Any One Things: July 2015

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Nintendo surprises with net profit

Japanese video game giant Nintendo beats expectations to swing to a net profit in its first quarter of this year.

July 29, 2015 at 09:29AM
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Focus Is a Slick, Tag-Based Gallery App With Built-In Snoop Protection

Android: Gallery apps are typically a dime a dozen. There are only so many ways to display a bunch of pictures, right? Focus manages to actually give other apps a run for its money. It offers tag-based organization, intuitive sorting, and even a built-in snoop protection feature.

Facebook loses Germany privacy case

A German watchdog rules Facebook users in the country can create accounts using false names.

July 29, 2015 at 12:13PM
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Platini confirms Fifa presidency bid

Uefa president Michel Platini confirms he will be a candidate to be the next president of Fifa.

July 29, 2015 at 12:09PM
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St Helens start Super 8s at Catalans

The Super 8s fixtures are announced, with champions St Helens starting with a trip to Catalans Dragons on 8 August.

July 29, 2015 at 12:04PM
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The Best New Features of Windows 10

Today’s the day that Windows 10 finally arrives! While the rollout will come in waves , we’ve been running the Insider Preview for months. Here are some of the best features you can look forward to when (or if) you decide to upgrade.

Rio 2016 facing pollution challenge

Organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics are facing a serious challenge to clean polluted waters for sailing and windsurfing events.

July 29, 2015 at 11:56AM
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Ready For Action!

862fa1154cb4255693c50ec774326cd3 This Bebeh Harvest Mouse wants a piece of the action and wants it NOW. Is that Tailio ready for business or what? A Pinterest find from Smedley.

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July 29, 2015 at 11:00AM
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Gloucester pair sign new contracts

Gloucester pair Tom Savage and Charlie Sharples agree new long-term contracts at Kingsholm.

July 29, 2015 at 10:05AM
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Things you didn't know

In 1985, Axl Rose and his former band mate Tracii Guns formed Guns N' Roses by merging their respective bands Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns.

July 29, 2015 at 11:51AM
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Honda apologise to Stoner over crash

Honda Racing apologise to Casey Stoner after a throttle problem leads to the ex-world champion crashing and breaking two major bones.

July 29, 2015 at 11:28AM
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VW warns of 'challenges' ahead

German carmaker Volkswagen reports a rise in quarterly results but warns of a number of 'challenges' ahead.

July 29, 2015 at 11:14AM
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Free transfers: search for a bargain

A former £17m man, the old 'new Zidane' and a 2014 World Cup star. We look at the players still available on a free.

July 29, 2015 at 09:23AM
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Westwood banned for Cup semi-final

Warrington forward Ben Westwood will miss the Challenge Cup semi-final against Hull KR after receiving a two-match ban.

July 29, 2015 at 09:09AM
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VIDEO: Mourinho the master of mischief

BBC Sport looks at some of the mischievous things Jose Mourinho has said since returning to Chelsea, including comments about other managers, notably Arsenal's Arsene Wenger.

July 29, 2015 at 08:59AM
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Cooke praised for 'amazing' innings

Chris Cooke deserves "all the accolades" after hitting 94 runs off 54 balls in Glamorgan's record-breaking win over Kent.

July 29, 2015 at 07:53AM
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Amazon suggests airspace for drones

US online retailer Amazon calls for a separate airspace zone for commercial drone flights that could deliver goods to customers.

July 29, 2015 at 06:49AM
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VIDEO: Microsoft boss Nadella on Windows 10

Satya Nadella has been at the helm at Microsoft since February 2014. Windows 10, which was released globally on Wednesday, is his most important milestone yet.

July 29, 2015 at 05:01AM
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Twitter boss 'not satisfied' with growth

Twitter's revenue and earnings for the second quarter have beaten expectations, but co founder Jack Dorsey says he is "not satisfied" with its user growth.

July 28, 2015 at 11:44PM
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Benitez 'destroyed' Inter - Mourinho

Jose Mourinho says Rafael Benitez "destroyed the best team in Europe" when the Spaniard replaced him at Inter Milan.

July 29, 2015 at 08:00AM
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Things you didn't know

On The Beatles 'Hey Jude' you can hear John Lennon shout "Fuckin hell!" (2.58 into the song) after he makes a mistake on his backing vocals.

July 29, 2015 at 08:02AM
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VIDEO: Can new app reinvent the printed photo?

The BBC's John Maguire's reports on how new mobile phone technology could be helping with the reintroduction of printed photos.

July 29, 2015 at 07:54AM
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Tuesday, 28 July 2015

The 'rebirth' of Indian sprinter Dutee Chand

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand says she is looking forward to the Rio Olympics after she was cleared by a landmark ruling questioning gender tests in female athletes.

July 29, 2015 at 07:04AM
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Taunts reignite AFL racism row

AFL star and Indigenous Australian Adam Goodes takes time off amid a row about "racist" booing, as the code again tries to tackle the issue.

July 29, 2015 at 05:05AM
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VIDEO: Briton who died in the Tour de France

In 1967, British cycling star Tom Simpson died while competing in the Tour de France.

July 29, 2015 at 01:13AM
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Things you didn't know

The Supremes became the first all girl group to have a UK No.1 single when 'Baby Love' went to the top of the charts.

July 29, 2015 at 06:54AM
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Back To Sunflower Creamery Farms

Here’s a great video to wrap up the evening with- earlier today, we watched the little Sunflower Creamery Farm knuckleheads bounce all around the barn with Boo The Cat. In this clip, they decide to hassle Mom and turn her into a mountain. Well, sure. What are moms for?

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July 29, 2015 at 06:12AM
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Migrant flow at Calais 'too much'

The flow of migrants trying to get into Britain from Calais appears "too much" for the UK government to handle, a spokesman for Eurotunnel says.

July 29, 2015 at 05:37AM
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Windows 10 launch is 'new era'

Wednesday's global launch of Windows 10 marks a “new era” for personal computing, Microsoft’s chief executive tells the BBC.

July 29, 2015 at 05:10AM
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VIDEO: Rory gets a Windows 10 crash course

Rory Cellan-Jones goes hands-on with Windows 10 and tries out some of the operating system's new features.

July 29, 2015 at 05:00AM
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Things you didn't know

The baby featured on the front on Nirvana's Nevermind album is four month old Spencer Elden who was swimming in water for the first time.

July 29, 2015 at 04:33AM
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Captain Bat Sparrow

And now for something completely batty: Johnny Depp, as Captain Jack Sparrow, feeding a bat. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, on a break from filming in Australia, visited the Australian Bat Clinic to meet the premature-born flying fox he adopted last May.