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Fri May 20 2016
 
     
 

Researchers sniff out nose genes

British researchers have found four genes they believe determine the shapes of our noses.

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Japanese developers looking for robot ideas

Waist-high Pepper robot is looking for more things to keep it busy.

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Google appeals French privacy ruling

Search giant challenges 'right to be forgotten' ruling

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I hate my iPhone, and I'm not alone

Brooke Sample has fallen out of love with his iPhone and discovers that he's far from the only one.

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Google to kill Flash, and other tech news

Google is making a change to its Chrome browser that will black Flash animations by default.

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Japanese developers looking for robot ideas

Waist-high Pepper robot is looking for more things to keep it busy.

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SCIENCE NEWS  

Researchers sniff out nose genes

British researchers have found four genes they believe determine the shapes of our noses.

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TELECOMS  

Huge fibre optic boost for KZN

Yangtze Optics Africa Cable will set the tone for technology infrastructure in the country, and is expected to create 150 job opportunities.

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SECURITY  

LinkedIn moves on compromised accounts

Social network says it will invalidate accounts compromised by leak of 100 million logins.

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SOFTWARE  

Coding is the new language

Africa Code Week, happening on the sidelines of WEF Africa, aims to make every child fluent in coding.

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BUSINESS  

What does Apple bring to the Buffett table?

News that Warren Buffett has snapped up a $1 billion stake in Apple has the financial world puzzled.

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HARDWARE  

Hyundai just created a wearable robot

Life imitates art as Hyundai reveals a real-world 'power suit' similar to the one Tony Stark wears in "Iron Man".

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GAMING  

E-sports gets organised

Professional gaming took a big step last week with the launch of the World Esports Association.

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INTERNET  

Google to kill Flash, and other tech news

Google is making a change to its Chrome browser that will black Flash animations by default.

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GADGETS  

I hate my iPhone, and I'm not alone

Brooke Sample has fallen out of love with his iPhone and discovers that he's far from the only one.

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SPACE  

German to take helm of Space Station

Alexander Gerst will become the first German to take the helm of the International Space Station when he takes over in 2018.

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DISCOVERY  

Second largest asteroid found in Australia

The giant asteroid believed to have struck earth 3.4 billion years ago.

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ENVIRONMENT  

Mount Everest is not the tallest

The long-famed mountain is in fact topped by the lesser-known Chimborazo in Ecuador.

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