Bizarre Japanese toilet alert gadget will tell you when it's time to use the loo

Do you dream of a world where no-one soils themselves?

Well fantasise no longer because a Japanese firm called Triple W is preparing to roll out an system called D Free designed to banish embarrassing "accidents" to the history books.

Anyone wanting to predict their toilet-times needs to strap a sensor on their tummy and connect it to an iPhone app.

"We have detected activity in your intestines," the app says when it detects some action inside its owner.

The user then has 10 minutes or so to find a toilet.

Facebook acquires WhatsApp for $19 Billion

Facebook announced her acquisition of Whatsapp on February 19, 2014 for  $19 Billion,, an app most American pundits had never used — it seemed ludicrous. Zuck had to be crazy, right?

Without WhatsApp, Facebook’s international situation would look a lot dicier. And if a competitor like Google acquired it instead, it could have been disastrous.

Instead, Facebook possesses the most popular messaging app, and has neutralized the biggest threat to its global domination of social networking.

Sony’s Just Released A Worthwhile Waterproof Phone

The Sony Xperia M4 Aqua, an Android smartphone is waterproof.  The rest of the phone is on par with other mid-range phones. There are 13MP/5MP cameras and an octa-core 64-bit Snapdragon 615 powers the Lollipop device. Sony notes that the phone has a two-day battery life.

Sony says the phone is waterproof under a few conditions. First, it cannot be submerged past 1.5 meters. So you’re out of luck if you throw it in the deep end. Next, salt water is not advised and the phone should only occasionally be in chlorinated water, and it needs to be rinsed off afterward. And of course, before the phone is recharged, the USB port needs to be dry.

HP To Buy WiFi Provider Aruba Networks For $3 Billion

 

Monday HP announced that it will acquire WiFi provider Aruba Networks for $24.67 per share. The deal, which is expected to close in the second half of this year, is valued at $3 billion, or $2.7 billion net of cash and debt.

“Enterprises are facing a mobile-first world and are looking for solutions that help them transition legacy investments to the new style of IT,” said Meg Whitman, CEO of HP in a statement on the deal. 

“By combining Aruba’s world-class wireless mobility solutions with HP’s leading switching portfolio, HP will offer the simplest, most secure networking solutions to help enterprises easily deploy next-generation mobile networks.”

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Average short-term memory span of animals is 27 seconds - and dogs can only remember for two minutes

Compared to humans, animals don't remember specific events, but instead tend to retain useful information that could help them survive.

Dogs forget an event within two minutes, while chimpanzees will forget at around 20 seconds. 

Baboons, pig-tailed macaques, and squirrel monkeys, meanwhile, have memories just slightly higher than bee.

This is according to a new study which looked at 25 species, ranging from pigeons to dolphins, and found animals only an average short-term memory span of animals was 27 seconds.

Samsung's Galaxy S6 revealed: Handset looks similar to iPhone 6

Samsung's Galaxy S6 is expected to appear in a radical Edge version with curved screens when it is unveiled on Sunday, while the standard version looks like an iPhone 6.

 

Leaks have shown the final design of Samsung's handset following months of speculation. Both phones will be revealed at a special event in Barcelona before the Mobile World Congress begins there on Monday.

 

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Previous leaks said the Galaxy S6 will feature a Quad HD 5.5-inch display.

Other reports claim the screen will measure a smaller 5.1 inches. 

 

It is expected to have an octa-core processor and 16MP rear-facing camera.

More recent rumours suggest the firm will also unveil an Edge version of its flagship phone.