Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 tablet’s exciting features make it different from league

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 tablet’s exciting features make it different from league

Lenovo with its ThinkPad X1 tablet to be introduced today at CES, it tries to provide something new with a fresh take on the formula. Though it has a regular 12-inch screen and powered with Intel’s latest Core m7 chipset, it does not have interesting features to look for.

Lenovo will launch the ThinkPad X1 tablet in February and could be availed at $899. The tablet starts as an 8.4 mm thin, 1.75-pound tablet that fattens 13 mm and weighs 2.4 pounds total when keyboard is included.

Southwest Airlines flight attendant’s gesture to soothe crying baby makes her story viral on internet

Southwest Airlines flight attendant’s gesture to soothe crying baby makes her story viral on internet

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant acted no less than a fairy for a couple, who was flying with their nine-month-old son for the first time. Flight attendant Anissa Charles went beyond her duty and took initiative to soothe the crying baby boy on the flight.

Heather Gooch, of New York, took on Facebook to praise the gesture of Anissa and how it helped them to have a comfortable journey. Gooch unveiled that she and her husband took their son on a flight from Florida last week.

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Tesla’s 4th quarter deliveries consistent with projections

Tesla’s 4th quarter deliveries consistent with projections

Tesla has beaten its own record by delivering 17,400 vehicles in the fourth quarter. In the last quarter of 2015, Tesla has delivered the aforementioned number of vehicles for a total of 50,580 deliveries in 2015, which means it has beaten the previous quarterly record by around 48% and is 75% more than the last quarter of 2014.

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Southwest Airlines flight attendant’s gesture of soothing a crying baby changes negative impression about airlines

Southwest Airlines flight attendant’s gesture of soothing a crying baby changes negative impression about airlines

The way this mother of nine-month-old knew has shown gratitude towards a Southwest Airlines flight attendant, who calmed down her crying baby, has gone viral on the internet. The mother Heather Gooch has written a heart-touching note on Facebook page of Southwest Airlines about the incident and thanking the crew member, Alissa.

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ESA: A man-made base on the moon may turn into reality by 2030

ESA: A man-made base on the moon may turn into reality by 2030

The European Space Agency (ESA) said a man-made base on the moon is likely to become a reality by 2030. News.com.au reported that ESA chiefs said that the planned Moon Village, which would be created using 3D printers, may help mankind in the galaxy exploration

They added that as per their plans, robots will land on the moon and make the surface ready for human life and come all set with a series of amazing concepts that show how the moon base might look like.

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Oregon becomes 1st US state to allow access of birth control without doctor’s prescription

Oregon becomes 1st US state to allow access of birth control without doctor’s prescription

Oregon has become the first state in the US to give green signal to the sale of over-the-counter birth control prescriptions. The approval means that the state will be able to prescribe birth control pills to women who pass a series of new laws for the 2016 legislative year.

Fructose facilitates lung metastasis and increases breast cancer risk

Fructose facilitates lung metastasis and increases breast cancer risk

Dietary sugar, especially fructose, significantly increases the risk of breast cancer tumors and metastasis in the lungs, warns an important study. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found fructose commonly found in table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup and in many food items to increase breast tumor growth and helps spread it.

In the current study, the researchers have examined the impact of dietary sugar on mammary gland tumor development in many mouse models along with mechanisms involved.

Epigenetic drugs can alter an individual’s social behavior: study

Epigenetic drugs can alter an individual’s social behavior: study

Epigenetic drugs can effectively manipulate and alter a social creature’s behavior, a study involving Florida carpenter ants and published in a recent edition of journal Science suggested.

A team of researchers at University of Pennsylvania showed that they successfully manipulated carpenter ants’ behavior using epigenetic drugs. Carpenter ants live in colonies, where large & strong ants called majors work as guards, while small & inquisitive ants called minors work as food gatherers.

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