Thursday, June 23, 2016

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Thu Jun 23 2016
 
     
 

Scents are smart sensors' last frontier

Researchers are working hard to try and get smart devices to be able to distinguish smells.

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Leopard kills 33 endangered African penguins

Night patrols have been increased and camera traps set up after 33 endangered African penguins were killed by a leopard at Stony Point in Betty's Bay.

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LG G5 goes all 'Transformers' on you

LG's modular G5 includes expansion slots to add additional functionality to the phone.

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Bose noise-cancelling cans shut out the world

The wireless QuietComfort 35 headphones take noise cancelling to a whole new level.

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British astronaut keen to blast off again

Tim Peake says he would join another trip in to space "in a heartbeat".

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"This guy is dating an Android ..? #Android18isBae?

Kay Webster (real name Webster Pahasha) is in a 'loving relationship' with Dragon Ball Z's Android 18... and the internet is going nuts!

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SCIENCE NEWS  

British astronaut keen to blast off again

Tim Peake says he would join another trip in to space "in a heartbeat".

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TELECOMS  

MTN to extend 3G coverage in Nigeria

Mobile-phone operator MTN plans to substantially increase capital spending in Nigeria in 2017.

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SECURITY  

Crooks are selling access to your firm's hacked servers

Kaspersky Lab has uncovered an online marketplace where criminals sell access to more than 70 000 hacked corporate and government servers.

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SOFTWARE  

Apple enhances Siri but still trails in AI

Apple last week announced major changes to its voice assistant but the company still lags on the AI front.

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BUSINESS  

Zuckerberg's philanthropy venture aids startup

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy venture has made its first major investment.

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HARDWARE  

LG G5 goes all 'Transformers' on you

LG's modular G5 includes expansion slots to add additional functionality to the phone.

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GAMING  

Sony sets date for virtual reality release

Company says it has delayed release of the PlayStation VR headset to ensure games are available at launch.

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INTERNET  

"This guy is dating an Android ..? #Android18isBae?

Kay Webster (real name Webster Pahasha) is in a 'loving relationship' with Dragon Ball Z's Android 18... and the internet is going nuts!

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GADGETS  

LG G5 goes all 'Transformers' on you

LG's modular G5 includes expansion slots to add additional functionality to the phone.

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SPACE  

British astronaut keen to blast off again

Tim Peake says he would join another trip in to space "in a heartbeat".

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DISCOVERY  

The perplexing history of the penis bone

HUman penises contain no bones, and yet that is not always the case in mammalian history.

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ENVIRONMENT  

Not so bird-brained

Researchers say that budgies can be taught to recognise basic grammatical patterns.

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