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A number of children suffer from a quite odd syndrome, which consists of the impossibility to get their hair combed. The German term for this phenomenon is "Struwwelpeter syndrome," which translates to "uncombable hair syndrome." A new research conducted by scientists from the Universities of Bonn and Toulouse have spotted the gene mutations that are responsible for this condition. As part of the study, representatives of the scientific community from eight different states were involved in the research. The study was published

According to the researchers, a third pyramid was found within the Kukulkan pyramid in Mexico. The construction is approximately 33 feet, and it was found between other two structures that were formerly discovered. As the data suggests, the pyramid seems to have been built in three different phases, showing an entire perspective on the ancient civilization. In 2015, a team of archaeologists used electrical imaging to find the pyramid called El Castillo. During their research, they suggested that the construction was

Qualcomm officially unveiled its new Snapdragon 835 processor built on Samsung's 10nm process, not only boosting performance but also reducing the time it takes to charge a device. The next-generation SoC for mobile devices is the latest and greatest in Qualcomm's extensive lineup of more than 200 designs, and follows the powerful Snapdragon 820 and 821 processors powering the latest Android flagships. Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 On Samsung Tech What makes the Snapdragon 835 truly special is that it's based on Samsung's 10nm FinFET

  Findings of a new study have revealed another danger of getting bitten by mosquitoes. It turns out that these bugs that carry Zika virus and chikungunya virus can infect people with two viruses in a single bite. Chikungunya And Zika Virus In One Bite For the new study presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on Nov. 14, researchers found that they can infect mosquitoes with both Zika and chikungunya, which causes joint pain and fever. When

Airbnb revealed a revamped version of its app at the company's annual conference for hosts in Los Angeles that expands the services offered beyond only booking rooms. The Airbnb app, in addition to a "Homes" section that contains its popular room rental service, will now also be featuring sections named "Experiences" and "Places." What Is Airbnb Experiences? Airbnb's Experiences section contains the "Trips" program, which will allow customers to book activities that they would like to do as part of their travel plans. The activities

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, the business-centric social networking site, has been blocked in Russia after a court ruling adjudged the service of violating data laws. On Thursday, Nov. 17, Roskomnadzor — the Russian regulatory watchdog for IT and communications — decreed that ISPs in the region block access of LinkedIn website to the public. This was to make LinkedIn conform to a court ruling that pronounced the company guilty of violating Russia's data laws. Roskomnadzor revealed that its action was fueled by the desire to

Thanos is the big bad of the Marvel comic universe. In fact, he's so big and so bad that the entire Marvel film universe has been building toward a confrontation between him and the heroes of Earth. It's only natural then that Marvel continues to put the spotlight on the character in the comics. But whereas previous Thanos story have looked to flesh out the villain's backstory, this new series from writer Jeff Lemire and artist Mike Deodato moves Thanos forward

Thanks to NASA's Spitzer and Swift space telescopes joining forces to study a microlensing event, astronomers had a rare achievement of locating an elusive brown dwarf planet. The debut collaboration made the microlensing event a useful occasion. During the phenomenon, a distant star looks brighter thanks to the gravitational pull of a cosmic object in the foreground, which, in turn, makes highlighting of low-mass bodies that orbit big stars an easy job.  "We want to understand how brown dwarfs form around stars, and why

Barnes & Noble, putatively regarded as the largest U.S. retail bookseller, is releasing its most affordable tablet yet named the Nook Tablet, a lightweight Android-powered tablet. Per usual, the Nook Tablet will have access to Barnes & Noble's sweeping content, which the company claims to include millions of Nook books, thousands of Nook audiobooks and hundreds of magazines accessible via its proprietary Nook store. Nook Tablet While the Nook Tablet might be cheap at $49.99, it still comes with a 7-inch IPS touchscreen display,

Astronomers have identified the roundest object measured in the universe. The object, a distant star located about 5,000 light years away from planet Earth, is more than twice the size of the sun but is significantly more round. Stars And Planets Not Perfectly Spherical Stars and planets are not perfect spheres. These celestial object flatten out in the middle when they rotate because of centrifugal force. The faster planets and stars spin, the greater is their centrifugal force. Objects tend to become

Pluto's iconic icy heart is likely harboring a slushy ocean with layers of frozen nitrogen and water ice, which best explains the features revealed after the New Horizons spacecraft flyby, a new study suggests. What's more, the dwarf planet may have once been walloped by a large comet that left a "giant scar" on its surface, which has since then been filled with heavy nitrogen ice, scientists said. Pluto Is An 'Ocean World' The theory that Pluto holds an underground liquid water ocean

The West Nile Virus infection could be deadlier than previously thought, reports a recent study presented at the 2016 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting. The mosquito-borne disease is found to cause fatalities even years after initial exposure to the virus. Kristy O. Murray, the lead author of the study from the Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital said that, amid Zika virus threats prevailing in the United States, it was found that WNV is potentially fatal in

Over the past few episodes, the battle between the evil Zamasu and Goku, Vegeta and Trunks has been heating up. It seems Zamasu's fusion with Goku Black simply made the villain too powerful for the Z fighters to overcome. But as episode 66 of Dragon Ball Super shows, the defenders of Earth have a few more tricks up their sleeves. As was heavily teased in previews for episode 66, fans do indeed get to witness the second appearance of Vegito, the

A consortium of space and research organizations, Project Blue is aiming to photograph planets around the Alpha Centauri star system, starting with launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund efforts to spot a "pale blue dot" that signify Earth-like planetary conditions conducive to life. Set to last until Dec. 21, 2016, the Project Blue Kickstarter campaign has a funding goal of at least $1 million. It's a dramatically modest budget compared to what space agencies like NASA have spent for their space

While emojis will certainly not replace texts in messages anytime soon, it is increasingly integrated into modern electronic communication. That is why when Apple redesigned the peach emoji for an iOS 10 beta version, the company drew immense amount of flak, prompting a complete turnaround. Realistic iOS Style This issue has two important variables going for it. First, there is Apple's drive to redesign the entire range of emojis available in future iterations of the iOS. In the current beta versions, the changes indicate

Snapchat parent company, Snap Inc., has just filed confidentiality for its initial public offering (IPO), according to reports. News about a Snapchat IPO at a $25 billion valuation first surfaced back in October, and new reports now bolster such claims. The company is reportedly seeing to raise $4 billion, which would lead to a valuation of $25 to $35 billion. The confidential filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) means that the annual revenue Snap Inc. makes is lower than $1 billion,

Clouds, weather conditions and intense urban lighting may have prevented some people to see and appreciate the supermoon this week but there were lucky ones who were able to gaze and capture amazing photos of the moon. One man may have been luckier though as he was able to capture what some think is a video of UFOs passing by the lunar orb. The supermoon watcher managed to film what he claimed to be UFOs while he was viewing and taking videos

By Lauren Hirsch and Liana B. Baker Snapchat has filed for an initial public offering, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, which puts the messaging app a step closer to the biggest U.S. stock market debut since 2014. The Venice, California-based company could go public as soon as March and be valued at $20 billion to $25 billion, making it the largest IPO since Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (BABA.N) went public two years ago valued at $170.9

By Paul Sandle | LONDON LONDON Google delivered a vote of confidence in London's future as a technological hub after the Brexit vote on Tuesday by announcing plans for a new building in the King's Cross area of the city that will house thousands of extra engineers. Google's Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said computer science had a great future in Britain, citing the talent pool, educational institutions, and passion for innovation present in the country. "That's why we are investing in London in

That WhatsApp has been working on a new functionality — support for video calling — is no secret. The company has now officially confirmed that the much-awaited feature is finally being pushed out for iOS, Windows and Android. On Monday, Nov. 14, the company confirmed the video calling feature's arrival for the three ecosystems in a blog post. WhatsApp's move was motivated by the fact that its users have been requesting the service to introduce video calling for a while now. "We're

Alphabet's Google announced the formation of an artificial intelligence group for Google Cloud, the tech company's latest gambit to increase its market share in the lucrative cloud computing business. Diane Greene, who leads Google's cloud business, announced the team at an event at the company's facilities in San Francisco. The group will be led by Fei-Fei Li, an artificial intelligence professor at Stanford University, and researcher Jia Li. “What really attracted these two people to come and be in Google Cloud is

Big changes are coming to Overwatch. In addition to a new character in the form of the hacker Sombra and the new "Arcade" game mode, Blizzard is also changing up the game's leveling system. It's that last change that has some players worried. Each time a player levels up they get a loot box, which contains various skins, sprays and voice lines for the game's characters. As Overwatch works now, the first few levels (roughly level 1-23) go by pretty fast, as

Halloween may have ended, but you can still don the wizard or witch's hat, pull out your imaginary Elder Wand, and drift into a world that is laced with wonder and enchantment. Or you can simply try some sleight of hand with the new Harry Potter spells that are courtesy of Amazon. Yes, even if you're a Muggle. Thanks to a few basic search bar hacks, the Hermione or Harry in you can simply wave about their imaginary wand and type the spell/enchanted words

A day before its official release, OnePlus 3T has already made an appearance at Oppomart. While the item appears to be serving as a placeholder, some of the listed specifications seem to be the real deal and they confirm a number of leaked information in the past few weeks. Confirming OnePlus 3T Leaks For starters, OnePlus is really calling the device as OnePlus 3T. How about the Snapdragon 821 processor? That is a big check as well. "The OnePlus 3T operational capacity and performance

Samsung has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Harman, the designer and maker of connection products for automakers, in a bid to expand and accelerate its growth in connected technologies. On Monday, Nov. 14 the Korean company confirmed that it will buy Harman for $112 per share, which brings the cost of acquisition to about $8 billion. Harman has a strong presence in the auto market as more than 30 million cars are equipped with the company's

By Julia Love and Kristina Cooke | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday it is working on a policy change to prevent websites that misrepresent content from using its AdSense advertising network, a move aimed at halting the spread of "fake news" and other types of misinformation on the internet. The shift comes as Google, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc face a backlash over the role they played in the U.S. presidential election by allowing the spread of

Microsoft officially revealed its Black Friday 2016 deals, cutting deep into the price of various Surface devices, Xbox consoles and Windows 10 PCs. With Black Friday just around the corner, deals are starting to pile up and exciting offers can be found at nearly all reputable retailers and online shops, including the Microsoft Store. For this year's Black Friday, Microsoft has prepared an assortment of discounted devices to suit various tastes, needs, preferences and budgets, offering a number of deals that allow

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is considering expanding into wearable glass headsets and has talked about the project with potential suppliers, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. The wearable headset would show images, along with other information and may use augmented reality, according to the report. Chief Executive Tim Cook, who has been struggling with a slowdown in iPhone sales in recent quarters, said earlier this year that the company would continue to invest a lot into augmented reality. Apple, the world's largest

By Hugh Bronstein | BUENOS AIRES BUENOS AIRES Donald Trump's election as U.S. president raises concern that Washington may increase the intrusiveness of domestic intelligence gathering, former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden said on Monday, warning that democratic checks and balances were losing ground to authoritarianism. Snowden lives in Moscow under an asylum deal after he leaked classified information in 2013 that triggered an international furore over the reach of U.S. spy operations. He spoke at a teleconference hosted by Buenos

Ever wanted to have some aspect of your deceased loved ones with you wherever you go? Swiss company Algordanza can make that happen. Algordanza is a Swiss company that specializes in turning deceased loved ones into diamonds, a service that begins at $5,000 and can go as high as $20,000.  ( Algordanza ) When we die, our lifeless body is buried in the ground, mummified or turned to ash. Things have been going on like this for thousands of years; however, a

If you are envious of those who own the Android 7.1 Nougat-powered Google Pixel or Pixel XL smartphones because of the fingerprint gestures feature, there's no need to turn green. You can now get the same on your Android Marshmallow smartphone too! How you ask? Thanks to a new app called Fingerprint Gestures that enables the nifty feature on handsets powered by Android 6.0 Marshmallow. So courtesy of this app from developer SuperThomasLab, the fingerprint gestures on the Pixel XL or the Pixel will

An aspiring weatherman in Kentucky has been charged with arson after he allegedly started a wildfire and then uploaded the video on Facebook. The 21-year-old Johnny Mullins admitted to the crime of starting the wildfire, according to the local police chief. Starting A Wildfire For Facebook Views "It's really too bad because he's not a bad kid — he's just misguided," said Jenkins, Kentucky police chief James Stephens. Mullin likes making Facebook videos and then having people follow him as he does his "weather forecast,"

The Nintendo Switch 2017 Presentation on Jan. 12, in which more details regarding the upcoming hybrid console will be revealed, is still several weeks away. While waiting for more information to be released by Nintendo regarding the Nintendo Switch, rumors and speculations are running rampant for the details that are still unknown for the device. Garnering perhaps the most amount of speculation among the unknown specifics of the Nintendo Switch, however, is the price tag that Nintendo will attach to the hybrid

The PlayStation 4 Pro launched on Thursday, a significant graphical bump over its predecessor, PlayStation 4. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is one of the many games poised to take advantage of its 4K capability this early, and its performance has now been put to the test. Despite veering slightly off-center from its past iterations, COD: Infinite Warfare is still, at its core, a Call of Duty game, retaining the bulk of borrowed elements embedded in the original series. Seeing the game run on a native resolution