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TripAdvisor partners with Microsoft, integrates into Bing

21 November 2013, 21:12

Also a new TripAdvisor app is released for Windows 8.1.

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WinAmp media player's llama whipping days are over

21 November 2013, 09:45

AOL will shut it down on 20th December. No more updates or downloads.

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Nominet to introduce shorter .uk domain name in summer 2014

20 November 2013, 17:41

Shorter and simpler, will save three keystrokes many times a day.

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Fancy 10TB free cloud storage from China’s Tencent?

19 November 2013, 19:21

Yes, that's 10TB not 10GB.

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World’s first offline affiliate network launched by Yub

19 November 2013, 11:08

Company tracks users from online clicks through to bricks and mortar purchases.

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Microsoft opens dedicated cybercrime centre

15 November 2013, 12:00

Digital Crimes Unit will be housed in a new 16,800-square foot, high-security facility.

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UK economy benefits by £20 for every £1 invested in broadband

14 November 2013, 13:15

UK Broadband Impact Study, published today, reveals speedy internet benefits.

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‘Instant inkjet circuits’ output from your inkjet in under a minute

12 November 2013, 16:00

Researchers design fast, cheap technique to print circuits using $300 worth of equipment.

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Amazon to offer Sunday delivery in UK and US cities

12 November 2013, 12:16

For UK it’s London only, but in the US several cities will get the Sunday service.

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Internet Explorer 11 made available for Windows 7 users

8 November 2013, 10:10

The browser also gets its own anime mascot, ‘Inori Aizawa’.

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Google reveals true purpose of mystery off-shore barges

7 November 2013, 10:08

Will be used as “interactive” sites for people to “learn about new technology”.

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UK ISPs must block 21 more filesharing sites

30 October 2013, 10:07

Meanwhile isoHunt returns from the ashes.

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Chinese and Russian generic top level domains coming soon

24 October 2013, 11:15

“The biggest change to the Internet since its inception,” says ICANN president.

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Amazon releases Kindle Fire HDX range in the UK

17 October 2013, 12:15

Also updates Kindle Fire HD to combat recent Tesco and Argos tablet releases.

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All users to be searchable in Facebook as privacy setting axed

11 October 2013, 10:45

‘Who can look up your Timeline by name’ privacy settings get removed.

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BT to use EE infrastructure to provide mobile network offering

10 October 2013, 16:52

In multi-year agreement BT will become an EE MVNO, includes 4G services.

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Nintendo launches official UK online store

10 October 2013, 11:05

Consoles, accessories and software can be bought - all with free delivery.

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BBC Store will allow people to buy, watch, and keep programmes

8 October 2013, 16:27

The BBC iPlayer service will also be overhauled, adding 30 days of previous programmes.

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Google’s new Chrome browser aims to be a cuckoo in Windows 8

7 October 2013, 11:15

Latest dev channel Chrome browser looks and works like fully fledged ChromeOS.

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BioShock 2 updated for Steam as Games for Windows Live closes

4 October 2013, 12:15

If you’d bought the G4WL version you can use that product key on Steam.

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Twitter aiming to raise $1 billion on stock market as TWTR

4 October 2013, 10:00

This is the most highly anticipated IPO since Facebook began its bumpy ride.

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Gesture recognition startup Flutter snapped up by Google

3 October 2013, 14:45

Deal could bring native gesture recognition to Google Glass and Android devices.

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Ex-Microsoft execs launch beer making device on Kickstarter

1 October 2013, 15:20

The web-connected PicoBrew Zymatic makes craft beer recipes in your home.

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Microsoft adds ‘smart files’ OCR capability to SkyDrive

1 October 2013, 09:49

Adds the ability to search for text strings in your SkyDrive photo uploads.

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Google shifts to new ‘Hummingbird’ search algorithm

27 September 2013, 11:00

And it celebrates its 15th birthday with an interactive piñata doodle.

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Windows Phone and Windows app stores to merge in spring

27 September 2013, 09:45

Also Windows Phone and Windows RT are expected to combine.

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Amazon launches Kindle Fire HDX quad-core tablet range

25 September 2013, 11:00

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 equipped tablets are slimmer, lighter, with higher res displays.

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Argos and eBay collaborate: buy on eBay, collect free from Argos

24 September 2013, 17:20

Trial service to start with 50 eBay merchants and 150 Argos stores.

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Tesco launches Hudl, a 7-inch Android based tablet, for £119

23 September 2013, 12:15

Using ClubCard vouchers the tablet will cost just £60.

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The $100 3D Peachy Printer blasts past Kickstarter funding targets

23 September 2013, 11:00

Bargain priced 3D printer takes a new approach.

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Firefox made touch friendly for Windows 8 in Aurora release

23 September 2013, 09:45

Touch friendly Firefox is getting much closer to general release with this milestone.

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Google buys Bump, to simplify non-NFC file sharing

17 September 2013, 11:15

Seamless cross-platform file sharing experience to become a standard?

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Tesco press event on Monday will out its new 'Hudl' tablet

17 September 2013, 09:45

Invite says “we’ve got something to show you” at event on 23rd September.

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