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Sony is recalling 1.6million of its Bravia LCD TVs worldwide after several serious malfunctions involving parts “melting” appeared on 2007 and 2008 sets

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Sony is recalling 1.6million of its Bravia LCD TVs worldwide after several serious malfunctions involving parts “melting” appeared on 2007 and 2008 sets. It was...

The iOS 5 free update is intended to bring (some) older iPhones into line with the functions offered by iPhone 4S

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Thousands of iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users have encounter an error screen saying simply “Error 3200” or "Error 3002" as they tried to...

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Apple launched its latest top class operating system, iOS5, on Wednesday afternoon.   iOS 5 includes over 200 features like iTunes and iCloud. The iMessage service...

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BlackBerry users in the entire world continue to have disruptions in service for a third consecutive day North American subscribers seem to be affected...

Yeti footprint found in Himalaya in 2008

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Russian officials have said they have found “indisputable evidence” that yetis creatures exist and are living in Siberia. The information has been heard during an international...

Steve Jobs’ cause of death was respiratory arrest linked to the spread of his pancreatic cancer, according to his death certificate

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Steve Jobs’ cause of death was respiratory arrest linked to the spread of his pancreatic cancer, according to his death certificate. Steve Jobs’ death certificate,...

Steve Jobs funeral, who died Wednesday aged 56, took place as a small private gathering

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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs funeral, who died Wednesday aged 56, took place as a small private gathering. Steve Jobs was known as being a quiet...

HTC Flyer Tablet was wrongly priced at $99.99 on Best Buy

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HTC Flyer Tablet was wrongly priced at $99.99 on Best Buy website and the error has caused a number of orders placed. Instead of writing “from...

BC-819, used to treat pancreatic cancer, is a double stranded DNA plasmid construct that incorporates the gene for diphtheria toxin (DTA) under the regulation of the promoter sequence for H19 gene.

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BioCancell has begun enrollment of phase IIb BC-819 pancreatic cancer clinical trial, while Halozyme has started randomized, controlled clinical trial with PEGPH20 in patients...

Abraxane, approved by FDA for breast cancer, could be a life-prolonging drug for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

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Abraxane plus gemcitabine achieved a median overall survival of 12.2 months in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, study reports. Patients with high-SPARC biomarker achieved...

The Apple Home page has revealed that Steve Jobs had died

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Steve Jobs, Apple founder died today after a heavy and lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Tributes, led by President Barack Obama, began pouring in within...

The Nobel Prize for Physics winners studied dozens of exploding stars and realized that the expansion of the universe wasn't slowing down, as expected - it was accelerating

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Three U.S. scientists have discovered that the expansion of the universe is actually accelerating, not slowing down as previously thought. The discovery, found by measuring...

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils the iPhone 4S - but apart from the voice-control functions, the phone does not offer a huge amount that's new

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Apple CEO, Tim Cook took to the stage at corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California to launch the company's new iPhone range - iPhone 4S. “This...

iFun captured this tantalizing glimpse of iPhone 4S on Vodafone Germany's website

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Bloggers at German sites such as iPhone fan site iFun caught a snapshot of Vodafone Germany's site offering a menu of new “iPhone 4S”...

Faster Tesla Model S goes from a standstill to 60 miles (96.56 km) in 4.5 seconds.

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The electric car fans saw and rode a prototype of Tesla Model S at the Tesla Motors factory in Fremont, California, on October 1.   The...

Ralph Steinman, who won the Nobel Prize for medicine for work on fighting cancer, died of the disease himself just three days before he could be told of his award

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Ralph Steinman, a New York scientist working on a cure for cancer today won the Nobel Prize for medicine, but he had tragically died...

The Giga Netzwerk designers have developed a 3D mock-up, showing a slightly wider device to its predecessor and a four-inch screen covering the whole model

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The iPhone 5 highly-anticipated launch is planned for the next Tuesday and speculation is mounting over what the must-have gadget will look like. Now designers...

Scientists say they don't believe their anti-grey pill will work on people like George Clooney, whose hair has already begun the greying process

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L’Oréal's anti-grey pill, a daily medication based on a secret fruit extract, is scheduled to launch within the next four years. Bruno Bernard, head of...

The active ingredient of Bioeffect EGF Serum won its developers the award for physiology and medicine after they proved it speeds up rejuvenation of skin cells

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The active ingredient of Bioeffect EGF Serum, an anti-ageing serum launched in UK this week, won its developers the award for physiology and medicine...

Michael Dermyer and his 5 year-old son Colin watching the waves glow neon blue from the red tide at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, California

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Red tide is a common name for a phenomenon also known as an algal bloom (large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms), an event in which...

A new “stay sober” pill is under development after University of Adelaide experiment findings

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Scientists are developing a “stay sober” pill which may help those who get drunk too easily, by limiting the effects of alcohol on their...

Facebook has admitted that it has been watching the web pages its users visit even when they have logged out

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Facebook has admitted that it has been watching the web pages its users visit even when they have logged out. In its latest privacy blunder,...

Kindle Fire, the new Amazon device has a 7 inches color screen, and will weigh 14.6oz, can store 100,000 films, 17m songs, and magazines

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Amazon has released today the Kindle Fire color tablet that costs just $199, which will put it in direct competition with Apple’s iPad 2. Kindle...

The satellite fell to Earth on Saturday morning, with debris landing in remote parts of the Pacific Ocean

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The dead satellite fell into a part of the southern Pacific Ocean about as far from large land masses as you can get, NASA...

Amazon's Kindle tablet is rumored to cost a mere $250 - including “free” access to Amazon's Prime film-streaming service

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Amazon Kindle color tablet, the new iPad rival, will be unveiled tomorrow during a press conference. Amazon is holding a press conference on Wednesday where...