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Facebook Messenger payments roll out for the UK

7 November 2017, 11:31

UK is the first region outside of the US to get the Messenger payments service.

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Microsoft quarterly revenue up 12 per cent to $24.5 billion

27 October 2017, 10:01

There are now 120 million Microsoft Office 365 business users.

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Valve begins to sell Digital Gift Cards

26 October 2017, 08:31

Boost a friend or family member’s Steam wallet online.

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Bitcoin broke $6,100 this weekend, a new record high

23 October 2017, 11:01

It is being bought up with the prospect of free Bitcoin Gold next month.

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Microsoft to discontinue Groove Music subscription service

3 October 2017, 10:11

Groove Music Pass streaming service shutters on 31st December 2017.

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Windows Store to start selling hardware and accessories

25 September 2017, 12:01

After it has been updated and rebranded as the 'Microsoft Store'.

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Pirate Bay mines cryptocurrency using visitor CPUs

18 September 2017, 12:11

Site is testing Javascript Monero coin mining as an alternative to web advertising revenue.

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Facebook closes down 470 inauthentic 'Russian' accounts

7 September 2017, 13:01

The users spent $100k on FB ads to agitate on immigration, gun rights, LGBTQ and race topics.

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Microsoft and Amazon get Cortana and Alexa talking

30 August 2017, 15:31

Initiative should deliver smart benefits to users of both sets of devices.

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Bitcoin surpassed US$4000 in value this weekend

14 August 2017, 11:02

And it is trading at US$4200 (GBP£3235) at the time of writing.

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UK's average broadband speed below most of its EU neighbours

8 August 2017, 12:02

And in the worldwide broadband speed league the UK sits in 31st place.

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Google killing off Instant Search, a standard feature since 2010

27 July 2017, 13:06

Meanwhile Google starts to trial autoplay videos in search results.

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Adobe plans to end-of-life Flash

26 July 2017, 11:31

Distribution of, and updates to, Flash will end in 2020 says the software maker.

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Public survey: 40 per cent think BBC license fee is good value

12 July 2017, 14:01

Yet 93 per cent of those surveyed said streaming services offer good value for money.

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Amazon announces third annual Prime Day is 11th July

29 June 2017, 12:21

Deals event reaches 13 countries. Amazon Prime membership fees are cut to celebrate.

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Google fined €2.42 billion for promoting own shopping results

27 June 2017, 12:01

Anti-competitive market distortion is abuse of Google's power says European Commission.

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YouTube and Google Daydream create VR180 video format

23 June 2017, 12:31

LG and Lenovo will build VR180 cameras much more accessibly priced than true VR cams.

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AMD, Nvidia preparing stripped down Bitcoin mining GPUs

6 June 2017, 15:01

As Bitcoin value hits record highs of $2,900+.

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Google Chrome to auto block annoying ads by 2018

5 June 2017, 12:11

Should mean there will be fewer pop-ups and auto-playing audio/video ads around.

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Microsoft Bing Rewards launched for UK residents

2 June 2017, 11:31

And in a feature update Bing can now search for images within images.

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Microsoft Beam game streaming becomes Mixer

26 May 2017, 14:31

And picks up features which "bring people together," such as 4x co-op streaming.

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BBC Store announces closure just 18 months after opening

26 May 2017, 11:31

Those who bought digital goods will be refunded, as they will cease to be playable.

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Amazon updates tablet range with all-new Fire 7 and Fire HD 8

18 May 2017, 11:07

They now include Alexa. There are new Kids versions of these Fire tablets too (no Alexa).

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Hackers threaten fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film release

16 May 2017, 14:01

Disney says it won't pay the ransom to protect POTC: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

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YouTube's latest desktop makeover includes a dark theme

3 May 2017, 13:11

The 'clean, simple design' is built on a faster framework called Polymer.

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MEPs vote to end unjustified geo-blocking across the EU

26 April 2017, 16:31

And create a single market for digital services across the 28-nation bloc.

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Facebook is working on a brain-computer typing interface

20 April 2017, 12:01

Aims to facilitate stream of consciousness Facebook posting at 100 words per minute.

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Broadband companies inflict a 'loyalty penalty' on non-switchers

11 April 2017, 11:01

Citizens Advice warns that 4 of the big 5 ISPs will charge you more if you stay loyal.

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Google benchmarks its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips

6 April 2017, 11:01

In AI workloads it's said to be 15 to 30 times faster than contemporary GPUs and CPUs.

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Ofcom promoting greater investment in fibre networks

31 March 2017, 11:01

And will implement measures to protect customers from higher prices.

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Twitch will become a video game etailer this week

29 March 2017, 15:01

Natural progression for the game video streaming site bought by Amazon in 2014.

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AMD Vega powered LiquidSky streaming servers go live

28 March 2017, 11:31

LiquidSky closed beta ends, and the open beta begins for any Windows PC user.

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Razer intros its zGold and zSilver digital currency for gamers

24 March 2017, 12:01

Its possible to earn enough zSilver to buy various Razer PC peripherals outright.

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