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Melbourne, September 24 (ANI): A sportswear company has come up with an iPhone application and a related website where models can be seen peeling off their layers as the Australian share market takes a tumble.

London, September 23 (ANI): The first ever "virtual census" of the human characters used in US video games has shown that males, adults and white people are over-represented in such games, while females, black people, children and the elderly are under-represented.

London, Sept 23 (ANI): Patients who often forget to take regular doses of medicines will now be reminded by a "chip on their shoulder".

London, Sep 23 (ANI): If you think you are unbeatable at playing pool, then you better think again, for a new pool-playing robot developed by researchers at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, is being touted as one step ahead of any snooker-hall shark.

Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): An international team of scientists has developed a novel system that detects "unusual behaviours" in drivers before a curve or an obstacle on the road and generates signals of alarm to warn of an accident risk.

Melbourne, September 22 (ANI): Robots of the future would be used for sexual purposes, believes a leading scientist.

Sydney, Sep 22 (ANI): Technology experts worldwide are finding it "almost impossible" to defeat the Conficker worm, which has infected more than 5 million computers and could even knock down the internet in all countries.

Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a device that finds early signs of eye disease in premature babies.

Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): For women who experience severe menstrual pain, a new device developed by University of Cincinnati researchers could appear as a blessing.

London, September 21 (ANI): The meaning behind Google's adoption of bizarre logos on its home page has been revealed-they were a tribute to renowned English author HG Wells, born 143 years ago.

London, Sep 21 (ANI): Hate retuning your car radios again and again after losing your favourite channel during long journeys? Well, IBM's new software that connects the radio with the vehicle's satnav could be your ultimate saviour.

Melbourne, September 20 (ANI): Advertising agencies in Australia are keeping a close eye on the pages of the six million Facebook users to update advertisements of products they deem fit as soon as there is some change in the social networking site user's account status.

London, Sept 20 (ANI): A revolutionary device, costing less than 60 pounds, has been launched which allows blind people to attach and read audio labels on everyday objects.

Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): A researcher from University of Alabama has developed the Roto-Tilt Chair - a chair that rotates and tilts the person sitting in it, and could enhance diagnosis and expand what is known about balance disorders, specifically the wobbly issues that arise from inner ear malfunctions.

Melbourne, September 19 (ANI): Would-be lovers could soon be thanking popular social networking site Twitter as it will allow users to call their followers for free.

London, September 19 (ANI): The U.S. army's fleet of robots will soon be enhanced with the addition of forthcoming reconnaissance craft called the 'hopping rotochute', which will be capable of travelling deep into obstacle-ridden spaces like caves and rubble-laden buildings to video what it finds.

Melbourne, September 18 (ANI): A GPS navigation-based system is expected to revolutionise advertising, for it can publicise products directly to supermarket trolleys based on a shopper's in-store behaviour and purchasing history.

Washington, September 18 (ANI): Experts from the University of Washington and SRI International have jointly developed a new software protocol, to standardize the way biomedical robots are managed over the Internet.

Washington, September 18 (ANI): A "micro-aircraft" inspired by the manoeuvrability and energy efficiency of an insect may have come closer to reality, for scientists have successfully decoded the aerodynamic secrets of insect flight.

London, Sept 17 (ANI): Boffins have developed an amazing skeleton robot that moves just like humans.