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Washington, Aug 28 : A new study has helped researchers unveil the mystery behind "moving", sailing rocks of Death Valley's Racetrack Playa.

A team of researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, brought in a high-resolution weather station to measure wind at one-second intervals, and brought in 15 rocks fitted with GPS devices to capture the movement of the rocks, CNet reported.

Wellington, Aug 28 : A new study has revealed that people who use Facebook and Twitter are less likely than others to share their opinions on hot-button issues, even when they are offline.

According to the study by the Pew Research Center and Rutgers University in New Jersey, sites like Facebook and Twitter might actually encourage self-censorship and there is a "spiral of silence" phenomenon: Unless people know their audience agrees, they are likely to shy away from discussing anything controversial, Stuff. co. nz reported.

New Delhi, Aug 28 : Responding to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweet on Thursday, his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe said he was eagerly awaiting the former's arrival in Kyoto.

"India has a special place in my heart, eagerly waiting for your arrival in Kyoto," tweeted Shinzo Abe

"Your first visit to Japan as Indian PM will add new chapter to our strategic partnership," Abe said, adding, "Together we can do a lot for peace and prosperity in the world."

Washington, Aug 28 : Nissan has added a new feature to its upcoming cars that would allow users to send text messages while driving, without taking their eyes off the road.

The hands-free text messaging assistant is part of NissanConnect, which is free for three years and then costs about 20 dollars per year.

Users can reply to people via canned responses, or add their own custom messages. Users can also set a default reply for everyone who sends them any message.

Washington, Aug 28 : HTC has announced Desire 510, the first Android phone to run a 64-bit processor.

HTC's Desire 510 is a pretty budget-conscious affair; aside from the 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with LTE, it features a 4.7-inch 854 x 480 screen, a five-megapixel camera, and 1GB of RAM, The Verge reported.

The primary advantage of 64-bit processing is the ability to address more than 4GB of RAM, so the Desire 510 isn't going to set any power records.

Washington, Aug 28 : US District Judge Lucy Koh on Wednesday denied one of Apple's last-ditch attempts for a permanent injunction against Samsung.

Judge Lucy Koh ruled not to place a permanent injunction against Samsung for selling certain older model smartphones. Those devices named by Apple included the Admire, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, Galaxy S3, and Stratosphere, CNET reported.