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Cracking the real Da Vinci code Scientists are hoping to find the real remains of Leonardo da Vinci and crack his DNA code. Full story                     Want more? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook     TOP STORIES

Ice Age Game of Thrones New studies into DNA now show that Ice Age Europe was a hotbed of change. Full story

Russian hackers steal millions of email details Details for more than 272 million Gmail, Yahoo! and Hotmail accounts being traded by Russian cybercriminals. Full story

Facebook loses round one of biometric battle Social networking giant accused by users of collecting and storing biometric information from their photographs. Full story

Play with Megan Fox, Stormfall warrior The actress is the new face of mobile game 'Stormfall: Rise of Balur', as "mentor and guide" to players. Full story

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Russian hackers steal millions of email details Details for more than 272 million Gmail, Yahoo! and Hotmail accounts being traded by Russian cybercriminals. Full story     Facebook loses round one of biometric battle Elon Musk's gym for robots Like Siri, just better Smart homes leave door open for hackers

SCIENCE NEWS

Cracking the real Da Vinci code Scientists are hoping to find the real remains of Leonardo da Vinci and crack his DNA code. Full story   Ice Age Game of Thrones The spy in your fizzy drink A lightsaber would blow you to smithereens Bigger than Higgs boson?

TELECOMS

Nepal earthquake's tech heroes An international telecoms firm assembled a quick-reaction team to assist organisations with recue efforts in Nepal. Full story   Huawei bets on Leica for success Women spend more time on the phone - study Google unveils landline phone service We're all undercover reporters now

SECURITY

Russian hackers steal millions of email details Details for more than 272 million Gmail, Yahoo! and Hotmail accounts being traded by Russian cybercriminals. Full story   Smart homes leave door open for hackers The Instagram hacker who is too young to use it FBI one step closer to full hacking power Next-level data storage: DNA

SOFTWARE

Google's Chrome is tops Search engine's web browser now crowned as the most widely used browser on the net. Full story   Google's antitrust issues linger on Quick ending for Apple's QuickTime Man deletes company with line of code N Korea jamming GPS signals - report

BUSINESS

Apple loses exclusive rights to iPhone in China Company loses control of the iPhone trademark in China opening the door for other companies to use the brand. Full story   Apple needs a big bite of something new Hands up if you're a happy Apple worker! Facebook's new banking system Row over Twitter's new Greater China MD

HARDWARE

Acer takes a bite of the Big Apple Acer's new product rollout had a number of highlights, says Alan Cooper. Full story   Wait! Build your new PC after mid-June Video: Apple's refreshed MacBook Up, up and Huawei Galaxy S7 Edge: a beaut

GAMING

Wait! Build your new PC after mid-June With NVIDIA and Intel both planning big releases for June it makes sense to hold off on building your dream PC. Full story   Real life horror Game over for Xbox 360 The rise of professional gamers in SA Oculus downplays privacy risks

INTERNET

Radiohead tries to erase itself from internet Fans on Sunday started noticing that pieces of the band's online presence were disappearing Full story   Govts want more info - Facebook Are beautiful people the unfairest of all? YouTube's bumper ads Prince of the Internet - and not

GADGETS

Elon Musk's gym for robots Musk's artificial intelligence research group opens 'gym' to test robots. Full story   Apple needs a big bite of something new Real life horror Academy bounces into future with Chromebooks New Buddhist monk is a robot

SPACE

China targets moon landing Chinese president Xi Jinping ssays that the country will become a space power with plans of a probe launch in 2020. Full story   Glitch in space launch for Russia A Boeing experience for astronauts Satellite to test Einstein's theory Could we hide the earth from aliens?

DISCOVERY

Ice Age Game of Thrones New studies into DNA now show that Ice Age Europe was a hotbed of change. Full story   Next-level data storage: DNA Do lizards dream of insects? Worms key to cut spread of HIV? Can "forgetful" flowers have memories?

ENVIRONMENT

Hope the rhino gets pioneering surgery Shoelaces on steroids: that's the groundbreaking procedure used on the world's most famous rhino, Hope. Full story   Climate change affecting the poor A call for action to protect elephants Clampdown on illegal loggers in Peru Danes to charge cattle tax to save climate

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