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Privacy Alert: ITU secretly approves Deep Packet Inspection

6 December 2012, 09:24

Standard even includes provision for decrypting encrypted traffic.

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Subsidised Nexus 7 is carrot to entice Times subscriptions

5 December 2012, 10:08

Digital Pack promotion offers up 32GB Nexus 7 tablet “for just £50”.

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WhatsApp to be bought by Facebook say sources

3 December 2012, 12:30

Facebook buying-in the multi-platform mobile messaging service?

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Yahoo loses court case in Mexico, has to pay up $2.7 billion

3 December 2012, 10:00

Following a contract dispute with the Mexican version of Yellow Pages.

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BPI says it wants Pirate Party UK Pirate Proxy gone

3 December 2012, 09:16

The BPI has sent the Pirate Party a nice letter.

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Microsoft says that Internet Explorer sucks... less

30 November 2012, 15:39

In a humorous new advertising video.

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Newzbin2 kicks the bucket

30 November 2012, 10:02

Site was blocked by UK ISPs, had payment firms withdraw services and editors leave.

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Don’t waste cash on Antivirus software suggests new report

28 November 2012, 16:00

Freebie antivirus software is the “optimal” solution says University of Tel Aviv study.

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40 million copies of Windows 8 sold in its first month

28 November 2012, 10:00

That’s better than Windows 7 did three years ago, says Tami Reller.

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Google-branded touch-enabled Chromebook coming Q1 2013

27 November 2012, 11:30

Big G tentatively orders 200,000 units from Compal Electronics and Wintek.

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EU says no to ITU world-wide rule of world-wide web

26 November 2012, 11:15

No one organisation to rule them all.

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PayPal cuts off Usenet providers, freezing their accounts

23 November 2012, 13:00

Many large Usenet providers can no longer accept PayPal payments.

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Microsoft’s Windows 8 Store now has over 20,000 apps

23 November 2012, 11:13

Looks like it’s going to miss the 100k in 90 days target.

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Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets arrive in UK

23 November 2012, 10:01

The Nook HD tablets have a focus upon reading digital magazines.

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Firefox for Android now available in economy class

20 November 2012, 12:10

The Android version of the popular browser now supports ARM v6 processors.

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Yahoo and Facebook search alliance rumour busted

19 November 2012, 11:30

They could be working on a multitude of projects together but not search.

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Supermarkets sell more games than any other retailers

18 November 2012, 21:30

But Amazon continues to grow and challenge.

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Mobile broadband usage has doubled in the last year

18 November 2012, 19:30

Ofcom forecasts mobile data demand to be 80 times higher by 2030.

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Gaping security hole in Microsoft’s Skype patched today

14 November 2012, 19:00

Warned three months ago by Russian security forum members, Microsoft acted tardily.

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France seeks over $250 million in back taxes from Amazon

14 November 2012, 16:30

Amazon says “We disagree... and intend to vigorously contest it”.

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Nokia launches HERE, a new mapping service for mobiles

14 November 2012, 13:00

An app is already submitted for Apple App Store inclusion, other versions coming too.

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Google Nexus 4 smartphone UK stock sold out in 30 minutes

14 November 2012, 10:00

No Nexus 10s or Nexus 7s with cellular data left either.

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Acer C7 launches; it’s a new Chromebook for just $199

13 November 2012, 13:00

Different architecture to the Samsung Chromebook released a few weeks ago.

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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg sells off even more shares

9 November 2012, 11:00

She’s sold over $10 million worth of Facebook stock in a fortnight.

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New six game Humble Bundle for Android launched

9 November 2012, 10:00

Includes a game the devs said would never be ported to Android.

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Windows Live Messenger to live no longer

7 November 2012, 11:30

It will be scrapped “in Q1 2013”. Microsoft wants users to switch to Skype.

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Google releases Chrome 23, brings video GPU acceleration

7 November 2012, 10:40

GPU acceleration means your battery will last longer. Also brings Do not Track.

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Google’s UK search market share dips under 90 per cent

7 November 2012, 10:00

It had previously enjoyed over 90 per cent market share for five years in a row.

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Elite to be remade by original author via Kickstarter project

6 November 2012, 15:01

Planned for PC release in March 2014. Reserve a digital copy for £20.

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Gmail is now the world's most popular webmail

2 November 2012, 14:59

According to independent ComScore data just published.

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Comet electrical stores heading into administration

2 November 2012, 13:00

6,500 jobs at risk. Shoppers urged to spend vouchers soon.

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Take-Two ships five million copies of Borderlands 2

1 November 2012, 11:00

Digital sales are strong. GTA5 scheduled for spring 2013.

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Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 32GB 3G details leak

26 October 2012, 18:00

Both are to be "revealed" at an event in New York on Monday 29th.

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