Latest and Breaking Technology News and Top Stories - July 4
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Something as seemingly simple as determining the age of a star has challenged astronomers for years, but now researchers reckon they’ve found the answer in the same technology we use to monitor our own young – ultrasounds. Knowing which ...
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What if there were a page on a 'revenge porn' site about you - would you want to use Google's 'right to be forgotten' to get it taken out of search? Continue reading...
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Wesley Yin-Poole / Eurogamer.net : Oculus suspends Rift sales in China after “extreme” reselling — “If you are an enthusiast, we kindly ask that you wait for the consumer Rift.” —&nb...
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Forget your home-grown fireworks: the U.S. Navy will celebrate with missiles and rockets and guns explosives and flames and smoke. Happy Independence Day! [ YouTube ] Read more...
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Digital programs allow small businesses to manage their accounts on their smartphones, putting an end to paperwork pain
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It's been a long time since Morph came out with any fresh material, but thanks to a lump of crowdfunding cash, the comical clay character's put together a new sketch show that premieres on YouTube today. Shape-shifting Morph first appear...
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Location-based security settings could remove the need for passcode in 'safe' environments Continue reading...
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Great ideas that promise to relieve poverty pop up frequently, but few will reach millions of people. Why? Join us at 1pm BST to discuss. Sponsored by Crown Agents Continue reading...
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Zothecula writes: For all the attention graphene gets thanks to its impressive list of properties, how many of us have actually encountered it in anything other than its raw graphite form? Show of hands. No-one? That's because it is stil...
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IBM's near real-time Wimbledon data is powered by county tennis players from across the UK, patiently recording the dynamics of every serve, slice and volley Continue reading...
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If Facebook were a country, something its founder Mark Zuckerberg has blogged about, its 1.3bn active users would make it the second largest in the world. More ominously though, it would dwarf any democracy or dictatorial regime past or ...
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We’ve all seen impressive drone footage, whether that’s testing reusable rockets in the desert or a timeless birds-eye view of New York City, but if you’ve ever considered taking the plunge and forking out for one yourself, there are one...
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The changes have been a long time coming, but they take effect now.
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On July 4th the United States celebrates Independence Day, and there isn't much news to report. Hot dogs are cooking, families are gathering, and people are watching Netflix. It's a party! So, in keeping with the spirit of the holiday, w...
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Sure, there will be big, corporate-sponsored firework displays tonight in New York City, but the most entertaining show might be found in a neighborhood on the far northwestern tip of Manhattan. A documentary has been made to capture thi...
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The fat lady's warming up for Pantech Troubled Korean handset manufacturer Pantech's stay of execution is drawing to a close as its creditors take action over the firm's 480bn won ($475m, £277m) financial black hole.…
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Productivity apps may be plentiful, but that doesn’t stop a steady slew of new additions to the App Store every month. The latest one to hit our radar is Tinker, which proclaims to organize your life through duration-based goals. What it...
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac : Apple hires Patrick Pruniaux, VP of Tag Heuer Sales and Retail, for iWatch marketing — Earlier today, the CEO of Tag Heuer revealed to CNBC that Apple has hired one of the watch-makers sales dir...
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New study finds way to improve Google Flu Trends accuracy threefold - but says systems must be more open Continue reading...
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Any internet users who use or even read about privacy services online will be targeted for surveillance by the NSA, according to a new report from German broadcaster ARD .
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Celebrate Independence Day by watching the largest fireworks display ever fired.
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Russia isn't the only nation launching a nuclear sub hunter after two decades of development . The UK recently rolled the third of seven £1 billion Astute Class nuclear submarines, the HMS Artful , out of its cavernous dry dock for ...
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What are American holidays without shopping deals, right? A new kind of site has launched out of Y Combinator just in time for the most American holiday of them all. Founders Andrew Kurland and Joe Marrapodi created their e-commerc...
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*reaction gif* I'm just getting all the secret files. BRB... Security experts have teamed up to created a stealthy internet messenger client designed especially for whistleblowers.…
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After Facebook's mood study caused opprobrium, we want to know whether you use and 'like' the social network? Continue reading...
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Today's not only a great day for barbecue lovers, it's also a red letter day for anyone who loved 1992's The Lawnmower Man and has lamented a future without virtual reality everywhere . According to Google's Brandon Jones, Chrome, at lea...
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iOS gamers can turn their Apple TV into a Wii for free during this long weekend with Motion Tennis for Apple TV, or fight tyrants and titans for half off in the Infinity Blade franchise, while parents can keep their children occupied on ...
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One of the biggest challenges in building artificial organs is creating the vasculature. A new approach that combines 3D printing with template micromolding suggests that vascularized artificial organs may be within reach.
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M-Saunders writes: Perl 6 has been in development since 2000. So why, 14 years later, hasn't it been released yet? Linux Voice caught up with Damian Conway, one of the architects of Perl 6, to find out what's happening. "Perl 6 has all o...
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Celebrate Independence Day in style with a new price low on the Xbox One, a great deal on a powerful, future-proofed router, Pepsi with real sugar, and lots more. Read more...
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...government. That's the opinion of over 1,400 experts, from academics to engineers, consulted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The Net Threats report highlights widespread fears that nation states will increasingly block,...
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Only 2G, but... For the same amount of money as an Apple adapter plug , Indian mobile company Kabonn is selling a fully fledged Android smartphone.…
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Can your shirt display, or even send, a text message? How about monitor your heart rate? A new generation of textiles are redefining what it means to be a wearable device.
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Some games go on so long that the strong narrative turns into a dramatic fizzle.
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After the steaks, chops, breasts, ribs, thighs, hams, tenderloins and briskets are removed, there's a fair amount of gristle, fat and offal remaining on a butchered animal, and early on, people realized this could be put to good use. One...
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Christian Zibreg / iDownloadBlog : Sunrise for Mac launches with offline mode, apps, native notifications and more — Sunrise, the popular and free replacement for Apple's stock Calendar in iOS, has been making some not...
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Google has received more than 70,000 takedown requests, and began acting upon them in past days. And it notified the BBC and the Guardian, which in turn publicized the moves
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Streets strung with flags. Social streams overflowing with smiles and celebration. People around the world come together for World Peace Day. The celebrants chorus their thanks to The Global Authority, for ending all wars. The atmosphere...
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Fifth in a series. Two years ago today, I stepped away from Apple, following a boycott later abandoned. My problems were philosophical, regarding the company's aggressive patent litigation that thwarts innovation. This July Fourth I seek...
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Forty thousand children have come across America’s southern border in the first half of this year, escaping violence unfathomable by anyone in America. In this group of refugees are some of our next great physicists, doctors and artists.
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"Wake up sleepy head... it's time to go to the gym." "Put down those chips!" "Stop wasting time on Facebook." If any of the above statements resonate with you, then you're not alone. Maneesh Sethi, author and Stanford alumnus has said al...
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The hostage rescue that took place on July 4, 1976, in Entebbe, Uganda, reveals lessons about “everyday work.” An example like this often comes across as too much of an outlier to be applied to most people's experience. But it should not.
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When you're hanging out at a barbecue, chowing down on hot dogs and other charred meats, sometimes you just want to be able to switch it up a bit. What if there was a cool, starch- and sauce-based salad that you could use to shake things...
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The technology of Nerf guns march ever forward, and I got the opportunity to try out some upcoming foam at an event hosted by Hasbro last week. I donned a goofy elastic headband […]
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Eighty-eight in a series. Welcome to this week's selection of the best applications for Windows 8. Another excellent week in terms of app and game releases. Gameloft has released the superb Rival Knights jousting game which offers such s...
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John Chen joins the queue to knock KNOX John Chen, CEO of BlackBerry, has dissed Google’s decision to adopt Sammy’s KNOX security platform across the whole Android ecosystem.…
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Utilities developer Sordum has released Drive Letter Changer, a portable tool which allows you to reassign PC drive letters in two or three clicks. The program is small (a single executable under 400KB) and has a very basic interface: mo...
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TripAdvisor LLC has unveiled a major update to its iPhone app with the release of TripAdvisor for iOS 9.0. The free travel planning app gets -- according to TripAdvisor -- it’s "biggest update ever" with the new release. The major highli...
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When it comes to capturing the Windows desktop, you’ve no shortage of options, and we’ve covered many of them here: SnagIt, QIP Shot, HotShots and more. Of course there’s always room for another, and Grabilla is an especially interesting...
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Overkill? Headbanging to Motorhead caused brain bleed, but doctor says fans can 'rock on'
