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A Programmer Explains Why Android Apps Are Ugly
A seasoned programmer declares that Androids User Interface library is “amateurish” – and then there’s the issue of all those screen resolutions
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Terahertz Image Reveals Goya’s Hidden Signature in Old Master Painting
Darkened varnish obscures Goya’s signature in a 1771 masterpiece, according to a new analysis using terahertz waves
Time Likely To End Within Earth's Lifespan, Say Physicists
There is a 50 per cent chance that time will end within the next 3.7 billion years, according to a new model of the universe
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Why Jony Ive Shouldn't Kill Off Apple's Skeuomorphic Interfaces
Apple’s design chief dislikes UIs that mimic physical objects, but iOS wouldn’t be the world-changing juggernaut it is without them.
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Cosmic Cold Spot Just a Trick of the Light
The famous cold spot in the cosmic microwave background is an artifact of the statistical methods used to find it, according to a new analysis.
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Silence Smart Phones at Thanksgiving Dinner with a Foldable Faraday Cage
The “phonekerchief,” which blocks cell phone signals, might be the ultimate 21st century Thanksgiving place setting.
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Severed from Nokia, Ex-Employees Launch Bifurcated Smartphone
Jolla Mobile, formed by Nokia refugees, launches a phone with interchangable back panels and the Sailfish OS.
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Game Theory and the Treatment of Cancer
Thinking about cancer as an ecosystem is giving biologists access to a new armoury of mathematical tools for tackling it, such as evolutionary game theory
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A Handheld Projector You Might Actually Want
With built-in Roku, it’s like a portable Internet TV.
