Saturday 31 May 2014

Amazon adding music streaming to Prime?




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Amazon adding music streaming to Prime?



OK, at this point, who doesn't have a music streaming service?






Friday 30 May 2014

Tiny robots succeed by mimicking termites




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Tiny robots succeed by mimicking termites



Ask 100 robotics scientists why they're inspired to create modern-day automatons and you may get 100 different answers.






Thursday 29 May 2014

Google's new driverless car




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Google's new driverless car



Google has revealed a prototype of its latest driverless car -- and this one doesn't even have a steering wheel.






Wednesday 28 May 2014

How they secured Obama's phone




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How they secured Obama's phone



When Obama became President, he insisted on keeping his BlackBerry. Erica Fink reports how they secured the device.






Tuesday 27 May 2014

Facebook privacy now defaults to friends only




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Facebook privacy now defaults to friends only



Facebook privacy just got a little more private.






Monday 26 May 2014

Meet Facebook's privacy dinosaur




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Meet Facebook's privacy dinosaur



It's been a big week for dinosaurs. With "Godzilla" still rampaging at the box office, Facebook also rolled out some privacy changes along with a friendly blue dino to help explain them all.






Sunday 25 May 2014

Apple acknowledges iMessage problems




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Apple acknowledges iMessage problems



Apple's Internet-based messaging service, iMessage, has long had problems when it comes to interacting with non-Apple devices. Now the company is finally acknowledging the problems and rolling out a slate of bug fixes to make Apple-to-Android messaging less of a nightmare.






Saturday 24 May 2014

How to shoot amazing video from drones




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How to shoot amazing video from drones



A bird's eye camera sweeps over the green fields of Ireland, flies over the towering Cliffs of Moher and pans the ocean hundreds of feet below.






Friday 23 May 2014

Bacteria bricks




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Bacteria bricks



Would you live in a house built from urine and bacteria? Design student Peter Trimble says it's actually a surprisingly good idea.






Thursday 22 May 2014

Solar roads of the future




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Solar roads of the future



The founders of the Solar Roadways project want to cover every highway in thick, LED-lit glass to power electric cars. If it takes off, it concept could cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75%.






Wednesday 21 May 2014

How to make your iPhone stop tracking you




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How to make your iPhone stop tracking you



CNN's Samuel Burke explains how you can get your iPhone to stop tracking and storing your location data.






Tuesday 20 May 2014

Why Google may be buying Twitch




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Why Google may be buying Twitch



If YouTube is really on the verge of buying video game-streaming website Twitch, there's at least one reason behind the move that's as old as business itself: eliminating the competition.






Monday 19 May 2014

Is this NASA's next big thing?




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Is this NASA's next big thing?



Meet Morpheus, NASA's unmanned planetary lander and flying test lab that could revolutionize the future of space travel.






Sunday 18 May 2014

Prince Harry joins Twitter




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Prince Harry joins Twitter



Prince Harry has become the latest member of the British royal family to join Twitter.






Saturday 17 May 2014

Disappearing message app craze




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Disappearing message app craze



Samuel Burke investigates self destructing messaging apps -- apps that delete messages once they are read.






Friday 16 May 2014

Meet Mr. Robin, grandma's robot buddy




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Meet Mr. Robin, grandma's robot buddy



Robot carers are helping elderly people, watching their health and keeping them company.






Thursday 15 May 2014

Teen breaks record for fastest text




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Teen breaks record for fastest text



A 16-year-old from Brazil can dash off a wordy, complicated, text message in the time most of us can thumb "Where R U?" And the folks with Guinness World Records have noticed.






Wednesday 14 May 2014

New tech inspired by biology




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New tech inspired by biology



Technology has long learned from nature, but now it's going micro. "Cellular biomimicry" sees designers take inspiration from plant and animal cells.






Tuesday 13 May 2014

Twitter to roll out 'mute' feature




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Twitter to roll out 'mute' feature



You know that friend who has an opinion or a joke about everything? Sure, they're entertaining, but sometimes you wish you could get them to shut up.






Monday 12 May 2014

What if the road could 'fuel' your car?




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What if the road could 'fuel' your car?



The founders of the Solar Roadways project want to cover every highway in thick, LED-lit glass to power electric cars. If it takes off, this could cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75%.






Sunday 11 May 2014

Nintendo apologizes for game's same-sex slight




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Nintendo apologizes for game's same-sex slight



An upcoming game for Nintendo's handheld devices will let players enter a virtual world in which they make friends, flirt and can even get married and have kids.






Saturday 10 May 2014

What Beats by Apple means for you




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What Beats by Apple means for you



It's an odd pairing, really, the gadget-obsessed tech giant from Silicon Valley teaming up with hip-hop super producer Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine.






Friday 9 May 2014

Meet the 'NeRD' e-reader




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Meet the 'NeRD' e-reader



For cybersecurity reasons, sailors on U.S. Navy vessels can't always use smartphones and tablets. And in the cramped quarters of a submarine, there's little room for shelves full of books.






Thursday 8 May 2014

Cassette tape could hold 47 million songs




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Cassette tape could hold 47 million songs



Forget the cloud, and rework your mental image of those mysterious data centers. Sony has reinvented a tool for storing a mind-numbing amount of data:






Wednesday 7 May 2014

YouTube's kingmaker




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YouTube's kingmaker



Maker Studios has turned YouTube hits into digital celebs. CNN takes you into the studio where video stars are grown.






Tuesday 6 May 2014

A bug repellent that could save lives




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A bug repellent that could save lives



When is bug spray more than just bug spray? When it's a compound that, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University, is thousands of times stronger than DEET, works on many different insects and could very well save lives.






Monday 5 May 2014

Wireless electricity? It's here




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Wireless electricity? It's here



A light-bulb glowing in middle of a room with no wires attached. "It's the future," says Dr Katie Hall.






Sunday 4 May 2014

Test-tube meat could be future food




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Test-tube meat could be future food



In a nondescript hotel ballroom last month at the South by Southwest Interactive festival, Andras Forgacs offered a rare glimpse at the sci-fi future of food.






Saturday 3 May 2014

The man who invented Internet lists (sort of)




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The man who invented Internet lists (sort of)



David Wallechinsky didn't invent what's on the Internet. It just seems that way.






Friday 2 May 2014

Hubble: The greatest telescope ever




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Hubble: The greatest telescope ever



April 24, 2014, marks the 24th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's launch into space.






Thursday 1 May 2014

Test-tube meat could be the future of food




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Test-tube meat could be the future of food



In a nondescript hotel ballroom last month at the South by Southwest Interactive festival, Andras Forgacs offered a rare glimpse at the sci-fi future of food.