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Google rolls out new-look home page

3 December 2009, 12:42

World's most popular search engine opts for a minimalist approach.

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7digital CEO disses MySpace Music launch

3 December 2009, 11:54

Ben Drury questions whether MySpace can attract enough users and criticises some of its claims.

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Microsoft revamps Bing Maps

3 December 2009, 11:34

Streetside, Photosynth, an Enhanced Bird’s Eye View and an Application Gallery all arrive on Microsoft's online mapping tool.

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Broader ongoing Intel investigation includes NVIDIA dispute

3 December 2009, 10:39

The FTC hasn’t stopped investigating Intel just because it chucked some money at AMD.

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UK to dole out laptops, broadband to unemployed

3 December 2009, 09:27

The British government has decided to give the unemployed a virtual helping hand by comping them computers and some free Internet in order to find jobs online.

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Google's year-end Zeitgeist highlights 2009 trends

2 December 2009, 11:41

Michael Jackson becomes the King of Search, whilst social networking reigns supreme in the UK and US.

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Google’s concession to Murdoch unlikely to be enough

2 December 2009, 10:08

Will the new five click limit on accessing premium content be enough to appease the media mogul?

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Facebook, MySpace block New York sex offenders

2 December 2009, 09:31

Both social networking sites have used data supplied by the state of New York to kick registered sex offenders off their sites.

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MMORPG criminal gets nicked in real world

2 December 2009, 09:26

A British phisher who nefariously used the usernames and passwords he acquired to steal virtual loot in RuneScape has been arrested.

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Parisian court fines eBay

1 December 2009, 10:20

Coming to the defense of luxury brands like Louis Vuitton, a Parisian court has ordered eBay to pay up some $2.6 million in damages

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Apple slammed for alleged NAND market manipulation

1 December 2009, 10:02

A Korean paper has quoted sources saying that Apple is using nefarious means to get NAND at low prices

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IBM buys Guardium

1 December 2009, 09:51

Showing punters it is not above a good Cyber Monday bargain, IBM has splashed out for data security firm Guardium.

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday US style

1 December 2009, 09:46

We take a look at the two retail events of the American year.

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HEXUS.TalkingShop: Hot PC categories for next year

30 November 2009, 14:05

Market researcher Eszter Morvay returns to the HEXUS TV studios to tell us what’s hot and what’s not.

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HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM rises as markets are cautioned by Dubai

30 November 2009, 12:57

The UK embedded chip designer is one of the few risers in nervous markets.

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The dirtiest websites are also the filthiest

30 November 2009, 11:48

Symantec has published its list of the ‘dirtiest websites of 2009’ and unsurprisingly it’s dominated by ‘adult’ sites.

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Surge in ‘premium content’ as social media spend increases

30 November 2009, 10:26

Regional publisher to charge for online content, while most companies plan to spend more on social media.

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Absolute Radio launches iTunes tagging

27 November 2009, 17:28

Now, if you hear song you like while using the radio on your iPod nano, you can tag it to buy later on iTunes.

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Lenovo reaches out to new markets

27 November 2009, 16:32

A recent event in London accompanied a shift in strategy for the giant Chinese OEM.

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Apple changes terms and conditions after OFT investigation

27 November 2009, 14:05

It looks like Apple was being unclear about the rights offered to UK consumers buying stuff from it.

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Best Buy Europe on track as CPW raises forecast

27 November 2009, 13:41

Carphone Warehouse has reported better than expected earnings for the first half of 2009.

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DDR2 memory spot price drops sharply

27 November 2009, 10:54

An increase in supply has seen the price of DDR2 plunge by 15 percent since mid-November.

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Brits are the world’s biggest Internet addicts

27 November 2009, 09:42

New research reveals the Internet has overtaken TV as the world’s favourite medium, with the UK leading the way.

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Gremlins and Dubai contribute to biggest FTSE 100 fall since March

26 November 2009, 18:14

Debt deferment by Dubai World sends bank stocks down, when they’re available to trade, that is.

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Virgin Media to trial file-sharing tracking system

26 November 2009, 16:04

ISP will inspect its network to see how much illegal file-sharing is going on, but won’t be able to identify individuals.

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DSGi cautiously optimistic after Windows 7 boost

26 November 2009, 11:49

The UK retailing giant says the launch of Windows 7 has had a positive effect on sales.

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Almost half of US consumer desktop spend goes to Apple

26 November 2009, 10:30

New research shows a big jump in revenue share for Apple in October, but how big a factor was Windows 7?

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Oracle to argue its Sun case in front of EC next week

26 November 2009, 08:58

The firm will get a private hearing in which to offer its arguments as to why taking over Sun Microsystems won't be a threat to European competition.

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Qualcomm strives to be the mobile one-stop-shop

25 November 2009, 18:13

The 3G chip maker is moving into software and services as it tries to grab a larger slice of the mobile pie.

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Tesco to stock Apple iPhone on PAYG tariff

25 November 2009, 11:28

The supermarket giant’s telco ambitions know no bounds as it bids to become the third UK iPhone supplier.

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Music sales in Sweden jumped after Pirate Bay ruling

25 November 2009, 10:52

The tide may be turning as a music industry association reports a marked increase in sales since April.

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Google’s role in the dissemination of content under scrutiny

25 November 2009, 09:28

The search giant has apologised for some content unearthed by its searches, while Eric Schmidt visits Iraq.

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Canada and Australia clear Yahoo-Microsoft ad deal

25 November 2009, 08:47

Both countries have said the proposed ad deal doesn't represent an antitrust threat in their opinion and have given the go ahead to the deal.

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