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• Boeing Rejects Aeroj

  19-09-2015 22:40 via pinterest.com
  
  Boeing Rejects Aerojet Rocketdyne Bid for ULA and Affirms Vulcan Rocket Support, Lockheed Martin Noncommittal
  
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• The Strip

  19-09-2015 21:48 via nytimes.com
  A weekly comic strip featured in the Sunday Review.
  
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• Watch: Alleged Thieves Get Stuck in Elevator After Diamond Heist

  19-09-2015 17:15
  
  A man and woman accused of attempting to steal $86,000 worth of diamonds ran into a problem during their escape.
  
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• Meet Marlan, The Most Famous Delivery Man Online

  19-09-2015 17:15 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  New York UPS driver Marlan Franklyn has become the city's most well-known delivery man thanks to the online community and a popular vlogger.
  
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• Snip! TV's Cord-Cutting Trend Picks Up Steam: Survey

  19-09-2015 14:48 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  New data show that the trend where consumers jettison traditional cable and satellite packages in favor of streaming services is about to get a lot worse.
  
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• Human-powered speedbike in Nevada challenge breaks record

  19-09-2015 14:10
  
  The AeroVelo Eta, presented by VisualUnity, is a speedbike making news this week. Eta's makers have been working toward a dream of seeing their Eta break the speed record. Fans saw it last year at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada. The team placed third.
  
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• US zoo pandas get $4.5 million gift

  19-09-2015 13:50
  
  An American benefactor has donated $4.5 million for the giant panda conservation program at the US National Zoo, where twin cubs were born last month.
  
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• Two Gigantic Black Holes about 3.5 Billion Light Years away from Earth, are en ... - The Standard Daily

  19-09-2015 13:41 via
  The Standard Daily
  Two Gigantic Black Holes about 3.5 Billion Light Years away from Earth, are en ...
  The Standard Daily
  Scientists have found a pair of super gigantic black holes in the Virgo constellation that are en route for a humongous cosmic collision. Scientists believe that the collision will be so powerful that the gravitational waves will shake the space time ...
  (+Video report) Two supermassive black holes are on a collision courseNature World Report
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• Coal's image suffering in climate debate: BHP

  19-09-2015 13:32
  
  The coal industry is losing the public relations battle against environmental activists, mining giant BHP Billiton has warned as it urged the sector to unite to fight back.
  
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• Techies aim to solve ancient Indian festival's safety woes

  19-09-2015 13:31
  
  At an ancient Hindu riverside festival, the millions hoping to cleanse themselves of sin are also unwittingly helping to create high-tech solutions in crowd control, disease outbreak and public security.
  
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• Agency investigates deaths of 25 walrus on Alaska coast

  19-09-2015 13:29
  
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday it is investigating the deaths of 25 Pacific walrus found on an isolated northwest Alaska beach.
  
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• 'Tree of life' for 2.3 million species released

  19-09-2015 13:22
  
  A first draft of the "tree of life" for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes—from platypuses to puffballs—has been released.
  
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• Study explores whether internet campaigns motivate users to respond to crises

  19-09-2015 13:19
  
  Online campaigns about humanitarian crises need to be more surprising if they are to successfully engage the public, according to an academic from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
  
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• Why one dev has pulled his iOS 9 ad-blocker from the App Store - Digital Trends

  19-09-2015 13:05 via
  Digital Trends
  Why one dev has pulled his iOS 9 ad-blocker from the App Store
  Digital Trends
  You might have caught some of the furore over the new ad-blocking technologies built into Safari in iOS 9: Essentially the mobile browser now lets users cut out most of the advertising on the Web, and third-party add-ons that enable this functionality ...
  Peace ad-blocker withdrawn after maker Marco Arment says success 'doesn't feel ...BBC News
  This week on AppleInsider: Apple Car progress, legal battle
  

• Volkswagen ordered to recall 500000 cars due to software that masks pollution - Belfast Telegraph

  19-09-2015 13:01 via
  Belfast Telegraph
  Volkswagen ordered to recall 500000 cars due to software that masks pollution
  Belfast Telegraph
  Member of the Board of Management for the Volkswagen brand Heinz-Jakob Neusser presents the VW Tiguan GTE during the Volkswagen group night at the Fraport arena prior to the 66th IAA auto show in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on September ...
  VW caught cheating on air-pollution testsNWAOnline
  EPA calls VW clean air cheat; orders 500000 diesel cars fixedExaminer.com
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• Taco Bell, Sony lucky fans to get Limited Edition Gold PlayStation 4 Bundle ... - The Hoops News

  19-09-2015 12:52 via
  The Hoops News
  Taco Bell, Sony lucky fans to get Limited Edition Gold PlayStation 4 Bundle ...
  The Hoops News
  Good news for the hardcore gamers and PlayStation fans. Taco Bell meal will now get you a limited edition gold color Sony PlayStation 4 depending on your luck and the unique code coming bundled with each meal. The unique code will land the buyers into ...
  Like To Win a Gold PS4? 6000 Pcs in Offering, with a new winner “every 10 mins”The Market Business
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• Google promising “new treats” on September 29 - Digital Trends

  19-09-2015 11:37 via
  Digital Trends
  Google promising “new treats” on September 29
  Digital Trends
  We'd already heard rumors that Google's big new Nexus reveal would take place in San Francisco on September 29, and now the tech giant has made it official: Members of the press have just received invites to “a morning conversation about some new ...
  Google App Version 5.3 Brings Now On Tap Functionality For Google NowTech Times
  Google App 5.3 Update Enables Google “Now On Tap” for Mar
  

• Pentagon Designing Cyber Automated “Scorecard” To Combat Hackers - The Market Business

  19-09-2015 11:36 via
  The Nation
  Pentagon Designing Cyber Automated “Scorecard” To Combat Hackers
  The Market Business
  The US Military is to build a massive database of system vulnerabilities in order to track threats to critical systems and remain one step ahead of hackers. The Pentagon said that its cyber 'scorecard' will assess and identify flaws in American ...
  Pentagon designing cyber 'scorecard' to stay ahead of hackersReuters
  Streamlined-hiring bill, overarching cyber defense and local IT budgetsFC
  

• Samsung launches Galaxy J5, J7 series smart phone - The News International

  19-09-2015 11:10 via
  Delhi Daily News
  Samsung launches Galaxy J5, J7 series smart phone
  The News International
  Lahore:Samsung has launched Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, the latest Selfie-focused smart phones, in Pakistan. These brilliant, smart devices of Samsung carry LED Flash with the front camera, which outshines all the peer smart phones in the market. Samsung ...
  Samsung's new 'S health App' will now support all android SmartphonesFitnHit.com
  Android Circuit: Galaxy S6 Long-Term Review, Free Your Note 5's S P
  

• This week on AppleInsider: Apple Car progress, legal battles, iOS 9 launch & more - Apple Insider

  19-09-2015 11:09 via
  Apple Insider
  This week on AppleInsider: Apple Car progress, legal battles, iOS 9 launch & more
  Apple Insider
  Even with a Sept. 9 press event in the rear-view mirror, major Apple stories kept on rolling this week — particularly in the legal world, and in relation to the possibility of a self-driving car. To keep up on the latest in the Apple world, download ...
  Ad-blocking on iPhones chips at website money modelPhys.Org
  The best iOS 9 features you don't know about yetThe Verge
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• Like To Win a Gold PS4? 6000 Pcs in Offering, with a new winner “every 10 mins” - The Market Business

  19-09-2015 11:01 via
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  Like To Win a Gold PS4? 6000 Pcs in Offering, with a new winner “every 10 mins”
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  Home Technology Like To Win a Gold PS4? 6,000 Pcs in Offering, with a new winner “every 10 mins”. Like To Win a Gold PS4? 6,000 Pcs in Offering, with a new winner “every 10 mins”. Donald V. MorrisSep 19, 2015Technology0. Like. Have you ever stared ...
  You Can Now Win A Golden PlayStation 4 With Your Taco
  

• Konami Ceases Console Game Development, Technology Director Leaves - Forbes

  19-09-2015 10:57 via
  Forbes
  Konami Ceases Console Game Development, Technology Director Leaves
  Forbes
  In a recent announcement, Konami has revealed that bar Pro Evolution Soccer they will be ceasing all major console game development. In addition, the company's technology director Julien Merceron will also be leaving. We know that the recently released ...and more »
  

• AT&T sues ex-employees over phone unlocking & hacking malware - The Market Business

  19-09-2015 10:54 via
  Bulletin Leader
  AT&T sues ex-employees over phone unlocking & hacking malware
  The Market Business
  AT&T has brought a lawsuit against three of its former employees and an Anaheim-based IT company, alleging that the group conspired to install malware on company computers that would illicitly generate unlock codes for customer phones. According to the ...
  AT&T (NYSE: T) Sales Reps Caught Selling Phone Unlock CodesGazette Review
  AT&T Mobility accuses three former sales reps
  

• VW caught cheating on air-pollution tests - Arkansas Online

  19-09-2015 10:44 via
  Arkansas Online
  VW caught cheating on air-pollution tests
  Arkansas Online
  Volkswagen cars were lined up earlier this week at the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany. The German automaker has admitted installing software in its diesel vehicles that will defeat air-pollution testing. WASHINGTON -- Volkswagen AG admitted ...
  US Accuses Volkswagen of Intentionally Evading Clear Air LawsVoice of America
  EPA: VW intentionally violates clean air standardsChattanooga Times Free Press
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• Google Announces September 29 Event; New Nexus Phones, Chromecast Expected - NDTV

  19-09-2015 10:18 via
  NDTV
  Google Announces September 29 Event; New Nexus Phones, Chromecast Expected
  NDTV
  Google is sending out invites for an event on September 29 in San Francisco (kicks off 8am PDT, or 9:30pm IST), and the search engine giant is expected to launch its latest Nexus smartphones, apart from a new Chromecast dongle. Google's Nexus ...
  Google promising “new treats” on September 29Digital Trends
  Google Expected To Launch New Nexus Phones, Updated Chromecast On Sept. 29RTT News
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• Skype for web will soon work without plug-ins on Microsoft Edge - Engadget

  19-09-2015 10:16 via
  Engadget
  Skype for web will soon work without plug-ins on Microsoft Edge
  Engadget
  Skype has been planning to make its voice and video call services available on the web without having to install plug-ins since 2014. Now, its parent company's preparing to make that happen for its new Edge browser. The latest Windows 10 Insider ...
  TuneIn Radio apparently working on a Universal App for Windows 10Windows Central
  Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 10547 for Fast Ring InsidersNorthern Californian
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• 'Seismic alert!': Apps warn Mexicans of quakes

  19-09-2015 10:08
  
  A powerful earthquake strikes off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Within seconds, radio transmissions, megaphones and smartphone apps blare warnings to the capital's 20 million people before the ground shakes.
  
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• Ad-blocking on iPhones chips at website money model

  19-09-2015 10:07
  
  A top iPhone ad-blocking application was pulled from the App Store on Friday by its creator, amid a surge in interest in new programs to thwart marketing messages.
  
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• Researchers find heavy metals along river after mine spill

  19-09-2015 10:05
  
  Researchers say they found scattered accumulations of heavy metals along a 60-mile stretch of riverbank in Colorado and New Mexico a month after the Gold King Mine wastewater spill and say that any potential threat to crops and livestock should be studied further.
  
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• Apple explores rules of the road for self-driving cars

  19-09-2015 10:04
  
  The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Friday said that it met with Apple to discuss rules of the road regarding testing self-driving cars.
  
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• US Accuses Volkswagen of Intentionally Evading Clear Air Laws - Voice of America

  19-09-2015 09:53 via
  Voice of America
  US Accuses Volkswagen of Intentionally Evading Clear Air Laws
  Voice of America
  WASHINGTON—. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered German automaker Volkswagen to recall nearly 500,000 vehicles for intentionally violating clean air laws. The EPA said Friday that Volkswagen has installed so-called "defeat device" ...
  VW diesel vehicles violated emissions rulesThe Detroit News
  VW `Clean Diesel' Scheme Exposed as Criminal Charges WeighedBloomberg
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• (+Video report) Two supermassive black holes are on a collision course - Nature World Report

  19-09-2015 09:44 via
  Nature World Report
  (+Video report) Two supermassive black holes are on a collision course
  Nature World Report
  Astronomers at Columbia University have predicted that 10000 years from now a pair of supermassive black holes are set to smash. On the basis of calculations of the mass of the black hole pair together, and in relation to each other, scientists say ...
  Two Black Holes Heading to a Massive Collision, Says StudyI4U News
  Astrophysicists Warning of Massive Black Hole CollisionPioneer News
  

• Windows 10: FAQs and Exploring What's New - CIO Today

  19-09-2015 09:08 via
  CIO Today
  Windows 10: FAQs and Exploring What's New
  CIO Today
  It's been nearly two months since Microsoft · Relevant Products/Services released its newest operating system, Windows 10, and many who downloaded the update are still learning the finer points of how to put the OS to best use. They also continue to ...
  Skype for web will soon work without plug-ins on Microsoft EdgeEngadget
  Windows 10 is the most secure Windows ever, Here's How…The Market Business
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• Fin24.com | SA broadband blitz unlocks video-on-demand

  19-09-2015 08:56
  
  A rapid roll-out of fibre optic broadband in upmarket South African neighbourhoods has
  caught the attention of internet video streaming companies.
  
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• You Can Now Win A Golden PlayStation 4 With Your Taco Bell Meal - Capitalberg

  19-09-2015 08:47 via
  Forbes
  You Can Now Win A Golden PlayStation 4 With Your Taco Bell Meal
  Capitalberg
  Here's a bit of good news for gamers who are also fans of the famous, or infamous, fast food chain: you can now win a golden PlayStation 4 with your Taco Bell meal. The next-generation console is being put up for a simple luck contest that will require ...
  Sony just revealed a limited-edition gold PS4 console for the USDispatch Times
  Now You Can Win A Gold PS4 From Sony And Taco BellForbes
  This Gold PS4 Is A Taco
  

• Sony just revealed a limited-edition gold PS4 console for the US - Dispatch Times

  19-09-2015 06:59 via
  Dispatch Times
  Sony just revealed a limited-edition gold PS4 console for the US
  Dispatch Times
  Taco Bell is holding a contest to give away PlayStation 4 bundles that include a console, controller, PS Plus, and the “Uncharted” remaster. To be more specific, starting September 24, 2015, each time you visit Taco Bell and purchase a Big Box meal ...
  This Gold PS4 Is A Taco Bell ExclusiveRapid News Network
  Exclusive Gold PS4 Is Only Available Through Taco BellJewocity.com (press release)
  

• Google App Version 5.3 Brings Now On Tap Functionality For Google Now - Tech Times

  19-09-2015 06:19 via
  Tech Times
  Google App Version 5.3 Brings Now On Tap Functionality For Google Now
  Tech Times
  Google app version 5.3 has been rolled out to enable Now on Tap for Android M Developer Preview 3 devices. Now on Tap allows the user to search and access information without leaving their current app. (Photo : Inside Search). Users of Android ...
  Nexus Phones Have Shorter Support Lifespan Than iPhonesAndroid Headlines - Android News
  Google Is Unveiling 'New Treats' — Like Its Next Nexus Devic
  

• Why Windows 10 is the most secure Windows ever - PCWorld

  19-09-2015 05:58 via
  PCWorld
  Why Windows 10 is the most secure Windows ever
  PCWorld
  Microsoft added two game-changing security features for enterprise users in Windows 10, but until recently, the company has been relatively quiet about them. So far the buzz has mainly been about Windows Hello, which supports face and fingerprint ...
  Windows 10, the stealth OSComputerworld
  Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Start menu and tablet ...VentureBeat
  Microsoft delivers Windows 10 test Build 10547 t
  

• EPA Says VW Intentionally Violates Clean Air Standards

  19-09-2015 05:22
  EPA says 500,000 VW and Audi diesel cars intentionally violate clean air standards
  
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• iOS 9 Safari content blockers debut to demand, denouncement & a high-profile ... - Apple Insider

  19-09-2015 05:11 via
  Apple Insider
  iOS 9 Safari content blockers debut to demand, denouncement & a high-profile ...
  Apple Insider
  This week's launch of iOS 9 also marked the debut of optional content (read: mobile ad) blockers in Apple's Safari browser. The ensuing firestorm has led to a highly emotional debate over intrusive and annoying ads, versus the need for online ...
  Enabling of Ad Blocking in Apple's iOS 9 Prompts BacklashNew York Times
  Developer pulls leading ad-blocking app from Apple StoreReuters
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• VW diesel vehicles violated emissions rules - The Detroit News

  19-09-2015 04:17 via
  The Detroit News
  VW diesel vehicles violated emissions rules
  The Detroit News
  The Environmental Protection Agency and the state of California said Volkswagen AG violated federal law by allowing 482,000 diesel VW and Audi cars sold since 2009 to evade emissions requirements using sophisticated software. (Photo: Getty Images).
  The EPA Opposes Rules That Could've Exposed VW's CheatingWIRED
  VW `Clean Diesel' Scheme Exposed as Criminal Charges WeighedBloomberg
  EPA: VW intentionally violates clean ai
  

• AT&T sales reps accused of scheming to unlock phones - CNET

  19-09-2015 02:22 via
  CNET
  AT&T sales reps accused of scheming to unlock phones
  CNET
  A lawsuit alleges the former employees put malicious software on work computers so they could help untether discounted phones from AT&T contracts. Security. 19 September 20159:47 am AEST. Laura Hautala mugshot. by Laura Hautala · @lhautala.
  AT&T sues former employees, alleging massive phone unlocking schemeArs Technica
  AT&T sues 3 employees over phone-unlocking schemeDispatch Times
  AT&T sues three former e
  

• Phone Comparisons: Motorola Moto X Pure Edition vs Motorola Moto X Play - Android Headlines - Android News

  19-09-2015 02:07 via
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Phone Comparisons: Motorola Moto X Pure Edition vs Motorola Moto X Play
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Do we have a good one for you today – the new Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (Style) goes up against the new Motorola Moto X Play. Two new models from Motorola go head-to-head to see which one of these devices deserves to win this specification ...
  Moto X Pure Edition Owners, Share Your Early Thoughts!Droid Life (press release) (blog)
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• Photos: Cuddly Red Panda Hangs Out

  19-09-2015 00:47
  
  Absolutely adorable baby animals!
  
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• Android Circuit: Galaxy S6 Long-Term Review, Free Your Note 5's S Pen, Apple ... - Forbes

  19-09-2015 00:30 via
  Forbes
  Android Circuit: Galaxy S6 Long-Term Review, Free Your Note 5's S Pen, Apple ...
  Forbes
  Taking a look back at seven days of news across the Android world, this week's Android Circuit includes the Moto X Style preorder and release dates, a long-term review of the Samsung Galaxy S6, Apple's 'Move To iOS' Android app, more leaked images of ...
  Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 review: insanely thin, but not much of an upgradeEngadget
  Not going it alone: Samsung brings S-Health app to non-Samsung A
  

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