Airborne cyber attack from hacker drone

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Airborne cyber attack from hacker drone

LAS VEGAS — Computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft Friday capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb.

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New evidence of liquid water on Mars

LOS ANGELES - NASA scientists have discovered new evidence that briny water flows on Mars during its warmest months, raising chances that life could exist on the Red Planet, the space agency said on Thursday.

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British Library offers e-classics app for iPad

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British Library offers e-classics app for iPad

LONDON - Frankenstein, Oliver Twist and Robinson Crusoe could all be lurking on your iPad if you download a new application launched by the British Library this week which provides access to over 45,000 historical and antiquarian titles.

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Cloud-computing smartphones unveiled

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Cloud-computing smartphones unveiled

BEIJING/HONG KONG - China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd , the world’s No. 2 network equipment maker, unveiled its cloud-computing mobile phones on Wednesday in an attempt to replicate its telecom gear success in the smartphone market.

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Google+ attracts 25 mln visitors

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Google+ attracts 25 mln visitors

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc’s new social network has attracted 25 million users, making it the fastest website to reach that audience size, according to data released on Tuesday by comScore.

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Scientists design water-walking robots

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Scientists design water-walking robots

Washington - An aquatic microrobot can walk or run on water, mimicking the amazing abilities of the ‘water strider’—a long legged insect that effortlessly skims across pond and lakes surfaces.

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Yahoo! launches Yahoo! Sports Radio

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Yahoo! launches Yahoo! Sports Radio

WASHINGTON — Yahoo! announced the launch Monday of Yahoo! Sports Radio as the Internet company seeks to turn its popularity as an online destination for sports fans into success over the airwaves.

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Scientist designs nanosized batteries

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Scientist designs nanosized batteries

A team led by an Indian origin scientist has packaged lithium ion batteries, which power mobiles and smartphones, into a single nanowire. The breakthrough could be a valuable power source for new generations of nanoelectronics.

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