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• Sony's 'Interview' lands on pay TV and in 580 theatres

  31-12-2014 23:31
  
  By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment added more viewing options for its provocative comedy "The Interview," making the film available through U.S. pay television operators and nearly doubling the number of independent theatres that will show the movie. The film, blamed for triggering a massive cyberattack on Sony's movie studio, will also be sold through Wal-Mart Stores Inc's digital on-demand service, Vudu, and on Sony's PlayStation Netwo
  
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• The Interview: South Korea fans risk downloading malware

  31-12-2014 21:10
  
  Android app reported to have infected 20,000 devices so far, promising pirated download while stealing bank account details Continue reading...
  
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• CES 2015: Samsung's new Ativ One 7 PC will bring the curves to CES

  31-12-2014 21:00
  
  Samsung has ensured that its CES 2015 hype train left the station early with a slew of announcements this week, the latest of which is the Windows 8.1-powered Ativ One 7 Curved all-in-one curved PC.The company says it's the first curved all-in-one PC, with a 27-inch "full HD display, smart connectivity and advanced sound features."The announcement also highlights the display's color capabilities and wide 178-degree viewing angles, its "metallic deco frame" ("with complim
  
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• Sony expands 'The Interview' to pay TV, more theatres

  31-12-2014 20:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment on Wednesday added more viewing options for its controversial comedy "The Interview," distributing the film on demand through U.S. pay TV operators and expanding its reach in independent theatres. The film, blamed for triggering a massive cyberattack on Sony's movie studio, will also be sold through Wal-Mart Stores Inc's digital on-demand service, Vudu, and will be available on Sony's PlayStation Network, Sony said in a
  
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• Glasgow to host festival of cat videos

  31-12-2014 20:38
  
  Programming originally shown at the Internet Cat Video festival in Minneapolis will be shown during city’s film fest in spring Continue reading...
  
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• Uber driver accused of sex assault used wife's name for account, company says

  31-12-2014 20:21
  
  Ride-sharing company faces additional scrutiny following similar issue in India while California sues company over security standards Continue reading...
  
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• Sony expands on-demand, theatrical release of 'The Interview' movie

  31-12-2014 19:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment said on Wednesday it added more viewing options for its comedy "The Interview," reaching deals to sell the film on demand through U.S. pay television operators and expanding its reach in independent theatres. The film that is blamed for triggering a massive cyberattack on Sony's movie studio also will be sold through Wal-Mart Stores Inc's digital on-demand service, Vudu, and will be available on Sony's PlayStation Netwo
  
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• What to expect from business tech in 2015

  31-12-2014 17:39
  
  2015 promises to be an exciting year for enterprise technology. Will this be the year when tablets finally out-ship PCs? Can cloud storage get even cheaper? Who will hackers target next?Judging from the four quarters already behind us, the year to come will certainly be chock full of new challenges for companies of all shapes and sizes. Journey with us now as we polish our crystal ball in an effort to get a clearer look at the next 12 months ahead and how they might impact key areas of technolog
  
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• Uber warns New Year's Eve customers to expect higher pricing

  31-12-2014 17:36
  
  Lyft joins rival as ride-hailing services expect a crush of demand to send prices higher during the busiest night of the year Continue reading...
  
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• Beyond the Uber surge: How to get around on New Year's Eve

  31-12-2014 17:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New Year's Eve: the day to overpay for everything from that glass of flat Champagne to the impossibly-high heels you'll wear just once, to, once again, that ride home from Uber.
  
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• New Year’s Eve mobile phone call that made history and started a new era

  31-12-2014 16:30
  
  Son of Vodafone chief phoned home 30 years ago on briefcase prototype weighing 5kg and which soon set buyers back £5,000 a handset in today’s money Continue reading...
  
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• IFTTT: ' We're building an intelligence layer for the internet of things'

  31-12-2014 16:13
  
  Connecting social signals with physical devices, If This Then That is aiming for the mainstream with its endlessly useful control panel for the internet Continue reading...
  
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• From #BringBackOurGirls to #AlexfromTarget: 2014 in hashtags

  31-12-2014 16:00
  
  2014 was a good year for hashtags, whether they were about campaigns, memes or jokes. Here’s a rundown of some of the best Continue reading...
  
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• This was the year sexist language declined and fell (and moved online)

  31-12-2014 16:00
  
  Twitter rape threats and Gamergate cast a long shadow over an otherwise encouraging year for the demise of misogynist words Continue reading...
  
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• Download of the day: aTube Catcher

  31-12-2014 16:00
  
  A free video downloader and converter, aTube Catcher gives you a powerful platform to manage videos and take them with you wherever you go.Why you need itSix billion hours of video are watched every month on YouTube, so it's probably fair to say we're a little obsessed with online video. But if you want to transfer your favourite videos to your device, watch offline or convert them to different formats, you need aTube Catcher.This handy tool lets you download videos from the world's most popular
  
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• Downloads: The five best apps for speeding up your PC

  31-12-2014 15:30
  
  If your PC is slowing down, it might be time for a new machine; or you might just need to clear out the clutter. Tuning up your system, clearing out software you don't use and making sure you're not running programs you don't need in the background can make a big difference to performance.What's more, cleaning up your system like this is better than running tweaking tools that promise improvements but can end up disabling system features you need for Windows to work properly.1. AutorunsThe Windo
  
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• Uber prices to surge during New Year's Eve

  31-12-2014 14:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New Year's Eve: the day to overpay for everything from a that glass of flat Champagne to the impossibly-high heels you'll wear just once, to, once again, that ride home from Uber.
  
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• Wearables in 2014: how did tech's new suit fit?

  31-12-2014 14:15
  
  Q1So 2014, we were told by anyone with a Tumblr and a passing interest in tech, was going to be the year of the wearable. Technology hanging from some part of our bodies, sensing, syncing and liaising with phones, laptops and cloud services would be more ubiquitous than Will.i.am - who needless to say, now has his own line of wearables pending. In truth, it hasn't been that breakthrough annus, it's been more like 12 months of phoney war, where wearables have gathered their forces and gone mainst
  
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• Uber prices to surge again this New Year's Eve

  31-12-2014 14:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New Year's Eve: It's the day to overpay for everything from that glass of flat Champagne to the impossibly high heels you'll wear just once, to — once again — that ride from Uber.
  
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• Samsung unveils fanless MacBook Air competitor with 12-hour battery life

  31-12-2014 14:10
  
  While Apple fans continue to wait patiently for a Retina MacBook Air, another Intel Core M-powered Windows laptop has raced out of the traps in the form of the Samsung Ativ Book 9 2015.Unveiled in a post on the company's Korean-language blog ahead of CES 2015, the Windows 8-powered Ativ Book 9 has a 12.2-inch 16:10 display with a 2560 x 1600 pixel-resolution and weighs 950 grams.The latest entry to Samsung's Series 9 line-up is fanless thanks to the inclusion of Intel's Core M 5Y10c CPU (clocked
  
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• YouTube's biggest stars: DC Toys Collector, PewDiePie and Taylor Swift

  31-12-2014 13:31
  
  Kids, games and music continue to be biggest hits on YouTube, with those three channels alone generating nearly 1bn views in November 2014 Continue reading...
  
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• Apple Pay on the way: why we may start shopping differently in 2015

  31-12-2014 13:30
  
  Evolving technology has fired up the race to bring in contactless mobile payments services for Britain – with Apple out in front Continue reading...
  
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• Context collapse, performance piety and civil inattention – the web concepts you need to understand in 2015

  31-12-2014 13:00
  
  Who to ignore? When to pay attention? Need help navigating online culture? Here’s a guide to netiquette Continue reading...
  
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• Best free software of 2014: Dropbox

  31-12-2014 13:00
  
  There are plenty of file sharing, or file storing, services out there that store information in the cloud to be accessed anywhere. Box is doing it for enterprise. Apple is doing it with iCloud. Microsoft is doing it with Azure. Google is doing it with Drive. But beyond all of these, Dropbox has always been my go-to client for online storage.Due to competition from other services in 2014 (namely Google Drive and iCloud), Dropbox has been forced to drop the price of its subscription service (calle
  
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• Nasa to hack 'amnesiac' Mars rover

  31-12-2014 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Mars rover Opportunity is suffering from memory loss - but Nasa thinks a software hack may save it.
  
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• Moms With Apps aims to direct parents to responsible apps for kids

  31-12-2014 12:31
  
  Organisation now has more than 330 developers signed up to its best practices on privacy and transparency for their children’s apps Continue reading...
  
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• China's Huawei 2014 smartphone shipments grow by 40 percent - memo

  31-12-2014 11:54
  
  By Gerry Shih BEIJING (Reuters) - Huawei Technology Co Ltd's smartphone shipments rose by more than 40 percent in 2014, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, failing to match its own target and the performance of faster growing rivals such as Xiaomi Inc . Although Huawei's shipments reached 75 million, the figure came in below its previously stated sales target of 80 million units. ...
  
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• Study claims more than 80% of 'dark net' traffic is to child abuse sites

  31-12-2014 11:48
  
  Research claims that paedophilia sites using Tor’s ‘hidden services’ technology attract many more visits than drug markets and whistleblower sites Continue reading...
  
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• No Man's Sky, Bloodborne, Witcher 3: the games to watch in 2015

  31-12-2014 10:37
  
  Loaded with promising titles, 2015 is already shaping up to be a landmark year for the games industry. But what are the developers themselves looking forward to?
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• Lizard Squad now helping anyone copy its PlayStation and Xbox attacks

  31-12-2014 10:21
  
  The hacking group has released the ‘LizardStresser’ DDoS tool to help people overload websites and internet services, charging between $6 and $500 per attack Continue reading...
  
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• In Depth: Highs and lows for Apple in 2014

  31-12-2014 10:00
  
  The highsIt's been an interesting year for the world's most interesting company: we've seen bigger phones, surprising shopping sprees and what could be the beginning of a high profile adventure in the world of high fashion. But it hasn't all been good: Apple also suffered from broken glass, unwanted U2 and a bad case of the bends. Let's discover the highs and lows for Apple in 2014.Highs1. Apple WatchThe worst-kept secret in tech was a secret no more in 2014: Apple unveiled the Apple Watch and i
  
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• Interview: How MIMO tech is advancing high-speed LTE data services

  31-12-2014 09:00
  
  The rise of low-cost smartphones is happening: larger screens, more powerful cameras, speakers, GPS and Bluetooth connectivity are just some of the features flowing down from premium devices into mass-market smartphone models.Furthermore, speed of connection for high-speed data services, range extension and guaranteed data rates for quality of customer experience and reduced power consumption are allowing device makers to differentiate.SkyCross, a global designer and manufacturer of advanced ant
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg asks Facebook users to suggest his personal challenge for 2015

  31-12-2014 08:20
  
  What next after learning Mandarin, wearing a tie every day and only eating meat if he killed the animal himself? ‘I’m crowdsourcing ideas...’ Continue reading...
  
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• NYPD seeks to engage with 'Twitter school,' blog

  31-12-2014 07:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — As city officials work to soften the New York Police Department's image and change how officers engage with citizens through reforms and training, part of the effort is happening online.
  
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• Victorian Taxi commissioner says Uber could help reform industry

  31-12-2014 02:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Ride sharing services like Uber could help give the Victorian taxi industry the kick it needs to change archaic rules and regulations.
  
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• Woosh sales fall on lost customers

  31-12-2014 01:54 via zdnet.com
  
  New Zealand internet service provider Woosh Wireless reported a 14 per cent drop in annual sales as it lost customers, while clamping down on costs to limit losses.
  
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• How the UK coped with the millennium bug 15 years ago

  31-12-2014 01:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the UK coped with the millennium bug 15 years ago
  
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• United, Orbitz sue Skiplagged over hidden city airfares

  31-12-2014 01:32 via zdnet.com
  
  United Airlines and online travel website Orbitz have filed a lawsuit against a young computer programmer who used a clever trick to get discounted airfares.
  
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• Year in tech: Most read of 2014

  31-12-2014 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The most read tech stories of 2014
  
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• CES 2015: Samsung is launching these alien-looking speakers at CES 2015

  31-12-2014 01:00
  
  Samsung will introduce a slew of futuristic-looking new audio gadgets at CES 2015, including 360-degree speakers and more curved soundbars.The WAM7500 and WAM6500 speakers, as they're called, look like alien eggs - or something from the video game Portal - and use "ring radiator" technology to project sound in 360 degrees.The WAM6500 is on a stand, while the WAM7500 is "movable," with a rechargeable battery.The speakers were developed in part at Samsung's audio lab in Califor
  
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