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Samsung unveils new Galaxy A smartphone lineup

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Samsung announced new updated versions of its mid-range Galaxy A smartphone lineup today, giving them better specifications and improved premium designs. The Korean tech giant...
Oxfam carbon emissions report

Richest 10% produce half carbon emissions, poorest 3.5 billion produce one tenth

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The world’s richest 10% produce about half of all carbon emissions, while the poorest 3.5 billion people account for only one tenth of all...
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Critically acclaimed ‘Monument Valley’ now free to download for iOS users

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The critically acclaimed mobile puzzle game ‘Monument Valley’ is now available for iOS users to download for free. It’s unknown how long the offer will...
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Hunter-gatherer campsites depicted in 13,800 year-old engraving discovered in Spain

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Hunter-gatherer campsites depicted in a 13,800 year-old schist slab engraving have been discovered in northeastern Spain, according to scientists from the Catalan Institute of...
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Uber launches “Ride Request” button for third-party apps

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Uber is launching a new 'Ride Request' button which third-party developers can add to their apps for free. The “Uber Ride Request Button”, which is...
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Colossal dinosaurs existed in Scotland 170 million years ago

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Colossal dinosaurs existed in Scotland about 170 million years ago, scientists at the University of Edinburgh announced after discovering huge footprints and handprints of...
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Taller humans have shorter lifespans because DNA changes with body size

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Taller humans have shorter lifespans than shorter people because DNA that is linked to ageing and lifespan changes as body size gets bigger, say...
Londoners gloomiest selfie takers

Londoners gloomiest selfie takers out of six cities across the world

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Londoners are the gloomiest selfie takers out of six cities across the world, a ‘selfiecity’ study concluded, i.e. Londoners have the unhappiest or least...
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Toast lands butter-side up, not down, clever junior scientists show

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Toast lands butter-side up if you drop it – 69% of the times – and not butter-side down, a team including three very junior...
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Samsung launches virtual reality browser for Gear VR

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Samsung has launched a new web browser for those with the Samsung Gear VR headset. The move represents a promising step forward in the application...