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There could be extraterrestrial life on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the target of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta orbiter. That’s according to a couple of UK-based scientists who claim that features on the comet’s surface could be explained by microorganisms beneath the

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Nintendo has announced a deal with Activision to let its Amiibo toys be used in the Skylander series of games.At E3 it gave a first look at toys that have a switch on their base that flips them from one

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Apple Inc (AAPL.O) was handed a mixed ruling by a U.S. appeals court in the latest twist in a blockbuster intellectual property battle with Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), as a prior patent infringement verdict was upheld but a trademark

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The European Commission will conduct a comprehensive review this year of the role of Web giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon to decide whether it should regulate them more tightly, it said on Wednesday. The inquiry will focus on

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The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are available as of Friday and many carriers and retailers are offering the device on contract, but customers can also purchase the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge unlocked. Unlocked devices are

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AUSTIN–Healthcare-related innovation was everywhere at South by Southwest Interactive this year. There were sessions on healthcare IT, big data, wearables, and innovative startups that are using technology to upend the status quo. For example, Tim O’Reilly gave a talk about

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Ever seen a DirecTV advertisement that seemed too good to be true? Government consumer watchdogs say you were right to be wary. The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it is charging DirecTV, the nation’s largest satellite television provider, with

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It looks like curved phones are here to stay. The first curved phones debuted in 2013, a product of flexible displays and the desperation of smartphone manufacturers to differentiate. The LG G Flex was among them. It was also a

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Federal officials are moving to regulate Internet service like a public utility, heeding President Obama’s call for an aggressive approach to net neutrality that gives the government more power over the industry. Tom Wheeler, head of the Federal Communications Commission

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Tipping between 15 to 20 percent for good service is pretty standard practice But new technology -where buttons automatically pop up tips of 15, 20, even 75 percent– is making us unintentionally generous tippers. The New York Times points out

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