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• #BringHimHome: Arab Twitter users plead for pilot held by Isis

  27-12-2014 23:20 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  A solidarity drive for Muadh al-Kasasbeh, the Jordanian captured near the Islamic State ‘capital’, goes viral online Continue reading...
  
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• Sony works for third day to restore PlayStation after attack

  27-12-2014 22:00
  
  By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Sony Corp worked for a third day on Saturday to restore services to its PlayStation online gaming network after a Christmas Day cyberattack shuttered access to some customers, including holiday recipients of new game consoles. "If you received a PlayStation console over the holidays and have been unable to log onto the network, know that this problem is temporary and is not caused by your game console," Sony executive Catherine Jensen said in a Saturday
  
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• Jayden Wilson, star of Spider-Man viral video, dies aged five on Christmas Eve

  27-12-2014 20:34 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Cancer claims life of boy who became famous when his father surprised him by dressing as comic-book character Continue reading...
  
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• North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages, calls Obama 'monkey'

  27-12-2014 20:22
  
  By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called U.S. President Barack Obama a "monkey" and blamed Washington on Saturday for Internet outages it has experienced during a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures. The National Defence Commission, the North's ruling body chaired by state leader Kim Jong Un, said Obama was responsible for Sony's belated decision to release the action comedy "The Interview", which depicts a
  
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• Sony works for third day to recover from PlayStation network attack

  27-12-2014 19:27
  
  By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Sony Corp worked for a third day on Saturday to restore services to its PlayStation video gaming network after disruptions that a hacker group said it caused in a Christmas Day attack. It was Sony's second high-profile encounter with hackers this holiday season following the unprecedented attack on its Hollywood studio, which Washington has attributed to the North Korean government and linked to the release of the low-brow comedy "The Interview". .
  
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• N. Korea uses racial slur against Obama over hack

  27-12-2014 19:23
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at President Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie "The Interview."
  
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• N. Korea uses racial slur against Obama in Sony hack row

  27-12-2014 19:01
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at President Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie "The Interview."
  
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• Xbox and PlayStation rebuild service

  27-12-2014 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Xbox and PlayStation make progress in restoring their gaming sites after a hacking attack that caused severe problems over Christmas.
  
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• Industry voice: 10 predictions for the mobile world in 2015

  27-12-2014 16:26
  
  As another year comes to a close, again we've seen mobile impact every aspect of life, as wearables, new apps, mhealth, social platforms, mobile shopping, video adds and more have permeated our lives. Here's how Anna Yong, Jaskaran Sangha and Mikko Disini at Citrix thinks these trends will develop in 2015 Devices & wearablesMobile data traffic will continue to grow at a pace of 1.5x for 2015. Wearables traffic will grow exponentially.Overall tablet and smartphone ownership is rising, though
  
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• In Depth: Best camera apps for Android

  27-12-2014 14:28
  
  For many people purchasing a smartphone, having a decent camera is still one of the biggest draws. It seems forever ago that cameras were first introduced on mobile phones, with 14 years being about 6 life times in the tech world.Today's camera phones are modern wonders, just look at the massive sensors that adorn phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S5, or even the half-phone-half-camera Samsung Galaxy K Zoom for that matter.Some manufacturers are taking a different tack, with HTC looking at creat
  
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• In Depth: The must-have apps for any new smartphone

  27-12-2014 14:26
  
  The optimal Android pre-installSmartphones are amazing tools that have revolutionised our ability to communicate, work and play on the move, but out of the box they can be somewhat lacking. Essential apps that most people use will often be absent and in their place bloatware that only ever gets launched by accident.The blank slate model of phones like the Google Nexus 6 at least avoid the latter problem, but on the flip side they're less likely to have the apps you do want, with the stock option
  
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• North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages, calls Obama a 'monkey'

  27-12-2014 14:05
  
  By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called U.S. President Barack Obama a "monkey" as it blamed Washington Saturday for Internet outages that it has experienced amid a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures. The National Defence Commission, the North's ruling body, chaired by state leader Kim Jong Un, said Obama was responsible for Sony's belated decision to release the action comedy "The Interview", which depicts
  
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• Countryside to drive UK startups with superfast internet, government says

  27-12-2014 13:58 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Environment secretary Liz Truss says rural areas could overtake cities for new business launches over next 10 years Continue reading...
  
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• Revolutionary 4D printed dress could be the shape of things to come

  27-12-2014 13:57 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Designers Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg see $3,000 garment as a shift away from mass production Continue reading...
  
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• Kodak is now making Android smartphones

  27-12-2014 13:03
  
  Who are you calling irrelevant? Kodak is making a comeback in the shape of an Android smartphone, and we're going to see it at CES 2015.Next year will see Kodak enter the phone and tablet business, with devices primarily focused (of course) on photography. Kodak won't actually be building the products but will be licensing its name to English company Bullitt, the company behind the rugged Caterpillar phones.A comeback momentAccording to the press release we can expect to see the first handset at
  
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• Best free software of 2014: VirtualBox

  27-12-2014 13:00
  
  There are very few emulator programmes available for Windows, and even fewer that are free. If you want to instal a new OS, partitions must be created and so on – a lot of work to run the odd Linux programme. Luckily, VirtualBox, a piece of software created by Oracle, comes to the rescue, offering the power and flexibility of more popular emulator apps (such as Parallels or VMWare Fusion) for free. As part of Oracle's enterprise suite, VirtualBox enjoys regular updates and bug fixes. Alongsid
  
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• Boxing Day Deals: Boxing Day + January sales 2014: all the best deals listed

  27-12-2014 12:02
  
  Boxing Day SalesChristmas has passed and you know what that means... Boxing day and January sales!For the next few days and throughout January we'll be populating this page with all of the best sales deals we can find at all the best retailers, from games consoles to TVs, phones, tablets, laptops and cameras!It'll be worth your while sticking with us - this year's Boxing Day sales promise to be the most exciting ever, as online retailers slash prices across the board in an attempt to clear stock
  
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• Buying guide: The best accessories to supercharge your new phone

  27-12-2014 12:00
  
  Introduction and iPhone 6You've been a good boy or girl all year round, and the hard work has paid off with Father Christmas depositing a shiny new smartphone underneath the tree.Unwrapping a brand new phone is exciting enough, but if you really want to get the most of your handset you'll want to deck it out with some of the best accessories around.For the most popular phones there are a huge range of accessories, from cases that protect them from knocks and drops, to add-ons that can completely
  
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• When will man become machine?

  27-12-2014 09:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What will smarter machines mean for the future of the human race?
  
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• The quiz of you: what were you like in 2014? Take our tests (no cheating)

  27-12-2014 09:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Were you productive, mindful, healthy – and did you win the internet? Continue reading...
  
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• N. Korea compares Obama to monkey in hacking row

  27-12-2014 08:09
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea compared President Barack Obama to a monkey, and blamed the U.S. on Saturday for shutting down its Internet amid the hacking row over the comedy "The Interview."
  
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• Coming out online: good or bad?

  27-12-2014 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio 4's Today programme asked 16-year-olds whether growing up with the internet made it easier for them to come out.
  
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• N. Korea calls Obama 'monkey' in hacking row

  27-12-2014 05:46
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea called President Barack Obama "a monkey" and blamed the U.S. on Saturday for shutting down its Internet amid the hacking row over the comedy "The Interview."
  
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• Industry Voice: How to safely and securely move your workload to the cloud

  27-12-2014 01:46
  
  Business success depends on having access to accurate, current and complete data. Without it, it’s difficult for employees to collaborate efficiently. Data silos also make it harder to effectively manage customer relationships. Many companies are moving their workload to the cloud, not only because operating in the cloud is less expensive than maintaining a physical infrastructure but also because it makes it easier for authorized employees to share data. When a company operates in the cloud,
  
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• PlayStation, Xbox outages spark debate over hacker claims

  27-12-2014 01:29
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sony's PlayStation network remained offline Friday on the second day of an outage that began roiling the online world just as eager video game players were unwrapping new consoles on Christmas morning.
  
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