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12:48 • 24.10.14New discoveries show more contact between prehistoric humans than first thoughtThe long and controversial debate over whether the early Polynesians managed to completely cross the Pacific Ocean and land in the Americas is supported by a genetics study of the indigenous ...
12:36 • 24.10.14Microsoft profits drop on Nokia dealThe software giant made $4.5bn in the three months to September, 13% lower than ...
19:45 • 23.10.14Ebola blood-therapy team set up“We want to find out whether this approach works for Ebola, is safe and can be put into practice to reduce the number of deaths in the present outbreak…”
14:04 • 23.10.14Google launches Gmail alternative"Inbox is by the same people who brought you Gmail, but it's not Gmail: it's a completely different type of inbox, designed to focus on ...
08:50 • 23.10.14Thaw reveals Robert Scott's century-old notebook"After spending seven years conserving Scott’s last expedition building and collection, we are delighted to still be finding ...
17:27 • 22.10.14Microsoft ditching the Nokia name on smartphonesMicrosoft is currently having a big shake-up. In July, chief executive Satya Nadella announced the cutting of 18,000 jobs…
10:30 • 22.10.14Russia communications satellite placed into orbitThe Proton-M carrier rocket with the Express-AM6 communications satellite lifted off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, at 19:09 Moscow time on Tuesday, and ten minutes later ...
10:19 • 22.10.14Apple warns of new iCloud threats“We’re aware of intermittent organised network attacks using insecure certificates to obtain user information, and we take this very seriously ...
17:15 • 21.10.14Audi claims self-drive car speed record after German test“Additionally the driver has a chance to relax. That means they are on full alert as soon as their attention is required again…”
14:39 • 21.10.14Saharan sun could power UK homes in £8bn solar farm plan“This might seem like quite an extreme project, but the technology is all proven. We have identified a site, conducted a feasibility study and ...
09:25 • 20.10.14Ancient Scottish fish was ‘first to have sex’, scientists sayLead author Prof John Long, from Flinders University in Australia, said: "We have defined the very point in evolution where the origin of internal fertilisation ...
15:46 • 19.10.14Canada to ship Ebola vaccine to WHO"We will continue to work closely with the WHO to address some of the ethical and logistical issues around using this experimental vaccine in the fight against Ebola…"
15:35 • 18.10.14Twitter opens up embeddable audio“With a single tap, the Twitter Audio Card lets you discover and listen to audio directly in your timeline on both iOS and Android devices ...
10:12 • 17.10.14World’s thinnest iPad: Apple unveils 0.2inch thick iPad Air 2 and retina iMac“The iPad is a simple and magical device, but while it has been beautifully simple on the outside, it has advanced technology ...
14:38 • 16.10.14Apple to unveil iPad Air 2, retina iMac later todayExpected to be much more low key than the server-crashing launch of the iPhone 6, the event takes place in Cupertino at 10am California time ...