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Huawei says Ascend P6 is world's 'slimmest' smartphone
- Huawei has unveiled what is says is the world's thinnest smartphone.
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App developed for cats to "take" self portraits
- The internet's love affair with zany cat pictures has been combined with the craze for self-portraits to create an app likely to appeal to feline fans around the world.
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Huge holograms offer medics more memorable classes
- A system which uses giant holograms to help medical students master their subject has been pioneered by two London-based junior doctors.
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Prism: Yahoo reveals US data requests
- Yahoo is the latest company to reveal its dealings with the US authorities, following revelations about the Prism surveillance programme.
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Diego Maradona wins compensation from two Chinese firms
- Diego Maradona has won compensation from two Chinese firms for using his name in an online game, Hot-Blooded Soccer, without his consent.
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No 10 summit to tackle web porn and images of child abuse
- Internet firms are to meet ministers at No 10 amid calls for more to be done to block images of child sex abuse and to stop children viewing pornography.
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Sharp brings giant-sized 90in TV to Europe
- Sharp has released what it says is the biggest TV ever to go on sale in Europe.
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Collaboration: Apps that work alone to come together
- Working together as a team at different times, in different locations, on different bits of digital kit - a trend that has gathered momentum particularly in the last couple of years.
The battle over who should police the web
- They are two tribes with power over all of our lives - but politicians and internet companies just don't speak the same language.
UK internet providers reject default porn filters
- UK ISPs have rejected calls by David Cameron's adviser on preventing the sexualisation of childhood to impose parental filters for adult content as a default setting.
China's Tianhe-2 retakes fastest supercomputer crown
- A China-based supercomputer has leapfrogged rivals to be named the world's most powerful system.
Google to tackle child sexual abuse images on web
- Google has announced a plan to do more to tackle online images of child sexual abuse.
Apple discloses US data requests following Prism leaks
- Apple is the latest tech firm to publish details of data requests from the US authorities.
When recycling is the second-best option
- On a warm summer's night they came, bearing the damaged and broken, to the place where old things are healed and made whole again.
Google tests balloons to beam internet from near space
- Google is launching balloons into near space to provide internet access to buildings below on the ground.
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US soldiers killed in Afghan attack
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff 'proud' of protests
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said she is proud of the tens of thousands of people who have taken to the streets to demand better e... -
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Bristol residents' parking: Council votes to defeat mayor's plans
The mayor of Bristol has suffered a defeat after councillors voted for a halt to the roll-out of residents' parking zones (RPZs).... -
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Body found in hunt for missing Ballyclare man Bert McMurtry
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Chile to extradite Argentina 'Dirty War' judge Otilio Romano
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Building firm Mel Davison Construction in administration
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'Excessive' use of face-down restraint in mental health hospitals
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Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns after fraud charges
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Benefit changes see council tenants rent arrears rise
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Pwllheli Sailing Academy delayed by 'technical problems'
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UK-wide Family Arts Festival launches
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