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Wednesday, 23 December 2015
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TECHNOLOGY NEWS  

Can you spot the #panda?

It's the Where's Wally of the festive season and has sparked a web frenzy. Find the impostor in the crowd of jolly snowmen.

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SCIENCE NEWS  

Nasa cancels launch of next Mars probe

A US science satellite slated to launch to Mars in March has been grounded due to a leak in a key research instrument.

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TELECOMS  

Brazil blocks WhatsApp

A Brazilian court has ordered cellular service providers nationwide to block the popular WhatsApp smartphone app for two days.

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SECURITY  

Suspect arrested for hacking celeb mails

A Bahamian man has been arrested for hacking celebrities' email accounts to steal movie and TV scripts.

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SOFTWARE  

Microsoft OneDrive: The countdown begins

Time is running out for tens of millions of Windows users worldwide using Microsoft's free storage quota on cloud service OneDrive.

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BUSINESS  

Toshiba expects loss of $4.5 billion

Scandal-hit conglomerate Toshiba warned on Monday that it expects to post a record annual loss of $4.5 billion.

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HARDWARE  

How to buy a laptop

Testers say finding right laptop relies on step-by-step choices

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GAMING  

Does playing games make you a 'gamer'?

While 49 percent of American adults play video games, only 10 percent consider themselves "gamers."

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INTERNET  

Can you spot the #panda?

It's the Where's Wally of the festive season and has sparked a web frenzy. Find the impostor in the crowd of jolly snowmen.

Full story
 
GADGETS  

Turkey, crackers and phones at dinner

A survey suggests nearly ten million of us will use a mobile during Christmas dinner.

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SPACE  

Nasa cancels launch of next Mars probe

A US science satellite slated to launch to Mars in March has been grounded due to a leak in a key research instrument.

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DISCOVERY  

New hope to beat Aids

Clinical trials are under way in Pretoria which, if successful, will change the face of HIV treatment in SA and the world.

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ENVIRONMENT  

How female lions scare off rivals

Wildlife experts discovered that a number of lionesses have grown manes to fool invading prides into thinking they are males.

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