Monthly Archives: July 2013

Injectable smart sponge controls diabetes, presents new targeted drug delivery method

Diabetics might appreciate high-tech glucose sensors when theyre available, but the option for other advanced treatments is certainly intriguing. Take, for example, this new method developed by North Carolina State University researchers that uses injectable sponge to control blood sugar … Continue reading

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PayPal Randomly Credits Man with $92,000,000,000,000,000

PayPal just made 56-year-old Chris Reynolds a quadrillionaire. Yes, a quadrillionaire. Only thing is, it was an error.Reynolds opened his account on Friday only be surprised with a balance of $92,233,720,368,547,800—922,337,203,685,478 times more than the $100 or so worth of … Continue reading

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Outlook Web App comes to iOS devices in native form

It hasn’t been hard to get Exchange support on iOS devices, but there’s some for whom third-party apps and web clients just won’t do. Microsoft has them covered today — it just repackaged the Outlook Web App as a pair … Continue reading

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The High Price of Copper

Lithium may store the power that drives out modern mobile world but its copper that delivers it. This malleable metal is a vital component in modern homes, electronics, and agriculture. But our reliance on copper comes at a steep price, … Continue reading

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Were Closer Than You Think to Beating HIV

At least 35 million people around the planet live with HIV, and it kills over 1.7 million people each year, so the fact that it’s currently untreatable is one of the biggest medical problems of our time. But in recent … Continue reading

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Samsung foldable smartphone prototype unveiled | BGR

One of the good things about Samsung’s “try anything” approach to designing smartphones is that it encourages the company’s engineers to think way, way outside the box. AllThingsD reports that Samsung this week showed off a prototype for a new … Continue reading

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How to Lock Down Facebook Privacy

Facebook privacy settings are complex and, to make things more difficult, they change on a regular basis.We explored how to lock down your Facebook accounts privacy settings, for both your public profile and under the hood. Follow this simple step-by-step … Continue reading

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Brilliant Egyptian Boy Explains Whats Happening in His Country

If you ever doubted that knowledge is power and that knowledge can make a difference listen to this kid. And pick up a newspaper or read, and as this kids wisely says “Use your own brain”. STR On the heels of Egyptian … Continue reading

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Top iOS apps and games go free ahead of App Stores fifth anniversary | The Verge

A host of highly regarded apps for iPhone and iPad have gone free today in what could be a major celebration to mark five years since Apple launched the App Store. So far, games such as Infinity Blade II, Superbrothers: … Continue reading

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Five ‘Get Out of Your Own Way’ Leadership Skills from Aikido

Aikido as a martial art is also a good study of energy, yours and your opponent’s, and in a larger context can be applied to life and leadership. You may already be practising some of the skills mentioned in this … Continue reading

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