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Steam wishlist sort and filter improvements rolled out

16 February 2018, 13:31

And the Steam Lunar New Year sale has begun. Ends Monday.

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Virgin Media UK to intro 350Mbps broadband package

15 February 2018, 12:30

And the firm hopes to expand to reach 4 million more premises by 2020.

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UK Home Office wants to use AI to block terrorist propaganda

13 February 2018, 12:11

Tool developed with ASI Data Science detected 94 per cent of such media content in tests.

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Thousands of government websites crypto-jacker infected

12 February 2018, 10:12

Sites including the UK NHS and US courts were running Coinhive's Monero miner.

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Google working on ‘Yeti’ game streaming service, says report

8 February 2018, 11:31

Early version used Chromecast but now a dedicated streamer and controller is on the way.

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Lloyds Bank first in UK to stop credit card Bitcoin purchases

5 February 2018, 12:11

Worries that customers may suffer from a precipitous drop in cryprocurrency values.

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UK achieves Superfast Broadband coverage goal

29 January 2018, 10:11

More than 19 out of 20 UK homes and businesses can now get >24Mbps speeds.

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Sky TV launches NOW TV Smart Stick, with voice, at £14.99

25 January 2018, 14:01

Available from late Feb, it is again based upon Roku streaming hardware.

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BT launches 152Mbps and 314Mbps ultrafast fibre packages

16 January 2018, 11:11

BT Ultrafast 1 and 2 include a unique 100Mbps speed guarantee.

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Eric Schmidt steps down as Alphabet Executive Chairman

22 December 2017, 10:01

Will instead become a technical advisor to the board on science and technology issues.

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High speed broadband to become a legal right in the UK

20 December 2017, 17:11

Homeowners and businesses promised >10Mbps broadband speeds by 2020.

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Microsoft Windows Store: Google Chrome installer removed

20 December 2017, 11:11

In other news, from 15th Feb, Chrome will no longer show annoying or intrusive ads.

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AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) signs off for good

15 December 2017, 10:01

Current and past users were warned of the shutdown in October.

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Google shares its Year in Search 2017 trending topics

13 December 2017, 12:02

Top searches in tech were; the iPhone 8 & X, Nintendo Switch, Galaxy S8, and Xbox One X.

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Apple to buy song recognition company Shazam

11 December 2017, 10:01

Deal worth £300 million ($400 million) will be announced this week say insider sources.

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Valve removes Bitcoin payment option from Steam

7 December 2017, 14:01

Cryptocurrency value volatility ($15K today) and high transaction fees are to blame.

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YouTube on Amazon devices feud escalates

6 December 2017, 11:31

YouTube has decided to pull its service from both the Amazon Echo Show and the Fire TV.

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Text messaging turns 25

4 December 2017, 11:03

Meanwhile monthly average mobile data usage in the EU hits 2.4GB.

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Star Citizen selling plots of land for up to $120

30 November 2017, 13:31

This fee gets you an 8km square parcel for commercial, residential or industrial use.

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Bitcoin approaches US$10,000 record high

27 November 2017, 11:17

Meanwhile Ethereum marches towards a US$500 valuation.

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Broadband pricing study shows vast disparity worldwide

22 November 2017, 14:01

Monthly pricing ranges from just US$5pm in Iran, to US$955pm in Burkina Faso.

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YouTube returns to the Amazon Echo Show

22 November 2017, 12:31

Google removed the device App's ability to show YouTube content back in September.

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Star Wars Battlefront II hero prices reduced by 75 per cent

14 November 2017, 12:31

The change means unlocking heroes will be more accessible for all players.

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Security firm beats Apple Face ID with a mask

14 November 2017, 10:31

Combo of 3D printing, 2D images plus some makeup did the trick for Bkav. Mask cost $150.

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Bitcoin security threat from Quantum Computers put in focus

9 November 2017, 13:01

Currency is based upon cryptographic protocols that will be easy to solve in the next 10 years.

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Cloudflare reveals its Lava Lamp powered cryptography

8 November 2017, 11:01

A live stream of the wall of lava lamps “provides a source of true entropy”.

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Twitter rolls out 280-character limit for all

8 November 2017, 10:01

Its research shows that most Tweets will still be short and snappy,

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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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