Amazon seeks UK drone experts for delivery service

  Amazon is developing its drone service in both Seattle (US) and Cambridge (UK)   UK drone experts are being sought by Amazon to help with its fledgling drone-based delivery service. Amazon's Prime Air will use small drones to deliver packages up to 2.3kg (5lb) in weight...

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Hackers attacked the U.S. weather system in October, causing a disruption in satellite feeds and several pivotal websites.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, said that four of its websites were hacked in recent weeks. To block the attackers, government officials were forced to shut down some of its services. This explains why satellite data was mysteriously cut off in October,...

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  Microsoft has patched a critical bug in its software that had existed for 19 years. IBM researchers discovered the flaw, which affects Windows and Office products, in May this year - but worked with Microsoft to fix the problem before going public. The bug had been present in every...

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Facebook gets down to Privacy Basics for simplicity's sake

Facebook is trying to share more about itself. The world's largest social network, which has been knocked for failing to be transparent on how it gathers data on its users, said Thursday it is updating its data policy to make it shorter and...

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Apple malware affects mostly Chinese users

Malware has bypassed Apple's safety controls by taking advantage of a process used by employers to add apps to workers' iPhones and iPads. US-based Palo Alto Networks said WireLurker appeared to have originated in China and was mostly infecting devices there. The malware first targets Mac...

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Tech giant Intel backs schoolboy inventor

  Mr Banerjee's original Braille printer was made out of Lego robotics parts   A 13-year-old boy from California has secured funding from Intel to bring a low-cost Braille printer to market. Intel has not disclosed the exact sum it is giving to Shubham Banerjee, but the Reuters...

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Inflatable baby incubator wins James Dyson Award

  The incubator's inventor says it can match the performance of systems 100 times the price   A prototype inflatable incubator for prematurely-born babies has been picked as the international winner of this year's James Dyson Award. Mom costs a fraction of the price to make...

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Warning on effects of 3D on vision

Children up to the age of 13 should have only moderate exposure to 3D, the report finds A French health watchdog has recommended that children under the age of six should not be allowed access to 3D content. The Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses)...

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Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Warg gets lengthy jail term

Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Warg has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for hacking into computers and illegally downloading files. He and a co-defendant were convicted of breaking into computers owned by technology services giant CSC by a Danish court. They downloaded...

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Samsung Galaxy A5, A3 Release Date Annouced

The Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 release date has just been announced with Samsung unveiling two new ultra-thin, fully metal devices targeting young consumers with a 5-megapixel selfie camera and social networking optimization. According to Samsung, the Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 are...

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Auxo 2 now available for iPad [Updated]

Auxo 2, one of the best jailbreak tweaks for iOS 7 has just been updated to add support for iPad. Auxo 2 is an awesome replacement for the app switcher that has been completely re-imagined for iOS 7, and comes with a number of new features such as Quick Switcher,...

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Driveclub PS+ Edition Release Date Delayed "Until Further Notice"

Sony's President of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, just recently posted on the Driveclub Facebook page, and things aren't looking good for those who want to play the PS+ Edition of Sony's latest racing game. It seems that the PS+ Edition of Driveclub won't be coming to your PS4 any time...

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Guide to using Google+ Auto Backup

The holidays are fast approaching, so it's time to make sure that your captured moments will be safe if your mobile device gets lost or damaged. Google+ Auto Backup is a free and easy way to save all of your photos and videos to the cloud. The backup feature works by uploading media to the Photos...

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Siri Vs Google Now Vs Cortana

In the ongoing Siri vs. Google Now vs. Cortana battle, a new AI benchmark tests compares the voice assistants of Apple, Google and Microsoft. But which virtual personal assistant is the best? The new benchmark...

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iOS 8.1 Jailbreak Update: Pangu And Cydia Both See Changes But More Fixes Are Still Needed

It’s been exactly one week since the iOS 8 Pangu jailbreak unexpectedly released, and while issues with Cydia substrate, tweak compatibility and other needed updates have kept many non-developers from using the jailbreak tool, progress is being made. Late Monday night, Saurik, creator of Cydia and...

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