The latest science and technology news - 14 Dec 2015 - 14:38

Hello Tell a friend | Terms & Conditions   Newsletter Monday, 14 December 2015 Want more? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook   TECHNOLOGY NEWS   Mysteries of the universe solved Employees at Hamamatsu Photonics helped win Nobel Prize in physics - just another day at the office Full story   APP REVIEWS: Lifeline, Maps.me Alfred the not-so-Great? Ground Control to Major Tim Climate deal: 5 things you need to know An old idea in new packaging   SCIENCE NEWS   Mysteries of the universe solved Employees at Hamamatsu Photonics helped win Nobel Prize in physics - just another day at the office Full story   Alfred the not-so-Great? Ground Control to Major Tim Climate deal: 5 things you need to know Activist warns against draft climate deal TELECOMS   Be an appy traveller, get KnowRoaming Two South Africans have come up with a SIM sticker to cut the cost of voice and data roaming while travelling abroad. Full story   Smartphone app helps predict famine Orange doesn't plan to buy Cell C Nothing crazy about Google project loon Russia's 'plot' to cut internet cables SECURITY   Hack exposes 6.4m kids' data VTech says data on about 6.4 million children was exposed in a hack of information on customers in more than a dozen countries. Full story   High tech toys expose kids to hackers One in five affected by cyber crime Why Edward Snowden is pro-ad blockers Women face greater online crime risk SOFTWARE   Apple unveils Arabic version of Siri Apple releases a version of its digital personal assistant for Arabic speakers in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Full story   The 5 best games for your phone GPS sends drivers via Austria Microsoft wants to guess your emotions Make your PowerPoint less boring BUSINESS   Yahoo's homepage betrays its confusion Yahoo may still be one of the web's biggest properties but its future looks increasingly unclear, writes Hayley Tsukayama Full story   Digital wallet boon for SA Why is Wikipedia asking for money? Zuckerberg welcomes baby girl Twitter takes stand on blood donations HARDWARE   E-learning allows kids to see the world A pop-up e-learning classroom will give pupils the chance to see nature without leaving their classroom. Full story   Huawei's Mate S ticks the premium boxes New phone battery recharges in minutes 3D printing the future HTC's One move to revive sales GAMING   The best kids games of 2015 Some old and some new: from Zelda to Lumino City, the top games for kids. Full story   The 5 best games for your phone Gift guide: games for adults Gift guide: games for kids Halo 5: a stunning return to form INTERNET   An old idea in new packaging Google Plus: Can the revamped social network compete with Facebook and Twitter? Full story   The full stop is dying Facebook for work? No Candy Crush Top 10 tweets of 2015 'Facebook's not cool anymore' GADGETS   Phone Warzone – Decide or die Is it ever easy moving from one operating system to the other? Full story   Be an appy traveller, get KnowRoaming Hello Barbie, are you good or evil? Festive boost for Apple Watch? Wired for sound: a history of headphones SPACE   Ground Control to Major Tim Major Tim Peake wants nothing more than a nice cup of tea, in space Full story   Astronaut to run marathon in space New Venus-like planet discovered Musk's SpaceX in $3.5bn ISS race Space race reaches escape velocity DISCOVERY   Alfred the not-so-Great? New coins show king erased silent partner from history Full story   Viking treasure unlocks secret of king The secret behind Mona Lisa's smile Ancient Chinese tombs discovered The maths behind chocolate fountains ENVIRONMENT   Climate deal: 5 things you need to know COP21 ended with a climate deal that is at once both historic, important - and inadequate, writes Simon Lewis. Full story   Activist warns against draft climate deal Historic climate deal 'close' Mercury table: How safe is SA fish? COP21: SA makes ambitious pledge   Want more? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook     Having a problem viewing this newsletter? Click here to report the problem. To subscribe to another newsletter that's better suited to your interests, such as motoring or entertainment and many more, click here. To unsubscribe from this newsletter click here. Terms and conditions apply. The newsletter you just read reaches 45 000 subscribers a day. To learn how to place your advert in this newsletter, or on IOL, contact our sales team at sales@iol.co.za     © 2014 Independent Online - All rights reserved. Reliance on the information this newsletter contains is at your own risk. Please read our user agreement

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