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1) Spy software sales must be regulated, say campaigners
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/04/making-government-surveillance-illegal
Governments must hold private companies whose surveillance
software is used by oppressive regimes to account, a new
coalition has said.
The Coalition Against Unlawful Surveillance
Exports (Cause) launched today in Brussels, and is made up of
Amnesty International, Digitale Gesellschaft, FIDH, Human Rights
Watch, the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute,
Privacy International and Reporters without Borders. In its sights,
it has companies such as Gamma International, a UK firm whose
FinFisher spy software was allegedly used to illegally spy on
an Ethiopian political refugee living in the UK. Cause wants
countries to produce a legal framework in which to regulate these
sales.
By: Liat Clark, Continue reading...
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2) Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 635 announced: hands-on preview
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/nokia-lumia-635-and-630-hands-on
If you know your way around Nokia's numerical naming policy,
you'll already have realised that the Lumia 630 and Lumia 635 --
both unveiled last night at Microsoft Build in San Fransisco --
will sit at the top of budget end of Nokia's Windows Phone line.
The company has a track record of making very popular phones that
offer excellent value for money at this price point, so our hopes
are high that these two models will follow in their footsteps.
We went hands-on with both phones at their official London
launch, but as there are very few differences between the two,
we'll group them together here for the sake of brevity. The only
variation you need to know about is that the Lumia 635 runs on 4G
networks and the Lumia 630 is a 3G-only phone. In terms of design,
you can distinguish one from the other as the 635 has a shiny back
and the 630 sports a matte case, which we actually [...]
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3) NHS lists companies that accessed UK health records
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/hscic-data-register
NHS data body, the Health and Social Care Information Centre
(HSCIC), has published a list of the companies that have
had access to patient data since April 2013, when the organisation
was formed. The move comes after heavy criticism about the lack of
transparency over who has had access to patient data in the past.
In providing this information, it hopes to build public trust about
future patient data initiatives such as Care.data.
Many patients and GPs are concerned about Care.data as they feel
that their data may be used for purposes other than to improve the
healthcare system. In one case from 2012, the NHS handed over
details relating to hospital admissions of 47 million patients
over 13 years to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, a
professional body for actuaries -- those are the companies
responsible for evaluating risk and informing pricing of insurance
premiums
By: Olivia [...]
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4) Victory for net neutrality in European Parliament
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/eu-net-neutrality-victory
The European Parliament has voted to pass a package of telecoms
law reform with some critical amendments that will safeguard net
neutrality.
Two weeks ago, the EU's Parliamentary Committee on Industry,
Research and Energy approved the package of reforms put together by
Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes. This included stricter
rules against internet providers blocking or slowing internet
services provided by competitors and a call for an end to roaming
charges.
By: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
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5) Neurons responsible for 'moonwalking' flies isolated
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/moonwalking-flies
A team of geneticists has been able to map the moonwalking
capabilities of some fruit flies to the specific neurons in the
brain responsible.
Barry Dickson and colleagues from the Research Institute of
Molecular Pathology (IMP) found that some fruit flies seem to be
locked into "reverse" when they are walking. By screening vast
numbers of the creatures, the team could track the changes in
walking direction to the activity of specific neurons in the
brain.
By: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
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6) Nokia Lumia 930 announced: hands-on preview
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/nokia-lumia-930-hands-on
Thanks to gradual coming together of Microsoft and Nokia, the
two companies staged a joint launch last night at Microsoft's Build
developer's conference in San Francisco. Along with the update
to Windows Phone 8.1, Nokia unveiled three of the new phones
it will be running on, including its new the flagship -- the
Lumia 930.
With a 5-inch Full HD OLED screen made with Gorilla Glass 3,
which Nokia claims is its brightest ever, the Lumia 930 is
certainly a treat for the eyes. In our hands-on time with the phone
it certainly looked extremely bright and crisp thanks to its
1,920x1,020-pixel resolution that works out as an impressive 441
pixels per inch.
By: Katie Collins, Continue reading...
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7) Gel promotes bone growth around surgical implants
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/gel-bone-growth
A research group at Uppsala University has developed a coating
for implants used in dental and orthopaedic surgery.
The gel, made by modifying a biological molecule called
hyaluronan, can be used to coat metal implants and help bone
formation.
By: Olivia Solon, Continue reading...
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8) Pneumatics give this robotic kangaroo its bounce
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/robot-kangaroo
A development team from Festo's Bionic Learning Network, a
German-based supplier of automation technology, has created a
bionic kangaroo.
With a penchant for boxing and the only animal to use hopping as
a means of locomotion, we can all agree our Australian bouncing
buddies are pretty amazing. But while kangaroos may forever have
our curiosity, its recent bionic counterpart currently has our
attention.
By: Nicholas Tufnell, Continue reading...
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9) Ridley Scott linked to live-action Halo project
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/halo-ridley-scott
Ridley Scott will be serving as an executive producer on a
live-action Halo project, according to a report
by The Wrap.
Scott's production company, Scott Free Productions, is expected
to be partnering with Xbox Entertainment Studios and the game's
developer, 343 Industries, for the project.
By: Philippa Warr, Continue reading...
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10) Prism iPhone case lets you take spy photos
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/prism-iphone-case
Nothing spoils a moment like pulling out your phone to take a
picture. Suddenly everyone's eyes dart to the phone and even the
most veteran photo subjects become a bit awkward.
Thomas Hurst has had to navigate this phenomenon for his job as
a photojournalist, but now he has a simple, elegant
solution. Covr, a new Kickstarter project launched by Hurst,
is an iPhone 5/5s case with a prism lens that slides up over the
camera and lets users take photos while holding their phone
parallel to the ground. With Covr, you can shoot photos without
raising your phone and giving away that you're using the
camera.
By: Jakob Schiller, Continue reading...
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11) Real-world Nasa mission launches in simulator game
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/03/kerbal-space-program-asteroid-redirect-mission
Space agency simulator Kerbal Space Program's Asteroid
Redirect Mission is now available to play.
The mission was developed in partnership with Nasa to mirror an
ongoing real-world Asteroid Redirect Mission, which the space
agency is conducting.
By: Philippa Warr, Continue reading...
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