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Friday, January 25, 2013

Website tracks big beasts

A website is letting users post sightings of wildlife in Kruger National Park, so that tourists on safari have more chance of spotting elusive animals.



via CNN.com - Technology http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/f6VWAKy1iFE/index.html

Seconds of pleasure: 10 cool Vine videos

For some people, it's been an open question: Is six seconds, the limit before a Vine video starts looping over and over again, enough time for real creativity?



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Unlocking a new phone becomes harder

It's about to get more difficult to move between smartphone carriers and still keep your existing phone.



via CNN.com - Technology http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/dMzE4TDmTds/index.html

6 ways Vine's six seconds may change Twitter

Call it the Twitterfication of social sharing. Twitter has rolled out Vine, a video-sharing app that limits your videos to just six seconds.



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Pakistan: 700 being held without trial

Pakistan is holding some 700 suspected militants without trial in internment camps along the Afghan border, the nation's attorney general told Pakistan's highest court.



via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/25/world/asia/pakistan-detainment-without-trial/index.html?eref=edition

Final Israeli results show divided voters

The final election results are in for the 19th Knesset in Israel, and the only thing that's clear is Israeli voters are pretty evenly divided across the political spectrum.



via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/25/world/meast/israel-elections/index.html?eref=edition

Print a robot for under $1,000

"It's about as difficult as assembling a cupboard from IKEA," says Gael Langevin, but he's not talking about an affordable piece of Scandinavian furniture. The 41-year-old French sculptor and model-maker is referring to his open-source, life-size, 3D-printed robot.



via CNN.com - Technology http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_technology/~3/QxqjF4lXkzQ/index.html