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Hello Tell a friend | Terms & Conditions   Newsletter Wednesday, 06 January 2016 Want more? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook   TECHNOLOGY NEWS   Meet the BFG Zulu the Biggest Friendliest Giraffe is thought to be the world's tallest giraffe in captivity Full story   Fitbit fails to impress with smarts Will long tweets fly? Undercover flu gets us under covers Plenty of passion from red haired prof Twitter considers going #beyond140   SCIENCE NEWS   Meet the BFG Zulu the Biggest Friendliest Giraffe is thought to be the world's tallest giraffe in captivity Full story   Undercover flu gets us under covers Plenty of passion from red haired prof Surviving the Stone Age First Briton to walk in space TELECOMS   Internet reaches 80% of Tibet villages The internet access in Tibet has seen a rapid increase of e-commerce thus boosting the country's revenue Full story   Orange in talks over buyout Children gone wild on iPad Apple scores festive win Brazil blocks WhatsApp SECURITY   Microsoft tight-lipped on Hotmail hack Microsoft failed to warn victims of Chinese email hack-former employees Full story   Hacky Kitty Scan your face to access account Suspect arrested for hacking celeb mails Warning over older Java software SOFTWARE   China takes on Microsoft The Chinese government has asked US technology giant Microsoft to clarify "major issues" regarding a monopoly case. Full story   Joining forces for a 'smart city' Emojis could wipe smiles off faces The revival of the picture book Microsoft will warn on hacks BUSINESS   Google, Amazon reach treaty with Italy " The amount of Google's alleged tax evasion in Italy would be around 1 billion euros" Full story   Facebook to be sued over share price? Social media goes to journalism school Hong Kong leader's Facebook hack Apple strikes £235m tax deal HARDWARE   Fitbit fails to impress with smarts Fitbit has unveiled its "smart fitness watch," aiming to get into the growing smartwatch segment with upgraded fitness tracking features. Full story   How to buy a laptop E-learning allows kids to see the world Huawei's Mate S ticks the premium boxes New phone battery recharges in minutes GAMING   GAME REVIEW: Xenoblade Chronicles X 'Xenoblade Chronicles X' takes the pleasures of wasting time to a new extreme Full story   Does playing games make you a 'gamer'? The best kids games of 2015 The 5 best games for your phone Gift guide: games for adults INTERNET   Will long tweets fly? From 140 to 10 000: will a character increase be the death of Twitter? Full story   Twitter considers going #beyond140 What does being 'woke' mean? A good death in the digital age Back to privacy school for Google GADGETS   The smart bra... ...and other gadgets we didn't know we needed Full story   New copyright levy raises Apple prices Google Glass again? Fitbit a hot seller for Christmas HTC's virtual reality glasses SPACE   First Briton to walk in space Three UK-born astronauts have made spacewalks but all took US citizenship to become astronauts Full story   Boy, 15 captured Saturn with his phone 'Space planes to help save the planet' No dust at 10 Downing Street Rare full moon on Christmas Day DISCOVERY   Plenty of passion from red haired prof Joann Fletcher of red hair fame took viewers back 19,000 years to marvel over Egypt's historic events. Full story   Surviving the Stone Age Secret files expose France's Nazis Education, not evolution Tudor gold found in Thames ENVIRONMENT   Meet the BFG Zulu the Biggest Friendliest Giraffe is thought to be the world's tallest giraffe in captivity Full story   Graphene can 'act as subatomic filter' Aussie port expansion attracts fierce criticism Rhino calf rescue underway Rate of rhino horn poaching may be slowing   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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