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Soon, a car that makes stopping at traffic lights history
Jun 18, 11:27 am
Wellington, June 18 (ANI): A car maker from Germany is developing a technology that calculates the amount of time before an upcoming set of traffic lights turn red, and tell driver the ideal speed needed to navigate roads and intersections. Full Story
Facebook's mysterious 'big idea' Thursday event has netizens buzzing
Jun 18, 11:27 am
China builds world's fastest supercomputer
Jun 18, 9:44 am
'Snoop gear' in set-top boxes may soon monitor TV viewers' every move
Jun 18, 4:57 pm
Washington, June 18 (ANI): A new technology in US has led to apprehensions about its use leading to potential threat to viewers' privacy.
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Soon, mobiles to use bat echolocation method to map rooms
Jun 18, 4:11 pm
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Scientists have developed a computer algorithm that can map a room with the help of just four microphones.
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Motorists happy to take longer route to avoid traffic stress
Jun 18, 4:00 pm
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Motorists in Germany are ready to take longer journey times and even detours if it helps them to avoid traffic situation, a new study has revealed.
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Digg to launch alternative to Google Reader prior to its removal
Jun 18, 3:40 pm
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Social news website Digg is set to launch its product, an alternative to Google Reader on June 26, less than a week before Google shuts down its reader service.
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New software helps 'overcome social phobias through virtual conversation'
Jun 18, 3:12 pm
Melbourne, June 18 (ANI): The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is building new software to coach people on how to interact with others in social situations.
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Now, print artificial bones on 3D printer
Jun 18, 2:47 pm
Washington, June 18 (ANI): Researchers have developed a method, which helps them to print physical samples of artificial bones in just a few hours.
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'Antisocial media' helps users avoid friends
Jun 18, 1:33 pm
New York, June 18 (ANI): An antisocial media website called 'Hell is Other People' promises to keep users away from their annoying online friends.
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Now, four-legged robot that runs like cats
Jun 18, 12:24 pm
Washington, June 18 (ANI): A robot modeled upon a cat shares the advantages of its biological model- it is small, light and runs very fast.
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Legoland to display world's biggest Death Star model
Jun 17, 5:17 pm
Kuala Lumpur, June 17(ANI): Legoland Malaysia theme park is all set to treat fans of the sci-fi movie series 'Star Wars' by displaying the world's biggest Death Star model.
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New mobile game allows players to become pilot
Jun 17, 5:05 pm
Washington, June 17 (ANI): A new mobile app has been launched that puts players in the cockpits of World War I airplanes and lets users fly solo.
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Cyberbullying puts teens at risk of depression, substance abuse
Jun 17, 3:56 pm
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Teenage victims of cyberbullying are more likely to develop symptoms of depression, substance abuse and internet addiction, a new study has revealed.
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Now, an app that helps you confess your sins
Jun 17, 11:29 am
Washington, June 17 (ANI): A Roman Catholic prelate has developed a smart-phone application that will help let his parishioners know when and where he is available to listen to their sins.
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Consumers being monitored by companies watching their ads
Jun 16, 4:11 pm
London, June 16(ANI): Marketers have come up with an all-new concept in which they can keep an eye on consumers watching their ads offline.
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New app allows iPad users to click personal photos of space objects
Jun 16, 11:37 am
Washington, June 16 (ANI): A new iPad app has been developed, which allows people to click telescope images of celestial objects from the comfort of their couch.
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Google pledges to donate 5 mln dollars to charities to rid web of child porn
Jun 16, 10:36 am
London, June 16 (ANI): Technology giant Google has reportedly vowed to spend a whopping five million dollars to remove child pornography and abuse from the web through 'hashing' technology depicting each picture with a web 'fingerprint' that can be identified and eliminated.
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Paris court urges Twitter to reveal 'racist' users' identities to human rights groups
Jun 15, 4:50 pm
London, June 15 (ANI): Twitter has been urged to reveal the names of some France-based racist users who have posted anti-Semitic messages, following Paris Court's refusal to consider the firm's appeal not to hand over the user IDs.
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Google X reveals 'internet-provider balloons' under Project Loon
Jun 15, 4:11 pm
Sydney, June 15 (ANI): Google X has revealed its secret ambitious plan of launching a ring of huge balloons moving across the globe to provide internet access to 4.7 billion people who are presently unable to use the web services.
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Airbus A350 makes debut flight
Jun 15, 4:11 pm
London, June 15(ANI): An aircraft engine produced by Rolls Royce, which has been claimed to be the most efficient in the world, underwent its toughest test on Friday.
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Facebook reveals 'snoop data' requests made by US government
Jun 15, 3:44 pm
London, June 15 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook has revealed the number of 'snoop data' requests made by the US government in the last year.
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Jobs didn't originally agree to iBook store idea: Apple Vice President
Jun 15, 3:22 pm
Washington, June 15 (ANI): Apple's senior vice president Eddy Cue has said that the company's founder late Steve Jobs did not originally agree to the idea of having an iBook store for Mac and iPhone.
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BUSINESS STORIES
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WORLD STORIES
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LIFESTYLE STORIES
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