Five Ways Our Lives Could Change Drastically In The Next 5 Years

DOCTORS will use your own DNA to keep you well and you will have an internet guardian - the world will change, and IBM thinks it knows how.



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Hey China, there's something in your water

AT first glance, it could easily be mistaken for a giant sea monster but the reality is far scarier. So what is this plume that's the size of 50 Olympic swimming pools?



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We're more Neanderthal than we think

NEXT time you call someone a Neanderthal, look in a mirror. Many of the genes for most people's skin and hair are more Neanderthal than not.



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Would you eat these 3D foods?

3D PRINTERS are the latest technology trend to hit the market. But would you spend thousands on a machine to print your dinner for you?



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Is social media the reason why you're single?

BEING on Facebook might be great for keeping up with friends but your social media presence could be your downfall when it comes to finding a relationship.



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What people really think about Europe and Asia

WHY is China so polluted? Why is Italy so racist? These are just some of the questions people Google about Europe and Asia.



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Why do we itch? The science behind the scratch

THE reason behind why we have the unbearable need to scratch an itch has been explained and why pain might be the answer to the urge.



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This is how much time you've wasted on Facebook

EVER wonder how much time you've wasted liking other people's baby photos and stalking your crush on Facebook? This handy calculator reveals the truth.



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That's a novel idea. It's the book you can wear

OH, MR Darcy! Get to really know your favourite literary figures with the book that lets you physically feel characters' emotions as you read.



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Game battle results in $227k in damages

THE dust is settling on the most destructive battle in the history of giant online video game EVE Online, resulting in damages worth about $227,000.



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Investors take big bite out of Apple

APPLE'S stock is tumbling, hurt by a lacklustre first-quarter performance and a cautious second-quarter revenue outlook.



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Toddlers can't get enough selfies

BRANDI Koskie often finds dozens of photos of her three-year-old daughter, Paisley, on her iPhone - but not ones Ms Koskie has taken.



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Google adds prescriptions to Glass

GOOGLE is adding prescription frames and new styles of detachable sunglasses to its internet-connected goggles known as Glass.



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New apps will make you flip out

The exciting new magazine-style Flipboard app gives users the ability to flip through content as they would with the pages of a real-life magazine



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The best alternative uses for your mobile phone

WHEN is a phone not a phone? When it's a hotel room key, a wallet or night vision camera. Here are the coolest alternative uses for your mobile that you might not know about.



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Apps have been leaking personal data to NSA

NEW reports from whistleblower Edward Snowden show that both American and British surveilance agencies can spy on us through apps like Angry Birds and Google Maps.



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Prince sues Facebook fans for $22 million

LEGENDARY musician, Prince, is suing 22 Facebook fans for $1 million each after they posted links to videos and recordings of the artist playing live.



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The grubby internet craze sweeping South Korea

COME dine with me. There's an online food fad tickling the digital tastebuds of Koreans. Why are people logging on to watch someone eat?



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Everything you wanted to know about the boomer brain

Is there really such a thing as a brain fart? A brain freeze? Or a brainiac? The National Geographic has gone inside the brain to find out.



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Be afraid: this super leech can survive at -320 degrees

NOW that's cool! We thought cockroaches we're nature's hardest but this 'super leech' has the extraordinary ability to survive extreme cold.



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The 7 weirdest gadgets ever invented

FROM solar powered bikinis to keyboard jeans, people have come up with some seriously bizarre gadgets. Here are the craziest inventions.



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Bitcoin dealers 'laundered money'

CRIMINAL charges have been filed against two operators of a Bitcoin exchange which enabled its users to buy drugs on Silk Road.



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Google buys mystery company for $575m

GOOGLE has shelled out $US500 million for a mystery artificial intelligence company founded by a 37-year old former chess prodigy.



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Pentagon slams new Aussie jets

NEW reports from the US military's top weapons testing expert at the Pentagon have raised fresh doubts about two of Australia's air power projects.



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Facebook backtracks on racist page

FACEBOOK has been forced to shut down a page containing vile jokes about Indigenous Australians, despite earlier insisting it didn't constitute 'hate speech'.



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The weird and worrying weapons seized at airports

THEY brought what onto a plane? Every gun, ninja star, suicide vest and deadly tube of lipstick passengers tried to smuggle on-board revealed.



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Playing with fire: man runs into burning house to save Xbox

MAN displays a burning love for his Xbox by running into a fire engulfed house to rescue his beloved console.



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Holodeck could change movies and games forever

IN STAR Trek, the holodeck lets a character play poker with a computer generated Isaac Newton. Soon, with this technology, you could too.



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Drone to check Japan nuke plant radiation

A DRONE that allows scientists to gather exact radiation figures has been launched near the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.



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NSA 'also does industrial espionage'

THE US National Security Agency (NSA) sometimes uses data it collects for economic purposes, intelligence leaker Edward Snowden reveals.



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Moon rover hit by 'abnormality'

CHINA'S Jade Rabbit moon rover has experienced a "mechanical control abnormality", in a setback for the landmark mission.



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The return of the Mac pioneers

THE geeks who brought the Macintosh computer to life became Silicon Valley rock stars at celebrations for the device's 30th birthday.



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Apps for the ultimate Australia Day

IT IS Australia Day and with all the big plans, barbecues to cook and friends to see, surely it couldn't hurt to have some apps to help you out?



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Man develops star shaped eyes after electric shock

STARS in his eyes. An electrician develops bizarre symptoms after suffering a massive electric shock.



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BP caught in reply all email chaos

THIS is why you should always check before replying all. Oil giant BP caught up in an email chain snowstorm that sent the company into mail meltdown.



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Hawking: There are no black holes

A RADICAL new paper has the scientific community rethinking everything it knows about black holes (if you can understand it).



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BP caught in worldwide reply all email chaos

THIS is why you should always check before replying all. Oil giant BP gets wrapped up in a brilliant email chain snowstorm that sent the company into mail meltdown.



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'Something wrong' with US nuclear weapons

DRUG use, security lapses and leadership failures. Why the US military has admitted its nuclear missile aresnal has serious issues.



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Myths busted about these deadly predators

WE THINK they are vicious creatures of the deep. Australia is about to launch a controversial shark cull dubbed 'The Great White Shark Hunt'. But what are the real facts about these deadly predators?



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NASA launches new satellite

NASA's super-high-flying fleet of communication satellites just got bigger.



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Apple 'plans bigger-screen iPhones'

APPLE is planning to release two new versions of its iPhones with larger screens this year to meet competition from rival handset makers.



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OMG! I wish I hadn't posted that

THE first generation of digital natives regret their social media past and want to warn young teenagers of the pitfalls.



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Is it the end for Facebook?

TIME to jump ship? Find out why researchers are forecasting Facebook is doomed - and will die out within the next few years.



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Big Apple? Larger iPhones arriving this year

THEY say bigger is better, and it seems Apple agrees. The tech giant is reportedly planning two larger mobiles this year. But how big will they be?



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30 years later: A look at Apple's Mac

It's been 30 years since Steve Jobs unveiled the very first Macintosh computer, the foundation for one of the worlds most valuable companies.



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Instagran: Your account's got nothing on Janet

THE first time Janet Knee took a selfie it was an accident. Now the 78-year-old retirement village resident is a seasoned pro. Her account is the best thing you'll see all day.



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The internet's most hated man arrested

THE man dubbed the internet's biggest villain, revenge porn king, Hunter Moore has been arrested on hacking charges.



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App tells family 'I'm alive' as bombs drop

WITH three bomb attacks in January alone, Lebanese are getting used to reassuring loved ones they have survived. And now there's an app for that.



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Pope calls internet a 'gift from God'

THE internet, home of pornography, Facebook and endless cat videos, is actually a "gift from God", according to Pope Francis.



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Cool Runnings is back in 2014

JAMAICA really does have a bobsled team. The internet has saved our favourite underdog, made famous by Cool Runnings, and crowdfunded their way to the Olympics.



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Man, I feel like a woman

INTRODUCING the gender blender: a new virtual reality machine that enables you to experience life as a member of the opposite sex, without the surgery.



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Korea to have 'movie in a second' internet

SOUTH Korea is looking to roll out a $1.5 billion 5G network by 2020 that will be able to download a movie in a split second.



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Facebook facing a killer challenge

WE know it's addictive. But is Facebook a disease? A new study says yes - and that's not good news for the leading social media site. It's killing off its customers.



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Apple Store's $450k glass shattered

APPLE's iconic New York flagship store has had a glass panel worth $450k smashed by a snow blower, yet the store is still open.



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Genius hacks dating site to find wife

AN AMERICAN math genius hacked dating site OkCupid after being fed up with its suggestions and eventually found his wife.



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Why music changes when you yawn

EVER wondered why you hear music slower when you yawn? It happens for the same reason we think clock hands stop when we glance - but why is that?



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Walking and talking? Just stop it now

WE'RE all guilty of it, but science has shown why trying to walk, talk and text at the same time makes you an idiot.



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Twitter world records could be smashed

The Superbowl and Sochi Olympics are tipped to be behind record breaking days of Twitter use.



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Signs of water spotted on dwarf planet

THE largest object in the asteroid belt just got more attractive: Scientists have confirmed signs of water on the dwarf planet Ceres.



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Parents' sexist Google searches

PARENTS are surprisingly sexist when it comes to Google searches about their kids - asking ‘is my daughter pretty?’ and ‘is my son gifted?’



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Icahn bites off $568m more of Apple

Activist investor Carl Icahn has purchased $US500 million worth of Apple stock in two weeks, bringing his holdings to more than $US3 billion.



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Notorious hacker Guccifer 'arrested'

THE notorious hacker known as Guccifer, who leaked George W. Bush's animal artwork to the world, has reportedly been arrested.



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Footballer slams Twitter for trolls

FORMER England footballer Stan Collymore says Twitter was failing to do enough to clamp down on internet trolls.



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Inside a supersonic jet at 40,000ft

EVER wanted to fly a jet like a pro? This surreal video filmed on an RAF Typhoon fighter shows what it's like to be in the cockpit at 40,000ft.



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Why the online music war is set to explode

MOBILE music is making serious noise this year with the launch of streaming services all gunning for a slice of the action.



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Snowden answers 'Russian spy' talk

FUGITIVE Edward Snowden has used "encrypted means" to answer claims he was "cultivated" and converted into a Russian spy.



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Hard case: picks of the week

HERE'S how you can keep your phones well-protected



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Giving geeks a touch of glamour

Wearable technology is finally set to become technology that you actually want to wear as fashion meets function in the latest devices



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Young DJ set to be first black African in space

MANDLA Maseko will be the first black African to ever go to space, when he goes up in 2015.



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Hidden photos of space tragedy

MICHAEL Hindes was rummaging through an old box of pictures. As he flipped through them, he saw a Shuttle launch, its lift-off - and then an unforgettable plume of smoke.



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Is it ok for a school student to appear in porn?

A HIGH school has suspended one of its students after discovering he appeared in a porn film; but the young man's classmates are rallying around him.



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Why no app can have 'candy' in its name

THE makers of Candy Crush have trademarked the use of the word Candy in any video game, clothing, gambling suite or pretty much anything else fun and awesome.



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Geeks crack gran's 20-year puzzle

INTERNET sleuths have united to help a woman crack a decades-old riddle left to her by her dying grandmother.



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Hidden photos of space tragedy

MICHAEL Hindes was rummaging through an old box of pictures. As he flipped through them, he saw a Shuttle launch, its lift-off - and then an unforgettable plume of smoke.



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Music service shake up: Beats Music to replace MOG

TELSTRA will be shutting down its MOG music service later this year to make way for the new Beats Music to be its sole music streaming option.



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Criminal falls for oldest trick in the Facebook

ANTHONY Lescowitch shared a wanted photo of himself on Facebook taunting police for not being able to find him. Then he fell into an obvious trap.



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Why is this prison's most popular gadget?

BEHIND bars you won't find any shiny, new smartphones or the latest and greatest gadgets. But you will find one retro piece of kit that every prisoner wants to own.



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Fresh Gear: best new gadgets

HERE are four of the ripest technology finds that you must own.



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Giving geeks a touch of glamour

WHEN it comes to wearable technology, most of the products that promise to change our lives have been all about the gadgetry and less about the glamour.



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The 25 most popular passwords of 2013

HUMANITY needs help. Our most popular passwords of the year have just been announced, and they are truly bad.



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Turkey skin 'could be toxin alarm'

THE flappy skin on the turkey's face and throat could help save human lives in a terror attack or a chemical spill - or maybe even from cancer.



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Inside China's secret internet addiction camps

THEY'RE kept like prisoners. Shut off from computers and the online world that has become their reality. This is the extreme way China is tackling a very deadly addiction.



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Australia's favourite car colours revealed

FANCY names like Fuji Red and World Rally Blue can't convince car buyers to fancy colours. So what are we buying?



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The Chinese tech companies you've never heard about

THE Chinese technology arena is exploding with companies fighting for a market that makes the western market look like chump change.



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Woman tapes call to teacher who 'raped' her

WHEN Jamie realised it was too late to report the teacher who allegedly abused her for years, she decided to call and confront the woman instead.



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Nokia's new giant budget phone

NOKIA's Lumia 1320, coming to Australia next month, promises to give big screen, phablet action for a budget price. But does it deliver?



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Comet chaser wakes up, and works

THE comet-chasing space probe that has been in hibernation for almost three years has woken up and sent its first signal back to Earth.



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Comet chaser wakes up, and works

THE comet-chasing space probe that has been in hibernation for almost three years has woken up and sent its first signal back to Earth.



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Sherlock's calling - he needs help

EXCLUSIVE: IT'S elementary, my dear Watson - an app for all those fans of TV show Sherlock around the world.



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The tweet that won the internet

A WOMAN has won points for hilarity after posting an image of a Marc Jacobs garment in a too-funny tweet.



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Top cops earn 2m YouTube hits

POLICE are not always praised for using force in arrests, but these officers won global support from as far as Australia as this video went viral.



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Was it death by Twitter for glamorous wife?

DEATH, infidelity, corruption and suspicion. How an Indian politician's wife took Twitter's 140 characters and created a tragic social media storm.



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The selfie police are coming for you

STUDENTS from Hawaii are out to turn your vanity into charity by using the "Selfie Police" to get you to donate for each selfie you take.



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Sherlock's calling - he needs help

EXCLUSIVE: IT'S elementary, my dear Watson - an app for all those fans of TV show Sherlock around the world.



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Top cops earn 2m YouTube hits

POLICE are not always praised for using force in arrests, but these officers won global support from as far as Australia as this incident went viral.



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Woman wins internet with Marc Jacobs tweet

A WOMAN has won points for hilarity after posting an image of a Marc Jacobs garment in a too-funny tweet.



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Was it death by Twitter for politician's wife?

DEATH, infidelity, corruption and suspicion. How an Indian politician's wife took Twitter's 140 characters and created a tragic social media storm.



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End of an era: Paramount goes digital only

IN THE end of an era for the film industry, Paramount Pictures will only distribute their films in digital form, signalling the end of the old movie film reel.



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Can these guys stop the selfie?

STUDENTS from Hawaii are out to turn your vanity into charity by using the "Selfie Police" to get you to donate for each selfie you take.



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What we can learn from a dying woman's final days

THIS woman, known only as 'Amanda', documented her last three months of life before she died. What she learned can be a lesson for all of us.



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Nokia's new giant budget phone

NOKIA's Lumia 1320, coming to Australia next month, promises to give big screen, phablet action for a budget price. But does it deliver?



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Google unveils smart contact lens

EYE wonder. Google has developed a smart contact lens that can help diabetics monitor their glucose levels.



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Comet-chasing probe to wake up

ONE of the most ambitious missions in the history of space goes into high-risk mode today when a comet-chasing probe wakes up.



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Black gay dads get abuse for photo of daughters

THESE proud gay dads posted a photo of them with their daughters on Instagram, before the photos went viral and the couple came under a barrage of abuse and hate.



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Nintendo admits Wii U is a flop

Even Nintendo has admitted that it's latest console, the Wii U has been a flop, despite a 3-year sales-high for video game consoles.



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How to pull a cat out of a computer screen

IS ZACH King a magician, or just really clever? Check out these amazing tricks - including the moment he pulls a live cat out of his computer screen.



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Run, don't hide: Surviving a nuclear blast

IN THE unfortunate incident of seeing a mushroom cloud, our first reaction is to take cover, but new research suggests we should run first.



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Piranha-like fish injure 10 swimmers

A SCHOOL of piranha-like fish has injured at least 10 people bathing in an Argentine river, including children who lost parts of their toes.



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Scientists baffled as Sun falls silent

THE Sun’s activity has plummeted to a century low, baffling scientists and possibly heralding a new mini-Ice Age.



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Obama to end NSA phone monitoring

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama will call for an end to the government's control of phone data from millions of Americans in a Friday address.



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Internet celebrities in rape case

THEY were once involved in a fairytale internet romance. Now, he's accused of raping her while she slept but his Twitter followers are in full support.



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Samsung's new budget tablet

SAMSUNG is hoping to entice you into the tablet market with a new 7-inch Android budget tablet aimed at the deal hunters.



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Scary real life emojis will freak you out

WHAT would an emoji look like in real life? Frightening is all we can say. But these freaky images could help protect kids against online dangers.



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Are you a selfie addict? Take our quiz

ALRIGHT, so you might not be as bad as Warne or Kim K, but do you take way too many selfies? Take our cheeky quiz and find out.



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This is Earth in a quintillion years

SORRY, folks. It's all downhill from here. Scientists have predicted what will happen to Earth and mankind in the distant future. And it ain't pretty.



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Movie code: What it actually means

SOME of Hollywood's most popular movies are based around computer hacking. But does the code they show on screen actually exist? One movie buff put it to the test.



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Woman finds X-rated pictures after phone stolen

VICTORIA Brodsky is trying to track down the couple using her stolen phone after she found their raunchy selfies and a 'half-hearted' sex video on an online account.



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Netflix gets its first Oscar nod

NETFLIX has won its first Oscar nomination for The Square, a documentary about the 2011 revolution and ongoing strife in Egypt.



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Facebook to introduce trending topics

IN A move that echoes Twitter, Facebook will add trending topics to its website to let users know what other users are posting about at the moment.



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Island overrun by endangered turtles

GREEN sea turtles remain a rare sight in many parts of the world, but one Indonesian island is being overrun by far too many.



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Could data collection have stopped 9/11?

AMERICANS don't trust the NSA, but supporters argue that the data collection programs are integral to homeland security and may prevent another 9/11-type attack.



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How long would you last in an apocalypse?

LOOTING. Chaos. Shortage of food. How would you be able to cope if an apocalypse hit? Calculate your survival chances to see whether you'd make it out alive.



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The funniest 404 error messages

CLICKING on a web page only to be given the dreaded 404 "page not found" message can be frustrating. Thankfully, these sites have made it fun.



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The mistakes hidden in plain sight

HOW the New York Times got its front cover wrong - for more than 100 years - and other mistakes the world did not notice for a really long time.



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The best gadgets to beat the heat

THE weather is hot and so are we. Before you turn into a human puddle take a look at the gadgets to keep a cool head in the heat.



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Apple to refund kids' in-app buys

APPLE will refund at least $36 million to consumers to settle a federal case involving purchases kids made without their parents' permission.



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NSA hacks way into 100,000 computers

THE NSA has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world, using radio waves to conduct surveillance on those machines.



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Gadgets: Las Vegas show-offs

FROM the biggest hi-tech trade show on the planet come some of the hottest technology trends that you can expect to see this year, from hi-tech fitness trackers to curved screens and computer cufflinks.



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These games will blow your mind

THIS year is set to be another ripper for video games. From shooters to racers, plus remade Nintendo classics - here is what you must play in 2014.



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Here's an easy way to quit your job

A NEW iPhone app is offering to do the dirty work and quit your job on your behalf, sending a resignation letter in the form of a text.



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Internet-hating guy gains ironic viral fame

OH the irony. An internet-hating pensioner from Sweden calls for the web to be shut down, but becomes an online sensation as a result.



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Teacher's very public apology after sex with boy

IT all started with a few Facebook messages and now Alicia Gray is headed to jail. But before she goes, she's issued a very public apology.



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What if Google was a real person?

YOU never realise how stupid some of your Google questions actually sound until you put them to a real person.



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Online translator gives you European lingo

EVER been curious to know how each European language says your favourite words? This interactive translator tells all... even the naughty ones.



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Kim Dotcom starts political party

INDICTED internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is launching a political party in his adopted home of New Zealand to contest the general election.



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Microsoft scrapping Windows 8?

WHY is Microsoft planning to give its Windows 8 software the elbow in favour of a brand new operating system?



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The best smartphones you'll get this year

WHAT'S the best mobile to buy this year? We look ahead at what smartphones will be heading our way in 2014.



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Teen charged for posting naked pics on Facebook

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl has been found guilty of distributing child porn for posting naked pictures of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend on Facebook. Is this madness?



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The seven email sins harming our health

REPLY to all is more than annoying, it could be harming your health. Scientists reveal the seven common email actions that could be deadly.



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Print my ride: DIY flat pack car is here

MOVE out of the way Ikea, here comes the flat pack car you can build yourself in under an hour.



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Ultra HD porn is coming your way

IT WAS only a matter of time. The adult industry jumps on board the latest TV technology to start shooting the most high-definition porn ever.



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Google's plan to smarten up your home

GOOGLE has bought a technology start-up for US$3.2 billion with the aim of developing more apps to turn your house into a smart home.



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Message apps: our obsession grows

A NEW report shows phenomenal growth in our app usage, with messaging services like SnapChat and Facebook Messenger at the forefront of the trend.



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Audi develops red light dodging technology

NEVER hit another red light again. Find out what in-car technology Audi is developing that will have you seeing only green on your car journeys.



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Guy lets internet name his baby girl

WOULD you trust the internet to name your daughter? One man, who insists he isn't crazy, is doing exactly that. Yes, "Adolf" is a finalist.



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Rude runner draws giant penis using app

THIS isn't a cock up. Woman "draws" a giant penis and vagina on field using a running app and the internet absolutely loves it.



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Christmas comes late for astronauts

CHRISTMAS has finally arrived for the six space station astronauts.



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Global cooling guy cools off on theory

ALMOST 40 years ago, a science reporter wrote about global cooling. His story has been championed by climate change deniers for decades. Now the reporter admits he was wrong.



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How dirty is your smartphone?

IT may be your best friend, but your smartphone is also probably teeming with germs.



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Giant life form spotted off Australian coast

WE DON'T mean to alarm you, but a living thing with tentacles more than 100km wide has been spotted by satellites off the coast of Australia.



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Seven ways the iPhone has changed our lives

IT'S been seven years since the first iPhone landed. More than just a mobile, it has affected industries and created a world of geeks. We pick the seven ways it has changed our lives.



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The desk that tells you to stand up

THERE'S been a burst of interest in standing desks, but they're not that easy to use. Until now, apparently.



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Google Maps sorry for 'Hitler Square'

GOOGLE has apologised after a major square in Berlin regained its Nazi-era name "Adolf Hitler" on its Maps page for a few hours.



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10 gadgets to help run your life

GO ON. Admit it. You're already glued to your smartphone, so why not use it to run more of your life. These 10 new products promise to do just that.



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Are Americans weather wimps?

AFTER the freezing "polar vortex" hit the US, some climate scientists say warmer winters are turning Americans into "weather wimps".



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3D printer builds a house in 24 hours

THERE are robot vacuum cleaners and robot mops to help us around the house, so why not a robot to build our homes? Wait no longer.



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3D printer builds a house in 24 hours

THERE are robot vacuum cleaners and robot mops to help us around the house, so why not a robot to build our homes? Wait no longer.



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The mystery of dead cows washed up on beaches

THE carcasses of almost a dozen cows have washed ashore in Denmark and Sweden, puzzling police in the Scandinavian countries.



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Robot can build a house in hours

THERE are robot vacuum cleaners and robot mops to help us around the house, so why not a robot to build our homes?



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The next-gen TV you can buy for under $1000

WANT to own a next-generation super HD TV but can't afford it? Now you can as Kogan announces what could be the TV bargain of the year.



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Sweet! Now you can print your food

EVER been at home wishing you had something sweet to eat? Well, now you can just print some candy to snack on.



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How memes evolve like human genes

PASS it on. Facebook observes the remarkable parallels between how information evolves in a social network and human genes.



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Devil nurse's selfies with the dead

A SELF-DESCRIBED Satanist nurse who posted pictures of herself posing with dead patients doesn't understand what all the fuss is about.



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Orbital launches first cargo rocket

ORBITAL Sciences launched its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship on the company's first regular supply mission to the International Space Station.



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Snapchat rolls out update after breach

SNAPCHAT has released an update following a security breach last week that exposed the phone numbers of millions of users.



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Man freed after parody video jailing

A US man has been released from prison in the UAE after being jailed for nine months after posting a parody video online.



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Watson supercomputer starts business

IBM is investing over $US1 billion to give its Watson supercomputer its own business division and a new home in the heart of New York City.



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Turn your iPhone into a night vision camera

EVER wanted to have vision like the Predator? This new smartphone case will give your mobile the power of thermal imaging so you can find your pets and enemies in the dark.



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Live on Mars - save your money

ADELAIDE-born astronaut Andy Thomas says a privately-funded project to make a one-way mission to Mars is a stunt, which will struggle to get off the ground.



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Seven features iPhone 6 must have

APPLE'S iPhone 6 is being prepped in a secret lab somewhere but what will it look like and what will it do? We reveal the seven essential features it needs.



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10 weirdest, wonderful new products

A TOOTHBRUSH that measures tartar and a mobile phone case that doubles as a handy stun gun. They're two of our picks of the 10 weirdest new products.



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What's inside this giant Amazon box?

THE mystery of a supersized Amazon box has had the internet in a state of wonder and intrigue. What could it be? The puzzle may have been finally solved.



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NASA extends space station life to 2024

THE International Space Station will operate for an additional four years, or until 2024, the US space agency says.



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Aussie fish 'like a living fossil'

A PREHISTORIC fish that inhabits the waters off Australia evolves even slower than a creature that is famed as a "living fossil".



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Nuclear security 'dangerously weak'

"DANGEROUS weak links" in nuclear materials security could be exploited by terrorist groups with potentially catastrophic results, a study says.



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PlayStation's new service is the future of gaming

PLAYSTATION has announced a new service that will make gamers jump with joy and Xbox worry. But what is it and why will Aussies have to wait?



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Want a pizza? Let your car order it

DOMINOS and Ford have joined forces to deliver new in-car pizza ordering technology. And it's awesome.



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World record TV binge attempt underway

WE ALL love to slob out in front of the TV, but could you sit there for over three days straight? A world record binge is attempting to do just that.



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Yahoo trashes Google, Apple and Snapchat live

NOT funny. Yahoo has trolled its rivals and the tech community in a presentation to remember at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.



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Fitness devices get hearts racing

FITNESS tech has emerged as a key industry trend at a consumer electronics show in Las Vegas this week. The question is: will we run with it?



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T-Mobile's CEO thrown out of rival's CES party

A PARTY-crashing tech CEO was shown the door last night after trolling his rivals at a bash for the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas.



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Just what is a 'polar vortex'?

BRRRR. It's cold in America - like minus 60 degrees cold. And it's all thanks to this weird thing called a polar vortex. So what is it?



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The road laws you've never heard of

Another day on the roads, another crazy fine. Now a motorbike rider has been fined for stretching his leg, news.com.au unearths little-known road rules that could hit your hip pocket.



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'Guccifer' adds more celebs to hack list

HACKER "Guccifer", who famously targeted the Bush family, claims to have added lost more celebrities to his list of victims.



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Driverless cars in Audi's sights

FANCY being driven to work, or have someone else handle the bump and grind of holiday traffic? The "auto" is about to be put into the automobile.



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World's first germ-killing mobile screen

THERE are thousands of germs on your mobile screen. Fact. The first bacteria-killing glass is the answer to our calls for cleanliness.



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How the US military is turning itself invisible

WHO'S there? US military is developing a breakthrough technology that could turn its planes, ships and troops invisible.



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'When I woke, I was hated by the internet'

AUSSIE actor and comedian Tim Reuben is the most hated man on the internet after a harmless tweet he sent before bedtime went horribly, horribly wrong.



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This man's best friend is a restaurant

CHIP Zdarsky really, really loves his local Applebee's restaurant. Seriously, he loves it more than you love your spouse, spouse-to-be or army of cats. Watch the romance unfold.



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TVs will be bigger, brighter, bendier

THE future is here, and it's curved. Samsung, LG and Sony announce the latest in television technology at the International CES in Las Vegas.



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The 'complete douchebag' ruling the tech world

SNAPCHAT has cemented its position as one of the coolest new apps. But Snapchat's senior staff are being labelled as arrogant frat boys whose millions have gone to their heads.



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A day in the life of a crab

STARTLING video footage has revealed just how much underwater interest a crab pot creates among marine life - even when the net is pulled up empty.



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Why bats are falling from the sky

IT'S like we're living in one of Alfred Hitchcock's terrifying thought bubbles. You know, he's that guy who did The Birds. Bats are falling to the ground and dying all around us.



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CES 2014: Best gadgets and news

LIVE UPDATES: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the greatest tech show on Earth and has kicked off today in Las Vegas. Find out what you'll be coveting this year.



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UK fighter jets use 3D printed parts

UK fighter jets have flown for the first time with parts made using 3D printing technology.



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Michael Bay suffers CES meltdown

BOOM! Movie director Michael Bay suffers an explosive breakdown onstage after Samsung's epic CES fail.



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London's iconic cab gets a new look

THE famous London taxi is hitting the streets with a brand new look. But has Nissan given this black cab a design worth hailing?



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Samsung releases gigantic tablet

SAMSUNG has beaten its rival Apple to market again, releasing a 12.2 inch tablet aimed at people who dismiss tablets as unsuitable as a productivity tool.



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Now your fridge can text you too

LG today unveiled a smart home system that will enable a fridge to text you how many cold beers you have in your fridge.



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Use your phone to cook dinner

LADIES and gentlemen, the future is served. A new crockpot released this week allows you to cook dinner via an app on your phone.



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Zuckerberg: 'I'm not in it for the money'

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says he finds it annoying when people suggest he is only interested in how much money he can make out of the company.



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King Tut's erection arouses curiosity

NEW research suggests Tutankhamun's mummified erection may have been an attempt to combat a religious revolution unleashed by the boy-king's father.



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Internet trawled in search of time travel

A US study has trawled the internet for time travellers looking for evidence of anyone mentioning future events before they happened.



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Inside the greatest gadget show on Earth

THE biggest gadget show on Earth has begun. It's where the giants of the tech world come to show off and fans come to drool. But what is CES and why should we care?



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Crop circle was a marketing stunt

A 95-METRE "crop circle" in a California barley field that mystified locals this week has been explained: It was a tech marketing stunt.



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'Bloody sickening' footage of schoolgirl attack

THE mother of a 14-year-old girl who was brutally bashed by a crowd of teenagers has described the attack as "bloody sickening" and her attackers as "rude low-lives". Confronting footage.



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Man claims to have killed Bigfoot with pork ribs

HAS Bigfoot finally been found? An American hunter claims to have proof he has killed the mythical beast once and for all.



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Apple snaps up Aussie camera app

AUSSIE app developer has something to smile about as Apple confirms acquisition of his popular camera app, SnappyCam.



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This ad for an 'enchanted BBQ' is absurdly funny

JESS Wheeler is the proud owner of a magical barbecue which can (allegedly) heal baldness and turn vegans into ravenous carnivores. Now he wants you to have it.



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How this one-in-a-million photo changed a life

NICHOLAS Simmons, 20, had been missing from his hometown since New Year's Day. He happened to be captured in a newspaper photo for an unrelated story, which lead to a remarkable series of events.



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Fan pays price for Warne stunt

ANY guesses how many phone calls this Ashes fan received after broadcasting his mobile number to two million Australian viewers? Let's just say he's got an Ashes hangover.



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Selfie Olympics: The latest silly selfie trend

SELFIES are SO 2013, right? Wrong. Far from dying out with the dawn of a new year, the selfie trend has only become crazier. Much crazier, in fact.



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Samsung Galaxy S5 release date leaked?

TIME for an upgrade? Samsung's Galaxy S5 release date has been leaked by one of its designers. Find out when this shiny new handset could be heading our way.



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Cricket star's Tinder tryst backfires

A BACKPACKER was bowled over after receiving suggestive Tinder messages from an English cricket star hours after they collapsed in the final test.



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Cricket star's Tinder tryst backfires

A BACKPACKER was bowled over after receiving suggestive Tinder messages from an English cricket star hours after they collapsed in the final test.



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Big business in fake clicks

CELEBRITIES, businesses and governments have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from offshore "click farms".



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Huge boost for India in space race

INDIA has launched its first rocket using domestically made booster technology - another step forward in its ambitious space program.



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Bezos in health-scare airlift

AMAZON founder Jeff Bezos is recovering after being airlifted off the Galapagos Islands because he was suffering from severe kidney stones.



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Geronimo! Dramatic footage of cliff collapse

MOBILE phone footage has captured the dramatic moment a cliff collapsed, unleashing thousands of tonnes of rock onto rough seas.



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Egyptian beer brewer's tomb found

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed the tomb of an ancient beer brewer in the city of Luxor in Egypt that is more than 3,000 years old.



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Snapchat to release 'more secure app'

SNAPCHAT will put out a more secure version of its application after a breach that allowed hackers to collect information of some 4.6 million users.



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Facebook 'scanned, sold' private data

FACEBOOK is being sued in the US for allegedly scanning and then selling off details of private messages without users' consent.



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How Isaac Asimov predicted 2014

SKYPE, household robots, the internet and the 'one per cent': 50 years ago, Isaac Asmiov predicted them all. And some other stuff which never happened.



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Teen's stupid Twitter comment becomes NY day hit

SAFIYYAH Nawaz says it was a harmless joke. On January 1 she tweeted about planet Earth and Twitter almost combusted.



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Facebook plea: 'Help... please anyone'

A WOMAN has posted this confronting picture of herself, covered in blood, on Facebook begging for help after her husband brutally bashed her with a gun.



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'Facebook selfie saved my life'

A US woman says a selfie posted to Facebook helped to save her life.



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Push to give Snowden clemency

THE New York Times and The Guardian have called for NSA leaker Edward Snowden to be granted clemency for his revelations on US government spying.



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Robo-gecko may climb into space

A WALL-CRAWLING robot inspired by the gecko could mark a new chapter in which automatons crawl along the hulls of spacecraft.



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Ice truck taken for cool ride

CANADIANS know the feeling of hopping in to an ice-cold vehicle but what about a vehicle made of ice? SEE THE VIDEO



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Tech firms to unveil wired and weird

WHEN the world's largest consumer technology trade show kicks off in Las Vegas, the themes will be something like out of a superhero comic - but with a twist.



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Want an awesome 2014? There's an app for that

WHATEVER your goals may be, there's an app to help you get there. Here, the best apps for your body, mind, time and cash flow.



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Snapchat users' private info leaked

HACKERS have published the details of 4.6 million Snapchat users, exploiting a software coding flaw recently discovered by an Australian security collective.



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