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Black Friday TV deals

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Top 10 list of the best Black Friday TV deals to date for 2013 as of November 17, according to TVPredictions.com. 1.    Sam's Club &...

Like every year in the past Best Buy has taken the lead in offering great deal for Black Friday

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For this year’s Black Friday all the retailers – Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Kmart, Amazon and every other - are offering bigger...

NASA’s MAVEN mission has set off for Mars

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NASA’s MAVEN mission has set off for Mars. The orbiter was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at...

The 2013 Leonid meteor shower will be at its best Saturday night

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The 2013 Leonid meteor shower will be at its best Saturday (November 16) night, and NASA will have a live webcast of the celestial...

Sina Weibo has some 500 million users in China, but is closely monitored

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A collection of pictures censored on Chinese Twitter-like service Sina Weibo has been revealed. Analysis from US investigative journalism group ProPublica logged 100 users on...

The new research, based on a genetic analysis of ancient and modern dog and wolf samples, points to a European origin at least 18,000 years ago

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A new study suggests that dogs were domesticated in Europe. The scientists have long argued over the precise timing and location for their emergence. The new...

Europe has decided to relax rules about the use of electronics during flights, paving the way for devices to be used during take-off and landing

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Europe has decided to relax rules about the use of electronics during flights, paving the way for devices to be used during take-off and...

Ming the clam was thought to be around 405 years old when it was found by researchers in Iceland in 2006

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Scientists found out a clam they discovered a few years ago was the oldest living animal ever. But they have also confessed that they accidentally...

Motorola has launched low-cost smartphone Moto G that includes features more commonly found in higher-priced models

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Motorola has launched low-cost smartphone Moto G that includes features more commonly found in higher-priced models. The Moto G will be sold contract-free from $179...

Nissan plans to reveal the new deltoid-shaped BladeGlider concept vehicle at the upcoming 43rd edition of Tokyo Motor Show

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Nissan plans to reveal the new deltoid-shaped BladeGlider concept vehicle at the upcoming 43rd edition of Tokyo Motor Show. The way the prototype gets its...

GOCE satellite has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, burning up in the process

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GOCE satellite has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, burning up in the process. Early estimates suggested any surviving debris of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) satellite...

The newly discovered dinosaur measured about 24 feet long, weighed around 2.5 metric tons, and had a large head filled with sharp teeth

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A relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex has been unearthed in southern Utah, marking the discovery of the oldest known member of its group of...

An Australian man claimed hackers stole Bitcoin from his site worth more than one million dollars

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An Australian man who ran an online "wallet service" for storing Bitcoins has claimed hackers stole virtual currency from his site worth more than...

Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with polonium-210

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Polonium-210 is a naturally occurring radioactive material that emits highly hazardous alpha (positively charged) particles. It was first discovered by Marie Curie at the end...

The levels of gases in the atmosphere that drive global warming increased to a record high in 201

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A new World Meteorological Organization bulletin has revealed the levels of gases in the atmosphere that drive global warming increased to a record high...

Apple has revealed a list of data requests it has received from governments across the globe

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Apple has revealed a list of data requests it has received from governments across the globe. The US government tops the list with 1,000 to...

Adobe users’ details were stolen during an attack on the company

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According to an Adobe data analysis, "123456" was the most popular password among its millions of users. Recently, Adobe users’ details were stolen during an...

Scientists have unearthed a part of a giant platypus fossil in Queensland

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Scientists have unearthed a part of a giant platypus fossil in Queensland, Australia. They have dubbed the beast "platypus-zilla" and believe it would have measured...

India is preparing to launch its first robotic spacecraft towards Mars

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India is preparing to launch its first robotic spacecraft towards Mars. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will lift off at 09:08 GMT atop an Indian-built...

The unmanned SR-72 will use an engine that combines a turbine and a ramjet to reach its top speed of Mach 6

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Lockheed Martin has begun work on Blackbird SR-72, a successor to the supersonic SR-71 spy plane. The unmanned SR-72 will use an engine that combines...

The rare solar eclipse that began as a ring of fire and transformed into a spectacular total eclipse of the sun amazed skywatchers from North America to Africa

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A rare solar eclipse that began as a "ring of fire" and transformed into a spectacular total eclipse of the sun amazed skywatchers from...

Made by LG, Google's Nexus 5 is smaller, slimmer and lighter than the Nexus 4 but its 4.96 in touchscreen is bigger

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Google has launched Nexus 5 - the latest incarnation of its flagship Nexus smartphone. Made by LG, Google's Nexus 5 is smaller, slimmer and lighter...

The FAA will now permit passengers to use gadgets such as tablet computers and e-readers during take-off and landing

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The US aviation authority has announced the use of portable electronic devices will soon be allowed on US planes during all phases of flight. The...

Global emissions of carbon dioxide may be showing the first signs of a permanent slowdown in the rate of increase

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According to a new report produced annually by the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, global emissions of carbon...

India will impose a ban on the use of foreign cloud-based email services to send official communications, before the end of the year

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India will impose a ban on the use of foreign cloud-based email services to send official communications, before the end of the year. It would...