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China’s moon rover takes its first photo

After becoming the first robot to successfully land on the Moon in nearly 40 years, China's Yutu rover has started taking photos. The first picture shows the Chang'e-3 lander, its companion...

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Hi-tech sensors might help in the fight against obesity

New high-tech sensors have been developed which are said to be capable of measuring the amount of food intake as well as activity level, so that one is able to...

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Someday we might get 100% of our aluminum from recycling

Recycling aluminum uses about 95% less energy than making new one from bauxite ore, which compares very favorably with other types of recycling. For example, recycled plastic requires 70% less...

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Red-haired women pick the best passwords while bearded men pick the worst

Besides shedding light on our overwhelming sloppiness, data from recent security breaches at websites like Adobe and LinkedIn reveal some quirky patterns in how we choose our online passwords. On...

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Samsung is basically printing money

With net profits of $7.6 billion last quarter, Samsung is moving forward and still looking strong before the lucrative Christmas quarter. Samsung Electronics has reported a 26% jump in profit...

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Will LiFi replace WiFi?

Chinese scientists are working on a way to have wireless internet connections flowing through lightbulbs. A microchipped bulb can produce data speeds of up to 150 megabits per second (Mbps),...

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LG brings curved screens to phones in 2014

Flexible OLEDs have been around forever in the world of consumer technology (meaning at least a couple of years) but they've been absent from smartphones. LG will be changing that...

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China watches social media with 2 MILLION pairs of eyes

There's software for monitoring social media, but it takes more than a program to understand sentiment and visual meanings. When you're as large as China, the number of eyeballs necessary...

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Microsoft will return to CES Las Vegas

There was a void at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Microsoft, who has always been a big part of the show, declined to participate. Some say it...

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Grand Theft Auto Online will be a rocky launch

Don't take our word for it. Rockstar North didn't expect their biggest game ever to be as huge as it has been in the early going and are fearful that...

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Will you get “stitched up” on Facebook?

Be careful what you like and how you comment on Facebook. More specifically, be careful whose posts you engage with. The editing feature on Facebook may have you "stitched up"....

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Cyberwarriors, the UK is looking for you

As privacy debates rage, the need for improved cybersecurity at the government level is still great. The UK is forming a unit specifically designed to help maintain their cyberdefense initiatives....

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