Start-up attempts to convert Prof Hawking’s brainwaves into speech
An American scientist is to unveil details of work on the brain patterns of Prof Stephen Hawking which he says could help safeguard the physicist’s ability to communicate. Prof Philip Low said…
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iPhone apps hit by App Store corruption
More than 70 apps which have been updated since 3 July are crashing on launch, apparently due to a problem with Apple’s FairPlay DRM system Scores of apps, including the free version…
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Iran: We Can Hit 35 US Bases in ‘Minutes’
An Iranian military commander said that his country has detailed contingency plans to strike nearly three dozen U.S. military bases in the region should Iran be attacked, local media reported Wednesday. Brig.…
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GM’s Volt sales rise in June
Washington —General Motors Co. said it sold 1,760 plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt vehicles in June, double what it sold in June 2011. In the first half of 2012, GM sold 8,817 Volts,…
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New Trend: Gyms Banning Slim Clients To Foster Comfort For Overweight Patrons
A new fitness trend appears to be sweeping the nation – one that expressly excludes those on the more slender side of the scale. Multiple reports have surfaced recently about gyms that…
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What’s really, truly going on with Facebook?
Every week, there’s a new Facebook thing to gripe about. This week, there have been two — and it’s only Tuesday. On Sunday, it was discovered that the 900 million-person social network…
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ITALIANS FEAR A EURO APOCALYPSE AS CRISIS SPREADS TO GERMANY
ITALY yesterday raised the stakes for the future of the euro by warning there is just one week to save the single currency. Its prime minister Mario Monti painted an apocalyptic picture…
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