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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

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by on August 25, 2014 at 10:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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On August 25 1835, the now defunct New York Sun published an article that would later become known as ‘the great moon hoax‘ – in which the author said he had proof that the moon was a hotbed of active life; beaches, trees, oceans, tail-less beavers, unicorns, goats and a trove of other highly unlikely creatures. In hindsight, it’s obvious to see exactly how ridiculous these lies seem (and why they were told – circulation of the paper increased following them) but can you imagine how uninformed you’d have seemed back then if you’d missed the news that there are unicorns on the moon? We wouldn’t…

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Bored of the gym? This iPhone app gives Londoners a curated choice of quirky fitness classes

Aug25
by on August 25, 2014 at 9:26 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Gyms can be great, but you need to be sure you have the time to regularly visit, otherwise you could be squandering anything up to £60 a month for a membership that does nothing but gather dust. Plus, gyms typically only offer a set type of class at set times, which can get a little tedious. This is where Viva la Vita for iPhone wants to help, offering a curated list of quirky fitness classes available at short notice. The self-proclaimed ‘YPlan for fitness’ is available in London only for now, given that launching market-by-market (as YPlan did) makes it…

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Bored of the gym? This iPhone app gives Londoners a curated choice of quirky fitness classes

Aug25
by on August 25, 2014 at 9:26 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Gyms can be great, but you need to be sure you have the time to regularly visit, otherwise you could be squandering anything up to £60 a month for a membership that does nothing but gather dust. Plus, gyms typically only offer a set type of class at set times, which can get a little tedious. This is where Viva la Vita for iPhone wants to help, offering a curated list of quirky fitness classes available at short notice. The self-proclaimed ‘YPlan for fitness’ is available in London only for now, given that launching market-by-market (as YPlan did) makes it…

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Mozilla is launching its first Firefox OS smartphone in India this week

Aug25
by on August 25, 2014 at 8:58 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, India, Mobile, Product Launches

Slowly but surely, Mozilla is pushing its Firefox OS mobile operating system into new markets. Although the nonprofit had already discussed its approach for India, today it announced it will be launching its first smartphone in the region this week. The Cloud FX, developed by Intex Technologies, sports a 3.5-inch display, a 1GHz processor and a 2-megapixel rear-facing camera. The memory is expandable up to 4GB and it supports a dual-SIM setup, as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. Mozilla has packed in various data monitoring features and several languages are supported out of the box, including Hindi and Tamil. It will be sold…

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