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eBay Plus to roll out late summer, as an answer to Amazon Prime

21 May 2015, 11:00

A free and fast shipping and returns service enhancement for around $20 per annum.

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European Commission: Pirate site shutdowns are ineffective

15 May 2015, 14:01

Such actions have short-lived and relatively limited impacts, according to research.

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Skype Translator Preview open to all Windows 8.1 and 10 users

13 May 2015, 10:51

It supports "near real-time" translation of four spoken and fifty typed languages.

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Verizon agrees to buy AOL for $4.4 billion (£2.8 billion)

12 May 2015, 14:41

Gains 2.1 million dial-up subscribers and sites such as Engadget and TechCrunch.

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Microsoft Edge security improvements detailed

12 May 2015, 10:21

New browser uses safer sandboxing, compiler and memory control techniques.

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Skype name is treading on Sky's toes in Europe, decides court

6 May 2015, 11:07

In 2014 Microsoft had to rebrand its SkyDrive to OneDrive after similar court action.

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Amazon UK free delivery minimum spend doubled to £20

5 May 2015, 11:01

Amazon made a $57m (£36m) loss in its most recently reported quarterly financials.

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Microsoft Edge is the new Windows browser

30 April 2015, 09:31

It will gain many more features including the use of extensions this summer.

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Office 365 Video rolls out worldwide

17 April 2015, 14:55

Provides organisations with secure video posting, sharing and discovery.

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Chrome 42 can push notifications from web pages you have closed

15 April 2015, 12:05

Browser update was released to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux yesterday.

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Star Wars Digital Movie Collection launches globally on Friday

7 April 2015, 11:05

For the first time all six epic films will be available digitally in HD.

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Sony buys OnLive cloud gaming assets and patents

3 April 2015, 11:05

The OnLive game streaming service will shut on 30th April 2015.

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Google and ASUS introduce Chromebook Flip and Chromebit

2 April 2015, 09:35

Among a raft of new Chromebook releases.

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Microsoft Project Spartan now available to Windows Insiders

31 March 2015, 12:35

Features inking and sharing, reading view, Cortana integration and a new engine.

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Limited edition Aegis Vanguard ship for Star Citizen costs $250

31 March 2015, 11:35

Ship includes 'lifetime insurance' and a pair of decorative items for your hangar.

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Pebble Time smartwatch breaks Kickstarter records

30 March 2015, 12:05

Updated smartwatch design raises over $20 million in funding.

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Amazon launches Fire TV Stick in UK, priced at £35

24 March 2015, 14:25

Pre-order now and this HDMI connected stick will ship on 15th April.

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Steam to offer refunds to EU customers for 14 day period

18 March 2015, 10:50

But this only applies to games you haven't installed and subsequently tried out.

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Google extends Street View reach to Mount Everest region

13 March 2015, 13:15

Armchair explorers can now tour around the rarely-seen Nepalese mountain foothills.

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uSwitch reveals UK streets with best and worst broadband speeds

12 March 2015, 12:05

The most poorly connected UK street is in Romney Marsh, Kent.

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Google Pixel Chromebook 2015 launched

12 March 2015, 10:07

Starting with this new device Google will be pushing USB Type-C adoption.

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Netflix records its first 6K video content

11 March 2015, 13:35

And at the other end of the spectrum the firm's app is demoed running on a 1983 vintage NES.

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EE 400Mbps 4G+ technology tests begin in Wembley Stadium

27 February 2015, 12:50

Qualcomm and Huawei are collaborating and supplying equipment.

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Google ups free Play Music cloud storage limit to 50,000 songs

26 February 2015, 12:50

And the firm's YouTube video site makes no profits, despite attracting over 1bn users.

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YouTube to launch 'YouTube Kids' app next week

20 February 2015, 12:04

Android app for child-friendly video content will be available from 23rd February.

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Microsoft offers 100GB free bonus OneDrive storage globally

20 February 2015, 10:05

And has started to give an additional free 100GB to verified DropBox users.

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HTTP/2 finalised says IETF HTTP Working Group chair

18 February 2015, 15:20

The new protocol promises faster, less bandwidth sapping web browsing.

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A Facebook 'Legacy Contact' can manage your digital afterlife

13 February 2015, 10:20

A designated person will be able to handle your posthumous profile page.

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Gain 2GB Google Drive storage by reviewing security settings

11 February 2015, 11:09

And the Google I/O 2015 conference for developers is announced.

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YouTube experiments with multi-angle video replay

5 February 2015, 13:05

Beta feature allows artists to create videos with user changeable viewing angles.

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Google to take on Uber with its own app-based taxi service

3 February 2015, 11:50

The search giant may compete with Uber by deploying self-driving taxis.

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Intel buys Internet of Things chipmaker Lantiq

3 February 2015, 10:05

Munich based company was previously owned by Infineon.

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The Pirate Bay is back online following Swedish raid

2 February 2015, 12:04

The site returns after an absence of almost two-months.

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