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• 4chan founder 'Moot' bids farewell: 'This is it for me. This is goodbye'

  23-01-2015 22:50
  
  Addressing more than 40,000 people, Christopher Poole, who is known as ‘Moot’, said he felt deeply proud of the community he had created Continue reading...
  
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• Hands-on review: Surface Hub

  23-01-2015 22:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There are plenty of giant screens and plenty of whiteboard systems. Surface Hub - which is the new name for the latest Perceptive Pixel system - uses Windows 10, OneNote and Skype for Business to turn the great PPI touch interface into a way to take the pain out of meetings. It's big - and likely pricey - but it's also clever.The advantage of a whiteboard is that you can walk up to it and, assuming you don't have to clean off the last session, start sketching or making lists. Someone can walk up
  
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• Apple aims to "legalize" music, video file sharing with new patent

  23-01-2015 21:21 via zdnet.com
  
  It's likely this will build on Apple's own AirDrop technology. But this may be one of the first steps in recent years that may combat illegal file sharing.
  
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• Technology improves avalanche gear for backcountry skiers

  23-01-2015 21:10
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As outdoor recreation companies increasingly cater to skiers and snowboarders who like to venture beyond the groomed slopes at ski resorts and tackle backcountry terrain, they've put a special emphasis on gear and equipment to keep people safe in case of avalanches.
  
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• White House makes reversal over release of personal data from Healthcare.gov

  23-01-2015 20:53
  
  Healthcare website was quietly sending consumers’ personal data to private companies but outcry in Congress and among privacy advocates led to U-turn Continue reading...
  
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• The ten best stylish wearables

  23-01-2015 20:00
  
  Let's be honest, the first wearables tended towards the blocky and cumbersome, as they attempted to put a phone on your wrist, chest or head. As they've advanced, they've become a lot easier on the eye (not to mention the wrist/chest/head), with top designers lining up to make their own tech-packed fashion statements. These devices have the brains but also the looks to earn a place on your person.HP MB ChronowingPutting the "smart" in smartwatch, this was designed by Michael Bastion, w
  
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• Intel Broadwell arrives on Fujitsu's enterprise Lifebook, Stylistic Ultrabooks and convertibles

  23-01-2015 19:50
  
  Fujitsu has unveiled a new Stylistic tablet, two new Lifebook convertible laptops, and an Ultrabook running Intel's latest fifth-generation Core processors known as Broadwell. Broadwell's biggest appeal is stronger battery life, and Fujitsu claims up to 20-hour computing time on the Lifebook T935 convertible.The enterprise class systems are equipped with Intel's vPro technology and come with security features such as Smart Card readers, embedded TPM, encrypted drives, and fingerprint scanners. T
  
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• Pinterest to open up more user data

  23-01-2015 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pinterest is planning to tell advertisers more about what its users are posting in a bid to help target ads.
  
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• Peers try to revive 'snooping law'

  23-01-2015 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK net firms have criticised attempts to revive a "snoopers' charter" by adding it into draft legislation currently before the House of Lords.
  
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• Li Ka-shing set to buy O2 for £10bn

  23-01-2015 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asia's richest person Li Ka-shing confirms his company is offering to buy Britain's second-largest mobile provider O2 for up to £10.25bn ($15.4bn).
  
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• Beleaguered Windows RT is not dead yet says Microsoft

  23-01-2015 19:11
  
  Microsoft has confirmed that it hasn't yet pulled the plug on Windows RT, its once-promising, often-misunderstood operating system based on Windows 8 and running on ARM processors.Windows veteran Paul Thurrott was told that Windows RT will not be upgraded to Windows 10 but will get an update that will offer some of the functionality of Windows 10.Windows RT was supposed to be Microsoft's vision of the future, a platform that borrowed the best bits from mobile and desktop operating systems like a
  
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• Industry voice: What does 2015 have in store for online businesses?

  23-01-2015 18:50
  
  2014 was the year of the domain, with new domain name extensions becoming available for the first time. The new gTLDs (top-level domains, like .com, .net or .org) created new online real estate. Location extensions such as .London and .NYC, and more general names – like .Photography and .Expert – changed the web forever, and made it easier for businesses to find a place online to call home.But what are the key trends set to shape 2015, and what do the next twelve months have in store for tho
  
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• Hands-on review: In Depth: Hyundai Blue Link

  23-01-2015 18:00
  
  It's not often that Apple and Google are brought together under one sunroof, but that's the idea behind the Hyundai Blue Link system that is making its debut in the 2015 Hyundai Sonata.This mid-size car features Android Auto and Apple CarPlay within its infotainment console in addition to its own proprietary Blue Link service and navigation suite.The South Korean auto maker didn't stop there, however, and that's why it drove away with TechRadar's Best Car Tech award earlier this month at CES 201
  
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• Download of the day: Blender

  23-01-2015 16:00
  
  Build stunning 3D models, flesh them out and animate them, or even create your own games – it's all possible in Blender, and totally for free.Why you need itLearning the ropes when it comes to 3D modelling can be a time consuming process, so why pay for a program before you feel confident? Blender is a genuinely comprehensive, professional 3D modelling program that is available completely for free, making it ideal if you're dabbling in 3D work but don't want to shell out a small fortune if you
  
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• Davos bosses fret over threats to Internet free trade

  23-01-2015 15:56
  
  The issue is a hot topic at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, and the forum is seeking to provide a platform for debate over ways to maintain an open, cross-border Web in the face of pressures for national regulation. Quite frankly, there is a temptation,” said Vittorio Colao, chief executive of mobile telecoms group Vodafone, who pointed to different regulatory regimes as an impediment to network traffic. A 2014 report by the Boston Consulting Group estimated the Internet econom
  
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• Wikipedia bans five editors from gender-related articles amid gamergate controversy

  23-01-2015 15:49
  
  The online encyclopedia’s highest court has ruled on more than 10 editors deemed to be breaking the site’s rulesWikipedia’s arbitration committee, the highest user-run body on on the site, has banned five editors from making corrections to articles about feminism, in an attempt to stop a long-running edit war over the entry on the “Gamergate controversy”.The editors, who were all actively attempting to prevent the article from being rewritten with a pro-gamergate slant, were sanctioned
  
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• Wikipedia bans five editors from gender-related articles

  23-01-2015 15:49
  
  Online encyclopedia’s highest court rules on more than 10 editors deemed to be breaking the site’s rules amid Gamergate controversyWikipedia’s arbitration committee, the highest user-run body on the site, has banned five editors from making corrections to articles about feminism, in an attempt to stop a long-running edit war over the entry on the “Gamergate controversy”.The editors, who were all actively attempting to prevent the article from being rewritten with a pro-Gamergate slant,
  
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• Appy days: Must see tech stories

  23-01-2015 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Your essential roundup of the week's big tech stories
  
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• Microsoft wants to turn Skype into iMessage

  23-01-2015 15:40
  
  Microsoft is heavily integrating Skype into its upcoming Windows 10 operating system, and it looks like it's taken a leaf from Apple's book.At a recent press event Microsoft showed off various features of Windows 10, including a revamped built-in Messages app with integrated Skype that lets you make and receive video and audio calls alongside instant messages.All messages sent via the app will be synced over any PCs, tablets and phones that you use the app on.It all sounds very exciting and inno
  
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• Beam me up Scotty: German scientists invent working teleporter, of sorts

  23-01-2015 15:37
  
  New system destructively scans objects transmits them through encrypted communications across any distance and rebuilds it the other sideTeleportation has been the holy grail of transport for decades, ever since Mr Scott first beamed up Captain Kirk and his crew in the 1966 opening episode of Star Trek. Now the technology may have been cracked in real life … sort of.
  Scientists from the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam have invented a real-life teleporter system that can scan in an object
  
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• Country blocked on club Facebook page

  23-01-2015 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County blocks Hungary from its Facebook page after it was deluged with comments concerning the signing of a new player.
  
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• Sony SmartBand Talk review: Much more than just an activity tracker

  23-01-2015 15:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Sony continues to launch unique mobile designs with a focus on helping you manage your life in any environmental condition.
  
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• Spartan joins Internet Explorer on Windows 10

  23-01-2015 14:59
  
  Microsoft has confirmed that it will ship Windows 10 with both the "old" Internet Explorer 11 and the "new" Spartan rendering engines, but the company has made it clear that it will be focusing its resources on the latter.It also seems as if two separate browsers will be available with Spartan being seen as the way forward for Microsoft, according to the Group Program Manager for Internet Explorer, Jason Weber. What's up with Windows 10's HoloLens?Webber wrote on the MSDN blo
  
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• Tech Bargains: TechRadar Deals: TVs, soundbars, Android tablets, storage and more!

  23-01-2015 14:40
  
  Take a deep breath, everyone - it's nearly the weekend.So while you wait for the clock to tick past five O'clock , have a browse through this week's final round-up of tech deals.As usual we've got tablets, TVs, soundbars, accessories, portable storage and more!Let's kick off with a great deal on an excellent HD TV. Samsung's H6400 series was one of our favourites from 2014. It already represented great value, but now things are even better. You can get the 48-inch Samsung UE48H6400 TV, with Free
  
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• Industry voice: Why businesses must take note of the fact that mobile video is here to stay

  23-01-2015 14:35
  
  The modern employee is no longer tied to an office desktop. Whether it is on a smartphone, a laptop or a tablet, employees are increasingly taking their work with them wherever they go. The requirements of modern business necessitate a mobile workforce, capable of meeting the demands and expectations of their clients whenever they arise.As such it is not surprising to learn that 72% of enterprise decision makers say that mobile capability is a very important if not required factor when selecting
  
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• Uber restarts service in Delhi; government says company still banned

  23-01-2015 14:29
  
  By Aditya Kalra and Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Uber, the U.S.-based online taxi-hailing company, has restarted services in India's capital after a ban following rape allegations against one of its drivers, but a government official said the company remains blacklisted. Uber's app showed taxis available for booking in New Delhi on Friday. A company spokesman said Uber had applied for a radio taxi licence. A senior government official said Uber was still banned in New Delhi an
  
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• Three Dials O2 To Become Biggest Mobile Firm

  23-01-2015 14:18
  
  A cash deal of more than £10bn could lead to the creation of the UK's largest mobile phone operator, with Three taking over O2. Three's parent, Hutchison Whampoa - owned by the richest man in Asia, Li Ka-Shing - said it was in "exclusive negotiations" with Telefonica to buy the UK's second-largest mobile firm for £10.25bn. Any tie-up would be likely to interest industry authorities as it would reduce the number of players in the UK mobile phone market to three - hitt
  
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• ​Apple CEO Tim Cook took home $9.22m last year

  23-01-2015 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  With strong lineup of products out and coming in 2015, Apple's CEO saw his pay packet double last year.
  
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• What happens when most of China visits your website? It dies a horrible death

  23-01-2015 13:50
  
  Chief engineer of small software firm in Greensboro North Carolina woke up to find his company was receiving 13,000 requests a second
  What happens if a significant proportion of all the web traffic in China gets directed to one server? Perhaps unsurprisingly, the answer is “that server dies a rapid death”.Craig Hockenberry, the senior software engineer for developers Iconfactory, in the small university town of Greensboro, North Carolina, learned that the hard way. On Tuesday, he woke up to
  
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• VIDEO: AI technology 'will take your job'

  23-01-2015 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert Shiller, regarded as one of the most influential economists in the world, has said society is "in a panic" about artificial intelligence.
  
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• US plans 'regulated' Bitcoin exchange

  23-01-2015 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  High-profile Bitcoin backers are seeking to establish a Bitcoin exchange in the US that would be overseen by mainstream financial regulators.
  
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• China blocks VPN services that skirt online censorship

  23-01-2015 13:21
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China is blocking VPN services that let users skirt online censorship of popular websites such as Google and Facebook amid a wider crackdown on online information, tech companies and specialists said Friday.
  
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• VIDEO: How criminals clone your card

  23-01-2015 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones spoke to James Lyne, head of research at cyber-security firm Sophos, to find out how criminals go about cloning your card.
  
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• Who's afraid of China's economy slowing? Not Alibaba's Jack Ma

  23-01-2015 12:58
  
  By Nadia Damouni DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Jack Ma, executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, isn't worried about slowing Chinese economic growth, he told a meeting of business and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland. "If China still keeps 9 percent growth of the economy there must be something wrong. China should pay attention to the quality of the economy," he said in a question-and-answer session at the World Economic Forum. China's eco
  
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• O2 purchase by Three confirmed for £10.25bn as operator consolidation continues

  23-01-2015 12:56
  
  All-cash deal will make Three the largest mobile phone operator in the UK as network consolidation continues across Europe in mobile and beyondThe owner of the mobile network Three has confirmed it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire O2 UK from Spanish telco Telefonica.The deal for £10.25bn in cash, including an initial amount of £9.25bn followed by a deferred £1bn, blocks Sky’s reported bids for the network and will make the combined Three and O2 operator the biggest in
  
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• It's complicated: why playing a video game is like having a relationship

  23-01-2015 12:46
  
  When you’re engrossed in a game it’s easy to both love it and hate it – as fans of Destiny will often attest. What does that say about the nature of play?“Nice to meet you
  Where you been?
  I could show you incredible things
  Magic, madness, heaven, sin
  Saw you there and I thought, oh my god
  Look at that face, you look like my next mistake
  Love’s a game, wanna play?”
  Taylor Swift, Blank SpaceVideo games are the most demanding entertainment medium. They take a lot of time;
  
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• Amazon, e-commerce rivals fuel commercial property boom in India

  23-01-2015 12:41
  
  By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon and its fast-growing local rivals are driving a boom in commercial property leasing in India as their storage needs rise, with shoppers in the country going online to buy everything from televisions to groceries. Other estimates indicate office rents in India's tech hub Bengaluru could rise by as much as a fifth in the next six to nine months as e-commerce companies add to demand. The result, say developers and analysts, is a spee
  
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• Filmmakers blur lines with virtual reality at Sundance

  23-01-2015 12:37
  
  By Piya Sinha-Roy PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Whether putting moviegoers inside the yurt of a Mongolian tribe, in the studio with a musician or in the path of an oncoming train, filmmakers are blurring the lines of reality for viewers at this year's Sundance Film Festival. This year's conclave of independent films in Park City, Utah, is devoting its New Frontier showcase to virtual reality film with 11 works, the largest such lineup in the festival's three-decade history. Samsung
  
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• Three in talks to buy O2 for £10.25bn

  23-01-2015 12:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Hutchison, owner of UK mobile network Three, is in exclusive talks to acquire rival O2 from its Spanish parent Telefonica, in a deal which would make it the country's largest mobile operator.
  
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• Twitter battles Instagram links

  23-01-2015 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social network encourages celebrities and other high-profile users to share photos directly to Twitter.
  
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• Filtering by the back door: UK's privacy-threatening zombie leglisation revived

  23-01-2015 12:14 via zdnet.com
  
  It looks like ISPs and telcos may soon be facing the prospect of filtering their customers' data once again, thanks to proposed amendments to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill.
  
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• Emergency patch fixes Flash flaw

  23-01-2015 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adobe has released an emergency patch for a flaw in its Flash software that was being widely exploited by thieves.
  
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• IoT: How Software AG and Wipro are teaming up over Looking Glass analytics platform

  23-01-2015 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The platform for developing internet-of-things analytics apps combines Wipro's support services with Software AG's streaming analytics product suite.
  
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• Uber restarts service in Delhi; govt says must await approval

  23-01-2015 10:46
  
  By Aditya Kalra and Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. taxi-hailing app maker Uber Technologies Inc has restarted services in India's capital after a ban following rape allegations against one of its drivers, but a government official said the company remains blacklisted. Uber's app showed taxis available in New Delhi on Friday after the company applied for a radio taxi licence, a spokesman said. Just last month, the company said traditional radio taxi regulations were incompat
  
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• VIDEO: Park your car with a smartwatch

  23-01-2015 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From the cars that steer themselves to smartphone apps that monitor your driving
  
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• Adobe to release patch next week for 'critical' Flash zero-day under attack

  23-01-2015 10:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Adobe says it will deliver a fix for a newly discovered flaw that is being used in drive-by download attacks, but the patch won't be ready until at least next Monday.
  
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• Chatterbox: Blood Bowl 13 live draw day

  23-01-2015 10:37
  
  The place to talk about Blood Bowl and other things that matterIt’s time. From the four corners of the globe they come. The orcs, the elves, the goblins. Drawn, as though by a mage, to this annual Blood Bowl extravaganza. The Blood Bowl live draw. No one really knows what it is, or what everyone is doing there, but by the Dwarven hammer of Glatchlocx, something will be drawn today and lives will never be the same again. Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Meet the giant robot for sale online

  23-01-2015 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click looks at some of the week's technology highlights
  
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• YouTube under fire from musician Zoe Keating over Music Key contract

  23-01-2015 09:28
  
  Google’s video service may have agreed music deals with indie labels, but DIY artist says she’s still being pressured to sign unfair termsMusician Zoe Keating has criticised YouTube for threatening to block her channel unless she signs up to new terms covering its recently-launched YouTube Music Key service.Keating is one of the most prominent artists releasing music herself, rather than through a label. She is therefore not covered by a deal between YouTube and indie labels licensing agency
  
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• Hands-on with Microsoft's hologram device

  23-01-2015 09:11
  
  Microsoft didn't use skydivers or stunt cyclists to introduce what it hopes will be the next big leap in computing technology. Instead, with its new HoloLens headset, the company is offering real-world ...
  
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