Science & Technology
CryoSat: Antarctic ice losses double
According to a new assessment from ESA's CryoSat spacecraft, Antarctica is now losing 159 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean -...
Bones of biggest dinosaur ever unearthed in Argentina
Paleontologists in Argentina have discovered fossilized bones of a dinosaur believed to be the largest creature ever to walk the Earth. Based on its huge...
Yahoo acquires ephemeral mobile messaging app Blink
Yahoo has bought self-destructing mobile messaging app Blink in order to poach the talent behind it. Blink is a mobile application that allows users to...
NASA study: West Antarctica key glaciers in irreversible retreat
A NASA study revealed that West Antarctica’s key glaciers are in an irreversible retreat. The study analyzed 40 years of observations of six big ice...
Deka Arm: Robotic hand gets mass production approval in US
Deka Arm - a robot arm capable of picking up delicate objects - has been approved for use by US medical authorities. The Deka Arm...
Apple in talks to acquire Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion
According to various media reports, Apple is in talks to buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics. The reports claim Apple could pay...
Pinocchio rex: Cousin of Tyrannosaur rex with very long nose discovered in China
A cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex with a very long nose has been nicknamed Pinocchio rex. The ferocious carnivore is 9m-long with a distinctive snout. Its skeleton...
Norwegian army uses Oculus Rift headset to drive tanks
The Norwegian army has put virtual-reality Oculus Rift headset to a novel use - helping soldiers to drive tanks. By mounting cameras on the outside...
Destiny: Activision Blizzard to invest $500 million in making, updating and promoting new video game
Activision Blizzard has committed $500 million to making, updating and promoting its Destiny video game. The games-maker boss, Bobby Kotick, revealed the cash commitment at...
#AmazonCart: Amazon announces Twitter partnership
Amazon has announced a partnership with Twitter that allows users to add products to their shopping carts by tweeting a special hashtag. Twitter users can...
Samsung to pay $119.6 million to Apple for infringing two of its patents
A federal court in California has ordered Samsung to pay $119.6 million to Apple for infringing two of its patents. The jury delivered its verdict...
Windows XP users still get Microsoft security update after fixing IE flaw
Windows XP users can still get a Microsoft security update after it has fixed a flaw in the Internet Explorer browser. Microsoft issued the update...
Universal Studios Orlando roller coaster accident post is a scam
The viral post claiming that “16 people are confirmed dead in a roller coaster accident that occurred at Universal Studios in Florida,” it’s fake...
Heartbleed bug turned cyber criminals from attackers into victims
The Heartbleed bug has turned cyber criminals from attackers into victims as researchers use it to grab material from chatrooms where they trade data. Discovered...
Yahoo unveils its first two original TV series
Yahoo will show two original TV series on its website and mobile app. The move makes Yahoo the latest technology company to join the fast-growing...
Apple and Samsung alerts over faulty iPhone 5 and Galaxy S5
Apple and Samsung have both issued alerts about faults on iPhone5 and Galaxy S5 handsets. Apple has begun a replacement program for some of its...
Facebook buys Moves app creator ProtoGeo
Facebook has acquired ProtoGeo, a Finnish company that makes fitness tracking app Moves. Helsinki-based ProtoGeo created the Moves app that uses a smartphone's built-in sensors...
Java mouse-deer born at Bioparc Fuengirola in Spain
A baby Java mouse-deer has been born at Bioparc Fuengirola in southern Spain. Java mouse-deer is one of the smallest hoofed animals in the world. The...
Hertz debuts a new and improved app redesign
At the end of January this year, Hertz.co.uk announced the release of its latest mobile phone app. The new app has been redesigned to...
Pavel Durov: VKontakte founder fired by Vladimir Putin’s allies
Pavel Durov, the founder of Russia's most popular social network site VKontakte, says he has been fired and that allies of President Vladimir Putin...
World’s fastest elevator to be installed into Guangzhou CTF Financial Centre
Hitachi has announced it will install an elevator capable of reaching speeds of 45mph (72km/h) into a skyscraper in Guangzhou, southern China. The world’s fastest...
Graphene made in kitchen blender
An Irish-UK scientific team managed to make "supermaterial" graphene using a kitchen blender. Graphene is thin, strong, flexible and electrically conductive, and has the potential...
Earth Day 2014: History and facts
Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 with worldwide events to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is...
Reddit in censorship row
Reddit has downgraded the status of its "technology" section after a censorship row. Technology category is no longer a "default subreddit" on the social news...
Heartbleed affects ObamaCare enrollment website
People who have accounts on the ObamaCare enrollment website are being told to change their passwords following an administration-wide review of the government's vulnerability...
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