en-gh-hotdailynews: 2015-10-01 Ghana Sci/Tech

7 reasons why Tesla's Model X is the world's most exciting family car
The Australian Financial Review
The Model X's motor is the size of a couple of watermelons and is tucked beneath the car, leaving plenty of room for two large storage areas. Supplied. by Tom Randall. After years of delays, Tesla has finally handed over the first run of the Model X, ...

What it's like to drive the Tesla Model X   Mashable
Tesla delivered only 6 Model X SUVs -- and Elon Musk took one for himself   Los Angeles Times
Tesla delivers Model X electric SUV to take on luxury carmakers   Daily Times
Seeking Alpha
Bangkok Post
Chicago Inno
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Reuters

Volkswagen braces for hit to business from emissions scandal
Reuters
BERLIN Volkswagen has imposed a hiring freeze at its financing business and cut a shift at a German engine factory as it braces for a hit to business from cheating in diesel emissions tests. Senior officials at the German carmaker will examine on ...
Volkswagen say 1.1m vehicles in Britain affected by diesel emissions scandal   Daily Mail
Volkswagen's bill for cheating emissions tests soars   Financial Express
VW draws up refit plan for cars in pollution scam   Daily Times
Irish Independent
Haaretz
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Fortune

Apple's 13-million iPhone weekend: What the analysts said (updated)
Fortune
Excerpts from the notes we saw. Gene Munster, Piper Jaffray: Opening Weekend iPhone Sales At High End Of Our Expectations. Apple announced this morning that opening weekend iPhone 6S and 6S Plus sales were “more than 13 million units” compared ...

The 10 Best Things To Do With 3D Touch—And the Things We Wish It Did   Gizmodo
Apple sells record 13 million iPhones in first weekend for 6S, 6S Plus   CNET
10 Reasons Apple's iPhone 6s Is So Successful So Soon   eWeek
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Facebook privacy hoax claims company will start charging users
The IUSB Preface
And once you delete those photos, they're gone for good, like "emptying the recycle bin on a computer", Facebook says. It's usually preceded by the phrase "better safe than sorry". Better safe than sorry. The violation of my privacy is punished by the ...
Did you fall for it? 4 things to know about the latest Facebook hoax   Crookston Daily Times
Scam citing “Channel 13 News” spreading throughout Facebook   MyTechBits
Don't fall for it: Facebook hoax makes the rounds again   CNN

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Microsoft, Google stand down in patent battles
Financial Express
Microsoft Corp and Google Inc have agreed to bury all patent infringement litigation against each other, the companies announced on Wednesday, settling 18 cases in the United States and Germany. By: Harish Dugh | October 1, 2015 8:32 AM ...

Google and Microsoft settle patent dispute   Financial Times
Google, Microsoft Resolve Global Patent Fight Over Phones, Xbox   IT Business Net
Google, Microsoft agree to end years-long patent war   Apple Insider
Sky News Australia
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Facebook video ... Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will introduce video to the ...
NEWS.com.au
Jennifer Dudley-NicholsonNews Corp Australia Network. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. SELFIES are no longer good enough for Facebook. The social media giant now wants you to upload a ...

Facebook updates profile options for mobile users, adds videos   Firstpost
Facebook Adds Looping Videos, Short Biographical Fields To Profile Photo   Yibada (English Edition)
Facebook has new ways to dress up your page including profile videos   The Denver Channel
Inquirer.net
Capital Technologies
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A love letter to science
The Hindu
It's not surprising that Matt Damon's currently in the news. It's surprising as to why he is though. In a recent interview, the 44-year-old's remarks on actors keeping their sexuality a secret, has caused much backlash. It's a classic case of foot-in ...
Review: Damon charms as stranded astronaut in 'The Martian'   Wisconsin Gazette
Ridley Scott thrilled to scratch surface of possibilities with 'The Martian'   KMBC Kansas City
Discovery of liquid water on Mars links back to UA lab, student   TucsonSentinel.com
Space.com
Daily Press
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Google counters Apple with Nexus phones, new tablet
Arab News
A visitor takes a picture of the new Nexus 5X phone during a Google media event in San Francisco, California. (AFP). Published — Thursday 1 October 2015. Last update 1 October 2015 4:19 am. | نسخة PDF · Print News | A A ...

China's Huawei rides Google coattails into new markets   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Specs-off!: Google Nexus 6P vs. iPhone 6S vs. Galaxy S6   CNET
Huawei Nexus 6P, LG Nexus 5X vs competition: Specs faceoff   Firstpost
Tech Times
Financial Express
Vine Report
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TiVo DVR offers option to skip entire commercial break
MLive.com
This product image provided by TiVo shows the new TiVo Bolt digital video recorder. With one press of a button, the Bolt will skip an entire commercial break when users watch recordings. The feature will work with about 20 over-the-air and cable ...
New TiVo Bolt Seems Like a Binge-Watcher's Dream   Fox News
TiVo's Bolt DVR lets you skip TV ads with the touch of a button   Christian Science Monitor
Press Button, Skip Commercials on TiVo Bolt DVR   PC Magazine
Huffington Post
VentureBeat
Financial Express
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CNET

BlackBerry's Collapse Leaves Room for Microsoft's Lumia
PC Magazine
The end is nigh for BlackBerry phones, and that could mark a new beginning for Microsoft's Lumia lineup. Opinions While BlackBerry CEO John Chen said the phone maker's sales were "bottoming out" this spring, they really bottomed out last week, with ...

Microsoft accidentally releases Windows 7 'test' patch, freaks out users   PCWorld
Microsoft accidentally posts upcoming Lumia 950, 950 XL specs online   CNET
It's NOT Intel Inside Microsoft's New Windows 10 Lumia Phones   Seeking Alpha

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