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Samsung unveils Galaxy to challenge Apple's iPad

London, Sep 3 (IANS) Apple faces a heavy blow to its iPad after Samsung unveiled its own device, rumoured to have half its price.

Apple set to launch smaller, lighter iPod Nano

London, Sep 2 (IANS) Apple is set to launch a new touchscreen iPod Nano which is almost half the size of its existing version and also 42 percent lighter....
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Secret behind football's best free kick revealed

London, Sep 2 (IANS) The secret behind the "best free kick" ever in football, by Brazilian player Roberto Carlos, which saw the ball curve around 30 feet and land inside the goal post, has finally been revealed....
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Google cleared of spying in New Zealand

Auckland, Sep 2 (IANS) Internet giant Google has been cleared of gathering personal wireless internet data during its street view operation in New Zealand....
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India to build world's largest solar telescope

Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) India is inching closer towards building the world's largest solar telescope in Ladakh on the foothills of the Himalayas that aims to study the sun's microscopic structure....
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Bugs to reclaim rare metals from waste for clean energy

London, Sep 2 (IANS) Bugs could soon be used to convert wastes from rare metals into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, finds a recent study....
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Gene driven obesity is a myth

London, Sep 1 (IANS) Obesity researchers have rubbished the excuse that we are "slaves" to our genes. They found that by exercising people could slough off 40 percent of the extra weight that "fat genes" laid on them. ...
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Google launches priority inbox, unveils spam killer

London, Sep 1 (IANS) A new feature for its Gmail service will automatically filter the most important messages from spam, Google has announced....
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5,000-year-old village ruins found in China

Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) Archaeologists in China have found the ruins of two 5,000-year-old villages in Mongolia....
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iPhone application to replace stethoscope

London, Aug 31 (IANS) The iPhone could replace the stethoscope as millions of doctors worldwide are signing up for a free application created by a University College London researcher....
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Noisy knees could help diagnose osteoarthritis

London, Aug 31 (IANS) Diagnosing the kind of noises a knee makes could be a new way to treat osteoarthritis....
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Google plans pay per view movies on YouTube

London/San Francisco, Aug 31 (DPA) Google is planning to launch a pay-per-view movie section on its popular video site YouTube, according to a report Monday in the Financial Times....
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Cities owe competitive advantage to technology, not size

Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Smaller cities can now compete with huge metros like New York and Chicago, thanks to advances in technology. The rise of commercial aviation, high-speed rail, the internet and other technological advances have helped smaller cities give their much bigger counterparts a run for their money. ...
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A Vigyan Gram in Tripura to popularise science

By Sujit Chakraborty - - - - - - Agartala, Aug 31 (IANS) A Vigyan Gram, or a science village, is to come up on the outskirts of Tripura's capital, complete with a museum, library, planetarium, botanical garden, bird sanctuary and other attractions to popularise science among the masses....
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Nokia enterprise server in India by Nov 5

New Delhi, August 30 (IANS) Mobile phone maker Nokia Monday said it would set up servers in India for its push email services from Nov 5 to help the government monitor the contents. ...
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Apples with extra healthy punch on the way

London, Aug 30 (IANS) Scientists have cracked the genetic code for Golden Delicious, a variety of apple, that paves the way to crunchier, juicier, healthier fruits....
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Why mothers bond so well with their kids

Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Children share a special lifelong bond with their mothers which may be rooted in how the brain reacts when we see our mothers' face. ...
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Squash, stretch floating images in 3D TV

London, Aug 29 (IANS) Now you can squash or stretch the vibrant images that pop out of the TV screen, thanks to a new 3D system developed by Japanese researchers....
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New dinosaur species found in China

Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) Scientists in China have identified a new species of dinosaur in a mountainous region in Shandong province, experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said....
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Facebook failed to reveal paedophile ring: Report

Sydney, Aug 27 (IANS) Australian police have alleged that Facebook failed repeatedly to reveal the activity of an international child pornography syndicate operating on the social networking site....
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Samsung unveils Galaxy to challenge Apple's iPad

London, Sep 3 (IANS) Apple faces a heavy blow to its iPad after Samsung unveiled its own device, rumoured to have half its price.

Apple set to launch smaller, lighter iPod Nano

London, Sep 2 (IANS) Apple is set to launch a new touchscreen iPod Nano which is almost half the size of its existing version and also 42 percent lighter.

Secret behind football's best free kick revealed

London, Sep 2 (IANS) The secret behind the "best free kick" ever in football, by Brazilian player Roberto Carlos, which saw the ball curve around 30 feet and land inside the goal post, has finally been revealed.

Google cleared of spying in New Zealand

Auckland, Sep 2 (IANS) Internet giant Google has been cleared of gathering personal wireless internet data during its street view operation in New Zealand.

India to build world's largest solar telescope

Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) India is inching closer towards building the world's largest solar telescope in Ladakh on the foothills of the Himalayas that aims to study the sun's microscopic structure.

Bugs to reclaim rare metals from waste for clean energy

London, Sep 2 (IANS) Bugs could soon be used to convert wastes from rare metals into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, finds a recent study.

Gene driven obesity is a myth

London, Sep 1 (IANS) Obesity researchers have rubbished the excuse that we are "slaves" to our genes. They found that by exercising people could slough off 40 percent of the extra weight that "fat genes" laid on them.

Google launches priority inbox, unveils spam killer

London, Sep 1 (IANS) A new feature for its Gmail service will automatically filter the most important messages from spam, Google has announced.

5,000-year-old village ruins found in China

Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) Archaeologists in China have found the ruins of two 5,000-year-old villages in Mongolia.

iPhone application to replace stethoscope

London, Aug 31 (IANS) The iPhone could replace the stethoscope as millions of doctors worldwide are signing up for a free application created by a University College London researcher.