science

  18-09-2015 23:12
  
  The bizarre method of unboiling an egg cracked the top spot at this year's Ig Nobel awards celebrating the silliest breakthroughs in the world of science.
  
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• Konami calls it quits on AAA console games, reports say - Engadget

  18-09-2015 22:57 via
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  Konami calls it quits on AAA console games, reports say
  Engadget
  Konami is shutting down much of its AAA console-game development for the foreseeable future, according to a report on French site Gameblog (as translated by Eurogamer). The only two franchises on Konami's AAA plate are Metal Gear Online and Pro ...and more »
  

• Top-Selling Ad-Blocking App Pulled From Apple Store

  18-09-2015 22:55 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The top paid app on the iPhone is kissing it all goodbye.
  
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• Facebook Gives Users New Way to Block Targeted Ads

  18-09-2015 22:54 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Don't like Facebook's personalized ads that follow you around the Internet? The social network is now giving users a tool to block them.
  
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• Breathtaking Iridescent Cloud Sighted Over Costa Rica - Huffington Post

  18-09-2015 21:26 via
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  Breathtaking Iridescent Cloud Sighted Over Costa Rica
  Huffington Post
  Footage from earlier this week shows pedestrians in Costa Rica gazing up as a vivid halo of color seems to billow out of a mysterious cloud. The spectacular display of light was spotted in the sky on Tuesday in cities including San Jose, Escazu and ...
  End of days? Nope. Here's the real science behind the 'mysterious' Costa Rica ...Washington Post (blog)
  Multi-Colored Cloud Sparks Social Media DebateValueWalk
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• Rock-Paper-Scissors Robot Will Beat You Every Time

  18-09-2015 21:13 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes you tie - unless you're playing against Janken the robot.
  
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• AT&T sues former employees, alleging massive phone unlocking scheme - Ars Technica

  18-09-2015 20:59 via
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  AT&T sues former employees, alleging massive phone unlocking scheme
  Ars Technica
  AT&T has filed a lawsuit against three former employees and a company that sells phone unlocking codes, claiming that they installed malware on AT&T's computer systems in order to illegally unlock hundreds of thousands of mobile phones.
  AT&T sales reps accused of scheming to unlock phonesCNET
  AT&T (NYSE: T) Sales Reps Caught Selling Phone Unlock CodesGazette Review
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• US accuses Volkswagen of cheating on pollution controls

  18-09-2015 20:08
  
  US regulators charged Volkswagen on Friday with manufacturing vehicles designed to evade government pollution controls and said the German auto giant should fix nearly 500,000 cars with the defect.
  
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• EPA says VW intentionally violates clean air standards (Update)

  18-09-2015 20:08
  
  The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that Volkswagen intentionally skirted clean air laws by using a piece of software that enabled about 500,000 of its diesel cars to emit fewer smog-causing pollutants during testing than in real-world driving conditions.
  
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• Researchers determine how groups make decisions

  18-09-2015 20:00
  
  From Beats headphones' rise to prominence or a political candidate's surge in the polls to how ants and bees select a new nest site, decisions emerging from groups frequently occur without a leader.
  
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• How to use Windows 10's Game DVR to record videos of your PC gaming - PCWorld

  18-09-2015 19:00 via
  PCWorld
  How to use Windows 10's Game DVR to record videos of your PC gaming
  PCWorld
  There are plenty of ways for PC gamers to share gameplay videos, what with YouTube and livestreaming services like Twitch. But before you can share a video, you have to capture it first. With Windows 10's Game DVR feature, you can easily record your ...
  Windows 10 Xbox Beta App Coming SoonPC Magazine
  Watch eight minutes of the new Windows 10-powered Xbox One dashboardThe Verge
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• YouTube Launches Mobile Game-Streaming Service

  18-09-2015 18:56 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Video platform YouTube has announced it will soon enable mobile game streaming from its Android app.
  
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• Researchers redefine the rules of chemistry

  18-09-2015 18:51
  
  Research by a Northumbria academic could have a significant impact on the teaching of chemistry after he developed a radical new interpretation of a 99-year-old rule featured in all standard textbooks.
  
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• Researcherы redefine the rules of chemistry

  18-09-2015 18:51
  
  Research by a Northumbria academic could have a significant impact on the teaching of chemistry after he developed a radical new interpretation of a 99-year-old rule featured in all standard textbooks.
  
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• First Manned Flight

  18-09-2015 18:21 via pinterest.com
  
  First Manned Flight of NASA’s Orion Deep Space Capsule Could Slip to 2023
  
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• A new analysis and approach to watershed management

  18-09-2015 18:19
  
  The first continent-wide, multi-factor analysis of climate and land cover effects on watersheds in the United States, published today, provides a broad new assessment of runoff, flooding and storm water management options for use by such professionals as land use and town planners and water quality managers.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 review: insanely thin, but not much of an upgrade - Engadget

  18-09-2015 18:01 via
  Engadget
  Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 review: insanely thin, but not much of an upgrade
  Engadget
  A year ago, when Samsung debuted its original Galaxy Tab S, we noted how rare it had become to review a high-end tablet that wasn't from Apple. Well, the situation hasn't changed much today -- in fact, it's even more unusual to see a premium Android ...
  Samsung Gear S2: Hands-on With The Fascinating Apple Watch RivalForbes
  Not going it alone: Samsung brings S-Health app to non-Samsung Android phonesZDNet
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• Moto X Pure Edition vs. 2014 Moto X: Worth the upgrade? - Computerworld

  18-09-2015 17:35 via
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  Moto X Pure Edition vs. 2014 Moto X: Worth the upgrade?
  Computerworld
  If I didn't know any better, I'd think Motorola had developed a serious steroid problem. You know what I'm talking about, right? The company's flagship Moto X phone has been bulking up big time from year to year -- and this summer's new Moto X Pure ...
  Moto 360 (2015) vs Huawei Watch hands-on: so similar, so shinyiFreePress.com (blog)
  Moto X Pure Edition Owners, Share Your Early Thoughts!Droid Life (press releas
  

• Researchers propose new way to chart the cosmos in 3D

  18-09-2015 17:32
  
  If only calculating the distance between Earth and far-off galaxies was as easy as pulling out the old measuring tape. Now UBC researchers are proposing a new way to calculate distances in the cosmos using mysterious bursts of energy.
  
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• Gray wolf confirmed in northern Lower Peninsula

  18-09-2015 17:10
  
  It took a year and a half, but there's now no doubt: The animal spotted on a trail camera in Emmet County in the northwestern Lower Peninsula was indeed a gray wolf - only the second one confirmed in the Lower Peninsula since 1910.
  
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• NASA's RapidScat sees Typhoon Krovanh's winds tightly around center

  18-09-2015 17:07
  
  The RapidScat instrument aboard the International Space Station gathered surface wind data on Typhoon Krovanh and identified the speed and location of the strongest winds as it moved through the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
  
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• Study ranks US cities based on the urban heat island effect on temperatures

  18-09-2015 17:05
  
  Inner cities as well as suburbs show distinctly warmer temperatures—known as the urban heat island effect—than rural areas as a result of land use and human activities, which can affect rainfall, air quality and public health.
  
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• Satellite shows Tropical Depression 9 weakening

  18-09-2015 17:02
  
  NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured an image of Tropical Depression 9 weakening in the Central Atlantic on September 18, 2015. Tropical Depression 9 is battling wind shear and dry air, both of which are taking the life out of it.
  
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• Colorado team says possible new dinosaur found in Montana

  18-09-2015 17:02
  
  Experts at the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center are confident the bones found by a team in Montana are those of a previously undiscovered species.
  
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• Hacking sends shivers through brave new world of digital cars

  18-09-2015 16:25
  
  The connected car may be catching everyone's imagination at this year's IAA auto show. But the new technology also brings with it new dangers, such as hacking.
  
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• British bid to genetically modify human embryos

  18-09-2015 15:55
  
  Britain's embryology regulator has received an application to genetically modify an embryo, which would be the first such attempt since a Chinese effort earlier this year.
  
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• 58,046 fruit flies shed light on century-old biological question

  18-09-2015 15:51
  
  Throughout the natural world, shape, physiology and behavior are strongly related to the size of the organisms.
  
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• Fin24.com | SAP CEO loses eye after fall

  18-09-2015 15:46
  
  The chief executive of one of the world’s biggest enterprise software companies has lost his left eye in a freak accident.
  
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• Light propagates through the surface of new photonic crystal without being scattered

  18-09-2015 15:30
  
  NIMS MANA researchers elucidated a new principle whereby electromagnetic waves including light propagate on the surface of a photonic crystal without being scattered.
  
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• Dark matter hiding in stars may cause observable oscillations

  18-09-2015 15:30
  
  (Phys.org)—Dark matter has never been seen directly, but scientists know that something massive is out there due to its gravitational effects on visible matter. One explanation for how such a large amount of mass appears to be right in front of our eyes yet completely invisible by conventional means is that the dark matter is hiding in the centers of stars.
  
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• The precision of solar photovoltaic power measurements doubled

  18-09-2015 15:20
  
  An analysis carried out by JRC scientists shows that the uncertainty in measurement of power generation from a photovoltaic (PV) cell can be more than halved, thus bringing an economic benefit to both manufacturers and investors. With the annual world PV production exceeding 40 GW in 2014 and a market value of over €25bn, this is good news for customers, utilities, the production industry and future R&D efforts in the field of renewable energy.
  
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• Economist suggests world needs to price coal correctly to reduce reliance on it (Update)

  18-09-2015 15:10
  
  (Phys.org)—Economist Ottmar Edenhofer with Technische Universität Berlin, has published a Perspectives piece in the journal Science outlining the reasons for coal dominance as a means for producing electricity around the world, and the problems that it is causing. He suggests it is time for world governments to start looking at the actual cost of coal use as a means for deterring its use before emerging countries build coal fired plants that will almost assuredly cause the world to go
  
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• Economist suggests world needs to price coal correctly to reduce reliance on it

  18-09-2015 15:10
  
  (Phys.org)—Economist Ottmar Edenhofer with Technische Universität Berlin, has published a Perspectives piece in the journal Science outlining the reasons for coal dominance as a means for producing electricity around the world, and the problems that it is causing. He suggests it is time for world governments to start looking at the actual cost of coal use as a means for deterring its use before emerging countries build coal fired plants that will almost assuredly cause the world to go
  
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• Can smartphones use less energy to browse the web?

  18-09-2015 15:10
  
  Web browsing is one of the core applications on smartphones. After all, who hasn't checked Facebook or watched the latest news—or amusing cat videos—on their mobile phone? However, mobile browsers on smartphones are primarily optimized for performance, not energy efficiency, so web browsing—especially the loading of web pages—tends to drain batteries and frustrate users.
  
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• Secrets of Soviet space race come to London

  18-09-2015 15:00
  
  The space technology that saw the Soviet Union propel the first dog, man and woman into orbit has gone on show in London—most of it being exhibited outside Russia for the first time.
  
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• Modelling the dynamics of avalanche outbreaks

  18-09-2015 15:00
  
  (Phys.org)—The 1918 outbreak of Spanish flu was so unlike other pandemics that it is analogous to a massive natural disaster. The H1N1 virus infected an estimated 500 million people and killed 100 million by some estimates. And while ordinary flu outbreaks primarily endanger the infirm old or very young, Spanish flu was more likely to kill healthy young adults because it caused an overreaction of the immune system, known as a cytokine storm, which is stronger in healthy individuals. Weaken
  
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• Mobile app automatically sends a caller's location and medical data to dispatch centers

  18-09-2015 15:00
  
  The nation's 911 dispatch centers aren't really equipped for the mobile world.
  
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• High-fat diet made Inuits healthier but shorter thanks to gene mutations, study finds

  18-09-2015 15:00
  
  For evolutionary biologists, the best experiments are those already going on in nature. The different conditions in which humans have lived for tens of thousands of years have made us adapt and change. Now a new study published in Science shows that such adaptation has led to genetic mutations in Greenlandic Inuits that help them counteract the bad effects of their high-fat diet, based heavily on fish and marine mammals.
  
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• 3-D printed guide helps regrow complex nerves after injury

  18-09-2015 15:00
  
  A national team of researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind, 3D-printed guide that helps regrow both the sensory and motor functions of complex nerves after injury. The groundbreaking research has the potential to help more than 200,000 people annually who experience nerve injuries or disease.
  
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• Fin24.com | Apple update ‘crashes all applications’

  18-09-2015 14:57
  
  Fin24 users have explained how the latest allegedly flawed Apple iOS update is causing havoc.
  
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• The internet hasn't killed privacy – but it has changed it forever

  18-09-2015 14:50
  
  When people say "privacy is dead", it's usually for one of two reasons. Either they truly believe that privacy is irrelevant or unachievable in today's hyper-connected world or, more often, that not enough is being done to protect privacy when huge amounts of personal information are being posted online. Although I agree more could be done to protect privacy online, I believe that privacy is not dead, it's just changing forms.
  
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• Study suggests elite in US favor efficiency over equality

  18-09-2015 14:49
  
  (Phys.org)—A team of four researchers from four different universities in the U.S. has conducted a study intended to discover why policymakers in that country continue to make decisions that favor the elite, despite an electorate that would seemingly prefer the opposite. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes their study and results and suggests that what they found may help explain the growing gap between the haves and have-nots.
  
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