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James Vincent

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James Vincent is Science and Technology Reporter for The Independent, with his work appearing online and in print.

These are fireworks - not fibre optics, but the BT Tower (pictured) has been used to test relay speeds in the past
Tech

'Fastest ever' commercial internet speeds in London: Download 44 films

'Grumpy Cat', aka Tardar Sauce, would probably ignore you too.
Science

Cats recognise their owners' voices but never evolved to care

Divers found the device intact on the muddy sea floor
News & Advice

What is a black box and how do you find one?

Science

Fulham sinkhole: What is a sinkhole and was the west London 'collapsed

Social media users who persistently spread racial hatred online could be given 'internet Asbos' blocking them from sites such as Twitter and Facebook under proposals to tackle rising levels of anti-Semitism
Tech

Net neutrality: What does new legislation mean for you?

Pilot and co-pilot of the Indonesian air force keep a look out during search and rescue operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501
Tech

AirAsia flight QZ8501 crash: What is a black box recorder?

Christmas Entertainment

The Saturday Miscellany: How to sell Christmas; Arnaud Stevens'

Jason Howe, 48, and Adrian Perez (L), 48, who were married in Spain, and again in California, hold their one-year-old twin daughters Clara (R) and Olivia at a playground in West Hollywood.
Science

Largest ever study into the gay gene 'erodes the notion that sexual

Games

Call of Duty has earned more than $10bn since 2003

Tech

Google: subscription service for the internet to replace ad revenue

Tech

PS TV review: a lot of promise, but needs polish

Tech

'Vagina doesn't smell like peaches?' We can fix it say boffins

Vape Lab employee Leonardo Verzaro uses an E-Cigarette while working in London. The Department of Health have ruled out the outlawing of 'e-cigs' in enclosed spaces in England, despite calls by the World Health Organisation to do so. WHO have recommended
Tech

Can e-cigarettes help you quit smoking?

Tech

Can e-cigarettes help you quit smoking?

Vape Lab employee Leonardo Verzaro uses an E-Cigarette while working in London. The Department of Health have ruled out the outlawing of 'e-cigs' in enclosed spaces in England, despite calls by the World Health Organisation to do so. WHO have recommended
Tech

Texting neck: Using your smartphone could be damaging backs, expert

Yahoo have said that they will stand behind Zhang
Tech

Yahoo replaces Google as default search engine in US for Firefox

Science

Amazing Nasa simulation shows a year's worth of carbon emissions

The FitBit Flex (pictured) is one of the many pieces of wearable tech focusing on fitness and health
Tech

Fitness tracker data submitted as evidence for first time ever in

The FitBit Flex (pictured) is one of the many pieces of wearable tech focusing on fitness and health
Tech

Fitness tracker data submitted as evidence for first time ever in

Philae lands safely on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Science

Philae has discovered organic molecules on comet 67P

Lightning over central London as major storms kept the city awake overnight
Science

Scientists riddle out the recipe for increased lightning strikes in

Tech

WhatsApp introduces end-to-end encryption for Android messages

Science

Rosetta images show Philae lander's 'tallest, longest, slowest jump

Tech

Google and Stanford unveil new machine vision tech

Tech

Nokia N1 Android tablet: an iPad mini lookalike with the first

Hundreds of thousands of Snapchat images will be leaked on October 12
Tech

Snapcash: Snapchat introduces a mobile payment system

Tech

Uber partners with Spotify to let club-hoppers DJ from the back seat

Tech

Nokia N1 Android tablet: an iPad mini lookalike with the first

Hundreds of thousands of Snapchat images will be leaked on October 12
Tech

Snapcash: Snapchat introduces a mobile payment system

Tech

Uber partners with Spotify to let club-hoppers DJ from the back seat

Teachers should not be friends with their pupils and must avoid connecting with them online, according to new, official advice
Tech

Facebook tweaks News Feed to cut back on 'overly promotional' content

Tech

Facebook tweaks News Feed to cut back on 'overly promotional' content

Teachers should not be friends with their pupils and must avoid connecting with them online, according to new, official advice
'Hello employee, how about that [local sports team]?'
Tech

The security guard of the future is a glossy Dalek that works for just

The Laser Weapon System or LaWS
Tech

US Navy deploys laser gun designed to take down drones

The shadow of an airplane is seen over fields in Missouri.
Tech

Secret US spy program snoops on your mobile phone with aeroplanes

Tech

WhatsApp lets users disable 'read receipts' to keep their sanity

Tech

WhatsApp lets users disable 'read receipts' to keep their sanity

Rosetta's lander Philae is safely on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Tech

Scientists urge Philae team to 'hang the risk' and start drilling

Tech

Self-filling water bottle condenses water while cycling

Hundreds of thousands of Snapchat images will be leaked on October 12
Tech

Snapchat will finally let users know about third-party apps

First CIVA image from the Philae lander shows the probe is safely on the surface of comet 67P.
Science

Philae lander 'on its side and in the shade'

Science

Rosetta: Professor's reaction to Philae landing is a scientifically

Amazon's ‘octocopter' drones could be making deliveries by 2015
Tech

Amazon calls for pilots to test delivery drones

Tech

YouTube Music Key launches

Games

Microsoft's Xbox One is now out-selling the PS4

First CIVA image from the Philae lander shows the probe is safely on the surface of comet 67P.
Science

Rosetta images: Philae sends back first ever picture from the surface

The surface of comet 67P as photographed by the descending Philae lander.
Science

Rosetta mission: why did Philae bounce?

Image taken on 7 October 2014 by the CIVA camera on Rosetta's Philae lander from a distance of about 16 km from the surface of the comet. It captures the side of the Rosetta spacecraft and one of Rosetta's 14 m-long solar wings, with the comet in the back
Science

Philae lander 'bounced twice' on comet but is now stable

Science

Philae lander 'bounced twice' on comet but is now stable

Image taken on 7 October 2014 by the CIVA camera on Rosetta's Philae lander from a distance of about 16 km from the surface of the comet. It captures the side of the Rosetta spacecraft and one of Rosetta's 14 m-long solar wings, with the comet in the back
An artist impression of Rosetta's lander Philae on the surface of comet
Tech

Rosetta mission: First for science as probe lands on comet

Science

Rosetta and Philae send back first pictures of one another

The new website works on smartphones, tablets and laptops, with bookmarks synced across all three.
Tech

Pelican Books' new website is a pocket library

The wireless optogenetic implant.
Science

Scientists develop method to manipulate genes using mind-control

The wireless optogenetic implant.
Science

Scientists develop method to manipulate genes using mind-control

A wired up cockroach or 'biobot'
Tech

Cyborg cockroaches could help rescue disaster survivors

Tech

Apple faces lawsuit over undelivered texts to Android devices

Science

Philae lander successfully launches from Rosetta orbiter

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko seen from a distance of 150 miles
Science

The Rosetta comet is singing: as the orbiter approaches, the ESA

The Apple Watch will track users' movement and pulse throughout the day, nudging them to move more.
Tech

Steve Wozniak says the Apple Watch is really a 'luxury fitness band'

Elon Musk at a press conference for SpaceX last year
Tech

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX is working on micro-satellites

An aerial view of Moffett's Airfield with Hangar One in the foreground
Tech

Google settles 60-year lease on Nasa airfield to research 'space

Tech

Instagram finally lets you edit captions on uploaded photos

Tech

Google-owned Atlas robot re-enacts scene from The Karate Kid

President Barack Obama meets with bipartisian congressional leadership, including Speaker of the House John Boehner (left)
Tech

Obama calls for an 'open internet' to safe-guard 'way of life'

Games

Long-term US study finds no links between video games and violence

Games

Long-term US study finds no links between video games and violence

A customer holds his new iPhone
Tech

Apple iMessage lets users switch from iOS to Android

Honda's Asimo robot could one day help care for an aging population - but tablets and spreadsheets are more of a danger to UK workers in the next couple of decades.
Tech

A third of UK jobs to be replaced by robots and computers

Tech

Half of adulterous divorce cases in Italy cite WhatsApp

Tech

Facebook's new News Feed lets you filter out irritating friends

Tech

Facebook's new News Feed lets you filter out irritating friends

Tech

Facebook's Ebola button encourages users to donate

Tech

'Operation Onymous': Dark net raided by US and Europol

Iron Man suits up
Tech

Avengers: Age of Ultron leaker hunted by Marvel as Google forced to

Tech

Lenovo's new smartphone looks just a little similar to iPhone 6

By having signals mixed up in their brains, volunteers were made to feel that a creepy "presence" was behind them. They counted up to four phantoms positioned where no-one was standing - and touching their backs with invisible fingers
Science

Ghosts? scientists trick volunteers into 'feelings of presence'

Amazon Echo
Tech

Amazon launches Echo: a 360-degree speaker with Siri functionality

ALMA image of the protoplanetary disc around HL Tauri
Science

Scientists capture 'sharpest ever' image of planets forming around

Tech

Microsoft Office suite free for iPhones, iPads and Android tablets

Science

Amazing composite images show how Earth matches up to the rest of the

Facebook bought WhatsApp for $16 billion earlier this year
Tech

WhatsApp to tell you if your friends have been reading your messages

A man talks on an iPhone in Beijing July 24, 2013.
Tech

Chinese malware lets hackers 'crack hard shell of iPhone security'

Tech

Facebook: government requests for user data up 24% in last six months

Tech

Apple Watch prices could go up to $5,000 for 18k gold version

Tech

Facebook-ready mobile lets babies upload selfies and status updates

Tech

Wrist-worn selfie drone wins $500,000 Intel competition

Farid will use an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to live the life of his 'avatar'
Tech

Oculus Rift virtual reality headset 'close' to public release

Tech

Facebook-ready mobile lets babies upload selfies and status updates

Tech

Wrist-worn selfie drone wins $500,000 Intel competition

Farid will use an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to live the life of his 'avatar'
Tech

Oculus Rift virtual reality headset 'close' to public release

A ruling banning Dutch ISPs from letting subscribers access The Pirate Bay torrent website has been lifted.
Tech

Five years after sentencing, last Pirate Bay founder arrested

Facebook's headquarter's with a photoshopped 'dislike' sign.
Tech

Facebook scams revealed: the five most common tricks used by cyber

Tech

The Bard on Demand: London's Globe Theatre launches 'iPlayer for

Tech

The 6 ways Facebook is used in murders

Tech

British Museum releases 3D printer scans of artefacts

Tech

Facebook offers 'dark web' Tor link for users that prefer to stay as anonymous as possible

Tech

Microsoft stops selling Windows 7 to help push users onto Windows 8.1

Games

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare review round-up: return to form for a

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