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Tesco’s Clubcard TV is now live for non employees

7 March 2013, 17:12

It’s still a beta version and the ad-supported content isn’t very extensive.

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Ferrari and Rolls get new computer tech installed

7 March 2013, 14:58

And some other tech morsels from the Geneva Motor Show.

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Bafta Game Awards names Dishonoured as best game

6 March 2013, 17:24

Journey, a downloadable PlayStation title, also did well, winning five awards.

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Microsoft backs down over Office 2013 software transfers

6 March 2013, 16:08

Office 2013 retail agreement now changed to allow buyers to transfer software.

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Google Play gift cards launch in the UK

6 March 2013, 13:43

Morrisons and Tesco stock them in £10, £25 and £50 denominations.

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Surface Pro clone, with a few corners cut, turns up at CeBIT

6 March 2013, 12:01

Not a bad Intel based effort for US$350.

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YouTube to launch Spotify rival later this year

6 March 2013, 11:03

Attempting to make money by cutting out the ads for paying subscribers.

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Pirate Bay file-sharing website isn’t operating from North Korea

5 March 2013, 16:51

Even if it really was invited by Pyongyang “to fight our battles from their network”.

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Virgin Mobile admits capping download speeds at 2Mbps

5 March 2013, 15:00

“We’re trialing a speed cap... to ensure we can offer a good level of service to all”.

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Canon 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor excels in low light

4 March 2013, 17:00

Burning incense sticks in a room provides enough light for a video recording.

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Yahoo to cut seven products including BlackBerry app

4 March 2013, 09:47

Marissa Mayer cuts underperforming services in a spring cleaning.

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Bing Maps updated with 13million sq km of new satellite imagery

1 March 2013, 12:16

Views analysed and provided with reduced cloud cover.

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EA will build microtransactions into all its games

1 March 2013, 10:44

Many a mickle makes a muckle.

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Sky to become second-largest UK ISP as it snaps up O2 and BE

1 March 2013, 09:37

Broadband and fixed line businesses bought from Telefonica.

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Interflora UK’s petals plucked by Google

28 February 2013, 15:45

The website of Interflora UK is banished from Google search results.

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Nintendo Wii Mini to hit the UK in March priced at £79.99

27 February 2013, 16:32

Lower priced, less capable, console announced for UK after Canadian test launch.

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HP declares aim to be a leader in tablets and smartphones

27 February 2013, 15:15

PC goliath is “shifting resources from PCs to tablets”.

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Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7

27 February 2013, 11:15

Download it now or be auto updated “in the weeks ahead”.

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There are “no plans” for bricks and mortar Google stores

27 February 2013, 10:15

Someone else will have to try and flog Google Pixel Chromebooks in retail for £1000 plus.

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The latest Chrome browser includes speech recognition API

26 February 2013, 13:00

Google is also planning to implement the highlighting of “noisy tabs”.

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ZTE’s 5.7-inch Grand Memo introduced at MWC

26 February 2013, 11:45

Unfortunately there’s some confusion about the processor inside this new phablet.

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BT acquires ESPN’s UK and Ireland TV channels

26 February 2013, 11:00

Deal will complete in the summer and bolster BT's YouView Sports package.

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ASUS Fonepad unveiled: a 7-inch £179 phablet

25 February 2013, 16:45

It's due in late Q2 2013 but the planned European version lacks a rear camera.

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Windows Phone sales in the UK are up 240 per cent

25 February 2013, 15:23

Latest figures show Windows Phone now has a 6.2 per cent market share in the UK.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 to launch on 14th March

25 February 2013, 12:45

Samsung tweeted “March 14. Ready 4 the show? #UNPACKED”

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NVIDIA Phoenix reference smartphone shown at MWC

25 February 2013, 11:47

Tegra 4i powered, 5-inch full-HD smartphone is slim and slick.

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Hewlett Packard unveils the Slate 7 Android tablet

24 February 2013, 23:50

It will cost as little as $169 (£110), but is there anything special about it?

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 tablet announced

24 February 2013, 23:00

Is it every inch an iPad mini beater?

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Nokia to take aim at the cheap seats with MWC Lumia quartet

22 February 2013, 12:45

Also the winners of the Lumia 820 design contest are announced.

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The youth of today: Microsoft is cooler than Twitter and Facebook

22 February 2013, 11:30

Coz it makes gamez and blowers innit?

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Hewlett Packard sales fall but it beats analyst forecasts

22 February 2013, 10:30

Whitman says “our turnaround is starting to gain traction”.

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The £1,049 Pixel: Google’s new Chromebook is unveiled

21 February 2013, 23:31

This 239 ppi touchscreen notebook is purchasable right now.

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New magnetic cooling technology to boost chip performance

21 February 2013, 15:00

Datacentres could save £$£$s thanks to this efficient new technique.

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