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15:35 • 13.07.15Apple gives Greek iCloud users 30 days free service in light of financial crisisAs a byproduct of Greece's recent "no" vote to financial austerity measures, and as it seeks a new bailout loan, the country instituted capital control restrictions to stave off a potential cash ...
09:32 • 13.07.15Ultrasound may heal chronic wounds, suggests study“One of the big wound-healing treatments is negative pressure - putting the wound under a vacuum - that acts through mechanical stimulation, so it's entirely reasonable that ultrasound may also work…”
10:06 • 12.07.15New Horizons: Last view of Pluto's spots"People are just thrilled and they have big smiles on their faces, and the data that's coming down - even though it's only a small amount of what the spacecraft's taking - is so beautiful..."
15:06 • 11.07.15Five UK satellites go into orbit on Indian rocketThe quintet includes three satellites to image the Earth and support disaster monitoring and relief, and two to test technologies that could be used ...
11:56 • 11.07.15How Armenian astrophysicist rocked up in Spain“I don’t know why people have this idea that we were oppressed under the Soviet Union,” says Garik Israelian. “I remember a time of parties ...
17:47 • 10.07.15Apple makes tiny change to iPhone keyboard that everyone has been begging foriOS 9, the upcoming operating system for iPhones and iPads, has a seemingly minor new addition to the onscreen keyboard, but it's something users have been begging for, Business Insider reports No
16:51 • 09.07.15Facebook in early talks to launch audio music-streaming serviceThat’s because the first phase will see Facebook paying royalties to music rightsholders for plays of their music videos on its service, while also launching ...
13:34 • 09.07.15Deafness could be treated by virus, say scientists“We're very excited about it, but we're also cautiously optimistic as we don't want to give false hope. It would be premature to say we've found a cure…”
15:56 • 08.07.15YouTube gaming star 'earned $7m in 2014'YouTube's most popular star earned $7m £45m in 2014, the BBC reports, citing the Swedish newspaper Expressen Felix Kjellberg, 25, known to fans as PewDiePie, records himself playing video games an
18:50 • 07.07.15YouTube gaming star PewDiePie 'earned $7m in 2014'"It's strange to imagine that somebody can earn so much from YouTube, but the equivalent of half the UK is watching his videos…"
15:11 • 07.07.15BBC Micro Bit computer's final design revealed“As the Micro Bit is able to connect to everything from mobile phones to plant pots and Raspberry Pis, this could be for the internet-of-things what the BBC Micro was to the British gaming industry…”
11:41 • 07.07.15Volvo unveils safer child seat conceptThe child seat sits on a rotating platform on the front passenger side of the car and can be turned towards the door for ease of accessm then ...
12:43 • 04.07.15Photographer captures beautiful microscopic images of his friend's tears to show how each is uniqueA Dutch artists created the amazing images in a bid to see if different triggers - such as eating a chilli or chopping onions, created different looking tears ...
17:50 • 02.07.15Facebook to share advertising revenue with video creators“In December 2014, Facebook surpassed YouTube in views for the first time, and we predict YouTube will lose share from next year onwards…”
15:27 • 02.07.15Forensic test pins down 'time of death'"We're searching for a new way to assess the time of death after this... [and found that] muscle protein degradation proved to be a very promising method…"