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BBC and ITV to launch BritBox UK streaming in H2 2019

27 February 2019, 14:31

Service priced at £5pcm. A North American version is already live with half a million subs.

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UK placed 27th out of 54 countries in broadband speeds

21 February 2019, 15:11

Meanwhile, Openreach UK has begun ribbon fibre cable trials for 5X FTTP rollout speeds.

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Valve retires the Steam Store video section

20 February 2019, 13:11

Previously purchased content will remain available to owners.

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Google will hold a press event at GDC on 19th March

20 February 2019, 11:11

It is thought that the firm will present its plans for the Project Stream game streaming service.

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Facebook execs like 'digital gangsters' say UK MPs

18 February 2019, 10:31

DCMS select committee report calls for social media firm compulsory code of ethics.

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Apple's video streaming subscription service due in April

15 February 2019, 12:11

It has organised a star studded event to launch its newest attempt at the streaming market.

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YouTube video promotion AI change is a "historic victory"

11 February 2019, 11:21

Site will no longer draw watchers down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories or similar.

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Virgin Media successfully trials 8Gbps broadband

7 February 2019, 13:11

Uses existing optical fibre network plus EPON from ARRIS technologies.

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Google launches Password Checkup Chrome extension

6 February 2019, 13:11

And 'Cross Account Protection' includes new protections for apps using Google Sign In.

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UK age verification porn checks expected to be in place by April

14 January 2019, 11:11

The Digital Economy Act (2017) and online pornography regulations were passed last week.

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Google changes sites to break rival browsers: ex-Edge intern

18 December 2018, 13:41

And this is a major reason why Microsoft is adopting the open-source Chromium code.

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'Microsoft 365 Consumer' subscriptions being formulated

17 December 2018, 13:11

Consumers may be offered a Windows 10, Office 365 and security package.

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Razer will reward you with 'Silver' for cryptomining on your PC

13 December 2018, 11:31

It keeps the crypto you mine, you buy games and Razer products with your earned Silver credit.

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Microsoft confirms Edge to adopt open source Chromium code

7 December 2018, 10:01

And it will be releasing its first browser for Apple Mac, after 15 years of absence.

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Epic Games Store takes aim at Steam with an 88:12 revenue split

5 December 2018, 11:01

Fortnite-maker says eStore store is "launching soon," initially for PC and Mac.

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Valve to give larger publishers a greater Steam revenue slice

3 December 2018, 12:21

Move might help prevent bigger publishers from straying away or starting their own platforms.

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YouTube doubles up on pre-roll ads - makes for fewer ad breaks

23 November 2018, 11:10

And the popular video platform has introduced 'free to watch' ad supported movies (US).

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The Steam Autumn Sale goes live

22 November 2018, 10:11

Sale runs until 10am Pacific Time on Tuesday 27th November. The Steam Awards nominations begin too.

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Cloudflare brings its 1.1.1.1 DNS to Android and iOS

12 November 2018, 12:01

The new app is claimed to enhance your mobile device's privacy and browsing speed.

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Amazon launches Alexa for Windows 10 PCs

9 November 2018, 13:31

Available in UK, US, and Germany, the app doesn’t support hands-free mode on many PCs.

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Flickr transmogrifies 1TB free user data limit into 1,000 file limit

2 November 2018, 15:31

SmugMug, which bought Flickr from Yahoo in April, will implement the change from January.

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Google reCAPTCHA v3 provides "Frictionless User Experience"

1 November 2018, 14:31

It doesn't even need a click from most users as it uses adaptive risk analysis technology.

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eBay launches instant smartphone sales program (US)

23 October 2018, 11:11

Users instantly sell their mobiles, with better value than trade-in, but are paid in vouchers.

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Google Chrome 70 adds support for Progressive Web Apps

18 October 2018, 12:12

And the latest version of Google's browser removes controversial auto sign-in from v69.

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Google announces Project Stream game streaming

2 October 2018, 10:01

Chrome browser tech will be first tested using Assassin's Creed Odyssey on 5th Oct.

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Facebook faces £1.25bn EU GDPR fine over data breach

1 October 2018, 15:21

Meanwhile, Tesco Bank has been fined £16.4m over a customer hacking incident in 2016.

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Privacy focussed DuckDuckGo enjoys search traffic boom

1 October 2018, 14:21

Demonstrates that start-up 'Davids' have some hope against the tech 'Goliaths'.

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Broadband 'loyalty penalty' super complaint received by UK Govt

28 September 2018, 13:51

Citizens Advice complaint to be considered by the CMA.

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EE launches 4G Mobile Broadband with 500GB allowance

21 September 2018, 13:11

Capacious new plan will cost you though; the monthly fee is £100 x18 months (free router).

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Amazon releases plethora of new and updated Echo devices

21 September 2018, 11:11

Echo Dot, Plus and Show updated. New Alexa smart products include a microwave.

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Mozilla releases the Firefox Reality VR and AR browser

19 September 2018, 13:01

Now available for free in the Viveport, Oculus, and Daydream app stores.

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YouTube announces retirement of its dedicated Gaming app

19 September 2018, 11:04

Suggests gamers go to youtube.com/gaming portal instead.

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Microsoft tests third party browser 'warning' in Windows 10

13 September 2018, 12:21

Pop-up: "You already have Microsoft Edge – the safer, faster browser for Windows 10".

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