Improvements in knee pain following a common orthopedic procedure appear to be largely due to the placebo effect, a new Finnish study suggests. The research, which was published Dec. 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine, has weighty ...
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Details of the new additions to Lotus Australia’s showroom in 2014. Lotus Exige S Roadster (March) Sharing its coupe twin’s mid-transverse-mounted 3.5 litre V6 engine, complete with Harrop HTV 1320 (Eaton-type) supercharger, ...
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Apple said Tuesday it had no "backdoor" in its products after a security researcher and a leaked document suggested the US National Security Agency had unfettered access to the iPhone. Apple said in an email to AFP that it "has never ...
Not much on the Moon escapes the eyes of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and China's Chang'e-3 lander and Yutu rover are no exception! The pair touched down on the lunar surface on Dec. 14, and just over a week later on Dec. 25 LRO ...
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As I look back at the more than 100 tech products we reviewed in 2013, a handful of gadgets and services deserve a second look. It's become clear that one brand rarely stands out any more in whatever product category you look at. ...
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Before we get started you should probably understand what the Iris is. Iris is basically a smart system for your home that really does everything except make coffee. You can detect intruders, set pin codes for your door locks, monitor the ...
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Almo, the national CE and appliance distributor, has added new products in both categories to its 2014 lineup. On the CE side, Almo has expanded its Garmin assortment to include the Virb line of HD action cameras that can be mounted to ...
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Two tech companies have launched rival ventures to build Android tablets in Haiti, a country with little recent experience in electronics manufacturing. Startups Surtab SA and Handxom SA began production last month and plan to sell the ...
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China's now famous 'Yutu' moon rover has set sail for what promises to be breathtaking new adventures on Earth's nearest neighbor, after completing a final joint portrait session with the Chang'e-3 lander that safely deposited her on the ...
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Hawk-Eye is a device used to reconstruct the track of the ball for LBW decisions in cricket and for line calls in tennis. It will be much in evidence during the remaining Ashes tests and is now being used for goal-line decisions in Premier ...
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Asteroids (or comets) whose orbits bring them close to the earth's orbit are called near Earth objects. Some of them are old, dating from the origins of the solar system about four and one-half billion years ago, and expected to be rich in ...
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Wearable gadgets, curved smartphones and new game consoles defined technology in 2013. That's why it's no surprise they make up the bulk of our top 10 devices of the year. Some of these devices are essentially much better versions of ...
Here's one trend Apple missed: headphones, a music lover's accessory that's as old as home stereo sound. Headphones made a huge comeback this holiday season, climbing up in the rankings of hot consumer electronics items. "For years, ...
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Brick-and-mortar retail sales declined 3.1 percent last week as pre-winter storms put the kibosh on late Christmas shopping, according to market research firm ShopperTrak. The bad weather, combined with a deluge of last-minute online ...
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Details of the new additions to Skoda Australia’s showroom in 2014. Skoda Octavia RS (Q2) The Skoda Octavia RS will arrive in the second quarter of 2014. Skoda’s performance flagship is again available in ...
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