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Scottish Government to Avail Insulin Pumps for 25% under-18 Diabetes Patients

United Kingdom - Sat, 05/11/2013 - 04:56

After noticing the disappointing uptake from the health boards in case of diabetes, the government of Scotland has paid £3 million for availing the hundreds of life-changing devices for the sufferers


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Trust Announces Plans to Bolster Beds and Staffing at Bassetlaw Hospital

United Kingdom - Sat, 05/11/2013 - 04:53

In a bid to increase beds and staffing at Bassetlaw Hospital, a major £7m plan has been announced by Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust.


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Experts Differ on Green Meteor’s Origin

United Kingdom - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 09:14

As per recent reports, it has been revealed that people living in England and Wales have witnessed a spectacular show of bright green colored meteor.


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Water on Moon may Have come from Earth-Bound Meteorites

United States - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 06:12

A fresh analysis of lunar rocks by U. S. astronauts has suggested that the traces of water inside the moon were inherited from ancient earth.


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AT&T launches Aio Wireless for customers who want contract-free, value-geared plans

Nordic Tribune - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 04:43

Bigwig US wireless carrier AT&T has recently revealed in an announcement that it is launching a new wireless brand - Aio Wireless - for customers who are looking for simple, contract-free, value-geared plans.

Launching Aio (pronounced as A-O) - in a move which has apparently been prompted by smaller rival T-Mobile's "un-carrier" plans -, AT&T said that the new wireless brand is essentially aimed at customers who are interested in "a first-class wireless experience at a value price, without an annual contract."

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FCC votes to explore use of new spectrum for air-to-ground broadband service

Austrian Tribune - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 04:41

In a move which marks a notable advance by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the direction of helping more airlines offer in-cabin wireless broadband, the agency Thursday voted to open a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).


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Ouya launch delayed to June 25, controller defect being fixed

Switzerland - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 04:38

According to a Joystiq report, Ouya has delayed the retail launch of its small $100-priced Android-based gaming console by nearly three weeks. While the console was earlier scheduled to be released on June 4, Ouya has now postponed the release date to June 25.

Though Ouya has already started shipping the console to the people who backed its crowd-funding round on Kickstarter, the retail release of the console has been pushed back apparently in order to meet the device's estimated huge demand at retail.

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WSJ: Amazon working on two smartphones, media streaming devices

Irish Tribune - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 04:38

In an indication that online retail giant Amazon is apparently planning to expand its hardware portfolio beyond its existing lineup of Kindle devices, a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report has revealed that Amazon is working on two smartphones.

Disclosing that the Amazon Lab 126 Cupertino campus is currently working on two handsets, WSJ report, citing unidentified sources "familiar with the company's plans," said that one of the handsets being developed by Amazon is the 4.7-inch Amazon Kindle Phone.

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Texas law student’s website removes downloadable design files for 3D-printed handgun

Austrian Tribune - Fri, 05/10/2013 - 04:36

In compliance with a request from the State Department, a Texas law student - Cody Wilson - has taken down downloadable design files pertaining to the world's first 3D-printed handgun, The Liberator, from his website.


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Volkswagen Will Unveil Seventh-Generation Golf GTI at Worthersee Festival

Austrian Tribune - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:43

At the annual GTI meeting and Worthersee Festival in Reifnitz, Austria, Volkswagen will be showcasing its new concept based on the seventh-generation of Golf GTI which has been designed under able guidance of Volkswagen's Head of Design Klaus Bischoff. The new concept is named as `Design Vision GTI' which will offer the looks at a super uber-track-focused Golf GTI.


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Tourist Arrivals in Austria from Middle East Grow by 35.2%

Austrian Tribune - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:39

The Austrian National Tourist Office has revealed that the tourist arrivals in 2012 in Austria have broken the records of last 20 years. The country has become the most sought-after destination for travelers especially from the Middle East.


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The First Day of GC32 Austria Cup

Austrian Tribune - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:35

The first event of GC32 Austria Cup is hosted as a part of popular Traunsee Woche. The brand new GC32 series began in Austria in the spectacular Lake Traunsee. It has six race teams contesting at the inaugural event.

The first ever day of racing went without too many hitches. The GC32 catamarans are competing in the race for The Great Cup.


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Austria Comes under Pressure to Share Information about tax Evaders

Austrian Tribune - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:31

Austria felt imense pressure on Wednesday to reveal more about tax evaders. The senior officials of the European Union called that an automatic information sharing system should be used more widely and rapidly within the bloc.


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T-Mobile Austria Announces Its Partial Victory in Legal Case

Austrian Tribune - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:28

In the legal fight against radio frequencies' allocation, a result of takeover of Orange Austria by rival Hutchison Whampoa, partial victory has been claimed by T-Mobile Austria on Monday.

It was said by the Deutsche Telekom unit on its website in a blog entry that the case had been referred by an administrative court in Vienna to the European Court of Justice.


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Germany Ekes Out 2-0 Win against Austria

Austrian Tribune - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:21

As per the revelations of a new report, a 2-0 win has been eked out at the World Championships on the ice in Helsinki by Germany over rivals Austria.

However, the hopes of the nation are still slim. But, it is being said that the same was enough for reprisal for February Olympic heartbreak. Its best hockey was not produced then by the German national team against Austria.


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Around 67% Britons Spend 20 Hours a Day Sitting or Lying Down

United Kingdom - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 08:32

According to a new report, millions of Britons are putting their health at risk by living more sedentary lives than ever.


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US federal appeals court judges speak well of Google’s digital book efforts

Nordic Tribune - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 07:03

In an apparent indication that a US federal appeals court is in favor of the value of the contentious Google Books project, three judges on the 2nd U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan spoke well of Google's plans to create the world's biggest digital library.

The judges' opinion in favor of the Google Books project came across during the course of the Wednesday hearing of an appeal which Google had filed against a 2012 verdict by a judge, granting class status to authors represented by lawyers for the Authors Guild.

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Meteor Flashes across England and Wales

United Kingdom - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 06:51

A large meteor was reported flashing across the night sky around England and Wales. A blue or green light with a tail is believed by experts to be part of the debris left by Halley's Comet.


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Health getting affected by not walking enough

Nordic Tribune - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 06:09

Many Brits barely walk and this despite knowing the benefits of exercise, even agreed by British Heart Foundation. This was stated in a poll.

About 25 per cent of people did not even walk for an hour per week, according to YouGov survey, which was conducted on behalf of the charity Ramblers.

Out of 2000 adults questioned, about 43 per cent stated that they did not even walk for two hours every week.

The worst was West Midlands. People here stated that they were walking less than 60 minutes a week.

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Greater Wax Moths can Hear Sounds up to 300 Kilohertz: Study

United States - Thu, 05/09/2013 - 05:10

As reported by a team of researchers from University of Strathclyde, Galleria mellonella who are also known as diminutive Greater wax moth might have ability to transmit the ultrasonic sounds thus wor


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