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Now: A smartphone app can tell the user his state of mind

Your smartphone may tell if you are depressed, stressed or lonely, thanks to a first-of-its-kind app that automatically tracks users'…

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Alibaba raises a whopping $25bn in its Wall Street debut

A buying frenzy sent Alibaba shares sharply higher yesterday as the Chinese online giant made its historic Wall Street trading…

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Google to join Apple in boosting Android encryption

Google and Apple  said they are hardening encryption tactics on devices powered by their mobile operating systems The move should…

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“Smart” space suits to help astronauts walk/run on the moon

Michael Gernhardt, head of NASA's Extravehicular Activity, Physiology, Systems and Performance Project, and scientist John De Witt from the Texas-based…

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Samsung to release its much hyped Note 4 ‘phablet’ on October 17

Samsung announced yesterday that its eagerly-anticipated Note 4 "phablet" will be released on October 17. The South Korean consumer electronics…

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First time ever: ‘Water-based battery’ developed to generate electrical energy

A new study has revealed the development of a long-lasting and more efficient nuclear battery using a water-based solution to…

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And now a water purifier made of foil chip packets

Australian researchers have designed a low-cost drinking water treatment system using foil chip packets and some glass tubing. The system,…

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Brain-injured man in vegetative state for 16 years responds to Hitchcock thriller

Using brain-scanning techniques, Canadian researchers have found that a person who had become completely unresponsive after a brain injury 16…

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New Apple mobile software arrives today

New-generation Apple software for powering its coveted mobile devices is slated for release today, two days ahead of the arrival…

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