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Wednesday

The 'smart' £199 toothbrush that links with your phone to tell you if ...........

A brush with the future: Deutsche Telekom chief executive Timotheus Hottges unveiled the technology today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It has six modes including sensitive and tongue cleaning
 A brush with the future: Deutsche Telekom chief executive Timotheus Hottges unveiled the technology today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It has six modes including sensitive and tongue cleaning
Few things could be as easy as cleaning your teeth – or so you’d think.
Apply toothpaste to brush, stick brush in mouth, give the old pearly whites a good scrub, then rinse.

Monday

New World's Fastest Car,Hennessey's Venom GT

The need for speed: American firm Hennessey has claimed for some time that its Venom GT (pictured)is the fastest thing on four wheels, but now they have managed to prove it
 The need for speed: American firm Hennessey has claimed for some time that its Venom GT (pictured)is the fastest thing on four wheels, but now they have managed to prove it
A supercar has become the world's fastest production model after reaching a top speed of 270mph. 

Samsung unveils its slick new Galaxy S5

The Galaxy S5 (pictured) has handpicked features from it's competitors and taken it's lead from the professional photo industry to launch an outstanding device
 The Galaxy S5 (pictured) has handpicked features from it's competitors and taken it's lead from the professional photo industry to launch an outstanding device
In a world almost bursting at the seams with fitness bands, smartphones, wearables and cameras it takes something special to stand out - and Samsung hopes its new Galaxy S5 will do just that.More pics after the cut

Thursday

Technology Gone Crazy! Would YOU use an electrical condom?

Dubbed Electric Eel, the digital condom prototype, pictured here around a courgette, was created by Firaz Peer and Andrew Quitmeyer from Georgia Tech's Digital Media Program. The prototype was made using a soft 'stimulating sleeve' fitted with electrodes
 Dubbed Electric Eel, the digital condom prototype, pictured here around a courgette, was created by Firaz Peer and Andrew Quitmeyer from Georgia Tech's Digital Media Program. The prototype was made using a soft 'stimulating sleeve' fitted with electrodes
Despite the numerous health benefits of condoms, they're often criticised for reducing the level of pleasure felt by men, and women, during sex.

Cats and dogs have a 'sixth sense' - and it's UV vision

Cats eyes: Scientists have said that cats and dogs can see in ultraviolet ¿ so they can see things that humans can't - but experts are not sure why the animals need the capability
 Cats eyes: Scientists have said that cats and dogs can see in ultraviolet ¿ so they can see things that humans can't - but experts are not sure why the animals need the capability
Owners of curious pets might suspect that their animals have a sixth sense when they seem to be 'spooked' by nothing at all.

Wonderfully Made! Finger-worn gadget reads aloud when you point at words - and can even translate books

In a world where people have their heads down in Kindles and tablets, the visually-impaired can be at a major disadvantage.

HTC Smart Watch! Rumours claim firm may reveal at least one wearable device next week

A source 'familiar with the plans' told Bloomberg that Taiwanese firm HTC is planning to give private previews of a smartwatch at next week's Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. The device is rumoured to be based on Qualcomm's Toq watch, picturedFollowing weak sales and a drop in profits at the end of last year, HTC may be turning its attention away from phones and towards wearables.

Wednesday

400 years after Galileo discovered the largest moon in the solar system

This mosaic was assembled using imagery from Voyagers 1 and 2 and Galileo spacecraft. This mosaic (right) served as the base map for the geologic map of Ganymede (left).
 This mosaic was assembled using imagery from Voyagers 1 and 2 and Galileo spacecraft. This mosaic (right) served as the base map for the geologic map of Ganymede (left).
More than 400 years after its discovery by Galileo, the largest moon in the solar system has finally been mapped.

Four galaxy clusters 10 BILLION light years away are the farthest ever found

Pictured here is one of the most distant galaxy clusters ever found. The image is made up of three colour Herschel images of the clumps identified by Planck. Blue, green and red represent infrared light at successively longer wavelengths
 Pictured here is one of the most distant galaxy clusters ever found. The image is made up of three colour Herschel images of the clumps identified by Planck. Blue, green and red represent infrared light at successively longer wavelengths
Four unknown galaxy clusters, each potentially containing thousands of individual galaxies, have been discovered some 10 billion light years from Earth.

Tuesday

Samsung set to unveil new Galaxy S5 with new Gear smartwatch as well

Samsung's invite: The firm is expected to show off the Galaxy S5 handset, along with a new version of the Gear watch
 Samsung's invite: The firm is expected to show off the Galaxy S5 handset, along with a new version of the Gear watch
Samsung is believed to be preparing to unveil it's much anticipated Galaxy S5 smartphone ion February 24th, it has been claimed.more pics after the cut

Facebook's Paper tears up the app chart - but.........

Facebook Paper, pictured, is the first product to launch from the California firm's Creative Labs project. It's a news curation app that pulls in stories, photos and videos from a user's Facebook news feed. It additionally comes with Facebook's own notification bar and action buttons. The app is set to launch on 3 February Facebook Paper, pictured, is the first product to launch from the California firm's Creative Labs project. It's a news curation app that pulls in stories, photos and videos from a user's Facebook news feed. It additionally comes with Facebook's own notification bar and action buttons. The app is set to launch on 3 February
Facebook's new app Paper has become an instant hit with customers, rocketing up the charts within hours of its release.facts and pics after the cut

Interesting! Rats could one day be bigger than COWS

The largest extinct rodent known, Josephoartegasia monesi, which lived three million years ago, was larger than a bull and weighed over a tonne
 The largest extinct rodent known, Josephoartegasia monesi, which lived three million years ago, was larger than a bull and weighed over a tonne
Giant rats, the size of cows or even bigger, could one day fill a ‘significant chunk’ of Earth’s emptying ecospace.more pics after the cut