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Apple and Google settle row
Mobile phone industry giants Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss lawsuits they had brought against each other over technology…
Google aquires Quest Visual: A written language translation start up
Google on Friday confirmed it has bought a startup specializing in using smartphones to translate signs, billboards or other written…
Russia loses $275 million satellite in another rocket failure
A Russian rocket carrying a $275 million telecommunications satellite failed and burned up shortly after launch on Friday, the latest…
Mexican cave skeleton reveals secrets of New World’s first people
A teenage girl perhaps 13,000 years old has been found in a Mexican cave Scientists said on Thursday genetic tests…
Scientists unearth unique long-necked herbivore dinosaur in Argentina
Scientists in Argentina on Wednesday announced the discovery of the fossilized remains of a unique member of the famous long-necked,…
With its sights on Apple, China smartphone maker Xiaomi unveils first tablet
Chinese budget smartphone maker Xiaomi unveiled today, its first tablet, expanding its product lineup to directly challenge established rivals Samsung…
Nanotech poster absorbs pollution
A scientist and an award winning poet, both at the University of Sheffield, have made a giant poster that uses…
Scientists discover world’s fossilized oldest sperm
Paleontologists have just discovered the world’s oldest-known petrified, fossilized sperm. The sperm dates to at least 16–17 million years ago…
Yahoo buys self-destructing mobile messaging app Blink
Yahoo has acquired Blink, a mobile application that allows users to share messages that self-destruct. The app will reportedly be…