Financial Express
REVIEW: Smaller bezel makes iPad Air lighter, but is it really thinner?
Financial Express
Apple iPad Air is smaller for sure because the bezel is now much thinner. SummaryAlong with curved sides, there is a diamond cut edge that gives the iPad Air a chrome finish. Related Articles. Apple iPad Air: More power, less weightApple Inc scores legal ...
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs. iPad Mini Retina 2: Go for a Samsung 8 or Apple Mini?International Business Times AU
Retina iPad Mini Sees Shipping Times Improve To 1-3 DaysUbergizmo
3 sorry lessons I've learned as a long-time iPad ownerTabTimes
Phones Review
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Economic Times
Instagram launches direct messaging feature
Baxter Bulletin
US-IT-PHOTOGRAPHY-INSTAGRAM. Instagram Direct will feature its own messaging system that will allow users to send photos directly to their friends through the service. / DUDAND EMMANUAL/AFP/Getty Images. Written by. Barbara Ortutay. Associated ...
Instagram filters in personal photo toolColumbus Dispatch
Too Different, Not Different Enough: Why Instagram Direct May FailTechCrunch
Instagram unveils private video, photo messagingBusiness Recorder
iTWire -CMO -Himalayan Times
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Livemint
Footage released of China Jade Rabbit moon landing
Telegraph.co.uk
Chinese state television had so far only shown a computer-generated image of its path as it approached the surface of the moon late on Saturday. The 300-pound rover on board the probe separated from the much larger landing vehicle early on Sunday, ...
Sensation: Chinese Jade Rabbit FOUND ON MOONRegister
China to launch moon rock-collecting probe in 2017The Seattle Times
China plans to launch another lunar mission by 2017South China Morning Post
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ITProPortal
Google acquires military robot-maker Boston Dynamics
ITProPortal
The company has announced that it has officially acquired Boston Dynamics. The name might not ring a bell to you, but we're certain that you've likely seen the fruits of their robotic labours at some point in your YouTube browsing. If the name "BigDog," ...
Google buys military robot makerFudzilla
Google buys military robot-maker Boston DynamicsBusiness Recorder
Google's robots give Amazon's drones a run for their moneyCNBC.com
GMA News -Computerworld -Sydney Morning Herald
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Philly.com
PS4 NewsHave The New Systems Cured Your "Generation Fatigue?" - PS4 News
PSX Extreme
The PS3/360 generation lasted quite a long while indeed, perhaps even longer than everyone initially anticipated. The Xbox 360 launched way back in 2006 and the PS3 came out a year later, and because the new systems didn't arrive until just a few weeks ...
Games Inbox: PS4 Share button, Project Zero U, and Sega 3DMetro
Is John Carmack's claim that there's plenty of mileage left in the Xbox 360 and ...ITProPortal
Best video games for teens and adultsTucson Citizen
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Guardian Express
NASA Considering Spacewalks
Guardian Express
This is neither the website nor is it affiliated in any way with Guardian News & Media. NASA announced that it was considering spacewalks or a resupply mission to address the failure of one of the two redundant coolant systems on the International Space ...
NASA reports coolant loop problem at ISSNew Straits Times
NASA planning for possible spacewalks to fix station cooling systemReuters
NASA plans for possible spacewalks to fix ISS cooling systemCBC.ca
Idaho State Journal -East Idaho News
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Times of India
After China Mobile sugar rush, Apple will fight for customers
Reuters UK
BEIJING (Reuters) - For all the hype, Apple Inc's long-awaited iPhone agreement with China Mobile Ltd may deliver little more than a fleeting revenue jolt for the U.S. giant. A deal with the world's largest mobile carrier, expected as early as this week, nets ...
Apple Loop: 'Vintage' Holiday Ads, Counting China Mobile, Chrome Apps Go ...Forbes

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Design & Trend
Twitter Testing New 'Nearby' Feature
Design & Trend
Twitter is testing a new feature that allows users to see tweets posted in their area, according to the Wall Street Journal. The "Nearby" feature, first reported by All Things D in April, could be especially useful for someone walking around the city and interested ...
Twitter Testing 'Nearby' Feature to Add Location on TweetsHeadlines & Global News
New Twitter Feature Could Show You Who Is Tweeting 'Nearby'Ubergizmo
Twitter 'Nearby' Unearths Local Tweets For Users You Might Not Even Be ...Social News Daily
The Drum -Zee News -PakistanToday.com.pk
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NDTV
SpaceX to lease historic NASA launch pad
USA TODAY
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A historic Kennedy Space Center launch pad is poised to become a Falcon's nest. NASA said Friday it had selected SpaceX, the operator of Falcon 9 rockets, to take over launch pad 39A, a mothballed former Apollo and space shuttle ...
Bezos' Blue Origin space venture loses protest over NASA's launch padNBCNews.com
Amazon founder Bezos' space company loses challenge over NASA launch padReuters
NASA selects SpaceX for lease of historic KSC launch padFlorida Today
Businessweek -Los Angeles Times -Spaceflight Now
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The Hindu
Iran Reports Successfully Sending Another Monkey Into Space
New York Times
TEHRAN — Iran said Saturday that it had successfully launched a monkey into space for the second time, part of an ambitious rocket program aimed at manned spaceflight. Science Twitter Logo.
Iran 'sends monkey to space for second time'BBC News
Iran sends second monkey into spaceUSA TODAY
Iran says it sends second monkey into space, brings it back safelyReuters
New York Daily News -The Guardian
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Inventorspot
NASAs Valkyrie One Robot Will Pave The Way To Mars
Inventorspot
After several long months of secrecy, NASAs Johnson Space Center has finally unveiled the results of its latest top-secret project: ladies and gentlemen, say hello to Valkyrie One. This six-foot two robot sports an impressive, imposing physique, weighing in at ...
NASA JSC Unveils 'Valkyrie' DRC RobotIEEE Spectrum
NASA unveils 'superhero' robot Valkyrie that may be used to explore MarsFox News
'Hero' humanoid Valkyrie is NASA's newest biped robotNBCNews.com
Register -Christian Science Monitor -DVICE
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Financial Express
Google removes privacy feature from Android mobile software
Financial Express
Android software was loaded on 81 per cent of all smartphones shipped worldwide in the third quarter, according to industry research firm IDC. (Reuters). SummaryThe privacy feature allowed users to block apps from collecting personal info such as address ...
EFF hits Google for removing 'vital privacy feature' with Android 4.4.2Computerworld
EFF criticizes Google for removing 'vital privacy feature' with Android 4.4.2PCWorld
Cover lands on Google Play StoreHindustan Times

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Headlines & Global News
Sprint eyes T-Mobile, but pitfalls abound
ZDNet
Summary: Sprint buying T-Mobile sounds good on paper, but good luck with combining networks, positioning the brand and being a leader in postpaid subscribers. Larry Dignan. By Larry Dignan for Between the Lines | December 14, 2013 -- 14:31 GMT ...
T-Mobile's self-defeating resurgenceReuters Blogs (blog)

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New York Times
Qualcomm Picks Insider as New Chief Executive
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Qualcomm, the wireless technology company that is one of the largest chip makers in the world, said on Friday that its chief operating officer, Steven M. Mollenkopf, would become its new chief executive. Bits ...
On Microsoft CEO Talk, Ford's Mulally Plays it CoolWall Street Journal
Microsoft CEO Drama Intensifies As VMware, Qualcomm Execs Surface As ...CRN
Qualcomm Names Mollenkopf as Next CEOABC News
DailyTech -X-bit Labs -ReadWrite
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Economic Times
Twitter gets taste of its power with blocking-change uproar
San Francisco Chronicle
The power of Twitter was turned against the company this week after a furious online backlash caused the San Francisco microblogging company to quickly reverse a change in the way members could block unwanted followers. "Earlier today, we made a ...
Twitter Reverts Changes To Blocking Functionality After Strong Negative User ...TechCrunch
Tech Retrospect: Twitter blocks blocking and Spotify starts free mobile streamingCNET
Twitter backtracks on block feature after users revoltReuters
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Valve's SteamOS is ready to download -- only Linux vets are encouraged to apply
Engadget
Just as promised, Valve has made its first release of SteamOS available for downloads at the same time it ships out prototype Steam Machines to 300 beta testers. Based on the Debian 7.1 flavor of Linux, SteamOS is a platform purpose built for playing PC ...

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Science World Report
Noble Molecules Found in Space
New York Times
Atoms of noble gases like helium, neon and argon — odorless, colorless, single-atom gases with low chemical reactivity — have long been known to exist in outer space. But molecules involving them have escaped detection, despite years of searching.
First noble gas molecules discovered in spacePhys.Org
Element Essential for Life Found in Supernova RemainsSpace.com
First-Ever Noble Gas Molecules Discovered In SpaceRedOrbit
Science Codex -Space Daily
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Mother Nature Network
Geminid meteor shower peaks Friday night: How to catch the show
Los Angeles Times
The Geminid meteor shower is peaking Friday night, and you won't want to miss it. It is one of the most prolific showers of the year -- and also one of the weirdest. Under perfect viewing conditions, skywatchers can hope to see 100 to 120 meteors per hour ...
Viewing This Year's Geminid Meteor Shower Will Be a ChallengeLatin Post
One of Year's Best Meteor Showers Early Saturday MorningPatch.com

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CNN
FCC votes to consider lifting in-flight cell phone ban
CNN
Washington (CNN) -- The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to consider lifting its ban on in-flight cell phone use. On the same day, the federal Department of Transportation and three members of Congress took steps to block those ...
Phones Likely to Stay Silent on Planes Amid BacklashWall Street Journal
US Agencies Dance Around Cellphone Use AloftNew York Times
Cell phones on planes may be heading for the US, but will anyone use them?PCWorld
InformationWeek -CNET -Computerworld
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CruxialCIO
Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords
ComputerworldUK
Microsoft has joined the FIDO Alliance, an industry group attempting to craft industry standards that reduce reliance on passwords, long regarded as a weak point in Web security. Launched in July 2012, FIDO, which stands for Fast IDentity Online, is hoping its ...
Microsoft joins the FIDO Alliance to put an end to passwordsEngadget
Lenovo, Nok Nok Labs Collaborate On Identity AuthenticationCruxialCIO
Microsoft Joins FIDO Alliance Security Standards GroupAmerican Banker
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