Robot dog, best AI films, iPhone 6 launch, Cold War bunker, email overload: Photos of the month

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How Spot, the military robot dog, sniffs out enemies

Named after man's best friend - Spot is a four-legged robot of the type that the US Marines Corps may one day use to carry gear and scout locations.
Built by Google-owned Boston Dynamics, the 160-pound, electrically powered bot spent the week being put through boot camp at the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab in Quantico, Virginia.
Read our full photo story for all the details.

Published: September 29, 2015 -- 09:56 GMT (02:56 PDT)
Photo by: US Marine Corps

Caption by: ZDNet UK
Apple's iPhone-and-more event

At its September 9 media event, Apple showed off new iPhones, and updates to the iPad and Apple TV.
See our full photo story for the scene-by-scene view from the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

Published: September 29, 2015 -- 09:56 GMT (02:56 PDT)
Photo by: ZDNet

Caption by: ZDNet UK
Behind the blast doors of the Cold War bunker that's now a datacenter

When East-West relations thawed after the fall of communism, military installations like this one in southern England became surplus to requirements.
Today, despite fresh tensions in eastern Europe and the stirrings of a new Cold War, this former radar bunker at Ash near Sandwich in Kent has been carving out a new role as a datacenter.
Read on for our full photo story of this remarkable facility.

Published: September 29, 2015 -- 09:56 GMT (02:56 PDT)
Caption by: ZDNet UK
UNSW to visualise data sets using DomeLab

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Art and Design has pioneered the development of the DomeLab, an interactive 3D audio-visual experience in hope to change the way data sets are viewed.
Find out all about it in our full photo story.

Published: September 29, 2015 -- 09:56 GMT (02:56 PDT)
Photo by: Aimee Chanthadavong/ZDNet

Caption by: ZDNet UK
iPhone 6 launches in Sydney

The Apple Store in Sydney launched the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus on the 25th of September, with hundreds lining up to get their hands on the new devices despite the dismal weather.
Read on for the full photo story about the die-hard fans who lined about in the rain - and the hardware they were so keen to acquire.

Published: September 29, 2015 -- 09:56 GMT (02:56 PDT)
Photo by: ZDNet

Caption by: ZDNet UK
The seven apps you need to tame your email overload

Managing email for most people is an irritating and time-consuming task, but thankfully there's a host of email apps that make it easier.
Read our full photo story to find out what they are.

Published: September 29, 2015 -- 09:56 GMT (02:56 PDT)
Photo by: ZDNet

Caption by: ZDNet UK
15 of the best movies about AI, ranked

Avengers: Age of Ultron recently rocked its evil robot ways through theaters, but here are 15 other great artificial intelligence films that totally compute.
Find our which movies made the cut in our full photo story.

Published: September 29, 2015 -- 09:56 GMT (02:56 PDT)
Caption by: ZDNet UK

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How Spot, the military robot dog, sniffs out enemies

Named after man's best friend - Spot is a four-legged robot of the type that the US Marines Corps may one day use to carry gear and scout locations.

Built by Google-owned Boston Dynamics, the 160-pound, electrically powered bot spent the week being put through boot camp at the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab in Quantico, Virginia.

Read our full photo story for all the details.

Published: September 29, 2015 -- 09:56 GMT (02:56 PDT)

Caption by: ZDNet UK

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