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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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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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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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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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Adblock Plus gets shins kicked by Google "security measures"

21 February 2013, 11:45

Android and Chrome users now have to jump through hoops to use the utility.

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320-gigapixel panorama of London uploaded by BT

21 February 2013, 10:30

The panorama uses 48,640 shots taken from the top of the BT Tower.

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4G auction winners are announced by Ofcom

20 February 2013, 11:00

EE, Three, Niche Spectrum Ventures, O2 and Vodafone have all won spectrum.

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EE fails to capitalise on its 4G exclusivity

19 February 2013, 15:15

Poor results if you are counting new customers. However it did well with retentions.

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Email service Outlook.com is out of preview

19 February 2013, 11:00

It got 60 million users in six months. All Hotmail users will be migrated by the end of summer.

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Messenger to Skype migration will start on 8th April

18 February 2013, 10:00

From that date Messenger client signing in will start to be restricted.

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BT rolls out fibre to a further 1.2 million premises

12 February 2013, 15:20

There are 99 new exchanges scheduled to be upgraded before spring next year.

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Tesco’s free Clubcard TV beta launched

12 February 2013, 10:53

But it should be called Privilegecard TV right now. Regular customers can get it in spring.

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The Pirate Bay movie is available for free streaming or download

11 February 2013, 12:13

“The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard” documentary can also be purchased on DVD.

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US cable group Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media

6 February 2013, 11:00

The cash and stock deal is worth £15 billion.

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Three will upgrade customers to 4G LTE for free

4 February 2013, 14:15

Decent value arrives in summer.

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EE’s 4G coverage expands to nine more towns in England

31 January 2013, 16:15

Now 45 per cent of the UK population has 4G LTE access.

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Chinese hackers target The New York Times

31 January 2013, 10:11

Attacks due to newspaper’s research into Chinese PM’s personal wealth?

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YouTube plans to launch pay-TV channels by Q2 2013

30 January 2013, 10:00

Subscription charges are likely to be between $1 and $5 per month.

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Microsoft Office 2013 now available in the UK

29 January 2013, 15:00

Three versions available for purchase, or you can subscribe to Office 365.

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Yahoo’s revenue rises, enjoying the Marissa Mayer effect

29 January 2013, 11:16

Company will commence an “investment phase” in first half of this year.

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High Efficiency Video Coding standard H.265 is approved

28 January 2013, 10:15

Provides high quality video on low-bandwidth connections and could be used for 4K.

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Mozilla and Geeksphone reveal new Firefox OS smartphones

23 January 2013, 14:35

Specifications of two new smartphones named “Keon” and “Peak” are detailed.

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Google underestimated Nexus 4 popularity by a factor of ten

22 January 2013, 11:16

LG blames Google for the stock problems.

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Sky Go Extra: download Sky content to your mobile or tablet

22 January 2013, 10:13

The new service launches today and you will need to pay an extra £5 per month to use it.

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MEGA cloud storage service is launched by Kim Dotcom

21 January 2013, 12:16

Spectacular launch event heralds new service offering 50GB cloud storage for free.

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PC World owners report “strong performance” over Christmas

17 January 2013, 12:30

It’s not all doom and gloom, Argos and Primark also did well!

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BT reprimanded for “free” broadband offer

16 January 2013, 17:19

The problem is that the package cost £14.60 per month.

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Lenovo getting Chromebooks ready for May launch?

16 January 2013, 11:05

Because enterprises want them.

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Facebook’s Graph Search unveiling event

16 January 2013, 10:12

New tool searches the pool of your friends’ experiences and preferences.

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Firefox 19 Beta has built-in PDF viewer, additional ARMv6 support

14 January 2013, 16:16

Also latest Aurora enables web developers to capture local media streams directly.

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