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The latest feature could spell bad news for rivals such as Skype and Apple’s Facetim. WhatsApp has introduced a new feature likely to strike fear into the hearts of its competitors: video calling. After months in the beta stage, the Facebook-owned tech giant rolled out the update on Tuesday to its more than one billion monthly users. […]
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ByRozalynn S. Frazier Health.com She’s proving you don’t need to be “a slender, white, traditionally educated, and affluent woman” to practice yoga.Let’s talk about girl crushes. I totally have one on Jessamyn Stanley, whose class I had the pleasure of taking at The Yoga Collective in New York City. A certified yoga instructor in Durham,
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BBC News : South Korean prosecutors have raided the offices of Samsung Electronics as part of a probe into the political scandal around President Park Geun-hye. The prosecutors are investigating allegations that Samsung gave money to the daughter of Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of the president. Ms Choi is accused of using their friendship
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By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News Researchers have applied for a licence to carry out a trial of a genetically modified wheat crop in a small field in Hertfordshire.The GM wheat converts sunlight into chemical energy (photosynthesis) more efficiently, boosting growth. If the government grants permission, the experiment would potentially be the second ongoing field
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The Paris Agreement, aiming to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius (preferably 1.5 degrees), has now entered into force. “This is a moment to celebrate,” United Nations climate chief Patricia Espinosa told Reuters. “It is also a moment to look ahead with sober assessment and renewed will over the task ahead.” On Friday,
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By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor Huawei has launched new large-screened smartphones in the wake of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 disaster.The Mate 9 handsets are among the first to be powered by Android 7 and come in two designs: a model with a 1080p “full HD” display, and a Porsche-branded edition with nearly twice the resolution.
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Dave Lee North America technology reporter : BBC News A tweet posted shortly after Apple’s recent Macbook launch event underlined the absurdity: Apple now sells 17 different types of dongle. In its ever-escalating war against connectivity ports, Apple’s latest computers do away with the SD card port, a full-size USB port, and the HDMI port. Instead,
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By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent Europe’s Schiaparelli spacecraft is on course to land on Mars.The 577kg probe separated successfully from its mothership on Sunday at 14:42 GMT (15:42 BST; 16:42 CEST). It is now on a direct path to intercept the top of the Red Planet’s atmosphere on Wednesday. The module will then have just
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By Dan Simmons Click presenter : BBC What is being hailed as the world’s first commercial regular drone delivery service is beginning drop-offs in Rwanda. The operation uses fixed-wing drones that automatically fly to destinations in the central African nation. They release small packages attached to parachutes without needing to land at the delivery points before
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By Zach Epstein iOS 10.1. Google was right in the middle of taking the wraps off its latest and greatest hardware products on Tuesday when Apple decided to go ahead and release a brand new version of its iOS 10.1 beta software. iOS 10.1. Sure it was a little rude, but at least it gave
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